Carlos A. Saura

5.1k citations

69 papers · 4.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 34

Molecular Biology top 5%
Physiology top 1%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 1%
Pharmacology top 1%
Neurology top 1%

Co-authors: Jorge Valero Rafael Franco Enric I. Canela Arnaldo Parra‐Damas Carmen Lluís Josefa Mallol José Rodrı́guez-Álvarez Francisco Ciruela
Topics: Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (31 papers)Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (26 papers)Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (13 papers)
Cited by: Physiology Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Biological Psychiatry
Journals: Journal of Biological Chemistry Neuron Journal of Neuroscience
Partner nations: Spain United States Japan

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Carlos A. Saura

68 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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Loss of Presenilin Function Causes Impairments of Memory and Synaptic Plasticity Followed by Age-Dependent Neurodegeneration

2004 613 citations Carlos A. Saura, Se‐Young Choi et al. Neuron profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Synaptic vulnerability to amyloid-β and tau pathologies differentially disrupts emotional and memory neural circuits 2025 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·(unknown),(unknown),Yuniesky Andrade‐Talavera,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),José Rodrı́guez-Álvarez,Antonio Rodríguez Moreno,Arnaldo Parra‐Damas,Carlos A. Saura	4
2	Cannabinoid CB₁ Receptor Activation Mitigates N-Methyl-d-aspartate Receptor-Mediated Neurotoxicity 2025 ·ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science ·Gemma Navarro,(unknown),(unknown),Jaume Lillo,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Carlos A. Saura,Arnau Cordomí,Eddy Sotelo,Irene Reyes‐Resina,Rafael Franco	1
3	The Expression of Cellular Prion Protein, PrPC, Favors pTau Propagation and Blocks NMDAR Signaling in Primary Cortical Neurons 2023 ·Cells ·Rafael Rivas‐Santisteban,(unknown),David Aguinaga,Carlos A. Saura,Rafael Franco,Gemma Navarro	2
4	Tissue Clearing and Expansion Methods for Imaging Brain Pathology in Neurodegeneration: From Circuits to Synapses and Beyond 2020 ·Frontiers in Neuroscience ·Arnaldo Parra‐Damas,Carlos A. Saura	27
5	Synapse-to-Nucleus Signaling in Neurodegenerative and Neuropsychiatric Disorders 2019 ·Biological Psychiatry ·Arnaldo Parra‐Damas,Carlos A. Saura	28
6	Altered microRNAs related to synaptic function as potential plasma biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease 2019 ·Alzheimer s Research & Therapy ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Isabel de la Torre Díez,Jordi Clarimón,Alberto Lleó,Merçé Boada,Carlos A. Saura,José Rodrı́guez-Álvarez,Alfredo J. Miñano‐Molina	97
7	Reversal of memory and neuropsychiatric symptoms and reduced tau pathology by selenium in 3xTg-AD mice 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Ann Van der Jeugd,Arnaldo Parra‐Damas,(unknown),(unknown),Tariq Ahmed,Frank M. LaFerla,Lydia Giménez‐Llort,Rudi D’Hooge,Carlos A. Saura	42
8	Decreased circulating ErbB4 ectodomain fragments as a read-out of impaired signaling function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2018 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Inmaculada López‐Font,Aitana Sogorb‐Esteve,(unknown),Gunnar Brinkmalm,Mireia Herrando‐Grabulosa,(unknown),Janina Turón‐Sans,Ricardo Rojas-García,Alberto Lleó,Carlos A. Saura,Henrik Zetterberg,Kaj Blennow,Assumpció Bosch,Xavier Navarro,Javier Sáez‐Valero	10
9	Gene expression parallels synaptic excitability and plasticity changes in Alzheimer’s disease 2015 ·Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience ·Carlos A. Saura,Arnaldo Parra‐Damas,Lilian Enríquez-Barreto	48
10	Long-term memory deficits in Huntington's disease are associated with reduced CBP histone acetylase activity 2011 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Albert Giralt,Mar Puigdellívol,(unknown),Paola Paoletti,Jorge Valero,Arnaldo Parra‐Damas,Carlos A. Saura,Jordi Alberch,Sílvia Ginés	119
