Blanca Aldana

Blanca Aldana

Associate Professor


  1. 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

  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

    Alterations in Cerebral Cortical Glucose and Glutamine Metabolism Precedes Amyloid Plaques in the APPswe/PSEN1dE9 Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease

    Andersen, Jens Velde, Christensen, S. K., Aldana, Blanca, Nissen, J. D., Tanila, H. & Waagepetersen, Helle S., Jun 2017, In: Neurochemical Research. 42, 6, p. 1589–1598

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  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

    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

  9. Published

    Characterization of energy and neurotransmitter metabolism in cortical glutamatergic neurons derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells: A novel approach to study metabolism in human neurons

    Aldana, Blanca, Zhang, Y., Lihme, M. F., Bak, Lasse Kristoffer, Nielsen, Jørgen Erik, Holst, B., Hyttel, P., Freude, Kristine & Waagepetersen, Helle S., 2017, In: Neurochemistry International. 106, p. 48-61

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Characterization of phenytoin, carbamazepine, vinpocetine and clorgyline simultaneous effects on sodium channels and catecholamine metabolism in rat striatal nerve endings

    Sitges, M., Aldana, Blanca, Chiu, L. M. & Nekrassov, V., Mar 2009, In: Neurochemical Research. 34, 3, p. 470-479 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. Published

    Decanoic Acid Rescues Differences in AMPA-Mediated Calcium Rises in Hippocampal CA1 Astrocytes and Neurons in the 5xFAD Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease

    Abghari, M., Vu, J. T. C. M., Eckberg, N., Aldana, Blanca & Kohlmeier, Kristi Anne, 2023, In: Biomolecules. 13, 10, 25 p., 1461.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Decreased Glucose Metabolism and Glutamine Synthesis in the Retina of a Transgenic Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease

    Tams, A. L. M., Sanz-Morello, B., Westi, Emil Winther, Mouhammad, Zaynab Ahmad, Andersen, Jens Velde, Freude, Kristine, Vohra, Rupali, Hannibal, Jens, Aldana, Blanca & Kolko, Miriam, 2022, In: Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 42, 1, p. 291–303

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Deficient astrocyte metabolism impairs glutamine synthesis and neurotransmitter homeostasis in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    Andersen, Jens Velde, Christensen, S. K., Westi, Emil Winther, Diaz-delcastillo, M., Tanila, H., Schousboe, Arne, Aldana, Blanca & Waagepetersen, Helle S., 2021, In: Neurobiology of Disease. 148, 13 p., 105198.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Accepted/In press

    Deletion of CaMKIIα disrupts glucose metabolism, glutamate uptake, and synaptic energetics in the cerebral cortex

    Andersen, Jens Velde, Westi, Emil Winther, Griem-Krey, Nane, Skotte, Niels Henning, Schousboe, Arne, Aldana, Blanca & Wellendorph, Petrine, 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Neurochemistry.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. 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

  21. Published

    Distinct differences in rates of oxygen consumption and ATP synthesis of regionally isolated non-synaptic mouse brain mitochondria

    Andersen, Jens Velde, Jakobsen, Emil, Waagepetersen, Helle S. & Aldana, Blanca, 2019, In: Journal of Neuroscience Research. 97, p. 961–974

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Divergent Cellular Energetics, Glutamate Metabolism, and Mitochondrial Function Between Human and Mouse Cerebral Cortex

    Westi, Emil Winther, Jakobsen, Emil, Voss, C. M., Bak, Lasse Kristoffer, Pinborg, Lars Hageman, Aldana, Blanca & Andersen, J. V., 2022, In: Molecular Neurobiology. 59, p. 7495–7512

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. 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

  24. Published

    Dual Properties of Lactate in Müller Cells: The Effect of GPR81 Activation

    Vohra, Rupali, Aldana, Blanca, Waagepetersen, Helle S., Bergersen, L. H. & Kolko, Miriam, 1 Mar 2019, In: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 60, 4, p. 999-1008 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Effect of the Anti-depressant Sertraline, the Novel Anti-seizure Drug Vinpocetine and Several Conventional Antiepileptic Drugs on the Epileptiform EEG Activity Induced by 4-Aminopyridine

    Sitges, M., Aldana, Blanca & Reed, R. C., 1 Jun 2016, In: Neurochemical Research. 41, 6, p. 1365-1374 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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