Docente
Inês Marques-aleixo

Resume

Inês Marques Aleixo holds a PhD in Physical Activity and Health (2014) from Faculty of Sport, University of Porto. She holds a BSc in Sport Sciences (2006) and two Msc in Physical Activity and Health (2008) and Adapted Physical Activity (2009) from the same institution. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Psychology, Education and Sports, Lusófona University. She participated as a researcher in funded projects . She published more than 30 research papers in international peer-reviewed journals and has more than 50 communications at national and international scientific conferences. Her current research interests are: Health Sciences; Physical Activity and Health; Cancer and Exercise; Active Aging and Exercise and Mental Health.

Graus

• Licenciatura
  Sports and Physical Education - Sport Training - Swimming
• Mestrado
  2nd Cycle in Physical Activity and Health
• Mestrado
  2nd Cycle in Adapted Physical Activity
• Doutoramento
  PhD in Physical Activity and Health
• Pós-doutoramento
  Physical Activity and Health

Publicações

Journal article

• 2023-08-16, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms are Related to Blood-biomarkers in Major Neurocognitive Disorders, Current Aging Science
• 2022-12-14, Development of an innovative method for evaluating a network of collective defensive interactions in football, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology
• 2022-10-25, Portable Digital Monitoring System for Sarcopenia Screening and Diagnosis, Geriatrics
• 2022-10-24, Caraterização da atividade física e aptidão física de acordo com os níveis de solidão em adultos 50+, Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física & Saúde
• 2021-04-07, Wearable Devices for Physical Activity and Healthcare Monitoring in Elderly People: A Critical Review, Geriatrics
• 2021-03-10, Preventive and Therapeutic Potential of Physical Exercise in Neurodegenerative Diseases, Antioxidants & Redox Signaling
• 2021-03-01, "Body & Brain": effects of a multicomponent exercise intervention on physical and cognitive function of adults with dementia - study protocol for a quasi-experimental controlled trial, BMC Geriatr.
• 2021-01-06, Physical exercise for individuals with dementia: potential benefits perceived by formal caregivers, BMC Geriatrics
• 2020-01-11, Physical fitness in institutionalized older adults with dementia: association with cognition, functional capacity and quality of life, Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
• 2019-06, Physical exercise positively modulates DOX-induced hepatic oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction and quality control signaling., Mitochondrion
• 2018-12-09, Feasibility and Impact of a Multicomponent Exercise Intervention in Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease: A Pilot Study, American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementiasr
• 2018-04, The beneficial role of exercise in mitigating doxorubicin-induced Mitochondrionopathy, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer
• 2018-02-23, Exercise and Doxorubicin Treatment Modulate Cardiac Mitochondrial Quality Control Signaling, Cardiovascular Toxicology
• 2017-10, Can exercise training counteract doxorubicin-induced oxidative damage of testis proteome?, Toxicology Letters
• 2016-09, Physical Exercise and Brain Mitochondrial Fitness: The Possible Role Against Alzheimer's Disease, Brain Pathology
• 2016-01, Physical exercise mitigates doxorubicin-induced brain cortex and cerebellum mitochondrial alterations and cellular quality control signaling, Mitochondrion
• 2015-08, Physical exercise improves brain cortex and cerebellum mitochondrial bioenergetics and alters apoptotic, dynamic and auto(mito)phagy markers, Neuroscience
• 2015-08, Exercise modulates liver cellular and mitochondrial proteins related to quality control signaling.
• 2015-01, Physical exercise prior and during treatment reduces sub-chronic doxorubicin-induced mitochondrial toxicity and oxidative stress.
• 2014-06-27, Exercise mitigates diclofenac-induced liver mitochondrial dysfunction, European Journal of Clinical Investigation
• 2014-04, Modulation of cardiac mitochondrial permeability transition and apoptotic signaling by endurance training and intermittent hypobaric hypoxia.
• 2014-03, Physical exercise prevents and mitigates non-alcoholic steatohepatitis-induced liver mitochondrial structural and bioenergetics impairments.
• 2013-10, Synergistic impact of endurance training and intermittent hypobaric hypoxia on cardiac function and mitochondrial energetic and signaling.
• 2013-09, Combined effects of aging and in vitro non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs on kidney and liver mitochondrial physiology.
• 2013-01, Intracyclic velocity variation and arm coordination assessment in swimmers with Down syndrome., Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly
• 2012-12, In vitro salicylate does not further impair aging-induced brain mitochondrial dysfunction, Toxicology
• 2012-11, Physical exercise as a possible strategy for brain protection: Evidence from mitochondrial-mediated mechanisms, Progress in Neurobiology
• 2012-11, Endurance training and chronic intermittent hypoxia modulate in vitro salicylate-induced hepatic mitochondrial dysfunction.
• 2010-03-07, Quantification of Maximal Force Produced in Standard and Contra-Standard Sculling in Synchronized Swimming. A Pilot Study, The Open Sports Sciences Journal
• 2010, Coordinative characterization of front crawl swimmers with Down syndrome, Archives of Exercise in Health and Disease
• 2009-11, Endurance training improves gastrocnemius mitochondrial function despite increased susceptibility to permeability transition, Mitochondrion

