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  1. Ahumada-Marchant C, Ancatén-Gonzalez C, Haensgen H, Brauer B, Merino-Veliz N, Droste R, Arancibia F, Horvitz HR, Constantine-Paton M, Arriagada G, Chávez AE, Bustos FJ. (2024) Deletion of VPS50 protein in mouse brain impairs synaptic function and behavior. BMC Biol. 22(1):142. doi: 10.1186/s12915-024-01940-y
  2. Amaya-Rodriguez CA, Carvajal-Zamorano K, Bustos D, Alegría-Arcos M, Castillo K. (2024) A journey from molecule to physiology and in silico tools for drug discovery targeting the transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) channel. Front Pharmacol. 14:1251061. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1251061
  3. Ardiles NM, Tapia V, Estay SF, Alcaino A, Velásquez VB, Sotomayor-Zárate R, Chávez AE. Moya PR. (2024). Increased forebrain EAAT3 expression confers resilience to chronic stress. J. Neurochem 2024 Sep 8. doi: 10.1111/jnc.16216. Online ahead of print.
  4. Bassetto CAZ Jr, Pfeffermann J, Yadav R, Strassgschwandtner S, Glasnov T, Bezanilla F, Pohl P. (2024) Photolipid excitation triggers depolarizing optocapacitive currents and action potentials. Nat Commun. 15(1):1139. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45403-y
  5. Bayonés L, Guerra-Fernández MJ, Figueroa-Cares C, Gallo LI, Alfonso-Bueno S, Caspe O, Canal MP, Báez-Matus X, González-Jamett A, Cárdenas AM, Marengo FD. (2024) Dynamin-2 mutations linked to neonatal-onset centronuclear myopathy impair exocytosis and endocytosis in adrenal chromaffin cells. J Neurochem. 168(9):3268-3283. doi: 10.1111/jnc.16194
  6. Brauer B, Ancatén-González C, Ahumada-Marchant C, Meza RC, Merino-Veliz N, Nardocci G, Varela-Nallar L, Arriagada G, Chávez AE, Bustos FJ. (2024) Impact of KDM6B mosaic brain knockout on synaptic function and behavior. Sci Rep. 14(1):20416. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-70728-5
  7. Calbiague-Garcia VC, Chen Y, Cádiz B, Tapia F, Paquet-Durand F, Schmachtenberg O. (2024) Extracellular lactate as an alternative energy source for retinal bipolar cells. J Biol Chem.300(4):106794. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.106794
  8. Castillo-Velasquez C, Matamala E, Becerra D, Orio P, Brauchi SE (2024) Optical recordings of organellar membrane potentials and the components of membrane conductance in lysosomes. J Physiol. 602(8):1637-54 . doi: 10.1113/JP283825
  9. Cavieres-Lepe J, Amini E, Zabel M, Nässel DR, Stanewsky R, Wegener C, Ewer J. (2024) Timed receptor tyrosine kinase signaling couples the central and a peripheral circadian clock in Drosophila. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 121(11):e2308067121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2308067121
  10. Chen Y, Zizmare L, Calbiague V, Wang L, Yu S, Herberg FW, Schmachtenberg O, Paquet-Durand F, Trautwein C (2024) Retinal metabolism: Evidence for uncoupling of glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation via Cori-, Cahill-, and mini-Krebs-cycle. eLife 12:RP91141 doi: 10.7554/eLife.91141.2
  11. Coronel-Oliveros C, Gómez RG, Ranasinghe K, Sainz-Ballesteros A, Legaz A, Fittipaldi S, Cruzat J, Herzog R, Yener G, Parra M, Aguillon D, Lopera F, Santamaria-Garcia H, Moguilner S, Medel V, Orio P, Whelan R, Tagliazucchi E, Prado P, Ibañez A. (2024) Viscous dynamics associated with hypoexcitation and structural disintegration in neurodegeneration via generative whole-brain modeling. Alzheimers Dement. 20(5):3228-3250. doi: 10.1002/alz.13788
  12. Coronel-Oliveros C, Medel V, Orellana S, Rodiño J, Lehue F, Cruzat J, Tagliazucchi E, Brzezicka A, Orio P, Kowalczyk-Grębska N, Ibáñez A. (2024) Gaming expertise induces meso-scale brain plasticity and efficiency mechanisms as revealed by whole-brain modeling. Neuroimage. 293: 120633. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120633
