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Marcello D'Amelio is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a significant emphasis on Physiology, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Marcello D'Amelio has contributed to numerous publications, with frequent publication venues including:

  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • Alzheimer s Research & Therapy
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Neural Regeneration Research
  • Translational Psychiatry

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by D'Amelio are:

  • "Nilotinib restores memory function by preventing dopaminergic neuron degeneration in a mouse model of Alzheimer's Disease," 2021, Progress in Neurobiology
  • "In vivo human molecular neuroimaging of dopaminergic vulnerability along the Alzheimer's disease phases," 2021, Alzheimer s Research & Therapy
  • "The role of dopamine in NLRP3 inflammasome inhibition: Implications for neurodegenerative diseases," 2023, Ageing Research Reviews
  • "Functionalization strategies of polymeric nanoparticles for drug delivery in Alzheimer's disease: Current trends and future perspectives," 2022, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • "Dopamine neuron degeneration in the Ventral Tegmental Area causes hippocampal hyperexcitability in experimental Alzheimer's Disease," 2024, Molecular Psychiatry

The scientist frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, including:

  • Annalisa Nobili
  • Livia La Barbera
  • Paraskevi Krashia
  • Nicola Biagio Mercuri
  • Maria Teresa Viscomi

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Caspase-3 triggers early synaptic dysfunction in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    Marcello D'Amelio;Virve Cavallucci;Silvia Middei;Cristina Marchetti

  • Neuronal caspase-3 signaling: not only cell death

    M D'Amelio;V Cavallucci;F Cecconi

  • Dopamine neuronal loss contributes to memory and reward dysfunction in a model of Alzheimer’s disease

    Annalisa Nobili;Emanuele Claudio Latagliata;Maria Teresa Viscomi;Virve Cavallucci

  • Inflammation Triggers Synaptic Alteration and Degeneration in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

    Diego Centonze;Luca Muzio;Silvia Rossi;Francesca Cavasinni

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Caspase-3 in the Central Nervous System: Beyond Apoptosis

    Marcello D'Amelio;Morgan Sheng;Francesco Cecconi

  • Aβ toxicity in Alzheimer's disease.

    Virve Cavallucci;Marcello D'Amelio;Francesco Cecconi

  • Blunting neuroinflammation with resolvin D1 prevents early pathology in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease

    Paraskevi Krashia;Alberto Cordella;Annalisa Nobili;Livia La Barbera

  • Paraoxonase gene variants are associated with autism in North America, but not in Italy: possible regional specificity in gene–environment interactions

    M. D'Amelio;I. Ricci;R. Sacco;X. Liu

  • Brain excitability and connectivity of neuronal assemblies in Alzheimer's disease: from animal models to human findings.

    Maria Elena D'Amelio;Paolo Maria Rossini

  • Schwann cell autophagy counteracts the onset and chronification of neuropathic pain.

    Sara Marinelli;Francesca Nazio;Antonella Tinari;Laura Ciarlo

  • Nonapoptotic Role for Apaf-1 in the DNA Damage Checkpoint

    Yael Zermati;Yael Zermati;Yael Zermati;Shahul Mouhamad;Shahul Mouhamad;Shahul Mouhamad;Lilli Stergiou;Benjamin Besse

  • Stimulation of autophagy by rapamycin protects neurons from remote degeneration after acute focal brain damage

    Maria Teresa Viscomi;Marcello D'Amelio;Virve Cavallucci;Laura Latini

  • Mutations in the TMPRSS3 gene are a rare cause of childhood nonsyndromic deafness in Caucasian patients.

    Marie Wattenhofer;Mario Vincenzo Di Iorio;Raquel Rabionet;Loretta Dougherty

  • Nilotinib restores memory function by preventing dopaminergic neuron degeneration in a mouse model of Alzheimer's Disease.

    Livia La Barbera;Francescangelo Vedele;Annalisa Nobili;Paraskevi Krashia

  • Interactions between neuroactive steroids and reelin haploinsufficiency in Purkinje cell survival.

    Filippo Biamonte;Giovanni Assenza;Ramona Marino;Marcello D'Amelio

  • The role of dopaminergic midbrain in Alzheimer's disease: Translating basic science into clinical practice.

    Marcello D'Amelio;Stefano Puglisi-Allegra;Nicola Mercuri

  • Matter of Life and Death: the Pharmacological Approaches Targeting Apoptosis in Brain Diseases

    Virve Cavallucci;Marcello D'Amelio

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicola B. Mercuri
Nicola B. Mercuri University of Rome Tor Vergata
Maria Teresa Viscomi
Maria Teresa Viscomi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Laura Petrosini
Laura Petrosini Sapienza University of Rome
Robert Nisticò
Robert Nisticò University of Rome Tor Vergata
Beth Levine
Beth Levine The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Stefano Puglisi-Allegra
Stefano Puglisi-Allegra Sapienza University of Rome
Marco Bozzali
Marco Bozzali Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Andrea Ballabio
Andrea Ballabio Baylor College of Medicine
Martine Ammassari-Teule
Martine Ammassari-Teule National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

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