PUBLICATIONS
- Baratto L, Calzà L, Capra R, Gallamini M, Giardino L, Giuliani A, Lorenzini L, Traverso S (2011) Ultra-low-level laser therapy. Lasers Med Sci 26:103-12. PubMed
- Calzà L, Fernandez M, Giardino L (2010) Cellular approaches to central nervous system remyelination stimulation: thyroid hormone to promote myelin repair via endogenous stem and precursor cells. J. Mol. Endocrinol. 44:13-23. PubMed
- Imbimbo BP, Giardino L, Sivilia S, Giuliani A, Gusciglio M, Pietrini V, Del Giudice E, D'Arrigo A, Leon A, Villetti G, Calzà L (2010) CHF5074, a novel gamma-secretase modulator, restores hippocampal neurogenesis potential and reverses contextual memory deficit in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. J. Alzheimers Dis. 20:159-73. PubMed
- Lorenzini L, Giuliani A, Giardino L, Calzà L (2010) Laser acupuncture for acute inflammatory, visceral and neuropathic pain relief: An experimental study in the laboratory rat. Res. Vet. Sci. 88:159-65. PubMed
- Paradisi M, Fernández M, Del Vecchio G, Lizzo G, Marucci G, Giulioni M, Pozzati E, Antonelli T, Lanzoni G, Bagnara GP, Giardino L, Calzà L (2010) Ex vivo study of dentate gyrus neurogenesis in human pharmacoresistant temporal lobe epilepsy. Neuropathol. Appl. Neurobiol. 36:535-50. PubMed
- Pirondi S, Giuliani A, Del Vecchio G, Giardino L, Hökfelt T, Calzà L (2010) The galanin receptor 2/3 agonist Gal2-11 protects the SN56 cells against beta-amyloid 25-35 toxicity. J. Neurosci. Res. 88:1064-73. PubMed
- Del Vecchio G, Giuliani A, Fernandez M, Mesirca P, Bersani F, Pinto R, Ardoino L, Lovisolo GA, Giardino L, Calzà L (2009) Effect of radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure on in vitro models of neurodegenerative disease. Bioelectromagnetics 30:564-72. PubMed
- Del Vecchio G, Giuliani A, Fernandez M, Mesirca P, Bersani F, Pinto R, Ardoino L, Lovisolo GA, Giardino L, Calzà L (2009) Continuous exposure to 900MHz GSM-modulated EMF alters morphological maturation of neural cells. Neurosci. Lett. 455:173-7. PubMed
- Fernández M, Paradisi M, Del Vecchio G, Giardino L, Calzà L (2009) Thyroid hormone induces glial lineage of primary neurospheres derived from non-pathological and pathological rat brain: implications for remyelination-enhancing therapies. Int. J. Dev. Neurosci. 27:769-78. PubMed
- Ferraro L, Tomasini MC, Beggiato S, Guerrini R, Salvadori S, Fuxe K, Calzà L, Tanganelli S, Antonelli T (2009) Emerging evidence for neurotensin receptor 1 antagonists as novel pharmaceutics in neurodegenerative disorders. Mini Rev Med Chem 9:1429-38. PubMed
- Giuliani A, Lorenzini L, Gallamini M, Massella A, Giardino L, Calzà L (2009) Low infra red laser light irradiation on cultured neural cells: effects on mitochondria and cell viability after oxidative stress. BMC Complement Altern Med 9:8. PubMed
- Massella A, Gusciglio M, D'Intino G, Sivilia S, Ferraro L, Calzà L, Giardino L (2009) Gabapentin treatment improves motor coordination in a mice model of progressive ataxia. Brain Res. 1301:135-42. PubMed
- Ferraro L, Tomasini MC, Mazza R, Fuxe K, Fournier J, Tanganelli S, Antonelli T (2008) Neurotensin receptors as modulators of glutamatergic transmission. 58:365-73. PubMed
- Sivilia S, Giuliani A, Del Vecchio G, Giardino L, Calzà L (2008) Age-dependent impairment of hippocampal neurogenesis in chronic cerebral hypoperfusion. Neuropathol. Appl. Neurobiol. 34:52-61. PubMed
- Sivilia S, Paradisi M, D'Intino G, Fernandez M, Pirondi S, Lorenzini L, Calzà L (2008) Skin homeostasis during inflammation: a role for nerve growth factor. Histol. Histopathol. 23:1-10. PubMed
- Antonelli T, Fuxe K, Tomasini MC, Mazzoni E, Agnati LF, Tanganelli S, Ferraro L (2007) Neurotensin receptor mechanisms and its modulation of glutamate transmission in the brain: relevance for neurodegenerative diseases and their treatment. Prog. Neurobiol. 83:92-109. PubMed
