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Overview

Luísa Pinto is affiliated with the University of Minho in Portugal and has contributed extensively to the field of neuroscience and medicine. Their research primarily focuses on neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, neuroscience and neuropharmacology, stress responses and cortisol, as well as neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms. Other notable research topics include tryptophan and brain disorders, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, and nerve injury and regeneration.

The scientist has a substantial publication record in several subfields of neuroscience, including cellular and molecular neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, neurology, cognitive neuroscience, and molecular biology. Their work encompasses a broad array of studies aimed at understanding brain function and pathology at multiple levels.

Luísa Pinto's frequent collaborators reflect an active research network. Notable coauthors include Nuno Sousa, Ana João Rodrigues, Patrícia Patrício, Carina Soares-Cunha, and Eduardo Loureiro-Campos. These collaborations have contributed to numerous publications and ongoing research projects.

The scientist's publications appear regularly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Psychiatry, Cells, Neuroscience Applied, and Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. This highlights a diverse range of platforms for disseminating their research findings.

Recent papers by Luísa Pinto include:

  • Stress resilience during the coronavirus pandemic, 2020, European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • The impact of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic on stress resilience and mental health: A critical review across waves, 2021, European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Tet3 ablation in adult brain neurons increases anxiety-like behavior and regulates cognitive function in mice, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Distinct role of nucleus accumbens D2-MSN projections to ventral pallidum in different phases of motivated behavior, 2022, Cell Reports
  • Unilateral Intrastriatal 6-Hydroxydopamine Lesion in Mice: A Closer Look into Non-Motor Phenotype and Glial Response, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Best Publications

  • Stress resilience during the coronavirus pandemic.

    Christiaan H. Vinkers;Therese van Amelsvoort;Jonathan I. Bisson;Igor Branchi

  • The impact of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic on stress resilience and mental health: A critical review across waves.

    Mirko Manchia;Anouk W Gathier;Hale Yapici-Eser;Mathias V Schmidt

  • Radial glial cell heterogeneity--the source of diverse progeny in the CNS.

    Luisa Pinto;Magdalena Götz

  • Stress Acts Cumulatively To Precipitate Alzheimer's Disease-Like Tau Pathology and Cognitive Deficits

    I. Sotiropoulos;C. Catania;L. G. Pinto;R. Silva

  • Activation of D2 dopamine receptor-expressing neurons in the nucleus accumbens increases motivation.

    Carina Soares-Cunha;Barbara Coimbra;Ana David-Pereira;Sonia Borges

  • Functional Roles of Astrocyte Calcium Elevations: From Synapses to Behavior.

    Sónia Guerra-Gomes;Nuno Sousa;Luísa Pinto;João F. Oliveira;João F. Oliveira

  • Dissociation of the morphological correlates of stress‐induced anxiety and fear

    J. M. Pego;P. Morgado;L. G. Pinto;J. J. Cerqueira

  • Sustained remission from depressive-like behavior depends on hippocampal neurogenesis

    A Mateus-Pinheiro;L Pinto;J M Bessa;M Morais

  • Identification of midbrain floor plate radial glia-like cells as dopaminergic progenitors.

    Sonia Bonilla;Anita C. Hall;Luisa Pinto;Alessio Attardo

  • Stress-induced anhedonia is associated with hypertrophy of medium spiny neurons of the nucleus accumbens

    J M Bessa;M Morais;F Marques;L Pinto

  • Astrocyte pathology in the prefrontal cortex impairs the cognitive function of rats

    A. Lima;Vanessa Morais Sardinha;A. F. Oliveira;M. Reis

  • The transcription factor Pax6 regulates survival of dopaminergic olfactory bulb neurons via crystallin αA.

    Jovica Ninkovic;Luisa Pinto;Stefania Petricca;Alexandra Lepier

  • Secretome of Mesenchymal Progenitors from the Umbilical Cord Acts as Modulator of Neural/Glial Proliferation and Differentiation

    Fábio G. Teixeira;Miguel M. Carvalho;Andreia Neves-Carvalho;Krishna M. Panchalingam

  • Ventral midbrain glia express region-specific transcription factors and regulate dopaminergic neurogenesis through Wnt-5a secretion.

    Gonçalo Castelo-Branco;Kyle M. Sousa;Vitezslav Bryja;Luisa Pinto

  • Prospective isolation of functionally distinct radial glial subtypes : Lineage and transcriptome analysis

    Luisa Pinto;Michael T. Mader;Martin Irmler;Marco Gentilini

  • Modulation of the Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretome Using Computer-Controlled Bioreactors: Impact on Neuronal Cell Proliferation, Survival and Differentiation.

    Fábio G. Teixeira;Krishna M. Panchalingam;Rita Assunção-Silva;Sofia C. Serra

  • Mesenchymal stem cells secretome as a modulator of the neurogenic niche: basic insights and therapeutic opportunities.

    Antonio J. Salgado;Joao C. Sousa;Bruno M. Costa;Ana O. Pires

  • AP2gamma regulates basal progenitor fate in a region- and layer-specific manner in the developing cortex.

    Luisa Pinto;Daniela Drechsel;Marie-Theres Schmid;Jovica Ninkovic

  • Astrocytic signaling supports hippocampal–prefrontal theta synchronization and cognitive function

    Vanessa Morais Sardinha;Sónia Guerra-Gomes;Inês Caetano;Gabriela Tavares

  • Adult hippocampal neuroplasticity triggers susceptibility to recurrent depression.

    N D Alves;J S Correia;P Patrício;A Mateus-Pinheiro

  • Adenosine A2A receptor regulation of microglia morphological remodeling-gender bias in physiology and in a model of chronic anxiety.

    L. Caetano;H. Pinheiro;Pedro Patrício;A. Mateus-Pinheiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Nuno Sousa
Nuno Sousa University of Minho
Magdalena Götz
Magdalena Götz Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Wolf Reik
Wolf Reik Babraham Institute
Osborne F. X. Almeida
Osborne F. X. Almeida Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
Fernanda Marques
Fernanda Marques University of Minho
François Guillemot
François Guillemot The Francis Crick Institute
António F. Ambrósio
António F. Ambrósio University of Coimbra
Nada Zecevic
Nada Zecevic University of Connecticut Health Center
Rui L. Reis
Rui L. Reis University of Minho

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