Ana Catarina Nogueira Cancela Oliveira completed her Bachelor's Degree in Biology in 2015 from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro and a Master's Degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology in 2017 from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. She obtained her PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto. During her doctoral studies, she was a researcher at the Center for Drug Discovery and Innovative Medicines at the University of Porto. She has published three articles in specialized journals as first author and works in the areas of Medical and Health Sciences, emphasising Basic Medicine, Physiology, and Neurosciences. She completed her Integrated Master's Degree in Veterinary Medicine in 2024 from the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences of the University of Porto (ICBAS). She currently works as a veterinary doctor at a small animal clinic.
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Identificação pessoal

Nome completo
Ana Catarina Nogueira Cancela Oliveira

Nomes de citação

  • Oliveira, Ana

Identificadores de autor

Ciência ID
EA12-B372-0B82
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3080-7625

Endereços de correio eletrónico

  • up201502144@icbas.up.pt (Profissional)

Moradas

  • Laboratório de Fisiologia Geral do departamento Imuno-Fisiologia e Farmacologia do Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar da Universidade do Porto . Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira n.º 228, 4050-313, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Profissional)

Idiomas

Idioma Conversação Leitura Escrita Compreensão Peer-review
Inglês Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador independente (B1)
Grau Classificação
2018/10/01 - 2025/01/28
Concluído
 PhD in Biomedical Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
"From peripheral changes to central molecular modulation: exploring multiple physiological pathways for enhancement of contextual fear memory consolidation" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
2018/09/01 - 2024/05/09
Concluído
 Medicina Veterinária (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
 15 points (out of 20)
2017
Concluído
 Mestrado em Biologia Celular e Molecular (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Effects of ß-adrenoceptor antagonists in contextual fear memories and molecular mechanisms for fear memory consolidation" (19 points (out of 20))" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
 18 points (out of 20)
2015
Concluído
 Biologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências da Vida e do Ambiente, Portugal
"Ação moduladora dos extratos de Erva de São Roberto na viabilidade celular e nas proteínas reguladoras da apoptose" (19 points (out of 20))" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
 15 points (out of 20)

Ciência

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento 		Empregador
2018/10/01 - Atual Investigador (Investigação) Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Outros

Categoria Profissional
Instituição de acolhimento 		Empregador
2024/09/26 - Atual Small Animal Veterinary Doctor Clínica Veterinária São Miguel, Portugal
2024/08/01 - 2024/09 Small Animal Veterinary Doctor Hospital Veterinário ANIMALcare, Portugal

Publicações

Artigo em revista
  1. Ana Oliveira; Márcia Azevedo; Rafaela Seixas; Soraia Silva; Raquel Martinho; Paula Serrão; Elisabete Silva; Mónica Moreira-Rodrigues. "Hippocampus muscarinic M4 receptor mRNA expression may influence central cholinergic activity, causing fear memory strengthening by peripheral adrenaline". Neuropharmacology (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2025.110382.
    10.1016/j.neuropharm.2025.110382
  2. Azevedo, Márcia; Martinho, Raquel; Oliveira, Ana; Correia-de-Sá, Paulo; Moreira-Rodrigues, Mónica. "Molecular pathways underlying sympathetic autonomic overshooting leading to fear and traumatic memories: looking for alternative therapeutic options for post-traumatic stress disorder". Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 16 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2023.1332348.
    Publicado • 10.3389/fnmol.2023.1332348
  3. Ana Oliveira; Márcia Azevedo; Rafaela Seixas; Raquel Martinho; Paula Serrão; Mónica Moreira-Rodrigues. "Glucose may Contribute to Retrieval and Reconsolidation of Contextual Fear Memory Through Hippocampal Nr4a3 and Bdnf mRNA Expression and May Act Synergically with Adrenaline". Molecular Neurobiology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-023-03745-6.
    10.1007/s12035-023-03745-6
  4. Oliveira, Ana; Seixas, Rafaela; Pereira, Francisca; Azevedo, Márcia; Martinho, Raquel; Serrão, Paula; Moreira-Rodrigues, Mónica. "Insulin enhances contextual fear memory independently of its effect in increasing plasma adrenaline". Life Sciences 328 (2023): 121881. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121881.
    Publicado • 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121881
  5. Martinho, Raquel; Seixas, Rafaela; Azevedo, Márcia; Oliveira, Ana; Serrão, Paula; Moreira-Rodrigues, Mónica. "Sotalol Treatment may Interfere With Retrieval, Expression, and/or Reconsolidation Processes Thus Disrupting Traumatic Memories in a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Mice Model". Frontiers in Pharmacology 12 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.809271.
    10.3389/fphar.2021.809271
  6. Martinho, Raquel; Correia, Gabriela; Seixas, Rafaela; Oliveira, Ana; Silva, Soraia; Serrão, Paula; Fernandes-Lopes, Carlos; Costa, Cristina; Moreira-Rodrigues, Mónica. Autor correspondente: Moreira-Rodrigues, Mónica. "Treatment With Nepicastat Decreases Contextual Traumatic Memories Persistence in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder". Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 14 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2021.745219.
    10.3389/fnmol.2021.745219
  7. Martinho, Raquel; Oliveira, Ana; Correia, Gabriela; Marques, Márcia; Seixas, Rafaela; Serrão, Paula; Moreira-Rodrigues, Mónica. "Epinephrine May Contribute to the Persistence of Traumatic Memories in a Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Animal Model". Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 13 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2020.588802.
    10.3389/fnmol.2020.588802
  8. Oliveira, Ana; Martinho, Raquel; Serrão, Paula; Moreira-Rodrigues, Mónica. "Epinephrine Released During Traumatic Events May Strengthen Contextual Fear Memory Through Increased Hippocampus mRNA Expression of Nr4a Transcription Factors". Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 11 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2018.00334.
    10.3389/fnmol.2018.00334
Poster em conferência
  1. Oliveira, Ana; Seixas, Rafaela; Pereira, Francisca; Martinho, Raquel; Serrão, Paula; Moreira-Rodrigues, Mónica. "Acute insulin admnistration enhances contextual fear memory independently of adrenaline, through increased hippocampus Bdnf expression". Trabalho apresentado em Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Forum, 2022.
  2. Seixas, Rafaela; Martinho, Raquel; Azevedo, Márcia; Oliveira, Ana; Serrão, Paula; Moreira-Rodrigues, Mónica. "Sotalol treatment decreases Nr4a1 mRNA expression possibly leading to weaker traumatic contextual memory in a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder mice model". Trabalho apresentado em 17th Meeting of Portuguese Society for Neuroscience, 2021.
  3. Oliveira, Ana; Seixas, Rafaela; Pereira, Francisca; Martinho, Raquel; Serrão, Paula; Moreira-Rodrigues, Mónica. "Insulin may promote contextual fear memory formation independently of adrenaline effects". Trabalho apresentado em 17th Meeting of Portuguese Society for Neuroscience, 2021.

