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56
Citations
9093
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4596
National Ranking
2075

Overview

Marina Mata is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad discipline of Neuroscience, with specific focus on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Internal Medicine.

The research topics covered by Marina Mata include:

  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Congenital Ear and Nasal Anomalies
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management

Marina Mata has co-authored multiple papers with researchers including Arantxa Gelabert, Jesús Aibar, Núria Albacar, Pedro Castro, and Sònia Jiménez, each appearing as co-authors on two publications.

The recent papers authored or co-authored by Marina Mata span several years and publication venues, reflecting interdisciplinary research interests. These include:

  • Case series of kidney transplantation in two pediatric recipients with rare genetic diseases and intellectual disability, 2024, BMC Pediatrics
  • Clinical Outcomes and Treatment Strategies in Catastrophic High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: A Retrospective Analysis, 2025, Preprints.org
  • Clinical Outcomes and Treatment Strategies in Catastrophic High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: A Retrospective Analysis, 2025, Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease

Additionally, Mata contributed to earlier work such as Reduction of Voltage Gated Sodium Channel Protein in DRG by Vector Mediated miRNA Reduces Pain in Rats with Painful Diabetic Neuropathy, published in 2020 in UNC Libraries.

The distribution of publications across different venues indicates a focus on pediatrics, cardiovascular medicine, and neuroscience-related topics. These venues include UNC Libraries, BMC Pediatrics, Preprints.org, and the Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease.

Best Publications

  • Activity-Dependent Energy Metabolism in Rat Posterior Pituitary Primarily Reflects Sodium Pump Activity

    Marina Mata;David J. Fink;Harold Gainer;Carolyn B. Smith

  • Metabolic mapping of functional activity in the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system of the rat

    William J. Schwartz;Carolyn B. Smith;Leslie Davidsen;Helen Savaki

  • Deletion of multiple immediate-early genes from herpes simplex virus reduces cytotoxicity and permits long-term gene expression in neurons.

    D. M. Krisky;D. Wolfe;W. F. Goins;P. C. Marconi

  • In vivo expression of β-galactosidase in hippocampal neurons by HSV-mediated gene transfer

    David J. Fink;Lawrence R. Sternberg;Lawrence R. Sternberg;Peter C. Weber;Peter C. Weber;Marina Mata

  • Gene therapy for pain: Results of a phase I clinical trial

    David J. Fink;James Wechuck;Marina Mata;Joseph C. Glorioso

  • Antinociceptive effect of a genomic herpes simplex virus-based vector expressing human proenkephalin in rat dorsal root ganglion.

    J R Goss;M Mata;M Mata;W F Goins;H H Wu

  • IL-10 promotes neuronal survival following spinal cord injury.

    Zhigang Zhou;Xiangmin Peng;Ryan Insolera;David J. Fink

  • HSV-mediated expression of interleukin-4 in dorsal root ganglion neurons reduces neuropathic pain.

    Shuanglin Hao;Marina Mata;Joseph C Glorioso;David J Fink

  • Transgene-mediated enkephalin release enhances the effect of morphine and evades tolerance to produce a sustained antiallodynic effect in neuropathic pain.

    Shuanglin Hao;Marina Mata;William Goins;Joseph C. Glorioso

  • S100 is preferentially distributed in myelin-forming Schwann cells.

    Marina Mata;Diane M. Alessi;David J. Fink

  • Tumor necrosis factor-α contributes to below-level neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury

    Xiang Min Peng;Zhi Gang Zhou;Joseph C. Glorioso;David J. Fink

  • Interleukin-10 provides direct trophic support to neurons

    Zhigang Zhou;Xiangmin Peng;Ryan Insolera;David J. Fink

  • Herpes Simplex-Mediated Gene Transfer of Nerve Growth Factor Protects Against Peripheral Neuropathy in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes in the Mouse

    James R. Goss;William F. Goins;David Lacomis;Marina Mata

  • Herpes vector-mediated expression of proenkephalin reduces bone cancer pain.

    James R. Goss;Cara F. Harley;Marina Mata;Marina Mata;Mark E. O'Malley

  • Herpes simplex virus vector-mediated expression of Bcl-2 prevents 6-hydroxydopamine-induced degeneration of neurons in the substantia nigra in vivo.

    Masanobu Yamada;Thomas Oligino;Marina Mata;James R. Goss

  • Peripherally delivered glutamic acid decarboxylase gene therapy for spinal cord injury pain

    Joseph C. Glorioso;David J. Fink;Darren Wolfe;David Krisky

  • Continuous δ-Opioid Receptor Activation Reduces Neuronal Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel (NaV1.7) Levels through Activation of Protein Kinase C in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy

    Munmun Chattopadhyay;Marina Mata;David J. Fink

  • Gene transfer of glutamic acid decarboxylase reduces neuropathic pain.

    Shuanglin Hao;Marina Mata;Darren Wolfe;Joseph C. Glorioso

  • Gene transfer to interfere with TNFα signaling in neuropathic pain

    S Hao;M Mata;J C Glorioso;D J Fink

  • Phosphorylation-dependent neurofilament epitopes are reduced at the node of Ranvier

    Marina Mata;Nancy C. Kupina;David J. Fink

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph C. Glorioso
Joseph C. Glorioso University of Pittsburgh
Pamela E. Knapp
Pamela E. Knapp Virginia Commonwealth University
Andreas Faissner
Andreas Faissner Ruhr University Bochum
Louis Sokoloff
Louis Sokoloff National Institutes of Health
William J. Schwartz
William J. Schwartz The University of Texas at Austin
Thomas J. Morrow
Thomas J. Morrow University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Roman J. Giger
Roman J. Giger University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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