  13. Coronel-Oliveros C, Medel V, Whitaker GA, Astudillo A, Gallagher D, Zepeda-Rivero L, Prado P, El-Deredy W, Orio P, Weinstein A (2024) Elevating Understanding: Linking High-Altitude Hypoxia to Brain Aging Through EEG Functional Connectivity and Spectral Analyses. Netw Neurosci  8 (1): 275–292 doi: 10.1162/netn_a_00352
  14. Cortés BI, Meza RC, Ancatén-González C, Ardiles NM, Aránguiz MI, Tomita H, Kaplan DR, Cornejo F, Nunez-Parra A, Moya PR, Chávez AE, Cancino GI. (2024) Loss of protein tyrosine phosphatase receptor delta PTPRD increases the number of cortical neurons, impairs synaptic function and induces autistic-like behaviors in adult mice. Biol Res.57(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s40659-024-00522-0
  15. Cortés MP, Alonso C, Vinet R, Valdivia-Cortés K, Muñoz-Sagredo L, Bahamondez-Canas TF, Cárdenas AM (2024) Ca2+ signals in human umbilical endothelial cells derived from pregnancy with fetal growth restriction associated with hypertensive disorder. Biomed Rep. 20(5):76. doi: 10.3892/br.2024.1764
  16. Echeverria F, Gonzalez-Sanabria N, Alvarado-Sanchez R, Fernandez M, Castillo K, Latorre R (2024) Large conductance voltage-and calcium-activated K+ (BK) channel in health and disease. Front Pharmacol. Volume 15 – 2024 doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1373507
  17. Estay SF, Morales-Moraga C, Vielma AH, Palacios-Muñoz A, Chiu ChQ, Chavez AE (2024) Non-canonical CB1 receptor signaling regulates night visual processing in the inner rat retina. iScience. 109920 doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109920
  18. García-Rodríguez C, Duarte Y, Ardiles ÁO, Sáez JC. (2024) The antiseizure medication valproate increases hemichannel activity found in brain cells, which could worsen disease outcomes. J Neurochem. 168(6):1045-1059. doi: 10.1111/jnc.16062
  19. Gómez GI, Alvear TF, Roa DA, Farias-Pasten A, Vergara SA, Mellado LA, Martinez-Araya CJ, Prieto-Villalobos J, García-Rodríguez C, Sánchez N, Sáez JC, Ortíz FC, Orellana JA. (2024) Cx43 hemichannels and panx1 channels contribute to ethanol-induced astrocyte dysfunction and damage. Biol Res. 57(1):15. doi: 10.1186/s40659-024-00493-2
  20. Gómez GI, García-Rodríguez C, Marillán JE, Vergara SA, Alvear TF, Farias-Pasten A, Sáez JC, Retamal MA, Rovegno M, Ortiz FC, Orellana JA. (2024) Acute activation of hemichannels by ethanol leads to Ca2+-dependent gliotransmitter release in astrocytes. Front Cell Dev Biol. 12:1422978. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2024.1422978
  21. González-González MA, Conde SV, Latorre R, Thébault SC, Pratelli M, Spitzer NC, Verkhratsky A, Tremblay ME, Akcora CG, Hernández-Reynoso AG, Ecker M, Coates J, Vincent KL and Ma B (2024) Bioelectronic Medicine: a multidisciplinary roadmap from biophysics to precision therapies. Front Integr Neurosci. 18:1321872. doi: 10.3389/fnint.2024.1321872
  22. Jara O, Maripillán J, Momboisse F, Cárdenas AM, García IE, Martínez AD. (2024) Differential Regulation of Hemichannels and Gap Junction Channels by RhoA GTPase and Actin Cytoskeleton: A Comparative Analysis of Cx43 and Cx26. Int J Mol Sci. 25(13):7246. doi: 10.3390/ijms25137246
  23. Maldifassi MC, Guerra-Fernández MJ, Ponce D, Alfonso-Bueno S, Maripillán J, Vielma AH, Báez-Matus X, Marengo FD, Acuña-Castillo C, Sáez JC, Martínez AD, Cárdenas AM. (2024) Autocrine activation of P2X7 receptors mediates catecholamine secretion in chromaffin cells. Br J Pharmacol. 181(16):2905-2922. doi: 10.1111/bph.16371
  24. Nasrallah K, Berthoux C, Hashimotodani Y, Chavez AE, Gulfo MC, Luján R, Castillo PE. (2024) Retrograde adenosine/A2A receptor signaling facilitates excitatory synaptic transmission and seizures. Cell Rep. 43(7):114382. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114382
  25. Okolo CA, Maran JJ, Watts A, Maripillan J, Harkiolaki M, Martínez AD, Green CR, Mugisho OO. (2024) Correlative light and X-ray tomography jointly unveil the critical role of connexin43 channels on inflammation-induced cellular ultrastructural alterations. Heliyon. 10(7):e27888. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27888
