Dra. Marta Catalina Romano Pardo

Investigador Cinvestav 3E
SNII Nivel III Emérito

  • Médica. Facultad  de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional del Rosario, Argentina.
  • Doctora en Medicina. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Rosario, Argentina. 1972.
  • Especialista en Pediatría. Colegio de Médicos de la Provincia de Santa Fe. Argentina. 1980.
Sitio Web Institucional:
https://www.cinvestav.mx/zacatenco/fisiologia/conocimiento/directorio-de-investigacion/marta-romano-pardo
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Email

marta.romano@cinvestav.mx
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Teléfono

(+52) 55 5747 3800 +3961

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Asistente Secretarial
luz.buendia@cinvestav.mx
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Línea de Investigación:
  • Interacciones endocrinas huésped-parásito en la cisticercosis, alternativas terapéuticas.
  • Cáncer y síntesis de esteroides en gliomas, alternativas terapéuticas.
  • Síntesis de esteroides por Mycobacterium tuberculosis, alteraciones inmunoendocrinas en el hospedero infectado con el bacilo.
  • Stress y reproducción en fauna silvestre, métodos no invasivos para medición de hormonas esteroides.
  • Aspectos fisiológicos y moleculares de la esteroidogénesis en animales domésticos.

Effects of mineralocorticoids on α-Na+/K+ ATPase expression and parasite morphology in T. crassiceps WFU cysticerci.

Jesus Angel Aguirre-Pineda, Ricardo Arturo Valdéz Perez, Alfredo Pérez-Guiot, Raúl J. Bobes, Marta Catalina Romano.
General and Comparative Endocrinology 373 (2025) 114803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2025.114803

Transcriptional dynamics in type 2 diabetes progression is linked with circadian, thermogenic, and cellular stress in human adipose tissue.

Irais Rivera-Alvarez, Rosa Vázquez-Lizárraga, Lucía Mendoza-Viveros, Israim Sotelo-Rivera, Tannia L. Viveros-Ruiz, Jesús Morales-Maza, Lorena Orozco, Marta C. Romano, Lilia G. Noriega, Armando R. Tovar, Lorena Aguilar-Arnal, Ivette Cruz-Bautista, Carlos Aguilar-Salinas & Ricardo Orozco-Solis.
Comunications Biology (2025) 8:398 https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07709-5

Long-Term Neuroimaging Findings in a Murine Model of Human Extraparenchymal Neurocysticercosis.

Alejandro Méndez, Agnes Fleury, Roger Carrillo-Mezo, Juan A. Hernández-Aceves, Montserrat Mejía-Hernández, Nelly Villalobos, Marisela Hernández, Raul ́ Bobes, Luis Concha, Juan J. Ortiz-Retana, Marta Romano, Pedro Tadao Hamamoto Filho, Gladis Fragoso, José Alejandro Espinosa-Cerón, and Edda Sciutto.
ACS Infect. Dis. 2025, 11, 2534−2541. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.5c00431

Immunoendocrine abnormalities in the female reproductive system, and lung steroidogenesis during experimental pulmonary tuberculosis.

Brenda Ramos Robles, Ricardo A. Valdez, Mario Hernandez Almaraz, Silvia R. Castañeda Mayorga, Dulce Mata. Espinosa, Jorge Barrios Payán, Rogelio Hernández Pando, Marta C. Romano.
Tuberculosis. Vol.  138 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tube.2022.102274

Dead newborn calf affects behavior, cortisol, milk production, and reproductive performance in primiparous dairy cows.

Marcela González-de-la-Vara, Felipe De Anda, Marta C. Romano.
Journal of Veterinary Behavior 66 (2023) 20–28  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2023.06.008

Sex hormone dose escalation for treating abnormal sleep in ovariectomized rats: in vitro GABA synthesis in sleep-related brain areas.

Nayely Carrasco-Nuñes, Marta Romano and Marisa Cabeza.  Can. J.
Physiol. Pharmacol. 101: 529–538 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1139/cjpp-2022-0524

Evaluation of stress response in black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) in arid regions from colonies in Chihuahua Mexico

Hernandez SE, Avila-Flores R, De Villa-Meza A, Romano MC.
Gen Comp Endocrinology 330 (2023) doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2022.114150.

