Chiara Laezza

7.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
109 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Chiara Laezza is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Chiara Laezza has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 54 papers in Pharmacology and 19 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Chiara Laezza's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (52 papers), GABA and Rice Research (13 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (12 papers). Chiara Laezza is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (52 papers), GABA and Rice Research (13 papers) and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease (12 papers). Chiara Laezza collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Spain. Chiara Laezza's co-authors include Maurizio Bifulco, Simona Pisanti, Patrizia Gazzerro, Anna Maria Malfitano, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Luciano De Petrocellis, Maria Proto, Elena Ciaglia, Antonietta Santoro and Giuseppe Portella and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Chiara Laezza

109 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Cannabidiol: State of the art and new challenges for therapeutic applications

2017 435 citations Simona Pisanti, Anna Maria Malfitano et al. profile →
Cannabinoids: Therapeutic Use in Clinical Practice

2022 133 citations Cristina Pagano, Giovanna Navarra et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chiara Laezza Italy	42	3.6k	1.9k	1.2k	1.1k	819	109	6.0k
Guillermo Velasco Spain	48	4.5k 1.3×	2.8k 1.4×	1.4k 1.2×	2.0k 1.8×	584 0.7×	108	8.0k
Dale G. Deutsch United States	37	4.5k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	898 0.8×	2.1k 1.9×	796 1.0×	73	7.4k
Simona Pisanti Italy	34	2.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	814 0.7×	590 0.5×	467 0.6×	77	4.3k
Cristina Blázquez Spain	30	3.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	917 0.8×	1.5k 1.3×	446 0.5×	39	5.2k
Natsuo Ueda Japan	53	6.4k 1.8×	2.2k 1.1×	1.6k 1.4×	1.8k 1.6×	1.4k 1.7×	155	8.9k
Cristina Sánchez Spain	32	3.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	920 0.8×	1.8k 1.6×	486 0.6×	73	4.8k
Patrizia Gazzerro Italy	35	1.4k 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	629 0.5×	470 0.4×	460 0.6×	93	3.4k
Yasuo Okamoto Japan	43	2.0k 0.6×	2.8k 1.5×	982 0.8×	777 0.7×	619 0.8×	108	5.7k
Joseph Tam Israel	34	2.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	957 0.8×	820 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	104	4.8k
Patricia C. Schmid United States	43	3.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	826 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	741 0.9×	78	5.5k

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Pagano, Cristina, Giovanna Navarra, Laura Coppola, et al.. (2023). Impacts of Environmental Pollution on Brain Tumorigenesis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(5). 5045–5045. 14 indexed citations

Pagano, Cristina, et al.. (2023). Cannabinoids in the Modulation of Oxidative Signaling. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2513–2513. 25 indexed citations

Pagano, Cristina, Erika Di Zazzo, Giovanna Navarra, et al.. (2022). Advances in “adiponcosis”: Insights in the inner mechanisms at the base of adipose and tumour tissues interplay. International Journal of Cancer. 152(12). 2464–2473. 6 indexed citations

Pagano, Cristina, Giovanna Navarra, Laura Coppola, et al.. (2022). N6-isopentenyladenosine induces cell death through necroptosis in human glioblastoma cells. Cell Death Discovery. 8(1). 173–173. 16 indexed citations

Pagano, Cristina, Giovanna Navarra, Laura Coppola, et al.. (2021). N6-Isopentenyladenosine Hinders the Vasculogenic Mimicry in Human Glioblastoma Cells through Src-120 Catenin Pathway Modulation and RhoA Activity Inhibition. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(19). 10530–10530. 7 indexed citations

Castelli, Vanessa, Mariano Catanesi, Margherita Alfonsetti, et al.. (2021). PPARα-Selective Antagonist GW6471 Inhibits Cell Growth in Breast Cancer Stem Cells Inducing Energy Imbalance and Metabolic Stress. Biomedicines. 9(2). 127–127. 27 indexed citations

