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Joao B.T. Rocha

PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer

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Professor of Biochemical Toxicology at the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria-Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology CCNE, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. Associate Regular Member of International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste.

Neuroscience Pharmacology Toxicology

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

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Associate Professor

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Post-Graduate Programm in Biochemical Toxicology

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PeerJ Contributions

March 18, 2014

Differential genotoxicity of diphenyl diselenide (PhSe)₂ and diphenyl ditelluride (PhTe)₂

Daiane Francine Meinerz, Josiane Allebrandt, Douglas O.C. Mariano, Emily P. Waczuk, Felix Antunes Soares, Waseem Hassan, João Batista T. Rocha

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.290 PubMed 24711962

February 13, 2014 - Version: 1

Differential genotoxicity of diphenyl diselenide (PhSe)2 and diphenyl ditelluride (PhTe)2

Joao B Rocha, Daiane F. Meinerz, Josiane Allebrandt, Emily Pansera Waczuk, Felix Soares, Waseem Hassan, Douglas Mariano

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.245v1

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November 29, 2024

Losartan and dapagliflozin combination therapy in reducing uric acid level compared to monotherapy in patients with heart failure

Tuong Le Trong Huynh, Phong Thanh Pham, Hien Dieu Tran, Nhan Dinh Tran, Duong Van Tran, Bao Lam Thai Tran, Khoa Dang Dang Tran, Toan Hoang Ngo, Son Kim Tran

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18595 PubMed 39624121

November 25, 2024

Risk factors and prediction models for recurrent acute ischemic stroke: a retrospective analysis

Liuhua Ke, Hongyu Zhang, Kang Long, Zheng Peng, Yongjun Huang, Xingxuan Ma, Wanjun Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18605 PubMed 39611013

September 30, 2024

Relation between peripheral blood inflammatory indices and severity of central retinal artery occlusion

Weiwen Hu, Yikeng Huang, Qiong Zhou, Xionggao Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18129 PubMed 39364366

January 8, 2024

Rachel A. Silverman, Danielle Short, Sophie Wenzel, Mary Ann Friesen, Natalie E. Cook

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16714 PubMed 38213767

May 12, 2023

Recent advances on natural depsidones: sources, biosynthesis, structure-activity relationship, and bioactivities

Maan T. Khayat, Kholoud F. Ghazawi, Waad A. Samman, Aisha A. Alhaddad, Gamal A. Mohamed, Sabrin RM Ibrahim

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15394 PubMed 37197584

November 4, 2022

Ability of combined soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor to predict preventable emergency attendance in older patients in Japan: a prospective pilot study

Toshiya Mitsunaga, Yuhei Ohtaki, Wataru Yajima, Kei Sugiura, Yutaka Seki, Kunihiro Mashiko, Masahiko Uzura, Satoshi Takeda

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14322 PubMed 36353607

October 10, 2022

Impact of ventilator settings during venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on clinical outcomes in influenza-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

Ting-Yu Liao, Sheng-Yuan Ruan, Chien-Heng Lai, Li-Jung Tseng, Li-Ta Keng, You-Yi Chen, Chih-Hsien Wang, Jung-Yien Chien, Huey-Dong Wu, Yih-Sharng Chen, Chong-Jen Yu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14140 PubMed 36248704

August 2, 2022

Clinical characteristics of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 omicron variant compared with the delta variant: a retrospective case-control study of 318 outpatients from a single sight institute in Japan

Keiko Suzuki, Takaya Ichikawa, Satoshi Suzuki, Yoko Tanino, Yasutaka Kakinoki

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13762 PubMed 35935257

June 2, 2022

Withasomniferol C, a new potential SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitor from the Withania somnifera plant proposed by in silico approaches

Shivananada Kandagalla, Hrvoje Rimac, Krishnamoorthy Gurushankar, Jurica Novak, Maria Grishina, Vladimir Potemkin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13374 PubMed 35673392

January 26, 2022

Effects of inorganic mercury exposure in the alveolar bone of rats: an approach of qualitative and morphological aspects

