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Sustainable Development Goals

Research interests

• Development of neuroprotective drugs
• Toxicity of metals studies
• Experimental models of neurological diseases
• Development of biopolymers
• Development of cannabinoids

Profile

Doctor Luis Camilo Ríos Castañeda graduated as a Chemist, with honors, from the Faculty of Chemistry of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). In 1994, he obtained his Ph.D. in Sciences at CINVESTAV of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), specializing in Pharmacology. At the invitation of the Newton Fund of the United Kingdom, he carried out two stays in London and Oxford through the Leaders in Innovation Fellowships program.

He has been a Professor in the QFB career and in the Master's and Doctorate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) since 1989.

Dr. Ríos' research work is reflected in more than 300 articles published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals, with more than 7900 citations to his work, with an H index of 52, according to Scopus. He has been a National Researcher Level 3, of the National System of Researchers, since 2004.

He has been a tutor or co-tutor of 30 Ph.D. graduates, 35 Master of Science graduates, and about 50 undergraduate students at UNAM, UAM, CINVESTAV, IPN, UAEM, and UAZ.

He has been a member of the editorial board of the journals: Archivos de Neurociencias (1994- to date), Toxicology Letters (1996-1999), Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Farmacéuticas (2008-2015), Co-Editor of the Revista de Investigación Clínica (2009-2012) and is a Numerary Academician of the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico, Full Academician of the National Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Corresponding Academician of the Royal Academy of Pharmacy of Spain.

Dr. Ríos has been the winner of several national and international research awards, such as: The Gen Award, the Glaxo-Wellcome Award, the Western Pharmacology Society Award, the National Chemistry Award, "Andrés Manuel del Río" 2011, the Award of Merit in Neurology and Neurosurgery "Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez" 2013, presented by Mr. President of Mexico, the Hidalgo Award for Science, Technology and Innovation 2014, and one of the Awards of the Ibero-American Academy of Pharmacy in 2020.

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Research interests

• Development of neuroprotective drugs
• Toxicity of metals studies
• Experimental models of neurological diseases
• Development of biopolymers
• Development of cannabinoids

