Professional Experience
2019 – now: Researcher at Unit of Multidisciplinary of Biomedical Sciences, ICBAS, University of Porto
Expertise and Research Interests
- Metabolic and physiological changes associated with male infertility
- Mitochondrial function and Ionic/water transport of the cell membrane
Selected Publications
Ribeiro JC, Bernardino RL, Carrageta DF, Soveral G, Calamita G, Alves MG, Oliveira PF. CFTR modulates aquaporin-mediated glycerol permeability in mouse Sertoli cells. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2022 Nov 15;79(12):592. doi: 10.1007/s00018-022-04619-1
Silva AM, Ribeiro CT, Bernardino RL, Jarak I, Carvalho RA, Pereira-Sampaio MA, de Souza DB, Alves MG, Oliveira PF. Stress Hormone Corticosterone Controls Metabolic Mitochondrial Performance and Inflammatory Signaling of In Vitro Cultured Sertoli Cells. Biomedicines. 2022 Sep 19;10(9):2331. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10092331
Carrageta DF, Bernardino RL, Soveral G, Calamita G, Alves MG, Oliveira PF (2019) Aquaporins and male (in)fertility: Expression and role throughout the male reproductive tract. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. doi:10.1016/j.abb.2019.108222
Bernardino RL, Carrageta DF, Sousa M, Alves MG, Oliveira PF. (2019) pH and male fertility: making sense on pH homeodynamics throughout the male reproductive tract. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 2019 Oct;76(19):3783-3800. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-019-03170-w
Bernardino RL, Dias TR, Moreira BM, Cunha M, Barros A, Oliveira E, Sousa M, Alves MG, Oliveira PF (2019) Carbonic anhydrases are involved in mitochondrial biogenesis and control the production of lactate by human Sertoli cells. The FEBS Journal. 286(7):1393-1406. DOI: 10.1111/febs.14779
COST Action
European Sexual Medicine Network
COST Action CA18124
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