Grape stems as sources of tryptophan and selenium: Functional properties and antioxidant potential

Authors: Raquel Fernandes, Concepción Medrano-Padial, Rui Dias-Costa, Raúl Domínguez-Perles, Cláudia Botelho, Rúben Fernandes, Ana Novo Barros

Source: Food Chemistry: X, Vol 26, Iss , Pp 102260- (2025)

Subject Terms: Grape stems, Phenolic profile, Nutrition valorisation, Health potential, One health, Nutrition. Foods and food supply, TX341-641, Food processing and manufacture, TP368-456

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The Convergence of Nanotechnology and Biotechnology in Modern Medicine

Authors: Rúben Fernandes

Source: Nanomaterials, Vol 15, Iss 3, p 182 (2025)

Subject Terms: n/a, Chemistry, QD1-999

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Effect of Radium-223 on the Gut Microbiota of Prostate Cancer Patients: A Pilot Case Series Study

Authors: Ana Fernandes, Ana Oliveira, Carla Guedes, Rúben Fernandes, Raquel Soares, Pedro Barata

Source: Current Issues in Molecular Biology, Vol 44, Iss 10, Pp 4950-4959 (2022)

Subject Terms: prostate cancer, gut microbiota, Radium-223, ionizing radiation, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Emerging Approaches for Mitigating Biofilm-Formation-Associated Infections in Farm, Wild, and Companion Animals

Authors: Daniela Araújo, Ana Rita Silva, Rúben Fernandes, Patrícia Serra, Maria Margarida Barros, Ana Maria Campos, Ricardo Oliveira, Sónia Silva, Carina Almeida, Joana Castro

Source: Pathogens, Vol 13, Iss 4, p 320 (2024)

Subject Terms: animals, infections, biofilms, antimicrobial resistance, novel biofilm treatments, Medicine

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Exploring the Potential Protective Effect of Probiotics in Obesity-Induced Colorectal Cancer: What Insights Can In Vitro Models Provide?

Authors: Rejane Viana, Ana C. Rocha, André P. Sousa, Diogo Ferreira, Rúben Fernandes, Cátia Almeida, Patrick J. Pais, Pilar Baylina, Ana Cláudia Pereira

Source: Applied Sciences, Vol 14, Iss 2, p 951 (2024)

Subject Terms: probiotics, colorectal cancer, obesity, Pioglitazone, Technology, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), TA1-2040, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Physics, QC1-999, Chemistry, QD1-999

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Inflammation in Prostate Cancer: Exploring the Promising Role of Phenolic Compounds as an Innovative Therapeutic Approach

Authors: Raquel Fernandes, Cátia Costa, Rúben Fernandes, Ana Novo Barros

Source: Biomedicines, Vol 11, Iss 12, p 3140 (2023)

Subject Terms: prostate cancer, inflammation, immune response, leukocytes, polyphenol compounds, polyphenol-based nanoparticles, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Moving towards Personalized Medicine—The Broad Use of Aptamers for Targeted Theranostic

Authors: André P. Sousa, Ana C. Rocha, Cátia Almeida, Mariana C. C. G. Carneiro, Patrick P. Pais, Rejane Viana, Rúben Fernandes, Pedro Barata, Álvaro Gestoso, Susana Ramalho, Daniela Martins-Mendes, Pilar Baylina, Ana Cláudia Pereira

Source: Applied Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 21, p 11933 (2023)

Subject Terms: aptamer, cancer, immune response, microbiota, SELEX, therapeutic, Technology, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), TA1-2040, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Physics, QC1-999, Chemistry, QD1-999

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The Magic Cocktail: Ampicillin and Biosynthesized Gold Nanoparticles Synergism against Staphylococcus aureus

Authors: Marco Oliveira, Silvia Soares, Sara Sá, Álvaro Gestoso, Miguel Correa-Duarte, Pilar Baylina, Rúben Fernandes, Carla F. Pereira

Source: Applied Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 19, p 10934 (2023)

Subject Terms: antibiotic resistance, biosynthetic gold nanoparticles, ampicillin, synergism, Technology, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), TA1-2040, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Physics, QC1-999, Chemistry, QD1-999

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Underestimated Prediabetic Biomarkers: Are We Blind to Their Strategy?

