Prof. Niels Olsen Saraiva Câmara

Department of Immunology – ICB IV

Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Professor of Immunology

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

2000 Ph.D. in Nephrology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil

1997 M.Sc. in Nephrology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil

1992 B.Sc. in Medicine, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Ceará, Brazil

Publications (Selected)

1. Leite, J.A., Bos, N.N., Menezes-Silva, L., Martins da Silva, E., Silva Leandro, G. and others. Th17 cells require the DNA repair sensor xeroderma pigmentosum complementation Group C to control oxidative DNA damage in a murine model. Nature Communications, 17(1), 3157, 2026.

2. Vale, F.Y.N., Miranda-Solé, C., Leal Nóbile, A., Usuda, J.N., Fonseca, D.L.M. and others. HTLV-1-Induced Neuroimmunome Correlates with Disease Progression and Severity. bioRxiv, 2026.
3. Mendonça-Gomes, J.M., Pereira, M.T., Menezes-Silva, L., Gonçalves, L.E.D. and others. DRP1-mediated mitochondrial fission integrates growth hormone signaling with metabolic and stress adaptation in triple-negative breast cancer. bioRxiv, 2026.
4. Menezes-Silva, L., Jeong, M., Carr, C., Schneider, R.M., Pires, S., Codo, A.C. and others. Hormonal rewiring of immunity during dietary restriction ensures host defense and systemic glucose conservation. Immunity, 59(3):700-716.e9, 2026.
5. de Queiroz, G.N., Lima, K., Cipelli, M., Tomaz, V., Cortez, L.G.F., Silva, M.F.B. and others. Metabolic reprogramming represents a targetable mechanism to overcome acquired resistance to venetoclax in acute myeloid leukemia. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Basis of Disease, 168065, 2025.
6. Silva-Sousa, T., Nakanishi Usuda, J., Al-Arawe, N., Hinterseher, I., Catar, R. and others. Artificial intelligence and systems biology analysis in stem cell research and therapeutics development. Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 14(10), szaf037, 2025.
7. Witcoski Junior, L., Paula, A.G.P., Lima, J.D., Amaral, M.A., Padovani, B.N. and others. Extraction of Ex Vivo Macrophages from the Renal Medulla of Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Zebrafish, 22(5):175-181, 2025.
8. Meirelles, M.G., Fénero, C.I.M., Nornberg, B.F., da Silveira, T.L.R., Kütter, M.T. and others. Growth hormone modulates epithelial intercellular junctions structure and intestinal permeability in zebrafish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 2025.
9. Fachi, J.L., Pral, L.P., Assis, H.C., Oliveira, S., Rodovalho, V.R., Dos Santos, J.A.C. and others. Hyperbaric oxygen augments susceptibility to C. difficile infection by impairing gut microbiota ability to stimulate the HIF-1α-IL-22 axis in ILC3. Gut Microbes, 16(1), 2297872, 2024.
10. Yang, Y., Miller, H., Byazrova, M.G., Cndotti, F., Benlagha, K., Camara, N.O.S. and others. The characterization of CD8+ T-cell responses in COVID-19. Emerging Microbes & Infections, 13(1), 2287118, 2024.
11. Barbosa, G.S.B., Câmara, N.O.S., Ledesma, F.L., Duarte Neto, A.N. and Dias, C.B. Vascular injury in glomerulopathies: the role of the endothelium. Frontiers in Nephrology, 4, 1396588, 2024.
12. Fernandes, B.H.V., Feitosa, N.M., Barbosa, A.P., Bomfim, C.G., Garnique, A.M.B. and others. Retraction notice to “Toxicity of spike fragments SARS-CoV-2 S protein for zebrafish: A tool to study its hazardous for human health?”[Sci. Total Environ. 813 (2022)/152345]. Science of The Total Environment, 957, 177653, 2024.
13. Mendes, N., Zanesco, A., Aguiar, C., Rodrigues-Luiz, G.F., Silva, D., Campos, J. and others. CXCR3-expressing myeloid cells recruited to the hypothalamus protect against diet-induced body mass gain and metabolic dysfunction. eLife, 13, RP95044, 2024.
14. Wang, X., Guan, F., Miller, H., Byazrova, M.G., Candotti, F., Benlagha, K. and others. The role of dendritic cells in COVID-19 infection. Emerging Microbes & Infections, 12(1), 2195019, 2023.
15. Lopes-Gonçalves, G., Costa-Pessoa, J.M., Pimenta, R., Tostes, A.F. and others. Evaluation of glomerular sirtuin-1 and claudin-1 in the pathophysiology of nondiabetic focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 22685, 2023.
16. do Amaral, M.A., Padovani, B.N., Paredes, L.C., Mendonça-Gomes, J.M. and others. Mitochondrial metabolic programming and crosstalk to nucleus. Current Tissue Microenvironment Reports, 4(4):65-76, 2023.
17. Cipelli, M., da Silva, E.M. and Câmara, N.O.S. Gut microbiota resilience mechanisms against pathogen infection and its role in inflammatory bowel disease. Current Clinical Microbiology Reports, 10(4):187-197, 2023.
18. Luvizotto, M.J., Menezes-Silva, L., Woronik, V., Monteiro, R.C. and Câmara, N.O.S. Gut-kidney axis in IgA nephropathy: Role on mesangial cell metabolism and inflammation. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 10, 993716, 2022.
19. Andrade-Silvaa, M., Watanabea, I.K.M. and Caˆmara, N.O.S. Canonical inflammasomes and noncanonical in kidney disease. In: Inflammasome Biology: Fundamentals, Role in Disease States, and Therapeutic, 2022.
20. Borges, L.P., Guimarães, A.G., Fonseca, D.L.M., Freire, P.P., Barreto, Í.D.C. and others. Cross-sectional analysis of students and school workers reveals a high number of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections during school reopening in Brazilian cities. Heliyon, 8(11), 2022.
21. Novikoff, S., Câmara, N.O.S. and Semedo-Kuriki, P. Stem Cells: Use in Nephrology. In: Innovations in Nephrology: Breakthrough Technologies in Kidney Disease Care, 2022.
22. de Sousa Fernandes, M.S., Santos, G.C.J., Filgueira, T.O., Gomes, D.A. and others. Cytokines and immune cells profile in different tissues of rodents induced by environmental enrichment: systematic review. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(19), 11986, 2022.

Personal Details

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WoS Researcher ID: AAX-3269-2020