Simona Saponara

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Simona Saponara is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Simona Saponara has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 19 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Simona Saponara's work include Ion channel regulation and function (26 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (25 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers). Simona Saponara is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (26 papers), Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (25 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (17 papers). Simona Saponara collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Bulgaria and New Zealand. Simona Saponara's co-authors include Fabio Fusi, Giampietro Sgaragli, Ana Bela Sarmento‐Ribeiro, Alfonso Trezza, Ottavia Spiga, Ana Cristina Gonçalves, Aija Linē, M. Helena Vasconcelos, Yehuda G. Assaraf and Miguel Machuqueiro and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Controlled Release.

In The Last Decade

Simona Saponara

75 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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The multi-factorial nature of clinical multidrug resistance in cancer

2019 409 citations Simona Saponara, Ana Bela Sarmento‐Ribeiro et al. Drug Resistance Updates profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Nutritionally enriched tomatoes ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) grown with wood distillate: chemical and biological characterization for quality assessment 2023 ·Journal of Food Science ·Riccardo Fedeli, (unknown), Luca Frattaruolo, (unknown), Gabriele Carullo, Fabio Fusi, Simona Saponara, Sandra Gemma, Stefania Butini, Anna Rita Cappello, Andrea Vannini, Giuseppe Campiani, Stefano Loppi	17
2	Wine Lees as Source of Antioxidant Molecules: Green Extraction Procedure and Biological Activity 2023 ·Antioxidants ·Michele De Luca, Donatella Restuccia, Umile Gianfranco Spizzirri, Pasquale Crupi, Giuseppina Ioele, Beatrice Gorelli, Maria Lisa Clodoveo, Simona Saponara, Francesca Aiello	14
3	Vietnamese Dalbergia tonkinensis: A Promising Source of Mono- and Bifunctional Vasodilators 2022 ·Molecules ·Nguyễn Mạnh Cường, Ninh The Son, (unknown), Yoshiyasu Fukuyama, Amer Ahmed, Simona Saponara, Alfonso Trezza, (unknown), (unknown), Ottavia Spiga, Fabio Fusi	5
4	Functional, electrophysiology, and molecular dynamics analysis of quercetin-induced contraction of rat vascular musculature 2022 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·Alfonso Trezza, Ottavia Spiga, (unknown), Simona Saponara, Giampietro Sgaragli, Fabio Fusi	21
5	Proton Pump Inhibitors Directly Block hERG-Potassium Channel and Independently Increase the Risk of QTc Prolongation in a Large Cohort of US Veterans 2021 ·Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology ·Pietro Enea Lazzerini, Alessandra Cartocci, Yongxia Qu, Simona Saponara, Simone Furini, Fabio Fusi, Frank Fabris, Alessandra Gamberucci, Nabil El‐Sherif, Gabriele Cevenini, (unknown), Franco Laghi‐Pasini, Maurizio Acampa, Iacopo Bertolozzi, Pier Leopoldo Capecchi, Deana Lazaro, Mohamed Boutjdir	8
6	Hypoxia as a driver of resistance to immunotherapy 2021 ·Drug Resistance Updates ·Joanna Kopecka, Iris C. Salaroglio, Elísabeth Pérez-Ruiz, Ana Bela Sarmento‐Ribeiro, Simona Saponara, Javier De Las Rivas, Chiara Riganti	170
7	In vitro vascular toxicity assessment of NitDOX, a novel NO-releasing doxorubicin 2020 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·Miriam Durante, Maria Frosini, Fabio Fusi, Alessandra Gamberucci, Konstantin Chegaev, Barbara Rolando, Chiara Riganti, Roberta Fruttero, Simona Saponara	5
