C Tassorelli

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Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi Neurochemical mechanisms of nitroglycerin-induced neuronal activation in rat brain: a pharmacological investigation
    C Tassorelli
    Neurological Institute C Mondino, University of Pavia, Italy
    Neuropharmacology 36:1417-24. 1997
  2. ncbi Reciprocal circuits involved in nitroglycerin-induced neuronal activation of autonomic regions and pain pathways: a double immunolabeling and tract-tracing study
    C Tassorelli
    University Center for Adaptive Disorders and Headache UCADH, Neurological Institute C Mondino Foundation, University of Pavia, Via Palestro, 3, 27100, Pavia, Italy
    Brain Res 842:294-310. 1999
  3. ncbi Combined evaluation of pupillary and cardiovascular responses to cold pressor test in cluster headache patients
    C Tassorelli
    Headache Center and Autonomic Unit, Institute of Neurology IRCCS C Mondino Foundation, University of Pavia, Italy
    Cephalalgia 18:668-74. 1998
  4. ncbi The effects on the central nervous system of nitroglycerin--putative mechanisms and mediators
    C Tassorelli
    Neurological Institute IRCCS C Mondino, University of Pavia, Italy
    Prog Neurobiol 57:607-24. 1999
  5. ncbi Modifications of apoptosis-related protein levels in lymphocytes of patients with Parkinson's disease. The effect of dopaminergic treatment
    F Blandini
    Laboratory of Functional Neurochemistry, Neurological Institute C Mondino, Pavia, Italy
    J Neural Transm 111:1017-30. 2004
  6. ncbi Alterations of the endocannabinoid system in an animal model of migraine: evaluation in cerebral areas of rat
    R Greco
    IRCCS Neurological Institute C Mondino Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
    Cephalalgia 30:296-302. 2010
  7. ncbi Parthenolide is the component of tanacetum parthenium that inhibits nitroglycerin-induced Fos activation: studies in an animal model of migraine
    C Tassorelli
    Laboratory of Pathophysiology of Integrative Autonomic Systems, IRCCS Neurological Institute C Mondino Foundation and University Centre for the Study of Adaptive Disorder and Headache, Pavia, Italy
    Cephalalgia 25:612-21. 2005
  8. ncbi Functional and neurochemical changes of the gastrointestinal tract in a rodent model of Parkinson's disease
    F Blandini
    Interdepartmental Research Center for Parkinson s Disease CRIMP, Neurological Institute C Mondino, Pavia, Pavia, Italy
    Neurosci Lett 467:203-7. 2009
  9. ncbi Role of calcitonin gene-related peptide and substance P in different models of pain
    R Greco
    Laboratory of Pathophysiology of Integrative Autonomic Systems, University Centre for the Study of Adaptive Disorders and Headache UCADH, IRCCS C Mondino Institute of Neurology Foundation, Pavia, Italy
    Cephalalgia 28:114-26. 2008
  10. ncbi Peripheral levels of BDNF and NGF in primary headaches
    F Blandini
    Laboratory of Functional Neurochemistry, Neurological Institute C. Mondino, Pavia, Italy
    Cephalalgia 26:136-42. 2006

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Publications27

  1. ncbi Neurochemical mechanisms of nitroglycerin-induced neuronal activation in rat brain: a pharmacological investigation
    C Tassorelli
    Neurological Institute C Mondino, University of Pavia, Italy
    Neuropharmacology 36:1417-24. 1997
    ..Nitric oxide seems to represent the most important mediator of this phenomenon. The sympathetic system and prostaglandin synthesis are also likely to be involved...
  2. ncbi Reciprocal circuits involved in nitroglycerin-induced neuronal activation of autonomic regions and pain pathways: a double immunolabeling and tract-tracing study
    C Tassorelli
    University Center for Adaptive Disorders and Headache UCADH, Neurological Institute C Mondino Foundation, University of Pavia, Via Palestro, 3, 27100, Pavia, Italy
    Brain Res 842:294-310. 1999
    ..These data confirm and expand on our previous findings and demonstrate that nitroglycerin activates a complex set of structures that are functionally and structurally interconnected to articulate an integrated response...
  3. ncbi Combined evaluation of pupillary and cardiovascular responses to cold pressor test in cluster headache patients
    C Tassorelli
    Headache Center and Autonomic Unit, Institute of Neurology IRCCS C Mondino Foundation, University of Pavia, Italy
    Cephalalgia 18:668-74. 1998
    ..These data suggest a systemic sympathetic hyperactivation in response to CPT in CH patients. An oculocephalic sympathetic hypofunction is possibly associated as well as an altered opioid neuromodulation...