Apresentação oral de trabalho

Título da apresentação Nome do evento
Anfitrião (Local do evento)
2024/02 DBH inhibitor Nepicastat may be a potential prophylactic approach for post-traumatic stress disorder 54th Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology
Portuguese Society of Pharmacology (Lisboa, Portugal)
2024/02 Cervical vagotomy may interfere with blood pressure action potential transmission of the aortic baroreceptor to the brainstem thus affecting contextual fear memory 54th Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology
Portuguese Society of Pharmacology (Lisboa)
2023/02 The different ß-adrenoceptors may play distinct roles in the establishment and persistence of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and signs in a mouse model 53rd Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology
Portuguese Society of Pharmacology (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/11 Contextual fear memory impairment in adrenaline-deficient mice may be related to downregulation of the M4 muscarinic receptor subtype in the hippocampus 2nd International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Physiology
Portuguese Society of Physiology (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/11 ß-adrenoceptor antagonists affect the establishment of traumatic memories and anxiety-like behaviour in a post-traumatic stress disorder mouse model 2nd International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Physiology
Portuguese Society of Physiology (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/02 Insulin admnistration triggers hippocampus Bdnf expression which may result in contextual fear memory enhancement in adrenaline-deficient mice 52nd Meeting of Portuguese Society of Pharmacology
Portuguese Society of Pharmacology (Porto, Portugal)
2021/02 ß-adrenoceptor antagonist sotalol affects reconsolidation, and decreases traumatic memories and anxiety-like behaviour in a post-traumatic stress disorder mice model 51st Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology
Portuguese Society of Pharmacology (Portugal)
2020/02 Adrenaline may induce contextual fear memory by cholinergic receptors activation 50th Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology
Portuguese Society of Pharmacology (Coimbra, Portugal)
2020/02 Effects of dopamine beta-hydroxylase inhibition in a post-traumatic stress disorder mice model 50º Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology
Portuguese Society of Pharmacology (Coimbra, Portugal)
2019/02 Adrenaline appears to contribute for the persistence of traumatic memories in post-traumatic stress disorder by influencing Nr4a genes expression in hippocampus 49th Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology
Portuguese Society of Pharmacology (Porto, Portugal)
2018/02 Adrenaline released during traumatic events may strengthen contextual fear memories through increased mRNA expression of Nr4a family of transcription factors 48th Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology
Portuguese Society of Pharmacology (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017/02 ß2 -adrenoceptor antagonists decrease long-term contextual-fear memory 47th Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Pharmacology
Portuguese Society of Pharmacology (Coimbra, Portugal)

Orientação

Título / Tema
Papel desempenhado 		Curso (Tipo)
Instituição / Organização
2021 - 2022 In a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder mice model, nepicastat prevents occurrence of anxiety-like behavior
Coorientador
 Biologia (Licenciatura/Bacharelato)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Peripheral ß-adrenoceptor antagonist sotalol decreases anxiety-like behaviour in a post-traumatic stress disorder mouse model
Coorientador
 Biologia (Licenciatura/Bacharelato)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Molecular pathways for contextual fear memories modulated by peripheral adrenaline
Coorientador
 Biologia (Licenciatura/Bacharelato)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2019 - 2020 A mediator for adrenaline in the Central Nervous System
Coorientador
 Biologia (Licenciatura/Bacharelato)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Evaluation of contextual fear memory and depressive-like behavior in adrenaline-deficient mice
Coorientador
 Biologia (Licenciatura/Bacharelato)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Study of epinephrine mediated molecular mechanisms in post-traumatic stress disorder
Coorientador
 Bioquímica (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2017/11/01 - 2018/06/15 Evaluation of freeze fight or flight response and associated behaviour in adrenaline deficient mice
Coorientador
 Biologia (Licenciatura/Bacharelato)
Universidade de Aveiro Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração, Portugal

Prémio

2022 Best Science Award for the best oral communication on the International Meeting of the Portuguese Society of Physiology.