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  1. In Vitro, Ex Vivo, and In Vivo Evaluation of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized Using Green Tomato Extract: Perspectives on Topical Application

    Article • Applied Sciences, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  2. Osmophore Structure and Labellum Micromorphology in Ophrys speculum (Orchidaceae): New Interpretations of Floral Features and Implications for a Specific Sexually Deceptive Pollination Interaction

    Article • Plants, May 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  3. New Reports on the Portuguese Endemic Species, Santolina impressa: Secretory Structures, Essential Oil Composition and Antiviral Activity

    Article • Plants, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  4. Safety of Gold Nanoparticles: From In Vitro to In Vivo Testing Array Checklist

    Article • Pharmaceutics, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  5. Dehydroroyleanone as a Building Block for a Drug Delivery Platform Based on Self-Assembled Nanoparticles: Structural Studies and Chemical Modification

    Article • ACS Omega, November 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Lia Ascensão, PROFESOR UNIVERSIDAD Ana María Díaz Lanza

  6. Nanoformulation of Seaweed Eisenia bicyclis in Albumin Nanoparticles Targeting Cardiovascular Diseases: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation

    Article • Marine Drugs, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  7. Lipid-coated membranes as skin surrogates for permeability assessment

    Article • Materialia, March 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  8. The Role of Rosmarinic Acid on the Bioproduction of Gold Nanoparticles as Part of a Photothermal Approach for Breast Cancer Treatment

    Article • Biomolecules, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  9. Melanin: Production from Cheese Bacteria, Chemical Characterization, and Biological Activities

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, October 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  10. Undaria pinnatifida (U. pinnatifida) bioactivity: Antioxidant, gastro-intestinal motility, cholesterol biosynthesis and liver cell lines proteome

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, August 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  11. A Newfangled Collagenase Inhibitor Topical Formulation Based on Ethosomes with Sambucus nigra L. Extract

    Article • Pharmaceuticals, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Lia Ascensão, Professor Patrícia M Rijo

  12. Secretory ducts in Anacardiaceae revisited: Updated concepts and new findings based on histochemical evidence

    Article • South African Journal of Botany, May 2021, Elsevier

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  13. Development of a Topical Insulin Polymeric Nanoformulation for Skin Burn Regeneration: An Experimental Approach

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  14. Gold-Based Nanoplataform for the Treatment of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: A Step Forward

    Article • Cancers, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  15. A Step Forward in Breast Cancer Research: From a Natural-Like Experimental Model to a Preliminary Photothermal Approach

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  16. Further Evidence of Possible Therapeutic Uses of Sambucus nigra L. Extracts by the Assessment of the In Vitro and In Vivo Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Its PLGA and PCL-Based Nanoformulations

    Article • Pharmaceutics, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Lia Ascensão, Professor Patrícia M Rijo

  17. Effect of Food Preparations on In Vitro Bioactivities and Chemical Components of Fucus vesiculosus

    Article • Foods, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  18. Unveiling the Mechanism of Action of 7α-acetoxy-6β-hydroxyroyleanone on an MRSA/VISA Strain: Membrane and Cell Wall Interactions

    Article • Biomolecules, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Lia Ascensão, Professor Patrícia M Rijo

  19. How Can Biomolecules Improve Mucoadhesion of Oral Insulin? A Comprehensive Insight using Ex-Vivo, In Silico, and In Vivo Models

    Article • Biomolecules, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  20. A Novel Hybrid Nanosystem Integrating Cytotoxic and Magnetic Properties as a Tool to Potentiate Melanoma Therapy

    Article • Nanomaterials, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  21. Green extraction of Sambucus nigra L. for potential application in skin nanocarriers

    Article • Green Materials, January 2020, ICE Publishing

    Professor Lia Ascensão, Professor Patrícia M Rijo, Paula Pereira

  22. Phenolic profile and biological activities of decoctions from Santolina impressa, a Portuguese endemic species

    Article • Journal of Herbal Medicine, January 2020, Elsevier

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  23. Development and Mechanistic Insight into the Enhanced Cytotoxic Potential of Parvifloron D Albumin Nanoparticles in EGFR-Overexpressing Pancreatic Cancer Cells

