Alfonso Araque — University of Minnesota

Area of research

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience · Neurology

Research interest

Research interests include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Neural dynamics and brain function, and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms.

Recent publications

Complement 3a Receptor mediates high fat diet induced hypothalamic accumulation of lipid associated microglia to regulate neuroinflammation and obesity

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2026cited by 0position: middledoi

Optogenetic targeting of astrocytes restores slow brain rhythm function and slows Alzheimer’s disease pathology

Scientific Reports 2023cited by 22position: middledoi

Reactive astrocyte nomenclature, definitions, and future directions

Nature Neuroscience 2021cited by 2,312position: middledoi

Activity-dependent switch of GABAergic inhibition into glutamatergic excitation in astrocyte-neuron networks

eLife 2016cited by 195position: lastdoi

Gliotransmitters Travel in Time and Space

Neuron 2014cited by 1,280position: firstdoi

NEURON-GLIA NETWORKS: INTEGRAL GEAR OF BRAIN FUNCTION

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2014cited by 229position: lastdoi

Astroglial Excitability and Gliotransmission: An Appraisal of Ca <sup>2+</sup> as a Signalling Route

ASN NEURO 2012cited by 267position: middledoi

Astrocyte Calcium Signal and Gliotransmission in Human Brain Tissue

Cerebral Cortex 2012cited by 146position: lastdoi

Grants

No grants ingested yet.

Frequent collaborators

Gertrudis Perea · Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 papers (2012–2016)Philip G. Haydon · Tufts University2 papers (2012–2014)Giorgio Carmignoto · University of Padua2 papers (2012–2014)Qiuchen Zhao · University of California, Berkeley1 papers (2023–2023)Hai‐Bin Ruan · University of Minnesota1 papers (2026–2026)Ricardo Gómez · Neurological Surgery1 papers (2016–2016)— · 1 papers (2023–2023)— · 1 papers (2014–2014)Ana Covelo · University of Minnesota, Twin Cities1 papers (2016–2016)Audrey L. Daugherty · University of Minnesota, Twin Cities1 papers (2026–2026)— · 1 papers (2023–2023)Xuechun Chang · Fudan University1 papers (2026–2026)— · 1 papers (2023–2023)Morgan R. Miller · University of Michigan1 papers (2023–2023)Alexei Verkhratsky · University of Manchester1 papers (2012–2012)Meenakshi Bose · Allen Institute for Brain Science1 papers (2026–2026)Moustafa Algamal · McMaster University1 papers (2023–2023)Denise Manahan‐Vaughan · Dalhousie University1 papers (2016–2016)Hannah Hillman · University of Minnesota1 papers (2026–2026)— · 1 papers (2023–2023)

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