Nunes VA, Cavaçana N, Canovas M, Strauss B and Zatz M (2007). Stem cells from umbilical cord blood differentiate into myotubes and express dystrophin in vitro only after exposure to in vivo muscle environment. Biology of the Cell, 99(4): 185-196.

Vieira NM, Brandalise V, Zucconi E, Jazedje T, Secco M, Nunes VA, Strauss BE, Vainzof M, Zatz M (2008). Human multipotent adipose-derived stem cells restore dystrophin expression of Duchenne skeletal-muscle cells in vitro. Biology of the Cell, 100(4): 231-241.

Cruz-Silva IC, Neuhof, C, Gozzo AJ, Nunes VA, Hirata IY, Sampaio MU, Figueiredo-Ribeiro RC, Neuhof H, Silva Araújo MS (2013). Using a Caesalpinia echinata Lam. protease inhibitor as a tool for studying the roles of neutrophil elastase, cathepsin G and proteinase 3 in pulmonary edema. Phytochemistry, 96: 235-243.

Nunes VA, Portioli-Sanches EP, Rosim MP, Praxedes-Garcia P, Araujo MS, Gurgul-Convey E, Lenzen S and Azevedo-Martins AK (2014). Progesterone induces death of insulin-secreting cells: insights into the molecular mechanism. Journal of Endocrinology, 221(2): 281-292.

Cruz-Silva I, Nunes VA, Gozzo AJ, Praxedes-Garcia P, Tanaka AS, Shimamoto K, and Araujo. MS (2016). Protease Inhibitors Extracted from Caesalpinia echinata Lam. Affect Kinin Release during Lung Inflammation. Pulmonary Medicine, 16: 1-9.

MP Rosim, V Nunes, S Lenzen, R Curi, AK Azevedo-Martins (2017). Culture Medium Fatty Acid Withdrawal Prompts Insulin Producing Cell Death. Endocrinology and Metabolism International Journal, 5 (3): 00124.

Borçari NR, Santos JF, Santos SIF, Chambergo FS, Azevedo-Martins AK, Nunes VA (2018). Estrogens modulate progesterone receptor expression and may contribute to progesterone-mediated apoptotic β-cell death. Endocrinology & Metabolism International Journal, 6 (2): 142-147.

Santos JF, Borçari NR, Araújo MS, Nunes VA (2019). Mesenchymal stem cells from umbilical cord differentiate into keratinocytes and express epidermal kallikreins: towards an in vitro model of human epidermis. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 120 (8): 13141-13155.

Pires F *, Santos JF *, Bitoque D, Silva GA, Marletta A, Nunes VA, Ribeiro PA, Silva JC, Raposo M (2019). Polycaprolactone/Gelatin Nanofiber Membranes Containing EGCG-Loaded Liposomes and Their Potential Use for Skin Regeneration. ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2 (11): 4790-4800.

Borçari, N R. ; Santos, J. F. ; Reigado, G. R. ; Freitas, B. L. ; Araujo, M. S. ; Nunes, V.A. (2020). Vitamins modulate the expression of antioxidant genes in progesterone-treated β cells: perspectives for gestational diabetes management. International Journal of Endocrinology, v. 2, p. 12.

Abreu Nunes, Viviane. Bioengineering of an elastase inhibitor from Caesalpinia echinata (Brazil wood) seeds (2021). Phytochemistry, v. 182, p. 112595.