Publicações Científicas
Publicações Científicas
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2019-2025
Cibreiros MPC, Leão MHC, Mermelstein C, Costa ML. Show me the image: a systematic analysis on how results are represented in publications from different fields of biomedical and biological research. An Acad Bras Cienc. 2025 Mar 17;97(1):e20241023. doi: 10.1590/0001-3765202520241023. PMID: 40105642.
Gomes G, Andrade ACS, Vieira PC, Spineli MN, Costa ML, Mermelstein C. DMSO induces major morphological and physiological alterations in zebrafish embryos. PLoS One. 2025 Aug 18;20(8):e0330348. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0330348. PMID: 40824954; PMCID: PMC12360551.
Bagri KM, Aprigio BV, Guillo M, Brito J, Costa ML, Mermelstein C. Geldanamycin inhibits in vivo and in vitro chick skeletal myogenesis. Dev Biol. 2025 Jun;522:20-29. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2025.02.018. Epub 2025 Mar 7. PMID: 40058749.
Uvaol attenuates TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human alveolar epithelial cells by modulating expression and membrane localization of β-catenin. Patrícia Gonçalves Tenório L, Xavier FHDC, Silveira Wagner M, Moreira Bagri K, Alves Ferreira EG, Galvani R, Mermelstein C, Bonomo AC, Savino W, Barreto E. Front Pharmacol. 2025 Jan 7;15:1504556. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1504556. eCollection 2024. PMID: 39840107.
Lysosomes accumulate at the perinuclear region of muscle cells during chick myogenesis. Bagri KM, Pereira MG, Leichtweis KS, Abreu JG, Costa ML, Mermelstein C. Cell Biol Int. 2024 Nov;48(11):1625-1636. doi: 10.1002/cbin.12238. Epub 2024 Sep 9. PMID: 39252384.
Rotenone inhibits embryonic chick myogenesis in a ROS-dependent mechanism. Bagri KM, de Andrade Abraham C, Santos AT, da Silva WS, Costa ML, Mermelstein C. Tissue Cell. 2024 Aug;89:102423. doi: 10.1016/j.tice.2024.102423. Epub 2024 May 27. PMID: 38875923.
Evaluating the dissemination of evolutionary biology concepts in medicine. Mermelstein C, Costa ML, Coutinho CC. Braz J Med Biol Res. 2023 Oct 27;56:e13052. doi: 10.1590/1414-431X2023e13052. eCollection 2023. PMID: 37909498.
Manganese Exposure Induces Cellular Aggregates and the Accumulation of β-Catenin in Skin of Zebrafish Embryos. Gomes G, Oliveira JL, Costa ML, Mermelstein C, Feitosa NM. Zebrafish. 2023 Aug;20(4):160-168. doi: 10.1089/zeb.2022.0056. Epub 2023 Jul 5. PMID: 37406179
Blood meal digestion and changes in lipid reserves are associated with the post-ecdysis development of the flight muscle and ovary in young adults of Rhodnius prolixus. Braz V, Selim L, Gomes G, Costa ML, Mermelstein C, Gondim KC. J Insect Physiol. 2023 Apr;146:104492. doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2023.104492. Epub 2023 Feb 17. PMID: 36801397.
Improving quantification of myotube width and nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio in myogenesis research. Jurberg AD, Gomes G, Seixas MR, Mermelstein C, Costa ML. Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 2023 Mar;230:107354. doi: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2023.107354. Epub 2023 Jan 13. PMID: 36682109.
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition as a learning paradigm of cell biology. Carvalho Leão MH, Costa ML, Mermelstein C. Cell Biol Int. 2023 Feb;47(2):352-366. doi: 10.1002/cbin.11967. Epub 2022 Nov 30. PMID: 36411367.
Gomes G, Seixas MR, Azevedo S, Audi K, Jurberg AD, Mermelstein C, Costa ML. What does desmin do: A bibliometric assessment of the functions of the muscle intermediate filament. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2022 Feb 7:15353702221075035. doi: 10.1177/15353702221075035. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35130760.
Azevedo S, Seixas MR, Jurberg AD, Mermelstein C, Costa ML. Do medicine and cell biology talk to each other? A study of vocabulary similarities between fields. Braz J Med Biol Res. 2021 Oct 18;54(12):e11728. doi: 10.1590/1414-431X2021e11728. PMID: 34669784; PMCID: PMC8521539.
