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Catarina R Oliveira

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1 Mitochondria dysfunction of Alzheimer's disease cybrids enhances Abeta toxicity. J Neurochem 2004 1.58
2 Ubiquitin proteasome system in Parkinson's disease: a keeper or a witness? Exp Neurol 2012 1.50
3 Mitochondrial dysfunction and reactive oxygen species in excitotoxicity and apoptosis: implications for the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. Neurochem Res 2003 1.34
4 Insulin in central nervous system: more than just a peripheral hormone. J Aging Res 2012 1.33
5 Cytochrome c oxidase is decreased in Alzheimer's disease platelets. Neurobiol Aging 2004 1.30
6 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. J Neurosci 2005 1.29
7 Adenosine A2A receptor blockade prevents synaptotoxicity and memory dysfunction caused by beta-amyloid peptides via p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. J Neurosci 2009 1.23
8 Mitochondrial-dependent Ca2+ handling in Huntington's disease striatal cells: effect of histone deacetylase inhibitors. J Neurosci 2006 1.19
9 Modulator effects of interleukin-1beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha on AMPA-induced excitotoxicity in mouse organotypic hippocampal slice cultures. J Neurosci 2005 1.19
10 Lipoic acid and N-acetyl cysteine decrease mitochondrial-related oxidative stress in Alzheimer disease patient fibroblasts. J Alzheimers Dis 2007 1.19
11 Autophagocytosis of mitochondria is prominent in Alzheimer disease. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2007 1.18
12 An endoplasmic-reticulum-specific apoptotic pathway is involved in prion and amyloid-beta peptides neurotoxicity. Neurobiol Dis 2006 1.17
13 CXCL12/CXCR4 promotes motility and proliferation of glioma cells. Cancer Biol Ther 2010 1.17
14 Alzheimer disease and the role of free radicals in the pathogenesis of the disease. CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets 2008 1.15
15 Increased autophagic degradation of mitochondria in Alzheimer disease. Autophagy 2007 1.14
16 Co-localization and functional interaction between adenosine A(2A) and metabotropic group 5 receptors in glutamatergic nerve terminals of the rat striatum. J Neurochem 2005 1.11
17 Cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the neurotoxicity of opioid and psychostimulant drugs. Brain Res Rev 2008 1.11
18 Metformin promotes isolated rat liver mitochondria impairment. Mol Cell Biochem 2007 1.10
19 The release of calcium from the endoplasmic reticulum induced by amyloid-beta and prion peptides activates the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway. Neurobiol Dis 2008 1.09
20 An integrative view of the role of oxidative stress, mitochondria and insulin in Alzheimer's disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2009 1.08
21 Morphological alterations induced by doxorubicin on H9c2 myoblasts: nuclear, mitochondrial, and cytoskeletal targets. Cell Biol Toxicol 2008 1.08
22 Oxidative stress involvement in alpha-synuclein oligomerization in Parkinson's disease cybrids. Antioxid Redox Signal 2009 1.08
23 Brain mitochondrial dysfunction as a link between Alzheimer's disease and diabetes. J Neurol Sci 2007 1.07
24 Mitochondrial function in Parkinson's disease cybrids containing an nt2 neuron-like nuclear background. Mitochondrion 2008 1.07
25 Mechanisms of action of metformin in type 2 diabetes and associated complications: an overview. Mini Rev Med Chem 2008 1.07
26 Decrease of adenosine A1 receptor density and of adenosine neuromodulation in the hippocampus of kindled rats. Eur J Neurosci 2003 1.06
27 Tamoxifen and estradiol interact with the flavin mononucleotide site of complex I leading to mitochondrial failure. J Biol Chem 2006 1.05
28 Insulin restores metabolic function in cultured cortical neurons subjected to oxidative stress. Diabetes 2006 1.04
29 Overactivation of calcineurin induced by amyloid-beta and prion proteins. Neurochem Int 2008 1.04
30 Insulin signaling, glucose metabolism and mitochondria: major players in Alzheimer's disease and diabetes interrelation. Brain Res 2012 1.04
31 Cholesterol and statins in Alzheimer's disease: current controversies. Exp Neurol 2009 1.03
32 Alzheimer's disease: a lesson from mitochondrial dysfunction. Antioxid Redox Signal 2007 1.02
33 Metformin protects the brain against the oxidative imbalance promoted by type 2 diabetes. Med Chem 2008 1.01
34 Blood oxidative stress markers in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and how it correlates with diet. Scand J Gastroenterol 2008 0.99
35 Cytosolic and mitochondrial ROS in staurosporine-induced retinal cell apoptosis. Free Radic Biol Med 2003 0.99
36 Alzheimer-specific epitopes of tau represent lipid peroxidation-induced conformations. Free Radic Biol Med 2005 0.98
37 Increased vulnerability of brain mitochondria in diabetic (Goto-Kakizaki) rats with aging and amyloid-beta exposure. Diabetes 2003 0.98
38 Involvement of endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ release through ryanodine and inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptors in the neurotoxic effects induced by the amyloid-beta peptide. J Neurosci Res 2004 0.98
39 Induction of cytochrome c-mediated apoptosis by amyloid beta 25-35 requires functional mitochondria. Brain Res 2002 0.98
40 Blockade of adenosine A(2A) receptors prevents staurosporine-induced apoptosis of rat hippocampal neurons. Neurobiol Dis 2007 0.97
41 Dysfunctional mitochondria uphold calpain activation: contribution to Parkinson's disease pathology. Neurobiol Dis 2009 0.97
42 Endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria interplay mediates apoptotic cell death: relevance to Parkinson's disease. Neurochem Int 2009 0.96
43 Epigenetics in neurodegeneration: a new layer of complexity. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2010 0.96
44 Subcellular localization of adenosine A(1) receptors in nerve terminals and synapses of the rat hippocampus. Brain Res 2003 0.96
45 Adenosine A3 receptors are located in neurons of the rat hippocampus. Neuroreport 2003 0.95
46 FK506 prevents mitochondrial-dependent apoptotic cell death induced by 3-nitropropionic acid in rat primary cortical cultures. Neurobiol Dis 2004 0.94
47 Neurodegeneration in an Abeta-induced model of Alzheimer's disease: the role of Cdk5. Aging Cell 2009 0.94
48 Cdk5 acts as a mediator of neuronal cell cycle re-entry triggered by amyloid-beta and prion peptides. Cell Cycle 2009 0.94
49 Endoplasmic reticulum stress occurs downstream of GluN2B subunit of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor in mature hippocampal cultures treated with amyloid-β oligomers. Aging Cell 2012 0.93
50 Lack of evidence for functional TRPV1 vanilloid receptors in rat hippocampal nerve terminals. Neurosci Lett 2006 0.93
51 Effects of estrogen in the brain: is it a neuroprotective agent in Alzheimer's disease? Curr Aging Sci 2010 0.93
52 Oxidative stress: the old enemy in Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology. Curr Alzheimer Res 2005 0.93
53 Role of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 in the neurodegenerative process triggered by amyloid-Beta and prion peptides: implications for Alzheimer's disease and prion-related encephalopathies. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2007 0.92
54 Long-term effect of convulsive behavior on the density of adenosine A1 and A 2A receptors in the rat cerebral cortex. Epilepsia 2005 0.92
55 Microtubule depolymerization potentiates alpha-synuclein oligomerization. Front Aging Neurosci 2010 0.92
56 Insulin is a two-edged knife on the brain. J Alzheimers Dis 2009 0.92
57 Insulin neuroprotection against oxidative stress is mediated by Akt and GSK-3beta signaling pathways and changes in protein expression. Biochim Biophys Acta 2008 0.91
58 ER-mediated stress induces mitochondrial-dependent caspases activation in NT2 neuron-like cells. BMB Rep 2009 0.91
59 Mitochondrial metabolism in Parkinson's disease impairs quality control autophagy by hampering microtubule-dependent traffic. Hum Mol Genet 2012 0.91
60 Amyloid-β-induced mitochondrial dysfunction impairs the autophagic lysosomal pathway in a tubulin dependent pathway. J Alzheimers Dis 2011 0.90
61 Metabolic alterations induced by sucrose intake and Alzheimer's disease promote similar brain mitochondrial abnormalities. Diabetes 2012 0.89
62 Vital imaging of H9c2 myoblasts exposed to tert-butylhydroperoxide--characterization of morphological features of cell death. BMC Cell Biol 2007 0.89
63 Doxorubicin-induced mitochondrial dysfunction is secondary to nuclear p53 activation in H9c2 cardiomyoblasts. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2009 0.89
64 Involvement of mitochondria in endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptotic cell death pathway triggered by the prion peptide PrP(106-126). J Neurochem 2007 0.89
