Search Results - "Silva, Amélia M."

Polymeric nanoparticles: production, characterization, toxicology and ecotoxicology by Zielinska, Aleksandra, Carreiró, Filipa, Oliveira, Ana M., Neves, Andreia, Pires, Bárbara, Venkatesh, D. Nagasamy, Durazzo, Alessandra, Lucarini, Massimo, Eder, Piotr, Silva, Amélia M., Santini, Antonello, Souto, Eliana B.

“…Polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) are particles within the size range from 1 to 1000 nm and can be loaded with active compounds entrapped within or…”
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Metal-based nanoparticles as antimicrobial agents: an overview by Sánchez-López, Elena, Gomes, Daniela, Esteruelas, Gerard, Bonilla, Lorena, Lopez-Machado, Ana Laura, Galindo, Ruth, Cano, Amanda, Espina, Marta, Ettcheto, Miren, Camins, Antoni, Silva, Amélia M., Durazzo, Alessandra, Santini, Antonello, Garcia, Maria L., Souto, Eliana B.

“…Metal-based nanoparticles have been extensively investigated for a set of biomedical applications. According to the World Health Organization, in addition to…”
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Nanoparticle Delivery Systems in the Treatment of Diabetes Complications by Souto, Eliana B, Souto, Selma B, Campos, Joana R, Severino, Patricia, Pashirova, Tatiana N, Zakharova, Lucia Y, Silva, Amélia M, Durazzo, Alessandra, Lucarini, Massimo, Izzo, Angelo A, Santini, Antonello

“…Diabetes mellitus, an incurable metabolic disease, is characterized by changes in the homeostasis of blood sugar levels, being the subcutaneous injection of…”
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Memantine loaded PLGA PEGylated nanoparticles for Alzheimer's disease: in vitro and in vivo characterization by Sánchez-López, Elena, Ettcheto, Miren, Egea, Maria Antonia, Espina, Marta, Cano, Amanda, Calpena, Ana Cristina, Camins, Antoni, Carmona, Nuria, Silva, Amélia M, Souto, Eliana B, García, Maria Luisa

“…Memantine, drug approved for moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease, has not shown to be fully effective. In order to solve this issue, polylactic-co-glycolic…”
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(+)-Limonene 1,2-Epoxide-Loaded SLNs: Evaluation of Drug Release, Antioxidant Activity, and Cytotoxicity in an HaCaT Cell Line by Souto, Eliana B., Zielinska, Aleksandra, Souto, Selma B., Durazzo, Alessandra, Lucarini, Massimo, Santini, Antonello, Silva, Amélia M., Atanasov, Atanas G., Marques, Conrado, Andrade, Luciana N., Severino, Patricia

“…In this work, we developed a solid lipid nanoparticle (SLN) formulation with (+)-limonene 1,2-epoxide and glycerol monostearate (Lim-SLNs), stabilized with…”
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Development and Optimization of Alpha-Pinene-Loaded Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (SLN) Using Experimental Factorial Design and Dispersion Analysis by Zielińska, Aleksandra, Ferreira, Nuno R, Durazzo, Alessandra, Lucarini, Massimo, Cicero, Nicola, Mamouni, Soukaina El, Silva, Amélia M, Nowak, Izabela, Santini, Antonello, Souto, Eliana B

“…The encapsulation of bicyclic monoterpene α-pinene into solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) is reported using experimental factorial design, followed by high-end…”
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Parental metabolic syndrome epigenetically reprograms offspring hepatic lipid metabolism in mice by De Jesus, Dario F, Orime, Kazuki, Kaminska, Dorota, Kimura, Tomohiko, Basile, Giorgio, Wang, Chih-Hao, Haertle, Larissa, Riemens, Renzo, Brown, Natalie K, Hu, Jiang, Männistö, Ville, Silva, Amélia M, Dirice, Ercument, Tseng, Yu-Hua, Haaf, Thomas, Pihlajamäki, Jussi, Kulkarni, Rohit N

“…The prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing worldwide. Although gene-environment interactions have been implicated in the etiology…”
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Physicochemical and biopharmaceutical aspects influencing skin permeation and role of SLN and NLC for skin drug delivery by Souto, Eliana B., Fangueiro, Joana F., Fernandes, Ana R., Cano, Amanda, Sanchez-Lopez, Elena, Garcia, Maria L., Severino, Patrícia, Paganelli, Maria O., Chaud, Marco V., Silva, Amélia M.

“…The skin is a complex and multifunctional organ, in which the static versus dynamic balance is responsible for its constant adaptation to variations in the…”
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Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.): An Updated Overview on Its Beneficial Properties by Amirhossein Nazhand, Massimo Lucarini, Alessandra Durazzo, Massimo Zaccardelli, Santo Cristarella, Selma B. Souto, Amélia M. Silva, Patrícia Severino, Eliana B. Souto, Antonello Santini

“…Medicinal plants, many of which are wild, have recently been under the spotlight worldwide due to growing requests for natural and sustainable eco-compatible…”
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Biopharmaceutical evaluation of epigallocatechin gallate-loaded cationic lipid nanoparticles (EGCG-LNs): In vivo, in vitro and ex vivo studies by Fangueiro, Joana F., Calpena, Ana C., Clares, Beatriz, Andreani, Tatiana, Egea, Maria A., Veiga, Francisco J., Garcia, Maria L., Silva, Amélia M., Souto, Eliana B.