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Open Access	References	UN SDGs
OA	Hernández-Rojas, I., Aguila-Rosas, J., Castañeda Hernández, O. and 4 more (...) (2026).Copper Complexes: Emerging Micro- and Nanosystems for Dermatological Treatment. Pharmaceutics,18(7)
OA	Romero-Sánchez, H.A., Ríos, C., Martínez-Cárdenas, M.L.Á. and 4 more (...) (2026).Dapsone and N-Acetylcysteine Exert a Synergistic Antinociceptive Effect Associated with Oxidative Stress After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: An Isobolographic Study. Brain Sciences,16(8)
OA	Pérez-Barrón, G., Sánchez-González, K., Cruz, S.L. and 6 more (...) (2026).Antidepressant-like effect of hydroxytyrosol in a 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium model of Parkinson’s disease in rats. Neurochemical Research,51(2)
OA	Martínez-Rodríguez, E.J., Barón-Flores, V., Ramirez-Bermudez, J. and 4 more (...) (2025).Plasma Glutathione Concentrations Are Associated with Leukocyte and Neutrophils’ Counts in Clozapine-Treated Patients. Pharmaceuticals,18(9)
OA	Arteaga-Silva, M., Vigueras-Villaseñor, R.M., Guillen-Herrera, G. and 6 more (...) (2025).Perinatal exposure to lead alters male reproductive behaviour and immunoreactivity of androgen and oestrogen receptors in the brain. International Journal of Experimental Pathology,106(1)	3\|6
OA	Ríos, C., Salgado-Ceballos, H., Grijalva, I. and 15 more (...) (2025).Demonstration of therapeutic effect of plasma-synthesized polypyrrole/iodine biopolymer in rhesus monkey with complete spinal cord section. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine,36(1)
	Lamas-Aguilar, R., Diaz-Ruiz, A., Navarro, L. and 4 more (...) (2025).Corrigendum to: Armodafinil as a Potential Pharmacological Treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults: A Review. Current Neuropharmacology,23(14)
	Alvarez-Mejia, L., Cruz, G., Salgado-Ceballos, H. and 8 more (...) (2025).Polypyrrole/Iodine Biopolymers in Chronic Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries. IFMBE Proceedings,136114-121
OA	Islas-Cortez, M., Ríos, C., Manzanares, J. and 2 more (...) (2024).Isobolographic Analysis of the Cytoprotective Effect of Dapsone and Cannabidiol Alone or Combination upon Oxygen–Glucose Deprivation/Reoxygenation Model in SH-SY5Y Cells. Antioxidants,13(6)
	Verduzco-Mendoza, A., Mota-Rojas, D., Olmos-Hernández, A. and 12 more (...) (2024).Changes in Noradrenergic Synthesis and Dopamine Beta-Hydroxylase Activity in Response to Oxidative Stress after Iron-induced Brain Injury. Neurochemical Research,49(11) 3043-3059
OA	Mata-Bermudez, A., Diaz-Ruiz, A., Silva-García, L.R. and 7 more (...) (2024).Mucuna pruriens, a Possible Treatment for Depressive Disorders. Neurology International,16(6) 1509-1527	3
OA	Mata-Bermudez, A., Trejo-Chávez, R., Martínez-Vargas, M. and 7 more (...) (2024).Effect of Mucuna pruriens seed extract on depression-like behavior derived from mild traumatic brain injury in rats. BioMedicine (Taiwan),14(3) 23-30
OA	Ruiz-Diaz, D., Manjarrez-Marmolejo, J., Diaz-Ruiz, A. and 7 more (...) (2024).Development and Characterization of Electrodes Coated with Plasma-Synthesized Polypyrrole Doped with Iodine, Implanted in the Rat Brain Subthalamic Nucleus. Polymers,16(6)
OA	Aguila-Rosas, J., García-Martínez, B.A., Ríos, C. and 6 more (...) (2024).Copper release by MOF-74(Cu): a novel pharmacological alternative to diseases with deficiency of a vital oligoelement. RSC Advances,14(2) 855-862
OA	Mata-Bermudez, A., Trejo-Chávez, R., Martínez-Vargas, M. and 5 more (...) (2024).Dysregulation of the dopaminergic system secondary to traumatic brain injury: implications for mood and anxiety disorders. Frontiers in Neuroscience,18
OA	Jardón-Guadarrama, G., Manríquez-Ramírez, M.E., Rodríguez-Pérez, C.E. and 5 more (...) (2024).TiO2-ZnPc nanoparticles functionalized with folic acid as a target photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy against glioblastoma cells. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine,35(1)	3
OA	Mayén-Lobo, Y.G., Alcaraz-Zubeldia, M., Dávila-Ortiz de Montellano, D.J. and 8 more (...) (2023).Influence of glutathione-related genetic variants on the oxidative stress profile of Mexican patients with psychotic disorders. Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry,45(2) 117-126
OA	Hernández-Cerón, M., Chavarria, V., Ríos, C. and 4 more (...) (2023).Melatonin in Combination with Albendazole or Albendazole Sulfoxide Produces a Synergistic Cytotoxicity against Malignant Glioma Cells through Autophagy and Apoptosis. Brain Sciences,13(6)	3
