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  • 1994 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1992 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1988 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1988 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Salvador Moncada is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within Health Professions and Medicine, with a focus on General Health Professions and subfields that include Social Psychology, Molecular Biology, Surgery, and Demography.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics including:

  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Stress and Burnout Research
  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Occupational Health and Safety Research

Moncada has published multiple recent papers covering topics from COVID-19 related research to cellular biology. Notable publications include:

  • Substituting Angiotensin-(1-7) to Prevent Lung Damage in SARS-CoV-2 Infection? (2020), published in Circulation
  • Working conditions and health in Spain during the COVID-19 pandemic: Minding the gap (2020), published in Safety Science
  • Nitric oxide favours tumour-promoting inflammation through mitochondria-dependent and -independent actions on macrophages (2022), published in Redox Biology
  • SARS-CoV-2 S protein activates NLRP3 inflammasome and deregulates coagulation factors in endothelial and immune cells (2024), published in Cell Communication and Signaling
  • Job insecurity, economic hardship, and sleep problems in a national sample of salaried workers in Spain (2020), published in Sleep Health

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Safety Science
  • Cell Communication and Signaling
  • Circulation
  • Redox Biology
  • Sleep Health

Collaborations have been a consistent part of Moncada's academic activity. Regular co-authors include:

  • Clara Llorens
  • Albert Navarro
  • Sergio Salas-Nicás
  • Concepción Peiró
  • David Moriña

Moncada's career includes several significant awards, such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1994)
  • Member of Academia Europaea (1992)
  • Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (1988)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (1988)

Best Publications

  • NITRIC OXIDE: PHYSIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, AND PHARMACOLOGY

    S Moncada;R M Palmer;E A Higgs

  • Vascular endothelial cells synthesize nitric oxide from L-arginine.

    R. M. J. Palmer;D. S. Ashton;S. Moncada

  • The L-Arginine-Nitric Oxide Pathway

    Salvador Moncada;Annie Higgs

  • An enzyme isolated from arteries transforms prostaglandin endoperoxides to an unstable substance that inhibits platelet aggregation.

    S. Moncada;R. Gryglewski;S. Bunting;J. R. Vane

  • Superoxide anion is involved in the breakdown of endothelium-derived vascular relaxing factor

    R. J. Gryglewski;R. M. J. Palmer;S. Moncada

  • Accumulation of an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthesis in chronic renal failure.

    A. Leone;S. Moncada;P. Vallance;A. Calver

  • Role of endothelium-derived nitric oxide in the regulation of blood pressure

    D. D. Rees;R. M. J. Palmer;S. Moncada

  • EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID AND PREVENTION OF THROMBOSIS AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS

    J. Dyerberg;H.O. Bang;E. Stoffersen;S. Moncada

  • Effects of endothelium-derived nitric oxide on peripheral arteriolar tone in man.

    Patrick Vallance;Joe Collier;Salvador Moncada

  • Characterization of three inhibitors of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in vitro and in vivo

    D.D. Rees;R.M.J. Palmer;R. Schulz;H.F. Hodson

  • Endogenous nitric oxide inhibits human platelet adhesion to vascular endothelium.

    M.W Radomski;R.M.J Palmer;S Moncada

  • Biosynthesis of nitric oxide from l-arginine: A pathway for the regulation of cell function and communication

    S Moncada;R M Palmer;E A Higgs

  • Formation of nitric oxide from L-arginine in the central nervous system: a transduction mechanism for stimulation of the soluble guanylate cyclase.

    Richard G. Knowles;Miriam Palacios;Richard M. J. Palmer;Salvador Moncada

  • An L-arginine/nitric oxide pathway present in human platelets regulates aggregation

    M. W. Radomski;R. M. J. Palmer;S. Moncada

  • Altered immune responses in mice lacking inducible nitric oxide synthase

    Xiao-Qing Wei;Ian G. Charles;Austin Smith;Jan Ure

  • Reversible inhibition of cytochrome c oxidase, the terminal enzyme of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, by nitric oxide. Implications for neurodegenerative diseases.

    M.W.J. Cleeter;J.M. Cooper;V.M. Darley-Usmar;S. Moncada

  • The anti-aggregating properties of vascular endothelium: interactions between prostacyclin and nitric oxide.

    M.W. Radomski;R.M.J. Palmer;S. Moncada

  • Arterial walls are protected against deposition of platelet thrombi by a substance (prostaglandin X) which they make from prostaglandin endoperoxides

    Ryszard J. Gryglewski;Stuart Bunting;Salvador Moncada;Roderick J. Flower

  • Mitochondrial biogenesis in mammals: The role of endogenous nitric oxide

    Enzo Nisoli;Emilio Clementi;Clara Paolucci;Valeria Cozzi

  • Glucocorticoids inhibit the expression of an inducible, but not the constitutive, nitric oxide synthase in vascular endothelial cells

    M. W. Radomski;R. M. J. Palmer;S. Moncada

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Vane
John R. Vane St Bartholomew's Hospital
Brendan J.R. Whittle
Brendan J.R. Whittle Queen Mary University of London
Marek W. Radomski
Marek W. Radomski University of Saskatchewan
Emilio Clementi
Emilio Clementi University of Milan
Juan P. Bolaños
Juan P. Bolaños University of Salamanca
Patrick Vallance
Patrick Vallance GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Foo Y. Liew
Foo Y. Liew University of Glasgow
Victor M. Darley-Usmar
Victor M. Darley-Usmar University of Alabama at Birmingham
Ian G. Charles
Ian G. Charles University of East Anglia
Guy C. Brown
Guy C. Brown University of Cambridge

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