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Dora Pereira

Principal Investigator for a project involving a clinical trial with novel iron supplementation is Sub-Saharan Africa

Publications from Elements

Journal articles

2018 (Published online)

  • Stelle, I., Kalea, AZ. and Pereira, DIA., 2018 (Published online). Iron deficiency anaemia: experiences and challenges Proceedings of the Nutrition Society,
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665118000460
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    2018 (Accepted for publication)

  • Bhandari, S., Amaral Pereira, DI., Chappell, H. and Drakesmith, H., 2018 (Accepted for publication). Intravenous Irons: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice. Pharmaceuticals (Basel),
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.3390/ph11030082
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  • Amaral Pereira, DI., 2018 (Accepted for publication). A novel nano-iron supplement to safely combat iron deficiency and anaemia in young children: The IHAT-GUT double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial protocol Gates Open Research,
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.12688/gatesopenres.12866.2
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  • Pereira, DIA., Mohammed, N., Ofordile, O., Camara, F., Baldeh, B., Mendy, T., Sanyang, C., Jallow, A., Hossain, I., Wason, J. and Prentice, A., 2018 (Accepted for publication). A novel nano-iron supplement to safely combat iron deficiency and anaemia in young children: The IHAT-GUT double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial protocol Gates Open Research,
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.12688/gatesopenres.12866.1
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    2018

  • Scheers, NM., Pereira, DIA., Faria, N. and Powell, JJ., 2018. Ferric citrate and ferric EDTA but not ferrous sulfate drive amphiregulin-mediated activation of the MAP kinase ERK in gut epithelial cancer cells. Oncotarget, v. 9
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.24899
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    2017

  • Ahmad Fuzi, SF., Koller, D., Bruggraber, S., Pereira, DI., Dainty, JR. and Mushtaq, S., 2017. A 1-h time interval between a meal containing iron and consumption of tea attenuates the inhibitory effects on iron absorption: a controlled trial in a cohort of healthy UK women using a stable iron isotope. Am J Clin Nutr, v. 106
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.117.161364
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  • Prentice, AM., Mendoza, YA., Pereira, D., Cerami, C., Wegmuller, R., Constable, A. and Spieldenner, J., 2017. Dietary strategies for improving iron status: balancing safety and efficacy. Nutr Rev, v. 75
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuw055
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    2015

  • Pereira, DIA., Aslam, MF., Frazer, DM., Schmidt, A., Walton, GE., McCartney, AL., Gibson, GR., Anderson, GJ. and Powell, JJ., 2015. Dietary iron depletion at weaning imprints low microbiome diversity and this is not recovered with oral Nano Fe(III). Microbiologyopen, v. 4
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.213
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  • Tolkien, Z., Stecher, L., Mander, AP., Pereira, DIA. and Powell, JJ., 2015. Ferrous sulfate supplementation causes significant gastrointestinal side-effects in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One, v. 10
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117383
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  • Bellmann, S., Carlander, D., Fasano, A., Momcilovic, D., Scimeca, JA., Waldman, WJ., Gombau, L., Tsytsikova, L., Canady, R., Pereira, DIA. and Lefebvre, DE., 2015. Mammalian gastrointestinal tract parameters modulating the integrity, surface properties, and absorption of food-relevant nanomaterials. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Nanomed Nanobiotechnol, v. 7
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1002/wnan.1333
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  • Pereira, DIA., Lederer, B. and Powell, JJ., 2015. A balanced salt solution that prevents agglomeration of nano iron oxo-hydroxides in serum-free cellular assays Materials Research Express, v. 2
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/2/1/015403
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    2014