Paula Beatriz de Oliveira Nunes, Maria Karolina Martins Ferreira, Deborah Ribeiro Frazão, Leonardo Oliveira Bittencourt, Victória dos Santos Chemelo, Márcia Cristina Freitas Silva, Armando Lopes Pereira-Neto, Alan Rodrigo Leal Albuquerque, Simone Patricia Aranha Paz, Rômulo Simões Angélica, Sofia Pessanha, Rafael Rodrigues Lima

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12573 PubMed 35127276

August 10, 2021

Online search trends and word-related emotional response during COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: a cross-sectional online study

Maria Montefinese, Ettore Ambrosini, Alessandro Angrilli

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11858 PubMed 34434648

May 31, 2021

The immediate effect of a single session of pain neuroscience education on pain and the autonomic nervous system in subjects with persistent pain, a pilot study

Rob Sillevis, Gabriel Trincado, Eric Shamus

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11543 PubMed 34131526

February 23, 2021

MCQ-Balance: a method to monitor patients with balance disorders and improve clinical interpretation of posturography

Juan De la Torre, Javier Marin, Marco Polo, Eva M. Gómez-Trullén, Jose J. Marin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10916 PubMed 33665033

October 30, 2020

Integrated network pharmacology and molecular docking approaches to reveal the synergistic mechanism of multiple components in Venenum Bufonis for ameliorating heart failure

Wei Ren, Zhiqiang Luo, Fulu Pan, Jiali Liu, Qin Sun, Gang Luo, Raoqiong Wang, Haiyu Zhao, Baolin Bian, Xiao Xiao, Qingrong Pu, Sijin Yang, Guohua Yu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10107 PubMed 33194384

October 28, 2020

TVA-based modeling of short-term memory capacity, speed of processing and perceptual threshold in chronic stroke patients undergoing cognitive training: case-control differences, reliability, and associations with cognitive performance

Geneviève Richard, Anders Petersen, Kristine Moe Ulrichsen, Knut K. Kolskår, Dag Alnæs, Anne-Marthe Sanders, Erlend S. Dørum, Hege Ihle-Hansen, Jan E. Nordvik, Lars T. Westlye

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9948 PubMed 33194366

October 27, 2020

Cytotoxic effect of Montivipera bornmuelleri’s venom on cancer cell lines: in vitro and in vivo studies

Carol Haddoub, Mohamad Rima, Sandrine Heurtebise, Myriam Lawand, Dania Jundi, Riyad Sadek, Sebastian Amigorena, Ziad Fajloun, Marc C. Karam

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9909 PubMed 33194364

July 10, 2020

Effect of sodium (S)-2-hydroxyglutarate in male, and succinic acid in female Wistar rats against renal ischemia-reperfusion injury, suggesting a role of the HIF-1 pathway

Eduardo Cienfuegos-Pecina, Tannya R. Ibarra-Rivera, Alma L. Saucedo, Luis A. Ramírez-Martínez, Deanna Esquivel-Figueroa, Ixel Domínguez-Vázquez, Karina J. Alcántara-Solano, Diana P. Moreno-Peña, Gabriela Alarcon-Galvan, Diana Raquel Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Liliana Torres-González, Linda E. Muñoz-Espinosa, Edelmiro Pérez-Rodríguez, Paula Cordero-Pérez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9438 PubMed 32728491

July 2, 2020

TAPB and RSB protects cardiac diastolic function in elderly patients undergoing abdominopelvic surgery: a retrospective cohort study

Chao Gong, Shitong Li, Xiaojing Huang, Lianhua Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9441 PubMed 32676225

June 10, 2020

In silico and in vitro identification of secoisolariciresinol as a re-sensitizer of P-glycoprotein-dependent doxorubicin-resistance NCI/ADR-RES cancer cells

Mohamed A. Morsy, Azza A.K. El-Sheikh, Ahmed R.N. Ibrahim, Katharigatta N. Venugopala, Mahmoud Kandeel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9163 PubMed 32566390

May 7, 2020

Tetrandrine alleviates cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury by suppressing NLRP3 inflammasome activation via Sirt-1

Jun Wang, Ming Guo, Ruojia Ma, Maolin Wu, Yamei Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9042 PubMed 32419986

March 5, 2020

Temporal predictability does not impact attentional blink performance: effects of fixed vs. random inter-trial intervals

