Dr Pedro Chacon Fernandez
Research Associate
- chaconfernandezp@cardiff.ac.uk
- Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3AX
Biography
Publications
2021
- Dingsdale, H. et al. 2021. The placenta protects the fetal circulation from anxiety-driven elevations in maternal serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor. Translational Psychiatry 11(1), article number: 62. (10.1038/s41398-020-01176-8)
2016
- Chacon-Fernandez, P., Sauberli, K., Colzani, M., Moreau, T., Ghevaert, C. and Barde, Y. 2016. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in megakaryocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry 291(19), pp. 9872-9881. (10.1074/jbc.M116.720029)
2014
- Ventura, I. et al. 2014. Neutrophils from allergic asthmatic patients produce and release metalloproteinase-9 upon direct exposure to allergens. Allergy 69(7), pp. 898-905. (10.1111/all.12414)
- Osório, C. R., Chacon Fernandez, P. J., White, M., Kisiswa, L., Wyatt, S. L., Rodríguez-Tébar, A. and Davies, A. M. 2014. Selective regulation of axonal growth from developing hippocampal neurons by tumor necrosis factor superfamily member APRIL. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience 59, pp. 24-36. (10.1016/j.mcn.2014.01.002)
2013
- Osorio, C. R., Chacon Fernandez, P., Kisiswa, L., White, M., Wyatt, S. L., Rodriguez-Tebar, A. and Davies, A. M. 2013. Growth differentiation factor 5 is a key physiological regulator of dendrite growth during development. Development 140(23), pp. 4751-4762. (10.1242/dev.101378)
- Alcaniz, L. et al. 2013. Histamine production by human neutrophils. The FASEB Journal 27(7), pp. 2902-2910. (10.1096/fj.12-223867)
2011
- Chacon Fernandez, P., Garcia-Mejias, R. and Rodriguez-Tebar, A. 2011. Inhibition of RhoA GTPase and the subsequent activation of PTP1B protects cultured hippocampal neurons against amyloid β toxicity. Molecular Neurodegeneration 6(1), article number: 14. (10.1186/1750-1326-6-14)
2010
- Chacon Fernandez, P., Arévalo, M. ?. and Tébar, A. R. 2010. NGF-activated protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B mediates the phosphorylation and degradation of I-κ-Bα coupled to NF-κ-B activation, thereby controlling dendrite morphology. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience 43(4), pp. 384-393. (10.1016/j.mcn.2010.01.005)
- Vega, A., El Bekay, R., Chacon Fernandez, P., Ventura, I. and Monteseirín, J. 2010. Angiotensin II induces CD62L shedding in human neutrophils. Atherosclerosis 209(2), pp. 344-351. (10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.09.067)
2009
- Arevalo, M., Roldan, P. M., Chacon Fernandez, P. and Rodríguez-Tebar, A. 2009. Amyloid β serves as an NGF-like neurotrophic factor or acts as a NGF antagonist depending on its concentration. Journal of Neurochemistry 111(6), pp. 1425-1433. (10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06412.x)
2008
- Alba, G. et al. 2008. Heme oxygenase-1 expression is down-regulated by angiotensin II and under hypertension in human neutrophils. Journal of leukocyte biology 84(2), pp. 397-405. (10.1189/jlb.0108035)
2007
- El Bekay, R. et al. 2007. Rac2 GTPase activation by angiotensin II is modulated by Ca2+/calcineurin and mitogen-activated protein kinases in human neutrophils. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology 39(5), pp. 351-363. (10.1677/JME-07-0074)
- Vega, A., Chacon Fernandez, P., Monteseirin, J., El Bekay, R., Alba, G., Martin-Nieto, J. and Sobrino, F. 2007. Expression of the transcription factor NFAT2 in human neutrophils: IgE-dependent, Ca2+- and calcineurin-mediated NFAT2 activation. Journal of Cell Science 120(14), pp. 2328-2337. (10.1242/jcs.000331)
2006
- Vega, A., Chacon Fernandez, P., Alba, G., El Bekay, R., Monteseirin, J., Martin-Nieto, J. and Sobrino, F. 2006. Modulation of IgE-dependent COX-2 gene expression by reactive oxygen species in human neutrophils. Journal of leukocyte biology 80(1), pp. 152-163. (10.1189/jlb.0705411)
2005
- Monteseirin, J. et al. 2005. l-Selectin expression on neutrophils from allergic patients. Clinical and Experimental Allergy 35(9), pp. 1204-1213. (10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.02320.x)
- Chacon Fernandez, P. et al. 2005. Induction of cyclooxygenase-2 expression by allergens in lymphocytes from allergic patients. European Journal of Immunology 35(8), pp. 2313-2324. (10.1002/eji.200425572)
2004
- Álvarez-Maqueda, M. et al. 2004. Homocysteine enhances superoxide anion release and NADPH oxidase assembly by human neutrophils. Effects on MAPK activation and neutrophil migration. Atherosclerosis 172(2), pp. 229-238. (10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2003.11.005)
- Monteseirin, J. et al. 2004. Human neutrophils synthesize IL-8 in an IgE-mediated activation. Journal of Leukocyte Biology 76(3), pp. 692-700. (10.1189/jlb.0903441)
- Alba, G. et al. 2004. Stimulators of AMP-activated protein kinase inhibit the respiratory burst in human neutrophils. FEBS Letters 573(1-3), pp. 219-225. (10.1016/j.febslet.2004.07.077)
- Vega, A. et al. 2004. A new role for monoamine oxidases in the modulation of macrophage-inducible nitric oxide synthase gene expression. Journal of leukocyte biology 75(6), pp. 1093-1101. (10.1189/jlb.1003459)
- Alvarez-Maqueda, M. et al. 2004. 15-Deoxy- 12,14-prostaglandin J2 induces heme Oxygenase-1 gene expression in a reactive oxygen species-dependent manner in human lymphocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry 279(21), pp. 21929-21937. (10.1074/jbc.M400492200)
2003
- Monteseirin, J. et al. 2003. Allergen-dependent CD14 modulation and apoptosis in monocytes from allergic patients. Allergy -Copenhagen- 58(10), pp. 1027-1032. (10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00249.x)
- Monteseirín, J. et al. 2003. Specific allergens enhance elastase release in stimulated neutrophils from asthmatic patients. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology 131(3), pp. 174-181. (10.1159/000071483)