65 Adenosine A2A receptor blockade prevents memory dysfunction caused by beta-amyloid peptides but not by scopolamine or MK-801. Exp Neurol 2007 0.88
66 Modification of adenosine A1 and A2A receptor density in the hippocampus of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Neurochem Int 2005 0.88
67 Expression and subcellular localization of a novel nuclear acetylcholinesterase protein. J Biol Chem 2007 0.88
68 Activation of the endoplasmic reticulum stress response by the amyloid-beta 1-40 peptide in brain endothelial cells. Biochim Biophys Acta 2013 0.88
69 Mitochondria and ubiquitin-proteasomal system interplay: relevance to Parkinson's disease. Free Radic Biol Med 2008 0.88
70 Evidence of apoptosis and mitochondrial abnormalities in peripheral blood cells of Huntington's disease patients. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008 0.88
71 Mitochondria as a therapeutic target in Alzheimer's disease and diabetes. CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets 2009 0.87
72 Caspase-dependent and -independent cell death induced by 3-nitropropionic acid in rat cortical neurons. J Cell Biochem 2006 0.87
73 Cyanide preconditioning protects brain endothelial and NT2 neuron-like cells against glucotoxicity: role of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and HIF-1α. Neurobiol Dis 2011 0.87
74 Comparative study of microglia activation induced by amyloid-beta and prion peptides: role in neurodegeneration. J Neurosci Res 2006 0.87
75 Mitochondria from distinct tissues are differently affected by 17β-estradiol and tamoxifen. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2010 0.86
76 Estradiol affects liver mitochondrial function in ovariectomized and tamoxifen-treated ovariectomized female rats. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2007 0.86
77 Up-regulation of neuropeptide Y levels and modulation of glutamate release through neuropeptide Y receptors in the hippocampus of kainate-induced epileptic rats. J Neurochem 2005 0.85
78 Neurotoxicity of heroin-cocaine combinations in rat cortical neurons. Toxicology 2010 0.85
79 Amyloid β-induced ER stress is enhanced under mitochondrial dysfunction conditions. Neurobiol Aging 2011 0.85
80 Bioenergetic dysfunction in Huntington's disease human cybrids. Exp Neurol 2011 0.84
81 Protein kinase C activity blocks neuropeptide Y-mediated inhibition of glutamate release and contributes to excitability of the hippocampus in status epilepticus. FASEB J 2006 0.84
82 Type 2 diabetic and Alzheimer's disease mice present similar behavioral, cognitive, and vascular anomalies. J Alzheimers Dis 2013 0.84
83 Enhanced adenosine A2A receptor facilitation of synaptic transmission in the hippocampus of aged rats. J Neurophysiol 2003 0.84
84 CoQ10 therapy attenuates amyloid beta-peptide toxicity in brain mitochondria isolated from aged diabetic rats. Exp Neurol 2005 0.84
85 ER stress-mediated apoptotic pathway induced by Abeta peptide requires the presence of functional mitochondria. J Alzheimers Dis 2010 0.83
86 Mitochondrial preconditioning: a potential neuroprotective strategy. Front Aging Neurosci 2010 0.83
87 Insulin neuroprotection against oxidative stress in cortical neurons--involvement of uric acid and glutathione antioxidant defenses. Free Radic Biol Med 2005 0.83
88 Neuroprotective effect of H. perforatum extracts on beta-amyloid-induced neurotoxicity. Neurotox Res 2004 0.83
89 Acute effects of cocaine, morphine and their combination on bioenergetic function and susceptibility to oxidative stress of rat liver mitochondria. Life Sci 2013 0.83
90 Galantamine protects against oxidative stress induced by amyloid-beta peptide in cortical neurons. Eur J Neurosci 2009 0.83
91 BDNF regulates BIM expression levels in 3-nitropropionic acid-treated cortical neurons. Neurobiol Dis 2009 0.83
92 Glibenclamide interferes with mitochondrial bioenergetics by inducing changes on membrane ion permeability. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2004 0.83
93 Solubilization and immunological identification of presynaptic alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptors in the rat hippocampus. Neurosci Lett 2003 0.82
94 Insulin protects against amyloid beta-peptide toxicity in brain mitochondria of diabetic rats. Neurobiol Dis 2005 0.82
95 Mitochondria as potential targets in antidiabetic therapy. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2011 0.82
