• Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Dentists in Latin America’s Epicenter: São Paulo, Brazil 

      Rodrigues de Araujo, Carlos Ariel; Viana Ribeiro, Danielle; Boina de Oliveira, Danielle; Silva de Castilho, Gabriela; Jimenez, Manuel; Kerber Tedesco, Tamara; Camillo Jordão, Maisa; Fernandes Novaes, Tatiane; da Costa Palacio, Danielle; Heller, Debora (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022)
      The present study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of stress and anxiety symptoms among dentists during the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. A structured questionnaire was sent ...
    • Saliva in the Diagnosis of COVID-19: A Review and New Research Directions 

      Leci Fernandes, Larissa; Bordallo Pacheco, Valeria; Borges, Leandro; Athwal, H.K.; de Paula Eduardo, F.; Bezinelli, L.; Jiménez, Manuel ; Dame-Teixeira, N.; Lombaert, I.M.A.; Heller, Debora (Journal of Dental Research, 12/2020)
      This review presents literature that highlights saliva's utility as a biofluid in the diagnosis and monitoring of COVID-19. A systematic search was performed in 5 electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, LILACS, Scopus, and ...
    • Salivary Proteome, Inflammatory, and NETosis Biomarkers in Older Adult Practitioners and Nonpractitioners of Physical Exercise 

      Pacheco, Valeria B.; Nery, Giulia; Fernandes, Larissa L.; Santana, Thais V.; Jimenez, Manuel; Borges, Leandro; Hatanaka, Elaine; Braga, Pedro; Monteiro, Fernanda R.; Amaral, Jônatas B.; Alves, Luana S.; Bachi, André L. L.; Gomes Da Silva, Sérgio; Birbrair, Alexander; Heller, Debora (Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2022)
      Since aging has been associated with increased production of inflammatory biomarkers, the ability to monitor older adults repeatedly is highly desirable, and saliva is an interesting biofluid for the search of biomarkers, ...
    • SARS-CoV-2: A Promising Path in Salivary Diagnosis 

      Leci Fernandes, Larissa; Borges, Leandro; Bordallo Pacheco, Valeria; Bernardes, Alessandra; Rosa Ribeiro, Rafaela; Jiménez, Manuel ; Heller, Debora (Open Dentistry Journal, 2020)
      Since March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) established the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2; previously provisionally named 2019 novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV) disease (COVID-19) as ...