Lígia Sousa-Ferreira

University of Coimbra — Portugal

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Regulation of Appetite and Obesity(5), Sleep and Wakefulness Research(4), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology(3), Stress Responses and Cortisol(2), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases(2)

Publications12 total

Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibition prevents fibrosis in adipose tissue of obese mice
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects·2017· 25 citedOpen Access
Neuropeptide Y 1 and Y 5 receptors activation stimulate autophagic flux in mouse hypothalamic neurons
Neuropeptides·2016· 1 cited
582. Role of MicroRNA Deregulation in Machado-Joseph Disease
Molecular Therapy·2015Open Access
Neuropeptide Y stimulates autophagy in hypothalamic neurons
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2015· 79 citedOpen Access
Fluoxetine Induces Proliferation and Inhibits Differentiation of Hypothalamic Neuroprogenitor Cells In Vitro
PLoS ONE·2014· 17 citedOpen Access
MicroRNAs in Obesity and Metabolism
2014
Role of hypothalamic neurogenesis in feeding regulation
Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism·2013· 103 citedOpen Access
Moderate Long-Term Modulation of Neuropeptide Y in Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus Induces Energy Balance Alterations in Adult Rats
PLoS ONE·2011· 47 citedOpen Access
Proliferative Hypothalamic Neurospheres Express NPY, AGRP, POMC, CART and Orexin-A and Differentiate to Functional Neurons
PLoS ONE·2011· 45 citedOpen Access
Overexpression of the autophagic beclin-1 protein clears mutant ataxin-3 and alleviates Machado–Joseph disease
Brain·2011· 201 citedOpen Access
Regulation of catecholamine release and tyrosine hydroxylase in human adrenal chromaffin cells by interleukin‐1β: role of neuropeptide Y and nitric oxide
Journal of Neurochemistry·2009· 37 cited
The Secondary Scintillation Output of Xenon in a Uniform Field Gas Proportional Scintillation Counter
IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science·1977· 73 cited

Frequent Co-authors

Luís Pereira de Almeida(10), Cláudia Cavadas(9), Ana Rita Álvaro(6), Célia A. Aveleira(4), Clévio Nóbrega(4), Sebastian Kügler(4), Mariana Botelho(3), Magda M. Santana(3), Joana Rosmaninho‐Salgado(3), Isabel Nascimento-Ferreira(2), Sara Carmo‐Silva(2), Jorge F. Pascoal(2), Marisa Ferreira‐Marques(2), Luísa Cortes(2), Jorge Valero(2), Tiago Santos‐Ferreira(1), Gwennaëlle Aurégan(1), Isabel Onofre(1), Sandro Alves(1), Noëlle Dufour(1)