Blanca Aldana

Blanca Aldana

Associate Professor


  1. Published

    Potential Retinal Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease

    Garcia Bermudez, Mariana Yolotzin, Vohra, Rupali, Freude, Kristine, van Wijngaarden, P., Martin, K. K., Thomsen, M. S., Aldana, Blanca & Kolko, Miriam, 2023, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Online). 24, 21, 26 p., 15834.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Alteration of microglial metabolism and inflammatory profile contributes to neurotoxicity in a hiPSC-derived microglia model of frontotemporal dementia 3

    Haukedal, H., Syshøj Lorenzen, S., Westi, Emil Winther, Corsi, G., Gadekar, V. P., McQuade, A., Davtyan, H., Doncheva, Nadezhda Tsankova, Schmid, B., Chandrasekaran, Abinaya, Seemann, Ernst Stefan, Cirera, Susanna, Blurton-Jones, M., Meyer, M., Gorodkin, Jan, Aldana, Blanca & Freude, Kristine, 2023, In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 113, p. 353-373

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Golgi fragmentation: One of the earliest organelle phenotypes in Alzheimer's disease neurons

    Haukedal, H., Corsi, G. I., Gadekar, V. P., Doncheva, N. T., Kedia, S., de Haan, N., Chandrasekaran, A., Jensen, P., Schiønning, P., Vallin, S., Marlet, F. R., Poon, A., Pires, C., Agha, F. K., Wandall, H. H., Cirera, S., Simonsen, A. H., Nielsen, T. T., Nielsen, J. E., Hyttel, P. & 7 others, Muddashetty, R., Aldana, Blanca, Gorodkin, Jan, Nair, D., Meyer, M., Larsen, M. R. & Freude, Kristine, 2023, In: Frontiers in Neuroscience. 17, 17 p., 1120086.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. 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

  5. Published

    Patient iPSC-Derived Neurons for Disease Modeling of Familiar Alzheier'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, 26 Mar 2019.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePosterCommunication

  6. Published

    Characterization of the L-glutamate clearance pathways across the blood-brain barrier and the effect of astrocytes in an in vitro blood-brain barrier model

    Helms, H. C., Aldana, Blanca, Groth, S., Jensen, M. M., Waagepetersen, Helle S., Nielsen, C. U. & Larsen, Birger Brodin, 2017, In: Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 37, 12, p. 3744–3758

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. 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

  8. Published

    Proteomic phenotype of cerebral organoids derived from autism spectrum disorder patients reveal disrupted energy metabolism, cellular components, and biological processes

    Ilieva, M., Aldana, Blanca, Vinten, K. T., Hohmann, S., Woofenden, T. W., Lukjanska, R., Waagepetersen, Helle S. & Michel, T. M., 2022, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 27, p. 3749–3759

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Pharmacological inhibition of mitochondrial soluble adenylyl cyclase in astrocytes causes activation of AMP-activated protein kinase and induces breakdown of glycogen

    Jakobsen, Emil, Andersen, Jens Velde, Christensen, S. K., Siamka, O., Larsen, M. R., Waagepetersen, Helle S., Aldana, Blanca & Bak, Lasse Kristoffer, 2021, In: Glia. 69, 12, p. 2828-2844 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Conjugation of Therapeutic PSD-95 Inhibitors to the Cell-Penetrating Peptide Tat Affects Blood-Brain Barrier Adherence, Uptake, and Permeation

    Kristensen, Mie, Kucharz, Krzysztof, Alves Fernandes, Eduardo Felipe, Strømgaard, Kristian, Schallburg Nielsen, M., Cederberg Helms, H. C., Bach, Anders, Ulrikkaholm Tofte-Hansen, M., Aldana, Blanca, Lauritzen, Martin & Larsen, Birger Brodin, 2020, In: Pharmaceutics. 12, 7, 24 p., 661.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Fibroblast-Derived Lysyl Oxidase Increases Oxidative Phosphorylation and Stemness in Cholangiocarcinoma

    Lewinska, M., Zhuravleva, E., Satriano, L., Martinez, M. B., Bhatt, D. K., Oliveira, D. V. N. P., Antoku, Y., Keggenhoff, F. L., Castven, D., Marquardt, J. U., Matter, M. S., Erler, J. T., Oliveira, R. C., Aldana, B. I., Al-Abdulla, R., Perugorria, M. J., Calvisi, D. F., Perez, L. A., Rodrigues, P. M., Labiano, I. & 2 others, Banales, J. M. & Andersen, Jesper Bøje, 2023, In: Gastroenterology. 166, 5, p. 886-901

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    The Alzheimer's disease 5xFAD mouse model is best suited to investigate pretargeted imaging approaches beyond the blood-brain barrier

    Lopes van den Broek, S. I., Sehlin, D., Andersen, Jens Velde, Aldana, Blanca, Beschorner, Natalie, Nedergaard, Maiken, Knudsen, Gitte Moos, Syvanen, S. & Herth, Matthias Manfred, 2023, In: Frontiers in Nuclear Medicine. 2, 7 p., 1001722.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Deletion of neuronal GLT-1 in mice reveals its role in synaptic glutamate homeostasis and mitochondrial function

    McNair, Laura M., Andersen, Jens Velde, Aldana, Blanca, Hohnholt, M. C., Nissen, J. D., Sun, Y., Fischer, K. D., Sonnewald, U., Nyberg, N., Webster, S. C., Kapur, K., Rimmele, T. S., Barone, I., Hawks-Mayer, H., Lipton, J. O., Hodgson, N. W., Aoki, C. J., Rosenberg, P. A. & Waagepetersen, Helle S., 2019, In: The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. 39, 25, p. 4847-4863

