Pedro L. Oliveira

Characterization of Heme as Activator of Toll-like Receptor 4

Rodrigo T. Figueiredo, Patricia L. Fernández, Diego Mourão‐Sá et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 2007 · 565 citations · Full text

Free Heme, Immunology, Immune Regulation +18

Genome of <i>Rhodnius prolixus</i> , an insect vector of Chagas disease, reveals unique adaptations to hematophagy and parasite infection

Rafael D. Mesquita, Raquel J. Vionette-Amaral, Carl Lowenberger et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2015 · 358 citations · Full text

Unique Adaptations, Tandem Expansions, Microbial Pathogens +29

Blood Meal-Derived Heme Decreases ROS Levels in the Midgut of Aedes aegypti and Allows Proliferation of Intestinal Microbiota

José Henrique M. Oliveira, Renata L.S. Goncalves, Flávio Alves Lara et al. · PLoS Pathogens · 2011 · 289 citations · Full text

Allows Proliferation, Dysbiosis, Gut Bacteria +19

Neutrophil activation by heme: implications for inflammatory processes

Aurélio V. Graça-Souza, Maria Augusta Arruda, Marta Sampaio de Freitas et al. · Blood · 2002 · 286 citations · Full text

An Insight into the Transcriptome of the Digestive Tract of the Bloodsucking Bug, Rhodnius prolixus

José M. C. Ribeiro, Fernando Ariel Genta, Marcos Henrique Ferreira Sorgine et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2014 · 207 citations · Full text