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Samira Ferreira graduated in Biochemistry in 2008 and obtained her PhD in Health Sciences in 2012 at the University of Coimbra. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the group of professor Rodrigo Cunha, at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra. She is interested in the role of neuromodulators, particularly adenosine, dopamine and endocannabinoids, and their multilevel interactions when it comes to the regulation of synaptic transmission and neural plasticity. Currently, her research focuses on understanding the physiological role of adenosine receptors and their interactions with dopamine receptors in the prefrontal cortex.

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Employment (1)

Center For Neuroscience and Cell Biology: Coimbra, PT

2013-04-01 to present | Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Coimbra: Coimbra, PT

2008-10-01 to 2012-12-20 | PhD (Faculty of Medicine)
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University of Coimbra: Coimbra, PT

2003-10 to 2008-06 | Degree in Biochemistry (Sciences and Tecnology)
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Funding (11)

Centro de Inovação em Biomedicina e Biotecnologia - Laboratório Associado

2021-01 to 2025-12 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
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21682DFA

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CNC. IBILI

2019-01 to 2019-12 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
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Recetores A2A da adenosina como desencadeadores de disfunção mnemónica na doença de Alzheimer: mecanismos e possibilidade terapêutica

2018-07 to 2021-06 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER: 152504PRJ
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PTDC/MED-NEU/31274/2017

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6th CNC.IBILI PostDoc Forum Symposium - Multi-Scale Brain Dynamics: Bringing Together Human, Animal and Computational Neuroscience

2016-06 to present | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER: 14720164779FAC
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Mecanismos sinápticos envolvidos nas acções dos canabinoides no cérebro e sua modulação por receptores de adenosina: implicações para a regulação do humor e memória

2016-03 to 2019-02 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER: 141974PRJ
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DISSECTING CAFFEINES EFFECTS IN A RAT MODEL OF ATTENTION DEFICIT AND HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER – EMPHASIS ON PUTATIVE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ADENOSINE AND DOPAMINE D2-LIKE RECEPTORS IN THE PREFRONTAL CORTEX

2013-04 to 2019-01 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER: 36137DFA
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Papel fisio-patológico da ecto-5`-nucleotidase - um novo alvo para neuroprotecção

2012-05 to 2014-08 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER: 122005PRJ
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Papel do accumbens e amigdala no controlo da neuropatologia causada por stress crónico

2012-04 to 2014-09 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
GRANT_NUMBER: 122254PRJ
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Strategic Project - LA 1 - 2011-2012

2011-01-01 to 2012-12-31 | Contract
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Lisboa, PT)
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PEst-C/SAU/LA0001/2011

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Projecto Estratégico - LA 1 - 2011-2012

2011-01 to 2012-12 | Grant
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GRANT_NUMBER: 123435UID
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Demonstração de que os receptores de adenosina A2A controlam a plasticidade sináptica glutamatergica via dos receptores de canabinóide CB1 no corpo estriado, fornecendo assim alvos terapêuticos atrativos

2010-03-17 to 2012-06-16 | Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Lisbon, PT)
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100729PRJ

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Works (29)

The amygdala NT3-TrkC pathway underlies inter-individual differences in fear extinction and related synaptic plasticity

Molecular Psychiatry
2024-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Gianluca Masella; Francisca Silva; Elisa Corti; Garikoitz Azkona; Maria Francisca Madeira; Ângelo R. Tomé; Samira G. Ferreira; Rodrigo A. Cunha; Carlos B. Duarte; Mónica Santos
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Increased Synaptic ATP Release and CD73-Mediated Formation of Extracellular Adenosine in the Control of Behavioral and Electrophysiological Modifications Caused by Chronic Stress

ACS Chemical Neuroscience
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85149749803

Part of ISSN: 19487193
Contributors: Dias, L.; Pochmann, D.; Lemos, C.; Silva, H.B.; Real, J.I.; Gonçalves, F.Q.; Rial, D.; Gonçalves, N.; Simões, A.P.; Ferreira, S.G. et al.
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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

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2023-04 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Cátia R. Lopes; Joana S. Silva; Joana Santos; Matilde S. Rodrigues; Daniela Madeira; Andreia Oliveira; Ana Moreira-de-Sá; Vanessa S. Lourenço; Francisco Q. Gonçalves; Henrique B. Silva et al.
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Effects of Chronic Caffeine Consumption on Synaptic Function, Metabolism and Adenosine Modulation in Different Brain Areas

Biomolecules
2023-01 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Cátia R. Lopes; Andreia Oliveira; Ingride Luzio Gaspar; Matilde S. Rodrigues; Joana Santos; Eszter Szabó; Henrique B. Silva; Angelo R. Tome; Paula M. Canas; Paula Agostinho et al.
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Brain Iron Deficiency Changes the Stoichiometry of Adenosine Receptor Subtypes in Cortico-Striatal Terminals: Implications for Restless Legs Syndrome

