Ana Faria

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Affiliation: University of Porto
Country: Portugal

Publications

  1. ncbi Flavonoid transport across RBE4 cells: A blood-brain barrier model
    Ana Faria
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Porto, Portugal
    Cell Mol Biol Lett 15:234-41. 2010
  2. ncbi Blueberry anthocyanins and pyruvic acid adducts: anticancer properties in breast cancer cell lines
    Ana Faria
    Department of Biochemistry U38 FCT, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, 4200 319 Porto, Portugal
    Phytother Res 24:1862-9. 2010
  3. ncbi Impact of culture media glucose levels on the intestinal uptake of organic cations
    Ana Faria
    Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Prof Hernani Monteiro, 4200 319, Porto, Portugal
    Cytotechnology 62:23-9. 2010
  4. ncbi Insights into the putative catechin and epicatechin transport across blood-brain barrier
    Ana Faria
    Department of Biochemistry U38 FCT, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Al Prof Hernani Monteiro, 4200 319 Porto, Portugal
    Food Funct 2:39-44. 2011
  5. ncbi Absorption of anthocyanins through intestinal epithelial cells - Putative involvement of GLUT2
    Ana Faria
    Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Investigation Centre, University of Porto, Portugal
    Mol Nutr Food Res 53:1430-7. 2009
  6. ncbi Intestinal oxidative state can alter nutrient and drug bioavailability
    Ana Faria
    University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
    Oxid Med Cell Longev 2:322-7. 2009
  7. ncbi Pomegranate juice effects on cytochrome P450S expression: in vivo studies
    Ana Faria
    Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
    J Med Food 10:643-9. 2007
  8. ncbi Effect of pomegranate (Punica granatum) juice intake on hepatic oxidative stress
    Ana Faria
    Dept of Biochemistry U38 FCT, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Al Prof Hernani Monteiro, 4200 319, Porto, Portugal
    Eur J Nutr 46:271-8. 2007
  9. ncbi The bioactivity of pomegranate: impact on health and disease
    Ana Faria
    Biochemistry Department U38 FCT, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200 319, Porto, Portugal
    Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 51:626-34. 2011
  10. ncbi Red wine interferes with oestrogen signalling in rat hippocampus
    Rosario Monteiro
    Department of Biochemistry U38 FCT, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Prof Hernani Monteiro, 4200 319 Porto, Portugal
    J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 111:74-9. 2008

