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Stefania Ceruti

Stefania Ceruti

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
42
Citations
6399
World Ranking
3029
National Ranking
78

Overview

Stefania Ceruti is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has a research focus spanning neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their scholarly contributions encompass a range of topics including adenosine and purinergic signaling, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, neuropeptides and animal physiology, pain mechanisms and treatments, receptor mechanisms and signaling, pharmacological receptor mechanisms and effects, as well as neurological complications and syndromes.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: G protein-coupled receptors, 2021, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • The Concise Guide to PHARMACOLOGY 2023/24: G protein-coupled receptors, 2023, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance as a Tool for Ligand Binding Investigation of Engineered GPR17 Receptor, a G Protein Coupled Receptor Involved in Myelination, 2020, Frontiers in Chemistry
  • Adenosine Signaling in Autoimmune Disorders, 2020, Pharmaceuticals
  • Flavonoids bridging the gut and the brain: Intestinal metabolic fate, and direct or indirect effects of natural supporters against neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration, 2022, Biochemical Pharmacology

Frequent co-authors in Ceruti's research include:

  • Giulia Magni
  • Maria P. Abbracchio
  • Benedetta Riboldi
  • Marta Fumagalli
  • Geoffrey Burnstock

Stefania Ceruti's work has appeared multiple times in key scientific journals such as:

  • Biochemical Pharmacology
  • Cells
  • IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE
  • British Journal of Pharmacology
  • Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Their fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

More specific subfields addressed in their work are:

  • Physiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health

Core research topics frequently explored by Ceruti involve:

  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects
  • Neurological Complications and Syndromes

Best Publications

  • THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: G protein-coupled receptors

    Stephen P.H. Alexander;Arthur Christopoulos;Anthony P. Davenport;Eamonn Kelly

  • Astrocytes in the damaged brain: molecular and cellular insights into their reactive response and healing potential.

    Annalisa Buffo;Chiara Rolando;Stefania Ceruti

  • Antitumor Effects of Cannabidiol, a Nonpsychoactive Cannabinoid, on Human Glioma Cell Lines

    Paola Massi;Angelo Vaccani;Stefania Ceruti;Arianna Colombo

  • G PROTEIN-DEPENDENT ACTIVATION OF PHOSPHOLIPASE C BY ADENOSINE A3 RECEPTORS IN RAT BRAIN

    M. P. Abbracchio;R. Brambilla;S. Ceruti;H. O. Kim

  • Purinergic signalling in inflammation of the central nervous system.

    Francesco Di Virgilio;Stefania Ceruti;Placido Bramanti;Maria P. Abbracchio

  • Adenosine Receptors and Neurological Disease: Neuroprotection and Neurodegeneration

    Trevor W. Stone;Stefania Ceruti;Mariapia P. Abbracchio

  • A role for P2X7 in microglial proliferation

    Fabio Bianco;Stefania Ceruti;Alessio Colombo;Marta Fumagalli

  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide-Mediated Enhancement of Purinergic Neuron/Glia Communication by the Algogenic Factor Bradykinin in Mouse Trigeminal Ganglia from Wild-Type and R192Q Cav2.1 Knock-In Mice: Implications for Basic Mechanisms of Migraine Pain

    Stefania Ceruti;Giovanni Villa;Marta Fumagalli;Laura Colombo

  • Blockade of A2A adenosine receptors prevents basic fibroblast growth factor‐induced reactive astrogliosis in rat striatal primary astrocytes

    Roberta Brambilla;Lorenzo Cottini;Marta Fumagalli;Stefania Ceruti

  • The P2Y-like receptor GPR17 as a sensor of damage and a new potential target in spinal cord injury

    Stefania Ceruti;Giovanni Villa;Tiziana Genovese;Emanuela Mazzon

  • Purinoceptor-mediated calcium signaling in primary neuron-glia trigeminal cultures

    Stefania Ceruti;Marta Fumagalli;Giovanni Villa;Claudia Verderio

  • Roles of P2 receptors in glial cells: focus on astrocytes.

    Maria P. Abbracchio;Stefania Ceruti

  • Modulation of Apoptosis by Adenosine in the Central Nervous System: a Possible Role for the A3 Receptor

    Maria P. Abbracchio;Stefania Ceruti;Roberta Brambilla;Claudio Franceschi

  • Functions, dysfunctions and possible therapeutic relevance of adenosine A2A receptors in Huntington's disease.

    Patrizia Popoli;David Blum;David Blum;Alberto Martire;Catherine Ledent

  • Temporomandibular joint inflammation activates glial and immune cells in both the trigeminal ganglia and in the spinal trigeminal nucleus

    Giovanni Villa;Stefania Ceruti;Matteo Zanardelli;Giulia Magni

  • Peripheral benzodiazepine receptor ligands: mitochondrial transmembrane potential depolarization and apoptosis induction in rat C6 glioma cells.

    Beatrice Chelli;Annalisa Lena;Renato Vanacore;Eleonora Da Pozzo

  • A novel action for adenosine: apoptosis of astroglial cells in rat brain primary cultures

    M.P. Abbracchio;S. Ceruti;D. Barbieri;C. Franceschi

  • The A3 adenosine receptor mediates cell spreading, reorganization of actin cytoskeleton, and distribution of Bcl-XL: studies in human astroglioma cells.

    Maria P. Abbracchio;Gabriella Rainaldi;Anna Maria Giammarioli;Stefania Ceruti

  • Characterization of the signalling pathways involved in ATP and basic fibroblast growth factor-induced astrogliosis

    Chiara Bolego;Stefania Ceruti;Roberta Brambilla;Lina Puglisi

  • Activation of the A3 adenosine receptor affects cell cycle progression and cell growth.

    Roberta Brambilla;Flamino Cattabeni;Stefania Ceruti;Daniela Barbieri

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria P. Abbracchio
Maria P. Abbracchio University of Milan
Geoffrey Burnstock
Geoffrey Burnstock University College London
Flaminio Cattabeni
Flaminio Cattabeni University of Milan
Claudia Verderio
Claudia Verderio University of Milan
Kenneth A. Jacobson
Kenneth A. Jacobson National Institutes of Health
Walter Malorni
Walter Malorni University of Rome Tor Vergata
Claudia Martini
Claudia Martini University of Pisa
Andrea Nistri
Andrea Nistri International School for Advanced Studies
Claudio Franceschi
Claudio Franceschi University of Bologna
Peter T. Ohara
Peter T. Ohara University of California, San Francisco

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