Michela Ferrucci

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
87 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Michela Ferrucci is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michela Ferrucci has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 28 papers in Neurology and 20 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Michela Ferrucci's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (24 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (22 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (21 papers). Michela Ferrucci is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (24 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (22 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (21 papers). Michela Ferrucci collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Russia. Michela Ferrucci's co-authors include Francesco Fornai, Paola Lenzi, Antonio Paparelli, Gloria Lazzeri, Stefano Ruggieri, Carla L. Busceti, Marco Gesi, Francesca Biagioni, Ciro Isidoro and Riccardo Ruffoli and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and Brain Research.

In The Last Decade

Michela Ferrucci

86 papers receiving 2.7k citations

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Parkinson-like syndrome induced by continuous MPTP infusion: Convergent roles of the ubiquitin-proteasome system and α-synuclein

2005 417 citations Francesco Fornai, Oliver M. Schlüter et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Antonio Paparelli Italy

Paola Lenzi Italy

Rachida Guennoun France

José A. Rafols United States

Shigeki Kuzuhara Japan

Anita L. DeStefano United States

Eskil Elmér Sweden

Michael K. E. Schäfer Germany

Masayo Fujita Japan

Dominic B. Rowe Australia

Antonio Paparelli Italy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michela Ferrucci

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Lenzi, Paola, Gloria Lazzeri, Michela Ferrucci, et al.. (2024). In situ stoichiometry amounts of p62 and poly-ubiquitin exceed the increase of alpha-synuclein during degeneration of catecholamine cells induced by autophagy inhibition in vitro. Journal of Neural Transmission. 131(12). 1397–1414. 1 indexed citations

Ferrucci, Michela, Paola Lenzi, Gloria Lazzeri, et al.. (2024). Combined light and electron microscopy (CLEM) to quantify methamphetamine-induced alpha-synuclein-related pathology. Journal of Neural Transmission. 131(4). 335–358. 2 indexed citations

Ferrucci, Michela, Caterina Berti, Francesca Biagioni, et al.. (2023). The Essential Role of Light-Induced Autophagy in the Inner Choroid/Outer Retinal Neurovascular Unit in Baseline Conditions and Degeneration. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(10). 8979–8979. 5 indexed citations

Ferrucci, Michela, Francesca Biagioni, Caterina Berti, et al.. (2023). Autophagy Activation Promoted by Pulses of Light and Phytochemicals Counteracting Oxidative Stress during Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Antioxidants. 12(6). 1183–1183. 9 indexed citations

Lazzeri, Gloria, Francesca Biagioni, Michela Ferrucci, et al.. (2023). The Relevance of Autophagy within Inner Ear in Baseline Conditions and Tinnitus-Related Syndromes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(23). 16664–16664.

Lazzeri, Gloria, Carla L. Busceti, Francesca Biagioni, et al.. (2021). Norepinephrine Protects against Methamphetamine Toxicity through β2-Adrenergic Receptors Promoting LC3 Compartmentalization. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(13). 7232–7232. 10 indexed citations

Ferrucci, Michela, Fiona Limanaqi, Larisa Ryskalin, et al.. (2019). The Effects of Amphetamine and Methamphetamine on the Release of Norepinephrine, Dopamine and Acetylcholine From the Brainstem Reticular Formation. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 13. 48–48. 67 indexed citations

Ferrucci, Michela, Francesca Biagioni, Paola Lenzi, et al.. (2017). Rapamycin promotes differentiation increasing βIII-tubulin, NeuN, and NeuroD while suppressing nestin expression in glioblastoma cells. Oncotarget. 8(18). 29574–29599. 26 indexed citations

Scatena, Alessia, et al.. (2011). A2A receptors and methamphetamine toxicity: a role of adenosine as an endogenous neurotoxin. Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology. 116(1). 167–167. 1 indexed citations

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Ferrucci, Michela, Alida Spalloni, Federica Fulceri, et al.. (2009). A systematic study of brainstem motor nuclei in a mouse model of ALS, the effects of lithium. Neurobiology of Disease. 37(2). 370–383. 73 indexed citations

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Fornai, Francesco, Patrizia Longone, Olga Kastsiuchenka, et al.. (2008). Lithium delays progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(6). 2052–2057. 427 indexed citations

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Ferrucci, Michela, Carla L. Busceti, Stefania Lucia Nori, et al.. (2007). Methamphetamine induces ectopic expression of tyrosine hydroxylase and increases noradrenaline levels within the cerebellar cortex. Neuroscience. 149(4). 871–884. 6 indexed citations

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Frenzilli, Giada, Michela Ferrucci, Filippo Sean Giorgi, et al.. (2007). DNA fragmentation and oxidative stress in the hippocampal formation: a bridge between 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy) intake and long-lasting behavioral alterations. Behavioural Pharmacology. 18(5-6). 471–481. 30 indexed citations

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Ferrucci, Michela, Carla L. Busceti, Alessandra Falleni, et al.. (2006). Effects of Methamphetamine on the Cerebellar Cortex. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1074(1). 149–153. 6 indexed citations

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Fornai, Francesco, Oliver M. Schlüter, Paola Lenzi, et al.. (2005). Parkinson-like syndrome induced by continuous MPTP infusion: Convergent roles of the ubiquitin-proteasome system and α-synuclein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(9). 3413–3418. 417 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fornai, Francesco, Paola Lenzi, Marco Gesi, et al.. (2003). Recent Knowledge on Molecular Components of Lewy Bodies Discloses Future Therapeutic Strategies in Parkinsons Disease. PubMed. 2(3). 149–152. 8 indexed citations

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Lenzi, Paola, Giada Frenzilli, Marco Gesi, et al.. (2003). DNA damage associated with ultrastructural alterations in rat myocardium after loud noise exposure.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 111(4). 467–471. 58 indexed citations

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Gesi, Marco, Paola Lenzi, Paola Soldani, et al.. (2002). Morphological effects in the mouse myocardium after methylenedioxymethamphetamine administration combined with loud noise exposure. The Anatomical Record. 267(1). 37–46. 5 indexed citations

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Ferrucci, Michela, Marco Gesi, Paola Lenzi, et al.. (2002). Noradrenergic loss enhances MDMA toxicity and induces ubiquitin-positive striatal whorls. Neurological Sciences. 23(0). s75–s76. 15 indexed citations

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Fornai, Francesco, Marco Gesi, Michela Saviozzi, et al.. (2001). Immunohistochemical evidence and ultrastructural compartmentalization of a new antioxidant enzyme in the rat substantia nigra. Journal of Neurocytology. 30(2). 97–105. 12 indexed citations

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