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Equipo de investigadores del CNIC liderados por la Dr. Mª Ángeles Moro. De izquierda a derecha, primera fila: Ignacio Lizasoain, Gaohong Di, Maria Angeles Moro, Alicia García-Culebras, Maria Isabel Cuartero, Francisco J. de Castro-Millan, Abndrea Rubio-Ponce, Carlos Parra-Pérez, Christina Reyburn-Valés, Carlona Peña-Martinez, Marta Marty. Segunda fila: Francisco Cantero-Molina, Eneko Merino-Casamayor, Virginia García-Sánchez, Laiura Martínez-. Cortés, Hana Matuskova, Emily McMahon
Research
20 Jan 2026

The study, published in Circulation Research, reveals that neutrophils—key immune cells—change their behavior in line with circadian rhythms, affecting cerebral perfusion and collateral circulation

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Research
16 Jul 2025

A new study led by the CNIC has identified imidazole propionate (ImP), a metabolite produced by gut bacteria, as a driver of atherosclerosis— as a driver of atherosclerosis, the disease behind most heart attacks and strokes

Sarai Martínez Cano, Marcos Femenía Muiña, Elena Hernández, Vanessa Núñez, Manuel Rodrigo Tapias, Miguel Galán Burgos, Iñaki Robles,  Alberto Benguria, David Sancho y Almudena Ramiro
Research
2 Jun 2025

A team from the CNIC has discovered the key role of conventional type 1 dendritic cells (cDC1) in atherosclerosis and has developed an experimental therapy with immunosuppressive nanoparticles that slows the progression of the disease in animal models.

Rebecca F. Gottesman
Imagen obtenida por microscopía confocal en la que se observa el borde de la cicatriz glial producida tras el infarto cerebral, lo cual dificulta la posterior regeneración de la zona. Este evento es atenuado en gran medida a través del tratamiento con metoprolol intravenoso pre-reperfusión.
Research
3 Oct 2022

Metoprolol, an established drug in the cardiologists armory, protects the brain during a stroke and greatly reduces its consequences