11	Short-Term Environmental Enrichment Rescues Adult Neurogenesis and Memory Deficits in APPSw,Ind Transgenic Mice 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Jorge Valero,(unknown),Arnaldo Parra‐Damas,(unknown),José Rodrı́guez-Álvarez,Carlos A. Saura	84
12	-Amyloid Disrupts Activity-Dependent Gene Transcription Required for Memory through the CREB Coactivator CRTC1 2010 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown),Jorge Valero,Alfredo J. Miñano‐Molina,Roser Masgrau,Elodie Martin,Cristina Guardia‐Laguarta,Alberto Lleó,Lydia Giménez‐Llort,José Rodrı́guez-Álvarez,Carlos A. Saura	100
13	Intraneuronal β-Amyloid Accumulation in the Amygdala Enhances Fear and Anxiety in Alzheimer's Disease Transgenic Mice 2009 ·Biological Psychiatry ·(unknown),Lydia Giménez‐Llort,Jorge Valero,(unknown),Alberto Rábano,José Rodrı́guez-Álvarez,Frank M. LaFerla,Carlos A. Saura	158
14	Conditional Inactivation of Presenilin 1 Prevents Amyloid Accumulation and Temporarily Rescues Contextual and Spatial Working Memory Impairments in Amyloid Precursor Protein Transgenic Mice 2005 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Carlos A. Saura,Guiquan Chen,Seema Malkani,Se‐Young Choi,Reisuke H. Takahashi,Dawei Zhang,Gunnar K. Gouras,Alfredo Kirkwood,Richard Morris,Jie Shen	133
15	Loss of Presenilin Function Causes Impairments of Memory and Synaptic Plasticity Followed by Age-Dependent Neurodegenerationbreakdown → 2004 ·Neuron ·Carlos A. Saura,Se‐Young Choi,Vassilios Beglopoulos,Seema Malkani,Dawei Zhang,B.S. Shankaranarayana Rao,Sumantra Chattarji,Raymond J. Kelleher,Eric R. Kandel,Karen Duff,Alfredo Kirkwood,Jie Shen	613
16	Enhanced Akt Signaling Is an Early Pro-survival Response That Reflects N-Methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Activation in Huntington's Disease Knock-in Striatal Cells 2003 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Sílvia Ginés,Elena V. Ivanova,(unknown),Carlos A. Saura,Marcy E. MacDonald	120
17	The Nonconserved Hydrophilic Loop Domain of Presenilin (PS) Is Not Required for PS Endoproteolysis or Enhanced Aβ42 Production Mediated by Familial Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease-linked PS Variants 2000 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Carlos A. Saura,Taisuke Tomita,Salvador Soriano,Masaaki Takahashi,(unknown),Toshiyuki Honda,Edward H. Koo,Takeshi Iwatsubo,Gopal Thinakaran	54
18	Evidence That Intramolecular Associations between Presenilin Domains Are Obligatory for Endoproteolytic Processing 1999 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Carlos A. Saura,Taisuke Tomita,(unknown),(unknown),Takeshi Iwatsubo,Gopal Thinakaran	65
19	Adenosine Deaminase and A1 Adenosine Receptors Internalize Together following Agonist-induced Receptor Desensitization 1998 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Carlos A. Saura,Josefa Mallol,Enric I. Canela,Carmen Lluís,Rafael Franco	94
20	Cell surface adenosine deaminase: Much more than an ectoenzyme 1997 ·Progress in Neurobiology ·Rafael Franco,Vicent Casadó,Francisco Ciruela,Carlos A. Saura,Josefa Mallol,Enric I. Canela,Carmen Lluís	221

About Carlos A. Saura

Carlos A. Saura is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology and Neurology, having authored 69 papers that have together received 4.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (31 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (26 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Physiology (526 citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (1.6k citations) and Biological Psychiatry (225 citations). Carlos A. Saura has collaborated with scholars based in Spain, United States and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Jorge Valero, Rafael Franco, Enric I. Canela, Arnaldo Parra‐Damas, Carmen Lluís, Josefa Mallol, José Rodrı́guez-Álvarez, Francisco Ciruela, Se‐Young Choi and Alfredo Kirkwood. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

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