  26. Opazo G, Tapia F, Díaz A, Vielma AH and Schmachtenberg O (2024) Prolonged Photobiomodulation with Deep Red Light Mitigates Incipient Retinal Deterioration in a Mouse Model of Type 2 Diabetes. Int J Mol Sci. 25(22), 12128. doi: 10.3390/ijms252212128
  27. Opazo MC, Yañez O, Márquez-Miranda V, Santos J, Rojas M, Araya-Durán I, Aguayo D, Leal M, Duarte Y, Kohanoff, Gonzalez-Nilo FD (2024) Increased Absorption of Thyroxine in a Murine Model of Hypothyroidism Using Water/CO2 Nanobubbles. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 25 (11), 5827 doi: 10.3390/ijms25115827
  28. Palacios-Prado N, Vergara T, Sáez JC. (2024) Enhanced Methodologies for Investigating the Electrophysiological Characteristics of Endogenous Pannexin 1 Intercellular Cell-Cell Channels. Methods Mol Biol. 2801:135-145. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3842-2_11
  29. Rozas-Villanueva FM, Orellana, V, Alarcón R, Maripillan J, Martínez AD, Alfaro IE, Retamal MA (2024) Cx40 Levels Regulate Hypoxia-Induced Changes in the Migration, Proliferation, and Formation of Gap Junction Plaques in An Extravillous Trophoblast Cell Model. Cells. 2024 Jul 6;13(13):1150. doi: 10.3390/cells13131150
  30. Sáez JC, Burrell JC, Cahill CM, Cullen DK, Devi LA, Gilbert RJ, Graham ZA, Gurvich VJ, Havton LA, Iyengar R, Khanna R, Palermo EF, Siddiq M, Toro CA, Vasquez W, Zhao W, Cardozo CP. (2024) Pharmacology of boldine: summary of the field and update on recent advances. Front Pharmacol. 15:1427147. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1427147
  31. Salgado M, Márquez-Miranda V, Ferrada L, Rojas M, Poblete-Flores G, González-Nilo FD, Ardiles ÁO, Sáez JC. (2024) Ca2+ permeation through C-terminal cleaved, but not full-length human Pannexin1 hemichannels, mediates cell death. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 121(25):e2405468121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2405468121
  32. Sanchez HA, Kraujaliene L, Verselis VK. (2024) A pore locus in the E1 domain differentially regulates Cx26 and Cx30 hemichannel function. J Gen Physiol. 156(11):e202313502. doi: 10.1085/jgp.202313502
  33. Tapia F, Peñaloza V, Silva-Olivares F, Sotomayor-Zárate R, Schmachtenberg O, Vielma AH. (2024) Glucagon Increases Retinal Rod Bipolar Cell Inhibition Through a D1 Dopamine Receptor-Dependent Pathway That Is Altered After Lens-Defocus Treatment in Mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 65(1):46. doi: 10.1167/iovs.65.1.46
  34. Tichauer JE, Lira M, Cerpa W, Orellana JA, Sáez JC, Rovegno M. (2024) Inhibition of astroglial hemichannels prevents synaptic transmission decline during spreading depression. Biol Res. 57(1):39. doi: 10.1186/s40659-024-00519-9
  35. Treptow W, Liu Y, Bassetto CAZ, Pinto BI, Alves Nunes JA, Uriarte RM, Chipot CJ, Bezanilla F, Roux B. (2024) Isoleucine gate blocks K+ conduction in C-type inactivation. Elife. 2024 Nov 12;13:e97696. doi: 10.7554/eLife.97696. Online ahead of print
  36. Vásquez W, Toro CA, Cardozo CP, Cea LA, Sáez JC. (2024) Pathophysiological role of connexin and pannexin hemichannels in neuromuscular disorders. J Physiol. 2024 Aug 22. doi: 10.1113/JP286173. Online ahead of print
  37. Vega JL, García A, González J, Sáez JC. (2024) A Dye Uptake Assay to Measure Large-Pore Channel Activity in Trypanosoma cruzi. Methods Mol Biol. 2801:87-95. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3842-2_7
  38. Villanelo F, Minogue PJ, Maripillán J, Reyna‑Jeldes M, Jensen‑Flores J, García IE, Beyer EC, Pérez‑Acle T, Berthoud VM and Martínez AD (2024) Connexin channels and hemichannels are modulated differently by charge reversal at residues forming the intracellular pocket. Biol Res 57:31. doi: 10.1186/s40659-024-00501-5
