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  1. Article ; Online: Playing With Objects Engages Brain Reward System and Counteracts Stress-Induced Depressive-like Behavior.

    Puglisi-Allegra, Stefano

    Biological psychiatry

    2022  Volume 91, Issue 7, Page(s) 612–614

    MeSH term(s) Brain ; Reward
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 209434-4
    ISSN 1873-2402 ; 0006-3223
    ISSN (online) 1873-2402
    ISSN 0006-3223
    DOI 10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.01.001
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  2. Article ; Online: Autophagy status as a gateway for stress-induced catecholamine interplay in neurodegeneration.

    Fornai, Francesco / Puglisi-Allegra, Stefano

    Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews

    2021  Volume 123, Page(s) 238–256

    Abstract: The catecholamine-containing brainstem nuclei locus coeruleus (LC) and ventral tegmental area (VTA) are critically involved in stress responses. Alterations of catecholamine systems during chronic stress may contribute to neurodegeneration, including ... ...

    Abstract The catecholamine-containing brainstem nuclei locus coeruleus (LC) and ventral tegmental area (VTA) are critically involved in stress responses. Alterations of catecholamine systems during chronic stress may contribute to neurodegeneration, including cognitive decline. Stress-related catecholamine alterations, while contributing to anxiety and depression, might accelerate neuronal degeneration by increasing the formation of toxic dopamine and norepinephrine by-products. These, in turn, may impair proteostasis within a variety of cortical and subcortical areas. In particular, the molecular events governing neurotransmission, neuroplasticity, and proteostasis within LC and VTA affect a variety of brain areas. Therefore, we focus on alterations of autophagy machinery in these nuclei as a relevant trigger in this chain of events. In fact, these catecholamine-containing areas are mostly prone to autophagy-dependent neurodegeneration. Thus, we propose a dynamic hypothesis according to which stress-induced autophagy alterations within the LC-VTA network foster a cascade towards early neurodegeneration within these nuclei.
    MeSH term(s) Autophagy ; Catecholamines ; Humans ; Locus Coeruleus ; Norepinephrine ; Ventral Tegmental Area
    Chemical Substances Catecholamines ; Norepinephrine (X4W3ENH1CV)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-23
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 282464-4
    ISSN 1873-7528 ; 0149-7634
    ISSN (online) 1873-7528
    ISSN 0149-7634
    DOI 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.01.015
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  3. Article ; Online: Translational evidence for lithium-induced brain plasticity and neuroprotection in the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders.

    Puglisi-Allegra, Stefano / Ruggieri, Stefano / Fornai, Francesco

    Translational psychiatry

    2021  Volume 11, Issue 1, Page(s) 366

    Abstract: Increasing evidence indicates lithium ( ... ...

    Abstract Increasing evidence indicates lithium (Li
    MeSH term(s) Antimanic Agents/therapeutic use ; Bipolar Disorder/drug therapy ; Humans ; Lithium/therapeutic use ; Lithium Compounds/pharmacology ; Neuronal Plasticity ; Neuroprotection
    Chemical Substances Antimanic Agents ; Lithium Compounds ; Lithium (9FN79X2M3F)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2609311-X
    ISSN 2158-3188 ; 2158-3188
    ISSN (online) 2158-3188
    ISSN 2158-3188
    DOI 10.1038/s41398-021-01492-7
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  4. Article: Prefrontal Dopamine in Flexible Adaptation to Environmental Changes: A Game for Two Players.

    Latagliata, Emanuele Claudio / Orsini, Cristina / Cabib, Simona / Biagioni, Francesca / Fornai, Francesco / Puglisi-Allegra, Stefano

    Biomedicines

    2023  Volume 11, Issue 12

    Abstract: Deficits in cognitive flexibility have been characterized in affective, anxiety, and neurodegenerative disorders. This paper reviews data, mainly from studies on animal models, that support the existence of a cortical-striatal brain circuit modulated by ... ...

