PUBLICATIONS

Publications

Harrison, D. E., Strong, R., Alavez, S., Astle, C. M., DiGiovanni, J., Fernandez, E., Flurkey, K., Javors, M. A., Levi, M., Lithgow, G. J., Macchiarini, F., Nelson, J. F., Sukoff Rizzo, S. J., Slaga, T. J., Stearns, T., Wilkinson, J. E., Miller, R. A. Acarbose improves health and lifespan in aging HET3 mice. Aging Cell. 2019 Apr;18(2):e12898.
Brunauer R, Alavez S, Kennedy BK. Stem Cell Models: A Guide to Understand and Mitigate Aging? Gerontology. 2017;63(1):84-90.
Jimenez-Osorio, A. S., Monroy, A. y Alavez, S. Curcumin and insulin resistance – molecular targets and clinical evidences. Biofactors. 2016; 42(6):561-580.
Christen, J. A., Capistrán, M., Monroy, A, Alavez S., Quintana Vargas, S., Flores-Arguedas, H. A, Kuschinski, N. A Diabetes minimal model for Oral Glucose Tolerance Tests. (2016).Monroy, A., LithMonroy, A., Lithgow, G. J., Alavez, S. Curcumin and neurodegenerative diseases. Biofactors 2013; 39(1):122-32. Corresponding authorgow, G. J., Alavez, S. Curcumin and neurodegenerative diseases. Biofactors 2013; 39(1):122-32. Corresponding author Frankowski, H., Alavez S., Spilman, P., Mark, K. A., Nelson, J., Mollahan, P., Rao, R. V., Chen, S. F., Lithgow, G. J., Ellerby, H. M. Dimethyl sulfoxide and dimethyl formamide increase lifespan of C. elegans in liquid. Mech Ageing Dev 2013; 134(3-4):69-78.
Lucanic, M., Lithgow, G. J., *Alavez, S. Pharmacological lifespan extension of invertebrates. Ageing Research Reviews 2013; 12(1):445-58. Corresponding author
Alavez, S., Lithgow, G. J. Pharmacological maintenance of protein homeostasis could postpone age-related disease. Aging Cell 2012; 11:189-191. Corresponding author
Reis-Rodrigues, P., Czerwieniec, G., Peters, T., Evani, U. S., Alavez, S., Vantipalli, M., Mooney, S. D., Gibson, B. W., Lithgow, G. J., Hughes, R. E. Proteomic Analysis of Age-dependent Changes in Protein Solubility Identifies Genes that Modulate Lifespan. Aging Cell. 2012; 11(1):120-7.
Alavez, S., Lithgow, G. J. A new look at old compounds. Aging. 2011;3:338-339. Corresponding author
Alavez, S., Vantipalli, M. C., Zucker, D. S. J., Klang, I. M., Lithgow, G. J. Amyloid-binding compounds maintain protein homeostasis during ageing and extend lifespan. Nature 2011; 472(7342):226-229. *Corresponding author
McColl, G., Rogers, A. N., Alavez, S., Hubbard, A. E., Melov, S. Link, C. D., Bush, A. I., Kapahi, P., Lithgow, G. J. Insulin-like Signaling Determines Survival During Stress via Post Transcriptional Mechanisms in C. elegans. Cell Metab. 2010; 12: 260 – 272.
Montes-Rodríguez, C. J., Alavez, S., Soria-Gomez. E., Guzman, K., Rueda-Orozco, P. E., Moran, J., Prospero-Garcia, O. BCL-2 and BAX proteins expression throughout the light-dark cycle and modifications induced by sleep deprivation and rebound in adult rat brain. J Neurosci Res. 2009; 87:1602-9.
Alavez, S., Blancas, S., Moran, J. Effect of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor blockade on caspase activation and neuronal death in the developing rat cerebellum. Neurosci Lett 2006; 404:176-81.
Alavez, S., Blancas, S., Moran, J. Effect of NMDA antagonists on the death of cerebellar granule neurons at different ages. Neurosci Lett 2006; 398: 241-245. Corresponding author
Cameron, L. C. y Alavez, S. Injuria isquemica, calpaina e Miosina V, a quebra de um motor. Biosci J 2004, Numero especial: 145-154.Alavez, S., Moran, J., Franco-Cea, A., Casaletti-Rosa, L. y Cameron, L. C. Myosin Va is proteolysed in cerebellar granule neurons after excitotoxic injury. Neurosci Lett 2004; 367: 404-409. * Corresponding author
Montes-Rodríguez, C. J., Alavez, S., Elder, J. H., Haro, R., Moran, J. y Prospéro-García, O. Prolonged waking reduces hivgp120 – or TNF? – induced apoptosis in the cerebral cortex of rats. Neurosci Lett 2004; 360: 133-136. First author
Caballero-Benítez, A., Alavez, S. y Moran, J. Regulation of glutamate synthesizing enzymes by NMDA and potassium in cerebellar granule cells. Eur J Neurosci 2004; 19: 2030-2038. * First author
Alavez, S., Pedroza, D. y Moran, J. Mechanisms of cell death by deprivation of depolarizing conditions during cerebellar granule neurons maturation. Neurochem Int 2003; 43: 581-590.
Alavez, S., Pedroza, D. y Moran, J. Role of heat-shock proteins in the effect of NMDA and KCl on cerebellar granule cells survival. Neurochem Res 2000; 25 (3): 341-347.
Moran, J., Alavez, S., Rivera-Gaxiola, M., Valencia, A. y Hurtado, S. Effect of NMDA antagonist on the activity of glutaminase and aspartate aminotrasferase in the developing rat cerebellum. Int J Dev Neurosci 1999; 17 (1): 57-65.
Moran, J., Alavez, S. y Domínguez, G. NMDA receptor activation and apoptotic death in cerebellar granule cells in culture. Bol Est Med Biol 1996 ; 44, Suplemento 1. 49-51.
Alavez, S., Gutiérrez-Kobeh, L. y Moran, J. Characterization of the glutaminase and aspartate amino-transferase activation induced by NMDA and potassium in cerebellar granule cells. J Neurosci Res 1996; 45: 637-646.
Pasantes-Morales, H., Alavez, S., Sanchez-Olea, R., y Moran, J. Contribution of organic and inorganic osmolytes to volume regulation in rat brains cells in culture. Neurochem Res 1993; 18 (4): 445-452.

Books Chapters

Alavez, S. Protein homeostasis and aging in C. elegans en C. elegans and its contribution to longevity and ageing research. (Mathew S. Gill y Anders Olsen, ed). Elsevier Inc. Oxford, UK (En prensa).
Jimenez-Osorio, A. S., Ramos Martinez, A. J., Alavez, S. y Monroy, A. Envejecimiento y Diabetes en ¿Por que envejecemos? y otras historias. (Mina Konigsberg, ed). Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico (In press).
Jimenez-Osorio, A. S., Condes, M., de Mendizabal, C. y Alavez, S. Las proteinas pueden agregarse, ¿como nos afecta esto? en ¿Por que envejecemos? y otras historias. (Mina Konigsberg, ed). Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico (In press).
Alavez, S., Lithgow, G. J. y Muranjan, M. Slowing of Aging In Encyclopedia of Gerontology (Second Edition): Age, Aging, and the Aged (James E. Birren, ed), Elsevier Inc. Oxford, UK, pp 508-514, 2007.
Alavez, S. Mechanisms of Neuronal Damage Associated with Aging In The Neurochemistry of Cell Death. (Lourdes Massieu, ed), Research Signpost. Trivandum, India, pp 139-156, 2008.