recent publications

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  • Wirz, S. A., Tobias, P. S., Ulevitch, R. J., Aribibe, L., Bartfai, T. TLR2 is required for the altered transcription of p75NGF receptors in gram positive infection Neurochemical Research  2006 31:297-301  DOI:10.1007/s11064-005-9020-8  PMID:16518575
  • Wirz, S. A., Davis, C. N., Lu, X. Y., Zal, T., Bartfai, T. Homodimerization and internalization of galanin type 1 receptor in living cho cells Neuropeptides  2005 39:535-546  DOI:10.1016/j.npep.2005.09.001  PMID:16242774
  • 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
  • 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