  • Aslam, MF., Frazer, DM., Faria, N., Bruggraber, SFA., Wilkins, SJ., Mirciov, C., Powell, JJ., Anderson, GJ. and Pereira, DIA., 2014. Ferroportin mediates the intestinal absorption of iron from a nanoparticulate ferritin core mimetic in mice. FASEB J, v. 28
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1096/fj.14-251520
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  • Pereira, DIA., Bruggraber, SFA., Faria, N., Poots, LK., Tagmount, MA., Aslam, MF., Frazer, DM., Vulpe, CD., Anderson, GJ. and Powell, JJ., 2014. Nanoparticulate iron(III) oxo-hydroxide delivers safe iron that is well absorbed and utilised in humans. Nanomedicine, v. 10
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2014.06.012
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  • Latunde-Dada, GO., Pereira, DIA., Tempest, B., Ilyas, H., Flynn, AC., Aslam, MF., Simpson, RJ. and Powell, JJ., 2014. A nanoparticulate ferritin-core mimetic is well taken up by HuTu 80 duodenal cells and its absorption in mice is regulated by body iron. J Nutr, v. 144
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.3945/jn.114.201715
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  • Pereira, DIA., Couto Irving, SS., Lomer, MCE. and Powell, JJ., 2014. A rapid, simple questionnaire to assess gastrointestinal symptoms after oral ferrous sulphate supplementation. BMC Gastroenterol, v. 14
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-14-103
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  • Powell, JJ., Bruggraber, SFA., Faria, N., Poots, LK., Hondow, N., Pennycook, TJ., Latunde-Dada, GO., Simpson, RJ., Brown, AP. and Pereira, DIA., 2014. A nano-disperse ferritin-core mimetic that efficiently corrects anemia without luminal iron redox activity. Nanomedicine, v. 10
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2013.12.011
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    2013

  • Tolkien, Z., Pereira, DIA., Prassmayer, L., Fitt, E., Pot, G., Greenfield, SM. and Powell, JJ., 2013. Dietary iron does not impact the quality of life of patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis: an observational study. Nutr J, v. 12
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-12-152
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  • Pereira, DIA., Mergler, BI., Faria, N., Bruggraber, SFA., Aslam, MF., Poots, LK., Prassmayer, L., Lönnerdal, B., Brown, AP. and Powell, JJ., 2013. Caco-2 cell acquisition of dietary iron(III) invokes a nanoparticulate endocytic pathway. PLoS One, v. 8
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081250
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  • Gerloff, K., Pereira, DIA., Faria, N., Boots, AW., Kolling, J., Förster, I., Albrecht, C., Powell, JJ. and Schins, RPF., 2013. Influence of simulated gastrointestinal conditions on particle-induced cytotoxicity and interleukin-8 regulation in differentiated and undifferentiated Caco-2 cells. Nanotoxicology, v. 7
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.3109/17435390.2012.662249
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  • Powell, JJ., Cook, WB., Hutchinson, C., Tolkien, Z., Chatfield, M., Pereira, DI. and Lomer, MC., 2013. Dietary fortificant iron intake is negatively associated with quality of life in patients with mildly active inflammatory bowel disease. Nutr Metab (Lond), v. 10
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-10-9
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  • Powell, JJ., Cook, WB., Chatfield, M., Hutchinson, C., Pereira, DI. and Lomer, MC., 2013. Iron status is inversely associated with dietary iron intakes in patients with inactive or mildly active inflammatory bowel disease. Nutr Metab (Lond), v. 10
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-10-18
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    2012

  • Mergler, BI., Roth, E., Bruggraber, SFA., Powell, JJ. and Pereira, DIA., 2012. Development of the Caco-2 model for assessment of iron absorption and utilisation at supplemental levels Journal of Pharmacy and Nutrition Sciences, v. 2
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.6000/1927-5951.2012.02.01.4
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    2011

  • Faria, N., Winship, PD., Weiss, DJ., Coles, BJ., Schoenberg, R., Hutchison, C., Pereira, DIA. and Powell, JJ., 2011. Development of DRC-ICP-MS methodology for the rapid determination of <sup>58</sup>Fe erythrocyte incorporation in human iron absorption studies Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, v. 26
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1039/c1ja10103j
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  • Pereira, DIA., 2011. Medium-chain fatty acid nanoliposomes suppress body fat accumulation in mice. Br J Nutr, v. 106
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114511002790
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    2003

  • Pereira, DIA., McCartney, AL. and Gibson, GR., 2003. An in vitro study of the probiotic potential of a bile-salt-hydrolyzing Lactobacillus fermentum strain, and determination of its cholesterol-lowering properties. Appl Environ Microbiol, v. 69
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.69.8.4743-4752.2003
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    2002

  • Pereira, DIA. and Gibson, GR., 2002. Effects of consumption of probiotics and prebiotics on serum lipid levels in humans. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol, v. 37
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/10409230290771519
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  • Pereira, DIA. and Gibson, GR., 2002. Cholesterol assimilation by lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria isolated from the human gut. Appl Environ Microbiol, v. 68
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.68.9.4689-4693.2002
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    2001

