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Ana Capitao

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Santos J, Neca I, Capitao A, Nogueira J, Santos J, Pinto E, et al.
NanoImpact . 2024 Dec; 37:100540. PMID: 39732366
Considering the increase in demand for rare earth elements (REEs) and their accumulation in soil ecosystems, it is crucial to understand their toxicity. However, the impact of lanthanum, yttrium and...
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Semitela A, Pinto S, Capitao A, Marques P, Completo A
ACS Appl Bio Mater . 2023 Nov; 6(12):5541-5554. PMID: 37947854
Electrospinning has been widely employed to fabricate complex extracellular matrix-like microenvironments for tissue engineering due to its ability to replicate structurally biomimetic micro- and nanotopographic cues. Nevertheless, these nanofibrous structures...
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Barreto A, Silva A, Capitao A, Sousa E, Calisto V, Maria V
Environ Toxicol Pharmacol . 2023 Sep; 103:104258. PMID: 37666394
In aquatic environments, nanoplastics (NPls) can adsorb pharmaceuticals. However, throughout the scientific community, there is scarce knowledge about the interactive effects of the mixture nanoplastics (NPls) with pharmaceuticals to aquatic...
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Moco G, Sousa C, Capitao A, MacKinnon S, Leitao A, Ferreira Mendes A
Int J Mol Sci . 2023 Feb; 24(3). PMID: 36768590
The chemical modification of natural compounds is a promising strategy to improve their frequently poor bioavailability and low potency. This study aimed at synthesizing chemical derivatives of carvone, a natural...
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Capitao A, Santos J, Barreto A, Amorim M, Maria V
Nanomaterials (Basel) . 2022 May; 12(9). PMID: 35564187
The increased use and production of new materials has contributed to Anthropocene biodiversity decrease. Therefore, a careful and effective toxicity evaluation of these new materials is crucial. However, environmental risk...
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Barreto A, Santos J, Capitao A, Eusebio R, Damasceno E, Machado A, et al.
Environ Int . 2022 May; 164:107263. PMID: 35504231
The main aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of the pharmaceutical diphenhydramine (DPH) on embryo-larvae Danio rerio across distinct levels of organization - individual and subcellular -...
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Semitela A, Ramalho G, Capitao A, Sousa C, Mendes A, Aap Marques P, et al.
J Tissue Eng . 2022 Jan; 13:20417314211069342. PMID: 35024136
Electrospinning has been widely used to fabricate fibrous scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering, but their small pores severely restrict cell infiltration, resulting in an uneven distribution of cells across the...
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Capitao A, Lopes-Marques M, Pascoa I, Ruivo R, Mendiratta N, Fonseca E, et al.
Environ Pollut . 2020 Apr; 263(Pt B):114467. PMID: 32278212
The wide ecological relevance of lipid homeostasis modulators in the environment has been increasingly acknowledged. Tributyltin (TBT), for instance, was shown to cause lipid modulation, not only in mammals, but...
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Barbosa M, Capela R, Rodolfo J, Fonseca E, Montes R, Andre A, et al.
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf . 2019 Jul; 182:109406. PMID: 31288122
Obesity, a risk factor for the development of type-2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, hepatic steatosis and some cancers, has been ranked in the top 10 health risk in the world...
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Barros S, Montes R, Quintana J, Rodil R, Andre A, Capitao A, et al.
Aquat Toxicol . 2018 Jun; 201:47-57. PMID: 29879595
Simvastatin (SIM), a hypocholesterolaemic compound, is among the most prescribed pharmaceuticals for cardiovascular disease prevention worldwide. Several studies have shown that acute exposure to SIM causes multiple adverse effects in...