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Marcelo R. Vargas

University of Wisconsin–MadisonORCID

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Marcelo R. Vargas, Marcelo R Vargas, Marcelo R. Vargas, Marcelo Vargas, Vargas, Marcelo

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University of Wisconsin–MadisonMedical University of South CarolinaInstituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente EstableOregon State UniversityUniversidad de la República de Uruguay
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Marcelo R. Vargas is an author at University of Wisconsin–Madison specializing in medicine, neuroscience, and neurology.

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Nrf2-mediated neuroprotection in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's disease: Critical role for the astrocyte

Pei‐Chun Chen, Marcelo R. Vargas, Amar K. Pani,

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

2009

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Nrf2 Activation in Astrocytes Protects against Neurodegeneration in Mouse Models of Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Marcelo R. Vargas, Delinda A. Johnson, Daniel W. Sirkis,

Journal of Neuroscience

2008

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Astrocytic production of nerve growth factor in motor neuron apoptosis: implications for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Mariana Pehar, Patricia Cassina, Marcelo R. Vargas,

Journal of Neurochemistry

2004

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Astrocyte-Specific Overexpression of Nrf2 Delays Motor Pathology and Synuclein Aggregation throughout the CNS in the Alpha-Synuclein Mutant (A53T) Mouse Model

Li Gan, Marcelo R. Vargas, Delinda A. Johnson,

Journal of Neuroscience

2012

177

Increased glutathione biosynthesis by Nrf2 activation in astrocytes prevents p75<sup>NTR</sup>‐dependent motor neuron apoptosis

Marcelo R. Vargas, Mariana Pehar, Patricia Cassina,

Journal of Neurochemistry

2006

176

Fibroblast Growth Factor-1 Induces Heme Oxygenase-1 via Nuclear FactorErythroid 2-related Factor 2 (Nrf2) in Spinal Cord Astrocytes

Marcelo R. Vargas, Mariana Pehar, Patricia Cassina,

Journal of Biological Chemistry

2005

143

Mitochondrial Superoxide Production and Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 Activation in p75 Neurotrophin Receptor-Induced Motor Neuron Apoptosis

Mariana Pehar, Marcelo R. Vargas, Kristine M. Robinson,

Journal of Neuroscience

2007

123

Astrocyte activation by fibroblast growth factor‐1 and motor neuron apoptosis: implications for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Patricia Cassina, Mariana Pehar, Marcelo R. Vargas,

Journal of Neurochemistry

2005

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Enhancing NAD+ Salvage Pathway Reverts the Toxicity of Primary Astrocytes Expressing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-linked Mutant Superoxide Dismutase 1 (SOD1)

Benjamin A. Harlan, Mariana Pehar, Deep Sharma,

Journal of Biological Chemistry

2016

91

Astrocyte-Specific Overexpression of Nrf2 Protects Striatal Neurons from Mitochondrial Complex II Inhibition

Marcus J. Calkins, Marcelo R. Vargas, Delinda A. Johnson,

Toxicological Sciences

2010

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