Dr. Paula Alexandra Martins de Oliveira
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Dr. Paula Alexandra Martins de Oliveira

Associate Professor
University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Veterinary Sciences from University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal

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Area of Interest:

Biomedical Sciences
100%
Cancer
62%
Heavy Metals
90%
Oncology
75%
Toxicology
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0
Chapters
3
Articles
144
Abstracts
0

Selected Publications

  1. Ginja, M., M.J. Pires, J.M. Gonzalo-Orden, F. Seixas and M. Correia-Cardoso et al., 2019. Anatomy and imaging of rat prostate: Practical monitoring in experimental cancer-induced protocols. Diagnostics, Vol. 9, No. 3. 10.3390/diagnostics9030068.
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  2. Ferreira, R., M. Neuparth, R. Nogueira-Ferreira, S. Magalhaes and M. Aroso et al., 2019. Exercise training impacts cardiac mitochondrial proteome remodeling in murine urothelial carcinoma. Int. J. Mol. Sci., Vol. 20, No. 1. 10.3390/ijms20010127.
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  3. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., M. Ginja, R. Ferreira and P.A. Oliveira, 2019. Studying humane endpoints in a rat model of mammary carcinogenesis. Iran. J. Basic Med. Sci., 22: 643-649.
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  4. Peirone, C., V.F. Mestre, B. Medeiros-Fonseca, B. Colaco and M.J. Pires et al., 2018. Ozone therapy prevents the onset of dysplasia in HPV16-transgenic mice-a pre-clinical efficacy and safety analysis. Biomed. Pharmacother., 104: 275-279.
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  5. Padrao, A.I., R. Nogueira-Ferreira, R. Vitorino, D. Carvalho and C. Correia et al., 2018. Exercise training protects against cancer-induced cardiac remodeling in an animal model of urothelial carcinoma. Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 645: 12-18.
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  6. Oliveira, P.A., C. Vasconcelos-Nobrega, R.M.G. da Costa and R. Arantes-Rodrigues, 2018. The N-Butyl-N-4-Hydroxybutyl Nitrosamine Mouse Urinary Bladder Cancer Model. In: Urothelial Carcinoma: Methods and Protocols, Schulz, W.A., M.J. Hoffmann and G. Niegisch (Eds.). Humana Press, New York, USA., ISBN: 978-1-4939-7233-3, pp: 155-167.
  7. Nascimento-Goncalves, E., A.I. Faustino-Rocha, F. Seixas, M. Ginja and B. Colaco et al., 2018. Modelling human prostate cancer: Rat models. Life Sci., 203: 210-224.
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  8. Moutinho, M.S., S. Aragao, D. Carmo, F. Casaca and S. Silva et al., 2018. Curcumin and rutin down-regulate cyclooxygenase-2 and reduce tumor-associated inflammation in HPV16-transgenic mice. Anticancer Res., 38: 1461-1466.
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  9. Medeiros-Fonseca, B., V.F. Mestre, B. Colaco, M.J. Pires and T. Martins et al., 2018. Laurus nobilis (laurel) aqueous leaf extract's toxicological and anti-tumor activities in HPV16-transgenic mice. Food Funct., 9: 4419-4428.
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  10. Martins, T., B. Colaco, C. Venancio, M.J. Pires, P.A. Oliveira, E. Rosa and L.M. Antunes, 2018. Potential effects of sulforaphane to fight obesity. J. Sci. Food Agric., 98: 2837-2844.
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  11. Ferreira, L., R. Vitorino, M.J. Neuparth, D. Rodrigues and A. Gama et al., 2018. Intense pulsed light: Friend or foe? Molecular evidence to clarify doubts. Anticancer Res., 38: 779-786.
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  12. Carneiro, M., P. Oliveira, R. Brandao, V. Soeiro, M.J. Pires, S. Lavin and B. Colaco, 2018. Assessment of the exposure to heavy metals and arsenic in captive and free-living black kites (Milvus migrans) nesting in Portugal. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., 160: 191-196.
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  13. Araujo, R., J.M. Santos, M. Fernandes, F. Dias and H. Sousa et al., 2018. Expression profile of microRNA-146a along HPV-induced multistep carcinogenesis: A study in HPV16 transgenic mice. J. Cancer Res. Clin. Oncol., 144: 241-248.
