Iara Grigoletto Fernandes

Dr. Iara Grigoletto Fernandes


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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29 August 2022 in Antioxidants
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MAMilena Mary de Souza Andrade
Milena Mary de Souza Andrade
VLVinicius Nunes Cordeiro Leal
Vinicius Nunes Cordeiro Leal
IFIara Grigoletto Fernandes
Iara Grigoletto Fernandes
SGSarah Gozzi-Silva
Sarah Gozzi-Silva
DBDanielle R. Beserra
Danielle R. Beserra
MSMaria Notomi Sato
Maria Notomi Sato
The formation of microthrombi in lung autopsies indicates the involvement of NETs in the immunopathogenesis of severe COVID-19. Therefore, supplements inhibiting NET formation, in association with drugs with fewer adverse effects, should be a relevant strategy to attenuate the disease. Resveratrol (RESV) is a natural polyphenol with an important antiviral and antioxidant role. To modulate neutrophils from patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, we evaluated the in vitro effect of RESV on NET formation. Herein, we investigated 190 patients hospitalized with moderate, severe, and critical symptoms at Hospital das Clínicas, Brazil. We observed that neutrophilia in patients with severe COVID-19 infection is composed of neutrophils with activated profile able to release NET spontaneously. Notably, RESV decreased the neutrophil-activated status and the release of free DNA, inhibiting NET formation even under the specific PMA stimulus. At present, there is no evidence of the role of RESV in neutrophils from patients with COVID-19 infection. These findings suggest that adjunctive therapies with RESV may help decrease the inflammation of viral or bacterial infection, improving patient outcomes.

2 December 2020 in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
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RARicardo Wesley Alberca
Ricardo Wesley Alberca
TYTatiana Mina Yendo
Tatiana Mina Yendo
YRYasmim LEUZZI RAMOS
Yasmim LEUZZI RAMOS
IFIara Grigoletto Fernandes
Iara Grigoletto Fernandes
LOLuana de Mendonça Oliveira
Luana de Mendonça Oliveira
MSMaria Notomi Sato
Maria Notomi Sato
American trypanosomiasis, also named Chagas disease (CD), is an anthropozoonosis caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The disease affects millions of people worldwide, leading yearly to approximately 50,000 deaths. COVID-19, generated by SARS-CoV-2, can lead to lymphopenia and death. We hereby describe the first report of two patients with CD and COVID-19 coinfection, from hospitalization until patients’ death.

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SGSarah Gozzi-Silva
Sarah Gozzi-Silva
GBGil Benard
Gil Benard
RARicardo Wesley Alberca
Ricardo Wesley Alberca
TYTatiana Mina Yendo
Tatiana Mina Yendo
Franciane TeixeiraFranciane Teixeira
Franciane Teixeira
MSMaria Notomi Sato
Maria Notomi Sato
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 has infected over 90 million people worldwide, therefore it is considered a pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), septic shock, and/or organ failure. Individuals receiving a heart transplantation (HT) may be at higher risk of adverse outcomes attributable to COVID-19 due to immunosuppressives, as well as concomitant infections that may also influence the prognoses. Herein, we describe the first report of two cases of HT recipients with concomitant infections by SARS-CoV-2, Trypanosoma cruzi, and cytomegalovirus (CMV) dissemination, from the first day of hospitalization due to COVID-19 in the intensive care unit (ICU) until the death of the patients.