Catarina Teixeira

Dr. Catarina Teixeira

CIIMAR—University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Academic Career Length

20Years (2007-Present)

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

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3 December 2015 in PLOS ONE
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ALAngeliki Lyssimachou
Angeliki Lyssimachou
JSJoana G. Santos
Joana G. Santos
AAAna André
Ana André
JSJoana Silveira Soares
Joana Silveira Soares
DLDaniela Lima
Daniela Lima
Miguel SantosMiguel Santos
Miguel Santos
Recent findings indicate that different Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) interfere with lipid metabolic pathways in mammals and promote fat accumulation, a previously unknown site of action for these compounds. The antifoulant and environmental pollutant tributyltin (TBT), which causes imposex in gastropod snails, induces an “obesogenic” phenotype in mammals, through the activation of the nuclear receptors retinoid X receptor (RXR) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ). In teleosts, the effects of TBT on the lipid metabolism are poorly understood, particularly following exposure to low, environmental concentrations. In this context, the present work shows that exposure of zebrafish to 10 and 50 ng/L of TBT (as Sn) from pre-hatch to 9 months of age alters the body weight, condition factor, hepatosomatic index and hepatic triglycerides in a gender and dose related manner. Furthermore, TBT modulated the transcription of key lipid regulating factors and enzymes involved in adipogenesis, lipogenesis, glucocorticoid metabolism, growth and development in the brain and liver of exposed fish, revealing sexual dimorphic effects in the latter. Overall, the present study shows that the model mammalian obesogen TBT interferes with triglyceride accumulation and the transcriptional regulation of lipid metabolism in zebrafish and indentifies the brain lipogenic transcription profile of fish as a new target of this compound.

1 December 2007 in Marine Chemistry
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CMCatarina Magalhães
Catarina Magalhães
JCJoana Costa
Joana Costa
Catarina TeixeiraCatarina Teixeira
Catarina Teixeira
Adriano A. BordaloAdriano A. Bordalo
Adriano A. Bordalo

1 May 2018 in Chemosphere
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HRHugo Ribeiro
Hugo Ribeiro
TSTrelita de Sousa
Trelita de Sousa
JSJoão Santos
João Santos
ASAntónio Sousa
António Sousa
Catarina TeixeiraCatarina Teixeira
Catarina Teixeira
CMCatarina Magalhães
Catarina Magalhães

1 December 2010 in Marine Environmental Research
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Catarina TeixeiraCatarina Teixeira
Catarina Teixeira
CMCatarina Magalhães
Catarina Magalhães
RBRui Boaventura
Rui Boaventura
Adriano A. BordaloAdriano A. Bordalo
Adriano A. Bordalo

1 March 2020 in Science of The Total Environment
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IIIsabel Iglesias
Isabel Iglesias
Marisa AlmeidaMarisa Almeida
Marisa Almeida
Catarina TeixeiraCatarina Teixeira
Catarina Teixeira
AMAna P. Mucha
Ana P. Mucha
AMAmérico da Silva Magalhães
Américo da Silva Magalhães
LBLuisa Bastos
Luisa Bastos

14 March 2012 in Aquatic Microbial Ecology
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Catarina TeixeiraCatarina Teixeira
Catarina Teixeira
CMCatarina Magalhães
Catarina Magalhães
SJSb Joye
Sb Joye
ABAa Bordalo
Aa Bordalo