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  14. Alves-Pimenta, S., L. Felix, B. Colaco, P.A. Oliveira and C. Venancio, 2018. Teratology Study Guidelines: An Overview. In: Teratogenicity Testing: Methods and Protocols, Felix, L. (Ed.). Humana Press, New York, USA., ISBN: 978-1-4939-7882-3, pp: 33-59.
  15. Alves-Pimenta, S., B. Colaco, P.A. Oliveira and C. Venancio, 2018. Biological Concerns on the Selection of Animal Models for Teratogenic Testing. In: Teratogenicity Testing: Methods and Protocols, Felix, L. (Ed.). Humana Press, New York, USA., ISBN: 978-1-4939-7882-3, pp: 61-93.
  16. Silva, J., R. Arantes-Rodrigues, R. Pinto-Leite, A.I. Faustino-Rocha, L. Fidalgo-Goncalves, L. Santos and P.A. Oliveira, 2017. Synergistic effect of carboplatin and piroxicam on two bladder cancer cell lines. Anticancer Res., 37: 1737-1745.
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  17. Santos, N.P., A.A. Colaco and P.A. Oliveira, 2017. Animal models as a tool in hepatocellular carcinoma research: A review. Tumor Biol., Vol. 39, No. 3. 10.1177/1010428317695923.
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  18. Santos, J.M.O., M. Fernandes, R. Araujo, H. Sousa and J. Ribeiro et al., 2017. Dysregulated expression of microRNA-150 in human papillomavirus-induced lesions of K14-HPV16 transgenic mice. Life Sci., 175: 31-36.
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  19. Padrao, A.I., A.C.C. Figueira, A.I. Faustino-Rocha, A. Gama and M.M. Loureiro et al., 2017. Long-term exercise training prevents mammary tumorigenesis-induced muscle wasting in rats through the regulation of TWEAK signalling. Acta Physiol., 219: 803-813.
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  20. Oliveira, M., E. Nascimento-Goncalves, J. Silva, P.A. Oliveira and R. Ferreira et al., 2017. Implementation of humane endpoints in a urinary bladder carcinogenesis study in rats. In vivo, 31: 1073-1080.
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  21. Nogueira, A., M.J. Pires and P.A. Oliveira, 2017. Pathophysiological mechanisms of renal fibrosis: A review of animal models and therapeutic strategies. In vivo, 31: 1-22.
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  22. Nogueira, A., H. Vala, C. Vasconcelos-Nobrega, A.I. Faustino-Rocha and C.A. Pires et al., 2017. Long-term treatment with chaethomellic acid A reduces glomerulosclerosis and arteriolosclerosis in a rat model of chronic kidney disease. Biomed. Pharmacother., 96: 489-496.
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  23. Nogueira, A., F. Peixoto, M.M. Oliveira, C.A. Pires, B. Colaco, P.A. Oliveira and M.J. Pires, 2017. The effects of long-term chaetomellic acid a administration on renal function and oxidative stress in a rat model of renal mass reduction. BioMed Res. Int., Vol. 2017. 10.1155/2017/5125980.
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  24. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., R. Ferreira, A. Gama, P.A. Oliveira and M. Ginja, 2017. Antihistamines as promising drugs in cancer therapy. Life Sci., 172: 27-41.
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  25. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., A. Gama, P.A. Oliveira, K. Vanderperren and J.H. Saunders et al., 2017. Modulation of mammary tumor vascularization by mast cells: Ultrasonographic and histopathological approaches. Life Sci., 176: 35-41.
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  26. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., A. Gama, P.A. Oliveira, K. Vanderperren and J.H. Saunders et al., 2017. A contrast-enhanced ultrasonographic study about the impact of long-term exercise training on mammary tumor vascularization. J. Ultrasound Med., 36: 2459-2466.
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  27. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., A. Gama, P.A. Oliveira, A. Alvarado, R. Ferreira and M. Ginja, 2017. A spontaneous high-grade undifferentiated mammary carcinoma in a seven-week-old female rat. Exp. Toxicol. Pathol., 69: 241-244.
