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Nectar in Plant-Insect Mutualistic Relationships: From Food Reward to Partner Manipulation by Nepi, Massimo, Grasso, Donato A, Mancuso, Stefano

“…It has been known for centuries that floral and extra-floral nectar secreted by plants attracts and rewards animals. Extra-floral nectar is involved in…”
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Caudo‐rostral brain spreading of α‐synuclein through vagal connections by Ulusoy, Ayse, Rusconi, Raffaella, Pérez‐Revuelta, Blanca I., Musgrove, Ruth E., Helwig, Michael, Winzen‐Reichert, Bettina, Monte, Donato A. Di

“…α‐Synuclein accumulation and pathology in Parkinson's disease typically display a caudo‐rostral pattern of progression, involving neuronal nuclei in the…”
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Tipping Points and Endogenous Determinants of Nigrostriatal Degeneration by MPTP by Schildknecht, Stefan, Di Monte, Donato A, Pape, Regina, Tieu, Kim, Leist, Marcel

“…The neurotoxicant 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) causes a Parkinson’s disease (PD)-like syndrome by inducing degeneration of nigrostriatal…”
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Oxidative stress in vagal neurons promotes parkinsonian pathology and intercellular α-synuclein transfer by Musgrove, Ruth E, Helwig, Michael, Bae, Eun-Jin, Aboutalebi, Helia, Lee, Seung-Jae, Ulusoy, Ayse, Di Monte, Donato A

“…Specific neuronal populations display high vulnerability to pathological processes in Parkinson's disease (PD). The dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve…”
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Brain-to-stomach transfer of α-synuclein via vagal preganglionic projections by Ulusoy, Ayse, Phillips, Robert J., Helwig, Michael, Klinkenberg, Michael, Powley, Terry L., Di Monte, Donato A.

“…Detection of α-synuclein lesions in peripheral tissues is a feature of human synucleinopathies of likely pathogenetic relevance and bearing important clinical…”
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LRRK2 kinase regulates α-synuclein propagation via RAB35 phosphorylation by Bae, Eun-Jin, Kim, Dong-Kyu, Kim, Changyoun, Mante, Michael, Adame, Anthony, Rockenstein, Edward, Ulusoy, Ayse, Klinkenberg, Michael, Jeong, Ga Ram, Bae, Jae Ryul, Lee, Cheolsoon, Lee, He-Jin, Lee, Byung-Dae, Di Monte, Donato A., Masliah, Eliezer, Lee, Seung-Jae

“…Propagation of α-synuclein aggregates has been suggested as a contributing factor in Parkinson’s disease (PD) progression. However, the molecular mechanisms…”
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JNK regulates muscle remodeling via myostatin/SMAD inhibition by Lessard, Sarah J., MacDonald, Tara L., Pathak, Prerana, Han, Myoung Sook, Coffey, Vernon G., Edge, Johann, Rivas, Donato A., Hirshman, Michael F., Davis, Roger J., Goodyear, Laurie J.

“…Skeletal muscle has a remarkable plasticity to adapt and remodel in response to environmental cues, such as physical exercise. Endurance exercise stimulates…”
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Acid-Catalyzed Homogeneous Esterification Reaction for Biodiesel Production from Palm Fatty Acids by Aranda, Donato A. G., Santos, Rafael T. P., Tapanes, Neyda C. O., Ramos, André Luis Dantas, Antunes, Octavio Auqusto C.

“…This work deals with esterification of palm fatty acids to produce biodiesel in a batch reactor, using homogeneous acid catalysts, evaluating the effect of the…”
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Fight or flight alternative mating tactics may explain the iconic male polymorphism of the European stag beetle by Giannetti, Daniele, Schifani, Enrico, Rolli, Enrico, Fior, Emanuele, Pasquali, Benedetta, Campanaro, Alessandro, Grasso, Donato A.

“…The existence of different male morphologies within a single species is associated with alternative mating tactics across different animal groups, offering…”
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Overexpression-Induced α-Synuclein Brain Spreading by Pinto-Costa, Rita, Harbachova, Eugenia, La Vitola, Pietro, Di Monte, Donato A.

