Mónica Rocha Zuzarte

Mediterranean Lavenders from Section Stoechas: An Undervalued Source of Secondary Metabolites with Pharmacological Potential

Joana Domingues; Delgado,F; José Gonçalves; Monica Zuzarte; Duarte, A. P., Metabolites. 2023. https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/3/337 . 10.3390/metabo13030337 . Metabolites

Testing Explant Sources, Culture Media, and Light Conditions for the Improvement of Organogenesis in Pinus ponderosa (P. Lawson and C. Lawson)

Alejandra Rojas Vargas; Ander Castander-Olarieta; A. M. M. Nascimento; Maria Velez; Cátia Sofia Leite Pereira; João Martins; Monica Zuzarte; et al, Plants. 2023. https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/4/850 . 10.3390/plants12040850 . Plants

The anti-Inflammatory response of Lavandula luisieri and Lavandula pedunculata essential oils

Zuzarte, Monica; Sousa, Cátia; Cavaleiro, Carlos; Cruz, Maria Teresa; Salgueiro, Lígia, Plants. 3. 11. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants11030370 . 10.3390/plants11030370 . published Plants

Lavandula viridis L´Hér. essential oil inhibits the inflammatory response in macrophages through blockade of NF-KB signaling cascade

Zuzarte, Mónica; Francisco, Vera; Neves, Bruno; Liberal, Joana; Cavaleiro, Carlos; Canhoto, Jorge; Salgueiro, Lígia; Cruz, Maria Teresa, Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.695911 . 10.3389/fphar.2021.695911 . published Frontiers in Pharmacology

1,8-cineole Ameliorates Right Ventricle Dysfunction Associated With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Restoring Connexin 43 and Mitochondrial Homeostasis

Alves-Silva, Jorge M.; Zuzarte, Mónica; Marques, Carla; Viana, Sofia; Preguiça, Inês; Baptista, Rui; Ferreira, Cátia; et al, Pharmacological Research. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106151 . 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106151 . Pharmacological Research

Essential Oils in Respiratory Mycosis: A Review

Monica Zuzarte; Lígia Salgueiro, Molecules. 2022. https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/13/4140 . 10.3390/molecules27134140 . Molecules

LAMP2A regulates the loading of proteins into exosomes

Ferreira, Joao Vasco; Soares, Ana da Rosa ; Ramalho, José; Carvalho, Catarina Máximo ; Cardoso, Maria Helena; Pintado, Petra; Carvalho, Ana Sofia; et al, Science Advances Journal. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.26.453637 . in press Science Advances Journal

ER-mitochondria communication is involved in NLRP3 inflammasome activation under stress conditions in the innate immune system

Pereira, Ana Catarina; De Pascale, Jessica; Resende, Rosa; Cardoso, Susana; Ferreira, Isabel; Neves, Bruno Miguel; Carrascal, Mylène A.; et al, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 4. 79. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00018-022-04211-7 . 10.1007/s00018-022-04211-7 . Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Natural Products in Cardiovascular Diseases: The Potential of Plants from the Allioideae Subfamily (Ex-Alliaceae Family) and Their Sulphur-Containing Compounds

Jorge Miguel Alves-Silva; Monica Zuzarte; Girao H; Lígia Salgueiro, Plants. 2022. https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/15/1920 . 10.3390/plants11151920 . Plants

Plant Nanovesicles for Essential Oil Delivery

Monica Zuzarte; Carla Vitorino; Lígia Salgueiro; Girao H, Pharmaceutics. 2022. https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/12/2581 . 10.3390/pharmaceutics14122581 . Pharmaceutics

Unveiling the compositional remodelling of Arbutus unedo L. fruits during ripening

Marques, Mário Pedro; Martin, Daniel; Bosch, Maurice; Martins, João; Biswal, Ajaya K; Zuzarte, Mónica; de Carvalho, Luís Batista; Canhoto, Jorge; da Costa, Ricardo, Scientia Horticulturae. 303. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scienta.2022.111248 . 10.1016/j.scienta.2022.111248 . Scientia Horticulturae

Antifungal and Anti-Inflammatory Potential of Bupleurum rigidum subsp. paniculatum (Brot.) H.Wolff Essential Oil

Zuzarte, Mónica; Correia, Pedro M. P.; Alves-Silva, Jorge M.; Gonçalves, Maria J.; Cavaleiro, Carlos; Cruz, Teresa; Salgueiro, Lígia, Antibiotics. 5. 10. 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10050592 . 10.3390/antibiotics10050592 . Antibiotics

Myocardial infarction affects Cx43 content of extracellular vesicles secreted by cardiomyocytes

Martins-Marques, Tania; Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Teresa; de Jager, Saskia C; Zuzarte, Monica; Ferreira, Cátia; Cruz, Pedro; Reis, Liliana; et al, Life Science Alliance. 12. 3. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.26508/lsa.202000821 . 10.26508/lsa.202000821 . Life Science Alliance

