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Coelho, A., Oliveira, R., Cruz, F., & Cruz, C. D. (2016). Impairment of sensory afferents by intrathecal administration of botulinum toxin A improves neurogenic detrusor overactivity in chronic spinal cord injured rats. Experimental Neurology, 285, 159 - 166.

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Frias, B., Allen, S., Dawbarn, D., Charrua, A., et al. (2013). Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, acting at the spinal cord level, participates in bladder hyperactivity and referred pain during chronic bladder inflammation. Neuroscience, 234, 88 - 102.

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Santos-Silva, A., Charrua, A., Cruz, C. D., Gharat, L., et al. (2012). Rat detrusor overactivity induced by chronic spinalization can be abolished by a transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) antagonist. Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical, 166(1-2), 35 - 38.

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Morgado, C., Pereira-Terra, P., Cruz, C. D., & Tavares, I. (2011). Minocycline completely reverses mechanical hyperalgesia in diabetic rats through microglia-induced changes in the expression of the potassium chloride co-transporter 2 (KCC2) at the spinal cord. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 13(2), 150 - 159.

Ochodnický, P., Cruz, C. D., Yoshimura, N., & Michel, M. C. (2011). Nerve growth factor in bladder dysfunction: Contributing factor, biomarker, and therapeutic target. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 30(7), 1227 - 1241.

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Charrua, A., Cruz, C. D., Narayanan, S., Gharat, L., et al. (2009). GRC-6211, a New Oral Specific TRPV1 Antagonist, Decreases Bladder Overactivity and Noxious Bladder Input in Cystitis Animal Models. Journal of Urology, 181(1), 379 - 386.

Cruz, C. D., Charrua, A., Vieira, E., Valente, J., et al. (2008). Intrathecal delivery of resiniferatoxin (RTX) reduces detrusor overactivity and spinal expression of TRPV1 in spinal cord injured animals. Experimental Neurology, 214(2), 301 - 308.

Cruz, C. D., Ferreira, D., McMahon, S. B., & Cruz, F. (2007). The activation of the ERK pathway contributes to the spinal c-fos expression observed after noxious bladder stimulation. Somatosensory and Motor Research, 24(1-2), 15 - 20.

Cruz, C. D., & Cruz, F. (2007). The ERK 1 and 2 pathway in the nervous system: From basic aspects to possible clinical applications in pain and visceral dysfunction. Current Neuropharmacology, 5(4), 244 - 252.

Ferreira, J. G., Cruz, C. D., Neves, D., & Pignatelli, D. (2007). Increased extracellular signal regulated kinases phosphorylation in the adrenal gland in response to chronic ACTH treatment. Journal of Endocrinology, 192(3), 647 - 658.

Charrua, A., Cruz, C. D., Cruz, F., & Avelino, A. (2007). Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Subfamily 1 is Essential for the Generation of Noxious Bladder Input and Bladder Overactivity in Cystitis. Journal of Urology, 177(4), 1537 - 1541.

Cruz, C. D., McMahon, S. B., & Cruz, F. (2006). Spinal ERK activation contributes to the regulation of bladder function in spinal cord injured rats. Experimental Neurology, 200(1), 66 - 73.

Cruz, C. D., Avelino, A., McMahon, S. B., & Cruz, F. (2005). Increased spinal cord phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases mediates micturition overactivity in rats with chronic bladder inflammation. European Journal of Neuroscience, 21(3), 773 - 781.

Cruz, C. D., Neto, F. L., Castro-Lopes, J., McMahon, S. B., & Cruz, F. (2005). Inhibition of ERK phosphorylation decreases nociceptive behaviour in monoarthritic rats. Pain, 116(3), 411 - 419.