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- Conti, B. A mouse model to investigate the effects of lifestyle on vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease? Brain Behavior and Immunity 2019 79:20-21 DOI:10.1016/j.bbi.2019.04.020 PMID:30980949
- Cintron-Colon, R., Johnson, C. W., Montenegro-Burke, J. R., Guijas, C., Faulhaber, L., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Aguirre, C. A., Shankar, K., Singh, M., Galmozzi, A., Siuzdak, G., Saez, E., et al. Activation of kappa opioid receptor regulates the hypothermic response to calorie restriction and limits body weight loss Current Biology 2019 29:4291-4299 DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2019.10.027 PMID:31786059 PMCID:PMC6917995
- Galmozzi, A., Kok, B. P., Kim, A. S., Montenegro-Burke, J. R., Lee, J. Y., Spreafico, R., Mosure, S., Albert, V., Cintron-Colon, R., Godio, C., Webb, W. R., Conti, B., et al. PGRMC2 is an intracellular haem chaperone critical for adipocyte function Nature 2019 576:138-142 DOI:10.1038/s41586-019-1774-2 PMID:31748741 PMCID:PMC6895438
- Sanchez-Alavez, M., Nguyen, W., Mori, S., Wills, D. N., Otero, D., Aguirre, C. A., Singh, M., Ehlers, C. L., Conti, B. Time course of blood and brain cytokine/chemokine levels following adolescent alcohol exposure and withdrawal in rats Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2019 DOI:10.1111/acer.14209 PMID:31589333
- Sanchez-Alavez, M., Nguyen, W., Mori, S., Wills, D. N., Otero, D., Ehlers, C. L., Conti, B. Time course of microglia activation and brain and blood cytokine/chemokine levels following chronic ethanol exposure and protracted withdrawal in rats Alcohol 2019 76:37-45 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2018.07.005 PMID:30554034 PMCID:PMC6336521
- Maher, P., Conti, B. Deciphering the pathways that protect from IL-13-mediated potentiation of oxidative stress-induced dopaminergic nerve cell death Cytokine 2018 103:114-120 DOI:10.1016/j.cyto.2017.09.018 PMID:28969943 PMCID:PMC5808859
- Amodeo, L. R., Wills, D. N., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Nguyen, W., Conti, B., Ehlers, C. L. Intermittent voluntary ethanol consumption combined with ethanol vapor exposure during adolescence increases drinking and alters other behaviors in adulthood in female and male rats Alcohol 2018 73:57-66 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2018.04.003 PMID:30293056 PMCID:PMC6193864
- Cintron-Colon, R., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Nguyen, W., Mori, S., Gonzalez-Rivera, R., Lien, T., Bartfai, T., Aid, S., Francois, J. C., Holzenbergerf, M., Conti, B. Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor regulates hypothermia during calorie restriction Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2017 114:9731-9736 DOI:10.1073/pnas.1617876114 PMID:28827363
- Mori, S., Sugama, S., Nguyen, W., Michel, T., Sanna, M. G., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Cintron-Colon, R., Moroncini, G., Kakinuma, Y., Maher, P., Conti, B. Lack of interleukin-13 receptor α1 delays the loss of dopaminergic neurons during chronic stress Journal of Neuroinflammation 2017 14 DOI:10.1186/s12974-017-0862-1 PMID:28427412 PMCID:PMC5399344
- Bortell, N., Flynn, C., Conti, B., Fox, H. S., Marcondes, M. C. G. Osteopontin impacts West Nile virus pathogenesis and resistance by regulating inflammasome components and cell death in the central nervous system at early time points Mediators of Inflammation 2017 DOI:10.1155/2017/7582437 PMID:28811681 PMCID:PMC5547729
