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Overview

Paola Bonsi is affiliated with the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy and has contributed extensively to neuroscience and medical research. Their work mainly focuses on neurological disorders and treatments, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, and neuropharmacology research. The scientist's research examines mechanisms of diseases such as Parkinson's and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), integrating genetics and neurodevelopmental perspectives.

Research topics covered by Paola Bonsi include:

  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders

Main fields of study comprise Neuroscience and Medicine, supported by subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Cognitive Neuroscience. This reflects a broad interdisciplinary approach combining molecular-level studies with clinical neurology.

Frequent publication venues where Paola Bonsi has contributed include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Neurobiology of Disease
  • Preprints.org
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Movement Disorders

Collaborative efforts are evident through repeated coauthorship with several researchers, including:

  • Giuseppina Martella
  • Antonio Pisani
  • Maria Meringolo
  • Giulia Ponterio
  • Annalisa Tassone

Representative recent publications include:

  • "Postsynaptic autism spectrum disorder genes and synaptic dysfunction," 2021, Neurobiology of Disease
  • "Oxidative stress and synaptic dysfunction in rodent models of Parkinson's disease," 2022, Neurobiology of Disease
  • "Autism Spectrum Disorder: Focus on Glutamatergic Neurotransmission," 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "The neuroligins and the synaptic pathway in Autism Spectrum Disorder," 2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Beyond the Microbiota: Understanding the Role of the Enteric Nervous System in Parkinson's Disease from Mice to Human," 2023, Biomedicines

Best Publications

  • Impaired dopamine release and synaptic plasticity in the striatum of PINK1-deficient mice

    Tohru Kitada;Antonio Pisani;Douglas R. Porter;Hiroo Yamaguchi

  • Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 mediates the potentiation of N-methyl-D-aspartate responses in medium spiny striatal neurons

    A Pisani;P Gubellini;P Bonsi;F Conquet

  • Impairment of bidirectional synaptic plasticity in the striatum of a mouse model of DYT1 dystonia: role of endogenous acetylcholine

    Giuseppina Martella;Annalisa Tassone;Giuseppe Sciamanna;Paola Platania

  • Activation of D2-like dopamine receptors reduces synaptic inputs to striatal cholinergic interneurons.

    Antonio Pisani;Paola Bonsi;Diego Centonze;Paolo Calabresi

  • Inhibition of mitochondrial complex II induces a long-term potentiation of NMDA-mediated synaptic excitation in the striatum requiring endogenous dopamine.

    Paolo Calabresi;Paolo Gubellini;Barbara Picconi;Diego Centonze

  • Endogenous Serotonin Excites Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons via the Activation of 5-HT 2C, 5-HT6, and 5-HT7 Serotonin Receptors: Implications for Extrapyramidal Side Effects of Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

    Paola Bonsi;Dario Cuomo;Jun Ding;Giuseppe Sciamanna

  • Altered responses to dopaminergic D2 receptor activation and N-type calcium currents in striatal cholinergic interneurons in a mouse model of DYT1 dystonia

    A. Pisani;G. Martella;A. Tscherter;P. Bonsi

  • Intracellular calcium increase in epileptiform activity: modulation by levetiracetam and lamotrigine.

    Antonio Pisani;Paola Bonsi;Giuseppina Martella;Cristiano De Persis

  • Critical role of calcitonin gene-related peptide receptors in cortical spreading depression

    Alessandro Tozzi;Antonio de Iure;Massimiliano Di Filippo;Cinzia Costa

  • Striatal cholinergic dysfunction as a unifying theme in the pathophysiology of dystonia

    K.L. Eskow Jaunarajs;P. Bonsi;M.F. Chesselet;D.G. Standaert

  • Centrality of striatal cholinergic transmission in Basal Ganglia function.

    Paola Bonsi;Dario Cuomo;Giuseppina Martella;Graziella Madeo

  • Selective involvement of mGlu1 receptors in corticostriatal LTD.

    Paolo Gubellini;Emilia Saulle;Diego Centonze;Paola Bonsi

  • Cholinergic dysfunction alters synaptic integration between thalamostriatal and corticostriatal inputs in DYT1 dystonia

    Giuseppe Sciamanna;Annalisa Tassone;Georgia Mandolesi;Francesca Puglisi

  • Targeting striatal cholinergic interneurons in Parkinson's disease: Focus on metabotropic glutamate receptors

    A Pisani;P Bonsi;D Centonze;P Gubellini

  • Pathological synaptic plasticity in the striatum: implications for Parkinson's disease.

    Barbara Picconi;Antonio Pisani;Ilaria Barone;Paola Bonsi

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder: Focus on Glutamatergic Neurotransmission

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  • Modulatory action of metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) 5 on mGluR1 function in striatal cholinergic interneurons.

    P. Bonsi;D. Cuomo;C. De Persis;D. Centonze

  • Plastic and behavioral abnormalities in experimental Huntington's disease: a crucial role for cholinergic interneurons.

    Barbara Picconi;Enrica Passino;Carmelo Sgobio;Paola Bonsi

  • Early structural and functional plasticity alterations in a susceptibility period of DYT1 dystonia mouse striatum

    Marta Maltese;Jennifer Stanic;Annalisa Tassone;Giuseppe Sciamanna

  • Anticholinergic drugs rescue synaptic plasticity in DYT1 dystonia: role of M1 muscarinic receptors.

    Marta Maltese;Giuseppina Martella;Graziella Madeo;Irene Fagiolo

  • Role of tonically-active neurons in the control of striatal function: cellular mechanisms and behavioral correlates.

    Antonio Pisani;Paola Bonsi;Barbara Picconi;Massimo Tolu

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Pisani
Antonio Pisani University of Pavia
Giorgio Bernardi
Giorgio Bernardi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Paolo Calabresi
Paolo Calabresi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Diego Centonze
Diego Centonze University of Rome Tor Vergata
Barbara Picconi
Barbara Picconi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Nicola B. Mercuri
Nicola B. Mercuri University of Rome Tor Vergata
Paolo Gubellini
Paolo Gubellini Aix-Marseille University
Massimo Pasqualetti
Massimo Pasqualetti University of Pisa
Giuseppe Sancesario
Giuseppe Sancesario University of Rome Tor Vergata
Enza Maria Valente
Enza Maria Valente University of Pavia

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