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Fabio Blandini

Fabio Blandini

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Neuroscience

D-Index
61
Citations
11674
World Ranking
3712
National Ranking
162

Overview

Fabio Blandini is affiliated with the University of Pavia in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, with a strong focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their primary subfields include neurology, physiology, cell biology, molecular biology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientist's research work centers largely on Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, lysosomal storage disorders, and cellular transport and secretion. Other topics of interest include RNA regulation and disease, nuclear receptors and signaling, pancreatic function and diabetes, and glycogen storage diseases and myoclonus.

Blandini's frequently published research venues reflect their engagement with specialized neuroscientific and biomedical communities. These include:

  • Movement Disorders
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Parkinsonism & Related Disorders

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Blandini and colleagues highlight key advancements in Parkinson's disease and related topics. These notable papers are:

  • "Glucocerebrosidase Defects as a Major Risk Factor for Parkinson's Disease," 2020, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • "Sphingolipid changes in Parkinson L444P GBA mutation fibroblasts promote α-synuclein aggregation," 2021, Brain
  • "A blood-based marker of mitochondrial DNA damage in Parkinson's disease," 2023, Science Translational Medicine
  • "Neuroprotective and Symptomatic Effects of Cannabidiol in an Animal Model of Parkinson's Disease," 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Potential therapeutic effects of polyphenols in Parkinson's disease: in vivo and in vitro pre-clinical studies," 2020, Neural Regeneration Research

Frequent collaboration is evident in Blandini's work, with several coauthors appearing multiple times in publications. Key coauthors include:

  • Silvia Cerri
  • Micol Avenali
  • Anthony H.V. Schapira
  • Enza Maria Valente
  • Marco Toffoli

Blandini's research contributions are characterized by their engagement with experimental and clinical aspects of neurodegenerative diseases and related molecular mechanisms. Their body of work encompasses both foundational and translational research aimed at understanding disease pathology and potential therapeutic approaches.

Best Publications

  • Functional changes of the basal ganglia circuitry in Parkinson's disease.

    Fabio Blandini;Giuseppe Nappi;Cristina Tassorelli;Emilia Martignoni

  • Parkinson's Disease in Women and Men: What's the Difference?

    Silvia Cerri;Liudmila Mus;Fabio Blandini

  • Animal models of Parkinson's disease.

    Fabio Blandini;Marie Therese Armentero

  • Glutamate and Parkinson's disease

    Fabio Blandini;Richard H. P. Porter;J. Timothy Greenamyre

  • The 6-hydroxydopamine model: news from the past.

    Fabio Blandini;Marie Therese Armentero;Emilia Martignoni

  • Parkinson’s disease patients have a complex phenotypic and functional Th1 bias: cross-sectional studies of CD4+ Th1/Th2/T17 and Treg in drug-naïve and drug-treated patients

    Natasa Kustrimovic;Cristoforo Comi;Luca Magistrelli;Emanuela Rasini

  • Time-course of nigrostriatal damage, basal ganglia metabolic changes and behavioural alterations following intrastriatal injection of 6-hydroxydopamine in the rat: new clues from an old model.

    Fabio Blandini;Giovanna Levandis;Eleonora Bazzini;Giuseppe Nappi

  • A further update on the role of excitotoxicity in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease

    Giulia Ambrosi;Silvia Cerri;Fabio Blandini

  • Naproxen sodium in menstrual migraine prophylaxis: a double-blind placebo controlled study.

    G. Sances;E. Martignoni;L. Fioroni;F. Blandini

  • Plasma Homocysteine and l-DOPA Metabolism in Patients with Parkinson Disease

    Fabio Blandini;Roberto Fancellu;Emilia Martignoni;Anna Mangiagalli

  • Multiple neurogenic and neurorescue effects of human mesenchymal stem cell after transplantation in an experimental model of Parkinson's disease.

    Lidia Cova;Marie Therese Armentero;Eleonora Zennaro;Cinzia Calzarossa

  • Neural and Immune Mechanisms in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease

    Fabio Blandini

  • TRANSPLANTATION OF UNDIFFERENTIATED HUMAN MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS PROTECTS AGAINST 6-HYDROXYDOPAMINE NEUROTOXICITY IN THE RAT

    Fabio Blandini;Lidia Cova;Marie-Therese Armentero;Eleonora Zennaro

  • Cognitive and affective status in mild hypothyroidism and interactions with l‐thyroxine treatment

    Giorgio Giovanni Bono;R Fancellu;F Blandini;G Santoro

  • Neuroprotective effect of rasagiline in a rodent model of Parkinson's disease

    F. Blandini;M.T. Armentero;R. Fancellu;E. Blaugrund

  • SOD1 and DJ-1 Converge at Nrf2 Pathway: A Clue for Antioxidant Therapeutic Potential in Neurodegeneration

    Pamela Milani;Giulia Ambrosi;Omar Gammoh;Omar Gammoh;Fabio Blandini

  • Prolonged blockade of NMDA or mGluR5 glutamate receptors reduces nigrostriatal degeneration while inducing selective metabolic changes in the basal ganglia circuitry in a rodent model of Parkinson's disease.

    Marie-Thérèse Armentero;Roberto Fancellu;Giuseppe Nappi;Placido Bramanti

  • Activation of the DNA damage response in vivo in synucleinopathy models of Parkinson’s disease

    Chiara Milanese;Silvia Cerri;Ayse Ulusoy;Simona V. Gornati

  • Systemic administration of an mGluR5 antagonist, but not unilateral subthalamic lesion, counteracts l-DOPA-induced dyskinesias in a rodent model of Parkinson's disease.

    Giovanna Levandis;Eleonora Bazzini;Marie-Thérèse Armentero;Giuseppe Nappi

  • Inefficient DNA Repair Is an Aging-Related Modifier of Parkinson’s Disease

    Sara Sepe;Chiara Milanese;Sylvia Gabriels;Kasper W.J. Derks

  • Peripheral proteasome and caspase activity in Parkinson disease and Alzheimer disease

    F. Blandini;E. Sinforiani;C. Pacchetti;A. Samuele

  • Role of Autophagy in Parkinson's Disease.

    Silvia Cerri;Fabio Blandini

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Fornai
Francesco Fornai University of Pisa
Claudio Pacchetti
Claudio Pacchetti University of Pavia
Francesco Orzi
Francesco Orzi Sapienza University of Rome
Giorgio Sandrini
Giorgio Sandrini University of Pavia
Robert Nisticò
Robert Nisticò University of Rome Tor Vergata
Anthony H.V. Schapira
Anthony H.V. Schapira University College London
Filippo Sean Giorgi
Filippo Sean Giorgi University of Pisa
Giacinto Bagetta
Giacinto Bagetta University of Calabria
Nicola B. Mercuri
Nicola B. Mercuri University of Rome Tor Vergata
Egidio D'Angelo
Egidio D'Angelo University of Pavia

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