Publications
Information about journal articles, updated at 11-10-2026, from platform CIÊNCIAVITAE.
Sex-specific cortical networks drive social behavior differences in an autism spectrum disorder model
Pais, Mariana Lapo; Sereno, José; Tomé, Vanessa A.; Fonseca, Carla; Seco, Camila; Ribeiro, Inês; Martins, João; et al, Translational Psychiatry. 1. 15. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-025-03464-7 . 10.1038/s41398-025-03464-7 . Translational Psychiatry
Maternal Tryptophan Supplementation Alters Offspring Gut-Brain Axis and Behavior in a Sex-Specific Manner
Fortunato, Maria Carolina; Neves, João; Pais, Mariana Lapo; Fonseca, Carla; Silva, Daniela; Martins, João; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Fortuna, Ana; Gonçalves, Joana, Journal of Neurochemistry. 7. 169. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.70161 . 10.1111/jnc.70161 . Journal of Neurochemistry
Distinct early development trajectories in Nf1± and Tsc2± mouse models of autism
Ferreira, Helena; Santos, Sofia; Martins, João; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Gonçalves, Joana, Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. 1. 17. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1186/s11689-025-09624-6 . 10.1186/s11689-025-09624-6 . Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Retinal OCT-Derived Texture Features as Potential Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis and Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy
Oliveira, Sara; Guimarães, Pedro; Campos, Elisa Julião; Fernandes, Rosa; Martins, João; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Serranho, Pedro; et al, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 1. 66. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.66.1.7 . 10.1167/iovs.66.1.7 . Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
Sex-Dependent Variations of Retinal Function and Architecture in a Neurofibromatosis Type I Mouse Model with Normal Vision
Ribeiro, Francisco M.; Gonçalves, Joana; Coelho, Luís; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Martins, João, Experimental Eye Research. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2025.110279 . 10.1016/j.exer.2025.110279 . Experimental Eye Research
Mapping functional traces of opioid memories in the rat brain
Gomes-Ribeiro, Joana; Martins, João; Sereno, José; Deslauriers-Gauthier, Samuel; Summavielle, Teresa; Coelho, Joana E; Remondes, Miguel; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Lopes, Luísa V, Brain Communications. 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcae281 . 10.1093/braincomms/fcae281 . Brain Communications
Increased susceptibility to kainate-induced seizures in a mouse model of tuberous sclerosis complex: Importance of sex and circadian cycle
Pais, Mariana L.; Martins, João; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Gonçalves, Joana, Epilepsia Open. 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/epi4.12955 . 10.1002/epi4.12955 . Epilepsia Open
Visual Cortical Plasticity: Molecular Mechanisms as Revealed by Induction Paradigms in Rodents
Ribeiro, Francisco M.; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Gonçalves, Joana; Martins, João, International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 5. 24. 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24054701 . 10.3390/ijms24054701 . International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Normative mice retinal thickness: 16-month longitudinal characterization of wild-type mice and changes in a model of Alzheimer's disease
Batista, Ana; Guimarães, Pedro; Martins, João; Moreira, Paula I.; Ambrósio, António Francisco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Serranho, Pedro; Bernardes, Rui, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 15. 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2023.1161847 . 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1161847 . Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Retinal imaging in animal models: Searching for biomarkers of neurodegeneration
Batista, Ana; Guimarães, Pedro; Serranho, Pedro; Nunes, Ana; Martins, João; Moreira, Paula I.; Ambrósio, António Francisco; et al, Frontiers in Ophthalmology. 3. 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fopht.2023.1156605 . 10.3389/fopht.2023.1156605 . Frontiers in Ophthalmology
Sex Differences in Tryptophan Metabolism: A Systematic Review Focused on Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Pais, Mariana Lapo; Martins, João; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Gonçalves, Joana, International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 6. 24. 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24066010 . 10.3390/ijms24066010 . International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Neurobehavioral sex-related differences in Nf1+/- mice: female show a 'camouflaging'-type behavior
Santos, Sofia; Martins, Beatriz; Sereno, José; Martins, João; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Gonçalves, Joana, Biology of Sex Differences. 1. 14. 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13293-023-00509-8 . 10.1186/s13293-023-00509-8 . Biology of Sex Differences
Functional imaging and neurochemistry identify in vivo neuroprotection mechanisms counteracting excitotoxicity and neurovascular changes in the hippocampus and visual cortex of obese and type 2 diabetic animal models
Caramelo, Beatriz; Monteiro-Alfredo, Tamaeh; Martins, João; Sereno, José; Castelhano, João; Manadas, Bruno; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Matafome, Paulo, Journal of Neurochemistry. 892 - 906. 6. 165. 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jnc.15825 . Journal of Neurochemistry
Stage-independent biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease from the living retina: an animal study
Ferreira, Hugo; Serranho, Pedro; Guimarães, Pedro; Trindade, Rita; Martins, João; Moreira, Paula I.; Ambrósio, António Francisco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Bernardes, Rui, Scientific Reports. 1. 12. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18113-y . 10.1038/s41598-022-18113-y . Scientific Reports
Retinal Aging in 3× Tg-AD Mice Model of Alzheimer's Disease
Guimarães, Pedro; Serranho, Pedro; Martins, João; Moreira, Paula I.; Ambrósio, António Francisco; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Bernardes, Rui, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 14. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2022.832195 . 10.3389/fnagi.2022.832195 . Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as an Approach to Mitigate Neurodevelopmental Disorders Affecting Excitation/Inhibition Balance: Focus on Autism Spectrum Disorder, Schizophrenia, and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Sousa, Beatriz; Martins, João; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Gonçalves, Joana, Journal of Clinical Medicine. 10. 11. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11102839 . 10.3390/jcm11102839 . Journal of Clinical Medicine
Defining milestones for the study of remyelination using the cuprizone mouse model: How early is early?
