''TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INDUCES MICROGLIAL INFLAMMATION VIA A NON-CATALYTIC MOLECULAR MECHANISM INVOLVING ACTIVATION OF MAPKS AND AKT SIGNALLING PATHWAYS AND ANNEXINA2 AND GALECTIN1 RECEPTORS.''
The department studies the biological bases and molecular mechanisms of brain aging and brain pathologies, including neurodegenerative, cerebrovascular, and neuroinflammatory diseases. In the same way, it addresses the study of brain circuits and synaptic processes involved in neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression and schizophrenia.