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  1. CRYPTOTANSHINONE TREATMENT INHIBITS THE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE MEDIATED BY TH17 CELLS IN A CIGARETTE SMOKE (CS)-INDUCED MODEL OF CHRONIC OBSTRUTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)

    Article • September 2025, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  2. Effects of secondary microplastic on the respiratory system of BALB/c mice

    Article • September 2025, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  3. Muscle ring-finger protein (MuRF1) inhibitor and exercise training ameliorates functional and structural changes induced by cigarette smoke exposure in an experimental model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Article • September 2025, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  4. IL-17-neutralizing antibody mitigates functional and structural changes in cigarette smoke-induced COPD model

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, August 2025, Frontiers

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  5. Worsening quality of life in asthmatics, non-obstructed smokers and ACO during the COVID-19 pandemic in patients from the ELSA-Brazil

    Article • Clinics, January 2025, Elsevier

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  6. Effects of paclitaxel and methotrexate associated with cholesterol-rich nanoemulsions on ischemia-reperfusion injury after unilateral lung transplantation in rats

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maria Carolina Guido, PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  7. Effects of melatonin in the airways of an Asthma-COPD overlap model

    Article • September 2024, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  8. Evaluation of inflammation, remodeling, hyperresponsiveness and oxidative stress in experimental models of asthma-COPD overlap

    Article • September 2024, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  9. The IL-17 neutralizing antibody treatment reverses the inflammatory response mediated by Th17 cells and alveolar enlargement in an experimental model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

    Article • September 2024, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  10. Type V collagen-induced nasal tolerance prevents lung damage in an experimental model: new evidence of autoimmunity to collagen V in COPD

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, September 2024, Frontiers

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  11. Effects of plant protease inhibitors (Pep-3-EcTI, Pep-BbKI, and Pep-BrTI) versus corticosteroids on inflammation, remodeling, and oxidative stress in an asthma–COPD (ACO) model

    Article • Frontiers in Pharmacology, May 2024, Frontiers

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  12. Anti-TSLP Treatment Modulates Pulmonary Response in an Experimental Model of Asthma COPD Overlap

    Article • April 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  13. The STAT3 Protein Inhibitor Treatment Attenuates Structural Changes in a Cigarette Smoke-induced Model of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

    Article • April 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  14. Aerobic physical training reduces severe asthma phenotype involving kinins pathway

    Article • Molecular Biology Reports, April 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  15. Tacrolimus impairs airway mucociliary clearance of rats

    Article • Transplant Immunology, February 2024, Elsevier

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  16. Modulating asthma–COPD overlap responses with IL-17 inhibition

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, October 2023, Frontiers

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  17. Effect of paclitaxel and methotrexate associated with cholesterol-rich nanoemulsions on ischemia-reperfusion injury after unilateral lung transplantation in rats

    Article • September 2023, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  18. Effects of melatonin in an Asthma-COPD overlap model

    Article • September 2023, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  19. Green Areas and PM2,5 exposure could be associated with Asthma and COPD?

    Article • September 2023, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  20. Occupational asthma and allergic asthma: differences in the physical activity level, clinical control, and airway inflammation

    Article • September 2023, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  21. Pulmonary function evaluation on Asthma-COPD overlap from ELSA-Brasil cohort study.

    Article • September 2023, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  22. The imbalance between subpopulations of regulatory T (TREG) Cells at different stages of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

    Article • September 2023, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  23. Preventive Effects of Inhibition of Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin on Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness and Inflammatory Cellular Pattern in an Experimental Model of Chronic Allergic Pulmonary Inflammation Exacerbated by Lipopolysaccharide

    Article • May 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  24. Effects of Air Pollution in São Paulo on Asthma and COPD symptoms

    Article • September 2022, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  25. Effects of anti-IL 17 on inflammation in Asthma, COPD and Asthma-COPD models

    Article • September 2022, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  26. Basiliximab Does Not Impair Airway Mucociliary Clearance of Rats

    Article • Inflammation, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  27. Exposure to Sodium Hypochlorite or Cigarette Smoke Induces Lung Injury and Mechanical Impairment in Wistar Rats

