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Overview

João O. Malva is a researcher affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Their work primarily focuses on the intersection of medicine, toxicology, molecular biology, immunology, nutrition, and developmental neuroscience.

The main fields of study for João O. Malva include:

  • Medicine

The subfields in which they have published are:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Molecular Biology
  • Immunology
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Developmental Neuroscience

Among the key topics investigated by Malva are:

  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Birth, Development, and Health

João O. Malva has contributed to various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Acta Ophthalmologica

Their recent papers include the following works:

  • "Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Mediating Methylmercury Neurotoxicity and Neuroinflammation" (2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • "Polyphenols: immunonutrients tipping the balance of immunometabolism in chronic diseases" (2024, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • "The Transition From Undernutrition to Overnutrition Under Adverse Environments and Poverty: The Risk for Chronic Diseases" (2021, Frontiers in Nutrition)
  • "Methylmercury Impact on Adult Neurogenesis: Is the Worst Yet to Come From Recent Brazilian Environmental Disasters?" (2020, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience)
  • "Calcium Signaling in Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases 2019" (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)

Frequent co-authors of João O. Malva include:

  • Reinaldo B. Oriá
  • Ramon da Silva Raposo
  • Ronaldo Pereira Dias
  • Daniel Vieira Pinto
  • Carlos Ribeiro

Best Publications

  • Phytochemical and antioxidant characterization of Hypericum perforatum alcoholic extracts

    Bruno A. Silva;Federico Ferreres;João O. Malva;Alberto C.P. Dias

  • Modulator effects of interleukin-1beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha on AMPA-induced excitotoxicity in mouse organotypic hippocampal slice cultures.

    Liliana Bernardino;Sara Xapelli;Ana P. Silva;Birthe Jakobsen

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor‐α Modulates Survival, Proliferation, and Neuronal Differentiation in Neonatal Subventricular Zone Cell Cultures

    Liliana Bernardino;Fabienne Agasse;Bruno Silva;Raquel Ferreira

  • ARIA 2016: Care pathways implementing emerging technologies for predictive medicine in rhinitis and asthma across the life cycle

    J Bousquet;P W Hellings;I Agache;A Bedbrook

  • Inactivation of caspase-1 in rodent brain: a novel anticonvulsive strategy.

    Teresa Ravizza;Sian Marie Lucas;Silvia Balosso;Liliana Bernardino

  • Subcellular localization of adenosine A1 receptors in nerve terminals and synapses of the rat hippocampus

    Nelson Rebola;Paulo C. Pinheiro;Catarina R. Oliveira;João O. Malva

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Promotes Vasculature-Associated Migration of Neuronal Precursors toward the Ischemic Striatum

    Sofia Grade;Yuan C. Weng;Marina Snapyan;Jasna Kriz

  • Long-term effects of an acute and systemic administration of LPS on adult neurogenesis and spatial memory.

    Jorge Valero;Giorgia Mastrella;Giorgia Mastrella;Ismael Neiva;Silvia Moral Sánchez

  • GluR7 is an essential subunit of presynaptic kainate autoreceptors at hippocampal mossy fiber synapses

    Paulo S. Pinheiro;David Perrais;Françoise Coussen;Jacques Barhanin

  • Methamphetamine-induced neuroinflammation and neuronal dysfunction in the mice hippocampus: preventive effect of indomethacin.

    Joana Gonçalves;Sofia Baptista;Tânia Martins;Nuno Milhazes

  • Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) Phase 4 (2018): Change management in allergic rhinitis and asthma multimorbidity using mobile technology

    Jean Bousquet;Jean Bousquet;Peter W. Hellings;Ioana Agache;Flore Amat

  • Multifaces of neuropeptide Y in the brain--neuroprotection, neurogenesis and neuroinflammation.

    J.O. Malva;S. Xapelli;S. Baptista;J. Valero

  • Neuropeptide Y Modulation of Interleukin-1β (IL-1β)-induced Nitric Oxide Production in Microglia

    Raquel Ferreira;Sara Xapelli;Tiago Santos;Ana Paula Silva

  • Methamphetamine‐Induced Early Increase of IL‐6 and TNF‐α mRNA Expression in the Mouse Brain

    Joana Gonçalves;Tânia Martins;Raquel Ferreira;Nuno Milhazes

  • Quercetin, kaempferol and biapigenin from Hypericum perforatum are neuroprotective against excitotoxic insults.

    Bruno Silva;Paulo J. Oliveira;Alberto Dias;João O. Malva

  • Operational definition of Active and Healthy Ageing (AHA): A conceptual framework

    J. Bousquet;J. Bousquet;D. Kuh;M. Bewick;T. Standberg;T. Standberg

  • Neuropeptide Y promotes neurogenesis in murine subventricular zone.

    Fabienne Agasse;Liliana Bernardino;Heidi Kristiansen;Søren H. Christiansen

  • Mobile technology offers novel insights into the control and treatment of allergic rhinitis: The MASK study

    Annabelle Bédard;Xavier Basagaña;Josep M. Anto;Judith Garcia-Aymerich

  • St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) extracts and isolated phenolic compounds are effective antioxidants in several in vitro models of oxidative stress

    Bruno A. Silva;Bruno A. Silva;João O. Malva;Alberto C.P. Dias

  • Susceptibility of hippocampal neurons to Aβ peptide toxicity is associated with perturbation of Ca2+ homeostasis

    R. Resende;C. Pereira;P. Agostinho;A.P. Vieira

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Bousquet
Jean Bousquet University of Montpellier
João Fonseca
João Fonseca University of Porto
Pascal Demoly
Pascal Demoly University of Montpellier
Piotr Kuna
Piotr Kuna Medical University of Lodz
Claus Bachert
Claus Bachert Karolinska Institute
Thomas Keil
Thomas Keil University of Würzburg
Ana Todo-Bom
Ana Todo-Bom University of Coimbra
Inger Kull
Inger Kull Karolinska Institute
Tari Haahtela
Tari Haahtela University of Helsinki

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