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Vicente Felipo is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research focuses primarily on medicine, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and neuroscience.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a consistent interest in liver-related diseases, neuroinflammation, and molecular mechanisms. Key papers include:

  • "Hepatic encephalopathy," 2022, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • "Bacteroides uniformis CECT 7771 Modulates the Brain Reward Response to Reduce Binge Eating and Anxiety-Like Behavior in Rat," 2021, Molecular Neurobiology
  • "Sustained hyperammonemia induces TNF-a IN Purkinje neurons by activating the TNFR1-NF-κB pathway," 2020, Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • "The S1PR2-CCL2-BDNF-TrkB pathway mediates neuroinflammation and motor incoordination in hyperammonaemia," 2022, Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology
  • "Extracellular vesicles from mesenchymal stem cells reduce neuroinflammation in hippocampus and restore cognitive function in hyperammonemic rats," 2023, Journal of Neuroinflammation

Frequent co-authors associated with Vicente Felipo include Marta Llansola, Paula Izquierdo-Altarejos, Carmina Montoliú, Yaiza M. Arenas, and Gergana Mincheva.

The scientist often publishes in venues such as:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • Scientific Reports
  • IBRO Neuroscience Reports
  • Molecular Neurobiology

Main fields of study encompass:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience

Subfields of research include:

  • Hepatology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Epidemiology
  • Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Their research addresses several significant topics, such as:

  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation

Best Publications

  • Neurobiology of ammonia

    Vicente Felipo;Roger F. Butterworth

  • Hepatic encephalopathy: effects of liver failure on brain function

    Vicente Felipo

  • Repeated alcohol administration during adolescence causes changes in the mesolimbic dopaminergic and glutamatergic systems and promotes alcohol intake in the adult rat

    Maria Pascual;Jordi Boix;Vicente Felipo;Consuelo Guerri

  • Hyperammonemia Induces Neuroinflammation That Contributes to Cognitive Impairment in Rats With Hepatic Encephalopathy

    Regina Rodrigo;Omar Cauli;Ulises Gomez-Pinedo;Ana Agusti

  • Activation of N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptors in rat brain in vivo following acute ammonia intoxication: Characterization by in vivo brain microdialysis

    Carlos Hermenegildo;Pilar Monfort;Vicente Felipo

  • Inflammation and hepatic encephalopathy: ibuprofen restores learning ability in rats with portacaval shunts.

    Omar Cauli;Regina Rodrigo;Blanca Piedrafita;Jordi Boix

  • Brain ATP depletion induced by acute ammonia intoxication in rats is mediated by activation of the NMDA receptor and Na+,K(+)-ATPase.

    Elena Kosenko;Yuri Kaminsky;Eugenio Grau;María-Dolores Miñana

  • Acute ammonia toxicity is mediated by the NMDA type of glutamate receptors

    Goizane Marcaida;Vicente Felipo;Carlos Hermenegildo;Maria-Dolores Miñana

  • Contribution of hyperammonemia and inflammatory factors to cognitive impairment in minimal hepatic encephalopathy.

    Vicente Felipo;Amparo Urios;Encarna Montesinos;Inmaculada Molina

  • Blocking NMDA receptors prevents the oxidative stress induced by acute ammonia intoxication

    Elena Kosenko;Yuri Kaminski;Oksana Lopata;Nikolay Muravyov

  • Oral administration of sildenafil restores learning ability in rats with hyperammonemia and with portacaval shunts

    Slaven Erceg;Pilar Monfort;Mariluz Hernández-Viadel;Regina Rodrigo

  • Glutamine synthetase activity and glutamine content in brain: modulation by NMDA receptors and nitric oxide.

    Elena Kosenko;Marta Llansola;Carmina Montoliu;Pilar Monfort

  • Urea cycle dysregulation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

    Francesco De Chiara;Sara Heebøll;Giusi Marrone;Carmina Montoliu

  • Brain edema and inflammatory activation in bile duct ligated rats with diet‐induced hyperammonemia: A model of hepatic encephalopathy in cirrhosis

    Rodrigo Jover;Regina Rodrigo;Vicente Felipo;Ricardo Insausti

  • Chronic hyperammonemia impairs the glutamate-nitric oxide-cyclic GMP pathway in cerebellar neurons in culture and in the rat in vivo.

    Carlos Hermenegildo;Carmina Montoliu;Marta Llansola;María-Dolores Muñoz

  • NMDA receptor antagonists prevent acute ammonia toxicity in mice.

    Carlos Hermenegildo;Goizane Marcaida;Carmina Montoliu;Santiago Grisolía

  • Chronic Moderate Hyperammonemia Impairs Active and Passive Avoidance Behavior and Conditional Discrimination Learning in Rats

    M.A. Aguilar;J. Miñarro;V. Felipo

  • Sources of oxygen radicals in brain in acute ammonia intoxication in vivo.

    Elena Kosenko;Natalia Venediktova;Yury Kaminsky;Carmina Montoliu

  • Glutamatergic and gabaergic neurotransmission and neuronal circuits in hepatic encephalopathy

    Omar Cauli;Regina Rodrigo;Marta Llansola;Carmina Montoliu

  • Hyperammonemia induces glial activation, neuroinflammation and alters neurotransmitter receptors in hippocampus, impairing spatial learning: reversal by sulforaphane

    Vicente Hernández-Rabaza;Andrea Cabrera-Pastor;Lucas Taoro-González;Michele Malaguarnera

  • Neurobiology of ammonia

    Vicente Felipo

Frequent Co-Authors

César Ávila
César Ávila Jaume I University
José Manuel García-Verdugo
José Manuel García-Verdugo University of Valencia
José Miñarro
José Miñarro University of Valencia
Jan Albrecht
Jan Albrecht Polish Academy of Sciences
Salvador Martinez
Salvador Martinez Miguel Hernandez University
Kaj Blennow
Kaj Blennow University of Gothenburg
Ricardo Insausti
Ricardo Insausti University of Castilla-La Mancha
Michael J. Rowan
Michael J. Rowan Trinity College Dublin
Jose L. Cantero
Jose L. Cantero Pablo de Olavide University

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