    Article • Inflammation, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  28. Anti-IL-17 Treatment Modulates Pulmonary Responses in Model of Asthma-COPD Overlap

    Article • May 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  29. Therapeutic Effect of Melatonin on Pulmonary Inflammatory Response in Experimental Models of Asthma, COPD and Asthma-COPD Overlap

    Article • May 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  30. Effects of intrauterine exposure to concentrated ambient particles on allergic sensitization in juvenile mice

    Article • Toxicology, November 2021, Elsevier

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  31. AEROBIC EXERCISE REDUCES SEVERE ASTHMA PHENOTYPE

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2021, Elsevier

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  32. Clinical, functional and inflammatory evaluation in asthmatic patients after a simple short-term educational program: a randomized trial

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  33. Aerobic Exercise Improves Asthma Phenotype in a Model of Severe Asthma: Involvement of Kinins

    Article • September 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Maysa Rangel, PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  34. Aerobic Exercise Effects in Severe Asthma: Involvement of Lung Fibroblast (MRC-5) Cells and Kinins Signaling

    Article • September 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Maysa Rangel, PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  35. Effects of anti-IL-17 on inflammation and oxidative stress in an ASTHMA-COPD overlap syndrome (ACO) model

    Article • September 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  36. Low-dose chlorine exposure impairs lung function, inflammation and oxidative stress in mice

    Article • Life Sciences, February 2021, Elsevier

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  37. Author Correction: A possible association between fructose consumption and pulmonary emphysema

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  38. Creatine Supply Attenuates Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Lung Transplantation in Rats

    Article • Nutrients, September 2020, MDPI AG

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  39. Diphteria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine reduces specific IgE, inflammation and remodelling in an animal model of mite-induced respiratory allergy

    Article • Vaccine, January 2020, Elsevier

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  40. Randomized trial of physiotherapy and hypertonic saline techniques for sputum induction in asthmatic children and adolescents

    Article • Clinics, January 2020, Elsevier

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  41. The Effect of Particulate Matter Exposure on the Inflammatory Airway Response of Street Runners and Sedentary People

    Article • Atmosphere, December 2019, MDPI AG

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  42. Outdoor Endurance Training with Air Pollutant Exposure Versus Sedentary Lifestyle: A Comparison of Airway Immune Responses

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, November 2019, MDPI AG

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  43. Creatine supplementation attenuates inflammation in collateral lung after left lung transplantation

    Article • September 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  44. Effects of low dose of hypochlorite on naïve mice

    Article • September 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Isabella Santos de Genaro, PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  45. Inflammatory and functional responses after (bio)diesel exhaust exposure in allergic sensitized mice. A comparison between diesel and biodiesel

    Article • Environmental Pollution, July 2019, Elsevier

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  46. A possible association between fructose consumption and pulmonary emphysema

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  47. Creatine supplementation impairs airway inflammation in an experimental model of asthma involving P2 × 7 receptor

    Article • European Journal of Immunology, April 2019, Wiley

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  48. iNOS inhibition reduces alterations induced by ROFA (particulate matter).

    Article • Pulmonary Medicine, March 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    PhD Carla M Prado, Edna Leick, PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  49. Impairment on Cardiopulmonary Function after Marathon: Role of Exhaled Nitric Oxide

    Article • Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, February 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Rodolfo de Paula Vieira, PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  50. Does methylene blue attenuate inflammation in nonischemic lungs after lung transplantation?

    Article • Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, October 2018, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  51. Pre- and postnatal exposure of mice to concentrated urban PM2.5 decreases the number of alveoli and leads to altered lung function at an early stage of life

    Article • Environmental Pollution, October 2018, Elsevier

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  52. Creatine Supplementation Augments Chronic Allergic Airway Inflammation and Remodelling: from Mice to Human Evidence

    Article • September 2018, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  53. Low dose of chlorine exposure exacerbates nasal and pulmonary allergic inflammation in mice

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  54. Aerobic Exercise Protects from Pseudomonas aeruginosa-Induced Pneumonia in Elderly Mice

    Article • Journal of Innate Immunity, January 2018, Karger Publishers

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida, PhD Renata kelly da Palma

