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Martins FO, Sacramento JF, Olea O, Melo BF, Prieto-Lloret J, Obeso A, Rocher A, Matafome P, Monteiro EC, Conde SV. Chronic intermittent hypoxia induces early-stage metabolic dysfunction independently of adipose tissue dysfunction 2021 Antioxidants 10, 1233. doi: 10.3390/antiox10081233.
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Tavares G, Marques D, Barra C, Rosendo-Silva D, Costa A, Rodrigues T, Gasparini P, Melo BF, Sacramento JF, Seiça R, Conde SV*, Matafome P*. Dopamine D2 receptor agonist, bromocriptine, remodels adipose tissue dopaminergic signalling and upregulates catabolic pathways, improving metabolic profile in type 2 diabetes. 2021 Mol Metab. Apr 29:101241. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2021.101241.
Falvey A, Duprat F, Simon T, Hugues-Ascery S, Conde SV, Glaichenhaus N, Blancou P. Electrostimulation of the carotid sinus nerve in mice attenuates inflammation via glucocorticoid receptor on myeloid immune cells. 2020 J Neuroinflammation 17:368. DOI: 10.1186/s12974-020-02016-8.
Sacramento JF, Martins FO, Rodrigues T, Matafome P, Ribeiro MJ, Olea E, Conde SV. A2 adenosine receptors mediate whole-body insulin sensitivity in a prediabetes animal model: primary effects on skeletal muscle. 2020 Front. in Endocrinology, 11: 262. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00262
Cunha-Guimaraes JP, Guarino MP, Timoteo AT, Caires I, Sacramento JF, Ribeiro MJ, Selas M, Santiago JC, Mota Carmo M, Conde SV. Carotid body chemosensitivity: early biomarker of dysmetabolism in humans. 2020 Eur. J. Endocrinol. 182: 549-557. doi: 10.1530/EJE-19-0976.
Cracchiolo M, Sacramento JF, Mazzoni A, Panarese A, Carpaneto J, Conde SV*, Micera S*. Decoding neural metabolic markers from the carotid sinus nerve in a type 2 diabetes model. 2019 IEEE Trans. Neural. Syst. Rehabil. Eng. 27: 2034-2043. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2019.2942398.
Sacramento JF, Olea E, Ribeiro MJ, Prieto-Lloret J, Melo BF, Gonzalez C, Martins FO, Monteiro EC, Conde SV. Contribution of adenosine and ATP to the carotid body chemosensory activity in ageing. 2019 J. Physiol. 597: 4991-5008. doi: 10.1113/JP274179
Sacramento JF*, Chew DJ*, Melo BF, Donegá M, Dopson W, Guarino MP, Robison A, Prieto-Lloret J, Patel S, Holinski BJ, Ramnarain N, Famm K, Conde SV. Bioelectronic modulation of carotid sinus nerve activity in the rat: a potential therapeutic approach for type 2 diabetes. 2018 Diabetologia. 61: 700-710. doi: 10.1007/s00125-017-4533-7.
Ribeiro MJ*, Sacramento JF*, Gallego-Martin T, Olea E, Yubero S, Melo BF, Guarino MP, Obeso A, Conde SV. High fat diet blunts the effects of leptin on ventilation and on carotid body activity. 2018 J Physiol. 596: 3187-3199. doi: 10.1113/JP275362.
Sacramento JF, Ribeiro MJ, Rodrigues T, Olea E, Melo BF, Guarino MP, Fonseca-Pinto R, Ferreira CR, Coelho J, Obeso A, Seiça R, Matafome P, Conde SV. Functional abolition of carotid body activity restores insulin action and glucose homeostasis in rats: key roles for visceral adipose tissue and the liver. 2017 Diabetologia. 60: 158-168. doi: 10.1007/s00125-016-4133-y.
Conde SV, Ribeiro MJ, Melo BF, Guarino MP, Sacramento JF. Insulin resistance: a new consequence of altered carotid body chemoreflex? 2017 J. Physiol. 595: 31-41. doi: 10.1113/JP271684.
Ribeiro MJ, Sacramento JF, Gonzalez C, Guarino MP, Monteiro EC, Conde SV. Carotid body denervation prevents the development of insulin resistance and hypertension induced by hypercaloric diets. 2013 Diabetes. 62: 2905-2916. doi: 10.2337/db12-1463