Publications

Nikanfar, S., Rivas Leonel, E., Damdimopoulou, P., Flaws, J. A., & Amorim, C. A. (2025). Effects of phthalate exposure on human ovarian extracellular matrix composition: insights from a 3D spheroid model. Environmental Research, 279(121797), 121797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121797 (Original work published 2025)

Brito Filho, G. E., Rocha Ruiz, T. F., de Souza, L. G., Ferrato, L. J., dos Santos, F. C. A., Vilamaior, P. S. L., Rivas Leonel, E., & Taboga, S. R. (2025). Mammary Gland Reactive Stroma Characterization at Aging After Bisphenol A Exposure During Hormonal Susceptibility Windows. Cell Biology International, 49(4), 397-406. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbin.12280 (Original work published 2025)

Ferrato, L. J., Rocha Ruiz, T. F., de Souza, L. G., Brito-Filho, G. E., Colleta, S. J., Rivas Leonel, E., & Taboga, S. R. (2025). Bisphenol A exposure alters hormonal modulation and responsivity in the prostate of aged female gerbils. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 600(1), 112507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2025.112507 (Original work published 2025)

Nikanfar, S., Rivas Leonel, E., Damdimopoulou, P., Flaws, J. A., & Andrade Amorim, C. (2025). Effects of phthalate exposure on human ovarian extracellular matrix composition: insights from a 3D spheroid model. Environmental Research, 279(Pt 1), 121797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121797 (Original work published 2025)

Dadashzadeh, A., Moghassemi, S., Nikanfar, S., Rivas Leonel, E., Zhang, S., Sousa, M. J., Ruiz, T. F. R., & Andrade Amorim, C. (2025). Engineering the ovarian niche: Environmental control of folliculogenesis in vitro. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 175(103639), 103639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2025.103639 (Original work published 2025)

Bedolo, C. M., Cozim, I. C., Grigio, V., Bernussi, G. R., Silva, S. B., Guerra, L. H. A., Campos, S. G. P., Vilamaior, P. S. L., Rivas Leonel, E., & Taboga, S. R. (2025). Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS) supplementation impacts adrenal cortex morphophysiology of aged female gerbils. Steroids, 218(1), 109618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.steroids.2025.109618 (Original work published 2025)

Melvin, I. B., Camurça da Silva, A. C., Ruiz, T. F. R., Taboga, S. R., Biancardi, M. F., Santos, F. C. A., & Rivas Leonel, E. (2025). Perinatal exposure to bisphenol A impairs the Mongolian gerbil ovarian follicle dynamics and its extracellular milieu. Emerging Animal Species, 12(100054), 100054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eas.2025.100054 (Original work published 2025)

de Souza, L. G., Ruiz, T. F. R., Filho, G. E. B., Ferrato, L. J., Colleta, S. J., Rivas Leonel, E., & Taboga, S. R. (2025). Late histopathological impacts on the female prostate of gerbils exposed to BPA during pregnancy and lactation. Reproductive Toxicology, 137(109013), 109013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reprotox.2025.109013 (Original work published 2025)

Thuwanut, P., Rivas Leonel, E., Rocha Ruiz, T. F., Sirayapiwat, P., Kristensen, S. G., & Andrade Amorim, C. (2025). Human ovarian tissue xenotransplantation: advancements, challenges, and future perspectives. Human reproduction (Oxford, England), deae291(deae291), deae291. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deae291 (Original work published 2025)

Guerra, L. H. A., da Costa Castro, N. F., Jubilato, F. C., Marques, L. A., Rivas Leonel, E., Junior, S. B., Campos, S. G. P., Rahal, P., Taboga, S. R., Calmon, M. F., & Vilamaior, P. S. L. (2024). Coconut Oil Mitigates the Effects of Aging on the Mongolian Gerbil Prostate. The Prostate, 85(4), 395-406. https://doi.org/10.1002/pros.24842 (Original work published 2024)

