Publications

2024

Matilde Cescon, Giovanna Gambarotta, Sonia Calabrò, Chiara Cicconetti, Francesca Anselmi, Svenja Kankowski, Luisa Lang, Marijana Basic, Andre Bleich, Silvia Bolsega, Matthias Steglich, Salvatore Oliviero, Stefania Raimondo, Dario Bizzotto, Kirsten Haastert-Talini & Giulia Ronchi  Gut microbiota depletion  delays somatic peripheral nerve development and impairs neuromuscular junction maturation  Gut Microbes, June 2024

2022

Fornasari B. E., Zen F., Nato G., Fogli M., Luzzati F., Ronchi G., Raimondo S., Gambarotta G. (2022)  Blood Vessels: The Pathway Used by Schwann Cells to Colonize Nerve Conduits.   Int J Mol Sci. Feb 23(4):2254. DOI: 10.3390/ijms23042254

2021

Carta G, Gambarotta G, Fornasari B E, Muratori L, ElSoury M, Geuna S, Raimondo S, and Fregnan F. (2021).  The Neurodynamic Treatment Induces Biological Changes in Sensory and Motor Neurons in Vitro .   Scientific Reports  11(1):13277.

Eriola Hoxha, Ilaria Balbo, Roberta Parolisi, Matteo Audano, Francesca Montarolo, Francesco Ravera, Michela Guglielmotto, Luisa Muratori, Stefania Raimondo, Eleonora Di Gregorio, Annalisa Buffo, Alfredo Brusco, Barbara Borroni, Nico Mitro, Donatella Caruso, Filippo Tempia (2021)  Elovl5 is required for proper action potential conduction along peripheral myelinated fibers.  Glia. 17 June 2021  https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.24048  

Valderrama*, G. Ronchi*, R. Nigmatullin, F. Fregnan, P. Basnett, A. Paxinou, S. Geuna, I. Roy.  PRE-CLINICAL STUDY OF PERIPHERAL NERVE REGENERATION USING NERVE GUIDANCE CONDUITS BASED ON POLYHYDROXYALKANAOTES.  L.R. Lizarraga - Bioengineering & Translational Medicine (In Press)

Alvites RD, Branquinho MV, Sousa AC, Amorim I, Magalhães R, João F, Almeida D, Amado S, Prada J, Pires I, Zen F, Raimondo S, Luís AL, Geuna S, Varejão ASP, Maurício AC.  Combined Use of Chitosan and Olfactory Mucosa Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells to Promote Peripheral Nerve Regeneration In Vivo . Stem Cells Int. 2021 Jan 2;2021:6613029.

D Alvites R, V Branquinho M, Sousa AC, Zen F, Maurina M, Raimondo S, Mendonça C, Atayde L, Geuna S, Varejão ASP, Maurício AC. E stablishment of a Sheep Model for Hind Limb Peripheral Nerve Injury: Common Peroneal Nerve.  Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jan 30;22(3):1401.

El Soury M, García-García ÓD, Moretti M, Perroteau I, Raimondo S, Lovati AB, Carriel V.  Comparison of Decellularization Protocols to Generate Peripheral Nerve Grafts: A Study on Rat Sciatic Nerves.  Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Feb 27;22(5):2389.

2020

Fregnan F, Muratori L, Bassani GA, Crosio A, Biagiotti M, Vincoli V, Carta G, Pierimarchi P, Geuna S, Alessandrino A, Freddi G, Ronchi G. 2020.  Preclinical Validation of SilkBridge™ for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration .  Front Bioeng Biotechnol.; 8, 835. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00835. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32850714.

Pinho AC, Vieira Branquinho M, Alvites RD, Fonseca AC, Caseiro AR, Santos Pedrosa S, Luís AL, Pires I, Prada J, Muratori L, Ronchi G, Geuna S, Santos JD, Maurício AC, Serra AC, Coelho JFJ. 2020.  Dextran-based tube-guides for the regeneration of the rat sciatic nerve after neurotmesis injury.  Biomater Sci.; 8,798-811. doi: 10.1039/c9bm00901a. PubMed PMID: 31904045.

Ronchi G, Gambarotta G, Morano M, Fregnan F, Pugliese P, Tos P, Geuna S, Haastert-Talini K. 2020  Critical analysis of the value of the rabbit median nerve model for biomedical research on peripheral nerve grafts.  J Tissue Eng Regen Med.; 14,736-740. doi: 10.1002/term.3036. Pubmed PMID: 2203643.