Costa ML, Mermelstein C. The perinuclear region concentrates disordered proteins with predicted phase separation distributed in a 3D network of cytoskeletal filaments and organelles. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Res. 2022 Jan;1869(1):119161. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2021.119161. Epub 2021 Oct 14. PMID: 34655689.
Gomes G, Bagri KM, de Andrade Rosa I, Jurberg AD, Mermelstein C, Costa ML. Activation of YAP regulates muscle fiber size in a PKC-dependent mechanism during chick in vitro myogenesis. J Muscle Res Cell Motil. 2021 Aug 19. doi: 10.1007/s10974-021-09608-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34410584.
Costa ML, Jurberg AD, Mermelstein C. The Role of Embryonic Chick Muscle Cell Culture in the Study of Skeletal Myogenesis. Front Physiol. 2021 May 20;12:668600. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.668600. PMID: 34093232; PMCID: PMC8173222.
Monteiro, A.; Azevedo, S.; Seixas, M.; Costa, M.L.; Mermelstein, Cs. A comparative study on the use of microscopy in pharmacology and cell biology research. PLoS One, v.16, p.e0245795, 2021. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245795.
de Andrade Rosa I, Corrêa S, Costa ML, Mermelstein C. The scaffolding protein calpain-3 has multiple distributions in embryonic chick muscle cells and it is essential for the formation of muscle fibers. Tissue Cell. 2020 Dec;67:101436. doi: 10.1016/j.tice.2020.101436. Epub 2020 Sep 1. PMID: 32932207.
Bagri KM, Rosa IA, Corrêa S, Yamashita A, Brito J, Bloise F, Costa ML, Mermelstein C. Acidic Compartment Size, Positioning, and Function during Myogenesis and Their Modulation by the Wnt/Beta-Catenin Pathway. Biomed Res Int. 2020 Jun 20;2020:6404230. doi: 10.1155/2020/6404230. PMID: 32685512; PMCID: PMC7322607.
Borges, P.A.; Waclawiak, I.; Georgii, J.L.; Fraga Junior, V.S.; Barros, J.F.; Lemos, F.S.; Abrahao, T.R.; Saraiva,E.; Takyia, C.; Silva, R.C.; Penido, C.; Mermelstein, Claudia; Fernandes, José Roberto Meyer; Canto, F.; Neves, J.S.; Mello P; Canetti, C.; Benjamim, C. Adenosine Diphosphate Improves Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice Through P2Y12 Receptor Activation. Frontiers in Immunology, v.1, p.22 march-12, 2021.
Costa ML, de Andrade Rosa I, Andrade L, Mermelstein C, C Coutinho C. Distinct interactions between epithelial and mesenchymal cells control cell morphology and collective migration during sponge epithelial to mesenchymal transition. J Morphol. 2020 Feb;281(2):183-195. doi: 10.1002/jmor.21090. Epub 2019 Dec 19. PMID: 31854473.
Gaglianone, R.B.; Bloise, F.F.; Lagrota-Candido, J.; Mermelstein, C S; Quirico, T. Persistent mdx diaphragm alterations are accompanied by increased expression and activity of calcium and muscle-specific proteins. Histology And Histopathology, v.1, p.1-12, 2021.
Contriciani, R.E.; Veiga, F.C.; Amaral, M.; Castelucci, B.G.; Souza, L.M.; Jesus, M.B.; Consonni, S.R.; Mermelstein C S; Collares-Buzato, C.B.; Dietrich, S.; Alvares, L.E. Dact1 is expressed during chicken and mouse skeletal myogenesis and modulated in human muscle diseases. Comparative Biochemistry And Physiology B-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, p.110645, 2021.
Gaglianone, R.B.; Bloise, F.F.; Ortiga-Carvalho, T.M.; Quirico T.; Costa, M.L.; Mermelstein, Claudia. Comparative study of calcium and calcium-related enzymes with differentiation markers in different ages and muscle types in mdx mice. Histology And Histopathology, v.34, p.1-15, 2020.
Gomes, L.; Viana, L.; Lima, J.; Mermelstein, C; Atella, G.; Fialho, E. Resveratrol Modifies Lipid Composition of Two Cancer Cell Lines. Biomed Research International, v.2020, p.1-10, 2020.
