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Overview

Rona G. Giffard is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has contributed to the field of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology with a research focus on molecular biology and cancer research.

Their research topics emphasize the regulation of disease mechanisms through microRNA, RNA interference and gene delivery methods, and the role of extracellular vesicles in disease. These main areas highlight a specialized interest in gene regulation and cell-to-cell communication in pathological contexts.

Giffard's recent publication record includes the paper titled "MicroRNA-338 inhibition protects against focal cerebral ischemia and preserves mitochondrial function in vitro in astrocytes and neurons via COX4I1," published in 2021 in the journal Mitochondrion.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Le Li
  • Ludmila A. Voloboueva
  • Brian B. Griffiths
  • Lijun Xu
  • Creed M. Stary

The publishing venues for their work include:

  • Mitochondrion

The scientist's academic contributions span multiple topics presently focused on:

  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease

Best Publications

  • Genomic Analysis of Reactive Astrogliosis

    Jennifer L. Zamanian;Lijun Xu;Lynette C. Foo;Navid Nouri

  • Acidosis reduces NMDA receptor activation, glutamate neurotoxicity, and oxygen-glucose deprivation neuronal injury in cortical cultures.

    Rona G. Giffard;Hannelore Monyer;Chadwick W. Christine;Dennis W. Choi

  • Microglia Potentiate Damage to Blood–Brain Barrier Constituents Improvement by Minocycline In Vivo and In Vitro

    Midori A. Yenari;Lijun Xu;Xian Nan Tang;Yanli Qiao

  • Antiapoptotic and Anti-inflammatory Mechanisms of Heat-Shock Protein Protection

    Midori A. Yenari;Jialing Liu;Zhen Zheng;Zinaida S. Vexler

  • Selective dysfunction of hippocampal CA1 astrocytes contributes to delayed neuronal damage after transient forebrain ischemia.

    Yi-Bing Ouyang;Ludmila A. Voloboueva;Li-Jun Xu;Rona G. Giffard

  • Astrocytes: targets for neuroprotection in stroke.

    George Barreto;Robin E. White;Yibing Ouyang;Lijun Xu

  • The neuroprotective potential of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70)

    Midori A Yenari;Rona G Giffard;Robert M Sapolsky;Gary K Steinberg

  • Anaesthetic neurotoxicity and neuroplasticity: an expert group report and statement based on the BJA Salzburg Seminar

    V. Jevtovic-Todorovic;A. R. Absalom;K. Blomgren;A. Brambrink

  • miR-181 targets multiple Bcl-2 family members and influences apoptosis and mitochondrial function in astrocytes.

    Yi-Bing Ouyang;Yu Lu;Yu Lu;Sibiao Yue;Rona G. Giffard

  • Mild hypothermia reduces apoptosis of mouse neurons in vitro early in the cascade.

    Lijun Xu;Midori A Yenari;Gary K Steinberg;Rona G Giffard

  • Neuroprotective effects of glutamate antagonists and extracellular acidity

    David A. Kaku;Rona G. Giffard;Dennis W. Choi

  • Chaperones, protein aggregation, and brain protection from hypoxic/ischemic injury.

    Rona G. Giffard;Lijun Xu;Heng Zhao;Whitney Carrico

  • Glia modulate the response of murine cortical neurons to excitotoxicity: glia exacerbate AMPA neurotoxicity

    L. L. Dugan;V. M. G. Bruno;S. M. Amagasu;R. G. Giffard

  • Endotoxin-activated microglia injure brain derived endothelial cells via NF-κB, JAK-STAT and JNK stress kinase pathways

    Rachid Kacimi;Rona G Giffard;Midori A Yenari

  • Influence of mild hypothermia on inducible nitric oxide synthase expression and reactive nitrogen production in experimental stroke and inflammation.

    Hyung Soo Han;Yanli Qiao;Murat Karabiyikoglu;Rona G. Giffard

  • Inflammatory response of microglial BV-2 cells includes a glycolytic shift and is modulated by mitochondrial glucose-regulated protein 75/mortalin

    Ludmila A. Voloboueva;John F. Emery;Xiaoyun Sun;Rona G. Giffard

  • Many mechanisms for hsp70 protection from cerebral ischemia.

    Rona G Giffard;Midori A Yenari

  • Increased Brain Injury and Worsened Neurological Outcome in Interleukin-4 Knockout Mice After Transient Focal Cerebral Ischemia

    Xiaoxing Xiong;George E. Barreto;Lijun Xu;Yi Bing Ouyang

  • Overexpression of mitochondrial Hsp70/Hsp75 in rat brain protects mitochondria, reduces oxidative stress, and protects from focal ischemia.

    Lijun Xu;Ludmila A Voloboueva;YiBing Ouyang;John F Emery

  • Ischemia‐induced programmed cell death in astrocytes

    Rona G. Giffard;Raymond A. Swanson

Frequent Co-Authors

Midori A. Yenari
Midori A. Yenari University of California, San Francisco
Gary K. Steinberg
Gary K. Steinberg Stanford University
George E. Barreto
George E. Barreto University of Limerick
Dennis W. Choi
Dennis W. Choi Stony Brook University
Robert M. Sapolsky
Robert M. Sapolsky Stanford University
Howard Yonas
Howard Yonas University of New Mexico
Bruce P. Hermann
Bruce P. Hermann University of Wisconsin–Madison
Daniel Tranel
Daniel Tranel University of Iowa
Bruno Giordani
Bruno Giordani University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Steven W. Anderson
Steven W. Anderson University of Iowa

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