Anna Pensalfini

10.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Anna Pensalfini is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna Pensalfini has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Physiology, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Anna Pensalfini's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (25 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (5 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (5 papers). Anna Pensalfini is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (25 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (5 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (5 papers). Anna Pensalfini collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Anna Pensalfini's co-authors include Charles Glabe, Elizabeth Head, Cristina Cecchi, Ralph A. Nixon, Jennifer L. Tomic, Massimo Stefani, Mariagioia Zampagni, Ying Jiang, Elisa Evangelisti and Annalisa Relini and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Anna Pensalfini

31 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Atomic View of a Toxic Amyloid Small Oligomer

2012 490 citations Arthur Laganowsky, Cong Liu et al. Science profile →
Faulty autolysosome acidification in Alzheimer’s disease mouse models induces autophagic build-up of Aβ in neurons, yielding senile plaques

2022 397 citations Ju‐Hyun Lee, Chris N. Goulbourne et al. profile →

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Anna Pensalfini

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William P. Esler United States

Cristina Cecchi Italy

Giuseppe D. Ciccotosto Australia

Cathryn Edwards United Kingdom

Roberta Cascella Italy

Takami Tomiyama Japan

Leila M. Luheshi United Kingdom

Dirk Beher United Kingdom

Alfredo Lorenzo Argentina

Nichole E. LaPointe United States

William P. Esler United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anna Pensalfini

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20 of 20 papers shown

Pensalfini, Anna, et al.. (2022). Intracellular Injection of Brain Extracts from Alzheimer’s Disease Patients Triggers Unregulated Ca2+ Release from Intracellular Stores That Hinders Cellular Bioenergetics. Cells. 11(22). 3630–3630. 3 indexed citations

Pensalfini, Anna, Seonil Kim, Shivakumar Subbanna, et al.. (2020). Endosomal Dysfunction Induced by Directly Overactivating Rab5 Recapitulates Prodromal and Neurodegenerative Features of Alzheimer’s Disease. Cell Reports. 33(8). 108420–108420. 70 indexed citations

Colacurcio, Daniel J., Anna Pensalfini, Ying Jiang, & Ralph A. Nixon. (2017). Dysfunction of autophagy and endosomal-lysosomal pathways: Roles in pathogenesis of Down syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 114. 40–51. 134 indexed citations

Pensalfini, Anna, Ricardo Albay, Suhail Rasool, et al.. (2014). Intracellular amyloid and the neuronal origin of Alzheimer neuritic plaques. Neurobiology of Disease. 71. 53–61. 86 indexed citations

Laganowsky, Arthur, Cong Liu, M.R. Sawaya, et al.. (2012). Atomic View of a Toxic Amyloid Small Oligomer. Science. 335(6073). 1228–1231. 490 indexed citations breakdown →

Rasool, Suhail, Ricardo Albay, Hilda Martínez‐Coria, et al.. (2012). Vaccination with a non-human random sequence amyloid oligomer mimic results in improved cognitive function and reduced plaque deposition and micro hemorrhage in Tg2576 mice. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 7(1). 37–37. 35 indexed citations

Corona, Carlo, Anna Pensalfini, Valério Frazzini, & Stefano L. Sensi. (2011). New therapeutic targets in Alzheimer's disease: brain deregulation of calcium and zinc. Cell Death and Disease. 2(6). e176–e176. 66 indexed citations

Campioni, Silvia, Benedetta Mannini, Mariagioia Zampagni, et al.. (2010). A causative link between the structure of aberrant protein oligomers and their toxicity. Nature Chemical Biology. 6(2). 140–147. 458 indexed citations

Kayed, Rakez, Isabel Canto, Leonid Breydo, et al.. (2010). Conformation dependent monoclonal antibodies distinguish different replicating strains or conformers of prefibrillar Aβ oligomers. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 5(1). 57–57. 128 indexed citations

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Zampagni, Mariagioia, Elisa Evangelisti, Roberta Cascella, et al.. (2010). Lipid rafts are primary mediators of amyloid oxidative attack on plasma membrane. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 88(6). 597–608. 38 indexed citations

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Tomic, Jennifer L., Anna Pensalfini, Elizabeth Head, & Charles Glabe. (2009). Soluble fibrillar oligomer levels are elevated in Alzheimer's disease brain and correlate with cognitive dysfunction. Neurobiology of Disease. 35(3). 352–358. 274 indexed citations

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Pensalfini, Anna, Mariagioia Zampagni, Gianfranco Liguri, et al.. (2009). Membrane cholesterol enrichment prevents Aβ-induced oxidative stress in Alzheimer's fibroblasts. Neurobiology of Aging. 32(2). 210–222. 36 indexed citations

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Cecchi, Cristina, Mariagioia Zampagni, Caterina Bernacchioni, et al.. (2009). A protective role for lipid raft cholesterol against amyloid-induced membrane damage in human neuroblastoma cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1788(10). 2204–2216. 63 indexed citations

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Cecchi, Cristina, Anna Pensalfini, Lucia Formigli, et al.. (2008). Seladin‐1/DHCR24 protects neuroblastoma cells against Aβ toxicity by increasing membrane cholesterol content. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 12(5b). 1990–2002. 59 indexed citations

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Kayed, Rakez, Anna Pensalfini, Yuri Sokolov, et al.. (2008). Annular Protofibrils Are a Structurally and Functionally Distinct Type of Amyloid Oligomer. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(7). 4230–4237. 275 indexed citations

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Cecchi, Cristina, Anna Pensalfini, Gianfranco Liguri, et al.. (2008). Differentiation Increases the Resistance of Neuronal Cells to Amyloid Toxicity. Neurochemical Research. 33(12). 2516–2531. 27 indexed citations

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Fiorillo, Claudia, Matteo Becatti, Anna Pensalfini, et al.. (2008). Curcumin protects cardiac cells against ischemia-reperfusion injury: effects on oxidative stress, NF-κB, and JNK pathways. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 45(6). 839–846. 68 indexed citations

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Pensalfini, Anna, Cristina Cecchi, Mariagioia Zampagni, et al.. (2008). Protective effect of new S-acylglutathione derivatives against amyloid-induced oxidative stress. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 44(8). 1624–1636. 30 indexed citations

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Cecchi, Cristina, Anna Pensalfini, Massimo Stefani, et al.. (2007). Replicating neuroblastoma cells in different cell cycle phases display different vulnerability to amyloid toxicity. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 86(2). 197–209. 20 indexed citations

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Cecchi, Cristina, Claudia Fiorillo, Anna Pensalfini, et al.. (2006). Increased susceptibility to amyloid toxicity in familial Alzheimer's fibroblasts. Neurobiology of Aging. 28(6). 863–876. 47 indexed citations

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