Fornasari BE, El Soury M, Nato G, Fucini A, Carta G, Ronchi G, Crosio A, Perroteau I, Geuna S, Raimondo S, Gambarotta G. 2020.  Fibroblasts Colonizing Nerve Conduits Express High Levels of Soluble Neuregulin1, a Factor Promoting Schwann Cell Dedifferentiation.   Cells.; 9,1366. doi: 10.3390/cells9061366. Pubmed PMID: 32492853.

Fornasari BE, Carta G, Gambarotta G, Raimondo S. 2020  Natural-Based Biomaterials for Peripheral Nerve Injury Repair.  Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2020; 8,554257. doi:10.3389/ fbioe.2020.554257. eCollection. Pubmed PMID: 33178670.

Fornaro M, Giovannelli A, Foggetti A, Muratori L, Geuna S, Novajra G, Perroteau I. 2020  Role of neurotrophic factors in enhancing linear axonal growth of ganglionic sensory neurons in vitro.  Neural Regen Res.; 15,1732-1739. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.276338. Pubmed PMID: 32209780.

Ait-Bali Y, Ba-M'hamed S, Gambarotta G, Sassoè-Pognetto M, Giustetto M, Bennis M. 2020  Pre and postnatal exposure to glyphosate-based herbicide causes behavioral and cognitive impairments in adult mice: evidence of cortical and hippocampal dysfunction.   Arch Toxicol; 94,1703-1723. doi: 10.1007/s00204-020-02677-7. Pubmed PMID: 32067069.

2019

G Gambarotta, S Raimondo, E Udina, J.B. Phillips and K Haastert-Talini. Editorial: Peripheral Nerve Regeneration.  Front. Cell. Neurosci., 15 October 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2019.00464

Alessandrino A, Fregnan F, Biagiotti M, Muratori L, Bassani GA, Ronchi G, Vincoli V, Pierimarchi P, Geuna S, Freddi G. SilkBridge™: a novel biomimetic and biocompatible silk-based nerve conduit. Biomater Sci. 2019 Oct 1;7(10):4112-4130. doi: 10.1039/c9bm00783k. Epub 2019 Jul 30. PubMed PMID: 31359013.

Colonna MR, Fazio A, Costa AL, Galletti F, Lo Giudice R, Galletti B, Galletti C, Lo Giudice G, Dell'Aversana Orabona G, Papalia I, Ronchi G, Geuna S. The Use of a Hypoallergenic Dermal Matrix for Wrapping in Peripheral Nerve Lesions Regeneration: Functional and Quantitative Morphological Analysis in an Experimental Animal Model . Biomed Res Int. 2019 Jun 17;2019:4750624. doi: 10.1155/2019/4750624. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31317030; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6601684.

Ronchi G, Morano M, Fregnan F, Pugliese P, Crosio A, Tos P, Geuna S, Haastert-Talini K, Gambarotta G. The Median Nerve Injury Model in Pre-clinical Research - A Critical Review on Benefits and Limitations. Front Cell Neurosci. 2019 Jun 28;13:288. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2019.00288. eCollection 2019. Review. PubMed PMID: 31316355; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6609919.

Jaminet P, Schäufele M, Mager A, Fornaro M, Ronchi G, Geuna S, Schaller HE, Rosenberger P, Köhler D. Expression patterns and functional evaluation of RGMa during the early phase of peripheral nerve regeneration using the mouse median nerve model. Restor Neurol Neurosci. 2019;37(3):265-272. doi: 10.3233/RNN-190913. PubMed PMID: 31177252.

Muratori L, Fregnan F, Ronchi G, Haastert-Talini K, Metzen J, Bertolo R, Porpiglia F, Geuna S. New basic insights on the potential of a chitosan-based medical device for improving functional recovery after radical prostatectomy. BJU Int. 2019 May 28. doi: 10.1111/bju.14834. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31134718.

Crosio A, Fornasari BE, Gambarotta G, Geuna S, Raimondo S, Battiston B, Tos P, Ronchi G. Chitosan tubes enriched with fresh skeletal muscle fibers for delayed repair of peripheral nerve defects. Neural Regen Res. 2019 Jun;14(6):1079-1084. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.250628. PubMed PMID: 30762022; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6404480.

