Alain Altamirano-Espinoza, PhD
Research Instructor in Psychiatry
Contact Details
3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
PA
15213
Education & Training
PhD
Neuropharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV), Mexico
Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Neurobiology, Neurobiology Institute, Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mxico (UNAM), Mexico
Professional Affiliations
Member, Society for Neuroscience
Research Interests
Pharmacology and experimental therapeutics
Selected Research Publications & Products- Ruff CF, Juarez Anaya F, Dienel SJ, Rakymzhan A, Altamirano-Espinoza A, Couey JJ, Fukuda M, Watson AM, Su A, Fish KN, Rubio ME, Hooks BM, Ross SE, Vazquez AL. Long-range inhibitory neurons mediate cortical neurovascular coupling. Cell Rep. 2024 Apr 23;43(4):113970. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113970. Epub 2024 Mar 19. PMID: 38512868; PMCID: PMC11168451.
- Olivares-Moreno R, Lopez-Hidalgo M, Altamirano-Espinoza A, Gonzalez-Gallardo A, Antaramian A, Veronica Lopez-Virgen, Rojas-Piloni G (2019). Mouse corticospinal system comprises different functional neuronal ensembles depending on their hodology., BMC Neuroscience, BMC Neurosci 20, 50 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12868-019-0533-5
- Aviles-Rosas V, Rivera-Mancilla E, Marichal-Cancino B, Manrique-Maldonado G, Altamirano-Espinoza A, MaassenVanDenBrink A, Villalon CM. (2017). Olcegepant blocks neurogenic and non-neurogenic CGRPergic vasodepressor responses and facilitates noradrenergic vasopressor responses in pithed rats., Br J Pharmacol. Jul;174(13):2001-2014. doi: 10.1111/bph.13799. Epub 2017 May 2.
- Altamirano-Espinoza AH, Manrique-Maldonado G, Marichal-Cancino BA, Villaln CM. Specific role of a2A - and a2B -, but not a2C -, adrenoceptor subtypes in the inhibition of the vasopressor sympathetic out-flow in diabetic pithed rats. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2015 Jul;117(1):31-8. doi: 10.1111/bcpt.12354. Epub 2014 Dec 26. PMID: 25407049.
