principal investigator :
Guadalupe Mengod - Roser Cortés - M Teresa Vilaró
guadalupe.mengod@iibb.csic.es, roser.cortes@iibb.csic.es, teresa.vilaro@iibb.csic.es
Department:
Neuroquímica i Neurofarmacologia
Center:
Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques de Barcelona
Institution:
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), IDIBAPS
Members: 5
Research lines:
The group studies neurotransmission and its anatomical, cellular and molecular aspects implicated in neurodegenerative disorders with an inflammatory component. The objective is to identify and characterize new targets for therapeutic action.
Areas:
Central Nervous System Disorders
Neurotransmission
Signalling
Glial cells
Keywords:
Neuroinflammation, neurodegenerative diseases, molecular neuropharmacology, neuroanatomy, neurochemistry.
Publications:
Sanabra C, Johansson EM, Mengod G. 2013. Critical role for PDE4 subfamilies in the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. J Chem Neuroanat. 47:96-105.
Johansson EM, Sanabra C, Mengod G. 2012. Sex-related differences of cAMP-specific PDE4B3 mRNA in oligodendrocytes following systemic inflammation. Glia. 60:1815-1825.
Peñas-Cazorla R, Vilaró MT. 2014. Serotonin 5-HT4 receptors and forebrain cholinergic system: receptor expression in identified cell populations. Brain Structure and Function, DOI 10.1007/s00429-014-0864-z
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