- Antonelli T, Tomasini MC, Fuxe K, Agnati LF, Tanganelli S, Ferraro L (2007) Receptor-receptor interactions as studied with microdialysis. Focus on NTR/D2 interactions in the basal ganglia. J Neural Transm 114:105-13. PubMed
- Emgård M, Paradisi M, Pirondi S, Fernandez M, Giardino L, Calzà L (2007) Prenatal glucocorticoid exposure affects learning and vulnerability of cholinergic neurons. Neurobiol. Aging 28:112-21. PubMed
- Pirondi S, D'Intino G, Gusciglio M, Massella A, Giardino L, Kuteeva E, Ogren SO, Hökfelt T, Calzà L (2007) Changes in brain cholinergic markers and spatial learning in old galanin-overexpressing mice. Brain Res. 1138:10-20. PubMed
- Antonelli T, Fuxe K, Agnati L, Mazzoni E, Tanganelli S, Tomasini MC, Ferraro L (2006) Experimental studies and theoretical aspects on A2A/D2 receptor interactions in a model of Parkinson's disease. Relevance for L-dopa induced dyskinesias. J. Neurol. Sci. 248:16-22. PubMed
- D'Intino G, Perretta G, Taglioni A, Calistri M, Falzone C, Baroni M, Giardino L, Calzà L (2006) Endogenous stem and precursor cells for demyelinating diseases: an alternative for transplantation? Neurol. Res. 28:513-7. PubMed
- Antonelli T, Fuxe K, Tomasini MC, Bartoszyk GD, Seyfried CA, Tanganelli S, Ferraro L (2005) Effects of sarizotan on the corticostriatal glutamate pathways. Synapse 58:193-9. PubMed
- Calzà L, Fernandez M, Giuliani A, D'Intino G, Pirondi S, Sivilia S, Paradisi M, Desordi N, Giardino L (2005) Thyroid hormone and remyelination in adult central nervous system: a lesson from an inflammatory-demyelinating disease. Brain Res. Brain Res. Rev. 48:339-46. PubMed
- D'Intino G, Paradisi M, Fernandez M, Giuliani A, Aloe L, Giardino L, Calzà L (2005) Cognitive deficit associated with cholinergic and nerve growth factor down-regulation in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis in rats. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 102:3070-5. PubMed
- Fernandez M, Pirondi S, Antonelli T, Ferraro L, Giardino L, Calzà L (2005) Role of c-Fos protein on glutamate toxicity in primary neural hippocampal cells. J. Neurosci. Res. 82:115-25. PubMed
- Pirondi S, Fernandez M, Schmidt R, Hökfelt T, Giardino L, Calzà L (2005) The galanin-R2 agonist AR-M1896 reduces glutamate toxicity in primary neural hippocampal cells. J. Neurochem. 95:821-33. PubMed
- Pirondi S, Kuteeva E, Giardino L, Ferraro L, Antonelli T, Bartfai T, Ogren SO, Hökfelt T, Calzà L (2005) Behavioral and neurochemical studies on brain aging in galanin overexpressing mice. Neuropeptides 39:305-12. PubMed
- Antonelli T, Ferraro L, Fuxe K, Finetti S, Fournier J, Tanganelli S, De Mattei M, Tomasini MC (2004) Neurotensin enhances endogenous extracellular glutamate levels in primary cultures of rat cortical neurons: involvement of neurotensin receptor in NMDA induced excitotoxicity. Cereb. Cortex 14:466-73. PubMed
- Calzà L, Fernandez M, Giuliani A, Pirondi S, D'Intino G, Manservigi M, De Sordi N, Giardino L (2004) Stem cells and nervous tissue repair: from in vitro to in vivo. Prog. Brain Res. 146:75-91. PubMed
- Calzà L, Giardino L (2004) Neuroprotection: a realistic goal for aged brain? Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 541:153-68. PubMed
- Fernandez M, Giuliani A, Pirondi S, D'Intino G, Giardino L, Aloe L, Levi-Montalcini R, Calzà L (2004) Thyroid hormone administration enhances remyelination in chronic demyelinating inflammatory disease. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 101:16363-8. PubMed
- Fernandez M, Pirondi S, Manservigi M, Giardino L, Calzà L (2004) Thyroid hormone participates in the regulation of neural stem cells and oligodendrocyte precursor cells in the central nervous system of adult rat. Eur. J. Neurosci. 20:2059-70. PubMed
- Giardino L, Giuliani A, Fernandez M, Calzà L (2004) Spinal motoneurone distress during experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. Neuropathol. Appl. Neurobiol. 30:522-31. PubMed
