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Valerio Magnaghi

Valerio Magnaghi

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Neuroscience

D-Index
41
Citations
5601
World Ranking
7935
National Ranking
426

Overview

Valerio Magnaghi is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy, focusing research efforts primarily within Neuroscience, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans 19 publications in both Neuroscience and Medicine, while producing 16 works in Biochemistry and related molecular biology disciplines.

The scientist's research encompasses multiple subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience with 13 publications, Molecular Biology with 12, Neurology with 7, Physiology with 4, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine reflected in 3 publications.

Key topics addressed in Valerio Magnaghi's body of work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Nerve Injury and Regeneration, Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases, Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, and Genetics, Vestibular and Auditory Disorders, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, as well as Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment.

Co-author collaborations have frequently included Tasnim Mohamed (12 joint publications), Alessandra Colciago (8), Valentina Melfi (7), Veronica Bonalume (6), and Alessandro Faroni (4).

Publications by the scientist appear in journals such as Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience and Cells, each with 2 publications; International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Neural Regeneration Research, also with 2 publications apiece; and Frontiers in Neuroscience with 1.

Recent papers include:

  • Genomic and Non-genomic Action of Neurosteroids in the Peripheral Nervous System, 2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Hearing loss and vestibular schwannoma: new insights into Schwann cells implication, 2023, Cell Death and Disease
  • Schwann Cell Autocrine and Paracrine Regulatory Mechanisms, Mediated by Allopregnanolone and BDNF, Modulate PKCε in Peripheral Sensory Neurons, 2020, Cells
  • Impact of Atorvastatin on Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Activity, Locomotion and Axonal Excitability-Evidence from ApoE-/- Mice, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Axonal GABAA stabilizes excitability in unmyelinated sensory axons secondary to NKCC1 activity, 2021, The Journal of Physiology

Best Publications

  • Progesterone and its derivatives are neuroprotective agents in experimental diabetic neuropathy: A multimodal analysis

    E. Leonelli;R. Bianchi;G. Cavaletti;D. Caruso

  • Progesterone and its derivatives dihydroprogesterone and tetrahydroprogesterone reduce myelin fiber morphological abnormalities and myelin fiber loss in the sciatic nerve of aged rats.

    Iñigo Azcoitia;Emanuela Leonelli;Valerio Magnaghi;Sergio Veiga

  • Metabotropic receptors for glutamate and GABA in pain

    Cyril Goudet;Valerio Magnaghi;Marc Landry;Marc Landry;Frédéric Nagy;Frédéric Nagy

  • The purinergic antagonist PPADS reduces pain related behaviours and interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, iNOS and nNOS overproduction in central and peripheral nervous system after peripheral neuropathy in mice

    Cataldo Martucci;Anna Elisa Trovato;Barbara Costa;Elisa Borsani

  • Progesterone derivatives are able to influence peripheral myelin protein 22 and P0 gene expression: possible mechanisms of action.

    Roberto Cosimo Melcangi;V. Magnaghi;I. Cavarretta;I. Zucchi

  • The 5α-reductase in the central nervous system: expression and modes of control

    Roberto C Melcangi;Angelo Poletti;Ilaria Cavarretta;Fabio Celotti

  • Neuroactive steroids and peripheral myelin proteins.

    Valerio Magnaghi;Ilaria Cavarretta;Mariarita Galbiati;Luciano Martini

  • Age-induced decrease of glycoprotein Po and myelin basic protein gene expression in the rat sciatic nerve. Repair by steroid derivatives.

    R.C Melcangi;V Magnaghi;I Cavarretta;L Martini

  • Muscarinic receptor subtypes as potential targets to modulate oligodendrocyte progenitor survival, proliferation, and differentiation.

    Federica De Angelis;Antonietta Bernardo;Valerio Magnaghi;Luisa Minghetti

  • Modulation of fibroblast growth factor-2 by stress and corticosteroids: from developmental events to adult brain plasticity.

    Raffaella Molteni;Fabio Fumagalli;Valerio Magnaghi;Mila Roceri

  • Peripheral nerves: a target for the action of neuroactive steroids.

    Roberto C. Melcangi;Ilaria T.R. Cavarretta;Marinella Ballabio;Emanuela Leonelli

  • Aging in peripheral nerves: regulation of myelin protein genes by steroid hormones.

    R.C. Melcangi;V. Magnaghi;L. Martini

  • Cytokine modulation is necessary for efficacious treatment of experimental neuropathic pain.

    Paola Sacerdote;Silvia Franchi;Sarah Moretti;Mara Castelli

  • GABAB receptors in Schwann cells influence proliferation and myelin protein expression.

    Valerio Magnaghi;Marinella Ballabio;Ilaria T. R. Cavarretta;Wolfgang Froestl

  • GABA receptor-mediated effects in the peripheral nervous system: A cross-interaction with neuroactive steroids.

    Valerio Magnaghi;Marinella Ballabio;Antonio Consoli;Jeremy J. Lambert

  • Steroid metabolism and effects in central and peripheral glial cells.

    Roberto C. Melcangi;Valerio Magnaghi;Luciano Martini

  • Steroids and the reversal of age-associated changes in myelination and remyelination

    C. Ibanez;S.A. Shields;M. El-Etr;E. Leonelli

  • Neuroactive steroids influence peripheral myelination: a promising opportunity for preventing or treating age-dependent dysfunctions of peripheral nerves

    R. C. Melcangi;I. Azcoitia;M. Ballabio;I. Cavarretta

  • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-&ggr; Agonists Promote Differentiation and Antioxidant Defenses of Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells

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  • Po gene expression is modulated by androgens in the sciatic nerve of adult male rats

    V Magnaghi;I Cavarretta;I Zucchi;L Susani

  • Neuroactive steroids: A therapeutic approach to maintain peripheral nerve integrity during neurodegenerative events.

    Emanuela Leonelli;Marinella Ballabio;Antonio Consoli;Ilaria Roglio

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis M. Garcia-Segura
Luis M. Garcia-Segura Spanish National Research Council
Giambattista Bonanno
Giambattista Bonanno University of Genoa
Alexei Verkhratsky
Alexei Verkhratsky University of Manchester
Giuseppe Lauria
Giuseppe Lauria University of Milan
Jeremy J. Lambert
Jeremy J. Lambert University of Dundee
Marc Landry
Marc Landry University of Bordeaux
Francesca Calabrese
Francesca Calabrese University of Milan

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