Winchil C. Vaz

Lisbon, Portugal

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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Glucosylated cholesterol accumulates in atherosclerotic lesions and impacts macrophage immune response.

Glucosylated cholesterol accumulates in atherosclerotic lesions and impacts macrophage immune response.

Journal: Journal of lipid research

Published: March 12, 2025

Cholesteryl hemiazelate identified in CVD patients causes in vitro and in vivo inflammation.

Cholesteryl hemiazelate identified in CVD patients causes in vitro and in vivo inflammation.

Journal: Journal of lipid research

Published: February 14, 2023

Oxidized cholesteryl ester induces exocytosis of dysfunctional lysosomes in lipidotic macrophages.

Oxidized cholesteryl ester induces exocytosis of dysfunctional lysosomes in lipidotic macrophages.

Journal: Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Published: December 13, 2022

Shotgun mass spectrometry-based lipid profiling identifies and distinguishes between chronic inflammatory diseases.

Shotgun mass spectrometry-based lipid profiling identifies and distinguishes between chronic inflammatory diseases.

Journal: EBioMedicine

Published: March 15, 2021

Effect of dipole moment on amphiphile solubility and partition into liquid ordered and liquid disordered phases in lipid bilayers.

Effect of dipole moment on amphiphile solubility and partition into liquid ordered and liquid disordered phases in lipid bilayers.

Journal: Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes

Published: September 12, 2019

Cholesterol is Inefficiently Converted to Cholesteryl Esters in the Blood of Cardiovascular Disease Patients.

Cholesterol is Inefficiently Converted to Cholesteryl Esters in the Blood of Cardiovascular Disease Patients.

Journal: Scientific reports

Published: April 07, 2018

Effect of Acyl Chain Length on the Rate of Phospholipid Flip-Flop and Intermembrane Transfer.

Effect of Acyl Chain Length on the Rate of Phospholipid Flip-Flop and Intermembrane Transfer.

Journal: The Journal of membrane biology

Published: October 25, 2017

Cholesteryl hemiesters alter lysosome structure and function and induce proinflammatory cytokine production in macrophages.

Cholesteryl hemiesters alter lysosome structure and function and induce proinflammatory cytokine production in macrophages.

Journal: Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids

Published: May 17, 2016

Quantification of Cholesterol Solubilized in Dietary Micelles: Dependence on Human Bile Salt Variability and the Presence of Dietary Food Ingredients.

Quantification of Cholesterol Solubilized in Dietary Micelles: Dependence on Human Bile Salt Variability and the Presence of Dietary Food Ingredients.

Journal: Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids

Published: April 16, 2016

In Vitro Activity of Quaternary Ammonium Surfactants against Streptococcal, Chlamydial, and Gonococcal Infective Agents.

In Vitro Activity of Quaternary Ammonium Surfactants against Streptococcal, Chlamydial, and Gonococcal Infective Agents.

Journal: Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Published: January 20, 2016

Interaction of Bile Salts with Model Membranes Mimicking the Gastrointestinal Epithelium: A Study by Isothermal Titration Calorimetry.

Interaction of Bile Salts with Model Membranes Mimicking the Gastrointestinal Epithelium: A Study by Isothermal Titration Calorimetry.

Journal: Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids

Published: August 05, 2015

Quaternary ammonium surfactant structure determines selective toxicity towards bacteria: mechanisms of action and clinical implications in antibacterial prophylaxis.

Quaternary ammonium surfactant structure determines selective toxicity towards bacteria: mechanisms of action and clinical implications in antibacterial prophylaxis.

Journal: The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Published: July 22, 2015

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026