Roberto Piacentini

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore — Italy

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Alzheimer's disease research and treatments(30), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms(21), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research(17), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms(10), Tryptophan and brain disorders(10)

Publications84 total

Editorial: 74th annual meeting of the Italian society of physiology: breakthroughs and key discoveries
Frontiers in Physiology·2025Open Access
Lithiated gold nanoparticles as promising therapy for Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer s & Dementia·2025Open Access
Interactions among Interleukin‐1β, Amyloid‐β, and Tau drive synaptic deficits in a mouse model of sporadic Alzheimer's disease induced by HSV‐1 infection
Alzheimer s & Dementia·2025Open Access
Novel mechanisms underlying HSV‐1‐driven neurodegeneration
Alzheimer s & Dementia·2025Open Access
Lithium‐Charged Gold Nanoparticles: A New Powerful Tool for Lithium Delivery and Modulation of Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 Activity
Advanced Materials·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Functional deletion of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor impairs Ca2+-dependent glutamatergic synaptic transmission by affecting both presynaptic and postsynaptic protein expression and function
Frontiers in Physiology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Platelets tune fear memory in mice
Cell Reports·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Thermo- and Photoresponsive Smart Nanomaterial Based on Poly(diethyl vinyl phosphonate)-Capped Gold Nanoparticles
Nanomaterials·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
HSV-1 infection induces phosphorylated tau propagation among neurons via extracellular vesicles
mBio·2024· 16 citedOpen Access
BV2-derived extracellular vesicles modulate microglia inflammatory profile, neuronal plasticity, and behavioural performances in late adult mice
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2024· 6 cited
Interleukin 1β receptor and synaptic dysfunction in recurrent brain infection with Herpes simplex virus type-1
Neural Regeneration Research·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
APP/AICD‐dependent expression of Glypican 4 mediates accumulation of tau oligomers in astrocytes and their synaptotoxic action
Alzheimer s & Dementia·2023Open Access
Intracellular accumulation of tau oligomers in astrocytes and their synaptotoxic action rely on Amyloid Precursor Protein Intracellular Domain-dependent expression of Glypican-4
Progress in Neurobiology·2023· 16 citedOpen Access
Interleukin 1β triggers synaptic and memory deficits in Herpes simplex virus type-1-infected mice by downregulating the expression of synaptic plasticity-related genes via the epigenetic MeCP2/HDAC4 complex
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences·2023· 31 citedOpen Access
Extracellular tau oligomers affect extracellular glutamate handling by astrocytes through downregulation of GLT‐1 expression and impairment of NKA1A2 function
Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology·2022· 23 citedOpen Access
Role of HSV-1 in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis: A challenge for novel preventive/therapeutic strategies
Current Opinion in Pharmacology·2022· 57 citedOpen Access
Monocyte-Platelet Aggregates Triggered by CD31 Molecule in Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Clinical Implications in Plaque Rupture
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine·2022· 5 citedOpen Access
Recurrent herpes simplex virus type-1 reactivations in adult mice brain alter synaptic functions and memory: A possible role for IL-1Β
Journal of the Neurological Sciences·2021
Does Impairment of Adult Neurogenesis Contribute to Pathophysiology of Alzheimer's Disease? A Still Open Question
Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience·2021· 39 citedOpen Access
Ca<sup>2+</sup>‐dependent release of <scp>ATP</scp> from astrocytes affects herpes simplex virus type 1 infection of neurons
Glia·2020· 20 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Claudio Grassi(43), Domenica Donatella Li Puma(20), Cristian Ripoli(17), Anna Teresa Palamara(13), Giovanna De Chiara(13), Lucia Leone(13), Maria Elena Marcocci(12), Maria Vittoria Podda(9), Gian Battista Azzena(8), Marcello D’Ascenzo(8), Alessia Mastrodonato(7), Enrico Garaci(6), Ottavio Arancio(5), Saviana Antonella Barbati(5), Virginia Protto(4), Daniela Puzzo(4), Livia Civitelli(4), Sara Cocco(4), Giacomo Lazzarino(4), Luciano D'adamio(3)