R. Araujo

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1. Genome of Rhodnius prolixus, an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection

   R. Mesquita, Raquel J. Vionette-Amaral, C. Lowenberger, R. Rivera-Pomar +113 more

   2015Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America323 citations Open access

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2. RNA Interference of the Salivary Gland Nitrophorin 2 in the Triatomine Bug Rhodnius Prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) by dsRNA Ingestion or Injection

   R. Araujo, Adriana Santos, F. S. Pinto, N. F. Gontijo +2 more

   2006Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology271 citations Open access

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3. An Insight into the Transcriptome of the Digestive Tract of the Bloodsucking Bug, Rhodnius prolixus

   J. Ribeiro, F. Genta, M. Sorgine, Raquel Logullo +42 more

   2014PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases189 citations Open access

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4. Amblyomma sculptum tick saliva: α-Gal identification, antibody response and possible association with red meat allergy in Brazil

   R. Araujo, P. F. Franco, H. Rodrigues, Luiza C. B. Santos +9 more

   2016International Journal of Parasitology113 citations Open access

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5. Validation of reference genes for expression analysis in the salivary gland and the intestine of Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) under different experimental conditions by quantitative real-time PCR

   R. Paim, M. H. Pereira, Raffaello Di Ponzio, J. Rodrigues +3 more

   2012BMC Research Notes88 citations Open access

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6. The sialotranscriptome of the blood-sucking bug Triatoma brasiliensis (Hemiptera, Triatominae)

   Adriana Santos, J. Ribeiro, M. Lehane, N. F. Gontijo +5 more

   2007Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology84 citations Open access

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7. Functional evaluation of Heat Shock Proteins 70 (HSP70/HSC70) on Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) physiological responses associated with feeding and starvation.

   R. Paim, R. Araujo, Miguel Leis, M. Sant'Anna +3 more

   2016Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology59 citations

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8. The Role of Salivary and Intestinal Complement System Inhibitors in the Midgut Protection of Triatomines and Mosquitoes

   V. C. Barros, J. Assumpção, André Miranda Cadete, V. C. Santos +4 more

   2009PLoS ONE56 citations Open access

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9. Brasiliensin

   R. Araujo, I. T. N. Campos, A. Tanaka, Adriana Santos +3 more

   2007International Journal of Parasitology55 citations Open access

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10. Cytokine gene expression in dams and foetuses after experimental Neospora caninum infection of heifers at 110 days of gestation

    S. Almería, T. de Marez, H. Dawson, R. Araujo +2 more

    2003Parasite immunology (Print)55 citations

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11. Rhipicephalus microplus: An overview of vaccine antigens against the cattle tick.

    D. Pereira, H. Ribeiro, A. Gonçalves, Augusto Ventura da Silva +20 more

    2021Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases51 citations

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12. Long-term effects and parental RNAi in the blood feeder Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera; Reduviidae).

    R. Paim, R. Araujo, M. Lehane, N. F. Gontijo +1 more

    2013Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology51 citations

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13. The role of salivary nitrophorins in the ingestion of blood by the triatomine bug Rhodnius prolixus (Reduviidae: Triatominae).

    R. Araujo, A. C. Soares, R. Paim, N. F. Gontijo +3 more

    2009Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology48 citations

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14. Use of a candidate gene array to delineate gene expression patterns in cattle selected for resistance or susceptibility to intestinal nematodes.

    R. Araujo, T. Padilha, D. Zarlenga, T. Sonstegard +5 more

    2009Veterinary parasitology43 citations

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15. Isolation of Rickettsia rickettsii from the tick Amblyomma sculptum from a Brazilian spotted fever-endemic area in the Pampulha Lake region, southeastern Brazil.

    M. Labruna, F. Krawczak, M. Gerardi, Lina de Campos Binder +6 more

    2017Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports39 citations Open access

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16. A Kazal-type inhibitor is modulated by Trypanosoma cruzi to control microbiota inside the anterior midgut of Rhodnius prolixus.

    T. S. Soares, D. S. Buarque, B. R. Queiroz, C. M. Gomes +5 more

    2015Biochimie39 citations

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17. A new antimicrobial protein from the anterior midgut of Triatoma infestans mediates Trypanosoma cruzi establishment by controlling the microbiota.

