Francesco Ferraguti

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Affiliation: University of Oxford
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Activated astrocytes in areas of kainate-induced neuronal injury upregulate the expression of the metabotropic glutamate receptors 2/3 and 5
    F Ferraguti
    Cambridge Brain Bank Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK
    Exp Brain Res 137:1-11. 2001
  2. ncbi Immunolocalization of metabotropic glutamate receptor 1alpha (mGluR1alpha) in distinct classes of interneuron in the CA1 region of the rat hippocampus
    Francesco Ferraguti
    MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Oxford University, Mansfield Road, OX1 3TH Oxford, UK
    Hippocampus 14:193-215. 2004
  3. ncbi Metabotropic glutamate receptor 8-expressing nerve terminals target subsets of GABAergic neurons in the hippocampus
    Francesco Ferraguti
    Department of Pharmacology, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3TH, United Kingdom
    J Neurosci 25:10520-36. 2005
  4. ncbi Cell-type-specific recruitment of amygdala interneurons to hippocampal theta rhythm and noxious stimuli in vivo
    Thomas C M Bienvenu
    Medical Research Council Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TH, UK
    Neuron 74:1059-74. 2012
  5. ncbi Depression of GABAergic input to identified hippocampal neurons by group III metabotropic glutamate receptors in the rat
    Naoki Kogo
    Medical Research Council, Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, University Department of Pharmacology, Mansfield Road, Oxford, UK
    Eur J Neurosci 19:2727-40. 2004
  6. ncbi Synaptic heterogeneity between mouse paracapsular intercalated neurons of the amygdala
    Raffaella Geracitano
    MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TH, UK
    J Physiol 585:117-34. 2007
  7. ncbi Functional expression of the GABA(A) receptor α2 and α3 subunits at synapses between intercalated medial paracapsular neurons of mouse amygdala
    Raffaella Geracitano
    Medical Research Council, Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford Oxford, UK
    Front Neural Circuits 6:32. 2012
  8. ncbi Gene structure of the human metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 and functional analysis of its multiple promoters in neuroblastoma and astroglioma cells
    Corrado Corti
    Cambridge Brain Bank Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Level 3 Laboratory Block Addenbrooke s Hospital, Hills Road, CB2 2QQ Cambridge, United Kingdom
    J Biol Chem 278:33105-19. 2003
  9. ncbi Modulation of basal and stress-induced amygdaloid substance P release by the potent and selective NK1 receptor antagonist L-822429
    Nicolas Singewald
    Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
    J Neurochem 106:2476-88. 2008
  10. ncbi Neuropeptide Y gene therapy decreases chronic spontaneous seizures in a rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy
    Francesco Noe
    Department of Neuroscience, Mario Negri Inst for Pharmacol Res, Via G La Masa 19, 20156 Milano, Italy
    Brain 131:1506-15. 2008

