Full Papers

Neuroprotection by the PARP inhibitor PJ34 modulates cerebral and circulating RAGE levels in rats exposed to focal brain ischemia.

Greco R, Tassorelli C, Stefania Mangione A, Levandis G, Certo M, Nappi G, Bagetta G, Blandini F, Amantea D.

Eur J Pharmacol. 2014, 744:91-7.

 

Role of D-Limonene in autophagy induced by bergamot essential oil in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells.

Russo R, Cassiano MG, Ciociaro A, Adornetto A, Varano GP, Chiappini C, Berliocchi L, Tassorelli C, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT.

PLoS One. 2014, 9(11):e113682.

 

Early reperfusion injury is associated to MMP2 and IL-1β elevation in cortical neurons of rats subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion.

Amantea D, Certo M, Russo R, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Tassorelli C.

Neuroscience. 2014, 277:755-63.

 

The Essential Oil of Bergamot Stimulates Reactive Oxygen Species Production in Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes.

Cosentino M, Luini A, Bombelli R, Corasaniti MT, Bagetta G, Marino F.

Phytother Res. 2014 Jan 23.

 

Understanding the Multifaceted Role of Inflammatory Mediators in Ischemic Stroke.

Amantea D, Tassorelli C, Petrelli F, Certo M, Bezzi P, Micieli G, Corasaniti MT, Bagetta G.

Curr Med Chem. 2014;21(18):2098-117.

 

Impairment of Neuronal Glutamate Uptake and Modulation of the Glutamate Transporter GLT-1 Induced by Retinal Ischemia.

Russo R, Cavaliere F, Varano GP, Milanese M, Adornetto A, Nucci C, Bonanno G, Morrone LA, Corasaniti MT, Bagetta G.

PLoS One. 2013 Aug 6;8(8).

 

Peripherally injected linalool and bergamot essential oil attenuate mechanical allodynia via inhibiting spinal ERK phosphorylation. 

Kuwahata H, Komatsu T, Katsuyama S, Corasaniti MT, Bagetta G, Sakurada S, Sakurada T, Takahama K.

Pharmacol Biochem Behav., 2013, 103(4), 735-41.

 

 

Involvement of peripheral cannabinoid and opioid receptors in β-caryophyllene-induced antinociception.

Katsuyama S, Mizoguchi H, Kuwahata H, Komatsu T, Nagaoka K, Nakamura H, Bagetta G, Sakurada T, Sakurada S.

Eur J Pain, 2012.

 

 

In search of new targets for retinal neuroprotection: is there a role for autophagy?

Russo R, Berliocchi L, Adornetto A, Amantea D, Nucci C, Tassorelli C, Morrone LA, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT.

Curr Opin Pharmacol., 2013, 13(1), 72-7.

 

 

Brain involvement in glaucoma: advanced neuroimaging for understanding and monitoring a new target for therapy.

Nucci C, Martucci A, Cesareo M, Mancino R, Russo R, Bagetta G, Cerulli L, Garaci FG. 

Curr Opin Pharmacol., 2013, 13(1),128-33.

 

 

The involvement of the spinal release of glutamate and nitric oxide in peripheral noxious stimulation-induced pain-related behaviors--study in mouse spinal microdialysis.

Watanabe C, Mizoguchi H, Bagetta G, Sakurada S.

Neurosci Lett., 2012, 515(2), 111-4.

 

 

Understanding anomalous adaptation in chronic pain for successful development of disease modifying drugs.

Bagetta G, Sakurada S.

Curr Opin Pharmacol., 2012, 12(1), 1-3.

 

 

Neuroprotection by leptin in a rat model of permanent cerebral ischemia: effects on STAT3 phosphorylation in discrete cells of the brain.

Amantea D, Tassorelli C, Russo R, Petrelli F, Morrone LA, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT. 

Cell Death Dis., 2011, 2, e238.

 

 

Death in pain: peripheral nerve injury and spinal neurodegenerative mechanisms.

Berliocchi L, Russo R, Tassorelli C, Morrone LA, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT.

Curr Opin Pharmacol., 2012, 12(1), 49-54.

 

 

Local Peripheral Effects of β-Caryophyllene through CB2 Receptors in Neuropathic Pain in Mice.

Kuwahata H., Katsuyama S., Komatsu T., Nakamura H., Corasaniti M.T., Bagetta G., Sakurada S., Sakurada T., Takahama K.

 

  

Autophagy impairment in a mouse model of neuropathic pain.

Berliocchi L, Russo R, Maiarù M, Levato A, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT. 

Mol Pain, 2011, 7, 83.

doi:10.1186/1744-8069-7-83. PubMed PMID: 22023914; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3234188.

 

 

The protective role of catalase against cerebral ischemia in vitro and in vivo.

Armogida M, Spalloni A, Amantea D, Nutini M, Petrelli F, Longone P, Bagetta G, Nisticò R, Mercuri NB. 

Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol., 2011, 24(3), 735-47.

 

 

Calpain-mediated cleavage of Beclin-1 and autophagy deregulation following retinal ischemic injury in vivo.

Russo R, Berliocchi L, Adornetto A, Varano GP, Cavaliere F, Nucci C, Rotiroti D, Morrone LA, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT. 

Cell Death Dis., 2011, 2, e144.

 

 

Dermorphin tetrapeptide analogs as potent and long-lasting analgesics with pharmacological profiles distinct from morphine.

