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Short-term, moderate exercise is capable of inducing structural, bdnf-independent hippocampal plasticity by Ferreira, Ana F.B, Real, Caroline C, Rodrigues, Alice C, Alves, Adilson S, Britto, Luiz R.G

“…Abstract Exercise is known to improve cognitive functions and to induce neuroprotection. In this study we used a short-term, moderate intensity treadmill…”
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Treadmill Exercise Prevents Increase of Neuroinflammation Markers Involved in the Dopaminergic Damage of the 6-OHDA Parkinson’s Disease Model by Real, Caroline Cristiano, Garcia, Priscila Crespo, Britto, Luiz R. G.

“…Parkinson’s disease (PD) involves loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra (SN), which can be correlated to neuroinflammatory changes with the…”
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Motor cortex stimulation inhibits thalamic sensory neurons and enhances activity of PAG neurons: Possible pathways for antinociception by Pagano, Rosana L., Fonoff, Erich T., Dale, Camila S., Ballester, Gerson, Teixeira, Manoel J., Britto, Luiz R.G.

“…Motor cortex stimulation-induced analgesia occurs, at least in part, through the inhibition of the thalamic sensory neurons and the neuronal disinhibition in…”
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The role of Nox2-derived ROS in the development of cognitive impairment after sepsis by Hernandes, Marina S, D'Avila, Joana C, Trevelin, Silvia C, Reis, Patricia A, Kinjo, Erika R, Lopes, Lucia R, Castro-Faria-Neto, Hugo C, Cunha, Fernando Q, Britto, Luiz R G, Bozza, Fernando A

“…Sepsis- associated encephalopathy (SAE) is an early and common feature of severe infections. Oxidative stress is one of the mechanisms associated with the…”
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Different protocols of physical exercise produce different effects on synaptic and structural proteins in motor areas of the rat brain by Garcia, Priscila C, Real, Caroline C, Ferreira, Ana F.B, Alouche, Sandra R, Britto, Luiz R.G, Pires, Raquel S

“…Abstract The plastic brain responses generated by the training with acrobatic exercise (AE) and with treadmill exercise (TE) may be different. We evaluated the…”
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TRPM7 inhibitor carvacrol protects brain from neonatal hypoxic-ischemic injury by Chen, Wenliang, Xu, Baofeng, Xiao, Aijiao, Liu, Ling, Fang, Xiaoyan, Liu, Rui, Turlova, Ekaterina, Barszczyk, Andrew, Zhong, Xiao, Sun, Christopher L F, Britto, Luiz R G, Feng, Zhong-Ping, Sun, Hong-Shuo

“…Our previous study found that suppression of TRPM7 reduced neuronal death in adult rat ischemic brain injury. It was reported that carvacrol blocked TRPM7 and…”
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Exercise-induced plasticity of AMPA-type glutamate receptor subunits in the rat brain by Real, Caroline C, Ferreira, Ana F.B, Hernandes, Marina S, Britto, Luiz R.G, Pires, Raquel S

“…Abstract The aim of this study was to analyze the plastic effects of moderate exercise upon the motor cortex (M1 and M2 areas), cerebellum (Cb), and striatum…”
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Different protocols of treadmill exercise induce distinct neuroplastic effects in rat brain motor areas by Real, Caroline C, Garcia, Priscila C, Britto, Luiz R.G, Pires, Raquel S

“…Abstract A variety of exercise protocols have been used to promote experimental neuroplasticity. However, the plastic brain responses generated by several…”
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Reactive oxygen species generated by NADPH oxidase are involved in neurodegeneration in the pilocarpine model of temporal lobe epilepsy by Pestana, Rafaela R.F., Kinjo, Erika R., Hernandes, Marina S., Britto, Luiz R.G.

“…▶ Pilocarpine produces reactive oxygen species and neurodegeneration in the hippocampus. ▶ Time course of oxidative stress and neurodegeneration is specific to…”
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Exposure of Neonatal Mice to Tobacco Smoke Disturbs Synaptic Proteins and Spatial Learning and Memory from Late Infancy to Early Adulthood by Torres, Larissa Helena, Garcia, Raphael C T, Blois, Anne M M, Dati, Lívia M M, Durão, Ana Carolina, Alves, Adilson Silva, Pacheco-Neto, Maurílio, Mauad, Thais, Britto, Luiz R G, Xavier, Gilberto Fernando, Camarini, Rosana, Marcourakis, Tania

“…Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in the early postnatal period has been associated with several diseases; however, little is known about the brain…”
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Electrical stimulation of the posterior insula induces mechanical analgesia in a rodent model of neuropathic pain by modulating GABAergic signaling and activity in the pain circuitry by Alonso-Matielo, Heloísa, Gonçalves, Elizamara S., Campos, Mariana, Oliveira, Victória R.S., Toniolo, Elaine F., Alves, Adilson S., Lebrun, Ivo, de Andrade, Daniel C., Teixeira, Manoel J., Britto, Luiz R.G., Hamani, Clement, Dale, Camila S.

