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Significance of Furin Expression in Thyroid Neoplastic Transformation
Azevedo, Maria Teresa; Macedo, Sofia; Canberk, Sule; Cardoso, Luís; Gaspar, Tiago Bordeira; Pestana, Ana; Batista, Rui; Sobrinho-Simões, ManuelAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2), Transmembrane Serine Protease 2 (TMPRSS2), and Furin were known to be key players in the SARS-CoV-2 infection, and the thyroid gland was revealed to be one of the relevant targets of the virus. Regardless of the viral infection, the expression of these molecules in the thyroid gland and their putative role in the neoplastic transformation of the thyrocytes has not been th...
Generation of an obese diabetic mouse model upon conditional Atrx disruption
Gaspar, Tiago Bordeira; Jesus, Tito Teles; Azevedo, Maria Teresa; Macedo, Sofia; Soares, Mariana Alves; Martins, Rui Sousa; Leite, Rúben; Rodrigues, LiaATRX mutations occur in up to 17% of human pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (PanNETs), and recent evidence points towards its inability to drive PanNET formation in mouse pancreas while predisposing individuals to inflammageing. Aiming to explore the additional non-tumourigenic consequences of Atrx deletion, we characterised an aged series of Atrx conditional disruption in β cells using the Pdx1 promoter. Homo...
Exercise performed during pregnancy positively modulates liver metabolism and p...
Stevanović-Silva, Jelena; Beleza, Jorge; Coxito, Pedro; Rocha, Hugo; Gaspar, Tiago Bordeira; Gärtner, Fátima; Correia, Rossana; Fernandes, RuiGestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with a high-risk for metabolic complications in offspring. However, exercise is recognized as a non-pharmacological strategy against metabolic disorders and is recommended in GDM treatment. This study aimed to investigate whether gestational exercise (GE) could modulate maternal high-fat high-sucrose (HFHS) diet-related hepatic metabolic and mitochondrial outcom...
Maternal high-fat high-sucrose diet and gestational exercise modulate hepatic f...
Stevanović-Silva, Jelena; Beleza, Jorge; Coxito, Pedro; Pereira, Susana; Rocha, Hugo; Gaspar, Tiago Bordeira; Gärtner, Fátima; Correia, RossanaMaternal high-caloric nutrition and related gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are associated with a high-risk for developing metabolic complications later in life and in their offspring. In contrast, exercise is recognized as a non-pharmacological strategy against metabolic dysfunctions associated to lifestyle disorders. Therefore, we investigated whether gestational exercise delays the development of metabol...
Low-dose metronomic chemotherapy: insight into the modern cancer field: chemoth...
Gaspar, Tiago BordeiraA era da quimioterapia, iniciada a meio do século passado, tem sido dominada pelo uso habitual de protocolos de quimioterapia de dose intensa, os quais se baseiam no conceito de dose máxima tolerada. Ao promoverem um equilíbrio entre a qualidade de vida do animal e o objetivo de destruir prontamente o maior número possível de células tumorais, estes protocolos ocupam ainda hoje um lugar de destaque na prática c...