Study of physiological and biochemical events leading to vitrification of Arbutus unedo L. cultured in vitro

Marques, Mário P.; Martins, João; de Carvalho, Luís A. E. Batista; Zuzarte, Mónica R.; da Costa, Ricardo M. F.; Canhoto, Jorge, Trees. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00468-020-02036-0 . 10.1007/s00468-020-02036-0 . Trees

Lauroylated Histidine-Enriched S413-PV Peptide as an Efficient Gene Silencing Mediator in Cancer Cells

Morais, Catarina M.; Cardoso, Ana M.; Aguiar, Luísa; Vale, Nuno; Nóbrega, Clévio; Zuzarte, Mónica; Gomes, Paula; Pedroso de Lima, Maria C.; Jurado, Amália S., Pharmaceutical Research. 10. 37. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11095-020-02904-x . 10.1007/s11095-020-02904-x . Pharmaceutical Research

Airborne environmental fine particles induce intense inflammatory response regardless of the absence of heavy metal elements

Colaço, Mariana; Duarte, Alana; Zuzarte, Mónica; Costa, Benilde F.O.; Borges, Olga, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 195. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110500 . 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110500 . published Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Unveiling the bioactive potential of the essential oil of a Portuguese endemism, Santolina impressa

Alves-Silva, J.M.; Zuzarte, M.; Gonçalves, M.J.; Cruz, M.T.; Cavaleiro, C.; Salgueiro, L., Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 244. 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2019.112120 . 10.1016/j.jep.2019.112120 . Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Exosomes and STUB1/CHIP cooperate to maintain intracellular proteostasis

Ferreira, Joao Vasco; Rosa Soares, Ana; Ramalho, José S.; Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Teresa; Máximo, Catarina; Zuzarte, Mónica; Girão, Henrique; Pereira, Paulo, PLOS ONE. 10. 14. 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223790 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0223790 . published PLOS ONE

Unveiling the antifungal potential of two Iberian thyme essential oils: effect on C. albicans germ tube and preformed biofilms

Alves, Melissa; Gonçalves, Maria José; Zuzarte, Mónica; Alves-Silva, Jorge M.; Cavaleiro, Carlos; Cruz, Maria Teresa; Salgueiro, Lígia, Frontiers in Pharmacology. 10. 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2019.00446 . 10.3389/fphar.2019.00446 . published Frontiers in Pharmacology

Protective Effects of Phenylpropanoids and Phenylpropanoid-rich Essential Oils on the Cardiovascular System

Alves-Silva, Jorge M.; Zuzarte, Mónica; Marques, Carla; Girão, Henrique; Salgueiro, Lígia, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry. 1459 - 1471. 17. 19. 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557519666190620091915 . 10.2174/1389557519666190620091915 . published Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

New insights on the anti-inflammatory potential and safety profile of Thymus carnosus and Thymus camphoratus essential oils and their main compounds

Zuzarte, Mónica; Alves-Silva, Jorge M.; Alves, Melissa; Cavaleiro, Carlos; Salgueiro, Lígia; Cruz, Maria Teresa, Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 10 - 17. 225. 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2018.06.025 . 10.1016/j.jep.2018.06.025 . Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Ischaemia alters the effects of cardiomyocyte-derived extracellular vesicles on macrophage activation

Almeida Paiva, Rafael; Martins-Marques, Tania; Jesus, Katia; Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Teresa; Zuzarte, Monica; Silva, Ana; Reis, Liliana; et al, Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 1137 - 1151. 2. 23. 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.14014 . 10.1111/jcmm.14014 . published Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Exosomes secreted by cardiomyocytes subjected to ischaemia promote cardiac angiogenesis

Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Teresa M.; Laundos, Tiago L.; Pereira-Carvalho, Rita; Batista-Almeida, Daniela; Pereira, Ricardo; Coelho-Santos, Vanessa; Silva, Ana P.; et al, Cardiovascular Research. 1338 - 1350. 11. 113. 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvx118 . 10.1093/cvr/cvx118 . Cardiovascular Research

MicroRNA-424(322) as a new marker of disease progression in pulmonary arterial hypertension and its role in right ventricular hypertrophy by targeting SMURF1

Baptista, Rui; Marques, Carla; Catarino, Steve; Enguita, Francisco J; Costa, Marina C; Matafome, Paulo; Zuzarte, Mónica; et al, Cardiovascular Research. 53 - 64. 1. 114. 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvx187 . 10.1093/cvr/cvx187 . Cardiovascular Research

Disclosing the functional changes of two genetic alterations in a patient with Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia: Report of the novel mtDNA m.7486G>A variant.