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  28. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., A. Gama, P.A. Oliveira, A. Alvarado, M.J. Neuparth, R. Ferreira and M. Ginja, 2017. Effects of lifelong exercise training on mammary tumorigenesis induced by MNU in female Sprague-Dawley rats. Clin. Exp. Med., 17: 151-160.
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  29. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., A. Gama, M.J. Neuparth, P.A. Oliveira, R. Ferreira and M. Ginja, 2017. Mast cells in mammary carcinogenesis: Host or tumor supporters? Anticancer Res., 37: 1013-1021.
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  30. Da Costa, R.M.G., S. Aragao, M. Moutinho, A. Alvarado and D. Carmo et al., 2017. HPV16 induces a wasting syndrome in transgenic mice: Amelioration by dietary polyphenols via NF-κB inhibition. Life Sci., 169: 11-19.
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  31. Da Costa, R.M.G., R. Araujo, J.M.O. Santos, M. Fernandes and T. Neto et al., 2017. Regulation of miRNA-146a and miRNA-150 levels by celecoxib in premalignant lesions of K14-HPV16 mice. Anticancer Res., 37: 2913-2918.
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  32. Alvarado, A., R.M.G. da Costa, A.I. Faustino-Rocha, R. Ferreira, C. Lopes, P.A. Oliveira and B. Colaco, 2017. Effects of exercise training on breast cancer metastasis in a rat model. Int. J. Exp. Pathol., 98: 40-46.
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  33. Alvarado, A., A.I. Faustino-Rocha, B. Colaco and P.A. Oliveira, 2017. Experimental mammary carcinogenesis-rat models. Life Sci., 173: 116-134.
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  34. Alvarado, A., A.C. Lopes, A.I. Faustino-Rocha, A.M. Cabrita, R. Ferreira, P.A. Oliveira and B. Colaco, 2017. Prognostic factors in MNU and DMBA-induced mammary tumors in female rats. Pathol.-Res. Pract., 213: 441-446.
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  35. Santos, C., T. Neto, P. Ferreirinha, H. Sousa and J. Ribeiro et al., 2016. Celecoxib promotes degranulation of CD8+ T cells in HPV-induced lesions of K14-HPV16 transgenic mice. Life Sci., 157: 67-73.
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  36. Santos, C., P. Ferreirinha, H. Sousa, J. Ribeiro and M.M. Bastos et al., 2016. Ptaquiloside from bracken (Pteridium spp.) inhibits tumour-infiltrating CD8+ T cells in HPV-16 transgenic mice. Food Chem. Toxicol., 97: 277-285.
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  37. Pinto-Leite, R., R. Arantes-Rodrigues, N. Sousa, P.A. Oliveira and L. Santos, 2016. mTOR inhibitors in urinary bladder cancer. Tumor Biol., 37: 11541-11551.
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  38. Oliveira, P.A., R.M. Gil da Costa, C. Vasconcelos-Nobrega, R. Arantes-Rodrigues and R. Pinto-Leite, 2016. Challenges with in vitro and in vivo experimental models of urinary bladder cancer for novel drug discovery. Expert Opin. Drug Discov., 11: 599-607.
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  39. Nogueira, A., A.F. Rocha, M. Ginja, P.A. Oliveira and M.J. Pires, 2016. Ultrasonographic evaluation of the kidney in 5/6 nephrectomized rats: Correlation with biochemical and histopathological findings. In vivo, 30: 829-834.
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  40. Moutinho, M., A. Gama, R. Ferreira, M. Ginja, P.A. Oliveira and A.I. Faustino-Rocha, 2016. Immunoexpression of VEGF-A in chemically-induced mammary tumors. Experimen. Pathol. Health Sci., 8: 31-32.
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  41. Moreira-Goncalves, D., R. Vitorino, R. Ferreira-Nogueira, S. Magalhaes, P. Oliveira and R. Ferreira, 2016. Aerobic interval training prevents cancer-induced diastolic dysfunction through the modulation of the cardiac mitochondrial phosphoproteome: 703 Board# 19 June 1, 2: 00 PM-3: 30 PM. Med. Sci. Sports Exercise, 48: 188-188.