Ruiz, T. F. R., Ferrato, L. J., de Souza, L. G., Brito-Filho, G. E., Rivas Leonel, E., & Taboga, S. R. (2024). The elastic system: A review of elastin-related techniques and hematoxylin-eosin/phloxine applicability for normal and pathological tissue description. Acta Histochemica, 126(8), 152209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acthis.2024.152209 (Original work published 2024)

Bedolo, C. M., Ruiz, T. F. R., Amaro, G. M., Vilamaior, P. S. L., Rivas Leonel, E., Taboga, S. R., & Campos, S. G. P. d. (2023). The impacts of exposure to bisphenol A in the adult female prostate Meriones unguiculatus. Reproductive Toxicology, 119(1), 108412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reprotox.2023.108412 (Original work published 2023)

Vlieghe, H., Rivas Leonel, E., Asiabi, P., & Andrade Amorim, C. (2023). The characterization and therapeutic applications of ovarian theca cells: An update. Life sciences, 317, 121479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121479 (Original work published 2023)

Ruiz, T. F. R., Vilamaior, P. S. L., Grigio, V., Colleta, S. J., Zucão, M. I., de Campos, S. G. P., dos Santos, F. C. A., Biancardi, M. F., Perez, A. P. S., Taboga, S. R., & Rivas Leonel, E. (2023). The Mongolian Gerbil as a Useful Experimental Model in Reproductive Biology. Reproductive Sciences, 30(7), 2092-2106. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43032-023-01171-6 (Original work published 2023)

Ruiz, T. F. R., Colleta, S. J., dos Santos, D. D., Castro, N. F. C., Cabral, Á. S., Calmon, M. F., Rahal, P., Gil, C. D., Girol, A. P., Vilamaior, P. S. L., Rivas Leonel, E., & Taboga, S. R. (2023). Bisphenol A disruption promotes mammary tumor microenvironment via phenotypic cell polarization and inflammatory response. Cell Biology International, 47(6), 1136-1146. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbin.12007 (Original work published 2023)

Ruiz, T. F. R., Grigio, V., Ferrato, L. J., de Souza, L. G., Colleta, S. J., Amaro, G. M., Góes, R. M., Vilamaior, P. S. L., Rivas Leonel, E., & Taboga, S. R. (2023). Impairment of steroidogenesis and follicle development after bisphenol A exposure during pregnancy and lactation in the ovaries of Mongolian gerbils aged females. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 566-567(1), 111892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2023.111892 (Original work published 2023)

Stuqui, B., Provazzi, P. J. S., Lima, M. L. D., Cabral, Á. S., Rivas Leonel, E., Candido, N. M., Taboga, S. R., da Silva, M. G., Lima, F. d. O., Melli, P. P. d. S., Quintana, S. M., Calmon, M. d. F., Rahal, P., & Jin, D.-Y. (2023). Condyloma acuminata: An evaluation of the immune response at cellular and molecular levels. PLoS One, 18(4), e0284296. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284296 (Original work published 2023)

Rivas Leonel, E., Dadashzadeh, A., Moghassemi, S., Vlieghe, H., Wyns, C., Orellana, R., & Andrade Amorim, C. (2023). New Solutions for Old Problems: How Reproductive Tissue Engineering Has Been Revolutionizing Reproductive Medicine. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 51(10), 2143-2171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-023-03321-y (Original work published 2023)

Campos, S. G. P., Gonçalves, B. F., Ruiz, T. F. R., Rivas Leonel, E., Ribeiro, D. L., Falleiros Junior, L. R., Goes, R. M., & Taboga, S. R. (2022). Proteoglycans orchestrate remodeling of prostatic cytoarchitecture after androgenic blockade in old gerbils. The Prostate, 83(2), 179-189. https://doi.org/10.1002/pros.24451 (Original work published 2022)

Rivas Leonel, E. (2022). Innovations for Optimizing Fertility and Ovarian Functionality in Female Cancer Patients. Medical Research Archives, 10(10), 3265. https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v10i10.3265 (Original work published 2022)