Palavra, Filipe; Viana, Sofia D.; Henriques, Sara; Dinis, João; Martins, João; Madeira, Maria H.; Santiago, Raquel; et al, Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 63. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2022.103886 . 10.1016/j.msard.2022.103886 . Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
Male sex bias in early and late onset neurodevelopmental disorders: shared aspects and differences in autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and schizophrenia
Santos, Sofia; Ferreira, Helena; Martins, João (C61F-E0B3-BC6A); Gonçalves, Joana; Castelo-Branco, Miguel, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 2022. 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104577 . published Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
Sex-dependent social and repetitive behavior and neurochemical profile in mouse model of autism spectrum disorder
Ferreira, Helena; Sereno, José; Martins, João (C61F-E0B3-BC6A); Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Gonçalves, Joana; Sousa, Ana C, Metabolites. 2022. 10.3390/metabo12010071 . published Metabolites
Longitudinal normative OCT retinal thickness data for wild-type mice, and characterisation of changes in the 3xTg-AD mice model of Alzheimer's disease
Ferreira, Hugo; Martins, João; Moreira, Paula I.; Ambrósio, António. F.; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Serranho, Pedro; Bernardes, Rui, Aging. 2021. 10.18632/aging.202916 . accepted Aging
Characterization of the Retinal Changes of the 3xTg-AD Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
Ferreira, Hugo; Martins, João; Nunes, Ana; Moreira, Paula I.; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Ambrósio, António F.; Serranho, Pedro; Bernardes, Rui, Health and Technology. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12553-020-00413-w . published Health and Technology
Memory and Cognition-Related Neuroplasticity Enhancement by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Rodents: A Systematic Review
Cavaleiro, Carla; Martins, João; Gonçalves, Joana; Castelo-Branco, Miguel, Neural Plasticity. 1 - 23. 2020. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4795267 . 10.1155/2020/4795267 . published Neural Plasticity
Inflammatory cells proliferate in the choroid and retina without choroidal thickness change in early Type 1 diabetes
Campos, António; Campos, Elisa J.; Martins, João; Rodrigues, Flávia SC.; Silva, Rufino; Ambrósio, António Francisco, Experimental Eye Research. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2020.108195 . 10.1016/j.exer.2020.108195 . published Experimental Eye Research
The value of choroidal thickness in diabetic macular oedema is contradictory
Campos, António; Campos, Elisa J.; Martins, João; Ambrósio, António Francisco; Silva, Rufino, Acta Ophthalmologica. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aos.14529 . 10.1111/aos.14529 . published Acta Ophthalmologica
Choroidal and retinal structural, cellular and vascular changes in a rat model of Type 2 diabetes
Campos, António; Martins, João; Campos, Elisa; Silva, Rufino; Ambrósio, António F., Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 132. 2020. 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110811 . published Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
Emerging Trends in Nanomedicine for Improving Ocular Drug Delivery: Light-Responsive Nanoparticles, Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles, and Contact Lenses
Rodrigues, Flávia S. C.; Campos, António; Martins, João; Ambrósio, A. F.; Campos, Elisa, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 2020. 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01347 . published ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
Neuropeptide Y system mRNA expression changes in the hippocampus of a type I diabetes rat model
Campos, Elisa J.; Martins, João; Brudzewsky, Dan; Woldbye, David P.D.; Ambrósio, António F., Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger. 227. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aanat.2019.151419 . 10.1016/j.aanat.2019.151419 . published Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger
Evaluation of markers of outcome in real-world treatment of diabetic macular edema
Campos, António; Campos, Elisa J; do Carmo, Anália; Caramelo, Francisco; Martins, João; Sousa, João P; Ambrósio, António Francisco; Silva, Rufino, Eye and Vision. 1. 5. 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40662-018-0119-9 . 10.1186/s40662-018-0119-9 . published Eye and Vision
Impact of type 1 diabetes mellitus and sitagliptin treatment on the neuropeptide Y system of rat retina
Campos, Elisa J; Martins, João; Brudzewsky, Dan; Correia, Sandra; Santiago, Ana R; Woldbye, David PD; Ambrósio, António F, Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology. 783 - 795. 7. 46. 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ceo.13176 . 10.1111/ceo.13176 . published Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology
Subtle thinning of retinal layers without overt vascular and inflammatory alterations in a rat model of prediabetes
Martins, João; Alves, Mariana R. P.; Boia, Raquel; Campos, Elisa J.; Nunes, Sara; Madeira, Maria H.; Santiago, Ana R.; et al, Molecular Vision. 353 - 366. 24. 2018. published Molecular Vision
Opening eyes to nanomedicine: Where we are, challenges and expectations on nanotherapy for diabetic retinopathy
Campos, Elisa J.; Campos, António; Martins, João; Ambrósio, António Francisco, Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine. 2101 - 2113. 6. 13. 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2017.04.008 . 10.1016/j.nano.2017.04.008 . published Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Viewing the choroid: where we stand, challenges and contradictions in diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular oedema
Campos, António; Campos, Elisa J.; Martins, João; Ambrósio, António Francisco; Silva, Rufino, Acta Ophthalmologica. 446 - 459. 5. 95. 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aos.13210 . 10.1111/aos.13210 . published Acta Ophthalmologica
Sildenafil Acutely Decreases Visual Responses in ON and OFF Retinal Ganglion Cells
Martins, João; Kolomiets, Bogdan; Caplette, Romain; Sahel, José-Alain; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Ambrósio, António F.; Picaud, Serge, Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science. 4. 56. 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.14-15964 . 10.1167/iovs.14-15964 . published Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science
Effects of drugs of abuse on the central neuropeptide Y system
Gonçalves, Joana; Martins, João; Baptista, Sofia; Ambrósio, António Francisco; Silva, Ana Paula, Addiction Biology. 755 - 765. 4. 21. 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/adb.12250 . 10.1111/adb.12250 . published Addiction Biology
Activation of Neuropeptide Y Receptors Modulates Retinal Ganglion Cell Physiology and Exerts Neuroprotective ActionsIn Vitro
Martins, João; Elvas, Filipe; Brudzewsky, Dan; Martins, Tânia; Kolomiets, Bogdan; Tralhão, Pedro; Gøtzsche, Casper R.; et al, ASN Neuro. 4. 7. 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1759091415598292 . 10.1177/1759091415598292 . published ASN Neuro
Emerging novel roles of neuropeptide Y in the retina: From neuromodulation to neuroprotection
Santos-Carvalho, Ana; Álvaro, Ana Rita; Martins, João; Ambrósio, António Francisco; Cavadas, Cláudia, Progress in Neurobiology. 70 - 79. 112. 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pneurobio.2013.10.002 . 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2013.10.002 . published Progress in Neurobiology
Taurine Provides Neuroprotection against Retinal Ganglion Cell Degeneration
Froger, Nicolas; Cadetti, Lucia; Lorach, Henri; Martins, Joao; Bemelmans, Alexis-Pierre; Dubus, Elisabeth; Degardin, Julie; et al, PLoS ONE. 10. 7. 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042017 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0042017 . published PLoS ONE
Effects of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Administration on Retinal Physiology in the Rat
Martins, João; Castelo-Branco, Miguel; Batista, Ana; Oliveiros, Bárbara; Santiago, Ana Raquel; Galvão, Joana; Fernandes, Eduarda; et al, PLoS ONE. 12. 6. 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029583 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0029583 . published PLoS ONE
Calcium Dobesilate Inhibits the Alterations in Tight Junction Proteins and Leukocyte Adhesion to Retinal Endothelial Cells Induced by Diabetes
Leal, E. C.; Martins, J.; Voabil, P.; Liberal, J.; Chiavaroli, C.; Bauer, J.; Cunha-Vaz, J.; Ambrosio, A. F., Diabetes. 2637 - 2645. 10. 59. 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/db09-1421 . 10.2337/db09-1421 . published Diabetes
Neuropeptide Y protects retinal neural cells against cell death induced by ecstasy
Álvaro, A.R.; Martins, J.; Costa, A.C.; Fernandes, E.; Carvalho, F.; Ambrósio, A.F.; Cavadas, C., Neuroscience. 97 - 105. 1. 152. 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.12.027 . 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.12.027 . published Neuroscience
Neuropeptide Y stimulates retinal neural cell proliferation - involvement of nitric oxide
Álvaro, Ana Rita; Martins, João; Araújo, Inês M.; Rosmaninho-Salgado, Joana; Ambrósio, António F.; Cavadas, Cláudia, Journal of Neurochemistry. 2501 - 2510. 6. 105. 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05334.x . 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05334.x . published Journal of Neurochemistry
NPY in rat retina is present in neurons, in endothelial cells and also in microglial and Müller cells
Álvaro, Ana Rita; Rosmaninho-Salgado, Joana; Santiago, Ana Raquel; Martins, João; Aveleira, Célia; Santos, Paulo F.; Pereira, Tiago; et al, Neurochemistry International. 757 - 763. 5. 50. 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuint.2007.01.010 . 10.1016/j.neuint.2007.01.010 . published Neurochemistry International
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