Roberta Foresti

15.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
118 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

Roberta Foresti is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberta Foresti has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Cell Biology and 32 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Roberta Foresti's work include Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (96 papers), Hemoglobin structure and function (41 papers) and Neonatal Health and Biochemistry (32 papers). Roberta Foresti is often cited by papers focused on Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (96 papers), Hemoglobin structure and function (41 papers) and Neonatal Health and Biochemistry (32 papers). Roberta Foresti collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and Italy. Roberta Foresti's co-authors include Roberto Motterlini, Colin J. Green, Jane Clark, Brian E. Mann, Tony Johnson, Padmini Sarathchandra, Rekha Bassi, Martha Hoque, Philip Sawle and Patrick Naughton and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Roberta Foresti

114 papers receiving 12.4k 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.

Curcumin activates the haem oxygenase-1 gene via regulation of Nrf2 and the antioxidant-responsive element

2003 883 citations Colin J. Green, Roberta Foresti et al. profile →
Carbon Monoxide-Releasing Molecules

2002 865 citations Roberto Motterlini, Roberta Foresti et al. profile →
Curcumin, an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent, induces heme oxygenase-1 and protects endothelial cells against oxidative stress

2000 731 citations Roberto Motterlini, Roberta Foresti et al. profile →
Cardioprotective Actions by a Water-Soluble Carbon Monoxide–Releasing Molecule

2003 583 citations Colin J. Green, Tony Johnson et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Roberta Foresti	9.7k	3.0k	2.8k	1.5k	1.3k	118	12.7k
Jawed Alam	12.3k 1.3×	2.4k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	1.9k 1.4×	95	16.0k
Roberto Motterlini	14.6k 1.5×	4.6k 1.6×	4.7k 1.7×	2.3k 1.5×	1.9k 1.4×	227	18.9k
Stefan W. Ryter	13.9k 1.4×	1.9k 0.6×	2.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	170	22.9k
Nader G. Abraham	11.7k 1.2×	2.8k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	2.0k 1.3×	2.9k 2.2×	344	17.7k
Leo E. Otterbein	16.3k 1.7×	5.5k 1.9×	3.2k 1.1×	2.1k 1.4×	2.3k 1.7×	195	21.8k
Anupam Agarwal	7.0k 0.7×	1.8k 0.6×	744 0.3×	925 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	250	13.4k
Hun‐Taeg Chung	7.1k 0.7×	629 0.2×	1.1k 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	315	14.2k
Attallah Kappas	10.7k 1.1×	4.8k 1.6×	1.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	377	17.0k
Young‐Myeong Kim	7.7k 0.8×	589 0.2×	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	358	16.4k
Tadashi Yoshida	5.3k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	2.5k 0.9×	958 0.6×	887 0.7×	137	6.8k

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Platania, Chiara Bianca Maria, Francesca Lazzara, Federica Conti, et al.. (2025). α1D Adrenergic Receptor Antagonism Protects Against High Glucose-Induced Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Blood Retinal Barrier Breakdown in ARPE-19 Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(3). 967–967.

Nguyen, Kim, Alessandro Mattè, Roberta Foresti, et al.. (2024). An oral carbon monoxide–releasing molecule protects against acute hyperhemolysis in sickle cell disease. Blood. 143(24). 2544–2558. 5 indexed citations

Stanisavljević, Suzana, et al.. (2024). Immunomodulatory effects of HYCO-3, a dual action CO-releaser/Nrf2 activator. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 219(1).

