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Christian Giaume

Christian Giaume

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Neuroscience

D-Index
72
Citations
18518
World Ranking
2302
National Ranking
74

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
18752
World Ranking
5947
National Ranking
170

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Christian Giaume is a researcher affiliated with Collège de France in France, specializing in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Their work prominently intersects the subfields of Molecular Biology and Physiology.

Their publication record includes research on topics such as:

  • Connexins and lens biology
  • Biochemical effects in animals
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Heat shock proteins research

Christian Giaume has authored several scientific papers, among them:

  • Glial Connexins and Pannexins in the Healthy and Diseased Brain, 2020, published in Physiological Reviews
  • Permeation of Molecules through Astroglial Connexin 43 Hemichannels Is Modulated by Cytokines with Parameters Depending on the Permeant Species, 2020, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Juan C. Sáez
  • Christian C. Naus
  • Luc Leybaert
  • Aníbal A. Vargas
  • Diego E. Hernández

Their scientific output has appeared most frequently in the following publication venues:

  • Physiological Reviews
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Christian Giaume was recognized in 2013 as a Member of Academia Europaea.

Best Publications

  • Astroglial metabolic networks sustain hippocampal synaptic transmission.

    Nathalie Rouach;Annette Koulakoff;Veronica Abudara;Veronica Abudara;Klaus Willecke

  • Astroglial networks: a step further in neuroglial and gliovascular interactions

    Christian Giaume;Annette Koulakoff;Lisa Roux;David Holcman

  • Astrocyte calcium waves: what they are and what they do.

    Eliana Scemes;Christian Giaume

  • Cx43 hemichannels and gap junction channels in astrocytes are regulated oppositely by proinflammatory cytokines released from activated microglia.

    Mauricio A. Retamal;Nicolas Froger;Nicolas Palacios-Prado;Pascal Ezan

  • Control of gap-junctional communication in astrocytic networks

    Christian Giaume;Kenny D Mccarthy

  • Gap junctions in cultured astrocytes: Single-channel currents and characterization of channel-forming protein

    Christian Giaume;Catherine Fromaget;Abdelhakim El Aoumari;Jocelyne Cordier

  • Gap junctions and connexin expression in the normal and pathological central nervous system

    N. Rouach;E. Avignone;W. Même;A. Koulakoff

  • ATP and glutamate released via astroglial connexin 43 hemichannels mediate neuronal death through activation of pannexin 1 hemichannels

    Juan A. Orellana;Nicolas Froger;Pascal Ezan;Jean X. Jiang

  • Astroglial networks scale synaptic activity and plasticity.

    Ulrike Pannasch;Lydia Vargová;Jürgen Reingruber;Pascal Ezan

  • Inhibition by anandamide of gap junctions and intercellular calcium signalling in striatal astrocytes

    L Venance;D Piomelli;J Glowinski;C Giaume

  • Glia: the fulcrum of brain diseases

    C. Giaume;Frank Kirchhoff;C. Matute;A. Reichenbach

  • Intercellular calcium signaling and gap junctional communication in astrocytes.

    Christian Giaume;Laurent Venance

  • Amyloid β-Induced Death in Neurons Involves Glial and Neuronal Hemichannels

    Juan A. Orellana;Kenji F. Shoji;Verónica Abudara;Pascal Ezan

  • Mechanism Involved in Initiation and Propagation of Receptor-Induced Intercellular Calcium Signaling in Cultured Rat Astrocytes

    Laurent Venance;Nephi Stella;Jacques Glowinski;Christian Giaume

  • Control and Plasticity of Intercellular Calcium Waves in Astrocytes: A Modeling Approach

    Thomas Höfer;Laurent Venance;Christian Giaume

  • Deletion of Astroglial Connexins Weakens the Blood–Brain Barrier:

    Pascal Ezan;Pascal André;Salvatore Cisternino;Bruno Saubaméa

  • Modulation of Brain Hemichannels and Gap Junction Channels by Pro-Inflammatory Agents and Their Possible Role in Neurodegeneration

    Juan A. Orellana;Pablo J. Sáez;Kenji F. Shoji;Kurt A. Schalper

  • Gap Junction-Mediated Astrocytic Networks in the Mouse Barrel Cortex

    Vanessa Houades;Annette Koulakoff;Pascal Ezan;Isabelle Seif

  • Connexin and pannexin hemichannels in brain glial cells: properties, pharmacology, and roles.

    Christian Giaume;Luc Leybaert;Christian Naus;Juan-Carlos Sáez

  • Activity-Dependent Neuronal Control of Gap-Junctional Communication in Astrocytes

    Nathalie Rouach;Jacques Glowinski;Christian Giaume

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan C. Sáez
Juan C. Sáez University of Valparaíso
Laurent Venance
Laurent Venance Collège de France
Jacques Glowinski
Jacques Glowinski Collège de France
Nathalie Rouach
Nathalie Rouach PSL University
Christian C. Naus
Christian C. Naus University of British Columbia
Luc Leybaert
Luc Leybaert Ghent University
Frank Kirchhoff
Frank Kirchhoff University of Ulm
Luc Pénicaud
Luc Pénicaud Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Pierre J. Magistretti
Pierre J. Magistretti École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Joël Prémont
Joël Prémont Collège de France

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