Diogo CC, da Costa LM, Pereira JE, Filipe V, Couto PA, Geuna S, Armada-da-Silva PA, Maurício AC, Varejão ASP. Kinematic and kinetic gait analysis to evaluate functional recovery in thoracic spinal cord injured rats. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2019 Mar;98:18-28. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.12.027. Epub 2019 Jan 3. Review. PubMed PMID: 30611796.

Colonna MR, Pino D, Battiston B, d'Alcontres FS, Natsis K, Bassetto F, Papadopulos NA, Tiengo C, Geuna S. Distal nerve transfer from the median nerve lumbrical fibers to the distal ulnar nerve motor branches in the palm: An anatomical cadaveric study. Microsurgery. 2019 Jul;39(5):434-440. doi: 10.1002/micr.30402. Epub 2018 Dec 17. PubMed PMID: 30556926.

Mancini C, Hoxha E, Iommarini L, Brussino A, Richter U, Montarolo F, Cagnoli C, Parolisi R, Gondor Morosini DI, Nicolò V, Maltecca F, Muratori L, Ronchi G, Geuna S, Arnaboldi F, Donetti E, Giorgio E, Cavalieri S, Di Gregorio E, Pozzi E, Ferrero M, Riberi E, Casari G, Altruda F, Turco E, Gasparre G, Battersby BJ,Porcelli AM, Ferrero E, Brusco A, Tempia F. Mice harbouring a SCA28 patient mutation in AFG3L2 develop late-onset ataxia associated with enhanced mitochondrial proteotoxicity. Neurobiol Dis. 2019 Apr;124:14-28. doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2018.10.018. Epub 2018 Oct 30. PubMed PMID: 30389403.

Gambarotta G, Raimondo S, Udina E, Phillips JB, Haastert-Talini K. Editorial: Peripheral Nerve Regeneration. Front Cell Neurosci. 2019 Oct 15;13:464. doi:10.3389/fncel.2019.00464. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31680873; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6803521.

Gonçalves NP, Mohseni S, El Soury M, Ulrichsen M, Richner M, Xiao J, Wood RJ, Andersen OM, Coulson EJ, Raimondo S, Murray SS, Vægter CB. Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Is Independent From Schwann Cell p75(NTR) Expression. Front Cell Neurosci. 2019 May 29;13:235. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2019.00235. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 31191256; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6548843.

2018

Costa D, Diogo CC, Costa LMD, Pereira JE, Filipe V, Couto PA, Geuna S, Armada-Da-Silva PA, Maurício AC, Varejão ASP. Kinematic patterns for hindlimb obstacle avoidance during sheep locomotion. Neurol Res. 2018 Aug 14:1-9. doi:10.1080/01616412.2018.1505068. PubMed PMID: 30106355.

Russo I, Femminò S, Barale C, Tullio F, Geuna S, Cavalot F, Pagliaro P, Penna C. Cardioprotective Properties of Human Platelets Are Lost in Uncontrolled Diabetes Mellitus: A Study in Isolated Rat Hearts. Front Physiol. 2018 Jul 10;9:875. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00875. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30042694; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6048273.

Geuna S, Muratori L, Fregnan F, Manfredi M, Bertolo R, Porpiglia F. Strategies to improve nerve regeneration after radical prostatectomy: a narrative review. Minerva Urol Nefrol. 2018 Jul 23. doi: 10.23736/S0393-2249.18.03157-0. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30037210.

Marchesini A, Raimondo S, Zingaretti N, Riccio V, Battiston B, Provinciali M, Geuna S, Riccio M. The amnion muscle combined graft (AMCG) conduits in nerves repair: an anatomical and experimental study on a rat model. J Mater Sci Mater Med. 2018 Jul 21;29(8):120. doi: 10.1007/s10856-018-6126-5. PubMed PMID: 30032327.

Ronchi G, Fornasari BE, Crosio A, Budau CA, Tos P, Perroteau I, Battiston B, Geuna S, Raimondo S, Gambarotta G. Chitosan Tubes Enriched with Fresh Skeletal Muscle Fibers for Primary Nerve Repair. Biomed Res Int. 2018 Jun 13;2018:9175248. doi: 10.1155/2018/9175248. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30009176; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6020668.

El Soury M, Fornasari BE, Morano M, Grazio E, Ronchi G, Incarnato D, Giacobini M, Geuna S, Provero P, Gambarotta G. Soluble Neuregulin1 Down-Regulates Myelination Genes in Schwann Cells. Front Mol Neurosci. 2018 May 14;11:157. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00157. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 29867349; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5960709.

