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D-Index
46
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17338
World Ranking
6566
National Ranking
103

Overview

Valentín Ceña is affiliated with the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and materials science.

The main fields of study that characterize their work include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Materials Science

Within these broad areas, their research delves into several subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Biomaterials
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Biochemistry

Key scientific topics featured prominently in their publications are:

  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Sulfur Compounds in Biology

The scientist's work appears frequently in several journals, demonstrating a range of interests in pharmaceutical and molecular sciences. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Pharmaceutics
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Pharmacological Research
  • Drug Discovery Today
  • Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Valentín Ceña provide insight into specific research topics and collaborations. These include:

  • Endocytosis: The Nanoparticle and Submicron Nanocompounds Gateway into the Cell, 2020, Pharmaceutics
  • Dendrimers toward Translational Nanotherapeutics: Concise Key Step Analysis, 2020, Bioconjugate Chemistry
  • Dendrimer- and polymeric nanoparticle-aptamer bioconjugates as nonviral delivery systems: a new approach in medicine, 2020, Drug Discovery Today
  • Engineered non-invasive functionalized dendrimer/dendron-entrapped/complexed gold nanoparticles as a novel class of theranostic (radio)pharmaceuticals in cancer therapy, 2021, Journal of Controlled Release
  • Synthesis, self-assembly and anticancer drug encapsulation and delivery properties of cyclodextrin-based giant amphiphiles, 2020, Carbohydrate Polymers

Frequent co-authorship is observed with several researchers, indicating ongoing collaborations in their research projects. These co-authors include:

  • Serge Mignani
  • Jean-Pierre Majoral
  • Inmaculada Posadas
  • José M. García Fernández
  • Xiangyang Shi

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Sequential Treatment of SH‐SY5Y Cells with Retinoic Acid and Brain‐Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gives Rise to Fully Differentiated, Neurotrophic Factor‐Dependent, Human Neuron‐Like Cells

    Mario Encinas;Montse Iglesias;Yuhui Liu;Hongyin Wang

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • D1 but not D5 Dopamine Receptors Are Critical for LTP, Spatial Learning, and LTP-Induced arc and zif268 Expression in the Hippocampus

    Noelia Granado;Oskar Ortiz;Luz M. Suárez;Eduardo D. Martín

  • Adenosine released by astrocytes contributes to hypoxia‐induced modulation of synaptic transmission

    Eduardo D. Martín;Miriam Fernández;Gertrudis Perea;Olivier Pascual

  • Nanoparticle crossing of blood-brain barrier: a road to new therapeutic approaches to central nervous system diseases.

    Valentín Ceña;Valentín Ceña;Pablo Játiva;Pablo Játiva

  • Mitochondrial Dysfunction Is Involved in Apoptosis Induced by Serum Withdrawal and Fatty Acids in the β-Cell Line Ins-1

    Isabel Maestre;Joaquín Jordán;Soledad Calvo;Juan Antonio Reig

  • Barriers to Non-Viral Vector-Mediated Gene Delivery in the Nervous System

    Francisco C. Pérez-Martínez;Javier Guerra;Inmaculada Posadas;Inmaculada Posadas;Valentín Ceña;Valentín Ceña

  • Group-I metabotropic glutamate receptors: hypotheses to explain their dual role in neurotoxicity and neuroprotection

    F Nicoletti;V Bruno;M.V Catania;G Battaglia

  • Pharmacological dissection of receptor-associated and voltage-sensitive ionic channels involved in catecholamine release.

    V Ceña;G P Nicolas;P Sanchez-Garcia;S M Kirpekar

  • Glitazones Differentially Regulate Primary Astrocyte and Glioma Cell Survival INVOLVEMENT OF REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES AND PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR-ACTIVATED RECEPTOR-γ

    José M. Pérez-Ortiz;Pedro Tranque;Cecilia F. Vaquero;Beatriz Domingo

  • Mitochondrial control of neuron death and its role in neurodegenerative disorders.

    J. Jordán;V. Ceña;J. H. M. Prehn

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor modulates the severity of cognitive alterations induced by mutant huntingtin: Involvement of phospholipaseCγ activity and glutamate receptor expression

    A. Giralt;T. Rodrigo;E.D. Martín;J.R. Gonzalez

  • Nicotinic Receptors in Neurodegeneration

    Inmaculada Posadas;Beatriz López-Hernández;Valentín Ceña

  • Differential expression and enzymatic properties of the Na+,K(+)-ATPase alpha 3 isoenzyme in rat pineal glands.

    Andrew W. Shyjan;Valentin Cena;David C. Klein;Robert Levenson

  • Nanoparticles for brain-specific drug and genetic material delivery, imaging and diagnosis.

    Inmaculada Posadas;Inmaculada Posadas;Silvia Monteagudo;Silvia Monteagudo;Valentín Ceña;Valentín Ceña

  • Glial Cell Line-derived Neurotrophic Factor Increases Intracellular Calcium Concentration ROLE OF CALCIUM/CALMODULIN IN THE ACTIVATION OF THE PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE PATHWAY

    M. José Pérez-García;Valentín Ceña;Yolanda de Pablo;Marta Llovera

  • Acetaminophen induces apoptosis in rat cortical neurons

    Inmaculada Posadas;Inmaculada Posadas;Pablo Santos;Pablo Santos;Almudena Blanco;Almudena Blanco;Maríangeles Muñoz-Fernández;Maríangeles Muñoz-Fernández

  • Lifeguard/neuronal membrane protein 35 regulates Fas ligand‐mediated apoptosis in neurons via microdomain recruitment

    Miriam Fernández;Miguel F. Segura;Carme Solé;Alicia Colino

  • Bcl-x L blocks mitochondrial multiple conductance channel activation and inhibits 6-OHDA-induced death in SH-SY5Y cells.

    Joaquín Jordán;María F Galindo;Daniel Tornero;Carmen González-García

Frequent Co-Authors

Eduardo D. Martín
Eduardo D. Martín Yale School of Medicine
Xiangyang Shi
Xiangyang Shi Donghua University
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Valina L. Dawson
Valina L. Dawson Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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