    D. S. Buarque, C. M. Gomes, R. Araujo, M. H. Pereira +3 more

    2016Biochimie35 citations Open access

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18. Different Host Complement Systems and Their Interactions with Saliva from Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera, Psychodidae) and Leishmania infantum Promastigotes

    A. Mendes-Sousa, A. Nascimento, D. C. Queiroz, V. F. Vale +4 more

    2013PLoS ONE35 citations Open access

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19. The feeding process of Cimex lectularius (Linnaeus 1758) and Cimex hemipterus (Fabricius 1803) on different bloodmeal sources.

    R. Araujo, F. S. Costa, N. F. Gontijo, T. Gonçalves +1 more

    2009Journal of insect physiology34 citations Open access

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20. The physiology of the midgut of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz and Neiva 1912): pH in different physiological conditions and mechanisms involved in its control

    V. C. Santos, R. Araujo, L. A. D. Machado, M. H. Pereira +1 more

    2008Journal of Experimental Biology31 citations Open access

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21. Tick Salivary Kunitz-Type Inhibitors: Targeting Host Hemostasis and Immunity to Mediate Successful Blood Feeding

    M. Jmel, H. Voet, R. Araujo, L. Tirloni +2 more

    2023International Journal of Molecular Sciences30 citations Open access

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22. RNA-seq analysis of the salivary glands and midgut of the Argasid tick Ornithodoros rostratus

    R. Araujo, N. Silva, A. Mendes-Sousa, R. Paim +10 more

    2019Scientific Reports30 citations Open access

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23. pH control in the midgut of Aedes aegypti under different nutritional conditions

    Denise Barguil Nepomuceno, V. C. Santos, R. Araujo, M. H. Pereira +3 more

    2017Journal of Experimental Biology27 citations

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24. Importance and Physiological Effects of Hemolymphagy in Triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

    C. L. Alves, R. Araujo, N. F. Gontijo, M. H. Pereira

    2011Journal of medical entomology26 citations

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25. Influence of the intestinal anticoagulant in the feeding performance of triatomine bugs (Hemiptera; Reduviidae).

    R. Paim, R. Araujo, A. C. Soares, Lucas C. Dhom Lemos +4 more

    2011International Journal of Parasitology23 citations

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26. Saliva of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) inhibits classical and alternative complement pathways

    N. Silva, V. F. Vale, P. F. Franco, N. F. Gontijo +7 more

    2016Parasites & Vectors22 citations Open access

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27. Genomic analysis of two phlebotomine sand fly vectors of Leishmania from the New and Old World

    Frédéric Labbé, Maha Abdeladhim, J. Abrudan, A. S. Araki +79 more

    2023bioRxiv21 citations Open access

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28. Amblyomma sculptum Salivary Protease Inhibitors as Potential Anti-Tick Vaccines

    G. C. Costa, I. C. Ribeiro, Otoni Melo-Junior, N. F. Gontijo +10 more

    2021Frontiers in Immunology21 citations Open access

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29. The Sand Fly Salivary Protein Lufaxin Inhibits the Early Steps of the Alternative Pathway of Complement by Direct Binding to the Proconvertase C3b-B

    A. Mendes-Sousa, Vladimir Fazito Do Vale, N. Silva, Anderson B. Guimarães-Costa +8 more

    2017Frontiers in Immunology21 citations Open access

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30. The interaction between Trypanosoma rangeli and the nitrophorins in the salivary glands of the triatomine Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera; Reduviidae).

    R. Paim, M. H. Pereira, R. Araujo, N. F. Gontijo +1 more

    2013Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology21 citations Open access

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31. Identification of candidate antigens from adult stages of Toxocara canis for the serodiagnosis of human toxocariasis.

    P. Peixoto, E. Nascimento, G. G. L. Cançado, Rodrigo Prado Rodrigues de Miranda +3 more

    2011Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz21 citations Open access

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32. Inhibition of the classical pathway of the complement system by saliva of Amblyomma cajennense (Acari: Ixodidae)

    P. F. Franco, N. Silva, Vladimir Fazito Do Vale, Jéssica F. Abreu +7 more

    2016Experimental parasitology20 citations Open access

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33. Triatomines (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) blood intake: Physical constraints and biological adaptations.

    M. Sant'Anna, A. C. Soares, R. Araujo, N. F. Gontijo +1 more

    2017Journal of insect physiology19 citations Open access

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34. Intravital microscopy and image analysis of Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) hematophagy: the challenge of blood intake from mouse skin.

