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Natercia Aurora Almeida Teixeira

Research Lab Leader

Position
Full Professor (since 2004)
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Email
natercia@ff.up.pt
Phone number
351220428560
Researcher ID
K-4663-2013
ORCID
0000-0002-3664-1120
Ciência Vitae
D819-CA5E-2F14

Recent publications

  • Maia, J; Almada, M; Midao, L; Fonseca, BM; Braga, J; Goncalves, D; Teixeira, N; Correia-da-Silva, G. 2020. The Cannabinoid Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol Disrupts Estrogen Signaling in Human Placenta. TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 177, DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfaa110
  • Almada, M; Costa, L; Fonseca, B; Alves, P; Braga, J; Goncalves, D; Teixeira, N; Correia-da-Silva, G. 2020. The endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol promotes endoplasmic reticulum stress in placental cells. REPRODUCTION, 160, DOI: 10.1530/REP-19-0539
  • Maia, J; Fonseca, BM; Cunha, SC; Braga, J; Goncalves, D; Teixeira, N; Correia-da-Silva, G. 2020. Impact of tetrahydrocannabinol on the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol metabolism: ABHD6 and ABHD12 as novel players in human placenta. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS, 1865, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158807
  • Almada, M; Amaral, C; Oliveira, A; Fernandes, PA; Ramos, MJ; Fonseca, BM; Correia-da-Silva, G; Teixeira, N. 2020. Cannabidiol (CBD) but not tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) dysregulate in vitro decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells by disruption of estrogen signaling. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY, 93, DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2020.01.003
  • Borges, M; Silva, TM; Brito, C; Teixeira, N; Roberts, CW. 2019. How does toxoplasmosis affect the maternal-foetal immune interface and pregnancy?. PARASITE IMMUNOLOGY, 41, DOI: 10.1111/pim.12606

Main research interests

  • • Hormone dependent breast cancer • Aromatase inhibitors • Apoptosis and autophagy • Uterine tissue remodelling in pregnancy • Cannabinoids

Degrees

  • "Agregação" in Bioquimica, Faculdade de Farmácia Universidade do Porto (1999)
  • PhD in Biochemistry, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK (1986)