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Promising Potential of Dietary (Poly)Phenolic Compounds in the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus by Dias, Tania R, Alves, Marco G, Casal, Susana, Oliveira, Pedro F, Silva, Branca M

“…The incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is reaching alarming proportions worldwide, particularly because it is increasingly affecting younger people. This…”
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Sperm glucose transport and metabolism in diabetic individuals by Dias, Tânia R., Alves, Marco G., Silva, Branca M., Oliveira, Pedro F.

“…•The number of adolescents and young male adults with diabetes mellitus is rising.•Birth rate decrease is intimately related with the incidence of diabetes…”
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Dose-dependent effects of caffeine in human Sertoli cells metabolism and oxidative profile: Relevance for male fertility by Dias, Tânia R, Alves, Marco G, Bernardino, Raquel L, Martins, Ana D, Moreira, Ana C, Silva, Joaquina, Barros, Alberto, Sousa, Mário, Silva, Branca M, Oliveira, Pedro F

“…Highlights • Caffeine stimulates lactate production by human Sertoli cells. • Lactate dehydrogenase activity was enhanced to sustain lactate production. •…”
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Proteomic Signatures Reveal Differences in Stress Response, Antioxidant Defense and Proteasomal Activity in Fertile Men with High Seminal ROS Levels by Dias, Tânia R, Samanta, Luna, Agarwal, Ashok, Pushparaj, Peter N, Panner Selvam, Manesh Kumar, Sharma, Rakesh

“…Elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) are a major cause of male infertility. However, some men with high seminal ROS levels are still fertile. The…”
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Molecular Pathways Associated with Sperm Biofunction Are Not Affected by the Presence of Round Cell and Leukocyte Proteins in Human Sperm Proteome by Panner Selvam, Manesh Kumar, Agarwal, Ashok, Dias, Tânia R, Martins, Ana D, Baskaran, Saradha, Samanta, Luna

“…In human sperm proteomic experiments, leukocyte and round cell proteins may contaminate the sperm proteome and affect the bioinformatic results. The main…”
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Protein Fingerprinting of Seminal Plasma Reveals Dysregulation of Exosome-Associated Proteins in Infertile Men with Unilateral Varicocele by Panner Selvam, Manesh Kumar, Agarwal, Ashok, Sharma, Rakesh, Samanta, Luna, Gupta, Sajal, Dias, Tânia R, Martins, Ana Dias

“…Aberrant expression of seminal plasma proteins are associated with altered homeostasis that may affect the fertilizing ability of spermatozoa. However, the…”
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White Tea as a Promising Antioxidant Medium Additive for Sperm Storage at Room Temperature: A Comparative Study with Green Tea by Dias, Tânia R, Alves, Marco G, Tomás, Gonçalo D, Socorro, Sílvia, Silva, Branca M, Oliveira, Pedro F

“…Storage of sperm under refrigeration reduces its viability, due to oxidative unbalance. Unfermented teas present high levels of catechin derivatives, known to…”
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White tea intake prevents prediabetes-induced metabolic dysfunctions in testis and epididymis preserving sperm quality by Dias, Tânia R., Alves, Marco G., Rato, Luís, Casal, Susana, Silva, Branca M., Oliveira, Pedro F.

“…Prediabetes has been associated with alterations in male reproductive tract, especially in testis and epididymis. Moreover, in vitro studies described a…”
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MicroRNAs Derived from Extracellular Vesicles: Keys to Understanding SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Response in Cancer Patients? by Almeida, Beatriz, Dias, Tânia R, Teixeira, Ana Luísa, Dias, Francisca, Medeiros, Rui

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) provoked a global pandemic identified as coronavirus disease (COVID-19), with millions of deaths…”
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Carbonic anhydrases are involved in mitochondrial biogenesis and control the production of lactate by human Sertoli cells by Bernardino, Raquel L., Dias, Tânia R., Moreira, Bruno P., Cunha, Mariana, Barros, Alberto, Oliveira, Elsa, Sousa, Mário, Alves, Marco G., Oliveira, Pedro F.

