Ada Ledonne

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 783 citations indexed

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Ada Ledonne is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ada Ledonne has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 783 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Ada Ledonne's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (18 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (8 papers). Ada Ledonne is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (18 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (10 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (8 papers). Ada Ledonne collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Switzerland. Ada Ledonne's co-authors include Nicola Biagio Mercuri, Nicola Berretta, Ezia Guatteo, Dalila Mango, Emanuele Claudio Latagliata, Mauro Federici, Giorgio Bernardi, Annalisa Nobili, Marcello D’Amelio and Robert Nisticò and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Ada Ledonne

31 papers receiving 776 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Specialized astrocytes mediate glutamatergic gliotransmission in the CNS

2023 141 citations Roberta De Ceglia, Ada Ledonne et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ada Ledonne Italy	16	432	296	185	116	114	31	783
Raquel B. Dias Portugal	13	362 0.8×	280 0.9×	194 1.0×	158 1.4×	173 1.5×	16	832
Federica Bono Italy	17	380 0.9×	393 1.3×	246 1.3×	82 0.7×	96 0.8×	40	836
Luca Murru Italy	18	368 0.9×	355 1.2×	94 0.5×	75 0.6×	100 0.9×	32	928
Marian Marvin United States	8	269 0.6×	228 0.8×	226 1.2×	165 1.4×	110 1.0×	8	695
Branden J. Stansley United States	15	338 0.8×	305 1.0×	106 0.6×	225 1.9×	89 0.8×	17	792
Ilaria Barone Italy	19	560 1.3×	481 1.6×	271 1.5×	118 1.0×	145 1.3×	28	1.1k
Mei Yu China	23	442 1.0×	445 1.5×	268 1.4×	268 2.3×	136 1.2×	39	1.2k
Marilyne Labasque France	9	646 1.5×	413 1.4×	131 0.7×	67 0.6×	114 1.0×	11	942
Taneli Heikkinen Finland	14	417 1.0×	304 1.0×	145 0.8×	74 0.6×	209 1.8×	21	891
Akio Sekigawa Japan	13	264 0.6×	220 0.7×	198 1.1×	155 1.3×	161 1.4×	18	747

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Paldino, Emanuela, Mauro Federici, Debora Cutuli, et al.. (2024). Systemic inflammation accelerates neurodegeneration in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease overexpressing human alpha synuclein. npj Parkinson s Disease. 10(1). 213–213. 6 indexed citations

Bagni, Claudia, et al.. (2024). ErbB inhibition rescues nigral dopamine neuron hyperactivity and repetitive behaviors in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(5). 2183–2196. 1 indexed citations

Ceci, Claudia, Pedro Miguel Lacal, Maria Luisa Barbaccia, et al.. (2024). The VEGFs/VEGFRs system in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases: Pathophysiological roles and therapeutic implications. Pharmacological Research. 201. 107101–107101. 10 indexed citations

Mango, Dalila & Ada Ledonne. (2023). Updates on the Physiopathology of Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors (mGluRI)-Dependent Long-Term Depression. Cells. 12(12). 1588–1588. 10 indexed citations

Ceglia, Roberta De, Ada Ledonne, David Litvin, et al.. (2023). Specialized astrocytes mediate glutamatergic gliotransmission in the CNS. Nature. 622(7981). 120–129. 141 indexed citations breakdown →

Ledonne, Ada, Emanuela Paldino, Vincenza D’Angelo, et al.. (2022). Morpho‐Functional Changes of Nigral Dopamine Neurons in an α‐Synuclein Model of Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders. 38(2). 256–266. 18 indexed citations

Guatteo, Ezia, Nicola Berretta, Vincenzo Monda, Ada Ledonne, & Nicola Biagio Mercuri. (2022). Pathophysiological Features of Nigral Dopaminergic Neurons in Animal Models of Parkinson’s Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(9). 4508–4508. 45 indexed citations

