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José Antonio del Río

José Antonio del Río

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
13367
World Ranking
9760
National Ranking
187

Overview

José Antonio del Río is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research spans multiple areas primarily within the fields of Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. The subfields of study that feature prominently in their work include Physiology, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, and Pharmacology.

Their scientific contributions focus extensively on key topics such as Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, prion diseases and protein misfolding, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, nerve injury and regeneration, mitochondrial function and pathology, and neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms.

José Antonio del Río has published in several frequent venues including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Molecular Neurobiology, Research Square (Research Square), and Cells. These channels indicate a strong presence in molecular and cellular neuroscience publications alongside broader biomedical science outlets.

Recent papers associated with their work demonstrate a range of topics and years of publication:

  • Macrophagic and microglial complexity after neuronal injury, 2020, Progress in Neurobiology
  • Dysregulated protein phosphorylation: A determining condition in the continuum of brain aging and Alzheimer's disease, 2021, Brain Pathology
  • Utility of Galleria mellonella larvae for evaluating nanoparticle toxicology, 2020, Chemosphere
  • Familial globular glial tauopathy linked to MAPT mutations: molecular neuropathology and seeding capacity of a prototypical mixed neuronal and glial tauopathy, 2020, Acta Neuropathologica
  • Astrocytic glycogen accumulation drives the pathophysiology of neurodegeneration in Lafora disease, 2021, Brain

Frequent co-authors in José Antonio del Río's network include:

  • Isidró Ferrer
  • Pol Andrés-Benito
  • Arnau Hervera
  • Rosalina Gavín
  • Vanessa Gil

The scope and variety of these collaborations suggest interdisciplinary approaches within neuroscience and molecular medicine, involving both clinical and experimental frameworks.

Best Publications

  • A role for Cajal–Retzius cells and reelin in the development of hippocampal connections

    José A. Del Río;Bernd Heimrich;Víctor Borrell;Eckart Förster

  • Reactive oxygen species regulate axonal regeneration through the release of exosomal NADPH oxidase 2 complexes into injured axons

    Arnau Hervera;Francesco De Virgiliis;Francesco De Virgiliis;Ilaria Palmisano;Luming Zhou

  • TrkB and TrkC signaling are required for maturation and synaptogenesis of hippocampal connections.

    Albert Martı́nez;Soledad Alcántara;Vı́ctor Borrell;José A. Del Rı́o

  • The Netrin family of guidance factors: emphasis on Netrin-1 signalling.

    María J. Barallobre;Marta Pascual;José A. Del Río;Eduardo Soriano

  • Measures in the first year of therapy predict the response to interferon beta in MS.

    J Río;J Castilló;A Rovira;M Tintoré

  • The Cells of Cajal-Retzius: Still a Mystery One Century After

    Eduardo Soriano;José Antonio del Río

  • Glutamate-like Immunoreactivity and Fate of Cajal-Retzius Cells in the Murine Cortex as Identified with Calretinin Antibody

    José A. del Río;Albert Martinez;Montserrat Fonseca;Carme Auladell

  • Reelin expression and glycosylation patterns are altered in Alzheimer’s disease

    Arancha Botella-López;Ferran Burgaya;Rosalina Gavín;M. Salud García-Ayllón

  • TrkB Signaling Is Required for Postnatal Survival of CNS Neurons and Protects Hippocampal and Motor Neurons from Axotomy-Induced Cell Death

    Soledad Alcántara;Jonas Frisén;José Antonio del Rı́o;Eduardo Soriano

  • Reelin Regulates the Development and Synaptogenesis of the Layer-Specific Entorhino-Hippocampal Connections

    Vı́ctor Borrell;José A. Del Rı́o;Soledad Alcántara;Michèle Derer

  • Thyroid hormone regulates reelin and dab1 expression during brain development

    Manuel Alvarez-Dolado;Manuel Alvarez-Dolado;Mónica Ruiz;José A. Del Rı́o;Soledad Alcántara

  • Involvement of Distinct Pioneer Neurons in the Formation of Layer-Specific Connections in the Hippocampus

    Hans Supèr;Albert Martı́nez;José A. Del Rı́o;Eduardo Soriano

  • Adult mouse brain gene expression patterns bear an embryologic imprint

    Matthew A. Zapala;Iiris Hovatta;Julie A. Ellison;Lisa Wodicka

  • Immunocytochemical detection of 5'-bromodeoxyuridine incorporation in the central nervous system of the mouse.

    Jose A. del Rio;Eduardo Soriano

  • Development of GABA-immunoreactivity in the neocortex of the mouse.

    J A Del Rio;E Soriano;I Ferrer

  • Organization of the embryonic and early postnatal murine hippocampus. I. Immunocytochemical characterization of neuronal populations in the subplate and marginal zone.

    Soriano E;Del Río Ja;Martínez A;Supèr H

  • Cerebellar GABAergic progenitors adopt an external granule cell-like phenotype in the absence of Ptf1a transcription factor expression

    Marta Pascual;Ibane Abasolo;Ana Mingorance-Le Meur;Albert Martínez

  • Disruption of Neuronal Migration and Radial Glia in the Developing Cerebral Cortex Following Ablation of Cajal–Retzius Cells

    Hans Supèr;José A. Del Río;Albert Martínez;Pol Pérez-Sust

  • MAP1B is required for Netrin 1 signaling in neuronal migration and axonal guidance.

    José A Del Rı́o;Christian González-Billault;Jesús M Ureña;Eva M Jiménez

  • Cajal-Retzius Cells Regulate the Radial Glia Phenotype in the Adult and Developing Cerebellum and Alter Granule Cell Migration

    Eduardo Soriano;Eduardo Soriano;Rosa M. Alvarado-Mallart;Nicole Dumesnil;José A. Del Río

Frequent Co-Authors

Xavier Montalban
Xavier Montalban Autonomous University of Barcelona
Eduardo Soriano
Eduardo Soriano University of Barcelona
Isidro Ferrer
Isidro Ferrer University of Barcelona
Manuel Comabella
Manuel Comabella Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca
Inga Zerr
Inga Zerr University of Göttingen
Jesús Avila
Jesús Avila Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa
Josep Samitier
Josep Samitier University of Barcelona
Marta Pascual
Marta Pascual University of Barcelona
Víctor Borrell
Víctor Borrell Miguel Hernandez University
Adriano Aguzzi
Adriano Aguzzi University of Zurich

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