    Article • Cancers, November 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Patrícia M Rijo, Professor Lia Ascensão

  24. Combination of hyaluronic acid and PLGA particles as hybrid systems for viscosupplementation in osteoarthritis

    Article • International Journal of Pharmaceutics, March 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Lia Ascensão, Dr. Rosa Direito, Professor Patrícia M Rijo

  25. Development of Parvifloron D-loaded Smart Nanoparticles to Target Pancreatic Cancer

    Article • Pharmaceutics, November 2018, MDPI AG

    Professor Lia Ascensão, Professor Patrícia M Rijo

  26. Serum Albumin Modulates the Bioactivity of Rosmarinic Acid

    Article • Journal of Medicinal Food, August 2018, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  27. Bioactivities of decoctions from Plectranthus species related to their traditional use on the treatment of digestive problems and alcohol intoxication

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, June 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  28. Correction to: Antiacetylcholinesterase activity and docking studies with chlorogenic acid, cynarin and arzanol from Helichrysum stoechas (Asteraceae)

    Article • Medicinal Chemistry Research, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  29. Understanding plant drought resistance in a Mediterranean coastal sand dune ecosystem: differences between native and exotic invasive species

    Article • Journal of Plant Ecology, January 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  30. Antiacetylcholinesterase activity and docking studies with chlorogenic acid, cynarin and arzanol from Helichrysum stoechas (Lamiaceae)

    Article • Medicinal Chemistry Research, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  31. Design and evaluation of novel topical formulation with olive oil as natural functional active

    Article • Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, July 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Patrícia M Rijo, Professor Lidia Mestre Palma, Prof Catarina Pinto Reis, Professor Lia Ascensão

  32. Valorization of kiwifruit production: leaves of the pruning branches of Actinidia deliciosa as a promising source of polyphenols

    Article • European Food Research and Technology, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  33. Pinus halepensis, Pinus pinaster, Pinus pinea and Pinus sylvestris Essential Oils Chemotypes and Monoterpene Hydrocarbon Enantiomers, before and after Inoculation with the Pinewood Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

    Article • Chemistry & Biodiversity, December 2016, Wiley

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  34. Inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase activity and cholesterol permeation through Caco-2 cells by caffeoylquinic acids from Vernonia condensata leaves

    Article • Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia, November 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  35. A modern sub-lingual immunotherapy for neutralization of EBV

    Article • Journal of Clinical Virology, September 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  36. Evaluation of the antiviral activity of an aqueous extract from Solidago virgaurea against Herpes simplex virus type 2

    Article • Journal of Clinical Virology, September 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  37. Foliar colleters in Anacardiaceae: first report for the family

    Article • Botany, May 2016, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  38. Bioproduction of gold nanoparticles for photothermal therapy

    Article • Therapeutic Delivery, May 2016, Future Science

    Prof Catarina Pinto Reis, Professor Patrícia M Rijo, João MP Coelho, Professor Lia Ascensão

  39. Production and characterization of nanoparticles containing methanol extracts of Portuguese Lavenders

    Article • Measurement, October 2015, Elsevier

    Prof Catarina Pinto Reis, Professor Patrícia M Rijo, Professor Lia Ascensão

  40. Morphological phylogenetic analysis ofOphrys(Orchidaceae): insights from morpho-anatomical floral traits into the interspecific relationships in an unresolved clade

    Article • Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, September 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  41. Polymeric nanoparticles modified with fatty acids encapsulating betamethasone for anti-inflammatory treatment

    Article • International Journal of Pharmaceutics, September 2015, Elsevier

    Prof Catarina Pinto Reis, Professor Patrícia M Rijo, Professor Lia Ascensão

  42. Glandular trichomes on the leaves and flowers of Bellardia trixago and Parentucellia viscosa (Orobanchaceae)

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, August 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  43. Antiviral and virucidal effects of plant aqueous extracts against Herpes simplex and Encephalomyocarditis murine viruses

