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Sandra M. Cardoso

Sandra M. Cardoso

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
37685
World Ranking
11646
National Ranking
46

Overview

Sandra M. Cardoso is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of medicine, with a significant emphasis on neurology, physiology, molecular biology, pharmacology, and computational theory and mathematics.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics related to neurodegenerative diseases and related mechanisms, including:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Neurological Diseases and Metabolism
  • Gut Microbiota and Health

Their recent publications cover important aspects of neurodegenerative disorders and microbial influences on neurological health. Selected papers include:

  • "Parkinson's Disease: A Multisystem Disorder" (2022), published in Neuroscience Bulletin
  • "Microbial BMAA and the Pathway for Parkinson's Disease Neurodegeneration" (2020), published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • "Microbial BMAA elicits mitochondrial dysfunction, innate immunity activation, and Alzheimer's disease features in cortical neurons" (2020), published in Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • "Differential protein expression in diverse brain areas of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease patients" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Footprints of a microbial toxin from the gut microbiome to mesencephalic mitochondria" (2021), published in Gut

Common publication venues for Sandra M. Cardoso include:

  • Biomedicines
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Neuroscience Bulletin
  • Molecules

Frequent collaborators of the scientist are:

  • A. Raquel Esteves
  • Nuno Empadinhas
  • João D. Magalhães
  • Emanuel Candeias
  • Diana F. Silva

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • SIRT3 Opposes Reprogramming of Cancer Cell Metabolism through HIF1α Destabilization

    Lydia W.S. Finley;Arkaitz Carracedo;Jaewon Lee;Amanda Souza

  • Cytochrome c oxidase is decreased in Alzheimer's disease platelets.

    Sandra Morais Cardoso;M.Teresa Proença;Sancha Santos;Isabel Santana

  • Mitochondria dysfunction of Alzheimer's disease cybrids enhances Aβ toxicity

    Sandra M. Cardoso;Isabel Santana;Russell H. Swerdlow;Catarina R. Oliveira

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Functional mitochondria are required for amyloid β-mediated neurotoxicity

    Sandra Morais Cardoso;Sancha Santos;Russell H. Swerdlow;Catarina R. Oliveira

  • The key role of mitochondria in Alzheimer's disease.

    P I Moreira;S M Cardoso;M S Santos;C R Oliveira

  • Alzheimer's disease-associated neurotoxic mechanisms and neuroprotective strategies.

    C Pereira;P Agostinho;P I Moreira;S M Cardoso

  • Oxidative stress involvement in alpha-synuclein oligomerization in Parkinson's disease cybrids.

    A. Raquel Esteves;Daniela M. Arduíno;Russell H. Swerdlow;Catarina R. Oliveira

  • Mitochondrial function is differentially affected upon oxidative stress.

    Sandra Morais Cardoso;Cláudia Pereira;Catarina Resende Oliveira

  • Mitochondrial function in Parkinson’s disease cybrids containing an nt2 neuron-like nuclear background

    A. Raquel F. Esteves;A. Filipa Domingues;I. Luísa Ferreira;Cristina Januário

  • Induction of cytochrome c-mediated apoptosis by amyloid β 25-35 requires functional mitochondria

    Sandra Morais Cardoso;Russell H. Swerdlow;Catarina R. Oliveira

  • Mitochondrial dysfunction and caspase activation in rat cortical neurons treated with cocaine or amphetamine.

    Teresa Cunha-Oliveira;A. Cristina Rego;Sandra M. Cardoso;Fernanda Borges

  • Activation of the endoplasmic reticulum stress response by the amyloid-beta 1–40 peptide in brain endothelial cells

    Ana Catarina R.G. Fonseca;Elisabete Ferreiro;Catarina R. Oliveira;Sandra M. Cardoso

  • The rescue of microtubule-dependent traffic recovers mitochondrial function in Parkinson's disease

    A.R. Esteves;I. Gozes;S.M. Cardoso

  • Bioenergetic Flux, Mitochondrial Mass, and Mitochondrial Morphology Dynamics in AD and MCI Cybrid Cell Lines

    Diana F. Silva;J. Eva Selfridge;Jianghua Lu;E Lezi

  • Design, synthesis and neuroprotective evaluation of novel tacrine-benzothiazole hybrids as multi-targeted compounds against Alzheimer's disease.

    Rangappa S. Keri;Catarina Quintanova;Sérgio M. Marques;A. Raquel Esteves

Frequent Co-Authors

Catarina R. Oliveira
Catarina R. Oliveira University of Coimbra
Russell H. Swerdlow
Russell H. Swerdlow University of Kansas
Paula I. Moreira
Paula I. Moreira University of Coimbra
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Boris Zhivotovsky
Boris Zhivotovsky Karolinska Institute
Shazib Pervaiz
Shazib Pervaiz National University of Singapore
Steven Finkbeiner
Steven Finkbeiner University of California, San Francisco
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Andrea Ballabio
Andrea Ballabio Baylor College of Medicine

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