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Yamil Gerena

TitlePhD
Faculty RankAssociate Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Puerto Rico
DepartmentSchool of Pharmacy
AddressUPR-Medical Sciences Campus, School of Pharmacy
San Juan PR 936
Phone7877582525 ext. 1249
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    Dr. Gerena is Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the School of Pharmacy, and Adjunct
    Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the School of Medicine, University of
    Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus.
    Dr. Gerena received his PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Puerto Rico and completed a
    postdoctoral fellowship in immunology and molecular biology in the Department of Microbiology of the
    School of Medicine at the University of Puerto Rico. He gained research experience in flow cytometry and
    molecular biology at CUNY Hunter College, New York and Los Alamos National Laboratories, New Mexico.
    Research efforts focus on the role of the soluble insulin receptor and insulin signaling pathways in the development and progression of insulin resistance and cognitive impairment in HIV-seropositive patients
    using combined antiretroviral treatment (cART).

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    1. Cantres-Rosario YM, Wojna V, Ruiz R, Diaz B, Matos M, Rodriguez-Benitez RJ, Rodriguez E, Skolasky RL, Gerena Y. Soluble Insulin Receptor Levels in Plasma, Exosomes, and Urine and Its Association With HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders. Front Neurol. 2022; 13:809956. PMID: 35720083.
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    2. Rosario-Rodr?guez LJ, Gerena Y, Garc?a-Requena LA, Cartagena-Isern LJ, Cuadrado-Ruiz JC, Borges-V?lez G, Mel?ndez LM. Cannabinoid receptor type 2 agonist JWH-133 decreases cathepsin B secretion and neurotoxicity from HIV-infected macrophages. Sci Rep. 2022 01 07; 12(1):233. PMID: 34996989.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    3. Castillo-Ocampo Y, Col?n M, Hern?ndez A, Lopez P, Gerena Y, Porter JT. Plasticity of GluN1 at Ventral Hippocampal Synapses in the Infralimbic Cortex. Front Synaptic Neurosci. 2021; 13:695964. PMID: 34335223.
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    4. Collazo BJ, Morales-V?zquez D, ?lvarez-Del Valle J, Sierra-Pagan JE, Medina JC, M?ndez-?lvarez J, Gerena Y. Angiotensin II Induces Differentiation of Human Neuroblastoma Cells by Increasing MAP2 and ROS Levels. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst. 2021; 2021:6191417. PMID: 34285710.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Gerena Y, Men?ndez-Delmestre R, Delgado-Nieves A, V?lez J, M?ndez-?lvarez J, Sierra-Pagan JE, Skolasky RL, Henderson L, Nath A, Wojna V. Release of Soluble Insulin Receptor From Neurons by Cerebrospinal Fluid From Patients With Neurocognitive Dysfunction and HIV Infection. Front Neurol. 2019; 10:285. PMID: 30972014.
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    6. Gerena Y, Lozada JG, Collazo BJ, M?ndez-?lvarez J, M?ndez-Estrada J, De Mello WC. Losartan counteracts the effects of cardiomyocyte swelling on glucose uptake and insulin receptor substrate-1 levels. Peptides. 2017 Oct; 96:38-43. PMID: 28889965.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    7. De Mello WC, Gerena Y, Ayala-Pe?a S. Angiotensins and Huntington's Disease: A Study on Immortalized Progenitor Striatal Cell Lines. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2017; 8:108. PMID: 28596754.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    
    8. Humphries-Bickley T, Castillo-Pichardo L, Hernandez-O'Farrill E, Borrero-Garcia LD, Forestier-Roman I, Gerena Y, Blanco M, Rivera-Robles MJ, Rodriguez-Medina JR, Cubano LA, Vlaar CP, Dharmawardhane S. Characterization of a Dual Rac/Cdc42 Inhibitor MBQ-167 in Metastatic Cancer. Mol Cancer Ther. 2017 05; 16(5):805-818. PMID: 28450422.