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  42. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., D. Rodrigues, R.G. da Costa, C. Diniz and S. Aragao et al., 2016. Trihalomethanes in liver pathology: Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in the mouse. Environ. Toxicol., 31: 1009-1016.
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  43. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., A.M. Calado, A. Gama, R. Ferreira, M. Ginja and P.A. Oliveira, 2016. Electron microscopy findings in N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-induced mammary tumors. Microsc. Microanal., 22: 1056-1061.
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  44. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., A. Silva, J. Gabriel, R.G.M. da Costa and M. Moutinho et al., 2016. Long-term exercise training as a modulator of mammary cancer vascularization. Biomed. Pharmacother., 81: 273-280.
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  45. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., A. Gama, P.A. Oliveira, A. Alvarado, L. Fidalgo-Goncalves, R. Ferreira and M. Ginja, 2016. Ultrasonography as the gold standard for in vivo volumetric determination of chemically-induced mammary tumors. In Vivo, 30: 465-472.
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  46. Faustino‐Rocha, A.I., D. Rodrigues, R. Ferreira, B. Colaco and P.S. Gomes et al., 2016. The effects of intense pulsed light in a mouse model of skin carcinogenesis. Br. J. Dermatol., 174: 216-218.
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  47. Da Costa, R.M.G., M.M.S.M. Bastos, R. Medeiros and P.A. Oliveira, 2016. The NFκB signaling pathway in papillomavirus-induced lesions: Friend or foe? Anticancer Res., 36: 2073-2083.
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  48. Carneiro, M.A., P.A. Oliveira, R. Brandao, O.N. Francisco, S. Lavin and B. Colaco, 2016. Lead poisoning due to lead-pellet ingestion in griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) from the Iberian Peninsula. J. Avian Med. Surg., 30: 274-280.
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  49. Carneiro, M., B. Colaco, J. Colaco, A.I. Faustino-Rocha, A. Colaco, S. Lavin and P.A. Oliveira, 2016. Biomonitoring of metals and metalloids with raptors from Portugal and Spain: A review. Environ. Rev., 24: 63-83.
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  50. Bernardo, C., C. Costa, C. Palmeira, R. Pinto-Leite and P. Oliveira et al., 2016. What we have learned from urinary bladder cancer models. J. Cancer Metastasis Treat., 2: 51-58.
  51. Alvarado, A., A.I. Faustino-Rocha, R. Ferreira, R. Mendes and J.A. Duarte et al., 2016. Prognostic factors in an exercised model of chemically-induced mammary cancer. Anticancer Res., 36: 2181-2188.
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  52. Talhada, D., A. Andrade, A.I. Faustino-Rocha, C.I. Teixeira-Guedes and J.H. Teixeira et al., 2015. # 8 recommendations for urine and urinary bladder collection in chemical carcinogenesis assays with rodents. Scandinavian J. Laboratory Anim. Sci., 41: 1-8.
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  53. Paiva, I., R.M.G. da Costa, J. Ribeiro, H. Sousa and M.M. Bastos et al., 2015. MicroRNA-21 expression and susceptibility to HPV-induced carcinogenesis-role of microenvironment in K14-HPV16 mice model. Life Sci., 128: 8-14.
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  54. Paiva, I., R.M.G. da Costa, J. Ribeiro, H. Sousa and M. Bastos et al., 2015. A role for microRNA-155 expression in microenvironment associated to HPV-induced carcinogenesis in K14-HPV16 transgenic mice. PloS One, Vol. 10. 10.1371/journal.pone.0116868.
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  55. Paiva, I., J. Ribeiro, H. Sousa, A.I. Faustino-Rocha and R.G. da Costa et al., 2015. HPV-16-transgenic mice as models to study papillomavirus-induced lesions. J. Comp. Pathol., 1: 85-85.
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  56. Padrao, A.I., D. Moreira-Goncalves, P.A. Oliveira, C. Teixeira and A.I. Faustino-Rocha et al., 2015. Endurance training prevents TWEAK but not myostatin-mediated cardiac remodelling in cancer cachexia. Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 567: 13-21.
