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Mikko Airavaara is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, contributing extensively to these interconnected fields.

The scientist's work covers several key subfields, including neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, cell biology, and physiology. Their research often addresses mechanisms and treatments relevant to Parkinson's disease, nerve injury and regeneration, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration, endoplasmic reticulum stress and related diseases, neuroscience and neural engineering, cellular transport and secretion, and electrochemical sensors and biosensors.

Some of the recent publications featuring Mikko Airavaara's research are:

  • ARG1-expressing microglia show a distinct molecular signature and modulate postnatal development and function of the mouse brain, 2023, Nature Neuroscience
  • Back and to the Future: From Neurotoxin-Induced to Human Parkinson's Disease Models, 2020, Current Protocols in Neuroscience
  • GDNF / RET Signaling Pathway Activation Eliminates Lewy Body Pathology in Midbrain Dopamine Neurons, 2020, Movement Disorders
  • Cerebral dopamine neurotrophic factor reduces α-synuclein aggregation and propagation and alleviates behavioral alterations in vivo, 2021, Molecular Therapy
  • MANF Ablation Causes Prolonged Activation of the UPR without Neurodegeneration in the Mouse Midbrain Dopamine System, 2020, eNeuro

Frequently publishing venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Therapy, Experimental Neurology, Journal of Visualized Experiments, and European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Mikko Airavaara collaborates regularly with a range of coauthors, notably Andrii Domanskyi, Irena Hlushchuk, Piotr Chmielarz, Şafak Er, and Märt Saarma. These collaborations span multiple projects contributing to understanding neurological diseases and molecular pathways.

Best Publications

  • Neurobiology of the incubation of drug craving

    Charles L. Pickens;Mikko Airavaara;Florence Theberge;Sanya Fanous

  • Development and plasticity of meningeal lymphatic vessels.

    Salli Antila;Sinem Karaman;Harri Nurmi;Mikko Airavaara

  • Role of BDNF and GDNF in drug reward and relapse: a review.

    Udi E. Ghitza;Haifeng Zhai;Ping Wu;Mikko Airavaara

  • Effects of Neurotrophic Factors in Glial Cells in the Central Nervous System: Expression and Properties in Neurodegeneration and Injury

    Suvi Pöyhönen;Safak Er;Andrii Domanskyi;Mikko Airavaara

  • Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor reduces ischemic brain injury and promotes behavioral recovery in rats.

    Mikko Airavaara;Hui Shen;Chi-Chung Kuo;Johan Peränen

  • Mesencephalic Astrocyte-derived Neurotrophic Factor (MANF) Secretion and Cell Surface Binding are Modulated by KDEL Receptors

    Mark J. Henderson;Christopher T. Richie;Mikko Airavaara;Mikko Airavaara;Yun Wang;Yun Wang

  • CDNF protects the nigrostriatal dopamine system and promotes recovery after MPTP treatment in mice.

    Mikko Airavaara;Brandon K. Harvey;Merja H. Voutilainen;Hui Shen

  • Viral vectors for neurotrophic factor delivery: a gene therapy approach for neurodegenerative diseases of the CNS.

    Seung T. Lim;Mikko Airavaara;Brandon K. Harvey

  • Role of microglia in ischemic focal stroke and recovery: focus on Toll-like receptors

    Jenni E. Anttila;Keith W. Whitaker;Emily S. Wires;Brandon K. Harvey

  • Targeted over-expression of glutamate transporter 1 (GLT-1) reduces ischemic brain injury in a rat model of stroke.

    Brandon K. Harvey;Mikko Airavaara;Jason Michael Hinzman;Emily M. Wires

  • Identification of novel GDNF isoforms and cis-antisense GDNFOS gene and their regulation in human middle temporal gyrus of Alzheimer disease.

    Mikko Airavaara;Olga Pletnikova;Maire E. Doyle;Yong E. Zhang

  • Constitutive Ret Activity in Knock-In Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type B Mice Induces Profound Elevation of Brain Dopamine Concentration via Enhanced Synthesis and Increases the Number of TH-Positive Cells in the Substantia Nigra

    Jelena Mijatovic;Mikko Airavaara;Anu Planken;Petri Auvinen

  • Therapeutic potential of the endoplasmic reticulum located and secreted CDNF/MANF family of neurotrophic factors in Parkinson's disease

    Merja H. Voutilainen;Urmas Arumäe;Urmas Arumäe;Mikko Airavaara;Mart Saarma

  • Widespread cortical expression of MANF by AAV serotype 7: localization and protection against ischemic brain injury.

    Mikko Airavaara;Matt J. Chiocco;Doug B. Howard;Katie L. Zuchowski

  • ARG1-expressing microglia show a distinct molecular signature and modulate postnatal development and function of the mouse brain

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  • MANF Promotes Differentiation and Migration of Neural Progenitor Cells with Potential Neural Regenerative Effects in Stroke

    Kuan-Yin Tseng;Kuan-Yin Tseng;Jenni E. Anttila;Konstantin Khodosevich;Raimo K. Tuominen

  • Neuron-Specific Genome Modification in the Adult Rat Brain Using CRISPR-Cas9 Transgenic Rats.

    Susanne Bäck;Julie Necarsulmer;Leslie R. Whitaker;Lamarque M. Coke

  • Differentiation and molecular heterogeneity of inhibitory and excitatory neurons associated with midbrain dopaminergic nuclei.

    Laura Lahti;Maarja Haugas;Laura Tikker;Mikko Airavaara

  • Update of neurotrophic factors in neurobiology of addiction and future directions.

    Maryna Koskela;Susanne Bäck;Vootele Võikar;Christopher T. Richie

  • Prospects of Neurotrophic Factors for Parkinson's Disease: Comparison of Protein and Gene Therapy

    Andrii Domanskyi;Mart Saarma;Mikko Airavaara

  • In heterozygous GDNF knockout mice the response of striatal dopaminergic system to acute morphine is altered.

    Mikko Airavaara;Jelena Mijatovic;Tanja Vihavainen;Timo Petteri Piepponen

Frequent Co-Authors

Mart Saarma
Mart Saarma University of Helsinki
Brandon K. Harvey
Brandon K. Harvey National Institute on Drug Abuse
Yun Wang
Yun Wang National Health Research Institutes
Greg A. Gerhardt
Greg A. Gerhardt University of Kentucky
Jouni Hirvonen
Jouni Hirvonen University of Helsinki
Hélder A. Santos
Hélder A. Santos University Medical Center Groningen
Yun Wang
Yun Wang Peking University
Jarno Salonen
Jarno Salonen University of Turku
Michael T. Heneka
Michael T. Heneka University Hospital Bonn
Ermei Mäkilä
Ermei Mäkilä University of Turku

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