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Marina Pizzi

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Neuroscience

D-Index
50
Citations
7537
World Ranking
5816
National Ranking
294

Marina Pizzi publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marina Pizzi sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 172 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Marina Pizzi D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marina Pizzi sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 50 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Marina Pizzi is affiliated with the University of Brescia in Italy. Their research predominantly focuses on the fields of medicine, neuroscience, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these domains, their work is particularly concentrated on neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, physiology, and immunology.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Advanced Glycation End Products research
  • Immune cells in cancer

Marina Pizzi has contributed to several publications, with a focus on neurodegenerative diseases and inflammation-related mechanisms. Some of their recent papers include:

  • "MicroRNA-34a-5p expression in the plasma and in its extracellular vesicle fractions in subjects with Parkinson's disease: An exploratory study" (2020), published in International Journal of Molecular Medicine
  • "Nuclear Factor-κB Dysregulation and α-Synuclein Pathology: Critical Interplay in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease" (2020), published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • "Neuroprotective epi-drugs quench the inflammatory response and microglial/macrophage activation in a mouse model of permanent brain ischemia" (2020), published in Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • "Plasma NfL, clinical subtypes and motor progression in Parkinson's disease" (2021), published in Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
  • "The contribution of β-amyloid, Tau and α-synuclein to blood-brain barrier damage in neurodegenerative disorders" (2024), published in Acta Neuropathologica

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Marina Pizzi include:

  • Arianna Bellucci
  • Edoardo Parrella
  • Gaia Faustini
  • Vanessa Porrini
  • Francesca Longhena

The most common venues for Marina Pizzi's publications are:

  • Neurobiology of Disease
  • IBRO Neuroscience Reports
  • International Journal of Molecular Medicine
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Journal of Neuroinflammation

Best Publications

  • Neuroprotection by Aspirin and Sodium Salicylate Through Blockade of NF-κB Activation

    Mariagrazia Grilli;Marina Pizzi;Maurizio Memo;PierFranco Spano

  • Review: Parkinson's disease: from synaptic loss to connectome dysfunction

    Arianna Bellucci;Nicola Biagio Mercuri;Annalena Venneri;Gaia Faustini

  • A bioinformatics analysis of memory consolidation reveals involvement of the transcription factor c-rel.

    Jonathan M. Levenson;Sangdun Choi;Sun Young Lee;Yun Anna Cao

  • Opposing Roles for NF-κB/Rel Factors p65 and c-Rel in the Modulation of Neuron Survival Elicited by Glutamate and Interleukin-1β

    Marina Pizzi;Francesca Goffi;Flora Boroni;Marina Benarese

  • Group-I metabotropic glutamate receptors: hypotheses to explain their dual role in neurotoxicity and neuroprotection

    F Nicoletti;V Bruno;M.V Catania;G Battaglia

  • NF‐κB pathway: a target for preventing β‐amyloid (Aβ)‐induced neuronal damage and Aβ42 production

    Alessandra Valerio;Alessandra Valerio;Flora Boroni;Marina Benarese;Ilenia Sarnico

  • Signal transduction and epigenetic mechanisms in the control of microglia activation during neuroinflammation.

    Bozena Kaminska;Mariana Mota;Marina Pizzi

  • Bim and Noxa Are Candidates to Mediate the Deleterious Effect of the NF-κB Subunit RelA in Cerebral Ischemia

    Ioana Inta;Stephan Paxian;Ira Maegele;Wen Zhang

  • Attenuation of excitatory amino acid toxicity by metabotropic glutamate receptor agonists and aniracetam in primary cultures of cerebellar granule cells.

    Marina Pizzi;Concetta Fallacara;Virginia Arrighi;Maurizio Memo

  • α-synuclein and synapsin III cooperatively regulate synaptic function in dopamine neurons.

    Michela Zaltieri;Jessica Grigoletto;Francesca Longhena;Laura Navarria

  • Regulation of Nuclear Factor κB in the Hippocampus by Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors

    Kenneth J O'Riordan;I-Chia Huang;Marina Pizzi;PierFranco Spano

  • Targeted acetylation of NF-kappaB/RelA and histones by epigenetic drugs reduces post-ischemic brain injury in mice with an extended therapeutic window.

    Annamaria Lanzillotta;Giuseppe Pignataro;Caterina Branca;Ornella Cuomo

  • Chapter 24 NF‐KappaB Dimers in the Regulation of Neuronal Survival

    Ilenia Sarnico;Annamaria Lanzillotta;Marina Benarese;Manuela Alghisi

  • Activation of multiple metabotropic glutamate receptor subtypes prevents NMDA-induced excitotoxicity in rat hippocampal slices.

    Marina Pizzi;Ornella Consolandi;Maurizio Memo;PierFranco Spano

  • NF‐κB p50/RelA and c‐Rel‐containing dimers: opposite regulators of neuron vulnerability to ischaemia

    Ilenia Sarnico;Annamaria Lanzillotta;Flora Boroni;Marina Benarese

  • Leptin Is Induced in the Ischemic Cerebral Cortex and Exerts Neuroprotection Through NF-κB/c-Rel–Dependent Transcription

    Alessandra Valerio;Marta Dossena;Paola Bertolotti;Flora Boroni

  • NF-κB factor c-Rel mediates neuroprotection elicited by mGlu5 receptor agonists against amyloid β-peptide toxicity

    M. Pizzi;I. Sarnico;F. Boroni;M. Benarese

  • Leptin Increases Axonal Growth Cone Size in Developing Mouse Cortical Neurons by Convergent Signals Inactivating Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β

    Alessandra Valerio;Valentina Ghisi;Marta Dossena;Cristina Tonello

  • Distinct roles of diverse nuclear factor-κB complexes in neuropathological mechanisms

    Marina Pizzi;PierFranco Spano

  • Prevention of neuron and oligodendrocyte degeneration by interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-6 receptor/IL-6 fusion protein in organotypic hippocampal slices.

    Marina Pizzi;Ilenia Sarnico;Flora Boroni;Marina Benarese

  • CHF5074, a novel γ-secretase modulator, attenuates brain β-amyloid pathology and learning deficit in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

    BP Imbimbo;B Hutter-Paier;G Villetti;F Facchinetti

Frequent Co-Authors

PierFranco Spano
PierFranco Spano University of Brescia
Michel Revel
Michel Revel Weizmann Institute of Science
Fabio Benfenati
Fabio Benfenati Italian Institute of Technology
J. David Sweatt
J. David Sweatt University of Alabama at Birmingham
Alberto Chiarugi
Alberto Chiarugi University of Florence
Laura Calzà
Laura Calzà University of Bologna
Alessandro Padovani
Alessandro Padovani University of Brescia
Maria Grazia Spillantini
Maria Grazia Spillantini University of Cambridge
Annalisa Pinna
Annalisa Pinna National Research Council (CNR)
Barbara Borroni
Barbara Borroni University of Brescia

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