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Decellularized human colorectal cancer matrices polarize macrophages towards an anti-inflammatory phenotype promoting cancer cell invasion via CCL18 by Pinto, M.L, Rios, E, Silva, A.C, Neves, S.C, Caires, H.R, Pinto, A.T, Durães, C, Carvalho, F.A, Cardoso, A.P, Santos, N.C, Barrias, C.C, Nascimento, D.S, Pinto-do-Ó, P, Barbosa, M.A, Carneiro, F, Oliveira, M.J

“…Abstract Macrophages are frequently identified in solid tumors, playing important roles in cancer progression. Their remarkable plasticity makes them very…”
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Influence of organic matter on the uptake of cadmium, zinc, copper and iron by sorghum plants by Pinto, A.P., Mota, A.M., de Varennes, A., Pinto, F.C.

“…This article describes an experiment, carried out under controlled environment conditions, to investigate the effects of a fulvic acid fraction of soil organic…”
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Valorization of Lignin Side-Streams into Polyols and Rigid Polyurethane Foams—A Contribution to the Pulp and Paper Industry Biorefinery by Pinto, João A., Fernandes, Isabel P., Pinto, Virginia D., Gomes, Elson, Oliveira, Cátia F., C. R. Pinto, Paula C. R., Mesquita, Luís M. R., Piloto, Paulo A. G., Rodrigues, Alírio E., Barreiro, Maria-Filomena

“…Valorization of industrial low-value side-streams are of great interest, contributing to boosts in the circular economy. In this context, lignin side-streams…”
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Tuning Cellular Biological Functions Through the Controlled Release of NO from a Porous Ti‐MOF by Pinto, Rosana V., Wang, Sujing, Tavares, Sergio R., Pires, João, Antunes, Fernando, Vimont, Alexandre, Clet, Guillaume, Daturi, Marco, Maurin, Guillaume, Serre, Christian, Pinto, Moisés L.

“…Materials for the controlled release of nitric oxide (NO) are of interest for therapeutic applications. However, to date, many suffer from toxicity and…”
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Plant Secondary Metabolites as Anticancer Agents: Successes in Clinical Trials and Therapeutic Application by Seca, Ana M L, Pinto, Diana C G A

“…Cancer is a multistage process resulting in an uncontrolled and abrupt division of cells and is one of the leading causes of mortality. The cases reported and…”
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Ionizing radiation modulates human macrophages towards a pro-inflammatory phenotype preserving their pro-invasive and pro-angiogenic capacities by Teresa Pinto, Ana, Laranjeiro Pinto, Marta, Patrícia Cardoso, Ana, Monteiro, Cátia, Teixeira Pinto, Marta, Filipe Maia, André, Castro, Patrícia, Figueira, Rita, Monteiro, Armanda, Marques, Margarida, Mareel, Marc, dos Santos, Susana Gomes, Seruca, Raquel, Adolfo Barbosa, Mário, Rocha, Sónia, José Oliveira, Maria

“…In order to improve the efficacy of conventional radiotherapy, attention has been paid to immune cells, which not only modulate cancer cell response to therapy…”
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Cationization of Eucalyptus Kraft LignoBoost Lignin: Preparation, Properties, and Potential Applications by Pinto, Patrícia I. F, Magina, Sandra, Budjav, Enkhjargal, Pinto, Paula C. R, Liebner, Falk, Evtuguin, Dmitry

“…Current changes toward a more biobased economy have recently created tremendous renewed interest in using lignin as a valuable source for chemicals and…”
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A Comparison of Different Approaches to Quantify Nitric Oxide Release from NO-Releasing Materials in Relevant Biological Media by V Pinto, Rosana, Antunes, Fernando, Pires, João, Silva-Herdade, Ana, Pinto, Moisés L

“…The development of solid materials that deliver nitric oxide (NO) are of interest for several therapeutic applications. Nevertheless, due to NO's reactive…”
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Optical Fiber Accelerometer System for Structural Dynamic Monitoring by da Costa Antunes, P.F., Lima, H.F.T., Alberto, N.J., Rodrigues, H., Pinto, P.M.F., de Lemos Pinto, J., Nogueira, R.N., Varum, H., Costa, A.G., de Brito Andre, P.S.