Ferreira, B.J.; Lannes-Costa, P.S.; Santos, G.S.; Mermelstein, C.; Lamas, M.E.; Nagao, P.E. Involvement of lipid microdomains in human endothelial cell infected by Streptococcus agalactiae. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, v.115, p.1-15, 2020.
Campos, F.; Rodrigues Fmp; Reis, A.H.; Atella, G.; Mermelstein, Claudia S; Allodi S; Cavalcanti, Leny Alves. Lipid rafts from olfactory ensheathing cells: molecular composition and possible roles. Cellular And Molecular Neurobiology, v.1, p.1-12, 2020.
Martins-Cardoso, K.; Almeida, V.; Bagri, K.; Rossi, M.I.D.; Mermelstein, C; Konig, S.; Monteiro, R.Q. Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) Promote Pro-Metastatic Phenotype in Human Breast Cancer Cells through Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition. Cancers, v.12, p.1-16, 2020.
Gaglianone, R.B.; Santos, A.T.; Bloise, F.F.; Ortiga-Carvalho, T.M.; Costa, M.L.; Quirico, T.; Silva, W.S.; Mermelstein, C. Reduced mitochondrial respiration and increased calcium deposits in the EDL muscle, but not in soleus, from 12-week-old dystrophic mdx mice. Scientific Reports, v.9, p.1986, 2019.
Bastos, U.M.C.; Andrade, I.R.; Teixeira Jdo; Goncalves, G.; Costa, M.L.; Quintas, L.; Mermelstein, C. Isoproterenol induces an increase in muscle fiber size by the proliferation of Pax7-positive cells and in a mTOR-independent mechanism. Cell Biology International, p.1, 2019.
Santos-Silva, A.; Rodrigues, F.M.P.; Mermelstein, C.; Allodi S; Barradas, P.C.; Cavalcanti, Leny Alves. A role for gangliosides and beta1 integrin in the motility of olfactory ensheathing glia. Journal Of Anatomy, v.235, p.1-7, 2019.
Gomes, L.; Sorgine, M.; Passos, C.L.A.; Ferreira, C.; Andrade, I.R.; Lima, J.; Atella, G.C.; Mermelstein C S; Fialho, E. Increase in fatty acids and flotillins upon resveratrol treatment of human breast cancer cells. Scientific Reports, v.9, p.13960, 2019.
2011-2018
Andrade, I.R.; Correa, S.; Fontenelle. M.; Teixeira Jdo; Abdelhay, E.S.F.W.; Costa, M.L.; Mermelstein, C. γ-secretase inhibition induces muscle hypertrophy in a Notch-independent mechanism. Proteomics, v.1, p.1-11, 2018.
Rondon, A.M.; Almeida, V.H.; Gomes, T.; Vercoza, B.R.; Carvalho, R.S.; Konig, S.; Rodrigues, J.C.; Mermelstein, C S; Versteeg, H.H.; Monteiro, R.Q. Tissue factor mediates microvesicles shedding from MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications, v.31205, p.1, 2018.
Guerra, R.; Guerra, F.S.; Mermelstein C S; Fernandes, P.D.; Bastos, I.T.S.; Costa, F.N.; Barroso, R.C.R.; Ferreira, F.F.; Fraga, C.A.M. Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of novel isoquinoline N -sulphonylhydrazones designed as ROCK inhibitors. Journal Of Enzyme Inhibition And Medicinal Chemistry, v.33, p.1181-1193, 2018.
Teixeira Jdo; Andrade, I.R.; Brito, J.M.; Maia, Yrms; Manso, P.P.A.; Machado, M.P.; Costa, Manoel Luis; C S Mermelstein. Sonic Hedgehog signaling and Gli-1 during embryonic chick myogenesis. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications, p.1-17, 2018.
Mermelstein, Claudia; Costa, Manoel Luis. Analysis of undergraduate cell biology contents in Brazilian public universities. Cell Biology International (Print), v.1, p.1-8, 2017.
