António Gil Pereira de Castro. É Professor Associado na Universidade do Minho. Publicou 26 artigos em revistas especializadas. Recebeu 3 prémios e/ou homenagens. Nas suas actividades profissionais interagiu com 100 colaboradores em co-autorias de trabalhos científicos.
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Nome completo Full name	António Gil Pereira de Castro
Nome em citações bibliográficas Quoting name	Castro, António Gil Pereira de
Categoria profissional Position	Professor Associado

Endereço profissional Professional address

Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências da Saúde Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e da Saúde (ICVS) Campus de Gualtar Gualtar 4710-057 Braga Portugal Telefone: (+351)253604815Extensão: 604815 Correio electrónico: acastro@ecsaude.uminho.pt

Sexo Gender

Masculino»Male

1990-1994	Doutoramento Phd
Microbiologia (3 anos » years) . Universidade do Porto, Portugal.

1982-1987	Licenciatura Licentiate degree
Biologia (4 anos » years) . Universidade do Porto, Portugal.

2005-2008	Pós-Doutoramento Postdoctorate
3 anos » years. DNAX Research Institute, Estados Unidos.

1998-2000	Pós-Doutoramento Postdoctorate
2 anos » years. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal.

Universidade do Minho

Out/2002-Actual

Professor Associado

Universidade do Porto

Out/2001-Set/2002

Professor Auxiliar

Cooperativa de Ensino Superior Politécnico e Universitário

Out/2000-Set/2002

Professor Auxiliar

1994	Prémio Pfizer de Investigação, Pfizer.
2006	Prémio Citomed R&D, Melhor Poster, Citomed R&D.
2006	Prémio de Excelência em Imunologia Mário Arala Chaves, Sociedade Portuguêsa de Imunologia.
2010	SPI Best Paper Award, 2010, Sociedade Portuguêsa de Imunologia.
2010	Prémio Pulido Valente Ciência 2010, Fundação Professor Francisco Pulido Valente e Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia.

Artigos em revistas com arbitragem científica Papers in periodics with scientific refereeing

1.	Nobrega, Claudia; Roque, Susana; Nunes-Alves, Cláudio; Coelho, Angela; Medeiros, Irene; Castro, António G; Appelberg, Rui; Correia-Neves, Margarida. 2010. "Dissemination of mycobacteria to the thymus renders newly generated T cells tolerant to the invading pathogen", Journal of Immunology {(Baltimore,} Md.: 1950) 184, 1: 351 - 358.

2.	Oliveira, João T; Santos, Tírcia C; Martins, Luís; Picciochi, Ricardo; Marques, Alexandra P; Castro, António G; Neves, Nuno M; Mano, João F; Reis, Rui L. 2010. "Gellan gum injectable hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering applications: in vitro studies and preliminary in vivo evaluation", Tissue Engineering. Part A 16, 1: 343 - 353.

3.	Torrado, Egídio; Fraga, Alexandra G; Logarinho, Elsa; Martins, Teresa G; Carmona, Jenny A; Gama, José B; Carvalho, Maria A; Proença, Fernanda; Castro, Antonio G; Pedrosa, Jorge. 2010. "{IFN-gamma-dependent} activation of macrophages during experimental infections by Mycobacterium ulcerans is impaired by the toxin mycolactone", Journal of Immunology {(Baltimore,} Md.: 1950) 184, 2: 947 - 955.

4.	Teixeira, Luzia; Botelho, Ana S; Mesquita, Sandro D; Correia, Alexandra; Cerca, Filipe; Costa, Renata; Sampaio, Paula; Castro, António G; Vilanova, Manuel. 2010. "Plasmacytoid and conventional dendritic cells are early producers of {IL-12} in Neospora caninum-infected mice", Immunology and Cell Biology 88, 1: 79 - 86.

5.	Almeida, A J; Cunha, C; Carmona, J A; Sampaio-Marques, B; Carvalho, A; Malavazi, I; Steensma, H Y; Johnson, D I; Leão, C; Logarinho, E; Goldman, G H; Castro, A G; Ludovico, P; Rodrigues, F. 2009. "Cdc42p controls yeast-cell shape and virulence of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis", Fungal Genetics and Biology: {FG} \& B 46, 12: 919 - 926.

