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2. Diagnóstico de la neumonitis de los avicultores en tiempos de la COVID-19
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Cardoso, Ana, Gonçalves, Lisa, Inácio, João R, Cunha, Francisco, Freitas, João Victor, Soares, Raquel, Branco, Carolina, Branco, Tiago, Jacinto, Nuno, Santos, Liliana R, Alvoeiro, Lourdes, and Lacerda, António Pais de
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- 2021
3. Exploring variations in glycolytic and gluconeogenic enzymes and isoforms across breast cancer cell lines and tissues.
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Luís C, Fernandes R, and Soares R
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- Humans, Female, Cell Line, Tumor, Isoenzymes metabolism, Isoenzymes genetics, Breast Neoplasms metabolism, Breast Neoplasms pathology, Breast Neoplasms enzymology, Gluconeogenesis, Glycolysis
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It is well established that tumour cells undergo metabolic changes to acquire biological advantage over normal cells with activation of the glycolytic pathway, a process termed "Warburg effect". Enzyme isoforms are alternative enzymatic forms with the same function but with different biochemical or epigenetic features. Moreover, isoforms may have varying impacts on different metabolic pathways. We challenge ourselves to analyse the glycolytic and gluconeogenic enzymes and isoforms in breast cancer, a complex and heterogeneous pathology, associated with high incidence and mortality rates especially among women. We analysed epithelial and tumour cell lines by RT-PCR and compared values to a publicly available database for the expression profile of normal and tumour tissues (Gepia) of enzymes and enzymatic isoforms from glycolytic and gluconeogenic pathways. Additionally, GeneMANIA was used to evaluate interactions, pathways, and attributes of each glycolytic/gluconeogenic steps. The findings reveal that the enzymes and enzymatic isoforms expressed in cell culture were somewhat different from those in breast tissue. We propose that the tumor microenvironment plays a crucial role in the expression of glycolytic and gluconeogenic enzymes and isoforms in tumour cells. Nonetheless, they not only participate in glycolytic and gluconeogenic enzymatic activities but may also influence other pathways, such as the Pentose-Phosphate-Pathway, TCA cycle, as well as other carbohydrate, lipid, and amino acid metabolism., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests:Carla Luis reports financial support was provided by Foundation for Science and Technology. Carla Luis reports financial support was provided by Portuguese League Against Cancer. If there are other authors, they declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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4. Severe Chorioretinal Folds after Optical Neuritis.
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Miranda V, Matias MJ, and Soares R
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- Humans, Tomography, Optical Coherence, Retinal Diseases diagnosis, Retinal Diseases etiology, Choroid Diseases diagnosis, Choroid Diseases etiology
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- 2023
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5. The combination of traditional and auricular acupuncture to prevent xerostomia and anxiety in irradiated patients with HNSCC: a preventive, parallel, single-blind, 2-arm controlled study.
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Menezes ASDS, Sanches GLG, Gomes ESB, Soares RG, Durães CP, Fonseca LL, Filho APS, Ribeiro AAAA, Nascimento JE, Santos SHS, de Paula AMB, Farias LC, and Guimarães ALS
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- Anxiety, Humans, Single-Blind Method, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck, Acupuncture, Ear, Head and Neck Neoplasms radiotherapy, Xerostomia etiology, Xerostomia prevention & control
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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of acupuncture on xerostomia in irradiated patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)., Study Design: A preventive, 2-arm, parallel, single-blind trial was performed. Patients with HNSCC (N = 296) were checked for eligibility, and 107 patients were enrolled in the study. The study comprised 1 group that did not receive the intervention (n = 55) and the interventional group that received traditional and auricular acupuncture (n = 52). The primary outcome was the reduction of the patients' xerostomia after treatment. In addition, the secondary outcome was the reduction of anxiety., Results: The current acupuncture protocol reduced the xerostomia score and increased saliva volume and density without changing salivary pH. Additionally, acupuncture decreased the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) score after radiation therapy., Conclusion: Combining traditional and auricular acupuncture reduced xerostomia and increased saliva volume without changing the saliva's pH in irradiated patients with HNSCC. Additionally, the combination of traditional and auricular acupuncture reduced BAI scores., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2021
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6. Warburg Effect Inversion: Adiposity shifts central primary metabolism in MCF-7 breast cancer cells.