Yamashita Am; Ancillotti, M.T.C.; Freitas, C.F.; Rangel, L.P.; Fontenelle. M.; Possidonio A.C.B.; Soares, C.P.;Sorenson, Martha; Mermelstein, C.; Nogueira, L. Balance between S-nitrosylation and denitrosylation modulates myoblast proliferation independently of soluble guanylyl cyclase activation. American Journal Of Physiology-Cell Physiology, p.ajpcell.00140., 2017.
Coutinho C.; Andrade, I.R.; Teixeira Jdo; Andrade, L.; Costa, M.L.; Mermelstein, Claudia. Cellular migration, transition and interaction during regeneration of the sponge Hymeniacidon heliophila. PLoS One, v.12, p.e0178350, 2017.
Wanick, R.; Mermelstein, Claudia S; Andrade, I.R.; Santelli, R.E.; Paranhos, R.P.R.; Coutinho C. Distinct histomorphology for growth arrest and digitate outgrowth in cultivated. (Porifera: Demospongiae). Journal of Morphology, V.1, p.1-12, 2017.
Guerra, Fabiana Sélos; Oliveira, Ramon Guerra De; Fraga, Carlos Alberto Manssour; Mermelstein, Claudia Dos Santos; Fernandes, Patricia Dias. ROCK inhibition with Fasudil induces beta-catenin nuclear translocation and inhibits cell migration of MDA-MB 231 human breast cancer cells. Scientific Reports, v.7, p.13723, 2017.
Morris, Eduardo A. Rios; Bodin, Stéphane; Delaval, Bénédicte; Comunale, Franck; Georget, Virginie; Costa, Manoel L.; Lutfalla, Georges; Gauthier-Rouvière, Cécile. Flotillins control zebrafish epiboly through their role in cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion. Biology of the Cell, v. 1, p. 1, 2017.
Wajsenzon, I.; Carvalho, L.; Biancalana, A.; Mermelstein, C.S.; Araujo, E.G.; Allodi S. Culture of neural cells of the eyestalk of a mangrove crab is optimized on poly-L-ornithine substrate. Cytotechnology, v.1, p.1-14, 2016.
Possidonio A.C.B.; Soares, C.P.; Fontenelle. M.; Morris, E.A.R.; Mouly, V.; Costa, M.L.; Mermelstein, C. Knockdown of Lmo7 inhibits chick myogenesis. FEBS Letters (Print), p.n/a-n/a, 2016.
Guerra, F.S.; Sampaio, L.S.; Konig, S.; Bonamino, M.; Rossi, M.I.D.; Costa, Manoel L.; Fernandes, P.D.; Mermelstein CS. Membrane cholesterol depletion reduces breast tumor cell migration by a mechanism that involves non-canonical Wnt signaling and IL-10 secretion. Translational Medicine Communications, v.1, p.1-10, 2016.
Campos, L.M.; Rios, E.A.; Guapyassu, L.; Midlej V; Atella, G.; Herculano-Houzel, S.; Benchimol, Marlene; Mermelstein C.; Costa, M.L. Alterations in zebrafish development induced by simvastatin: Comprehensive morphological and physiological study, focusing on muscle. Experimental Biology and Medicine (Maywood, N.J.: Print), p.1-11, 2016.
Bonfim, D.C.; Dias, R.B.; Fortuna-Costa, A.; Chicaybam, L.; Lopes, D.V.; Dutra, H.; Borojevic, R.; Bonamino, M.; Mermelstein, C.S.; Rossi, M.I.D. PS1/ γ -Secretase-Mediated Cadherin Cleavage Induces β -Catenin Nuclear Translocation and Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells. Stem Cells International, v.2016, p.1-14, 2016.
Ojima K; Lin, Z.; Andrade, I.R.; Costa, M.L.; Mermelstein, C. Distinctive Effects of Cytochalasin B in Chick Primary Myoblasts and Fibroblasts. Plos One, v.11, p.e0154109, 2016.
Campos, L.M.; Rios, E.A.; Midlej V; Benchmol, M.; Mermelstein Cs; Costa, M.L. Structural Analysis of Alterations in Zebrafish Muscle Differentiation Induced by Simvastatin and Their Recovery with Cholesterol. The Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, p.1, 2015.
Oliveira, T.N.; Possidonio A.C.B.; Soares, C.P.; Ayres, R.; Costa, M.L.; Quintas, L.; Mermelstein, C. The Role of Na+/K+-ATPase during Chick Skeletal Myogenesis. Plos One, v.10, p.e0120940, 2015.
