| Activation of Toll-like receptor-2 by glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchors from a protozoan parasite | Journal of Immunology | 2001 | 459 |
| Biological activities of Curcuma longa L | Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz | 2001 | 417 |
| Phenolic compounds from Brazilian propolis with pharmacological activities | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | 2001 | 275 |
| Biogeographic range expansion into South America by Coccidioides immitis mirrors New World patterns of human migration | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 2001 | 200 |
| Antileishmanial activity of an indole alkaloid from Peschiera australis | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 2001 | 136 |
| Protection against cutaneous leishmaniasis induced by recombinant antigens in murine and nonhuman primate models of the human disease | Infection and Immunity | 2001 | 134 |
| Leptospiral proteins recognized during the humoral immune response to leptospirosis in humans | Infection and Immunity | 2001 | 133 |
| HTLV-1 decreases Th2 type of immune response in patients with strongyloidiasis | Parasite Immunology | 2001 | 132 |
| A mini-exon multiplex polymerase chain reaction to distinguish the major groups of Trypanosoma cruzi and T. rangeli in the Brazilian Amazon | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2001 | 128 |
| Evaluation of recombinant Leptospira antigen-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the serodiagnosis of leptospirosis | Journal of Clinical Microbiology | 2001 | 127 |
| Evolutionary relationships and biogeography of Biomphalaria (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) with implications regarding its role as host of the human bloodfluke, Schistosoma mansoni | Molecular Biology and Evolution | 2001 | 122 |
| Mannan-binding lectin enhances susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis | Infection and Immunity | 2001 | 120 |
| VATER non-random association of congenital malformations: study based on data from four malformation registers | American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A | 2001 | 111 |
| The place behind the case: leptospirosis risks and associated environmental conditions in a flood-related outbreak in Rio de Janeiro | Cadernos De Saude Publica | 2001 | 109 |
| Inhibition of Alzheimer's disease beta-amyloid aggregation, neurotoxicity, and in vivo deposition by nitrophenols: implications for Alzheimer's therapy | FASEB Journal | 2001 | 107 |
| Prevalence and correlates of erectile dysfunction: results of the Brazilian study of sexual behavior | Urology | 2001 | 97 |
| Visceral leishmaniasis in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil | Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz | 2001 | 97 |
| Trypanocidal activity of isolated naphthoquinones from Tabebuia and some heterocyclic derivatives: a review from an interdisciplinary study | Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society | 2001 | 96 |
| Methodological concerns and recommendations on policy consequences of the World Health Report 2000 | Lancet, The | 2001 | 94 |
| Antileishmanial activity of the violacein extracted from Chromobacterium violaceum | Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy | 2001 | 81 |
| Characterisation of lymphocyte response and cytokine patterns in patients with dengue fever | Immunobiology | 2001 | 81 |
| Role of superoxide and reactive nitrogen intermediates in Rhodnius prolixus (Reduviidae)/Trypanosoma rangeli interactions | Experimental Parasitology | 2001 | 80 |
| Dengue virus type 3 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz | 2001 | 80 |
| Phenotypic and molecular analyses of yellow fever 17DD vaccine viruses associated with serious adverse events in Brazil | Virology | 2001 | 76 |
| The search for new antimalarial drugs from plants used to treat fever and malaria or plants ramdomly selected: a review | Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz | 2001 | 76 |