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, August 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  44. New reports on secretory structures of vegetative and floral organs of Hypericum elodes(Hypericaceae)

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, August 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  45. Histological Changes in Stems of Pinus sylvestris Seedlings Infected with a Virulent Isolate of the Pinewood Nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, July 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  46. Glandular Trichomes and Biological Activities in Helichrysum italicum and H. stoechas, Two Asteraceae Species Growing Wild in Portugal

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, July 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  47. In vitro co-cultures of Pinus pinaster with Bursaphelenchus xylophilus: a biotechnological approach to study pine wilt disease

    Article • Planta, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  48. Characterization of structure, growth and production of volatiles of Solanum tuberosum hairy roots and Solanum tuberosum hairy roots/Meloidogyne chitwoodi in vitro co-cultures

    Article • Planta Medica, October 2014, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  49. Optimization of the encapsulation efficiency of a novel oral insulin delivery nanosystem

    Article • Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Research, June 2014, ALIES

    Professor Patrícia M Rijo, Professor Lia Ascensão

  50. In vitro co-culture of Solanum tuberosum hairy roots with Meloidogyne chitwoodi: structure, growth and production of volatiles

    Article • Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  51. Volatile-Oils Composition, and Bioactivity of the Essential Oils ofPlectranthus barbatus, P. neochilus, andP. ornatusGrown in Portugal

    Article • Chemistry & Biodiversity, May 2014, Wiley

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  52. Caracterização anatômica e histoquímica de raízes e folhas de plântulas de Anacardium occidentale L. (Anacardiaceae)

    Article • Revista Árvore, April 2014, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  53. Oleoresin Trichomes ofChamaecrista dentata(Leguminosae): Structure, Function, and Secretory Products

    Article • International Journal of Plant Sciences, March 2014, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  54. Glandular trichomes, histochemical localization of secretion, and essential oil composition inPlectranthus grandidentatusgrowing in Portugal

    Article • Flavour and Fragrance Journal, August 2013, Wiley

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  55. Two laticifer systems in Sapium haematospermum — new records for Euphorbiaceae

    Article • Botany, August 2013, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  56. Evaluation of a New Topical Treatment for Acne with Azelaic Acid-Loaded Nanoparticles

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, August 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  57. Secretory Structures in Vegetative and Floral Organs of Hypericum perfoliatum

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, August 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  58. Development and Evaluation of a Novel Topical Treatment for Acne with Azelaic Acid-Loaded Nanoparticles

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, May 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Catarina Pinto Reis, Professor Patrícia M Rijo, Professor Lia Ascensão

  59. Structure of the Osmophore and Labellum Micromorphology in the Sexually Deceptive Orchids Ophrys Bombyliflora and Ophrys tenthredinifera (Orchidaceae)

    Article • International Journal of Plant Sciences, May 2013, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  60. Effect of luteolin and apigenin on rosmarinic acid bioavailability in Caco-2 cell monolayers

    Article • Food & Function, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  61. Interaction between Plectranthus barbatus herbal tea components and acetylcholinesterase: binding and activity studies

    Article • Food & Function, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  62. Microscopic investigation of trichomes of wild-growing Satureja montana L.

    Article • Archives of Biological Sciences, January 2012, National Library of Serbia

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  63. Trichomes of Satureja horvatii Silic (Lamiaceae): Micromorphology and histochemistry

    Article • Archives of Biological Sciences, January 2012, National Library of Serbia

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  64. Function of Plectranthus barbatus herbal tea as neuronal acetylcholinesterase inhibitor

    Article • Food & Function, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  65. Antiacetylcholinesterase and antioxidant activities of Plectranthus barbatus tea, after in vitro gastrointestinal metabolism

    Article • Food Chemistry, September 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  66. The inhibitory effect of Plectranthus barbatus and Plectranthus ecklonii leaves on the viability, glucosyltransferase activity and biofilm formation of Streptococcus sobrinus and Streptococcus mutans

