Erythropoietin prevents neuronal apoptosis after cerebral ischemia and metabolic stress

…, A Capobianco, T Mennini… - Proceedings of the …, 2001 - National Acad Sciences
Erythropoietin (EPO) promotes neuronal survival after hypoxia and other metabolic insults
by largely unknown mechanisms. Apoptosis and necrosis have been proposed as …

Erythropoietin selectively attenuates cytokine production and inflammation in cerebral ischemia by targeting neuronal apoptosis

P Villa, P Bigini, T Mennini, D Agnello… - The Journal of …, 2003 - rupress.org
Ischemic brain injury resulting from stroke arises from primary neuronal losses and by
inflammatory responses. Previous studies suggest that erythropoietin (EPO) attenuates both …

Erythropoietin exerts an anti-inflammatory effect on the CNS in a model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

D Agnello, P Bigini, P Villa, T Mennini, A Cerami… - Brain research, 2002 - Elsevier
In recent work we reported that systemically administered erythropoietin (EPO) crosses the
blood–brain barrier and has protective effects in animal models of cerebral ischemia, brain …

Nonerythropoietic, tissue-protective peptides derived from the tertiary structure of erythropoietin

…, P Villa, C Brines, T Mennini… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Erythropoietin (EPO), a member of the type 1 cytokine superfamily, plays a critical hormonal
role regulating erythrocyte production as well as a paracrine/autocrine role in which locally …

Riluzole enhances the activity of glutamate transporters GLAST, GLT1 and EAAC1

…, M Funicello, T Rauen, M Gobbi, T Mennini - European journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Riluzole exerts a neuroprotective effect through different mechanisms, including action on
glutamatergic transmission. We investigated whether this drug affects glutamate transporter-…

The antidepressant mechanism of Hypericum perforatum

T Mennini, M Gobbi - Life sciences, 2004 - Elsevier
Clinical data indicate that hydroalcoholic extracts of Hypericum perforatum might be as valuable
as conventional antidepressants in mild-to-moderate depression, with fewer side effects…

Transgenic SOD1 G93A mice develop reduced GLT‐1 in spinal cord without alterations in cerebrospinal fluid glutamate levels

…, M Rizzi, M Rattray, T Mennini - Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Glutamate‐induced excitotoxicity is suggested to play a central role in the development of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), although it is still unclear whether it represents a primary …

Carrier‐dependent and Ca2+‐dependent 5‐HT and dopamine release induced by (+)‐amphetamine, 3,4‐methylendioxy‐methamphetamine, p‐chloroamphetamine …

D Crespi, T Mennini, M Gobbi - British journal of pharmacology, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
1 The mechanism underlying 5‐hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT) and/or dopamine release
induced by (+)‐amphetamine ((+)‐Amph), 3,4‐methylendioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), p‐…

Pyrroloquinoxaline Derivatives as High-Affinity and Selective 5-HT3 Receptor Agonists:  Synthesis, Further Structure−Activity Relationships, and Biological Studies

…, C Fracasso, S Caccia, T Mennini - Journal of medicinal …, 1999 - ACS Publications
The synthesis, pharmacological evaluation, and structure−activity relationships (SARs) of a
series of novel pyrroloquinoxalines and heteroaromatic-related derivatives are described. …

[HTML][HTML] Nonhematopoietic erythropoietin derivatives prevent motoneuron degeneration in vitro and in vivo

T Mennini, M De Paola, P Bigini, C Mastrotto… - Molecular …, 2006 - Springer
Chronic treatment with asialo erythropoietin (ASIALO-EPO) or carbamylated erythropoietin (CEPO)
improved motor behavior and reduced motoneuron loss and astrocyte and microglia …