Bacalhau, Mafalda; Simões, Marta; Rocha, Mariana C.; Hardy, Steven A.; Vincent, Amy E.; Durães, João; Macário, Maria C.; et al, Neuromuscular Dosorder. 350 - 360. 4. 28. 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2017.11.006 . 10.1016/j.nmd.2017.11.006 . published Neuromuscular Dosorder

Presence of Cx43 in extracellular vesicles reduces the cardiotoxicity of the anti-tumour therapeutic approach with doxorubicin

Martins-Marques, Tania; Pinho, Maria Joao; Zuzarte, Monica; Oliveira, Carla; Pereira, Paulo; Sluijter, Joost P. G.; Gomes, Celia; Girao, Henrique, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 1. 5. 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jev.v5.32538 . 10.3402/jev.v5.32538 . published Journal of Extracellular Vesicles

New Claims for Wild Carrot (Daucus carotasubsp.carota) Essential Oil

Alves-Silva, Jorge M.; Zuzarte, Mónica; Gonçalves, Maria José; Cavaleiro, Carlos; Cruz, Maria Teresa; Cardoso, Susana M.; Salgueiro, Lígia, Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 1 - 10. 2016. 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9045196 . 10.1155/2016/9045196 . published Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Mitochondria-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy with a Galactodendritic Chlorin to Enhance Cell Death in Resistant Bladder Cancer Cells

Pereira, Patrícia M. R.; Silva, Sandrina; Bispo, Mafalda; Zuzarte, Mónica; Gomes, Célia; Girão, Henrique; Cavaleiro, José A. S.; et al, Bioconjugate Chemistry. 2762 - 2769. 11. 27. 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00519 . 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00519 . published Bioconjugate Chemistry

Protective effects of terpenes on the cardiovascular system: Current advances and future perspectives

Alves-Silva, J.M.; Zuzarte, M.; Marques, C.; Salgueiro, L.; Girão, H., Current Medicinal Chemistry. 4559 - 4600. 40. 23. 2016. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85008869274&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.2174/0929867323666160907123559 . Current Medicinal Chemistry

Safety profile of solid lipid nanoparticles loaded with rosmarinic acid for oral use: In vitro and animal approaches

Madureira, A.R.; Nunes, S.; Campos, D.A.; Fernandes, J.C.; Marques, C.; Zuzarte, M.; Gullón, B.; et al, International Journal of Nanomedicine. 3621 - 3640. 11. 2016. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84982730509&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.2147/IJN.S104623 . published International Journal of Nanomedicine

A rapid and efficient protocol for clonal propagation of phenolic-rich Lavandula multifida

Zuzarte, Mónica; Dinis, Augusto M.; Salgueiro, Lígia; Canhoto, Jorge, Journal of Agricultural Science. 3. 7. 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/jas.v7n3p8 . 10.5539/jas.v7n3p8 . published Journal of Agricultural Science

Activation of melanin synthesis in Alternaria infectoria by antifungal drugs

Fernandes, Chantal; Prados-Rosales, Rafael; Silva, Branca M. A.; Nakouzi-Naranjo, Antonio; Zuzarte, Mónica; Chatterjee, Subhasish; Stark, Ruth E.; et al, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1646 - 1655. 3. 60. 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/aac.02190-15 . 10.1128/aac.02190-15 . published Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Erratum: Corrigendum: Gap junctional protein Cx43 is involved in the communication between extracellular vesicles and mammalian cells

Soares, Ana Rosa; Martins-Marques, Tania; Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Teresa; Ferreira, Joao Vasco; Catarino, Steve; Pinho, Maria João; Zuzarte, Monica; et al, Scientific Reports. 1. 5. 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep14888 . 10.1038/srep14888 . published Scientific Reports

Ischaemia-induced autophagy leads to degradation of gap junction protein connexin43 in cardiomyocytes

Martins-Marques, Tania; Catarino, Steve; Zuzarte, Monica; Marques, Carla; Matafome, Paulo; Pereira, Paulo; Girão, Henrique; et al, Biochemical Journal. 231 - 245. 2. 467. 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bj20141370 . 10.1042/bj20141370 . Biochemical Journal

Gap junctional protein Cx43 is involved in the communication between extracellular vesicles and mammalian cells

Soares, Ana Rosa; Martins-Marques, Tania; Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Teresa; Ferreira, Joao Vasco; Catarino, Steve; Pinho, Maria João; Zuzarte, Monica; et al, Scientific Reports. 1. 5. 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep13243 . 10.1038/srep13243 . published Scientific Reports

Daucus carota subsp. gummifer essential oil as a natural source of antifungal and anti-inflammatory drugs

Valente, J.; Zuzarte, M.; Resende, R.; Gonçalves, M.J.; Cavaleiro, C.; Pereira, C.F.; Cruz, M.T.; Salgueiro, L., Industrial Crops and Products. 361 - 366. 65. 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.11.014 . 10.1016/j.indcrop.2014.11.014 . published Industrial Crops and Products

