Jorge I. Alvarez
Neurology
Institut Pasteur de Bangui
Germany
Biography
Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Department of Pathobiology Immunology Graduate Group, University of Pennsylvania Neurosciences Graduate Group, University of Pennsylvania, BSc (Microbiology) Universidad de los Andes, 1997 PhD (Microbiology and Immunology) UTHSCSA, 2007
Research Interest
Blood Brain Barrier, Blood Meningeal Barrier, Meninges, Blood Cerebrospinal fluid Barrier, Choroid Plexus, Ventricles, Ependyma, Neuroinflammation, Neuroimmunology, Multiple Sclerosis, Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Astrocytes,
Publications
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Cheslow Lara, Alvarez Jorge Iván Glial-endothelial crosstalk regulates blood-brain barrier function. Current opinion in pharmacology 26: 39-46, 2016.
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Mayo Lior, Cunha Andre Pires Da, Madi Asaf, Beynon Vanessa, Yang Zhiping, Alvarez Jorge I, Prat Alexandre, Sobel Raymond A, Kobzik Lester, Lassmann Hans, Quintana Francisco J, Weiner Howard L IL-10-dependent Tr1 cells attenuate astrocyte activation and ameliorate chronic central nervous system inflammation. Brain : a journal of neurology 139: 1939-57, 2016.