    Abstract Deficits in cognitive flexibility have been characterized in affective, anxiety, and neurodegenerative disorders. This paper reviews data, mainly from studies on animal models, that support the existence of a cortical-striatal brain circuit modulated by dopamine (DA), playing a major role in cognitive/behavioral flexibility. Moreover, we reviewed clinical findings supporting misfunctioning of this circuit in Parkinson's disease that could be responsible for some important non-motoric symptoms. The reviewed findings point to a role of catecholaminergic transmission in the medial prefrontal cortex (mpFC) in modulating DA's availability in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), as well as a role of NAc DA in modulating the motivational value of natural and conditioned stimuli. The review section is accompanied by a preliminary experiment aimed at testing weather the extinction of a simple Pavlovian association fosters increased DA transmission in the mpFC and inhibition of DA transmission in the NAc.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-30
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2720867-9
    ISSN 2227-9059
    ISSN 2227-9059
    DOI 10.3390/biomedicines11123189
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  5. Article ; Online: Lithium engages autophagy for neuroprotection and neuroplasticity: Translational evidence for therapy.

    Puglisi-Allegra, Stefano / Lazzeri, Gloria / Busceti, Carla L / Giorgi, Filippo S / Biagioni, Francesca / Fornai, Francesco

    Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews

    2023  Volume 148, Page(s) 105148

    Abstract: Here an overview is provided on therapeutic/neuroprotective effects of Lithifum ( ... ...

    Abstract Here an overview is provided on therapeutic/neuroprotective effects of Lithifum (Li
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Neuroprotection ; Lithium/pharmacology ; Lithium/therapeutic use ; Neurodegenerative Diseases/drug therapy ; Autophagy ; Neuronal Plasticity
    Chemical Substances Lithium (9FN79X2M3F)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 282464-4
    ISSN 1873-7528 ; 0149-7634
    ISSN (online) 1873-7528
    ISSN 0149-7634
    DOI 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105148
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  6. Article ; Online: Damage to the Locus Coeruleus Alters the Expression of Key Proteins in Limbic Neurodegeneration.

    Biagioni, Francesca / Ferrucci, Michela / Lazzeri, Gloria / Scioli, Mariarosaria / Frati, Alessandro / Puglisi-Allegra, Stefano / Fornai, Francesco

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2024  Volume 25, Issue 6

    Abstract: The present investigation was designed based on the evidence that, in neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's dementia (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), damage to the locus coeruleus (LC) arising norepinephrine (NE) axons (LC-NE) is documented ... ...

    Abstract The present investigation was designed based on the evidence that, in neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's dementia (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD), damage to the locus coeruleus (LC) arising norepinephrine (NE) axons (LC-NE) is documented and hypothesized to foster the onset and progression of neurodegeneration within target regions. Specifically, the present experiments were designed to assess whether selective damage to LC-NE axons may alter key proteins involved in neurodegeneration within specific limbic regions, such as the hippocampus and piriform cortex, compared with the dorsal striatum. To achieve this, a loss of LC-NE axons was induced by the neurotoxin N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-ethyl-2-bromobenzylamine (DSP4) in C57 Black mice, as assessed by a loss of NE and dopamine-beta-hydroxylase within target regions. In these experimental conditions, the amount of alpha-synuclein (alpha-syn) protein levels were increased along with alpha-syn expressing neurons within the hippocampus and piriform cortex. Similar findings were obtained concerning phospho-Tau immunoblotting. In contrast, a decrease in inducible HSP70-expressing neurons and a loss of sequestosome (p62)-expressing cells, along with a loss of these proteins at immunoblotting, were reported. The present data provide further evidence to understand why a loss of LC-NE axons may foster limbic neurodegeneration in AD and limbic engagement during PD.
    MeSH term(s) Mice ; Animals ; Locus Coeruleus/metabolism ; Norepinephrine/metabolism ; Neurons/metabolism ; Neurotoxins/pharmacology ; Axons/metabolism ; Alzheimer Disease/genetics ; Alzheimer Disease/metabolism ; Parkinson Disease/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Norepinephrine (X4W3ENH1CV) ; Neurotoxins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-09
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms25063159
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  7. Article ; Online: Is There a Place for Lewy Bodies before and beyond Alpha-Synuclein Accumulation? Provocative Issues in Need of Solid Explanations.

