Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Parasites and Fungi

Vera Lucia Pereira Chioccola

pchioccola@gmail.com

Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Parasites and Fungi

Adolfo Lutz Institute

EVs research

EVs in host and infectious agents (viruses, parasites, fungi, and bacteria).

Recent publications

1- Characterization of murine extracellular vesicles and Toxoplasma gondii infection. Maia MM, da Cruz AB, Pereira IS, Taniwaki NN, Namiyama GM, Pereira-Chioccola VL. Parasite Immunol. 2021 Sep;43(9):e12869. doi: 10.1111/pim.12869.

2- Characterization of extracellular vesicles isolated from types I, II and III strains of Toxoplasma gondii. Quiarim TM, Maia MM, da Cruz AB, Taniwaki NN, Namiyama GM, Pereira-Chioccola VL.Acta Trop. 2021 Jul;219:105915. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.

3- Immunization with extracellular vesicles excreted by Toxoplasma gondii confers protection in murine infection, activating cellular and humoral responses.Maia MM, da Cruz AB, Taniwaki NN, Namiyama GM, Gava R, Gomes AHS, Kanamura CT, Barbo MLP, Pereira-Chioccola VL.Int J Parasitol. 2021 Jun;51(7):559-569. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2020.11.010.

4- Human extracellular vesicles and correlation with two clinical forms of toxoplasmosis. da Cruz AB, Maia MM, Pereira IS, Taniwaki NN, Namiyama GM, Telles JPM, Vidal JE, Spegiorin LCJF, Brandão de Mattos CC, Mattos LC, Meira-Strejevitch CDS, Pereira-Chioccola VL.PLoS One. 2020 Mar 3;15(3):e0229602. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229602. eCollection 2020.

5- Extracellular vesicles isolated from Toxoplasma gondii induce host immune response. Silva VO, Maia MM, Torrecilhas AC, Taniwaki NN, Namiyama GM, Oliveira KC, Ribeiro KS, Toledo MDS, Xander P, Pereira-Chioccola VL.Parasite Immunol. 2018 Sep;40(9):e12571. doi: 10.1111/pim.12571.