  39. Wegener C, Amini E, Cavieres-Lepe J, Ewer J. (2024) Neuronal and endocrine mechanisms underlying the circadian gating of eclosion: insights from Drosophila. Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2024 Oct 24:101286. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2024.101286. Online ahead of print
  1. Abbott AC, García IE, Villanelo F; Flores-Muñoz C, Ceriani R, Maripillan J, Novoa-Molina J, Figueroa-Cares C, Pérez-Acle T, Sáez JC, Sánchez HA, Martínez AD (2023) Expression of KID syndromic mutation Cx26S17F produces hyperactive hemichannels in supporting cell of the organ of Corti. Front Cell Dev Biol 10:1071202. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1071202
  2. Alvear-Arias JJ, Pena-Pichicoi A, Carrillo C, Fernandez M, Gonzalez T, Gárate JA, Gonzalez C. (2023) Role of voltage-gated proton channel (Hv1) in cancer biology. Front Pharmacol. 14:1175702. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1175702
  3. Ancatén-González C, Segura I, Alvarado-Sánchez R, Chávez AE and Latorre R (2023) Ca2+- and Voltage-Activated K+ (BK) Channels in the Nervous System: One Gene, a Myriad of Physiological Functions. Int J Mol Sci. 24(4), 3407 doi: 10.3390/ijms24043407
  4. Arancibia M, Lutz M, Ardiles A, Fuentes C (2023) Neurobiology of Disorganized Attachment: A Review of Primary Studies on Human Beings. Neurosci. Insight 18: 26331055221145681 doi: 10.1177/26331055221145681
  5. Arriagada-Diaz J, Flores-Muñoz C, Gómez-Soto B, Labraña-Allende M, Mattar-Araos M, Prado-Vega L, Hinostroza F, Gajardo I, Guerra-Fernández MJ, Bevilacqua JA, Cárdenas AM, Bitoun M, Ardiles AO, González-Jamett AM. (2023) A centronuclear myopathy-causing mutation in dynamin-2 disrupts neuronal morphology and excitatory synaptic transmission in a murine model of the disease. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol. 49(4):e12918.  doi: 10.1111/nan.12918
  6. Barraza-Núñez N, Pérez-Núñez R, Gaete-Ramírez B, Barrios-Garrido A, Arriagada C, Poksay K, John V, Barnier JV, Cárdenas AM, Caviedes P. (2023) Pharmacological Inhibition of p-21 Activated Kinase (PAK) Restores Impaired Neurite Outgrowth and Remodeling in a Cellular Model of Down Syndrome. Neurotox Res. 41(3):256-269. doi: 10.1007/s12640-023-00638-3
  7. Barria-Urenda M, Ruiz-Fernandez A, Gonzalez C, Oostenbrink C, Gárate JA. (2023) Size Matters: Free-Energy Calculations of Amino Acid Adsorption over Pristine Graphene. J Chem Inf Model. 63(21):6642-6654. doi: 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c00418
  8. Bassetto CAZ Jr, Costa F, Guardiani C, Bezanilla F, Giacomello A. (2023) Noncanonical electromechanical coupling paths in cardiac hERG potassium channel. Nat Commun. 14(1):1110. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-36730-7
  9. Bassetto CAZ Jr, Pinto BI, Latorre R, Bezanilla F. (2023) Ion channel thermodynamics studied with temperature jumps measured at the cell membrane. Biophys J.   122(4):661-671. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.01.015
  10. Becerra D, Calixto A, Orio P (2023. The Conscious Nematode: Exploring Hallmarks of Minimal Phenomenal Consciousness in Caenorhabditis Elegans. International Journal of Psychological Research, 16(2), 87–104. doi: 10.21500/20112084.6487
  11. Cabezas D, Mellado G, Espinoza N, Gárate JA, Morales C, Castro-Alvarez A, Matos MJ, Mellado M, Mella J. (2023) In silico approaches to develop new phenyl-pyrimidines as glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3) inhibitors with halogen-bonding capabilities: 3D-QSAR CoMFA/CoMSIA, molecular docking and molecular dynamics studies. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 41(22):13250-13259. doi: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2172457
  12. Calbiague García V, Cadiz B, Herrera P, Díaz A, Schmachtenberg O. (2023) Evaluation of Photobiomodulation and Boldine as Alternative Treatment Options in Two Diabetic Retinopathy Models. Int J Mol Sci. 24(9):7918. doi: 10.3390/ijms24097918.