Thesis / Dissertation

• 2014, PhD, Chronic exercise mitigates Doxorubicin- induced cardiac and brain mitochondrial liabilities - Role for mitochondrial oxidative stress, apoptotic and quality control signaling.
• 2009, Master, Biomechanical characterization of front cwral Down's syndrome swimmers
• 2008, Master, Efeito do treino de endurance na funcionalidade mitocondrial muscular esquelética : relevância para o estudo da susceptibilidade à abertura do poro de permeabilidade transitória
• 2006, Degree, Avaliação do Desempenho e dos Indicadores do Metabolismo Anaeróbio em Testes de Nado Máximo e Duração Crescente

Book chapter

• 2015, Exercise-Induced Protection Against Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases, Diet and Exercise in Cognitive Function and Neurological Diseases, John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• 2008, Anaerobic Critical Velocity: A New Tool for Young Swimmers Training Advice, Physical Activity and Children: New Research

Conference abstract

• 2023-05, Satisfação com a vida e a aptidão física em adultos 50 +., Ageing Congress 2023. VI Congresso sobre Envelhecimento, Vulnerabilidade, Pobreza e Exclusão Social
• 2022-06-17, The relationship of sports practice with adolescents academic performance, 2PASS-4Health-Promoting Physical Activity in Secondary School for Health
• 2021-05-20, Singing and dancing the blues away: the effects of group singing and dancing classes on the loneliness scores of adults aged 50 or over in Portugal during the COVID-19 Pandemic, The Healing Power of Music and Dance Symposium
• 2021, Loneliness Perception Is Lower Among Ballroom Dancers Aged > 50 Years, ACSM 2021 Annual Meeting. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
• 2020, Effects of a multicomponente exercise intervention on physical fitness among dyslipidemic individuals with dementia, 24º Congresso Português de Obesidade. Ata Portuguesa de Nutrição
• 2020, Multicomponent Training for Dementia Patients: Body&Brain Project. Primary Results on Functional Fitness, ACSM 2020 Annual Meeting. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
• 2019, Exercise intervention in institutionalized older adults with Alzheimer Disease to manage behavioural and psychological symptoms: effects on caregivers’ distress. , 29th Alzheimer Europe Conference
• 2019, Exercise Interventions in elders with dementia: BMI influences, 23º Congresso Português de Obesidade
• 2019, Contributions of a multicomponente exercise program for dementia patients: body composition preliminary data, 23º Congresso Português de Obesidade
• 2018, Is body image satisfaction associated with physical activity among adolescents?, 28th European Childhood Obesity Group, ECOG
• 2016, Effects of voluntary physical activity and endurance training on cardiac mitochondrial function in high fat diet fed rats, 8º Simpósio em Metabolismo- Programação Metabólica. 2016. CIM-FMUP, Porto. Revista Portuguesa de Diabetes
• 2014, Physical exercise modulates brain cortex and cerebellum mitochondrial OXPHOS, redox status, apoptotic signaling, mitochondrial dynamics and auto(mito)phagy., 48th annual scientific meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation 44 (suppl.1), p 55.
• 2014, Exercise performed during sub-chronic Doxorubicin treatment modulates cardiac mitochondrial permeability transition, apoptotic signaling, dynamics and auto(mito)phagy, 48th annual scientific meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation
• 2014, Exercise performed before and during sub-chronic Doxorubicin treatment mitigates cardiac mitochondrial alteration, Meeting of the Federation of the European Physiological Societies (FEPS), Budapest, Hungary, S2 E6.
• 2014, Endurance training and voluntary physical activity mitigate diclofenac-induced liver mitochondrial dysfunction, ACSM 61th Annual Meeting. Med Sci Sports Exerc 46 (5) Suppl: s570
• 2014, Effects of physical exercise on liver mitochondrial oxidative status, dynamics and auto(mito)phagy, 48th annual scientific meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation, 44 (suppl.1), p 57.
• 2014, Effect of exercise on brain mitochondrial function in high-fat diet feed (obese) rats, 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation 44 (suppl.1), p 60.
• 2014, Doxorubicin and physical exercise modulate hepatic mitochondrial bioenergetics, oxidative stress, apoptotic signaling, dynamics and quality control, 48th annual scientific meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation.
• 2013-04, Physical exercise counteracts in vitro diclofenac-induced hepatic mitochondrial dysfunction. , 47th annual scientific meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation.
• 2013-04, Effects of voluntary wheel running and forced treadmill training on cerebellum mitochondrial bioenergetics of rats submitted to sub-chronic administration of doxorubicin, 47th annual scientific meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation, European Journal of Clinical Investigation.
• 2013, Voluntary physical Activity and endurance training favorably modulate cardiac mitochondrial function of sub-chronic Dox-treated male rats. , 47th annual scientific meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation 43 (suppl.1), p49.
• 2013, Physical exercise antagonizes heart mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in sub-chronic doxorubicin-treated rats. , 5º Simpósio em Metabolismo - O metabolismo ao longo da vida. CIM-FMUP. Revista Portuguesa de Diabetes 8 (4), p 185.
• 2013, Physical exercise antagonizes doxorubicin-induced toxicity on heart and brain mitochondria. , 18th annual congress of the European College of Sport Science ECSS.
• 2013, Physical exercise and doxorubicin treatment modulate mitochondrial bioenergetics, oxidative stress and apoptotic signaling. , 5º Simpósio em Metabolismo - O metabolismo ao longo da vida. CIM-FMUP. Revista Portuguesa de Diabetes 8 (4), p 190.
• 2013, Effects of voluntary physical activity and endurance training on cardiac mitochondrial function of sub-chronic Doxorubicin-treated rats, 6th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto, IJUP
• 2013, Does physical exercise protect brain mitochondria against in vitro anoxia-reoxygenation-induced respiratory impairments?, 47th annual scientific meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation 43 (suppl.1), p53
• 2013, Does physical exercise counteracts possible hepatic mitochondrial dysfunction induced by sub-chronic Doxorubicin treatment?, 47th annual scientific meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation 43 (suppl.1), p51.
• 2013, Beneficial effects of physical exercise against brain cortex mitochondrial dysfunction induced by Doxorubicin., 47th annual scientific meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation 43 (suppl.1), p50-51.
• 2012, Synergistic impact of endurance training and intermittent hypobaric hypoxia on heart mitochondrial susceptibility to permeability transition pore opening and apoptotic signaling. , The Integrative Biology of Exercise VI APS Intersociety Meeting
• 2012, Modulation of liver mitochondrial bioenergetics by endurance training and chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia. Relevance for salicylate-induced mitochondrial dysfunction, 46th annual scientific meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation 42 (suppl.1).
• 2012, Modulation of cardiac mitochondrial bioenergetics by endurance training and intermittent hypobaric hypoxia, The Integrative Biology of Exercise VI APS Intersociety Meeting
• 2012, Endurance training and chronic intermittent hypobaric-hypoxia modulate liver mithocondrial bioenergetics. Role against salicylate-induced mithocondrial dysfunction, 59th Annual Meeting ACSM . Med Sci Sports Exerc, 44 (5S): 357
• 2012, Endurance training and chronic intermittent hypobaric hypoxia modulate in vitro salicylate-induced hepatic mitochondrial dysfunction, 5th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto, IJUP
