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Carolina Lucas

University of Beira Interior

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Assay:clinical cohort / trial· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1

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Akiko IwasakiiD· 1 shared Alexandra TabachnikovaiD· 1 shared Amy KontorovichiD· 1 shared Ana Catarina DuarteiD· 1 shared Ana Cristina da Silva Moreira JorgeiD· 1 shared Ana Raquel CostaiD· 1 shared Anna C. GeraghtyiD· 1 shared Anthony Fernández-Castañeda· 1 shared

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Sweet taste receptor regulates proliferation and glucose uptake in glioblastoma cells

Ana Raquel Costa, Ana Catarina Duarte, Ana Cristina da Silva Moreira Jorge, Isabel Gonçalves, Carolina Lucas, Inês R. Matos, Cecília R.A. Santos

This study shows that inhibiting the sweet taste receptor reduces glioblastoma cell viability, migration, and glucose uptake, suggesting it as a potential therapeutic target.

bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2025 · PreprintCancer Biology

Mild respiratory SARS-CoV-2 infection can cause multi-lineage cellular dysregulation and myelin loss in the brain

Anthony Fernández-Castañeda, Peiwen Lu, Anna C. Geraghty, Eric Song, Myoung-Hwa Lee, Jamie Wood, Belgin Yalçın, Kathryn R. Taylor, Selena Dutton, Lehi Acosta-Alvarez, Lijun Ni, Daniel Contreras-Esquivel, Jeff R. Gehlhausen, Jon Klein, Carolina Lucas, , Michelle Monje

Respiratory-restricted SARS-CoV-2 infection in mice, without brain virus, drives white matter microglial reactivity, impaired neurogenesis, oligodendrocyte depletion and myelin loss lasting at least 7 weeks.

bioRxiv · Jan 7, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience✦ In-depth digest