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Laminin-Inspired Cell-Instructive Microenvironments for Neural Stem Cells by Barros, Daniela, Amaral, Isabel F, Pêgo, Ana P

“…Laminin is a heterotrimeric glycoprotein with a key role in the formation and maintenance of the basement membrane architecture and properties, as well as on…”
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Modulation of the inflammatory response to chitosan through M2 macrophage polarization using pro-resolution mediators by Vasconcelos, Daniela P, Costa, Madalena, Amaral, Isabel F, Barbosa, Mário A, Águas, Artur P, Barbosa, Judite N

“…Abstract Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine have created a demand for biomaterials with specific functions such as the ability to modify the host…”
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Macrophage polarization following chitosan implantation by Vasconcelos, Daniela P, Fonseca, Ana C, Costa, Madalena, Amaral, Isabel F, Barbosa, Mário A, Águas, Artur P, Barbosa, Judite N

“…Abstract Macrophages are a key cell in the host response to implants and can be polarized into different phenotypes capable of inducing both detrimental and…”
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Factors associated with knowledge about menopause and hormone therapy in middle-aged Brazilian women: a population-based household survey by de Arruda Amaral, Isabel C.G, Baccaro, Luiz F, Lui-Filho, Jeffrey F, Osis, Maria J.D, Pedro, Adriana O, Costa-Paiva, Lúcia

“…OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to evaluate knowledge about menopause and hormone therapy (HT) among middle-aged Brazilian women and identify the factors…”
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Development of an immunomodulatory biomaterial: Using resolvin D1 to modulate inflammation by Vasconcelos, Daniela P, Costa, Madalena, Amaral, Isabel F, Barbosa, Mário A, Águas, Artur P, Barbosa, Judite N

“…Abstract In our search for immunomodulatory biomaterials capable of modulating the inflammatory response through M2 macrophage polarization, we report here on…”
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Modulation of stability and mucoadhesive properties of chitosan microspheres for therapeutic gastric application by Fernandes, Mariana, Gonçalves, Inês C., Nardecchia, Stefania, Amaral, Isabel F., Barbosa, Mário A., Martins, M. Cristina L.

“…Chitosan microspheres have been explored for pharmaceutical applications, namely as a drug delivery systems for Helicobacter pylori gastric infection…”
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Engineering hydrogels with affinity-bound laminin as 3D neural stem cell culture systems by Barros, Daniela, Conde-Sousa, Eduardo, Gonçalves, Andreia M, Han, Woojin M, García, Andrés J, Amaral, Isabel F, Pêgo, Ana P

“…Laminin incorporation into biological or synthetic hydrogels has been explored to recapitulate the dynamic nature and biological complexity of neural stem cell…”
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Biomimetic synthetic self-assembled hydrogels for cell transplantation by Barros, Daniela, Amaral, Isabel Freitas, Pêgo, Ana Paula

“…The development of three-dimensional matrices capable of recapitulating the main features of native extracellular matrix and contribute for the establishment…”
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Three‐dimensional culture of single embryonic stem‐derived neural/stem progenitor cells in fibrin hydrogels: neuronal network formation and matrix remodelling by Bento, Ana R., Quelhas, Pedro, Oliveira, Maria J., Pêgo, Ana P., Amaral, Isabel F.

“…In an attempt to improve the efficacy of neural stem/progenitor cell (NSPC) based therapies, fibrin hydrogels are being explored to provide a favourable…”
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AudBility: Effectiveness of an online central auditory processing screening program by de Carvalho, Nádia Giulian, Amaral, Maria Isabel Ramos do, Colella-Santos, Maria Francisca

“…To contribute to the validation of AudBility, an online central auditory processing screening program, considering the tasks for age between 6 and 8 years-old,…”
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Fibrin functionalization with synthetic adhesive ligands interacting with α6β1 integrin receptor enhance neurite outgrowth of embryonic stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitors by Silva, Joana, Bento, Ana R., Barros, Daniela, Laundos, Tiago L., Sousa, Susana R., Quelhas, Pedro, Sousa, Mónica M., Pêgo, Ana P., Amaral, Isabel F.

