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Sofia Henriques Ferreira

PhD candidate, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Verified email at campus.fct.unl.pt
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[HTML][HTML] Islet amyloid polypeptide: a partner in crime with Aβ in the pathology of alzheimer's disease

AF Raimundo, S Ferreira, IC Martins… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Diabetes affects hundreds of millions of patients worldwide. Despite the advances in
understanding the disease and therapeutic options, it remains a leading cause of death and …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of beneficial effects of (poly) phenol metabolites in the context of neurodegenerative diseases on model organisms

D Carregosa, S Mota, S Ferreira, B Alves-Dias… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The rise of neurodegenerative diseases in an aging population is an increasing problem of
health, social and economic consequences. Epidemiological and intervention studies have …

[HTML][HTML] Urolithins: diet-derived bioavailable metabolites to tackle diabetes

AF Raimundo, S Ferreira, FA Tomás-Barberán… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diabetes remains one of the leading causes of deaths and co-morbidities in the world, with
tremendous human, social and economic costs. Therefore, despite therapeutics and …

[HTML][HTML] Adolescent internet addiction–role of parental control and adolescent behaviours

MV Martins, A Formiga, C Santos, D Sousa… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Excessive Internet use can negatively affect academic performance,
family relationships and emotional development among the youth. Such issues have been …

[HTML][HTML] Microwave synthesized ZnO nanorod arrays for UV sensors: A seed layer annealing temperature study

A Pimentel, SH Ferreira, D Nunes, T Calmeiro… - Materials, 2016 - mdpi.com
The present work reports the influence of zinc oxide (ZnO) seed layer annealing temperature
on structural, optical and electrical properties of ZnO nanorod arrays, synthesized by …

[HTML][HTML] High UV and sunlight photocatalytic performance of porous ZnO nanostructures synthesized by a facile and fast microwave hydrothermal method

SH Ferreira, M Morais, D Nunes, MJ Oliveira… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The degradation of organic pollutants in wastewaters assisted by oxide semiconductor
nanostructures has been the focus of many research groups over the last decades, along …

Pediatric preseptal and orbital cellulitis: a 10-year experience

JC Santos, S Pinto, S Ferreira, C Maia, S Alves… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Characterize clinical features, epidemiology and treatment of hospitalized
pediatric cases of preseptal and orbital cellulitis. Methods Retrospective study of …

Nonselective beta‐blockers and the risk of portal vein thrombosis in patients with cirrhosis: results of a prospective longitudinal study

F Nery, S Correia, C Macedo, J Gandara… - Alimentary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Nonmalignant portal vein thrombosis is a significant event in the course of
cirrhosis that can contraindicate liver transplantation and even impact survival after the …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging role of miR-21-5p in neuron–glia dysregulation and exosome transfer using multiple models of Alzheimer's disease

G Garcia, S Pinto, S Ferreira, D Lopes, MJ Serrador… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with neuron–glia
dysfunction and dysregulated miRNAs. We previously reported upregulated miR-124/miR …

[HTML][HTML] Glutamate-induced and NMDA receptor-mediated neurodegeneration entails P2Y1 receptor activation

AP Simões, CG Silva, JM Marques, D Pochmann… - Cell Death & …, 2018 - nature.com
Despite the characteristic etiologies and phenotypes, different brain disorders rely on
common pathogenic events. Glutamate-induced neurotoxicity is a pathogenic event shared …