- Carvalho, G. B., Drago, I., Hoxha, S., Yamada, R., Mahneva, O., Bruce, K. D., Obando, A. S., Conti, B., Ja, W. W. The 4E-BP growth pathway regulates the effect of ambient temperature on Drosophila metabolism and lifespan Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2017 114:9737-9742 DOI:10.1073/pnas.1618994114 PMID:28827349
- Viader, A., Ogasawara, D., Joslyn, C. M., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Mori, S., Nguyen, W., Conti, B., Cravatt, B. F. A chemical proteomic atlas of brain serine hydrolases identifies cell type-specific pathways regulating neuroinflammation Elife 2016 5 DOI:10.7554/eLife.12345 PMID:26779719 PMCID:PMC4737654
- Ogasawara, D., Deng, H., Viader, A., Baggelaar, M. P., Breman, A., den Dulk, H., van den Nieuwendijk, A. M. C. H. and Soethoudt, M., van der Wel, T., Zhou, J., Overkleeft, H. S., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Mo, S., et al. Rapid and profound rewiring of brain lipid signaling networks by acute diacylglycerol lipase inhibition Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2016 113:26 DOI:10.1073/pnas.1522364112 PMID:26668358 PMCID:PMC4711871
- Francesconi, W., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Berton, F., Alboni, S., Benatti, C., Mori, S., Nguyen, W., Zorrilla, E., Moroncini, G., Tascedda, F., Conti, B. The proinflammatory cytokine interleukin 18 regulates feeding by acting on the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis Journal of Neuroscience 2016 36:5170-5180 DOI:10.1523/jneurosci.3919-15.2016 PMID:27147667
- Sugama, S., Sekiyama, K., Kodama, T., Takamatsu, Y., Takenouchi, T., Hashimoto, M., Bruno, C., Kakinuma, Y. Chronic restraint stress triggers dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurodegeneration: Possible role of chronic stress in the onset of Parkinson's disease Brain Behavior and Immunity 2016 51:39-46 DOI:10.1016/j.bbi.2015.08.015 PMID:26291405 PMCID:PMC4849407
- Hale, M. W., Spencer, S. J., Conti, B., Jasoni, C. L., Kent, S., Radler, M. E., Reyes, T. M., Sominsky, L. Diet, behavior and immunity across the lifespan Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 2015 58:46-62 DOI:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.12.009 PMID:25524877
- Sanchez-Alavez, M., Nguyen, W., Mori, S., Moroncini, G., Viader, A., Nomura, D. K., Cravatt, B. F., Conti, B. Monoacylglycerol lipase regulates fever response PLoS One 2015 10:e0134437 DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0134437 PMID:26287872 PMCID:PMC4543552
- Alboni, S., Montanari, C., Benatti, C., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Rigillo, G., Blom, J. M. C., Brunello, N., Conti, B., Pariante, M. C., Tascedda, F. Interleukin 18 activates MAPKs and STAT3 but not NF-kappa B in hippocampal HT-22 cells Brain Behavior and Immunity 2014 40:85-94 DOI:10.1016/j.bbi.2014.02.015 PMID:24603356
- Zorrilla, E. P., Conti, B. Interleukin-18 null mutation increases weight and food intake and reduces energy expenditure and lipid substrate utilization in high-fat diet fed mice Brain Behavior and Immunity 2014 37:45-53 DOI:10.1016/j.bbi.2013.12.001 PMID:24316258 PMCID:PMC4219830
