European Research Council starting grant: endothelial–microglial interactions as architects of brain capillary network

European Heart Journal

2026 | journal-article

Retiring the sentinels: Could clearing senescent microglia be the answer to extending brain healthspan?

Neural Regeneration Research

2026 | journal-article

Insights into neurovascular coupling development: mapping neonatal brain glucose metabolism positron emission tomography imaging

CIBIT meeting 2025 - Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research

2025 | conference-poster

Gliovascular interface development is more affected by prenatal stress in female offspring.

XVII European Meeting on Glial Ce lls in Health and D isease (GLIA 2025), Marseille, France

2025 | conference-poster

Physiological and injury-induced microglial dynamics across the lifespan

Cell Reports

2025 | journal-article

Prenatal stress more significantly impacts gliovascular interface development in female offspring

Workshop on Applied Neuroscience - Nice, France

2025 | conference-poster

Stress in utero: prenatal dexamethasone exposure causes greater structural gliovascular alterations in female offspring than in males

Frontiers in Neuroscience

2025 | journal-article

Interrogation of neurovascular coupling development using a multimodal approach

3rd Annual Meeting of CIBIT

2024 | conference-poster

Physiological and injury-induced microglial dynamics across the lifespan

2024 | preprint

Pericytes: Unsung heroes in myelin repair after neonatal brain hypoxia

Neuron

2024 | journal-article

Stress in utero: effects on gliovascular integrity in female infant offspring

2024 | preprint

Exploring the effects of prenatal stress on the development of the gliovascular interface

VIII Symposium Portuguese Glial Network

2024 | conference-poster

Exploring the effects of prenatal stress on the development of the gliovascular interface.

VIII Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network

2024 | conference-poster

Activity-dependent regulation of vascular cholesterol metabolism acts as a negative feedback mechanism for neurovascular coupling

2024 | preprint

Sex, hormones and cerebrovascular function: from development to disorder

Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

2024 | journal-article

Does Perinatal Intermittent Hypoxia Affect Cerebrovascular Network Development?

Developmental Neuroscience

2024 | journal-article

Meningeal origins and dynamics of perivascular fibroblast development on the mouse cerebral vasculature

Development

2023 | journal-article

Young_Members_Symposia

Journal of Neurochemistry

2023 | journal-article

Image-based angio-adaptation modelling: a playground to study cerebrovascular development

Frontiers in Physiology

2023 | journal-article

A window with a view to neurovascular unit development

FENS Regional

2023 | conference-poster

Endothelial structure contributes to heterogeneity in brain capillary diameter

bioRxiv

2023 | other

Glioblastoma heterogeneity and resistance: A glance in biology and therapeutic approach

New Insights Into Glioblastoma

2023 | book-chapter

Live imaging of microglial behavior across the lifespan

Neuroscience 2022

2022 | conference-poster

Pericyte remodeling is deficient in the aged brain and contributes to impaired capillary flow and structure

Nature Communications

2022 | journal-article

Special Section Guest Editorial: Imaging Neuroimmune, Neuroglial, and Neurovascular Interfaces

Neurophotonics

2022 | journal-article

Reinforced thinned-skull window for repeated imaging of the neonatal mouse brain

Neurophotonics

2022 | journal-article

Brain vasculature: Architecture, collaterals and capillaries - Symposia

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism

2022 | journal-article

Microglia dynamics in response to microvascular injury: neonatal brain vs adult brain

13th Hershey Conference on Developmental Brain Injury

2022 | conference-poster

Public volume electron microscopy data: An essential resource to study the brain microvasculature

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2022 | preprint

Pericyte Control of Blood Flow Across Microvascular Zones in the Central Nervous System

Annual Review of Physiology

2022 | journal-article

Abstract TP249: Early-lifechronic Intermittent Hypoxia Susceptibility For Anxiety-like Behaviors: Focus On Cerebrovascular Alterations

Stroke

2022 | journal-article

Early-life chronic Intermittent Hypoxia Susceptibility For Anxiety-like Behaviors: Focus On Cerebrovascular Alterations

International conference of Stroke

2022 | conference-poster

Impact of neonatal chronic intermittent hypoxia on brain vascular network development

Vascular Biology 2021

2021 | conference-poster

Response to microvascular injury in the neonatal brain: focus on microglia dynamics.

