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Mateus R. Amorim

George Washington UniversityORCID 0000-0002-8490-4853Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Assay:electrophysiology· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Júnia L. de Deus· 3 shared Cole Winston· 2 shared David MendelowitziD· 2 shared Melanie Alexis Ruiz· 2 shared Vsevolod Y. PolotskyiD· 2 shared Alexandra Olímpio Siqueira CunhaiD· 1 shared Aline Barbosa RibeiroiD· 1 shared César C. CeballosiD· 1 shared

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Júnia L. de Deus

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Leptin alleviates obesity hypoventilation via serotonergic pathways

Dashdulam Davaanyam, Melanie Alexis Ruiz, Júnia L. de Deus, Mi Kyung Shin, Cole Winston, Xin Wang, Mateus R. Amorim, David Mendelowitz, Vsevolod Y. Polotsky

This study shows leptin alleviates obesity hypoventilation by activating serotonergic neurons in the medullary raphe that innervate hypoglossal motoneurons.

bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology

Melanocortin receptor 4 agonist setmelanotide treats opioid-induced respiratory depression

Mateus R. Amorim, Noah R Williams, Melanie Alexis Ruiz, Júnia L. de Deus, O Aung, Olga Dergacheva, Joan B. Escobar, Mi-Kyung Shin, Cole Winston, Thales Henrique do Carmo Furquim, Jeffrey S. Berger, David Mendelowitz, Vsevolod Y. Polotsky

This study shows setmelanotide reduces opioid-induced respiratory depression in mice without reversing analgesia.

bioRxiv · Mar 10, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology

Mechanisms of high-intensity sound exposure on inhibiting hippocampal long-term potentiation: role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor

Júnia L. de Deus, Mateus R. Amorim, Aline Barbosa Ribeiro, Procópio Cleber Gama de Barcellos Filho, César C. Ceballos, Luiz G.S. Branco, Alexandra Olímpio Siqueira Cunha, Ricardo M. Leão

This study investigates how high-intensity sound exposure inhibits hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) by reducing brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels and shows that BDNF or TrkB agonists can reverse this effect.

bioRxiv · Nov 21, 2019 · PreprintNeuroscience