M.A. Costa

The endocannabinoid anandamide induces apoptosis in cytotrophoblast cells: Involvement of both mitochondrial and death receptor pathways

M.A. Costa, Bruno M. Fonseca, Natércia Teixeira et al. · Placenta · 2014 · 53 citations

Cannabis Use, Cytotrophoblast Cells, Biochemistry +9

The psychoactive compound of Cannabis sativa, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) inhibits the human trophoblast cell turnover

M.A. Costa, Bruno M. Fonseca, Franklim Marques et al. · Toxicology · 2015 · 44 citations

Cannabis Use, Psychoactive Drug, Medicine +11

2-Arachidonoylglycerol effects in cytotrophoblasts: metabolic enzymes expression and apoptosis in BeWo cells

M.A. Costa, Bruno M. Fonseca, Elisa Keating et al. · Reproduction · 2013 · 43 citations · Full text

2-Arachidonoylglycerol impairs human cytotrophoblast cells syncytialization: Influence of endocannabinoid signalling in placental development

M.A. Costa, Elisa Keating, Bruno M. Fonseca et al. · Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology · 2014 · 30 citations

Developmental Biology, Cell Biology, Endocannabinoid Signalling +5

Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 is expressed in human cytotrophoblasts: Induction of cell apoptosis and impairment of syncytialization

M.A. Costa, Bruno M. Fonseca, Elisa Keating et al. · The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology · 2014 · 29 citations

Signal Transduction, Signaling Pathway, Cell Apoptosis +10