      Citations: 44     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    9. Ferrario CM, Frohlich ED, Gerena Y. Walmor C. De Mello: "Your Heart Is Still With Us". Hypertension. 2017 06; 69(6):992-993. PMID: 28396538.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    10. De Mello WC, Gerena Y. Measurement of Cardiac Angiotensin II by Immunoassays, HPLC-Chip/Mass Spectrometry, and Functional Assays. Methods Mol Biol. 2017; 1527:127-137. PMID: 28116712.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    11. Rivera Rivera A, Castillo-Pichardo L, Gerena Y, Dharmawardhane S. Anti-Breast Cancer Potential of Quercetin via the Akt/AMPK/Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Signaling Cascade. PLoS One. 2016; 11(6):e0157251. PMID: 27285995.
      Citations: 41     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    12. Delgado-V?lez M, B?ez-Pag?n CA, Gerena Y, Quesada O, Santiago-P?rez LI, Cap?-V?lez CM, Wojna V, Mel?ndez L, Le?n-Rivera R, Silva W, Lasalde-Dominicci JA. The a7-nicotinic receptor is upregulated in immune cells from HIV-seropositive women: consequences to the cholinergic anti-inflammatory response. Clin Transl Immunology. 2015 Dec; 4(12):e53. PMID: 26719799.
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    13. Gerena Y, Men?ndez-Delmestre R, Skolasky RL, Hechavarria RM, P?rez S, Hilera C, Gonz?lez C, Nath A, Wojna V. Soluble insulin receptor as a source of insulin resistance and cognitive impairment in HIV-seropositive women. J Neurovirol. 2015 Apr; 21(2):113-9. PMID: 25604495.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. Cantres-Rosario Y, Plaud-Valent?n M, Gerena Y, Skolasky RL, Wojna V, Mel?ndez LM. Cathepsin B and cystatin B in HIV-seropositive women are associated with infection and HIV-1-associated neurocognitive disorders. AIDS. 2013 Jan 28; 27(3):347-56. PMID: 23291538.
      Citations: 20     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    15. De Mello W, Rivera M, Rabell A, Gerena Y. Aliskiren, at low doses, reduces the electrical remodeling in the heart of the TGR(mRen2)27 rat independently of blood pressure. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst. 2013 Mar; 14(1):23-33. PMID: 23118038.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    16. Gerena Y, Skolasky RL, Velez JM, Toro-Nieves D, Mayo R, Nath A, Wojna V. Soluble and cell-associated insulin receptor dysfunction correlates with severity of HAND in HIV-infected women. PLoS One. 2012; 7(5):e37358. PMID: 22629383.
      Citations: 11     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    17. Gerena Y, Gonzalez-Pons M, Serrano AE. Cytofluorometric detection of rodent malaria parasites using red-excited fluorescent dyes. Cytometry A. 2011 Nov; 79(11):965-72. PMID: 22015734.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    18. Kraft-Terry S, Gerena Y, Wojna V, Plaud-Valentin M, Rodriguez Y, Ciborowski P, Mayo R, Skolasky R, Gendelman HE, Mel?ndez LM. Proteomic analyses of monocytes obtained from Hispanic women with HIV-associated dementia show depressed antioxidants. Proteomics Clin Appl. 2010 Sep; 4(8-9):706-14. PMID: 21137088.
      Citations: 18     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    19. De Mello WC, Gerena Y. Further studies on the effects of intracrine and extracellular angiotensin II on the regulation of heart cell volume. On the influence of aldosterone and spironolactone. Regul Pept. 2010 Dec 10; 165(2-3):200-5. PMID: 20692299.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    20. De Mello WC, Gerena Y. Prolonged exposure of cardiac cells to renin plus angiotensinogen reduces intracellular renin in the failing heart. On the role of angiotensin II-AT1 complex internalization. Regul Pept. 2009 Jun 05; 155(1-3):139-44. PMID: 19303904.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    21. De Mello WC, Gerena Y. Eplerenone inhibits the intracrine and extracellular actions of angiotensin II on the inward calcium current in the failing heart. On the presence of an intracrine renin angiotensin aldosterone system. Regul Pept. 2008 Nov 29; 151(1-3):54-60. PMID: 18585409.
      Citations: 10     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
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