Maria F. Lima

The Cysteine-Cysteine Family of Chemokines RANTES, MIP-1α, and MIP-1β Induce Trypanocidal Activity in Human Macrophages via Nitric Oxide

Fernando Villalta, Yuan Zhang, Kartz E. Bibb et al. · Infection and Immunity · 1998 · 130 citations · Full text

Nitric Oxide, Apoptosis, Immunology +19

Lactoferrin effects on phagocytic cell function. I. Increased uptake and killing of an intracellular parasite by murine macrophages and human monocytes.

Maria F. Lima, F Kierszenbaum · The Journal of Immunology · 1985 · 110 citations

Immunology, Pathology, Cell Death +21

Human Galectin-3 Promotes<i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>Adhesion to Human Coronary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells

Yuliya Y. Kleshchenko, Tapria N. Moody, Vyacheslav Furtak et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2004 · 79 citations · Full text

Molecular Physiology, Cell Signaling, Cell Adhesion +14

Trypanosoma cruzi trypomastigote clones differentially express a parasite cell adhesion molecule

Maria F. Lima, Fernando Villalta · Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology · 1989 · 72 citations

Parasitic Disease, African Trypanosomiasis, Parasitic Protozoa +8

Human Defensin α-1 Causes<i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i>Membrane Pore Formation and Induces DNA Fragmentation, Which Leads to Trypanosome Destruction

Marisa Nia Madison, Yuliya Y. Kleshchenko, Pius N. Nde et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2007 · 66 citations · Full text