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Roberto Furlan

Roberto Furlan

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Immunology

D-Index
83
Citations
23525
World Ranking
1455
National Ranking
57

Overview

Roberto Furlan is affiliated with San Raffaele Hospital in Italy and has made extensive contributions primarily in the fields of Medicine, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans a variety of subfields including Neurology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Molecular Biology, Biological Psychiatry, and Immunology.

Their scholarly work covers topics such as Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Tryptophan and brain disorders, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, MicroRNA in disease regulation, Extracellular vesicles in disease, and Stress Responses and Cortisol.

Key recent papers by Roberto Furlan include the following:

  • Anxiety and depression in COVID-19 survivors: Role of inflammatory and clinical predictors (2020, Brain Behavior and Immunity)
  • Persistent psychopathology and neurocognitive impairment in COVID-19 survivors: Effect of inflammatory biomarkers at three-month follow-up (2021, Brain Behavior and Immunity)
  • The impact of storage on extracellular vesicles: A systematic study (2022, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles)
  • Neuroinflammation in Bipolar Depression (2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry)
  • Serum neurofilament light as a biomarker in progressive multiple sclerosis (2020, Neurology)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Roberto Furlan include:

  • Annamaria Finardi
  • Alessandra Mandelli
  • Diego Centonze
  • Luana Gilio
  • Fabio Buttari

Roberto Furlan's publications have appeared repeatedly in prominent venues, with notable frequent contributions to:

  • Multiple Sclerosis Journal
  • Neurology
  • Journal of Neurology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

In addition to articles, Roberto Furlan has contributed to book publications, including a title released by Frontiers Media in 2023 titled Neuroimmunology in Africa.

Best Publications

  • Anxiety and depression in COVID-19 survivors: Role of inflammatory and clinical predictors.

    Mario Gennaro Mazza;Rebecca De Lorenzo;Caterina Conte;Sara Poletti

  • Injection of adult neurospheres induces recovery in a chronic model of multiple sclerosis

    Stefano Pluchino;Angelo Quattrini;Elena Brambilla;Angela Gritti

  • Neurosphere-derived multipotent precursors promote neuroprotection by an immunomodulatory mechanism.

    Stefano Pluchino;Lucia Zanotti;Barbara Rossi;Elena Brambilla

  • A consensus protocol for the standardization of cerebrospinal fluid collection and biobanking

    Charlotte Teunissen;Axel Petzold;Jeffrey L. Bennett;Frode S. Berven

  • Acid sphingomyelinase activity triggers microparticle release from glial cells.

    Fabio Bianco;Cristiana Perrotta;Luisa Novellino;Maura Francolini

  • Persistent psychopathology and neurocognitive impairment in COVID-19 survivors: Effect of inflammatory biomarkers at three-month follow-up.

    Mario Gennaro Mazza;Mariagrazia Palladini;Rebecca De Lorenzo;Cristiano Magnaghi

  • Inflammation Triggers Synaptic Alteration and Degeneration in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

    Diego Centonze;Luca Muzio;Silvia Rossi;Francesca Cavasinni

  • Leukocyte recruitment in the cerebrospinal fluid of mice with experimental meningitis is inhibited by an antibody to junctional adhesion molecule (JAM).

    Aldo Del Maschio;Ada De Luigi;Ines Martin-Padura;Manfred Brockhaus

  • Myeloid microvesicles are a marker and therapeutic target for neuroinflammation

    Claudia Verderio;Luca Muzio;Elena Turola;Alessandra Bergami

  • Glia-to-neuron transfer of miRNAs via extracellular vesicles: a new mechanism underlying inflammation-induced synaptic alterations

    Ilaria Prada;Martina Gabrielli;Elena Turola;Alessia Iorio

  • Microglia convert aggregated amyloid-β into neurotoxic forms through the shedding of microvesicles.

    P Joshi;E Turola;A Ruiz;A Bergami

  • Neuroinflammation in Bipolar Depression.

    Francesco Benedetti;Veronica Aggio;Maria Luisa Pratesi;Giacomo Greco

  • Intrathecal Delivery of IFN-γ Protects C57BL/6 Mice from Chronic-Progressive Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Increasing Apoptosis of Central Nervous System-Infiltrating Lymphocytes

    Roberto Furlan;Elena Brambilla;Francesca Ruffini;Pietro L. Poliani

  • Altered miRNA expression in T regulatory cells in course of multiple sclerosis.

    Giuseppe De Santis;Manuela Ferracin;Andrea Biondani;Luisa Caniatti

  • The endocannabinoid system is dysregulated in multiple sclerosis and in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

    Diego Centonze;Monica Bari;Silvia Rossi;Chiara Prosperetti

  • A consensus protocol for the standardisation of cerebrospinal fluid collection and biobanking

    Charlotte E. Teunissen;Axel Petzold;Jeffrey L. Bennett;Frode S. Berven

  • Neural progenitor cells orchestrate microglia migration and positioning into the developing cortex

    Benedetta Arnò;Francesca Grassivaro;Chiara Rossi;Andrea Bergamaschi

  • Caspase-1 Regulates the Inflammatory Process Leading to Autoimmune Demyelination

    Roberto Furlan;Gianvito Martino;Francesca Galbiati;Pietro L. Poliani

  • The link between inflammation, synaptic transmission and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis

    D Centonze;L Muzio;S Rossi;R Furlan

  • Microglial microvesicle secretion and intercellular signaling.

    Elena Turola;Roberto Furlan;Fabio Bianco;Michela Matteoli

  • Serum and CSF levels of MCP-1 and IP-10 in multiple sclerosis patients with acute and stable disease and undergoing immunomodulatory therapies.

    Diego Franciotta;Gianvito Martino;Elisabetta Zardini;Roberto Furlan

  • 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

Gianvito Martino
Gianvito Martino Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Giancarlo Comi
Giancarlo Comi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Diego Centonze
Diego Centonze University of Rome Tor Vergata
Claudia Verderio
Claudia Verderio University of Milan
Diego Franciotta
Diego Franciotta University of Pavia
Vittorio Martinelli
Vittorio Martinelli Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Alessandra Musella
Alessandra Musella Università Telematica San Raffaele Roma
Luca Battistini
Luca Battistini Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Michela Matteoli
Michela Matteoli Humanitas University
Caterina Motta
Caterina Motta University of Rome Tor Vergata

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