Luana Naia

1.3k total citations
30 papers, 967 citations indexed

About

Luana Naia is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Luana Naia has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 967 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 11 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Luana Naia's work include Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (17 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (16 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (8 papers). Luana Naia is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (17 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (16 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (8 papers). Luana Naia collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Sweden and Canada. Luana Naia's co-authors include A. Cristina Rego, Catarina Carmo, Carla Lopes, Tatiana R. Rosenstock, Maria Ankarcrona, Michael R. Hayden, Márcio Ribeiro, Ildete L. Ferreira, Catarina R. Oliveira and Giacomo Dentoni and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, PLoS ONE and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Luana Naia

27 papers receiving 956 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Luana Naia Portugal 18 640 352 299 156 140 30 967
Vanita Chopra United States 14 645 1.0× 476 1.4× 230 0.8× 242 1.6× 175 1.3× 15 1.2k
Nicolas Arbez United States 18 792 1.2× 560 1.6× 209 0.7× 105 0.7× 112 0.8× 26 1.1k
Lianteng Zhi United States 13 365 0.6× 232 0.7× 216 0.7× 43 0.3× 129 0.9× 20 761
Sarah Mueller-Steiner United States 5 393 0.6× 158 0.4× 674 2.3× 320 2.1× 240 1.7× 6 1.2k
Peter Sohn United States 11 453 0.7× 299 0.8× 574 1.9× 171 1.1× 118 0.8× 13 1.2k
Vega García‐Escudero Spain 19 500 0.8× 199 0.6× 505 1.7× 26 0.2× 266 1.9× 33 1.1k
Jason Schapansky Canada 11 345 0.5× 188 0.5× 361 1.2× 38 0.2× 169 1.2× 16 901
Magdalena Misiak United States 11 402 0.6× 112 0.3× 238 0.8× 148 0.9× 99 0.7× 15 745
Márcio Ribeiro Portugal 17 590 0.9× 474 1.3× 141 0.5× 34 0.2× 45 0.3× 26 907
Smita Majumder United States 7 650 1.0× 311 0.9× 924 3.1× 60 0.4× 511 3.6× 7 1.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luana Naia

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Luana Naia. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Luana Naia based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Luana Naia. Luana Naia is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Maioli, Silvia, Ivan Nalvarte, Maria Ankarcrona, et al.. (2025). Bioenergetics and lipid metabolism in Alzheimer's disease: From cell biology to systemic health. Journal of Internal Medicine. 299(1). 20–43.
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Mostafaei, Shayan, Hong Xu, Minjia Mo, et al.. (2025). Medications and cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease: Cohort cluster analysis of 15,428 patients. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 103(3). 931–940. 3 indexed citations
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Ferreira, Ildete L., Luana Naia, Marta D. Costa, et al.. (2023). Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Decreased Cytochrome c in Cell and Animal Models of Machado–Joseph Disease. Cells. 12(19). 2397–2397. 2 indexed citations
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Zyśk, Marlena, Chiara Beretta, Luana Naia, et al.. (2023). Amyloid-β accumulation in human astrocytes induces mitochondrial disruption and changed energy metabolism. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 20(1). 43–43. 53 indexed citations
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Dentoni, Giacomo, Luana Naia, & Maria Ankarcrona. (2022). Mitochondria-Endoplasmic Reticulum Interplay Regulates Exo-Cytosis in Human Neuroblastoma Cells. Cells. 11(3). 514–514. 9 indexed citations
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Dentoni, Giacomo, et al.. (2022). The Potential of Small Molecules to Modulate the Mitochondria–Endoplasmic Reticulum Interplay in Alzheimer’s Disease. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 10. 920228–920228. 20 indexed citations
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Naia, Luana, Philip T. T. Ly, Sandra I. Mota, et al.. (2021). The Sigma-1 Receptor Mediates Pridopidine Rescue of Mitochondrial Function in Huntington Disease Models. Neurotherapeutics. 18(2). 1017–1038. 41 indexed citations
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Geva, Michal, Noga Gershoni‐Emek, Luana Naia, et al.. (2021). Neuroprotection of retinal ganglion cells by the sigma-1 receptor agonist pridopidine in models of experimental glaucoma. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 21975–21975. 9 indexed citations
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Leal, Nuno Santos, Giacomo Dentoni, Bernadette Schreiner, et al.. (2020). Amyloid β-Peptide Increases Mitochondria-Endoplasmic Reticulum Contact Altering Mitochondrial Function and Autophagosome Formation in Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Models. Cells. 9(12). 2552–2552. 56 indexed citations
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Naia, Luana, Catarina Carmo, Susanna Campesan, et al.. (2020). Mitochondrial SIRT3 confers neuroprotection in Huntington's disease by regulation of oxidative challenges and mitochondrial dynamics. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 163. 163–179. 60 indexed citations
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Carmo, Catarina, Luana Naia, Carla Lopes, & A. Cristina Rego. (2018). Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Huntington’s Disease. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1049. 59–83. 157 indexed citations
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Naia, Luana, Teresa Cunha‐Oliveira, Tatiana R. Rosenstock, et al.. (2017). Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Protect Against Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Dysfunction in Huntington's Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(10). 2776–2794. 53 indexed citations
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Lemos, Vera, Rita Machado de Oliveira, Luana Naia, et al.. (2017). The NAD+-dependent deacetylase SIRT2 attenuates oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction and improves insulin sensitivity in hepatocytes. Human Molecular Genetics. 26(21). 4105–4117. 71 indexed citations
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Naia, Luana, Ildete L. Ferreira, Elisabete Ferreiro, & A. Cristina Rego. (2016). Mitochondrial Ca2+ handling in Huntington's and Alzheimer's diseases – Role of ER-mitochondria crosstalk. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 483(4). 1069–1077. 32 indexed citations
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Naia, Luana, Tatiana R. Rosenstock, Ana M. Oliveira, et al.. (2016). Comparative Mitochondrial-Based Protective Effects of Resveratrol and Nicotinamide in Huntington’s Disease Models. Molecular Neurobiology. 54(7). 5385–5399. 109 indexed citations
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Naia, Luana, Márcio Ribeiro, Ana I. Duarte, et al.. (2016). Insulin and IGF-1 regularize energy metabolites in neural cells expressing full-length mutant huntingtin. Neuropeptides. 58. 73–81. 28 indexed citations
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Naia, Luana & A. Cristina Rego. (2015). Sirtuins: double players in Huntington's disease. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1852(10). 2183–2194. 44 indexed citations
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Silva, Ana, Luana Naia, Márcio Ribeiro, et al.. (2015). Overexpression of BDNF and Full-Length TrkB Receptor Ameliorate Striatal Neural Survival in Huntington's Disease. Neurodegenerative Diseases. 15(4). 207–218. 24 indexed citations
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Rego, A. Cristina, Teresa Cunha‐Oliveira, Márcio Ribeiro, et al.. (2014). Deficits of pyruvate dehydrogenase and mitochondrial dysfunction in Huntington's disease — role of histone deacetylase inhibitors. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1837. e67–e67. 1 indexed citations

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