6th Cajal Winter Conference
"Role of glial cells in health and disease"
March 7-11, 2010
Benasque, Huesca (Spain)
Final Programme
| Sunday March 7 | |
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| 16:00-20:30 | Registration |
| 21:00 | Dinner |
| Monday March 8 | |
| 15:15 | F Artigas. Welcome address |
| 15:30 | Oral communications. Chair: A. Araque |
| 15:30 | J Berenguer de Felipe, S Pons. miR-22 reduces cerebellar granular neuron precursors proliferation through the down-regulation of the MYCN partner MAX |
| 16:00 | FJ Arenzana, E Medina, C Ortega, D Clemente, F de Castro. Functional implications of FGF-2 and Anosmin- 1 in the proliferation and migration of oligodendrocyte precursor cells from postnatal and adult cerebral cortex |
| 16:30 | N Mecklenburg, S Martínez. Cerebellar oligodendroglia have extracerebellar origin |
| 17:00 | Plenary lecture Helmut Kettenmann. Glial function in neurodegenerative diseases |
| 18:00 | Coffe break |
| 18:30 | Oral communications. Chair: G. Mengod |
| 18:30 | A Araque. Endocannabinoids mediate neuronastrocyte communication |
| 19:00 | H Cabedo. Schwann cell proliferation versus myelin thickness: a differential role for distinct neuregulin splicing forms |
| 19:30 | Poster session |
| 21:00 | Dinner |
| Tuesday March 9 | |
| 15:30 | Oral communications. Chair: F. de Castro |
| 15:30 | A Di Penta, O Errea, E Moreno, B Fernández, N Escala, P Villoslada. A new model of neuroinflammation: in vitro cerebellum organotypic cultures challenged with LPS |
| 16:00 | N Gresa, J Serratosa, J Saura, C Solà. C/EBPd inhibition in microglial cells is involved in the antiinflammatory and neuroprotective effects of the flavonoid chrysin |
| 16:30 | C Sanabra, E Johansson, R Martín, T Vilaró, R Cortés, G Mengod. Sex-related differences observed in cAMP specific PDE4B splice variants in oligodendrocytes during systemic inflammation |
| 17:00 | Plenary lecture Marie T. Filbin. Signaling axonal regeneration in the CNS. |
| 18:00 | Coffee break |
| 18:30 | Oral communications. Chair: C. Solà |
| 18:30 | C Muñoz-Quiles, FF Santos-Benito, MB Llamusi, A Ramón-Cueto. Repair of chronic spinal cord injuries by adult olfactory bulb ensheathing glía and feasibility for autologous therapy |
| 19:00 | J Selva, SE Martínez, G Egea. Chronic ethanol exposure decreases RhoA activation in rat astrocytes: increase of the RhoGAP activity |
| 19:30 | Poster session |
| 21:00 | Dinner |
| Wednesday March 10 | |
| 16:00 | Oral communications. Chair: H. Cabedo |
| 16:00 | D Clemente, MC Ortega, FJ Arenzana F de Castro. FGF-2 and Anosmin-1: biomarkers for Multiple Sclerosis |
| 16:30 | R Gorina, M Font-Nieves, L Márquez-Kisinousky, T Santalucia, AM Planas. TLR4 activation in astrocytes generates a proinflammatory environment through MyD88-dependent and independent pathways not involving IFN-β: modulator effects of heparin |
| 17:00 | Plenary lecture William D. Richardson. Development and regeneration of myelin. |
| 18:00 | Coffee break |
| 18:30 | Oral communications. Chair: R. Gallego |
| 18:30 | C Sanfeliu, S García-Matas, N de Vera, S Revilla, Y García, L Giménez-Llort, R Cristòfol.Enhancement of astrocyte functionality as a potential therapeutic tool in Alzheimer's disease |
| 19:00 | P Villoslada, A di Penta A, M Kerschensteiner, C Matute, V Ceña, I Lopez, J Alberch, J Parent, J Serra, O Errea, B Moreno.Neuroprotective activity of Methylthioadenosine for the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis and other neurological diseases |
| 19:30 | Poster session and closing |
| 21:00 | Dinner |
Plenary lectures
Dr. Marie T. Filbin. Therapeutic perspectives on axonal regenerationDr. Helmut Kettenmann: Glial function in neurodegenerative diseases
Dr. William D. Richardson: Myelin development and regeneration