Yael Abreu-Villaça

Summary

Country: Brazil

Publications

  1. ncbi Nicotine and ethanol interact during adolescence: effects on the central cholinergic systems
    Anderson Ribeiro-Carvalho
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20550 170, Brazil
    Brain Res 1232:48-60. 2008
  2. ncbi Developmental aspects of the cholinergic system
    Yael Abreu-Villaça
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Av Prof Manoel de Abreu 444, 5 andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550 170, Brazil
    Behav Brain Res 221:367-78. 2011
  3. ncbi The effect of corpus callosum agenesis on neocortical thickness and neuronal density of BALB/cCF mice
    Y Abreu-Villaça
    Laboratório de Neurofisiologia e Avaliação Neurocomportamental, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Brain Res Bull 58:411-6. 2002
  4. ncbi Exposure to tobacco smoke containing either high or low levels of nicotine during adolescence: differential effects on choline uptake in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus
    Yael Abreu-Villaça
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Av Prof Manoel de Abreu 444, 5 degrees andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20550 170, Brazil
    Nicotine Tob Res 12:776-80. 2010
  5. ncbi Combined exposure to nicotine and ethanol in adolescent mice differentially affects memory and learning during exposure and withdrawal
    Yael Abreu-Villaça
    Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Av Prof Manuel de Abreu 444, 5 andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550 170, Brazil
    Behav Brain Res 181:136-46. 2007
  6. ncbi Combined exposure to nicotine and ethanol in adolescent mice differentially affects anxiety levels during exposure, short-term, and long-term withdrawal
    Yael Abreu-Villaça
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Neuropsychopharmacology 33:599-610. 2008
  7. ncbi Individual differences in novelty-seeking behavior but not in anxiety response to a new environment can predict nicotine consumption in adolescent C57BL/6 mice
    Yael Abreu-Villaça
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, IBRAG, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ, Av Manoel de Abreu 444, 5 andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20 550 170, Brazil
    Behav Brain Res 167:175-82. 2006
  8. ncbi Exposure to nicotine and ethanol in adolescent mice: effects on depressive-like behavior during exposure and withdrawal
    Anderson Ribeiro-Carvalho
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Depto Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 20550 170, Brazil
    Behav Brain Res 221:282-9. 2011
  9. ncbi Exposure to methamidophos at adulthood adversely affects serotonergic biomarkers in the mouse brain
    Carla S Lima
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Av Prof Manoel de Abreu 444, 5 andar Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550 170, Brazil
    Neurotoxicology 32:718-24. 2011
  10. ncbi Increased apoptosis and reduced neuronal and glial densities in the hippocampus due to nicotine and ethanol exposure in adolescent mice
    Andreia Oliveira-da-Silva
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Av Prof Manoel de Abreu 444, 5 andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550 170, Brazil
    Int J Dev Neurosci 27:539-48. 2009

Collaborators

  • Claudio C Filgueiras
  • Armando Meyer
  • S L Schmidt
  • T E Krahe
  • Alex C Manhães
  • Anderson Ribeiro-Carvalho
  • Carla S Lima
  • Patrícia C Lisboa
  • André L Nunes-Freitas
  • Danielle Paes-Branco
  • Mabel C Fraga
  • Fernanda Nunes
  • André Luis Nunes-Freitas
  • Egberto G Moura
  • Magna C F Passos
  • Elaine de Oliveira
  • Andreia Oliveira-da-Silva
  • Ana Carolina Dutra-Tavares
  • Isabela Teixeira Bonomo
  • Kélvia Ferreira-Rosa
  • Egberto Gaspar de Moura
  • Carla Soares Lima
  • Juliana Oliveira Silva
  • Maurício Dos S Pereira
  • Regina C Kubrusly
  • Elaine Oliveira
  • Ana Paula Santos-Silva
  • José Firmino Nogueira-Neto
  • Natalia S Lima
  • Cíntia R Pinheiro
  • Fabiana Cristina-Rodrigues
  • Fernanda B Vieira
  • Monique C S Guthierrez
  • Yael Abreu Villaca

