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Sustained remission from depressive-like behavior depends on hippocampal neurog...

Pinheiro, António Mateus; Pinto, Luísa; Bessa, J. M.; Morais, Mónica; Alves, N. D.; Monteiro, S.; Patrício, P.; Almeida, O. F. X.; Sousa, Nuno

We thank M Carneiro and L Martins for technical assistance. AM-P, LP, MM and SM received fellowships from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). This work was supported by FCT (PTDC/SAU-NEU/105180/2008) and the ICVS. ; Impairment of hippocampal neurogenesis has been associated with the expression of depressive-like symptoms and some studies have suggested neurogenesis as a critical factor ...


Perceived stress in obsessive-compulsive disorder is related with obsessive but...

Morgado, Pedro; Freitas, D.; Bessa, J. M.; Sousa, Nuno; Cerqueira, João

Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is achronic psychiatric disorder characterized by recurrent intrusive thoughts and/or repetitive compulsory behaviors. This psychiatric disorder is known to be stress responsive, as symptoms increase during periods of stress but also because stressful events may precede the onset of OCD. However, only a few and inconsistent reports have been published about the stress percept...


Cell genesis and dendritic plasticity : a neuroplastic pas de deux in the onset...

Pinheiro, António Mateus; Patrício, P.; Bessa, J. M.; Sousa, Nuno; Pinto, Luísa

Brain neuroplasticity is increasingly considered to be an important component of both the pathology and treatment of depressive spectrum disorders. Recent studies shed light on the relevance of hippocampal cell genesis and cortico-limbic dendritic plasticity for the development and remission from depressive-like behavior. However, the neurobiological significance of neuroplastic phenomena in this context is sti...


Immuno-Golgi as a tool for analyzing neuronal 3D-dendritic structure in phenoty...

Pinto, Luísa; Pinheiro, António Mateus; Morais, Mónica; Bessa, J. M.

Characterization of neuronal dendritic structure in combination with the determination of specific neuronal phenotype or temporal generation is a challenging task. Here we present a novel method that combines bromodioxyuridine (BrdU) immunohistochemistry with Golgi-impregnation technique; with this simple noninvasive method, we are able to determine the tridimensional structure of dendritic arborization and spi...


A trans-dimensional approach to the behavioral aspects of depression

Bessa, J. M.; Mesquita, Ana Raquel Marcelino; Oliveira, M??rio; P??go, Jos?? M.; Cerqueira, Jo??o; Palha, Joana Almeida; Almeida, O. F. X.; Sousa, Nuno

Depression, a complex mood disorder, displays high comorbidity with anxiety and cognitive disorders. To establish the extent of inter-dependence between these behavioral domains, we here undertook a systematic analysis to establish interactions between mood [assessed with the forced-swimming (FST) and sucrose consumption tests (SCT)], anxiety [elevated-plus maze (EPM) and novelty suppressed feeding (NSF) tests]...


Improving the lipid nutritive value of poultry meat through the incorporation o...

Ponte, Patricia; Prates, J.A.M; Crespo, J.P.; Crespo, D.G.; Mourão, José Luís,; Alves, S.P; Bessa, J.B.; Chaveiro-Soares, M.A.; Ferreira, L.M.A.

Dehydrated forages are assumed to be good sources of α-linolenic acid (ALA) and lipid-soluble antioxidant compounds (vitamin E homologs and β-carotene). The effects of including a dehydrated leguminous-based forage in a typical diet for broiler chicken, on performance, meat quality, and fatty acid composition were evaluated. One hundred sixty 1-d-old male commercial broiler chicks (Ross 308) were housed in 20 b...

Data: 2008   |   Origem: Repositório da UTAD

Restricting the intake of a cereal-based feed in free range pastured poultry: e...

Ponte, Patricia; Prates, J.A.M.; Crespo, J.P.; Crespo, D.G.; Mourão, José Luís; Alves, S.P.; Bessa, J.B.; Chaveiro-Soares, M.A.; Ferreira, L.M.A.

Pastures are assumed to be good sources of α-linolenic acid (ALA) and other bioactive compounds. In this study, we evaluated the effects of restricting the intake of a cereal-based feed on the consumption of a legume-based pasture, and consequently on poultry performance and meat quality. Broilers of the RedBro Cou Nu × RedBro M genotype were fed a cereal-based feed at different intake restriction levels (100, ...

Data: 2008   |   Origem: Repositório da UTAD

Neuropathic pain is associated with depressive behaviour and induces neuroplast...

Gonçalves, Leonor; Silva, Rui Jorge; Ribeiro, Filipa Pinto; Pêgo, José M.; Bessa, J. M.; Pertovaara, Antti; Sousa, Nuno; Almeida, Armando

Chronic pain is associated with the development of affective disorders but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Changes in brain centres implicated in both emotional and pain processing are likely to be critical in the interplay of pain control and affective emotional behaviour. In the present study, we assessed emotional behaviour and performed a structural analysis of the amygdala (AMY) in neur...


Morphological correlates of corticosteroid-induced changes in prefrontal cortex...

Cerqueira, J.; Pêgo, J.; Taipa, R.; Bessa, J.; Almeida, O.; Sousa, N.

Imbalances in the corticosteroid milieu have been implicated in several neuropsychiatric disorders, including depression and schizophrenia. Prefrontal cortex (PFC) dysfunction is also a hallmark of these conditions, causing impairments in executive functions such as behavioral flexibility and working memory. Recent studies have suggested that the PFC might be influenced by corticosteroids released during stress...


Morphological correlates of corticosteroid-induced changes in prefrontal cortex...

Cerqueira, João; Pêgo, José M.; Taipa, Ricardo; Bessa, J. M.; Almeida, O. F. X.; Sousa, Nuno

Imbalances in the corticosteroid milieu have been implicated in several neuropsychiatric disorders, including depression and schizo-phrenia. Prefrontal cortex (PFC) dysfunction is also a hallmark of these conditions, causing impairments in executive functions such as behavioral flexibility and working memory. Recent studies have suggested that the PFC might be influenced by corticosteroids released during stres...


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