Edgar M. Carvalho

Research interests

Publications

• Cutaneous Manifestations of Human and Murine Leishmaniasis

  International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2017 · 10.3390/ijms18061296

• CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity mediates pathology in the skin by inflammasome activation and IL-1β production

  PLoS Pathogens · 2017 · 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006196

• The Role of Nitric Oxide and Reactive Oxygen Species in the Killing of Leishmania braziliensis by Monocytes from Patients with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

  PLoS ONE · 2016 · 10.1371/journal.pone.0148084

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Leishmaniasis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)

  Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2016 · https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciw670

• IL-17 Mediates Immunopathology in the Absence of IL-10 Following Leishmania major Infection

  PLoS Pathogens · 2013 · 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003243

• Serial Quantitative PCR Assay for Detection, Species Discrimination, and Quantification of Leishmania spp. in Human Samples

  Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2011 · 10.1128/jcm.r00764-11

• Miltefosine in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania braziliensis in Brazil: A Randomized and Controlled Trial

  PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2010 · 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000912

• Decreased In Situ Expression of Interleukin-10 Receptor Is Correlated with the Exacerbated Inflammatory and Cytotoxic Responses Observed in Mucosal Leishmaniasis

  Infection and Immunity · 2005 · 10.1128/iai.73.12.7853-7859.2005

• Epidemiological and clinical interaction between HTLV‐1 and Strongyloides stercoralis

  Parasite Immunology · 2004 · 10.1111/j.0141-9838.2004.00726.x

• Schistosoma mansoni infection is associated with a reduced course of asthma

  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2003 · 10.1067/mai.2003.1381

• Up-Regulation of Th1-Type Responses in Mucosal Leishmaniasis Patients

  Infection and Immunity · 2002 · 10.1128/iai.70.12.6734-6740.2002

• Clinical and Immunologic Evaluation of 31 Patients with Acute Schistosomiasis mansoni

  The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2002 · 10.1086/324668

• Disseminated Leishmaniasis: A New and Emerging Form of Leishmaniasis Observed in Northeastern Brazil

  The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2002 · 10.1086/345772

• Successful treatment of refractory mucosal leishmaniasis with pentoxifylline plus antimony.

  American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2001 · 10.4269/ajtmh.2001.65.87

• Inverse Association between Skin Response to Aeroallergens and Schistosoma mansoni Infection

  International Archives of Allergy and Immunology · 2000 · 10.1159/000024433

• Cytokine profile and pathology in human leishmaniasis

  Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research · 1998 · 10.1590/s0100-879x1998000100020

• Restoration of IFN-gamma production and lymphocyte proliferation in visceral leishmaniasis.

  The Journal of Immunology · 1994 · 10.4049/jimmunol.152.12.5949

• Immunologic Markers of Clinical Evolution in Children Recently Infected with Leishmania donovani chagasi

  The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 1992 · 10.1093/infdis/165.3.535

• Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis with Pentavalent Antimony and Interferon Gamma

  New England Journal of Medicine · 1990 · 10.1056/nejm199001043220104

• Selection of a Skin Test Antigen for American Visceral Leishmaniasis

  American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 1986 · 10.4269/ajtmh.1986.35.79

• New Perspectives on a Subclinical Form of Visceral Leishmaniasis

  The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 1986 · https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/154.6.1003

• Absence of gamma interferon and interleukin 2 production during active visceral leishmaniasis.

  Journal of Clinical Investigation · 1985 · 10.1172/jci112209

• Cell mediated immunity in American cutaneous and mucosal leishmaniasis.

  The Journal of Immunology · 1985 · 10.4049/jimmunol.135.6.4144

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