Neuropilin-1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and infectivity

L Cantuti-Castelvetri, R Ojha, LD Pedro, M Djannatian… - Science, 2020 - science.org
The causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). For many viruses, tissue tropism is determined by …

[PDF][PDF] Oligodendrocytes provide antioxidant defense function for neurons by secreting ferritin heavy chain

…, B Russo, K Miebach, E Kess, M Schifferer, LD Pedro… - Cell Metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
An evolutionarily conserved function of glia is to provide metabolic and structural support for
neurons. To identify molecules generated by glia and with vital functions for neurons, we …

Neuropilin-1 facilitates SARS-CoV-2 cell entry and provides a possible pathway into the central nervous system

L Cantuti-Castelvetri, R Ojha, LD Pedro, M Djannatian… - BioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
The causative agent of the current pandemic and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is
the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 1 . Understanding how …

[HTML][HTML] The decrease in silicon concentration of the connective tissues with age in rats is a marker of connective tissue turnover

R Jugdaohsingh, AIE Watson, LD Pedro, JJ Powell - Bone, 2015 - Elsevier
Silicon may be important for bone and connective tissue health. Higher concentrations of
silicon are suggested to be associated with bone and the connective tissues, compared with …

[HTML][HTML] Silicon and boron differ in their localization and loading in bone

R Jugdaohsingh, LD Pedro, A Watson, JJ Powell - Bone reports, 2015 - Elsevier
Silicon and boron share many similarities, both chemically and biochemically, including
having similar effects on bone, although their mechanisms of action are not known. Here we …

[HTML][HTML] Dietary Silicon Deficiency Does Not Exacerbate Diet-Induced Fatty Lesions in Female ApoE Knockout Micece

…, K Kessler, B Messner, M Stoiber, LD Pedro… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background: Dietary silicon has been positively linked with vascular health and protection
against atherosclerotic plaque formation, but the mechanism of action is unclear. Objectives: …

Novel mechanism for buffering dietary salt in humans: effects of salt loading on skin sodium, vascular endothelial growth factor C, and blood pressure

V Selvarajah, KM Mäki-Petäjä, L Pedro… - …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
High dietary sodium intake triggers increased blood pressure (BP). Animal studies show that
dietary salt loading results in dermal Na + accumulation and lymphangiogenesis mediated …

Programmable DNA switches and their applications

…, D Lauzon, A Desrosiers, X Wang, L Pedro… - Nanoscale, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
DNA switches are ideally suited for numerous nanotechnological applications, and increasing
efforts are being directed toward their engineering. In this review, we discuss how to …

Self-criticism, negative automatic thoughts and postpartum depressive symptoms: The buffering effect of self-compassion

L Pedro, M Branquinho, MC Canavarro… - Journal of reproductive …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: This study aimed to explore the direct and indirect effects of self-criticism on
postpartum depressive symptoms, through postpartum cognitions, and analyse the moderating …

[HTML][HTML] Native mass spectrometry in fragment-based drug discovery

L Pedro, RJ Quinn - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
The advent of native mass spectrometry (MS) in 1990 led to the development of new mass
spectrometry instrumentation and methodologies for the analysis of noncovalent protein–…