Kalil Alves de Lima

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Kalil Alves de Lima is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Kalil Alves de Lima has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Immunology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Kalil Alves de Lima's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (4 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (4 papers). Kalil Alves de Lima is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (5 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (4 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (4 papers). Kalil Alves de Lima collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and United Kingdom. Kalil Alves de Lima's co-authors include Jonathan Kipnis, Andrea Francesca Salvador, Justin Rustenhoven, Jasmin Herz, Wendy Baker, Morgan Wall, Sandro Dá Mesquita, Fernando Q. Cunha, José C. Alves‐Filho and Thiago M. Cunha and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature reviews. Immunology and Nature Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Kalil Alves de Lima

27 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Neuromodulation by the immune system: a focus on cytokines

2021 231 citations Andrea Francesca Salvador, Kalil Alves de Lima et al. Nature reviews. Immunology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kalil Alves de Lima Brazil	19	532	452	413	239	226	28	1.5k
Omer Miller Israel	7	793 1.5×	515 1.1×	288 0.7×	214 0.9×	219 1.0×	7	1.4k
Igor Smirnov United States	12	848 1.6×	571 1.3×	316 0.8×	276 1.2×	492 2.2×	17	1.9k
Lucas K. Smith United States	13	606 1.1×	500 1.1×	720 1.7×	180 0.8×	195 0.9×	14	2.3k
Neta Rosenzweig Israel	6	1.1k 2.1×	516 1.1×	290 0.7×	451 1.9×	230 1.0×	8	1.7k
Sandro Dá Mesquita United States	15	557 1.0×	222 0.5×	299 0.7×	223 0.9×	472 2.1×	25	1.5k
Lukas Amann Germany	13	1.2k 2.2×	943 2.1×	506 1.2×	121 0.5×	262 1.2×	15	1.9k
Nora Hagemeyer Germany	14	1.5k 2.7×	1.2k 2.7×	584 1.4×	183 0.8×	195 0.9×	16	2.4k
Anita Patel United States	16	938 1.8×	439 1.0×	401 1.0×	88 0.4×	156 0.7×	21	1.6k
Sebastiaan De Schepper Belgium	10	826 1.6×	698 1.5×	420 1.0×	106 0.4×	196 0.9×	11	1.6k

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Menezes, Antônio da Silva, et al.. (2025). From Tissue to Transcriptome: A Systematic Review of Multi-Level Evidence for Immune Dysregulation in Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14(20). 7316–7316.

Rothhammer, Veit, Jessica E. Kenison, Zhaorong Li, et al.. (2021). Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation in Astrocytes by Laquinimod Ameliorates Autoimmune Inflammation in the CNS. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation. 8(2). 39 indexed citations

Mesquita, Sandro Dá, Jasmin Herz, Morgan Wall, et al.. (2021). Aging-associated deficit in CCR7 is linked to worsened glymphatic function, cognition, neuroinflammation, and β-amyloid pathology. Science Advances. 7(21). 113 indexed citations

Salvador, Andrea Francesca, Kalil Alves de Lima, & Jonathan Kipnis. (2021). Neuromodulation by the immune system: a focus on cytokines. Nature reviews. Immunology. 21(8). 526–541. 231 indexed citations breakdown →

Lima, Kalil Alves de, Justin Rustenhoven, & Jonathan Kipnis. (2020). Meningeal Immunity and Its Function in Maintenance of the Central Nervous System in Health and Disease. Annual Review of Immunology. 38(1). 597–620. 215 indexed citations

Donate, Paula B., Kalil Alves de Lima, Raphael Sanches Peres, et al.. (2020). Cigarette smoke induces miR-132 in Th17 cells that enhance osteoclastogenesis in inflammatory arthritis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(1). 43 indexed citations

Lima, Kalil Alves de, Justin Rustenhoven, Sandro Dá Mesquita, et al.. (2020). Meningeal γδ T cells regulate anxiety-like behavior via IL-17a signaling in neurons. Nature Immunology. 21(11). 1421–1429. 250 indexed citations

Leite, Caio A., José Maurício Mota, Kalil Alves de Lima, et al.. (2020). Paradoxical interaction between cancer and long-term postsepsis disorder: impairment of de novo carcinogenesis versus favoring the growth of established tumors. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 8(1). e000129–e000129. 5 indexed citations

Staurengo‐Ferrari, Larissa, Silvia Cellone Trevelin, Victor Fattori, et al.. (2018). Interleukin-33 Receptor (ST2) Deficiency Improves the Outcome of Staphylococcus aureus-Induced Septic Arthritis. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 962–962. 18 indexed citations

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Peres, Raphael Sanches, Paula B. Donate, Jhimmy Talbot, et al.. (2018). TGF-β signalling defect is linked to low CD39 expression on regulatory T cells and methotrexate resistance in rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Autoimmunity. 90. 49–58. 40 indexed citations

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Talbot, Jhimmy, Raphael Sanches Peres, Larissa G. Pinto, et al.. (2018). Smoking-induced aggravation of experimental arthritis is dependent of aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation in Th17 cells. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 20(1). 119–119. 48 indexed citations

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Rothhammer, Veit, Jessica E. Kenison, Emily Tjon, et al.. (2017). Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulation suppresses pathogenic astrocyte activation and chronic progressive CNS inflammation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(8). 2012–2017. 154 indexed citations

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Lima, Kalil Alves de, Gislane Lelis Vilela de Oliveira, Juliana Navarro Ueda Yaochite, et al.. (2016). Transcriptional profiling reveals intrinsic mRNA alterations in multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells isolated from bone marrow of newly-diagnosed type 1 diabetes patients. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 7(1). 92–92. 22 indexed citations

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Yaochite, Juliana Navarro Ueda, Kalil Alves de Lima, Carolina Caliári-Oliveira, et al.. (2016). Multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells from patients with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus exhibit preserved in vitro and in vivo immunomodulatory properties. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 7(1). 14–14. 42 indexed citations

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Oliveira, Gislane Lelis Vilela de, Kalil Alves de Lima, Daniel Guariz Pinheiro, et al.. (2013). Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Isolated from Multiple Sclerosis Patients have Distinct Gene Expression Profile and Decreased Suppressive Function Compared with Healthy Counterparts. Cell Transplantation. 24(2). 151–165. 46 indexed citations

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Johansson, Stefan, Henrik Irgens, Janne Molnes, et al.. (2012). Exome sequencing and genetic testing for monogenic diabetes. PLoS ONE. 7(5). 2 indexed citations

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Oda, Julie Massayo Maeda, Karen Brajão de Oliveira, Roberta Losi Guembarovski, et al.. (2012). TGF-β polymorphism and its expression correlated with CXCR4 expression in human breast cancer. Molecular Biology Reports. 39(12). 10131–10137. 10 indexed citations

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Lima, Kalil Alves de, Roberta Losi Guembarovski, Julie Massayo Maeda Oda, et al.. (2011). Association between the STin2 VNTR polymorphism and smoking behavior in oral cancer patients and healthy individuals. Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 12(1). 13–19. 8 indexed citations

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Watanabe, Maria Angélica Ehara, Marla Karine Amarante, Roberta Losi Guembarovski, et al.. (2011). Genetic polymorphism of serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR: involvement in smoking behaviour. Journal of Genetics. 90(1). 179–185. 16 indexed citations

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Wolff, Anette S. B., Bergithe E Oftedal, Kai Kisand, et al.. (2010). Flow Cytometry Study of Blood Cell Subtypes Reflects Autoimmune and Inflammatory Processes in Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type I. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 71(6). 459–467. 36 indexed citations

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