6.	Oliveira, J T; Santos, T C; Martins, L; Silva, M A; Marques, A P; Castro, A G; Neves, N M; Reis, R L. 2009. "Performance of new gellan gum hydrogels combined with human articular chondrocytes for cartilage regeneration when subcutaneously implanted in nude mice", Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 3, 7: 493 - 500.

7.	Gaspar, M M; Cruz, A; Fraga, A G; Castro, A G; Cruz, M E. M; Pedrosa, J. 2008. "Developments on drug delivery systems for the treatment of mycobacterial infections", Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 8, 7: 579 - 591.

8.	Mesquita, Ana R; Correia-Neves, Margarida; Roque, Susana; Castro, António G; Vieira, Paulo; Pedrosa, Jorge; Palha, Joana A; Sousa, Nuno. 2008. "{IL-10} modulates depressive-like behavior", Journal of Psychiatric Research 43, 2: 89 - 97.

9.	Lima-Rodrigues, Manuel; Valle-Fernandes, Ana; Lamas, Nuno; Cruz, Andrea; Baltazar, Fátima; Milanezi, Fernanda; Nunes, Rui; Reis, Rui M; Pedrosa, Jorge; Castro, António G; Almeida, Armando. 2008. "A new model of laryngitis: neuropeptide, cyclooxygenase, and cytokine profile", The Laryngoscope 118, 1: 78 - 86.

10.	Teixeira, L; Botelho, A S; Batista, A R; Meireles, C S; Ribeiro, A; Domingues, H S; Costa, J M. C. D; Castro, A G; Faustino, A M. R; Vilanova, M. 2007. "Analysis of the immune response to Neospora caninum in a model of intragastric infection in mice", Parasite Immunology 29, 1: 23 - 36.

11.	Torrado, Egídio; Fraga, Alexandra G; Castro, António G; Stragier, Pieter; Meyers, Wayne M; Portaels, Françoise; Silva, Manuel T; Pedrosa, Jorge. 2007. "Evidence for an intramacrophage growth phase of Mycobacterium ulcerans", Infection and Immunity 75, 2: 977 - 987.

12.	Torrado, Egídio; Adusumilli, Sarojini; Fraga, Alexandra G; Small, Pamela L. C; Castro, António G; Pedrosa, Jorge. 2007. "Mycolactone-mediated inhibition of tumor necrosis factor production by macrophages infected with Mycobacterium ulcerans has implications for the control of infection", Infection and Immunity 75, 8: 3979 - 3988.

13.	Santos, T C; Marques, A P; Silva, S S; Oliveira, J M; Mano, J F; Castro, A G; Reis, R L. 2007. "In vitro evaluation of the behaviour of human polymorphonuclear neutrophils in direct contact with chitosan-based membranes", Journal of Biotechnology 132, 2: 218 - 226.

14.	Botelho, A S; Teixeira, L; Correia-da-Costa, J M; Faustino, A M. R; Castro, A G; Vilanova, M. 2007. "Neospora caninum: high susceptibility to the parasite in {C57BL/10ScCr} mice", Experimental Parasitology 115, 1: 68 - 75.

15.	Cruz, Andrea; Khader, Shabaana A; Torrado, Egidio; Fraga, Alexandra; Pearl, John E; Pedrosa, Jorge; Cooper, Andrea M; Castro, António G. 2006. "Cutting edge: {IFN-gamma} regulates the induction and expansion of {IL-17-producing} {CD4} T cells during mycobacterial infection", Journal of Immunology {(Baltimore,} Md.: 1950) 177, 3: 1416 - 1420.

16.	Neighbors, Margaret; Hartley, Suzanne B; Xu, Xiuling; Castro, Antonio G; Bouley, Donna M; O'Garra, Anne. 2006. "Breakpoints in immunoregulation required for Th1 cells to induce diabetes", European Journal of Immunology 36, 9: 2315 - 2323.

17.	Oliveira, Martinha S; Fraga, Alexandra G; Torrado, Egídio; Castro, António G; Pereira, João P; Filho, Adhemar L; Milanezi, Fernanda; Schmitt, Fernando C; Meyers, Wayne M; Portaels, Françoise; Silva, Manuel T; Pedrosa, Jorge. 2005. "Infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans induces persistent inflammatory responses in mice", Infection and Immunity 73, 10: 6299 - 6310.