Buffolo, M.; Possidonio A.C.B.; Mermelstein, C; Marcolla, Helena Araújo . A conserved role for Calpains during myoblast fusion. Genesis (New York, N.Y.2000.Print), v.1, p.1-1, 2015.
Abrunhosa, V.; Soares, C.P.; Possidonio A.C.B.; Alvarenga, A.V.; Costa-Felix, R.; Costa, M.L.; Mermelstein, C. Induction of Skeletal Muscle Differentiation In Vitro by Therapeutic Ultrasound. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, p.1105, 2014.
Possidonio A.C.B.; Miranda, M.; Gregoracci, G.B.; Thompson, F.L.; Costa, Manoel Luis; Mermelstein, C.S. Cholesterol depletion induces transcriptional changes during skeletal muscle differentiation. BMC Genomics, v.15, p.544, 2014.
Araujo, G.L.; Vieira, A.E.D. ; Barreiro, E.J. ; Lima, L.M.; Cardoso, C.N. ; Emiliano, N.F. ; Martins, M.T. ; Souza, S.S. ; De Souza, A.M. ; Berto Jr, C.; Costa, M. L.; Campos, Laise Monteiro; França, F. D.; Tagliati, C.A. Toxicological in vitro and subchronic evaluation of LASSBio-596. Food and Chemical Toxicology, v. 1, p. 1, 2014.
Possidonio A.C.B.; Soares, C.P.; Portilho, D.M.; Midlej, Victor; Benchimol, Marlene; Butler-Browne G; Costa, Manoel L.; Mermelstein, C. Differences in the Expression and Distribution of Flotillin-2 in Chick, Mice and Human Muscle Cells. Plos One, v.9, p.e103990, 2014.
Santos, A.A.Q.A.; Braga Neto M; Oliveira, M.; Freire, R.; Barros, E.; Santiago, T.; Rebelo, L.; Mermelstein, C; Warren, C.; Guerrant, R.L.; Brito, G.A. Glutamine and Alanyl-Glutamine Increase Rho A Expression and Improve Clostridium Difficile Toxin A Induced Intestinal Epithelial Cell Damage. BIOMED RES INT, v.2013, p.152052, 2013.
Reis, V.M.; Oliveira, L.S.; Passos, R.M.F.; Bessa, N.; Mermelstein, C; Santana, C.; Pereira, R.C.; Paradas, W.C.; Thompson, F.L.; Amado Filho, G.M.; Salgado, L.T. Traffic of Secondary Metabolites to Cell Surface in the Red Alga Laurencia dendroidea Depends on a Two-Step Transport by the Cytoskeleton. Plos One, v.8, p.e63929, 2013.
Filgueiras, M.C.; Morrot A.; Soares, P.M.G.; Costa, M.L.; Mermelstein, Claudia S. Effects of 5-Fluorouracil in Nuclear and Cellular Morphology, Proliferation, Cell Cycle, Apoptosis, Cytoskeletal and Caveolar Distribution in Primary Cultures of Smooth Muscle Cells. Plos One, v.8, p.e63177, 2013.
Palmero, C.; Alves, L.; Barroso, M.S.; Santos, C.A.N.; Souza, E.C.L.; Machado, D.; Palumbo, A.; Portilho, D.M.; Mermelstein, Cláudia S.; Takyia Cm; Carvalho, D.P.; Hochman, C.; Coelho, Tatiana Sampaio; Nasciutti, L.E. The follicular thyroid cell line PCCL3 responds differently to laminin and to polylaminin, a polymer of laminin assembled in acidic pH. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology (Print), v.4, p.1-10, 2013.
Soares, Carolina Pontes; Midlej, Victor; Oliveira, Maria Eduarda Weschollek De; Benchimol, Marlene; COSTA, Manoel Luis; MERMELSTEIN, C .2D and 3D-Organized Cardiac Cells Shows Differences in Cellular Morphology, Adhesion Junctions, Presence of Myofibrils and Protein Expression. Plos One, v.7, p.e38147, 2012.
