Education

PhD in Cell Biology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2020

Lab information

Irena Levitan Lab

Research focus

Cardiovascular diseases, Lipoproteins, dyslipidemia, hypertension, Flow-induced dilation

Publications

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=natalia+couto

Rezende L, Couto NF, Fernandes-Braga W, Epshtein Y, Alvarez-Leite JI, Levitan I, Andrade LO (2022). OxLDL induces membrane structure rearrangement leading to biomechanics alteration and migration deficiency in macrophage. Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr. 2022 Apr 30;1864(9):183951. doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2022.183951.

Ahn SJ, Fancher IS, Granados ST, Do Couto NF, Hwang C-L, Phillips SA, Levitan I (2022). Cholesterol- Induced Suppression of Endothelial Kir Channels Is a Driver of Impairment of Arteriolar Flow-Induced Vasodilation in Humans. In Hypertension (Vol. 79, Issue 1, pp. 126–138). doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17672

Couto, NF; Queiroz-Oliveira, T.; Horta, MF; Castro-Gomes, T; Andrade, LO (2020). Measuring intracellular vesicle density and dispersion using fluorescence labeling. Bio-Protocols. 2020 Aug 5;10(15):e3703. doi.org/10.21769/BioProtoc.3703.

Couto, NF; Rezende, L; Fernandes-Braga, W; Alves, AP; Agero, U; Alvarez- Leite, J; Damasceno, NRT; Castro-Gomes, T; Andrade, LO (2020). OxLDL alterations in endothelial cell membrane dynamics leads to changes in vesicle trafficking and increases cell susceptibility to injury. BBA - Biomembranes v.1862. doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2019.183139

Soares Cavalcante-Costa, V; Costa-Reginaldo, M; Queiroz-Oliveira, T; Silva Oliveira, AC; Couto, NF; Dos Anjos, DO; Lima-Santos, J; Andrade, LO; Horta, MF; Castro-Gomes, T (2019). Leishmania amazonensis hijacks host cell lysosomes involved in plasma membrane repair to induce invasion in fibroblasts. Journal Of Cell Science, v. 132. doi.org/10.1242/jcs.226183

Couto, NF; Pedersane, D; Rezende, L; Dias, PP; Corbani, TL; Bentini, LC; Oliveira, ACS; Kelles, LF; Castro- Gomes, T; Andrade, LO (2017). LAMP-2 absence interferes with plasma membrane repair and decreases T. cruzi host cell invasion. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, v. 11. doi.org/10.1371/ journal.pntd.0005657

Dias, PP; Capila, RF; Couto, NF; Estrada, D; Gadelha, FR; Radi, R; Piacenza, L; Andrade, LO (2017). Cardiomyocyte oxidants production may signal to T. cruzi intracellular development. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, v. 11. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005852

Botelho-Santos, GA; Couto, NF; Almeida, SA; Rocha, CCD; Fernandes-Filho, J; Da Silva, SF (2017). Comparison and consistency of body fat estimation in children using three doubly indirect methods. REVISTA DE LA FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, v. 65, p. 609-614. doi.org/10.15446/revfacmed.v65n4.60315