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Donatella Caruso

Donatella Caruso

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
12066
World Ranking
9852
National Ranking
273

Overview

Donatella Caruso is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has a research focus spanning several interconnected fields in biological and medical sciences.

The main fields of study addressed in their work include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their contributions extend into multiple subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Genetics

Key topics covered in Donatella Caruso's research are:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol

Their recent publications include:

  • Regulatory mechanisms of the early phase of white adipocyte differentiation: an overview (2022), published in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
  • Centella asiatica L. Phytosome Improves Cognitive Performance by Promoting Bdnf Expression in Rat Prefrontal Cortex (2020), published in Nutrients
  • PGC1s and Beyond: Disentangling the Complex Regulation of Mitochondrial and Cellular Metabolism (2021), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Gut Microbiota Functional Dysbiosis Relates to Individual Diet in Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis (2021), published in Nutrients
  • Low-protein/high-carbohydrate diet induces AMPK-dependent canonical and non-canonical thermogenesis in subcutaneous adipose tissue (2020), published in Redox Biology

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Donatella Caruso are:

  • Nico Mitro
  • Roberto Cosimo Melcangi
  • Silvia Giatti
  • Silvia Diviccaro
  • Lucia Cioffi

The prominent publication venues where Donatella Caruso's work frequently appears include:

  • The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Biomolecules
  • Cells
  • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Best Publications

  • Olive oil phenolics are dose-dependently absorbed in humans.

    Francesco Visioli;Claudio Galli;Francis Bornet;Alissa Mattei

  • Virgin Olive Oil Study (VOLOS): vasoprotective potential of extra virgin olive oil in mildly dyslipidemic patients.

    Francesco Visioli;Donatella Caruso;Simona Grande;Raffaella Bosisio

  • Inhibition of Class I Histone Deacetylases Unveils a Mitochondrial Signature and Enhances Oxidative Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle and Adipose Tissue

    Andrea Galmozzi;Nico Mitro;Alessandra Ferrari;Elise Gers

  • Coordinated Control of Cholesterol Catabolism to Bile Acids and of Gluconeogenesis via a Novel Mechanism of Transcription Regulation Linked to the Fasted-to-fed Cycle

    Emma De Fabiani;Nico Mitro;Federica Gilardi;Donatella Caruso

  • Daily consumption of a high-phenol extra-virgin olive oil reduces oxidative DNA damage in postmenopausal women.

    Simonetta Salvini;Francesco Sera;Donatella Caruso;Lisa Giovannelli

  • Progesterone and its derivatives are neuroprotective agents in experimental diabetic neuropathy: A multimodal analysis

    E. Leonelli;R. Bianchi;G. Cavaletti;D. Caruso

  • Hydroxytyrosol Excretion Differs between Rats and Humans and Depends on the Vehicle of Administration

    Francesco Visioli;Claudio Galli;Simona Grande;Katia Colonnelli

  • Olive oils rich in natural catecholic phenols decrease isoprostane excretion in humans.

    Francesco Visioli;Donatella Caruso;Claudio Galli;Serena Viappiani

  • Urinary excretion of olive oil phenols and their metabolites in humans

    Donatella Caruso;Francesco Visioli;Rossana Patelli;Claudio Galli

  • Hydroxytyrosol, as a component of olive mill waste water, is dose- dependently absorbed and increases the antioxidant capacity of rat plasma

    Francesco Visioli;Donatella Caruso;Elena Plasmati;Rossana Patelli

  • Ligand for Translocator Protein Reverses Pathology in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease

    Anna M. Barron;Luis M. Garcia-Segura;Donatella Caruso;Anusha Jayaraman

  • Insights into the mechanism of partial agonism: crystal structures of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma ligand-binding domain in the complex with two enantiomeric ligands.

    Giorgio Pochetti;Cristina Godio;Nico Mitro;Donatella Caruso

  • Minor components of olive oil modulate proatherogenic adhesion molecules involved in endothelial activation.

    Mario Dell'Agli;Rossana Fagnani;Nico Mitro;Samuele Scurati

  • Short-Term Fasting Reveals Amino Acid Metabolism as a Major Sex-Discriminating Factor in the Liver

    Sara Della Torre;Nico Mitro;Clara Meda;Federica Lolli

  • Sex differences in neuroactive steroid levels in the nervous system of diabetic and non-diabetic rats

    Marzia Pesaresi;Omar Maschi;Silvia Giatti;Luis Miguel Garcia-Segura

  • Levels and actions of progesterone and its metabolites in the nervous system during physiological and pathological conditions.

    Roberto Cosimo Melcangi;Silvia Giatti;Donato Calabrese;Marzia Pesaresi

  • Evaluation of neuroactive steroid levels by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry in central and peripheral nervous system : effect of diabetes

    Donatella Caruso;Samuele Scurati;Omar Maschi;Leonardo De Angelis

  • Antiplasmodial activity of Punica granatum L. fruit rind

    Mario Dell’Agli;Germana V. Galli;Yolanda Corbett;Donatella Taramelli

  • Obesity-Induced Metabolic Stress Leads to Biased Effector Memory CD4+ T Cell Differentiation via PI3K p110δ-Akt-Mediated Signals

    Claudio Mauro;Joanne Smith;Danilo Cucchi;David Coe

  • Biological activities and metabolic fate of olive oil phenols

    Francesco Visioli;Claudio Galli;Giovanni Galli;Donatella Caruso

Frequent Co-Authors

Nico Mitro
Nico Mitro University of Milan
Roberto C. Melcangi
Roberto C. Melcangi University of Milan
Luis M. Garcia-Segura
Luis M. Garcia-Segura Spanish National Research Council
Elena Tremoli
Elena Tremoli University of Milan
Guido Cavaletti
Guido Cavaletti University of Milano-Bicocca
Francesco Visioli
Francesco Visioli University of Padua
Adriana Maggi
Adriana Maggi University of Milan
Giuseppe Danilo Norata
Giuseppe Danilo Norata University of Milan
Corrado L. Galli
Corrado L. Galli University of Milan
Paola Fermo
Paola Fermo University of Milan

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