Fodil, Rédouane, Sophie Féréol, Alwyn Dady, et al.. (2023). Glucose oxidation drives trunk neural crest cell development and fate. Journal of Cell Science. 136(16). 4 indexed citations

Kiriyama, Akiko, Shigeru Negi, Hideki Yoshioka, et al.. (2023). A synthetic porphyrin as an effective dual antidote against carbon monoxide and cyanide poisoning. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(9). e2209924120–e2209924120. 11 indexed citations

Giallongo, Cesarina, Fabrizio Puglisi, Alessandra Romano, et al.. (2022). TLR4 Signaling and Heme Oxygenase-1/Carbon Monoxide Pathway Crosstalk Induces Resiliency of Myeloma Plasma Cells to Bortezomib Treatment. Antioxidants. 11(4). 767–767. 14 indexed citations

Gorwood, Jennifer, Laura Pelletier, Christine Bourgeois, et al.. (2022). Inhibition of Adipose Tissue Beiging by HIV Integrase Inhibitors, Dolutegravir and Bictegravir, Is Associated with Adipocyte Hypertrophy, Hypoxia, Elevated Fibrosis, and Insulin Resistance in Simian Adipose Tissue and Human Adipocytes. Cells. 11(11). 1841–1841. 28 indexed citations

Pelletier, Laura, Jennifer Gorwood, Martine Auclair, et al.. (2021). Metformin alleviates stress-induced cellular senescence of aging human adipose stromal cells and the ensuing adipocyte dysfunction. eLife. 10. 61 indexed citations

Rey, Federica, Sara Ottolenghi, Toniella Giallongo, et al.. (2021). Mitochondrial Metabolism as Target of the Neuroprotective Role of Erythropoietin in Parkinson’s Disease. Antioxidants. 10(1). 121–121. 29 indexed citations

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Pini, Maria, Gábor Czibik, Daigo Sawaki, et al.. (2018). Exercise rescues obesity-induced adipose tissue premature aging and restores cardio-metabolic homeostasis. Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements. 10(2). 189–190. 1 indexed citations

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Motterlini, Roberto & Roberta Foresti. (2017). Biological signaling by carbon monoxide and carbon monoxide-releasing molecules. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 312(3). C302–C313. 185 indexed citations

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Kaczara, Patrycja, Roberto Motterlini, Gerald M. Rosen, et al.. (2015). Carbon monoxide released by CORM-401 uncouples mitochondrial respiration and inhibits glycolysis in endothelial cells: A role for mitoBKCa channels. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1847(10). 1297–1309. 62 indexed citations

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Wilson, Jayne Louise, et al.. (2014). 0126: Pharmacological activities of CORM-401, a redox sensitive carbon monoxide-releasing molecule, in H9C2 cardiomyocytes. Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements. 6. 17–17. 3 indexed citations

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Motterlini, Roberto & Roberta Foresti. (2013). Heme Oxygenase-1 As a Target for Drug Discovery. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 20(11). 1810–1826. 157 indexed citations

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Blancou, Philippe, Laurent Tesson, Virginie Tardif, et al.. (2009). Carbon Monoxide Inhibits TLR-Induced Dendritic Cell Immunogenicity. The Journal of Immunology. 182(4). 1877–1884. 102 indexed citations

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Abbadi, Reyad, Jennifer L. Peters, Roberta Foresti, Nigel Heaton, & Maria Pufulete. (2007). Methylation of estrogen receptor α and mutL homolog 1 in normal colonic mucosa: association with folate and vitamin B-12 status in subjects with and without colorectal neoplasia. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 86(4). 1064–1072. 33 indexed citations

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Fuller, Barry, et al.. (2006). Treatment with CO-RMs during cold storage improves renal function at reperfusion. Kidney International. 69(2). 239–247. 103 indexed citations

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Sawle, Philip, Roberta Foresti, Brian E. Mann, et al.. (2005). Carbon monoxide‐releasing molecules (CO‐RMs) attenuate the inflammatory response elicited by lipopolysaccharide in RAW264.7 murine macrophages. British Journal of Pharmacology. 145(6). 800–810. 344 indexed citations

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Motterlini, Roberto, Brian E. Mann, & Roberta Foresti. (2005). Therapeutic applications of carbon monoxide-releasing molecules. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs. 14(11). 1305–1318. 257 indexed citations

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Taillé, Camille, Roberta Foresti, Sophie Lanone, et al.. (2001). Protective Role of Heme Oxygenases against Endotoxin-induced Diaphragmatic Dysfunction in Rats. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 163(3). 753–761. 58 indexed citations

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