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Luis C, Duarte F, Faria I, Jarak I, Oliveira PF, Alves MG, Soares R, and Fernandes R
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- 3T3-L1 Cells, Animals, Breast Neoplasms pathology, Cell Culture Techniques, Cell Movement drug effects, Cell Proliferation drug effects, Cell Survival drug effects, Culture Media, Conditioned metabolism, Glucose pharmacology, Humans, MCF-7 Cells, Mice, Models, Biological, Obesity pathology, Oxidative Stress drug effects, Adipocytes metabolism, Adiposity, Breast Neoplasms metabolism, Glucose metabolism, Obesity metabolism
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Aims: Obesity is a complex health disorder and a trigger to many diseases like Diabetes mellitus (DM) and breast cancer (BrCa), both leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Also evidence demonstrates that abnormal glucose metabolism termed 'the Warburg effect' in cancer cell is closely associated with malignant phenotypes and promote the aggressiveness of several types of cancer, including BrCa. In this study, we evaluated the breast cancer cell metabolism in normoglycemia, hyperglycemia and in an obesity condition in order to clarify the potential underlined mechanisms that link these disorders., Materials and Methods: MCF-7 cells were exposed to low and high glucose levels, the latter either in the presence of 3T3-L1 adipocyte conditioned medium (CM), thus mimicking the adiposity observed in obese patients. Cell viability, migration, proliferation, cytotoxicity and cell death assays were performed under the different culture conditions. Hormonal and lipid profile were also characterized by biochemical assays and primary metabolism was determined by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)-based metabolomics., Results: Our results show an increased aggressiveness in the condition mimicking diabetogenic obesity with an altered energy/lipid metabolism. Interestingly in the experimental obesity-mimicking status, lipids and amino acids were expended while glucose was produced by tumor cells from lactate. These findings reveal a shift on tumor cells metabolism that is opposite to 'the Warburg effect'., Conclusions: Overall, this experimentally obesity-mimicking condition not only revealed an increased tumor proliferation and aggressiveness but also disclosed a new mechanism of cancer metabolism, the 'Warburg Effect Inversion'., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2019
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7. Melanoma and obesity: Should antioxidant vitamins be addressed?
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Oliveira S, Coelho P, Prudêncio C, Vieira M, Soares R, Guerreiro SG, and Fernandes R
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- Humans, Oxidative Stress, Antioxidants metabolism, Melanoma metabolism, Obesity complications, Vitamins metabolism
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Melanoma is an aggressive form of skin cancer refractory to conventional therapies. Obesity has reached epidemic dimensions acting as a risk factor for several cancer types, such as melanoma. Several reactive species of oxygen are also involved in melanoma initiation and progression. Low levels of antioxidant content and/or activity in lightly pigmented cells could expose them to an extremely oxidative environment and rise the susceptibility to oxidative damage and consequently loss of cell homeostasis. Despite the knowledge about melanoma biology, pathogenesis and developed therapies, is extremely important to understand the antioxidant modulation of melanoma under an environment of obesity, especially the effect of some natural compounds of the diet, such as antioxidant vitamins A, C and E and selenium in order to establish alternatives to conventional therapies, which are known to be ineffective against melanoma., (Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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8. Obesity and cancer phenotype: Is angiogenesis a missed link?