Towards the development of an epitope-focused vaccine for SARS-CoV-2

Cervantes-Torres J, Rosales-Mendoza S, et al.
Vaccine (2022) doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.09.059.

Synergetic effects of immune challenge and prolonged stress, inflammatory response and antioxidant activity, in the insular bat Myotis vivesi fecal cortisol.

Hernández-Arciga U, Gerardo Herrera M L, Königsberg M, Ricardo A. Valdez, Flores-Martínez JJ, Romano MC. J.
Experimental Biol. doi:10.1242/jeb.234914.

Effect of mice Taenia crassiceps WFU cysticerci infection on the ovarian folliculogenesis, enzyme expression, and serum estradiol.

Veloz, A., Reyes-Vázquez, L.,  Patricio-Gómez, J.M. y  Romano, M.C.
Experimental Parasitology 207 (2019) 107778.

The effect of finestaride and dutesteride on the synthesis of neurosteroids by glioblastoma cells.

Pinacho-García Luis Manuel, Valdez Ricardo A., Navarrete Araceli, Cabeza Marisa.
Steroids 155 (2020) 1088556.

The effect of letrozole administration on the aggressive behavior and reproductive parameters of male goats (Capra hircus).

Ortiz-Carrera, L., Aceves-Ramos, A., Zarco, L., Valencia J., Romano, M.C.
Small Ruminant Research 174 (2019) 69-76.

Inmmunoendocrine abnormalities in the male reproductive system during experimental pulmonary tuberculosis.

Ramos Robles, B., Váldez, R.A., Juárez Hernández, U., Marquina Castillo, B., Espionosa, D.M, Barrios Payam, J., Hernández Pando, R. and Romano, M.C.
Tuberculosis 109 (2018) 109-116.

The synthesis of steroids by Taenia crassiceps WFU cysticerci and tapeworms is related to the developmental stages of the parasites.

Patricio-Gómez, J.M,  Valdez, R.A., Veloz, A.,  Aguilar-Vega, L.,  Zurabian, R. and  Romano, M.C.
General and Comparative Endocrinology 259 (2018) 154-60.

Proximal and Distal Predictors of the Spider Monkey Stress Levels in Fragmented Landscapes.

Ordónez-Gómez J.D., Cristobál-Azkarate J., Arroyo-Rodríguez V., Santillán-Doherty A.M., Valdez R.A., Romano M.C.
PLOS ONE.

Estrogen synthesis and secretion during postnatal testicular development in male goats: In situ aromatase mRNA expression.

Ortiz-Carrera L., R.A. Valdez, J.A. Mondragón, P. Gariglio, L. Zarco, J. Valencia, M.C. Romano.
Small Ruminant Research. 130 (2015) 146-152.

Mycrobacterium smegmatis synthesizes in vitro androgens and estrogens from different steroid precursors.

Dlugovitzky D.G., Fontela M.S.,. Martinel Lamas D.J., Valdez D.J. and Marta C. Romano.  Can. J.
Microbiol. 61: 1-5 (2015)

Cloning, characterization and functional expression of Taenia solium 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase.

Aceves-Ramos A, P. de la Torre, L. Hinojosa, A. Ponce, R. Garcéa-Villegas, R.J. Bobes, M.C. Romano.
General and Comparative Endocrinology 203 (2014) 186-192.

Assessment of adrenocortical and gonadal hormones in male spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) following capture, restraint and anesthesia.

Rodas-Martínez A.Z., Canales D., Brousset D.M., Swanson W.F., Romano M.C.
Zoo Biology 32:641-647 (2013).

Estudiantes de Doctorado

Ninel Castro Chávez

ninel.castro@cinvestav.mx

Estudiantes de Licenciatura

Nancy Areli Martínez San Lázaro

Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas

Personal

Ricardo Arturo Valdéz Pérez

Auxiliar de Investigación

ricardo.valdes@cinvestav.mx

Marisol Bautista Torres

Técnico de Investigación

marisol.bautista@cinvestav.mx

Gabriel Vargas Corona

Técnico de Investigación

gavargas@cinvestav.mx