    Lenzi, Paola / Lazzeri, Gloria / Ferrucci, Michela / Scotto, Marco / Frati, Alessandro / Puglisi-Allegra, Stefano / Busceti, Carla Letizia / Fornai, Francesco

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2024  Volume 25, Issue 7

    Abstract: In the last two decades, alpha-synuclein (alpha-syn) assumed a prominent role as a major component and seeding structure of Lewy bodies (LBs). This concept is driving ongoing research on the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease (PD). In line with this, ...

    Abstract In the last two decades, alpha-synuclein (alpha-syn) assumed a prominent role as a major component and seeding structure of Lewy bodies (LBs). This concept is driving ongoing research on the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease (PD). In line with this, alpha-syn is considered to be the guilty protein in the disease process, and it may be targeted through precision medicine to modify disease progression. Therefore, designing specific tools to block the aggregation and spreading of alpha-syn represents a major effort in the development of disease-modifying therapies in PD. The present article analyzes concrete evidence about the significance of alpha-syn within LBs. In this effort, some dogmas are challenged. This concerns the question of whether alpha-syn is more abundant compared with other proteins within LBs. Again, the occurrence of alpha-syn compared with non-protein constituents is scrutinized. Finally, the prominent role of alpha-syn in seeding LBs as the guilty structure causing PD is questioned. These revisited concepts may be helpful in the process of validating which proteins, organelles, and pathways are likely to be involved in the damage to meso-striatal dopamine neurons and other brain regions involved in PD.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; alpha-Synuclein ; Lewy Bodies ; Parkinson Disease ; Corpus Striatum ; Disease Progression
    Chemical Substances alpha-Synuclein
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-01
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms25073929
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  8. Article ; Online: Combined light and electron microscopy (CLEM) to quantify methamphetamine-induced alpha-synuclein-related pathology.

    Ferrucci, Michela / Lenzi, Paola / Lazzeri, Gloria / Busceti, Carla L / Frati, Alessandro / Puglisi-Allegra, Stefano / Fornai, Francesco

    Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996)

    2024  Volume 131, Issue 4, Page(s) 335–358

    Abstract: Methamphetamine (METH) produces a cytopathology, which is rather specific within catecholamine neurons both in vitro and ex vivo, in animal models and chronic METH abusers. This led some authors to postulate a sort of parallelism between METH ... ...

    Abstract Methamphetamine (METH) produces a cytopathology, which is rather specific within catecholamine neurons both in vitro and ex vivo, in animal models and chronic METH abusers. This led some authors to postulate a sort of parallelism between METH cytopathology and cell damage in Parkinson's disease (PD). In fact, METH increases and aggregates alpha-syn proto-fibrils along with producing spreading of alpha-syn. Although alpha-syn is considered to be the major component of aggregates and inclusions developing within diseased catecholamine neurons including classic Lewy body (LB), at present, no study provided a quantitative assessment of this protein in situ, neither following METH nor in LB occurring in PD. Similarly, no study addressed the quantitative comparison between occurrence of alpha-syn and other key proteins and no investigation measured the protein compared with non-protein structure within catecholamine cytopathology. Therefore, the present study addresses these issues using an oversimplified model consisting of a catecholamine cell line where the novel approach of combined light and electron microscopy (CLEM) was used measuring the amount of alpha-syn, which is lower compared with p62 or poly-ubiquitin within pathological cell domains. The scenario provided by electron microscopy reveals unexpected findings, which are similar to those recently described in the pathology of PD featuring packing of autophagosome-like vesicles and key proteins shuttling autophagy substrates. Remarkably, small seed-like areas, densely packed with p62 molecules attached to poly-ubiquitin within wide vesicular domains occurred. The present data shed new light about quantitative morphometry of catecholamine cell damage in PD and within the addicted brain.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Methamphetamine/pharmacology ; alpha-Synuclein/metabolism ; Parkinson Disease/metabolism ; Microscopy, Electron ; Catecholamines ; Ubiquitins
    Chemical Substances Methamphetamine (44RAL3456C) ; alpha-Synuclein ; Catecholamines ; Ubiquitins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-17
    Publishing country Austria
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 184163-4
    ISSN 1435-1463 ; 0300-9564
    ISSN (online) 1435-1463
    ISSN 0300-9564
    DOI 10.1007/s00702-024-02741-x
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  9. Article ; Online: Noradrenaline and Seizures: A Perspective on the Role of Adrenergic Receptors in Limbic Seizures.