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  57. Gil da Costa, R.M., P.A. Oliveira, C. Vasconcelos‐Nobrega, R. Arantes‐Rodrigues and R. Pinto‐Leite et al., 2015. Altered expression of CKs 14/20 is an early event in a rat model of multistep bladder carcinogenesis. Int. J. Exp. Pathol., 96: 319-325.
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  58. Ferreira, R., P. Oliveira, T. Martins, S. Magalhaes and F. Trindade et al., 2015. Comparative proteomic analyses of urine from rat urothelial carcinoma chemically induced by exposure to N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)-nitrosamine. Mol. BioSyst., 11: 1594-1602.
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  59. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., R. Ferreira, P.A. Oliveira, A. Gama and M. Ginja, 2015. N-methyl-N-nitrosourea as a mammary carcinogenic agent. Tumor Biol., 36: 9095-9117.
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  60. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., P.A. Oliveira, C. Pinto, R.G. da Costa, J.A. Duarte, R. Ferreira and M. Ginja, 2015. Effects of physical exercise on the gastrocnemius muscle in a rat model of mammary cancer. J. Compar. Pathol., 1: 78-78.
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  61. Costa, C., S. Pereira, L. Lima, A. Peixoto and E. Fernandes et al., 2015. Abnormal protein glycosylation and activated PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway: Role in bladder cancer prognosis and targeted therapeutics. PLoS ONE, Vol. 10. 10.1371/journal.pone.0141253.
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  62. Carneiro, M., B. Colaco, R. Brandao, B. Azorin and O. Nicolas et al., 2015. Assessment of the exposure to heavy metals in Griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) from the Iberian Peninsula. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf., 113: 295-301.
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  63. Teixeira-Guedes, C.I., A.I. Faustino-Rocha, D. Talhada, J.A. Duarte, R. Ferreira, F. Seixas and P.A. Oliveira, 2014. A liver schwannoma observed in a female Sprague-Dawley rat treated with MNU. Exp. Toxicol. Pathol., 66: 125-128.
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  64. Teixeira-Guedes, C.I., A. Andrade, D. Talhada, A.I. Faustino-Rocha and R.G. da Costa et al., 2014. Effects of moderate exercise in an animal model of chemically-induced mammary tumours. J. Comp. Pathol., 1: 109-109.
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  65. Soares-Maia, R., A.I. Faustino-Rocha, C.I. Teixeira-Guedes, J. Pinho-Oliveira and A. Rema et al., 2014. Histological and immunohistochemical features of MNU-induced rat mammary carcinomas. J. Comp. Pathol., 1: 109-109.
  66. Silva, J., R. Pinto-Leite, A.I. Faustino-Rocha, A. Colaco, R. Arantes-Rodrigues and P.A. Oliveira, 2014. Carboplatin and piroxicam effects on human urinary bladder cancer cell lines. Anticancer Res., 34: 5902-5903.
  67. Silva, J., R. Pinto-Leite, A.I. Faustino-Rocha, A. Colaco, R. Arantes-Rodrigues and P.A. Oliveira, 2014. Autophagy and apoptosis analysis on t24 and 5637 cells induced by carboplatin and piroxicam. Anticancer Res., 34: 5901-5902.
  68. Santos, N.P., P.A. Oliveira, R. Arantes‐Rodrigues, A.I. Faustino‐Rocha, A. Colaco, C. Lopes and R.M. Gil da Costa, 2014. Cytokeratin 7/19 expression in N‐diethylnitrosamine‐induced mouse hepatocellular lesions: Implications for histogenesis. Int. J. Exp. Pathol., 95: 191-198.
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  69. Santos, N.P., A. Colaco, R.M.G. da Costa, M.M. Oliveira, F. Peixoto and P.A. Oliveira, 2014. N-diethylnitrosamine mouse hepatotoxicity: Time-related effects on histology and oxidative stress. Exp. Toxicol. Pathol., 66: 429-436.
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  70. Rodrigues, D., A. Gama, M.J. Pires, B. Colaco and P.A. Oliveira, 2014. The effect of intense pulsed light in mouse skin. J. Comp. Pathol., 1: 118-118.
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  71. Pinto-Leite, R., R. Arantes-Rodrigues, R. Ferreira, C. Palmeira, P.A. Oliveira and L. Santos, 2014. Treatment of muscle invasive urinary bladders tumors: A potential role of the mTOR inhibitors. Biomed. Aging Pathol., 4: 169-178.
