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Exosomes as Novel Regulators of Adult Neurogenic Niches by Bátiz, Luis Federico, Castro, Maite A, Burgos, Patricia V, Velásquez, Zahady D, Muñoz, Rosa I, Lafourcade, Carlos A, Troncoso-Escudero, Paulina, Wyneken, Ursula

“…Adult neurogenesis has been convincingly demonstrated in two regions of the mammalian brain: the sub-granular zone (SGZ) of the dentate gyrus (DG) in the…”
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The sodium/ascorbic acid co-transporter SVCT2 distributes in a striated membrane-enriched domain at the M-band level in slow-twitch skeletal muscle fibers by Sandoval, Daniel, Mella, Jessica, Ojeda, Jorge, Bermedo-García, Francisca, Low, Marcela, Marcellini, Sylvain, Castro, Maite A, Casas, Mariana, Jaimovich, Enrique, Henríquez, Juan Pablo

“…Abstract Background Vitamin C plays key roles in cellular homeostasis, functioning as a potent antioxidant and a positive regulator of cell differentiation. In…”
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metabolic switch in brain: glucose and lactate metabolism modulation by ascorbic acid by Castro, Maite A, Beltrán, Felipe A, Brauchi, Sebastián, Concha, Ilona I

“…In this review, we discuss a novel function of ascorbic acid in brain energetics. It has been proposed that during glutamatergic synaptic activity neurons…”
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Huntington's disease leads to decrease of GABA-A tonic subunits in the D2 neostriatal pathway and their relocalization into the synaptic cleft by Rosas-Arellano, Abraham, Tejeda-Guzmán, Carlos, Lorca-Ponce, Enrique, Palma-Tirado, Lourdes, Mantellero, Carola A., Rojas, Patricio, Missirlis, Fanis, Castro, Maite A.

“…GABA is a widely distributed inhibitory neurotransmitter. GABA-A receptors are hetero-pentameric channels assembled in multiple combinations from 19 available…”
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The Tiny Drosophila Melanogaster for the Biggest Answers in Huntington's Disease by Rosas-Arellano, Abraham, Estrada-Mondragón, Argel, Piña, Ricardo, Mantellero, Carola A, Castro, Maite A

“…The average life expectancy for humans has increased over the last years. However, the quality of the later stages of life is low and is considered a public…”
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Circulating platelets modulate oligodendrocyte progenitor cell differentiation during remyelination by Philp, Amber R, Reyes, Carolina R, Mansilla, Josselyne, Sharma, Amar, Zhao, Chao, Valenzuela-Krugmann, Carlos, Rawji, Khalil S, Gonzalez Martinez, Ginez A, Dimas, Penelope, Hinrichsen, Bryan, Ulloa-Leal, César, Waller, Amie K, Bessa de Sousa, Diana M, Castro, Maite A, Aigner, Ludwig, Ehrenfeld, Pamela, Silva, Maria Elena, Kazanis, Ilias, Ghevaert, Cedric, Franklin, Robin J M, Rivera, Francisco J

“…Revealing unknown cues that regulate oligodendrocyte progenitor cell (OPC) function in remyelination is important to optimise the development of regenerative…”
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Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Neuronal Infection Triggers the Disassembly of Key Structural Components of Dendritic Spines by Acuña-Hinrichsen, Francisca, Covarrubias-Pinto, Adriana, Ishizuka, Yuta, Stolzenbach, María Francisca, Martin, Carolina, Salazar, Paula, Castro, Maite A, Bramham, Clive R, Otth, Carola

“…Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is a widespread neurotropic virus. Primary infection of HSV-1 in facial epithelium leads to retrograde axonal transport to…”
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Agonist-dependent modulation of cell surface expression of the cold receptor TRPM8 by Toro, Carlos A, Eger, Stephanie, Veliz, Luis, Sotelo-Hitschfeld, Pamela, Cabezas, Deny, Castro, Maite A, Zimmermann, Katharina, Brauchi, Sebastian

“…The spatial and temporal distribution of receptors constitutes an important mechanism for controlling the magnitude of cellular responses. Several members of…”
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Near-membrane dynamics and capture of TRPM8 channels within transient confinement domains by Veliz, Luis A, Toro, Carlos A, Vivar, Juan P, Arias, Luis A, Villegas, Jenifer, Castro, Maite A, Brauchi, Sebastian

“…The cold and menthol receptor, TRPM8, is a non-selective cation channel expressed in a subset of peripheral neurons that is responsible for neuronal detection…”
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The adjustment of γ-aminobutyric acidA tonic subunits in Huntington's disease: from transcription to translation to synaptic levels into the neostriatum by Rosas-Arellano, Abraham, Estrada-Mondragón, Argel, Mantellero, Carola, Tejeda-Guzmán, Carlos, Castro, Maite

