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Branca M. Silva
Researcher at University of Beira Interior
Publications - 117
Citations - 5503
Branca M. Silva is an academic researcher from University of Beira Interior. The author has contributed to research in topics: DPPH & Oxidative stress. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 111 publications receiving 4600 citations. Previous affiliations of Branca M. Silva include University of Porto & Fernando Pessoa University.
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White tea intake prevents prediabetes-induced metabolic dysfunctions in testis and epididymis preserving sperm quality.
Tânia R. Dias,Tânia R. Dias,Marco G. Alves,Luís Rato,Susana Casal,Branca M. Silva,Pedro Oliveira +6 more
TL;DR: White tea (WTEA) ingestion by prediabetic animals could ameliorate the metabolic alterations induced by the disease in testicular and epididymal tissues, preserving sperm quality and suggesting that WTEA consumption can be a cost-effective strategy to improve prediabetes-induced reproductive dysfunction.
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Mammalian target of rapamycin controls glucose consumption and redox balance in human Sertoli cells
Tito T. Jesus,Tito T. Jesus,Pedro Oliveira,Joaquina Silva,Alberto Barros,Rita Ferreira,Mário Sousa,C. Yan Cheng,Branca M. Silva,Marco G. Alves +9 more
TL;DR: The role of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in the regulation of human Sertoli cell (hSC) metabolism, mitochondrial activity, and oxidative stress is studied to show that mTOR regulates the nutritional support of spermatogenesis by hSCs and redox balance in these cells.
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White tea consumption improves cardiac glycolytic and oxidative profile of prediabetic rats
TL;DR: WTEA consumption ameliorated overall metabolic status of prediabetic rats and prevented most of heart-related deleterious effects evaluated.
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Pioglitazone increases the glycolytic efficiency of human Sertoli cells with possible implications for spermatogenesis.
Maria João Meneses,Raquel L. Bernardino,Rosália Sá,J. Silva,Alberto Barros,Mário Sousa,Branca M. Silva,Pedro Oliveira,Marco G. Alves +8 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that pioglitazone (10μM) increases the efficiency of the glycolytic flux and lactate production by human Sertoli cells, which is essential to sustain and preserve the spermatogenic event.
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Targeted metabolites and biological activities of Cydonia oblonga Miller leaves
Andreia P. Oliveira,Rossana M. Costa,Ana S. Magalhães,José Alberto Pereira,Márcia Carvalho,Patrícia Valentão,Paula B. Andrade,Branca M. Silva +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of phenolics and organic acids composition of quince leaf is overviewed, as well as its antioxidant and antiproliferative properties, in chemical and cellular in vitro systems Comparisons with green tea, considered by the scientific community as an effective natural antioxidant, were established