Molecules
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85125172886

Part of ISSN: 14203049
Contributors: Rodrigues, M.S.; Ferreira, S.G.; Quiroz, C.; Earley, C.J.; García-Borreguero, D.; Cunha, R.A.; Ciruela, F.; Köfalvi, A.; Ferré, S.
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CD73-Mediated Formation of Extracellular Adenosine Is Responsible for Adenosine A<sub>2A</sub> Receptor-Mediated Control of Fear Memory and Amygdala Plasticity

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85141606599

Contributors: Simões, A.P.; Gonçalves, F.Q.; Rial, D.; Ferreira, S.G.; Lopes, J.P.; Canas, P.M.; Cunha, R.A.
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The Role of the Adenosine System on Emotional and Cognitive Disturbances Induced by Ethanol Binge Drinking in the Immature Brain and the Beneficial Effects of Caffeine

Pharmaceuticals
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85141780548

Part of ISSN: 14248247
Contributors: Pinheiro, B.G.; Luz, D.A.; Cartágenes, S.D.C.; Fernandes, L.D.M.P.; Farias, S.V.; Kobayashi, N.H.C.; Fontes-Júnior, E.A.; Ferreira, S.G.; Cunha, R.A.; Prediger, R.D. et al.
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Exercise decreases aberrant corticostriatal plasticity in an animal model of L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia

American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology
2021-02-03 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-2354217

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2-s2.0-85105698641

Contributors: Speck, Ana E.; Aguiar, Aderbal S.; Ferreira, Samira G.; Silva, Henrique B.; Tomé, Angelo R.; Agostinho, Paula; Cunha, Rodrigo A.; Prediger, Rui D.
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Control of glutamate release by complexes of adenosine and cannabinoid receptors

BMC Biology
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85078265363

Contributors: Köfalvi, A.; Moreno, E.; Cordomí, A.; Cai, N.-S.; Fernández-Dueñas, V.; Ferreira, S.G.; Guixà-González, R.; Sánchez-Soto, M.; Yano, H.; Casadó-Anguera, V. et al.
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Transient gain of function of cannabinoid CB<inf>1</inf> receptors in the control of frontocortical glucose consumption in a rat model of Type-1 diabetes

Brain Research Bulletin
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85085035596

Part of ISSN: 18732747 03619230
Contributors: Pedro, J.R.; Moura, L.I.F.; Valério-Fernandes, Â.; Baptista, F.I.; Gaspar, J.M.; Pinheiro, B.S.; Lemos, C.; Kaufmann, F.N.; Morgado, C.; Silva-Santos, C.S.D. et al.
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Control of NMDA Receptor-Mediated Currents by Adenosine A1 and A2A Receptors Within the Basolateral Amygdala

Journal of Caffeine and Adenosine Research
2020-06-01 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-1054359

Contributors: Pliássova, Anna; Henriques, Margarida; Silva, Henrique B.; Agostinho, Paula; Cunha, Rodrigo A.; Ferreira, Samira G.
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Region-specific control of microglia by adenosine A <inf>2A</inf> receptors: uncoupling anxiety and associated cognitive deficits in female rats

GLIA
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85056875204

Contributors: Duarte, J.M.; Gaspar, R.; Caetano, L.; Patrício, P.; Soares-Cunha, C.; Mateus-Pinheiro, A.; Alves, N.D.; Santos, A.R.; Ferreira, S.G.; Sardinha, V. et al.
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Synaptic and memory dysfunction in a ß-amyloid model of early Alzheimer's disease depends on increased formation of ATP-derived extracellular adenosine

Neurobiology of Disease
2019-12 | Journal article
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cv-prod-id-775784

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2-s2.0-85070868674

Contributors: Gonçalves, Francisco Q.; Lopes, João P.; Silva, Henrique B.; Lemos, Cristina; Silva, António C.; Gonçalves, Nélio; Tomé, Ângelo R.; et al.
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Caffeine and cannabinoid receptors modulate impulsive behavior in an animal model of attentional deficit and hyperactivity disorder.

The European journal of neuroscience
2019-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Leffa DT; Ferreira SG; Machado NJ; Souza CM; Rosa FD; de Carvalho C; Kincheski GC; Takahashi RN; Porciúncula LO; Souza DO et al.
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Adenosine A <inf>2A</inf> receptors in the rat prelimbic medial prefrontal cortex control delay-based cost-benefit decision making

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85059003991

Contributors: Leffa, D.T.; Pandolfo, P.; Gonçalves, N.; Machado, N.J.; de Souza, C.M.; Real, J.I.; Silva, A.C.; Silva, H.B.; Köfalvi, A.; Cunha, R.A. et al.
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Adenosine A<inf>2A</inf> receptors control glutamatergic synaptic plasticity in fast spiking interneurons of the prefrontal cortex

Frontiers in Pharmacology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85044114631

Contributors: Kerkhofs, A.; Canas, P.M.; Timmerman, A.J.; Heistek, T.S.; Real, J.I.; Xavier, C.; Cunha, R.A.; Mansvelder, H.D.; Ferreira, S.G.
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Adenosine A<inf>2A</inf> receptors modulate the dopamine D<inf>2</inf> receptor-mediated inhibition of synaptic transmission in the mouse prefrontal cortex