  4. ncbi The effects on the central nervous system of nitroglycerin--putative mechanisms and mediators
    C Tassorelli
    Neurological Institute IRCCS C Mondino, University of Pavia, Italy
    Prog Neurobiol 57:607-24. 1999
    ..Double labeling immunocytochemical and neuropharmacological studies have provided information on the putative neurotransmitters and neurochemical mechanisms involved in nitroglycerin-induced neuronal activation...
  5. ncbi Modifications of apoptosis-related protein levels in lymphocytes of patients with Parkinson's disease. The effect of dopaminergic treatment
    F Blandini
    Laboratory of Functional Neurochemistry, Neurological Institute C Mondino, Pavia, Italy
    J Neural Transm 111:1017-30. 2004
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  6. ncbi Alterations of the endocannabinoid system in an animal model of migraine: evaluation in cerebral areas of rat
    R Greco
    IRCCS Neurological Institute C Mondino Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
    Cephalalgia 30:296-302. 2010
    ..These data strongly support the involvement of the endocannabinoid system in the modulation of nitroglycerin-induced hyperalgesia, and, possibly, in the pathophysiological mechanisms of migraine...
  7. ncbi Parthenolide is the component of tanacetum parthenium that inhibits nitroglycerin-induced Fos activation: studies in an animal model of migraine
    C Tassorelli
    Laboratory of Pathophysiology of Integrative Autonomic Systems, IRCCS Neurological Institute C Mondino Foundation and University Centre for the Study of Adaptive Disorder and Headache, Pavia, Italy
    Cephalalgia 25:612-21. 2005
    ..These findings strongly suggest that parthenolide is the component responsible for the biological activity of TP as regards its antimigraine effect and provide important information for future controlled clinical trials...
  8. ncbi Functional and neurochemical changes of the gastrointestinal tract in a rodent model of Parkinson's disease
    F Blandini
    Interdepartmental Research Center for Parkinson s Disease CRIMP, Neurological Institute C Mondino, Pavia, Pavia, Italy
    Neurosci Lett 467:203-7. 2009
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  9. ncbi Role of calcitonin gene-related peptide and substance P in different models of pain
    R Greco
    Laboratory of Pathophysiology of Integrative Autonomic Systems, University Centre for the Study of Adaptive Disorders and Headache UCADH, IRCCS C Mondino Institute of Neurology Foundation, Pavia, Italy
    Cephalalgia 28:114-26. 2008
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  10. ncbi Peripheral levels of BDNF and NGF in primary headaches
    F Blandini
    Laboratory of Functional Neurochemistry, Neurological Institute C. Mondino, Pavia, Italy
    Cephalalgia 26:136-42. 2006
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  11. ncbi A narrative review on the management of medication overuse headache: the steep road from experience to evidence
    Paolo Rossi
    IRCCS Neurological Institute C Mondino Foundation, University Centre for Headache and Adaptive Disorders UCADH, Pavia Section, Pavia, Italy
    J Headache Pain 10:407-17. 2009
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  12. ncbi Nitroglycerin enhances cGMP expression in specific neuronal and cerebrovascular structures of the rat brain
    C Tassorelli
    Laboratory of Pathophysiology of Integrative Autonomic Systems, University Centre for the Study of Adaptive Disorders and Headache UCADH, IRCCS C Mondino Institute of Neurology, Pavia, Italy
    J Chem Neuroanat 27:23-32. 2004
    ..The data obtained sustains the idea that cGMP is an important mediator of nitroglycerin effect in vascular and neuronal structures that are critical elements for the transmission of cephalic pain...
  13. ncbi Functional changes of the basal ganglia circuitry in Parkinson's disease
    F Blandini
    Neurological Institute C Mondino, Pavia, Italy
    Prog Neurobiol 62:63-88. 2000
    ..Drugs capable of antagonizing the effects of glutamate might represent, in the next future, a valuable tool for the development of new symptomatic and neuroprotective strategies for therapy of Parkinson's disease...
  14. ncbi Electrophysiologic patterns of oral-pharyngeal swallowing in parkinsonian syndromes
    E Alfonsi
    Spinal and Cranial Reflexes Laboratory, Department of Neurological Sciences, Universita di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
    Neurology 68:583-9. 2007
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  15. ncbi Effects of dopaminergic stimulation on peripheral markers of apoptosis: relevance to Parkinson's disease
    F Blandini
    IRCCS C. Mondino, Via Palestro 3, Pavia, Italy
    Neurol Sci 24:157-8. 2003
    ..Our results show that dopaminergic stimulation is associated with complex changes in regulatory proteins of apoptosis...