Detail Information

Publications21

  1. ncbi Nicotine and ethanol interact during adolescence: effects on the central cholinergic systems
    Anderson Ribeiro-Carvalho
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20550 170, Brazil
    Brain Res 1232:48-60. 2008
    ..These results indicate that the central cholinergic system is a site at which nicotine and ethanol interact. This interaction might underlie the association between tobacco and alcohol consumption during adolescence...
  2. ncbi Developmental aspects of the cholinergic system
    Yael Abreu-Villaça
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Av Prof Manoel de Abreu 444, 5 andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550 170, Brazil
    Behav Brain Res 221:367-78. 2011
    ..Studies using immunohistochemistry and genetically altered mice also provided valuable information...
  3. ncbi The effect of corpus callosum agenesis on neocortical thickness and neuronal density of BALB/cCF mice
    Y Abreu-Villaça
    Laboratório de Neurofisiologia e Avaliação Neurocomportamental, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Brain Res Bull 58:411-6. 2002
    ..Altogether the present data indicate that the input provided by callosal axons is necessary for a normal development of the neocortex...
  4. ncbi Exposure to tobacco smoke containing either high or low levels of nicotine during adolescence: differential effects on choline uptake in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus
    Yael Abreu-Villaça
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Av Prof Manoel de Abreu 444, 5 degrees andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20550 170, Brazil
    Nicotine Tob Res 12:776-80. 2010
    ..Here, we investigated the effects of tobacco smoke generated from cigarettes containing either high or low levels of nicotine on the cholinergic system...
  5. ncbi Combined exposure to nicotine and ethanol in adolescent mice differentially affects memory and learning during exposure and withdrawal
    Yael Abreu-Villaça
    Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Av Prof Manuel de Abreu 444, 5 andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550 170, Brazil
    Behav Brain Res 181:136-46. 2007
    ..However, negative effects of the combined exposure fail to persist during withdrawal. In fact, the combined exposure elicits a sex-dependent late onset beneficial effect on memory/learning during withdrawal...
  6. ncbi Combined exposure to nicotine and ethanol in adolescent mice differentially affects anxiety levels during exposure, short-term, and long-term withdrawal
    Yael Abreu-Villaça
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Neuropsychopharmacology 33:599-610. 2008
    ..Additionally, increased anxiety during long-term smoking and drinking withdrawal may facilitate relapse to drug use...
  7. ncbi Individual differences in novelty-seeking behavior but not in anxiety response to a new environment can predict nicotine consumption in adolescent C57BL/6 mice
    Yael Abreu-Villaça
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, IBRAG, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro UERJ, Av Manoel de Abreu 444, 5 andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20 550 170, Brazil
    Behav Brain Res 167:175-82. 2006
    ....
  8. ncbi Exposure to nicotine and ethanol in adolescent mice: effects on depressive-like behavior during exposure and withdrawal
    Anderson Ribeiro-Carvalho
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Depto Ciências Fisiológicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 20550 170, Brazil
    Behav Brain Res 221:282-9. 2011
    ....
  9. ncbi Exposure to methamidophos at adulthood adversely affects serotonergic biomarkers in the mouse brain
    Carla S Lima
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Av Prof Manoel de Abreu 444, 5 andar Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550 170, Brazil
    Neurotoxicology 32:718-24. 2011
    ..These data suggest a mechanism of action of this pesticide that might explain the increased depressive-like behavior in adult mice...
  10. ncbi Increased apoptosis and reduced neuronal and glial densities in the hippocampus due to nicotine and ethanol exposure in adolescent mice
    Andreia Oliveira-da-Silva
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Av Prof Manoel de Abreu 444, 5 andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550 170, Brazil
    Int J Dev Neurosci 27:539-48. 2009
    ..This ability of nicotine and ethanol co-exposure to lessen the adverse effects of nicotine and ethanol may contribute to adolescents co-use and co-abuse of tobacco and alcoholic beverages...
  11. ncbi Anxiety-like behavior during nicotine withdrawal predict subsequent nicotine consumption in adolescent C57BL/6 mice
    Alex C Manhães
    Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Av Prof Manoel de Abreu 444, 5 andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro 20550 170, RJ, Brazil
    Behav Brain Res 193:216-24. 2008
