Eduardo Pacheco Rico

GROUP LEADER NAME (as it appears in publications):  Eduardo Pacheco Rico – Rico, EP

AFFILIATION AND CURRENT POSITION:

Laboratório de Sinalização Neural e Psicofarmacologia

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde

Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense - UNESC

Av. Universitária, 1105, Bairro Universitário,

88806-000 Criciúma, SC, Brasil.

Tel.:+55 48 34312539

TEL:* +55 48 3431-2539

EMAIL:*eduardorico@unesc.net

WEB: www.unesc.net

GROUP NAME / RESEARCH INTEREST IN FEW WORDS:

Laboratório de Sinalização Neural e Psicofarmacologia

SHORT SUMMARY OF RESEARCH INTEREST (MAX. 200 WORDS):

Our group has experience in the field of biochemistry with an emphasis on purinergic, cholinergic and glutamatergic signaling of the central nervous system. In addition, our group studies behavioral displays such as locomotor profile, exploratory (anxiolytic / anxiogenic responses) and memory. Our expertise is mainly in the study of models of alcohol abuse in zebrafish. We perform protocols based on the types of consumption: continuous chronic, binge drinking, acute and alcohol deprivation. We also use zebrafish to understand fetal alcohol disorders and their long-term consequences.

LIST OF UP TO FIVE RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS:

1- Expression and functional analysis of Na(+)-dependent glutamate transporters from zebrafish brain. Rico EP, de Oliveira DL, Rosemberg DB, Mussulini BH, Bonan CD, Dias RD, Wofchuk S, Souza DO, Bogo MR. Brain Res Bull. 2010 Mar 16;81(4-5):517-23. doi: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2009.11.011. Epub 2009 Nov 24.

2- Zebrafish neurotransmitter systems as potential pharmacological and toxicological targets. Rico EP, Rosemberg DB, Seibt KJ, Capiotti KM, Da Silva RS, Bonan CD. Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2011 Nov-Dec;33(6):608-17. doi: 10.1016/j.ntt.2011.07.007. Epub 2011 Jul 31. Review.

3- Chronic ethanol treatment alters purine nucleotide hydrolysis and nucleotidase gene expression pattern in zebrafish brain. Rico EP1, Rosemberg DB, Langoni Ada S, Souto AA, Dias RD, Bogo MR, Bonan CD, Souza DO. Neurotoxicology. 2011 Dec;32(6):871-8. doi: 10.1016/j.neuro.2011.05.010. Epub 2011 Jun 16

4- Embryonic alcohol exposure leading to social avoidance and altered anxiety responses in adult zebrafish. Baggio S, Mussulini BH, de Oliveira DL, Gerlai R, Rico EP. Behav Brain Res. 2018 Oct 15;352:62-69. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2017.08.039. Epub 2017 Sep 4.

5- Rico EP, Rosemberg DB, Langoni Ada S, Souto AA, Dias RD, Bogo MR, Bonan CD, Souza DO. Neurotoxicology. 2011 Dec;32(6):871-8. doi: 10.1016/j.neuro.2011.05.010. Epub 2011 Jun 16.

GROUP MEMBERS (NAME, POSITION, EMAIL):*

1- Eduardo Pacheco Rico, Professor / Researcher (Head),eduardorico@unesc.net

2- Karolyne de Pieri Pickler, Undergrad student, karoldepp@gmail.com

3- Ana Caroline Salvador de Farias, Undergrad student, anacarolfariass@gmail.com

FISH FACILITIES (TYPE OF FISH SYSTEM/TANKS, CAPACITY, ETC.)*

Glass tanks.

FISH LINES KEPT IN STOCK (list according to the following categories: wild type, mutant, transgenic reporter, transgenic knock-in, knock-outs, other. Provide a short description or reference).

Wild-type short-fin

OTHER EQUIPMENT RELATED TO ZEBRAFISH RESEARCH*

None

LAB EXPERTISE AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES (RELATED TO ZEBRAFISH RESEARCH)*

Technical experience in reproducing zebrafish for the use of embryos in the fetal alcohol syndrome model.

Experience with brain tissue sampling and behavioral data acquisition by recording with adult animals.

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION:*

I have been conducting research using zebrafish since 2000.