Proto, Maria, Donatella Fiore, Cristina Pagano, et al.. (2021). Lipid homeostasis and mevalonate pathway in COVID-19: Basic concepts and potential therapeutic targets. Progress in Lipid Research. 82. 101099–101099. 20 indexed citations

Laezza, Chiara, Cristina Pagano, Giovanna Navarra, et al.. (2020). The Endocannabinoid System: A Target for Cancer Treatment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(3). 747–747. 109 indexed citations

Fiore, Donatella, Maria Proto, Fabrizio Dal Piaz, et al.. (2019). N6-Isopentenyladenosine Inhibits Colorectal Cancer and Improves Sensitivity to 5-Fluorouracil Targeting FBXW7 Tumor Suppressor. Cancers. 11(10). 1456–1456. 11 indexed citations

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Ciaglia, Elena, Anna Maria Malfitano, Chiara Laezza, et al.. (2017). Immuno-Modulatory and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Dihydrogracilin A, a Terpene Derived from the Marine Sponge Dendrilla membranosa. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18(8). 1643–1643. 26 indexed citations

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Proto, Maria, Donatella Fiore, Silvia Franceschelli, et al.. (2017). Inhibition of Wnt/β-Catenin pathway and Histone acetyltransferase activity by Rimonabant: a therapeutic target for colon cancer. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 52 indexed citations

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Refolo, Maria Grazia, Rosalba D’Alessandro, Natascia Malerba, et al.. (2015). Anti Proliferative and Pro Apoptotic Effects of Flavonoid Quercetin Are Mediated by CB1 Receptor in Human Colon Cancer Cell Lines. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 230(12). 2973–2980. 94 indexed citations

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Parkkari, Teija, Juha R. Savinainen, Anna Maria Malfitano, et al.. (2014). 1,2-Dihydro-2-oxopyridine-3-carboxamides: The C-5 substituent is responsible for functionality switch at CB2 cannabinoid receptor. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 74. 524–532. 15 indexed citations

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Malfitano, Anna Maria, Chiara Laezza, Giuseppe Saccomanni, et al.. (2013). Immune-Modulation and Properties of Absorption and Blood Brain Barrier Permeability of 1,8-Naphthyridine Derivatives. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. 8(5). 1077–1086. 13 indexed citations

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Malfitano, Anna Maria, Silvio Sosa, Chiara Laezza, et al.. (2010). Rimonabant reduces keratinocyte viability by induction of apoptosis and exerts topical anti‐inflammatory activity in mice. British Journal of Pharmacology. 162(1). 84–93. 10 indexed citations

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Malfitano, Anna Maria, Chiara Laezza, Simona Pisanti, Patrizia Gazzerro, & Maurizio Bifulco. (2007). Rimonabant (SR141716) exerts anti‐proliferative and immunomodulatory effects in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. British Journal of Pharmacology. 153(5). 1003–1010. 33 indexed citations

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Messa, Caterina, Maria Notarnicola, Francesco Russo, et al.. (2005). Estrogenic regulation of cholesterol biosynthesis and cell growth in DLD-1 human colon cancer cells. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 40(12). 1454–1461. 25 indexed citations

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Mondola, Paolo, Rosalba Serù, Mariarosaria Santillo, et al.. (2002). Effect of Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase on cholesterol metabolism in human hepatocarcinoma (HepG2) cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 295(3). 603–609. 21 indexed citations

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Vitale, Mario, Tiziana Di Matola, Guido Rossi, et al.. (1999). Prenyltransferase Inhibitors Induce Apoptosis in Proliferating Thyroid Cells through a p53-Independent, CrmA-Sensitive, and Caspase-3-Like Protease- Dependent Mechanism¹. Endocrinology. 140(2). 698–704. 38 indexed citations

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Laezza, Chiara, et al.. (1997). N6-Isopentenyladenosine Affects cAMP-Dependent Microfilament Organization in FRTL-5 Thyroid Cells. Experimental Cell Research. 234(1). 178–182. 9 indexed citations

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