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  1. Neuroendocrine timekeepers: changes in normal and premature aging

    Article • Trends in Molecular Medicine, December 2025, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  2. Circadian rhythms are disrupted in patients and preclinical models of Machado-Joseph disease

    Article • Brain, July 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  3. The Therapeutic Potential of Melatonin and Its Novel Synthetic Analogs in Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders, Inflammation‐Associated Pathologies, and Neurodegenerative Diseases

    Article • Medicinal Research Reviews, May 2025, Wiley

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  4. The (un)known crosstalk between metabolism and mechanotransduction: Implications for metabolic syndrome (MetS)-associated neurological complications

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease, March 2025, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  5. Restoring neuropetide Y levels in the hypothalamus ameliorates premature aging phenotype in mice

    Article • GeroScience, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  6. Senescent cell transplantation into the skin induces age‐related peripheral dysfunction and cognitive decline

    Article • Aging Cell, October 2024, Wiley

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  7. Modeling hypothalamic pathophysiology in vitro for metabolic, circadian, and sleep disorders

    Article • Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, June 2024, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  8. Lipodystrophy as a target to delay premature aging

    Article • Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, February 2024, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  9. Ghrelin delays premature aging in Hutchinson‐Gilford progeria syndrome

    Article • Aging Cell, October 2023, Wiley

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  10. Primary cilia shape hallmarks of health and aging

    Article • Trends in Molecular Medicine, July 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  11. Cellular Senescence: From Mechanisms to Current Biomarkers and Senotherapies

    Article • Pharmacological Reviews, July 2023, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  12. Ataxin-2 in the hypothalamus at the crossroads between metabolism and clock genes

    Article • Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, January 2023, Bioscientifica

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  13. The impact of insomnia on frailty and the hallmarks of aging

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  14. Obstructive sleep apnea impact on physiology: insights from a mouse model and a case-control study

    Article • Sleep Medicine, December 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  15. The impact of obstructive sleep apnea treatment with continuous positive airway pressure on the biological clock

    Article • Sleep Medicine, December 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  16. SIRT1 activation and its circadian clock control: a promising approach against (frailty in) neurodegenerative disorders

    Article • Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, October 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  17. Peripheral biomarkers to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Sleep Medicine Reviews, August 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas, Dr Helena Donato

  18. SIRT2 Deficiency Exacerbates Hepatic Steatosis via a Putative Role of the ER Stress Pathway

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  19. PET Imaging of the Neuropeptide Y System: A Systematic Review

    Article • Molecules, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  20. A look on food intake and satiety: from humans to rodent models

    Article • Nutrition Reviews, February 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  21. Skin senescence: mechanisms and impact on whole-body aging

    Article • Trends in Molecular Medicine, February 2022, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  22. Blueberry Counteracts Prediabetes in a Hypercaloric Diet-Induced Rat Model and Rescues Hepatic Mitochondrial Bioenergetics

    Article • Nutrients, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  23. Small-molecule modulators of the circadian clock: Pharmacological potentials in circadian-related diseases

    Article • Drug Discovery Today, July 2021, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  24. The NutriClock Study Protocol - Assessing the Impact of a Chrononutrition Intervention in Patients With Cardiometabolic Disturbances

    Article • Current Developments in Nutrition, June 2021, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  25. PI3K/AKT/MTOR and ERK1/2-MAPK signaling pathways are involved in autophagy stimulation induced by caloric restriction or caloric restriction mimetics in cortical neurons

    Article • Aging, March 2021, Impact Journals, LLC

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  26. Long-term continuous positive airway pressure treatment ameliorates biological clock disruptions in obstructive sleep apnea

    Article • EBioMedicine, March 2021, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  27. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) intranasal delivery alleviates Machado–Joseph disease

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  28. Common risk factors and therapeutic targets in obstructive sleep apnea and osteoarthritis: An unexpectable link?

