Biography

Prof. Jackson Cioni Bittencourt
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

President of the Office USP for Scholarly Communication, Brazil


Email: jcbitten@icb.usp.br


Qualifications

1990 Postdoctoral Fellow, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

1985 Specialist, Department of Anatomy

1984 Ph.D., Department of Anatomy

1978 M.D., MaríliaMedical School


Publications (Selected)

  1. Cespedes IC, de Oliveira AR, da Silva JM, da Silva AV, Sita LV, Bittencourt JC. mRNA Expression of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor and Urocortin 1 after Restraint and Foot Shock Together with Alprazolam Administration. Peptides. 2010 Sep 9.
  2. Mascaro MB, Prosdócimi FC, Bittencourt JC, Elias CF. Forebrain projections to brainstem nuclei involved in the control of mandibular movements in rats. Eur J Oral Sci. 2009 Dec; 117(6): 676-84.
  3. Rondini TA, Donato J Jr, Rodrigues Bde C, Bittencourt JC, Elias CF. Chemical identity and connections of medial preoptic area neurons expressing melanin-concentrating hormone during lactation. J Chem Neuroanat. 2010 Jan; 39(1): 51-62.
  4. Donato J Jr, Cavalcante JC, Silva RJ, Teixeira AS, Bittencourt JC, Elias CF. Male and female odors induce Fos expression in chemically defined neuronal population. Physiol Behav. 2010 Jan 12; 99(1): 67-77.
  5. Glezer I, Bittencourt JC, Rivest S. Neuronal expression of Cd36, Cd44, and Cd83 antigen transcripts maps to distinct and specific murine brain circuits. J Comp Neurol. 2009 Dec 20; 517(6): 906-24.
  6. Donato J Jr, Silva RJ, Sita LV, Lee S, Lee C, Lacchini S, Bittencourt JC, Franci CR, Canteras NS, Elias CF. The ventral premammillary nucleus links fasting-induced changes in leptin levels and coordinated luteinizing hormone secretion. J Neurosci. 2009 Apr 22; 29(16): 5240-50.
  7. Gitaí DL, Martinelli HN, Valente V, Pereira MG, Oliveira JA, Elias CF, Bittencourt JC, Leite JP, Costa-Neto CM, Garcia-Cairasco N, Paçó-Larson ML. Increased expression of GluR2-flip in the hippocampus of the Wistar audiogenic rat strain after acute and kindled seizures. Hippocampus. 2010 Jan; 20(1): 125-33.
  8. Conte FF, Ribeiro PA, Marchesini RB, Pascoal VD, Silva JM, Oliveira AR, Gilioli R, Sbragia L, Bittencourt JC, Lopes-Cendes I. Expression profile and distribution of Efhc1 gene transcript during rodent brain development. J Mol Neurosci. 2009 Sep; 39(1-2): 69-77.
  9. Bittencourt J, Celis ME. Anatomy, function and regulation of neuropeptide EI (NEI). Peptides. 2008 Aug; 29(8): 1441-50. Epub 2008 Mar 21. Review.
  10. Horta-Júnior Jde A, López DE, Alvarez-Morujo AJ, Bittencourt JC. Direct and indirect connections between cochlear root neurons and facial motor neurons: pathways underlying the acoustic pinna reflex in the albino rat. J Comp Neurol. 2008 Apr 10; 507(5): 1763-79.
  11. Elias CF, Sita LV, Zambon BK, Oliveira ER, Vasconcelos LA, Bittencourt JC. Melanin-concentrating hormone projections to areas involved in somatomotor responses. J Chem Neuroanat. 2008 Mar; 35(2): 188-201. Epub 2007 Oct 30.
  12. Sita LV, Elias CF, Bittencourt JC. Connectivity pattern suggests that incerto-hypothalamic area belongs to the medial hypothalamic system. Neuroscience. 2007 Sep 21; 148(4): 949-69.
  13. Borges BC, Antunes-Rodrigues J, Castro M, Bittencourt JC, Elias CF, Elias LL. Expression of hypothalamic neuropeptides and the desensitization of pituitary-adrenal axis and hypophagia in the endotoxin tolerance. Horm Behav. 2007 Nov; 52(4): 508-19.
  14. Rondini TA, Rodrigues Bde C, de Oliveira AP, Bittencourt JC, Elias CF. Melanin-concentrating hormone is expressed in the laterodorsal tegmental nucleus only in female rats. Brain Res Bull. 2007 Sep 14; 74(1-3): 21-8.
  15. Attademo AM, Rondini TA, Rodrigues BC, Bittencourt JC, Celis ME, Elias CF. Neuropeptide glutamic acid-isoleucine may induce luteinizing hormone secretion via multiple pathways. Neuroendocrinology. 2006; 83(5-6): 313-24.
  16. Cavalcante JC, Bittencourt JC, Elias CF. Female odors stimulate CART neurons in the ventral premammillary nucleus of male rats. Physiol Behav. 2006 Jun 15; 88(1-2): 160-6.
  17. Cavalcante JC, Sita LV, Mascaro MB, Bittencourt JC, Elias CF. Distribution of urocortin 3 neurons innervating the ventral premammillary nucleus in the rat brain. Brain Res. 2006 May 17; 1089(1):116-25.
  18. Cruz-Rizzolo RJ, Horta-Júnior Jde A, Bittencourt JC, Ervolino E, de Oliveira JA, Casatti CA. Distribution of NADPH-diaphorase-positive neurons in the prefrontal cortex of the Cebus monkey. Brain Res. 2006 Apr 14; 1083(1): 118-33.
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