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Alfredo Ribeiro-da-Silva

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Monica RIBEIRO DA SILVA

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Neuroanatomical localisation of substance P in the CNS and sensory neurons

A Ribeiro-da-Silva, T Hökfelt - Neuropeptides, 2000 - Elsevier
The anatomical distribution of Substance P (SP) has been investigated since the development
of antibodies against it in the 1970s. Although initial studies were performed with …

[PDF][PDF] Dorsal horn parvalbumin neurons are gate-keepers of touch-evoked pain after nerve injury

…, J Berg, CM Brown, LY Jan, A Ribeiro-da-Silva… - Cell reports, 2015 - cell.com
Neuropathic pain is a chronic debilitating disease that results from nerve damage, persists
long after the injury has subsided, and is characterized by spontaneous pain and mechanical …

Two types of synaptic glomeruli and their distribution in laminae I–III of the rat spinal cord

A RibeirodaSilva, A Coimbra - Journal of Comparative …, 1982 - Wiley Online Library
Systematic examination of photomontages revealed two types of synaptic glomeruli in
laminae II‐III. Type I glomeruli have a dark small central (C) terminal of indented contour with …

Nuclear localization of prostaglandin E2 receptors

…, G Almazan, A Ribeiro-da-Silva… - Proceedings of the …, 1998 - National Acad Sciences
… , Alfredo Ribeiro-da-Silva, Hitoshi Shichi, Yves Durocher, Mark Abramovitz, Xin Hou… A
Ribeiro-da-Silva, J Priestly, A Cuello Immunohistochemistry, ed A Cuello (… Alfredo Ribeiro-da-Silva

[HTML][HTML] Localization of functional prostaglandin E2 receptors EP3 and EP4 in the nuclear envelope

M Bhattacharya, K Peri, A Ribeiro-da-Silva… - Journal of Biological …, 1999 - ASBMB
The effects of prostaglandin E 2 are thought to be mediated via G protein-coupled plasma
membrane receptors, termed EP. However recent data implied that prostanoids may also act …

Remote optogenetic activation and sensitization of pain pathways in freely moving mice

…, Y De Koninck, A Ribeiro-da-Silva… - Journal of …, 2013 - Soc Neuroscience
We report a novel model in which remote activation of peripheral nociceptive pathways in
transgenic mice is achieved optogenetically, without any external noxious stimulus or injury. …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic exercise interventions in rat models of arthritis

H Derue, A Ribeiro-da-Silva - Neurobiology of Pain, 2023 - Elsevier
Arthritis is the leading cause of musculoskeletal pain and disability worldwide. Nearly 50%
of individuals over the age of 65 have arthritis, which contributes to limited function, articular …

Microglia-mediated degradation of perineuronal nets promotes pain

…, JW Fawcett, L Diatchenko, A Ribeiro-da-Silva… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Activation of microglia in the spinal cord dorsal horn after peripheral nerve injury contributes
to the development of pain hypersensitivity. How activated microglia selectively enhance the …

[PDF][PDF] TACAN is an ion channel involved in sensing mechanical pain

…, J Samson, MJ Smith, K Ask, A Ribeiro-da-Silva… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Mechanotransduction, the conversion of mechanical stimuli into electrical signals, is a
fundamental process underlying essential physiological functions such as touch and pain sensing…

Proinflammatory gene induction by platelet-activating factor mediated via its cognate nuclear receptor

…, JG Filep, DR Varma, A Ribeiro-da-Silva… - The Journal of …, 2002 - journals.aai.org
It has been postulated that intracellular binding sites for platelet-activating factor (PAF)
contribute to proinflammatory responses to PAF. Isolated nuclei from porcine cerebral …