Mizoguchi H, Bagetta G, Sakurada T, Sakurada S. 

Peptides, 2011, 32(2), 421-7.

 

 

IkappaB-alpha expression following transient focal cerebral ischemia is modulated by nitric oxide.

Greco R, Mangione AS, Amantea D, Bagetta G, Nappi G, Tassorelli C. 

Brain Res., 2011, 1372, 145-51.

doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2010.11.071. Epub 2010 Nov 28. PubMed PMID: 21122797.

 

 

Intraplantar injection of bergamot essential oil induces peripheral antinociception mediated by opioid mechanism.

Sakurada T, Mizoguchi H, Kuwahata H, Katsuyama S, Komatsu T, Morrone LA, Corasaniti MT, Bagetta G, Sakurada S. 

Pharmacol Biochem Behav., 2011, 97(3), 436-43.

 

 

Neuropharmacology of the essential oil of bergamot.

Bagetta G, Morrone LA, Rombolà L, Amantea D, Russo R, Berliocchi L, Sakurada S, Sakurada T, Rotiroti D, Corasaniti MT. 

Fitoterapia, 2010, 81(6), 453-61.

 

 

Identification of distinct cellular pools of interleukin-1beta during the evolution of the neuroinflammatory response induced by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion in the brain of rat.

Amantea D, Bagetta G, Tassorelli C, Mercuri NB, Corasaniti MT. 

Brain Res., 2010, 1313, 259-69.

 

 

Effects of systemic administration of the essential oil of bergamot (BEO) on gross behaviour and EEG power spectra recorded from the rat hippocampus and cerebral cortex.

Rombolà L, Corasaniti MT, Rotiroti D, Tassorelli C, Sakurada S, Bagetta G, Morrone LA. 

Funct Neurol., 2009, 24(2), 107-12.

 

 

Identification of novel pharmacological targets to minimize excitotoxic retinal damage.

 

Russo R, Rotiroti D, Tassorelli C, Nucci C, Bagetta G, Bucci MG, Corasaniti MT, Morrone LA. 

Int Rev Neurobiol., 2009, 85, 407-23.

 

 

Prevention of Glutamate Accumulation and Upregulation of Phospho-Akt may Account for Neuroprotection Afforded by Bergamot Essential Oil against Brain Injury Induced by Focal Cerebral Ischemia in Rat.

Amantea D, Fratto V, Maida S, Rotiroti D, Ragusa S, Nappi G, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT. 

Int Rev Neurobiol., 2009, 85, 389-405.

 

 

Oxidative stress in stroke pathophysiology validation of hydrogen peroxide metabolism as a pharmacological target to afford neuroprotection.

Amantea D, Marrone MC, Nisticò R, Federici M, Bagetta G, Bernardi G, Mercuri NB. 

Int Rev Neurobiol., 2009, 85, 363-74.

 

 

Intraplantar injection of bergamot essential oil into the mouse hindpaw: effects on capsaicin-induced nociceptive behaviors.

Sakurada T, Kuwahata H, Katsuyama S, Komatsu T, Morrone LA, Corasaniti MT, Bagetta G, Sakurada S. 

Int Rev Neurobiol., 2009, 85, 237-48.

 

 

(-)-Linalool attenuates allodynia in neuropathic pain induced by spinal nerve ligation in c57/bl6 mice.

Berliocchi L, Russo R, Levato A, Fratto V, Bagetta G, Sakurada S, Sakurada T, Mercuri NB, Corasaniti MT. 

Int Rev Neurobiol., 2009, 85, 221-35.

doi: 10.1016/S0074-7742(09)85017-4. PubMed PMID: 19607973.

 

 

Advances in neuropharmacology. Preface.

Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Sakurada T, Sakurada S.

Int Rev Neurobiol., 2009, 85, 25-26.

 

 

Alterations of the endocannabinoid system in an animal model of migraine: evaluation in cerebral areas of rat.

Greco R, Gasperi V, Sandrini G, Bagetta G, Nappi G, Maccarrone M, Tassorelli C. 

Cephalalgia, 2010, 30(3), 296-302.

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2982.2009.01924.x. Epub 2010 Feb 1. PubMed PMID: 19515121.

 

 

The XX Ottorino Rossi award.

Bagetta G, Sandrini G. 

Funct Neurol., 2009, 24(1), 5-7.

 

 

Post-ischemic brain damage: pathophysiology and role of inflammatory mediators.

Amantea D, Nappi G, Bernardi G, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT. 

FEBS J., 2009, 276(1), 13-26.

 

 

Post-ischemic brain damage: the endocannabinoid system in the mechanisms of neuronal death.

Pellegrini-Giampietro DE, Mannaioni G, Bagetta G. 

FEBS J., 2009, 276(1), 2-12.

 

 

Post-ischemic brain damage: in search of novel neurotherapeutics.

Bagetta G. 

FEBS J., 2009, 276(1), 1.

 

 

17Beta-estradiol prevents retinal ganglion cell loss induced by acute rise of intraocular pressure in rat.

Russo R, Cavaliere F, Watanabe C, Nucci C, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Sakurada S, Morrone LA. 

Prog Brain Res., 2008, 173, 583-90.

 

 

Rational basis for the development of coenzyme Q10 as a neurotherapeutic agent for retinal protection.

