Publications

ViralBindPredict: Empowering Viral Protein-Ligand Binding Sites through Deep Learning and Protein Sequence-Derived Insights

A M B Amorim; C Marques-Pereira; T Almeida; N Rosário-Ferreira; H S Pinto; C Vaz; A Francisco; I S Moreira, 2026. GigaScience. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giag010 . 10.1093/gigascience/giag010 .

Advancing urine-derived stem cells: Cryopreservation validation and sex-specific metabolism

Afonso, Gonçalo José Martins; Cavaleiro, Carla; Nunes, Sofia Marlene; Pereira, Francisco; Oliveira, Paulo Jorge; Valero, Jorge; Mota, Sandra Isabel; Ferreiro, Elisabete, 2026. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 1. 56. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1111/eci.70172 . 10.1111/eci.70172 .

Mitochondria-targeted antioxidant AntiOxBEN2 prevents metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) by enhancing fatty acid oxidation and mitochondrial bioenergetics

Amorim, Ricardo; Carina C. Magalhães; Duarte AI; de Lemos, Alexandra C.; Adriana Marques-Carvalho; Susana P. Pereira; Grilo, Luís F.; et al, 2026. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2026.119022 . published

Diabetes Alters microRNA Expression in Epicardial and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue from Patients Undergoing Elective Cardiac Surgery

Diana Santos; António Canotilho; Gonçalo Coutinho; David Prieto; Pedro Antunes; Manuel Antunes; Adelino F. Leite Moreira; et al, 2026. Cells. 2026. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells15020122 . 10.3390/cells15020122 .

Neuropeptides neurotensin and substance P accelerate diabetic wound healing by modulating immunity and the skin microbiome

Maranha A, 2026. Scientific Reports. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-30723-w . 10.1038/s41598-025-30723-w . published

Iron-related intercellular communication in the liver: Main players and mechanisms

Fonseca, Óscar; Oliveira, Paulo J.; Muckenthaler, Martina U.; Moreira, Ana C.; Gomes, M. Salomé, 2026. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 1. 56. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1111/eci.70168 . 10.1111/eci.70168 . published

Neuropeptides neurotensin and substance P accelerate diabetic wound healing by modulating immunity and the skin microbiome

Ana Maranha; Ermelindo C. Leal; Susana Alarico; Igor Tiago; Sónia G. Pereira; Nuno Empadinhas; Eugénia Carvalho, 2026. Scientific Reports. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-30723-w . 10.1038/s41598-025-30723-w .