Francesc Artigas

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Featured publications

• Regionally selective knockdown of astroglial glutamate transporters in infralimbic cortex induces a depressive phenotype in mice

  Authors:

  Neus Fullana, M; Ruiz-Bronchal, Esther; Ferres-Coy, Albert; Juarez-Escoto, Elena; Artigas, Francesc;

  Bortolozzi, Analia.

  Reference: Glia 2019.

• Expression of Serotonin2C Receptors in Pyramidal and GABAergic Neurons of Rat Prefrontal Cortex: A Comparison with Striatum

  Authors:

  Santana, Noemi; Artigas, Francesc;

  Reference: Cerebral Cortex 2017.

• Behavioural traits propagate across generations via segregated iterative-somatic and gametic epigenetic mechanisms

  Authors:

  Mitchell, Emma; Klein, Shifra L; Argyropoulos, Kimon V; Sharma, Ali; Chan, Robin B;

  (...)

  Gross, Steven; Di Paolo, Gilbert; Artigas, Francesc; van den Brink, Marcel; Toth, Miklos.

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  Reference: Nature Communications 2016.

• Therapeutic antidepressant potential of a conjugated siRNA silencing the serotonin transporter after intranasal administration

  Authors:

  Ferres-Coy, A; Galofre, M; Pilar-Cuellar, F; Vidal, R; Paz, V;

  (...)

  Alvarado, G; Montefeltro, A; Valdizan, E M; Artigas, F; Bortolozzi, A.

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  Reference: Molecular Psychiatry 2016.

• Phencyclidine inhibits the activity of thalamic reticular gamma-aminobutyric acidergic neurons in rat brain

  Authors:

  Troyano-Rodriguez, Eva; Llado-Pelfort, Laia; Santana, Noemi; Teruel-Marti, Vicent; Celada, Pau;

  Artigas, Francesc.

  Reference: Biological Psychiatry 2014.

• Serotonin receptors involved in antidepressant effects

  Authors:

  Montefeltro; A;

  Reference: Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2013.

• New antidepressant strategy based on acute siRNA silencing of 5-HT1A autoreceptors

  Authors:

  Bortolozzi, A; Castane, A; Semakova, J; Santana, N; Alvarado, G;

  (...)

  Carmona, M C; Toth, M; Perales, J C; Montefeltro, A; Artigas, F.

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  Reference: Molecular Psychiatry 2012.

• Activation of Thalamocortical Networks by the N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Antagonist Phencyclidine: Reversal by Clozapine

  Authors:

  Santana, Noemi; Troyano-Rodriguez, Eva; Mengod, Guadalupe; Celada, Pau; Artigas, Francesc;

  Reference: Biological Psychiatry 2011.

• Antipsychotic drugs reverse the disruption in prefrontal cortex function produced by NMDA receptor blockade with phencyclidine

  Authors:

  Kargieman, Lucila; Santana, Noemi; Mengod, Guadalupe; Celada, Pau; Artigas, Francesc;

  Reference: Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007.

• Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of pindolol in combination with fluoxetine antidepressant treatment

  Authors:

  Perez, V; Gilaberte, I; Faries, D; Alvarez, E; Artigas, F;

  Reference: Lancet 1997.

Featured Projects

• Alteraciones de la corteza infralímbica en depresión: mecanismo de acción de nuevas estrategias antidepresivas

  Principal investigator: Francesc Artigas Perez

  Funder: Ministerio de Economía y competitividad, cofinanciado FEDER

  Code: SAF2015-68346-P

  Duration: 01/01/2016 - 31/12/2019

• Oscilaciones cerebrales como biomarcadores de afectación cognitiva en la esquizofrenia. Importancia para el diagnóstico en la adolescencia

  Principal investigator: Francesc Artigas Perez

  Funder: Fundación Alicia Koplowitz

  Duration: 30/10/2015 - 31/12/2017

• Modulación serotoninérgica de la corteza prefrontal: Relevancia en el tratamiento de la depresión y la esquizofrenia.

  Funder: Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas de Barcelona (Sede o evento); Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, CICYT

  Code: SAF2007-62378

  Duration: 01/10/2007 - 04/10/2011