Carolina Tocantins Santos

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Umbilical cord plasma markers in gestational diabetes: evidence of fetal metaflammation, elevated GGT, and links to neonatal metabolic health

Steiner, Andreas; Rieder, Anna; Zaunschirm-Strutz, Jasmin; Weiss, Elisa; Tocantins, Carolina; Amtmann, Bettina; Moustafa, Tarek; et al, American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. E369 - E379. 3. 330. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00404.2025 . 10.1152/ajpendo.00404.2025 . American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism

Downregulation of the Long Non-Coding RNA KLRK1-AS1 Disturbs Endothelial Barrier Integrity and Promotes Angiogenic Sprouting

Weiss, Elisa; Kulovic-Sissawo, Azra; van Bergen, Anke S.; Kremer, Veerle; Diniz, Mariana S.; Tocantins, Carolina; Pereira, Susana P.; Boon, Reinier A.; Hiden, Ursula, Life. 2. 16. 2026. https://doi.org/10.3390/life16020279 . 10.3390/life16020279 . Life

Maternal Nutrient Excess Induces Stress Signaling and Decreases Mitochondrial Number in Term Fetal Baboon Skeletal Muscle

Yan, Xu; Tocantins, Carolina; Zhu, Mei-Jun; Pereira, Susana P.; Du, Min, Biology. 7. 14. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology14070868 . 10.3390/biology14070868 . Biology

Maternal heart exhibits metabolic and redox adaptations post-uncomplicated pregnancy

Tocantins, Carolina; Martins, João D.; Rodrigues, Óscar M.; Grilo, Luís F.; Diniz, Mariana S.; Stevanovic-Silva, Jelena; Beleza, Jorge; et al, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1. 1871. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadis.2024.167539 . 10.1016/j.bbadis.2024.167539 . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease

Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Endothelial Progenitor Cells: Unraveling Insights from Vascular Endothelial Cells

Kulovic-Sissawo, Azra; Tocantins, Carolina; Diniz, Mariana S.; Weiss, Elisa; Steiner, Andreas; Tokic, Silvija; Madreiter-Sokolowski, Corina T.; Pereira, Susana P.; Hiden, Ursula, Biology. 2. 13. 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology13020070 . 10.3390/biology13020070 . Biology

Nurturing through Nutrition: Exploring the Role of Antioxidants in Maternal Diet during Pregnancy to Mitigate Developmental Programming of Chronic Diseases

Diniz, Mariana S.; Magalhães, Carina C.; Tocantins, Carolina; Grilo, Luís F.; Teixeira, José; Pereira, Susana P., Nutrients. 21. 15. 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15214623 . 10.3390/nu15214623 . Nutrients

Made in the Womb: Maternal Programming of Offspring Cardiovascular Function by an Obesogenic Womb

Mariana S. Diniz; Luís F. Grilo; Carolina Tocantins; Inês Falcão-Pires; Susana P. Pereira, Metabolites. 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13070845 . 10.3390/metabo13070845 . Metabolites

Higher gestational weight gain delays wound healing and reduces expression of long non-coding RNA KLRK1-AS1 in neonatal endothelial progenitor cells

Elisa Weiss; Anna Schrüfer; Carolina Tocantins; Mariana Simoes Diniz; Boris Novakovic; Anke S. van Bergen; Azra Kulovic-Sissawo; et al, The Journal of Physiology. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1113/JP284871 . 10.1113/JP284871 . The Journal of Physiology

Metabolic mitochondrial alterations prevail in the female rat heart 8 weeks after exercise cessation

Carolina Tocantins; João D. Martins; Óscar M. Rodrigues; Luís F. Grilo; Mariana S. Diniz; Jelena Stevanovic-Silva; Jorge Beleza; et al, European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1111/eci.14069 . 10.1111/eci.14069 . European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Maternal hepatic adaptations during obese pregnancy encompass lobe-specific mitochondrial alterations and oxidative stress

Grilo, Luís F.; Martins, João D.; Diniz, Mariana S.; Tocantins, Carolina; Cavallaro, Chiara H.; Baldeiras, Inês; Cunha-Oliveira, Teresa; et al, Clinical Science. 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/cs20230048 . 10.1042/cs20230048 . published Clinical Science

The Bitter Side of Sugar Consumption: A Mitochondrial Perspective on Diabetes Development

Mariana S. Diniz; Carolina Tocantins; Luís F. Grilo; Susana P. Pereira, Diabetology. 583 - 595. 4. 3. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diabetology3040044 . 10.3390/diabetology3040044 . published Diabetology

The Endocrine-Metabolic Axis Regulation in Offspring Exposed to Maternal Obesity - Cause or Consequence in Metabolic Disease Programming?

Luís F. Grilo; Mariana S. Diniz; Carolina Tocantins; Ana L. Areia; Susana P. Pereira, Obesities. 236 - 255. 3. 2. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/obesities2030019 . 10.3390/obesities2030019 . published Obesities

The birth of cardiac disease: Mechanisms linking gestational diabetes mellitus and early onset of cardiovascular disease in offspring

Tocantins, Carolina; Diniz, Mariana S.; Grilo, Luís F.; Pereira, Susana P., WIREs Mechanisms of Disease. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wsbm.1555 . 10.1002/wsbm.1555 . published WIREs Mechanisms of Disease

Metabolic Disease Programming: From Mitochondria to Epigenetics, Glucocorticoid Signalling and Beyond

Grilo, Luís F.; Tocantins, Carolina; Diniz, Mariana S.; Gomes, Rodrigo Mello; Oliveira, Paulo J.; Matafome, Paulo; Pereira, Susana P., European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 10. 51. 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eci.13625 . 10.1111/eci.13625 . published European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Rapid Microscopic Detection of Bacillus anthracis by Fluorescent Receptor Binding Proteins of Bacteriophages

Braun, Peter; Wolfschläger, Immanuel; Reetz, Leonie; Bachstein, Lilia; Jacinto, Ana Clara; Tocantins, Carolina; Poppe, Johannes; Grass, Gregor, Microorganisms. 6. 8. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8060934 . 10.3390/microorganisms8060934 . published Microorganisms

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2022/11/01 - 2026/10/31

Assessing Cardiovascular Disease risk in gestational diabetes mellitus offspring at birth

2022.11924.BD

Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar

Funders: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

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