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Susana Rodrigues

Researcher at University of Porto

Publications -  91
Citations -  975

Susana Rodrigues is an academic researcher from University of Porto. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 77 publications receiving 695 citations.

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Autoimmune hepatitis and anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy: A single center report of 8 cases.

TL;DR: Although AIH related to anti-TNF therapy is rare, a baseline immunological panel along with liver function tests should be performed in all patients with autoimmune disease before starting biologics.
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Treatment with infliximab or azathioprine negatively impact the efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine in inflammatory bowel disease patients.

TL;DR: This work assessed the response rate to HBV vaccination in IBD patients and evaluated the impact of different factors on the efficacy ofHBV vaccination.
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Macrophages from IBD patients exhibit defective tumour necrosis factor-α secretion but otherwise normal or augmented pro-inflammatory responses to infection.

TL;DR: The increased IL-23 levels in response to infection and decreased IL-10 production observed in macrophages from CD patients may contribute to the inflammatory exacerbation observed in those patients.