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João Batista Teixeira da Rocha

Researcher Next ID · RN-022640

Researcher · Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Not currently recruitingFunding unknown
Works count
1,081
Citation count
35,710
H-index
86
i10-index
655

Research interests

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Nursing
Environmental Science
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Organoselenium and organotellurium chemistry
Selenium in Biological Systems
Mercury impact and mitigation studies
Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
Sulfur Compounds in Biology

Publications

  • Toxicology and pharmacology of synthetic organoselenium compounds: an update

    Archives of Toxicology · 2021 · 10.1007/s00204-021-03003-5

  • Sulfhydryl groups as targets of mercury toxicity

    Coordination Chemistry Reviews · 2020 · 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213343

  • Research trends in food chemistry: A bibliometric review of its 40 years anniversary (1976–2016)

    Food Chemistry · 2019 · 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.05.021

  • Biomarkers of mercury toxicity: Past, present, and future trends

    Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B · 2017 · 10.1080/10937404.2017.1289834

  • Methylmercury and brain development: A review of recent literature

    Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology · 2016 · 10.1016/j.jtemb.2016.03.001

  • Metals, oxidative stress and neurodegeneration: A focus on iron, manganese and mercury

    Neurochemistry International · 2012 · 10.1016/j.neuint.2012.12.006

  • Oxidative stress in MeHg-induced neurotoxicity

    Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology · 2011 · 10.1016/j.taap.2011.05.001

  • Toxicology and pharmacology of selenium: emphasis on synthetic organoselenium compounds

    Archives of Toxicology · 2011 · 10.1007/s00204-011-0720-3

  • Mechanisms of methylmercury-induced neurotoxicity: Evidence from experimental studies

    Life Sciences · 2011 · 10.1016/j.lfs.2011.05.019

  • Diphenyl diselenide a janus-faced molecule

    Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society · 2010 · 10.1590/s0103-50532010001100006

  • Importance of the lipid peroxidation biomarkers and methodological aspects FOR malondialdehyde quantification

    Química Nova · 2009 · 10.1590/s0100-40422009000100032

  • Antioxidant Effects of Different Extracts from Melissa officinalis, Matricaria recutita and Cymbopogon citratus

    Neurochemical Research · 2008 · 10.1007/s11064-008-9861-z

  • Prenatal methylmercury exposure hampers glutathione antioxidant system ontogenesis and causes long-lasting oxidative stress in the mouse brain

    Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology · 2007 · 10.1016/j.taap.2007.10.010

  • Involvement of glutamate and reactive oxygen species in methylmercury neurotoxicity

    Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research · 2007 · 10.1590/s0100-879x2007000300001

  • Acetaminophen-induced liver damage in mice: Effects of some medicinal plants on the oxidative defense system

    Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology · 2007 · 10.1016/j.etp.2007.10.003

  • Hot pepper (Capsicum annuum, Tepin and Capsicum chinese, Habanero) prevents Fe2+-induced lipid peroxidation in brain – in vitro

    Food Chemistry · 2006 · 10.1016/j.foodchem.2006.05.048

  • Methylmercury induces oxidative injury, alterations in permeability and glutamine transport in cultured astrocytes

    Brain Research · 2006 · 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.10.070

  • Krebs Cycle Intermediates Modulate Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Species (TBARS) Production in Rat Brain In Vitro

    Neurochemical Research · 2005 · 10.1007/s11064-004-2445-7

  • Organoselenium and Organotellurium Compounds: Toxicology and Pharmacology

    Chemical Reviews · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1021/cr0406559

  • Polyamines reduces lipid peroxidation induced by different pro-oxidant agents

    Brain Research · 2004 · 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.02.036

  • Protective role of aryl and alkyl diselenides on lipid peroxidation

    Environmental Research · 2003 · 10.1016/s0013-9351(03)00114-2

  • Anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activity of diphenyl diselenide

    Inflammation Research · 2003 · 10.1007/s000110300001

  • Antioxidant Properties of New Chalcogenides Against Lipid Peroxidation in Rat Brain

    Neurochemical Research · 2002 · 10.1023/a:1014907228580

  • Diphenyl Diselenide and Ascorbic Acid Changes Deposition of Selenium and Ascorbic Acid in Liver and Brain of Mice

    Pharmacology & Toxicology · 2001 · 10.1034/j.1600-0773.2001.d01-92.x

  • Effect of Organic Forms of Selenium on δ-Aminolevulinate Dehydratase from Liver, Kidney, and Brain of Adult Rats

    Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology · 1998 · 10.1006/taap.1998.8373

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