Bioactivity and safety profile of Daucus carota subsp. maximus essential oil

Valente, J.; Resende, R.; Zuzarte, M.; Gonçalves, M.J.; Lopes, M.C.; Cavaleiro, C.; Pereira, C.; Salgueiro, L.; Cruz, M.T., Industrial Crops and Products. 218 - 224. 77. 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.08.037 . 10.1016/j.indcrop.2015.08.037 . published Industrial Crops and Products

Antifungal and anti-inflammatory potential of Lavandula stoechas and Thymus herba-barona essential oils

Zuzarte, M.; Gonçalves, M.J.; Cavaleiro, C.; Cruz, M.T.; Benzarti, A.; Marongiu, B.; Maxia, A.; Piras, A.; Salgueiro, L., Industrial Crops and Products. 97 - 103. 44. 2013. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84870480491&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.11.002 . Industrial Crops and Products

Antifungal, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of Oenanthe crocata L. essential oil

Valente, J.; Zuzarte, M.; Gonçalves, M.J.; Lopes, M.C.; Cavaleiro, C.; Salgueiro, L.; Cruz, M.T., Food and Chemical Toxicology. 349 - 354. 62. 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2013.08.083 . 10.1016/j.fct.2013.08.083 . published Food and Chemical Toxicology

Margotia gummifera essential oil as a source of anti-inflammatory drugs

Valente, J.; Zuzarte, M.; Liberal, J.; Gonçalves, M.J.; Lopes, M.C.; Cavaleiro, C.; Cruz, M.T.; Salgueiro, L., Industrial Crops and Products. 86 - 91. 47. 2013. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84875590010&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.02.036 . Industrial Crops and Products

Lavandula luisieri essential oil as a source of antifungal drugs

Zuzarte, M.; Gonçalves, M.J.; Cruz, M.T.; Cavaleiro, C.; Canhoto, J.; Vaz, S.; Pinto, E.; Salgueiro, L., Food Chemistry. 1505 - 1510. 3. 135. 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.05.090 . 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.05.090 . published Food Chemistry

Antifungal activity of phenolic-rich Lavandula multifida L. essential oil

Zuzarte, M.; Vale-Silva, L.; Gonçalves, M. J.; Cavaleiro, C.; Vaz, S.; Canhoto, J.; Pinto, E.; Salgueiro, L., European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 1359 - 1366. 7. 31. 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-011-1450-4 . 10.1007/s10096-011-1450-4 . published European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Chemical composition and antifungal activity of the essential oils of Lavandula viridis L'Hér.

Zuzarte, Mónica; Gonçalves, Maria José; Cavaleiro, Carlos; Canhoto, Jorge; Vale-Silva, Luís; Silva, Maria João; Pinto, Eugénia; Salgueiro, Lígia, Journal of Medical Microbiology. 612 - 618. 5. 60. 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.027748-0 . 10.1099/jmm.0.027748-0 . published Journal of Medical Microbiology

Trichomes, essential oils and in vitro propagation of Lavandula pedunculata (Lamiaceae)

Zuzarte, Mónica R.; Dinis, Augusto M.; Cavaleiro, Carlos; Salgueiro, Lígia R.; Canhoto, Jorge M., Industrial Crops and Products. 580 - 587. 3. 32. 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2010.07.010 . 10.1016/j.indcrop.2010.07.010 . published Industrial Crops and Products

Chemical Composition and Antifungal Activity of the Essential Oils ofLavandula pedunculata(Miller) Cav.

Zuzarte, Monica; Gonçalves, Maria J.; Cavaleiro, Carlos; Dinis, Augusto M.; Canhoto, Jorge M.; Salgueiro, Lígia R., Chemistry & Biodiversity. 1283 - 1292. 8. 6. 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.200800170 . 10.1002/cbdv.200800170 . published Chemistry & Biodiversity

Leaf trichomes of Portuguese Lavandula species: a comparative morphological study

Zuzarte, M. R.; Dinis, A. M.; Canhoto, J.; Salgueiro, L., Microscopy and Microanalysis. 37 - 38. S3. 15. 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s143192760999064x . 10.1017/s143192760999064x . published Microscopy and Microanalysis

Trichomes morphology and essential oils characterization of field-growing and In Vitro propagated plants of Lavandula pedunculata

Zuzarte, M.; Dinis, A.M.; Cavaleiro, C.; Canhoto, J.; Salgueiro, L., Microscopy and Microanalysis. 148 - 149. SUPPL. 3. 14. 2008. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-53349107473&partnerID=MN8TOARS . 10.1017/S143192760808971X . published Microscopy and Microanalysis