Antonio Contestabile

Overview

Best Publications

• The history of the cholinergic hypothesis

  Antonio Contestabile

  468
  Citations

• Roles of NMDA receptor activity and nitric oxide production in brain development

  Antonio Contestabile

  409
  Citations

• Cell cycle alteration and decreased cell proliferation in the hippocampal dentate gyrus and in the neocortical germinal matrix of fetuses with Down syndrome and in Ts65Dn mice.

  Andrea Contestabile;Tatiana Fila;Claudio Ceccarelli;Paola Bonasoni

  321
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• Reciprocal interactions between microglia and neurons: from survival to neuropathology.

  Elisabetta Polazzi;Antonio Contestabile

  308
  Citations

• Partial neuroprotection of in vivo excitotoxic brain damage by chronic administration of the red wine antioxidant agent, trans-resveratrol in rats.

  Marco Virgili;Antonio Contestabile

  299
  Citations

• An In Vivo Model for Studying Function of Brain Tissue Temporarily Devoid of Glial Cell Metabolism: The Use of Fluorocitrate

  R. E. Paulsen;A. Contestabile;L. Villani;F. Fonnum

  295
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• Biochemical, molecular and epigenetic mechanisms of valproic acid neuroprotection.

  Barbara Monti;Elisabetta Polazzi;Antonio Contestabile

  290
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• Cerebellar granule cells as a model to study mechanisms of neuronal apoptosis or survival in vivo and in vitro.

  Antonio Contestabile

  258
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• Reversing excitatory GABAAR signaling restores synaptic plasticity and memory in a mouse model of Down syndrome

  Gabriele Deidda;Martina Parrini;Shovan Naskar;Ignacio F Bozarth

  247
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• Role of nitric oxide in the regulation of neuronal proliferation, survival and differentiation.

  Antonio Contestabile;Elisabetta Ciani

  220
  Citations

• Valproic acid is neuroprotective in the rotenone rat model of Parkinson's disease: involvement of alpha-synuclein.

  Barbara Monti;Valentina Gatta;Francesca Piretti;Simonetta S. Raffaelli

  215
  Citations

• Nitric oxide regulates cGMP-dependent cAMP-responsive element binding protein phosphorylation and Bcl-2 expression in cerebellar neurons: implication for a survival role of nitric oxide.

  Elisabetta Ciani;Sandra Guidi;Renata Bartesaghi;Antonio Contestabile

  200
  Citations

• Lithium rescues synaptic plasticity and memory in Down syndrome mice

  Andrea Contestabile;Barbara Greco;Diego Ghezzi;Valter Tucci

  195
  Citations

• Communication breaks-Down: From neurodevelopment defects to cognitive disabilities in Down syndrome

  Andrea Contestabile;Fabio Benfenati;Laura Gasparini

  189
  Citations

• Dominant β-catenin mutations cause intellectual disability with recognizable syndromic features

  Valter Tucci;Tjitske Kleefstra;Tjitske Kleefstra;Andrea Hardy;Ines Heise

  158
  Citations

• Topography of cholinergic and substance P pathways in the habenulo-interpeduncular system of the rat. An immunocytochemical and microchemical approach

  A. Contestabile;L. Villani;A. Fasolo;M.F. Franzoni

  150
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• Inhibition of free radical production or free radical scavenging protects from the excitotoxic cell death mediated by glutamate in cultures of cerebellar granule neurons.

  Elisabetta Ciani;Lena Grøneng;Manuela Voltattorni;Veslemøy Rolseth

  144
  Citations

• Subchronic rolipram delivery activates hippocampal CREB and arc, enhances retention and slows down extinction of conditioned fear.

  Barbara Monti;Chiara Berteotti;Antonio Contestabile

  140
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• Brain Nitric Oxide and Its Dual Role in Neurodegeneration / Neuroprotection: Understanding Molecular Mechanisms to Devise Drug Approaches

  Antonio Contestabile;Barbara Monti;Andrea Contestabile;Elisabetta Ciani

  127
  Citations

• Rescuing Over-activated Microglia Restores Cognitive Performance in Juvenile Animals of the Dp(16) Mouse Model of Down Syndrome.

  Bruno Pinto;Giovanni Morelli;Mohit Rastogi;Annalisa Savardi

  127
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• The GABAergic Hypothesis for Cognitive Disabilities in Down Syndrome.

  Andrea Contestabile;Salvatore Magara;Laura Cancedda

  125
  Citations

• Akt pathway mediates a cGMP-dependent survival role of nitric oxide in cerebellar granule neurones.

  Elisabetta Ciani;Marco Virgili;Antonio Contestabile

  122
  Citations