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Cheril Tapia Rojas

Universidad San Sebastian
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Voluntary Running Attenuates Memory Loss, Decreases Neuropathological Changes and Induces Neurogenesis in a Mouse Model of A lzheimer's Disease

C TapiaRojas, F Aranguiz, L Varela‐Nallar… - Brain …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A lzheimer's disease ( AD ) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by loss of memory
and cognitive abilities, and the appearance of amyloid plaques composed of the amyloid‐β …

Non-canonical function of IRE1α determines mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum composition to control calcium transfer and bioenergetics

…, M González-Quiroz, AK Torres, C Tapia-Rojas… - Nature cell …, 2019 - nature.com
Mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs) are central microdomains that fine-tune
bioenergetics by the local transfer of calcium from the endoplasmic reticulum to the mitochondrial …

It's all about tau

C Tapia-Rojas, F Cabezas-Opazo, CA Deaton… - Progress in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Tau is a protein that is highly enriched in neurons and was originally defined by its ability to
bind and stabilize microtubules. However, it is now becoming evident that the functions of tau …

Synthesis and multitarget biological profiling of a novel family of rhein derivatives as disease-modifying anti-Alzheimer agents

…, M Bartolini, A De Simone, C Tapia-Rojas… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2014 - ACS Publications
We have synthesized a family of rhein–huprine hybrids to hit several key targets for Alzheimer’s
disease. Biological screening performed in vitro and in Escherichia coli cells has shown …

Postsynaptic dysfunction is associated with spatial and object recognition memory loss in a natural model of Alzheimer's disease

ÁO Ardiles, CC Tapia-Rojas… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an age-related neurodegenerative disorder associated with
progressive memory loss, severe dementia, and hallmark neuropathological markers, such as …

[HTML][HTML] Loss of canonical Wnt signaling is involved in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

C Tapia-Rojas, NC Inestrosa - Neural regeneration research, 2018 - journals.lww.com
… Additionally, in Tg mice with deficient function of Wnt signaling we observed increased
number of senile plaques (Tapia-Rojas and Inestrosa, 2018), validating the in vitro studies that …

[HTML][HTML] Andrographolide reduces cognitive impairment in young and mature AβPPswe/PS-1 mice

FG Serrano, C Tapia-Rojas, FJ Carvajal… - Molecular …, 2014 - Springer
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder in which the amyloid-β (Aβ)
oligomers are a key factor in synaptic impairment and in spatial memory decline associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Premature synaptic mitochondrial dysfunction in the hippocampus during aging contributes to memory loss

…, AK Torres, C Jara, MP Murphy, C Tapia-Rojas - Redox biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Aging is a process characterized by cognitive impairment and mitochondrial dysfunction. In
neurons, these organelles are classified as synaptic and non-synaptic mitochondria …

[HTML][HTML] Is L-methionine a trigger factor for Alzheimer's-like neurodegeneration?: Changes in Aβ oligomers, tau phosphorylation, synaptic proteins, Wnt signaling and …

C Tapia-Rojas, CB Lindsay, C Montecinos-Oliva… - Molecular …, 2015 - Springer
Background L-methionine, the principal sulfur-containing amino acid in proteins, plays critical
roles in cell physiology as an antioxidant and in the breakdown of fats and heavy metals. …

Andrographolide activates the canonical Wnt signalling pathway by a mechanism that implicates the non-ATP competitive inhibition of GSK-3β: autoregulation of GSK …

C Tapia-Rojas, A Schüller, CB Lindsay… - Biochemical …, 2015 - portlandpress.com
Wnt/β-catenin signalling is an important pathway that regulates multiple biological processes,
including cell adhesion and determination of cell fate during animal development; in the …