RESEARCH AREA AND PUBLICATIONS\nPharmacology of gastrointestinal system\n\nAuthor of 113 peer-reviewed original research publications, 7 book chapters and more than 130 congress abstracts\n\nMAIN FIELD OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH\nPharmacological modulation of enteric neurotransmission and motility under normal conditions and in presence of enteric inflammatory processes\nRole of brain-gut interaction in digestive diseases\nObesity and gastrointestinal and cardiovascular functions in experimental models\nPharmacological modulation of cyclooxygenases in resistance arteries in experimental models of hypertension\nPharmacology and fisiopathology of experimental peptic ulcer and protective mechanisms in gastric mucosa\nRole of protective drugs in experimental models of enteropathies