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Overview

Guadalupe Mengod is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spans several fields including biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, neuroscience, and medicine. Within these broader areas, their work focuses on key subfields such as molecular biology, pharmacology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurology, and plant science.

Their main topics of study highlight specific receptor systems and neurobiological mechanisms. These include nicotinic acetylcholine receptors study, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, receptor mechanisms and signaling, cholinesterase and neurodegenerative diseases, vagus nerve stimulation research, cannabis and cannabinoid research, and GABA and rice research.

Recent publications by Guadalupe Mengod demonstrate a focus on neuroinflammation, cannabinoid signaling, and serotonergic function. Notable papers include:

  • Possible Correlation between Cholinergic System Alterations and Neuro/Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis, 2020, Biomedicines
  • Identification of BiP as a CB1 Receptor-Interacting Protein That Fine-Tunes Cannabinoid Signaling in the Mouse Brain, 2021, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Control of serotonergic function in medial prefrontal cortex by serotonin-2A receptors through a glutamate-dependent mechanism, 2020, UNC Libraries

Guadalupe Mengod has collaborated with several researchers multiple times. Frequent coauthors include M. Teresa Vilaró, Roser Cortés, Valentina Gatta, Marcella Reale, and Ada Maria Tata. The repeated collaboration with these colleagues highlights ongoing research partnerships.

The venues where their research is published include Biomedicines, Journal of Neuroscience, and UNC Libraries. These journals reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their work across molecular biology, pharmacology, and neuroscience.

Best Publications

  • Distribution of the serotonin 5-HT2 receptor family mRNAs: comparison between 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors

    M. Pompeiano;J.M. Palacios;G. Mengod

  • Distribution and cellular localization of mRNA coding for 5-HT1A receptor in the rat brain: correlation with receptor binding

    M Pompeiano;JM Palacios;G Mengod

  • Expression of Serotonin1A and Serotonin2A Receptors in Pyramidal and GABAergic Neurons of the Rat Prefrontal Cortex

    Noemí Santana;Analía Bortolozzi;Jordi Serrats;Guadalupe Mengod

  • Co-expression and In Vivo Interaction of Serotonin1A and Serotonin2A Receptors in Pyramidal Neurons of Prefrontal Cortex

    Mercè Amargós-Bosch;Analía Bortolozzi;M. Victoria Puig;Jordi Serrats

  • Localization of 5-HT1B, 5-HT1Dα, 5-HT1E and 5-HT1F receptor messenger RNA in rodent and primate brain

    A.T. Bruinvels;B. Landwehrmeyer;E.L. Gustafson;M.M. Durkin

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Regulates the Onset and Severity of Motor Dysfunction Associated with Enkephalinergic Neuronal Degeneration in Huntington's Disease

    Josep M. Canals;José R. Pineda;Jesús F. Torres-Peraza;Miquel Bosch

  • Control of Serotonergic Function in Medial Prefrontal Cortex by Serotonin-2A Receptors through a Glutamate-Dependent Mechanism

    Raúl Martı́n-Ruiz;M. Victoria Puig;Pau Celada;David A. Shapiro

  • Localization of m5 muscarinic receptor mRNA in rat brain examined by in situ hybridization histochemistry

    M.Teresa Vilaró;JoséM. Palacios;Guadalupe Mengod

  • The distribution and cellular localization of the serotonin 1C receptor mRNA in the rodent brain examined by in situ hybridization histochemistry. Comparison with receptor binding distribution

    G. Mengod;H. Nguyen;H. Le;C. Waeber

  • Phosphodiesterase type 4 isozymes expression in human brain examined by in situ hybridization histochemistry and[3H]rolipram binding autoradiography. Comparison with monkey and rat brain.

    S Pérez-Torres;X Miró;J.M Palacios;R Cortés

  • Localization of the mRNA for the 5-HT2 receptor by in situ hybridization histochemistry. Correlation with the distribution of receptor sites.

    Guadalupe Mengod;Maria Pompeiano;M. Inocencia Marti´nez-Mir;Jose´M. Palacios

  • Quantitative Analysis of the Expression of Dopamine D1 and D2 Receptors in Pyramidal and GABAergic Neurons of the Rat Prefrontal Cortex

    Noemí Santana;Guadalupe Mengod;Francesc Artigas

  • Muscarinic M2 receptor mRNA expression and receptor binding in cholinergic and non-cholinergic cells in the rat brain: a correlative study using in situ hybridization histochemistry and receptor autoradiography.

    M.T. Vilaró;K.-H. Wiederhold;J.M. Palacios;G. Mengod

  • Dopamine D3 receptor mRNA and binding sites in human brain.

    B. Landwehrmeyer;G. Mengod;J.M. Palacios

  • Selective visualization of rat brain 5-HT2A receptors by autoradiography with [3H]MDL 100,907

    J F López-Giménez;G Mengod;J M Palacios;M T Vilaró

  • Differential Visualization of Dopamine D2 and D3 Receptor Sites in Rat Brain. A Comparative Study Using In Situ Hybridization Histochemistry and Ligand Binding Autoradiography

    B. Landwehrmeyer;G. Mengod;J. M. Palacios

  • Differential expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, neurotrophin-3, and low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor during the postnatal development of the rat cerebellar system.

    N. Rocamora;F.J. García-Ladona;J.M. Palacios;G. Mengod

  • Distribution of Serotonin Receptors

    J. M. Palacios;C. Waeber;D. Hoyer;G. Mengod

  • Localization of the mRNA for the dopamine D2 receptor in the rat brain by in situ hybridization histochemistry

    G Mengod;M I Martinez-Mir;M T Vilaró;J M Palacios

  • Limbic seizures induce a differential regulation of the expression of nerve growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurotrophin-3, in the rat hippocampus.

    N. Rocamora;J.M. Palacios;G. Mengod

Frequent Co-Authors

José Palacios
José Palacios Ramón y Cajal Hospital (Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal)
Roser Cortés
Roser Cortés Spanish National Research Council
Francesc Artigas
Francesc Artigas Spanish National Research Council
Alphonse Probst
Alphonse Probst University Hospital of Basel
Pau Celada
Pau Celada Spanish National Research Council
Daniel Hoyer
Daniel Hoyer University of Melbourne
Hendrikus W. G. M. Boddeke
Hendrikus W. G. M. Boddeke University Medical Center Groningen
Christian Waeber
Christian Waeber University College Cork
Marc Savasta
Marc Savasta Grenoble Alpes University
Pere Puigdomènech
Pere Puigdomènech Spanish National Research Council

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