Authors: Carla Luís, Raquel Soares, Pilar Baylina, Rúben Fernandes

Source: Frontiers in Endocrinology, Vol 13 (2022)

Subject Terms: diabetes, biomarkers, early diagnosis, galectin-3, ophthalmate, fetuin-A, Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology, RC648-665

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The Impact of Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on Prostate Cancer

Authors: André P. Sousa, Raquel Costa, Marco G. Alves, Raquel Soares, Pilar Baylina, Rúben Fernandes

Source: Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Vol 10 (2022)

Subject Terms: metabolic syndrome, diabetes, prostate cancer, metabolism, signaling/signaling pathways, cancer biology, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Metabolic Disruption of Gold Nanospheres, Nanostars and Nanorods in Human Metastatic Prostate Cancer Cells

Authors: Sílvia Soares, Cláudia Pereira, André P. Sousa, Ana Catarina Oliveira, Maria Goreti Sales, Miguel A. Correa-Duarte, Susana G. Guerreiro, Rúben Fernandes

Source: Cells, Vol 12, Iss 5, p 787 (2023)

Subject Terms: beta-oxidation, glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, gold nanoparticles, internalization, nanomedicine, Cytology, QH573-671

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Suitability for e-health of non-pharmacological interventions in connective tissue diseases: scoping review with a descriptive analysis

Authors: Tanja A Stamm, Kim Fligelstone, Carina Boström, Ricardo J O Ferreira, Valentin Ritschl, Eduardo José Ferreira Santos, Erika Mosor, Georg Stummvoll, Maria Salvador, Janet L Poole, Rúben Fernandes, Essi Juutila, Paulo Santos-Costa, Linda Schraven, Cornelia van den Ende

Source: RMD Open, Vol 7, Iss 2 (2021)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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The Influence of miRNAs on Radiotherapy Treatment in Prostate Cancer – A Systematic Review

Authors: Sílvia Soares, Susana G. Guerreiro, Natália Cruz-Martins, Isabel Faria, Pilar Baylina, Maria Goreti Sales, Miguel A. Correa-Duarte, Rúben Fernandes

Source: Frontiers in Oncology, Vol 11 (2021)

Subject Terms: prostate cancer, radiotherapy, RNA therapy, microRNA, oncomiR, oncosupressor miR, Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282

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Current Trends and Challenges of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation—An Easy Method That Works for All?

Authors: Cátia Almeida, Rita Oliveira, Pilar Baylina, Rúben Fernandes, Fábio G. Teixeira, Pedro Barata

Source: Biomedicines, Vol 10, Iss 11, p 2742 (2022)

Subject Terms: fecal microbiota transplantation, gut microbiota, neurological disorders, cardiometabolic disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, cancer, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Enhanced 3T3-L1 Differentiation into Adipocytes by Pioglitazone Pharmacological Activation of Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor-Gamma (PPAR-γ)

Authors: Catarina Teixeira, André P. Sousa, Inês Santos, Ana Catarina Rocha, Inês Alencastre, Ana Cláudia Pereira, Daniela Martins-Mendes, Pedro Barata, Pilar Baylina, Rúben Fernandes

Source: Biology, Vol 11, Iss 6, p 806 (2022)

Subject Terms: 3T3-L1, pioglitazone, PPAR-γ, adipocyte differentiation, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Potentiometric Biosensor Based on Artificial Antibodies for an Alzheimer Biomarker Detection

Authors: Sónia Claúdia Ribeiro, Rúben Fernandes, Felismina T. C. Moreira, Maria Goreti Ferreira Sales

Source: Applied Sciences, Vol 12, Iss 7, p 3625 (2022)

Subject Terms: amyloid β-42, molecularly imprinted polymers, potentiometric sensor, Alzheimer biomarker, Technology, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), TA1-2040, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Physics, QC1-999, Chemistry, QD1-999

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Metabolic Dysfunction Biomarkers as Predictors of Early Diabetes

Authors: Carla Luís, Pilar Baylina, Raquel Soares, Rúben Fernandes

Source: Biomolecules, Vol 11, Iss 11, p 1589 (2021)

Subject Terms: prediabetes, diabetes, biomarkers, early diagnosis, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Vitamin A Enhances Macrophages Activity Against B16-F10 Malignant Melanocytes: A New Player for Cancer Immunotherapy?

Authors: Sofia Oliveira, José Costa, Isabel Faria, Susana G. Guerreiro, Rúben Fernandes

Source: Medicina, Vol 55, Iss 9, p 604 (2019)

Subject Terms: melanoma, oxidative stress, vitamin A, redox modulation, immune response, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Pharmacogenomics, CYP2D6, and Tamoxifen: A Survey of the Reasons Sustaining European Clinical Practice Paradigms

Authors: Sara S. Reis, Ana S. Carvalho, Rúben Fernandes

Source: Medicina, Vol 55, Iss 7, p 344 (2019)

Subject Terms: pharmacogenomics, clinical policies, clinical bias, breast cancer, tamoxifen, CYP2D6, hormone therapy, cultural sample control, Medicine (General), R5-920

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ESBL and AmpC β-Lactamases in Clinical Strains of Escherichia coli from Serra da Estrela, Portugal

Authors: Cátia Oliveira, Paula Amador, Cristina Prudêncio, Cândida T Tomaz, Paulo Tavares-Ratado, Rúben Fernandes

Source: Medicina, Vol 55, Iss 6, p 272 (2019)

Subject Terms: β-lactamases, ESBL, AmpC, Escherichia coli, resistance mechanisms, Serra da Estrela, Medicine (General), R5-920

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