    ..Specifically, our results suggest that the anxiety-like behavior during nicotine withdrawal is associated with subsequent nicotine self-administration...
  12. ncbi Maternal prolactin inhibition at the end of lactation affects learning/memory and anxiety-like behaviors but not novelty-seeking in adult rat progeny
    Mabel C Fraga
    Laboratório de Fisiologia Endócrina, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 100:165-73. 2011
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  13. ncbi Exposure to methamidophos at adulthood elicits depressive-like behavior in mice
    Carla S Lima
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Av Prof Manoel de Abreu 444, 5 andar Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20550 170, Brazil
    Neurotoxicology 30:471-8. 2009
    ..There were no correlations between acetylcholinesterase activity and behavioral measures. Our results indicate that methamidophos at doses below the threshold for systemic toxicity induces depressive-like behavior in adult mice...
  14. ncbi Nicotine exposure during the third trimester equivalent of human gestation: time course of effects on the central cholinergic system of rats
    André Luis Nunes-Freitas
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 20550 170, Brazil
    Toxicol Sci 123:144-54. 2011
    ..In addition, detrimental effects are observable even long after the exposure has been interrupted...
  15. ncbi Acute administration of vinpocetine, a phosphodiesterase type 1 inhibitor, ameliorates hyperactivity in a mice model of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
    Fernanda Nunes
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20550 170, Brazil
    Drug Alcohol Depend 119:81-7. 2011
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  16. ncbi Early ethanol exposure in mice increases laterality of rotational side preference in the free-swimming test
    Claudio C Filgueiras
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Pharmacol Biochem Behav 93:148-54. 2009
    ..These data give support to the hypothesis that early ethanol exposure affects cerebral asymmetries and suggests that the FST is a useful tool to investigate the long-lasting effects of ethanol exposure during development...
  17. ncbi Unilateral hemispherectomy at adulthood asymmetrically affects immobile behavior of male Swiss mice
    Claudio C Filgueiras
    Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Avenida Prof Manuel de Abreu 444, 5 andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20 550 170, Brazil
    Behav Brain Res 172:33-8. 2006
    ..The higher immobility time in males that had their right hemisphere removed supports the hypothesis that the two hemispheres contribute differentially to the behavioral response to stress...
  18. ncbi Unilateral hemispherectomy at adulthood asymmetrically affects motor performance of male Swiss mice
    Danielle Paes-Branco
    Laboratorio de Neurofisiologia, Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Avenida Professor Manoel de Abreu 444, 5 andar, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20550 170, Brazil
    Exp Brain Res 218:465-76. 2012
    ..The elevated body swing test revealed a similar impairment in the two hemispherectomized groups. Our data suggest a major role of the right hemisphere in controlling skilled limb movements in mice...
  19. ncbi Neonatal transection of the corpus callosum affects rotational side preference in adult Swiss mice
    Alex C Manhães
    Departamento de Ciencias Fisiologicas, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Centro Biomedico, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Avenida Professor Manuel de Abreu 444, 5 andar, DCF IBRAG, Vila Isabel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20550 170, Brazil
    Neurosci Lett 415:159-63. 2007
    ..Our results give further support to the hypothesis that the normal development of the CC is related to the establishment of brain asymmetries in general and behavioral lateralization in particular...
  20. ncbi Neonatal nicotine exposure causes insulin and leptin resistance and inhibits hypothalamic leptin signaling in adult rat offspring
    Elaine de Oliveira
    Department of Physiological Sciences, Roberto Alcantara Gomes Biology Institute, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    J Endocrinol 206:55-63. 2010
    ..Through the effects of NIC, perinatal maternal cigarette smoking may be responsible for the future development of some components of the metabolic syndrome in the offspring...
  21. ncbi Mood disorders hospitalizations, suicide attempts, and suicide mortality among agricultural workers and residents in an area with intensive use of pesticides in Brazil
    Armando Meyer
    Instituto de Estudos de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    J Toxicol Environ Health A 73:866-77. 2010
    ..These results suggest that pesticide exposure may indeed increase the risk of suicide frequency, especially among agricultural workers...