  • Neves, AA., Pereira, DA., Vieira, LM. and Menezes, JC., 2001. Real time monitoring biomass concentration in Streptomyces clavuligerus cultivations with industrial media using a capacitance probe. J Biotechnol, v. 84
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1016/s0168-1656(00)00325-4
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    1999

  • Nollet, LJA., Pereira, DI. and Verstraete, W., 1999. Effect of a probiotic bile salt hydrolytic Lactobacillus reuteri on the human gastrointestinal microbiota as simulated in the SHIME reactor system Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease, v. 11
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1080/089106099435871
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    1998

  • Maricou, H., Pereira, D., Verschuere, L., Philips, S. and Verstraete, W., 1998. Measurements of some volatile compounds by means of the electronic nose Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, v. 107
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1023/a:1019882724915
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    Conference proceedings

    2017

  • Scheers, N., Pereira, DIA., Faria, N. and Powell, JJJ., 2017. FERRIC CITRATE AND FERRIC EDTA DRIVE PROLIFERATION OF GUT EPITHELIAL CANCER CELLS VIA AMPHIREGULIN MEDIATED ACTIVATION OF THE MAP KINASE PATHWAY AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY, v. 92
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  • Pereira, D., Wegmuller, R., Cerami, C. and Prentice, A., 2017. PREDICTORS OF IRON ABSORPTION FROM A NOVEL NANO IRON SUPPLEMENT (IHAT) IN GAMBIAN WOMEN IN THE ABSENCE OF INFLAMMATION AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY, v. 92
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    2013

  • Luo, X., Tempest, B., Aslam, M., Pereira, D., Powell, J. and Latunde-Dada, Y., 2013. STUDIES ON IN VITRO IRON AVAILABILITY FROM LIGAND-MODIFIED NANO FE(III) OXO-HYDROXIDE COMPOUNDS IN CULTURED HUMAN CELLS AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY, v. 88
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  • Aslam, M., Pereira, D., Frazer, D., Faria, N., Bruggraber, S., Powell, J. and Anderson, G., 2013. THE ABSORPTION OF NANOPARTICULATE IRON HYDROXIDE IS FERROPORTIN-MEDIATED AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY, v. 88
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    2011

  • Faria, N., Pereira, D., Mergler, B. and Powell, J., 2011. Ligand doping of iron oxide nanoparticles as an approach to novel oral iron therapeutics Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology,
    Doi: http://doi.org/10.1109/NANO.2011.6144520
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  • Tolkien, Z., Powell, J. and Pereira, D., 2011. Dietary iron and quality of life in inflammatory bowel disease ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM, v. 58
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  • Mergler, B., Faria, N., Bruggraber, S., Powell, J. and Pereira, D., 2011. Intestinal absorption of nano iron: Cellular uptake mechanism(s) in Caco-2 cells ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM, v. 58
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    2010

  • Gerloff, K., Pereira, D., Faria, N., Foerster, I., Albrecht, C., Powell, JJ. and Schins, RPF., 2010. Simulated gastric conditions do not influence nanoparticle-induced effects on cytotoxicity and interleukin-8 release from human intestinal cells NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERGS ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY, v. 381
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    2009

  • Hutchinson, C., Collard, K., Bruggraber, S., Pereira, D. and Powell, J., 2009. PLASMA ASCORBATE AND MALONYLDIALDEHYDE AFTER INGESTION OF FERROUS SULFATE ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM, v. 55
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    2008

  • Pereira, DA., Mergler, B., Faria, N., Parracho, H. and Powell, JJ., 2008. An <i>in vitro</i> model for assessing the gastrointestinal dissolution properties of iron:: effect of organic acids and bile acids METAL IONS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, VOL 10, v. 10
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  • Kopanska, K., Pereira, DA., Bruggraber, SFA., Charalambos, C. and Powell, JJ., 2008. The influence of manganese supplementation on blood manganese levels and leucocyte expression or activity of manganese-dependent enzymes METAL IONS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, VOL 10, v. 10
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  • Faria, N., Winship, P., Pereira, D. and Powell, JJ., 2008. The use of DRC-ICP-MS to determine isotopic enrichment in iron absorption studies METAL IONS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, VOL 10, v. 10
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    2002

  • Pereira, DIA. and Gibson, GR., 2002. Cholesterol assimilation by lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria isolated from the human gut VTT Symposium (Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus),
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