User profiles for Mariana Veras

Mariana Matera Veras

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
Verified email at usp.br
Cited by 3107

Air pollution: a potentially modifiable risk factor for lung cancer

L Fajersztajn, M Veras, LV Barrozo, P Saldiva - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2013 - nature.com
Economic growth and increased urbanization pose a new risk for cancer development: the
exposure of high numbers of people to ambient air pollution. Epidemiological evidence that …

Hypoxia: from placental development to fetal programming

L Fajersztajn, MM Veras - Birth defects research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Hypoxia may influence normal and different pathological processes. Low oxygenation activates
a variety of responses, many of them regulated by hypoxia‐inducible factor 1 complex, …

Air pollution and effects on reproductive-system functions globally with particular emphasis on the Brazilian population

MM Veras, EG Caldini, M Dolhnikoff… - Journal of Toxicology …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, numerous studies showed that exposure to environmental air pollutants
affected reproductive functions and, in particular, produced adverse effects on pregnancy …

Transcriptomic analysis of purified human cortical microglia reveals age-associated changes

…, ID Vainchtein, N Brouwer, PR Sola, MM Veras… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Microglia are essential for CNS homeostasis and innate neuroimmune function, and play
important roles in neurodegeneration and brain aging. Here we present gene expression …

Particulate urban air pollution affects the functional morphology of mouse placenta

MM Veras, NR Damaceno-Rodrigues… - Biology of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
In humans, adverse pregnancy outcomes (low birth weight, prematurity, and intrauterine growth
retardation) are associated with exposure to urban air pollution. Experimental data have …

[HTML][HTML] Gastos públicos com saúde: breve histórico, situação atual e perspectivas futuras

PHN Saldiva, M Veras - Estudos Avançados, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Apesar dos marcantes avanços de nosso sistema de saúde pública, hoje sintetizado em
apenas três letras - SUS -, há ainda um grande caminho a percorrer para prover as condições …

Chronic exposure to fine particulate matter emitted by traffic affects reproductive and fetal outcomes in mice

MM Veras, NR Damaceno-Rodrigues, RMG Silva… - Environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
Air pollution is an important environmental health risk factor that can result in many different
gestational and reproductive negative outcomes. In this study, we have investigated the …

Inhalation of fine particulate matter during pregnancy increased IL-4 cytokine levels in the fetal portion of the placenta

…, IA Katayama, CF Wenceslau, AG Pires, MM Veras… - Toxicology letters, 2015 - Elsevier
This study aimed to verify the development of placental and systemic inflammation in rats
exposed to fine particulate matter before or during pregnancy. Wistar rats were exposed to …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammation response, oxidative stress and DNA damage caused by urban air pollution exposure increase in the lack of DNA repair XPC protein

…, W Fotoran, JI Torres, JB de Andrade, MM Veras… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Air pollution represents a considerable threat to health worldwide. The São Paulo Metropolitan
area, in Brazil, has a unique composition of atmospheric pollutants with a population of …

[HTML][HTML] Recreational use of marijuana during pregnancy and negative gestational and fetal outcomes: An experimental study in mice

…, JL Costa, MFM Tavares, M Dolhnikoff, MM Veras - Toxicology, 2017 - Elsevier
The prevalence of marijuana use among pregnant women is high. However, the effects on
gestation and fetal development are not well known. Epidemiological and experimental …