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Overview

Silvana Gaetani is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a particular focus on several subfields including Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Physiology, Pharmacology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, emphasizing Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Diet, Metabolism, and Disease, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, Circadian rhythm and melatonin, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities.

Frequent coauthors contributing to Gaetani's research include Adele Romano, Marzia Friuli, Carlo Cifani, Marialuisa de Ceglia, and Maria Vittoria Micioni Di Bonaventura.

The scientist has published in various venues, with multiple papers appearing in Nutrients, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and Frontiers in Pharmacology. Other journals include Antioxidants and Translational Psychiatry.

Selected recent papers include:

  • Recent Advances in the Neuroprotective Properties of Ferulic Acid in Alzheimer's Disease: A Narrative Review, 2022, Nutrients
  • Oleoylethanolamide decreases frustration stress-induced binge-like eating in female rats: a novel potential treatment for binge eating disorder, 2020, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Oleoylethanolamide Reduces Hepatic Oxidative Stress and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats, 2021, Antioxidants
  • Oxytocin in the neural control of eating: At the crossroad between homeostatic and non-homeostatic signals, 2020, Neuropharmacology
  • Obesity as a Condition Determined by Food Addiction: Should Brain Endocannabinoid System Alterations Be the Cause and Its Modulation the Solution?, 2021, Pharmaceuticals

Best Publications

  • Modulation of anxiety through blockade of anandamide hydrolysis

    Daniele Piomelli;Andrea Duranti;Andrea Tontini;Marco Mor

  • Oleylethanolamide regulates feeding and body weight through activation of the nuclear receptor PPAR-α

    Jin Fu;Silvana Gaetani;Fariba Oveisi;Jesse Lo Verme

  • An anorexic lipid mediator regulated by feeding

    F. Rodríguez De Fonseca;M. Navarro;R. Gómez;L. Escuredo

  • The Lipid Messenger OEA Links Dietary Fat Intake to Satiety

    Gary J. Schwartz;Jin Fu;Giuseppe Astarita;Xiaosong Li

  • Oleoylethanolamide, an endogenous PPAR-α agonist, lowers body weight and hyperlipidemia in obese rats

    Jin Fu;Fariba Oveisi;Silvana Gaetani;Edward Lin

  • FOOD INTAKE REGULATES OLEOYLETHANOLAMIDE FORMATION AND DEGRADATION IN THE PROXIMAL SMALL INTESTINE

    Jin Fu;Giuseppe Astarita;Silvana Gaetani;Janet Kim

  • Characterization and evaluation of chitosan nanoparticles for dopamine brain delivery.

    Adriana Trapani;Elvira De Giglio;Damiana Cafagna;Nunzio Denora

  • Regulation of food intake by oleoylethanolamide.

    J. Lo Verme;S. Gaetani;S. Gaetani;J. Fu;F. Oveisi

  • Cannabinoid Receptor 2 Signaling in Neurodegenerative Disorders: From Pathogenesis to a Promising Therapeutic Target

    Tommaso Cassano;Silvio Calcagnini;Lorenzo Pace;Federico De Marco

  • Modulation of meal pattern in the rat by the anorexic lipid mediator oleoylethanolamide.

    Silvana Gaetani;Fariba Oveisi;Daniele Piomelli

  • Effects of perinatal exposure to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol on the emotional reactivity of the offspring: a longitudinal behavioral study in Wistar rats.

    Viviana Trezza;Patrizia Campolongo;Tommaso Cassano;Teresa Macheda

  • Perinatal exposure to delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol causes enduring cognitive deficits associated with alteration of cortical gene expression and neurotransmission in rats.

    Patrizia Campolongo;Viviana Trezza;Tommaso Cassano;Silvana Gaetani

  • The Fat-Induced Satiety Factor Oleoylethanolamide Suppresses Feeding through Central Release of Oxytocin

    Silvana Gaetani;Jin Fu;Tommaso Cassano;Pasqua Dipasquale

  • Anandamide hydrolysis: a new target for anti-anxiety drugs?

    Silvana Gaetani;Silvana Gaetani;Vincenzo Cuomo;Daniele Piomelli

  • Endocannabinoid signaling and food addiction

    C D'Addario;Maria Vittoria Micioni Di Bonaventura;M Pucci;A Romano

  • Glutamatergic alterations and mitochondrial impairment in a murine model of Alzheimer disease.

    Tommaso Cassano;Gaetano Serviddio;Silvana Gaetani;Adele Romano

  • The role of endocannabinoid signaling in the molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease

    Gaurav Bedse;Adele Romano;Angelo M. Lavecchia;Tommaso Cassano

  • Oleoylethanolamide inhibits food intake in free-feeding rats after oral administration

    Fariba Oveisi;Silvana Gaetani;Kevin Tai-Pang Eng;Daniele Piomelli

  • From autism to eating disorders and more: the role of oxytocin in neuropsychiatric disorders

    Adele Romano;Bianca Tempesta;Maria Vittoria Micioni Di Bonaventura;Silvana Gaetani

  • Fats for thoughts: An update on brain fatty acid metabolism.

    Adele Romano;Justyna Barbara Koczwara;Cristina Anna Gallelli;Daniele Vergara

  • The endocannabinoid system as a target for novel anxiolytic and antidepressant drugs.

    Silvana Gaetani;Pasqua Dipasquale;Adele Romano;Laura Righetti

  • Chronic agomelatine treatment corrects the abnormalities in the circadian rhythm of motor activity and sleep/wake cycle induced by prenatal restraint stress in adult rats

    Jerome Mairesse;Viviana Silletti;Charlotte Laloux;Anna Rita Zuena

Frequent Co-Authors

Tommaso Cassano
Tommaso Cassano University of Foggia
Luca Ferraro
Luca Ferraro University of Ferrara
Tiziana Antonelli
Tiziana Antonelli University of Ferrara
Thomas A. Lutz
Thomas A. Lutz University of Zurich
Patrizia Campolongo
Patrizia Campolongo Sapienza University of Rome
Luigia Trabace
Luigia Trabace University of Foggia
Sergio Tanganelli
Sergio Tanganelli University of Ferrara
Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca
Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca Complutense University of Madrid
Aldo Badiani
Aldo Badiani Sapienza University of Rome
Stefania Maccari
Stefania Maccari Sapienza University of Rome

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