Researchers

Cristian Zambrano

447 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0345
phone: 303-492-8844
fax: 303-492-8063
email:
Cristian.Zambrano@Colorado.EDU

Research Interests:

Study of mechanisms involved in nicotine addiction in association with nicotinic receptor expression and function, using a model of drug self-administration in mice.

Selected Publications:

1. Zambrano CA, Marks MJ, Cassels BK, Maccioni RB. (2009). In vivo effects of 3-iodocytisine: Pharmacological and genetic analysis of hypothermia and evaluation of chronic treatment on nicotinic binding sites. Neuropharmacology.
PMID: 19481555

2. Zambrano CA, Egaña JT, Núñez MT, Maccioni RB, González-Billault C. (2004). Oxidative stress promotes tau dephosphorylation in neuronal cells: the roles of cdk5 and PP1. Free Radic Biol Med. 2004 Jun 1;36(11):1393-402.
PMID: 15135175

3. Egaña JT, Zambrano C, Nuñez MT, Gonzalez-Billault C, Maccioni RB. (2003). Iron-induced oxidative stress modify tau phosphorylation patterns in hippocampal cell cultures. Biometals.Mar;16(1):215-23.
PMID: 12572681

4. Rojo L, Sjöberg MK, Hernández P, Zambrano C, Maccioni RB. (2006). Roles of cholesterol and lipids in the etiopathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease. J Biomed Biotechnol.2006(3):73976.
PMID: 17047312