Publications

Ferreira, M.; Pinto, S.N.; Aires-da-Silva, F.; Bettencourt, A.; Aguiar, S.I.; Gaspar, M.M. "Liposomes as a Nanoplatform to Improve the Delivery of Antibiotics into Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms". Pharmaceutics (2021) 13: 321.

Mil-Homens D, Martins M, Barbosa J, Serafim G, Sarmento MJ, Pires RF, Rodrigues V, Bonifácio VDB, Pinto SN. "Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Isolates: In Vivo Virulence Assessment in Galleria mellonella and Potential Therapeutics by Polycationic Oligoethyleneimine". Antibiotics (2021) 10: 56.

Milheiro SA, Gonçalves J, Lopes RMRM, Madureira M, Lobo L, Lopes A, Nogueira F, Fontinha D, Prudêncio M, M Piedade MF, Pinto SN, Florindo PR, Moreira. "Half-Sandwich Cyclopentadienylruthenium(II) Complexes: A New Antimalarial Chemotype". Inorganic Chemistry (2020) 8;59(17):12722-12732.

Pimenta AI, Mil-Homens D, Pinto SN, Fialho AM. "Phenotypic characterization of trimeric autotransporter adhesindefective bcaC mutant of Burkholderia cenocepacia: cross-talk towards the histidine kinase BCAM0218". Microbes and Infection (2020) 22: 457-466.

Crucho CIC, Avó J, Diniz AM, Pinto SN, Barbosa J, Smith PO, Berberan-Santos MN, Pålsson LO, Dias FB. "TADF Dye-Loaded Nanoparticles for Fluorescence Live-Cell Imaging". Frontiers in Chemistry (2020) 8: 404.

Santos CIM, Rodríguez-Pérez, Gonçalves G, Pinto SN, Melle-Franco M, Marques PAAP, Neves MGPMS, Faustino MAF, Herranz M A, Martin N, Neves GM, Martinho JMG, Maçôas SEM. "Novel hybrids based on graphene quantum dots covalently linked to glycol corroles for multiphoton bioimaging". Carbon (2020) 166: 164-174.

Crucho CIC, Avó J, Nobuyasu R, N Pinto S, Fernandes F, Lima JC, Berberan-Santos MN, Dias FB. "Silica nanoparticles with thermally activated delayed fluorescence for live cell imaging". Materials Science and Engineering: C (2020) 109: 110528-110528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2019.110528

Alves MM, Mil-Homens D, Pinto S, Santos CF, Montemor MF. "Antagonist biocompatibilities of zn-based materials functionalized with physiological active metal oxides". Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces (2020) 191: 110990.

Pinto SN, Dias SA, Cruz AF, Mil-Homens D, Fernandes F, Valle J, Andreu D, Prieto M, Castanho MARB, Coutinho A, Veiga AS. "The mechanism of action of pepR, a viral-derived peptide, against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms". Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2019) 74: 2617-2625.

Cavalheiro M; Costa C; Silva-Dias A; Miranda IM; Wang C; Pais P; Pinto SN; et al. "A Transcriptomics Approach To Unveiling the Mechanisms of In Vitro Evolution towards Fluconazole Resistance of a Candida glabrata Clinical Isolate.". Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (2018) 63(1):e00995-18.

Bernardes N, Garizo AR, Pinto SN, Caniço B, Perdigão C, Fernandes F, Fialho AM. "Azurin interaction with the lipid raft components ganglioside GM-1 and caveolin-1 increases membrane fluidity and sensitivity to anti-cancer drugs". Cell Cycle 17 13 (2018): 1649-1666.

Miranda CC; Fernandes TG; Pinto SN; Prieto M; Diogo MM; Cabral JMS. "A scale Out approach towards neural induction of human induced pluripotent stem cells for neurodevelopmental toxicity studies." Toxicology letters (2018) 294: 51-60.

Godinho CP; Prata CS; Pinto SN; Cardoso C; Bandarra NM; Fernandes F; SáCorreia I. "Pdr18 is involved in yeast response to acetic acid stress counteracting the decrease of plasma membrane ergosterol content and order." Scientific reports (2018) 8: 7860.

Dias TP; Pinto SN; Santos JI; Fernandes TG; Fernandes F; Diogo MM; Prieto M; Cabral JMS. "Biophysical study of human induced Pluripotent Stem CellDerived cardiomyocyte structural maturation during long-term culture." Biochemical and biophysical research communications (2018) 499: 611-617.

Mil-Homens D, Barahona S, Moreira RN, Silva IJ, Pinto SN, Fialho AM, Arraiano CM. "The stress-response protein BolA influences fitness and promotes Salmonella Typhimurium virulence". Applied and Environmental Microbiology (2018) 84: e02850-17.

Santos CIM , Mariz IFA , Pinto SN , Gonçalves G , Bdikin I , Marques PAAP , Neves MGPMS , Martinho JMG , Maçôas EMS. "Selective two-photon absorption in carbon dots: a piece of the photoluminescence emission puzzle". Nanoscale 10 26 (2018): 12505-12514.

Mil-Homens D; Pinto SN; Matos RG; Arraiano C; Fialho AM. "Burkholderia cenocepacia K56-2 trimeric autotransporter adhesin BcaA binds TNFR1 and contributes to induce airway inflammation." (2017) 19(4).

Mariz IFA; Pinto S; Lavrado J; Paulo A; Martinho JMG; Maçôas EMS. "Cryptolepine and quindoline: understanding their photophysics." (2017) 19: 10255-10263.

Sarmento, M.J.; Pinto, S.N.; Coutinho, A.; Prieto, M.; Fernandes, F.. "Accurate quantification of inter-domain partition coefficients in GUVs exhibiting lipid phase coexistence". RSC Advances (2016) 71: 66641-66649.

Marcelo G; Pinto S; Cañeque T; Mariz IF; Cuadro AM; Vaquero JJ; Martinho JM; Maçôas EM. "Nonlinear emission of quinolizinium-based dyes with application in fluorescence lifetime imaging." (2015) 119: 2351-62.

Sousa, T.; Castro, R.E.; Pinto, S.N.; Coutinho, A.; Lucas, S.D.; Moreira, R.; Rodrigues, C.M.P.; Prieto, M.; Fernandes, F. "Deoxycholic acid modulates cell death signaling through changes in mitochondrial membrane properties". Journal of Lipid Research (2015) 56: 2158-2171

Silva JM; Vandermeulen G; Oliveira VG; Pinto SN; Rodrigues C; Salgado A; Afonso CA; et al. "Development of functionalized nanoparticles for vaccine delivery to dendritic cells: a mechanistic approach." (2014) 9: 2639-56.