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Navarro E & Montesinos J. Mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membranes in microglia: one contact to rule them all Contact. 8: 1-16 (2025)
Navarro E & Esteras N. Multitarget effects of Nrf2 signalling in the brain: common and specific functions in different cell types Antioxidants. 13(12): 1502 (2024).
Rodríguez-Carreiro S, Nogales M, Jiménez-Galán D, Carmona-Lorenzo S, Caro-Martín A, Navarro E, Esteras N. Role of non-neuronal cells in neurorepair: a focus on proteinopathy and neurodegeneration Regen Med Rep. 1: 31-51 (2024).
Navarro, E.; Esteras, N. A new mutation in the Parkinson’s-related FBXO7 gene impairs mitochondrial and proteasomal function Febs j, 291 (12), 2562-2564 (2024).
Navarro, E.; Efthymiou, A. G.; Parks, M.; Riboldi, G. M.; Vialle, R. A.; Udine, E.; Muller, B. Z.; Humphrey, J.; Allan, A.; Argyrou, C. C.; et al. LRRK2 G2019S variant is associated with transcriptional changes in Parkinson’s disease human myeloid cells under proinflammatory environment bioRxiv (2024).
de Talhouët, C.; Esteras, N.; Soutar, M. P. M.; O’Callaghan, B.; Plun-Favreau, H. KAT8 compound inhibition inhibits the initial steps of PINK1-dependant mitophagy Sci Rep, 14 (1), 11721 (2024).
Choya-Foces, C.; Navarro, E.; Ríos, C. L.; López, M. G.; Egea, J.; Hernansanz-Agustín, P.; Martínez-Ruiz, A. The mitochondrial Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchanger NCLX is implied in the activation of hypoxia-inducible factors Redox Biol, 77, 103364 (2024).
Theparambil, S. M.; Kopach, O.; Braga, A.; Nizari, S.; Hosford, P. S.; Sagi-Kiss, V.; Hadjihambi, A.; Konstantinou, C.; Esteras, N.; Gutierrez Del Arroyo, A.; et al. Adenosine signalling to astrocytes coordinates brain metabolism and function Nature, 632 (8023), 139-146 (2024).
Vinokurov, A. Y.; Palalov, A. A.; Kritskaya, K. A.; Demyanenko, S. V.; Garbuz, D. G.; Evgen’ev, M. B.; Esteras, N.; Abramov, A. Y. Cell-Permeable HSP70 Protects Neurons and Astrocytes Against Cell Death in the Rotenone-Induced and Familial Models of Parkinson’s Disease Mol Neurobiol, 61 (10), 7785-7795 (2024).
Rodríguez-Carreiro, S.; Navarro, E.; Muñoz, E.; Fernández-Ruiz, J. The Cannabigerol Derivative VCE-003.2 Exerts Therapeutic Effects in 6-Hydroxydopamine-Lesioned Mice: Comparison with The Classic Dopaminergic Replacement Therapy Brain Sci, 13 (9) (2023).
Humphrey, J.; Brophy, E.; Kosoy, R.; Zeng, B.; Coccia, E.; Mattei, D.; Ravi, A.; Efthymiou, A. G.; Navarro, E.; Muller, B. Z.; et al. Long-read RNA-seq atlas of novel microglia isoforms elucidates disease-associated genetic regulation of splicing medRxiv (2023).
Gómez-Cañas, M.; Rodríguez-Cueto, C.; Satta, V.; Hernández-Fisac, I.; Navarro, E.; Fernández-Ruiz, J. Endocannabinoid-Binding Receptors as Drug Targets. Methods Mol Biol 2023, 2576, 67-94 (2023)
Esteras, N.; Blacker, T. S.; Zherebtsov, E. A.; Stelmashuk, O. A.; Zhang, Y.; Wigley, W. C.; Duchen, M. R.; Dinkova-Kostova, A. T.; Abramov, A. Y. Nrf2 regulates glucose uptake and metabolism in neurons and astrocytes Redox Biol, 62, 102672 (2023).
Shevtsova, E. F.; Angelova, P. R.; Stelmashchuk, O. A.; Esteras, N.; Vasil’eva, N. A.; Maltsev, A. V.; Shevtsov, P. N.; Shaposhnikov, A. V.; Fisenko, V. P.; Bachurin, S. O.; et al. Pharmacological sequestration of mitochondrial calcium uptake protects against dementia and β-amyloid neurotoxicity Sci Rep, 12 (1), 12766 (2022).
Setó-Salvia, N.; Esteras, N.; de Silva, R.; de Pablo-Fernandez, E.; Arber, C.; Toomey, C. E.; Polke, J. M.; Morris, H. R.; Rohrer, J. D.; Abramov, A. Y.; et al. Elevated 4R-tau in astrocytes from asymptomatic carriers of the MAPT 10+16 intronic mutation J Cell Mol Med, 26 (4), 1327-1331 (2022).
Schilder, B. M.; Navarro, E.; Raj, T. Multi-omic insights into Parkinson’s Disease: From genetic associations to functional mechanisms Neurobiol Dis, 163, 105580 (2022).
Riboldi, G. M.; Vialle, R. A.; Navarro, E.; Udine, E.; de Paiva Lopes, K.; Humphrey, J.; Allan, A.; Parks, M.; Henderson, B.; Astudillo, K.; et al. Transcriptome deregulation of peripheral monocytes and whole blood in GBA-related Parkinson’s disease Mol Neurodegener, 17 (1), 52 (2022).
