Sunday, August 9, 2009

LAST PAPER FROM PAIN RESEARCH UNIT

Proinflammatory-activated trigeminal satellite cells promote neuronal sensitization: relevance for migraine pathology

Alessandro Capuano, Alice De Corato, Lucia Lisi, Giuseppe Tringali, Pierluigi Navarra, Cinzia Dello Russo

Molecular Pain 2009, 5:43
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recent papers

Capuano A, De Corato A, Tringali G, Currò D, Dello Russo C, Navarra P.
Buprenorphine inhibits bradykinin-induced release of calcitonin gene-related peptide from rat trigeminal neurons via both mu-opioid and nociceptin/orphanin peptide receptors.
Eur J Pharmacol. 2009 1;609: 45-50

Capuano A, De Corato A, Treglia M, Tringali G, Dello Russo C, Navarra P.
Antinociceptive activity of buprenorphine and lumiracoxib in the rat orofacial formalin test:
a combination analysis study.
Eur J Pharmacol. 2009 1;605: 57-62
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

PUCA AWARD

Alessandro Capuano is the Puca Awardee for the year 2008. Puca Award is a prize from the Italian Society for Study of Headache.
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Short Curriculum vitae


Alessandro Capuano born in Modica (RG) Italy 6/12/1975

Current position: PhD student in Neuroscience at the Institute of Pharmacology, Catholic University Rome
2006 Specialist in Neurology at Catholic University School of Medicine
2001 Degree in Medicine at Catholic University School of Medicine Rome

Fields of interest:
Clinical Neurology
Headache and Pain Management
Basic Research: neuronal cell cultures, in vivo model of nociception, molecular biology

Selected Papers:
1. Capuano A, Currò D, Dello Russo C, Tringali G, Pozzoli G, Di Trapani G, Navarra P. Nociceptin (1-13)NH2 inhibits stimulated calcitonin-gene-related-peptide release from primary cultures of rat trigeminal ganglia neurons. Cephalalgia 2007;27:868-76
2. Mei D, Ferraro D, Zelano G, Capuano A, Vollono C, Gabriele C, Di Trapani G. Topiramate and triptans revert chronic migraine with medication overuse to episodic migraine. Clin Neuropharmacol. 2006;29:269-75.
Della Marca G, Vollono C, Rubino M, Capuano A, Di Trapani G, Mariotti P.. A sleep study in cluster headache. Cephalalgia. 2006;26:290-4.
3. Vollono C, Capuano A, Mei D, Ferraro D, Pierguidi L, Evangelista M, Di Trapani G. Multiple attack study on the available triptans in Italy versus placebo. Eur J Neurol. 2005;12:557-63
4. Capuano A, Vollono C, Rubino M, Mei D, Calì C, De Angelis A, Di Trapanio G et al. Hypnic headache: actigraphic and polysomnographic study of a case. Cephalalgia. 2005;25:466-9
5. Mei D, Capuano A, Vollono C, Evangelista M, Ferraro D, Tonali P, Di Trapani G. Topiramate in migraine prophylaxis: a randomised double-blind versus placebo study. Neurol Sci. 2004;25:245-50