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Luigia Cristino is affiliated with the National Research Council (CNR) in Italy. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a focus on Physiology, Pharmacology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The major topics addressed in their work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Dietary Effects on Health, Sleep and related disorders, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, and Circadian rhythm and melatonin.

Recent publications by Luigia Cristino include the following:

  • Obesity Affects the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis and the Regulation Thereof by Endocannabinoids and Related Mediators, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Orexin-A and endocannabinoids are involved in obesity-associated alteration of hippocampal neurogenesis, plasticity, and episodic memory in mice, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Protective Effects of N-Oleoylglycine in a Mouse Model of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, 2020, ACS Chemical Neuroscience
  • Targeting the orexin/hypocretin system for the treatment of neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases: From animal to clinical studies, 2023, Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology
  • N-palmitoyl-D-glucosamine, A Natural Monosaccharide-Based Glycolipid, Inhibits TLR4 and Prevents LPS-Induced Inflammation and Neuropathic Pain in Mice, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Vincenzo Di Marzo
  • Fabiana Piscitelli
  • Nicola Forte
  • Roberta Imperatore
  • Lea Tunisi

Luigia Cristino has published extensively in several specific venues:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Nature Communications
  • Molecules
  • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
  • Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • Cannabinoids and the expanded endocannabinoid system in neurological disorders.

    Luigia Cristino;Tiziana Bisogno;Vincenzo Di Marzo

  • IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL LOCALIZATION OF CANNABINOID TYPE 1 AND VANILLOID TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL VANILLOID TYPE 1 RECEPTORS IN THE MOUSE BRAIN

    L. Cristino;L. de Petrocellis;G. Pryce;D. Baker

  • Elevation of Endocannabinoid Levels in the Ventrolateral Periaqueductal Grey through Inhibition of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Affects Descending Nociceptive Pathways via Both Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 and Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Type-1 Receptors

    Sabatino Maione;Tiziana Bisogno;Vito de Novellis;Enza Palazzo

  • Non-THC cannabinoids inhibit prostate carcinoma growth in vitro and in vivo: pro-apoptotic effects and underlying mechanisms.

    Luciano De Petrocellis;Alessia Ligresti;Aniello Schiano Moriello;Mariagrazia Iappelli

  • Endocannabinoid Dysregulation in the Pancreas and Adipose Tissue of Mice Fed With a High‐fat Diet

    Katarzyna M. Starowicz;Luigia Cristino;Isabel Matias;Raffaele Capasso

  • Anxiolytic effects in mice of a dual blocker of fatty acid amide hydrolase and transient receptor potential vanilloid type-1 channels.

    Vincenzo Micale;Luigia Cristino;Alessandra Tamburella;Stefania Petrosino

  • Neural precursor cells induce cell death of high-grade astrocytomas through stimulation of TRPV1

    Kristin Stock;Jitender Kumar;Michael Synowitz;Stefania Petrosino

  • The endocannabinoid system as a link between homoeostatic and hedonic pathways involved in energy balance regulation

    V Di Marzo;A Ligresti;L Cristino

  • Tonic Endovanilloid Facilitation of Glutamate Release in Brainstem Descending Antinociceptive Pathways

    Katarzyna Starowicz;Sabatino Maione;Luigia Cristino;Enza Palazzo

  • TRPV1 receptors in the central nervous system: potential for previously unforeseen therapeutic applications.

    Katarzyna Starowicz;Luigia Cristino;Vincenzo Di Marzo

  • Obesity-driven synaptic remodeling affects endocannabinoid control of orexinergic neurons

    Luigia Cristino;Giuseppe Busetto;Roberta Imperatore;Ida Ferrandino

  • Arvanil, anandamide and N-arachidonoyl-dopamine (NADA) inhibit emesis through cannabinoid CB1 and vanilloid TRPV1 receptors in the ferret

    K. A. Sharkey;L. Cristino;L. D. Oland;M. D. Van Sickle

  • Immunohistochemical localization of anabolic and catabolic enzymes for anandamide and other putative endovanilloids in the hippocampus and cerebellar cortex of the mouse brain.

    L. Cristino;K. Starowicz;L. De Petrocellis;J. Morishita

  • Endocannabinoids and energy homeostasis: an update.

    Luigia Cristino;Thorsten Becker;Vincenzo Di Marzo

  • Protective role of palmitoylethanolamide in contact allergic dermatitis.

    S. Petrosino;L. Cristino;M. Karsak;E. Gaffal

  • Palmitoylethanolamide induces microglia changes associated with increased migration and phagocytic activity: involvement of the CB2 receptor.

    F Guida;L Luongo;S Boccella;M E Giordano

  • Endocannabinoid modulation of homeostatic and non-homeostatic feeding circuits.

    Benjamin K. Lau;Daniela Cota;Luigia Cristino;Stephanie L. Borgland

  • TRPV1-Dependent and -Independent Alterations in the Limbic Cortex of Neuropathic Mice: Impact on Glial Caspases and Pain Perception

    Catia Giordano;Luigia Cristino;Livio Luongo;Dario Siniscalco

  • The A1 adenosine receptor as a new player in microglia physiology

    L. Luongo;F. Guida;R. Imperatore;F. Napolitano

  • Periaqueductal gray metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 7 and 8 mediate opposite effects on amino acid release, rostral ventromedial medulla cell activities, and thermal nociception.

    Ida Marabese;Francesca Rossi;Enza Palazzo;Vito de Novellis

Frequent Co-Authors

Sabatino Maione
Sabatino Maione University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Livio Luongo
Livio Luongo University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Enza Palazzo
Enza Palazzo University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Marina Bentivoglio
Marina Bentivoglio University of Verona
Vito de Novellis
Vito de Novellis University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Alessandro Usiello
Alessandro Usiello University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Gary R. Lewin
Gary R. Lewin Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Helmut Kettenmann
Helmut Kettenmann Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
Quentin J. Pittman
Quentin J. Pittman University of Calgary
Ken Mackie
Ken Mackie Indiana University

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