Erika Suzuki
Adjunct Professor
Laboratory: Cell Biology of Fungus-Host Interaction
Phone: 55 11 5576-4848 Ext. 2931
E-mail: [email protected]
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3545915337077337
Research ID:http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-3456-2008
Google Academic:http://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=poGepVYAAAAJ
Research Interests
Cell mechanisms involved in the interaction of pathogenic fungi and epithelial cells
Summary
During the interaction between epithelial cells and human pathogenic fungi, several events, such as fungal adhesion and induction of cytokine secretion, may occur in the cell host, leading to the establishment of an infection. Our aim is to investigate which molecules and signaling pathways are involved in these processes.
Recent Publications
- Oliveira P, Juliano MA, Tanaka AS, Carmona AK, Dos Santos SM, de Barros BC, Maza PK, Puccia R, Suzuki E. Paracoccidioides brasiliensis induces cytokine secretion in epithelial cells in a protease-activated receptor-dependent (PAR) manner. Med Microbiol Immunol. 2017;206(2):149-156.
- Maza PK, Suzuki E. Histoplasma capsulatum-induced cytokine secretion in lung epithelial cells is dependent on host integrins, Src-Family Kinase activation, and membrane raft recruitment. Front Microbiol. 2016;7:580.
- Barros BC, Maza PK, Alcantara C, Suzuki E. Paracoccidioides brasiliensis induces recruitment of α3 and α5 integrins into epithelial cell membrane rafts, leading to cytokine secretion. Microbes Infect. 2016;18(1):68-77.
- Alcantara C, Maza PK, Barros BC, Suzuki E. Role of protein kinase C in cytokine secretion by lung epithelial cells during infection with Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. Pathog Dis. 2015;73(7). pii: ftv045.
