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List of works by Ricardo J. Rodrigues

ATP as a multi-target danger signal in the brain

scientific article published on 28 April 2015

Adenosine A1 and A2A receptors are co-expressed in pyramidal neurons and co-localized in glutamatergic nerve terminals of the rat hippocampus.

scientific article published in January 2005

Adenosine A2B receptor activation stimulates glucose uptake in the mouse forebrain.

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Adenosine A2b receptors control A1 receptor-mediated inhibition of synaptic transmission in the mouse hippocampus

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Anandamide and NADA bi-directionally modulate presynaptic Ca2+ levels and transmitter release in the hippocampus.

scientific article published on 16 April 2007

Antimicrobial peptide-gold nanoscale therapeutic formulation with high skin regenerative potential.

scientific article published on 7 July 2017

CRMP2 tethers kainate receptor activity to cytoskeleton dynamics during neuronal maturation

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Co-localization and functional interaction between adenosine A(2A) and metabotropic group 5 receptors in glutamatergic nerve terminals of the rat striatum

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Different roles of adenosine A1, A2A and A3 receptors in controlling kainate-induced toxicity in cortical cultured neurons.

scientific article published in October 2005

Dual presynaptic control by ATP of glutamate release via facilitatory P2X1, P2X2/3, and P2X3 and inhibitory P2Y1, P2Y2, and/or P2Y4 receptors in the rat hippocampus

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Electrophysiological and immunocytochemical evidence for P2X purinergic receptors in pancreatic beta cells.

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Enhanced role of adenosine A(2A) receptors in the modulation of LTP in the rat hippocampus upon ageing

scientific article published on 25 May 2011

GABA release by basket cells onto Purkinje cells, in rat cerebellar slices, is directly controlled by presynaptic purinergic receptors, modulating Ca2+ influx.

scientific article published on 12 May 2008

Glutamate-induced and NMDA receptor-mediated neurodegeneration entails P2Y1 receptor activation.

scientific article published on 20 February 2018

Hierarchical glucocorticoid-endocannabinoid interplay regulates the activation of the nucleus accumbens by insulin.

scientific article published on 18 May 2016

High sucrose consumption induces memory impairment in rats associated with electrophysiological modifications but not with metabolic changes in the hippocampus.

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Interaction between P2X and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in glutamate nerve terminals of the rat hippocampus

scientific article published in January 2006

Involvement of cannabinoid receptors in the regulation of neurotransmitter release in the rodent striatum: a combined immunochemical and pharmacological analysis.

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Modification of adenosine modulation of acetylcholine release in the hippocampus of aged rats

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Modification of purinergic signaling in the hippocampus of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

scientific article published on 8 August 2007

Modification upon aging of the density of presynaptic modulation systems in the hippocampus.

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Predominant loss of glutamatergic terminal markers in a β-amyloid peptide model of Alzheimer's disease.

scientific article published on 9 September 2013

Presynaptic P2X1-3 and α3-containing nicotinic receptors assemble into functionally interacting ion channels in the rat hippocampus.

scientific article published on 19 January 2016

Presynaptic adenosine A2A receptors dampen cannabinoid CB1 receptor-mediated inhibition of corticostriatal glutamatergic transmission

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Presynaptic control of striatal glutamatergic neurotransmission by adenosine A1-A2A receptor heteromers

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Presynaptic kainate receptors are localized close to release sites in rat hippocampal synapses.

scientific article published in October 2005

Purinergic signalling and brain development

scientific article published on 07 December 2018

Saccharomyces cerevisiae Hog1 protein phosphorylation upon exposure to bacterial endotoxin.

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Solubilization and immunological identification of presynaptic alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptors in the rat hippocampus

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Stimulation of brain glucose uptake by cannabinoid CB2 receptors and its therapeutic potential in Alzheimer's disease

scientific article published on 11 March 2016

Trkb receptors modulation of glutamate release is limited to a subset of nerve terminals in the adult rat hippocampus

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