Massimo Aureli

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Massimo Aureli is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Massimo Aureli has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Physiology and 30 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Massimo Aureli's work include Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (29 papers), Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (28 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (22 papers). Massimo Aureli is often cited by papers focused on Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (29 papers), Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (28 papers) and Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (22 papers). Massimo Aureli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Massimo Aureli's co-authors include Sandro Sonnino, Alessandro Prinetti, Nicoletta Loberto, Vanna Chigorno, Simona Prioni, Laura Mauri, Manuela Valsecchi, Sara Grassi, Rosaria Bassi and Michela Deleidi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Massimo Aureli

82 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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iPSC-derived neurons from GBA1-associated Parkinson’s disease patients show autophagic defects and impaired calcium homeostasis

2014 406 citations Massimo Aureli, Manuela Valsecchi et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Massimo Aureli Italy	27	1.3k	869	615	423	235	85	2.2k
Nicoletta Loberto Italy	26	1.5k 1.1×	743 0.9×	643 1.0×	170 0.4×	151 0.6×	64	2.0k
Subramaniam Ganesh India	31	1.1k 0.9×	705 0.8×	170 0.3×	430 1.0×	290 1.2×	113	2.8k
Peter Vangheluwe Belgium	34	1.9k 1.5×	531 0.6×	590 1.0×	378 0.9×	381 1.6×	86	3.2k
Angela Messina Italy	34	2.7k 2.1×	814 0.9×	358 0.6×	288 0.7×	542 2.3×	84	3.8k
Friederike Zunke Germany	22	778 0.6×	898 1.0×	559 0.9×	953 2.3×	365 1.6×	52	2.3k
Caoimhín G. Concannon Ireland	29	2.1k 1.6×	372 0.4×	536 0.9×	243 0.6×	351 1.5×	48	2.9k
David Vı́lchez Germany	26	1.9k 1.5×	597 0.7×	619 1.0×	254 0.6×	378 1.6×	60	3.1k
M. David Ullman United States	25	1.1k 0.8×	796 0.9×	476 0.8×	259 0.6×	276 1.2×	70	2.5k
Michael Y. Sherman United States	18	1.8k 1.4×	284 0.3×	645 1.0×	256 0.6×	441 1.9×	32	2.3k
Charles A. Glass United States	22	1.6k 1.2×	243 0.3×	437 0.7×	126 0.3×	209 0.9×	40	2.5k

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Chiricozzi, Elena, Giulia Lunghi, Manuela Valsecchi, et al.. (2025). Metabolic and Structural Consequences of GM3 Synthase Deficiency: Insights from an HEK293-T Knockout Model. Biomedicines. 13(4). 843–843.

Ciobanu, D. C., Valeria Tomati, Deján Dobi, et al.. (2024). WS14.02 Tezacaftor is a direct inhibitor of sphingolipid delta-4 desaturase enzyme (DEGS). Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 23. S26–S26.

Tomati, Valeria, Valeria Capurro, Sine Mandrup Bertozzi, et al.. (2024). Tezacaftor is a direct inhibitor of sphingolipid delta-4 desaturase enzyme (DEGS). Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 23(6). 1167–1172. 8 indexed citations

Fazzari, Maria, Erika Di Biase, Alexandre Henriques, et al.. (2023). GM1 oligosaccharide efficacy against α-synuclein aggregation and toxicity in vitro. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1868(9). 159350–159350. 7 indexed citations

Fazzari, Maria, Giulia Lunghi, Alexandre Henriques, et al.. (2023). GM1 Oligosaccharide Efficacy in Parkinson’s Disease: Protection against MPTP. Biomedicines. 11(5). 1305–1305. 6 indexed citations

Lunghi, Giulia, Erika Di Biase, Alexandre Henriques, et al.. (2023). GM1 ganglioside exerts protective effects against glutamate‐excitotoxicity via its oligosaccharide in wild‐type and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis motor neurons. FEBS Open Bio. 13(12). 2324–2341. 6 indexed citations

Loberto, Nicoletta, Rosaria Bassi, Anna Pistocchi, et al.. (2023). Cross‐talk between CFTR and sphingolipids in cystic fibrosis. FEBS Open Bio. 13(9). 1601–1614. 3 indexed citations

Audano, Matteo, et al.. (2022). Metabolic Profile Variations along the Differentiation of Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to Dopaminergic Neurons. Biomedicines. 10(9). 2069–2069. 2 indexed citations

Lunghi, Giulia, Nicoletta Loberto, Simona Prioni, et al.. (2022). β-Glucocerebrosidase Deficiency Activates an Aberrant Lysosome-Plasma Membrane Axis Responsible for the Onset of Neurodegeneration. Cells. 11(15). 2343–2343. 10 indexed citations

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Frattini, Emanuele, Pascale Baden, Susanna Cogo, et al.. (2022). LRRK2 kinase activity regulates GCase level and enzymatic activity differently depending on cell type in Parkinson’s disease. npj Parkinson s Disease. 8(1). 92–92. 22 indexed citations

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Llop, Esther, Ana Ardá, Elsa Zacco, et al.. (2022). Proceedings of workshop: “Neuroglycoproteins in health and disease”, INNOGLY cost action. Glycoconjugate Journal. 39(5). 579–586. 2 indexed citations

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Reggiori, Fulvio, Hans‐Joachim Gabius, Massimo Aureli, et al.. (2021). Glycans in autophagy, endocytosis and lysosomal functions. Glycoconjugate Journal. 38(5). 625–647. 22 indexed citations

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Monfrini, Edoardo, Filippo Cogiamanian, Sabrina Salani, et al.. (2021). A Novel Homozygous VPS11 Variant May Cause Generalized Dystonia. Annals of Neurology. 89(4). 834–839. 18 indexed citations

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Straniero, Letizia, Rosanna Asselta, Salvatore Bonvegna, et al.. (2020). The SPID-GBA study. Neurology Genetics. 6(6). e523–e523. 46 indexed citations

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Astarita, Giuseppe, et al.. (2020). Gangliosides in Podocyte Biology and Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(24). 9645–9645. 15 indexed citations

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Loberto, Nicoletta, Rosaria Bassi, Anna Tamanini, et al.. (2020). Sphingolipids and plasma membrane hydrolases in human primary bronchial cells during differentiation and their altered patterns in cystic fibrosis. Glycoconjugate Journal. 37(5). 623–633. 13 indexed citations

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Lérias, Joana R., Madalena C. Pinto, Roberta Di Benedetto, et al.. (2018). Compartmentalized crosstalk of CFTR and TMEM16A (ANO1) through EPAC1 and ADCY1. Cellular Signalling. 44. 10–19. 44 indexed citations

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Straniero, Letizia, Valeria Rimoldi, Maura Samarani, et al.. (2017). The GBAP1 pseudogene acts as a ceRNA for the glucocerebrosidase gene GBA by sponging miR-22-3p. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12702–12702. 65 indexed citations

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Illuzzi, Giuditta, Caterina Bernacchioni, Massimo Aureli, et al.. (2010). Sphingosine Kinase Mediates Resistance to the Synthetic Retinoid N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)retinamide in Human Ovarian Cancer Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(24). 18594–18602. 42 indexed citations

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Duprè, Silvestro, et al.. (1976). A pH-stat method for pantetheinase activity determination.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 25(3). 229–35. 7 indexed citations

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