Carriel V, Geuna S, Alaminos M. Ex Vivo and In Vivo Stem Cells-Based Tissue Engineering Strategies for Their Use in Regenerative Medicine. Stem Cells Int. 2018 Apr 15;2018:7143930. doi: 10.1155/2018/7143930. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 29760733; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5924978.

Muratori L, Gnavi S, Fregnan F, Mancardi A, Raimondo S, Perroteau I, Geuna S. Evaluation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and Its Family Member Expression After Peripheral Nerve Regeneration and Denervation. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2018 Apr 30. doi: 10.1002/ar.23842. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29710417.

Gnavi S, Morano M, Fornasari BE, Riccobono C, Tonda-Turo C, Zanetti M, Ciardelli G, Gambarotta G, Perroteau I, Geuna S, Raimondo S. Combined Influence of Gelatin Fibre Topography and Growth Factors on Cultured Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurons. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2018 Apr 30. doi: 10.1002/ar.23846. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29710414.

Morano M, Ronchi G, Nicolò V, Fornasari BE, Crosio A, Perroteau I, Geuna S, Gambarotta G, Raimondo S. Modulation of the Neuregulin 1/ErbB system after skeletal muscle denervation and reinnervation. Sci Rep. 2018 Mar 22;8(1):5047. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-23454-8. PubMed PMID: 29568012; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5864756.

Fornasari BE, Ronchi G, Pascal D, Visigalli D, Capodivento G, Nobbio L, Perroteau I, Schenone A, Geuna S, Gambarotta G. Soluble Neuregulin1 is strongly up-regulated in the rat model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth 1A disease. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2018 Feb;243(4):370-374. doi: 10.1177/1535370218754492. Epub 2018 Jan 19. PubMed PMID: 29350067.

Carvalho C. R., Wrobel S, Meyer C, Brandenberger C, Cengiza I. F. López-Cebral R, Silva-Correia J, Ronchi G, Reis R. L., Grothe C. Oliveira J. M., Haastert-Talini K. The Potential of Gellan Gum-based Luminal Fillers for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration. An In Vivo Study in the Rat Sciatic Nerve Repair Model. Biomaterial Science. 2018, 6, 1059

Popara J, Accomasso L, Vitale E, Gallina C, Roggio D, Iannuzzi A, Raimondo S, Rastaldo R, Alberto G, Catalano F, Martra G, Turinetto V, Pagliaro P, Giachino C.  Silica nanoparticles actively engage with mesenchymal stem cells in improving acute functional cardiac integration. Nanomedicine (Lond). 2018 May; 13(10):1121-1138. doi: 10.2217/nnm-2017-0309. Epub 2018 Jun 8.

2017

Ronchi G, Cillino M, Gambarotta G, Fornasari BE, Raimondo S, Pugliese P, Tos P, Cordova A, Moschella F, Geuna S. Irreversible changes occurring in long-term denervated Schwann cells affect delayed nerve repair. J Neurosurg. 2017 Jan 6:1-14. doi: 10.3171/2016.9.JNS16140. [Epub ahead of print]

Ribeiro J, Caseiro AR, Pereira T, Armada-da-Silva PA, Pires I, Prada J, Amorim I, Leal Reis I, Amado S, Santos JD, Bompasso S, Raimondo S, Varejão AS, Geuna S, Luís AL, Maurício AC. Evaluation of PVA biodegradable electric conductive membranes for nerve regeneration in axonotmesis injuries: the rat sciatic nerve animal model. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2017 Jan 12. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.35998. [Epub ahead of print]

Carriel V, Campos A, Alaminos M, Raimondo S, Geuna S. Staining Methods for Normal and Regenerative Myelin in the Nervous System. Methods Mol Biol. 2017;1560:207-218. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6788-9_15.

Onger ME, Kaplan S, Deniz ÖG, Altun G, Altunkaynak BZ, Balcı K, Raimondo S, Geuna S. Possible promoting effects of melatonin, leptin and alcar on regeneration of the sciatic nerve. J Chem Neuroanat. 2017 Feb 3;81:34-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2017.02.003. [Epub ahead of print]

Mazzara PG, Massimino L, Pellegatta M, Ronchi G, Ricca A, Iannielli A, Giannelli SG, Cursi M, Cancellieri C, Sessa A, Del Carro U, Quattrini A, Geuna S, Gritti A, Taveggia C, Broccoli V. Two factor-based reprogramming of rodent and human fibroblasts into Schwann cells. Nat Commun. 2017 Feb 7;8:14088. doi: 10.1038/ncomms14088.