  13. Calbiague García V, Chen Y, Cádiz B, Wang L, Paquet-Durand F, Schmachtenberg O. (2023) Imaging of lactate metabolism in retinal Müller cells with a FRET nanosensor. Exp Eye Res. 226:109352. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2022.109352
  14. Cea LA, Vásquez W, Hernández-Salinas R, Vielma AZ, Castillo-Ruiz M, Velarde V, Salgado M, Sáez JC (2023) Skeletal Muscle Atrophy Induced by Diabetes Is Mediated by Non-Selective Channels and Prevented by Boldine. Biomolecules 13(4), 708 doi: 10.3390/biom13040708
  15. Contreras C, Cádiz B, Schmachtenberg O. (2023) Determination of the Severity of Pulpitis by Immunohistological Analysis and Comparison with the Clinical Picture. J Endod. 49(1):26-35. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2022.10.012
  16. Coronel-Oliveros C, Gießing C, Medel V, Cofré R, Orio P. (2023) Whole-brain modeling explains the context-dependent effects of cholinergic neuromodulation. Neuroimage. 1265:119782. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119782
  17. Crowley JJ, Cappi C, Ochoa-Panaifo ME, Frederick RM, Kook M, Wiese AD, Rancourt D, Atkinson EG,…… Moya PR, et al.(2023) Latin American Trans-ancestry INitiative for OCD genomics (LATINO): Study protocol. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet. 195(4):e32962. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32962
  18. Delgado SE, Urrutia A, Gutzwiller F, Chiu CQ, Calixto A. (2023) Microbiota and diapause-induced neuroprotection share a dependency on calcium but differ in their effects on mitochondrial morphology. eNeuro. 10(7):ENEURO.0424-22.2023. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0424-22.2023
  19. Díaz F, Aguilar F, Wellmann M, Martorell A, González-Arancibia C, Chacana-Véliz L, Negrón-Oyarzo I, Chávez AE, Fuenzalida M, Nualart F, Sotomayor-Zárate R, Bonansco C (2023) Enhanced Astrocyte Activity and Excitatory Synaptic Function in the Hippocampus of Pentylenetetrazole Kindling Model of Epilepsy Int. J. Mol. Sci. 24(19), 14506; doi: 10.3390/ijms241914506
  20. Duran-Aniotz C, Poblete N, Rivera-Krstulovic C, Ardiles AO, Díaz ML, Tamburini G, Mae P Sabusap C, Gerakis Y, Cabral Miranda F, Diaz J, Fuentealba M, Arriagada D, Muñoz E, Espinoza S, Martinez G, Quiroz G, Medinas DB, Contreras D, Piña R, Lourenco MV, Ribeiro FC, Ferreira ST, Rozas C, Morales B, Plate L, Gonzalez-Billault C, Palacios AG, Hetz C. (2023) The unfolded protein response transcription factor XBP1s ameliorates Alzheimer’s disease by improving synaptic function and proteostasis. Mol Ther. 31(7):2240-2256. doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2023.03.028
  21. Fernández M, Alvear-Arias JJ, Carmona EM, Carrillo C, Pena-Pichicoi A, Hernandez-Ochoa EO, Neely A, Alvarez O, Latorre R, Gárate JA, Gonzalez C (2024) Trapping Charge Mechanism in Hv1 Channels (CiHv1). Int J Mol Sci 25(1): 426, doi: 10.3390/ijms25010426
  22. Forero JC, Carvajal K, Guzmán F, Acevedo C, Osses N, Santana P. (2023) Use of Chitosan from Southern King Crab to Develop Films Functionalized with RGD Peptides for Potential Tissue Engineering Applications. Biomimetics (Basel).8(3):323. doi: 10.3390/biomimetics8030323
  23. García-Rodríguez C, Mujica P, Illanes-González J, López A, Vargas C, Sáez JC, González-Jamett A, Ardiles AO (2023) Probenecid, an Old Drug with Potential New Uses for Central Nervous System Disorders and Neuroinflammation. Biomedicines. 11(6):1516. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11061516
  24. García-Rojas F, Flores-Muñoz C, Santander O, Solis P, Martínez AD, Ardiles AO, Fuenzalida M (2023) Pannexin-1 Modulates Inhibitory Transmission and Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity Biomolecules 13(6), 887; doi: 10.3390/biom13060887
  25. González-Arriagada WA, Coletta RD, Lozano-Burgos C, García C, Maripillán J, Alcayaga-Miranda F, Godínez-Pacheco B, Oyarce-Pezoa S, Martínez-Flores R, García IE. (2023)CR5/CCL5 axis is linked to a poor outcome, and inhibition reduces metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 149(19):17335-17346. doi: 10.1007/s00432-023-05443-1.