Lopes, K. P.; Snijders, G. J. L.; Humphrey, J.; Allan, A.; Sneeboer, M. A. M.; Navarro, E.; Schilder, B. M.; Vialle, R. A.; Parks, M.; Missall, R.; et al. Genetic analysis of the human microglial transcriptome across brain regions, aging and disease pathologies Nat Genet, 54 (1), 4-17 (2022).
Komilova, N. R.; Angelova, P. R.; Berezhnov, A. V.; Stelmashchuk, O. A.; Mirkhodjaev, U. Z.; Houlden, H.; Gourine, A. V.; Esteras, N.; Abramov, A. Y. Metabolically induced intracellular pH changes activate mitophagy, autophagy, and cell protection in familial forms of Parkinson’s disease Febs j, 289 (3), 699-711 (2022).
Esteras, N.; Kopach, O.; Maiolino, M.; Lariccia, V.; Amoroso, S.; Qamar, S.; Wray, S.; Rusakov, D. A.; Jaganjac, M.; Abramov, A. Y. Mitochondrial ROS control neuronal excitability and cell fate in frontotemporal dementia Alzheimers Dement, 18 (2), 318-338 (2022).
Esteras, N.; Abramov, A. Y. Nrf2 as a regulator of mitochondrial function: Energy metabolism and beyond Free Radic Biol Med, 189, 136-153 (2022).
Choi, M. L.; Chappard, A.; Singh, B. P.; Maclachlan, C.; Rodrigues, M.; Fedotova, E. I.; Berezhnov, A. V.; De, S.; Peddie, C. J.; Athauda, D. […] Esteras N […]; et al. Pathological structural conversion of α-synuclein at the mitochondria induces neuronal toxicity Nat Neurosci, 25 (9), 1134-1148 (2022).
Navarro, E.; Udine, E.; Lopes, K. P.; Parks, M.; Riboldi, G.; Schilder, B. M.; Humphrey, J.; Snijders, G. J. L.; Vialle, R. A.; Zhuang, M.; et al. Dysregulation of mitochondrial and proteolysosomal genes in Parkinson’s disease myeloid cells Nat Aging, 1 (9), 850-863 (2021).
Navarro, E.; Norden, D. M.; Trojanowski, P. J.; Godbout, J. P.; López, M. G. [Central Activation of Alpha7 Nicotinic Signaling Attenuates LPS-Induced Neuroinflammation and Sickness Behavior in Adult but Not in Aged Animals[(https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8067582/) Molecules, 26 (8) (2021).
Kopach, O.; Esteras, N.; Wray, S.; Abramov, A. Y.; Rusakov, D. A. Genetically engineered MAPT 10+16 mutation causes pathophysiological excitability of human iPSC-derived neurons related to 4R tau-induced dementia Cell Death Dis, 12 (8), 716 (2021).
Kamynina, A.; Esteras, N.; Koroev, D. O.; Angelova, P. R.; Volpina, O. M.; Abramov, A. Y. Activation of RAGE leads to the release of glutamate from astrocytes and stimulates calcium signal in neurons J Cell Physiol, 236 (9), 6496-6506 (2021).
Esteras, N.; Kundel, F.; Amodeo, G. F.; Pavlov, E. V.; Klenerman, D.; Abramov, A. Y. Insoluble tau aggregates induce neuronal death through modification of membrane ion conductance, activation of voltage-gated calcium channels and NADPH oxidase Febs j, 288 (1), 127-141 (2021).
Cheng, X.; Vinokurov, A. Y.; Zherebtsov, E. A.; Stelmashchuk, O. A.; Angelova, P. R.; Esteras, N.; Abramov, A. Y. Variability of mitochondrial energy balance across brain regions J Neurochem, 157 (4), 1234-1243 (2021).
Angelova, P. R.; Esteras, N.; Abramov, A. Y. Mitochondria and lipid peroxidation in the mechanism of neurodegeneration: Finding ways for prevention Med Res Rev, 41 (2), 770-784 (2021).
Turovsky, E. A.; Braga, A.; Yu, Y.; Esteras, N.; Korsak, A.; Theparambil, S. M.; Hadjihambi, A.; Hosford, P. S.; Teschemacher, A. G.; Marina, N.; et al. Mechanosensory Signaling in Astrocytes J Neurosci, 40 (49), 9364-9371 (2020).
Ramdhani, S.; Navarro, E.; Udine, E.; Efthymiou, A. G.; Schilder, B. M.; Parks, M.; Goate, A.; Raj, T. Tensor decomposition of stimulated monocyte and macrophage gene expression profiles identifies neurodegenerative disease-specific trans-eQTLs PLoS Genet, 16 (2), e1008549 (2020).
Kopach, O.; Esteras, N.; Wray, S.; Rusakov, D. A.; Abramov, A. Y. Maturation and phenotype of pathophysiological neuronal excitability of human cells in tau-related dementia J Cell Sci, 133 (10) (2020).
Esteras, N.; Adjobo-Hermans, M. J. W.; Abramov, A. Y.; Koopman, W. J. H. Visualization of mitochondrial membrane potential in mammalian cells Methods Cell Biol, 155, 221-245 (2020).
Esteras, N.; Abramov, A. Y. Mitochondrial Calcium Deregulation in the Mechanism of Beta-Amyloid and Tau Pathology Cells, 9 (9) (2020).
Britti, E.; Ros, J.; Esteras, N.; Abramov, A. Y. Tau inhibits mitochondrial calcium efflux and makes neurons vulnerable to calcium-induced cell death Cell Calcium, 86, 102150 (2020).