- Giuliani A, D'Intino G, Paradisi M, Giardino L, Calzà L (2004) p75(NTR)-immunoreactivity in the subventricular zone of adult male rats: expression by cycling cells. J. Mol. Histol. 35:749-58. PubMed
- Giuliani A, Fernandez M, Farinelli M, Baratto L, Capra R, Rovetta G, Monteforte P, Giardino L, Calzà L (2004) Very low level laser therapy attenuates edema and pain in experimental models. Int J Tissue React 26:29-37. PubMed
- Tanganelli S, Sandager Nielsen K, Ferraro L, Antonelli T, Kehr J, Franco R, Ferré S, Agnati LF, Fuxe K, Scheel-Krüger J (2004) Striatal plasticity at the network level. Focus on adenosine A2A and D2 interactions in models of Parkinson's Disease. Parkinsonism Relat. Disord. 10:273-80. PubMed
- Calzà L, Fernandez M, Giuliani A, Pirondi S, D'Intino G, Giardino L (2003) Nerve growth factor in the central nervous system: more than neuron survival. Arch Ital Biol 141:93-102. PubMed
- Calza L, Giuliani A, Fernandez M, Pirondi S, D'Intino G, Aloe L, Giardino L (2003) Neural stem cells and cholinergic neurons: regulation by immunolesion and treatment with mitogens, retinoic acid, and nerve growth factor. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 100:7325-30. PubMed
- Antonelli T, Tomasini MC, Finetti S, Giardino L, Calzà L, Fuxe K, Soubriè P, Tanganelli S, Ferraro L (2002) Neurotensin enhances glutamate excitotoxicity in mesencephalic neurons in primary culture. J. Neurosci. Res. 70:766-73. PubMed
- Calza L, Fernandez M, Giuliani A, Aloe L, Giardino L (2002) Thyroid hormone activates oligodendrocyte precursors and increases a myelin-forming protein and NGF content in the spinal cord during experimental allergic encephalomyelitis. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99:3258-63. PubMed
- Díaz-Cabiale Z, Fuxe K, Narváez JA, Finetti S, Antonelli T, Tanganelli S, Ferraro L (2002) Neurotensin-induced modulation of dopamine D2 receptors and their function in rat striatum: counteraction by a NTR1-like receptor antagonist. Neuroreport 13:763-6. PubMed
- Giardino L, Giuliani A, Battaglia A, Carfagna N, Aloe L, Calza' L (2002) Neuroprotection and aging of the cholinergic system: a role for the ergoline derivative nicergoline (Sermion). Neuroscience 109:487-97. PubMed
- Giardino L, Giuliani A, Bettelli C, Calzà L (2002) Thyroid hormone and retinoids affect motoneuron phenotype and reaction after axotomy in the spinal cord of adult rats. Brain Res. 925:122-32. PubMed
- Giardino L, Zanni M, Fernandez M, Battaglia A, Pignataro O, Calzà L (2002) Plasticity of GABA(a) system during ageing: focus on vestibular compensation and possible pharmacological intervention. Brain Res. 929:76-86. PubMed
- Ferraro L, Tomasini MC, Fernandez M, Bebe BW, O'Connor WT, Fuxe K, Glennon JC, Tanganelli S, Antonelli T (2001) Nigral neurotensin receptor regulation of nigral glutamate and nigroventral thalamic GABA transmission: a dual-probe microdialysis study in intact conscious rat brain. Neuroscience 102:113-20. PubMed
- Giardino L, Bettelli C, Calzà L (2000) In vivo regulation of precursor cells in the subventricular zone of adult rat brain by thyroid hormone and retinoids. Neurosci. Lett. 295:17-20. PubMed
- Giardino L, Giuliani A, Calzà L (2000) Exogenous administration of L-arginine protects cholinergic neurons from colchicine neurotoxicity. Neuroreport 11:1769-72. PubMed
- Berking C, Hobbs MV, Chatelain R, Meurer M, Bell SA (1998) Strain-dependent cytokine profile and susceptibility to oleic acid anilide in a murine model of the toxic oil syndrome. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 148:222-8. PubMed
- Kaul S, Glasheen WP, Oliner JD, Kelly P, Gascho JA (1991) Relation between anterograde blood flow through a coronary artery and the size of the perfusion bed it supplies: experimental and clinical implications. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 17:1403-13. PubMed