Russo R, Cavaliere F, Rombolà L, Gliozzi M, Cerulli A, Nucci C, Fazzi E, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Morrone LA.

Prog Brain Res., 2008, 173, 575-82.

 

 

Potential roles of (endo)cannabinoids in the treatment of glaucoma: from intraocular pressure control to neuroprotection.

Nucci C, Bari M, Spanò A, Corasaniti M, Bagetta G, Maccarrone M, Morrone LA.

Prog Brain Res., 2008, 173, 451-64.

 

 

Glaucoma: an open-window to neurodegeneration and neuroprotection. Preface.

Nucci C, Osbornec NN, Bagetta G, Cerulli L. 

Prog Brain Res., 2008, 173, 11.

doi:10.1016/S0079-6123(08)01145-X. PubMed PMID: 18929096.

 

 

Modulation of pro-survival and death-associated pathways under retinal ischemia/reperfusion: effects of NMDA receptor blockade.

Russo R, Cavaliere F, Berliocchi L, Nucci C, Gliozzi M, Mazzei C, Tassorelli C, Corasaniti MT, Rotiroti D, Bagetta G, Morrone LA. 

J Neurochem., 2008, 107(5), 1347-57.

 

 

Brain regional and cellular localization of gelatinase activity in rat that have undergone transient middle cerebral artery occlusion.

Amantea D, Corasaniti MT, Mercuri NB, Bernardi G, Bagetta G. 

Neuroscience, 2008, 152(1), 8-17.

doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.12.030. PubMed PMID: 18255236.

 

Neuroprotective effect of nitroglycerin in a rodent model of ischemic stroke: evaluation of Bcl-2 expression.

Greco R, Amantea D, Blandini F, Nappi G, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Tassorelli C.

Int Rev Neurobiol., 2007, 82, 423-35.

 

Evidence implicating matrix metalloproteinases in the mechanism underlying accumulation of IL-1beta and neuronal apoptosis in the neocortex of HIV/gp120-exposed rats.

Russo R, Siviglia E, Gliozzi M, Amantea D, Paoletti A, Berliocchi L, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT.

Int Rev Neurobiol., 2007, 82, 407-21.

 

Retinal damage caused by high intraocular pressure-induced transient ischemia is prevented by coenzyme Q10 in rat.

Nucci C, Tartaglione R, Cerulli A, Mancino R, Spanò A, Cavaliere F, Rombolà L, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Morrone LA.

Int Rev Neurobiol., 2007, 82, 397-406.

 

Evidence to implicate early modulation of interleukin-1beta expression in the neuroprotection afforded by 17beta-estradiol in male rats undergone transient middle cerebral artery occlusion.

Chiappetta O, Gliozzi M, Siviglia E, Amantea D, Morrone LA, Berliocchi L, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT.

Int Rev Neurobiol., 2007, 82, 357-72.

 

Early upregulation of matrix metalloproteinases following reperfusion triggers neuroinflammatory mediators in brain ischemia in rat.

Amantea D, Russo R, Gliozzi M, Fratto V, Berliocchi L, Bagetta G, Bernardi G, Corasaniti MT.

Int Rev Neurobiol., 2007, 82, 149-69.

 

Modulation of the endocannabinoid system by focal brain ischemia in the rat is involved in neuroprotection afforded by 17beta-estradiol.

Amantea D, Spagnuolo P, Bari M, Fezza F, Mazzei C, Tassorelli C, Morrone LA, Corasaniti MT, Maccarrone M, Bagetta G.

FEBS J., 2007, 274(17), 4464-775.

 

Involvement of the endocannabinoid system in retinal damage after high intraocular pressure-induced ischemia in rats.

Nucci C, Gasperi V, Tartaglione R, Cerulli A, Terrinoni A, Bari M, De Simone C, Agrò AF, Morrone LA, Corasaniti MT, Bagetta G, Maccarrone M.

Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci., 2007, 48(7), 2997-3004.

 

Cell signaling pathways in the mechanisms of neuroprotection afforded by bergamot essential oil against NMDA-induced cell death in vitro.

Corasaniti MT, Maiuolo J, Maida S, Fratto V, Navarra M, Russo R, Amantea D, Morrone LA, Bagetta G.

Br J Pharmacol., 2007, 151(4), 518-29.

 

Identification of transglutaminase 3 splicing isoforms.

Zocchi L, Terrinoni A, Candi E, Ahvazi B, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Lena AM, Melino G.

J Invest Dermatol., 2007, 127(7), 1791-4.

 

Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and nitric oxide synthase mediate intrathecal morphine-induced nociceptive behavior.

Komatsu T, Sakurada C, Sasaki M, Sanai K, Tsuzuki M, Bagetta G, Sakurada S, Sakurada T.

Neuropharmacology, 2007, 52(5), 1237-43.

 

Neuroinflammation in neuronal degeneration and repair.

Berliocchi L, Corasaniti MT, Bagetta G, Lipton SA.

Cell Death Differ., 2007, 14(4), 883-4.

 

The essential oil of bergamot enhances the levels of amino acid neurotransmitters in the hippocampus of rat: implication of monoterpene hydrocarbons.

Morrone LA, Rombolà L, Pelle C, Corasaniti MT, Zappettini S, Paudice P, Bonanno G, Bagetta G.

Pharmacol Res., 2007, 55(4), 255-62.

