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Giuseppa Mudò

Giuseppa Mudò

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D-Index
39
Citations
5982
World Ranking
8337
National Ranking
455

Overview

Giuseppa Mudò is affiliated with the University of Palermo in Italy and has an active research profile in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Neuroscience. Their publications show a strong focus on molecular biology and physiology with particular relevance to cellular and molecular neuroscience and neurology.

Their research encompasses key topics such as:

  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Giuseppa Mudò has published extensively in several venues, most frequently in:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Antioxidants
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cells
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology

Selected recent papers include:

  • New Neuroprotective Effect of Lemon IntegroPectin on Neuronal Cellular Model, 2021, Antioxidants
  • Protective, Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activity of Grapefruit IntegroPectin on SH-SY5Y Cells, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Beneficial Role of Exercise in the Modulation of mdx Muscle Plastic Remodeling and Oxidative Stress, 2021, Antioxidants
  • Serotonin Heteroreceptor Complexes and Their Integration of Signals in Neurons and Astroglia-Relevance for Mental Diseases, 2021, Cells
  • Downregulation of the Astroglial Connexin Expression and Neurodegeneration after Pilocarpine-Induced Status Epilepticus, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Valentina Di Liberto
  • Monica Frinchi
  • Miriana Scordino
  • Patrizia Di Iorio
  • Domenico Nuzzo

The research contributions span molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration, neuroprotection, cellular remodeling in muscle pathology, and the bioactivity of plant-derived compounds, particularly citrus pectins. The work integrates approaches from molecular biology, neuropharmacology, and biochemistry to address aspects of oxidative stress, receptor signaling, and neuroinflammation.

Best Publications

  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Inhibition Protects against Excitotoxic Neuronal Injury in the Rat Brain

    Anna-Leena Sokka;Noora Putkonen;Giuseppa Mudo;Evgeny Pryazhnikov

  • Transgenic expression and activation of PGC-1α protect dopaminergic neurons in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson’s disease

    Giuseppa Mudò;Johanna Mäkelä;Valentina Di Liberto;Timofey V. Tselykh

  • Expression of connexin36 in the adult and developing rat brain.

    Natale Belluardo;Giuseppa Mudò;Angela Trovato-Salinaro;Sabine Le Gurun

  • Expression of Cx36 in mammalian neurons.

    Daniele F Condorelli;Natale Belluardo;Angela Trovato-Salinaro;Giuseppa Mudò

  • Central nicotinic receptors, neurotrophic factors and neuroprotection.

    Natale Belluardo;Giuseppa Mudò;Mariann Blum;Kjell Fuxe

  • The FGF-2/FGFRs neurotrophic system promotes neurogenesis in the adult brain.

    G. Mudò;A. Bonomo;V. Di Liberto;M. Frinchi

  • Comparative localization of fibroblast growth factor receptor-1, -2, and -3 mRNAs in the rat brain: in situ hybridization analysis.

    N. Belluardo;G. Wu;G. Mudo;A.C. Hansson

  • Expression of neurotrophins and their receptors in primary astroglial cultures : induction by cyclic AMP-elevating agents

    D. F. Condorelli;P. Dell'Albani;G. Mudò;T. Timmusk

  • Cellular expression of connexins in the rat brain: neuronal localization, effects of kainate-induced seizures and expression in apoptotic neuronal cells

    Daniele F. Condorelli;Angela Trovato‐Salinaro;Giuseppa Mudò;Melita B. Mirone

  • Nicotinic receptor agonists as neuroprotective/neurotrophic drugs. Progress in molecular mechanisms

    G. Mudo;N. Belluardo;K. Fuxe

  • Fibroblast growth factor-21 enhances mitochondrial functions and increases the activity of PGC-1α in human dopaminergic neurons via Sirtuin-1

    Johanna Mäkelä;Johanna Mäkelä;Timofey V. Tselykh;Timofey V. Tselykh;Francesca Maiorana;Francesca Maiorana;Ove Eriksson

  • Structure, chromosomal localization, and brain expression of human Cx36 gene.

    N. Belluardo;A. Trovato-Salinaro;G. Mudò;Y.L. Hurd

  • Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1- 5-hydroxytryptamine 1A heteroreceptor complexes and their enhancement of hippocampal plasticity.

    Dasiel O. Borroto-Escuela;Wilber Romero-Fernandez;Giuseppa Mudó;Mileidys Pérez-Alea

  • Transplantation of prodrug-converting neural progenitor cells for brain tumor therapy.

    Vincenza Barresi;Natale Belluardo;Simonetta Sipione;Giuseppa Mudò

  • Acute intermittent nicotine treatment induces fibroblast growth factor-2 in the subventricular zone of the adult rat brain and enhances neuronal precursor cell proliferation

    G. Mudò;N. Belluardo;A. Mauro;K. Fuxe

  • Acute intermittent nicotine treatment produces regional increases of basic fibroblast growth factor messenger RNA and protein in the tel- and diencephalon of the rat.

    N Belluardo;M Blum;G Mudo;B Andbjer

  • Change in Neurotrophins and Their Receptor mRNAs in the Rat Forebrain After Status Epilepticus Induced by Pilocarpine

    Giuseppa Mudò;Xing H. Jiang;Tõnis Timmusk;Mauro Bindoni

  • Current disease modifying approaches to treat Parkinson's disease.

    Dan Lindholm;Johanna Mäkelä;Valentina Di Liberto;Giuseppa Mudò

  • Neurotrophins and their trk receptors in cultured cells of the glial lineage and in white matter of the central nervous system.

    Daniele F. Condorelli;Tuija Salin;Paola Dell’Albani;Giuseppa Mudò

  • Increased expression of trkB and trkC messenger RNAs in the rat forebrain after focal mechanical injury.

    G. Mudó;H. Persson;T. Timmusk;H. Funakoshi

Frequent Co-Authors

Natale Belluardo
Natale Belluardo University of Palermo
Kjell Fuxe
Kjell Fuxe Karolinska Institute
Dasiel O. Borroto-Escuela
Dasiel O. Borroto-Escuela Karolinska Institute
Mariann Blum
Mariann Blum Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Francisco Ciruela
Francisco Ciruela University of Barcelona
Luigi F. Agnati
Luigi F. Agnati University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Luca Ferraro
Luca Ferraro University of Ferrara
Rita Citraro
Rita Citraro Magna Graecia University
Gemma Navarro
Gemma Navarro University of Barcelona
Emilio Russo
Emilio Russo Magna Graecia University

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