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  1. Dopamine D1 receptor signaling and endocannabinoid cooperate to fuel striatal plasticity

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, February 2020, Wiley

    Renato Socodato

  2. Novel Ocellatin Peptides Mitigate LPS-induced ROS Formation and NF-kB Activation in Microglia and Hippocampal Neurons

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Renato Socodato

  3. Alcohol intake triggers aberrant synaptic pruning leading to synapse loss and anxiety-like behavior

    Article • December 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Renato Socodato

  4. Identification of Eschweilenol C in derivative of Terminalia fagifolia Mart. and green synthesis of bioactive and biocompatible silver nanoparticles

    Article • Industrial Crops and Products, October 2019, Elsevier

    Renato Socodato

  5. Antifungal and anti-inflammatory potential of eschweilenol C-rich fraction derived from Terminalia fagifolia Mart

    Article • Journal of Ethnopharmacology, August 2019, Elsevier

    Renato Socodato

  6. Dopamine-Induced Ascorbate Release From Retinal Neurons Involves Glutamate Release, Activation of AMPA/Kainate Receptors and Downstream Signaling Pathways

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroscience, May 2019, Frontiers

    Roberto Paes-de-Carvalho, Renato Socodato

  7. Vitamin C and l-Arginine in Retinal Cells and Its Relationship With the Visual System

    Article • January 2019, Elsevier

    Renato Socodato

  8. Redox tuning of Ca 2+ signaling in microglia drives glutamate release during hypoxia

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, April 2018, Elsevier

    Renato Socodato

  9. Dopamine Promotes Ascorbate Release from Retinal Neurons: Role of D1 Receptors and the Exchange Protein Directly Activated by cAMP type 2 (EPAC2)

    Article • Molecular Neurobiology, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Renato Socodato, Roberto Paes-de-Carvalho

  10. Microglia and alcohol meet at the crossroads: Microglia as critical modulators of alcohol neurotoxicity

    Article • Toxicology Letters, February 2018, Elsevier

    Renato Socodato

  11. Structure and function of a novel antioxidant peptide from the skin of tropical frogs

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, February 2018, Elsevier

    Renato Socodato

  12. Vitamin C decreases glutamate uptake and activates glutamate receptors in the nervous system

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, December 2017, Wiley

    Renato Socodato, Roberto Paes-de-Carvalho

  13. Genetic ablation of RhoA in adult microglia causes synapse and neuronal loss

    Article • November 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Renato Socodato

  14. The ascorbate transporter SVCT2 to target microglia-dependent inflammation

    Article • Oncotarget, November 2017, Impact Journals, LLC

    Renato Socodato

  15. Neuronal Rho GTPase Rac1 elimination confers neuroprotection in a mouse model of permanent ischemic stroke

    Article • Brain Pathology, October 2017, Wiley

    Renato Socodato

  16. Studying subcellular signaling events in living microglial cells using fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based nanosensors

    Article • September 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Renato Socodato

  17. Studying subcellular signaling events in living microglial cells using fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based nanosensors

    Article • September 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Renato Socodato

  18. Caveolin-1–mediated internalization of the vitamin C transporter SVCT2 in microglia triggers an inflammatory phenotype

    Article • Science Signaling, March 2017, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Renato Socodato, Roberto Paes-de-Carvalho

  19. Dopamine promotes NMDA receptor hypofunction in the retina through D1 receptor-mediated Csk activation, Src inhibition and decrease of GluN2B phosphorylation

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Roberto Paes-de-Carvalho, Renato Socodato

  20. Corrigendum: Oligodendrocyte, Astrocyte and Microglia Crosstalk in Myelin Development, Damage, and Repair

    Article • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, July 2016, Frontiers

    Renato Socodato

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

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, July 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Renato Socodato

  22. Oligodendrocyte, Astrocyte, and Microglia Crosstalk in Myelin Development, Damage, and Repair

    Article • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, June 2016, Frontiers

    Renato Socodato, Helena Sofia Domingues

  23. Caffeine exposure alters adenosine system and neurochemical markers during retinal development

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, June 2016, Wiley

    Renato Socodato, Roberto Paes-de-Carvalho

  24. c-Src deactivation by the polyphenol 3-O-caffeoylquinic acid abrogates reactive oxygen species-mediated glutamate release from microglia and neuronal excitotoxicity

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, February 2015, Elsevier

    Renato Socodato, Roberto Paes-de-Carvalho

  25. c-Src function is necessary and sufficient for triggering microglial cell activation

    Article • Glia, November 2014, Wiley

    Renato Socodato, Roberto Paes-de-Carvalho

  26. The nitric oxide-cGKII system relays death and survival signals during embryonic retinal development via AKT-induced CREB1 activation

    Article • Cell Death and Differentiation, February 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Renato Socodato, Roberto Paes-de-Carvalho

  27. Nitric Oxide in the Nervous System

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Roberto Paes-de-Carvalho, Renato Socodato

  28. Ascorbate Transport in Retinal Cells and Its Relationship with the Nitric Oxide System

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Renato Socodato

  29. Studying Nitric Oxide in the Developing Retina: Neuromodulatory Functions and Signaling Mechanisms

    Article • The Open Nitric Oxide Journal, October 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Renato Socodato

  30. Calcium-permeable α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic Acid Receptors Trigger Neuronal Nitric-oxide Synthase Activation to Promote Nerve Cell Death in an Src Kinase-dependent Fashion

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, September 2012, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Renato Socodato, Roberto Paes-de-Carvalho

  31. Nitric Oxide Modulates Sodium Vitamin C Transporter 2 (SVCT-2) Protein Expression via Protein Kinase G (PKG) and Nuclear Factor-κB (NF-κB)

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, October 2011, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Roberto Paes-de-Carvalho, Renato Socodato

  32. Developmental regulation of neuronal survival by adenosine in the in vitro and in vivo avian retina depends on a shift of signaling pathways leading to CREB phosphorylation or dephosphorylation

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, December 2010, Wiley

    Roberto Paes-de-Carvalho, Renato Socodato

  33. Glutamate and nitric oxide modulate ERK and CREB phosphorylation in the avian retina: evidence for direct signaling from neurons to Müller glial cells

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, January 2009, Wiley

    Roberto Paes-de-Carvalho, Renato Socodato

  34. Nitric oxide regulates the proliferation of chick embryo retina cells by a cyclic GMP-independent mechanism

    Article • International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, February 2006, Elsevier

    Roberto Paes-de-Carvalho, Renato Socodato