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Moacir Geraldo Pizzolatti is affiliated with the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina in Brazil. Their research spans several intersecting fields, primarily focusing on Neuroscience, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Medicine. Their work also delves into subfields such as Plant Science, Neurology, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Biological Psychiatry, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their investigations.

The scientist's main research topics include Natural Compound Pharmacology Studies, Tryptophan and Brain Disorders, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Plant Biochemistry and Biosynthesis, Signaling Pathways in Disease, and Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies.

The list of recent papers authored or co-authored by Moacir Geraldo Pizzolatti includes:

  • Myricitrin exhibits antidepressant-like effects and reduces IL-6 hippocampal levels in the chronic mild stress model, 2022, Behavioural Brain Research
  • Biological activity of 2α,3β,23-trihydroxyolean-12-ene on glucose homeostasis, 2021, European Journal of Pharmacology
  • Dihydrostyryl-2-pyrone as a chemical marker of three non-xanthone-producing Polygala species (Polygalaceae), 2020, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology
  • Polygala sabulosa A.W. Bennett extract mitigates motor and cognitive deficits in a mouse model of acute ischemia, 2021, Metabolic Brain Disease
  • Corrigendum to "Involvement of p38MAPK on the antinociceptive action of myricitrin in mice" [Biochem. Pharmacol. 74 (2007) 924-931], 2024, Biochemical Pharmacology

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Ana Paula Ruani, Marisa Jádna Silva Frederico, Fátima Regina Mena Barreto Silva, Tiago Tizziani, and Dalila Venzke. This collaboration network suggests active engagement with researchers working across related fields.

Moacir Geraldo Pizzolatti's research has been published in various scientific venues, each contributing a platform for dissemination of their work. These venues include Behavioural Brain Research, European Journal of Pharmacology, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, Metabolic Brain Disease, and Biochemical Pharmacology.

Best Publications

  • Flavonoids: Prospective Drug Candidates

    Luisa Helena Cazarolli;Leila Zanatta;Elga Heloisa Alberton;Maria Santos Reis Bonorino Figueiredo

  • Antioxidant Activity and Total Phenolic Content of Some Brazilian Species

    I.M.C. Brighente;M. Dias;L.G. Verdi;M.G. Pizzolatti

  • Hypoglycemic effect and antioxidant potential of kaempferol-3,7-O-(alpha)-dirhamnoside from Bauhinia forficata leaves.

    Eliandra de Sousa;Leila Zanatta;Ilana Seifriz;Tânia Beatriz Creczynski-Pasa

  • Gênero Baccharis (Asteraceae): aspectos químicos, econômicos e biológicos

    Luiz Gonzaga Verdi;Inês Maria Costa Brighente;Moacir Geraldo Pizzolatti

  • Antidepressant-like effect of rutin isolated from the ethanolic extract from Schinus molle L. in mice: evidence for the involvement of the serotonergic and noradrenergic systems.

    Daniele G. Machado;Luis E.B. Bettio;Mauricio P. Cunha;Adair R.S. Santos

  • Antidepressant-like effect of the extract of Rosmarinus officinalis in mice: Involvement of the monoaminergic system

    Daniele G. Machado;Luis E.B. Bettio;Mauricio P. Cunha;Juliano C. Capra

  • Effects of flavonoids on α-glucosidase activity: Potential targets for glucose homeostasis

    Danielle Fontana Pereira;Luisa Helena Cazarolli;Cristiane Lavado;Vanessa Mengatto

  • Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Croton urucurana Baillon (Euphorbiaceae)

    Marize T.L.P Peres;Franco Delle Monache;Alexandre Bella Cruz;Moacir G Pizzolatti

  • Insulinomimetic effects of kaempferitrin on glycaemia and on 14C-glucose uptake in rat soleus muscle.

    Ana Paula Jorge;Heros Horst;Eliandra de Sousa;Moacir Geraldo Pizzolatti

  • Analysis of the antinociceptive effect of the flavonoid myricitrin: evidence for a role of the L-arginine-nitric oxide and protein kinase C pathways.

    Flavia Carla Meotti;Ana Paula Luiz;Moacir Geraldo Pizzolatti;Candida A. L. Kassuya

  • Antidepressant-like effect of scopoletin, a coumarin isolated from Polygala sabulosa (Polygalaceae) in mice: evidence for the involvement of monoaminergic systems

    Juliano C. Capra;Mauricio P. Cunha;Daniele G. Machado;Andrea D.E. Zomkowski

  • Antidepressant-like effect of the extract from leaves of Schinus molle L. in mice: evidence for the involvement of the monoaminergic system.

    Daniele G. Machado;Manuella P. Kaster;Ricardo W. Binfaré;Munique Dias

  • Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory potential of extract and isolated compounds from the leaves of Salvia officinalis in mice

    Melissa Raboni Alves Rodrigues;Luiz Kae Sales Kanazawa;Thiago Louback Machado das Neves;Carla Francielle da Silva

  • Flavonoids: Cellular and Molecular Mechanism of Action in Glucose Homeostasis

    Luisa Helena Cazarolli;Leila Zanatta;Elga Heloisa Alberton;Maria Santos Reis Bonorino Figueiredo

  • Antidepressant-like effects of fractions, essential oil, carnosol and betulinic acid isolated from Rosmarinus officinalis L.

    Daniele G. Machado;Mauricio P. Cunha;Vivian B. Neis;Grasiela O. Balen

  • Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oils of Eugenia species.

    Michele D. A. Magina;Eduardo M. Dalmarco;Alberto Wisniewski;Edesio L. Simionatto

  • Acute effect of Bauhinia forficata on serum glucose levels in normal and alloxan-induced diabetic rats.

    Fátima Regina Mena Barreto Silva;Bruno Szpoganicz;Moacir Geraldo Pizzolatti;Maria Alice Vieira Willrich

  • Mercurial-induced hydrogen peroxide generation in mouse brain mitochondria: protective effects of quercetin.

    Jeferson L. Franco;Hugo C. Braga;James Stringari;Fabiana C. Missau

  • Analysis of the anti-inflammatory properties of Rosmarinus officinalis L. in mice.

    Jucélia Pizzetti Benincá;Juliana Bastos Dalmarco;Moacir Geraldo Pizzolatti;Tânia Silvia Fröde

  • Antidepressant-like effect of ursolic acid isolated from Rosmarinus officinalis L. in mice: evidence for the involvement of the dopaminergic system

    D.G. Machado;V.B. Neis;G.O. Balen;A. Colla

  • Flavonóides glicosilados das folhas e flores de Bauhinia forficata (Leguminosae)

    Moacir Geraldo Pizzolatti;Anildo Cunha;Bruno Szpoganicz;Eliandra de Sousa

Frequent Co-Authors

Adair R.S. Santos
Adair R.S. Santos Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Rosendo A. Yunes
Rosendo A. Yunes Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
João B. Calixto
João B. Calixto Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Ana Lúcia S. Rodrigues
Ana Lúcia S. Rodrigues Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Adailton J. Bortoluzzi
Adailton J. Bortoluzzi Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Carlos A. Rosa
Carlos A. Rosa Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Juliano Ferreira
Juliano Ferreira Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Josiane Budni
Josiane Budni Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense
Michael Aschner
Michael Aschner Albert Einstein College of Medicine
João Rocha
João Rocha Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

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