Catarina Andrade

Ms. Catarina Andrade

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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

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

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1 December 2020 in Journal of Ethnopharmacology
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CACatarina Andrade
Catarina Andrade
Nelson GomesNelson Gomes
Nelson Gomes
SDSutsawat Duangsrisai
Sutsawat Duangsrisai
PAPaula Andrade
Paula Andrade
David PereiraDavid Pereira
David Pereira
Patricia ValentaoPatricia Valentao
Patricia Valentao

22 August 2019 in Biomolecules
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Catarina Andrade
FFFederico Ferreres
Federico Ferreres
Nelson GomesNelson Gomes
Nelson Gomes
SDSutsawat Duangsrisai
Sutsawat Duangsrisai
NSNattawut Srisombat
Nattawut Srisombat
Patricia ValentaoPatricia Valentao
Patricia Valentao
The economic value of fig trees has been globally acknowledged due to their utilization in the food industry, being also frequently used in traditional medicine. While ubiquitously distributed in Southeast Asia, Ficus curtipes Corner remains uninvestigated concerning its biological properties and chemical profile. HPLC-DAD-ESI/MSn characterization of methanol extracts obtained from the stem bark and leaves allowed the identification and quantitation of 21 phenolic compounds for the first time; the stem bark was predominantly rich in flavan-3-ols and apigenin derivatives, while solely apigenin-di-glycosides have been identified and quantitated on the leaf extract. Both extracts inhibited 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) activity in a concentration-dependent manner, the one obtained from the stem bark being significantly more active (IC50 = 10.75 μg/mL). The effect of both extracts on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages was evaluated, and while the stem bark extract did not lead to a noticeable interference on nitric oxide (NO) levels, the extract obtained from the leaves notably decreased NO and L-citrulline levels at concentrations ranging from 250 to 500 μg/mL. Herein, F. curtipes is valorized due to its modulatory effects on inflammatory mediators and also as a source of bioactive phenols, which may fuel further studies on the development of nutraceuticals.



1 September 2017
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DPDavid M. Pereira
David M. Pereira
CACatarina Andrade
Catarina Andrade
Patricia ValentaoPatricia Valentao
Patricia Valentao
PAPaula Andrade
Paula Andrade