Jordi Bozzo , Ph.D.

Biologist, Webmaster. Platelet Research Laboratory.

Phone: +34 93 227 54 00 Ext. 2034
Fax: +34 93 227 93 69

Research Interest

• Effect of drugs on platelet and erythrocyte interaction.
• Study of platelet-subendothelium interactions: effects of drugs on platelet deposition: Inhibitors of platelet function, non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs, NO-donors.
• Blood rheology.
• Disease cross-talk: interaction and interdependence among diseases, including thrombosis, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, immune system diseases...
• Signal transduction, metabolic pathways and therapeutic targets: pathophysiological cellular and molecular interactionsl in drug treatments.

Techniques

• Isolation of blood cells.
• Platelet aggregometry.
• Annular and parallel chamber perfusion systems. Morphometric techniques.
• Blood viscometry.
• Luminometry.

Informatics

• Medical illustration & artwork.
• Scientific multimedia applications.
• Web design, webmastering.

Selected publications

• Hernández MR, Galan AM, Cases A, Lopez-Pedret J, Pereira A, Tonda R, Bozzo J, Escolar G, Ordinas A. Biocompatibility of Cellulosic and Synthetic Membranes Assessed by Leukocyte Activation. Am J Nephrol 2004;24:235-41
• Galán AM, Casals E, Estelrich J, Hernández M, Bozzo J, Reverter JC, Mazzara R, Ordinas A, Escolar G. Possible hemostatic effect of synthetic liposomes in experimental studies under flow conditions. Haematologica 2002;87:615-623.
• Galan AM, Reverter JC, Pino M, Vinas M, Bozzo J, Hernandez MR, Aznar-Salatti J, Ordinas A, Escolar G. Concentrates containing factor IX could improve haemostasis under conditions of thrombocytopenia: studies in an in vitro model. Vox Sang 2002;82:113-8.
• Bozzo J, Escolar G, Hernández MR, Galán AM, Ordinas A. Prohemorrhagic potential of dipyrone, ibuprofen, ketorolac and aspirin: mechanisms associated with blood flow and erithrocyte deformability. J Cardiovasc pharmacol. 2001; 38:183-190.
• Hernández MR, Bozzo J, Tonda R, Galán AM, Ordinas A, Escolar G. Effect of anticoagulants on activation of polymorphonuclear leukocytes induced by shear stress. Int J Immunopathol and Pharmacol 2001; 14:139-144.
• Hernández MR, Tàssies D, Escolar G, Bozzo J, Ordinas A. A monoclonal antibody to leukocyte integrin CD11b inhibits leukocyte and platelet activation induced by shear stress. Inflammopharmacology. 2000; 8:149-159.

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