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Natale Belluardo

Natale Belluardo

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Neuroscience

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50
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10040
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5706
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289

Overview

Natale Belluardo is affiliated with the University of Palermo in Italy and has contributed to research across several interconnected domains of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work interlaces molecular mechanisms with neuropharmacological contexts, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding cellular and neurological functions.

Their publication record includes the following recent papers:

  • "Guanosine-Mediated Anxiolytic-Like Effect: Interplay with Adenosine A1 and A2A Receptors," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Neuroprotective and Antioxidant Role of Oxotremorine-M, a Non-selective Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors Agonist, in a Cellular Model of Alzheimer Disease," 2022, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
  • "An upstream enhancer and MEF2 transcription factors fine-tune the regulation of the Bdnf gene in cortical and hippocampal neurons," 2024, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Investigating the Role of Guanosine on Human Neuroblastoma Cell Differentiation and the Underlying Molecular Mechanisms," 2021, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • "Retraction Note: Modulation of the TGF-β1-induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) mediated by P1 and P2 purine receptors in MDCK cells," 2023, Purinergic Signalling

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Belluardo include:

  • Giuseppa Mudò
  • Valentina Di Liberto
  • Monica Frinchi
  • D. F. Condorelli
  • Patrizia Di Iorio

Their publications appear in diverse journals with a focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience and related pharmacology, including:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Purinergic Signalling

Primary fields of study for Belluardo encompass biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, alongside contributions within medicine. Subfields include molecular biology, physiology, pharmacology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and genetics.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology

Best Publications

  • Complementary and overlapping expression of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), c-ret proto-oncogene, and GDNF receptor-alpha indicates multiple mechanisms of trophic actions in the adult rat CNS.

    Miles Trupp;Natale Belluardo;Hiroshi Funakoshi;Carlos F. Ibáñez

  • Cloning of a new gap junction gene (Cx36) highly expressed in mammalian brain neurons

    Daniele Filippo Condorelli;Rosalba Parenti;Francesca Spinella;Angela Trovato Salinaro

  • Muscle-derived neurotrophin-4 as an activity-dependent trophic signal for adult motor neurons

    Hiroshi Funakoshi;Natale Belluardo;Ernest Arenas;Yuji Yamamoto

  • Neuronal Expression of Zinc Finger Transcription Factor REST/NRSF/XBR Gene

    Kaia Palm;Natale Belluardo;Madis Metsis;Tonis Timmusk;Tonis Timmusk

  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Inhibition Protects against Excitotoxic Neuronal Injury in the Rat Brain

    Anna-Leena Sokka;Noora Putkonen;Giuseppa Mudo;Evgeny Pryazhnikov

  • Transgenic expression and activation of PGC-1α protect dopaminergic neurons in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson’s disease

    Giuseppa Mudò;Johanna Mäkelä;Valentina Di Liberto;Timofey V. Tselykh

  • Expression of connexin36 in the adult and developing rat brain.

    Natale Belluardo;Giuseppa Mudò;Angela Trovato-Salinaro;Sabine Le Gurun

  • Widespread and developmentally regulated expression of neurotrophin-4 mRNA in rat brain and peripheral tissues.

    Tõnis Timmusk;Natale Belluardo;Madis Metsis;Håkan Persson

  • Expression of Cx36 in mammalian neurons.

    Daniele F Condorelli;Natale Belluardo;Angela Trovato-Salinaro;Giuseppa Mudò

  • From the Golgi–Cajal mapping to the transmitter-based characterization of the neuronal networks leading to two modes of brain communication: Wiring and volume transmission☆

    Kjell Fuxe;Annica Dahlström;Malin Höistad;Daniel Marcellino

  • MULTIPLE GPI-ANCHORED RECEPTORS CONTROL GDNF-DEPENDENT AND INDEPENDENT ACTIVATION OF THE C-RET RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE

    Miles Trupp;Carina Raynoschek;Natale Belluardo;Carlos F. Ibáñez

  • Central nicotinic receptors, neurotrophic factors and neuroprotection.

    Natale Belluardo;Giuseppa Mudò;Mariann Blum;Kjell Fuxe

  • The FGF-2/FGFRs neurotrophic system promotes neurogenesis in the adult brain.

    G. Mudò;A. Bonomo;V. Di Liberto;M. Frinchi

  • Cx36 preferentially connects beta-cells within pancreatic islets.

    V Serre-Beinier;S Le Gurun;N Belluardo;A Trovato-Salinaro

  • Comparative localization of fibroblast growth factor receptor-1, -2, and -3 mRNAs in the rat brain: in situ hybridization analysis.

    N. Belluardo;G. Wu;G. Mudo;A.C. Hansson

  • Gluco- and mineralocorticoid receptor-mediated regulation of neurotrophic factor gene expression in the dorsal hippocampus and the neocortex of the rat.

    Anita C. Hansson;Anita C. Hansson;Antonio Cintra;Natale Belluardo;Wolfgang Sommer

  • Expression of neurotrophins and their receptors in primary astroglial cultures : induction by cyclic AMP-elevating agents

    D. F. Condorelli;P. Dell'Albani;G. Mudò;T. Timmusk

  • Cellular expression of connexins in the rat brain: neuronal localization, effects of kainate-induced seizures and expression in apoptotic neuronal cells

    Daniele F. Condorelli;Angela Trovato‐Salinaro;Giuseppa Mudò;Melita B. Mirone

  • Nicotinic receptor agonists as neuroprotective/neurotrophic drugs. Progress in molecular mechanisms

    G. Mudo;N. Belluardo;K. Fuxe

  • Fibroblast growth factor-21 enhances mitochondrial functions and increases the activity of PGC-1α in human dopaminergic neurons via Sirtuin-1

    Johanna Mäkelä;Johanna Mäkelä;Timofey V. Tselykh;Timofey V. Tselykh;Francesca Maiorana;Francesca Maiorana;Ove Eriksson

  • Structure, chromosomal localization, and brain expression of human Cx36 gene.

    N. Belluardo;A. Trovato-Salinaro;G. Mudò;Y.L. Hurd

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppa Mudò
Giuseppa Mudò University of Palermo
Kjell Fuxe
Kjell Fuxe Karolinska Institute
Dasiel O. Borroto-Escuela
Dasiel O. Borroto-Escuela Karolinska Institute
Mariann Blum
Mariann Blum Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Luigi F. Agnati
Luigi F. Agnati University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Francisco Ciruela
Francisco Ciruela University of Barcelona
Håkan Persson
Håkan Persson Läkemedelsverket
Emilio Russo
Emilio Russo Magna Graecia University
Anita C. Hansson
Anita C. Hansson Central Institute of Mental Health
Angela Santoni
Angela Santoni Sapienza University of Rome

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