Publications of O. F. X. Almeida

Cerqueira, J. J.; Almeida, O. F. X.; Sousa, N.: The stressed prefrontal cortex. Left? Right! Brain Behavior and Immunity 22 (5), pp. 630 - 638 (2008)

Silva, R.; Martins, L.; Longatto-Filho, A.; Almeida, O. F. X.; Sousa, N.: Lithium prevents stress-induced reduction of vascular endothelium growth factor levels. Neuroscience Letters 429 (1), pp. 33 - 38 (2007)

Cerqueira, J. J.; Taipa, R.; Uylings, H. B. M.; Almeida, O. F. X.; Sousa, N.: Specific configuration of dendritic degeneration in pyramidal neurons of the medial prefrontal cortex induced by differing corticosteroid regimens. Cerebral Cortex 17 (9), pp. 1998 - 2006 (2007)

Murgatroyd, C.; Patchev, A.; Fischer, D.; Almeida, O. F. X.; Spengler, D.: Epigenetic programming of sustained AVP expression by early-life stress in mice. Pharmacopsychiatry 40 (5), p. 214 - 214 (2007)

Mesquita, A. R.; Pego, J. M.; Summavielle, T.; Maciel, P.; Almeida, O. F. X.; Sousa, N.: Neurodevelopment milestone abnormalities in rats exposed to stress in early life. Neuroscience 147 (4), pp. 1022 - 1033 (2007)

Tirard, M.; Almeida, O. F. X.; Hutzler, P.; Melchior, F.; Michaelidis, T. M.: Sumoylation and proteasomal activity determine the transactivation properties of the mineralocorticoid receptor. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 268 (1-2), pp. 20 - 29 (2007)

Cerqueira, J. J.; Mailliet, F.; Almeida, O. F. X.; Jay, T. M.; Sousa, N.: The prefrontal cortex as a key target of the maladaptive response to stress. Journal of Neuroscience 27 (11), pp. 2781 - 2787 (2007)

Leao, P.; Sousa, J. C.; Olieveira, M.; Silva, R.; Almeida, O. F. X.; Sousa, N.: Programming effects of antenatal dexamethasone in the developing mesolimbic pathways. Synapse 61 (1), pp. 40 - 49 (2007)

Patchev, A. V.; Fischer, D.; Wolf, S. S.; Herkenham, M.; Gotz, F.; Gehin, M.; Chambon, P.; Patchev, V. K.; Almeida, O. F. X.: Insidious adrenocortical insufficiency underlies neuroendocrine dysregulation in TIF-2 deficient mice. FASEB Journal 21 (1), pp. 231 - 238 (2007)

Pego, J. M.; Morgado, P.; Cerqueira, J. J.; Almeida, O. F. X.; Sousa, N.: Mismatch between anxiety status and morphometric parameters in the amygdala and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. Behavioural Brain Research 173 (2), pp. 320 - 325 (2006)

Silva, R.; Lu, J.; Wu, Y.; Martins, L.; Almeida, O. F. X.; Sousa, N.: Mapping cellular gains and losses in the postnatal dentate gyrus: Implications for psychiatric disorders. Experimental Neurology 200 (2), pp. 321 - 331 (2006)

de Sousa, N.; Almeida, O. F. X.; Wotjak, C. T.: A hitchhiker's guide to behavioral analysis in laboratory rodents. Genes Brain and Behavior 5 (Suppl. 2), pp. 5 - 24 (2006)

Oliveira, M.; Bessa, J. M.; Mesquita, A.; Tavares, H.; Carvalho, A.; Silva, R.; Pêgo, J. M.; Cerqueira, J. J.; Palha, J. A.; Almeida, O. F. X. et al.; Sousa, N.: Induction of a hyperanxious state by antenatal dexamethasone: a case for less detrimental natural corticosteroids. Biological Psychiatry 59, pp. 844 - 852 (2006)

Post, A.; Ackl, N.; Rücker, M.; Schreiber, Y.; Binder, E. B.; Ising, M.; Sonntag, A.; Holsboer, F.; Almeida, O. F.X.: Toward a reliable distinction between patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer-Type dementia versus major depression. Biological Psychiatry 59, pp. 858 - 862 (2006)

Roselli, F.; Tirard, M.; Lu, J.; Hutzler, P.; Lamberti, P.; Livrea, P.; Morabito, M.; Almeida, O. F. X.: Soluble beta-amyloid(1-40) induces NMDA-dependent degradation of postsynaptic density-95 at glutamatergic synapses. Journal of Neuroscience 25 (48), pp. 11061 - 11070 (2005)

Cerqueira, J. J.; Catania, C.; Sotiropoulos, I.; Schubert, M.; Kalisch, R.; Almeida, O. F. X.; Auer, D. P.; Sousa, N.: Corticosteroid status influences the volume of the rat cingulate cortex - a magnetic resonance imaging study. Journal of Psychiatric Research 39 (5), pp. 451 - 460 (2005)

Cerqueira, J. J.; Pêgo, J. M.; Taipa, R.; Bessa, J. M.; Almeida, O. F. X.; Sousa, N.: Morphological Correlates of Corticosteroid-Induced Changes in Prefrontal Cortex-Dependent Behaviors. The Journal of Neuroscience 25 (34), pp. 7792 - 7800 (2005)

Crochemore, C.; Lu, J.; Wu, Y.; Liposits, Z.; Sousa, N.; Holsboer, F.; Almeida, O. F. X.: Direct targeting of hippocampal neurons for apoptosis by glucocorticoids is reversible by mineralocorticoid receptor activation. Molecular Psychiatry 10 (8), pp. 790 - 798 (2005)

Bessa, J. M.; Oliveira, M.; Cerqueira, J. J.; Almeida, O. F. X.; Sousa, N.: Age-related qualitative shift in emotional behaviour: Paradoxical findings after re-exposure of rats in the elevated-plus maze. Behavioural Brain Research 162, pp. 135 - 142 (2005)

Lu, J.; Wu, Y.; Sousa, N.; Almeida, O. F. X.: SMAD pathway mediation of BDNF and TGFß2 regulation of proliferation and differentiation of hippocampal granule neurons. Development 132, pp. 3231 - 3242 (2005)