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Cecilia Gotti is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy and has a significant body of research primarily focused on molecular biology, biochemistry, and neuroscience. Their publication record highlights a strong emphasis on nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and related cellular mechanisms.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Physics and Astronomy

Within these broad areas, they have contributed extensively to several subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Physiology
  • Organic Chemistry

Their research topics cover a variety of subjects with a particular concentration on receptor biology and neuropharmacology. The main topics include:

  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Neutrino Physics Research
  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena

Recent papers by Cecilia Gotti include:

  • "Cytisine and cytisine derivatives. More than smoking cessation aids" (2021), Pharmacological Research
  • "Choline and nicotine increase glioblastoma cell proliferation by binding and activating α7- and α9- containing nicotinic receptors" (2020), Pharmacological Research
  • "α9-Containing Nicotinic Receptors in Cancer" (2022), Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • "Persistent cognitive and affective alterations at late withdrawal stages after long-term intermittent exposure to tobacco smoke or electronic cigarette vapour: Behavioural changes and their neurochemical correlates" (2020), Pharmacological Research
  • "Brain sex-dependent alterations after prolonged high fat diet exposure in mice" (2022), Communications Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Cecilia Gotti include:

  • Francesco Clementi
  • Michèle Zoli
  • Susanna Pucci
  • M. Clemenza
  • Milena Moretti

Their research has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Pharmacological Research
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Letters

Best Publications

  • Neuronal nicotinic receptors: from structure to pathology

    C. Gotti;F. Clementi

  • Brain nicotinic acetylcholine receptors : native subtypes and their relevance

    Cecilia Gotti;Michele Zoli;Francesco Clementi

  • Subunit composition of functional nicotinic receptors in dopaminergic neurons investigated with knock-out mice

    Nicolas Champtiaux;Cecilia Gotti;Matilde Cordero-Erausquin;Denis J. David

  • Human neuronal nicotinic receptors

    C. Gotti;D. Fornasari;F. Clementi

  • Structural and functional diversity of native brain neuronal nicotinic receptors

    Cecilia Gotti;Francesco Clementi;Alice Fornari;Annalisa Gaimarri

  • Diversity of vertebrate nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

    Neil S. Millar;Cecilia Gotti

  • Identification of the nicotinic receptor subtypes expressed on dopaminergic terminals in the rat striatum.

    Michele Zoli;Milena Moretti;Alessio Zanardi;J. Michael McIntosh

  • Heterogeneity and complexity of native brain nicotinic receptors.

    Cecilia Gotti;Milena Moretti;Annalisa Gaimarri;Alessio Zanardi

  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the mesolimbic pathway: primary role of ventral tegmental area alpha6beta2 receptors in mediating systemic nicotine effects on dopamine release, locomotion, and reinforcement

    Cecilia Gotti;Stefania Guiducci;Vincenzo Tedesco;Silvia Corbioli

  • Nicotinic receptor subtypes in human brain ageing, Alzheimer and Lewy body diseases.

    Elaine Perry;Carmen Martin-Ruiz;Mandy Lee;Martin Griffiths

  • Diversity of native nicotinic receptor subtypes in mammalian brain.

    Michele Zoli;Francesco Pistillo;Cecilia Gotti

  • Rodent Habenulo–Interpeduncular Pathway Expresses a Large Variety of Uncommon nAChR Subtypes, But Only the α3β4 and α3β3β4 Subtypes Mediate Acetylcholine Release

    Sharon R. Grady;Milena Moretti;Michele Zoli;Michael J. Marks

  • Reciprocal regulation of dopamine D1 and D3 receptor function and trafficking by heterodimerization.

    Chiara Fiorentini;Chiara Busi;Emanuela Gorruso;Cecilia Gotti

  • Brain neuronal nicotinic receptors as new targets for drug discovery.

    C. Gotti;L. Riganti;S. Vailati;F. Clementi

  • Neuronal and Extraneuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors.

    Michele Zoli;Susanna Pucci;Antonietta Vilella;Cecilia Gotti

  • α4 but Not α3 and α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunits Are Lost from the Temporal Cortex in Alzheimer's Disease

    C. M. Martin‐Ruiz;J. A. Court;E. Molnar;M. Lee

  • α7 and non‐α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors modulate dopamine release in vitro and in vivo in the rat prefrontal cortex

    Phil D Livingstone;Jayaraman Srinivasan;James N C Kew;Lee A Dawson

  • SPECIFICITY OF CALCIUM CHANNEL AUTOANTIBODIES IN LAMBERT-EATON MYASTHENIC SYNDROME

    E. Sher;N. Canal;G. Piccolo;C. Gotti

  • Neuronal nicotinic receptors, important new players in brain function

    Francesco Clementi;Diego Fornasari;Cecilia Gotti

  • Expression of Nigrostriatal α6-Containing Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Is Selectively Reduced, but Not Eliminated, by β3 Subunit Gene Deletion

    Cecilia Gotti;Milena Moretti;Francesco Clementi;Loredana Riganti

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Clementi
Francesco Clementi University of Milan
Michele Zoli
Michele Zoli University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Renato Longhi
Renato Longhi National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Mariaelvina Sala
Mariaelvina Sala University of Milan
Daniela Braida
Daniela Braida University of Milan
Michael J. Marks
Michael J. Marks University of Colorado Boulder
Robert H. Perry
Robert H. Perry Newcastle University
Susan Wonnacott
Susan Wonnacott University of Bath
Nica Borgese
Nica Borgese National Research Council (CNR)
Jon Lindstrom
Jon Lindstrom University of Pennsylvania

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