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M. Angela Cenci

M. Angela Cenci

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Neuroscience

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69
Citations
17269
World Ranking
2623
National Ranking
48

Overview

M. Angela Cenci is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to research in neuroscience and medicine, with a primary focus on neurological disorders and treatments, specifically Parkinson's disease. Their scholarly work spans several interrelated fields, including neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, as well as cognitive neuroscience.

Their research topics cover a variety of areas such as:

  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research

M. Angela Cenci's recent publications include works published between 2020 and 2022. These papers have appeared in notable venues such as Progress in Brain Research, Neuropharmacology, Journal of Clinical Investigation, and Neurobiology of Disease. Some specific recent papers are:

  • Animal models for preclinical Parkinson's research: An update and critical appraisal, 2020, Progress in Brain Research
  • Non-dopaminergic approaches to the treatment of motor complications in Parkinson's disease, 2022, Neuropharmacology
  • D1-mGlu5 heteromers mediate noncanonical dopamine signaling in Parkinson's disease, 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • The role of glia in Parkinson's disease: Emerging concepts and therapeutic applications, 2020, Progress in Brain Research
  • Distinct patterns of dyskinetic and dystonic features following D1 or D2 receptor stimulation in a mouse model of parkinsonism, 2021, Neurobiology of Disease

The scientist has frequently published in several journals, with multiple contributions in:

  • Progress in Brain Research
  • Neuropharmacology
  • Neurobiology of Disease
  • Movement Disorders
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their scientific activities. Frequent co-authors include Elena Espa, Katrine Skovgård, Tiziana Pisani, Silvia Fanni, and Cristina Alcacer, reflecting ongoing partnerships contributing to their research outputs.

Best Publications

  • Loss of bidirectional striatal synaptic plasticity in L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia

    Barbara Picconi;Diego Centonze;Kerstin Håkansson;Giorgio Bernardi

  • Pharmacological validation of behavioural measures of akinesia and dyskinesia in a rat model of Parkinson's disease.

    M. Lundblad;M. Andersson;C. Winkler;C. Winkler;D. Kirik

  • L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia in the rat is associated with striatal overexpression of prodynorphin- and glutamic acid decarboxylase mRNA.

    M A Cenci;C S Lee;A Björklund

  • Animal models of neurological deficits: how relevant is the rat?

    M Angela Cenci;Ian Q Whishaw;Timothy Schallert;Timothy Schallert

  • Pathophysiology of L-dopa-induced motor and non-motor complications in Parkinson's disease.

    Matthieu F. Bastide;Wassilios G. Meissner;Barbara Picconi;Stefania Fasano

  • L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia in the intrastriatal 6-hydroxydopamine model of parkinson's disease: relation to motor and cellular parameters of nigrostriatal function.

    Christian Winkler;Christian Winkler;Deniz Kirik;Anders Björklund;M.Angela Cenci

  • Striatal fosB Expression Is Causally Linked with l -DOPA-Induced Abnormal Involuntary Movements and the Associated Upregulation of Striatal Prodynorphin mRNA in a Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease

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  • A model of l-DOPA-induced dyskinesia in 6-hydroxydopamine lesioned mice: relation to motor and cellular parameters of nigrostriatal function ☆

    M. Lundblad;B. Picconi;H. Lindgren;M.A. Cenci

  • Dopamine dysregulation of movement control in l-DOPA-induced dyskinesia.

    M. Angela Cenci

  • l-DOPA-induced dopamine efflux in the striatum and the substantia nigra in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease: temporal and quantitative relationship to the expression of dyskinesia

    Hanna S. Lindgren;Daniel R. Andersson;Sören Lagerkvist;Hans Nissbrandt

  • Spatiotemporal pattern of striatal ERK1/2 phosphorylation in a rat model of L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia and the role of dopamine D1 receptors.

    Jenny E. Westin;Linda Vercammen;Linda Vercammen;Elissa M. Strome;Christine Konradi

  • Cell type-specific plasticity of striatal projection neurons in parkinsonism and L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia

    Tim Fieblinger;Steven M. Graves;Luke E. Sebel;Cristina Alcacer

  • Regional differences in the regulation of dopamine and noradrenaline release in medial frontal cortex, nucleus accumbens and caudate-putamen: a microdialysis study in the rat.

    M. Angela Cenci;Peter Kalén;Ronald J. Mandel;Anders Björklund

  • Embryonic ventral mesencephalic grafts improve levodopa-induced dyskinesia in a rat model of Parkinson's disease.

    Chong S. Lee;M. Angela Cenci;Michael Schulzer;Anders Björklund

  • Ratings of L‐DOPA‐Induced Dyskinesia in the Unilateral 6‐OHDA Lesion Model of Parkinson's Disease in Rats and Mice

    M Angela Cenci;Martin Lundblad

  • Maladaptive plasticity of serotonin axon terminals in levodopa-induced dyskinesia.

    Daniella Rylander;Martin Parent;Sean S. O'Sullivan;Sandra Dovero

  • Antagonism of metabotropic glutamate receptor type 5 attenuates l-DOPA-induced dyskinesia and its molecular and neurochemical correlates in a rat model of Parkinson's disease.

    Flora Mela;Matteo Marti;Andrzej Dekundy;Wojciech Danysz

  • Maladaptive striatal plasticity in l-DOPA-induced dyskinesia

    M. Angela Cenci;Christine Konradi

  • Modulation of l-DOPA-induced abnormal involuntary movements by clinically tested compounds: Further validation of the rat dyskinesia model

    Andrzej Dekundy;Martin Lundblad;Wojciech Danysz;M. Angela Cenci

  • Presynaptic Mechanisms of l-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia: The Findings, the Debate, and the Therapeutic Implications

    M. Angela Cenci

  • Post- versus presynaptic plasticity in L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia.

    M. Angela Cenci;Martin Lundblad

Frequent Co-Authors

Anders Björklund
Anders Björklund Lund University
Paul Greengard
Paul Greengard Rockefeller University
Christine Konradi
Christine Konradi Vanderbilt University
Barbara Picconi
Barbara Picconi University of Rome Tor Vergata
D. James Surmeier
D. James Surmeier Northwestern University
Gilberto Fisone
Gilberto Fisone Karolinska Institute
Paolo Calabresi
Paolo Calabresi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Timothy J Schallert
Timothy J Schallert The University of Texas at Austin
Fabrizio Gardoni
Fabrizio Gardoni University of Milan
Qin Li
Qin Li Peking Union Medical College Hospital

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