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Lucio Annunziato is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy. Their research spans multiple fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Neuroscience. The work focuses on various subfields such as Molecular Biology, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cancer Research, and Physiology.

The primary research topics covered in Annunziato's publications involve:

  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Ion channel regulation and function

Annunziato's recent notable papers include:

  • "Positive allosteric modulation of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 restrains neuroinflammation," published in 2020 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Stroke by inducing HDAC9-dependent deacetylation of HIF-1 and Sp1, promotes TfR1 transcription and GPX4 reduction, thus determining ferroptotic neuronal death," 2023, International Journal of Biological Sciences
  • "The Na+/Ca2+ exchanger in Alzheimer's disease," 2020, Cell Calcium
  • "Fyn Tyrosine Kinase Elicits Amyloid Precursor Protein Tyr682 Phosphorylation in Neurons from Alzheimer's Disease Patients," 2020, Cells
  • "Remote postconditioning ameliorates stroke damage by preventing let-7a and miR-143 up-regulation," 2020, Theranostics

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Cell Calcium (10 publications)
  • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy (4 publications)
  • Cells (3 publications)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (3 publications)
  • Molecular Therapy (2 publications)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Annunziato are:

  • Giuseppe Pignataro
  • Ornella Cuomo
  • Serenella Anzilotti
  • Agnese Secondo
  • Valeria Valsecchi

Best Publications

  • Pharmacology of Brain Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger: From Molecular Biology to Therapeutic Perspectives

    L. Annunziato;G. Pignataro;G. F. Di Renzo

  • Apoptosis induced in neuronal cells by oxidative stress: role played by caspases and intracellular calcium ions.

    Lucio Annunziato;Salvatore Amoroso;Anna Pannaccione;Mauro Cataldi

  • Prolactinomas resistant to standard dopamine agonists respond to chronic cabergoline treatment

    Annamaria Colao;Antonella Di Sarno;Francesca Sarnacchiaro;Diego Ferone

  • Macroprolactinoma shrinkage during cabergoline treatment is greater in naive patients than in patients pretreated with other dopamine agonists: a prospective study in 110 patients.

    Annamaria Colao;Antonella Di Sarno;Maria Luisa Landi;Francesco Scavuzzo

  • Dopamine receptor expression and function in corticotroph pituitary tumors

    Rosario Pivonello;Diego Ferone;Wouter W. de Herder;Johan M. Kros

  • Involvement of D-Aspartic acid in the synthesis of testosterone in rat testes

    Autimo D'Aniello;Anna Di Cosmo;Carlo Di Cristo;Lucio Annunziato

  • LONG-TERM AND LOW-DOSE TREATMENT WITH CABERGOLINE INDUCES MACROPROLACTINOMA SHRINKAGE

    Annamaria Colao;Antonella Di Sarno;Maria Luisa Landi;Sossio Cirillo

  • Reproductive endocrine disorders in women with primary generalized epilepsy

    Leonilda Bilo;Roberta Meo;Carmine Nappi;Lucio Annunziato

  • Rhythm-specific modulation of the sensorimotor network in drug-naive patients with Parkinson's disease by levodopa.

    Fabrizio Esposito;Fabrizio Esposito;Alessandro Tessitore;Alfonso Giordano;Rosita De Micco

  • M Channels Containing KCNQ2 Subunits Modulate Norepinephrine, Aspartate, and GABA Release from Hippocampal Nerve Terminals

    Maria Martire;Pasqualina Castaldo;Monia D'Amico;Paolo Preziosi

  • Two Sodium/Calcium Exchanger Gene Products, NCX1 and NCX3, Play a Major Role in the Development of Permanent Focal Cerebral Ischemia

    Giuseppe Pignataro;Rosaria Gala;Ornella Cuomo;Anna Tortiglione

  • Mitochondrial AKAP121 Links cAMP and src Signaling to Oxidative Metabolism

    Alessandra Livigni;Antonella Scorziello;Savina Agnese;Annagrazia Adornetto

  • Dopamine Receptor Expression and Function in Clinically Nonfunctioning Pituitary Tumors: Comparison with the Effectiveness of Cabergoline Treatment

    Rosario Pivonello;Carmela Matrone;Mariagiovanna Filippella;Luigi M. Cavallo

  • Prolactin secretion in man: a useful tool to evaluate the activity of drugs on central 5-hydroxytryptaminergic neurones. Studies with fenfluramine.

    A Quattrone;G Tedeschi;U Aguglia;F Scopacasa

  • Molecular Basis for the Lack of HERG K+ Channel Block-Related Cardiotoxicity by the H1 Receptor Blocker Cetirizine Compared with Other Second-Generation Antihistamines

    Maurizio Taglialatela;Anna Pannaccione;Pasqualina Castaldo;Giovanna Giorgio

  • Targeted Disruption of Na+/Ca2+ Exchanger 3 (NCX3) Gene Leads to a Worsening of Ischemic Brain Damage

    Pasquale Molinaro;Ornella Cuomo;Giuseppe Pignataro;Francesca Boscia

  • Benign Familial Neonatal Convulsions Caused by Altered Gating of KCNQ2/KCNQ3 Potassium Channels

    Pasqualina Castaldo;Emanuele Miraglia del Giudice;Giangennaro Coppola;Antonio Pascotto

  • Histamine Induces Exocytosis and IL-6 Production from Human Lung Macrophages Through Interaction with H1 Receptors

    Massimo Triggiani;Marco Gentile;Agnese Secondo;Francescopaolo Granata

  • Modulation of ion channels by reactive oxygen and nitrogen species: a pathophysiological role in brain aging?

    Lucio Annunziato;Anna Pannaccione;Mauro Cataldi;Agnese Secondo

  • BHK cells transfected with NCX3 are more resistant to hypoxia followed by reoxygenation than those transfected with NCX1 and NCX2: Possible relationship with mitochondrial membrane potential.

    Agnese Secondo;Rosaria Ilaria Staiano;Antonella Scorziello;Rossana Sirabella

Frequent Co-Authors

Maurizio Taglialatela
Maurizio Taglialatela University of Naples Federico II
Lorella M.T. Canzoniero
Lorella M.T. Canzoniero University of Sannio
Gaetano Lombardi
Gaetano Lombardi University of Naples Federico II
Annamaria Colao
Annamaria Colao University of Naples Federico II
Gianni Marone
Gianni Marone University of Naples Federico II
Massimo Triggiani
Massimo Triggiani University of Salerno
Rosario Pivonello
Rosario Pivonello University of Naples Federico II
Aldo Quattrone
Aldo Quattrone Magna Graecia University
Jonathan Lytton
Jonathan Lytton University of Calgary
Robert Nisticò
Robert Nisticò University of Rome Tor Vergata

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