    Biagioni, Francesca / Celli, Roberta / Puglisi-Allegra, Stefano / Nicoletti, Ferdinando / Giorgi, Filippo Sean / Fornai, Francesco

    Current neuropharmacology

    2022  Volume 21, Issue 11, Page(s) 2233–2236

    Abstract: Background: Noradrenergic fibers originating from the locus coeruleus densely innervate limbic structures, including the piriform cortex, which is the limbic structure with the lowest seizure threshold. Noradrenaline (NA) modulates limbic seizures while ...

    Abstract Background: Noradrenergic fibers originating from the locus coeruleus densely innervate limbic structures, including the piriform cortex, which is the limbic structure with the lowest seizure threshold. Noradrenaline (NA) modulates limbic seizures while stimulating autophagy through β
    Objective: In this perspective, we analyzed a potential role for β
    Methods: We developed this perspective based on current literature on the role of NA in limbic seizures and autophagy. The perspective is also grounded on preliminary data obtained by microinfusing within AT either a β
    Results: β
    Conclusion: NA counteracts limbic seizures. This relies on various receptors in different brain areas. The anterior piriform cortex plays a key role in patients affected by limbic epilepsy. The anticonvulsant effects of NA through β
    MeSH term(s) Rats ; Animals ; Humans ; Norepinephrine/adverse effects ; Norepinephrine/metabolism ; Bicuculline/adverse effects ; Anticonvulsants ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Seizures/drug therapy ; Seizures/chemically induced ; Receptors, Adrenergic
    Chemical Substances Norepinephrine (X4W3ENH1CV) ; Bicuculline (Y37615DVKC) ; Anticonvulsants ; Receptors, Adrenergic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-26
    Publishing country United Arab Emirates
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2192352-8
    ISSN 1875-6190 ; 1570-159X
    ISSN (online) 1875-6190
    ISSN 1570-159X
    DOI 10.2174/1570159X20666220327213615
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  10. Article ; Online: The Relevance of Autophagy within Inner Ear in Baseline Conditions and Tinnitus-Related Syndromes.

    Lazzeri, Gloria / Biagioni, Francesca / Ferrucci, Michela / Puglisi-Allegra, Stefano / Lenzi, Paola / Busceti, Carla Letizia / Giannessi, Francesco / Fornai, Francesco

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 23

    Abstract: Tinnitus is the perception of noise in the absence of acoustic stimulation (phantom noise). In most patients suffering from chronic peripheral tinnitus, an alteration of outer hair cells (OHC) starting from the stereocilia (SC) occurs. This is common ... ...

    Abstract Tinnitus is the perception of noise in the absence of acoustic stimulation (phantom noise). In most patients suffering from chronic peripheral tinnitus, an alteration of outer hair cells (OHC) starting from the stereocilia (SC) occurs. This is common following ototoxic drugs, sound-induced ototoxicity, and acoustic degeneration. In all these conditions, altered coupling between the tectorial membrane (TM) and OHC SC is described. The present review analyzes the complex interactions involving OHC and TM. These need to be clarified to understand which mechanisms may underlie the onset of tinnitus and why the neuropathology of chronic degenerative tinnitus is similar, independent of early triggers. In fact, the fine neuropathology of tinnitus features altered mechanisms of mechanic-electrical transduction (MET) at the level of OHC SC. The appropriate coupling between OHC SC and TM strongly depends on autophagy. The involvement of autophagy may encompass degenerative and genetic tinnitus, as well as ototoxic drugs and acoustic trauma. Defective autophagy explains mitochondrial alterations and altered protein handling within OHC and TM. This is relevant for developing novel treatments that stimulate autophagy without carrying the burden of severe side effects. Specific phytochemicals, such as curcumin and berberin, acting as autophagy activators, may mitigate the neuropathology of tinnitus.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Tinnitus ; Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer ; Stereocilia ; Sound ; Acoustic Stimulation
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-23
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms242316664
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