Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Research in Dr. Victor Ruiz-Velasco’s laboratory focuses on the modulation of Ca2+ and K+ channels by G proteins and other nucleotides, which has been the focus of his research career. Recently, his laboratory has started to investigate the modulation of acid-sensing ion channel (ASIC) currents by opioid peptides, as well as examining the role of single nucleotide polymorphisms in voltage-gated channels, NaV1.8 and NaV1.9, and pain. Over the years, he has employed a wide variety of techniques that have allowed him to study this biophysical transduction system in excitable cells, including neurons and smooth muscle cells.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics where Victor Ruiz-Velasco is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or
Projects
- 7 Finished
-
Opioid-induced potentiation of the exercise pressor reflex via acid-sensing ion channels (ASIC3) in health and simulated peripheral artery disease
Ruiz-Velasco, V. (PI) & Kaufman, M. (CoPI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
4/20/21 → 3/31/24
Project: Research project
-
Role played by Acid Ion Sensing Channels in Peripheral Artery Disease
Kaufman, M. (PI) & Ruiz-Velasco, V. (CoPI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
12/15/20 → 11/30/23
Project: Research project
-
Acute and Chronic Afferent Engagement: Sympathetic and End Organ Responses
Sinoway, L. (PI), Kaufman, M. (CoPI), Li, J. (CoPI) & Ruiz-Velasco, V. (CoPI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
2/1/17 → 1/31/22
Project: Research project
-
Core B - Transfection Core Laboratory
Ruiz-Velasco, V. (PI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
2/1/17 → 1/31/22
Project: Research project
-
Excitability of afferents evoking the exercise pressor reflex
Kaufman, M. (PI), Elmslie, K. S. (CoPI) & Ruiz-Velasco, V. (CoPI)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
4/1/10 → 3/31/21
Project: Research project
-
Functional knock out of Acid Sensing Ion Channel 3 prevents the exaggerated exercise pressor reflex in rats exercising on a treadmill
Thomas, G. D., Higgins, S. P., Kuczmarski, M. J., Ducrocq, G. P., Anselmi, L., Ruiz-Velasco, V. & Kaufman, M. P., Apr 2025, In: Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical. 258, 103249.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Cannabinoid-Induced Immunogenic Cell Death of Colorectal Cancer Cells Through De Novo Synthesis of Ceramide Is Partially Mediated by CB2 Receptor
Hengst, J. A., Ruiz-Velasco, V. J., Raup-Konsavage, W. M., Vrana, K. E. & Yun, J., Dec 2024, In: Cancers. 16, 23, 3973.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Coexpressed δ-, μ-, and к-Opioid Receptors Modulate Voltage-Gated Ca2+ Channels in Gastric-Projecting Vagal Afferent Neurons
Goudsward, H. J., Ruiz-Velasco, V., Stella, S. L., Willing, L. B. & Holmes, G. M., Mar 1 2024, In: Molecular pharmacology. 105, 3, p. 250-259 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations -
Does a single oral administration of amiloride affect spontaneous arterial baroreflex sensitivity and blood pressure variability in healthy young adults?
Fernandes, I. A., Stavres, J., Hamaoka, T., Ojikutu, Q. A., Sabino-Carvalho, J. L., Vianna, L. C., Luck, J. C., Blaha, C., Cauffman, A. E., Dalton, P. C., Herr, M. D., Ruiz-Velasco, V., Carr, Z., Janicki, P. K. & Cui, J., Sep 2024, In: Journal of neurophysiology. 132, 3, p. 922-928 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Ghrelin Modulates Voltage-Gated Ca21 Channels through Voltage-Dependent and Voltage-Independent Pathways in Rat Gastric Vagal Afferent Neurons
Goudsward, H. J., Ruiz-Velasco, V., Stella, S., Herold, P. B. & Holmes, G. M., Nov 1 2024, In: Molecular pharmacology. 106, 5, p. 253-263 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review