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Mauro Maccarrone

Mauro Maccarrone

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Biology and Biochemistry
Italy
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
105
Citations
35589
World Ranking
1211
National Ranking
15

Medicine

D-Index
106
Citations
35904
World Ranking
6604
National Ranking
214

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Mauro Maccarrone is affiliated with the University of L'Aquila in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of medical research, specifically focusing on pharmacology and molecular biology aspects related to the endocannabinoid system.

Their publication record includes research in several prominent journals, with notable recent papers such as: Goods and Bads of the Endocannabinoid System as a Therapeutic Target: Lessons Learned after 30 Years (2023, Pharmacological Reviews), Bioactive lipids, inflammation and chronic diseases (2020, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews), Sclerostin Regulation, Microarchitecture, and Advanced Glycation End-Products in the Bone of Elderly Women With Type 2 Diabetes (2020, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research), Crosstalk between the transcriptional regulation of dopamine D2 and cannabinoid CB1 receptors in schizophrenia: Analyses in patients and in perinatal Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol-exposed rats (2020, Pharmacological Research), and Development of High-Specificity Fluorescent Probes to Enable Cannabinoid Type 2 Receptor Studies in Living Cells (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society).

The academic collaboration network includes frequent coauthors such as:

  • Sergio Oddi
  • Alessandro Leuti
  • Filomena Fezza
  • Marina Fava
  • Lucia Scipioni

Their work is commonly published in venues including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Methods in Molecular Biology
  • Cells
  • Molecules

Maccarrone's research primarily spans the field of Medicine with a significant focus on subfields such as:

  • Pharmacology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

The key topics addressed in their work include:

  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Pancreatic Function and Diabetes
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • GABA and Rice Research
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies

In addition to journal articles, Maccarrone has authored books, including Endocannabinoid Signaling, published by Springer Science+Business Media in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Endocannabinoid signaling at the periphery: 50 years after THC

    Mauro Maccarrone;Itai Bab;Tamás Bíró;Guy A. Cabral

  • Anandamide induces apoptosis in human cells via vanilloid receptors. Evidence for a protective role of cannabinoid receptors.

    Mauro Maccarrone;Tatiana Lorenzon;Monica Bari;Gerry Melino

  • Bioactive Lipids and Chronic Inflammation: Managing the Fire Within.

    Valerio Chiurchiù;Alessandro Leuti;Mauro Maccarrone

  • The Activity of Anandamide at Vanilloid VR1 Receptors Requires Facilitated Transport across the Cell Membrane and Is Limited by Intracellular Metabolism

    Luciano De Petrocellis;Tiziana Bisogno;Mauro Maccarrone;John B. Davis

  • Experimental parkinsonism alters endocannabinoid degradation: implications for striatal glutamatergic transmission.

    Paolo Gubellini;Barbara Picconi;Monica Bari;Natalia Battista

  • Proresolving lipid mediators resolvin D1, resolvin D2, and maresin 1 are critical in modulating T cell responses

    Valerio Chiurchiù;Alessandro Leuti;Jesmond Dalli;Anders Jacobsson

  • Activity-based protein profiling reveals off-target proteins of the FAAH inhibitor BIA 10-2474

    Annelot C. M. van Esbroeck;Antonius P. A. Janssen;Armand B. Cognetta;Daisuke Ogasawara

  • Anandamide inhibits metabolism and physiological actions of 2-arachidonoylglycerol in the striatum

    Mauro Maccarrone;Silvia Rossi;Monica Bari;Valentina De Chiara

  • Programming of neural cells by (endo)cannabinoids: from physiological rules to emerging therapies

    Mauro Maccarrone;Manuel Guzmán;Ken Mackie;Patrick Doherty

  • Role in Anxiety Behavior of the Endocannabinoid System in the Prefrontal Cortex

    T. Rubino;N. Realini;C. Castiglioni;C. Guidali

  • Cannabinoid CB2 receptor ligand profiling reveals biased signalling and off-target activity

    Marjolein Soethoudt;Uwe Grether;Juergen Fingerle;Travis W. Grim

  • Cannabinoid receptor signaling in progenitor/stem cell proliferation and differentiation

    Ismael Galve-Roperh;Valerio Chiurchiù;Javier Díaz-Alonso;Monica Bari

  • Presynaptic Facilitation of Glutamatergic Synapses to Dopaminergic Neurons of the Rat Substantia Nigra by Endogenous Stimulation of Vanilloid Receptors

    Silvia Marinelli;Vincenzo Di Marzo;Nicola Berretta;Isabel Matias

  • Relation between decreased anandamide hydrolase concentrations in human lymphocytes and miscarriage.

    Mauro Maccarrone;Herbert Valensise;Monica Bari;Natalia Lazzarin

  • Jekyll and Hyde: Two Faces of Cannabinoid Signaling in Male and Female Fertility

    Haibin Wang;Sudhansu K. Dey;Mauro Maccarrone;Mauro Maccarrone

  • Resveratrol prevents apoptosis in K562 cells by inhibiting lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase activity

    Mauro Maccarrone;Tatiana Lorenzon;Pietro Guerrieri;Alessandro Finazzi Agrò

  • Selective N-acylethanolamine-hydrolyzing acid amidase inhibition reveals a key role for endogenous palmitoylethanolamide in inflammation

    Carlos Solorzano;Chenggang Zhu;Natalia Battista;Giuseppe Astarita

  • Anandamide hydrolysis by human cells in culture and brain.

    Mauro Maccarrone;Marcelis van der Stelt;Antonello Rossi;Gerrit A. Veldink

  • Anandamide Uptake by Human Endothelial Cells and Its Regulation by Nitric Oxide

    Mauro Maccarrone;Monica Bari;Tatiana Lorenzon;Tiziana Bisogno

  • Lipid Rafts Control Signaling of Type-1 Cannabinoid Receptors in Neuronal Cells IMPLICATIONS FOR ANANDAMIDE-INDUCED APOPTOSIS

    Monica Bari;Natalia Battista;Filomena Fezza;Alessandro Finazzi-Agrò

Frequent Co-Authors

Alessandro Finazzi-Agrò
Alessandro Finazzi-Agrò University of Rome Tor Vergata
Filomena Fezza
Filomena Fezza University of Rome Tor Vergata
Diego Centonze
Diego Centonze University of Rome Tor Vergata
Giorgio Bernardi
Giorgio Bernardi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Bernardo Dell'Osso
Bernardo Dell'Osso University of Milan
Tiziana Bisogno
Tiziana Bisogno National Research Council (CNR)
Silvia Rossi
Silvia Rossi Chiesi (Italy)
Gerry Melino
Gerry Melino University of Rome Tor Vergata
Daniela Galimberti
Daniela Galimberti University of Milan
Gerrit A. Veldink
Gerrit A. Veldink Utrecht University

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