Blanca Aldana

Blanca Aldana

Associate Professor


  1. 2020
  2. Published

    Cytoplasmic Citrate Flux Modulates the Immune Stimulatory NKG2D Ligand MICA in Cancer Cells

    Møller, S. H., Mellergaard, M., Madsen, M., Bermejo, A. V., Jepsen, Stine Dam, Hansen, M. H., Høgh, R. I., Aldana, Blanca, Desler, Claus, Rasmussen, Lene Juel, Sustarsic, E. G., Gerhart-Hines, Zach, Daskalaki, E., Wheelock, C. E., Hiron, T. K., Lin, D., O'Callaghan, C. A., Wandall, Hans H., Andresen, Lars & Skov, Søren, 2020, In: Frontiers in Immunology. 11, 22 p., 1968.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published
  4. Published

    Glutamate-glutamine homeostasis is perturbed in neurons and astrocytes derived from patient iPSC models of frontotemporal dementia

    Aldana, Blanca, Zhang, Y., Jensen, P., Chandrasekaran, Abinaya, Christensen, S. K., Nielsen, T. T., Nielsen, Jørgen Erik, Hyttel, P., Larsen, M. R., Waagepetersen, Helle S. & Freude, Kristine, 2020, In: Molecular Brain. 13, 1, 7 p., 125.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Mutation in FTD3 CHMP2B causes impaired autography and distorted energy metabolism cumulating in reactive astrocyte phenotypes

    Chandrasekaran, A., Dittlau, K. S., Corsi, G., Haukedal, H., Doncheva, N. T., Ramakrishna, S., Ambardar, S., Salcedo, C., Schmidt, S. I., Cirera, S., Pihl, M., Schmid, B., Nielsen, T. T., Nielsen, J., Kolko, M., Kobolak, J., Dinnyes, A., Hyttel, P., Palakodeti, D., Gorodkin, J. & 4 others, Muddashetty, R., Meyer, M., Aldana, Blanca & Freude, Kristine, 2020.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

  6. Published

    Mutations in FTD3 CHMP2B causes impaired autophagy and distorted energy metabolism cumulating in reactive astrocyte phenotypes

    Chandrasekaran, A., Dittlau, K. S., Corsi, G., Doncheva, N. T., Haukedal, H., Ramakrishna, S., Ambardar, S., Salcedo, C., Schmidt, S. I., Cirera, S., Pihl, M., Schmid, B., Nielsen, T. T., Nielsen, J., Kolko, M., Kobolak, J., Dinnyes, A., Hyttel, P., Palakodeti, D., Gorodkin, J. & 4 others, Muddashetty, R., Meyer, M., Aldana, Blanca & Freude, Kristine, 2020.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterResearch

  7. Published

    Patient iPSC-Derived Neorons for Disease Modeling of Familiar Alzheimer's Disease with Mutations in Presenilin 1

    Haukedal, H., Poon, A. F., Jensen, P., Aldana, Blanca, Pires, C., Chandrasekaran, Abinaya, Christensen, S. K., Schiønning, P., Vallin, S., Simonsen, A. H., Nielsen, J., Dinnyes, A., Gorodkin, Jan, Ramakrishna, S., Muddashetty, R., Palakodeti, D., Hyttel, P., Waagepetersen, Helle S., Larsen, M. R. & Freude, Kristine, Oct 2020.

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceConference abstract for conferenceResearch

  8. 2021
  9. Published

    Astrocyte metabolism of the medium-chain fatty acids octanoic acid and decanoic acid promotes GABA synthesis in neurons via elevated glutamine supply

    Andersen, Jens Velde, Westi, Emil Winther, Jakobsen, Emil, Urruticoechea, N., Borges, K. & Aldana, Blanca, 2021, In: Molecular Brain. 14, 1, 13 p., 132.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Astrocytic reactivity triggered by defective autophagy and metabolic failure causes neurotoxicity in frontotemporal dementia type 3

    Chandrasekaran, A., Dittlau, K. S., Corsi, G. I., Haukedal, H., Doncheva, N. T., Ramakrishna, S., Ambardar, S., Salcedo, C., Schmidt, S. I., Zhang, Y., Cirera, S., Pihl, M., Schmid, B., Nielsen, T. T., Nielsen, J. E., Kolko, M., Kobolák, J., Dinnyés, A., Hyttel, P., Palakodeti, D. & 5 others, Gorodkin, Jan, Muddashetty, R. S., Meyer, M., Aldana, Blanca & Freude, Kristine, 2021, In: Stem Cell Reports. 16, 11, p. 2736-2751

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Brain endothelial cells metabolize glutamate via glutamate dehydrogenase to replenish TCA-intermediates and produce ATP under hypoglycemic conditions

    Hinca, S. B., Salcedo, C., Wagner, A., Goldeman, C., Sadat, E., Aibar, M. M. D., Maechler, P., Larsen, Birger Brodin, Aldana, Blanca & Helms, H. C. C., 2021, In: Journal of Neurochemistry. 157, 6, p. 1861-1875

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Cellular bioenergetics in human iPSC-derived glutamatergic neurons in health and disease

    Aldana, Blanca, Salcedo, C., Freude, Kristine & Waagepetersen, Helle S., 2021, Current Progress in iPSC-derived Cell Types. Birbrair, A. (ed.). Elsevier, p. 205-221 17 p. (Advances in Stem Cell Biology, Vol. 10).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

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