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Jordi Alberch is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and has an extensive publication record in the fields of neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research focuses primarily on cellular and molecular neuroscience, with significant contributions to molecular biology and neurology, alongside developmental neuroscience and physiology.

The main topics addressed in Jordi Alberch's work include:

  • Genetic neurodegenerative diseases
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Mitochondrial function and pathology
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms

Their recent scientific papers include:

  • "Astrocytic BDNF and TrkB regulate severity and neuronal activity in mouse models of temporal lobe epilepsy" (2020, Cell Death and Disease)
  • "M2 cortex-dorsolateral striatum stimulation reverses motor symptoms and synaptic deficits in Huntington's disease" (2020, eLife)
  • "Reduced Fractalkine Levels Lead to Striatal Synaptic Plasticity Deficits in Huntington's Disease" (2020, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience)
  • "Neuron-derived extracellular vesicles contain synaptic proteins, promote spine formation, activate TrkB-mediated signalling and preserve neuronal complexity" (2023, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles)
  • "RTP801/REDD1 contributes to neuroinflammation severity and memory impairments in Alzheimer's disease" (2021, Cell Death and Disease)

Jordi Alberch frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Albert Giralt, Mercè Masana, Manuel J. Rodríguez, Anna Sancho-Balsells, and Cristina Malagelada.

Their work has appeared most often in the following publication venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • IBRO Neuroscience Reports
  • Cell Death and Disease
  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Neurobiology of Disease

Best Publications

  • Disease-specific phenotypes in dopamine neurons from human iPS-based models of genetic and sporadic Parkinson's disease.

    Adriana Sánchez‐Danés;Yvonne Richaud‐Patin;Iria Carballo‐Carbajal;Senda Jiménez‐Delgado

  • 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

  • Heterochronic mechanisms of morphological diversification and evolutionary change in the neotropical salamander, Bolitoglossa occidentalis (Amphibia: Plethodontidae)

    Pere Alberch;Jordi Alberch

  • Altered P2X7-receptor level and function in mouse models of Huntington’s disease and therapeutic efficacy of antagonist administration

    Miguel Díaz-Hernández;Miguel Díaz-Hernández;María Díez-Zaera;Jesús Sánchez-Nogueiro;Jesús Sánchez-Nogueiro;Rosa Gómez-Villafuertes

  • Cystamine and cysteamine increase brain levels of BDNF in Huntington disease via HSJ1b and transglutaminase.

    Maria Borrell-Pagès;Josep M. Canals;Fabrice P. Cordelières;J. Alex Parker

  • Loss of striatal type 1 cannabinoid receptors is a key pathogenic factor in Huntington’s disease

    Cristina Blázquez;Anna Chiarlone;Onintza Sagredo;Tania Aguado

  • Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor promotes the survival and morphologic differentiation of Purkinje cells.

    Howard T. J. Mount;Deyrick O. Dean;Jordi Alberch;Cheryl F. Dreyfus

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, neurotrophin-3, and neurotrophin-4/5 prevent the death of striatal projection neurons in a rodent model of Huntington's disease.

    Esther Pérez‐Navarro;Anna M. Canudas;Peter Åkerud;Jordi Alberch

  • Differential effects of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and neurturin on developing and adult substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons.

    Peter Åkerud;Jordi Alberch;Susanna Eketjäll;Joseph Wagner

  • Developmental alterations in Huntington's disease neural cells and pharmacological rescue in cells and mice

    Ryan G Lim;Lisa L Salazar;Daniel K Wilton;Alvin R King

  • Mutant Huntingtin Impairs Post-Golgi Trafficking to Lysosomes by Delocalizing Optineurin/Rab8 Complex from the Golgi Apparatus

    Daniel del Toro;Jordi Alberch;Francisco Lázaro-Diéguez;Raquel Martín-Ibáñez

  • Conditional BDNF Delivery from Astrocytes Rescues Memory Deficits, Spine Density, and Synaptic Properties in the 5xFAD Mouse Model of Alzheimer Disease

    Benoit de Pins;Benoit de Pins;Carmen Cifuentes-Díaz;Carmen Cifuentes-Díaz;Amel Thamila Farah;Amel Thamila Farah;Laura López-Molina

  • THE EXPANDING CLINICAL PROFILE OF ANTI-AMPA RECEPTOR ENCEPHALITIS

    F. Graus;A. Boronat;X. Xifró;M. Boix

  • BDNF up-regulates TrkB protein and prevents the death of CA1 neurons following transient forebrain ischemia.

    Isidre Ferrer;Jordi Ballabriga;Eulalia Martí;Esther Pérez

  • Long-term memory deficits in Huntington’s disease are associated with reduced CBP histone acetylase activity

    A. Giralt;M. Puigdellívol;O. Carretón;P. Paoletti

  • Fingolimod (FTY720) enhances hippocampal synaptic plasticity and memory in Huntington's disease by preventing p75NTR up-regulation and astrocyte-mediated inflammation

    Andrés Miguez;Gerardo García-Díaz Barriga;Verónica Brito;Marco Straccia

  • Increased PKA signaling disrupts recognition memory and spatial memory: role in Huntington's disease

    Albert Giralt;Ana Saavedra;Olga Carretón;Xavier Xifró

  • Reduced expression of the TrkB receptor in Huntington's disease mouse models and in human brain

    Silvia Ginés;Miquel Bosch;Sonia Marco;Núria Gavaldà

  • Neuroprotection by neurotrophins and GDNF family members in the excitotoxic model of Huntington's disease

    J Alberch;E Pérez-Navarro;J.M Canals

  • Suppressing aberrant GluN3A expression rescues synaptic and behavioral impairments in Huntington's disease models

    Sonia Marco;Albert Giralt;Milos M Petrovic;Milos M Petrovic;Mahmoud A Pouladi;Mahmoud A Pouladi

  • Dopaminergic and glutamatergic signaling crosstalk in Huntington's disease neurodegeneration: the role of p25/cyclin-dependent kinase 5.

    Paola Paoletti;Ingrid Vila;Maria Rifé;José Miguel Lizcano

  • Developmental alterations in Huntington's disease neural cells and pharmacological rescue in cells and mice

    Ryan G Lim;Lisa L Salazar;Daniel K Wilton

Frequent Co-Authors

Esther Pérez-Navarro
Esther Pérez-Navarro University of Barcelona
Josep M. Canals
Josep M. Canals University of Barcelona
Eduardo D. Martín
Eduardo D. Martín Yale School of Medicine
José M. Delgado-García
José M. Delgado-García Pablo de Olavide University
Agnès Gruart
Agnès Gruart Pablo de Olavide University
Sergi Ferré
Sergi Ferré National Institute on Drug Abuse
Paul J. Lombroso
Paul J. Lombroso Yale University
Emmanuel Brouillet
Emmanuel Brouillet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
David Soto
David Soto Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language

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