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Publications18

  1. ncbi Flavonoid transport across RBE4 cells: A blood-brain barrier model
    Ana Faria
    Department of Biochemistry, University of Porto, Portugal
    Cell Mol Biol Lett 15:234-41. 2010
    ..This transport was not influenced by the presence of 0.1% ethanol. In conclusion, the tested flavonoids were capable of crossing this blood-brain barrier model...
  2. ncbi Blueberry anthocyanins and pyruvic acid adducts: anticancer properties in breast cancer cell lines
    Ana Faria
    Department of Biochemistry U38 FCT, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, 4200 319 Porto, Portugal
    Phytother Res 24:1862-9. 2010
    ..The anthocyanin-pyruvic acid adduct extract showed a more pronounced effect in MDA-MB-231, suggesting an effect independent of estrogen receptors...
  3. ncbi Impact of culture media glucose levels on the intestinal uptake of organic cations
    Ana Faria
    Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Prof Hernani Monteiro, 4200 319, Porto, Portugal
    Cytotechnology 62:23-9. 2010
    ..Hence, results obtained in these conditions must be analysed with great care, since extracellular glucose levels may originate changes in organic cation nutrient and drug bioavailability...
  4. ncbi Insights into the putative catechin and epicatechin transport across blood-brain barrier
    Ana Faria
    Department of Biochemistry U38 FCT, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Al Prof Hernani Monteiro, 4200 319 Porto, Portugal
    Food Funct 2:39-44. 2011
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  5. ncbi Absorption of anthocyanins through intestinal epithelial cells - Putative involvement of GLUT2
    Ana Faria
    Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Investigation Centre, University of Porto, Portugal
    Mol Nutr Food Res 53:1430-7. 2009
    ..However, the malvidin aglycone was tested and had no effect. In conclusion, anthocyanins could be absorbed through Caco-2 cells, and can interfere with their own transport and also with glucose intestinal uptake...
  6. ncbi Intestinal oxidative state can alter nutrient and drug bioavailability
    Ana Faria
    University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
    Oxid Med Cell Longev 2:322-7. 2009
    ..The results indicate that modifications in the cellular oxidative state modulate MPP+ uptake by Caco-2 cells. Such modifications may reflect in changes of nutrient and drug bioavailability...
  7. ncbi Pomegranate juice effects on cytochrome P450S expression: in vivo studies
    Ana Faria
    Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
    J Med Food 10:643-9. 2007
    ..Prevention of procarcinogen activation through CYP activity/expression inhibition may be involved in pomegranate juice's effect on tumor initiation, promotion, and progression...
  8. ncbi Effect of pomegranate (Punica granatum) juice intake on hepatic oxidative stress
    Ana Faria
    Dept of Biochemistry U38 FCT, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Al Prof Hernani Monteiro, 4200 319, Porto, Portugal
    Eur J Nutr 46:271-8. 2007
    ..Additionally, RT-PCR results showed that GST and GS transcription were also decreased in this group. These results are compatible with a protective effect of PJ against systemic oxidative stress in mice...
  9. ncbi The bioactivity of pomegranate: impact on health and disease
    Ana Faria
    Biochemistry Department U38 FCT, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200 319, Porto, Portugal
    Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 51:626-34. 2011
    ..In addition, pomegranate inhibits the activation of inflammatory pathways including, but not limited to, the NF?-B pathway. Anti-cancer effects with the most impressive data have been demonstrated so far in prostate cancer...
  10. ncbi Red wine interferes with oestrogen signalling in rat hippocampus
    Rosario Monteiro
    Department of Biochemistry U38 FCT, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Prof Hernani Monteiro, 4200 319 Porto, Portugal
    J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 111:74-9. 2008
    ..Alterations in the relative abundance of ER expression may also play an important role in the protection...
  11. ncbi Influence of anthocyanins, derivative pigments and other catechol and pyrogallol-type phenolics on breast cancer cell proliferation
    Iva Fernandes
    Chemistry Investigation Centre CIQ, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
    J Agric Food Chem 58:3785-92. 2010
    ..However, the anthocyanin Cy-3-gluc was able to induce a downregulation of ER levels although with no significant effect on MCF-7 proliferation...
  12. ncbi Procyanidins as antioxidants and tumor cell growth modulators
    Ana Faria
    Chemistry Investigation Centre, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
    J Agric Food Chem 54:2392-7. 2006
    ..It is interesting to notice that the procyanidin fractions that exhibited higher antioxidant activity were the same to affect cell viability and proliferation...
  13. ncbi Enzymatic hemisynthesis of metabolites and conjugates of anthocyanins
    Iva Fernandes
    Chemistry Investigation Centre, Department of Chemistry, University of Porto, Portugal
    J Agric Food Chem 57:735-45. 2009
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  14. ncbi Modulation of breast cancer cell survival by aromatase inhibiting hop (Humulus lupulus L.) flavonoids
    Rosario Monteiro
    Department of Biochemistry U38 FCT, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Prof Hernani Monteiro, 4200 319 Porto, Portugal
    J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 105:124-30. 2007
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  15. ncbi Modulation of adipocyte biology by ?(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol
    Diana Teixeira
    Department of Biochemistry U38 FCT, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
    Obesity (Silver Spring) 18:2077-85. 2010
    ..Although these observations point toward increased AT deposition, the stimulation of adiponectin production and inhibition of lipolysis may be in favor of improved INS sensitivity under cannabinoid influence...
  16. ncbi Modulation of MPP+ uptake by procyanidins in Caco-2 cells: involvement of oxidation/reduction reactions
    Ana Faria
    Department of Biochemistry (U38-FCT, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Al. Prof. Hernani Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
    FEBS Lett 580:155-60. 2006
    ..Interactions between these compounds and drugs present in the diet may affect their absorption and bioavailability. Both the concentration and complexity of the procyanidin compounds should be taken into account in medical practice...
  17. ncbi Thiamine is a substrate of organic cation transporters in Caco-2 cells
    Clara Lemos
    Department of Biochemistry U38 FCT, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200 319 Porto, Portugal Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine MDC, Berlin, Germany
    Eur J Pharmacol 682:37-42. 2012
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