College of Medicine
Marciante Lab
Led by Alexandria B. Marciante · Neuroscience
What we study
The Marciante Lab studies how genetics (like APOE4), sex differences, and neural injuries (e.g., spinal cord injury) affect breathing control and plasticity. They test neurotherapeutics like acute intermittent hypoxia to improve respiratory function.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Clinical
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Rest/Active Phase Specificity of APOE4 and Inflammation on Respiratory Plasticity
Investigates how APOE4 and inflammation affect breathing plasticity during rest and activity.
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Recent papers, explained
- Effects of mild traumatic brain injury on phrenic and hypoglossal motor plasticity
2026 · Physiology
Studies how brain injuries affect breathing stability and plasticity in rats.
- Brainstem and Spinal Cord Pro- and Anti- Inflammatory Cytokines Across the Diurnal Cycle in Rats
2026 · Physiology
Tests whether anti-inflammatory cytokines like IL-4 and IL-10 affect breathing plasticity in rats.
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- Vagal suppression of diurnal variations in acute intermittent hypoxia-induced phrenic long-term facilitation
2026 · Journal of Neurophysiology
Shows how vagus nerves control breathing plasticity and blood pressure.
- Circadian clock protein Bmal1 regulates respiratory motor plasticity in male rats
2026 · Function
Shows how Bmal1 affects breathing plasticity based on time of day.
- Approaching hurricane effects on phrenic motor plasticity: the Florida experience
2026 · Journal of Neurophysiology
Links hurricanes to unstable breathing and high stress hormones.
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