Antonio Carlos Pinheiro De Oliveira
Professor
Pharmacology DepartmentÂ
University of Minas
Brazil
Biography
Antonio de Oliveira holds a degree in Pharmacy from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG-2002), a Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the same university (2005), a PhD from the University of Freiburg / Germany (2009) and a postdoctoral degree from the UFMG Nucleus of Neurosciences (2010). He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Pharmacology at UFMG. It acts mainly on the following topics: neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, neurodevelopment, intracellular signaling pathways, role of microglia activation in neuropathological conditions.
Research Interest
Evaluation of the effects of immunosuppressants in an animal model of Alzheimer's Disease, Neurofarmacologia.
Publications
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Monte AS, Mello BS, Borella VC, da Silva Araujo T, da Silva FE, et al. (2017) Two-hit model of schizophrenia induced by neonatal immune activation and peripubertal stress in rats: Study of sex differences and brain oxidative alterations. Behavioural Brain Research; 331 : 30-37.
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Costa VV, Del Sarto JL, Rocha RF, Silva FR, Doria JG, et al. (2017) N-Methyl-d-Aspartate (NMDA) Receptor Blockade Prevents Neuronal Death Induced by Zika Virus Infection. mBio; 8 : e00350-17.
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de Assis Lima IV, Almeida-Santos AF, Ferreira-Vieira TH, Aguiar DC, Ribeiro FM, Campos AC, et al. (2017) Antidepressant-like effect of valproic acid—Possible involvement of PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. Behavioural Brain Research; 329 : 166-171.