“…[Display omitted] To enhance fibrin hydrogel affinity towards pluripotent stem cell-derived neural stem/progenitor cells (NSPCs) and its capacity to support…”
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Delivery of Antisense Oligonucleotides Mediated by a Hydrogel System: In Vitro and In Vivo Application in the Context of Spinal Cord Injury by Moreno, Pedro M D, Rodrigues, Teresa, Torrado, Marília, Amaral, Isabel F, Pêgo, Ana P

“…Biomaterials-based hydrogels are attractive drug-eluting vehicles in the context of RNA therapeutics, such as those utilizing antisense oligonucleotide or RNA…”
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Medicina Tropical e Ambiente em Perspectiva by Amaral, Isabel

“…Este artigo pretende reflectir sobre a relação entre Medicina tropical e Ambiente, quando analisada à luz do impacto das políticas de saúde pública…”
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Scientific note on the first molecular detection of the acute bee paralysis virus in Brazilian stingless bees by Ueira-Vieira, Carlos, Almeida, Luciana Oliveira, de Almeida, Fernando Corrêa, Amaral, Isabel Marques Rodrigues, Brandeburgo, Malcon Antônio Manfredi, Bonetti, Ana Maria

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Evaluation of the effect of the degree of acetylation on the inflammatory response to 3D porous chitosan scaffolds by Barbosa, Judite N., Amaral, Isabel F., Águas, Artur P., Barbosa, Mário A.

“…The effect of the degree of acetylation (DA) of 3D chitosan (Ch) scaffolds on the inflammatory reaction was investigated. Chitosan porous scaffolds with DAs of…”
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Temporal auditory processing in people exposed to musical instrument practice by Ryn Junior, Flavio Van, Lüders, Débora, Casali, Raquel Leme, Amaral, Maria Isabel Ramos do

“…To investigate the influence of musical instrument practice on temporal auditory abilities and on the results of cortical potentials related to auditory events…”
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AudBility: test-retest reliability in typically developing children aged 6 to 7 years by Tanaka, Tamy Nathalia, Carvalho, Nádia Giulian de, Colella-Santos, Maria Francisca, Amaral, Maria Isabel Ramos do

“…to investigate the test-retest reliability of the AudBility program in typically developing children aged six-seven years. 29 children, male and female,…”
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Comparative biochemical profiling during the stages of acquisition and development of somatic embryogenesis in African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) by Gomes, Hugo Teixeira, Bartos, Patrícia Monah Cunha, Silva, Clovis Oliveira, do Amaral, Lourdes Isabel Velho, Scherwinski-Pereira, Jonny Everson

“…In this study, the different stages of somatic embryogenesis (SE) of the African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) were characterized biochemically. The total…”
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Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Diagnostic in the NICU by Colella-Santos, Maria Francisca, Hein, Thaís Antonelli Diniz, de Souza, Gabriele Libano, do Amaral, Maria Isabel Ramos, Casali, Raquel Leme

“…The aim was to describe the outcome of neonatal hearing screening (NHS) and audiological diagnosis in neonates in the NICU. The sample was divided into Group…”
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Hydrogel-Assisted Antisense LNA Gapmer Delivery for In Situ Gene Silencing in Spinal Cord Injury by Moreno, Pedro M.D., Ferreira, Ana R., Salvador, Daniela, Rodrigues, Maria T., Torrado, Marília, Carvalho, Eva D., Tedebark, Ulf, Sousa, Mónica M., Amaral, Isabel F., Wengel, Jesper, Pêgo, Ana P.

“…After spinal cord injury (SCI), nerve regeneration is severely hampered due to the establishment of a highly inhibitory microenvironment at the injury site,…”
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