Pedro Ferchmin

Professor

Ph.D. 1971, National Uni. of Cordoba, Argentina

Academic Department(s)

Department of Biochemistry

Research Area

Neuroscience-Nicotine-relevance to neuroprotection

Research Interest

The molecular mechanism of nicotine induced neuroprotection

and it modulation by cembranoids.

Publications

Actions of octocoral and tobacco cembranoids on nicotinic receptors.  Ferchmin PA, Pagán OR, Ulrich H, Szeto AC, Hann RM, Eterović VA.  Toxicon. 2009 Mar 10.  PMID: 19281835

Ghiani CA, Beltran-Parrazal L, Sforza DM, Malvar JS, Seksenyan A, Cole R, Smith DJ, Charles A, Ferchmin PA, de Vellis J.  Genetic program of neuronal differentiation and growth induced by specific activation of NMDA receptors.  Neurochem Res. 2007 Feb;32(2):363-76. Epub 2006 Dec 27.

Ghiani CA, Lelievre V, Beltran-Parrazal L, Sforza DM, Malvar J, Smith DJ, Charles AC, Ferchmin PA, de Vellis J.  Gene expression is differentially regulated by neurotransmitters in embryonic neuronal cortical culture.

J Neurochem. 2006 Apr;97 Suppl 1:35-43.

Ghiani CA, Lelievre V, Beltran-Parrazal L, Sforza DM, Malvar J, Smith DJ, Charles AC, Ferchmin PA, de Vellis J.  Gene expression is differentially regulated by neurotransmitters in embryonic neuronal cortical culture.

J Neurochem. 2006 Mar 8; [Epub ahead of print]

Ferchmin PA, Hao J, Perez D, Penzo M, Maldonado HM, Gonzalez MT, Rodriguez AD, de Vellis J.  Tobacco cembranoids protect the function of acute hippocampal slices against NMDA by a mechanism mediated by alpha4beta2 nicotinic receptors.  J Neurosci Res. 2005 Dec 1;82(5):631-41.

Contact Information

Universidad Central del Caribe

P.O. Box 60327

Bayamón, PR 00960-6032

Tel  (787) 798-3001 ext. 2033

e-mail pedro.ferchmin@uccaribe.edu