 

The crucial role of neuronal plasticity in pain and cell death.

Corasaniti MT, Amantea D, Russo R, Bagetta G.

Cell Death Differ., 2006, 13(3), 534-6.

 

Outcomes of a pharmacoepidemiological survey on the antibiotic treatment of uncomplicated acute cystitis in community.

Falcone A, Amantea D, Levato A, Arone F, Morrone LA, Bagetta D, Florio L, Lista MR, Bagetta G.

Pharmacol Res., 2006, 53(2), 193-6.

 

Neurochemical evidence to implicate elevated glutamate in the mechanisms of high intraocular pressure (IOP)-induced retinal ganglion cell death in rat.

Nucci C, Tartaglione R, Rombolà L, Morrone LA, Fazzi E, Bagetta G.

Neurotoxicology, 2005, 26(5), 935-41.

 

From clinical evidence to molecular mechanisms underlying neuroprotection afforded by estrogens.

Amantea D, Russo R, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT.

Pharmacol Res., 2005, 52(2), 119-32. Review.

 

17beta-estradiol reduces neuronal apoptosis induced by HIV-1 gp120 in the neocortex of rat.

Corasaniti MT, Amantea D, Russo R, Piccirilli S, Leta A, Corazzari M, Nappi G, Bagetta G.

Neurotoxicology, 2005, 26(5), 893-903.

 

Rational use of antibiotics in acute uncomplicated cystitis: a pharmaco-epidemiological study.

Arone F, Morrone LA, Bagetta D, Florio L, Lista MR, Bagetta G.

J Chemother., 2005, 17(2), 184-8.

 

17beta-estradiol protects SH-SY5Y Cells against HIV-1 gp120-induced cell death: evidence for a role of estrogen receptors.

Russo R, Navarra M, Maiuolo J, Rotiroti D, Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT.

Neurotoxicology, 2005, 26(5), 905-13.

 

Neuroprotection by the caspase-1 inhibitor Ac-YVAD-(acyloxy)mk in experimental neuroAIDS is independent from IL-1beta generation.

Corasaniti MT, Russo R, Amantea D, Gliozzi M, Siviglia E, Stringaro AR, Malorni W, Melino G, Bagetta G.

Cell Death Differ., 2005, 12(1), 999-1001.

 

Estradiol reduces cytochrome c translocation and minimizes hippocampal damage caused by transient global ischemia in rat.

Bagetta G, Chiappetta O, Amantea D, Iannone M, Rotiroti D, Costa A, Nappi G, Corasaniti MT.

Neurosci Lett., 2004, 368(1), 87-91.

 

Transglutaminase 5 is acetylated at the N-terminal end.

Rufini A, Vilbois F, Paradisi A, Oddi S, Tartaglione R, Leta A, Bagetta G, Guerrieri P, Finazzi-Agro' A, Melino G, Candi E.

Amino Acids, 2004, 26(4), 425-30.

 

Enhanced anandamide degradation is associated with neuronal apoptosis induced by the HIV-1 coat glycoprotein gp120 in the rat neocortex.

Maccarrone M, Piccirilli S, Battista N, Del Duca C, Nappi G, Corasaniti MT, Finazzi-Agrò A, Bagetta G.

J Neurochem., 2004, 89(5), 1293-300.

 

p73-alpha is capable of inducing scotin and ER stress.

Terrinoni A, Ranalli M, Cadot B, Leta A, Bagetta G, Vousden KH, Melino G.

Oncogene, 2004, 23(20), 3721-5.

 

A novel recessive connexin 31 (GJB3) mutation in a case of erythrokeratodermia variabilis.

Terrinoni A, Leta A, Pedicelli C, Candi E, Ranalli M, Puddu P, Paradis M, Angelo C, Bagetta G, Melino G.

J Invest Dermatol., 2004, 122(3), 837-9.

 

Involvement of a glutamergic mechanism in gamma-dendrotoxin-induced hippocampal neuronal cell loss in the rat.

Bagetta G, Palma E, Piccirilli S, Del Duca C, Morrone AL, Nappi G, Corasaniti MT, Dolly JO.

Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol., 2004, 94(3), 132-8.

 

Inducible nitric oxide synthase is involved in the mechanisms of cocaine enhanced neuronal apoptosis induced by HIV-1 gp120 in the neocortex of rat.

Bagetta G, Piccirilli S, Del Duca C, Morrone LA, Rombolà L, Nappi G, De Alba J, Knowles RG, Corasaniti MT.

Neurosci Lett., 2004, 356(3), 183-6.

 

Apoptosis in the mechanisms of neuronal plasticity in the developing visual system.

Nucci C, Piccirilli S, Nisticò R, Morrone LA, Cerulli L, Bagetta G.

Eur J Ophthalmol., 2003, 13(3), S36-43. Review.

 

Neurobiological mediators of neuronal apoptosis in experimental neuroAIDS.

Corasaniti MT, Rotiroti D, Nappi G, Bagetta G.

Toxicol Lett., 2003, 139(2-3), 199-206. Review.

 

Excitotoxic mechanisms of apoptosis in the mammalian visual system following monocular visual deprivation.

Nucci C, Piccirilli S, Nisticò R, Cerlli L, Bagetta G.

Pharmacol Toxicol., 2002, 91(4), 153-7. Review.

 

Cholesterol-dependent modulation of the toxicity of HIV-1 coat protein gp120 in human neuroblastoma cells.