Ruiz, T. F. R., Rivas Leonel, E., Colleta, S. J., Bedolo, C. M., Pegorin de Campos, S. G., & Taboga, S. R. (2022). Gestational and lactational xenoestrogen exposure disrupts morphology and inflammatory aspects in mammary gland of gerbil mothers during involution. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 89(1), 103785. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2021.103785 (Original work published 2022)

Ruiz, T. F. R., Taboga, S. R., & Rivas Leonel, E. (2021). Molecular mechanisms of mammary gland remodeling: A review of the homeostatic versus bisphenol a disrupted microenvironment. Reproductive Toxicology, 105(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reprotox.2021.07.011 (Original work published 2021)

Rivas Leonel, E., Ruiz, T. F. R., Bedolo, C. M., Campos, S. G. P., & Taboga, S. R. (2021). Inflammatory repercussions in female steroid responsive glands after perinatal exposure to bisphenol A and 17‐β estradiol. Cell Biology International, 45(11), 2264-2274. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbin.11665 (Original work published 2021)

Cabral, Á. S., Rivas Leonel, E., Candido, N. M., Piva, H. L., de Melo, M. T., Taboga, S. R., Rahal, P., Tedesco, A. C., & Calmon, M. F. (2021). Combined photodynamic therapy with chloroaluminum phthalocyanine and doxorubicin nanoemulsions in breast cancer model. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 218(1), 112181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2021.112181 (Original work published 2021)

Ruiz, T. F. R., Colleta, S. J., Zuccari, D. A. P. d. C., Vilamaior, P. S. L., Rivas Leonel, E., & Taboga, S. R. (2021). Hormone receptor expression in aging mammary tissue and carcinoma from a rodent model after xenoestrogen disruption. Life Sciences, 285(1), 120010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2021.120010 (Original work published 2021)

Cabral, Á. S., Rivas Leonel, E., Candido, N. M., Piva, H. L., de Melo, M. T., Taboga, S. R., Rahal, P., Tedesco, A. C., & Calmon, M. F. (2021). Combined photodynamic therapy with chloroaluminum phthalocyanine and doxorubicin nanoemulsions in breast cancer model. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 218(1), 112181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2021.112181 (Original work published 2021)

Rivas Leonel, E., Campos, S. G. P., Bedolo, C. M. B., Guerra, L. H. A., Vilamaior, P. S. L., Calmon, M. F., Rahal, P., Andrade Amorim, C., & Taboga, S. R. (2020). Perinatal exposure to bisphenol A impacts in the mammary gland morphology of adult Mongolian gerbils. Experimental and Molecular Pathology, 7, 104374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yexmp.2020.104374 (Original work published 2020)

Asiabi Kohneh Shahri, P., Rivas Leonel, E., Marbaix, E., Dolmans, M.-M., & Andrade Amorim, C. (2020). Immunodetection and Quantification of Enzymatic Markers in Theca Cells: The Early Process of Ovarian Steroidogenesis. Biology of Reproduction, 102(1), 145-155. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolre/ioz167 (Original work published 2020)

Sanches, B. D. A., Rivas Leonel, E., Maldarine, J. S., Tamarindo, G. H., Barquilha, C. N., Felisbino, S. L., Goés, R. M., Vilamaior, P. S. L., & Taboga, S. R. (2020). Telocytes are associated with tissue remodeling and angiogenesis during the postlactational involution of the mammary gland in gerbils. Cell Biology International, 44(12), 2512-2523. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbin.11458 (Original work published 2020)

Rivas Leonel, E., Campos, S. G. P., Guerra, L. H. A., Bedolo, C. M., Vilamaior, P. S. L., Calmon, M. F., Rahal, P., Andrade Amorim, C., & Taboga, S. R. (2020). Impact of perinatal bisphenol A and 17β estradiol exposure: Comparing hormone receptor response. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 188, 109918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109918 (Original work published 2020)