• 2012, Effects of aging on liver mitochondrial responses to pharmacological agentes – The cases of salicylate, diclofenac and fluoxetine. , 46th annual scientific meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation 42 (suppl.1) p.76-77
• 2012, Effects of aging on in vitro kidney mitochondrial response to salicylate and diclofenac. , 46th annual scientific meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation 42 (suppl.1) p.77-78
• 2012, Effect of intermittente hypobaric hypoxia and endurance training in cardiac mitochondrial function. , 46th annual scientific meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation 42 (suppl.1) p.78
• 2012, Effect of intermittent hypobaric hypoxia and endurance training in cardiac mitochondrial function, 5th Meeting of Young Researchers of University of Porto, IJUP
• 2012, Does aging-induced brain mitochondrial dysfunction translates into impaired in vitro response to salicylate?, 46th annual scientific meeting of the European Society for Clinical Investigation. European Journal of Clinical Investigation 42 (suppl.1) p.76
• 2010, Swimming efficiency assessment in Down’s syndrome swimmers, ACSM 57th Annual Meeting. Med Sci Sports Exerc 42 (5):691.
• 2010, Influence of birthweight, socioeconomic status, cardiorespiratory fitness in body mass index. , 4th Scandinavian Pediatric Obesity Conference. Obesity Reviews 11 (Suppl. 1): 72.
• 2010, Front crawl and backstroke arm coordination in swimmers with down syndrome. , Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming XI, Université d’Oslo. p157-159
• 2010, Evaluation of Force Production and Fatigue using an Anaerobic Test Performed by Differently Matured Swimmers, XI Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming
• 2009, Variação intraciclica da velocidade horizontal da anca em nadadores portadores de síndrome de down, 3º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica
• 2009, Maximal and supramaximal efforts in hydrogymnastic, 2nd Meeting of young Researchers of University of Porto, IJUP
• 2009, Front Crawl Intracyclic Velocity Variation Of The Hip In Swimmers With Down Syndrome, ACSM 56th Annual Meeting. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 41 (5): 387
• 2009, Comparison of body mass index between swimmers and non-trained individuals with down syndrome. , VIth European Sports Medicine Congress. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, Supp. 11:194-195
• 2008, Validation of water and land anaerobic tests using Wingate Test as a gold standard, 13th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
• 2008, Relação entre limiares de fadiga anaeróbios mecânicos e metabólicos, 31º Congresso Técnico-Científico da APTN
• 2008, Planeamento do treino com base em limiares de fadiga determinados em esforços de nado anaeróbios, 31º Congresso Técnico-Científico da APTN
• 2008, Fatigue thresholds in 30s water and land exercises performed by swimmers, 13th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
• 2008, Characterization of a short anaerobic peak using an intermittent aquatic exercise protocol and health risk determinatio, 13th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
• 2008, Characterization of a seven minutes aquatic exercise maximum effort and health risk determination, 13th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
• 2008, Anaerobic metabolic and velocimetric fatigue thresholds in swimming, 13th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
• 2008, Anaerobic critical velocity as a possible tool for swimmers evaluation, 13th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
• 2007, Avaliação do Desempenho e dos Indicadores do Metabolismo Anaeróbio em Testes de Nado Máximo e Duração Crescente, XXX Congresso Técnico Científico da APTN.
• 2006, Oxygen Uptake at the Lactate Threshold in Swimming, Xth Symposium on Biomechanics and Medicine in Swimming. Rev. Port. Ciên. Desp, 6(supl.2):153-154