Segni, Matteo Di, Ada Ledonne, Alessandro Martini, et al.. (2021). Resilience to anhedonia-passive coping induced by early life experience is linked to a long-lasting reduction of Ih current in VTA dopaminergic neurons. Neurobiology of Stress. 14. 100324–100324. 13 indexed citations

Napolitano, Francesco, Rosita Russo, Anna Maio, et al.. (2019). The striatal-enriched protein Rhes is a critical modulator of cocaine-induced molecular and behavioral responses. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 15294–15294. 9 indexed citations

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Ledonne, Ada, Dalila Mango, Emanuele Claudio Latagliata, et al.. (2018). Neuregulin 1/ErbB signalling modulates hippocampal mGluRI-dependent LTD and object recognition memory. Pharmacological Research. 130. 12–24. 23 indexed citations

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Krashia, Paraskevi, Ada Ledonne, Annalisa Nobili, et al.. (2015). Persistent elevation of D-Aspartate enhances NMDA receptor-mediated responses in mouse substantia nigra pars compacta dopamine neurons. Neuropharmacology. 103. 69–78. 33 indexed citations

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Ledonne, Ada, Annalisa Nobili, Emanuele Claudio Latagliata, et al.. (2014). Neuregulin 1 signalling modulates mGluR1 function in mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons. Molecular Psychiatry. 20(8). 959–973. 35 indexed citations

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Mango, Dalila, Alessandra Bonito-Oliva, Ada Ledonne, et al.. (2014). Adenosine A1 receptor stimulation reduces D1 receptor-mediated GABAergic transmission from striato-nigral terminals and attenuates l-DOPA-induced dyskinesia in dopamine-denervated mice. Experimental Neurology. 261. 733–743. 25 indexed citations

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Mabrouk, Omar S., Riccardo Viaro, Mattia Volta, et al.. (2014). Stimulation of δ Opioid Receptor and Blockade of Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Receptor Synergistically Attenuate Parkinsonism. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(39). 12953–12962. 9 indexed citations

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Federici, Mauro, Emanuele Claudio Latagliata, Ada Ledonne, et al.. (2013). Paradoxical Abatement of Striatal Dopaminergic Transmission by Cocaine and Methylphenidate. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(1). 264–274. 21 indexed citations

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Federici, Mauro, Emanuele Claudio Latagliata, Francesca Romana Rizzo, et al.. (2013). Electrophysiological and amperometric evidence that modafinil blocks the dopamine uptake transporter to induce behavioral activation. Neuroscience. 252. 118–124. 16 indexed citations

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Mango, Dalila, Alessandra Bonito-Oliva, Ada Ledonne, et al.. (2013). Phosphodiesterase 10A controls D1-mediated facilitation of GABA release from striato-nigral projections under normal and dopamine-depleted conditions. Neuropharmacology. 76. 127–136. 27 indexed citations

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Ledonne, Ada, Mauro Federici, Michela Giustizieri, et al.. (2010). Trace amines depress D₂‐autoreceptor‐mediated responses on midbrain dopaminergic cells. British Journal of Pharmacology. 160(6). 1509–1520. 20 indexed citations

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Ledonne, Ada, Luca Sebastianelli, Mauro Federici, Giorgio Bernardi, & Nicola Biagio Mercuri. (2009). The anorexic agents, sibutramine and fenfluramine, depress GABA_B‐induced inhibitory postsynaptic potentials in rat mesencephalic dopaminergic cells. British Journal of Pharmacology. 156(6). 962–969. 8 indexed citations

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Sebastianelli, Luca, Ada Ledonne, Maria Cristina Marrone, Giorgio Bernardi, & Nicola Biagio Mercuri. (2008). The l-amino acid carrier inhibitor 2-aminobicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-carboxylic acid (BCH) reduces l-dopa-elicited responses in dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta. Experimental Neurology. 212(1). 230–233. 15 indexed citations

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