Maccarrone M, Navarra M, Catani V, Corasaniti MT, Bagetta G, Finazzi-Agrò A.

J Neurochem., 2002, 82(6), 1444-52.

 

Calabria: sun, sand, and cell death.

Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Oberst A, Brüne B.

Cell Death Differ., 2002, 9(10), 1158-9.

 

The HIV-1 envelope protein, gp120, causes neuronal apoptosis in the neocortex of the adult rat: a useful experimental model to study neuroaids.

Corasaniti MT, Nisticò R, Costa A, Rotiroti D, Bagetta G.

Funct Neurol., 2001, 16(4), 31-8. Review.

 

Abnormal expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase triggers limbic seizures and hippocampal damage in rat.

Bagetta G, Paoletti AM, Leta A, Del Duca C, Nisticò R, Rotiroti D, Corasaniti MT.

Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 2002, 291(2), 255-60.

 

HIV-1 coat protein gp120 stimulates interleukin-1beta secretion from human neuroblastoma cells: evidence for a role in the mechanism of cell death.

Corasaniti MT, Bilotta A, Strongoli MC, Navarra M, Bagetta G, Di Renzo G.

Br J Pharmacol., 2001, 134(6), 1344-50.

 

Exploitation of the HIV-1 coat glycoprotein, gp120, in neurodegenerative studies in vivo.

Corasaniti MT, Maccarrone M, Nistico R, Malorni W, Rotiroti D, Bagetta G.

J Neurochem., 2001, 79(1), 1-8. Review.

 

Evidence that the HIV-1 coat protein gp120 causes neuronal apoptosis in the neocortex of rat via a mechanism involving CXCR4 chemokine receptor.

Corasaniti MT, Piccirilli S, Paoletti A, Nisticò R, Stringaro A, Malorni W, Finazzi-Agrò A, Bagetta G.

Neurosci Lett., 2001, 312(2), 67-70.

 

Functional role of inducible nitric oxide synthase on mouse colonic motility.

Mancinelli R, Fabrizi A, Vargiu R, Morrone L, Bagetta G, Azzena GB.

Neurosci Lett., 2001, 311(2), 101-4.

 

Evidence that increases of mitochondrial immunoreactive IL-1beta by HIV-1 gp120 implicate in situ cleavage of pro-IL-1beta in the neocortex of rat.

Corasaniti MT, Turano P, Bilotta A, Malorni W, Stringaro AR, Nisticò R, Finazzi-Agró A, Bagetta G.

J Neurochem., 2001, 78(3), 611-8.

 

CXCR4-activated astrocyte glutamate release via TNFalpha: amplification by microglia triggers neurotoxicity.

Bezzi P, Domercq M, Brambilla L, Galli R, Schols D, De Clercq E, Vescovi A, Bagetta G, Kollias G, Meldolesi J, Volterra A.

Nat Neurosci., 2001, 4(7), 702-10.

 

Apoptosis in the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus after monocular deprivation involves glutamate signaling, NO production, and PARP activation.

Nucci C, Piccirilli S, Rodinò P, Nisticò R, Grandinetti M, Cerulli L, Leist M, Nicotera P, Bagetta G.

Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 2000, 278(2), 360-7.

 

Effects of alpha-dendrotoxin and dendrotoxin K on extracellular excitatory amino acids and on electroencephalograph spectral power in the hippocampus of anaesthetised rats.

Richards DA, Morrone LA, Bagetta G, Bowery NG.

Neurosci Lett., 2000, 293(3), 183-6.

 

Apoptosis induced by gp120 in the neocortex of rat involves enhanced expression of cyclooxygenase type 2 and is prevented by NMDA receptor antagonists and by the 21-aminosteroid U-74389G.

Corasaniti MT, Strongoli MC, Piccirilli S, Nisticò R, Costa A, Bilotta A, Turano P, Finazzi-Agrò A,Bagetta G.

Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 2000, 274(3), 664-9.

 

HIV-1 coat glycoprotein gp120 induces apoptosis in rat brain neocortex by deranging the arachidonate cascade in favor of prostanoids.

Maccarrone M, Bari M, Corasaniti MT, Nisticó R, Bagetta G, Finazzi-Agrò A.

J Neurochem., 2000, 75(1), 196-203.

 

Systemic administration of cocaine, given alone or in combination with sensory stimuli, differentially affects L-arginine-nitric oxide metabolism in discrete regions of the brain of rat.

Bagetta G, Rodinò P, Arabia A, Massoud R, Paoletti AM, Nisticò R, Passantino L, Preziosi P.

Neurosci Lett., 1999, 266(3), 153-6.

 

Involvement of interleukin-1beta in the mechanism of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) recombinant protein gp120-induced apoptosis in the neocortex of rat.

Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Berliocchi L, Nisticó R, Giammarioli AM, Malorni W, Aloe L, Finazzi-Agró A.

Neuroscience, 1999, 89(4), 1051-66.

 

Neurotoxins in neurobiology: from basic research to clinical application.

Clementi F, Dolly OJ, Onali P, Bagetta G.

Toxicon., 1998, 36(12), 2043-6.

 

Paraquat: a useful tool for the in vivo study of mechanisms of neuronal cell death.

Corasaniti MT, Strongoli MC, Rotiroti D, Bagetta G, Nisticò G.