Morano M, Angotti C, Tullio F, Gambarotta G, Penna C, Pagliaro P, Geuna S.  Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion upregulates the transcription of the Neuregulin1 receptor ErbB3, but only postconditioning preserves protein translation: Role in oxidative stress.  Int J Cardiol. 2017 Apr 15;233:73-79. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.01.122. Epub 2017 Jan 31. PubMed PMID: 28162790.

Luganini A, Cavaletto N, Raimondo S, Geuna S, Gribaudo G.  Loss of the Human Cytomegalovirus US16 Protein Abrogates Virus Entry into Endothelial and Epithelial Cells by Reducing the Virion Content of the Pentamer.  J Virol. 2017 May 12;91(11). pii: e00205-17. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00205-17. Print 2017 Jun 1. PubMed PMID: 28331097; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5432857.

Reano S, Angelino E, Ferrara M, Malacarne V, Sustova H, Sabry O, Agosti E, Clerici S, Ruozi G, Zentilin L, Prodam F, Geuna S, Giacca M, Graziani A, Filigheddu N.  Unacylated Ghrelin Enhances Satellite Cell Function and Relieves the Dystrophic Phenotype in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy mdx Model.  Stem Cells. 2017 Jul;35(7):1733-1746. doi: 10.1002/stem.2632. Epub 2017 May 7.

Cherubino M, Pellegatta I, Crosio A, Valdatta L, Geuna S, Gornati R, Tos P.  Use of human fat grafting in the prevention of perineural adherence: Experimental study in athymic mouse.  PLoS One. 2017 Apr 26;12(4):e0176393. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176393. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 28445518; PubMed
Central PMCID: PMC5406022.

Geuna S, Papalia I, Ronchi G, d'Alcontres FS, Natsis K, Papadopulos NA, Colonna MR.  The reasons for end-to-side coaptation: how does lateral axon sprouting work?  Neural Regen Res. 2017 Apr;12(4):529-533. doi: 10.4103

Onger ME, Kaplan S, Geuna S, Türkmen AP, Muratori L, Altun G, Altunkaynak BZ.  Possible effects of some agents on the injured nerve in obese rats: A stereological and electron microscopic study.  J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2017 Aug;45(8):1258-1267. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2017.05.004. Epub 2017 May 11. PubMed PMID: 28601299.

Diogo CC, Camassa JA, Pereira JE, Costa LMD, Filipe V, Couto PA, Geuna S, Maurício AC, Varejão AS.  The use of sheep as a model for studying peripheral nerve regeneration following nerve injury: review of the literature.  Neurol Res. 2017 Oct;39(10):926-939. doi: 10.1080/01616412.2017.1331873. Epub 2017 Jun 11. PubMed PMID: 28604272.

Porpiglia F, Bertolo R, Fiori C, Manfredi M, De Cillis S, Geuna S.  Chitosan membranes applied on the prostatic neurovascular bundles after nerve-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a phase II study.  BJU Int. 2017 Jul 15. doi: 10.1111/bju.13959. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28710845.

Stenberg L, Stößel M, Ronchi G, Geuna S, Yin Y, Mommert S, Mårtensson L, Metzen J, Grothe C, Dahlin LB, Haastert-Talini K.  Regeneration of long-distance peripheral nerve defects after delayed reconstruction in healthy and diabetic rats is supported by immunomodulatory chitosan nerve guides.  BMC Neurosci. 2017 Jul 18;18(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s12868-017-0374-z. PubMed PMID: 28720074; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5516317.

Diogo CC, Costa LMD, Pereira JE, Filipe V, Couto PA, Magalhães LG, Geuna S, Armada-da-Silva PA, Maurício AC, Varejão AS.  Dynamic feet distance: A new functional assessment during treadmill locomotion in normal and thoracic spinal cord injured rats.  Behav Brain Res. 2017 Sep 29;335:132-135. doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2017.08.016. Epub 2017 Aug 10. PubMed PMID: 28803852.

Fornasari BE, Ronchi G, Pascal D, Visigalli D, Capodivento G, Nobbio L, Perroteau I, Schenone A, Geuna S, Gambarotta G.  Soluble Neuregulin1 is strongly up-regulated in the rat model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth 1A disease.  Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2018 Feb;243(4):370-374. doi: 10.1177/1535370218754492. Epub 2018 Jan 19. PubMed PMID: 29350067.

