SARS-CoV-2–triggered neutrophil extracellular traps mediate COVID-19 pathology

…, P Saldiva, TM Cunha, JC Alves-Filho… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - rupress.org
Severe COVID-19 patients develop acute respiratory distress syndrome that may progress
to cytokine storm syndrome, organ dysfunction, and death. Considering that neutrophil …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammasomes are activated in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and are associated with COVID-19 severity in patients

…, MN Benatti, TM Cunha, JC Alves-Filho… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - rupress.org
Severe cases of COVID-19 are characterized by a strong inflammatory process that may
ultimately lead to organ failure and patient death. The NLRP3 inflammasome is a molecular …

SRB measures for partially hyperbolic systems whose central direction is mostly expanding

JF Alves, C Bonatti, M Viana - Inventiones mathematicae, 2000 - Springer
We construct Sinai-Ruelle-Bowen (SRB) measures supported on partially hyperbolic sets of
diffeomorphisms – the tangent bundle splits into two invariant subbundles, one of which is …

Work stress and leadership development: The role of self-leadership, shared leadership, physical fitness and flow in managing demands and increasing job control

KJ Lovelace, CC Manz, JC Alves - Human resource management review, 2007 - Elsevier
Leaders work in highly stressful environments, yet few leadership development efforts have
focused on managing work stress. We posit that self- and shared leadership practices can …

[HTML][HTML] Neutrophil extracellular traps induce organ damage during experimental and clinical sepsis

…, FO Souto, A Pazin-Filho, F Figueiredo, JC Alves-Filho… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Organ dysfunction is a major concern in sepsis pathophysiology and contributes to its high
mortality rate. Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have been implicated in endothelial …

[HTML][HTML] Aminotransferase changes and acute hepatitis in patients with dengue fever: analysis of 1,585 cases

LJ Souza, JG Alves, RMR Nogueira… - Brazilian journal of …, 2004 - SciELO Brasil
INTRODUCTION: Type 3 dengue virus caused an extensive epidemic in the state of Rio de
Janeiro in summer 2002. In some of the patients, it was found in an atypical form with …

Paclitaxel reduces tumor growth by reprogramming tumor-associated macrophages to an M1 profile in a TLR4-dependent manner

…, CA Speck-Hernandez, JM Mota, JC Alves-Filho… - Cancer research, 2018 - AACR
Paclitaxel is an antineoplastic agent widely used to treat several solid tumor types. The
primary mechanism of action of paclitaxel is based on microtubule stabilization inducing cell-…

Morphological, cellular, and molecular basis of brain infection in COVID-19 patients

…, RB Martins, AS Vieira, JC Alves-Filho… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Although increasing evidence confirms neuropsychiatric manifestations associated mainly
with severe COVID-19 infection, long-term neuropsychiatric dysfunction (recently …

Gasdermin D inhibition prevents multiple organ dysfunction during sepsis by blocking NET formation

…, AT Fabro, TM Cunha, JC Alves-Filho… - Blood, The Journal …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
Multiple organ dysfunction is the most severe outcome of sepsis progression and is highly
correlated with a worse prognosis. Excessive neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are critical …

Neutrophil paralysis in sepsis

JC Alves-Filho, F Spiller, FQ Cunha - Shock, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Sepsis develops when the initial host response is unable to contain the primary infection,
resulting in widespread inflammation and multiple organ dysfunction. The impairment of …