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Aerobic exercise attenuates pulmonary injury induced by exposure to cigarette smoke by TOLEDO, A. C, MAGALHAES, R. M, HIZUME, D. C, VIEIRA, R. P, BISELLI, P. J. C, MORIYA, H. T, MAUAD, T, LOPES, F. D. T. Q. S, MARTINS, M. A

“…It has recently been suggested that regular exercise reduces lung function decline and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among active…”
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Neuron–microglia contact-dependent mechanisms attenuate methamphetamine-induced microglia reactivity and enhance neuronal plasticity by Bravo, Joana, Ribeiro, Inês, Terceiro, Ana Filipa, Bonifácio Andrade, Elva, Portugal, Camila Cabral, Lopes, Igor M., Azevedo, Maria M., Sousa, Mafalda, Lopes, Cátia D. F., Lobo, Andrea C., Canedo, Teresa, Relvas, João Bettencourt, Summavielle, Teresa

“…Exposure to methamphetamine (Meth) has been classically associated with damage to neuronal terminals. However, it is now becoming clear that addiction may also…”
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Dendrimers as Powerful Building Blocks in Central Nervous System Disease: Headed for Successful Nanomedicine by Leiro, Victoria, Duque Santos, Sofia, Lopes, Cátia D. F., Paula Pêgo, Ana

“…Dendrimers have emerged as a powerful class of nanomaterials in the nanomedicine field due to their unique structural features: globular, well‐defined, highly…”
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A high-throughput bioimaging study to assess the impact of chitosan-based nanoparticle degradation on DNA delivery performance by Gomes, Carla P., Varela-Moreira, Aida, Leiro, Victoria, Lopes, Cátia D.F., Moreno, Pedro M.D., Gomez-Lazaro, Maria, Pêgo, Ana P.

“…[Display omitted] By using imaging flow cytometry as a powerful statistical high-throughput technique we investigated the impact of degradation on the…”
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The membrane periodic skeleton is an actomyosin network that regulates axonal diameter and conduction by Costa, Ana Rita, Sousa, Sara C, Pinto-Costa, Rita, Mateus, José C, Lopes, Cátia Df, Costa, Ana Catarina, Rosa, David, Machado, Diana, Pajuelo, Luis, Wang, Xuewei, Zhou, Feng-Quan, Pereira, António J, Sampaio, Paula, Rubinstein, Boris Y, Mendes Pinto, Inês, Lampe, Marko, Aguiar, Paulo, Sousa, Monica M

“…Neurons have a membrane periodic skeleton (MPS) composed of actin rings interconnected by spectrin. Here, combining chemical and genetic gain- and…”
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µSpikeHunter: An advanced computational tool for the analysis of neuronal communication and action potential propagation in microfluidic platforms by Heiney, Kristine, Mateus, José C., Lopes, Cátia D. F., Neto, Estrela, Lamghari, Meriem, Aguiar, Paulo

“…Understanding neuronal communication is fundamental in neuroscience, but there are few methodologies offering detailed analysis for well-controlled conditions…”
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Ibuprofen-loaded fibrous patches—taming inhibition at the spinal cord injury site by Pires, Liliana R., Lopes, Cátia D. F., Salvador, Daniela, Rocha, Daniela N., Pêgo, Ana Paula

“…It is now widely accepted that a therapeutic strategy for spinal cord injury (SCI) demands a multi-target approach. Here we propose the use of an easily…”
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The effects of exercise training on the lungs and cardiovascular function of animals exposed to diesel exhaust particles and gases by Olivo, C.R., Castro, T.B.P., Riane, A., Regonha, T., Rivero, D.H.R.F., Vieira, R.P., Saraiva-Romanholo, B.M., Lopes, F.D.T.Q.S., Tibério, I.F.L.C., Martins, M.A., Prado, C.M.