“…•We devised a protocol of repetitive electrical stimulation of the insula (ESI).•The results show ESI as an approach for neuropathic pain treatment.•ESIs…”
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Moderate exercise changes synaptic and cytoskeletal proteins in motor regions of the rat brain by Ferreira, Ana F.B, Real, Caroline C, Rodrigues, Alice C, Alves, Adilson S, Britto, Luiz R.G

“…Abstract Physical exercise is known to enhance brain function in several aspects. We evaluated the acute effects of a moderate forced exercise protocol on…”
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Neural Mobilization Reverses Behavioral and Cellular Changes That Characterize Neuropathic Pain in Rats by Santos, Fabio M, Silva, Joyce T, Giardini, Aline C, Rocha, Priscila A, Achermann, Arnold PP, Alves, Adilson S, Britto, Luiz RG, Chacur, Marucia

“…Background: The neural mobilization technique is a noninvasive method that has proved clinically effective in reducing pain sensitivity and consequently in…”
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Neuroprotective Effects of AG490 in Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury by Li, Feiya, Wong, Raymond, Luo, Zhengwei, Du, Lida, Turlova, Ekaterina, Britto, Luiz R. G., Feng, Zhong-Ping, Sun, Hong-Shuo

“…In infants and children, neonatal hypoxic-ischemic (HI) brain injury represents a major cause of chronic neurological morbidity. The transient receptor…”
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Microglial depletion exacerbates motor impairment and dopaminergic neuron loss in a 6-OHDA model of Parkinson's disease by Pereira, Carolina Parga Martins, Francis-Oliveira, José, Singulani, Monique Patricio, Ferreira, Ana Flávia Fernandes, Britto, Luiz Roberto G.

“…6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) is a common neurotoxin used to induce Parkinson's disease (PD) in mice, exerting neurotoxic effects through the production of…”
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Hypoactivity of the central dopaminergic system and autistic-like behavior induced by a single early prenatal exposure to lipopolysaccharide by Kirsten, Thiago B., Chaves-Kirsten, Gabriela P., Chaible, Lucas M., Silva, Ana C., Martins, Daniel O., Britto, Luiz R.G., Dagli, Maria L.Z., Torrão, Andrea S., Palermo-Neto, João, Bernardi, Maria M.

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate the behavioral patterns associated with autism and the prevalence of these behaviors in males and females, to…”
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Reciprocal regulation of epileptiform neuronal oscillations and electrical synapses in the rat hippocampus by Kinjo, Erika R, Higa, Guilherme S V, Morya, Edgard, Valle, Angela C, Kihara, Alexandre H, Britto, Luiz R G

“…Gap junction (GJ) channels have been recognized as an important mechanism for synchronizing neuronal networks. Herein, we investigated the participation of GJ…”
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Cardiovascular alterations in rats with Parkinsonism induced by 6-OHDA and treated with Domperidone by Rodrigues, Laís D., Oliveira, Leandro F., Shinoda, Lucas, Scorza, Carla A., Faber, Jean, Ferraz, Henrique B., Britto, Luiz R. G., Scorza, Fulvio A.

“…After Alzheimer, Parkinson disease (PD) is the most frequently occurring progressive, degenerative neurological disease. It affects both sympathetic and…”
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Triiodothyronine Treatment reverses Depression-Like Behavior in a triple-transgenic animal model of Alzheimer’s Disease by Maglione, Andréa V., do Nascimento, Bruna P. P., Ribeiro, Miriam O., de Souza, Talytha J. L., da Silva, Renata E. C., Sato, Monica A., Penatti, Carlos A. A., Britto, Luiz R. G., de Souza, Janaina S., Maciel, Rui M.B., da Conceição, Rodrigo Rodrigues, Laureano-Melo, Roberto, Giannocco, Gisele

“…Alzheimer disease’s (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive and behavioral impairment. The central nervous system is an important…”
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Evaluation of exercise-induced modulation of glial activation and dopaminergic damage in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease using [11C]PBR28 and [18F]FDOPA PET by Real, Caroline C, Doorduin, Janine, Kopschina Feltes, Paula, Vállez García, David, de Paula Faria, Daniele, Britto, Luiz R, de Vries, Erik FJ

“…Evidence suggests that exercise can modulate neuroinflammation and neuronal damage. We evaluated if such effects of exercise can be detected with positron…”
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