RESEARCHER PROFILE
Katia Varani
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University of Ferrara
Katia Varani works in Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Biochemical and Molecular Research, Synthesis and biological activity, Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds. Recorded institutional associations include University of Ferrara.
402Publications
15,105Citations
70H-index
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Selected research works
Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.
Pharmacology of Adenosine Receptors: The State of the Art
2018 · 767 citationsAdenosine as a Multi-Signalling Guardian Angel in Human Diseases: When, Where and How Does it Exert its Protective Effects?
2016 · 311 citationsThe A3 Adenosine Receptor: History and Perspectives
2014 · 244 citationsThe A3 adenosine receptor: An enigmatic player in cell biology
2007 · 224 citationsA glance at adenosine receptors: novel target for antitumor therapy
2003 · 214 citationsBinding and Signaling Studies Disclose a Potential Allosteric Site for Cannabidiol in Cannabinoid CB2 Receptors
2017 · 199 citationsAdenosine and Inflammation: Here, There and Everywhere
2021 · 178 citationsA2A adenosine receptors in human peripheral blood cells
2000 · 161 citationsCannabigerol Action at Cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 Receptors and at CB1–CB2 Heteroreceptor Complexes
2018 · 158 citationsAdenosine Receptors as Mediators of Both Cell Proliferation and Cell Death of Cultured Human Melanoma Cells
2002 · 157 citationsCaffeine Inhibits Adenosine-Induced Accumulation of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, and Interleukin-8 Expression in Hypoxic Human Colon Cancer Cells
2007 · 156 citationsA3Adenosine Receptors as Modulators of Inflammation: From Medicinal Chemistry to Therapy
2017 · 155 citationsA2A and A3 adenosine receptor expression in rheumatoid arthritis: upregulation, inverse correlation with disease activity score and suppression of inflammatory cytokine and metalloproteinase release
2011 · 139 citationsA3 Adenosine Receptor Ligands: History and Perspectives
2000 · 139 citationsEffect of low frequency electromagnetic fields on A2A adenosine receptors in human neutrophils
2002 · 134 citationsPulsed Electromagnetic Fields Increased the Anti-Inflammatory Effect of A2A and A3 Adenosine Receptors in Human T/C-28a2 Chondrocytes and hFOB 1.19 Osteoblasts
2013 · 130 citationsA3 Adenosine Receptor Activation Inhibits Cell Proliferation via Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt-dependent Inhibition of the Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase 1/2 Phosphorylation in A375 Human Melanoma Cells
2005 · 123 citationsPharmacological and biochemical characterization of adenosine receptors in the human malignant melanoma A375 cell line
2001 · 121 citationsA 2A adenosine receptor overexpression and functionality, as well as TNF‐α levels, correlate with motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease
2009 · 121 citationsCharacterization of adenosine receptors in bovine chondrocytes and fibroblast-like synoviocytes exposed to low frequency low energy pulsed electromagnetic fields
2007 · 120 citationsA3Adenosine Receptors in Human Neutrophils and Promyelocytic HL60 Cells: A Pharmacological and Biochemical Study
2002 · 119 citationsPathological overproduction: the bad side of adenosine
2017 · 118 citationsDose and Time Effects of Caffeine Intake on Human Platelet Adenosine A2AReceptors
2000 · 116 citationsAdenosine modulates vascular endothelial growth factor expression via hypoxia-inducible factor-1 in human glioblastoma cells
2006 · 116 citationsCaffeine Alters A2AAdenosine Receptors and Their Function in Human Platelets
1999 · 116 citations