Pharmacol Toxicol., 1998, 83(1), 1-7. Review.

 

The HIV envelope protein gp120 in the nervous system: interactions with nitric oxide, interleukin-1beta and nerve growth factor signalling, with pathological implications in vivo and in vitro.

Corasaniti MT, Bagetta G, Rotiroti D, Nisticò G.

Biochem Pharmacol., 1998, 56(2), 153-6. Review.

 

Intrahippocampal injection of paraquat produces apoptotic cell death which is prevented by the lazaroid U74389G, in rats.

Melchiorri D, Del Duca C, Piccirilli S, Trombetta G, Bagetta G, Nisticò G.

Life Sci., 1998, 62(21), 1927-32.

 

HIV-1 gp120-induced apoptosis in the rat neocortex involves enhanced expression of cyclo-oxygenase type 2 (COX-2).

Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Paoletti AM, Berliocchi L, Nisticò R, Giammarioli AM, Malorni W, Finazzi-Agrò A.

Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 1998, 244(3), 819-24.

 

Systemic administration of N omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester and indomethacin reduces the elevation of brain PGE2 content and prevents seizures and hippocampal damage evoked by LiCl and tacrine in rat.

Paoletti AM, Piccirilli S, Costa N, Rotiroti D, Bagetta G, Nisticò G.

Exp Neurol., 1998, 149(2), 349-55.

 

The effect of hydroxylation of linoleoyl amides on their cannabinomimetic properties.

van der Stelt M, Paoletti AM, Maccarrone M, Nieuwenhuizen WF, Bagetta G, Veldink GA, Finazzi Agrò A, Vliegenthart JF.

FEBS Lett., 1997, 415(3), 313-6.

 

Seizures and hippocampal damage produced by dendrotoxin-K in rats is prevented by the 21-aminosteroid U-74389G.

Bagetta G, Palma E, Piccirilli S, Nisticò G, Dolly JO.

Exp Neurol., 1997, 147(1), 204-10.

 

N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and non-NMDA glutamate receptor antagonists protect from apoptosis induced in the lateral geniculate nucleus of rabbits exposed to the dark.

Nucci C, Piccirilli S, Bagetta G, Nisticò G, Cerulli L.

Neurosci Lett., 1997, 229(3), 185-8.

 

Nitric oxide: inducer or suppressor of apoptosis?

Nicotera P, Brune B, Bagetta G.

Trends Pharmacol Sci., 1997, 18(6), 189-90. Review.

 

The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) glycoprotein gp120 reduces the expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the hippocampus but not in the cerebral cortex and medial septal nucleus of rat.

Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Costa N, Berliocchi L, Finazzi-Agrò A, Nisticò G.

Neurosci Lett., 1997, 224(2), 75-8.

 

N omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester prevents apoptosis induced in the lateral geniculate nucleus by light deprivation in adult rabbit.

Nucci C, Piccirilli S, Palma E, Bagetta G, Nistico G, Cerulli L.

Neuroreport, 1996, 7(18), 2863-6.

 

The HIV-1 gp120 causes ultrastructural changes typical of apoptosis in the rat cerebral cortex.

Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Malorni W, Rainaldi G, Berliocchi L, Finazzi-Agrò A, Nisticò G.

Neuroreport, 1996, 7(11), 1722-4.

 

N-methyl-D-aspartate and non-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors mediate seizures and CA1 hippocampal damage induced by dendrotoxin-K in rats.

Bagetta G, Iannone M, Palma E, Nisticò G, Dolly JO.

Neuroscience, 1996, 71(3), 613-24.

 

Intracerebral injection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 coat protein gp120 differentially affects the expression of nerve growth factor and nitric oxide synthase in the hippocampus of rat.

Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Aloe L, Berliocchi L, Costa N, Finazzi-Agrò A, Nisticò G.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 1996, 93(2), 928-33.

 

Systemic administration of lithium chloride and tacrine but not kainic acid augments citrulline content of rat brain.

Bagetta G, Rodinò P, Paoletti AM, Arabia A, Massoud R, Nisticò G.

Eur J Pharmacol., 1995, 294(1), 341-4.

 

Possible modulation of auditory middle latency responses by nitric oxide in the inferior colliculus of anaesthetized rats.

Grassi C, Santarelli R, Nisticò S, Bagetta G, Azzena GB.

Neurosci Lett., 1995, 196(3), 213-7.

 

HIV-1 gp120 produces DNA fragmentation in the cerebral cortex of rat.

Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Berliocchi L, Navarra M, Finazzi-Agrò A, Nisticò G.

Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 1995, 211(1), 130-6.

 

Lack of involvement of nitric oxide in the mechanisms of seizures and hippocampal damage produced by kainate and ouabain in rats.

Bagetta G, Iannone M, Palma E, Rodinò P, Granato T, Nisticò G.

Neurodegeneration, 1995, 4(1), 43-9.

 

Evidence that nitric oxide is involved in the control of electrocortical arousal.

Nisticò G, Bagetta G, Iannone M, Del Duca C.

Ann N Y Acad Sci., 1994, 738, 191-200.

 

Does the HIV-1 coat protein gp120 produce brain damage?

Bagetta G, Corasaniti TM, Finazzi-Agrò A, Nisticò G.

Trends Pharmacol Sci., 1994, 15(10), 362-3.