- Marcondes, M. C. G., Ojakian, R., Bortell, N., Flynn, C., Conti, B., Fox, H. S. Osteopontin expression in the brain triggers localized inflammation and cell death when immune cells are activated by pertussis toxin Mediators of Inflammation 2014 358218 DOI:10.1155/2014/358218 PMID:25525298 PMCID:PMC4265371
- Conti, B., Hansen, M. A cool way to live long Cell 2013 152:671-672 DOI:10.1016/j.cell.2013.01.050 PMID:23415218
- Sugama, S., Takenouchi, T., Fujita, M., Kitani, H., Conti, B., Hashimoto, M. Corticosteroids limit microglial activation occurring during acute stress Neuroscience 2013 232:13-20 DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.12.012 PMID:23262242
- Sanchez-Alavez, M., Conti, B., Wood, M. R., Bortell, N., Bustamante, E., Saez, E., Fox, H. S., Marcondes, M. C. ROS and sympathetically mediated mitochondria activation in brown adipose tissue contribute to methamphetamine-induced hyperthermia Frontiers in Endocrinology 2013 4:44-10735 DOI:10.3389/fendo.2013.00044 PMID:23630518 PMCID:PMC3632801
- Morrison, B. E., Marcondes, M. C. G., Nomura, D. K., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Sanchez-Gonzalez, A., Saar, I., Kim, K. S., Bartfai, T., Maher, P., Sugama, S., Conti, B. Cutting edge: IL-13Rα1 expression in dopaminergic neurons contributes to their oxidative stress-mediated loss following chronic peripheral treatment with lipopolysaccharide Journal of Immunology 2012 189:5498-5502 DOI:10.4049/jimmunol.1102150 PMID:23169588 PMCID:PMC3545403
- Dubins, J. S., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Zhukov, V., Sanchez-Gonzalez, A., Moroncini, G., Carvajal-Gonzalez, S., Hadcock, J. R., Bartfai, T., Conti, B. Downregulation of GPR83 in the hypothalamic preoptic area reduces core body temperature and elevates circulating levels of adiponectin Metabolism-Clinical and Experimental 2012 61:1486-1493 DOI:10.1016/j.metabol.2012.03.015 PMID:22560055 PMCID:PMC3415578
- Bartfai, T., Conti, B. Molecules affecting hypothalamic control of core body temperature in response to calorie intake Frontiers in Genetics 2012 3:184 DOI:10.3389/fgene.2012.00184 PMID:23097647 PMCID:PMC3466567
- Sabino, V., Cottone, P., Blasio, A., Iyer, M. R., Steardo, L., Rice, K. C., Conti, B., Koob, G. F., Zorrilla, E. P. Activation of σ-receptors induces binge-like drinking in Sardinian alcohol-preferring rats Neuropsychopharmacology 2011 36:1207-1218 DOI:10.1038/npp.2011.5 PMID:21346735 PMCID:PMC3079320
- Klein, I., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Tabarean, I., Schaefer, J., Holmberg, K. H., Klaus, J., Xia, F. C., Marcondes, M. C. G., Dubins, J. S., Morrison, B., Zhukov, V., Sanchez-Gonzalez, A., et al. AdipoR1 and 2 are expressed on warm sensitive neurons of the hypothalamic preoptic area and contribute to central hyperthermic effects of adiponectin Brain Research 2011 1423:1-9 DOI:10.1016/j.brainres.2011.09.019 PMID:22000082 PMCID:PMC3215583
- Alboni, S., Montanari, C., Benatti, C., Blom, J. M. C., Simone, M. L., Brunello, N., Caggia, F., Guidotti, G., Marcondes, M. C. G., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Conti, B., Tascedda, F. Constitutive and LPS-regulated expression of interleukin-18 receptor beta variants in the mouse brain Brain Behavior and Immunity 2011 25:483-493 DOI:10.1016/j.bbi.2010.11.011 PMID:21111041
- Marcondes, M. C. G., Zhukov, V., Bradlow, H., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Gonzalez, A. S. A., Curtiss, L. K., Conti, B. Effects of chronic mental stress and atherogenic diet on the immune inflammatory environment in mouse aorta Brain Behavior and Immunity 2011 25:1649-1657 DOI:10.1016/j.bbi.2011.06.007 PMID:21722726 PMCID:PMC3191305