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Mendonça F and Soares R
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- Adipose Tissue immunology, Animals, Humans, Inflammation immunology, Inflammation pathology, Neoplasms immunology, Neoplasms pathology, Neovascularization, Pathologic immunology, Neovascularization, Pathologic pathology, Obesity immunology, Obesity pathology, Adipose Tissue pathology, Inflammation complications, Neoplasms complications, Neovascularization, Pathologic complications, Obesity complications
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Obesity remains nowadays one of the main threats to human health, being a problem of worldwide proportions. It is characterized by augmented storage of fatty acids in an enlarged adipose tissue. This process is possible thanks to a rich capillary network, supported by a mechanism that has also a crucial role on cancer: angiogenesis. Given that several studies point obesity as a risk factor for cancer development, angiogenesis may be approached as the missed link between these two pathologies. Understanding the different pathways behind angiogenesis becomes essential to break this link by developing new anti-angiogenic therapies or improving the actual ones. In the first phase, this paper will focus the structural and cellular changes that adipose tissue suffers in obesity. Then, the main pro-angiogenic players will be reviewed, taking into account the pathways that explain their putative role in obesity-cancer link. Finally, the clinical implications of the presented mechanisms will also be regarded, being the main focus on the anti-angiogenic therapies., (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2015
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9. Angiogenesis in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia - a comprehensive review and a conceptual hypothesis.
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Lopes R, Soares R, Coelho R, and Figueiredo-Braga M
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- Angiogenic Proteins physiology, Animals, Brain blood supply, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Humans, Microvessels abnormalities, Microvessels physiopathology, Neovascularization, Physiologic, Schizophrenia etiology, Schizophrenia physiopathology
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- 2015
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10. Vascular biomarkers and correlation with peripheral vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis.
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Chora I, Guiducci S, Manetti M, Romano E, Mazzotta C, Bellando-Randone S, Ibba-Manneschi L, Matucci-Cerinic M, and Soares R
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- Autoimmunity, Biomarkers analysis, Chemokines immunology, Humans, Microscopic Angioscopy, Peripheral Vascular Diseases immunology, Scleroderma, Systemic physiopathology, Skin Ulcer immunology, Skin Ulcer pathology, Angiostatic Proteins analysis, Cell Adhesion Molecules analysis, Chemokines analysis, Peripheral Vascular Diseases pathology, Scleroderma, Systemic immunology, Scleroderma, Systemic pathology
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Vascular disease is a hallmark of systemic sclerosis (SSc). It is present in every patient, being responsible both for the earliest clinical manifestations and the major life-threatening complications of the disease, and thus determining important morbidity and mortality. In SSc, progressive vascular injury leads to vascular tone dysfunction and reduced capillary blood flow, with consequent tissue ischemia and chronic hypoxia. These phenomena are often accompanied by abnormal levels of vascular factors. Microangiopathy in SSc may be easily assessed by nailfold videocapillaroscopy. The variety of derangements detected in the nailfold capillaries is accompanied by abnormal levels of different vascular mediators and appears to be the best evaluable predictor of the development of peripheral vascular complications, such as digital ulcers. The purpose of this review is to summarize in SSc the most relevant vascular biomarkers and the main associations between vascular biomarkers and capillaroscopic parameters and/or the presence of digital ulcers. Vascular biomarkers could become useful predictive factors of vascular damage in SSc, allowing an earlier management of vascular complications., (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2015
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11. Schizophrenia and cancer: is angiogenesis a missed link?
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Lopes R, Soares R, Figueiredo-Braga M, and Coelho R
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- Animals, Dopamine metabolism, Humans, Incidence, Neoplasms epidemiology, Neoplasms pathology, Prevalence, Risk, Neoplasms blood supply, Neovascularization, Pathologic physiopathology, Schizophrenia physiopathology
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Cancer prevalence and risk in schizophrenia (SZ) patients, as well as their implicated molecular pathways, is a debate that has become increasingly appreciated, despite lacking evidence. Since angiogenesis is imbalanced in both conditions, a non-systematic review of the existing literature using the PubMed database was performed to summarize current knowledge and to elucidate hypothesis regarding the reduced incidence of cancer in SZ, exploring possible angiogenesis biology aspects that can be interrelated both with SZ and cancer. Some lines of evidence based in epidemiology, genetic, molecular and biochemical studies suggest a putative interplay between SZ pathophysiology and angiogenesis, involving different molecular pathways and also influencing cancer biology. Studying angiogenesis in SZ and its implications to cancer is an unexplored field that could provide more insightful knowledge regarding its pathophysiology and promote the development of treatment applications., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2014
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12. Neurokinin-1 receptor, a new modulator of lymphangiogenesis in obese-asthma phenotype.
