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Alexei Verkhratsky

Senior Researcher

Ikerbasque Researcher

Alexei Verkhratsky

Contact

Email:Alexej.Verkhratsky@achucarro.org

Science Park of the UPV/EHU
Sede Building, 3rd floor, Barrio Sarriena, s/n
E-48940 Leioa Spain

About me

Prof. Alexej (Alex) Verkhratsky got his PhD in Physiology in 1986, and in 1993 he got the Doctor of Medical Sciences in Physiology, both at the Bogomoletz Institute of Physiology (National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine).

Prof. Verkhratsky is member of the Academia Europaea and chairman of the Physiology and Medicine section, and member of the Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften.

Publications and Complete researcher profile at Ikerbasque.

Publications

  1. Decline of astrocyte Ca2+ signalling in Alzheimer's disease: STIM1 to the rescue!

    Verkhratsky, Alexei; Semyanov, Alexey
    Cell Calcium (Jul, 2023) DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2023.102756
  2. The endoplasmic reticulum stress and unfolded protein response in Alzheimer's disease: A calcium dyshomeostasis perspective

    Lim, D.; Tapella, L.; Dematteis, G.; Genazzani, A.A.; Corazzari, M.; Verkhratsky, A.
    Ageing Research Reviews (Jun, 2023) DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2023.101914
  3. Electroacupuncture prevents astrocyte atrophy to alleviate depression

    Lin, S.-S.; Zhou, B.; Chen, B.-J.; Jiang, R.-T.; Li, B.; Illes, P.; Semyanov, A.; Tang, Y.; Verkhratsky, A.
    Cell Death and Disease (May, 2023) DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-05839-4
  4. Pathological potential of oligodendrocyte precursor cells: terra incognita

    Yi, Chenju; Verkhratsky, Alexei; Niu, Jianqin
    Trends in Neurosciences (May, 2023) DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2023.04.003
  5. Apoptotic cell death in disease—Current understanding of the NCCD 2023

    Vitale, I.; Pietrocola, F.; [...] Kroemer, G.; Galluzzi, L.
    Cell Death and Differentiation (Apr, 2023) DOI: 10.1038/s41418-023-01153-w
  6. Astrocytic chloride is brain state dependent and modulates inhibitory neurotransmission in mice

    Untiet, Verena; Beinlich, Felix R. M.; Kusk, Peter; Kang, Ning; Ladrón-de-Guevara, Antonio; Song, Wei; Kjaerby, Celia; Andersen, Mie; Hauglund, Natalie; Bojarowska, Zuzanna; Sigurdsson, Björn; Deng, Saiyue; Hirase, Hajime; Petersen, Nicolas C.; Verkhratsky, Alexei; Nedergaard, Maiken
    Nature Communications (Apr, 2023) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37433-9
  7. Astroglia support, regulate and reinforce brain barriers

    Verkhratsky, Alexei; Pivoriūnas, Augustas
    Neurobiology of Disease (Apr, 2023) DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2023.106054
  8. A novel murine model of mania

    Li, X.; Chen, B.; Zhang, D.; Wang, S.; Feng, Y.; Wu, X.; Cui, L.; Ji, M.; Gong, W.; Verkhratsky, A.; Xia, M.; Li, B.
    Molecular Psychiatry (Mar, 2023) DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02037-8
  9. Radial stem astrocytes (aka neural stem cells): Identity, development, physio-pathology, and therapeutic potential

    Yeh, Chia-Yu; Wu, Kuan-Yu; Huang, Guo-Jen; Verkhratsky, Alexei
    Acta Physiologica (Mar, 2023) DOI: 10.1111/apha.13967
  10. The influence of astrocytic leaflet motility on ionic signalling and homeostasis at active synapses

    Toman, Marinus; Wade, John Joseph; Verkhratsky, Alexei; Dallas, Mark; Bithell, Angela; Flanagan, Bronac; Harkin, Jim; McDaid, Liam
    Scientific Reports (Feb, 2023) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-30189-8