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Biology and Biochemistry
Italy
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
82
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17621
World Ranking
3773
National Ranking
77

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  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Katia Varani is a researcher affiliated with the University of Ferrara in Italy. Their work spans across biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, medicine, and neuroscience, with a strong focus on molecular biology and physiology within these fields.

The scientist's main topics of research encompass adenosine and purinergic signaling, pharmacological receptor mechanisms and effects, as well as cannabis and cannabinoid research. Other significant areas of study include receptor mechanisms and signaling, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, vagus nerve stimulation research, and mechanisms related to neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Katia Varani highlight these research interests. Notable papers include:

  • Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Stimulation in Osteogenesis and Chondrogenesis: Signaling Pathways and Therapeutic Implications, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Adenosine and Inflammation: Here, There and Everywhere, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Pharmacological data of cannabidiol- and cannabigerol-type phytocannabinoids acting on cannabinoid CB1, CB2 and CB1/CB2 heteromer receptors, 2020, Pharmacological Research
  • Targeting Adenosine Receptors: A Potential Pharmacological Avenue for Acute and Chronic Pain, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Adenosine Receptors in Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Fine Regulators of Neurotransmission and Potential Therapeutic Targets, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Katia Varani frequently collaborates with other researchers including Fabrizio Vincenzi, Silvia Pasquini, Pier Andrea Borea, Stefania Merighi, and Stefania Gessi, reflecting a network of scientific partnerships in their field.

Their work is regularly published in several scientific venues with a concentration on:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cells
  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Biomolecules

Best Publications

  • Pharmacology of Adenosine Receptors: The State of the Art

    Pier Andrea Borea;Stefania Gessi;Stefania Merighi;Fabrizio Vincenzi

  • Adenosine as a Multi-Signalling Guardian Angel in Human Diseases: When, Where and How Does it Exert its Protective Effects?

    Pier Andrea Borea;Stefania Gessi;Stefania Merighi;Katia Varani

  • The A3 adenosine receptor: an enigmatic player in cell biology.

    Stefania Gessi;Stefania Merighi;Katia Varani;Edward Leung

  • The A3 Adenosine Receptor: History and Perspectives

    Pier Andrea Borea;Katia Varani;Fabrizio Vincenzi;Pier Giovanni Baraldi

  • A glance at adenosine receptors: novel target for antitumor therapy

    Stefania Merighi;Prisco Mirandola;Katia Varani;Stefania Gessi

  • Binding and Signaling Studies Disclose a Potential Allosteric Site for Cannabidiol in Cannabinoid CB2 Receptors

    Eva Martínez-Pinilla;Katia Varani;Irene Reyes-Resina;Edgar Angelats;Edgar Angelats

  • A2A adenosine receptors in human peripheral blood cells

    S Gessi;K Varani;S Merighi;E Ongini

  • Adenosine receptors as mediators of both cell proliferation and cell death of cultured human melanoma cells.

    Stefania Merighi;Prisco Mirandola;Prisco Mirandola;Daniela Milani;Katia Varani

  • Adenosine signaling contributes to ethanol-induced fatty liver in mice

    Zhongsheng Peng;Pier Andrea Borea;Tuere Wilder;Herman Yee

  • A(3) adenosine receptor ligands: history and perspectives.

    Pier Giovanni Baraldi;Barbara Cacciari;Romeo Romagnoli;Stefania Merighi

  • [(3)H]MRE 3008F20: a novel antagonist radioligand for the pharmacological and biochemical characterization of human A(3) adenosine receptors.

    Katia Varani;Stefania Merighi;Stefania Gessi;Karl-Norbert Klotz

  • Effect of low frequency electromagnetic fields on A2A adenosine receptors in human neutrophils

    Katia Varani;Stefania Gessi;Stefania Merighi;Valeria Iannotta

  • A2A and A3 adenosine receptor expression in rheumatoid arthritis: upregulation, inverse correlation with disease activity score and suppression of inflammatory cytokine and metalloproteinase release

    Katia Varani;Melissa Padovan;Fabrizio Vincenzi;Martina Targa

  • A3 Adenosine Receptor Activation Inhibits Cell Proliferation via Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt-dependent Inhibition of the Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase 1/2 Phosphorylation in A375 Human Melanoma Cells

    Stefania Merighi;Annalisa Benini;Prisco Mirandola;Stefania Gessi

  • Caffeine Alters A2A Adenosine Receptors and Their Function in Human Platelets

    Katia Varani;Francesco Portaluppi;Stefania Merighi;Ennio Ongini

  • A(3) adenosine receptors in human neutrophils and promyelocytic HL60 cells: a pharmacological and biochemical study.

    Stefania Gessi;Katia Varani;Stefania Merighi;Elena Cattabriga

  • Caffeine inhibits adenosine-induced accumulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha, vascular endothelial growth factor, and interleukin-8 expression in hypoxic human colon cancer cells.

    Stefania Merighi;Annalisa Benini;Prisco Mirandola;Stefania Gessi

  • Pharmacological and biochemical characterization of A3 adenosine receptors in Jurkat T cells

    Stefania Gessi;Katia Varani;Stefania Merighi;Anna Morelli

  • Adenosine modulates vascular endothelial growth factor expression via hypoxia-inducible factor-1 in human glioblastoma cells.

    Stefania Merighi;Annalisa Benini;Prisco Mirandola;Stefania Gessi

  • Characterization of adenosine receptors in bovine chondrocytes and fibroblast-like synoviocytes exposed to low frequency low energy pulsed electromagnetic fields

    K. Varani;M. De Mattei;F. Vincenzi;S. Gessi

Frequent Co-Authors

Pier Andrea Borea
Pier Andrea Borea University of Ferrara
Stefania Gessi
Stefania Gessi University of Ferrara
Stefania Merighi
Stefania Merighi University of Ferrara
Pier Giovanni Baraldi
Pier Giovanni Baraldi University of Ferrara
Romeo Romagnoli
Romeo Romagnoli University of Ferrara
Stefano Moro
Stefano Moro University of Padua
Karl-Norbert Klotz
Karl-Norbert Klotz University of Würzburg
Carla Ghelardini
Carla Ghelardini University of Florence
Milena Fini
Milena Fini University of Bologna
Domenico Regoli
Domenico Regoli University of Ferrara

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