Portilho, Débora M.; Soares, C.P.; Morrot A.; Thiago L; Butler-Browne G; Savino, W.; Costa, M.L.; Mermelstein, C.S. Cholesterol depletion by methyl-b-cyclodextrin enhances cell proliferation and increases the number of desmin-positive cells in myoblast cultures. European Journal of Pharmacology, v.694, p.1-12, 2012.
Yu, Y.; Santos, L.M.; Mattiace, L.A.; Costa, M.L.; Ferreira, L.C.; Benabou, K; Kim, A.H.; Abrahams, J.; Bennett, M.V. L.; Rozental, R. Reentrant spiral waves of spreading depression cause macular degeneration in hypoglycemic chicken retina. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, v. 109, p. 2585-2589, 2012.
Possidonio A.C.B.; Senna, M.L.; Portilho, Débora Morueco; Soares, C.P.; Sampaio, L.S.; Lamas, M.E.; Branco, M.T.L.C.; Costa, M.L.; Mermelstein, Claudia S. Α-Cyclodextrin enhances myoblast fusion and muscle differentiation by the release of IL-4. Cytokine, v.55, p.280-287, 2011.
1986-2010
Thiago L; Mendes Fa; Portilho, Débora Morueco; Abreu, J.G.; Mermelstein, C; Rossi, M.I.D.; Borojevic, R. The Wnt signaling pathway regulates Nalm-16 b-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemic cell line survival and etoposide resistance. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, v.64, p.63-72, 2010.
Hohn Neto, A.R.; Zancan, P.; Martins Er; Salgado, L.T.; Mermelstein, C.S.; Gomes, A.M.O.; Sola-Penna, M. Filamentous actin and its associated binding proteins are the stimulatory site for 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase association within the membrane of human erythrocytes. Biochimie (Paris.Print), v.92, p.538-544, 2010.
Soares, C.P.; Portilho, Débora Morueco; Sampaio L.; Lamas, M.E.; Morales M; Costa, M.L.; Mermelstein, Claudia S. Membrane cholesterol depletion by methyl-beta-cyclodextrin enhances the expression of cardiac differentiation markers. Cells Tissues Organs (Print), v.192, p.187-199, 2010.
Pereira Ecs; Campos, L.M.; Vannier Dos Santos Ma; Mermelstein, C.S.; Costa, M.L. Distribution of cytoskeletal and adhesion proteins in adult zebrafish skeletal muscle. HISTOLOGY AND HISTOPATHOLOGY, v.24, p.187-196, 2009.
Narciso, M.S.; Mietto, B.S.; Marques, S.A.; Soares, C.P.; Mermelstein, C.S.; El-Cheik M.; Martinez AM. Sciatic nerve regeneration is accelerated in galectin-3 knockout mice. Experimental Neurology, v.217, p.7-15, 2009.
Costa, M.L.; Escaleira, R.C.; Jazenko F; Mermelstein, C.S. Cell adhesion in zebrafish myogenesis: Distribution of intermediate filaments, microfilaments, intracellular adhesion structures and extracellular matrix. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton (Print), v.65, p.801-815, 2008.
Mermelstein, Cláudia S.; Portilho, Débora M.; Mendes, Fábio A.; Costa, Manoel L.; Abreu, José Garcia .Wnt/beta-catenin pathway activation and myogenic differentiation are induced by cholesterol depletion. Differentiation (London), Estados Unidos, v.75, n.1, p.184-192, 2007.
Souza, Aline R.C.; Kozlowski, Eliene O.; Cerqueira, Vinicius R.; Castelo-Branco, Morgana T.L.; Costa, Manoel L.; Pavão, Mauro S.G. Chondroitin sulfate and keratan sulfate are the major glycosaminoglycans present in the adult zebrafish Danio rerio (Chordata-Cyprinidae). Glycoconjugate Journal, v. 24, n.1, p. 521-530, 2007.
Portilho, D; Martins, E; Costa, M; Mermelstein, C. A soluble and active form of Wnt-3a protein is involved in myogenic differentiation after cholesterol depletion. FEBS Letters (Print), v.581, p.5787-5795, 2007.
Mermelstein, Cláudia S.; Andrade, Leonardo R.; Portilho, Debora M.; Costa, Manoel L. Desmin filaments are stably associated with the outer nuclear surface in chick myoblasts.Cell and Tissue Research, Springer-Verlag, v.323, n.2, p.351-357, 2006.
