April Caravaca

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Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2023;120(14):e2212476120
Cholinergic regulation of vascular endothelial function by human ChAT⁺ T cells
Tarnawski L; Shavva VS; Kort EJ; Zhuge Z; Nilsson I; Gallina AL; Martinez-Enguita D; Sahlgren BH; Weiland M; Caravaca AS; Schmidt S; Chen P; Abbas K; Wang F-H; Ahmed O; Eberhardson M; Farnert A; Weitzberg E; Gustafsson M; Kehr J; Malin SG; Hult H; Carlstrom M; Jovinge S; Olofsson PS
Article: NATURE MATERIALS. 2023;22(2):242-248
Ion-tunable antiambipolarity in mixed ion-electron conducting polymers enables biorealistic organic electrochemical neurons
Harikesh PC; Yang C-Y; Wu H-Y; Zhang S; Donahue MJ; Caravaca AS; Huang J-D; Olofsson PS; Berggren M; Tu D; Fabiano S
Article: JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING. 2022;19(6):066031
Wireless optoelectronic devices for vagus nerve stimulation in mice
Donahue MJ; Ejneby MS; Jakesova M; Caravaca AS; Andersson G; Sahalianov I; Derek V; Hult H; Olofsson PS; Glowacki ED
Article: ADVANCED HEALTHCARE MATERIALS. 2022;11(21):e2201378
Tailored Biocompatible Polyurethane-Poly(ethylene glycol) Hydrogels as a Versatile Nonfouling Biomaterial
Speidel AT; Chivers PRA; Wood CS; Roberts DA; Correia IP; Caravaca AS; Chan YKV; Hansel CS; Heimgaertner J; Mueller E; Ziesmer J; Sotiriou GA; Olofsson PS; Stevens MM
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2022;119(22):e2023285119
Vagus nerve stimulation promotes resolution of inflammation by a mechanism that involves Alox15 and requires the α7nAChR subunit
Caravaca AS; Gallina AL; Tarnawski L; Shavva VS; Colas RA; Dalli J; Malin SG; Hult H; Arnardottir H; Olofsson PS
Article: FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. 2022;9:831039
Inhibition of IL17A Using an Affibody Molecule Attenuates Inflammation in ApoE-Deficient Mice
Kumawat AK; Zegeye MM; Paramel GV; Baumgartner R; Gistera A; Amegavie O; Hellberg S; Jin H; Caravaca AS; Soderstrom LA; Gudmundsdotter L; Frejd FY; Ljungberg LU; Olofsson PS; Ketelhuth DFJ; Sirsjo A
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. 2021;131(24):e142883
The resolvin D1 receptor GPR32 transduces inflammation resolution and atheroprotection
Arnardottir H; Thul S; Pawelzik S-C; Karadimou G; Artiach G; Gallina AL; Mysdotter V; Carracedo M; Tarnawski L; Caravaca AS; Baumgartner R; Ketelhuth DF; Olofsson PS; Paulsson-Berne G; Hansson GK; Back M
Article: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2021;65(7):921-927
Plasma HMGB1 levels and physical performance in ICU survivors
Bruck E; Svensson-Raskh A; Larsson JW; Caravaca AS; Gallina AL; Eberhardson M; Sackey PV; Olofsson PS
Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE. 2021;15:730407
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Reduces Indomethacin-Induced Small Bowel Inflammation
Caravaca AS; Levine YA; Drake A; Eberhardson M; Olofsson PS
Article: FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE. 2021;8:655869
AMPA-Type Glutamate Receptors Associated With Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Subpopulations in Atherosclerosis and Vascular Injury
Gallina AL; Rykaczewska U; Wirka RC; Caravaca AS; Shavva VS; Youness M; Karadimou G; Lengquist M; Razuvaev A; Paulsson-Berne G; Quertermous T; Gistera A; Malin SG; Tarnawski L; Matic L; Olofsson PS
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2020;288(3):321-334
Treatment with a Toll-like Receptor 7 ligand evokes protective immunity against atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolaemic mice
Karadimou G; Gistera A; Gallina AL; Caravaca AS; Centa M; Salagianni M; Andreakos E; Hansson GK; Malin S; Olofsson PS; Paulsson-Berne G
Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE. 2019;13:877
An Effective Method for Acute Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Experimental Inflammation
Caravaca AS; Gallina AL; Tarnawski L; Tracey KJ; Pavlov VA; Levine YA; Olofsson PS
Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2018;9:2648
Adenylyl Cyclase 6 Mediates Inhibition of TNF in the Inflammatory Reflex
Tarnawski L; Reardon C; Caravaca AS; Rosas-Ballina M; Tusche MW; Drake AR; Hudson LK; Hanes WM; Li JH; Parrish WR; Ojamaa K; Al-Abed Y; Faltys M; Pavlov VA; Andersson U; Chavan SS; Levine YA; Mak TW; Tracey KJ; Olofsson PS
Article: JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING. 2017;14(6):066005
A novel flexible cuff-like microelectrode for dual purpose, acute and chronic electrical interfacing with the mouse cervical vagus nerve
Caravaca AS; Tsaava T; Goldman L; Silverman H; Riggott G; Chavan SS; Bouton C; Tracey KJ; Desimone R; Boyden ES; Sohal HS; Olofsson PS
Article: CIRCULATION JOURNAL. 2017;81(12):1945-1952
Increased Carotid Artery Lesion Inflammation Upon Treatment With the CD137 Agonistic Antibody 2A
Soderstrom LA; Jin H; Caravaca AS; Klement ML; Li Y; Gistera A; Hedin U; Maegdefessel L; Hansson GK; Olofsson PS
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2015;5:11161
Microglial internalization and degradation of pathological tau is enhanced by an anti-tau monoclonal antibody
Luo W; Liu W; Hu X; Hanna M; Caravaca A; Paul SM
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(8):e104530
Neurostimulation of the Cholinergic Anti-Inflammatory Pathway Ameliorates Disease in Rat Collagen-Induced Arthritis
Levine YA; Koopman FA; Faltys M; Caravaca A; Bendele A; Zitnik R; Vervoordeldonk MJ; Tak PP

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Thesis / dissertation: 2021
Neural control of inflammation
Caravaca, April S
Review: BIOELECTRONIC MEDICINE. 2020;6:3
Neural reflex control of vascular inflammation.
Caravaca AS; Centa M; Gallina AL; Tarnawski L; Olofsson PS
Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;86(4):268
Electrical vagus nerve stimulation accelerates resolution of inflammation in experimental peritonitis
Caravaca AS; Tarnawski L; Arnardottir H; Back M; Olofsson PS
Conference publication: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2013;144(5):S67
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Provides Prolonged and Spleen-Independent Protection Against Indomethacin-Induced Intestinal Inflammation
Levine YA; Caravaca A; Faltys M; Arnold A; Zitnik R

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Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2025

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Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 2021

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