“…In this study, the implementation of an optical accelerometer unit based on fiber Bragg gratings, suitable to monitor structures with frequencies up to 45 Hz,…”
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Plant Flavonoids: Chemical Characteristics and Biological Activity by Dias, Maria Celeste, Pinto, Diana C. G. A., Silva, Artur M. S.

“…In recent years, more attention has been paid to natural sources of antioxidants. Flavonoids are natural substances synthesized in several parts of plants that…”
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Green supply chain practices and company performance in Portuguese manufacturing sector by Pinto, Luísa

“…Green supply chain management is an important organizational approach to reducing strain on the environment. Many companies are under pressure from customers,…”
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PCR biases distort bacterial and archaeal community structure in pyrosequencing datasets by Pinto, Ameet J, Raskin, Lutgarde

“…As 16S rRNA gene targeted massively parallel sequencing has become a common tool for microbial diversity investigations, numerous advances have been made to…”
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Corrosion mechanisms in titanium oxide-based films produced by anodic treatment by Alves, A.C., Wenger, F., Ponthiaux, P., Celis, J.-P., Pinto, A.M., Rocha, L.A., Fernandes, J.C.S.

“…Thanks to its excellent corrosion resistance, good mechanical properties and biocompatibility, titanium has been widely used as dental implant material. A…”
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Adsorption of food dyes acid blue 9 and food yellow 3 onto chitosan: Stirring rate effect in kinetics and mechanism by Dotto, G.L., Pinto, L.A.A.

“…Adsorption of food dyes acid blue 9 and food yellow 3 onto chitosan was studied. Stirring rate influence on kinetics and mechanism was verified. Infra-red…”
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Human lactate dehydrogenase a inhibitors: a molecular dynamics investigation by Shi, Yun, Pinto, B Mario

“…Lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) is an important enzyme in fermentative glycolysis, generating most energy for cancer cells that rely on anaerobic respiration…”
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Intricate Macrophage-Colorectal Cancer Cell Communication in Response to Radiation by Pinto, Ana T, Pinto, Marta L, Velho, Sérgia, Pinto, Marta T, Cardoso, Ana P, Figueira, Rita, Monteiro, Armanda, Marques, Margarida, Seruca, Raquel, Barbosa, Mário A, Mareel, Marc, Oliveira, Maria J, Rocha, Sónia

“…Both cancer and tumour-associated host cells are exposed to ionizing radiation when a tumour is subjected to radiotherapy. Macrophages frequently constitute…”
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Low-cost catalysts for in-situ improvement of producer gas quality during direct gasification of biomass by Pio, D.T., Tarelho, L.A.C., Pinto, R.G., Matos, M.A.A., Frade, J.R., Yaremchenko, A., Mishra, G.S., Pinto, P.C.R.

“…In this work, the concept of biomass direct (air) gasification was demonstrated in a pilot-scale bubbling fluidized bed and the influence of in-situ…”
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Proteomic analysis of cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus saliva: a comparison between partially and fully engorged females by Tirloni, Lucas, Reck, José, Terra, Renata Maria Soares, Martins, João Ricardo, Mulenga, Albert, Sherman, Nicholas E, Fox, Jay W, Yates, 3rd, John R, Termignoni, Carlos, Pinto, Antônio F M, Vaz, Jr, Itabajara da Silva

“…The cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is one of the most harmful parasites affecting bovines. Similarly to other hematophagous ectoparasites, R…”
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Ixodes scapularis Tick Saliva Proteins Sequentially Secreted Every 24 h during Blood Feeding by Kim, Tae Kwon, Tirloni, Lucas, Pinto, Antônio F M, Moresco, James, Yates, 3rd, John R, da Silva Vaz, Jr, Itabajara, Mulenga, Albert

“…Ixodes scapularis is the most medically important tick species and transmits five of the 14 reportable human tick borne disease (TBD) agents in the USA. This…”
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Serine restriction alters sphingolipid diversity to constrain tumour growth by Muthusamy, Thangaselvam, Cordes, Thekla, Handzlik, Michal K., You, Le, Lim, Esther W., Gengatharan, Jivani, Pinto, Antonio F. M., Badur, Mehmet G., Kolar, Matthew J., Wallace, Martina, Saghatelian, Alan, Metallo, Christian M.

“…Serine, glycine and other nonessential amino acids are critical for tumour progression, and strategies to limit their availability are emerging as potential…”
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