    Article • Pharmacological Research, February 2021, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  29. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)1

    Article • Autophagy, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    MD, PhD Pierre-Louis Tharaux, Joilson O. Martins, Dr. rer. nat. Marc Herb, Dr Marcia R Cominetti, Alessio Di Fonzo, Christoph Gerhardt, Dr Mustafa Sahin, Dr Cinzia Volonté, Dr Marc Etienne Poirot, Professor Paula I. Moreira, Executive Director, The Hormel Institute Robert Clarke, Prof Robert Bryson-Richardson, Professor Hyun Kyu Song, Prof Claudia Cavadas, Professor Po Sing Leung, Paula Ludovico, Javeed Shah, Prof. Dr. Giovanni Di Guardo, Dr Takeshi Noda, Professor Tullio Florio, Professor Kevin Coombs, Ning Chen, Maria Vaccaro, Dr Jorge F Quarleri, Professor hengyi xiao, Dr. Yanzhuang Wang, Prof Giacinto Bagetta, Dr. Ann M Wehman, Dr Pawan Sharma, Dr Anna Krasnodembskaya, Dr Francesca Finetti, Nicoletta Filigheddu, Professor Javier González-Gallego, Professor Günther Weindl

  30. The Superpowers of Our Sleep

    Article • Frontiers for Young Minds, December 2020, Frontiers

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  31. Blueberry Consumption Challenges Hepatic Mitochondrial Bioenergetics and Elicits Transcriptomics Reprogramming in Healthy Wistar Rats

    Article • Pharmaceutics, November 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  32. Trehalose alleviates the phenotype of Machado–Joseph disease mouse models

    Article • Journal of Translational Medicine, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  33. Neuropeptide Y Enhances Progerin Clearance and Ameliorates the Senescent Phenotype of Human Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome Cells

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series A, February 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  34. Long-Term Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment Ameliorates Biological Clock Disruptions in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    Article • SSRN Electronic Journal, January 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  35. Dichotomous Sirtuins: Implications for Drug Discovery in Neurodegenerative and Cardiometabolic Diseases

    Article • Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, December 2019, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  36. The importance of determining circadian parameters in pharmacological studies

    Article • Bone Marrow Transplantation, July 2019, Wiley

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  37. In vitro susceptibility of Trypanosoma brucei brucei to selected essential oils and their major components

    Article • Experimental Parasitology, July 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  38. Dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibition prevents fibrosis in adipose tissue of obese mice

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, March 2018, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  39. Molecular Mechanisms and Cellular Pathways Implicated in Machado-Joseph Disease Pathogenesis

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  40. Role of Beta-adrenergic Receptors and Sirtuin Signaling in the Heart During Aging, Heart Failure, and Adaptation to Stress

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  41. Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Hallmarks of Aging

    Article • Trends in Molecular Medicine, August 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  42. The NAD+-dependent deacetylase SIRT2 attenuates oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction and improves insulin sensitivity in hepatocytes

    Article • Human Molecular Genetics, July 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  43. Quizzes as an active learning strategy: A study with students of pharmaceutical sciences

    Article • June 2017, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  44. Unraveling the Role of Ataxin-2 in Metabolism

    Article • Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, April 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  45. Hypoxia mimetic induces lipid accumulation through mitochondrial dysfunction and stimulates autophagy in murine preadipocyte cell line

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, March 2017, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  46. Hypothalamic Dysfunction in Obesity and Metabolic Disorders

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  47. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) as a therapeutic target for neurodegenerative diseases

    Article • Neurobiology of Disease, November 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  48. Caloric restriction stimulates autophagy in rat cortical neurons through neuropeptide Y and ghrelin receptors activation

    Article • Aging, August 2016, Impact Journals, LLC

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  49. The pathophysiology of defective proteostasis in the hypothalamus — from obesity to ageing

    Article • Nature Reviews Endocrinology, July 2016, Nature

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  50. Antileishmanial activity of antiretroviral drugs combined with miltefosine

    Article • Parasitology Research, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  51. Corrigendum to “Intracellular mechanisms coupled to NPY Y2 and Y5 receptor activation and lipid accumulation in murine adipocytes” [neuropeptides 46/6 (2012) 359–366]

    Article • Neuropeptides, June 2016, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  52. Caloric restriction blocks neuropathology and motor deficits in Machado–Joseph disease mouse models through SIRT1 pathway

    Article • Nature Communications, May 2016, Nature

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  53. The Adenosinergic System in Diabetic Retinopathy

    Article • Journal of Diabetes Research, January 2016, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  54. Neuropeptide Y: An Anti-Aging Player?

