N Belluardo

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Affiliation: University of Catania
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Nicotine-induced FGF-2 mRNA in rat brain is preserved during aging
    Natale Belluardo
    Department of Experimental Medicine, Division of Human Physiology, University of Palermo, Corso Tukory 129, I 91134 Palermo, Italy
    Neurobiol Aging 25:1333-42. 2004
  2. ncbi Transcription factor gene expression profiling after acute intermittent nicotine treatment in the rat cerebral cortex
    N Belluardo
    Department of Experimental Medicine, Division of Human Physiology, University of Palermo, Corso Tukory 129, 90134 Palermo, Italy
    Neuroscience 133:787-96. 2005
  3. ncbi The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist (+/-)-epibatidine increases FGF-2 mRNA and protein levels in the rat brain
    N Belluardo
    Institute of Human Physiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Brain Res Mol Brain Res 74:98-110. 1999
  4. ncbi Regulation of connexin gene expression during skeletal muscle regeneration in the adult rat
    A Trovato-Salinaro
    Dept of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology, Univ of Palermo, Corso Tukory 129, 90134 Palermo, Italy
    Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 296:C593-606. 2009
  5. ncbi Acute intermittent nicotine treatment induces fibroblast growth factor-2 in the subventricular zone of the adult rat brain and enhances neuronal precursor cell proliferation
    G Mudo
    University of Palermo, Department of Experimental Medicine, Division of Human Physiology, Corso Tukory 129, 90134 Palermo, Italy
    Neuroscience 145:470-83. 2007
  6. ncbi Expression of the rat connexin 39 (rCx39) gene in myoblasts and myotubes in developing and regenerating skeletal muscles: an in situ hybridization study
    N Belluardo
    Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology, Laboratory of Neurobiology, University of Palermo, Italy
    Cell Tissue Res 320:299-310. 2005
  7. ncbi Group II metabotropic glutamate receptor activation by agonist LY379268 treatment increases the expression of brain derived neurotrophic factor in the mouse brain
    V Di Liberto
    Department of Experimental Medicine, Division of Human Physiology, Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, University of Palermo, Corso Tukory 129, 90134 Palermo, Italy
    Neuroscience 165:863-73. 2010
  8. ncbi Central nicotinic receptors, neurotrophic factors and neuroprotection
    N Belluardo
    Institute of Human Physiology, University of Palermo, Italy
    Behav Brain Res 113:21-34. 2000
  9. ncbi GFAPbeta mRNA expression in the normal rat brain and after neuronal injury
    D F Condorelli
    Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Catania, Italy
    Neurochem Res 24:709-14. 1999
  10. ncbi Comparative localization of fibroblast growth factor receptor-1, -2, and -3 mRNAs in the rat brain: in situ hybridization analysis
    N Belluardo
    Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
    J Comp Neurol 379:226-46. 1997

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  1. ncbi Nicotine-induced FGF-2 mRNA in rat brain is preserved during aging
    Natale Belluardo
    Department of Experimental Medicine, Division of Human Physiology, University of Palermo, Corso Tukory 129, I 91134 Palermo, Italy
    Neurobiol Aging 25:1333-42. 2004
    ..Work is in progress to analyse the mechanism(s) linking nAChR activation to the up-regulation of FGF-2...
  2. ncbi Transcription factor gene expression profiling after acute intermittent nicotine treatment in the rat cerebral cortex
    N Belluardo
    Department of Experimental Medicine, Division of Human Physiology, University of Palermo, Corso Tukory 129, 90134 Palermo, Italy
    Neuroscience 133:787-96. 2005
    ..Taken together the present results identified several novel candidate genes modified by acute intermittent nicotine exposure and as such potentially involved in neuroprotective-neurotrophic actions...
  3. ncbi The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist (+/-)-epibatidine increases FGF-2 mRNA and protein levels in the rat brain
    N Belluardo
    Institute of Human Physiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Brain Res Mol Brain Res 74:98-110. 1999
    ..In view of the neurotrophic function of FGF-2, these results, together with previous ones, could further help to understand the molecular mechanisms mediating the previously observed neuroprotective effects of (-)nicotine...
  4. ncbi Regulation of connexin gene expression during skeletal muscle regeneration in the adult rat
    A Trovato-Salinaro
    Dept of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology, Univ of Palermo, Corso Tukory 129, 90134 Palermo, Italy
    Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 296:C593-606. 2009
    ....
  5. ncbi Acute intermittent nicotine treatment induces fibroblast growth factor-2 in the subventricular zone of the adult rat brain and enhances neuronal precursor cell proliferation
    G Mudo
    University of Palermo, Department of Experimental Medicine, Division of Human Physiology, Corso Tukory 129, 90134 Palermo, Italy
    Neuroscience 145:470-83. 2007
    ..This possibility of in vivo regulation of neurogenesis in the adult brain by exogenous factors may aid to develop treatments stimulating neurogenesis with potential therapeutic implications...
