Carla Varela

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Carla Varela is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Toxicology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carla Varela has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Genetics and 12 papers in Toxicology. Recurrent topics in Carla Varela's work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (17 papers), Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (12 papers) and Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (6 papers). Carla Varela is often cited by papers focused on Estrogen and related hormone effects (17 papers), Bioactive Compounds and Antitumor Agents (12 papers) and Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (6 papers). Carla Varela collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Italy and United States. Carla Varela's co-authors include E. J. Tavares da Silva, Fernanda M.F. Roleira, Saúl C. Costa, Fernanda Borges, Jorge Garrido, Tiago Silva, Natércia Teixeira, Cristina Amaral, Georgina Correia‐da‐Silva and Rui A. Carvalho and has published in prestigious journals such as Food Chemistry, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecules.

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Carla Varela

42 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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Plant derived and dietary phenolic antioxidants: Anticancer properties

2015 343 citations Fernanda M.F. Roleira, E. J. Tavares da Silva et al. Food Chemistry profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Chemical Characterization and Differential Lipid-Modulating Effects of Selected Plant Extracts from Côa Valley (Portugal) in a Cell Model for Liver Steatosis 2025 ·Pharmaceuticals ·Ricardo Amorim, (unknown), (unknown), Carla Varela, Vilma A. Sardão, (unknown), María Inês Días, Lillian Barros, (unknown), Célia Cabral	1
2	Mechanistic insights into Equisetum ramosissimum-mediated protection against palmitic acid-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in a cell model for liver steatosis 2025 ·Food Bioscience ·Ricardo Amorim, (unknown), Carla Varela, María Inês Días, Lillian Barros, José Teixeira, Paulo J. Oliveira, Célia Cabral	0
3	New Promising Steroidal Aromatase Inhibitors with Multi-Target Action on Estrogen and Androgen Receptors for Breast Cancer Treatment 2025 ·Cancers ·Cristina Amaral, (unknown), Maria João Valente, Carla Varela, Saúl C. Costa, Fernanda M.F. Roleira, E. J. Tavares da Silva, Anne Marie Vinggaard, Natércia Teixeira, Georgina Correia‐da‐Silva	2
4	Phylodynamics of human metapneumovirus and evidence for a duplication-deletion model in G gene variant evolution 2025 ·Journal of Clinical Virology ·Stephanie Goya, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Carla Varela, (unknown), (unknown), Samia N. Naccache, Alexander L. Greninger	1
5	Steroidal epoxides as anticancer agents in lung, prostate and breast cancers: The case of 1,2-epoxysteroids 2024 ·Biochemical Pharmacology ·(unknown), E. J. Tavares da Silva, Saúl C. Costa, Carla Varela, Ana Margarida Abrantes, Ana Cristina Gonçalves, Raquel Alves, Maria Filomena Botelho, Fernanda M.F. Roleira, Ana Salomé Pires	2
6	Nanotechnology-Based Topical Delivery of Natural Products for the Management of Atopic Dermatitis 2023 ·Pharmaceutics ·(unknown), Carla Varela, (unknown), Célia Cabral	14
7	Exploring Iberian Peninsula Lamiaceae as Potential Therapeutic Approaches in Wound Healing 2023 ·Pharmaceuticals ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Carla Varela, Paulo J. Oliveira, Célia Cabral	11
8	An Exemestane Derivative, Oxymestane-D1, as a New Multi-Target Steroidal Aromatase Inhibitor for Estrogen Receptor-Positive (ER+) Breast Cancer: Effects on Sensitive and Resistant Cell Lines 2023 ·Molecules ·Cristina Amaral, Georgina Correia‐da‐Silva, (unknown), Maria João Valente, Carla Varela, E. J. Tavares da Silva, Anne Marie Vinggaard, Natércia Teixeira, Fernanda M.F. Roleira	10