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Ramalho R, Almeida J, Fernandes R, Costa R, Pirraco A, Guardão L, Delgado L, Moreira A, and Soares R
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- Animals, Asthma pathology, Intra-Abdominal Fat metabolism, Intra-Abdominal Fat pathology, Lung metabolism, Lung pathology, Lymphatic Vessels pathology, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Obesity pathology, Phenotype, Respiratory Mucosa metabolism, Respiratory Mucosa pathology, Subcutaneous Fat, Abdominal metabolism, Subcutaneous Fat, Abdominal pathology, Asthma metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation, Lymphatic Vessels metabolism, Obesity metabolism, Receptors, Neurokinin-1 biosynthesis
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Aims: Obesity and asthma are widely prevalent and associated disorders. Recent studies of our group revealed that Substance P (SP) is involved in pathophysiology of obese-asthma phenotype in mice through its selective NK1 receptor (NK1-R). Lymphangiogenesis is impaired in asthma and obesity, and SP activates contractile and inflammatory pathways in lymphatics. Our aim was to study whether NK1-R expression was involved in lymphangiogenesis on visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous (SAT) adipose tissues and in the lungs, in obese-allergen sensitized mice., Main Methods: Diet-induced obese and ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized Balb/c mice were treated with a selective NK1-R antagonist (CJ 12,255, Pfizer Inc., USA) or placebo. Lymphatic structures (LYVE-1+) and NK1-R expression were analyzed by immunohistochemistry. A semi-quantitative score methodology was used for NK1-R expression., Key Findings: Obesity and allergen-sensitization together increased the number of LYVE-1+ lymphatics in VAT and decreased it in SAT and lungs. NK1-R was mainly expressed on adipocyte membranes of VAT, blood vessel areas of SAT, and in lung epithelium. Obesity and allergen-sensitization combined increased the expression of NK1-R in VAT, SAT and lungs. NK1-R antagonist treatment reversed the effects observed in lymphangiogenesis in those tissues., Significance: The obese-asthma phenotype in mice is accompanied by increased expression of NK1-R on adipose tissues and lung epithelium, reflecting that SP released during inflammation may act directly on these tissues. Blocking NK1-R affects lymphangiogenesis, implying a role of SP, with opposite physiological consequences in VAT, and in SAT and lungs. Our results provide a clue for a novel SP role in the obese-asthma phenotype., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2013
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13. Neovascularization in diabetes and its complications. Unraveling the angiogenic paradox.
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Costa PZ and Soares R
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- Humans, Diabetes Complications physiopathology, Diabetes Mellitus physiopathology, Neovascularization, Pathologic physiopathology
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by the presence of hyperglycemia, which can lead to many complications over time. These complications, such as nephropathy, retinopathy, neuropathy, impaired wound healing and accelerated atherosclerosis, are implicated with a large number of cellular and subcellular changes on vessels. In agreement, evidence indicates that in retinopathy, nephropathy and atherosclerotic plaque, there is excessive angiogenesis, whereas in wound healing and myocardial perfusion, blood vessel growth is impaired. Despite the awareness of this angiogenic paradox, many questions remain unanswered. This review aims at highlighting the different microvascular and macrovascular complications that are often concurrent in diabetic patients. A revision of the recent findings published in the literature regarding the angiogenic paradox will be performed. Apparently, endothelial dysfunction, as well as molecules such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) play a major role in diabetic vascular complications. Specific tissues with impaired angiogenesis exhibit microenvironment features, such as increased PAI-1/uPA ratio and decreased blood flow, whereas TGFbeta increases extracellular matrix deposition, preventing the vascularization process. In addition, the monocytes/macrophages are important in endothelium activation for arteriogenesis and its arteriogenic response is reduced, leading to impaired collateral artery growth. Moreover, molecular mechanisms involved will be addressed, including abnormalities in growth factor, cytokines and metabolic derangements., (Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2013
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14. Phenotypic and proliferative modulation of human mesenchymal stem cells via crosstalk with endothelial cells.