  6. ncbi Expression of the rat connexin 39 (rCx39) gene in myoblasts and myotubes in developing and regenerating skeletal muscles: an in situ hybridization study
    N Belluardo
    Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology, Laboratory of Neurobiology, University of Palermo, Italy
    Cell Tissue Res 320:299-310. 2005
    ..The information presented should pave the way to novel molecular approaches in studies on the role of connexin-based gap-junctional communication in skeletal muscle differentiation and regeneration...
  7. ncbi Group II metabotropic glutamate receptor activation by agonist LY379268 treatment increases the expression of brain derived neurotrophic factor in the mouse brain
    V Di Liberto
    Department of Experimental Medicine, Division of Human Physiology, Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, University of Palermo, Corso Tukory 129, 90134 Palermo, Italy
    Neuroscience 165:863-73. 2010
    ....
  8. ncbi Central nicotinic receptors, neurotrophic factors and neuroprotection
    N Belluardo
    Institute of Human Physiology, University of Palermo, Italy
    Behav Brain Res 113:21-34. 2000
    ..These findings suggested that FGF-2 could be involved, according to the FGF-2 neurotrophic functions, in nAChR mechanisms mediating the neuronal survival, trophism and plasticity...
  9. ncbi GFAPbeta mRNA expression in the normal rat brain and after neuronal injury
    D F Condorelli
    Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Catania, Italy
    Neurochem Res 24:709-14. 1999
    ....
  10. ncbi Comparative localization of fibroblast growth factor receptor-1, -2, and -3 mRNAs in the rat brain: in situ hybridization analysis
    N Belluardo
    Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
    J Comp Neurol 379:226-46. 1997
    ..Their apparent cellular specificity suggests that these receptor subtypes can have a differential trophic role in the brain, reflecting the various biological activities shown by the ligands of the FGF family...
  11. ncbi Expression of Cx36 in mammalian neurons
    D F Condorelli
    Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale A Doria 6 95125, Catania, Italy
    Brain Res Brain Res Rev 32:72-85. 2000
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  12. ncbi Nicotinic receptor agonists as neuroprotective/neurotrophic drugs. Progress in molecular mechanisms
    G Mudo
    Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    J Neural Transm 114:135-47. 2007
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  13. ncbi Identification and functional expression of HCx31.9, a novel gap junction gene
    N Belluardo
    Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Palermo, Italy
    Cell Commun Adhes 8:173-8. 2001
    ..2 in mouse cerebral cortex, liver and lung. Moreover, preliminary data on the electrophysiological properties of HCx31.9 have been obtained by functional expression in paired Xenopus oocytes and in transfected N2A cells...
  14. ncbi Structure, chromosomal localization, and brain expression of human Cx36 gene
    N Belluardo
    Institute of Human Physiology, University of Palermo, Italy
    J Neurosci Res 57:740-52. 1999
    ..The knowledge of the human Cx36 gene sequence, of its chromosomal localization, and of its pattern of expression opens new avenues for the analysis of its possible involvement in human genetic and acquired neuropathology...
  15. ncbi Neuromuscular junction disassembly and muscle fatigue in mice lacking neurotrophin-4
    N Belluardo
    Institute of Human Physiology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    Mol Cell Neurosci 18:56-67. 2001
    ..This neurotrophin may therefore be a key component of an activity-dependent feedback mechanism regulating maintenance of neuromuscular connections and muscular performance...
  16. ncbi Connexin-30 mRNA is up-regulated in astrocytes and expressed in apoptotic neuronal cells of rat brain following kainate-induced seizures
    D F Condorelli
    Department of Chemical Sciences, Section of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
    Mol Cell Neurosci 21:94-113. 2002
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  17. ncbi Neuronal expression of zinc finger transcription factor REST/NRSF/XBR gene
    K Palm
    Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, S 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
    J Neurosci 18:1280-96. 1998
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  18. ncbi Cloning of a new gap junction gene (Cx36) highly expressed in mammalian brain neurons
    D F Condorelli
    Institute of Biochemistry, University of Catania, Italy
    Eur J Neurosci 10:1202-8. 1998
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  19. ncbi Multiple GPI-anchored receptors control GDNF-dependent and independent activation of the c-Ret receptor tyrosine kinase
    M Trupp
    Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
    Mol Cell Neurosci 11:47-63. 1998
    ..Together, these results indicate complementary roles for GFR alpha receptors in the regulation of c-Ret activity and the maintenance of distinct neuronal circuits in the central and peripheral nervous systems...
  20. ncbi A novel type I receptor serine-threonine kinase predominantly expressed in the adult central nervous system
    M Ryden
    Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
    J Biol Chem 271:30603-9. 1996
    ..The specific expression pattern of ALK-7, restricted to the postnatal central nervous system, indicates that this receptor may play an important role in the maturation and maintenance of several neuronal subpopulations...