Francisco Q. Goncalves

Coimbra, Portugal

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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The antidepressant-like effect of adenosine A1 receptor over-expression in forebrain neurons does not involve an altered adenosine-mediated control of excitatory synaptic transmission.

The antidepressant-like effect of adenosine A1 receptor over-expression in forebrain neurons does not involve an altered adenosine-mediated control of excitatory synaptic transmission.

Journal: Neuropharmacology

Published: March 31, 2026

Neurophysiological In Vitro Model of Amyloid-β-Induced Deficits of Hippocampal LTP Involving Neuronal Adenosine A2A Receptor Dysfunction Through CD73.

Neurophysiological In Vitro Model of Amyloid-β-Induced Deficits of Hippocampal LTP Involving Neuronal Adenosine A2A Receptor Dysfunction Through CD73.

Journal: Cells

Published: February 11, 2026

Genetic deletion of adenosine A2A receptors attenuates memory deterioration and alterations of synaptic plasticity and metabolic controllers in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of aged mice.

Genetic deletion of adenosine A2A receptors attenuates memory deterioration and alterations of synaptic plasticity and metabolic controllers in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of aged mice.

Journal: GeroScience

Published: December 10, 2025

Adenosine A2A Receptors Shut Down Adenosine A1 Receptor-Mediated Presynaptic Inhibition to Promote Implementation of Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation.

Adenosine A2A Receptors Shut Down Adenosine A1 Receptor-Mediated Presynaptic Inhibition to Promote Implementation of Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation.

Journal: Biomolecules

Published: March 24, 2023

Downregulation of Sirtuin 1 Does Not Account for the Impaired Long-Term Potentiation in the Prefrontal Cortex of Female APPswe/PS1dE9 Mice Modelling Alzheimer's Disease.

Downregulation of Sirtuin 1 Does Not Account for the Impaired Long-Term Potentiation in the Prefrontal Cortex of Female APPswe/PS1dE9 Mice Modelling Alzheimer's Disease.

Journal: International journal of molecular sciences

Published: March 17, 2023

Increased Synaptic ATP Release and CD73-Mediated Formation of Extracellular Adenosine in the Control of Behavioral and Electrophysiological Modifications Caused by Chronic Stress.

Increased Synaptic ATP Release and CD73-Mediated Formation of Extracellular Adenosine in the Control of Behavioral and Electrophysiological Modifications Caused by Chronic Stress.

Journal: ACS chemical neuroscience

Published: March 07, 2023

Feedback facilitation by adenosine A2A receptors of ATP release from mouse hippocampal nerve terminals.

Feedback facilitation by adenosine A2A receptors of ATP release from mouse hippocampal nerve terminals.

Journal: Purinergic signalling

Published: December 07, 2022

CD73-Mediated Formation of Extracellular Adenosine Is Responsible for Adenosine A2A Receptor-Mediated Control of Fear Memory and Amygdala Plasticity.

CD73-Mediated Formation of Extracellular Adenosine Is Responsible for Adenosine A2A Receptor-Mediated Control of Fear Memory and Amygdala Plasticity.

Journal: International journal of molecular sciences

Published: September 13, 2022

Increased ATP Release and Higher Impact of Adenosine A2A Receptors on Corticostriatal Plasticity in a Rat Model of Presymptomatic Parkinson's Disease.

Increased ATP Release and Higher Impact of Adenosine A2A Receptors on Corticostriatal Plasticity in a Rat Model of Presymptomatic Parkinson's Disease.

Journal: Molecular neurobiology

Published: July 31, 2022

Adenosine A2A receptors control synaptic remodeling in the adult brain.

Adenosine A2A receptors control synaptic remodeling in the adult brain.

Journal: Scientific reports

Published: May 30, 2022

Convergence of adenosine and GABA signaling for synapse stabilization during development.

Convergence of adenosine and GABA signaling for synapse stabilization during development.

Journal: Science (New York, N.Y.)

Published: November 04, 2021

Increased ATP release and CD73-mediated adenosine A2A receptor activation mediate convulsion-associated neuronal damage and hippocampal dysfunction.

Increased ATP release and CD73-mediated adenosine A2A receptor activation mediate convulsion-associated neuronal damage and hippocampal dysfunction.

Journal: Neurobiology of disease

Published: March 06, 2021

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026