“…Interneuronal transfer of pathological α-synuclein species is thought to play an important role in the progressive advancement of Lewy pathology and increasing…”
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Transesterification of Jatropha curcas oil glycerides: Theoretical and experimental studies of biodiesel reaction by Om Tapanes, Neyda C., Gomes Aranda, Donato A., de Mesquita Carneiro, José W., Ceva Antunes, Octavio A.

“…Vegetal oil, also known as triglycerides, is a mixture of fatty acid triesters of glycerol. In the triglycerides alkyl chains of Jatropha curcas oil,…”
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Ant attendance does not necessarily imply protection of aphids from their arthropod natural enemies by Schifani, Enrico, Peri, Ezio, Giannetti, Daniele, Colazza, Stefano, Grasso, Donato A.

“…Many ants and hemipterans are bound by a mutualistic relationship (trophobiosis) which represents an ecological keystone: ants receive food (honeydew)…”
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Sphingolipid changes in Parkinson L444P GBA mutation fibroblasts promote α-synuclein aggregation by Galvagnion, Céline, Marlet, Frederik Ravnkilde, Cerri, Silvia, Schapira, Anthony H V, Blandini, Fabio, Di Monte, Donato A

“…Intraneuronal accumulation of aggregated α-synuclein is a pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease. Therefore, mechanisms capable of promoting α-synuclein…”
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A Randomized Study on the Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Skeletal Muscle Morphology and Vitamin D Receptor Concentration in Older Women by Ceglia, Lisa, Niramitmahapanya, Sathit, da Silva Morais, Mauricio, Rivas, Donato A, Harris, Susan S, Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike, Fielding, Roger A, Dawson-Hughes, Bess

“…Context: Studies examining whether vitamin D supplementation increases muscle mass or muscle-specific vitamin D receptor (VDR) concentration are lacking…”
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Circulating MicroRNA Are Predictive of Aging and Acute Adaptive Response to Resistance Exercise in Men by Margolis, Lee M, Lessard, Sarah J, Ezzyat, Yassine, Fielding, Roger A, Rivas, Donato A

“…Circulating microRNA (c-miRNA) have the potential to function as novel noninvasive markers of the underlying physiological state of skeletal muscle. This…”
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Trail pheromone identification in the ant Crematogaster scutellaris by Scarano, Florencia, Giannetti, Daniele, Trenti, Francesco, Giacomazzi, Federico, Vigna, Jacopo, Guella, Graziano, Grasso, Donato A., Haase, Albrecht

“…In this work, we identified the trail pheromone of the ant Crematogaster scutellaris. We combined gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis of extracts…”
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Interactions between egg parasitoids and predatory ants for the biocontrol of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys by Schifani, Enrico, Giannetti, Daniele, Costi, Elena, Franconi, Giulia, Campostrini, Arianna, Maistrello, Lara, Grasso, Donato A.

“…Abstract The brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys is an Asian species that has become a major agricultural pest in North America and Europe. Ants from…”
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Predatory Abilities of Two Mediterranean Ants on the Eggs and Larvae of the Codling Moth Cydia pomonella by Schifani, Enrico, Giannetti, Daniele, Grasso, Donato A

“…The predatory ability of ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) against insect pests can offer an important service to agricultural activities and may sometimes be…”
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Searching for new predators of the invasive Halyomorpha halys: the role of the black garden ant Lasius niger by Bulgarini, Giacomo, Castracani, Cristina, Mori, Alessandra, Grasso, Donato A., Maistrello, Lara

“…In recent years, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae, Cappaeini) has become an invasive pest in North America and Europe, where it caused…”
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Inhibition of microglial β-glucocerebrosidase hampers the microglia-mediated antioxidant and protective response in neurons by Brunialti, Electra, Villa, Alessandro, Mekhaeil, Marianna, Mornata, Federica, Vegeto, Elisabetta, Maggi, Adriana, Di Monte, Donato A, Ciana, Paolo

“…Homozygotic mutations in the GBA gene cause Gaucher's disease; moreover, both patients and heterozygotic carriers have been associated with 20- to 30-fold…”
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