    Article • Food Chemistry, March 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  67. The micromorphological, histochemical and confocal analysis of satureja subspicata Bartl. ex vis. glandular trichomes

    Article • Archives of Biological Sciences, January 2010, National Library of Serbia

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  68. The Histochemical Analysis ofThymus MalyiRonninger Glandular Trichomes

    Article • Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, January 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  69. Rosmarinic acid, scutellarein 4′-methyl ether 7-O-glucuronide and (16S)-coleon E are the main compounds responsible for the antiacetylcholinesterase and antioxidant activity in herbal tea of Plectranthus barbatus (“falso boldo”)

    Article • Food Chemistry, June 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  70. Grasses of different C4 subtypes reveal leaf traits related to drought tolerance in their natural habitats: Changes in structure, water potential, and amino acid content

    Article • American Journal of Botany, May 2009, Wiley

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  71. Taxonomy ofEchium(Boraginaceae) species from Cape Verde Islands

    Article • Australian Systematic Botany, January 2008, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  72. Anatomia e histoquímica das estruturas secretoras do caule de Spondias dulcis Forst. F. (Anacardiaceae)

    Article • Revista Árvore, June 2006, FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  73. Comparative structure of the labellum in Ophrys fusca and O. lutea (Orchidaceae)

    Article • American Journal of Botany, July 2005, Wiley

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  74. EDXRF and TXRF application to cadmium toxicity inAcer pseudoplatanus L. cells: cytological features and cation interactions

    Article • X-Ray Spectrometry, January 2005, Wiley

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  75. An ethnobotanical study of medicinal and aromatic plants in the Natural Park of “Serra de São Mamede” (Portugal)

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, December 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  76. Glandular trichomes and essential oils of Helichrysum stoechas

    Article • Israel Journal of Plant Sciences, January 2001, Laser Pages Publishing Ltd.

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  77. Glandular trichomes and essential oils of Helichrysum stoechas

    Article • Israel Journal of Plant Sciences, January 2001, Brill

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  78. Adventitious shoot mass production of hop (Humulus lupulus L.) var. Eroica in liquid medium from organogenic nodule cultures

    Article • Plant Science, February 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  79. Glandular Trichomes on the Leaves and Flowers of Plectranthus ornatus: Morphology, Distribution and Histochemistry

    Article • Annals of Botany, October 1999, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  80. The Leaf Capitate Trichomes ofLeonotis leonurus: Histochemistry, Ultrastructure and Secretion

    Article • Annals of Botany, February 1998, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  81. Plectranthus madagascariensis: Morphology of the Glandular Trichomes, Essential Oil Composition, and Its Biological Activity

    Article • International Journal of Plant Sciences, January 1998, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  82. Peltate Glandular Trichomes of Leonotis leonurus Leaves: Ultrastructure and Histochemical Characterization of Secretions

    Article • International Journal of Plant Sciences, May 1997, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  83. Glandular Trichomes on Vegetative and Reproductive Organs of Leonotis leonurus (Lamiaceæ)

    Article • Annals of Botany, June 1995, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  84. Composition of the Essential Oil from Sepals ofLeonotis leonurusR. Br.

    Article • Journal of Essential Oil Research, November 1991, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  85. Ultrastructure and histochemistry of secretory ducts in Artemisia campestris ssp. maritima (Compositae)

    Article • Nordic Journal of Botany, June 1988, Wiley

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  86. Glandular Trichomes of Artemisia campestris (ssp. Maritima): Ontogeny and Histochemistry of the Secretory Product

    Article • Botanical Gazette, June 1987, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  87. Secretory Trichomes fromArtemisia Crithmifolia: some ultrastructural aspects

    Article • Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France Actualités Botaniques, January 1982, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Lia Ascensão

  88. Summer semi-deciduous species of the Mediterranean landscape: a winning strategy of iCistus/i species to face the predicted changes of the Mediterranean climate.

    Article • CABI Publishing

    Professor Lia Ascensão