Alessandra Borsini

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Alessandra Borsini is a scholar working on Biological Psychiatry, Behavioral Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alessandra Borsini has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Biological Psychiatry, 15 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience and 10 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Alessandra Borsini's work include Tryptophan and brain disorders (24 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (15 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers). Alessandra Borsini is often cited by papers focused on Tryptophan and brain disorders (24 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (15 papers) and Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (10 papers). Alessandra Borsini collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Alessandra Borsini's co-authors include Carmine M. Pariante, Patricia A. Zunszain, Sandrine Thuret, Juliette Giacobbe, Robyn E. Wootton, Emeran A. Mayer, James E. Gangwisch, Joseph Firth, Maria Grazia Di Benedetto and Kuan‐Pin Su and has published in prestigious journals such as Neurology, Trends in Neurosciences and BMJ.

In The Last Decade

Alessandra Borsini

44 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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Food and mood: how do diet and nutrition affect mental wellbeing?

2020 257 citations Alessandra Borsini et al. profile →
Mental disorders and risk of COVID-19-related mortality, hospitalisation, and intensive care unit admission: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 200 citations Benedetta Vai, Mario Gennaro Mazza et al. The Lancet Psychiatry profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The dietary ligands, omega-3 fatty acid endocannabinoids and short-chain fatty acids prevent cytokine-induced reduction of human hippocampal neurogenesis and alter the expression of genes involved in neuroinflammation and neuroplasticity 2025 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·(unknown), Silvia Alboni, Nadia Cattane, Moira Marizzoni, (unknown), (unknown), Nicole Mariani, (unknown), Annamaria Cattaneo, Carmine M. Pariante, Alessandra Borsini	0
2	From placenta to the foetus: a systematic review of in vitro models of stress- and inflammation-induced depression in pregnancy 2024 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nicole Mariani, (unknown), Carmine M. Pariante, Alessandra Borsini	0
3	Effects of cranberry (poly)phenols on mental health in university students: the CRANMOOD randomized controlled trial 2024 ·Proceedings of The Nutrition Society ·(unknown), Mélanie Le Sayec, Yu Li, Huiying Wu, Robin Mesnage, Kirsten A. Dalrymple, John M. Halket, (unknown), Alessandra Borsini, Carmine M. Pariante, David Vauzour, Gwénaëlle Le Gall, Balázs Bajka, (unknown)	1
4	Acute and long-term effects of adolescence stress exposure on rodent adult hippocampal neurogenesis, cognition, and behaviour 2023 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·Alessandra Borsini, Juliette Giacobbe, (unknown), Maura Boldrini	26
5	Long-COVID fatigue is not predicted by pre-pandemic plasma IL-6 levels in mild COVID-19 2023 ·Inflammation Research ·Maxim B. Freidin, Nathan J. Cheetham, Emma L. Duncan, Claire J. Steves, (unknown), Michael H. Malim, Niccolò Rossi, Janet M. Lord, Paul W. Franks, Alessandra Borsini, (unknown), Mario Falchi, Carmine M. Pariante, Frances M. K. Williams	5
6	Neurogenesis is disrupted in human hippocampal progenitor cells upon exposure to serum samples from hospitalized COVID-19 patients with neurological symptoms 2022 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·Alessandra Borsini, Blair Merrick, Jonathan Edgeworth, (unknown), Deepak P. Srivastava, Anthony C. Vernon, Gaia Nebbia, Sandrine Thuret, Carmine M. Pariante	20
7	Preclinical animal models of mental illnesses to translate findings from the bench to the bedside: Molecular brain mechanisms and peripheral biomarkers associated to early life stress or immune challenges 2022 ·European Neuropsychopharmacology ·Nadia Cattane, Anthony C. Vernon, Alessandra Borsini, Catia Scassellati, Dominique Endres, Lucile Capuron, Ryad Tamouza, Michael E. Benros, Juan C. Leza, Carmine M. Pariante, Marco Andrea Riva, Annamaria Cattaneo	31