Mermelstein, Claudia S.; Martins, Eliane R.; Portilho, Debora M.; Costa, Manoel L. Association between the muscle-specific proteins desmin and caveolin-3 in muscle cells. Cell and Tissue Research, Alemanha, v.327, n.1, p.343-351, 2006.
Mermelstein, Claudia S.; Portilho, Debora M.; Medeiros, Rommel B.; Matos, Aline R.; Einicker-Lamas, Marcelo; Tortelote, Giovane G.; Vieyra, Adalberto; Costa, Manoel L. Cholesterol depletion by methyl-beta-cyclodextrin enhances myoblast fusion and induces the formation of myotubes with disorganized nuclei. Cell and Tissue Research, Alemanha, v.319, n.2, p.289-297, 2005.
Mermelstein, C.S.; Costa, Manoel Luis; Escaleira, Roberta Da Costa; Cataldo A; Oliveira F. Desmin: molecular interactions and putative functions of the muscle intermediate filament protein. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, Brasil, v.37, n.12, p.1819-1830, 2004.
Mermelstein, C.S.; Costa, Manoel Luis; Escaleira, R.C.; Manasfi, Muhamed; Souza LFA. Cytoskeletal and cellular adhesion proteins in zebrafish (Danio rerio) myogenesis. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, São Paulo - Brasil, v.36, n.8, p.1117-1120, 2003.
Mermelstein, C.S.; Amaral, L.M.; Rebello, Maria Ines Lopes; Reis Jsn; Borojevic, R.; Costa, Manoel Luis. Changes in cell shape, cytoskeletal proteins and adhesion sites of cultured cells after extracellular Ca2+ chelation. Brazilian Journal Of Medical And Biological Research, Brasil, v.36, n.7, p.1111-1116, 2003.
Costa, Manoel Luis; Escaleira, Roberta Da Costa; Rodrigues, Viviane Batista; Manasfi, Muhamed; Mermelstein, C.S. Some distinctive features of zebrafish myogenesis based on unexpected distributions of the muscle cytoskeletal proteins actin, myosin, desmin, alpha-actinin, troponin and titin. Mechanisms Of Development, Irlanda, v.116, p.95-104, 2002.
Costa, M.M.B.; Costa, Manoel Luis; Firman, C.M.G.; Mermelstein, C.S. Volumetric quantification of the gastric emptying: computer-based method for generation of volumetric index from fluoroscopic images. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, Irlanda, v.65, p.153-161, 2001.
Mermelstein, C.S.; Brito, J.M.; Tempone, A.J.; Borojevic, R. Mast cells can revert dexamethasone-mediated down-regulation of stem cell factor. European Journal of Pharmacology, Irlanda, v.414, p.105-112, 2001.
Mermelstein, C.S.; Guma, F.C.R.; Mello, T.G.; Fortuna, V.A.; Wofchuk, S.T.; Gottfried, C.; Guaragna, R.M.; Costa, Manoel Luis; Borojevic, R. Intermediate filaments modulation in an in vitro model of the hepatic stellate cell activation or conversion into the lipocyte phenotype. Biochemistry and Cell Biology (Print), Canada, v.79, n.4, p.409-417, 2001.
Sá, L.A.; Menezes, M.A.; Mermelstein, C.S. Expression of muscle-specific myosin heavy chain and myosin light chain 1 in the electric tissue of Electrophorus electricus (L.) in comparison with other vertebrate species. The Journal of Experimental Zoology (Print) (Cessou em 2002.Desmembrado em 2: ISSN 1548-8969 Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A e ISSN 1552-5007, Estados Unidos da América, v.290, p.227-233, 2001.
Mermelstein, C.S.; Borojevic, R.; Costa, Manoel Luis; Guma, F.C.R.; Mello, T.G.; Fortuna, V.A.; Guaragna, R.M. Induction of the lipocyte phenotype in murine hepatic stellate cells: reorganisation of the actin cytoskeleton. Cell and Tissue Research (Print), Estados Unidos da América, v.306, p.75-83, 2001.
Mermelstein, C.S.; Costa, Manoel Luis; Moura Neto, V. The cytoskeleton of the electric tissue of Electrophorus electricus, L. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Impresso), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, v.72, n.3, p.341-351, 2000.