8	Antihypertensive, cardio- and neuro-protective effects of Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) defatted larvae in spontaneously hypertensive rats 2020 ·PLoS ONE ·Federica Pessina, Maria Frosini, Paola Marcolongo, Fabio Fusi, Simona Saponara, Alessandra Gamberucci, Massimo Valoti, Daniela Giustarini, Paolo Fiorenzani, Beatrice Gorelli, Valeria Francardi, Maurizio Botta, Elena Dreassi	30
9	Hyaluronated liposomes containing H2S-releasing doxorubicin are effective against P-glycoprotein-positive/doxorubicin-resistant osteosarcoma cells and xenografts 2019 ·Cancer Letters ·Elena Gazzano, Ilaria Buondonno, Alessandro Marengo, Barbara Rolando, Konstantin Chegaev, Joanna Kopecka, Simona Saponara, Matteo Sorge, Claudia Maria Hattinger, Alberto Gasco, Roberta Fruttero, Mara Brancaccio, Massimo Serra, Barbara Stella, Elias Fattal, Silvia Arpicco, Chiara Riganti	54
10	Targeting Dopamine D₃and Serotonin 5-HT_1Aand 5-HT_2AReceptors for Developing Effective Antipsychotics: Synthesis, Biological Characterization, and Behavioral Studies 2014 ·Journal of Medicinal Chemistry ·Margherita Brindisi, Stefania Butini, (unknown), Simone Brogi, Francesco Trotta, Sindu Ros, Alfredo Cagnotto, Mario Salmona, (unknown), Maria Grazia Andreassi, Simona Saponara, Beatrice Gorelli, Pia Weikop, Jens D. Mikkelsen, Jørgen Scheel‐Krüger, Karin Sandager‐Nielsen, Ettore Novellino, Giuseppe Campiani, Sandra Gemma	40
11	Effects of commonly used protein kinase inhibitors on vascular contraction and L-type Ca2+ current 2012 ·Biochemical Pharmacology ·Simona Saponara, Fabio Fusi, Giampietro Sgaragli, Maurizio Cavalli, Brian Hopkins, Sergio Bova	8
12	Cardamonin Is a Bifunctional Vasodilator that Inhibits Cav1.2 Current and Stimulates KCa1.1 Current in Rat Tail Artery Myocytes 2009 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·Fabio Fusi, Maurizio Cavalli, Dulcie A. Mulholland, Neil R. Crouch, (unknown), (unknown), Sergio Bova, Giampietro Sgaragli, Simona Saponara	31
13	Mechanisms of the antispasmodic activity of 3,5-di-t-butyl catechol (DTCAT) on rat vascular smooth muscles 2007 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·Fabio Fusi, Antonella Ferrara, Giampietro Sgaragli, Simona Saponara	1
14	GABA-mediated effects of some taurine derivatives injected i.c.v. on rabbit rectal temperature and gross motor behavior 2006 ·Amino Acids ·Maria Frosini, Lorenzo Ricci, Simona Saponara, Mitri Palmi, Massimo Valoti, G.P. Sgaragli	8
15	Mechanism of Myricetin Stimulation of Vascular L-type Ca2+ Current 2005 ·Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics ·Fabio Fusi, Giampietro Sgaragli, Simona Saponara	33
16	3,5‐Dibenzoyl‐4‐(3‐phenoxyphenyl)‐1,4‐dihydro‐2,6‐dimethylpyridine (DP7) as a new multidrug resistance reverting agent devoid of effects on vascular smooth muscle contractility 2004 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·Simona Saponara, Masami Kawase, Anamik Shah, Noboru Motohashi, Joséph Molnár, (unknown), Giampietro Sgaragli, Fabio Fusi	28
17	Effects of quercetin and rutin on vascular preparations 2003 ·European Journal of Nutrition ·Fabio Fusi, Simona Saponara, Federica Pessina, Beatrice Gorelli, Giampietro Sgaragli	67
18	Relaxant and Ca2+ channel blocking properties of norbormide on rat non-vascular smooth muscles 2003 ·European Journal of Pharmacology ·Sergio Bova, Maurizio Cavalli, L Cima, Sisto Luciani, Simona Saponara, Giampietro Sgaragli, Gabriella Cargnelli, Fabio Fusi	9
19	Quercetin as a novel activator of L‐type Ca²⁺channels in rat tail artery smooth muscle cells 2002 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·Simona Saponara, Giampietro Sgaragli, Fabio Fusi	75
20	Synthesis and antiperoxidant activity of new phenolic O-glycosides 2001 ·Carbohydrate Research ·Fabio Ponticelli, Антоанета Трендафилова, Massimo Valoti, Simona Saponara, (unknown)	24

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