Morena Zusso

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Morena Zusso is a scholar working on Neurology, Immunology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Morena Zusso has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Neurology, 13 papers in Immunology and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Morena Zusso's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (18 papers), Curcumin's Biomedical Applications (8 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers). Morena Zusso is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (18 papers), Curcumin's Biomedical Applications (8 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (8 papers). Morena Zusso collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Canada and United States. Morena Zusso's co-authors include Pietro Giusti, Stephen D. Skaper, Laura Facci, Stefano Stifani, Rita Lo, Andrea Pagetta, Davide Franceschini, Massimo Barbierato, Stefano Moro and Anna Chiara Frigo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Morena Zusso

47 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin attenuate microglia inflammatory response via TLR4/NF-kB pathway

2019 408 citations Morena Zusso, Davide Franceschini et al. Journal of Neuroinflammation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Morena Zusso Italy	24	701	699	498	389	335	49	2.3k
Maria Antonietta Ajmone‐Cat Italy	33	1.1k 1.6×	883 1.3×	437 0.9×	531 1.4×	259 0.8×	55	2.7k
Soraya L. Vallés Spain	30	695 1.0×	908 1.3×	543 1.1×	223 0.6×	205 0.6×	57	2.9k
Antônio Carlos Pinheiro de Oliveira Brazil	31	861 1.2×	854 1.2×	540 1.1×	344 0.9×	533 1.6×	88	2.9k
Reza Rahimian Iran	34	540 0.8×	779 1.1×	335 0.7×	280 0.7×	263 0.8×	87	2.7k
Elisa Navarro Spain	17	686 1.0×	944 1.4×	343 0.7×	196 0.5×	204 0.6×	33	2.1k
Sangho Choi South Korea	21	549 0.8×	650 0.9×	329 0.7×	268 0.7×	355 1.1×	90	1.9k
Rosemary M. Gibson United Kingdom	16	538 0.8×	749 1.1×	216 0.4×	327 0.8×	330 1.0×	23	2.1k
Xiu‐Lan Sun China	31	694 1.0×	1.4k 2.1×	444 0.9×	276 0.7×	230 0.7×	69	3.0k
Zhen‐Zhen Wang China	29	419 0.6×	980 1.4×	264 0.5×	280 0.7×	276 0.8×	80	2.3k
Le Yang China	30	364 0.5×	1.2k 1.7×	316 0.6×	385 1.0×	267 0.8×	117	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Morena Zusso

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Facci, Laura, et al.. (2024). Fentanyl enhances immune cell response through TLR4/MD-2 complex. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 15. 1468644–1468644.

Giusti, Pietro, et al.. (2024). The Penicillin saga: a different tale. 1(1).

Piovan, Anna, Raffaella Filippini, Laura Facci, et al.. (2021). Pre- and Early Post-treatment With Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) Extract Impedes Lipopolysaccharide-triggered Neuroinflammation in Microglia. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 12. 724993–724993. 23 indexed citations

Piovan, Anna, et al.. (2021). Carotenoid Extract Derived from Euglena gracilis Overcomes Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Neuroinflammation in Microglia: Role of NF-κB and Nrf2 Signaling Pathways. Molecular Neurobiology. 58(7). 3515–3528. 17 indexed citations

Fortinguerra, Stefano, Vincenzo Sorrenti, Pietro Giusti, Morena Zusso, & Alessandro Buriani. (2019). Pharmacogenomic Characterization in Bipolar Spectrum Disorders. Pharmaceutics. 12(1). 13–13. 14 indexed citations

Zusso, Morena, Davide Franceschini, Andrea Pagetta, et al.. (2019). Ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin attenuate microglia inflammatory response via TLR4/NF-kB pathway. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 16(1). 148–148. 408 indexed citations breakdown →

Sorrenti, Vincenzo, Gabriella Contarini, Stefania Sut, et al.. (2018). Curcumin Prevents Acute Neuroinflammation and Long-Term Memory Impairment Induced by Systemic Lipopolysaccharide in Mice. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 9. 183–183. 87 indexed citations

Facci, Laura, Massimo Barbierato, Morena Zusso, Stephen D. Skaper, & Pietro Giusti. (2018). Serum amyloid A primes microglia for ATP-dependent interleukin-1β release. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 15(1). 164–164. 60 indexed citations

Skaper, Stephen D., Laura Facci, Morena Zusso, & Pietro Giusti. (2017). Neuroinflammation, Mast Cells, and Glia: Dangerous Liaisons. The Neuroscientist. 23(5). 478–498. 99 indexed citations

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Skaper, Stephen D., Massimo Barbierato, Laura Facci, et al.. (2017). Co-Ultramicronized Palmitoylethanolamide/Luteolin Facilitates the Development of Differentiating and Undifferentiated Rat Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells. Molecular Neurobiology. 55(1). 103–114. 19 indexed citations

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Zusso, Morena, Federica Belluti, Rita Maria Concetta Di Martino, et al.. (2017). Phenolic 1,3‐diketones attenuate lipopolysaccharide‐induced inflammatory response by an alternative magnesium‐mediated mechanism. British Journal of Pharmacology. 174(10). 1090–1103. 28 indexed citations

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Barbierato, Massimo, Mila Borri, Laura Facci, et al.. (2017). Expression and Differential Responsiveness of Central Nervous System Glial Cell Populations to the Acute Phase Protein Serum Amyloid A. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12158–12158. 30 indexed citations

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Marinelli, Carla, Thomas Bertalot, Morena Zusso, Stephen D. Skaper, & Pietro Giusti. (2016). Systematic Review of Pharmacological Properties of the Oligodendrocyte Lineage. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 10. 27–27. 69 indexed citations

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Zusso, Morena, et al.. (2015). MicroRNAs: Emerging Role in the Endogenous μ Opioid System. CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets. 14(2). 239–250. 32 indexed citations

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Skaper, Stephen D., Laura Facci, Massimo Barbierato, et al.. (2015). N-Palmitoylethanolamine and Neuroinflammation: a Novel Therapeutic Strategy of Resolution. Molecular Neurobiology. 52(2). 1034–1042. 94 indexed citations

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Barbierato, Massimo, Laura Facci, Carla Marinelli, et al.. (2015). Co-ultramicronized Palmitoylethanolamide/Luteolin Promotes the Maturation of Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 16676–16676. 30 indexed citations

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Ragazzi, Eugenio, et al.. (2014). Phosphatidylserine and Curcumin Act Synergistically to Down-Regulate Release of Interleukin-1β from Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Cortical Primary Microglial Cells. CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets. 13(5). 792–800. 16 indexed citations

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Zusso, Morena, et al.. (2012). Regulation of Postnatal Forebrain Amoeboid Microglial Cell Proliferation and Development by the Transcription Factor Runx1. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(33). 11285–11298. 118 indexed citations

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Zusso, Morena & Patrizia Debetto. (2012). Isolation and Culture of Neural Progenitor Cells from Rat Postnatal Cerebellum. Methods in molecular biology. 846. 39–47. 3 indexed citations

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Bazzu, Gianfranco, Giammario Calia, G. Puggioni, et al.. (2010). α-Synuclein- and MPTP-Generated Rodent Models of Parkinsons Disease and the Study of Extracellular Striatal Dopamine Dynamics: A Microdialysis Approach. CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets. 9(4). 482–490. 29 indexed citations

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