Massimo Tortarolo

2.3k total citations
42 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Massimo Tortarolo is a scholar working on Neurology, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Massimo Tortarolo has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Neurology, 20 papers in Genetics and 15 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Massimo Tortarolo's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (30 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (20 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (9 papers). Massimo Tortarolo is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (30 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (20 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (9 papers). Massimo Tortarolo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United Kingdom and United States. Massimo Tortarolo's co-authors include Caterina Bendotti, Novella Calvaresi, Pietro Veglianese, Valentina Bonetto, Laura Pasetto, Antonio Migheli, Gabriella Spaltro, Manuela Basso, Marcus Rattray and Guido Maura and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Massimo Tortarolo

41 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Massimo Tortarolo Italy	25	1.0k	753	515	411	324	42	1.8k
Hristelina Ilieva United States	14	1.3k 1.3×	1.0k 1.3×	731 1.4×	430 1.0×	373 1.2×	24	2.2k
Melissa McAlonis‐Downes United States	16	1.3k 1.3×	807 1.1×	793 1.5×	321 0.8×	327 1.0×	18	1.8k
Elke Bogaert Belgium	16	1.5k 1.5×	1.0k 1.4×	798 1.5×	444 1.1×	322 1.0×	19	2.2k
P. Hande Özdi̇nler United States	23	897 0.9×	816 1.1×	568 1.1×	644 1.6×	352 1.1×	51	1.9k
Iga Wegorzewska United States	11	750 0.7×	889 1.2×	383 0.7×	371 0.9×	175 0.5×	12	1.5k
Michael L. Garcia United States	20	1.1k 1.1×	850 1.1×	749 1.5×	500 1.2×	423 1.3×	37	2.2k
Monica Castanedes‐Casey United States	21	1.3k 1.3×	924 1.2×	534 1.0×	327 0.8×	329 1.0×	30	2.0k
Cédric Raoul France	28	1.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.7×	664 1.3×	688 1.7×	359 1.1×	70	2.7k
Maria E. Alexianu United States	16	1.1k 1.1×	483 0.6×	409 0.8×	488 1.2×	408 1.3×	18	1.6k
Thomas Philips United States	11	1.6k 1.6×	870 1.2×	858 1.7×	465 1.1×	693 2.1×	15	2.5k

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Vallarola, Antonio, Francesca Sironi, Massimo Tortarolo, et al.. (2018). RNS60 exerts therapeutic effects in the SOD1 ALS mouse model through protective glia and peripheral nerve rescue. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 15(1). 65–65. 36 indexed citations

Sironi, Francesca, Antonio Vallarola, Martina Bruna Violatto, et al.. (2017). Multiple intracerebroventricular injections of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells delay motor neurons loss but not disease progression of SOD1G93A mice. Stem Cell Research. 25. 166–178. 33 indexed citations

Valbuena, Gabriel N., Massimo Tortarolo, Caterina Bendotti, L Cantoni, & Hector C. Keun. (2017). Altered Metabolic Profiles Associate with Toxicity in SOD1G93A Astrocyte-Neuron Co-Cultures. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 50–50. 17 indexed citations

Patai, Roland, Massimo Tortarolo, Caterina Bendotti, et al.. (2017). Presymptomatically applied AMPA receptor antagonist prevents calcium increase in vulnerable type of motor axon terminals of mice modeling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1863(7). 1739–1748. 6 indexed citations

Pasetto, Laura, Silvia Pozzi, Manuela Basso, et al.. (2016). Targeting Extracellular Cyclophilin A Reduces Neuroinflammation and Extends Survival in a Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(6). 1413–1427. 35 indexed citations

Violatto, Martina Bruna, Chiara Capelli, Roberta Frapolli, et al.. (2015). Longitudinal tracking of triple labeled umbilical cord derived mesenchymal stromal cells in a mouse model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Stem Cell Research. 15(1). 243–253. 14 indexed citations

Basso, Manuela, Silvia Pozzi, Massimo Tortarolo, et al.. (2013). Mutant Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase (SOD1) Induces Protein Secretion Pathway Alterations and Exosome Release in Astrocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(22). 15699–15711. 227 indexed citations

Peviani, Marco, Mami Kurosaki, Mineko Terao, et al.. (2012). Lentiviral vectors carrying enhancer elements of Hb9 promoter drive selective transgene expression in mouse spinal cord motor neurons. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 205(1). 139–147. 19 indexed citations

Tortarolo, Massimo, et al.. (2011). Talampanel reduces the level of motoneuronal calcium in transgenic mutant SOD1 mice only if applied presymptomatically. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 12(5). 340–344. 29 indexed citations

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Peviani, Marco, et al.. (2010). Unraveling the Complexity of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Recent Advances from the Transgenic Mutant SOD1 Mice. CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets. 9(4). 491–503. 24 indexed citations

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Cheroni, Cristina, Marianna Marino, Massimo Tortarolo, et al.. (2008). Functional alterations of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in motor neurons of a mouse model of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis†. Human Molecular Genetics. 18(1). 82–96. 125 indexed citations

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Veglianese, Pietro, Daniele Lo Coco, Meritxell B. Cutrona, et al.. (2005). Activation of the p38MAPK cascade is associated with upregulation of TNF alpha receptors in the spinal motor neurons of mouse models of familial ALS. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 31(2). 218–231. 83 indexed citations

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Tortarolo, Massimo, Giuliano Grignaschi, Novella Calvaresi, et al.. (2005). Glutamate AMPA receptors change in motor neurons of SOD1G93A transgenic mice and their inhibition by a noncompetitive antagonist ameliorates the progression of amytrophic lateral sclerosis-like disease. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 83(1). 134–146. 90 indexed citations

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Tortarolo, Massimo, Pietro Veglianese, Novella Calvaresi, et al.. (2003). Persistent activation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in a mouse model of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis correlates with disease progression. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 23(2). 180–192. 140 indexed citations

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Tortarolo, Massimo, Andrew J. Crossthwaite, Laura Conforti, et al.. (2003). Expression of SOD1 G93A or wild‐type SOD1 in primary cultures of astrocytes down‐regulates the glutamate transporter GLT‐1: lack of involvement of oxidative stress. Journal of Neurochemistry. 88(2). 481–493. 54 indexed citations

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Mennini, Tiziana, Paolo Bigini, Alfredo Cagnotto, et al.. (2003). Glial activation and TNFR-I upregulation precedes motor dysfunction in the spinal cord of mnd mice. Cytokine. 25(3). 127–135. 22 indexed citations

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Conforti, Laura, Novella Calvaresi, Massimo Tortarolo, et al.. (2002). Kif1Bβ isoform is enriched in motor neurons but does not change in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 71(5). 732–739. 13 indexed citations

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Bendotti, Caterina, Massimo Tortarolo, Novella Calvaresi, et al.. (2001). Transgenic SOD1 G93A mice develop reduced GLT‐1 in spinal cord without alterations in cerebrospinal fluid glutamate levels. Journal of Neurochemistry. 79(4). 737–746. 155 indexed citations

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Bendotti, Caterina, et al.. (2000). Differential Expression of S100β and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein in the Hippocampus after Kainic Acid-Induced Lesions and Mossy Fiber Sprouting in Adult Rat. Experimental Neurology. 161(1). 317–329. 30 indexed citations

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Maura, Guido, Manuela Marcoli, Massimo Tortarolo, Gian Carlo Andrioli, & Maurizio Raiteri. (1998). Glutamate release in human cerebral cortex and its modulation by 5‐hydroxtryptamine acting at h 5‐HT_1D receptors. British Journal of Pharmacology. 123(1). 45–50. 56 indexed citations

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