    Article • Trends in Neurosciences, November 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  55. Emerging Role of Sirtuin 2 in the Regulation of Mammalian Metabolism

    Article • Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, November 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  56. Impaired adrenal medullary function in a mouse model of depression induced by unpredictable chronic stress

    Article • European Neuropsychopharmacology, October 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  57. Activation of Neuropeptide Y Receptors Modulates Retinal Ganglion Cell Physiology and Exerts Neuroprotective ActionsIn Vitro

    Article • ASN NEURO, August 2015, SAGE Publications

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  58. Neuropeptide Y mitigates neuropathology and motor deficits in mouse models of Machado–Joseph disease

    Article • Human Molecular Genetics, July 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  59. Neuropeptide Y system in the retina: From localization to function

    Article • Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, July 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  60. NPY/neuropeptide Y enhances autophagy in the hypothalamus: a mechanism to delay aging?

    Article • Autophagy, June 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  61. Neuropeptide Y stimulates autophagy in hypothalamic neurons

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, March 2015, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  62. Hypothalamic involvement in premature aging laminopathies

    Article • Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  63. Alterations in phospholipidomic profile in the brain of mouse model of depression induced by chronic unpredictable stress

    Article • Neuroscience, July 2014, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  64. Fluoxetine Induces Proliferation and Inhibits Differentiation of Hypothalamic Neuroprogenitor Cells In Vitro

    Article • PLOS One, March 2014, PLOS

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  65. Role of hypothalamic neurogenesis in feeding regulation

    Article • Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, February 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  66. MicroRNAs in Obesity and Metabolism

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  67. Catecholamine Release Modulation by Adenosine Through A2a Receptors in Mouse Chromaffin Cells in Culture

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  68. Catecholamine Release Modulation by Adenosine through A2AReceptors in Mouse Chromaffin Cell Culture

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  69. Chronic Unpredictable Stress Induces Catecholaminergic System Changes in Mouse Adrenal Gland

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  70. Emerging novel roles of neuropeptide Y in the retina: From neuromodulation to neuroprotection

    Article • Progress in Neurobiology, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  71. Progenitor Cells in Chromospheres: In Response to Arthur S. Tischler

    Article • Stem Cells Translational Medicine, October 2013, Wiley

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  72. Effect of Diabetes/Hyperglycemia on the Rat Retinal Adenosinergic System

    Article • PLOS One, June 2013, PLOS

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  73. Neuropeptide Y receptors activation protects rat retinal neural cells against necrotic and apoptotic cell death induced by glutamate

    Article • Cell Death and Disease, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  74. Neuropeptide Y Receptors Y 1 and Y 2 are Present in Neurons and Glial Cells in Rat Retinal Cells in Culture

    Article • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, January 2013, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  75. Intracellular mechanisms coupled to NPY Y2 and Y5 receptor activation and lipid accumulation in murine adipocytes

    Article • Neuropeptides, December 2012, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  76. Isolation, Characterization, and Differentiation of Progenitor Cells from Human Adult Adrenal Medulla

    Article • Stem Cells Translational Medicine, October 2012, Wiley

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  77. Dipeptidyl-peptidase-IV by cleaving neuropeptide Y induces lipid accumulation and PPAR-γ expression

    Article • Peptides, September 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  78. Contribution of TNF receptor 1 to retinal neural cell death induced by elevated glucose

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, May 2012, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  79. Regulation of catecholamine release in human adrenal chromaffin cells by β-adrenoceptors

    Article • Neurochemistry International, March 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  80. Effects of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Administration on Retinal Physiology in the Rat

    Article • PLOS One, December 2011, PLOS

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  81. Moderate Long-Term Modulation of Neuropeptide Y in Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus Induces Energy Balance Alterations in Adult Rats

    Article • PLOS One, July 2011, PLOS

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  82. Proliferative Hypothalamic Neurospheres Express NPY, AGRP, POMC, CART and Orexin-A and Differentiate to Functional Neurons