96 Glutathione redox cycle dysregulation in Huntington's disease knock-in striatal cells. Free Radic Biol Med 2012 0.82
97 Effect of α-synuclein on amyloid β-induced toxicity: relevance to Lewy body variant of Alzheimer disease. Neurochem Res 2013 0.82
98 Alzheimer's disease: the quest to understand complexity. J Alzheimers Dis 2010 0.82
99 Increase of cannabinoid CB1 receptor density in the hippocampus of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Exp Neurol 2007 0.82
100 Impact of STZ-induced hyperglycemia and insulin-induced hypoglycemia in plasma amino acids and cortical synaptosomal neurotransmitters. Synapse 2010 0.82
101 Brain mitochondrial injury induced by oxidative stress-related events is prevented by tamoxifen. Neuropharmacology 2005 0.82
102 Compromised mitochondrial complex II in models of Machado-Joseph disease. Biochim Biophys Acta 2011 0.82
103 Modification of adenosine modulation of acetylcholine release in the hippocampus of aged rats. Neurobiol Aging 2007 0.81
104 Dysregulation of CREB activation and histone acetylation in 3-nitropropionic acid-treated cortical neurons: prevention by BDNF and NGF. Neurotox Res 2009 0.81
105 Bifunctional phenolic-choline conjugates as anti-oxidants and acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2010 0.81
106 N-acyldopamines control striatal input terminals via novel ligand-gated cation channels. Neuropharmacology 2008 0.81
107 Different roles of adenosine A1, A2A and A3 receptors in controlling kainate-induced toxicity in cortical cultured neurons. Neurochem Int 2005 0.81
108 Mitochondrial apoptotic cell death and moderate superoxide generation upon selective activation of non-desensitizing AMPA receptors in hippocampal cultures. J Neurochem 2003 0.81
109 FK506 ameliorates cell death features in Huntington's disease striatal cell models. Neurochem Int 2011 0.80
110 Neuroprotective effects of statins in an in vitro model of Alzheimer's disease. J Alzheimers Dis 2009 0.80
111 Modulation of endoplasmic reticulum stress: an opportunity to prevent neurodegeneration? CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets 2015 0.80
112 Hydroxytamoxifen protects against oxidative stress in brain mitochondria. Biochem Pharmacol 2004 0.80
113 Activation of IGF-1 and insulin signaling pathways ameliorate mitochondrial function and energy metabolism in Huntington's Disease human lymphoblasts. Mol Neurobiol 2014 0.80
114 Mitochondrial respiratory chain complex activity and bioenergetic alterations in human platelets derived from pre-symptomatic and symptomatic Huntington's disease carriers. Mitochondrion 2013 0.79
115 Mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis in Huntington's disease human cybrids. Exp Neurol 2010 0.79
116 The role of calcineurin in amyloid-beta-peptides-mediated cell death. Brain Res 2005 0.79
117 Mitochondrial complex I dysfunction induced by cocaine and cocaine plus morphine in brain and liver mitochondria. Toxicol Lett 2013 0.79
118 Transducing system operated by adenosine A(2A) receptors to facilitate acetylcholine release in the rat hippocampus. Eur J Pharmacol 2002 0.79
119 Chronic hypoxia potentiates age-related oxidative imbalance in brain vessels and synaptosomes. Curr Neurovasc Res 2010 0.79
120 BDNF and extracellular matrix regulate differentiation of mice neurosphere-derived cells into a GABAergic neuronal phenotype. J Neurosci Res 2009 0.79
121 Inhibition of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase potentiates Aβ-induced ER stress and cell death in cortical neurons. Mol Cell Neurosci 2012 0.79
122 No evidence of association or linkage disequilibrium between polymorphisms in the 5' upstream and coding regions of the dopamine D4 receptor gene and schizophrenia in a Portuguese population. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2004 0.79
123 Atypical presentation of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy associated to mtDNA 11778G>A point mutation--A case report. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2007 0.79
124 Calpain-mediated MPP+ toxicity in mitochondrial DNA depleted cells. Neurotox Res 2008 0.78
125 A possible role for oxidation stress in lymphoid leukaemias and therapeutic failure. Leuk Res 2012 0.78
126 Bcl-2 overexpression protects against amyloid-beta and prion toxicity in GT1-7 neural cells. J Alzheimers Dis 2007 0.78