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  72. Pinto-Leite, R., R. Arantes-Rodrigues, R. Ferreira, C. Palmeira and A. Colaco et al., 2014. Temsirolimus improves cytotoxic efficacy of cisplatin and gemcitabine against urinary bladder cancer cell lines. Urol. Oncol., 32: 41.e11-41.e22.
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  73. Pinto-Leite, R., I. Carreira, J. Melo, S.I. Ferreira and I. Ribeiro et al., 2014. Genomic characterization of three urinary bladder cancer cell lines: Understanding genomic types of urinary bladder cancer. Tumor Biol., 35: 4599-4617.
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  74. Oliveira, P.A., R. Arantes-Rodrigues and C. Vasconcelos-Nobrega, 2014. Animal models of urinary bladder cancer and their application to novel drug discovery. Expert Opin. Drug Discovery, 9: 485-503.
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  75. Henriques, A., R. Arantes-Rodrigues, A.I. Faustino-Rocha, C.I. Teixeira-Guedes and J. Pinho-Oliveira et al., 2014. The effects of whole green tea infusion on mouse urinary bladder chemical carcinogenesis. Iran. J. Basic Med. Sci., 17: 145-148.
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  76. Gil da Costa, R.M., P.A. Oliveira, M.M. Bastos, C.C. Lopes and C. Lopes, 2014. Ptaquiloside‐induced early‐stage urothelial lesions show increased cell proliferation and intact β‐catenin and E‐cadherin expression. Environ. Toxicol., 29: 763-769.
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  77. Ferreira, R., R. Vitorino, A.I. Padrao, G. Espadas and F.M. Mancuso et al., 2014. Lifelong exercise training modulates cardiac mitochondrial phosphoproteome in rats. J. Proteome Res., 13: 2045-2055.
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  78. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., P.A. Oliveira, B. Colaco and A. Alvarado, 2014. Re: Establishment of novel rat models for premalignant breast disease. Chin. Med. J., 127: 4296-4296.
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  79. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., D. Talhada, A. Andrade, C.I. Teixeira-Guedes and R.G. da Costa et al., 2014. Evaluation of MNU-induced mammary tumours in female sprague-dawley rats by histology and contrast enhanced ultrasound. J. Comp. Pathol., 1: 110-110.
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  80. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., C. Pinto, A. Gama and P.A. Oliveira, 2014. Effects of ketotifen on mammry tumors volume and weight. Anticancer Res., 34: 5902-5902.
  81. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., A. Silva, J. Gabriel, D. Talhada and A. Andrade et al., 2014. A new approach to evaluate mammary tumours in female sprague-dawley rats: Thermography. J. Comp. Pathol., 1: 108-108.
  82. Faustino-Rocha, A.I., A. Gama, M.J. Pires, P.A. Oliveira and M. Ginja, 2014. Effects of a mast cell stabilizer on the vascularization of mammary tumors: Ultrasonographic evaluation. Anticancer Res., 34: 5901-5901.
  83. Da Costa, R.M.G., N. Paula-Santos, A.F. Rocha, A. Colaco, C. Lopes and P.A. Oliveira, 2014. The N-nitrosodiethylamine mouse model: Sketching a timeline of evolution of chemically-induced hepatic lesions. Anticancer Res., 34: 7029-7037.
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  84. Carneiro, M., R. Nieto, B. Colaco, R. Brandao and R.G. da Costa et al., 2014. Acute lead poisoning in a griffon vulture secondary to bullet ingestion. J. Comp. Pathol., 1: 124-124.
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  85. Carneiro, M., B. Colaco, R. Brandao, C. Ferreira and N. Santos et al., 2014. Biomonitoring of heavy metals (Cd, Hg and Pb) and metalloid (As) with the Portuguese common buzzard (Buteo buteo). Environ. Monit. Assess., 186: 7011-7021.
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  86. Botelho, M.C., C. Costa, S. Silva, S. Costa, A. Dhawan, P.A. Oliveira and J.P. Teixeira, 2014. Effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in human gastric epithelial cells in vitro. Biomed. Pharmacother., 68: 59-64.
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