  16. ncbi Effects of acute and chronic restraint stress on nitroglycerin-induced hyperalgesia in rats
    A Costa
    Institute of Neurology IRCCS C Mondino, University Center for Adaptive Disorders and Headache UCADH, University of Pavia, Italy
    Neurosci Lett 383:7-11. 2005
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  17. ncbi An electrophysiological approach to the diagnosis of neurogenic dysphagia: implications for botulinum toxin treatment
    E Alfonsi
    Spinal and Cranial Reflexes Laboratory, Fondazione Istituto Neurologico C Mondino IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 81:54-60. 2010
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  18. ncbi Medication overuse headache and applicability of the ICHD-II diagnostic criteria: 1-year follow-up study (CARE I protocol)
    N Ghiotto
    Headache Unit and University Centre for Adaptive Disorders and Headache, Mondino Institute of Neurology Foundation, Pavia, Italy
    Cephalalgia 29:233-43. 2009
    ..In addition, the present findings point to the need for a more objective criterion to quantify headache frequency after drug withdrawal...
  19. ncbi Reduced habituation of trigeminal reflexes in patients with episodic cluster headache during cluster period
    A Perrotta
    University Centre for Adaptive Disorders and Headache, IRCCS C Mondino Institute of Neurology Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
    Cephalalgia 28:950-9. 2008
    ..The lack of habituation in CH, more pronounced than in migraine, points to abnormal processing of sensory stimuli at the trigeminal level that could be driven by hypothalamic dysfunction during the cluster period...
  20. ncbi Dynamic evaluation by TV-pupillometry of the mydriatic effect of ibopamine solution. Controlled studies
    G Micieli
    Department of Neurology, C Mondino Foundation, University of Pavia, Italy
    Arzneimittelforschung 40:150-6. 1990
    ..The effect of ibopamine 1% on the pupillary reflex to near vision is slight, while on the reflex to light stimulus it is essentially comparable to that of tropicamide...
  21. ncbi The usefulness and applicability of a basic headache diary before first consultation: results of a pilot study conducted in two centres
    C Tassorelli
    University Centre for the Study of Adaptive Disorders and Headache UCADH, IRCCS C Mondino Institute of Neurology Foundation, Pavia, Italy
    Cephalalgia 28:1023-30. 2008
    ..Specificity was 58% for M and TTH, 87% for MOH. Combined use of a diagnostic diary and clinical interview is recommended from the first consultation for headache...
  22. ncbi Reliability of the nitroglycerin provocative test in the diagnosis of neurovascular headaches
    G Sances
    Headache Unit, University Centre for Adaptive Disorders and Headache, IRCCS C Mondino Foundation Institute of Neurology, Pavia, Italy
    Cephalalgia 24:110-9. 2004
    ..6%, specificity 100% and accuracy 92.9%. NPT is an easy, low-cost and reliable method for supporting the diagnosis of migraine without aura and cluster headache...
  23. ncbi Neurotensin-induced miosis: the role of dopaminergic pathways
    C Tassorelli
    Department of Neurology, C Mondino Foundation, University of Pavia, Italy
    Peptides 11:1309-11. 1990
    ..Our data confirm previous observations regarding the miotic activity of neurotensin and suggest that the dopaminergic system plays an important role in the miotic effect of neurotensin...
  24. ncbi Diagnostic issues in chronic daily headache
    G Sandrini
    University Center for Adaptive Disorders and Headache, C Mondino Foundation, Via Palestro, Pavia 3 27100, Italy
    Curr Pain Headache Rep 5:551-6. 2001
    ..Although some theoretic problems remain unresolved, it seems that the next revision of the IHS classification can no longer ignore the existence of CDH...
  25. ncbi Effectiveness of a piroxicam fast dissolving formulation sublingually administered in the symptomatic treatment of migraine without aura
    G Nappi
    Dept. of Neurology, C. Mondino Foundation, University of Pavia, Italy
    Headache 33:296-300. 1993
    ..In conclusion, Piroxicam FDDF has been shown in this preliminary study to have striking efficacy in the acute treatment of migraine. The treatment is characterized by quick onset, long duration and good tolerability...
  26. ncbi Effects of the intrastriatal administration of selective dopaminergic agonists on Fos expression in the rat brain
    F Blandini
    IRCCS C. Mondino, Via Palestro 3, Pavia, Italy
    Neurol Sci 23:S57-8. 2002
    ..They also provide new information on a class of drugs--the dopamine agonists--whose role in the therapeutic strategy of Parkinson's disease is continuously evolving...
  27. ncbi Nitroglycerin-induced activation of monoaminergic transmission in the rat
    C Tassorelli
    IRCCS Neurological Institute, C Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
    Cephalalgia 22:226-32. 2002
    ..These data might therefore help to clarify the mechanisms underlying the delayed migraine attack observed in migraine sufferers after systemic administration of nitroglycerin...