Peer-reviewed work

• Mayorga-Weber G, Alarcón P, Peña-Münzenmayer G, Rojas P, Burgos RA, Rivera FJ, Castro MA. Lactate dynamics modulated by MCT1 and glucose oxidation shifts in age-related energy decline in the corpus callosum. Free Radic Biol Med. 238:417–429.
• Beltrán F, Torres-Díaz L, Troncoso-Escudero P, et al., Rojas P, et al. Distinct roles of ascorbic acid in extracellular vesicles and free form: Implications for metabolism and oxidative stress in presymptomatic Huntington's disease. Free Radic Biol Med. 227:521–535.

• Chandía-Cristi A, Gutiérrez DA, Dulcey AE, et al., Rojas P, et al. Prophylactic treatment with the c-Abl inhibitor, neurotinib, diminishes neuronal damage and the convulsive state in pilocarpine-induced mice. Cell Rep. 43(5):114144.

• Acuña-Castillo C, Barrera-Avalos C, Bachelet VC, et al., Rojas P, et al. An ecological study on reinfection rates using a large dataset of RT-qPCR tests for SARS-CoV-2 in Santiago of Chile. Front Public Health. 11:1191377.

• Mella-Torres A, Escobar A, Barrera-Avalos C, et al., Rojas P, et al. Epidemiological characteristics of Omicron and Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant infection in Santiago, Chile. Front Public Health.
• Barrera-Avalos C, Mena J, Luraschi R, Rojas P, et al. Sensitivity analysis of rapid antigen tests for the Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant detection from nasopharyngeal swab samples collected in Santiago of Chile. Front Public Health. 10:976875.

• Matamala E, Castillo C, Vivar F, Rojas P, Brauchi S. Imaging the electrical activity of organelles in living cells. Commun Biol. 4:389.
• Henao J, Grismaldo A, Barreto A, et al., Rojas P, et al. TRPM8 Channel Promotes the Osteogenic Differentiation in Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells. Front Cell Dev Biol.

• Moreno C, Hermosilla T, Hardy P, Aballai V, Rojas P, Varela D. Cav1.2 Activity and Downstream Signaling Pathways in the Hippocampus of An Animal Model of Depression. Cells 9(12):2609.
• Kshatri A, Cerrada A, Gimeno R, Bartolomé-Martín D, Rojas P, Giraldez T. Differential regulation of BK channels by fragile X mental retardation protein. J Gen Physiol. 152(6):e201912502.

• Piña R, Rozas C, Contreras D, Hardy P, Ugarte G, Zeise M, Rojas P, Morales B. Atomoxetine Reestablishes Long Term Potentiation in a Mouse Model of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Neuroscience 439:268–274.

• Rosas-Arellano A, Tejeda-Guzmán C, Lorca-Ponce E, et al., Rojas P, et al. Huntington's disease leads to decrease of GABA-A tonic subunits in the D2 neostriatal pathway and their relocalization into the synaptic cleft. Neurobiol Dis. 110:142–153.

• Urrutia M, Fernández S, González M, et al., Rojas P, et al. Overexpression of Glutamate Decarboxylase in Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhances Their Immunosuppressive Properties and Increases GABA and Nitric Oxide Levels. PLoS One 11(9):e0163735.
• Moraga-Amaro R, González H, Ugalde V, et al., Rojas P, et al. Dopamine receptor D5 deficiency results in a selective reduction of hippocampal NMDA receptor subunit NR2B expression and impaired memory. Neuropharmacology 103:222–235.

• Benoist M, Palenzuela R, Rozas C, Rojas P, et al. MAP1B-dependent Rac activation is required for AMPA receptor endocytosis during long-term depression. EMBO J. 32:2287–2299.
• Fritz E, Izaurieta P, Weiss A, et al., Rojas P, et al. Mutant SOD1-expressing astrocytes release toxic factors that trigger motor neuron death by inducing hyper-excitability. J Neurophysiol. 113:3301–3312.

• Giraldez T, Rojas P, Jou J, Flores C, Alvarez de la Rosa D. The epithelial sodium channel δ subunit: new notes for an old song. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 303:F328–338.
• Rozas C, Loyola S, Ugarte G, et al., Rojas P, et al. Acutely applied MDMA enhances long-term potentiation in the rat hippocampus involving D1 and 5-HT2 receptors through a polysynaptic mechanism. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol. 22:584–595.
• González C, Baez-Nieto D, Valencia I, et al., Rojas P, et al. K+ Channels: Function-Structural Overview. Comprehensive Physiology.

• Rojas P, Akrouh A, Eisenman LE, Mennerick S. Differential effects of axon initial segment and somatodendritic GABA_A receptors on excitability measures in rat dentate granule neurons. J Neurophysiol. 105:366–379.

• Budelli G, Hage T, Wei A, Rojas P, et al. Activation of sodium-activated potassium channels by persistent sodium currents. Nat Neurosci. 12:745–750.

• Rojas P, Garst-Orozco J, Baban B, de Santiago-Castillo JA, Covarrubias M, Salkoff L. Cumulative activation of voltage-dependent KVS-1 potassium channel. J Neurosci. 28:757–765.

• Orio P, Torres Y, Rojas P, et al. Structural determinants for functional coupling between the beta and alpha subunits in the Ca2+-activated K+ (BK) channel. J Gen Physiol. 127:191–204.

• Santi CM, Yuan A, Fawcett G, et al., Rojas P, et al. Dissection of K+ currents in Caenorhabditis elegans muscle cells by genetics and RNA interference. PNAS 100:14391–14396.

• Orio P, Rojas P, Ferreira G, Latorre R. New Disguises for an Old Channel: MaxiK Channel β subunits. News Physiol Sci. 17:156–161.

• Rojas P, Surroca A, Orellana A, Wolf D. Calcium active transport in the rat liver Golgi Apparatus membrane. Cell Biol Int. 24:229–233.

• Valverde M, Rojas P, Amigo J, et al. Acute activation of Maxi-K channels (hSlo) by estradiol binding to the β-subunit. Science 285:1929–1931.

• Latorre R, Gonzalez C, Rojas P. (2011) Potassium Channel of the Slo family. In: Neuroscience in the 21st Century. Eugene Martin and Donald Pfaff, editors. Springer.