8	Mental disorders and risk of COVID-19-related mortality, hospitalisation, and intensive care unit admission: a systematic review and meta-analysis breakdown → 2021 ·The Lancet Psychiatry ·Benedetta Vai, Mario Gennaro Mazza, Claudia Colli, Marianne Foiselle, Bennett Allen, Francesco Benedetti, Alessandra Borsini, Marisa Casanova Dias, Ryad Tamouza, Marion Leboyer, Michael E. Benros, Igor Branchi, Paolo Fusar‐Poli, Livia De Picker	200
9	Neurogenic and anti-inflammatory effects of probiotics in Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review of preclinical and clinical evidence 2021 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Valentina Leta, К. Ray Chaudhuri, (unknown), Guy Chung‐Faye, Vinod Metta, Carmine M. Pariante, Alessandra Borsini	51
10	From dried bear bile to molecular investigation: A systematic review of the effect of bile acids on cell apoptosis, oxidative stress and inflammation in the brain, across pre-clinical models of neurological, neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders 2021 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Fei Huang, Carmine M. Pariante, Alessandra Borsini	78
11	Viewpoint \| European COVID-19 exit strategy for people with severe mental disorders: Too little, but not yet too late 2021 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Livia De Picker, Robert H. Yolken, Francesco Benedetti, Alessandra Borsini, Igor Branchi, Paolo Fusar‐Poli, Juan C. Leza, Carmine M. Pariante, Thomas Pollak, Ryad Tamouza, Benedetta Vai, Anthony C. Vernon, Michael E. Benros, Marion Leboyer	15
12	Characterizing anhedonia: A systematic review of neuroimaging across the subtypes of reward processing deficits in depression 2020 ·Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience ·Alessandra Borsini, (unknown), Patricia A. Zunszain, Carmine M. Pariante, Matthew J. Kempton	128
13	The role of omega-3 fatty acids in preventing glucocorticoid-induced reduction in human hippocampal neurogenesis and increase in apoptosis 2020 ·Translational Psychiatry ·Alessandra Borsini, Doris Stangl, Aaron R. Jeffries, Carmine M. Pariante, Sandrine Thuret	38
14	Glucocorticoids prime the inflammatory response of human hippocampal cells through up-regulation of inflammatory pathways 2020 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Mark Horowitz, Annamaria Cattaneo, Nadia Cattane, Nicola Lopizzo, (unknown), Nataliia Bakunina, Ksenia Musaelyan, Alessandra Borsini, Patricia A. Zunszain, Carmine M. Pariante	37
15	Differential effect of interferon-alpha treatment on AEA and 2-AG levels 2020 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Zuzanna Zajkowska, Alessandra Borsini, Naghmeh Nikkheslat, Alice Russell, (unknown), Simona Tomassi, Nilay Hepgul, Daniel Forton, Kosh Agarwal, Matthew Hotopf, Valeria Mondelli, Patricia A. Zunszain, Carmine M. Pariante	11
16	The role of circulatory systemic environment in predicting interferon-alpha–induced depression: The neurogenic process as a potential mechanism 2019 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Alessandra Borsini, Carmine M. Pariante, Patricia A. Zunszain, Nilay Hepgul, Alice Russell, Zuzanna Zajkowska, Valeria Mondelli, Sandrine Thuret	18
17	Nutritional and immunological factors in breast milk: A role in the intergenerational transmission from maternal psychopathology to child development 2019 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Maria Grazia Di Benedetto, (unknown), Annamaria Cattaneo, Carmine M. Pariante, Alessandra Borsini	34
18	Microglial-driven changes in synaptic plasticity: A possible role in major depressive disorder 2018 ·Psychoneuroendocrinology ·(unknown), Carmine M. Pariante, Alessandra Borsini	59
19	Identification of a miRNAs signature associated with exposure to stress early in life and enhanced vulnerability for schizophrenia: New insights for the key role of miR-125b-1-3p in neurodevelopmental processes 2018 ·Schizophrenia Research ·Nadia Cattane, Cristina Mora, Nicola Lopizzo, Alessandra Borsini, Carlo Maj, Laura Pedrini, Roberta Rossi, Marco Andrea Riva, Carmine M. Pariante, Annamaria Cattaneo	42
20	Interferon-Alpha Reduces Human Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Increases Apoptosis via Activation of Distinct STAT1-Dependent Mechanisms 2017 ·The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology ·Alessandra Borsini, Annamaria Cattaneo, Chiara Malpighi, Sandrine Thuret, Neil A. Harrison, Patricia A. Zunszain, Carmine M. Pariante	82

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