Laboratory of Cell Biology and Functional Anatomy

Completed Projects

Large Projects

Project: “Influence of Thyroid Hormones on angiotensin I converting enzyme activity/expression. Use of primary cardiomyocyte cultures as an experimental model.”

Term: Nov. 1st, 1999 to Oct. 30th, 2003

Project: “Multiuser modules to support molecular and cellular biology techniques at the Anatomy Department”.

Coordinator: Prof. PhD. Jackson C. Bittencourt. 

Term: Dec. 1st, 2000 to Nov.30th, 2002

Project: “Therapies and Molecular Mechanisms of Interest to the Human Health”

Coordinator: Prof. PhD. Hernando A. del Portilho

Term: Jan.3rd, 2005 to Jan.3rd, 2007

Project: “Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Muscle Plasticity” 

Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Anselmo S. Moriscot

Term: Nov.1st, 2007 to Oct.30th, 2010

Project: “The Renin-Angiotensin System in Offspring of Mothers Submitted to Changes in the Environment”

Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Joel Claudio Heimann 

Term: Nov.1st, 2008 to Oct.30th, 2012

Project: “Nano-Biopharmaceutical”.

Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Robson Augusto Souza dos Santos

Term: Dec.1st, 2014 to Nov.30th, 2020

Regular Grants

Project: “Thyroid Hormone’s influence Hormones on cardiac Ang II levels, AT1R and AT2R expression. And distribution in the heart and in primary cardiomyocyte cultures.”

Term: 01/06/2004 to 30/06/2007

Project:Action of Thyroid Hormones on nucleotide hydrolysis in the Cardiovascular System and CNS.”

Term: Jun.1st, 2004 to Jul.30th, 2006

Project: “TGF-B1 participation in the installation of cardiac hypertrophy induced by Thyroid Hormone”

Term: Aug.1st, 2006 to Jul.31th, 2008

Project: “RAS’ influence on Thyroid Hormone-induced cardiac hypertrofia. Use of primary cardiomyocyte cultures as an experimental model”

Term: 06/2005 to 05/2007

Project: “Gene expression and distribution of angiotensinogen, renin, and ACE in hearts of mice submitted to hypo- and hyperthyroidism.”

Term: 08/2006 to 07/2008

Project: “Involvement of ECA2/Ang1-7/MAS in cardiac muscle trofism in experimental hypo- and hyperthyroidism. In vivo and in vitro”

Term: Sep.1st, 2007 to aug.30th, 2009

Project:Analysis of the AMPK role in Cardiac Hypertrophy Induced by Thyroid Hormone – Participation of Ang II Recipients”

Term: May.1st, 2010 to Apr.30th, 2012

Project: “The Ubiquitin-Proteasome System in the Cardiac Hypertrofia Model induced by Thyroid Hormone”.

Term: 11/2011 to 10/2013

Project: “Thyroid Hormone’s effect on Cardiac Function in an Ischemia/Reperfusion Model. Role of AT2R and AMPK.”

Term: Nov.1st, 2012 to Oct.30th, 2014

Project: “Inflamation and Cardiac Hypertrofia induced by Thyroid Hormone. Role of RAS” 

Term: Nov.1st, 2014 to Oct.30th, 2016

Project: “Role of Inflamation in Thyroid Hormone-induced Cardiac Hypertrofia”

Term: 11/2014 to 10/2016

Project: “Internalization of AT1R and Activation of Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK Signaling in Thyroid Hormone-induced Cardiomyocytic Hypertrofia. Involvement of Beta-Arrestins.”

Term: Feb.1st, 2017 to Jul.30th, 2019