Tema principal: caracterización fisiológica y farmacológica de quimiorreceptores arteriales y participación en reacciones inflamatorias.
- Licenciado Ciencias, mención Biología, Universidad de Chile, 1999.
- Doctor en Ciencias (PhD), mención Fisiología, P. Universidad Católica Chile, 2006.
- Adiestramiento post-doctoral investigación, Dept Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 2007-2009.
- Docente Fisiología, Fac Medicina, CAS-Univ Desarrollo, Chile.
- Membresía: Sociedad Chilena Cs Fisiológicas; Internat Soc Arterial Chemoreception.
- Socio Regular Sociedad Chilena de Ciencias Fisiológicas.
- Publicaciones científicas: 12 en inglés, período 2003-2012.
Publicaciones
- 2016 Reyes EP, Cortes Pp, Fernandez R. Animal models for sepsis research. In: “Sepsis”. SM Group eBooks. (By invitation). 9 pp-
- 2015 Retamal Ma, Reyes EP, García Ie, Pinto B, Martínez Ad, González C. Diseases associated with leaky hemichannels. Front Cell Neurosci 9: 267
- 2015 Nardocci G, Martin A, Abarzúa S, Rodríguez J, Simón F, Reyes EP, Acuña-Castillo C, Navarro C, Cortés Pp, Fernández R. Sepsis progression to multiple organ dysfunction in carotid chemo/barodenervated rats treated with lipopolysaccharide. J Neuroimmunol 278: 44-52
- 2015 Fernández R, Cortés Pp, Del Rio R, Acuña-Castillo C, Reyes EP. Lipopolysaccharide-induced ionized hypocalcemia and acute kidney injury in carotid chemo/baro-denervated rats. Adv Exp Med Biol 860: 161-166
- 2014 Reyes EP, Cerpa V, Corvalán L, Retamal Ma. Cxs and Panx- hemichannels in peripheral and central chemosensing in mammals. Front Cell Neurosci 8: 123
- 2014 Retamal Ma, Reyes EP, Alcayaga J. Petrosal ganglion: a more complex role than originally imagined. Front Physiol 5: 474
- 2014 Fernández R, Nardocci G, Navarro C, Reyes EP, Acuña-Castillo C, Cortés PP. Neural reflex regulation of systemic inflammation: potential new targets for sepsis therapy. Front Physiol 5: 489
- 2012 Zapata P, Larraín C, Reyes EP, FERNÁNDEZ R. Shifting from hypoxia to hyperoxia to assess the peripheral chemosensory drive of ventilation. Adv Exp Med Biol 758: 137-142
- 2012 Reyes EP, Abarzua M, Martin A, Rodriguez J, Cortes Pp, Fernandez R. LPS-induced c-Fos activation in NTS neurons and plasmatic cortisol increases in septic rats are suppressed by bilateral carotid chemodenervation. Adv Exp Med Biol 758: 185-190
- 2011 Zapata P, Larraín C, Reyes EP, Fernández R. Immunosensory signaling by carotid body chemoreceptors. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 178: 370-374
- 2011 Brown St, Reyes EP, Nurse Ca. Chronic hypoxia upregulates adenosine 2a receptor expression in chromaffin cells via hypoxia inducible factor-2a: Role in modulating secretion. Biochem Biophys Res Comm 412: 466–472
- 2008 Fernández R, González S, Rey S, Cortés Pp, Maisey Kr, Reyes EP, Larraín C, Zapata P. Lipopolysaccharide-induced carotid body inflammation in cats: Functional manifestations, histopathology and involvement of tumour necrosis factor-a. Exp Physiol 93: 892-907
- 2007 Reyes EP, Fernández R, Larraín C, Zapata P. Effects of combined cholinergic-purinergic block upon cat carotid body chemoreceptors in vitro. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 156: 17-22
- 2007 Reyes EP, Fernández R, Larraín C, Zapata P. Effects of combined cholinergic-purinergic block upon cat carotid body chemosensory activity and ventilatory chemoreflexes. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 156: 23-32
- 2006 Reyes EP, Alcayaga J, Zapata P. Are there interactions between acetylcholine- and ATP-induced responses at the level of a visceral sensory ganglion? Brain Res 1107: 97-103
- 2005 Zapata P, Fernández R, Reyes EP, Larraín C. Acute inflammation of the carotid body: functional manifestations. J Physiol, Lond. 565P: C169
- 2005 Reyes EP, Fernández R, Larraín C, Zapata P. Effect of combined cholinergic-purinergic block on carotid body chemosensory activity in situ. J Physiol, Lond. 565P: PC169
- 2005 Fernández R, González S, Cortés Pp, Maisey K, Reyes EP, Zapata P. Lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation on the carotid body: Histopathology and factors involved. J Physiol, Lond. 565P: C168.
- 2003 Zapata P, Larraín C, Fernández R, Reyes EP. Cholinergic actions on carotid chemosensory system. Adv Exp Med Biol. 536 : 277- 283.