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Maria Grazia Giovannini

Maria Grazia Giovannini

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Neuroscience

D-Index
46
Citations
7855
World Ranking
6708
National Ranking
345

Overview

Maria Grazia Giovannini is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Neurology, Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry, and Immunology.

The primary research topics include:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Immune cells in cancer

Recent publications demonstrate a focus on cellular and molecular interactions within the nervous system and neurodegenerative conditions. Notable papers include:

  • "An Overview on the Differential Interplay Among Neurons-Astrocytes-Microglia in CA1 and CA3 Hippocampus in Hypoxia/Ischemia" (2020), published in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • "The Emerging Role of the Interplay Among Astrocytes, Microglia, and Neurons in the Hippocampus in Health and Disease" (2021), published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • "The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis and Alzheimer Disease. From Dysbiosis to Neurodegeneration: Focus on the Central Nervous System Glial Cells" (2021), published in Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • "Cannabidiol inhibits microglia activation and mitigates neuronal damage induced by kainate in an in-vitro seizure model" (2022), published in Neurobiology of Disease
  • "Neuroinflammation: Integrated Nervous Tissue Response through Intercellular Interactions at the "Whole System" Scale" (2021), published in Cells

Frequent coauthors contributing to the body of work include Daniele Lana, Giada Magni, Domenico E. Pellegrini-Giampietro, Filippo Ugolini, and Elisa Landucci.

Research dissemination has been concentrated in several key venues. The most frequent publication platforms for their work are:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • Cells
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • Effects of novelty and habituation on acetylcholine, GABA, and glutamate release from the frontal cortex and hippocampus of freely moving rats.

    Maria Grazia Giovannini;A Rakovska;Rs Benton;M Pazzagli

  • Beta-amyloid-induced inflammation and cholinergic hypofunction in the rat brain in vivo: involvement of the p38MAPK pathway

    Maria Grazia Giovannini;Carla Scali;Costanza Prosperi;Arianna Bellucci

  • Biosynthesis and degradation of peptides derived from Xenopus laevis prohormones.

    M G Giovannini;L Poulter;B W Gibson;D H Williams

  • Inhibition of cortical acetylcholine release and cognitive performance by histamine H3 receptor activation in rats

    P. Blandina;M. Giorgetti;L. Bartolini;M. Cecchi

  • The Neuron-Astrocyte-Microglia Triad in Normal Brain Ageing and in a Model of Neuroinflammation in the Rat Hippocampus

    Francesca Cerbai;Daniele Lana;Daniele Nosi;Polina Petkova-Kirova

  • Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Beyond

    Giancarlo Pepeu;Maria Grazia Giovannini

  • Changes in Acetylcholine Extracellular Levels During Cognitive Processes

    Giancarlo Pepeu;Maria Grazia Giovannini

  • The role of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway in memory encoding.

    Maria Grazia Giovannini

  • NMDA receptor antagonists decrease GABA outflow from the septum and increase acetylcholine outflow from the hippocampus: a microdialysis study

    MG Giovannini;D Mutolo;L Bianchi;A Michelassi

  • Cholinesterase inhibitors and memory.

    Giancarlo Pepeu;Maria Grazia Giovannini

  • The fate of the brain cholinergic neurons in neurodegenerative diseases

    Giancarlo Pepeu;Maria Grazia Giovannini

  • Cholinergic dysfunction, neuronal damage and axonal loss in TgCRND8 mice.

    Arianna Bellucci;Ilaria Luccarini;Carla Scali;Costanza Prosperi

  • Effect of metrifonate on extracellular brain acetylcholine and object recognition in aged rats.

    Carla Scali;Maria Grazia Giovannini;Luciano Bartolini;Costanza Prosperi

  • Mitogen-activated protein kinase regulates early phosphorylation and delayed expression of Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in long-term potentiation.

    Maria Grazia Giovannini;Robert D. Blitzer;Tony Wong;Kichiemon Asoma

  • EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN INFLAMMATION AND NEURODEGENERATION AS MODEL OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE: PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF SELECTIVE COX-2 INHIBITORS

    M G Giovannini;C Scali;C Prosperi;A Bellucci

  • Improvement in Fear Memory by Histamine-Elicited ERK2 Activation in Hippocampal CA3 Cells

    Maria Grazia Giovannini;Marcel Efoudebe;Maria Beatrice Passani;Elisabetta Baldi

  • Use, Attitudes and Knowledge of Complementary and Alternative Drugs (CADs) among Pregnant Women: A Preliminary Survey in Tuscany

    Francesco Lapi;Alfredo Vannacci;Martina Moschini;Fabrizio Cipollini

  • Acetylcholine release from the frontal cortex during exploratory activity.

    Maria Grazia Giovannini;Luciano Bartolini;Silvia R Kopf;Giancarlo Pepeu

  • Investigation on acetylcholine, aspartate, glutamate and GABA extracellular levels from ventral hippocampus during repeated exploratory activity in the rat.

    L. Bianchi;C. Ballini;M. A. Colivicchi;L. Della Corte

  • Effect of thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) on acetylcholine release from different brain areas investigated by microdialysis

    M.G. Giovannini;F. Casamenti;A. Nistri;F. Paoli

Frequent Co-Authors

Giancarlo Pepeu
Giancarlo Pepeu University of Florence
Fiorella Casamenti
Fiorella Casamenti University of Florence
Gary L. Wenk
Gary L. Wenk The Ohio State University
Susanna Rosi
Susanna Rosi University of California, San Francisco
Renzo Guerrini
Renzo Guerrini University of Florence
John H. Morrison
John H. Morrison University of California, Davis

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