FRANCESCO FORNAI

Professore Ordinario e Direttore di Cattedra Anatomia Umana (SSD BIO/16)

University of Pisa

Italy

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Francesco Fornai is a Professore Ordinario e Direttore di Cattedra in Anatomia Umana (SSD BIO/16) at Università degli Studi di Pisa, Italy. His research focuses on the modulation of mTOR within retinal pigment epithelium, neuronal differentiation, and the impacts of methamphetamine on neuronal pathology. Recent publications highlight advancements in understanding retinal integrity and the implications of autophagy in neurodegenerative processes.

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Paola Lenzi

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Daniele Armocida

ITALY

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ALESSANDRO FRATI

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery

Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza

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Mauro Palmieri

Sapienza University of Rome

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Cristina ORSINI

associate professor

Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza

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Stefano PUGLISI ALLEGRA

ITALY

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GIANFRANCO NATALE

University of Pisa

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Paola Cassoni

University of Turin

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MICHELA FERRUCCI

University of Pisa

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Simona Cabib

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Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza

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Diego Garbossa

University of Turin

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Elena Pompili

Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza

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Modulation of mTOR Within Retinal Pigment Epithelium Affects Cell Viability and Mitochondrial Pathology

Retinoic Acid Promotes Neuronal Differentiation While Increasing Proteins and Organelles Related to Autophagy

Retinal Autophagy for Sustaining Retinal Integrity as a Proof of Concept for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

In situ stoichiometry amounts of p62 and poly-ubiquitin exceed the increase of alpha-synuclein during degeneration of catecholamine cells induced by autophagy inhibition in vitro

Combined light and electron microscopy (CLEM) to quantify methamphetamine-induced alpha-synuclein-related pathology

Methamphetamine Increases Tubulo-Vesicular Areas While Dissipating Proteins from Vesicles Involved in Cell Clearance

Different Doses of Methamphetamine Are Needed to Produce Locomotor or Blood Pressure Sensitization in Mice

Is There a Place for Lewy Bodies before and beyond Alpha-Synuclein Accumulation? Provocative Issues in Need of Solid Explanations

Advances in Anatomy and Its History

Damage to the Locus Coeruleus Alters the Expression of Key Proteins in Limbic Neurodegeneration

Methamphetamine-Induced Blood Pressure Sensitization Correlates with Morphological Alterations within A1/C1 Catecholamine Neurons

Autophagy Activation Associates with Suppression of Prion Protein and Improved Mitochondrial Status in Glioblastoma Cells

Autophagy Activation Promoted by Pulses of Light and Phytochemicals Counteracting Oxidative Stress during Age-Related Macular Degeneration

The Essential Role of Light-Induced Autophagy in the Inner Choroid/Outer Retinal Neurovascular Unit in Baseline Conditions and Degeneration

EGFR-Driven Mutation in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Influences the Features and Outcome of Brain Metastases

Treatment with the Glycosphingolipid Modulator THI Rescues Myelin Integrity in the Striatum of R6/2 HD Mice

The Role of Cellular Prion Protein in Glioma Tumorigenesis Could Be through the Autophagic Mechanisms: A Narrative Review

Flaminio Rota, 16th Century Anatomist at the University of Bologna: A Biography on the Walls

Prefrontal Dopamine in Flexible Adaptation to Environmental Changes: A Game for Two Players

The Relevance of Autophagy within Inner Ear in Baseline Conditions and Tinnitus-Related Syndromes

Petroclival Clinoidal Folds and Arachnoidal Membranes of the Anteromedial Incisural Space: Clinical Anatomy for Neuro Critical Care

Bacopa Protects against Neurotoxicity Induced by MPP+ and Methamphetamine

Alterations of Mitochondrial Structure in Methamphetamine Toxicity

Within the Ischemic Penumbra, Sub-Cellular Compartmentalization of Heat Shock Protein 70 Overlaps with Autophagy Proteins and Fails to Merge with Lysosomes

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Paola Lenzi

Daniele Armocida

ALESSANDRO FRATI

Mauro Palmieri

Cristina ORSINI

Stefano PUGLISI ALLEGRA

GIANFRANCO NATALE

Paola Cassoni

MICHELA FERRUCCI

Simona Cabib

Diego Garbossa

Elena Pompili

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