“…Transcorneal permeation profile of EGCG-CTAB LNs (■) and EGCG-DDAB LNs (♦), and respective stereomicrographs of the CAM after 5min of exposure to lipid…”
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Therapeutic Approaches for Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Galindo-Camacho, Ruth M, Blanco-Llamero, Cristina, da Ana, Raquel, Fuertes, Mayra A, Señoráns, Francisco J, Silva, Amélia M, García, María L, Souto, Eliana B

“…Damage to the retinal pigment epithelium, Bruch's membrane and/or tissues underlying macula is known to increase the risk of age-related macular degeneration…”
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Surface engineering of silica nanoparticles for oral insulin delivery: characterization and cell toxicity studies by Andreani, Tatiana, Kiill, Charlene P, de Souza, Ana Luiza R, Fangueiro, Joana F, Fernandes, Lisete, Doktorovová, Slavomira, Santos, Dario L, Garcia, Maria L, Gremião, Maria Palmira D, Souto, Eliana B, Silva, Amélia M

“…The present work aimed at studying the interaction between insulin and SiNP surfaced with mucoadhesive polymers (chitosan, sodium alginate or polyethylene…”
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Interaction of Hydrophobic Ionic Liquids with Lipids in Langmuir Monolayers by Gonçalves da Silva, Amélia M. P. S

“…The interaction of two ionic liquids, trihexyl­(tetradecyl)­phosphonium bis­(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)-imide and trihexyl­(tetradecyl)­phosphonium dicyanamide,…”
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Nanoencapsulation of polyphenols for protective effect against colon–rectal cancer by Santos, Isis S., Ponte, Bruno M., Boonme, Prapaporn, Silva, Amélia M., Souto, Eliana B.

“…The human population at large is exposed to many critical factors (e.g. bad food habits, chemical substances, and stress) leading to the development of serious…”
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In Vitro Cytotoxicity of Oleanolic/Ursolic Acids-Loaded in PLGA Nanoparticles in Different Cell Lines by Silva, Amélia M, Alvarado, Helen L, Abrego, Guadalupe, Martins-Gomes, Carlos, Garduño-Ramirez, Maria L, García, María L, Calpena, Ana C, Souto, Eliana B

“…Oleanolic (OA) and ursolic (UA) acids are recognized triterpenoids with anti-cancer properties, showing cell-specific activity that can be enhanced when loaded…”
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Cationic solid lipid nanoparticles interfere with the activity of antioxidant enzymes in hepatocellular carcinoma cells by Doktorovová, Slavomira, Santos, Dario L., Costa, Inês, Andreani, Tatiana, Souto, Eliana B., Silva, Amélia M

“…[Display omitted] Solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) are colloidal drug and/or gene carriers developed from solid lipids and surfactants that are considered safe…”
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Soft Cationic Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery: Production and Cytotoxicity of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (SLNs) by Silva, Amélia, Martins-Gomes, Carlos, Coutinho, Tiago, Fangueiro, Joana, Sanchez-Lopez, Elena, Pashirova, Tatiana, Andreani, Tatiana, Souto, Eliana

“…The surface properties of nanoparticles have decisive influence on their interaction with biological barriers (i.e., living cells), being the concentration and…”
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Two- and Three-Dimensional Spectrofluorimetric Qualitative Analysis of Selected Vegetable Oils for Biomedical Applications by Zielińska, Aleksandra, Kubasiewicz, Konrad, Wójcicki, Krzysztof, Silva, Amélia M, Nunes, Fernando M, Szalata, Marlena, Słomski, Ryszard, Eder, Piotr, Souto, Eliana B

“…Vegetable oils obtained from different plants are known for their beneficial effects on prophylaxis and supportive treatment of a great deal of…”
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Perillaldehyde 1,2-epoxide loaded SLN-tailored mAb: production, physicochemical characterization and in vitro cytotoxicity profile in MCF-7 cell lines by Souto, Eliana B., Souto, Selma B., Zielinska, Aleksandra, Durazzo, Alessandra, Lucarini, Massimo, Santini, Antonello, Horbánkczuk, Olaf K., Atanasov, Atanas G., Marques, Conrado, Andrade, Luciana N., Silva, Amélia M., Severino, Patricia

“…We have developed a new cationic solid lipid nanoparticle (SLN) formulation, composed of Compritol ATO 888, poloxamer 188 and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide…”
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Quinoline- and benzoselenazole-derived unsymmetrical squaraine cyanine dyes: design, synthesis, photophysicochemical features and light-triggerable antiproliferative effects against breast cancer cell lines by Lima, Eurico, Boto, Renato E., Ferreira, Diana P., Fernandes, José R., Almeida, Paulo, Ferreira, Luis F. V., Souto, Eliana B., Silva, Amélia M., Reis, Lucinda V.

“…Photodynamic therapy is an innovative treatment approach broadly directed towards oncological diseases. Its applicability and efficiency are closely related to…”
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