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Stefano Puglisi-Allegra

Stefano Puglisi-Allegra

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Neuroscience

D-Index
74
Citations
15522
World Ranking
2146
National Ranking
79

Overview

Stefano Puglisi-Allegra is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy. Their research focuses predominantly on the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with particular emphasis on Neurology, Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Epidemiology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Among recent publications associated with Stefano Puglisi-Allegra are:

  • "Glymphatic System as a Gateway to Connect Neurodegeneration From Periphery to CNS," 2021, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • "Nilotinib restores memory function by preventing dopaminergic neuron degeneration in a mouse model of Alzheimer's Disease," 2021, Progress in Neurobiology
  • "P-cresol Alters Brain Dopamine Metabolism and Exacerbates Autism-Like Behaviors in the BTBR Mouse," 2020, Brain Sciences
  • "Translational evidence for lithium-induced brain plasticity and neuroprotection in the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders," 2021, Translational Psychiatry
  • "Locus Coeruleus and neurovascular unit: From its role in physiology to its potential role in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis," 2020, Journal of Neuroscience Research

Stefano Puglisi-Allegra frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Francesco Fornai
  • Carla L. Busceti
  • Francesca Biagioni
  • Gloria Lazzeri
  • Michela Ferrucci

The scientist often publishes in several venues, with the most frequent being:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Neural Transmission
  • Molecules
  • ARCHIVES ITALIENNES DE BIOLOGIE
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Best Publications

  • Dopamine neuronal loss contributes to memory and reward dysfunction in a model of Alzheimer’s disease

    Annalisa Nobili;Emanuele Claudio Latagliata;Maria Teresa Viscomi;Virve Cavallucci

  • Reelin gene alleles and haplotypes as a factor predisposing to autistic disorder

    A. M. Persico;L. D'agruma;N. Maiorano;A. Totaro

  • CHANGES IN BRAIN DOPAMINE AND ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE DURING AND FOLLOWING STRESS ARE INDEPENDENT OF THE PITUITARY-ADRENOCORTICAL AXIS

    Assunta Imperato;Stefano Puglisi-Allegra;Paola Casolini;Luciano Angelucci

  • Stress, depression and the mesolimbic dopamine system.

    Simona Cabib;Stefano Puglisi-Allegra

  • The mesoaccumbens dopamine in coping with stress.

    Simona Cabib;Stefano Puglisi-Allegra

  • Repeated stressful experiences differently affect limbic dopamine release during and following stress.

    Assunta Imperato;Luciano Angelucci;Paola Casolini;Alessandro Zocchi

  • Acute stress induces time-dependent responses in dopamine mesolimbic system.

    Stefano Puglisi-Allegra;Assunta Imperato;Luciano Angelucci;Simona Cabib

  • Stress-induced enhancement of dopamine and acetylcholine release in limbic structures: role of corticosterone.

    Assunta Imperato;Stefano Puglisi-Allegra;Paola Casolini;Alessandro Zocchi

  • Altered calcium homeostasis in autism-spectrum disorders: Evidence from biochemical and genetic studies of the mitochondrial aspartate/glutamate carrier AGC1

    L. Palmieri;V. Papaleo;V. Porcelli;P. Scarcia

  • Norepinephrine in the Prefrontal Cortex Is Critical for Amphetamine-Induced Reward and Mesoaccumbens Dopamine Release

    Rossella Ventura;Simona Cabib;Antonio Alcaro;Cristina Orsini

  • Serotonin and stress coping

    Stefano Puglisi-Allegra;Diego Andolina

  • Prefrontal/accumbal catecholamine system determines motivational salience attribution to both reward- and aversion-related stimuli

    Rossella Ventura;Cristina Morrone;Stefano Puglisi-Allegra

  • Clinical, Morphological, and Biochemical Correlates of Head Circumference in Autism

    Roberto Sacco;Roberto Militerni;Alessandro Frolli;Carmela Bravaccio

  • Psychobiology of stress

    Stefan Puglisi-Allegra;Alberto Oliverio

  • D1 and D2 receptor antagonists differently affect cocaine-induced locomotor hyperactivity in the mouse

    Simona Cabib;Claudio Castellano;Vincenzo Cestari;Umberto Filibeck

  • Paraoxonase gene variants are associated with autism in North America, but not in Italy: possible regional specificity in gene–environment interactions

    M. D'Amelio;I. Ricci;R. Sacco;X. Liu

  • Opposite responses of mesolimbic dopamine system to controllable and uncontrollable aversive experiences.

    Simona Cabib;Stefano Puglisi-Allegra

  • Mechanisms underlying the impairment of hippocampal long-term potentiation and memory in experimental Parkinson’s disease

    Cinzia Costa;Carmelo Sgobio;Sabrina Siliquini;Alessandro Tozzi

  • Identifying Molecular Substrates in a Mouse Model of the Serotonin Transporter × Environment Risk Factor for Anxiety and Depression

    Valeria Carola;Giovanni Frazzetto;Tiziana Pascucci;Enrica Audero

  • PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY OF DOPAMINE: THE CONTRIBUTION OF COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN INBRED STRAINS OF MICE

    Stefano Puglisi-Allegra;Simona Cabib

Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto Oliverio
Alberto Oliverio Sapienza University of Rome
Maria Teresa Viscomi
Maria Teresa Viscomi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Nicola B. Mercuri
Nicola B. Mercuri University of Rome Tor Vergata
Francesca R. D'Amato
Francesca R. D'Amato National Research Council (CNR)
Maurizio Elia
Maurizio Elia University of Southampton
Marcello D'Amelio
Marcello D'Amelio University of Rome Tor Vergata
Paolo Curatolo
Paolo Curatolo University of Rome Tor Vergata
Veronica Ghiglieri
Veronica Ghiglieri University of Perugia
Paolo Calabresi
Paolo Calabresi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Barbara Picconi
Barbara Picconi University of Rome Tor Vergata

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