OA	Calderón-Estrella, F., Franco-Bourland, R.E., Rios, C. and 5 more (...) (2023).Early treatment with dapsone after spinal cord injury in rats decreases the inflammatory response and promotes long-term functional recovery. Heliyon,9(4)
OA	Coyoy-Salgado, A., Orozco-Barrios, C., Sánchez-Torres, S. and 12 more (...) (2023).Gene expression and locomotor recovery in adult rats with spinal cord injury and plasma-synthesized polypyrrole/iodine application combined with a mixed rehabilitation scheme. Frontiers in Neurology,14
	Avila-Luna, A., Gálvez-Rosas, A., Aguirre-Pérez, A. and 5 more (...) (2023).Chronic H3R activation reduces L-Dopa-induced dyskinesia, normalizes cortical GABA and glutamate levels, and increases striatal dopamine D1R mRNA expression in 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned male rats. Psychopharmacology,240(6) 1221-1234
	Arteaga-Silva, M., Limón-Morales, O., Bonilla-Jaime, H. and 6 more (...) (2023).Effects of postnatal exposure to cadmium on male sexual incentive motivation and copulatory behavior: Estrogen and androgen receptors expression in adult brain rat. Reproductive Toxicology,120
	Ríos, C., Aguirre-Aranda, I., Avendaño-Estrada, A. and 7 more (...) (2023).Characterization of the anticonvulsant effect of dapsone on metabolic activity assessed by [18F]FDG -PET after kainic acid-induced status epilepticus in rats. Brain Research,1803
	Cortez-Lugo, M., Hernández-Bonilla, D., Rodríguez-Agudelo, Y. and 7 more (...) (2022).Neurocognitive function in adult residents of a mining district in Mexico after reducing manganese exposure: Follow-up after 11 years. Science of the Total Environment,848
	Baron-Flores, V., Diaz-Ruiz, A., Manzanares, J. and 5 more (...) (2022).Cannabidiol attenuates hypersensitivity and oxidative stress after traumatic spinal cord injury in rats. Neuroscience Letters,788
OA	Morales-Guadarrama, A., Salgado-Ceballos, H., Grijalva, I. and 12 more (...) (2022).Evolution of Spinal Cord Transection of Rhesus Monkey Implanted with Polymer Synthesized by Plasma Evaluated by Diffusion Tensor Imaging. Polymers,14(5)
OA	Farías, P., Hernández-Bonilla, D., Moreno-Macías, H. and 5 more (...) (2022).Prenatal Co-Exposure to Manganese, Mercury, and Lead, and Neurodevelopment in Children during the First Year of Life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,19(20)
OA	Diaz-Ruiz, A., Nader-Kawachi, J., Calderón-Estrella, F. and 3 more (...) (2022).Dapsone, More than an Effective Neuro and Cytoprotective Drug. Current Neuropharmacology,20(1) 194-210	3
OA	Verónica, B.-F., Martínez-Rodríguez, E., Hernández-López, D. and 4 more (...) (2021).Anticonvulsant and antidepressant effect of the ethanolic extract of Annona reticulata leaves in rat. Archivos de Neurociencias,26(3) 17-23	3
	García-Martínez, B.A., Montes, S., Tristán-López, L. and 4 more (...) (2021).Copper biodistribution after acute systemic administration of copper gluconate to rats. BioMetals,34(3) 687-700
	Islas-Cortez, M., Rios, C., Rubio-Osornio, M. and 5 more (...) (2021).Characterization of the antiapoptotic effect of copper sulfate on striatal and midbrain damage induced by MPP+ in rats. NeuroToxicology,8218-25
	Ortega-Vázquez, A., Mayen-Lobo, Y.G., Dávila-Ortiz de Montellano, D.J. and 5 more (...) (2021).Alcohol intake potentiates clozapine adverse effects associated to CYP1A2*1C in patients with refractory psychosis. Drug Development Research,82(5) 685-694
	Mata-Bermudez, A., Ríos, C., Burelo, M. and 6 more (...) (2021).Amantadine prevented hypersensitivity and decreased oxidative stress by NMDA receptor antagonism after spinal cord injury in rats. European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom),25(8) 1839-1851
	Anaya-Ramos, L., Díaz-Ruíz, A., Ríos, C. and 6 more (...) (2021).The acute systemic toxicity of thallium in rats produces oxidative stress: attenuation by metallothionein and Prussian blue. BioMetals,34(6) 1295-1311	3\|6
	Avendaño-Estrada, A., Rios, C., Aguirre-Aranda, I. and 7 more (...) (2021).Characterization of metabolic activity induced by kainic acid in adult rat whole brain at the early stage: A 18FDG-PET study. Brain Research,1769
	Hernández-Rodríguez, J., López, A.L., Montes, S. and 7 more (...) (2021).Delay in puberty indices of Wistar rats caused by Cadmium. Focus on the redox system in reproductive organs. Reproductive Toxicology,9971-79	3
	Sánchez-Torres, S., Díaz-Ruíz, A., Ríos, C. and 15 more (...) (2020).Recovery of motor function after traumatic spinal cord injury by using plasma-synthesized polypyrrole/iodine application in combination with a mixed rehabilitation scheme. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine,31(7)

