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Roberto Rimondini

Roberto Rimondini

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Neuroscience

D-Index
43
Citations
8037
World Ranking
7367
National Ranking
390

Overview

Roberto Rimondini is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy and has built a body of research primarily within the domains of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and neuroscience. Their work addresses various aspects of molecular biology and cellular and molecular neuroscience, with notable contributions to genetics, physiology, and neurology.

The scientist's recent publications span key topics related to neurodevelopmental and neuropharmacological research, with a specific focus on genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, congenital heart defects research, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, lysosomal storage disorders research, and stress responses involving cortisol.

Among Roberto Rimondini's recent papers are:

  • "Impulse Control Disorders by Dopamine Partial Agonists: A Pharmacovigilance-Pharmacodynamic Assessment Through the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System" (2022), published in The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • "Age-Related Cognitive and Motor Decline in a Mouse Model of CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder is Associated with Increased Neuronal Senescence and Death" (2021), published in Aging and Disease
  • "Luteolin Treatment Ameliorates Brain Development and Behavioral Performance in a Mouse Model of CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder" (2022), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Astrocytic microdomains from mouse cortex gain molecular control over long-term information storage and memory retention" (2021), published in Communications Biology
  • "Treatment with a GSK-3β/HDAC Dual Inhibitor Restores Neuronal Survival and Maturation in an In Vitro and In Vivo Model of CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder" (2021), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Roberto Rimondini frequently publishes in several key academic venues including:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Neurobiology of Disease
  • Endocrine
  • Preprints.org
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scientist often collaborates with a consistent group of coauthors, indicating a sustained research network. Frequent collaborators include Manuela Loi, Giorgio Medici, Marianna Tassinari, Stefania Trazzi, and Elisabetta Ciani.

Best Publications

  • Acetylcholine receptors containing the β2 subunit are involved in the reinforcing properties of nicotine

    Marina R. Picciotto;Marina R. Picciotto;Michele Zoli;Roberto Rimondini;Clément Léna

  • Deletion of TrkB in adult progenitors alters newborn neuron integration into hippocampal circuits and increases anxiety-like behavior

    Matteo Bergami;Roberto Rimondini;Spartaco Santi;Robert Blum

  • Behavioral insensitivity to restraint stress, absent fear suppression of behavior and impaired spatial learning in transgenic rats with hippocampal neuropeptide Y overexpression

    A. Thorsell;M. Michalkiewicz;Y. Dumont;R. Quirion

  • Long-lasting increase in voluntary ethanol consumption and transcriptional regulation in the rat brain after intermittent exposure to alcohol

    Roberto Rimondini;Christina Arlinde;Wolfgang Sommer;Markus Heilig

  • Upregulation of voluntary alcohol intake, behavioral sensitivity to stress, and amygdala crhr1 expression following a history of dependence.

    Wolfgang H. Sommer;Roberto Rimondini;Anita C. Hansson;Philip A. Hipskind

  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the mesolimbic pathway: primary role of ventral tegmental area alpha6beta2 receptors in mediating systemic nicotine effects on dopamine release, locomotion, and reinforcement

    Cecilia Gotti;Stefania Guiducci;Vincenzo Tedesco;Silvia Corbioli

  • Adenosine A2A agonists: A potential new type of atypical antipsychotic

    Roberto Rimondini;Sergi Ferré;Sven Ove Ögren;Kjell Fuxe

  • Genetic Impairment of Frontocortical Endocannabinoid Degradation and High Alcohol Preference

    Anita C Hansson;Francisco J Bermúdez-Silva;Hanna Malinen;Petri Hyytiä

  • Endothelin-1 induced lesions of the frontoparietal cortex of the rat. A possible model of focal cortical ischemia

    Kjell Fuxe;Börje Bjelke;Beth Andbjer;Hans Grahn

  • Adenosine/dopamine interaction: implications for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

    S. Ferré;P. Popoli;L. Giménez-Llort;R. Rimondini

  • Buprenorphine reduces alcohol drinking through activation of the nociceptin/orphanin FQ-NOP receptor system.

    Roberto Ciccocioppo;Daina Economidou;Roberto Rimondini;Wolfgang Sommer

  • HDAC4: a key factor underlying brain developmental alterations in CDKL5 disorder.

    Stefania Trazzi;Claudia Fuchs;Rocchina Viggiano;Marianna De Franceschi

  • Blockade of central neuropeptide Y (NPY) Y2 receptors reduces ethanol self-administration in rats.

    A. Thorsell;R. Rimondini;M. Heilig

  • Adenosine A2A and group I metabotropic glutamate receptors synergistically modulate the binding characteristics of dopamine D2 receptors in the rat striatum.

    S. Ferré;P. Popoli;R. Rimondini;R. Reggio

  • Suppression of ethanol self-administration by the neuropeptide Y (NPY) Y2 receptor antagonist BIIE0246: evidence for sensitization in rats with a history of dependence.

    Roberto Rimondini;Annika Thorsell;Markus Heilig

  • A temporal threshold for induction of persistent alcohol preference: behavioral evidence in a rat model of intermittent intoxication.

    Roberto Rimondini;Wolfgang Sommer;Markus Heilig

  • Differential effects of selective adenosine A1 and A2A receptor agonists on dopamine receptor agonist-induced behavioural responses in rats.

    Roberto Rimondini;Sergi Ferré;Lydia Giménez-Llort;Sven Ove Ögren

  • Neuroplasticity in brain reward circuitry following a history of ethanol dependence

    Anita C. Hansson;Roberto Rimondini;Olga Neznanova;Wolfgang H. Sommer

  • Inhibition of GSK3β rescues hippocampal development and learning in a mouse model of CDKL5 disorder.

    Claudia Fuchs;Roberto Rimondini;Rocchina Viggiano;Stefania Trazzi

  • Differential expression of NPY and its receptors in alcohol-preferring AA and alcohol-avoiding ANA rats.

    Laura Caberlotto;Annika Thorsell;Roberto Rimondini;Wolfgang Sommer

  • Long-term suppression of forebrain neurogenesis and loss of neuronal progenitor cells following prolonged alcohol dependence in rats

    Anita C. Hansson;Kimberly Nixon;Roberto Rimondini;Ruslan Damadzic

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang H. Sommer
Wolfgang H. Sommer Heidelberg University
Kjell Fuxe
Kjell Fuxe Karolinska Institute
Anita C. Hansson
Anita C. Hansson Central Institute of Mental Health
Elisabetta Ciani
Elisabetta Ciani University of Bologna
Sergi Ferré
Sergi Ferré National Institute on Drug Abuse
Renata Bartesaghi
Renata Bartesaghi University of Bologna
Tommaso Pizzorusso
Tommaso Pizzorusso University of Florence
Angel Cedazo-Minguez
Angel Cedazo-Minguez Karolinska Institute
Rocco Liguori
Rocco Liguori University of Bologna
Paola Torricelli
Paola Torricelli University of Bologna

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