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Michela Matteoli

Michela Matteoli

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Biology and Biochemistry
Italy
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
23802
World Ranking
3897
National Ranking
81

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2012 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Michela Matteoli is affiliated with Humanitas University in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. The scientist's work spans multiple subfields, including neurology, molecular biology, immunology, cognitive neuroscience, and biological psychiatry.

The main topics of research covered by Michela Matteoli include:

  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Functional brain connectivity studies
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology

Frequent coauthors in the scientist's publications are:

  • Davide Pozzi (23 collaborations)
  • Raffaella Morini (12 collaborations)
  • Antonella Borreca (10 collaborations)
  • Marco Rasile (10 collaborations)
  • Lorena Passoni (9 collaborations)

Michela Matteoli has published in well-recognized venues, notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 5 publications
  • The EMBO Journal - 4 publications
  • Immunity - 4 publications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) - 4 publications
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature - 3 publications

Representative recent papers include:

  • "Microglia states and nomenclature: A field at its crossroads" (2022, Neuron)
  • "Local externalization of phosphatidylserine mediates developmental synaptic pruning by microglia" (2020, The EMBO Journal)
  • "Identification of a choroid plexus vascular barrier closing during intestinal inflammation" (2021, Science)
  • "Intranasal delivery of mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles exerts immunomodulatory and neuroprotective effects in a 3xTg model of Alzheimer's disease" (2020, Stem Cells Translational Medicine)
  • "Prenatal interleukin 6 elevation increases glutamatergic synapse density and disrupts hippocampal connectivity in offspring" (2021, Immunity)

The scientist has been recognized by election to prestigious organizations, including membership in the Academia Europaea since 2012 and as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Neurotoxins Affecting Neuroexocytosis

    Giampietro Schiavo;Michela Matteoli;Cesare Montecucco

  • The Microglial Innate Immune Receptor TREM2 Is Required for Synapse Elimination and Normal Brain Connectivity.

    Fabia Filipello;Raffaella Morini;Irene Corradini;Valerio Zerbi

  • Acid sphingomyelinase activity triggers microparticle release from glial cells.

    Fabio Bianco;Cristiana Perrotta;Luisa Novellino;Maura Francolini

  • Hardwiring the brain: endocannabinoids shape neuronal connectivity.

    Paul Berghuis;Ann M. Rajnicek;Yury M. Morozov;Ruth A. Ross

  • Astrocyte-Derived ATP Induces Vesicle Shedding and IL-1β Release from Microglia

    Fabio Bianco;Elena Pravettoni;Alessio Colombo;Ursula Schenk

  • Storage and Release of ATP from Astrocytes in Culture

    Silvia Coco;Federico Calegari;Elena Pravettoni;Davide Pozzi

  • GABA and pancreatic beta-cells: colocalization of glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) and GABA with synaptic-like microvesicles suggests their role in GABA storage and secretion.

    A Reetz;M Solimena;M Matteoli;F Folli

  • Primary structure and cellular localization of chicken brain myosin-V (p190), an unconventional myosin with calmodulin light chains.

    E. M. Espreafico;R. E. Cheney;M. Matteoli;A. A. C. Nascimento

  • Astrocytes as secretory cells of the central nervous system: idiosyncrasies of vesicular secretion.

    Alexei Verkhratsky;Michela Matteoli;Vladimir Parpura;Jean Pierre Mothet

  • Exo-endocytotic recycling of synaptic vesicles in developing processes of cultured hippocampal neurons.

    M Matteoli;K Takei;M S Perin;T C Südhof

  • Vesicular transmitter release from astrocytes.

    Vedrana Montana;Erik B. Malarkey;Claudia Verderio;Michela Matteoli

  • Microvesicles released from microglia stimulate synaptic activity via enhanced sphingolipid metabolism

    Flavia Antonucci;Elena Turola;Loredana Riganti;Matteo Caleo

  • Myeloid microvesicles are a marker and therapeutic target for neuroinflammation

    Claudia Verderio;Luca Muzio;Elena Turola;Alessandra Bergami

  • Synaptic vesicle dynamics in living cultured hippocampal neurons visualized with CY3-conjugated antibodies directed against the lumenal domain of synaptotagmin.

    K Kraszewski;O Mundigl;L Daniell;C Verderio

  • LRRK2 controls synaptic vesicle storage and mobilization within the recycling pool.

    Giovanni Piccoli;Steven B. Condliffe;Matthias Bauer;Florian Giesert

  • Differential effect of alpha-latrotoxin on exocytosis from small synaptic vesicles and from large dense-core vesicles containing calcitonin gene-related peptide at the frog neuromuscular junction

    M Matteoli;C Haimann;F Torri-Tarelli;J M Polak

  • Nucleotide‐mediated calcium signaling in rat cortical astrocytes: Role of P2X and P2Y receptors

    Marta Fumagalli;Roberta Brambilla;Nadia D'Ambrosi;Cinzia Volonté

  • Local externalization of phosphatidylserine mediates developmental synaptic pruning by microglia.

    Nicole Scott-Hewitt;Nicole Scott-Hewitt;Fabio Perrucci;Raffaella Morini;Marco Erreni

  • Association of Rab3A with synaptic vesicles at late stages of the secretory pathway.

    M. Matteoli;K. Takei;Richard S Cameron;P. Hurlbut

  • Acid sphingomyelinase activity triggers microparticle release from glial cells This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits distribution,andreproductioninanymedium,providedtheoriginalauthorandsourcearecredited.Thislicensedoesnot permit commercial exploitation or the creation of derivative works without specific permission.

    Fabio Bianco;Cristiana Perrotta;Luisa Novellino;Maura Francolini

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudia Verderio
Claudia Verderio University of Milan
Roberto Furlan
Roberto Furlan San Raffaele Hospital
Carolina Frassoni
Carolina Frassoni Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Mariaelvina Sala
Mariaelvina Sala University of Milan
Reinhard Jahn
Reinhard Jahn Max Planck Society
Tibor Harkany
Tibor Harkany Medical University of Vienna
Daniela Braida
Daniela Braida University of Milan
Emmanuel Delamarche
Emmanuel Delamarche IBM Research - Zurich
Ornella Rossetto
Ornella Rossetto University of Padua
Matteo Caleo
Matteo Caleo University of Padua

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