2021 | conference-poster

Unraveling the postnatal brain's capillary bed formation

23rd Biennial Meeting of the International Society of Developmental Neuroscience (ISDN2021)

2021 | conference-poster

Imaging the construction of capillary networks in the neonatal mouse brain

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

2021 | journal-article

In Vivo Optical Imaging and Manipulation of Brain Pericytes

Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine

2021 | book-chapter

Three-dimensional ultrastructure of the brain pericyte-endothelial interface

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

2021 | journal-article

Venous-derived angiogenic sprouts expand brain capillary networks during postnatal development

Vascular Biology 2020

2020 | conference-poster

Microglia Dysfunction Caused by the Loss of Rhoa Disrupts Neuronal Physiology and Leads to Neurodegeneration

Cell Reports

2020 | journal-article

Protective effect of neuropeptide Y2 receptor activation against methamphetamine-induced brain endothelial cell alterations

Toxicology Letters

2020 | journal-article

Postnatal development of cerebrovascular structure and the neurogliovascular unit.

Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Developmental biology

2019 | journal-article

Profilin-1 deficiency specifically in microglia leads to microglial disfunction, blood-brain barrier dysfunction and changes in mice behavior

XIV European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease

2019 | conference-abstract

Live imaging of cerebrovascular remodeling and barrier properties in the postnatal brain using in vivo two-photon microscopy

Brain

2019 | conference-poster

Poster Viewing Sessions PB01-B01 to PB03-V09

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism

2019 | journal-article

In vivo live imaging of brain vasculature development in neonatal mouse

“Blood-Brain Barrier”, Cold Spring Harbor

2019 | conference-poster

Seeing is believing: In vivo imaging of neonatal cerebral vasculature development

25th Blood-Brain Barrier Consortium Meeting

2019 | conference-poster

Effect of chronic methylphenidate treatment on hippocampal neurovascular unit and memory performance in late adolescent rats

European Neuropsychopharmacology

2019 | journal-article

Effect of hypoproteic and high-fat diets on hippocampal blood-brain barrier permeability and oxidative stress

Frontiers in Nutrition

2019 | journal-article

The interplay between glioblastoma and microglia cells leads to endothelial cell monolayer dysfunction via the interleukin-6-induced JAK2/STAT3 pathway

Journal of Cellular Physiology

2019 | journal-article

In vivo two-photon imaging of early post-natal cerebrovascular development

11th World Congress for Microcirculation

2018 | conference-poster

Unmasking the impact of methylphenidate on blood-brain barrier function: in vitro and animal studies.

18th FEBS Young Scientists' Forum, Prague, Czech Republic from July 4th to 7th / 43rd FEBS Congress

2018 | conference-poster

Neurogliovascular alterations triggered by early developmental chronic consumption of methylphenidate

Neural Development – EMBO Workshop

2018 | conference-poster

). Unmasking the impact of methylphenidate on blood‑brain barrier function: in vitro and animal studies.

18th FEBS Young Scientists' Forum, Prague, Czech Republic from July 4th to 7th / 43rd FEBS Congress, Biochemistry Forever

2018 | conference-poster

In vivo two-photon imaging of early postnatal cerebrovascular development.

“11th World Congress for Microcirculation”

2018 | conference-poster

Impact of developmental exposure to methylphenidate on rat brain's immune privilege and behavior: control versus ADHD model.

Brain, behavior, and immunity

2017 | journal-article

Exosomes secreted by cardiomyocytes subjected to ischaemia promote cardiac angiogenesis.

Cardiovascular research

2017 | journal-article

Aquaporin-4 as a New Target against Methamphetamine-Induced Brain Alterations: Focus on the Neurogliovascular Unit and Motivational Behavior.

