Francesca L’Episcopo

A Wnt1 regulated Frizzled-1/β-Cateninsignaling pathway as a candidate regulatory circuit controlling mesencephalic dopaminergic neuron-astrocyte crosstalk: Therapeutical relevance for neuron survival and neuroprotection

Francesca L’Episcopo, Maria Francesca Serapide, Cataldo Tirolo et al. · Molecular Neurodegeneration · 2011 · 190 citations · Full text

Reactive astrocytes and Wnt/β-catenin signaling link nigrostriatal injury to repair in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine model of Parkinson's disease

Francesca L’Episcopo, Cataldo Tirolo, Nunzio Testa et al. · Neurobiology of Disease · 2010 · 184 citations · Full text

Neurodegenerative Diseases, Reactive Astrocytes, Link Nigrostriatal Injury +7

Bilirubin protects astrocytes from its own toxicity by inducing up-regulation and translocation of multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (Mrp1)

Florinda Gennuso, Cristina Fernetti, Cataldo Tirolo et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004 · 153 citations · Full text

Own Toxicity, Immunology, Cell Death +17

Plasticity of Subventricular Zone Neuroprogenitors in MPTP (1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine) Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease Involves Cross Talk between Inflammatory and Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathways: Functional Consequences for Neuroprotection and Repair

Francesca L’Episcopo, Cataldo Tirolo, Nunzio Testa et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2012 · 133 citations · Full text

Synaptic Transmission, Cross Talk, Cellular Neurobiology +27

Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Is Required to Rescue Midbrain Dopaminergic Progenitors and Promote Neurorepair in Ageing Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease

Francesca L’Episcopo, Cataldo Tirolo, Nunzio Testa et al. · Stem Cells · 2014 · 118 citations · Full text

Midbrain Dopaminergic, Cellular Neurobiology, Synaptic Signaling +24