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Ana Margarida Abrantes

Assistant Professor, Faculty of medicine, University of Coimbra
Verified email at fmed.uc.pt
Cited by 3437

Quercetin in cancer treatment, alone or in combination with conventional therapeutics?

A Filipa Brito, M Ribeiro… - Current medicinal …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
Cancer is a problem of global importance, since the incidence is increasing worldwide and
therapeutic options are generally limited. Thus, it becomes imperative to find new …

The role of vitamins in cancer: a review

AC Mamede, SD Tavares, AM Abrantes… - Nutrition and …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Vitamins are essential nutrients for human metabolism, playing an important role as
coenzymes or enzymes in many vital processes for the normal functioning of the body. In …

Evaluation of the efficacy of dentin hypersensitivity treatments—A systematic review and follow‐up analysis

CM Marto, A Baptista Paula, T Nunes… - Journal of oral …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To compare the treatments used to treat dentin hypersensitivity (DH), based on its
efficacy and effect duration. Methods Medline/PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE and …

[HTML][HTML] Multifactorial scores and biomarkers of prognosis of acute pancreatitis: applications to research and practice

P Silva-Vaz, AM Abrantes, M Castelo-Branco… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a severe inflammation of the pancreas presented with sudden
onset and severe abdominal pain with a high morbidity and mortality rate, if accompanied by …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of prognostic factors of severity in acute biliary pancreatitis

P Silva-Vaz, AM Abrantes, S Morgado-Nunes… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory disorder of the pancreas that, when classified as
severe, is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Promptly identifying the severity of …

New approach for treatment of primary liver tumors: the role of quercetin

AF Brito, M Ribeiro, AM Abrantes, AC Mamede… - Nutrition and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver tumor (PLT), with
cholangiocarcinoma (CC) being the second most frequent. Glucose transporter 1 (GLUT-1) …

Butyrate, a dietary fiber derivative that improves irinotecan effect in colon cancer cells

JC Encarnação, AS Pires, RA Amaral… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
A diet rich in fiber is associated with a low risk of developing colorectal cancer. Dietary fiber
fermentation by intestinal microflora results in the production of butyrate, which has been …

Cytotoxic effects of a chlorhexidine mouthwash and of an enzymatic mouthwash on human gingival fibroblasts

AS Coelho, M Laranjo, AC Gonçalves, A Paula… - Odontology, 2020 - Springer
The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxic effects of an enzymatic mouthwash and of
a chlorhexidine mouthwash on human gingival fibroblasts. The metabolic activity of the …

Ascorbic acid and colon cancer: an oxidative stimulus to cell death depending on cell profile

AS Pires, CR Marques, JC Encarnacao… - European journal of cell …, 2016 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer is a major health problem worldwide with urgent need for new and
effective anti-cancer approaches that allow treating, increasing survival and improving life …

Effect of miR-34b overexpression on the radiosensitivity of non-small cell lung cancer cell lines

J Balca-Silva, SS Neves, AC Goncalves… - Anticancer …, 2012 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background: The miR-34 family, under-expressed in-non small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs),
are effectors of p53 activation upon irradiation of cells. We evaluated whether the miR-34b …