Publications by authors named "Renata Pereira Costa"

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  • Cryptococcosis, caused by specific fungal species, leads to 181,000 deaths annually due to late diagnosis and limited treatment, highlighting the need for new antifungal agents like essential oils.
  • The study investigated how lavender essential oil (LEO) affects two strains of fungi, utilizing molecular evaluation through morphological and proteomics approaches.
  • Results showed that LEO induces a stressful environment; one strain exhibited changes in energy metabolism, while the other showed alterations in cellular architecture, indicating differences in their responses to the treatment.
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The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has become a global emergency issue for public health. This threat has led to an acceleration in related research and, consequently, an unprecedented volume of clinical and experimental data that include changes in gene expression resulting from infection. The SARS-CoV-2 infection database (SARSCOVIDB: https://sarscovidb.

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