Alain Altamirano-Espinoza, PhD

Areas of Expertise

Basic & Translational Neuroscience

Expertise & Interests Selected Publications Education & Credentials Related News

Expertise & Interests

Research Interests

Pharmacology and experimental therapeutics

Selected Publications

Ruff CF, Juarez Anaya F, Dienel SJ, Rakymzhan A, Altamirano-Espinoza A, Couey JJ, Fukuda M, Watson AM, Su A, Fish KN, Rubio ME, Hooks BM, Ross SE, Vazquez AL. Long-range inhibitory neurons mediate cortical neurovascular coupling. Cell Rep. 2024 Apr 23;43(4):113970. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113970. Epub 2024 Mar 19. PMID: 38512868; PMCID: PMC11168451.
Olivares-Moreno R, Lopez-Hidalgo M, Altamirano-Espinoza A, Gonzalez-Gallardo A, Antaramian A, Veronica Lopez-Virgen, Rojas-Piloni G (2019). Mouse corticospinal system comprises different functional neuronal ensembles depending on their hodology., BMC Neuroscience, BMC Neurosci 20, 50 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12868-019-0533-5
Aviles-Rosas V, Rivera-Mancilla E, Marichal-Cancino B, Manrique-Maldonado G, Altamirano-Espinoza A, MaassenVanDenBrink A, Villalon CM. (2017). Olcegepant blocks neurogenic and non-neurogenic CGRPergic vasodepressor responses and facilitates noradrenergic vasopressor responses in pithed rats., Br J Pharmacol. Jul;174(13):2001-2014. doi: 10.1111/bph.13799. Epub 2017 May 2.
Altamirano-Espinoza AH, Manrique-Maldonado G, Marichal-Cancino BA, Villaln CM. Specific role of a2A - and a2B -, but not a2C -, adrenoceptor subtypes in the inhibition of the vasopressor sympathetic out-flow in diabetic pithed rats. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2015 Jul;117(1):31-8. doi: 10.1111/bcpt.12354. Epub 2014 Dec 26. PMID: 25407049.

Education & Credentials

Education & Training

Education

PhD, Neuropharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV), Mexico

Postdoctoral

Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine