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h-index: 27
Works: 78
Citations: 2,549

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Bacillus anthracis produces membrane-derived vesicles containing biologically active toxins
Johanna Rivera, Radamés J. B. Cordero, A. Nakouzi, S. Frases +2 more
2010Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America370 citations Open access
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Transcriptional Profiles of the Human Pathogenic Fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in Mycelium and Yeast Cells*
M. Felipe, R. Andrade, F. B. Arraes, A. Nicola +27 more
2005Journal of Biological Chemistry184 citations Open access
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Nonlytic Exocytosis of Cryptococcus neoformans from Macrophages Occurs In Vivo and Is Influenced by Phagosomal pH
A. Nicola, Emma J. Robertson, P. Albuquerque, Lorena da Silveira Derengowski +1 more
2011mBio137 citations Open access
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Vesicle-associated melanization in Cryptococcus neoformans.
Helene C. Eisenman, S. Frases, A. Nicola, M. Rodrigues +1 more
2009Microbiology137 citations Open access
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Comparative genomics of the major fungal agents of human and animal Sporotrichosis: Sporothrix schenckii and Sporothrix brasiliensis
M. Teixeira, L. D. de Almeida, P. Kubitschek-Barreira, F. L. Alves +37 more
2014BMC Genomics128 citations Open access
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Antifungal drugs: New insights in research & development.
A. Nicola, P. Albuquerque, H. Paes, L. Fernandes +5 more
2019Pharmacology and Therapeutics120 citations
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Macrophage Autophagy in Immunity to Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida albicans
A. Nicola, P. Albuquerque, Luis R. Martinez, Rafael Antonio Dal-Rosso +4 more
2012Infection and Immunity116 citations Open access
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Transcriptome characterization of the dimorphic and pathogenic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by EST analysis
M. S. Felipe, R. V. Andrade, S. S. Petrofeza, A. Maranhão +47 more
2003Yeast112 citations Open access
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Quorum Sensing-Mediated, Cell Density-Dependent Regulation of Growth and Virulence in Cryptococcus neoformans
P. Albuquerque, A. Nicola, E. Nieves, H. Paes +3 more
2013mBio100 citations Open access
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Ab binding alters gene expression in Cryptococcus neoformans and directly modulates fungal metabolism.
E. McClelland, A. Nicola, Rafael C Prados-Rosales, A. Casadevall
2010Journal of Clinical Investigation95 citations Open access
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Lipophilic Dye Staining of Cryptococcus neoformans Extracellular Vesicles and Capsule
A. Nicola, S. Frases, A. Casadevall
2009Eukaryotic Cell90 citations Open access
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Mechanisms of action of antimicrobial peptides ToAP2 and NDBP-5.7 against Candida albicans planktonic and biofilm cells
Jhones Do Nascimento Dias, C. de Souza Silva, A. R. de Araújo, J. Souza +8 more
2020Scientific Reports74 citations Open access
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Activity of Scorpion Venom-Derived Antifungal Peptides against Planktonic Cells of Candida spp. and Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida albicans Biofilms
F. Guilhelmelli, N. Vilela, Karina S. Smidt, M. A. de Oliveira +13 more
2016Frontiers in Microbiology61 citations Open access
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Capsular Localization of the Cryptococcus neoformans Polysaccharide Component Galactoxylomannan
M. De Jesus, A. Nicola, M. Rodrigues, G. Janbon +1 more
2008Eukaryotic Cell55 citations Open access
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Glucuronoxylomannan, galactoxylomannan, and mannoprotein occupy spatially separate and discrete regions in the capsule of Cryptococcus neoformans.
M. De Jesus, A. Nicola, Siu-Kei Chow, Ian R Lee +4 more
2010Virulence50 citations Open access
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Association of Convalescent Plasma Treatment With Clinical Status in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19
A. Troxel, E. Petkova, Keith S. Goldfeld, Meng-Ling Liu +27 more
2022JAMA Network Open45 citations Open access
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Histone deacetylases inhibitors effects on Cryptococcus neoformans major virulence phenotypes
Fabiana Brandão, Lorena S. Derengowski, P. Albuquerque, A. Nicola +2 more
2015Virulence45 citations Open access
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Fungal killing by mammalian phagocytic cells.