127 Apoptotic cell death induced by hydrogen peroxide in NT2 parental and mitochondrial DNA depleted cells. Neurochem Int 2004 0.78
128 Cobalt staining of hippocampal neurons mediated by non-desensitizing activation of AMPA but not kainate receptors. Neuroreport 2003 0.77
129 Expression of AMPA/kainate receptors during development of chick embryo retina cells: in vitro versus in vivo studies. Int J Dev Neurosci 2002 0.77
130 Enhanced amyloidogenic processing of amyloid precursor protein and cell death under prolonged endoplasmic reticulum stress in brain endothelial cells. Mol Neurobiol 2014 0.77
131 Amyloid-beta peptide 1-42 causes microtubule deregulation through N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in mature hippocampal cultures. Curr Alzheimer Res 2012 0.77
132 Effect of chronic exposure to aluminium on isoform expression and activity of rat (Na+/K+)ATPase. Toxicol Sci 2005 0.77
133 Effects of 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives (cerebrocrast, gammapyrone, glutapyrone, and diethone) on mitochondrial bioenergetics and oxidative stress: a comparative study. Mitochondrion 2003 0.77
134 Effect of free radicals on adenosine A(2A) and dopamine D2 receptors in the striatum of young adult and aged rats. Neurochem Int 2004 0.77
135 Mitochondria as the target for mildronate's protective effects in azidothymidine (AZT)-induced toxicity of isolated rat liver mitochondria. Cell Biochem Funct 2008 0.77
136 Aluminum accumulation and membrane fluidity alteration in synaptosomes isolated from rat brain cortex following aluminum ingestion: effect of cholesterol. Neurosci Res 2002 0.77
137 Amyloid-beta disrupts calcium and redox homeostasis in brain endothelial cells. Mol Neurobiol 2014 0.76
138 Is intraneuronal amyloid beta-peptide accumulation the trigger of Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology? J Alzheimers Dis 2004 0.76
139 Oxidative stress affects synaptosomal gamma-aminobutyric acid and glutamate transport in diabetic rats: the role of insulin. Diabetes 2004 0.76
140 Expression of NR1/NR2B N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors enhances heroin toxicity in HEK293 cells. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2006 0.76
141 Glutathione cycle impairment mediates A beta-induced cell toxicity. Free Radic Res 2003 0.76
142 Therapeutic potential of oxidant mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease. Expert Rev Neurother 2004 0.76
143 [Neuroprotection strategies: effect of vinpocetine in vitro oxidative stress models]. Acta Med Port 2003 0.75
144 Expression of functional N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors during development of chick embryo retina cells: in vitro versus in vivo studies. Brain Res Mol Brain Res 2002 0.75
145 Trolox protection of myelin membrane in hydrogen peroxide-treated mature oligodendrocytes. Free Radic Res 2007 0.75
146 A linkage study between the GABAA beta2 and GABAA gamma2 subunit genes and major psychoses. CNS Spectr 2005 0.75
147 Family association study between DRD2 and DRD3 gene polymorphisms and schizophrenia in a Portuguese population. Psychiatry Res 2004 0.75
148 Bcl-2 prevents loss of cell viability and caspase activation induced by 3-nitropropionic acid in GT1-7 cells. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2003 0.75
149 Instruments for measuring undergraduate nursing students' knowledge, attitudes and skills in evidence-based practice: a systematic review protocol. JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep 2017 0.75
150 Nonparametric linkage analysis between schizophrenia and candidate genes of dopaminergic and serotonergic systems. CNS Spectr 2004 0.75
151 Cerebrocrast promotes the cotransport of H+ and Cl- in rat liver mitochondria. Mitochondrion 2005 0.75
152 Lack of association or linkage disequilibrium between schizophrenia and polymorphisms in the 5-HT1Dalpha and 5-HT1Dbeta autoreceptor genes: family-based association study. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2004 0.75
153 Understanding the physiology of glutamate receptors by use of a protocol for neuronal staining. Adv Physiol Educ 2003 0.75
154 Carvedilol protects ischemic cardiac mitochondria by preventing oxidative stress. Rev Port Cardiol 2004 0.75
155 New hydroxypyridinone iron-chelators as potential anti-neurodegenerative drugs. Front Biosci 2008 0.75
156 A second look into the oxidant mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease. Curr Neurovasc Res 2005 0.75