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Davide Ragozzino is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, their work focuses particularly on subfields such as Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Immunology.

The principal topics in Ragozzino's research include:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling
  • Gut microbiota and health

Ragozzino has contributed extensively to academic literature, with numerous publications. Recent notable papers include:

  • Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads, 2022, published in Neuron
  • Microglia control glutamatergic synapses in the adult mouse hippocampus, 2021, published in Glia
  • Microglial-glucocorticoid receptor depletion alters the response of hippocampal microglia and neurons in a chronic unpredictable mild stress paradigm in female mice, 2021, published in Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Microglia modulate hippocampal synaptic transmission and sleep duration along the light/dark cycle, 2021, published in Glia
  • What microglia depletion approaches tell us about the role of microglia on synaptic function and behavior, 2022, published in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Frequent coauthors working alongside Ragozzino in research include:

  • Silvia Di Angelantonio
  • Bernadette Basilico
  • Laura Ferrucci
  • Maria Rosito
  • Ingrid Reverte

The scientist's work often appears in several key venues, among which are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Glia
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Cell Reports

Best Publications

  • Synaptic Pruning by Microglia Is Necessary for Normal Brain Development

    Rosa C. Paolicelli;Giulia Bolasco;Francesca Pagani;Laura Maggi

  • Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads

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  • Deficient neuron-microglia signaling results in impaired functional brain connectivity and social behavior

    Yang Zhan;Rosa Chiara Paolicelli;Francesco Sforazzini;Laetitia Weinhard

  • Anomalous levels of Cl− transporters in the hippocampal subiculum from temporal lobe epilepsy patients make GABA excitatory

    E. Palma;M. Amici;F. Sobrero;G. Spinelli

  • Independent hypothalamic circuits for social and predator fear

    Bianca A Silva;Camilla Mattucci;Piotr Krzywkowski;Emanuele Murana

  • A Neural Switch for Active and Passive Fear

    Alessandro Gozzi;Apar Jain;Aldo Giovanelli;Aldo Giovanelli;Cristina Bertollini

  • TRPV1 channels are critical brain inflammation detectors and neuropathic pain biomarkers in mice

    Maria Cristina Marrone;Annunziato Morabito;Michela Giustizieri;Valerio Chiurchiù

  • Design and in vitro pharmacology of a selective gamma-aminobutyric acidC receptor antagonist.

    D Ragozzino;R M Woodward;Y Murata;F Eusebi

  • Microglia-neuron crosstalk: Signaling mechanism and control of synaptic transmission

    Silvia Marinelli;Bernadette Basilico;Maria Cristina Marrone;Davide Ragozzino

  • Chemokine CX3CL1 protects rat hippocampal neurons against glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity

    Cristina Limatola;Clotilde Lauro;Myriam Catalano;Maria Teresa Ciotti

  • Inflammation, neurodegeneration and protein aggregation in the retina as ocular biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease in the 3xTg-AD mouse model

    Alfonso Grimaldi;Carlo Brighi;Giovanna Peruzzi;Davide Ragozzino

  • CXC chemokines interleukin-8 (IL-8) and growth-related gene product α (GROα) modulate Purkinje neuron activity in mouse cerebellum

    Aldo Giovannelli;Cristina Limatola;Davide Ragozzino;Anna Maria Mileo

  • Chemokine Fractalkine/CX3CL1 Negatively Modulates Active Glutamatergic Synapses in Rat Hippocampal Neurons

    Davide Ragozzino;Silvia Di Angelantonio;Flavia Trettel;Cristina Bertollini

  • Neuroinflammatory Processes, A1 Astrocyte Activation and Protein Aggregation in the Retina of Alzheimer's Disease Patients, Possible Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis.

    Alfonso Grimaldi;Natalia Pediconi;Francesca Oieni;Rocco Pizzarelli

  • SDF‐1α‐mediated modulation of synaptic transmission in rat cerebellum

    Cristina Limatola;Aldo Giovannelli;Laura Maggi;Davide Ragozzino

  • Activity of Adenosine Receptors Type 1 Is Required for CX3CL1-Mediated Neuroprotection and Neuromodulation in Hippocampal Neurons

    Clotilde Lauro;Silvia Di Angelantonio;Raffaela Cipriani;Fabrizia Sobrero

  • CXCL12-induced glioblastoma cell migration requires intermediate conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel activity.

    Miriam Sciaccaluga;Bernard Fioretti;Luigi Catacuzzeno;Francesca Pagani

  • Fractalkine/CX3CL1 depresses central synaptic transmission in mouse hippocampal slices.

    Cristina Bertollini;Davide Ragozzino;Cornelius Gross;Cristina Limatola

  • Electrophysiological Properties of CA1 Pyramidal Neurons along the Longitudinal Axis of the Mouse Hippocampus

    Giampaolo Milior;Giampaolo Milior;Maria Amalia Di Castro;Livio Pepe’ Sciarria;Stefano Garofalo

  • The neuronal α6 subunit forms functional heteromeric acetylcholine receptors in human transfected cells

    Sergio Fucile;Jean‐Marc Matter;Linda Erkman;Davide Ragozzino

  • Defective microglial development in the hippocampus of Cx3cr1 deficient mice.

    Francesca Pagani;Rosa C. Paolicelli;Emanuele Murana;Barbara Cortese

Frequent Co-Authors

Cristina Limatola
Cristina Limatola Sapienza University of Rome
Fabrizio Eusebi
Fabrizio Eusebi Sapienza University of Rome
Cornelius Gross
Cornelius Gross European Bioinformatics Institute
Marie-Ève Tremblay
Marie-Ève Tremblay University of Victoria
Vincenzo Esposito
Vincenzo Esposito Sapienza University of Rome
Angela Santoni
Angela Santoni Sapienza University of Rome
Maria Teresa Ciotti
Maria Teresa Ciotti National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Alessandro Gozzi
Alessandro Gozzi Italian Institute of Technology
Giancarlo Ruocco
Giancarlo Ruocco Italian Institute of Technology
Igor Branchi
Igor Branchi Istituto Superiore di Sanità

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