People

Georgina Correia da Silva

senior researcher

Position
Assistant Professor (since 2001)
Email
george@ff.up.pt
Phone number
220428558
Ciência Vitae

Recent publications

  • Maia, J; Almada, M; Midao, L; Fonseca, BM; Braga, J; Goncalves, D; Teixeira, N; Correia-da-Silva, G. 2020. The Cannabinoid Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol Disrupts Estrogen Signaling in Human Placenta. TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 177, DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfaa110
  • Almada, M; Alves, P; Fonseca, BM; Carvalho, F; Queiros, CR; Gaspar, H; Amaral, C; Teixeira, NA; Correia-da-Silva, G. 2020. Synthetic cannabinoids JWH-018, JWH-122, UR-144 and the phytocannabinoid THC activate apoptosis in placental cells. TOXICOLOGY LETTERS, 319, DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2019.11.004
  • Almada, M; Costa, L; Fonseca, B; Alves, P; Braga, J; Goncalves, D; Teixeira, N; Correia-da-Silva, G. 2020. The endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol promotes endoplasmic reticulum stress in placental cells. REPRODUCTION, 160, DOI: 10.1530/REP-19-0539
  • Maia, J; Fonseca, BM; Cunha, SC; Braga, J; Goncalves, D; Teixeira, N; Correia-da-Silva, G. 2020. Impact of tetrahydrocannabinol on the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol metabolism: ABHD6 and ABHD12 as novel players in human placenta. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY OF LIPIDS, 1865, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158807
  • Almada, M; Amaral, C; Oliveira, A; Fernandes, PA; Ramos, MJ; Fonseca, BM; Correia-da-Silva, G; Teixeira, N. 2020. Cannabidiol (CBD) but not tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) dysregulate in vitro decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells by disruption of estrogen signaling. REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY, 93, DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2020.01.003

Main research interests

  • Tissue remodeling; apoptosis;autophagy; biology of reproduction; biological activities of new molecules as enzyme inhibitors in breast and prostate cancers; endocrine resistance;endocannabinoids; cannabinoids