“…γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA), plays a key role in all stages of life, also is considered the main inhibitory neurotransmitter. GABA activates two kind of…”
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The Presence and Function of Dopamine Type 2 Receptors in Boar Sperm: A Possible Role for Dopamine in Viability, Capacitation, and Modulation of Sperm Motility by RAMIREZ, Alfredo R, CASTRO, Maite A, ANGULO, Constanza, RAMIO, Laura, MONTSERRAT RIVERA, M, TORRES, Mauricio, RIGAU, Teresa, RODRIGUEZ-GIL, Joan E, CONCHA, Ilona I

“…Several studies have shown that dopamine and other catecholamines are present in oviduct luminal fluid. We recently reported that dopamine type 2 receptors…”
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Vitamin C and oxidative stress in the seminiferous epithelium by Angulo, Constanza, Maldonado, Rodrigo, Pulgar, Eduardo, Mancilla, Héctor, Córdova, Alex, Villarroel, Franz, Castro, Maite A, Concha, Ilona I

“…In this article, we focus on the fundamental role of vitamin C transporters for the normal delivery of vitamin C to germ cells in the adluminal compartment of…”
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Neuron‐glia (mis)interactions in brain energy metabolism during aging by Mayorga‐Weber, Gonzalo, Rivera, Francisco J., Castro, Maite A.

“…Life expectancy in humans is increasing, resulting in a growing aging population, that is accompanied by an increased disposition to develop cognitive…”
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Dietary Fructose Promotes Prostate Cancer Growth by Carreño, Daniela V, Corro, Néstor B, Cerda-Infante, Javier F, Echeverría, Carolina E, Asencio-Barría, Catalina A, Torres-Estay, Verónica A, Mayorga-Weber, Gonzalo A, Rojas, Pablo A, Véliz, Loreto P, Cisternas, Pedro A, Montecinos, Viviana P, San Francisco, Ignacio F, Varas-Godoy, Manuel A, Sotomayor, Paula C, Castro, Maite A, Nualart, Francisco J, Inestrosa, Nibaldo C, Godoy, Alejandro S

“…Clinical localization of primary tumors and sites of metastasis by PET is based on the enhanced cellular uptake of 2-deoxy-2-[ F]-fluoro-D-glucose (FDG). In…”
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A failure in energy metabolism and antioxidant uptake precede symptoms of Huntington’s disease in mice by Acuña, Aníbal I., Esparza, Magdalena, Kramm, Carlos, Beltrán, Felipe A., Parra, Alejandra V., Cepeda, Carlos, Toro, Carlos A., Vidal, René L., Hetz, Claudio, Concha, Ilona I., Brauchi, Sebastián, Levine, Michael S., Castro, Maite A.

“…Huntington’s disease has been associated with a failure in energy metabolism and oxidative damage. Ascorbic acid is a powerful antioxidant highly concentrated…”
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Wheat germ agglutinin-conjugated fluorescent pH sensors for visualizing proton fluxes by Zhang, Lejie, Zhang, Mei, Bellve, Karl, Fogarty, Kevin E, Castro, Maite A, Brauchi, Sebastian, Kobertz, William R

“…Small-molecule fluorescent wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) conjugates are routinely used to demarcate mammalian plasma membranes, because they bind to the cell's…”
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A simple solution for antibody signal enhancement in immunofluorescence and triple immunogold assays by Rosas-Arellano, Abraham, Villalobos-González, Juan B., Palma-Tirado, Lourdes, Beltrán, Felipe A., Cárabez-Trejo, Alfonso, Missirlis, Fanis, Castro, Maite A.

“…Immunolocalization techniques are standard in biomedical research. Tissue fixation with aldehydes and cell membrane permeabilization with detergents can…”
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Beyond the redox imbalance: Oxidative stress contributes to an impaired GLUT3 modulation in Huntington's disease by Covarrubias-Pinto, Adriana, Moll, Pablo, Solís-Maldonado, Macarena, Acuña, Aníbal I., Riveros, Andrea, Miró, María Paz, Papic, Eduardo, Beltrán, Felipe A., Cepeda, Carlos, Concha, Ilona I., Brauchi, Sebastián, Castro, Maite A.

“…Failure in energy metabolism and oxidative damage are associated with Huntington's disease (HD). Ascorbic acid released during synaptic activity inhibits use…”
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Impaired intracellular trafficking of sodium‐dependent vitamin C transporter 2 contributes to the redox imbalance in Huntington’s disease by Covarrubias‐Pinto, Adriana, Parra, Alejandra V., Mayorga‐Weber, Gonzalo, Papic, Eduardo, Vicencio, Isidora, Ehrenfeld, Pamela, Rivera, Francisco J., Castro, Maite A.

“…Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by a glutamine expansion at the first exon of the huntingtin gene. Huntingtin protein (Htt) is…”
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Glutathione Depletion Induces Spermatogonial Cell Autophagy by Mancilla, Héctor, Maldonado, Rodrigo, Cereceda, Karina, Villarroel-Espíndola, Franz, Montes de Oca, Marco, Angulo, Constanza, Castro, Maite A., Slebe, Juan C., Vera, Juan C., Lavandero, Sergio, Concha, Ilona I.

“…ABSTRACT The development and survival of male germ cells depend on the antioxidant capacity of the seminiferous tubule. Glutathione (GSH) plays an important…”
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