Adipokines in experimental transplantation: interaction between leptin and the development of immunological tolerance

• Grant number: 09/50450-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Start date: June 01, 2009
• End date: October 31, 2011
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Immunology
• Principal Investigator: Niels Olsen Saraiva Câmara
• Grantee: Pedro Manoel Mendes de Moraes Vieira
• Host Institution: Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 07/07139-3 - The role of heme oxygenase 1 in different renal inflammatory process in experimental animal models, AP.TEM

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MORAES-VIEIRA, P. M. M.; BASSI, E. J.; ARAUJO, R. C.; CAMARA, N. O. S.. Leptin as a link between the immune system and kidney-related diseases: leading actor or just a coadjuvant?. Obesity Reviews, v. 13, n. 8, p. 733-743, AUG 2012. (07/07139-3, 12/02270-2, 09/50450-7)

MORAES-VIEIRA, PEDRO M. M.; LAROCCA, RAFAEL A.; BASSI, ENIO J.; PERON, JEAN PIERRE S.; ANDRADE-OLIVEIRA, VINICIUS; WASINSKI, FREDERICK; ARAUJO, RONALDO; THORNLEY, THOMAS; QUINTANA, FRANCISCO J.; BASSO, ALEXANDRE S.; et al. Leptin deficiency impairs maturation of dendritic cells and enhances induction of regulatory T and Th17 cells. European Journal of Immunology, v. 44, n. 3, p. 794-806, MAR 2014. (09/50450-7, 08/58564-9)

MORAES-VIEIRA, P. M. M.; BASSI, E. J.; LAROCCA, R. A.; CASTOLDI, A.; BURGHOS, M.; LEPIQUE, A. P.; QUINTANA, F. J.; ARAUJO, R. C.; BASSO, A. S.; STROM, T. B.; et al. Leptin Modulates Allograft Survival by Favoring a Th2 and a Regulatory Immune Profile. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSPLANTATION, v. 13, n. 1, p. 36-44, JAN 2013. (07/07139-3, 12/02270-2, 09/50450-7, 08/58564-9)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

VIEIRA, Pedro Manoel Mendes de Moraes. Leptin: a central modulator of imune responses.. 2011. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB/SDI) São Paulo.