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Bidarra SJ, Barrias CC, Barbosa MA, Soares R, Amédée J, and Granja PL
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- Actin Cytoskeleton metabolism, Alkaline Phosphatase metabolism, Cell Count, Cell Differentiation, Cell Proliferation, Cell Shape, Coculture Techniques, Gene Expression Regulation, Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells metabolism, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Mesenchymal Stem Cells enzymology, Osteogenesis genetics, Phenotype, Cell Communication, Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells cytology, Mesenchymal Stem Cells cytology
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The purpose of this work was to investigate if a coculture system of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) with endothelial cells (human umbilical vein endothelial cells, HUVEC) could modulate the phenotype and proliferation of harvested MSCs. In addition to previous investigations on the crosstalk between these two cell types, in the present work different relative cell ratios were analyzed for long, therapeutically relevant, culture periods. Moreover, MSCs osteogenic commitment was assessed in a non-osteogenic medium and in the presence of HUVECs through magnetic cell separation, cell quantification by flow cytometry, morphology by fluorescent microscopy, metabolic activity and gene expression of osteogenic markers. Collectively, the present findings demonstrate that, by coculturing MSCs with HUVECs, there was not only the promotion of osteogenic differentiation (and its enhancement, depending on the relative cell ratios used), but also a significant increase on MSCs proliferation. This augmentation in cell proliferation occurred independently of relative cell ratios, but was favored by higher relative amounts of HUVECs. Taken together, this data suggests that HUVECs not only modulate MSC phenotype but also their proliferation rate. Therefore, a coculture system of MSCs and HUVECs can a have a broad impact on bone tissue engineering approaches., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2011
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15. Improving bacterial cellulose for blood vessel replacement: Functionalization with a chimeric protein containing a cellulose-binding module and an adhesion peptide.
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Andrade FK, Costa R, Domingues L, Soares R, and Gama M
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- Amino Acid Sequence, Antineoplastic Agents chemistry, Biocompatible Materials chemistry, Cells, Cultured, Cellulose genetics, Endothelial Cells cytology, Endothelial Cells physiology, Humans, Materials Testing, Oligopeptides chemistry, Oligopeptides genetics, Recombinant Fusion Proteins genetics, Surface Properties, Bacteria chemistry, Blood Vessel Prosthesis, Cell Adhesion physiology, Cellulose chemistry, Recombinant Fusion Proteins chemistry
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Chimeric proteins containing a cellulose-binding module (CBM) and an adhesion peptide (RGD or GRGDY) were produced and used to improve the adhesion of human microvascular endothelial cells (HMEC) to bacterial cellulose (BC). The effect of these proteins on the HMEC-BC interaction was studied. The results obtained demonstrated that recombinant proteins containing adhesion sequences were able to significantly increase the attachment of HMEC to BC surfaces, especially the RGD sequence. The images obtained by scanning electron microscopy showed that the cells on the RGD-treated BC present a more elongated morphology 48h after cell seeding. The results also showed that RGD decreased the in-growth of HMEC cells through the BC and stimulated the early formation of cord-like structures by these endothelial cells. Thus, the use of recombinant proteins containing a CBM domain, with high affinity and specificity for cellulose surfaces allows control of the interaction of this material with cells. CBM may be combined with virtually any biologically active protein for the modification of cellulose-based materials, for in vitro or in vivo applications., (2010 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2010
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16. Apigenin: is it a pro- or anti-inflammatory agent?
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Soares R and Azevedo I
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- Animals, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Cyclooxygenase 1 metabolism, Cyclooxygenase 2 metabolism, Disease Models, Animal, Flavonoids pharmacology, Humans, Membrane Proteins metabolism, Mice, Signal Transduction, Apigenin pharmacology, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases metabolism
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- 2006
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17. Vascular endothelial growth factor, transforming growth factor-alpha, and estrogen receptors: possible cross-talks and interactions.
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Soares R, Reis-Filho JS, Gartner F, and Schmitt FC
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- Female, Humans, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors, Endothelial Growth Factors metabolism, Lymphokines metabolism, Menstrual Cycle physiology, Receptor Cross-Talk, Receptors, Estrogen metabolism, Transforming Growth Factor alpha metabolism
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- 2002
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