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Alexei Verkhratsky

University of Manchester · GB
Area of research
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience · Neurology
Research interest
Research interests include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.
h-index
120
citations
65,641
works
806
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

2025 World congress on purines-Chengdu, China.
2026cited by 1position: contributordoi
The astrocytic engine: Na<sup>+</sup>,K<sup>+</sup>-ATPase at the nexus of brain function and malfunction.
2026cited by 1position: contributordoi
Astrocyte Ezrin defines resilience to stress-induced depressive behaviours in mice.
2026cited by 1position: contributordoi
Mending the blood-brain barrier with photobiomodulation: insights from a humanized tricellular transwell model.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Ultramicronized palmitoylethanolamide restores astrocyte-neuron metabolic coupling and Klotho/FGF21 signaling in a triple-transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
On the interpretation of astrocytic calcium signalling with graphene oxide electrodes.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Astrocytic Connexin43 in Alzheimer's disease: mechanisms, interaction with P2 receptors, and therapeutic potential.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Physiology of oligodendroglia.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Congratulations, JNC Turns 70!
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Noradrenergic excitation of astrocytes supports cognitive reserve.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Curing the brain: in search for new astrocyte-specific therapies.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Methodological guidelines for P2X receptor assays and data interpretation.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Methodological guidelines for P2X receptor assays and data interpretation
Cell Death and Disease 2026cited by 0position: lastdoi
Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer disease.
2025cited by 280position: contributordoi
Understanding glucose metabolism and insulin action at the blood–brain barrier: Implications for brain health and neurodegenerative diseases
Acta Physiologica 2025cited by 29position: middledoi
Oligodendroglial precursor cells modulate immune response and early demyelination in a murine model of multiple sclerosis
Science Translational Medicine 2025cited by 21position: middledoi
Critical analysis of translational potential of rodent models of white matter pathology across a wide spectrum of human diseases
Cell Death and Disease 2025cited by 15position: middledoi
Understanding glucose metabolism and insulin action at the blood-brain barrier: Implications for brain health and neurodegenerative diseases.
2025cited by 14position: contributordoi
Neuroglial Advances: New Roles for Established Players
Journal of Neurochemistry 2025cited by 13position: firstdoi
BOK-engaged mitophagy alleviates neuropathology in Alzheimer's disease.
2025cited by 12position: contributordoi
Hippocampal P2X7 and A2A purinoceptors mediate cognitive impairment caused by long-lasting epileptic seizures.
2025cited by 10position: contributordoi
Molecular signature of primate astrocytes reveals pathways and regulatory changes contributing to human brain evolution.
2025cited by 10position: contributordoi
Connexin43 hemichannel blockade turns microglia neuroprotective and mitigates cognitive deficits in a mouse model of amyloidosis.
2025cited by 10position: contributordoi
Oligodendroglial precursor cells modulate immune response and early demyelination in a murine model of multiple sclerosis.
2025cited by 10position: contributordoi
Neuroglial Advances: New Roles for Established Players.
2025cited by 9position: contributordoi
Targeting formyl peptide receptor 1 reduces brain inflammation and neurodegeneration
Science 2025cited by 9position: middledoi
Astrocytes and microglia in multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica.
2025cited by 6position: contributordoi
Investigation of the anti-inflammatory, anti-pruritic, and analgesic effects of sophocarpine inhibiting TRP channels in a mouse model of inflammatory itch and pain.
2025cited by 6position: contributordoi
Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Astrocytopathy Based on a Two‐Center Chinese Cohort Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology 2025cited by 6position: middledoi
Decline and fall of aging astrocytes: the human perspective.
2025cited by 5position: contributordoi

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Frequent collaborators

· 107 papers (2019–2026)Vladimir Parpura · Zhejiang International Studies University50 papers (2012–2021)Alexey Semyanov · Jiaxing University27 papers (2019–2026) · 24 papers (2012–2023)Robert Zorec · University of Ljubljana22 papers (2019–2026)Yong Tang · Ludwig Cancer Research20 papers (2019–2026)Hui Chen · Putian University13 papers (2022–2025)Chenju Yi · Sun Yat-sen University11 papers (2022–2026)Caterina Scuderi · Sapienza University of Rome9 papers (2020–2026)Chenju Yi · Sun Yat-sen University9 papers (2022–2025)Baoman Li · Liaoning University8 papers (2021–2025)Jianqin Niu · Army Medical University7 papers (2022–2025)Dmitry Lim · Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro”7 papers (2020–2025)Luca Steardo · Magna Graecia University7 papers (2019–2025)Yixun Su · Sun Yat-sen University7 papers (2022–2025)José J. Rodrı́guez · Georgetown University6 papers (2012–2017)Christine R. Rose · Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf6 papers (2020–2025) · 5 papers (2022–2025)Augustas Pivoriūnas · State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine5 papers (2021–2024)Carlos Matute · Donostia International Physics Center5 papers (2021–2026)