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Camila Alexandrina Figueiredo

Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia
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Chronic intestinal helminth infections are associated with immune hyporesponsiveness and induction of a regulatory network

CA Figueiredo, ML Barreto, LC Rodrigues… - Infection and …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Helminth infections have been associated with protection against allergy and autoimmune
diseases. We investigated the effects of chronic infections with Ascaris lumbricoides and …

[HTML][HTML] Potential therapeutic effect of Allium cepa L. and quercetin in a murine model of Blomia tropicalis induced asthma

…, ICA Ribeiro Melo, EA Figueiredo… - DARU Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Background Asthma is an inflammatory condition characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness
and chronic inflammation. The resolution of inflammation is an essential process to treat …

[HTML][HTML] Toxocara Seropositivity, Atopy and Wheezing in Children Living in Poor Neighbourhoods in Urban Latin American

…, RV Veiga, VCC Dattoli, CA Figueiredo… - PLoS neglected …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Toxocara canis and T. cati are parasites of dogs and cats, respectively, that infect
humans and cause human toxocariasis. Infection may cause asthma-like symptoms but is …

[HTML][HTML] Ocimum gratissimum Linn. and rosmarinic acid, attenuate eosinophilic airway inflammation in an experimental model of respiratory allergy to Blomia tropicalis

…, E da Silva Velozo, EJ Oliveira, CA Figueiredo - International …, 2012 - Elsevier
Allergic asthma has emerged as an important public health problem of urban populations in
developed countries. Very often herbal medicine is used to treat this widespread disease, …

Environmental conditions, immunologic phenotypes, atopy, and asthma: new evidence of how the hygiene hypothesis operates in Latin America

CA Figueiredo, LD Amorim… - Journal of allergy and …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: It has been proposed that improved hygiene and reduced experience of
infections in childhood influences the development of allergic diseases. The mechanisms by …

Coassociations between IL10 polymorphisms, IL-10 production, helminth infection, and asthma/wheeze in an urban tropical population in Brazil

CA Figueiredo, ML Barreto, NM Alcantara-Neves… - Journal of allergy and …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Helminth infections are associated with protection against allergies. It is
postulated that IL-10 production after helminth infection suppresses skin hypersensitivity and …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic and epigenetic studies of FOXP3 in asthma and allergy

…, AA Galvão, VL Carneiro, CA Figueiredo - Asthma research and …, 2015 - Springer
Multiple factors interact to trigger allergic diseases, including individual genetic background
and factors related to the environment such as exposure to allergens, air pollution and …

[HTML][HTML] Variants in the IL17 pathway genes are associated with atopic asthma and atopy makers in a South American population

…, ML Barreto, CA Figueiredo… - Allergy, Asthma & …, 2019 - Springer
Background Asthma is a complex disorder with multiple phenotypes which can influence its
severity and response to treatment. The T H 17 lymphocytes producing IL-17A and IL17-F …

Spontaneous cytokine production in children according to biological characteristics and environmental exposures

CA Figueiredo, NM Alcântara-Neves… - Environmental …, 2009 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Environmental factors are likely to have profound effects on the development of
host immune responses, with serious implications for infectious diseases and inflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic polymorphisms in vitamin D pathway influence 25 (OH) D levels and are associated with atopy and asthma

…, NM Alcantara-Neves, CA Figueiredo - Allergy, Asthma & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency, has been associated with atopy and lack
of asthma control. Our objective was to investigate associations between variants in genes of …