Ronchi G, Raimondo S.  Chronically denervated distal nerve stump inhibits peripheral nerve regeneration . Neural Regen Res. 2017 May;12(5):739-740.

2016

Meyer C, Stenberg L, Gonzalez-Perez F, Wrobel S, Ronchi G, Udina E, Suganuma S, Geuna S, Navarro X, Dahlin LB, Grothe C, Haastert-Talini K. Chitosan-film enhanced chitosan nerve guides for long-distance regeneration of peripheral nerves. Biomaterials. 2016 Jan;76:33-51. doi: 0.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.10.040.

Papalia I, Magaudda L, Righi M, Ronchi G, Viano N, Geuna S, Colonna MR. Epineurial Window Is More Efficient in Attracting Axons than Simple Coaptation in a Sutureless (Cyanoacrylate-Bound) Model of End-to-Side Nerve Repair in the Rat Upper Limb: Functional and Morphometric Evidences and Review of the Literature. PLoS One. 2016 Feb 12;11(2):e0148443. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148443.

Fregnan F, Ciglieri E, Tos P, Crosio A, Ciardelli G, Ruini F, Tonda-Turo C, Geuna S, Raimondo S. Chitosan crosslinked flat scaffolds for peripheral nerve regeneration. Biomed Mater. 2016 Aug 10;11(4):045010. doi: 10.1088/1748-6041/11/4/045010.

Gnavi S, Fornasari BE, Tonda-Turo C, Laurano R, Zanetti M, Ciardelli G, Geuna S. In vitro evaluation of gelatin and chitosan electrospun fibers as artificial guide in peripheral nerve repair: a comparative study. J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2016 Nov 12. doi: 10.1002/term.2351. [Epub ahead of print]

Fornasari BE, El Soury M, De Marchis S, Perroteau I, Geuna S, Gambarotta G. Neuregulin1 alpha activates migration of neuronal progenitors expressing ErbB4. Mol Cell Neurosci. 2016 Oct 27. pii: S1044-7431(16)30206-8. doi: 10.1016/j.mcn.2016.10.008. [Epub ahead of print]

Geuna S, Raimondo S, Fregnan F, Haastert-Talini K, Grothe C. In vitro models for peripheral nerve regeneration. Eur J Neurosci. 2016 Feb;43(3):287-96. doi: 10.1111/ejn.13054. Epub 2015 Sep 28. Review. PubMed PMID: 26309051. IF 2,975 Q2

Tos P, Crosio A, Pellegatta I, Valdatta L, Pascal D, Geuna S, Cherubino M. Efficacy of anti-adhesion gel of carboxymethylcellulose with polyethylene oxide on peripheral nerve: Experimental results on a mouse model. Muscle Nerve. 2016 Feb;53(2):304-9. doi: 10.1002/mus.24739. Epub 2015 Aug 8. PubMed PMID: 26082205. IF 2,713 Q2

Ronchi G, Haastert-Talini K, Fornasari BE, Perroteau I, Geuna S, Gambarotta G. The Neuregulin1/ErbB system is selectively regulated during peripheral nerve degeneration and regeneration. Eur J Neurosci. 2016 Feb;43(3):351-64. doi: 10.1111/ejn.12974. Epub 2015 Jul 8. PubMed PMID: 26061116. IF 2,975 Q2

Shapira Y, Tolmasov M, Nissan M, Reider E, Koren A, Biron T, Bitan Y, Livnat, M, Ronchi G, Geuna S, Rochkind S. Comparison of results between chitosan hollow tube and autologous nerve graft in reconstruction of peripheral nerve defect: An experimental study. Microsurgery. 2016 Nov;36(8):664-671. doi: 10.1002/micr.22418. Epub 2015 Apr 22. PubMed PMID: 25899554. IF 2,054 Q2

Meyer C, Wrobel S, Raimondo S, Rochkind S, Heimann C, Shahar A, Ziv-Polat O, Geuna S, Grothe C, Haastert-Talini K. Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Through Hydrogel-Enriched Chitosan Conduits Containing Engineered Schwann Cells for Drug Delivery. Cell Transplant. 2016;25(1):159-82. doi: 10.3727/096368915X688010. Epub 2015 Apr 14. PubMed PMID: 25876520. IF 3,427 Q3