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Publications15

  1. ncbi Activated astrocytes in areas of kainate-induced neuronal injury upregulate the expression of the metabotropic glutamate receptors 2/3 and 5
    F Ferraguti
    Cambridge Brain Bank Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke s Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK
    Exp Brain Res 137:1-11. 2001
    ..Identification of the mechanisms of this adaptive plasticity will be central in the understanding of the events leading to neuronal survival and/or death...
  2. ncbi Immunolocalization of metabotropic glutamate receptor 1alpha (mGluR1alpha) in distinct classes of interneuron in the CA1 region of the rat hippocampus
    Francesco Ferraguti
    MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, Oxford University, Mansfield Road, OX1 3TH Oxford, UK
    Hippocampus 14:193-215. 2004
    ..The identification of the specific subclasses of CA1 interneurons expressing mGluR1alpha provides the network basis for assessing the contribution of this receptor to the excitability of the hippocampus...
  3. ncbi Metabotropic glutamate receptor 8-expressing nerve terminals target subsets of GABAergic neurons in the hippocampus
    Francesco Ferraguti
    Department of Pharmacology, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3TH, United Kingdom
    J Neurosci 25:10520-36. 2005
    ....
  4. ncbi Cell-type-specific recruitment of amygdala interneurons to hippocampal theta rhythm and noxious stimuli in vivo
    Thomas C M Bienvenu
    Medical Research Council Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TH, UK
    Neuron 74:1059-74. 2012
    ..Thus, GABA is released onto BLA principal neurons in a time-, domain-, and sensory-specific manner. These specific synaptic actions likely cooperate to promote amygdalo-hippocampal synchrony involved in emotional memory formation...
  5. ncbi Depression of GABAergic input to identified hippocampal neurons by group III metabotropic glutamate receptors in the rat
    Naoki Kogo
    Medical Research Council, Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, University Department of Pharmacology, Mansfield Road, Oxford, UK
    Eur J Neurosci 19:2727-40. 2004
    ..The high variability of L-AP4-evoked IPSC suppression is in line with the selective expression of presynaptic mGluRs by several distinct types of GABAergic neuron innervating each interneuron type...
  6. ncbi Synaptic heterogeneity between mouse paracapsular intercalated neurons of the amygdala
    Raffaella Geracitano
    MRC Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TH, UK
    J Physiol 585:117-34. 2007
    ....
  7. ncbi Functional expression of the GABA(A) receptor α2 and α3 subunits at synapses between intercalated medial paracapsular neurons of mouse amygdala
    Raffaella Geracitano
    Medical Research Council, Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford Oxford, UK
    Front Neural Circuits 6:32. 2012
    ..The data also provide an additional rationale to prompt the search of GABA(A) receptor α3 selective ligands as improved anxiolytic drugs...
  8. ncbi Gene structure of the human metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 and functional analysis of its multiple promoters in neuroblastoma and astroglioma cells
    Corrado Corti
    Cambridge Brain Bank Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Level 3 Laboratory Block Addenbrooke s Hospital, Hills Road, CB2 2QQ Cambridge, United Kingdom
    J Biol Chem 278:33105-19. 2003
    ..These results suggest that alternative 5'-splicing and usage of multiple promoters may contribute regulatory mechanisms for tissue- and context-specific expression of the mGluR5 gene...
  9. ncbi Modulation of basal and stress-induced amygdaloid substance P release by the potent and selective NK1 receptor antagonist L-822429
    Nicolas Singewald
    Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
    J Neurochem 106:2476-88. 2008
    ....
  10. ncbi Neuropeptide Y gene therapy decreases chronic spontaneous seizures in a rat model of temporal lobe epilepsy
    Francesco Noe
    Department of Neuroscience, Mario Negri Inst for Pharmacol Res, Via G La Masa 19, 20156 Milano, Italy
    Brain 131:1506-15. 2008
    ..Our data show that this gene therapy strategy decreases spontaneous seizures and suppresses their progression in chronic epileptic rats, thus representing a promising new therapeutic strategy...
  11. ncbi Altered dimerization of metabotropic glutamate receptor 3 in schizophrenia
    Corrado Corti
    Department of Biology, Psychiatry Centre of Excellence in Drug Discovery, GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre, Verona, Italy
    Biol Psychiatry 62:747-55. 2007
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  12. ncbi Transcriptional activators and repressors for the neuron-specific expression of a metabotropic glutamate receptor
    Luca Crepaldi
    Department of Pharmacology, Innsbruck Medical University, Peter Mayr Strasse 1a, A 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    J Biol Chem 282:17877-89. 2007
    ..These results reveal the molecular bases for cell- and context-specific expression of an important glutamate receptor critically involved in synaptogenesis, neuronal differentiation, synaptic transmission, and plasticity...
  13. ncbi Synthesis and pharmacological characterisation of 2,4-dicarboxy-pyrroles as selective non-competitive mGluR1 antagonists
    Fabrizio Micheli
    GlaxoSmithKline Medicine Research Centre, Via Fleming, 4 37135 Verona, Italy
    Bioorg Med Chem 11:171-83. 2003
    ..They interact within the 7 transmembrane (7TM) domain of the receptor and show antinociceptive properties when tested in a number of different animal models...
  14. ncbi Metabotropic glutamate receptors
    Francesco Ferraguti
    Department of Pharmacology, Innsbruck Medical University, Peter Mayr Strasse 1a, A-6020, Innsbruck, Austria
    Cell Tissue Res 326:483-504. 2006
    ..The distinct regional, cellular and subcellular distribution of mGlus in the brain will be discussed in view of their relationship to neurotransmitter release sites and of possible functional implications...
  15. ncbi Metabotropic glutamate receptor 4-immunopositive terminals of medium-sized spiny neurons selectively form synapses with cholinergic interneurons in the rat neostriatum
    Eriko Kuramoto
    Department of Morphological Brain Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606 8501, Japan
    J Comp Neurol 500:908-22. 2007
    ..These findings indicate that the mGluR4-positive terminals of MSN axon collaterals selectively form synapses with neostriatal cholinergic interneurons...