    Article • PLOS One, May 2011, PLOS

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  83. Neuropeptide Y inhibits [Ca2+]ichanges in rat retinal neurons through NPY Y1, Y4, and Y5receptors

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, June 2009, Wiley

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  84. Regulation of catecholamine release and tyrosine hydroxylase in human adrenal chromaffin cells by interleukin-1β: role of neuropeptide Y and nitric oxide

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, May 2009, Wiley

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  85. Neuropeptide Y Family Peptides

    Article • April 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  86. Stress-Induced Hypertension and Increased Sympathetic Activity in Mice Overexpressing Neuropeptide Y in Noradrenergic Neurons

    Article • Neuroendocrinology, January 2009, Karger Publishers

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  87. Interaction between neuropeptide Y (NPY) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor in NPY-mediated neuroprotection against excitotoxicity: a role for microglia

    Article • European Journal of Neuroscience, April 2008, Wiley

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  88. Neuropeptide Y stimulates retinal neural cell proliferation - involvement of nitric oxide

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, March 2008, Wiley

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  89. Neuropeptide Y protects retinal neural cells against cell death induced by ecstasy

    Article • Neuroscience, March 2008, Elsevier

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  90. Intracellular signaling mechanisms mediating catecholamine release upon activation of NPY Y1receptors in mouse chromaffin cells

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, November 2007, Wiley

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  91. NPY in rat retina is present in neurons, in endothelial cells and also in microglial and Müller cells

    Article • Neurochemistry International, April 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  92. NPY Y1 receptor is not involved in the hemodynamic response to an acute cold pressor test in mice

    Article • Peptides, February 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Thierry Pedrazzini, Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  93. Neuropeptide Y regulates catecholamine release evoked by interleukin-1β in mouse chromaffin cells

    Article • Peptides, February 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  94. Deletion of the neuropeptide Y (NPY) Y 1 receptor gene reveals a regulatory role of NPY on catecholamine synthesis and secretion

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 2006, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  95. The Putative Neuroprotective Role of Neuropeptide Y in the Central Nervous System

    Article • Current Drug Targets - CNS & Neurological Disorders, August 2005, Bentham Science Publishers

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  96. Neuropeptide Y expression, localization and cellular transducing effects in HUVEC

    Article • Biology of the Cell, June 2005, Wiley

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  97. Up-regulation of neuropeptide Y levels and modulation of glutamate release through neuropeptide Y receptors in the hippocampus of kainate-induced epileptic rats

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, April 2005, Wiley

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  98. NPY, NPY receptors, and DPP IV activity are modulated by LPS, TNF-α and IFN-γ in HUVEC

    Article • Regulatory Peptides, November 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  99. Blood sampling methodology is crucial for precise measurement of plasma catecholamines concentrations in mice

    Article • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, November 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  100. Angiotensin II mediates catecholamine and neuropeptide Y secretion in human adrenal chromaffin cells through the AT1 receptor

    Article • Regulatory Peptides, March 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  101. Neuropeptide Y and its receptors as potential therapeutic drug targets

    Article • Clinica Chimica Acta, December 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  102. Catecholamine and Neuropeptide Y Secretion from Human Adrenal Chromaffin Cells

    Article • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, October 2002, Wiley

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  103. Differential Secretion of Catecholamine and Neuropeptide Y in Response to KCl from Mice Chromaffin Cells

    Article • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, October 2002, Wiley

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  104. Dibasic cleavage site is required for sorting to the regulated secretory pathway for both pro- and neuropeptide Y

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, June 2002, Wiley

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  105. Interplay Between Galanin and Leptin in the Hypothalamic Control of Feeding via Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone and Neuropeptide Y

    Article • Diabetes, December 2001, American Diabetes Association

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  106. NPY Regulates Catecholamine Secretion from Human Adrenal Chromaffin Cells

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, December 2001, Endocrine Society

    Prof Claudia Cavadas

  107. Cardiovascular effects of fentanyl in conscious rats

    Article • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, August 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Claudia Cavadas, Prof Claudia Cavadas

  108. In vitro study of the interaction of Tilia europeae L. aqueous extract with GABAA receptors in rat brain

    Article • Phytotherapy Research, February 1997, Wiley

    Prof Claudia Cavadas