Ana M. Sebastião

Publications

• Caffeine Has a Dual Influence on NMDA Receptor-mediated Glutamatergic Transmission at the Hippocampus
  Purinergic Signalling. 12, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 33025424
• Impairment of Adenosinergic System in Rett Syndrome: Novel Therapeutic Target to Boost BDNF Signalling
  Neurobiology of Disease. 11, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 32798727
• Brain-Sparing Sympathofacilitators Mitigate Obesity Without Adverse Cardiovascular Effects
  Cell Metabolism. May, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 32402266
• Going the Extra (Synaptic) Mile: Excitotoxicity As the Road Toward Neurodegenerative Diseases
  Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 32390802
• Rare Diseases of Neurodevelopment: Maintain the Mystery or Use a Dazzling Tool for Investigation? The Case of Rett Syndrome
  Neuroscience. Jun, 2019  |   Pubmed ID: 31229630
• Memory Deficits Induced by Chronic Cannabinoid Exposure Are Prevented by Adenosine AR Receptor Antagonism
  Neuropharmacology. 09, 2019  |   Pubmed ID: 31103616
• Cannabinoid Actions on Neural Stem Cells: Implications for Pathophysiology
  Molecules (Basel, Switzerland). Apr, 2019  |   Pubmed ID: 30959794
• TrkB-ICD Fragment, Originating From BDNF Receptor Cleavage, Is Translocated to Cell Nucleus and Phosphorylates Nuclear and Axonal Proteins
  Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 2019  |   Pubmed ID: 30774582
• On the Assembly of Microreactors with Parallel Enzymatic Pathways
  Advanced Biosystems. May, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 33103855
• Depression Assessment in Clinical Trials and Pre-clinical Tests: A Critical Review
  Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 30430942
• Anxiety Assessment in Pre-clinical Tests and in Clinical Trials: A Critical Review
  Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 30430939
• Adenosine A Receptors Facilitate Synaptic NMDA Currents in CA1 Pyramidal Neurons
  British Journal of Pharmacology. 12, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 30220081
• Ex Vivo Model of Epilepsy in Organotypic Slices-a New Tool for Drug Screening
  Journal of Neuroinflammation. Jul, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 29996878
• Chronic, Intermittent Treatment with a Cannabinoid Receptor Agonist Impairs Recognition Memory and Brain Network Functional Connectivity
  Journal of Neurochemistry. 10, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 29989183
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Adenosine Receptors
  Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 29713276
• Inhibition of NMDA Receptors Prevents the Loss of BDNF Function Induced by Amyloid β
  Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 29695962
• Platinum Nanoparticle-Based Microreactors As Support for Neuroblastoma Cells
  ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Mar, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 29083859
• Erythropoietin Induces Homeostatic Plasticity at Hippocampal Synapses
  Cerebral Cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991). 08, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 29053799
• Tauroursodeoxycholic Acid Enhances Mitochondrial Biogenesis, Neural Stem Cell Pool, and Early Neurogenesis in Adult Rats
  Molecular Neurobiology. May, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 28534273
• Neurogenesis in a Rat Model of Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease:
  Porto Biomedical Journal. Sep-Oct, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 32258683
• Glycine Receptor Activation Impairs ATP-Induced Calcium Transients in Cultured Cortical Astrocytes
  Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 29386993
• Dual Influence of Endocannabinoids on Long-Term Potentiation of Synaptic Transmission
  Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 29311928
• VPAC and VPAC Receptor Activation on GABA Release from Hippocampal Nerve Terminals Involve Several Different Signalling Pathways
  British Journal of Pharmacology. Dec, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 28945273
• Interaction Between Cannabinoid Type 1 and Type 2 Receptors in the Modulation of Subventricular Zone and Dentate Gyrus Neurogenesis
  Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 28848435
• Chronic and Acute Adenosine A Receptor Blockade Prevents Long-term Episodic Memory Disruption Caused by Acute Cannabinoid CB Receptor Activation
  Neuropharmacology. 05, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 28235548
• Enhanced LTP in Aged Rats: Detrimental or Compensatory?
  Neuropharmacology. 03, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 27889488
• Hippocampal GABAergic Transmission: a New Target for Adenosine Control of Excitability
  Journal of Neurochemistry. 12, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27778347
• Adenosine A2A Receptors in Neuronal Outgrowth: a Target for Nerve Regeneration?
  Neural Regeneration Research. May, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27335540
• BDNF Modulates Glycine Uptake in Hippocampal Synaptosomes by Decreasing Membrane Insertion of Glycine Transporter 2
  Neurochemistry International. 10, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27296115
• BDNF-induced Presynaptic Facilitation of GABAergic Transmission in the Hippocampus of Young Adults is Dependent of TrkB and Adenosine A2A Receptors
  Purinergic Signalling. 06, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 26897393
• Purine Nucleosides in Neuroregeneration and Neuroprotection
  Neuropharmacology. 05, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 26577017
• Axonal Elongation and Dendritic Branching is Enhanced by Adenosine A2A Receptors Activation in Cerebral Cortical Neurons
  Brain Structure & Function. 06, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 26068054
• Adenosine A1 Receptor Suppresses Tonic GABAA Receptor Currents in Hippocampal Pyramidal Cells and in a Defined Subpopulation of Interneurons
  Cerebral Cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991). Mar, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 25452570
• Neural Commitment of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Under Defined Conditions Recapitulates Neural Development and Generates Patient-specific Neural Cells
  Biotechnology Journal. Oct, 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 26123315
• The Giant Miniature Endplate Potentials Frequency is Increased in Aged Rats
  Neuroscience Letters. Jan, 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 25449868
• Neuromodulation and Metamodulation by Adenosine: Impact and Subtleties Upon Synaptic Plasticity Regulation
  Brain Research. Sep, 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 25446444
• MicroRNA-34a Modulates Neural Stem Cell Differentiation by Regulating Expression of Synaptic and Autophagic Proteins
  Molecular Neurobiology. 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 24973144
• Modeling the Functional Network of Primary Intercellular Ca2+ Wave Propagation in Astrocytes and Its Application to Study Drug Effects
  Journal of Theoretical Biology. Sep, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 24813072
• Neuroprotection Afforded by Adenosine A2A Receptor Blockade is Modulated by Corticotrophin-releasing Factor (CRF) in Glutamate Injured Cortical Neurons
  Journal of Neurochemistry. Dec, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 23057965
• Extracellular Alpha-synuclein Oligomers Modulate Synaptic Transmission and Impair LTP Via NMDA-receptor Activation
  The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience. Aug, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 22915117
• Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Enhances GABA Transport by Modulating the Trafficking of GABA Transporter-1 (GAT-1) from the Plasma Membrane of Rat Cortical Astrocytes
  The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Nov, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21969376
• Nitric Oxide Mediates Interactions Between GABAA Receptors and Adenosine A1 Receptors in the Rat Hippocampus
  European Journal of Pharmacology. Aug, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16831416
• Triggering of BDNF Facilitatory Action on Neuromuscular Transmission by Adenosine A2A Receptors
  Neuroscience Letters. Aug, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16790314