    A. C. Soares, R. Araujo, J. Carvalho-Tavares, Nelder de Figueiredo Gontijo +1 more

    2014Parasitology international19 citations

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35. Dominance of P-glycoprotein 12 in phenotypic resistance conversion against ivermectin in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Luiza Almeida Figueiredo, Thais Fuscaldi Rebouças, S. R. Ferreira, G. Rodrigues-Luiz +3 more

    2018PLoS ONE18 citations Open access

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36. Host Modulation by a Parasite: How Leishmania infantum Modifies the Intestinal Environment of Lutzomyia longipalpis to Favor Its Development

    V. C. Santos, V. F. Vale, S. M. Silva, A. Nascimento +7 more

    2014PLoS ONE18 citations Open access

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37. Application of RNA interference in triatomine (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) studies

    Rafaela M. M. Paim, R. Araujo, M. Lehane, N. F. Gontijo +1 more

    2013Insect Science17 citations

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38. Effect of intestinal erythrocyte agglutination on the feeding performance of Triatoma brasiliensis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae).

    R. Araujo, M. H. Pereira, A. C. Soares, I. Pereira +4 more

    2009Journal of insect physiology17 citations Open access

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39. Evasion of the complement system by Leishmania through the uptake of factor H, a complement regulatory protein.

    A. A. Pereira, Alexandre Alves de Sousa Nascimento, Natália Alvim Araújo Saab, Ricardo Toshio Fugiwara +6 more

    2021Acta Tropica16 citations

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40. Inhibition of the complement system by saliva of Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) aquasalis

    A. Mendes-Sousa, V. F. Vale, D. C. Queiroz, Adalberto Alves Pereira-Filho +9 more

    2017Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology16 citations Open access

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41. Vaccine approaches applied to controlling dog ticks.

    H. Ribeiro, D. Pereira, Otoni Melo-Junior, Reysla Maria da Silveira Mariano +14 more

    2021Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases14 citations

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42. Historical Perspective and Biotechnological Trends to Block Arboviruses Transmission by Controlling Aedes aegypti Mosquitos Using Different Approaches

    M. L. Rodrigues-Alves, Otoni Alves de Oliveira Melo-Júnior, P. Silveira, Reysla Maria da Silveira Mariano +15 more

    2020Frontiers in Medicine14 citations Open access

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43. Electromyogram of the Cibarial Pump and the Feeding Process in Hematophagous Hemiptera

    R. Araujo, N. F. Gontijo, A. Guarneri, Alberto de Figueiredo Gontijo +2 more

    201114 citations Open access

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44. Immunodiagnosis of human neurocysticercosis by using semi-purified scolex antigens from Taenia solium cysticerci.

    Francesco Iudici, Geraldo Pianetti-Filho, R. Araujo, E. Nascimento

    2007Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical14 citations Open access

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45. The gut anti-complement activity of Aedes aegypti: investigating new ways to control the major human arboviruses vector in the Americas.

    Adalberto Alves Pereira-Filho, Rafael Henrique Mateus Pereira, N. Silva, Luccas Gabriel Ferreira Malta +11 more

    2020Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology12 citations

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46. Correction for Mesquita et al., Genome of Rhodnius prolixus, an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection

    R. Mesquita, Raquel J. Vionette-Amaral, C. Lowenberger, R. Rivera-Pomar +113 more

    2016Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America12 citations Open access

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47. Anthelmintic resistance in a dairy cattle farm in the State of Minas Gerais.

    M. D. S. F. D. Ferraz da Costa, R. Araujo, Ana Júlia Leite Ferraz da Costa, R. Simões +1 more

    2011Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria11 citations Open access

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48. Effect of mitomocin C in eosinophilic nasal polyposis, in vivo: concentration of IL5 and GM-CSF, RT-PCR

    M. D. de Castro, Evaldo Assunção, Marina Moreira de Castro, R. Araujo +2 more

    2015Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology10 citations Open access

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49. Soft ticks perform evaporative cooling during blood-feeding

    C. Lazzari, Aurélie Fauquet, Chloé Lahondère, R. Araujo +1 more

    2020bioRxiv9 citations Open access

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50. How Lutzomyia longipalpis deals with the complement system present in the ingested blood: the role of soluble inhibitors and the adsorption of factor H by midgut.

    Natália Alvim Araújo Saab, A. Nascimento, D. C. Queiroz, Isabella Goés Mantini da Cunha +7 more

    2019Journal of insect physiology9 citations

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