Fabio A. Zucca

The role of iron and copper molecules in the neuronal vulnerability of locus coeruleus and substantia nigra during aging

Luigi Zecca, Antonella Stroppolo, Alberto Gatti et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2004 · 499 citations · Full text

Aging, Neurological Disorder, Locus Coeruleus +19

MHC-I expression renders catecholaminergic neurons susceptible to T-cell-mediated degeneration

Carolina Cebrián, Fabio A. Zucca, Pierluigi Mauri et al. · Nature Communications · 2014 · 328 citations · Full text

Neuromelanin Activates Microglia and Induces Degeneration of Dopaminergic Neurons: Implications for Progression of Parkinson’s Disease

Wei Zhang, Kester A. Phillips, Albert R. Wielgus et al. · Neurotoxicity Research · 2009 · 256 citations

Neurodegenerative Diseases, Dopaminergic Neurons, Neuromelanin Activates Microglia +8

New melanic pigments in the human brain that accumulate in aging and block environmental toxic metals

Luigi Zecca, Chiara Bellei, Patrizia Costi et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2008 · 239 citations · Full text

Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI as a noninvasive proxy measure of dopamine function in the human brain

Clifford Cassidy, Fabio A. Zucca, Ragy R. Girgis et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2019 · 229 citations · Full text