Dr. Cardoso is Professor of Biochemistry and Immunology of the Medicine Course at Federal University of Fronteira Sul (Brazil). For over 10 years, her research group has a long-standing interest in the mechanisms related to the involvement of purinergic signaling and oxidative injury in various diseases, especially on many types of cancer, sepsis, as well as others non communicable diseases such as hypertension. The focus of her research has been the physiopathology mechanisms and the role of ectonucleotidases and ATP on disease development. She has been working also on the mechanisms related to the benefits of physical exercise in treating and/or preventing diseases. Dr. Cardoso has authored more than 30 pubmed-indexed manuscripts.
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