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List of works by Luca Spaccapelo

Centrally acting leptin induces a resuscitating effect in haemorrhagic shock in rats

scientific article published on 29 March 2012

Melanocortin 4 receptor activation protects against testicular ischemia-reperfusion injury by triggering the cholinergic antiinflammatory pathway

scientific article

Melanocortin 4 receptor stimulation decreases pancreatitis severity in rats by activation of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway.

scientific article published in May 2011

Melanocortin MC₄ receptor agonists counteract late inflammatory and apoptotic responses and improve neuronal functionality after cerebral ischemia

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Melanocortins as potential therapeutic agents in severe hypoxic conditions

scientific article published on 17 April 2012

Melanocortins counteract inflammatory and apoptotic responses to prolonged myocardial ischemia/reperfusion through a vagus nerve-mediated mechanism

scientific article published on 10 April 2010

Molecular changes induced in rat liver by hemorrhage and effects of melanocortin treatment.

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Protective effects of melanocortins on short-term changes in a rat model of traumatic brain injury*.

scientific article published in March 2012

Treatment of cerebral ischemia with melanocortins acting at MC4 receptors induces marked neurogenesis and long-lasting functional recovery

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Up-regulation of the canonical Wnt-3A and Sonic hedgehog signaling underlies melanocortin-induced neurogenesis after cerebral ischemia.

scientific article published on 25 March 2013