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Annamaria Cattaneo

Annamaria Cattaneo

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Neuroscience

D-Index
59
Citations
12866
World Ranking
3997
National Ranking
174

Overview

Annamaria Cattaneo is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has a research profile spanning neuroscience and medicine, with particular focus on behavioral neuroscience, biological psychiatry, and clinical psychology. Their work addresses complex interactions involving the brain, immune system, and peripheral markers in various neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative conditions.

The main fields of study associated with their publications include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

The prominent subfields of their research encompass:

  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Molecular Biology
  • Clinical Psychology

The key research topics explored in their work include:

  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Among the most frequent venues for Annamaria Cattaneo's publications are:

  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Neuroscience Applied
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Biological Psychiatry

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Lipopolysaccharide as Mediators Between Gut Dysbiosis and Amyloid Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease," 2020, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • "Microbiota from Alzheimer's patients induce deficits in cognition and hippocampal neurogenesis," 2023, Brain
  • "Identifying the Common Genetic Basis of Antidepressant Response," 2021, Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science
  • "Whole-blood expression of inflammasome- and glucocorticoid-related mRNAs correctly separates treatment-resistant depressed patients from drug-free and responsive patients in the BIODEP study," 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • "A peripheral signature of Alzheimer's disease featuring microbiota-gut-brain axis markers," 2023, Alzheimer's Research & Therapy

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Marco Andrea Riva
  • Nadia Cattane
  • Moira Marizzoni
  • Monica Mazzelli
  • Carmine M. Pariante

Best Publications

  • Association of brain amyloidosis with pro-inflammatory gut bacterial taxa and peripheral inflammation markers in cognitively impaired elderly

    Annamaria Cattaneo;Nadia Cattane;Samantha Galluzzi;Stefania Provasi

  • Glucocorticoids, cytokines and brain abnormalities in depression.

    Patricia A. Zunszain;Christoph Anacker;Annamaria Cattaneo;Annamaria Cattaneo;Livia A. Carvalho

  • Antidepressants increase human hippocampal neurogenesis by activating the glucocorticoid receptor

    Christoph Anacker;Patricia Zunszain;A. Cattaneo;Livia Carvalho

  • Candidate Genes Expression Profile Associated with Antidepressants Response in the GENDEP Study: Differentiating between Baseline ‘Predictors' and Longitudinal ‘Targets'

    Annamaria Cattaneo;Massimo Gennarelli;Rudolf Uher;Gerome Breen

  • Interleukin-1β: a new regulator of the kynurenine pathway affecting human hippocampal neurogenesis.

    Patricia A Zunszain;Christoph Anacker;Annamaria Cattaneo;Shanas Choudhury

  • Glucocorticoid-related molecular signaling pathways regulating hippocampal neurogenesis.

    Christoph Anacker;Annamaria Cattaneo;Alessia Luoni;Ksenia Musaelyan

  • Role for the kinase SGK1 in stress, depression, and glucocorticoid effects on hippocampal neurogenesis.

    Christoph Anacker;Annamaria Cattaneo;Annamaria Cattaneo;Ksenia Musaelyan;Patricia Zunszain

  • Stress and inflammation reduce brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in first-episode psychosis: a pathway to smaller hippocampal volume.

    Valeria Mondelli;Annamaria Cattaneo;Martino Belvederi Murri;Marta Di Forti

  • Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Lipopolysaccharide as Mediators Between Gut Dysbiosis and Amyloid Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease

    Moira Marizzoni;Annamaria Cattaneo;Peppino Mirabelli;Cristina Festari

  • The human BDNF gene: peripheral gene expression and protein levels as biomarkers for psychiatric disorders.

    A Cattaneo;N Cattane;V Begni;Carmine M. Pariante

  • Epigenetic Modifications in Stress Response Genes Associated With Childhood Trauma.

    Shui Jiang;Lynne Postovit;Annamaria Cattaneo;Elisabeth B. Binder

  • Serum and gene expression profile of cytokines in first-episode psychosis

    Marco Di Nicola;Annamaria Cattaneo;Annamaria Cattaneo;Nilay Hepgul;Nilay Hepgul;Marta Di Forti;Marta Di Forti

  • CSF1R inhibitor JNJ-40346527 attenuates microglial proliferation and neurodegeneration in P301S mice

    Renzo Mancuso;Gemma Fryatt;Madeleine Cleal;Juliane Obst

  • Replicable and Coupled Changes in Innate and Adaptive Immune Gene Expression in Two Case-Control Studies of Blood Microarrays in Major Depressive Disorder.

    Leday Ggr;Vértes Pe;Richardson S;Greene

  • Inflammatory biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease plasma

    Angharad R Morgan;Samuel Touchard;Claire Leckey;Caroline O'Hagan

  • Glucocorticoid exposure during hippocampal neurogenesis primes future stress response by inducing changes in DNA methylation.

    Nadine Provençal;Nadine Provençal;Nadine Provençal;Janine Arloth;Janine Arloth;Annamaria Cattaneo;Christoph Anacker

  • Peripheral whole blood microRNA alterations in major depression and bipolar disorder

    Elisabetta Maffioletti;Annamaria Cattaneo;Gianluca Rosso;Giuseppe Maina

  • Inflammation and neuronal plasticity: a link between childhood trauma and depression pathogenesis

    Annamaria Cattaneo;Flavia Macchi;Giona Plazzotta;Begni Veronica

  • Gene-environment interaction in major depression: focus on experience-dependent biological systems

    Nicola Lopizzo;Luisella Bocchio Chiavetto;Nadia Cattane;Giona Plazzotta

  • Effects of immunomodulatory drugs on depressive symptoms: A mega-analysis of randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials in inflammatory disorders

    Gayle M Wittenberg;Annie Stylianou;Yun Zhang;Yu Sun

  • Antidepressants increase human hippocampal neurogenesis by activating the glucocorticoid receptor

    C Anacker;PA Zunszain;A Cattaneo;LA Carvalho

Frequent Co-Authors

Valeria Mondelli
Valeria Mondelli King's College London
Elisabeth B. Binder
Elisabeth B. Binder Max Planck Society
Giovanni B. Frisoni
Giovanni B. Frisoni University of Geneva
Francesca Calabrese
Francesca Calabrese University of Milan
Sandrine Thuret
Sandrine Thuret King's College London
Marcella Rietschel
Marcella Rietschel Heidelberg University
Katri Räikkönen
Katri Räikkönen University of Helsinki
Rudolf Uher
Rudolf Uher Dalhousie University
Ingrid Melle
Ingrid Melle University of Oslo
Stephan Ripke
Stephan Ripke Massachusetts General Hospital

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