Zaida L Almeida
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Almeida Z, Cruz P, Costa T, Netto-Ferreira J, de Lima M, da Silva M, et al.
Int J Biol Macromol
. 2024 Nov;
282(Pt 6):137520.
PMID: 39532172
Lapachol (LAP), a natural 1,4-naphthoquinone used in popular medicine in South America, is an antioxidant and antimicrobial compound in teas and infusions and used as a food additive; however, its...
2.
Almeida Z, Vaz D, Brito R
Mol Neurobiol
. 2024 Oct;
62(4):4391-4419.
PMID: 39446217
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia around the world (~ 65%). Here, we portray the neuropathology of AD, biomarkers, and classification of amyloid plaques (diffuse, non-cored,...
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Cunha R, Cruz P, Costa T, Almeida Z, de Lima M, Serpa C, et al.
Molecules
. 2024 Jul;
29(13).
PMID: 38998953
Ketoprofen (KTF) and ketorolac (KTL) are among the most primarily used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in humans to alleviate moderate pain and to treat inflammation. Their binding affinity with albumin...
4.
Almeida Z, Vaz D, Brito R
Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci
. 2024 Jun;
61(7):616-640.
PMID: 38850014
Transthyretin (TTR), a homotetrameric protein found in plasma, cerebrospinal fluid, and the eye, plays a pivotal role in the onset of several amyloid diseases with high morbidity and mortality. Protein...
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Amado D, Chaves O, Cruz P, Loureiro R, Almeida Z, Jesus C, et al.
J Phys Chem B
. 2024 May;
128(20):4898-4910.
PMID: 38733339
In-depth characterization of fundamental folding steps of small model peptides is crucial for a better understanding of the folding mechanisms of more complex biomacromolecules. We have previously reported on the...
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Costa-Tuna A, Chaves O, Almeida Z, Cunha R, Pina J, Serpa C
Viruses
. 2024 Apr;
16(4).
PMID: 38675834
Tenofovir (TFV) is the active form of the prodrugs tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) and tenofovir alafenamide (TAF), both clinically prescribed as HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors. The biophysical interactions between these...
7.
Almeida Z, Brito R
Biomedicines
. 2022 Dec;
10(12).
PMID: 36552032
Protein aggregation and subsequent accumulation of insoluble amyloid fibrils with cross-β structure is an intrinsic characteristic of amyloid diseases, i.e., amyloidoses. Amyloid formation involves a series of on-pathway and off-pathway...
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Ferreira E, Almeida Z, Cruz P, Silva E Sousa M, Verissimo P, Brito R
Int J Mol Sci
. 2022 Jan;
23(1).
PMID: 35008816
Several degenerative amyloid diseases, with no fully effective treatment, affect millions of people worldwide. These pathologies-amyloidoses-are known to be associated with the formation of ordered protein aggregates and highly stable...
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Frangolho A, Correia B, Vaz D, Almeida Z, Brito R
Molecules
. 2020 Dec;
25(23).
PMID: 33287192
One of the molecular hallmarks of amyloidoses is ordered protein aggregation involving the initial formation of soluble protein oligomers that eventually grow into insoluble fibrils. The identification and characterization of...
10.
Almeida Z, Brito R
Molecules
. 2020 Mar;
25(5).
PMID: 32155822
The aggregation of a polypeptide chain into amyloid fibrils and their accumulation and deposition into insoluble plaques and intracellular inclusions is the hallmark of several misfolding diseases known as amyloidoses....