9	Cucurbitacins as potential anticancer agents: new insights on molecular mechanisms 2022 ·Journal of Translational Medicine ·Carla Varela, (unknown), (unknown), Javad Sharifi‐Rad, Daniela Călina, (unknown), Célia Cabral	32
10	Oxymestane, a cytostatic steroid derivative of exemestane with greater antitumor activity in non-estrogen-dependent cell lines 2021 ·The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Ana Salomé Pires, Carla Varela, Inês A. Marques, Ana Margarida Abrantes, Ana Cristina Gonçalves, Tiago Rodrigues, Paulo Matafome, Maria Filomena Botelho, Fernanda M.F. Roleira, E. J. Tavares da Silva	6
11	Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Nanomicellar System Pluronic-PEI Suitable for Gene and Drug Co-Delivery in Cancer Therapy 2020 ·MDPI (MDPI AG) ·Cátia Domingues, Ivana Jarak, Carla Varela, E. J. Tavares da Silva, Fernanda M.F. Roleira, Carmen Alvarez‐Lorenzo, Ángel Concheiro, Rui A. Carvalho, Francisco Veiga, Marı́lia Dourado, Ana Figueiras	1
12	Epoxide containing molecules: A good or a bad drug design approach 2020 ·European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·(unknown), Carla Varela, E. J. Tavares da Silva, Fernanda M.F. Roleira	67
13	Pluronic-based nanovehicles: Recent advances in anticancer therapeutic applications 2020 ·European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Ivana Jarak, Carla Varela, E. J. Tavares da Silva, Fernanda M.F. Roleira, Francisco Veiga, Ana Figueiras	61
14	New phenolic cinnamic acid derivatives as selective COX-2 inhibitors. Design, synthesis, biological activity and structure-activity relationships 2019 ·Bioorganic Chemistry ·Daniela Ribeiro, Carina Proença, Carla Varela, João Janela, E. J. Tavares da Silva, Eduarda Fernandes, Fernanda M.F. Roleira	38
15	Anti-tumor efficacy of new 7α-substituted androstanes as aromatase inhibitors in hormone-sensitive and resistant breast cancer cells 2017 ·The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Cristina Amaral, Carla Varela, (unknown), (unknown), Saúl C. Costa, Fernanda M.F. Roleira, E. J. Tavares da Silva, Georgina Correia‐da‐Silva, Natércia Teixeira	31
16	Characterization of polymeric nanoparticles for intravenous delivery: Focus on stability 2016 ·Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces ·Cláudia Oliveira, Francisco Veiga, Carla Varela, Fernanda M.F. Roleira, E. J. Tavares da Silva, Isabel Silveira, António J. Ribeiro	19
17	Combined dual effect of modulation of human neutrophils’ oxidative burst and inhibition of colon cancer cells proliferation by hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives 2016 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry ·E. J. Tavares da Silva, Carla Varela, Ana Salomé Pires, João Crispim Encarnação, Ana Margarida Abrantes, Maria Filomena Botelho, Rui A. Carvalho, Carina Proença, Marisa Freitas, Eduarda Fernandes, Fernanda M.F. Roleira	23
18	Plant derived and dietary phenolic antioxidants: Anticancer properties breakdown → 2015 ·Food Chemistry ·Fernanda M.F. Roleira, E. J. Tavares da Silva, Carla Varela, Saúl C. Costa, Tiago Silva, Jorge Garrido, Fernanda Borges	343
19	Design and discovery of tyrosinase inhibitors based on a coumarin scaffold 2015 ·RSC Advances ·María João Matos, Carla Varela, Santiago Vilar, George Hripcsak, Fernanda Borges, Lourdes Santana, Eugenio Uriarte, Antonella Fais, Amalia Di Petrillo, Francesca Pintus, Benedetta Era	52
20	Steroidal aromatase inhibitors inhibit growth of hormone-dependent breast cancer cells by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis 2013 ·APOPTOSIS ·Cristina Amaral, Carla Varela, Margarida Borges, E. J. Tavares da Silva, Fernanda M.F. Roleira, Georgina Correia‐da‐Silva, Natércia Teixeira	26

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