  55. Creatine supplementation attenuates ischemia-reperfusion injury in lung transplantation

    Article • September 2017, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  56. Time-course effects of aerobic physical training in the prevention of cigarette smoke-induced COPD

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, September 2017, American Physiological Society

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  57. A randomized crossover study of sputum induction by physiotherapy and hypertonic saline techniques in asthmatic children

    Article • September 2017, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  58. Compensatory lung growth after bilobectomy in emphysematous rats

    Article • PLOS One, July 2017, PLOS

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  59. The effects of individually ventilated cages on the respiratory systems of male and female Wistar rats from birth until adulthood

    Article • March 2017, Fundacao Faculdade de Medicina

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  60. Airway inflammatory profile among cleaning workers from different workplaces

    Article • September 2016, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  61. High fructose intake increases alveolar enlargement and muscle inflammation in mice exposed to cigarette smoke

    Article • September 2016, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  62. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction: New cellular and molecular mechanisms evaluated in 80 male marathon runners

    Article • September 2016, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  63. Creatine supplementation attenuates pulmonary and systemic effects of lung ischemia and reperfusion injury

    Article • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, February 2016, Elsevier

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  64. Sensitization by subcutaneous route is superior to intraperitoneal route in induction of asthma by house dust mite in a murine mode

    Article • Einstein (São Paulo), December 2015, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  65. Aerobic training reverses airway inflammation by increasing the expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines by peribronchial cells but not by skeletal muscle

    Article • September 2015, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  66. Effects of acute hypochlorite exposure in OVA-sensitized and challenged mice

    Article • September 2015, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  67. Exercise reverses OVA-induced inhibition of glucocorticoid receptor and increases anti-inflammatory cytokines in asthma

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, February 2015, Wiley

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  68. Comparison of the Effects of Aerobic Conditioning Before and After Pulmonary Allergic Inflammation

    Article • Inflammation, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  69. Methylene blue attenuates ischemia–reperfusion injury in lung transplantation

    Article • Journal of Surgical Research, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Rodolfo de Paula Vieira, PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  70. Aerobic exercise attenuates pulmonary inflammation induced by Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, November 2014, American Physiological Society

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  71. Airway remodeling is reversed by aerobic training in a murine model of chronic asthma

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, August 2014, Wiley

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  72. Lodenafil treatment in the monocrotaline model of pulmonary hypertension in rats

    Article • Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, August 2014, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Rogerio Souza, PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  73. A Treatment with a Protease Inhibitor Recombinant from the Cattle Tick (Rhipicephalus Boophilus microplus) Ameliorates Emphysema in Mice

    Article • PLOS One, June 2014, PLOS

    PhD Carla M Prado, PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  74. Low level laser therapy reduces acute lung inflammation in a model of pulmonary and extrapulmonary LPS-induced ARDS

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Rodolfo de Paula Vieira, PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  75. Immunosuppression Effects on Airway Mucociliary Clearance: Comparison Between Two Triple Therapies

    Article • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, August 2013, Elsevier

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  76. Anacardic Acids from Cashew Nuts Ameliorate Lung Damage Induced byExposureto Diesel Exhaust Particles in Mice

    Article • Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  77. Protective effects of aerobic exercise on acute lung injury induced by LPS in mice

    Article • Critical Care, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Rodolfo de Paula Vieira, PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  78. Anti-inflammatory Effects of Aerobic Exercise in Mice Exposed to Air Pollution

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, July 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  79. Cigarette smoke dissociates inflammation and lung remodeling in OVA-sensitized and challenged mice

    Article • Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, April 2012, Elsevier

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  80. Modelo experimental de perfusão pulmonar ex vivo em ratos: avaliação de desempenho de pulmões submetidos à administração de prostaciclina inalada versus parenteral

    Article • Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, October 2011, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  81. Effects of Aerobic Training on Airway Inflammation in Asthmatic Patients

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, February 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Celso RF Carvalho, PhD Francine Maria Almeida

  82. Non-asthmatic patients show increased exhaled nitric oxide concentrations

    Article • Clinics, January 2009, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    PhD Francine Maria Almeida