  26. González-Jamett A, Maldifassi MC, Cárdenas AM (2023). Isolation and Purification of Chromaffin Granules from Adrenal Glands and Cultured Neuroendocrine Cells. In: Borges, R. (eds) Chromaffin Cells. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2565. Humana, New York, NY.doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2671-9_19
  27. Güiza J, Solís F, Valenzuela B, Arancibia D, Zamorano P, González J, Saavedra J, Neely A, Salgado M, Martínez AD, Sáez JC, Vega JL. (2023) Unnexin is a protein subunit of a large-pore channel expressed by unicellular organisms. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 120(31):e2307898120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2307898120.
  28. Herzog R, Mediano PAM, Rosas FE, Lodder P, Carhart-Harris R, Perl YS, Tagliazucchi E, Cofre R. (2023) A whole-brain model of the neural entropy increase elicited by psychedelic drugs. Sci Rep. 13(1):6244. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-32649-7
  29. Illesca-Matus R, Ardiles NM, Munoz F, Moya PR. (2023) Implications of Physical Exercise on Episodic Memory and Anxiety: The Role of the Serotonergic System. Int J Mol Sci. 24(14):11372. doi: 10.3390/ijms241411372
  30. Jiménez-Madrona E, Morado-Díaz CJ, Talaverón R, Tabernero A, Pastor AM, Sáez JC, Matarredona ER. (2023) Antiproliferative effect of boldine on neural progenitor cells and on glioblastoma cells. Front Neurosci. 17:1211467. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1211467
  31. Li H, Guo A, Salgado M, Sáez JC, Lau CG (2023) The connexin hemichannel inhibitor D4 produces rapid antidepressant-like effects in mice. J Neuroinflammation. 20(1):191. doi: 10.1186/s12974-023-02873-z
  32. Liu Y, Bassetto CAZ Jr, Pinto BI, Bezanilla F (2023) A mechanistic reinterpretation of fast inactivation in voltage-gated Na+ channels. Nat Commun. 14(1):5072. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-40514-4
  33. Llanos P, Ordenes P, Rhoads DB, Santibanez JF, García-Robles M, Millán C. (2023) BMAL1 Regulates Glucokinase Expression Through E-Box Elements In Vitro. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1408:235-249. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-26163-3_13
  34. Luppi AI, Cabral J, Cofre R, Mediano PAM, Rosas FE, Qureshi AY, Kuceyeski A, Tagliazucchi E, Raimondo F, Deco G, Shine JM, Kringelbach ML, Orio P, Ching S, Sanz-Perl Y, Diringer MN, Stevens RD, Sitt JD. (2023) Computational modelling in disorders of consciousness: closing the gap towards personalised models for restoring consciousness. Neuroimage. 275:120162 doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120162
  35. Naranjo D, Diaz-Franulic I. (2023) Sweetening K-channels: what sugar taught us about permeation and gating. Front Mol Biosci. 10:1063796. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2023.1063796
  36. Orio P, Mediano PAM, Rosas FE. (2023) Dynamical noise can enhance high-order statistical structure in complex systems. Chaos. 33(12):123103. doi: 10.1063/5.0163881
  37. Ozu M, Galizia L, Alvear-Arias JJ, Fernández M, Caviglia A, Zimmermann R, Guastaferri F, Espinoza-Muñoz N, Sutka M, Sigaut L, Pietrasanta LI, González C, Amodeo G & Gárate JA (2023) Mechanosensitive aquaporins. Biophysical Reviews 15(4):497-513 doi: 10.1007/s12551-023-01098-x
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