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Ana Virel

Associate Professor and Docent in Histology and Cell Biology.

Co-director for SARIF (Small animal research imaging facility).

 

Department of Medical and Translational Biology.

Research qualifications: Docent
Educational qualifications: Recognised university teacher

Contact

E-mail
ana.virel@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 77 93

Works as

Affiliation
Associate professor at Department of Medical and Translational Biology Section: Teachers D1-wing, Group Ana Virel
Location
hus H, Johan Bures väg 12, Biologihuset Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

Associate Professor at the Department of Medical and Translational Biology.

My research focuses on identifying potential factors contributing to dopamine decline and finding possible therapeutic treatments capable of restoring the compromised dopamine system.

Sleep health associations with serum metabolites in healthy adults
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health, Vol. 48
Sørensen, Charlotte; Dudka, Ilona; Virel, Ana; et al.
N-acetylcysteine increases dopamine release and prevents the deleterious effects of 6-OHDA on the expression of VMAT2, α-synuclein, and tyrosine hydroxylase
Neurological Research, Taylor & Francis Group 2024, Vol. 46, (5) : 406-415
El-Habta, Roine; af Bjerkén, Sara; Virel, Ana
Amphetamine-induced dopamine release in rat: Whole-brain spatiotemporal analysis with [11C]raclopride and positron emission tomography
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, Sage Publications 2024, Vol. 44, (3) : 434-445
Johansson, Jarkko; Ericsson, Madelene; Axelsson, Jan; et al.
N-acetylcysteine decreases dopamine transporter availability in the non-lesioned striatum of the 6-OHDA hemiparkinsonian rat
Neuroscience Letters, Elsevier 2022, Vol. 770
Virel, Ana; Johansson, Jarkko; Axelsson, Jan; et al.
Noradrenaline is crucial for the substantia nigra dopaminergic cell maintenance
Neurochemistry International, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 131
af Bjerkén, Sara; Stenmark Persson, Rasmus; Barkander, Anna; et al.
H-1 NMR profiling of the 6-OHDA parkinsonian rat brain reveals metabolic alterations and signs of recovery after N-acetylcysteine treatment
Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, Vol. 98 : 131-139
Virel, Ana; Dudka, Ilona; Laterveer, Rutger; et al.
An altered blood–brain barrier contributes to brain iron accumulation and neuroinflammation in the 6-OHDA rat model of Parkinson's disease
Neuroscience, Elsevier 2017, Vol. 362 : 141-151
Olmedo-Díaz, Sonia; Estévez-Silva, Héctor; Orädd, Greger; et al.
Magnetic resonance imaging as a tool to image neuroinflammation in a rat model of Parkinson's disease: phagocyte influx to the brain is promoted by bilberry-enriched diet
European Journal of Neuroscience, Vol. 42, (10) : 2761-2771
Virel, Ana; Rehnmark, Anna; Orädd, Greger; et al.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to Study Striatal Iron Accumulation in a Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease
PLOS ONE, Vol. 9, (11) : e112941-
Virel, Ana; Faergemann, Erik; Orädd, Greger; et al.
Neuroinflammation Using MRI: Phagocytes From Blood to Brain With the Help of Bilberries
Cell Transplantation, Vol. 22, (5) : 917-917
Strömberg, Ingrid; Rehnmark, Anna; Orädd, Greger; et al.
Quantification of prothrombin in human plasma amplified by autocatalytic reaction
Analytical Chemistry, American Chemical Society (ACS) 2012, Vol. 84, (5) : 2380-2387
Virel, Ana; Saa, Laura; Pavlov, Valeri
Analytical applications of enzymatic growth of quantum dots
Chemistry - A European Journal, Wiley-VCH Verlagsgesellschaft 2010, Vol. 16, (21) : 6187-6192
Saa, Laura; Virel, Ana; Sanchez-Lopez, Jose; et al.
Ultrasensitive optical detection of hydrogen peroxide by triggered activation of horseradish peroxidase
The Analyst, Royal Society of Chemistry 2010, Vol. 135, (9) : 2291-2295
Virel, Ana; Saa, Laura; Köster, Stephan David; et al.
Characterization of Entamoeba histolytica α-actinin2
Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, Vol. 154 : 82-89
Virel, Ana; Addario, Barbara; Backman, Lars
A comparative and phylogenetic analysis of the α-Actinin rod domain
Molecular biology and evolution, Oxford University Press 2007, Vol. 24, (10) : 2254-2265
Virel, Ana; Backman, Lars
Characterization of entamoeba histolytica alpha-actinin
Molecular and biochemical parasitology (Print), Amsterdam: Elsevier/North-Holland 2006, Vol. 145, (1) : 11-17
Virel, Ana; Backman, Lars
Molecular Evolution and Structure of α-Actinin
Molecular biology and evolution, Oxford University Press 2004, Vol. 21, (6) : 1024-1031
Virel, Ana; Backman, Lars
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Research groups

Head of research
Laboratory of Neurodegeneration and Repair

I teach Histology and Cell Biology within the medical-, biomedicine-, and dentistry program. I am responsible for the Morphology module (10 ECTS) within the course Medical biology 1, dentistry program.

Pedagogical merits

Recognized university teacher 2024