A. Nicola, A. Casadevall, D. Goldman
2008Current Opinion in Microbiology45 citations Open access
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The stress responsive and morphologically regulated hsp90 gene from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis is essential to cell viability
A. Nicola, R. Andrade, A. Dantas, Patrícia A Andrade +4 more
2008BMC Microbiology41 citations Open access
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Molecular and Morphological Data Support the Existence of a Sexual Cycle in Species of the Genus Paracoccidioides
Marcus de Melo Teixeira, R. C. Theodoro, Lorena da Silveira Derengowski, A. Nicola +2 more
2012Eukaryotic Cell38 citations Open access
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In vitro measurement of phagocytosis and killing of Cryptococcus neoformans by macrophages.
A. Nicola, A. Casadevall
2012Methods in molecular biology37 citations
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Development and Validation of a Treatment Benefit Index to Identify Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Who May Benefit From Convalescent Plasma
Hyung Park, T. Tarpey, Meng-Ling Liu, Keith S. Goldfeld +33 more
2022JAMA Network Open36 citations Open access
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A novel Sporothrix brasiliensis genomic variant in Midwestern Brazil: evidence for an older and wider sporotrichosis epidemic
João Eudes, I. B. dos Santos, C. Reis, J. S. Patané +23 more
2020Emerging Microbes and Infections35 citations Open access
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A hidden battle in the dirt: Soil amoebae interactions with Paracoccidioides spp
P. Albuquerque, A. Nicola, Diogo Almeida Gomes Magnabosco, Lorena da Silveira Derengowski +14 more
2019bioRxiv35 citations Open access
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Faster Cryptococcus Melanization Increases Virulence in Experimental and Human Cryptococcosis
H. R. de Sousa, G. P. de Oliveira, Stefânia de Oliveira Frazão, Kaio César de Melo Gorgonha +17 more
2020bioRxiv34 citations Open access
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Functional genome of the human pathogenic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis.
M. Felipe, F. Torres, A. Maranhão, I. Silva-Pereira +12 more
2005FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology30 citations Open access
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Effect of Pyruvate Decarboxylase Knockout on Product Distribution Using Pichia pastoris (Komagataella phaffii) Engineered for Lactic Acid Production
N. T. M. Melo, K. C. Mulder, A. Nicola, L. S. Carvalho +3 more
2018Bioengineering27 citations Open access
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Galactoxylomannan-mediated immunological paralysis results from specific B cell depletion in the context of widespread immune system damage
M. De Jesus, A. Nicola, S. Frases, Ian R Lee +2 more
2009Journal of Immunology27 citations Open access
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An Immunomodulatory Peptide Confers Protection in an Experimental Candidemia Murine Model
C. G. Freitas, S. M. Lima, Mirna S. Freire, A. P. C. Cantuária +12 more
2017Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy23 citations Open access
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Multicopy plasmid integration in Komagataella phaffii mediated by a defective auxotrophic marker
Maritza Ocampo Betancur, Viviane Castelo Branco Reis, A. Nicola, J. D. De Marco +2 more
2017Microbial Cell Factories23 citations Open access
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Laccase Affects the Rate of Cryptococcus neoformans Nonlytic Exocytosis from Macrophages
Stefânia de Oliveira Frazão, H. R. de Sousa, Lenise Gonçalves da Silva, Jéssica dos Santos Folha +7 more
2020mBio21 citations Open access
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Cell organisation, sulphur metabolism and ion transport-related genes are differentially expressed in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis mycelium and yeast cells
R. Andrade, H. Paes, A. Nicola, M. J. D. de Carvalho +11 more
2006BMC Genomics19 citations Open access
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Thromboelastometry demonstrates endogenous coagulation activation in nonsevere and severe COVID-19 patients and has applicability as a decision algorithm for intervention
R. Aires, Alexandre A. de S M Soares, A. Gomides, A. Nicola +22 more
2022PLoS ONE16 citations Open access
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Differences in the modulation of reactive species, lipid bodies, cyclooxygenase-2, 5-lipoxygenase and PPAR-γ in cerebral malaria-susceptible and resistant mice.
Tatiana K. S. Borges, É. Alves, H. Vasconcelos, F. Carneiro +3 more
2017Immunobiology16 citations
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Molecular chaperones in the Paracoccidioides brasiliensis transcriptome.
