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5684
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78

Overview

Juan Hidalgo is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. Their research spans across major fields such as Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Physiology, and Neurology.

Their main research topics cover diverse areas including:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

Juan Hidalgo has contributed to a range of recent publications that reflect their multidisciplinary research interests. Selected papers include:

  • Regulation of adipose tissue inflammation by interleukin 6, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Microglial activation elicits a negative affective state through prostaglandin-mediated modulation of striatal neurons, 2021, Immunity
  • Muscle-derived interleukin 6 increases exercise capacity by signaling in osteoblasts, 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • Splice variants of mitofusin 2 shape the endoplasmic reticulum and tether it to mitochondria, 2023, Science
  • Bone marrow endothelial dysfunction promotes myeloid cell expansion in cardiovascular disease, 2021, Nature Cardiovascular Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating regularly with Juan Hidalgo include:

  • Gemma Comes
  • Mercedes Giralt
  • Paula Sanchís
  • Olaya Fernández-Gayol
  • Anna Escrig

Their work has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • Cells
  • Shock
  • AHFE international
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Interleukin-6, a major cytokine in the central nervous system.

    María Erta;Albert Quintana;Juan Hidalgo

  • Roles of the metallothionein family of proteins in the central nervous system

    Juan Hidalgo;Michael Aschner;Paolo Zatta;Milan Vašák

  • ER stress cooperates with hypernutrition to trigger TNF-dependent spontaneous HCC development

    Hayato Nakagawa;Atsushi Umemura;Koji Taniguchi;Joan Font-Burgada

  • Trans-presentation of IL-6 by dendritic cells is required for the priming of pathogenic T H 17 cells

    Sylvia Heink;Nir Yogev;Christoph Garbers;Marina Herwerth

  • MHC class II–dependent B cell APC function is required for induction of CNS autoimmunity independent of myelin-specific antibodies

    Nicolas Molnarfi;Ulf Schulze-Topphoff;Martin S Weber;Juan C Patarroyo

  • AMPK activity is diminished in tissues of IL-6 knockout mice: the effect of exercise.

    Meghan Kelly;Charlotte Keller;Paco R. Avilucea;Pernille Keller

  • PGC-1α is not mandatory for exercise- and training-induced adaptive gene responses in mouse skeletal muscle

    Lotte Leick;Jorgen F.P. Wojtaszewski;Sune Troels Johansen;Kristian Kiilerich

  • Trans-Signaling Is a Dominant Mechanism for the Pathogenic Actions of Interleukin-6 in the Brain

    Iain L. Campbell;Maria Erta;Sue Ling Lim;Ricardo Frausto

  • Regulation of adipose tissue inflammation by interleukin 6.

    Myoung Sook Han;Alexis White;Rachel J. Perry;Joao-Paulo Camporez

  • Metallothionein in the central nervous system: Roles in protection, regeneration and cognition

    Adrian K. West;Juan Hidalgo;Donnie Eddins;Edward D. Levin

  • Strongly compromised inflammatory response to brain injury in interleukin‐6‐deficient mice

    Milena Penkowa;Torben Moos;Javier Carrasco;Hanne Hadberg

  • Interleukin-6 Regulation of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase: Potential Role in the Systemic Response to Exercise and Prevention of the Metabolic Syndrome

    Neil B. Ruderman;Charlotte Keller;Ann-Marie Richard;Asish K. Saha

  • Impaired inflammatory response and increased oxidative stress and neurodegeneration after brain injury in interleukin-6-deficient mice.

    Milena Penkowa;Mercedes Giralt;Javier Carrasco;Hanne Hadberg

  • Vascular niche IL-6 induces alternative macrophage activation in glioblastoma through HIF-2α.

    Qirui Wang;Zhenqiang He;Zhenqiang He;Menggui Huang;Tianrun Liu;Tianrun Liu

  • Role of IL-6 in Exercise Training- and Cold-Induced UCP1 Expression in Subcutaneous White Adipose Tissue

    Jakob G. Knudsen;Maria Murholm;Andrew L. Carey;Rasmus S. Biensø

  • Interleukin-6 deficiency reduces the brain inflammatory response and increases oxidative stress and neurodegeneration after kainic acid-induced seizures.

    M. Penkowa;A. Molinero;J. Carrasco;J. Hidalgo

  • Metallothionein-1+2 protect the CNS after a focal brain injury.

    Mercedes Giralt;Milena Penkowa;Natalia Lago;Amalia Molinero

  • Astrocyte-targeted expression of IL-6 protects the CNSagainst a focal brain injury

    Milena Penkowa;Mercedes Giralt;Natalia Lago;Jordi Camats

  • The role of PGC-1α on mitochondrial function and apoptotic susceptibility in muscle

    Peter J. Adhihetty;Giulia Uguccioni;Lotte Leick;Juan Hidalgo

  • CNS Wound Healing Is Severely Depressed in Metallothionein I- and II-Deficient Mice

    Milena Penkowa;Javier Carrasco;Mercedes Giralt;Torben Moos

Frequent Co-Authors

Iain L. Campbell
Iain L. Campbell University of Sydney
Bente Klarlund Pedersen
Bente Klarlund Pedersen University of Copenhagen
Paul A. Adlard
Paul A. Adlard Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Berta González
Berta González Autonomous University of Barcelona
Bernardo Castellano
Bernardo Castellano Autonomous University of Barcelona
Stefan Rose-John
Stefan Rose-John Kiel University
Milan Vašák
Milan Vašák University of Zurich
Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski
Jørgen F. P. Wojtaszewski University of Copenhagen
Torben Moos
Torben Moos Aalborg University
Xavier Montalban
Xavier Montalban Autonomous University of Barcelona

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