Bellio, M.; Oliveira, A.C.S.C.; Mermelstein, C.S.; Capella, M.A.M.; Viola, J.P.B.; Levraud, J.P.; Reis, G.A.; Previato, J.O.; Previato, L.M. Costimulatory action of glycoinositolphospholipids from Trypanosoma cruzi: increased interleukin 2 secretion and induction of nuclear translocation of the nuclear factor of activated T cells 1.The Faseb Journal (Online), EUA, v.13, p.1627-1636, 1999.
Mermelstein, C.S.; Rodrigues, A.P.M.; Lamas, M.E.; Navarrete, R.E.B.; Farina, M.; Costa, M.L. Distribution of F-actin, α-actinin, tropomyosin, tubulin and organelles in Euglena gracilis by immunofluorescence microscopy. Tissue & Cell, ESTADOS UNIDOS, v.30, n.5, p.545-553, 1998.
Costa, M.L.; Mermelstein, C.S.; Froes-Ferrao, M.M.; Chagas, C.; Moura Neto, V. Differences in the isodesmin pattern between the electric organs of Electrophorus electricus L. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part B: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (Print), ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA, v.119, n.B, p.715-719, 1998.
Mermelstein, C.S.; Benchmol, M.; Taffarel, M.; R, C.M.C.; Chagas, C.; Moura Neto, V. Desmin and Actin Filaments in Membrane-Cytoskeletal Preparations of the Electric Tissue of Electrophorus electricus, L. Archives of Histology and Cytology, JAPAO, v.60, n.5, p.445-452, 1997.
Mermelstein, C.S.; Costa, M.L.; Chagas, C.; Moura Neto, V. Intermediate filament proteins in TPA-treated skeletal muscle cells in culture. Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility, INGLATERRA, v.17, p.199-206, 1996.
Mermelstein, C.S.; Cordeiro, M.C.R.; Benchimol, M.; Sa, A.; Taffarel, M.; Faria, M.V.C.; Chagas, C.; Moura Neto, V. Desmin filaments in the electrocytes of the electric organ of the electric eel Electrophorus electricus. Cell and Tissue Research (Print), ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA, v.285, p.387-393, 1996.
Pereira, M.C.P. ; Costa, M. L.; Chagas, C.; Meirelles, M.N.L. Myofibrillar Breakdown And Cytoskeletal Alterations In Heart Muscle Cells During Invasion By Trypanosoma Cruzi: Imunological And Ultra- Structural Study. Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology, v. 25, p. 559-569, 1993.
Choi, J.; Costa, M.L.; C.S. Mermelstein; Chagas, C.; Holtzer, S.; Holtzer, H. MyoD Converts Primary Dermal Fibroblasts, Chondroblasts, Smooth Muscle and Retinal Pigmented Epithelial Cells into Striated Mononucleated Myoblasts and Multinucleated Myotubes. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.Usa, Estados Unidos Da America, v.87, p.7988-7992, 1990.
Holtzer, H.; Schultheiss, T.; Dillulo, C.; Choi, J.; Costa, M.L.; Lu, M. Autonomous Expression Of The Differentiation Program Of Cells In The Cardiac And Skeletal Myogenic Lineages. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, v. 599, p. 158-169, 1990.
Mermelstein, C.S.; Moura Neto, V.; Chagas, C. Alpha-Actinine dans l'Organe Electrique de l'Electrophorus electricus, L. Comptes Rendues De La Academie Des Sciences De Paris, Paris, France, v.307, p.717-721, 1988.
Costa, M.L.; Moura Neto, V.; Chagas, C. Desmin Heterogeneity In The Main Organ Electrophorus Electricus, L.. Biochimie (Paris), v. 70, p. 783-789, 1988.
Costa, M.L.; Oliveira, M.M. ; Alberti, O.; Moura Neto, V.; Chagas, C. Caracterisation de La Desmine Dans L`Organe Electrique de L`Electro- Phorus Electricus, L.. Comptes Rendus de L´Academie des Sciences Serie III-Sciences de la Vie-Life Sciences, v. 303, p. 547-550, 1986.
Costa, M.L.; Alves, A.M.; Moura Neto, V.; Chagas, C. The Purification And Characterization Of Desmin In The Electrophorus Elctricus, L.. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, v. 57, p. 523-523, 1985.