Stefano Ferroni
C.V.


1) CAPRINI M.,  FAVA M., VALENTE P., FERNANDEZ-BALLESTER G., RAPISARDA C., FERRONI S., and FERRER-MONTIEL A. Molecular compatibility of channel gate and the N-terminus of S5 segment for voltage-gated channel activity. J Biol Chem., 2005,280: 18253-18264.


2) BENFENATI V., CAPRINI M., NOBILE M., RAPISARDA C. and FERRONI S. Guanosine promotes the up-regulation of inward rectifier potassium current mediated by Kir4.1 in cultured rat cortical astrocytes.  J. Neurochem., 2006, 98: 430-445.


3) ALLOISIO S., AIELLO R., FERRONI S. and NOBILE M. – Potentiation of native and recombinant P2X7-mediated calcium signaling by arachidonic acid in cultured cortical astrocytes and HEK293 cells. Mol. Pharmacol., 2006, 69: 1975-1983.


4) GARCIA-MARTINEZ C., FERNANDEZ-CARVAJAL A., VALENZUELA B., GOMIS A., VAN DEN NEST W., FERRONI S., CARRENO C., BELMONTE C. and FERRER-MONTIEL A.- Design and characterization on a noncompetitive antagonist of the transient receptor potential vanoilloid subunit 1 channel with in vivo analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity. J Pain, 2006, 7: 735-746.


5) BENFENATI V., NICCHIA GP., SVELTO M., RAPISARDA C., FRIGERI A. and FERRONI S.- Functional down-regulation of volume-regulated anion channels in AQP4 knockdown cultured rat cortical astrocytes. J. Neurochem., 2007, 100: 87-104.


6) Benfenati V., Amiry-Moghaddam M., Caprini M., Mylonakou M.N., Rapisarda c. Ottersen O.P. and Ferroni S. Expression and functional characterization of transient receptor potential vanilloid-related channel 4 (TRPV4) in rat cortical astrocytes. Neuroscience, 2007, 148: 876-892.


7) BARBIERI R., ALLOISIO S., FERRONI S. and  NOBILE M. Differential crosstalk between P2X7 and arachidonic acid in activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases. Neurochem. Int., 2008, 53: 255-262.


8) VIGNALI M., BENFENATI V., CAPRINI M., ANDEROVA M., NOBILE M. and FERRONI S. The endocannabinoid anandamide inhibits potassium conductance in rat cortical astrocytes. Glia, 2009, 57: 791-806


9) Benfenati V., Caprini M., Nicchia G., Rossi A., Dovizio M., Cervetto C., Nobile M. and Ferroni S. Carbenoxolone inhibits volume-regulated anion conductance in cultured rat cortical astroglia. Channels, 2009, 3: 323-336.


10) BENFENATI V. FERRONI S. Water transport between CNS compartments: functional and molecular interactions between aquaporins and ion channels. Review. Neuroscience, 2010, 168: 926-940.


11) ALLOISIO S., DI GARBO A., BARBIERI R., BOZZO L., FERRONI S., and NOBILE M. Evidence for two conductive pathways in P”X receptor: differences in modulation and selectivity. J Neurochem., 2010, 113: 796-806.


12) BENFENATI V., TOFFANIN S., CAPELLI R., CAMASSA LM., FERRONI S., KAPLAN DL., OMENETTO FG., MUCCINI M., and ZAMBONI R. A silk platform that enables electrophysiology and targeted drug delivery in brain astroglial cells. Biomaterials, 2010, 31: 7883-7891.