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Paola Devoto

Ricercatore Confermato


SSD: BIO/14 Farmacologia

Dipartimento di Neuroscienze
Cittadella Universitaria
Tel. 070-6754344.
Fax 070-6754320.
e-mail pdevoto(at)unica.it

 


ATTIVITA' DIDATTICA

Scuola di Specializzazione in Farmacologia
   - Sperimentazione animale: regolamentazione ed etica 
   - Saggi e Dosaggi Farmacologici  



  ATTIVITA’ CLINICO-ASSISTENZIALE

   non prevista




  ATTIVITA' DI RICERCA
    Catecolamine nel Sistema Nervoso Centrale
    Basi neurochimiche delle psicosi  



ELENCO DELLE 10 PUBBLICAZIONI CARATTERIZZANTI

1. Devoto P, Flore G, Saba P, Castelli MP, Piras AP, Luesu W, Viaggi MC, Ennas MG, Gessa GL (2008) 6-OHDA lesion in the ventral tegmental area fails to   reduce extracellular dopamine in the cerebral cortex. J Neurosci Res in press

2. Devoto P, Flore G (2006) On the origin of cortical dopamine: Is it a co-transmitter in noradrenergic neurons? Current Neuropharmacology 4(2):115-125.

3. Devoto P, Flore G, Saba P, Fà M, Gessa GL (2005) Co-release of noradrenaline and dopamine in the cerebral cortex elicited by single train and repeated train stimulation of the locus coeruleus. BMC Neuroscience 6:31; http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2202/6/31

4. Devoto P, Flore G, Saba P, Fà M, Gessa GL (2005) Stimulation of the Locus Coeruleus elicits noradrenaline and dopamine release in the medial prefrontal and parietal cortex. J Neurochem 92:368-374

5. Devoto P, Flore G, Pira L, Longu G, Gessa GL (2004) Mirtazapine-induced corelease of dopamine and noradrenaline from noradrenergic neurons in the medial prefrontal and occipital cortex. Eur J Pharmacol 487:105-111.

6. Devoto P, Flore G, Pira L, Longu G, Gessa GL (2004) Alpha2-adrenoceptor mediated co-release of dopamine and noradrenaline from noradrenergic neurons in the cerebral cortex. J  Neurochem 88 (4), 1003-1009

7. Devoto P, Flore G, Longu G, Pira L, Gessa GL (2003) Origin of extracellular dopamine from dopamine and noradrenaline neurons in the medial prefrontal and occipital cortex. Synapse 50:200-205

8. Devoto P, Flore G, Pira L, Arca A, Gessa GL (2003) Co-release of noradrenaline and dopamine from noradrenergic neurons in the occipital cortex induced by clozapine, the prototype atypical antipsychotic Psychopharmacology 167:79-84

9. Devoto P, Flore G, Pira L, Diana M, Gessa GL (2002) Co-release of noradrenaline and dopamine in the prefrontal cortex after acute morphine and during morphine withdrawal. Psychopharmacology 160:220-224

10. Devoto P, Flore G, Pani L, Gessa GL (2001) Evidence for co-release of noradrenaline and dopamine from noradrenergic neurons in the cerebral cortex. Mol Psych 6(6):657-664, 2001.