Overview

Andreia Filipa Marreiros Amaro got her BSc degree in Medical Chemistry in 2019 at the University of Coimbra (UC) and her Msc degree in Biochemistry in 2022 also at UC. Currently, she is a Ph.D. student in Health Sciences at the Faculty of Medicine of the UC focusing her research on depicting the intricate relation between neurodevelopmental disorders and energy balance pathways in the offspring of diabetic mothers. Andreia's research on developmental programming has been addressing the impact of early-life insults on offspring metabolism and behaviour. She has published 7 research articles (3 as first author and 4 as co-author). Andreia has an active participation in National and International meetings being author and co-author of several oral communications and posters. In 2023, Andreia won the best poster communication award at the European Society of Clinical Investigation in the Czech Republic. Andreia also participated in activities to promote science communication and dissemination, namely European Researcher's Night and Escola Ciência Vida at the Exploratorium of Coimbra

Affiliation

Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Faculty of Medicine - University of Coimbra

Publications

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Fenofibrate treatment during lactation prevents liver and adipose tissue associated metabolic dysfunction in a rat model of childhood obesity

Saavedra, Lucas Paulo Jacinto; Raposo, Scarlett Rodrigues; Assakawa, Ana Letícia Manso; Lucredi, Naiara Cristina; Peres, Maria Natália Chimirri; Piovan, Silvano; Gonçalves, Gessica Dutra; et al, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 188. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2025.118166 . 10.1016/j.biopha.2025.118166 . Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy

Exploring quercetin's protective potential against the pro-inflammatory effects of silver nanoparticles in C57BL/6J mice

Sousa, Adelaide; Amaro, Andreia; Costa, Vera Marisa; Azevedo, Rui; Oliveira, Sara; Viana, Sofia; Reis, Flávio; et al, Food and Chemical Toxicology. 195. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2024.115081 . 10.1016/j.fct.2024.115081 . Food and Chemical Toxicology

Early Methylglyoxal Exposure Leads to Worsened Cardiovascular Function in Young Rats

Marcos Divino Ferreira-Junior; Keilah Valéria N. Cavalcante; Jaqueline M. Costa; Amanda S. M. Bessa; Andreia Amaro; Carlos Henrique de Castro; Carlos Henrique Xavier; et al, Nutrients. 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16132029 . 10.3390/nu16132029 . Nutrients

Melanoxetin: A Hydroxylated Flavonoid Attenuates Oxidative Stress and Modulates Insulin Resistance and Glycation Pathways in an Animal Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Sónia Rocha; Andreia Amaro; Marcos D. Ferreira-Junior; Carina Proença; Artur M. S. Silva; Vera M. Costa; Sara Oliveira; et al, Pharmaceutics. 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics16020261 . 10.3390/pharmaceutics16020261 . Pharmaceutics

Sex-specificities in offspring neurodevelopment and behaviour upon maternal glycation: Putative underlying neurometabolic and synaptic changes

Amaro, A; Sousa, Diana; Sá-Rocha, Mariana; Ferreira-Junior, Marcos D.; Barra, Cátia; Monteiro, Tamaeh; Mathias, Paulo; et al, Life Sciences. 321. 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121597 . 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121597 . Life Sciences

Postnatal Overfeeding in Rodents Induces a Neurodevelopment Delay and Anxious-like Behaviour Accompanied by Sex- and Brain-Region-Specific Synaptic and Metabolic Changes

Andreia Amaro; Diana Sousa; Mariana Sá-Rocha; Marcos Divino Ferreira-Junior; Daniela Rosendo-Silva; Lucas Paulo Jacinto Saavedra; Cátia Barra; et al, Nutrients. 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15163581 . 10.3390/nu15163581 . Nutrients

Exposure to Obesogenic Environments during Perinatal Development Modulates Offspring Energy Balance Pathways in Adipose Tissue and Liver of Rodent Models

Diana Sousa; Mariana Rocha; Andreia Amaro; Marcos Divino Ferreira-Junior; Keilah Valéria Naves Cavalcante; Tamaeh Monteiro-Alfredo; Cátia Barra; et al, Nutrients. 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15051281 . 10.3390/nu15051281 . Nutrients

Programming of future generations during breastfeeding: The intricate relation between metabolic and neurodevelopment disorders

Amaro, Andreia; Baptista, Filipa I.; Matafome, Paulo, Life Sciences. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120526 . 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120526 . published Life Sciences

Hypoglycaemic and Antioxidant Properties of Acrocomia aculeata (Jacq.) Lodd Ex Mart. Extract Are Associated with Better Vascular Function of Type 2 Diabetic Rats

Monteiro-Alfredo, Tamaeh; Oliveira, Sara; Amaro, Andreia; Rosendo-Silva, Daniela; Antunes, Katia; Pires, Ana Salomé; Teixo, Ricardo; et al, Nutrients. 8. 13. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13082856 . Nutrients

Distinct Impact of Natural Sugars from Fruit Juices and Added Sugars on Caloric Intake, Body Weight, Glycaemia, Oxidative Stress and Glycation in Diabetic Rats

Monteiro-Alfredo, Tamaeh; Caramelo, Beatriz; Arbeláez, Daniela; Amaro, Andreia; Barra, Cátia; Silva, Daniela; Oliveira, Sara; et al, Nutrients. 9. 13. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13092956 . 10.3390/nu13092956 . Nutrients

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2024

PAS GRAS - De-risking metabolic, environmental and behavioral determinants of obesity in children, adolescents and young adults

HORIZON-HLTH-2022-STAYHLTH- 101080329

Universidade de Coimbra

Funders: Horizon 2020

2024/06

New THerapeutIc strategies for obesity based oN peripheral dopamiNERgic signalling 2.0

COMPETE2030-FEDER-00768700

Other

Funders: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

2022/11

Depicting the intricate relation between neurodevelopmental disorders and energy balance pathways in the offspring of diabetic mothers

UI/BD/154406/2023

PhD Student Fellow

Funders: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

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