Author

Lener Santos da Silva

Institutions: Universidade Nilton Lins, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas

Observed institutions: Fundação de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nilton Lins, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas

ORCID: 0000-0003-2545-2911

Observed ORCID: 0000-0003-2545-2911

OpenAlex ID: A5073036113

Distinct plasma chemokines and cytokines signatures in Leishmania guyanensis-infected patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis

2022 · Tirza Gabrielle Ramos de Mesquita, José do Espírito Santo Junior, et al. · Frontiers in Immunology · 22

Single nucleotide polymorphisms of the genes IL-2, IL-2RB, and JAK3 in patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (V.) guyanensis in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

2019 · Felipe Jules de Araújo Santos, Lener Santos da Silva, et al. · PLoS ONE · 18

TREM1 rs2234237 (Thr25Ser) Polymorphism in Patients with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania guyanensis: A Case-Control Study in the State of Amazonas, Brazil

2021 · José do Espírito Santo Júnior, Tirza Gabrielle Ramos de Mesquita, et al. · Pathogens · 11

IL-23RVariant rs11805303 Is Associated With Susceptibility to the Development of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis inLeishmania guyanensis–Infected Individuals

2021 · Lener Santos da Silva, José do Espírito Santo Júnior, et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 8

A fine mapping of single nucleotide variants and haplotype analysis of IL13 gene in patients with Leishmania guyanensis-cutaneous leishmaniasis and plasma cytokines IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13

2023 · José do Espírito Santo Junior, Josué Lacerda de Souza, et al. · Frontiers in Immunology · 6

Variants of NOD2 in Leishmania guyanensis-infected patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis and correlations with plasma circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines

2023 · Tirza Gabrielle Ramos de Mesquita, José do Espírito Santo Junior, et al. · PLoS ONE · 4

Genetic analysis of IFNG-AS1 implicates opposite effects to Leishmania guyanensis-cutaneous leishmaniasis: rs4913269 confers protection while rs7134599 enhances susceptibility and correlates with high plasma IL-4 and IL-10 levels

2025 · Marcus Vinitius de Farias Guerra, Josué Lacerda de Souza, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 3

Variants of CARD8 in Leishmania guyanensis-cutaneous leishmaniasis and influence of the variants genotypes on circulating plasma cytokines IL-1β, TNFα and IL-8

2023 · Héctor David Graterol Sequera, Josué Lacerda de Souza, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 3

Contrasting Genetic Effects Within STAT4 Define Susceptibility and Protection in Leishmania guyanensis Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

2026 · Lener Santos da Silva, Josué Lacerda de Souza, et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Correction: Genetic analysis of IFNG-AS1 implicates opposite effects to Leishmania guyanensis-cutaneous leishmaniasis: rs4913269 confers protection while rs7134599 enhances susceptibility and correlates with high plasma IL-4 and IL-10 levels

2025 · Marcus Vinitius de Farias Guerra, Josué Lacerda de Souza, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Caspase-1 Variants and Plasma IL-1β in Patients with Leishmania guyanensis Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Amazonas

2024 · Josué Lacerda de Souza, Marcus Vinitius de Farias Guerra, et al. · International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Works count: 11

Citation count: 75

H-index: 5

I10-index: 3