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PierFranco Spano

PierFranco Spano

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Medicine

D-Index
85
Citations
22236
World Ranking
14755
National Ranking
573

Overview

PierFranco Spano is affiliated with the University of Brescia in Italy and has contributed research across multiple fields including Medicine, Engineering, and Computer Science. Their work spans several subfields such as Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Artificial Intelligence, and Automotive Engineering.

Their recent research papers cover a range of medical and technical topics. Notable publications include:

  • A new way to explore ventricular-arterial coupling in young patients with untreated hypertension, 2022, European Heart Journal
  • Prevalence of target organ damage in subjects with high-normal blood pressure without known cardiovascular and kidney disease, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • An Intelligent Multi-Agent System using XML for Adaptive Employment Agency Management, 2024, WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
  • Serendipitous diagnosis of severe fetomaternal hemorrhage through maternal AB0 discrepancy, 2024, European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Spano frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Gabriele Barrile
  • Giuseppe Maria Meduri
  • Sonia Calluso
  • Giancarlo Trimarchi
  • F Lofrumento

Their publications are often featured in these venues:

  • European Heart Journal
  • WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
  • European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Spano's research topics include cardiovascular and computational subjects, expressed through these main areas:

  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms
  • Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Recommender Systems and Techniques

Best Publications

  • Efficacy of rivastigmine in dementia with Lewy bodies: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled international study

    Ian McKeith;Teodoro Del Ser;PierFranco Spano;Murat Emre

  • Neuroprotection by Aspirin and Sodium Salicylate Through Blockade of NF-κB Activation

    Mariagrazia Grilli;Marina Pizzi;Maurizio Memo;PierFranco Spano

  • Studies on the pharmacological properties of dopamine receptors in various areas of the central nervous system.

    P F Spano;S Govoni;M Trabucchi

  • EVIDENCE FOR THE PRESENCE OF ALPHA1 ADRENOCEPTOR SUBTYPES IN THE HUMAN URETER

    Sandra Sigala;Marco Dellabella;Giulio Milanese;Sara Fornari

  • SNARE protein redistribution and synaptic failure in a transgenic mouse model of Parkinson’s disease

    Pablo Garcia-Reitböck;Oleg Anichtchik;Arianna Bellucci;Mariangela Iovino

  • Effects of rivastigmine on cognitive function in dementia with lewy bodies: a randomised placebo-controlled international study using the cognitive drug research computerised assessment system.

    Keith A. Wesnes;I. G. Mckeith;R. Ferrara;M. Emre

  • Dopamine receptors: Pharmacological and anatomical evidences indicate that two distinct dopamine receptor populations are present in rat striatum

    L. Garau;S. Govoni;E. Stefanini;M. Trabucchi

  • Regulation of dopamine D1 receptor trafficking and desensitization by oligomerization with glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors.

    Chiara Fiorentini;Fabrizio Gardoni;PierFranco Spano;Monica Di Luca

  • Reciprocal regulation of dopamine D1 and D3 receptor function and trafficking by heterodimerization.

    Chiara Fiorentini;Chiara Busi;Emanuela Gorruso;Cecilia Gotti

  • A SIMPLE PROCEDURE FOR CALCULATING THE SYNTHESIS RATE OF NOREPINEPHRINE, DOPAMINE AND SEROTONIN IN RAT BRAIN

    N H Neff;P F Spano;A Groppetti;C T Wang

  • Induction of the unfolded protein response by α‐synuclein in experimental models of Parkinson’s disease

    Arianna Bellucci;Laura Navarria;Michela Zaltieri;Elisa Falarti

  • Review: Parkinson's disease: from synaptic loss to connectome dysfunction

    Arianna Bellucci;Nicola Biagio Mercuri;Annalena Venneri;Gaia Faustini

  • Sulpiride: a study of the effects on dopamine receptors in rat neostriatum and limbic forebrain.

    M. Trabucchi;R. Longoni;P. Fresia;P.F. Spano

  • Opposing Roles for NF-κB/Rel Factors p65 and c-Rel in the Modulation of Neuron Survival Elicited by Glutamate and Interleukin-1β

    Marina Pizzi;Francesca Goffi;Flora Boroni;Marina Benarese

  • Group-I metabotropic glutamate receptors: hypotheses to explain their dual role in neurotoxicity and neuroprotection

    F Nicoletti;V Bruno;M.V Catania;G Battaglia

  • Evidence for inhibition by brain serotonin of mouse killing behaviour in rats.

    G. Di Chiara;R. Camba;P. F. Spano

  • Interleukin-1β and Glutamate Activate the NF-κB/Rel Binding Site from the Regulatory Region of the Amyloid Precursor Protein Gene in Primary Neuronal Cultures

    Mariagrazia Grilli;Francesca Goffi;Maurizio Memo;PierFranco Spano

  • NF‐κB pathway: a target for preventing β‐amyloid (Aβ)‐induced neuronal damage and Aβ42 production

    Alessandra Valerio;Alessandra Valerio;Flora Boroni;Marina Benarese;Ilenia Sarnico

  • Ropinirole and pramipexole promote structural plasticity in human iPSC- derived dopaminergic neurons via BDNF and mTOR signaling

    Ginetta Collo;Ginetta Collo;Laura Cavalleri;Federica Bono;Cristina Mora

  • Localization of nigral dopamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase on neurons originating from the corpus striatum

    P. F. Spano;M. Trabucchi;G. Di Chiara

Frequent Co-Authors

Marina Pizzi
Marina Pizzi University of Brescia
Marco Trabucchi
Marco Trabucchi Italian Association of Psychogeriatrics
Stefano Govoni
Stefano Govoni University of Pavia
Michel Revel
Michel Revel Weizmann Institute of Science
Michele Zoli
Michele Zoli University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
G. Di Chiara
G. Di Chiara University of Cagliari
Mark J. Millan
Mark J. Millan University of Glasgow
Fabio Benfenati
Fabio Benfenati Italian Institute of Technology
Maria Grazia Spillantini
Maria Grazia Spillantini University of Cambridge
Francesco Clementi
Francesco Clementi University of Milan

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