Publications

Teixeira, L., Correia, A., Oliveira, B.M., Pinto, A., Ferreira, P.G., Vilanova, M. (2020) Modulation of leptin and leptin receptor expression in mice acutely infected with Neospora caninum. Pathogens. 9:587

Ferreirinha, P., Fróis-Martins, R., Teixeira, L., Rocha, A., Vilanova, M., Correia, A. (2018) Interferon-γ-dependent protection against Neospora caninum infection conferred by mucosal immunization in IL-12/IL-23 p40-deficient mice. Vaccine. 36(32 Pt B):4890-4896

Ferreirinha, P., Correia, A., Teixeira-Coelho, M., Osório, H., Teixeira, L., Rocha, A., Vilanova, M. (2016) Mucosal immunization confers long-term protection against intragastrically established Neospora caninum infection. Vaccine. 34:6250-6258

Teixeira, L, Marques, RM, Ferreirinha, P, Bezerra, F, Melo, J, Moreira, J, Pinto, A, Correia, A, Ferreira, PG, Vilanova, M. (2016) Enrichment of IFN-γ producing cells in different murine adipose tissue depots upon infection with an apicomplexan parasite. Scientific Reports. 6: 23475

Correia, A., Ferreirinha, P., Botelho, S., Belinha, A., Leitão, C., Caramalho, I., Teixeira, L., González-Fernandéz, A., Appelberg, R., Vilanova, M. (2015) Predominant role of interferon-γ in the host protective effect of CD8+ T cells against Neospora caninum infection. Scientific Reports. 5: 14913 

Teixeira, L., Moreira, J., Melo, J., Bezerra, F., Marques, R.M., Ferreirinha, P., Correia, A., Monteiro, M.P., Ferreira, P.G., Vilanova, M. (2015) Immune response in the adipose tissue of lean mice infected with the protozoan parasite Neospora caninum. Immunology. 145:242-257

Ferreirinha, P., Dias, J., Correia, A., Pérez Cabezas, B., Santos, C., Teixeira, L., Ribeiro, A., Rocha, A., Vilanova, M. (2014). Protective effect of intranasal immunization with Neospora caninum membrane antigens against murine neosporosis established through the gastrointestinal tract. Immunology. 141: 256-267

Correia, A., Ferreirinha, P., Costa, A.A., Dias, J., Melo, J., Costa, R., Ribeiro, A., Faustino, A., Teixeira, L., Rocha, A., Vilanova, M. (2013). Mucosal and systemic T cell response in mice intragastrically infected with Neospora caninum tachyzoites. Veterinary Research. 44:69 

Teixeira L, Botelho S., Mesquita, S.D., Correia, A., Cerca, F., Costa, R., Sampaio, P., Castro, A.G., Vilanova M. (2010) Plasmacytoid and conventional dendritic cells are early producers of IL-12 in Neospora caninum-infected mice. Immunology and Cell Biology. 88:79-86 

Teixeira, L., Botelho, A.S., Batista, A.R., Meireles, C.S., Ribeiro, A., Domingues H.S., Correia da Costa, J.M., Castro, A.G., Faustino, A.M.R., Vilanova, M. (2007) Analysis of the immune response to Neospora caninum in a model of intragastric infection in mice. Parasite Immunology. 29:23-36

Botelho, A.S., Teixeira, L., Correia-da-Costa, J.M., Faustino, A.M.R., Castro, A.G., Vilanova, M. Neospora caninum: high susceptibility to the parasite in C57BL/10 ScCr mice. 2007. Experimental Parasitology. 115: 68-75

Teixeira, L., Marques, A., Meireles, C.S., Seabra, R., Rodrigues, D., Madureira, P., Faustino, A.M.R., Silva, C., Ribeiro, A., Ferreira, P., Coreia-da-Costa, J.M., Canada, N., Vilanova, M. (2005) Characterization of the B-cell immune response elicited in BALB/c mice challenged with Neospora caninum tachyzoites. Immunology. 116:38-52