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Justo P. Castaño

Justo P. Castaño

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Biology and Biochemistry

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55
Citations
10036
World Ranking
15147
National Ranking
323

Overview

Justo P. Castaño is affiliated with the University of Córdoba in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research spans 165 publications in medicine and 119 in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work delves into several subfields, including molecular biology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, epidemiology, cancer research, and oncology.

Their main research topics include RNA research and splicing, neuroendocrine tumor research advances, RNA modifications and cancer, pituitary gland disorders and treatments, neuroblastoma research and treatments, cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, and lung cancer research studies.

Justo P. Castaño has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • Pancreatology
  • Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their recent notable papers include:

  • THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: G protein-coupled receptors, 2021, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2023/24: G protein-coupled receptors, 2023, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society 2023 guidance paper for functioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour syndromes, 2023, Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • European Neuroendocrine Tumour Society ( ENETS ) 2023 guidance paper for nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours, 2023, Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • Mediterranean diet and endothelial function in patients with coronary heart disease: An analysis of the CORDIOPREV randomized controlled trial, 2020, PLoS Medicine

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Raúl M. Luque
  • Manuel D. Gahete
  • Alejandro Ibáñez-Costa
  • Antonio C. Fuentes-Fayos
  • Ricardo Blázquez-Encinas

Best Publications

  • THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: G protein-coupled receptors

    Stephen P.H. Alexander;Arthur Christopoulos;Anthony P. Davenport;Eamonn Kelly

  • Regulation of pituitary cell function by adiponectin.

    Francisca Rodriguez-Pacheco;Antonio J. Martinez-Fuentes;Sulay Tovar;Leonor Pinilla

  • Direct pituitary effects of kisspeptin: activation of gonadotrophs and somatotrophs and stimulation of luteinising hormone and growth hormone secretion.

    E. Gutiérrez-Pascual;A. J. Martínez-Fuentes;L. Pinilla;M. Tena-Sempere

  • Ontogeny and mechanisms of action for the stimulatory effect of kisspeptin on gonadotropin-releasing hormone system of the rat.

    J.M. Castellano;V.M. Navarro;R. Fernández-Fernández;J.P. Castaño

  • Intracellular Signaling Mechanisms Mediating Ghrelin-Stimulated Growth Hormone Release in Somatotropes

    María M Malagón;Raul M Luque;Ernesto Ruiz-Guerrero;Francisca Rodríguez-Pacheco

  • International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. CV. Somatostatin Receptors: Structure, Function, Ligands, and New Nomenclature.

    Thomas Günther;Giovanni Tulipano;Pascal Dournaud;Corinne Bousquet

  • Novel expression and direct effects of adiponectin in the rat testis.

    J E Caminos;R Nogueiras;F Gaytán;R Pineda

  • Intracellular signaling pathways activated by kisspeptins through GPR54: Do multiple signals underlie function diversity? ☆

    Justo P. Castaño;Antonio J. Martínez-Fuentes;Ester Gutiérrez-Pascual;Hubert Vaudry

  • Identification and Characterization of Two Novel Truncated but Functional Isoforms of the Somatostatin Receptor Subtype 5 Differentially Present in Pituitary Tumors

    Mario Durán-Prado;Manuel D. Gahete;Antonio J. Martínez-Fuentes;Raúl M. Luque

  • Metabolic regulation of ghrelin O-acyl transferase (GOAT) expression in the mouse hypothalamus, pituitary, and stomach

    Manuel D. Gahete;Jose Córdoba-Chacón;Roberto Salvatori;Justo P. Castaño

  • Understanding the multifactorial control of growth hormone release by somatotropes: lessons from comparative endocrinology.

    Manuel D. Gahete;Mario Durán-Prado;Raúl M. Luque;Antonio J. Martínez-Fuentes

  • Expression of the Ghrelin and neurotensin systems is altered in the temporal lobe of Alzheimer's disease patients

    Manuel D. Gahete;Alicia Rubio;José Córdoba-Chacón;Francisco Gracia-Navarro

  • Role of ghrelin system in neuroprotection and cognitive functions: implications in Alzheimer's disease.

    Manuel D. Gahete;José Córdoba-Chacón;José Córdoba-Chacón;José Córdoba-Chacón;Rhonda D. Kineman;Rhonda D. Kineman;Raúl M. Luque

  • Obestatin regulates adipocyte function and protects against diet-induced insulin resistance and inflammation

    Riccarda Granata;Davide Gallo;Raul M. Luque;Alessandra Baragli

  • Kisspeptin Regulates Gonadotroph and Somatotroph Function in Nonhuman Primate Pituitary via Common and Distinct Signaling Mechanisms

    Raúl M. Luque;José Córdoba-Chacón;Manuel D. Gahete;Manuel D. Gahete;Víctor M. Navarro

  • Ghrelin gene products, receptors, and GOAT enzyme: biological and pathophysiological insight

    Manuel D Gahete;David Rincón-Fernández;Alicia Villa-Osaba;Daniel Hormaechea-Agulla

  • Molecular Pathogenesis of Neuroendocrine Tumors: Implications for Current and Future Therapeutic Approaches

    Kjell E Oberg;Oriol Casanovas;Justo P Castano;Daniel C Chung

  • A Potential Inhibitory Role for the New Truncated Variant of Somatostatin Receptor 5, sst5TMD4, in Pituitary Adenomas Poorly Responsive to Somatostatin Analogs

    Mario Durán-Prado;Alexandru Saveanu;Raul M. Luque;Manuel D. Gahete

  • Mediterranean diet and endothelial function in patients with coronary heart disease: An analysis of the CORDIOPREV randomized controlled trial.

    Elena M. Yubero-Serrano;Elena M. Yubero-Serrano;Carolina Fernandez-Gandara;Carolina Fernandez-Gandara;Antonio Garcia-Rios;Antonio Garcia-Rios;Oriol A. Rangel-Zuñiga;Oriol A. Rangel-Zuñiga

  • Circulating miRNAs as Predictive Biomarkers of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Development in Coronary Heart Disease Patients from the CORDIOPREV Study

    Rosa Jiménez-Lucena;Oriol Alberto Rangel-Zúñiga;Oriol Alberto Rangel-Zúñiga;Oriol Alberto Rangel-Zúñiga;Juan Francisco Alcalá-Díaz;Juan Francisco Alcalá-Díaz;Juan Francisco Alcalá-Díaz;Javier López-Moreno;Javier López-Moreno;Javier López-Moreno

Frequent Co-Authors

Raúl M. Luque
Raúl M. Luque University of Córdoba
Jose Lopez-Miranda
Jose Lopez-Miranda Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Carlos Dieguez
Carlos Dieguez University of Santiago de Compostela
Hubert Vaudry
Hubert Vaudry University of Rouen
Manuel Tena-Sempere
Manuel Tena-Sempere University of Córdoba
Rubén Nogueiras
Rubén Nogueiras University of Santiago de Compostela
Leonor Pinilla
Leonor Pinilla University of Córdoba
Marie-Christine Tonon
Marie-Christine Tonon University of Rouen
Luis de Lecea
Luis de Lecea Stanford University
Ezio Ghigo
Ezio Ghigo University of Turin

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