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Overview

Natalia Alenina is affiliated with the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields and subfields within medicine and biological sciences, with a focus on molecular and cellular mechanisms in health and disease.

The main fields of study for Natalia Alenina include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their work extends into several subfields, reflecting a diverse research focus:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Social Psychology

The primary topics covered in their publications include:

  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Renin-Angiotensin System Studies
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Significant papers authored or co-authored by Natalia Alenina include:

  • The continued need for animals to advance brain research, 2021, Neuron
  • CYP17A1 deficient XY mice display susceptibility to atherosclerosis, altered lipidomic profile and atypical sex development, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Alternative Renin-Angiotensin System, 2024, Hypertension
  • Serotonin limits generation of chromaffin cells during adrenal organ development, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Myogenic Vasoconstriction Requires Canonical G q/11 Signaling of the Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor, 2022, Journal of the American Heart Association

Natalia Alenina frequently collaborates with several researchers. Their notable co-authors include:

  • Michael Bäder
  • Fatimunnisa Qadri
  • Lucille Alonso
  • York Winter
  • Marion Rivalan

The venues where Natalia Alenina's work is frequently published show a consistent presence in molecular sciences and interdisciplinary biology journals. These publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Clinical Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • The ACE2/Angiotensin-(1–7)/MAS Axis of the Renin-Angiotensin System: Focus on Angiotensin-(1–7)

    Robson Augusto Souza Santos;Walkyria Oliveira Sampaio;Andreia C. Alzamora;Daisy Motta-Santos

  • Discovery and Characterization of Alamandine A Novel Component of the Renin–Angiotensin System

    Roberto Queiroga Lautner;Daniel C. Villela;Rodrigo A. Fraga-Silva;Neiva Silva

  • Lrp5 functions in bone to regulate bone mass

    Yajun Cui;Paul J Niziolek;Paul J Niziolek;Bryan T MacDonald;Cassandra R Zylstra

  • Histone serotonylation is a permissive modification that enhances TFIID binding to H3K4me3

    Lorna A. Farrelly;Robert E. Thompson;Shuai Zhao;Ashley E. Lepack

  • Growth retardation and altered autonomic control in mice lacking brain serotonin.

    Natalia Alenina;Dana Kikic;Mihail Todiras;Valentina Mosienko

  • Platelet-derived serotonin links vascular disease and tissue fibrosis

    Clara Dees;Alfiya Akhmetshina;Pawel Zerr;Nicole Reich

  • Exaggerated aggression and decreased anxiety in mice deficient in brain serotonin

    V. Mosienko;Bettina Bert;D. Beis;D. Beis;S. Matthes;S. Matthes

  • Serotonin Is Required for Exercise-Induced Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis

    Friederike Klempin;Daniel Beis;Valentina Mosienko;Gerd Kempermann

  • The role of serotonin in adult hippocampal neurogenesis

    Natalia Alenina;Friederike Klempin

  • MAS and its related G protein-coupled receptors, Mrgprs

    Michael Bader;Natalia Alenina;Miguel A. Andrade-Navarro;Robson A. Santos

  • The antithrombotic effect of angiotensin-(1-7) involves mas-mediated NO release from platelets.

    Rodrigo Araújo Fraga-Silva;Sergio Veloso Brant Pinheiro;Andrey Christian Costa Gonçalves;Nathalia Alenina

  • Nonpeptide AVE 0991 Is an Angiotensin-(1–7) Receptor Mas Agonist in the Mouse Kidney

    Sérgio Veloso Brant Pinheiro;Ana Cristina Simões e Silva;Walkyria Oliveira Sampaio;Renata Dutra de Paula

  • ACE2 in Brain Physiology and Pathophysiology: Evidence from Transgenic Animal Models

    Natalia Alenina;Michael Bader

  • Stretch-activation of angiotensin II type 1a receptors contributes to the myogenic response of mouse mesenteric and renal arteries

    Johanna Schleifenbaum;Mario Kassmann;István András Szijártó;Hantz C. Hercule

  • Dynamics of DNA-demethylation in early mouse and rat embryos developed in vivo and in vitro.

    Ioulia Zaitseva;Sergei Zaitsev;Natalia Alenina;Michael Bader

  • Life without brain serotonin: Reevaluation of serotonin function with mice deficient in brain serotonin synthesis

    Valentina Mosienko;Daniel Beis;Massimo Pasqualetti;Jonas Waider

  • Comeback of the Rat in Biomedical Research.

    Judith R. Homberg;Markus Wöhr;Natalia Alenina

  • Down-regulation of catalase and oxidative modification of protein kinase CK2 lead to the failure of apoptosis repressor with caspase recruitment domain to inhibit cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.

    Iram Murtaza;Hong Xia Wang;Xue Feng;Natalia Alenina

  • Behavioral evidence for the significance of serotoninergic (5-HT) receptors in cocaine addiction.

    Małgorzata Filip;Natalia Alenina;Michael Bader;Edmund Przegaliński

  • Specification and differentiation of serotonergic neurons.

    Natalia Alenina;Saleh Bashammakh;Michael Bader

  • Evidence for Heterodimerization and Functional Interaction of the Angiotensin Type 2 Receptor and the Receptor MAS

    Julia Leonhardt;Daniel C. Villela;Anke Teichmann;Lisa-Marie Münter

  • An orally active formulation of angiotensin-(1-7) produces an antithrombotic effect

    Rodrigo Araujo Fraga-Silva;Fabiana P. Costa-Fraga;Frederico B. De Sousa;Natalia Alenina

  • Brain Renin-Angiotensin System: Does It Exist?

    Bibi S. van Thiel;Alexandre Góes Martini;Luuk te Riet;David Severs

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Wöhr
Markus Wöhr Philipp University of Marburg
Francesca Calabrese
Francesca Calabrese University of Milan
Jeanette Erdmann
Jeanette Erdmann University of Lübeck
Massimo Pasqualetti
Massimo Pasqualetti University of Pisa
Bruno Giros
Bruno Giros McGill University
Sergey Kasparov
Sergey Kasparov University of Bristol
Judith R. Homberg
Judith R. Homberg Radboud University
Rhian M. Touyz
Rhian M. Touyz McGill University Health Centre
Vladimir Larionov
Vladimir Larionov National Institutes of Health

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