Paula Agostinho

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Paula Agostinho is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paula Agostinho has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 37 papers in Physiology and 30 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Paula Agostinho's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (48 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (34 papers) and Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (29 papers). Paula Agostinho is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (48 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (34 papers) and Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (29 papers). Paula Agostinho collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Brazil and United States. Paula Agostinho's co-authors include Rodrigo A. Cunha, Catarina R. Oliveira, João Pedro Lopes, Ângelo R. Tomé, Marco Matos, Elisabete Augusto, Paula M. Canas, Joana Barbosa Melo, Manuella P. Kaster and Catarina A. Gomes and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Paula Agostinho

89 papers receiving 5.4k citations

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Neuroinflammation, Oxidative Stress and the Pathogenesis of Alzheimers Disease

2010 546 citations Paula Agostinho, Rodrigo A. Cunha et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Impact of Glucocorticoid‐Associated Stress‐Like Conditions on Aquaporin‐4 in Cultured Astrocytes and Its Modulation by Adenosine A _2A Receptors 2025 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Paula M. Canas, Rodrigo A. Cunha, Paula Agostinho	3
2	Adenosine A2A Receptor Blockade Provides More Effective Benefits at the Onset Rather than after Overt Neurodegeneration in a Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease 2024 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), Marta Regina Santos do Carmo, (unknown), Paula M. Canas, Paula Agostinho, Rodrigo A. Cunha	1
3	Downregulation of Sirtuin 1 Does Not Account for the Impaired Long-Term Potentiation in the Prefrontal Cortex of Female APPswe/PS1dE9 Mice Modelling Alzheimer’s Disease 2023 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), A. Virgílio M. Oliveira, (unknown), (unknown), Francisco Q. Gonçalves, Henrique B. Silva, Ana Patrícia Simões, Anabela P. Rolo, Paula M. Canas, Ângelo R. Tomé, Carlos M. Palmeira, João Pedro Lopes, Rodrigo A. Cunha, Paula Agostinho, Samira G. Ferreira	7
4	Effects of Chronic Caffeine Consumption on Synaptic Function, Metabolism and Adenosine Modulation in Different Brain Areas 2023 ·Biomolecules ·(unknown), A. Virgílio M. Oliveira, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Eszter Szabó, Henrique B. Silva, Ângelo R. Tomé, Paula M. Canas, Paula Agostinho, Rui A. Carvalho, Rodrigo A. Cunha, Ana Patrícia Simões, João Pedro Lopes, Samira G. Ferreira	16
5	Adenosine A2A Receptor Up-Regulation Pre-Dates Deficits of Synaptic Plasticity and of Memory in Mice Exposed to Aβ1–42 to Model Early Alzheimer’s Disease 2023 ·Biomolecules ·(unknown), (unknown), Henrique B. Silva, Paula M. Canas, Paula Agostinho, Rodrigo A. Cunha, João Pedro Lopes	5
6	Modification of astrocytic Cx43 hemichannel activity in animal models of AD: modulation by adenosine A2A receptors 2023 ·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Paula M. Canas, Rodrigo A. Cunha, Paula Agostinho	9
7	Control of NMDA Receptor-Mediated Currents by Adenosine A ₁ and A _2A Receptors Within the Basolateral Amygdala 2020 ·Anna Pliássova, (unknown), Henrique B. Silva, Paula Agostinho, Rodrigo A. Cunha, Samira G. Ferreira	5
8	Blockade of adenosine A2A receptors recovers early deficits of memory and plasticity in the triple transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease 2018 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·(unknown), Cristina Lemos, Francisco Q. Gonçalves, Anna Pliássova, Nuno J. Machado, Henrique B. Silva, Paula M. Canas, Rodrigo A. Cunha, João Pedro Lopes, Paula Agostinho	68
9	Depression as a Glial-Based Synaptic Dysfunction 2016 ·Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience ·Daniel Rial, Cristina Lemos, (unknown), (unknown), Francisco Q. Gonçalves, Joana I. Real, Rui Daniel Prediger, Nélio Gonçalves, Catarina A. Gomes, Paula M. Canas, Paula Agostinho, Rodrigo A. Cunha	148
10	Caffeine acts through neuronal adenosine A _2A receptors to prevent mood and memory dysfunction triggered by chronic stress 2015 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Manuella P. Kaster, Nuno J. Machado, Henrique B. Silva, Ana F. Nunes, Ana Paula Ardais, Magda M. Santana, Younis Baqi, Christa E. Müller, Ana Lúcia S. Rodrigues, Lisiane O. Porciúncula, Jiang‐Fan Chen, Ângelo R. Tomé, Paula Agostinho, Paula M. Canas, Rodrigo A. Cunha	258
11	The Association of Amyloid-β Protein Precursor With α- and β-Secretases in Mouse Cerebral Cortex Synapses Is Altered in Early Alzheimer’s Disease 2015 ·Molecular Neurobiology ·Anna Pliássova, João Pedro Lopes, Cristina Lemos, Catarina R. Oliveira, Rodrigo A. Cunha, Paula Agostinho	17
12	Prolonged nicotine exposure down-regulates presynaptic NMDA receptors in dopaminergic terminals of the rat nucleus accumbens 2014 ·Neuropharmacology ·Alessia Salamone, Stefania Zappettini, Massimo Grilli, Guendalina Olivero, Paula Agostinho, Ângelo R. Tomé, Jiayang Chen, Anna Pittaluga, Rodrigo A. Cunha, Mario Marchi	37
13	Spatial memory impairments in a prediabetic rat model 2013 ·Neuroscience ·Edna Soares, Rui Daniel Prediger, Sara Nunes, Adalberto A. Castro, Sofia Viana, Cristina Lemos, (unknown), Paula Agostinho, Rodrigo A. Cunha, Eugénia Carvalho, Carlos Ribeiro, Flávio Reis, Frederico C. Pereira	90
14	Antagonistic Interaction between Adenosine A_2AReceptors and Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase-α₂Controlling Glutamate Uptake in Astrocytes 2013 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Marco Matos, Elisabete Augusto, Paula Agostinho, Rodrigo A. Cunha, Jiang‐Fan Chen	100
15	Caffeine Consumption Prevents Diabetes-Induced Memory Impairment and Synaptotoxicity in the Hippocampus of NONcZNO10/LTJ Mice 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·João M. N. Duarte, Paula Agostinho, Rui A. Carvalho, Rodrigo A. Cunha	113
16	Cdk5: Multitasking between physiological and pathological conditions 2011 ·Progress in Neurobiology ·João Pedro Lopes, Paula Agostinho	102
17	Chronic Caffeine Consumption Prevents Memory Disturbance in Different Animal Models of Memory Decline 2010 ·Journal of Alzheimer s Disease ·Rodrigo A. Cunha, Paula Agostinho	181
18	Prion Protein Aggregation and Neurotoxicity in Cortical Neurons 2007 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Joana Barbosa Melo, Paula Agostinho, Catarina R. Oliveira	19
19	Adenosine A2AReceptors Regulate the Extracellular Accumulation of Excitatory Amino Acids upon Metabolic Dysfunction in Chick Cultured Retinal Cells 2000 ·Experimental Eye Research ·A. Cristina Rego, Paula Agostinho, Joana Barbosa Melo, Rodrigo A. Cunha, Catarina R. Oliveira	11
20	Activity of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors in Retinal Cells: Effect of Ascorbate/Fe²⁺‐Induced Oxidative Stress 1996 ·Journal of Neurochemistry ·Paula Agostinho, Carlos B. Duarte, Catarina R. Oliveira	27

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