Courses taught by the professor in recent trimesters

*Courses are conducted in spanish

Num.	Trim.	Course Name	Level
1	26P	Los Fármacos como Modificadores de Funciones Biológicas	Licenciatura
2	26P	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis II	Posgrado
3	26P	Seminario II	Posgrado
4	26P	Trabajo de Investigación II	Posgrado
5	26P	Proyecto de Investigación II	Posgrado
6	26I	Los Fármacos como Modificadores de Funciones Biológicas	Licenciatura
7	26I	Proyecto de Investigación I	Posgrado
8	26I	Seminario I	Posgrado
9	26I	Trabajo de Investigación I	Posgrado
10	26I	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis I	Posgrado
11	25O	Los Fármacos como Modificadores de Funciones Biológicas	Licenciatura
12	25O	Seminario de Avances de Investigación VII	Posgrado
13	25O	Seminario de Investigación II	Posgrado
14	25O	Trabajo de Investigación IX	Posgrado
15	25O	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis III	Posgrado
16	25P	Los Fármacos como Modificadores de Funciones Biológicas	Licenciatura
17	25P	Proyecto de Investigación III	Posgrado
18	25P	Seminario de Investigación I	Posgrado
19	25P	Trabajo de Investigación VIII	Posgrado
20	25P	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis II	Posgrado
21	25P	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis III	Posgrado
22	25I	Planeación y Diseño de la Investigación en Ciencias Farmacéuticas	Posgrado
23	25I	Proyecto de Investigación II	Posgrado
24	25I	Trabajo de Investigación VII	Posgrado
25	25I	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis I	Posgrado
26	25I	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis II	Posgrado
27	25I	Los Fármacos como Modificadores de Funciones Biológicas	Licenciatura
28	24O	Los Fármacos como Modificadores de Funciones Biológicas	Licenciatura
29	24O	Proyecto de Investigación I	Posgrado
30	24O	Seminario de Avances de Investigación VI	Posgrado
31	24O	Seminario VII	Posgrado
32	24O	Trabajo de Investigación IX	Posgrado
33	24O	Trabajo de Investigación VI	Posgrado
34	24O	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis I	Posgrado
35	24P	Los Fármacos como Modificadores de Funciones Biológicas	Licenciatura
36	24P	Proyecto de Investigación III	Posgrado
37	24P	Seminario de Avances de Investigación V	Posgrado
38	24P	Seminario de Avances de Investigación VII	Posgrado
39	24P	Trabajo de Investigación IX	Posgrado
40	24P	Trabajo de Investigación V	Posgrado
41	24P	Trabajo de Investigación VIII	Posgrado
42	24I	Proyecto de Investigación II	Posgrado
43	24I	Seminario de Avances de Investigación IV	Posgrado
44	24I	Trabajo de Investigación IV	Posgrado
45	24I	Trabajo de Investigación VII	Posgrado
46	24I	Trabajo de Investigación VIII	Posgrado
47	23O	Proyecto de Investigación I	Posgrado
48	23O	Proyecto de Investigación III	Posgrado
49	23O	Seminario de Avances de Investigación III	Posgrado
50	23O	Seminario de Avances de Investigación VII	Posgrado
51	23O	Seminario de Investigación II	Posgrado
52	23O	Seminario VI	Posgrado
53	23O	Trabajo de Investigación III	Posgrado
54	23O	Trabajo de Investigación VI	Posgrado
55	23O	Trabajo de Investigación VII	Posgrado
56	23P	Proyecto de Investigación II	Posgrado
57	23P	Proyecto de Investigación III	Posgrado
58	23P	Proyecto de Investigación III	Posgrado
59	23P	Seminario de Avances de Investigación II	Posgrado
60	23P	Seminario de Avances de Investigación VI	Posgrado

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