- Nomura, D. K., Morrison, B. E., Blankman, J. L., Long, J. Z., Kinsey, S. G., Marcondes, M. C. G., Ward, A. M., Hahn, Y. K., Lichtman, A. H., Conti, B., Cravatt, B. F. Endocannabinoid hydrolysis generates brain prostaglandins that promote neuroinflammation Science 2011 334:809-813 DOI:10.1126/science.1209200 PMID:22021672 PMCID:PMC3249428
- Sanchez-Alavez, M., Alboni, S., Conti, B. Sex- and age-specific differences in core body temperature of C57Bl/6 mice Age 2011 33:89-99 DOI:10.1007/s11357-010-9164-6 PMID:20635153 PMCID:PMC3063645
- Takenouchi, T., Iwamaru, Y., Sugama, S., Tsukimoto, M., Fujita, M., Sekigawa, A., Sekiyama, K., Sato, M., Kojima, S., Conti, B., Hashimoto, M., Kitani, H. The activation of P2X7 receptor induces cathepsin D-dependent production of a 20-kDa form of IL-1 beta under acidic extracellular pH in LPS-primed microglial cells Journal of Neurochemistry 2011 117:712-723 DOI:10.1111/j.1471-4159.2011.07240.x PMID:21395581
- Brownell, S. E., Conti, B. Age- and gender-specific changes of hypocretin immunopositive neurons in C57Bl/6 mice Neuroscience Letters 2010 472:29-32 DOI:10.1016/j.neulet.2010.01.048 PMID:20117171 PMCID:PMC2830316
- Bartfai, T., Conti, B. Fever Thescientificworldjournal 2010 10:490-503 DOI:10.1100/tsw.2010.50 PMID:20305990 PMCID:PMC2850202
- Tabarean, I., Morrison, B., Marcondes, M. C., Bartfai, T., Conti, B. Hypothalamic and dietary control of temperature-mediated longevity Ageing Research Reviews 2010 9:41-50 DOI:10.1016/j.arr.2009.07.004 PMID:19631766 PMCID:PMC2818054
- Dinarello, C., Arend, W., Sims, J., Smith, D., Blumberg, H., O'Neill, L., Goldbach-Mansky, R., Pizarro, T., Hoffman, H., Bufler, P., Nold, M., Ghezzi, P., et al. IL-1 family nomenclature Nature Immunology 2010 11:973 DOI:10.1038/ni1110-973 PMID:20959797 PMCID:PMC4174560
- Sanchez-Alavez, M., Tabarean, I. V., Osborn, O., Mitsukawa, K., Schaefer, J., Dubins, J., Holmberg, K. H., Klein, I., Klaus, J., Gomez, L. F., Kolb, H., Secrest, J., et al. Insulin causes hyperthermia by direct inhibition of warm-sensitive neurons Diabetes 2010 59:43-50 DOI:10.2337/db09-1128 PMID:19846801 PMCID:PMC2797943
- Alboni, S., Cervia, D., Sugama, S., Conti, B. Interleukin 18 in the CNS Journal of Neuroinflammation 2010 7:9 DOI:10.1186/1742-2094-7-9 PMID:20113500 PMCID:PMC2830964
- Osborn, O., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Brownell, S. E., Ross, B., Klaus, J., Dubins, J., Beutler, B., Conti, B., Bartfai, T. Metabolic characterization of a mouse deficient in all known leptin receptor isoforms Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology 2010 30:23-33 DOI:10.1007/s10571-009-9427-x PMID:19582570 PMCID:PMC2813927
- Ali, S. S., Marcondes, M. C. G., Bajova, H., Dugan, L. L., Conti, B. Metabolic depression and increased reactive oxygen species production by isolated mitochondria at moderately lower temperatures Journal of Biological Chemistry 2010 285:32522-32528 DOI:10.1074/jbc.M110.155432 PMID:20716522 PMCID:PMC2952254
- Cottone, P., Sabino, V., Roberto, M., Bajo, M., Pockros, L., Frihauf, J. B., Fekete, E. M., Steardo, L., Rice, K. C., Grigoriadis, D. E., Conti, B., Koob, G. F., et al. CRF system recruitment mediates dark side of compulsive eating Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2009 106:20016-20020 DOI:10.1073/pnas.0908789106 PMID:19901333 PMCID:PMC2785284
- Sugama, S., Takenouchi, T., Fujita, M., Conti, B., Hashimoto, M. Differential microglial activation between acute stress and lipopolysaccharide treatment Journal of Neuroimmunology 2009 207:24-31 DOI:10.1016/j.jneuroim.2008.11.007 PMID:19111355
- Alboni, S., Cervia, D., Ross, B., Montanari, C., Gonzalez, A. S., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Marcondes, M. C. G., De Vries, D., Sugama, S., Brunello, N., Blom, J., Tascedda, F., et al. Mapping of the full length and the truncated interleukin-18 receptor alpha in the mouse brain Journal of Neuroimmunology 2009 214:43-54 DOI:10.1016/j.jneuroim.2009.06.016 PMID:19640592 PMCID:PMC2745497
- Sabino, V., Cottone, P., Zhao, Y., Iyer, M. R., Steardo, L., Rice, K. C., Conti, B., Rice, K. C., Koob, G. F., Zorrilla, E. P. The sigma-receptor antagonist BD-1063 decreases ethanol intake and reinforcement in animal models of excessive drinking Neuropsychopharmacology 2009 34:1482-1493 DOI:10.1038/npp.2008.192 PMID:18946467 PMCID:PMC2669694
- Conti, B. Considerations on temperature, longevity and aging Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 2008 65:1626-1630 DOI:10.1007/s00018-008-7536-1 PMID:18425417 PMCID:PMC2574693
- Conti, B., Tabarean, I., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Davis, C., Brownell, S., Behrens, M., Bartfai, T. Cytokine receptors in the brain Neuroimmune Biology 2008 6:19-28 DOI:10.1016/S1567-7443(07)10002-8
- Sanchez-Alavez, M., Criado, J. R., Klein, I., Moroncini, G., Conti, B. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis disregulation in PrPC-null mice Neuroreport 2008 19:1473-1477 DOI:10.1097/WNR.0b013e32830fle90 PMID:18797300 PMCID:PMC2649708
- Osborn, O., Gramm, H., Zorrilla, E. P., Conti, B., Bartfai, T. Insights into the roles of the inflammatory mediators IL-1, IL-18 and PGE2 in obesity and insulin resistance Swiss Medical Weekly 2008 138:665-673 PMID:18855149
- Sugama, S., Conti, B. Interleukin-18 and stress Brain Research Reviews 2008 58:85-95 DOI:10.1016/j.brainresrev.2007.11.003 PMID:18295340
- Sanchez-Alavez, M., Conti, B., Moroncini, G., Criado, J. R. Contributions of neuronal prion protein on sleep recovery and stress response following sleep deprivation Brain Research 2007 1158:71-80 DOI:10.1016/j.brainres.2007.05.010 PMID:17570349 PMCID:PMC1994827
- Bartfai, T., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Andell-Jonsson, S., Schultzberg, M., Vezzani, A., Danielsson, E., Conti, B. Interleukin-1 system in CNS stress: seizures, fever, and neurotrauma Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2007 1113:173-177 DOI:10.1196/annals.1391.022 PMID:17656565
- Zorriila, E. P., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Sugama, S., Brennan, M., Fernandez, R., Bartfai, T., Conti, B. Interleukin-18 controls energy homeostasis by suppressing appetite and feed efficiency Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2007 104:11097-11102 DOI:10.1073/pnas.0611523104 PMID:17578927 PMCID:PMC1904154
- Sotgiu, S., Sannella, A. R., Conti, B., Arru, G., Fois, M. L., Sanna, A., Severini, C., Morale, M. C., Marchetti, B., Rosati, G., Musumeci, S. Multiple sclerosis and anti-Plasmodium falciparum innate immune response Journal of Neuroimmunology 2007 185:201-207 DOI:10.1016/j.jneuroim.2007.01.020 PMID:17336397
- Sanchez-Alavez, M., Klein, I., Brownell, S. E., Tabarean, I. V., Davis, C. N., Conti, B., Bartfai, T. Night eating and obesity in the EP3R-deficient mouse Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2007 104:3009-3014 DOI:10.1073/pnas.0611209104 PMID:17307874 PMCID:PMC1800735
- Sanna, M. V., Clemente, M. G., Bartfai, T., Conti, B., Sanna, P. P. Potential role for the plague as a selective forse in Sardinia L'igiene Moderna 2007 127:15-42
- Conti, B., Maier, R., Barr, A. M., Morale, M. C., Lu, X., Sanna, P. P., Bilbe, G., Hoyer, D., Bartfai, T. Region-specific transcriptional changes following the three antidepressant treatments electro convulsive therapy, sleep deprivation and fluoxetine Molecular Psychiatry 2007 12:167-189 DOI:10.1038/sj.mp.4001897 PMID:17033635
- Sugama, S., Fujita, M., Hashimoto, M., Conti, B. Stress induced morphological microglial activation in the rodent brain: Involvement of interleukin-18 Neuroscience 2007 146:1388-1399 DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.02.043 PMID:17433555
- Kinney, J. W., Davis, C. N., Tabarean, I., Conti, B., Bartfai, T., Behrens, M. M. A specific role for NR2A-containing NMDA receptors in the maintenance of parvalbumin and GAD67 immunoreactivity in cultured interneurons Journal of Neuroscience 2006 26:1604-1615 DOI:10.1523/jneurosci.4722-05.2006 PMID:16452684
- Wang, N., Sugama, S., Conti, B., Teramoto, A., Shibasaki, T. Interleukin-18 mRNA expression in the rat pituitary gland Journal of Neuroimmunology 2006 173:117-125 DOI:10.1016/j.jneuroim.2005.12.009 PMID:16460811
- Sugama, S., Wang, N., Shimokawa, N., Koibuchi, N., Fujita, M., Hashimoto, M., Dhabhar, F. S., Conti, B. The adrenal gland is a source of stress-induced circulating IL-18 Journal of Neuroimmunology 2006 172:59-65 DOI:10.1016/j.jneuroim.2005.11.001 PMID:16359733
- Conti, B., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Winsky-Sommerer, R., Morale, M. C., Lucero, J., Brownell, S., Fabre, V., Huitron-Resendiz, S., Henriksen, S., Zorrilla, E. P., de Lecea, L., Bartfai, T. Transgenic mice with a reduced core body temperature have an increased life span Science 2006 314:825-828 DOI:10.1126/science.1132191 PMID:17082459
- Lu, X. Y., Barr, A. M., Kinney, J. W., Sanna, P., Conti, B., Behrens, M. M., Bartfai, T. A role for galanin in antidepressant actions with a focus on the dorsal raphe nucleus Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2005 102:874-879 DOI:10.1073/pnas.0408891102 PMID:15647369 PMCID:PMC545581
- Tabarean, I. V., Conti, B., Behrens, M., Korn, H., Bartfai, T. Electrophysiological properties and thermosensitivity of mouse preoptic and anterior hypothalamic neurons in culture Neuroscience 2005 135:433-449 DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2005.06.053 PMID:16112471
- Criado, J. R., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Conti, B., Giacchino, J. L., Wills, D. N., Henriksen, S. J., Race, R., Manson, J. C., Chesebro, B., Oldstone, M. B. A. Mice devoid of prion protein have cognitive deficits that are rescued by reconstitution of PrP in neurons Neurobiology of Disease 2005 19:255-265 DOI:10.1016/j.nbd.2004.01.001 PMID:15837581
- Conti, B., Sugama, S., Lucero, J., Winsky-Sommerer, R., Wirz, S. A., Maher, P., Andrews, Z., Barr, A. M., Morale, M. C., Paneda, C., Pemberton, J., Gaidarova, S., et al. Uncoupling protein 2 protects dopaminergic neurons from acute 1,2,3,6-methyl-phenyl-tetrahydropyridine toxicity Journal of Neurochemistry 2005 93:493-501 DOI:10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03052.x PMID:15816872
- Solforosi, L., Criado, J. R., McGavern, D. B., Wirz, S., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Sugama, S., DeGiorgio, L. A., Volpe, B. T., Wiseman, E., Abalos, G., Masliah, E., Gilden, D., et al. Cross-linking cellular prion protein triggers neuronal apoptosis in vivo Science 2004 303:1514-1516 DOI:10.1126/science.1094273 PMID:14752167
- Conti, B., Tabarean, I., Andrei, C., Bartfai, T. Cytokines and fever Frontiers in Bioscience 2004 9:1433-1449 DOI:10.2741/1341 PMID:14977558
- Wirz, S. A., Morale, M. C., Marchetti, B., Barr, A. M., Sotgiu, S., Rosati, G., Pugliatti, M., Sanna, M. V., Giliberto, O., Bartfai, T., Conti, B. High frequency of TNF alleles -238A and -376A in individuals from northern Sardinia Cytokine 2004 26:149-154 DOI:10.1016/j.cyto.2004.02.006 PMID:15149631
- Sugama, S., Wirz, S. A., Barr, A. M., Conti, B., Bartfai, T., Shibasaki, T. Interleukin-18 null mice show diminished microglial activation and reduced dopaminergic neuron loss following acute 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine treatment Neuroscience 2004 128:451-458 DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2004.07.020 PMID:15350655
- Sugama, S., Cho, B. P., Baker, H., Joh, T. H., Lucero, J., Conti, B. Neurons of the superior nucleus of the medial habenula and ependymal cells express IL-18 in rat CNS Brain Research 2002 958:1-9 DOI:10.1016/s0006-8993(02)03363-2 PMID:12468024
- Conti, B., Sugama, S., Kim, Y., Tinti, C., Kim, H., Baker, H., Volpe, B., Attardi, B., Joh, T. Modulation of IL-18 production in the adrenal cortex following acute ACTH or chronic corticosterone treatment Neuroimmunomodulation 2000 8:1-7 DOI:10.1159/000026445 PMID:10859481
- DeGiorgio, L. A., DeGiorgio, N., Milner, T. A., Conti, B., Volpe, B. T. Neurotoxic APP C-terminal and beta-amyloid domains colocalize in the nuclei of substantia nigra pars reticulata neurons undergoing delayed degeneration Brain Research 2000 874:137-146 DOI:10.1016/s0006-8993(00)02545-2 PMID:10960598
- Sugama, S., Kim, Y. S., Baker, H., Tinti, C., Kim, H., Joh, T. H., Conti, B. Tissue-specific expression of rat IL-18 gene and response to adrenocorticotropic hormone treatment Journal of Immunology 2000 165:6287-6292 PMID:11086064
- Conti, B., Park, L. C. H., Calingasan, N. Y., Kim, Y., Kim, H., Bae, Y., Gibson, G. E., Joh, T. H. Cultures of astrocytes and microglia express interleukin 18 Molecular Brain Research 1999 67:46-52 DOI:10.1016/s0169-328x(99)00034-0 PMID:10101231
- Son, J. H., Chun, H. S., Joh, T. H., Cho, S., Conti, B., Lee, J. W. Neuroprotection and neuronal differentiation studies using substantia nigra dopaminergic cells derived from transgenic mouse embryos Journal of Neuroscience 1999 19:10-20 PMID:9870933
- Liu, N., Cigola, E., Tinti, C., Jin, B. K., Conti, B., Volpe, B. T., Baker, H. Unique regulation of immediate early gene and tyrosine hydroxylase expression in the odor-deprived mouse olfactory bulb Journal of Biological Chemistry 1999 274:3042-3047 DOI:10.1074/jbc.274.5.3042 PMID:9915843
- Conti, B., Jahng, J. W., Tinti, C., Son, J. H., Joh, T. H. Induction of interferon-gamma inducing factor in the adrenal cortex Journal of Biological Chemistry 1997 272:2035-2037 PMID:8999896
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