2017 | journal-article

Effects of early developmental chronic exposure to methylphenidate on both brain´s immune privilege and anxiety-like behavior: Control vs ADHD rats

XV Portuguese Society for Neuroscience

2017 | conference-poster

Neurogliovascular alterations induced by chronic treatment of methylphenidate: repercussions on memory function

Reactive gliosis - from mechanobiology and signal transduction to molecular targets and disease pathogenesis

2017 | conference-poster

Methylphenidate-triggered ROS generation promotes caveolae-mediated transcytosis via Rac1 signaling and c-Src-dependent caveolin-1 phosphorylation in human brain endothelial cells.

2016 | journal-article

Poster Sessions

The FEBS Journal

2016 | journal-article

Erratum: The TNF-α/NF-κB signaling pathway has a key role in methamphetamine'induced blood'brain barrier dysfunction (Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism (2015) 35 (1260-1271))

Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism

2016 | journal-article

Impact of methylphenidate chronic treatment in brain immune surveillance and neuroinflammation: control vs hyperactive rats

Society for Neuroscience

2016 | conference-poster

Methamphetamine and the Blood-Brain Barrier

Neuropathology of Drug Addictions and Substance Misuse

2016 | book

O impacto da administração crónica de metilfenidato na barreira hematoencefálica num modelo animal de hiperatividade

6º Simpósio de PHDA

2016 | conference-poster

The TNF-α/NF-κB signaling pathway has a key role in methamphetamine-induced blood-brain barrier dysfunction.

2015 | journal-article

Effects of chronic exposure to methylphenidate on behavior and blood-brain barrier function: control vs hyperactive rats

VII Annual Meeting of IBILI

2015 | conference-poster

Methylphenidate activates Src pathway leading to caveolae-mediated transcytosis in human brain endothelial cells

XIV Portuguese Society for Neurosciences

2015 | conference-poster

Primary cultures of human brain endothelial cells

2015 | technical-standard

Unmasking the underlying mechanisms of methylphenidate effects on human brain endothelial cells

I Concurso Fundação AstraZeneca do IV In4Med

2015 | conference-poster

Unravelling the effect of methylphenidate on human brain endothelial cells

5th World Congress on ADHD

2015 | conference-poster

P.6.c.001 Role of nuclear factor-kappa B signalling in methamphetamine-induced blood–brain barrier dysfunction

European Neuropsychopharmacology

2014 | journal-article

Efeito do metilfenidato nas células endoteliais do cérebro

Advances in Pediatrics Neurodevelopmental, Society of Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics of the Portuguese Paediatrics Society

2014 | conference-poster

Methylphenidate increases caveolar endocytosis in human brain endothelial cell: role of oxidative stress

17th International Symposium on Signal Transduction at the Blood-Brain and Blood-Retina Barriers

2014 | conference-poster

Methylphenidate promotes caveolae-dependent vesicular transport in human brain endothelial cells: role of reactive oxygen species and Src pathway

XVIII Congress of the Portuguese Biochemical Society

2014 | conference-poster

Role of nuclear factor-kappa B signalling in methamphetamine-induced blood-brain barrier dysfunction

27th ECNP Congress

2014 | conference-poster

Role of oxidative stress in methylphenidate-mediated brain endothelial cell vesicular transport.

International Psychiatric Conference: “Neurobiology and Complex Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders and Addiction”

2014 | conference-poster

Impact of methamphetamine on the crosstalk between brain endothelial cells and astrocytes: implications for barrier function

Beating the blood brain & other blood barriers

2013 | conference-poster

Methylphenidate increases human endothelial cell permeability

V Annual Meeting of IBILI

2013 | conference-poster

The role of TNF-a in METH-induced barrier dysfunction

13th Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Neurosciences

2013 | conference-poster

Methamphetamine-induced permeability in brain endothelial cells

IV Annual Meeting of IBILI

2012 | conference-poster

Prevention of methamphetamine-induced microglial cell death by TNF-α and IL-6 through activation of the JAK-STAT pathway.

2012 | journal-article

Methamphetamine induces microglial cell death: Protective effect of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6

III Annual Meeting of IBILI

2011 | conference-poster

Phytochemical antioxidante capacity of leaves from Quercus sp. Growing in Portugal

Ciência 2010 - Encontro com a Ciência e a Tecnologia em Portugal

2010 | conference-poster