Editorial Board
Bianca Marchetti
University of Catania, Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Catania · Italy
Editorial leadership for International Journal of Cytokine
Research interests
- Medicine
- Life Scinces
Biography
Publications:
- microRNAs in Parkinson’s Disease: From Pathogenesis to Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches.
- Wnt3a promotes pro-angiogenic features in macrophages in vitro : Implications for stroke pathology.
- Nigrostriatal degeneration dictates a top-down genetic program for neuroplasticity and neurorepair: Focus on the hippocampus and Wnt/GSK-3β/β-catenin signaling cascade.
- Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Is Required to Rescue Midbrain Dopaminergic Progenitors and Promote Neurorepair in Ageing Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease.
- The role of the immune system in central nervous system plasticity after acute injury.
- Targeting Wnt signaling at the neuroimmune interface for dopaminergic neuroprotection/repair in Parkinson's disease.
- Uncovering novel actors in astrocyte-neuron crosstalk in Parkinson's disease: The Wnt/β-catenin signaling cascade as the common final pathway for neuroprotection and self-repair.
- Reactive Astrocytes Are Key Players in Nigrostriatal Dopaminergic Neurorepair in the Mptp Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease: Focus on Endogenous Neurorestoration.
- Aging-Induced Nrf2-ARE Pathway Disruption in the Subventricular Zone Drives Neurogenic Impairment in Parkinsonian Mice via PI3K-Wnt/ -Catenin Dysregulation.
- Plasticity of Subventricular Zone Neuroprogenitors in MPTP (1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine) Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease Involves Cross Talk between Inflammatory and Wnt/ -Catenin Signaling Pathways: Functional Consequences for Neuroprotection and Repair.
- Switching the Microglial Harmful Phenotype Promotes Lifelong Restoration of Subtantia Nigra Dopaminergic Neurons from Inflammatory Neurodegeneration in Aged Mice.
- A Wnt1 Regulated Frizzled-1/beta-Catenin Signaling Pathway as a Candidate Regulatory Circuit Controlling Mesencephalic Dopaminergic Neuron-Astrocyte Crosstalk : Therapeutical Relevance for Neuron Survival and Neuroprotection.
Selected publications
- microRNAs in Parkinson’s Disease: From Pathogenesis to Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches 2017 cited 204×
- Parkinson's disease, aging and adult neurogenesis: Wnt/β‐catenin signalling as the key to unlock the mystery of endogenous brain repair 2020 cited 175×
- Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway Governs a Full Program for Dopaminergic Neuron Survival, Neurorescue and Regeneration in the MPTP Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease 2018 cited 95×
- GSK-3β-induced Tau pathology drives hippocampal neuronal cell death in Huntington’s disease: involvement of astrocyte–neuron interactions 2016 cited 81×
- High-Resolution Respirometry Reveals MPP+ Mitochondrial Toxicity Mechanism in a Cellular Model of Parkinson’s Disease 2020 cited 68×
- Neural Stem Cell Grafts Promote Astroglia-Driven Neurorestoration in the Aged Parkinsonian Brain via Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling 2018 cited 55×
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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This journal is guided by Bianca Marchetti (University of Catania, Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Catania) and a peer-review board of practising researchers. Open access, author-retained copyright (CC BY), and a clear editorial process.