 

Neurodegeneration produced by intrahippocampal injection of paraquat is reduced by systemic administration of the 21-aminosteroid U74389F in rats.

Bagetta G, Iannone M, Vecchio I, Rispoli V, Rotiroti D, Nisticó G.

Free Radic Res., 1994, 21(2), 85-93.

 

Intracerebral injection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 coat glycoprotein GP120 does not produce neurodegeneration in rats.

Bagetta G, Finazzi-Agrò A, Palma E, Nisticò G.

Neurosci Lett., 1994, 176(1), 97-100.

 

Tetanus toxin as a neurobiological tool to study mechanisms of neuronal cell death in the mammalian brain.

Bagetta G, Nisticò G.

Pharmacol Ther., 1994, 62(1-2), 29-39. Review.

 

Hippocampal damage produced in rats by alpha-dendrotoxin--a selective K+ channel blocker--involves non-NMDA receptor activation.

Bagetta G, Nair S, Nistico G, Dolly JO.

Neurochem Int., 1994, 24(1), 81-90.

 

Lithium and tacrine increase the expression of nitric oxide synthase mRNA in the hippocampus of rat.

Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Melino G, Paoletti AM, Finazzi-Agrò A, Nisticò G.

Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 1993, 197(3), 1132-9.

 

Persistent muscarinic excitation in guinea-pig olfactory cortex neurons: involvement of a slow post-stimulus afterdepolarizing current.

Constanti A, Bagetta G, Libri V.

Neuroscience, 1993, 56(4), 887-904.

 

HIV gp120 glycoprotein stimulates the inducible isoform of no synthase in human cultured astrocytoma cells.

Mollace V, Colasanti M, Persichini T, Bagetta G, Lauro GM, Nistico G.

Biochem Biophys Res Commun., 1993, 194(1), 439-45.

 

Systemic administration of lithium chloride and tacrine increases nitric oxide synthase activity in the hippocampus of rats.

Bagetta G, Massoud R, Rodinò P, Federici G, Nisticò G.

Eur J Pharmacol., 1993, 237(1), 61-4.

 

Inhibition by N omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester of the electrocortical arousal response in rats.

Bagetta G, Iannone M, Del Duca C, Nisticò G.

Br J Pharmacol., 1993, 108(4), 858-60.

 

Antagonists of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors block seizures induced by putrescine in the deep prepiriform cortex.

De Sarro GB, Bagetta G, Spagnolo C, Nisticò G.

Neuropharmacology, 1993, 32(1), 43-50.

 

Altered sensitivity of alpha 2-adrenoceptors in the brain during aging in rats.

Nisticò G, De Sarro GB, Bagetta G, Mollace V.

Ann N Y Acad Sci., 1992, 673, 206-13.

 

Production of limbic motor seizures and brain damage by systemic and intracerebral injections of paraquat in rats.

Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Iannone M, Nisticò G, Stephenson JD.

Pharmacol Toxicol., 1992, 71(6), 443-8.

 

Glutamate transmission is involved in the mechanisms of neuronal degeneration produced by intrahippocampal tetanus toxin in rats.

Bagetta G, Nisticò G.

Toxicol Lett., 1992, 64-65 Spec No:447-53.

 

Neurotoxic effects induced by intracerebral and systemic injection of paraquat in rats.

Corasaniti MT, Bagetta G, Rodinò P, Gratteri S, Nisticò G.

Hum Exp Toxicol., 1992, 11(6), 535-9.

 

Production of seizures and brain damage in rats by alpha-dendrotoxin, a selective K+ channel blocker.

Bagetta G, Nisticó G, Dolly JO.

Neurosci Lett., 1992, 139(1), 34-40.

 

Tacrine-induced seizures and brain damage in LiCl-treated rats can be prevented by N omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester.

Bagetta G, Iannone M, Scorsa AM, Nisticò G.

Eur J Pharmacol., 1992, 213(2), 301-4.

 

Epileptogenic effects of skin extracts from the Australian frog Pseudophryne coriacea after intracerebral microinfusion in rats.

Bagetta G, de Sarro G, Corasaniti MT, Rotiroti D, Nisticò G.

Toxicon., 1992, 30(2), 197-201.

 

Intrahippocampal tetanus toxin produces generalized convulsions and neurodegeneration in rats: antagonism by NMDA receptor blockers.

Bowery NG, Bagetta G, Nisticó G, Britton P, Whitton P.

Epilepsy Res Suppl., 1992, 9, 249-56.

 

Muscarinic receptor activation induces a prolonged post-stimulus afterdepolarization with a conductance decrease in guinea-pig olfactory cortex neurones in vitro.

Constanti A, Bagetta G.

Neurosci Lett., 1991, 131(1), 27-32.

 

Characteristics of tetanus toxin and its exploitation in neurodegenerative studies.

Bagetta G, Nisticò G, Bowery NG.

Trends Pharmacol Sci., 1991, 12(8), 285-9. Review.

 

High vulnerability of dentate granule cells to the neuropathological effects induced by intrahippocampal injection of tetanus toxin.

Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Nisticó G, Bowery NG.

Neuropharmacology, 1991, 30(7), 803-8.

 

Muscarinic inhibition of excitatory neurotransmission in guinea-pig olfactory cortex slices: weak antagonism by M3-muscarinic receptor antagonists.

Bagetta G, Constanti A.

Eur J Pharmacol., 1991, 198(1), 69-75.