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Conditional Knockout of GLT-1 in Neurons Leads to Alterations in Aspartate Homeostasis and Synaptic Mitochondrial Metabolism in Striatum and Hippocampus

    McNair, Laura M., Andersen, Jens Velde, Nissen, J. D., Sun, Y., Fischer, K. D., Hodgson, N. W., Du, M., Aoki, C. J., Waagepetersen, Helle S., Rosenberg, P. A. & Aldana, Blanca, 2020, In: Neurochemical Research. 45, p. 1420–1437 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Staphylococcus aureus induces cell-surface expression of immune stimulatory NKG2D ligands on human monocytes

    Mellergaard, M., Høgh, R. I., Feilberg, Astrid Lund, Aldana, Blanca, Guérillot, R., Møller, S. H., Hayes, A. S., Panagiotopoulou, N., Frimand, Z., Jepsen, Stine Dam, Hansen, Camilla Hartmann Friis, Andresen, Lars, Larsen, A. R., Peleg, A. Y., Stinear, T. P., Howden, B. P., Waagepetersen, Helle S., Frees, Dorte & Skov, Søren, 2020, In: The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295, p. 11803-11821

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. 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

  17. Published

    Inhibition of Glutamate Release, but Not of Glutamine Recycling to Glutamate, Is Involved in Delaying the Onset of Initial Lithium-Pilocarpine-Induced Seizures in Young Rats by a Non-Convulsive MSO Dose

    Pawlik, M. J., Aldana, Blanca, Belfiori-Carrasco, L. F., Obara-Michlewska, M., Popek, M. P., Czarnecka, A. M. & Albrecht, J., 2021, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22, 20, 16 p., 11127.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Neuronal Loss of the Glutamate Transporter GLT-1 Promotes Excitotoxic Injury in the Hippocampus

    Rimmele, T. S., Li, S., Andersen, Jens Velde, Westi, Emil Winther, Rotenberg, A., Wang, J., Aldana, Blanca, Selkoe, D. J., Aoki, C. J., Dulla, C. G. & Rosenberg, P. A., 2021, In: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 15, 788262.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Downregulation of GABA Transporter 3 (GAT3) is Associated with Deficient Oxidative GABA Metabolism in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Astrocytes in Alzheimer's Disease

    Salcedo, C., Wagner, A., Andersen, Jens Velde, Vinten, K. T., Waagepetersen, Helle S., Schousboe, Arne, Freude, Kristine & Aldana, Blanca, 2021, In: Neurochemical Research. 46, p. 2676–2686

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Functional Metabolic Mapping Reveals Highly Active Branched-Chain Amino Acid Metabolism in Human Astrocytes, Which Is Impaired in iPSC-Derived Astrocytes in Alzheimer's Disease

    Salcedo, C., Andersen, Jens Velde, Vinten, K. T., Pinborg, Lars Hageman, Waagepetersen, Helle S., Freude, Kristine & Aldana, Blanca, 2021, In: Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 13, 736580.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. E-pub ahead of print

    Increased glucose metabolism and impaired glutamate transport in human astrocytes are potential early triggers of abnormal extracellular glutamate accumulation in hiPSC-derived models of Alzheimer's disease

    Salcedo, C., Pozo Garcia, V., Garcia-Adan, B., Ameen, Aisha, Gegelashvili, G., Waagepetersen, Helle S., Freude, Kristine & Aldana, Blanca, 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Neurochemistry.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Complex IV subunit isoform COX6A2 protects fast-spiking interneurons from oxidative stress and supports their function

    Sanz-Morello, B., Pfisterer, U., Hansen, Nikolaj Winther, Demharter, S., Thakur, A., Fujii, K., Levitskii, S. A., Montalant, A., Korshunova, Irina, Mammen, P. P., Kamenski, P., Noguchi, S., Aldana, Blanca, Hougaard, Karin Sørig, Perrier, Jean-Francois Marie & Khodosevich, Konstantin, 2020, In: The EMBO Journal. 39, 18, p. 1-21 e105759.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Generation of a set of isogenic, gene-edited iPSC lines homozygous for all main APOE variants and an APOE knock-out line

    Schmid, B., Prehn, K. R., Nimsanor, N., Aldana, Blanca, Poulsen, U., Jorring, I., Rasmussen, M. A., Clausen, C., Mau-Holzmann, U. A., Ramakrishna, S., Muddashetty, R., Steeg, R., Bruce, K., Mackintosh, P., Ebneth, A., Holst, B. & Cabrera-Socorro, A., 2019, In: Stem Cell Research. 34, 6 p., 101349.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Amino acids: Glutamate dehydrogenase: An anaplerotic enzyme in neurons and an energy producing enzyme in astrocytes

    Schousboe, Arne & Aldana, Blanca, 29 Jul 2021, Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry: Third Edition. Elsevier, Vol. 1. p. 51-55 5 p.

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

  25. Published

    Vinpocetine inhibits glutamate release induced by the convulsive agent 4-aminopyridine more potently than several antiepileptic drugs

    Sitges, M., Sanchez-Tafolla, B. M., Chiu, L. M., Aldana, Blanca & Guarneros, A., Oct 2011, In: Epilepsy Research. 96, 3, p. 257-266 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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