Heloísa Salguinho Gerardo

Mitochondria-targeted antioxidant AntiOxBEN2 prevents metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) by enhancing fatty acid oxidation and mitochondrial bioenergetics

Amorim, Ricardo; Carina C. Magalhães; Duarte AI; de Lemos, Alexandra C.; Adriana Marques-Carvalho; Susana P. Pereira; Grilo, Luís F.; et al, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2026.119022 . published Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy

Extracellular matrix mechanical cues (dys)regulate metabolic redox homeostasis due to impaired autophagic flux

Gerardo, Heloísa; Lourenço, Tânia; Torres, Júlio; Ferreira, Manuela; Aveleira, Célia; Simões, Susana; Ferreira, Lino; et al, European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 9. 55. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1111/eci.70051 . 10.1111/eci.70051 . European Journal of Clinical Investigation

The (un)known crosstalk between metabolism and mechanotransduction: Implications for metabolic syndrome (MetS)-associated neurological complications

Heloísa Gerardo; Paulo J. Oliveira; Cláudia Cavadas; Mário Grãos; José Teixeira, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadis.2025.167678 . 10.1016/j.bbadis.2025.167678 . Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease

Soft culture substrates favor stem-like cellular phenotype and facilitate reprogramming of human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (hMSCs) through mechanotransduction

Gerardo, Heloísa, Scientific Reports. 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45352-3 . 10.1038/s41598-019-45352-3 . Scientific Reports