Lucienne Shenfield, Vanessa Beanland, Deborah Apthorp

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8677 PubMed 32185105

February 6, 2020

RNA-sequencing analysis of the effect of luteolin on methamphetamine-induced hepatotoxicity in rats: a preliminary study

Dong Qu, Kaikai Zhang, Lijian Chen, Qi Wang, Huijun Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8529 PubMed 32071822

December 20, 2019

Crowdsourcing visual perception experiments: a case of contrast threshold

Kyoshiro Sasaki, Yuki Yamada

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8339 PubMed 31875164

October 3, 2019

Establishment of an in vitro model of cultured viable human, porcine and canine skin and comparison of different media supplements

Isa Bauhammer, Manuel Sacha, Eleonore Haltner

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7811 PubMed 31592353

June 7, 2019

Emerging trends and knowledge structure of epilepsy during pregnancy research for 2000–2018: a bibliometric analysis

Minglu Wang, Weitao Li, Yuying Tao, Limei Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7115 PubMed 31211023

February 28, 2019

Recruitment of cognitive control regions during effortful self-control is associated with altered brain activity in control and reward systems in dieters during subsequent exposure to food commercials

Richard B. Lopez, Andrea L. Courtney, Dylan D. Wagner

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6550 PubMed 30842910

February 21, 2019

Dual mechanism of TRKB activation by anandamide through CB1 and TRPV1 receptors

Cassiano R.A.F. Diniz, Caroline Biojone, Samia R.L. Joca, Tomi Rantamäki, Eero Castrén, Francisco S. Guimarães, Plinio C. Casarotto

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6493 PubMed 30809460

January 31, 2019

GRID-independent molecular descriptor analysis and molecular docking studies to mimic the binding hypothesis of γ-aminobutyric acid transporter 1 (GAT1) inhibitors

Sadia Zafar, Ishrat Jabeen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6283 PubMed 30723616

October 19, 2018

Effects of graded concentrations of supplemental selenium on selenium concentrations in tissues and prediction equations for estimating dietary selenium intake in pigs

Ah Reum Son, Jin-young Jeong, Kyu Ree Park, Minseok Kim, Sung Dae Lee, Ji-Hyock Yoo, Yoon-Jung Do, Kondreddy Eswar Reddy, Hyun-Jeong Lee

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5791 PubMed 30364538

July 31, 2018

Preparation and in vitro release kinetics of ivermectin sustained-release bolus optimized by response surface methodology

Xiangchun Ruan, Xiuge Gao, Ying Gao, Lin Peng, Hui Ji, Dawei Guo, Shanxiang Jiang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5418 PubMed 30083480

July 25, 2018

Antioxidant activity and mechanism of commercial Rama Forte persimmon fruits (Diospyros kaki)

Luana T. Dalvi, Daniel C. Moreira, Antonio Alonso, Isa G.J. de Avellar, Marcelo Hermes-Lima

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5223 PubMed 30065860

June 26, 2018

Single-nucleotide polymorphisms of uracil-processing genes affect the occurrence and the onset of recurrent depressive disorder

Piotr Czarny, Paulina Wigner, Justyna Strycharz, Cezary Watala, Ewa Swiderska, Ewelina Synowiec, Piotr Galecki, Monika Talarowska, Janusz Szemraj, Kuan-Pin Su, Tomasz Sliwinski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5116 PubMed 29967751

June 18, 2018

Safe exposure distances for transcranial magnetic stimulation based on computer simulations

Iam Palatnik de Sousa, Carlos R. H. Barbosa, Elisabeth Costa Monteiro

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5034 PubMed 29938136

June 1, 2018

N-acetylcysteine protects against motor, optomotor and morphological deficits induced by 6-OHDA in zebrafish larvae

Radharani Benvenutti, Matheus Marcon, Carlos G. Reis, Laura R. Nery, Camila Miguel, Ana P. Herrmann, Monica R.M. Vianna, Angelo Piato

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4957 PubMed 29868300

November 1, 2017

Effects of graded concentrations of supplemental lead on lead concentrations in tissues of pigs and prediction equations for estimating dietary lead intake

Kondreddy Eswar Reddy, Kyu Ree Park, Sung Dae Lee, Ji-Hyock Yoo, Ah Reum Son, Hyun-Jung Lee