18.	Castro, A G; Neighbors, M; Hurst, S D; Zonin, F; Silva, R A; Murphy, E; Liu, Y J; O'Garra, A. 2000. "Anti-interleukin 10 receptor monoclonal antibody is an adjuvant for T helper cell type 1 responses to soluble antigen only in the presence of lipopolysaccharide", The Journal of Experimental Medicine 192, 10: 1529 - 1534.

19.	Castro, A G; Hauser, T M; Cocks, B G; Abrams, J; Zurawski, S; Churakova, T; Zonin, F; Robinson, D; Tangye, S G; Aversa, G; Nichols, K E; Vries, J E.; Lanier, L L; O'Garra, A. 1999. "Molecular and functional characterization of mouse signaling lymphocytic activation molecule {(SLAM):} differential expression and responsiveness in Th1 and Th2 cells", Journal of Immunology {(Baltimore,} Md.: 1950) 163, 11: 5860 - 5870.

20.	Castro, A G; Silva, R A; Appelberg, R. 1995. "Endogenously produced {IL-12} is required for the induction of protective T cells during Mycobacterium avium infections in mice", Journal of Immunology {(Baltimore,} Md.: 1950) 155, 4: 2013 - 2019.

21.	Castro, A G; Silva, R A; Minóprio, P; Appelberg, R. 1995. "In vivo evidence for a {non-T} cell origin of interleukin-5", Scandinavian Journal of Immunology 41, 3: 288 - 292.

22.	Appelberg, R; Castro, A G; Gomes, S; Pedrosa, J; Silva, M T. 1995. "Susceptibility of beige mice to Mycobacterium avium: role of neutrophils", Infection and Immunity 63, 9: 3381 - 3387.

23.	Castro, A G; Minóprio, P; Appelberg, R. 1995. "The relative impact of bacterial virulence and host genetic background on cytokine expression during Mycobacterium avium infection of mice", Immunology 85, 4: 556 - 561.

24.	Appelberg, R; Sarmento, A; Castro, A G. 1995. "Tumour necrosis factor-alpha {(TNF-alpha)} in the host resistance to mycobacteria of distinct virulence", Clinical and Experimental Immunology 101, 2: 308 - 313.

25.	Pedrosa, J; Flórido, M; Kunze, Z M; Castro, A G; Portaels, F; McFadden, J; Silva, M T; Appelberg, R. 1994. "Characterization of the virulence of Mycobacterium avium complex {(MAC)} isolates in mice", Clinical and Experimental Immunology 98, 2: 210 - 216.

26.	Appelberg, R; Castro, A G; Silva, M T. 1994. "Neutrophils as effector cells of T-cell-mediated, acquired immunity in murine listeriosis", Immunology 83, 2: 302 - 307.

27.	Appelberg, R; Castro, A G; Pedrosa, J; Silva, R A; Orme, I M; Minóprio, P. 1994. "Role of gamma interferon and tumor necrosis factor alpha during T-cell-independent and -dependent phases of Mycobacterium avium infection", Infection and Immunity 62, 9: 3962 - 3971.

28.	Appelberg, R; Castro, A G; Pedrosa, J; Minóprio, P. 1994. "Role of interleukin-6 in the induction of protective T cells during mycobacterial infections in mice", Immunology 82, 3: 361 - 364.

29.	Castro, A G; Esaguy, N; Macedo, P M; Aguas, A P; Silva, M T. 1991. "Live but not heat-killed mycobacteria cause rapid chemotaxis of large numbers of eosinophils in vivo and are ingested by the attracted granulocytes", Infection and Immunity 59, 9: 3009 - 3014.

Produção científica Scientific production

Total

Produção científica Scientific production

29

Artigos científicos em revistas Papers in periodics

29

Com arbitragem científica With scientific refereeing

29

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	Alexandra Gabriel Fraga
	Andrea Patricia Ribeiro da Cruz
	Fernando José dos Santos Rodrigues
	Jenny Andrea Carmona Valencia
	Jorge Manuel Rolo Pedrosa
	José Bernardo da Costa Gama
	Manuel José Lima da Costa Rodrigues
	Maria de Belém de Sousa Sampaio Marques
	Maria Margarida Teles de Vasconcelos Correia-Neves
	Paula Cristina da Costa Alves Monteiro Ludovico
	Rui Manuel Vieira Reis
	Susana Cristina Roque Oliveira
	Teresa Maria Gonçalves Martins