Nicola Berretta

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

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Nicola Berretta is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicola Berretta has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 19 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Nicola Berretta's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (48 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (14 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (14 papers). Nicola Berretta is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (48 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (14 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (14 papers). Nicola Berretta collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and New Zealand. Nicola Berretta's co-authors include Nicola Biagio Mercuri, Giorgio Bernardi, Roland S.G. Jones, Zafar I. Bashir, Zuner A. Bortolotto, Graham L. Collingridge, Andrew J. Irving, Jeremy M. Henley, David E. Jane and Jeffrey C. Watkins and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

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Nicola Berretta

64 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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Induction of LTP in the hippocampus needs synaptic activation of glutamate metabotropic receptors

1993 621 citations Zafar I. Bashir, Nicola Berretta et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Functional efficacy of the MAO-B inhibitor safinamide in murine substantia nigra pars compacta dopaminergic neurons in vitro: A comparative study with tranylcypromine 2024 ·Parkinsonism & Related Disorders ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mauro Federici, Nicola Berretta, Nicola Biagio Mercuri	1
2	Systemic inflammation accelerates neurodegeneration in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease overexpressing human alpha synuclein 2024 ·npj Parkinson s Disease ·(unknown), (unknown), Emanuela Paldino, (unknown), Mauro Federici, (unknown), Debora Cutuli, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nicolas Casadei, Ada Ledonne, Laura Petrosini, Nicola Berretta, Francesca R. Fusco, Valerio Chiurchiù, Nicola Biagio Mercuri	6
3	Morpho‐Functional Changes of Nigral Dopamine Neurons in an α‐Synuclein Model of Parkinson's Disease 2022 ·Movement Disorders ·Ada Ledonne, (unknown), Emanuela Paldino, Vincenza D’Angelo, (unknown), Nicolas Casadei, Annalisa Nobili, Nicola Berretta, Francesca R. Fusco, Rossella Ventura, Giuseppe Sancesario, Ezia Guatteo, Nicola Biagio Mercuri	18
4	Pathophysiological Features of Nigral Dopaminergic Neurons in Animal Models of Parkinson’s Disease 2022 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Ezia Guatteo, Nicola Berretta, Vincenzo Monda, Ada Ledonne, Nicola Biagio Mercuri	45
5	Long-Term Depression of Striatal DA Release Induced by mGluRs via Sustained Hyperactivity of Local Cholinergic Interneurons 2021 ·Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience ·Nicola Biagio Mercuri, Mauro Federici, Francesca Romana Rizzo, (unknown), (unknown), Rossella Ventura, Nicola Berretta	3
6	MicroRNA-34 Contributes to the Stress-related Behavior and Affects 5-HT Prefrontal/GABA Amygdalar System through Regulation of Corticotropin-releasing Factor Receptor 1 2018 ·Molecular Neurobiology ·Diego Andolina, Matteo Di Segni, (unknown), Luisa Lo Iacono, Antonella Borreca, (unknown), Nicola Berretta, Emerald Perlas, Stefano Puglisi‐Allegra, Rossella Ventura	21
7	Reversal of dopamine‐mediated firing inhibition through activation of the dopamine transporter in substantia nigra pars compacta neurons 2018 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·(unknown), Alessandro Martini, Ezia Guatteo, Antonio Pisani, Nicola Biagio Mercuri, Nicola Berretta	12
8	Dopamine loss alters the hippocampus-nucleus accumbens synaptic transmission in the Tg2576 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease 2018 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Alberto Cordella, Paraskevi Krashia, Annalisa Nobili, Annabella Pignataro, Livia La Barbera, Maria Teresa Viscomi, Alessandro Valzania, Flavio Keller, Martine Ammassari‐Teule, Nicola Biagio Mercuri, Nicola Berretta, Marcello D’Amelio	60
9	Adenosine A1 receptor stimulation reduces D1 receptor-mediated GABAergic transmission from striato-nigral terminals and attenuates l-DOPA-induced dyskinesia in dopamine-denervated mice 2014 ·Experimental Neurology ·Dalila Mango, Alessandra Bonito-Oliva, Ada Ledonne, Loredana Cappellacci, Riccardo Petrelli, Robert Nisticò, Nicola Berretta, Gilberto Fisone, Nicola Biagio Mercuri	25
10	Dual effects of l-DOPA on nigral dopaminergic neurons 2013 ·Experimental Neurology ·Ezia Guatteo, (unknown), James W. McKearney, (unknown), (unknown), Nicola Berretta, Nicola Biagio Mercuri, Janusz Lipski	41
11	Synaptic plasticity from amygdala to perirhinal cortex: a possible mechanism for emotional enhancement of visual recognition memory? 2012 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown), (unknown), Nicola Berretta, Giorgio Aicardi, Zafar I. Bashir	21
12	Postsynaptic Alteration of NR2A Subunit and Defective Autophosphorylation of alphaCaMKII at Threonine-286 Contribute to Abnormal Plasticity and Morphology of Upper Motor Neurons in Presymptomatic SOD1G93A Mice, a Murine Model for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 2010 ·Cerebral Cortex ·Alida Spalloni, Nicola Origlia, Carmelo Sgobio, Antonio Trabalza, (unknown), Nicola Berretta, Giorgio Bernardi, Luciano Domenici, Martine Ammassari‐Teule, Patrizia Longone	32
13	Distinct Mechanisms of Presynaptic Inhibition at GABAergic Synapses of the Rat Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta 2005 ·Journal of Neurophysiology ·Michela Giustizieri, Giorgio Bernardi, Nicola Biagio Mercuri, Nicola Berretta	25
14	Acute Effects of 6-Hydroxydopamine on Dopaminergic Neurons of the Rat Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta In Vitro 2005 ·NeuroToxicology ·Nicola Berretta, Peter S. Freestone, Ezia Guatteo, Denis de Castro, Raffaella Geracitano, Giorgio Bernardi, Nicola Biagio Mercuri, Janusz Lipski	37
15	Presynaptic Modulation of Spontaneous Inhibitory Postsynaptic Currents by Gamma-hydroxybutyrate in the Substantia Nigra Pars Compacta 2003 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Alfredo Brancucci, Nicola Berretta, Nicola Biagio Mercuri, Walter Francesconi	20
16	Muscarinic receptors depress GABAergic synaptic transmission in rat midbrain dopamine neurons 2000 ·Neuroscience ·Pernilla Grillner, Nicola Berretta, Giorgio Bernardi, T.H. Svensson, Nicola Biagio Mercuri	49
17	Cholinergic function in the hippocampus of juvenile rats chronically deprived of NGF 1998 ·Developmental Brain Research ·Elena Avignone, Margherita Molnar, Nicola Berretta, Fiorella Casamenti, Costanza Prosperi, Francesca Ruberti, Antonino Cattaneo, Enrico Cherubini	5
18	NGF antibodies impair long-term depression at the mossy fibre-CA3 synapse in the developing hippocampus 1997 ·Developmental Brain Research ·Francesca Ruberti, Nicola Berretta, Antonino Cattaneo, Enrico Cherubini	5
19	Tonic facilitation of glutamate release by presynaptic N-methyl-d-aspartate autoreceptors in the entorhinal cortex 1996 ·Neuroscience ·Nicola Berretta, Roland S.G. Jones	211
20	The β-carboline derivative DMCM decreases γ-aminobutyric acid responses and Ca2+-mediated K+-conductance in rat neocortical neurons in vitro 1994 ·Neuropharmacology ·Marco Capogna, Nicola Berretta, Fulvia Berton, Riccardo Bianchi, Marcello Brunelli, Walter Francesconi	6

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