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Francisco Perez-Vizcaino

Francisco Perez-Vizcaino

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
11811
World Ranking
12603
National Ranking
252

Overview

Francisco Perez-Vizcaino is affiliated with the Complutense University of Madrid in Spain. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on pulmonary and cardiovascular health.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broader areas, their research covers key subfields such as:

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Francisco Perez-Vizcaino focuses on a range of topics related to cardiovascular and pulmonary function, including:

  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
  • Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Renin-Angiotensin System Studies

The scientist has contributed to important research published in journals such as:

  • Antioxidants
  • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
  • Pharmacological Research
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Notable recent research papers include:

  • "Probiotics Prevent Dysbiosis and the Rise in Blood Pressure in Genetic Hypertension: Role of Short-Chain Fatty Acids," 2020, Molecular Nutrition & Food Research
  • "Probiotic Bifidobacterium breve prevents DOCA-salt hypertension," 2020, The FASEB Journal
  • "Impact of Nutrition on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension," 2020, Nutrients
  • "Potassium (K+) channels in the pulmonary vasculature: Implications in pulmonary hypertension Physiological, pathophysiological and pharmacological regulation," 2021, Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • "Supplementation with a Cocoa-Carob Blend, Alone or in Combination with Metformin, Attenuates Diabetic Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Zucker Diabetic Rats," 2022, Antioxidants

Francisco Perez-Vizcaino frequently collaborates with scholars including:

  • Ángel Cogolludo
  • Bianca Barreira
  • Daniel Morales-Cano
  • Laura Moreno
  • Miguel A. Olivencia

Best Publications

  • Antihypertensive effects of the flavonoid quercetin in spontaneously hypertensive rats

    Juan Duarte;Raquel Pérez-Palencia;Felix Vargas;Maria Angeles Ocete

  • Flavonols and cardiovascular disease.

    Francisco Perez-Vizcaino;Juan Duarte

  • Antihypertensive effects of the flavonoid quercetin

    Francisco Perez-Vizcaino;Juan Duarte;Rosario Jimenez;Celestino Santos-Buelga

  • Quercetin downregulates NADPH oxidase, increases eNOS activity and prevents endothelial dysfunction in spontaneously hypertensive rats.

    Manuel Sánchez;Milagros Galisteo;Rocío Vera;Inmaculada C Villar

  • Endothelial function and cardiovascular disease: effects of quercetin and wine polyphenols.

    Francisco Perez-Vizcaino;Juan Duarte;Ramaroson Andriantsitohaina

  • Vasodilator effects of quercetin in isolated rat vascular smooth muscle.

    Juan Duarte;Francisco Pérez-Vizcaíno;Antonio Zarzuelo;José Jiménez

  • Endothelium-Independent Vasodilator Effects of the Flavonoid Quercetin and Its Methylated Metabolites in Rat Conductance and Resistance Arteries

    Francisco Pérez-Vizcaı́no;Manuel Ibarra;Angel L. Cogolludo;Juan Duarte

  • Research trends in flavonoids and health.

    Francisco Perez-Vizcaino;Cesar G. Fraga;Cesar G. Fraga

  • Serotonin Inhibits Voltage-Gated K+ Currents in Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells: Role of 5-HT2A Receptors, Caveolin-1, and KV1.5 Channel Internalization

    Angel Cogolludo;Laura Moreno;Federica Lodi;Giovanna Frazziano

  • Epicatechin lowers blood pressure, restores endothelial function, and decreases oxidative stress and endothelin-1 and NADPH oxidase activity in DOCA-salt hypertension

    Manuel Gómez-Guzmán;Rosario Jiménez;Manuel Sánchez;María José Zarzuelo

  • Protective effects of the flavonoid quercetin in chronic nitric oxide deficient rats

    Juan Duarte;Rosario Jiménez;Francisco O'Valle;Milagros Galisteo

  • SIRT1 inhibits NADPH oxidase activation and protects endothelial function in the rat aorta: implications for vascular aging.

    María José Zarzuelo;Rocío López-Sepúlveda;Manuel Sánchez;Miguel Romero

  • Thromboxane A2-Induced Inhibition of Voltage-Gated K+ Channels and Pulmonary Vasoconstriction. Role of Protein Kinase Cζ

    Angel Cogolludo;Laura Moreno;Lisardo Bosca;Juan Tamargo

  • Quercetin inhibits vascular superoxide production induced by endothelin-1: Role of NADPH oxidase, uncoupled eNOS and PKC.

    Miguel Romero;Rosario Jiménez;Manuel Sánchez;Rocío López-Sepúlveda

  • Probiotics Prevent Dysbiosis and the Rise in Blood Pressure in Genetic Hypertension: Role of Short‐Chain Fatty Acids

    Iñaki Robles-Vera;Marta Toral;Néstor de la Visitación;Manuel Sánchez

  • Quercetin and isorhamnetin prevent endothelial dysfunction, superoxide production, and overexpression of p47phox induced by angiotensin II in rat aorta.

    Manuel Sanchez;Federica Lodi;Rocio Vera;Inmaculada C. Villar

  • The flavonoid paradox: conjugation and deconjugation as key steps for the biological activity of flavonoids

    Francisco Perez-Vizcaino;Juan Duarte;Celestino Santos-Buelga

  • Vascular deconjugation of quercetin glucuronide: The flavonoid paradox revealed?

    Carmen Menendez;Montserrat Dueñas;Pilar Galindo;Susana González-Manzano

  • Glucuronidated quercetin lowers blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats via deconjugation

    Pilar Galindo;Isabel Rodriguez-Gómez;Susana González-Manzano;Montserrat Dueñas

  • The dietary flavonoid quercetin activates BKCa currents in coronary arteries via production of H2O2. Role in vasodilatation

    Angel Cogolludo;Giovanna Frazziano;Ana M. Briones;Laura Cobeño

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan Tamargo
Juan Tamargo Complutense University of Madrid
Antonio Zarzuelo
Antonio Zarzuelo University of Granada
Joan Albert Barberà
Joan Albert Barberà University of Barcelona
Julio Gálvez
Julio Gálvez University of Granada
Celestino Santos-Buelga
Celestino Santos-Buelga University of Salamanca
Luis M. Ruilope
Luis M. Ruilope European University of Madrid
Jane A. Mitchell
Jane A. Mitchell National Institutes of Health
Sonia Ramos
Sonia Ramos Spanish National Research Council
Montserrat Dueñas
Montserrat Dueñas University of Salamanca
Cesar G. Fraga
Cesar G. Fraga University of California, Davis

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