“…The process that allows cells to control their pH and bicarbonate levels is essential for ionic and metabolic equilibrium. Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) catalyse…”
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White tea consumption restores sperm quality in prediabetic rats preventing testicular oxidative damage by Oliveira, Pedro F, Tomás, Gonçalo D, Dias, Tânia R, Martins, Ana D, Rato, Luís, Alves, Marco G, Silva, Branca M

“…Highlights • White tea consumption improved glucose tolerance in prediabetic rats. • Insulin sensitivity was restored in prediabetic rats by white tea…”
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Anti-obesity potential of natural methylxanthines by Carrageta, David F., Dias, Tânia R., Alves, Marco G., Oliveira, Pedro F., Monteiro, Mariana P., Silva, Branca M.

“…•Methylxanthines are nutraceuticals mainly present in coffee, tea and chocolate.•The most well-known methylxanthines are caffeine, theobromine and…”
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Long non-coding RNAs regulate the hallmarks of cancer in HPV-induced malignancies by Dias, Tânia R., Santos, Joana M.O., Gil da Costa, Rui M., Medeiros, Rui

“…[Display omitted] •LncRNAs are able to regulate the development of the different hallmarks of cancer.•LncRNAs are involved in the progression of HPV-induced…”
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Distinct Proteomic Profile of Spermatozoa from Men with Seminomatous and Non-Seminomatous Testicular Germ Cell Tumors by Panner Selvam, Manesh Kumar, Alves, Marco G, Dias, Tânia R, Pushparaj, Peter N, Agarwal, Ashok

“…Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs) are predominant in young males (15-44 years). Seminomatous and non-seminomatous TGCTs account for about 98% of all TGCTs…”
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l-Theanine promotes cultured human Sertoli cells proliferation and modulates glucose metabolism by Dias, Tânia R., Bernardino, Raquel L., Alves, Marco G., Silva, Joaquina, Barros, Alberto, Sousa, Mário, Casal, Susana, Silva, Branca M., Oliveira, Pedro F.

“…Purpose l -Theanine is the major free amino acid present in tea ( Camellia sinensis L.). The effects of several tea constituents on male reproduction have been…”
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Control of Sertoli cell metabolism by sex steroid hormones is mediated through modulation in glycolysis-related transporters and enzymes by Martins, Ana D, Alves, Marco G, Simões, Vera L, Dias, Tânia R, Rato, Luís, Moreira, Paula I, Socorro, Sílvia, Cavaco, José E, Oliveira, Pedro F

“…Sertoli cells (SCs) glucose metabolism is crucial for spermatogenesis since developing germ cells consume lactate produced by SCs as their main energy source…”
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MicroRNAs as Potential Tools for Predicting Cancer Patients’ Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Vaccination Response by Dias, Tânia R., Dias, Francisca, Teixeira, Ana Luísa, Sousa, Hugo, Oliveira, Júlio, Medeiros, Rui

“…Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that is caused by a highly contagious and severe acute respiratory syndrome—coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)…”
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Presence of Round Cells Proteins do not Interfere with Identification of Human Sperm Proteins from Frozen Semen Samples by LC-MS/MS by Panner Selvam, Manesh Kumar, Agarwal, Ashok, Dias, Tânia R, Martins, Ana D, Samanta, Luna

“…In sperm proteomic experiments round cells and leukocyte proteins are profiled along with sperm proteome. The influence of round cell and leukocyte proteins on…”
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Plasma EV-miRNAs as Potential Biomarkers of COVID-19 Vaccine Immune Response in Cancer Patients by Almeida, Beatriz, Dias, Tânia R, Cruz, Pedro, Sousa-Pimenta, Mário, Teixeira, Ana Luísa, Pereira, Catarina Esteves, Costa-Silva, Bruno, Oliveira, Júlio, Medeiros, Rui, Dias, Francisca

“…Cancer patients, prone to severe COVID-19, face immune challenges due to their disease and treatments. Identifying biomarkers, particularly extracellular…”
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Knockout of insulin-degrading enzyme leads to mice testicular morphological changes and impaired sperm quality by Meneses, Maria João, Borges, Diego O., Dias, Tânia R., Martins, Fátima O., Oliveira, Pedro F., Macedo, M. Paula, Alves, Marco G.

“…Insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE) is a zinc metalloprotease responsible for degrading and inactivating several bioactive peptides, including insulin. Individuals…”
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