Dr Mariana Del Rosso De Melo
Research Fellow
Department of Anatomy and Physiology
32 Scholarly works
3 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Vagal sensory neurones directly synapse onto parasympathetic motor (DMV) neurones
DOI: 10.1113/JP2900032025
Journal article
Characterizing the phenotype of pre-Bötzinger Complex neurons in rats
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2025.04.0282025
Journal article
Vagal nerve stimulation dynamically alters anxiety-like behavior in rats
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2025.01.0182025
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Ribbon Cable Connectivity of the Carotid Body: Insights for Selective Targeting in Disease
2021
Internal Research Grant
Unravelling the Physiological Function of the Respiratory-Autonomic Modulation
2020
Journal article
Prebötzinger complex neurons drive respiratory modulation of blood pressure and heart rate
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.572882020
Journal article
Renovascular hypertension elevates pulmonary ventilation in rats by carotid body-dependent mechanisms
DOI: 10.1152/AJPREGU.00134.2019
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2024
Journal article
Four-week inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system in spontaneously hypertensive rats results in persistently lower blood pressure with reduced kidney renin and changes in expression of relevant gene networks
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvae0532023
Journal article
Acute inhibition of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase in the commissural nucleus of the solitary tract reduces arterial pressure and renal sympathetic nerve activity in renovascular hypertension
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.00000000000035162023
Journal article
Selective transduction and photoinhibition of pre-Bötzinger complex neurons that project to the facial nucleus in rats affects nasofacial activity
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.853982022
Journal article
Cover Image, Volume 530, Issue 17
DOI: 10.1002/cne.254262022
Journal article
Analysis of the distribution of vagal afferent projections from different peripheral organs to the nucleus of the solitary tract in rats
DOI: 10.1002/cne.253982022
Journal article
Chemogenetic inhibition of Phox2-expressing neurons in the commissural NTS decreases blood pressure in anesthetized spontaneously hypertensive rats
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2022.1368172021
Journal article
Selective Inhibition of Pre-Botzinger Neurons Projecting to the Facial Nucleus Decreases Nasofacial Activity Without Affecting Breathing
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.S1.03215
RECENT PROJECTS
2020
Research Grant
Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia (RSA): Why Is Respiratory Modulation of Heart Rate Key to Physiology and Pathophysiology?