“…Air pollution has been identified as one of the main environmental risks to health. Since exercise training seems to act as an anti-inflammatory modulator, our…”
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Atomic Force Microscopy as a Tool to Assess the Specificity of Targeted Nanoparticles in Biological Models of High Complexity by Gomes, Carla P., Lopes, Cátia D. F., Leitner, Michael, Ebner, Andreas, Hinterdorfer, Peter, Pêgo, Ana P.

“…The ability to design nanoparticle delivery systems capable of selectively target their payloads to specific cell populations is still a major caveat in…”
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Aerobic training reverses airway inflammation and remodelling in an asthma murine model by Silva, R A, Vieira, R P, Duarte, A C S, Lopes, F D T Q S, Perini, A, Mauad, T, Martins, M A, Carvalho, C R F

“…Aerobic training (AT) decreases dyspnoea and exercise-induced bronchospasm, and improves aerobic capacity and quality of life; however, the mechanisms for such…”
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Variability of Southern T Tauri Stars. I. The Continuum and the Hβ Inverse P Cygni Profile of GQ Lupi by Batalha, C, Lopes, D. F, Batalha, N. M

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Variability of Southern T Tauri Stars (VASTT). III. The Continuum Flux Changes of the TW Hydrae Bright Spot by Batalha, C, Batalha, N. M, Alencar, S. H. P, Lopes, D. F, Duarte, E. S

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Seeing is believing but quantifying is deciding by Lopes, Cátia DF, Gomez-Lazaro, Maria, Pêgo, Ana Paula

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Using AutoCAD software to measure venous leg ulcers: a reproducibility assessment study by Eberhardt, Thaís D, Lima, Suzinara B.S, Lopes, Luis F.D, Kessler, Marciane, Fonseca, Graziele G.P, Soares, Rhea S.A

“…Objective: To assess the reproducibility of using AutoCAD software to measure the area of venous leg ulcers (VLUs). Method: Data from patients with VLUs were…”
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BDNF gene delivery mediated by neuron-targeted nanoparticles is neuroprotective in peripheral nerve injury by Lopes, Cátia D.F, Gonçalves, Nádia P, Gomes, Carla P, Saraiva, Maria J, Pêgo, Ana P

“…Abstract Neuron-targeted gene delivery is a promising strategy to treat peripheral neuropathies. Here we propose the use of polymeric nanoparticles based on…”
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A comparative study of extracellular matrix remodeling in two murine models of emphysema by Lopes, F D T Q S, Toledo, A C, Olivo, C R, Prado, C M, Leick, E A, Medeiros, M C, Santos, A B G, Garippo, A, Martins, M A, Mauad, T

“…A single instillation of porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE) results in significant airspace enlargement on the 28th day after instillation, whereas cigarette…”
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Climate change in Brazil: evolutionary, comparative and forecast study by Menegassi, S. R. O., Lopes, L. F. D., Morais, H., Alencar, A. P., Lopes, F. G., Barca Junior, F. A.

“…Brazil has one of the most important ecosystems in the world, composed of five different terrestrial biomes that have undergone transformations due to human…”
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Short-term exposure of mice to cigarette smoke and/or residual oil fly ash produces proximal airspace enlargements and airway epithelium remodeling by Biselli, P J C, Lopes, F D T Q S, Moriya, H T, Rivero, D H R F, Toledo, A C, Saldiva, P H N, Mauad, T, Martins, M A

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with inflammatory cell reactions, tissue destruction and lung remodeling. Many signaling pathways…”
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The Radial Point Interpolation Method combined with a bi-directional structural topology optimization algorithm by Gonçalves, D. C., Lopes, J. D. F., Campilho, R. D. S. G., Belinha, J.

“…Projecting reduced-weight components with increased performance is a continuous engineering challenge, especially in the aircraft industry, where fuel…”
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Interfacing Microfluidics with Microelectrode Arrays for Studying Neuronal Communication and Axonal Signal Propagation by Lopes, Cátia D F, Mateus, José C, Aguiar, Paulo

“…Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) are widely used to study neuronal function in vitro. These devices allow concurrent non-invasive recording/stimulation of…”
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