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Stefania Merighi

Stefania Merighi

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
10309
World Ranking
12170
National Ranking
365

Overview

Stefania Merighi is affiliated with the University of Ferrara in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a total of 34 publications, and Neuroscience, comprising 21 publications. Within these domains, their work focuses on several subfields including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Biological Psychiatry, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of subjects, notably Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Tryptophan and Brain Disorders, Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments, Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects, and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology.

Stefania Merighi has contributed to various journals, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cells
  • Biomolecules
  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Molecules

Among recent publications authored or co-authored by Stefania Merighi are:

  • Microglia and Alzheimer's Disease, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cytokine Profiling in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Overview on Phenotype Correlation, Outcome Prediction, and Role of Genetic Variants, 2020, Cells
  • Adenosine Receptors in Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Fine Regulators of Neurotransmission and Potential Therapeutic Targets, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Therapeutic Potential of Allicin and Aged Garlic Extract in Alzheimer's Disease, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Pharmacology of Adenosine Receptors: Recent Advancements, 2023, Biomolecules

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Stefania Merighi include:

  • Stefania Gessi
  • Pier Andrea Borea
  • Katia Varani
  • Alessia Travagli
  • Fabrizio Vincenzi

Best Publications

  • Pharmacology of Adenosine Receptors: The State of the Art

    Pier Andrea Borea;Stefania Gessi;Stefania Merighi;Fabrizio Vincenzi

  • Adenosine as a Multi-Signalling Guardian Angel in Human Diseases: When, Where and How Does it Exert its Protective Effects?

    Pier Andrea Borea;Stefania Gessi;Stefania Merighi;Katia Varani

  • The A3 adenosine receptor: an enigmatic player in cell biology.

    Stefania Gessi;Stefania Merighi;Katia Varani;Edward Leung

  • The A3 Adenosine Receptor: History and Perspectives

    Pier Andrea Borea;Katia Varani;Fabrizio Vincenzi;Pier Giovanni Baraldi

  • A glance at adenosine receptors: novel target for antitumor therapy

    Stefania Merighi;Prisco Mirandola;Katia Varani;Stefania Gessi

  • Adenosine receptors and cancer

    Stefania Gessi;Stefania Merighi;Valeria Sacchetto;Carolina Simioni

  • A2A adenosine receptors in human peripheral blood cells

    S Gessi;K Varani;S Merighi;E Ongini

  • Adenosine receptors as mediators of both cell proliferation and cell death of cultured human melanoma cells.

    Stefania Merighi;Prisco Mirandola;Prisco Mirandola;Daniela Milani;Katia Varani

  • Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Clinical Implications of TRPV1 Receptor Antagonists.

    Mojgan Aghazadeh Tabrizi;Pier Giovanni Baraldi;Stefania Baraldi;Stefania Gessi

  • A(3) adenosine receptor ligands: history and perspectives.

    Pier Giovanni Baraldi;Barbara Cacciari;Romeo Romagnoli;Stefania Merighi

  • [(3)H]MRE 3008F20: a novel antagonist radioligand for the pharmacological and biochemical characterization of human A(3) adenosine receptors.

    Katia Varani;Stefania Merighi;Stefania Gessi;Karl-Norbert Klotz

  • Effect of low frequency electromagnetic fields on A2A adenosine receptors in human neutrophils

    Katia Varani;Stefania Gessi;Stefania Merighi;Valeria Iannotta

  • A3 Adenosine Receptor Activation Inhibits Cell Proliferation via Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt-dependent Inhibition of the Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase 1/2 Phosphorylation in A375 Human Melanoma Cells

    Stefania Merighi;Annalisa Benini;Prisco Mirandola;Stefania Gessi

  • Caffeine Alters A2A Adenosine Receptors and Their Function in Human Platelets

    Katia Varani;Francesco Portaluppi;Stefania Merighi;Ennio Ongini

  • A(3) adenosine receptors in human neutrophils and promyelocytic HL60 cells: a pharmacological and biochemical study.

    Stefania Gessi;Katia Varani;Stefania Merighi;Elena Cattabriga

  • Caffeine inhibits adenosine-induced accumulation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha, vascular endothelial growth factor, and interleukin-8 expression in hypoxic human colon cancer cells.

    Stefania Merighi;Annalisa Benini;Prisco Mirandola;Stefania Gessi

  • Pharmacological and biochemical characterization of A3 adenosine receptors in Jurkat T cells

    Stefania Gessi;Katia Varani;Stefania Merighi;Anna Morelli

  • Adenosine modulates vascular endothelial growth factor expression via hypoxia-inducible factor-1 in human glioblastoma cells.

    Stefania Merighi;Annalisa Benini;Prisco Mirandola;Stefania Gessi

  • Characterization of adenosine receptors in bovine chondrocytes and fibroblast-like synoviocytes exposed to low frequency low energy pulsed electromagnetic fields

    K. Varani;M. De Mattei;F. Vincenzi;S. Gessi

  • Pharmacological and biochemical characterization of adenosine receptors in the human malignant melanoma A375 cell line.

    Stefania Merighi;Katia Varani;Stefania Gessi;Elena Cattabriga

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefania Gessi
Stefania Gessi University of Ferrara
Pier Andrea Borea
Pier Andrea Borea University of Ferrara
Katia Varani
Katia Varani University of Ferrara
Pier Giovanni Baraldi
Pier Giovanni Baraldi University of Ferrara
Romeo Romagnoli
Romeo Romagnoli University of Ferrara
Karl-Norbert Klotz
Karl-Norbert Klotz University of Würzburg
Luiz Belardinelli
Luiz Belardinelli University of Florida
Davide Ferrari
Davide Ferrari University of Ferrara
Mary B. Goldring
Mary B. Goldring Hospital for Special Surgery
Nicoletta Galeotti
Nicoletta Galeotti University of Florence

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