J. Correia

A new paradigm of intracrine free fatty acid receptor 4 signaling at lipid droplets

The paper shows FFA4, a GPCR, signals from lipid droplet-associated membranes in adipocytes, providing localized feedback to regulate lipolysis.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa increases the susceptibility of Candida albicans to amphotericin B in dual species biofilms

This paper shows that Pseudomonas aeruginosa increases the susceptibility of Candida albicans to amphotericin B in dual species biofilms by inducing oxidative stress and downregulating detoxification enzymes.

An in vitro method for inducing titan cells reveals novel features of yeast-to-titan switching in the human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii

This paper develops an in vitro method to induce titan cells in Cryptococcus gattii and identifies p-Aminobenzoic acid as a key inducer, revealing strain-specific differences and asynchronous cell cycle features during titanisation.

Environmental interactions with amoebae as drivers of bacterial-fungal endosymbiosis and pathogenicity

The paper identifies a bacterial endosymbiont in Rhizopus microsporus that enhances fungal virulence by suppressing amoeba predation and macrophage clearance.

Serum levels and tumour expression of leptin and leptin receptor as promising clinical biomarkers of specific feline mammary carcinoma subtypes

This study investigates serum leptin and leptin receptor levels and their association with specific feline mammary carcinoma subtypes, finding significant correlations with tumor characteristics and clinical outcomes.

PD-1 and PD-L1 are diagnostic biomarkers and PD-L1 a promising therapeutic target in HER2-positive and triple negative normal-like feline mammary carcinoma subtypes

The paper compares PD-1 and PD-L1 levels in feline mammary carcinoma subtypes to healthy controls and identifies their potential as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets.