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Mario Nobile

Research interests:

- Natural plant products for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
- In vitro neurotoxicity evaluation of natural and synthetic chemicals and mixtures

Publications (17):

Evidence for two conductive pathways in P2X7 receptor: differences in modulation and selectivity.
Alloisio S; Di Garbo A; Barbieri R; Bozzo L; Ferroni S; Nobile M.
Journal of neurochemistry, 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06649.x

UDP exerts cytostatic and cytotoxic actions in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells over-expressing P2Y6 receptor.
Apolloni S.a, Finocchi P.a, D'’Agnano Ib, Alloisio S.c, Nobile M.c, D’Ambrosi N.ab, Volonté C.ab
Neurochemistry international, 2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2010.02.003

Carbenoxolone inhibits volume-regulated anion conductance in cultured rat cortical astroglia


The Endocannabinoid Anandamide Inhibits Potassium Conductance in Rat Cortical Astrocytes
Vignali, M(1); Benfenati, V(1); Caprini, M(1); Anderova, M(2); Nobile, M(3); Ferroni, S(1)
GLIA (N.Y.N.Y. : Print), 2009
DOI: 10.1002/glia.20807

Glutamate release from astrocytic gliosomes under physiological and pathological conditions.
Milanese M, Bonifacino T, Zappettini S, Usai C, Tacchetti C, Nobile M, Bonanno G.
International review of neurobiology, 2009

P2X(7) presynaptic receptors in adult eat cerebrocortical nerve terminals: a role in ATP-induced glutamate release.
Marcoli M(a,b); Cervetto C(a); Paluzzi P(a); Guarnieri S(a); Alloisio S(c); Thellung S(d); Nobile M(c); Maura G(a,b)
Journal of neurochemistry, 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05322.x

Functional evidence for presynaptic P2X7 receptors in adult rat cerebrocortical nerve terminals
Susanna Alloisio(a); Chiara Cervetto(b); Mario Passalacqua(c); Raffaella Barbieri(a); Guido Maura(b,d,e); Mario Nobile(a); Manuela Marcoli(b)
FEBS letters (Print), 2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2008.10.041

The Endocannabinoid Anandamide Inhibits Potassium Conductance in Rat Cortical Astrocytes
Vignali M.(1); Benfenati V.(1); Caprini M.(1); Anderova, M.(2); Nobile M.(3); Ferroni S.(1)
GLIA (N.Y.N.Y. : Print), 2008
DOI: 10.1002/glia.20807

Differential crosstalk between P2X7 and arachidonic acid in activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases
Barbieri R.*; Alloisio S.*; Ferroni S.°; Nobile M.*
Neurochemistry international, 2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2008.05.001

Calcium signalling in astrocytes and modulation of neuronal activity
Di Garbo A; Barbi M; Chillemi S; Alloisio S; Nobile M
Biosystems (Amst. Print), 2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2006.05.013

Adult astroglia is competent for Na+/Ca2+ exchanger-mediated exocytotic glutamate release triggered by mild depolarization.
Silvio Paluzzi*; Susanna Alloisio°; Simona Zappettini*; Marco Milanese*; Luca Raiteri*^; Mario Nobile°; Giambattista Bonanno*^
Journal of neurochemistry, 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04826.x

Potentiation of native and recombinant P2X7-mediated calcium signaling by arachidonic acid in cultured cortical astrocytes and HEK293 cells.
Alloisio S.*; Aiello R.*; Ferroni S.°; Nobile M.*
Molecular pharmacology (Print), 2006
DOI: 10.1124/mol.105.020164

Guanosine promotes the upregulation of an inwardly rectifing potassium current in cultured rat cortical astrocytes.
Benfenati V.*; M. Caprini*; M. Nobile°; C. Rapisarda*; S. Ferroni*
Journal of neurochemistry, 2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.03877.x

Differential modulation of ATP-induced calcium signalling by A1 and A2 adenosine receptors in cultured cortical astrocytes.
Alloisio S.*; Cugnoli C.*; Ferroni S.°; Nobile M.*
British journal of pharmacology, 2004
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705707

Arachidonic acid activates an open rectifier potassium channel in cultured rat cortical astrocytes.
Ferroni S., Valente P., Caprini M., Nobile M., Schubert P., Rapisarda C.
Journal of neuroscience research, 2003

ATP-induced, sustained calcium signalling in cultured rat cortical astrocytes: evidence for a non capacitative, P2X7-like-mediated entry.
Nobile M. 1, Monaldi I. 1, Alloisio S. 1, Cugnoli C. 1, Ferroni S. 2
FEBS letters (Print), 2003

Resting Potentials recorded in the whole-cell configuration from epithelial cells of Hydra vulgaris
Santillo S., C. Taddei-Ferretti and M. Nobile
Italian journal of zoology (Online), 1997
DOI: 10.1080/11250009709356167