European Journal of Neuroscience
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85044642309

Contributors: Real, J.I.; Simões, A.P.; Cunha, R.A.; Ferreira, S.G.; Rial, D.
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Caffeine controls glutamatergic synaptic transmission and pyramidal neuron excitability in human neocortex

Frontiers in Pharmacology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85040453826

Contributors: Kerkhofs, A.; Xavier, A.C.; da Silva, B.S.; Canas, P.M.; Idema, S.; Baayen, J.C.; Ferreira, S.G.; Cunha, R.A.; Mansvelder, H.D.
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Adenosine A 2A receptor regulation of microglia morphological remodeling-gender bias in physiology and in a model of chronic anxiety

Molecular Psychiatry
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84991030115

Contributors: Caetano, L.; Pinheiro, H.; Patrício, P.; Mateus-Pinheiro, A.; Alves, N.D.; Coimbra, B.; Baptista, F.I.; Henriques, S.N.; Cunha, C.; Santos, A.R. et al.
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Presynaptic adenosine a <inf>2A</inf> receptors dampen cannabinoid CB <inf>1</inf> receptor-mediated inhibition of corticostriatal glutamatergic transmission

British Journal of Pharmacology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84921682826

Contributors: Ferreira, S.G.; Gonҫalves, F.Q.; Marques, J.M.; Tomé, Â.R.; Rodrigues, R.J.; Nunes-Correia, I.; Ledent, C.; Harkany, T.; Venance, L.; Cunha, R.A. et al.
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Lack of presynaptic interaction between glucocorticoid and CB<inf>1</inf> cannabinoid receptors in GABA- and glutamatergic terminals in the frontal cortex of laboratory rodents

Neurochemistry International
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84947029342

Contributors: Bitencourt, R.M.; Alpár, A.; Cinquina, V.; Ferreira, S.G.; Pinheiro, B.S.; Lemos, C.; Ledent, C.; Takahashi, R.N.; Sialana, F.J.; Lubec, G. et al.
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Presynaptic TRPV<inf>1</inf> vanilloid receptor function is age- but not CB<inf>1</inf> cannabinoid receptor-dependent in the rodent forebrain

Brain Research Bulletin
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84880816335

Contributors: Köles, L.; Garção, P.; Zádori, Z.S.; Ferreira, S.G.; Pinheiro, B.S.; da Silva-Santos, C.S.; Ledent, C.; Köfalvi, A.
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CB <inf>1</inf> receptor activation inhibits neuronal and astrocytic intermediary metabolism in the rat hippocampus

Neurochemistry International
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-83455224661

Contributors: Duarte, J.M.N.; Ferreira, S.G.; Carvalho, R.A.; Cunha, R.A.; Köfalvi, A.
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Impaired hippocampal glucoregulation in the cannabinoid CB <inf>1</inf> receptor knockout mice as revealed by an optimized in vitro experimental approach

Journal of Neuroscience Methods
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84855251226

Contributors: Lemos, C.; Valério-Fernandes, Â.; Ghisleni, G.C.; Ferreira, S.G.; Ledent, C.; de Ceballos, M.L.; Köfalvi, A.
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Presynaptic CB<inf>1</inf> cannabinoid receptors control frontocortical serotonin and glutamate release - Species differences

Neurochemistry International
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84863463752

Contributors: Ferreira, S.G.; Teixeira, F.M.; Garção, P.; Agostinho, P.; Ledent, C.; Cortes, L.; MacKie, K.; Köfalvi, A.
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Presynaptic α<inf>2</inf>-adrenoceptors control the inhibitory action of presynaptic CB<inf>1</inf> cannabinoid receptors on prefrontocortical norepinephrine release in the rat

Neuropharmacology
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84864451017

Contributors: Richter, H.; Teixeira, F.M.; Ferreira, S.G.; Kittel, Á.; Köfalvi, A.; Sperlágh, B.
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Molecular reorganization of endocannabinoid signalling in Alzheimer's disease

Brain
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79953672641

Contributors: Mulder, J.; Zilberter, M.; Pasquaré, S.J.; Alpár, A.; Schulte, G.; Ferreira, S.G.; Köfalvi, A.; Martín-Moreno, A.M.; Keimpema, E.; Tanila, H. et al.
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Pre-synaptic adenosine A<inf>2A</inf> receptors control cannabinoid CB <inf>1</inf> receptor-mediated inhibition of striatal glutamatergic neurotransmission

Journal of Neurochemistry
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-78650714744

Contributors: Martire, A.; Tebano, M.T.; Chiodi, V.; Ferreira, S.G.; Cunha, R.A.; Köfalvi, A.; Popoli, P.
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N-acyldopamines control striatal input terminals via novel ligand-gated cation channels

Neuropharmacology
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-58749097218

Contributors: Ferreira, S.G.; Lomaglio, T.; Avelino, A.; Cruz, F.; Oliveira, C.R.; Cunha, R.A.; Köfalvi, A.
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Peer review (2 reviews for 1 publication/grant)

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