Mariana Ferreira

Dr. Mariana Ferreira

REQUIMTE-LAQV, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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Academic Career Length

17Years (2010-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 April 2018 in Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology
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Lucinda J. BessaLucinda J. Bessa
Lucinda J. Bessa
Mariana FerreiraMariana Ferreira
Mariana Ferreira
Paula GameiroPaula Gameiro
Paula Gameiro

1 September 2014 in Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
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MFMaria J. Feio
Maria J. Feio
Isabel de SousaIsabel de Sousa
Isabel de Sousa
Mariana FerreiraMariana Ferreira
Mariana Ferreira
Luis Cunha SilvaLuis Cunha Silva
Luis Cunha Silva
RSRaúl G. Saraiva
Raúl G. Saraiva
Paula GameiroPaula Gameiro
Paula Gameiro

1 February 2014 in Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
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PFPatrícia Fernandes
Patrícia Fernandes
Isabel de SousaIsabel de Sousa
Isabel de Sousa
Luis Cunha SilvaLuis Cunha Silva
Luis Cunha Silva
Mariana FerreiraMariana Ferreira
Mariana Ferreira
BCBaltazar de Castro
Baltazar de Castro
Paula GameiroPaula Gameiro
Paula Gameiro

1 August 2010 in Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
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RSRaúl G. Saraiva
Raúl G. Saraiva
SLSandra Lopes
Sandra Lopes
Mariana FerreiraMariana Ferreira
Mariana Ferreira
FNFlorbela Novais
Florbela Novais
EPEulalia Pereira
Eulalia Pereira
Paula GameiroPaula Gameiro
Paula Gameiro

1 December 2021 in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
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RLRafaela Lopes
Rafaela Lopes
MCMarlene Costa
Marlene Costa
Mariana FerreiraMariana Ferreira
Mariana Ferreira
Paula GameiroPaula Gameiro
Paula Gameiro
SFSara Fernandes
Sara Fernandes
FPFátima Paiva-Martins
Fátima Paiva-Martins

14 July 2021 in Microorganisms
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Mariana FerreiraMariana Ferreira
Mariana Ferreira
Paula GameiroPaula Gameiro
Paula Gameiro
Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are antibiotics widely used in the clinical practice due to their large spectrum of action against Gram-negative and some Gram-positive bacteria. Nevertheless, the misuse and overuse of these antibiotics has triggered the development of bacterial resistance mechanisms. One of the strategies to circumvent this problem is the complexation of FQs with transition metal ions, known as metalloantibiotics, which can promote different activity and enhanced pharmacological behaviour. Here, we discuss the stability of FQ metalloantibiotics and their possible translocation pathways. The main goal of the present review is to frame the present knowledge on the conjunction of biophysical and biological tools that can help to unravel the antibacterial action of FQ metalloantibiotics. An additional goal is to shed light on the studies that must be accomplished to ensure stability and viability of such metalloantibiotics. Potentiometric, spectroscopic, microscopic, microbiological, and computational techniques are surveyed. Stability and partition constants, interaction with membrane porins and elucidation of their role in the influx, determination of the antimicrobial activity against multidrug-resistant (MDR) clinical isolates, elucidation of the mechanism of action, and toxicity assays are described for FQ metalloantibiotics.