A. Nicola, R. Andrade, I. Silva-Pereira
2005Genetics and Molecular Research16 citations
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A Wor1-Like Transcription Factor Is Essential for Virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans
H. Paes, Lorena da Silveira Derengowski, Luisa Defranco Ferreira Peconick, P. Albuquerque +7 more
2018Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology12 citations Open access
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Unbalanced networks and disturbed kinetics of serum soluble mediators associated with distinct disease outcomes in severe COVID-19 patients
Gabriela Profírio Jardim-Santos, H. Schulte, P. Kurizky, C. Gomes +21 more
2022Frontiers in Immunology11 citations Open access
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Cryptococcal Virulence in Humans: Learning From Translational Studies With Clinical Isolates
H. R. de Sousa, Stefânia de Frazão, G. P. de Oliveira, P. Albuquerque +1 more
2021Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology11 citations Open access
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Integrin beta 1 (CD29) promotes the interaction of murine IgG3 with effector cells
C. S. Hawk, C. Coelho, Diane Sthefany Lima de Oliveira, Verenice Paredes +10 more
2019Journal of Immunology11 citations Open access
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Synergic Effect of the Antimicrobial Peptide ToAP2 and Fluconazole on Candida albicans Biofilms
Jhones Do Nascimento Dias, Fabián Andrés Hurtado Erazo, L. J. Bessa, Peter Eaton +5 more
2024International Journal of Molecular Sciences7 citations Open access
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Thioredoxin Reductase 1 Is a Highly Immunogenic Cell Surface Antigen in Paracoccidioides spp., Candida albicans, and Cryptococcus neoformans
Fabiana Freire Mendes de Oliveira, Verenice Paredes, H. R. de Sousa, Ágata Nogueira D'Áurea Moura +4 more
2020Frontiers in Microbiology6 citations Open access
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Paracoccidioides HSP90 Can Be Found in the Cell Surface and is a Target for Antibodies with Therapeutic Potential
Á. Moura, Diane Sthefany Lima de Oliveira, Verenice Paredes, L. B. Rocha +8 more
2020bioRxiv6 citations Open access
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A study on the use of strain-specific and homologous promoters for heterologous expression in industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains
Daniel Pereira de Paiva, Tiago Jorge Rocha, M. R. Rubini, A. Nicola +3 more
2018AMB Express6 citations Open access
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The omega-3 DHA induces pyroptosis and mitochondrial dysfunction in ovarian cancer cells via ROS and caspase-1 activation
Gabriel Pasquarelli-do-Nascimento, Sarah Pinho Bezerra, Júlia Perin Manchine, Nathalia Cristina Silva Lago +11 more
2026Cell Death Discovery5 citations Open access
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Mapping Histoplasma spp. in bats and cave ecosystems: evidence from midwestern Brazil
João Paulo Romualdo Alarcão Bernardes, B. G. Tenório, Joaquim Lucas, Carlos Emilio Molano Paternina +17 more
2025Applied and Environmental Microbiology4 citations Open access
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Hinge Influences in Murine IgG Binding to Cryptococcus neoformans Capsule
Diane Sthefany Lima de Oliveira, Verenice Paredes, Adrielle Veloso Caixeta, N. Henriques +5 more
2021bioRxiv4 citations Open access
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Opsonin-free, real-time imaging of Cryptococcus neoformans capsule during budding
H. Paes, Stefânia de Oliveira Frazão, Camila Pereira Rosa, P. Albuquerque +3 more
2018bioRxiv4 citations Open access
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Title Comparative genomics of the major fungal agents of human and animal Sporotrichosis : Sporothrix schenckii and Sporothrix brasiliensis Permalink
M. Teixeira, L. G. D. de Almeida, P. Kubitschek-Barreira, F. L. Alves +37 more
20144 citations
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Paracoccidioides brasiliensis translation and protein fate machineries revealed by functional genome analysis.
Diorge Paulo de Souza, S. Silva, A. J. Baptistà, A. Nicola +2 more
2005Genetics and Molecular Research4 citations
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Measuring Laccase Activity and Melanin Production in Cryptococcus neoformans.
Patrícia Albuquerque, H. R. de Sousa, Stefânia de Oliveira Frazão, Larissa Verginia Do Nascimento Miranda +3 more
2024Methods in molecular biology3 citations
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