 

Evidence that L-arginine possesses proconvulsant effects mediated through nitric oxide.

Mollace V, Bagetta G, Nisticò G.

Neuroreport, 1991, 2(5), 269-72.

 

Hippocampal damage produced by tetanus toxin in rats can be prevented by lesioning CA1 pyramidal cell excitatory afferents.

Bagetta G, Nisticó G, Bowery NG.

Neurosci Lett., 1991, 123(1), 32-6.

 

Prevention by the NMDA receptor antagonist, MK801 of neuronal loss produced by tetanus toxin in the rat hippocampus.

Bagetta G, Nisticò G, Bowery NG.

Br J Pharmacol., 1990, 101(4), 776-80.

 

Different profile of electrocortical power spectrum changes after micro-infusion into the locus coeruleus of selective agonists at various opioid receptor subtypes in rats.

Bagetta G, De Sarro GB, Sakurada S, Rispoli V, Nisticò G.

Br J Pharmacol., 1990, 101(3), 655-61.

 

Behavioural and neuropathological effects produced by tetanus toxin injected into the hippocampus of rats.

Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Nisticó G, Bowery NG.

Neuropharmacology, 1990, 29(8), 765-70.

 

Muscarinic suppression of the evoked N-wave by oxotremorine-M recorded in the guinea-pig olfactory cortex slice.

Bagetta G, Constanti A.

Eur J Pharmacol., 1990, 178(1), 91-6.

 

Tetanus toxin produces neuronal loss and a reduction in GABAA but not GABAB binding sites in rat hippocampus.

Bagetta G, Knott C, Nisticó G, Bowery NG.

Neurosci Lett., 1990, 109(1-2), 7-12.

 

Age-dependent ECoG spectrum power alterations are reduced by phosphatidylserine in rats.

Bagetta G, de Sarro GB, Ascioti C, Priolo E, Nisticò G.

Neuropharmacology, 1989, 28(9), 985-9.

 

Inhibition by pertussis toxin of the soporific effects induced by stimulation of dopamine D2 autoreceptors in the ventral tegmental area in rats.

Bagetta G, de Sarro GB, Priolo E, Marra R, Nisticò G.

Neuropharmacology, 1989, 28(9), 941-7.

 

Effects of pertussis toxin on the behavioural and ECoG spectrum changes induced by clonidine and yohimbine after their microinfusion into the locus coeruleus.

De Sarro GB, Bagetta G, Ascioti C, Libri V, Nisticò G.

Br J Pharmacol., 1989, 96(1), 59-64.

 

Dopamine D-2 receptors in the ventral tegmental area mediate behavioural and electrocortical sleep of dopaminergic drugs in rats.

Bagetta G, Priolo E, Nistico G.

Pharmacol Res Commun., 1988, 20(12), 1091-2.

 

Microinfusion of clonidine and yohimbine into locus coeruleus alters EEG power spectrum: effects of aging and reversal by phosphatidylserine.

de Sarro GB, Bagetta G, Ascioti C, Libri V, Nisticò G.

Br J Pharmacol., 1988, 95(4), 1278-86.

 

Ventral tegmental area: site through which dopamine D2-receptor agonists evoke behavioural and electrocortical sleep in rats.

Bagetta G, De Sarro G, Priolo E, Nisticò G.

Br J Pharmacol., 1988, 95(3), 860-6.

 

Behavioural and ECoG spectrum power effects after intraventricular injection of drugs altering dopaminergic transmission in rats.

Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Strongoli MC, Sakurada S, Nisticò G.

Neuropharmacology, 1987, 26(8), 1047-52.

 

Behavioural and electrocortical changes induced by muscimol in rats withdrawn from chronic treatment with diazepam.

Bagetta G, Sakurada S, Corasaniti MT, Froio F, Nisticò G.

Neuropharmacology, 1987, 26(7A), 725-30.

 

Behavioural and electrocortical spectrum power effects of growth hormone releasing factor in rats.

Nisticò G, De Sarro GB, Bagetta G, Müller EE.

Neuropharmacology, 1987, 26(1), 75-8.

 

Electrocortical spectrum power effects of different classes of neuroleptics in rats.

Bagetta G, Corasaniti MT, Strongoli MC, Sakurada S, Nisticò G.

J Psychiatr Res., 1987, 21(1), 93-9.

 

Behavioural and spectrum power effects of opioid peptides in chicks.

Nisticò G, Bagetta G, De Sarro GB.

Peptides, 1985, 6 Suppl 3, 137-41.

 

Behavioural and electrocortical spectrum power changes after intraventricular injection of patulin in rats.

De Sarro GB, Donato A, Bagetta G, Pujia A, Nisticò G.

Arch Toxicol Suppl., 1984, 7, 420-4.

 

Comparative epileptogenic properties of cefazolin and benzylpenicillin after intracaudate microinjection in rats.

De Sarro GB, Calò M, Bagetta G, Anfosso R, Marmo E, Nisticò G, Guarino V.

Zhongguo Yao Li Xue Bao, 1983, 4(4), 236-8.

 

Evidence that behavioural and electrocortical sleep induced by guanfacine is due to stimulation of alpha 2-adrenoceptors.

Rotiroti D, Silvestri R, de Sarro GB, Bagetta G, Nisticò G.

J Psychiatr Res., 1982-1983, 17(3), 231-9.

 

 

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