| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Body composition, bone metabolism, and heart structure and function in growth hormone (GH)-deficient adults before and after GH replacement therapy at low doses. | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism | 1993 | 367 |
| 2 | Dry powders based on PLGA nanoparticles for pulmonary delivery of antibiotics: Modulation of encapsulation efficiency, release rate and lung deposition pattern by hydrophilic polymers | Journal of Controlled Release | 2012 | 240 |
| 3 | Enzymatic determination of BPA by means of tyrosinase immobilized on different carbon carriers | Biosensors and Bioelectronics | 2007 | 131 |
| 4 | Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) mediates intracellular signalling in human keratinocytes in response to Malassezia furfur | Archives of Dermatological Research | 2006 | 118 |
| 5 | Immunomodulatory effects of Lactobacillus plantarum on human colon cancer cells | International Immunopharmacology | 2009 | 113 |
| 6 | Metabotropic and NMDA glutamate receptors participate in the cannabinoid-induced antinociception | Neuropharmacology | 2001 | 103 |
| 7 | Lactobacillus crispatus modulates epithelial cell defense against Candida albicans through Toll-like receptors 2 and 4, interleukin 8 and human β-defensins 2 and 3 | Immunology Letters | 2013 | 95 |
| 8 | The antinociceptive effect of tramadol in the formalin test is mediated by the serotonergic component | European Journal of Pharmacology | 2002 | 86 |
| 9 | Role of TRPV1 receptors in descending modulation of pain | Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology | 2008 | 81 |
| 10 | Estrogen Induces Early and Timed Activation of Cyclin-Dependent Kinases 4, 5, and 6 and Increases Cyclin Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Expression in Rat Uterus1 | Endocrinology | 1997 | 78 |
| 11 | Malassezia furfur induces the expression of �-defensin-2 in human keratinocytes in a protein kinase C-dependent manner | Archives of Dermatological Research | 2004 | 68 |
| 12 | Periaqueductal Gray Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 7 and 8 Mediate Opposite Effects on Amino Acid Release, Rostral Ventromedial Medulla Cell Activities, and Thermal Nociception | Journal of Neurophysiology | 2007 | 65 |
| 13 | Periaqueductal grey CB1 cannabinoid and metabotropic glutamate subtype 5 receptors modulate changes in rostral ventromedial medulla neuronal activities induced by subcutaneous formalin in the rat | Neuroscience | 2005 | 63 |
| 14 | Lactobacillus crispatus mediates anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 induction in response to Chlamydia trachomatis infection in vitro | International Journal of Medical Microbiology | 2015 | 60 |
| 15 | Effects of (S)-3,4-DCPG, an mGlu8 receptor agonist, on inflammatory and neuropathic pain in mice | Neuropharmacology | 2007 | 57 |
| 16 | Percutaneous Ethanol Injection of Hyperfunctioning Thyroid Nodules: Long-Term Follow-Up in 125 Patients | American Journal of Roentgenology | 2008 | 57 |
| 17 | A single subcutaneous injection of ozone prevents allodynia and decreases the over-expression of pro-inflammatory caspases in the orbito-frontal cortex of neuropathic mice | European Journal of Pharmacology | 2009 | 56 |
| 18 | Surgery for chronic Achilles tendinopathy produces worse results in women | Disability and Rehabilitation | 2008 | 55 |
| 19 | Low dose recombinant human growth hormone normalizes bone metabolism and cortical bone density and improves trabecular bone density in growth hormone deficient adults without causing adverse effects | Clinical Endocrinology | 1996 | 52 |
| 20 | Antinociceptive effect in mice of intraperitoneal N‐methyl‐d‐aspartate receptor antagonists in the formalin test | European Journal of Pain | 2003 | 49 |
| 21 | Interaction between metabotropic and NMDA glutamate receptors in the periaqueductal grey pain modulatory system | Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology | 2001 | 48 |
| 22 | Effect of metronidazole and modulation of cytokine production on human periodontal ligament cells | International Immunopharmacology | 2010 | 47 |
| 23 | Low hydrogen sulphide and chronic kidney disease: a dangerous liaison | Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation | 2012 | 47 |
| 24 | Pharmacotoxicological aspects of levosulpiride | Pharmacological Research | 1995 | 46 |
| 25 | Group I metabotropic glutamate receptors modulate glutamate and γ-aminobutyric acid release in the periaqueductal grey of rats | European Journal of Pharmacology | 2003 | 46 |
| 26 | Adverse drug events in two emergency departments in Naples, Italy: an observational study | Pharmacological Research | 2004 | 46 |
| 27 | Regional surveillance of emergency-department visits for outpatient adverse drug events | European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology | 2009 | 46 |
| 28 | Effect of resveratrol and modulation of cytokine production on human periodontal ligament cells | Cytokine | 2012 | 46 |
| 29 | Guanfacine for attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder in pediatrics: A systematic review and meta-analysis | European Neuropsychopharmacology | 2014 | 44 |
| 30 | Differential roles of mGlu8 receptors in the regulation of glutamate and γ-aminobutyric acid release at periaqueductal grey level | Neuropharmacology | 2005 | 41 |
| 31 | Inhibition of HSV-1 Replication by Laser Diode-Irradiation: Possible Mechanism of Action | International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology | 2010 | 40 |
| 32 | Design of inhibitors of influenza virus membrane fusion: Synthesis, structure–activity relationship and in vitro antiviral activity of a novel indole series | Antiviral Research | 2013 | 39 |
| 33 | Improvement of patient adverse drug reaction reporting through a community pharmacist-based intervention in the Campania region of Italy | Expert Opinion on Drug Safety | 2014 | 38 |
| 34 | Bacterial components induce cytokine and intercellular adhesion molecules-1 and activate transcription factors in dermal fibroblasts | Research in Microbiology | 2003 | 37 |
| 35 | Estrogen receptor polymorphism, estrogen content and idiopathic scoliosis in human: A possible genetic linkage | Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 2009 | 36 |
| 36 | Nociceptin Modulates Bronchoconstriction Induced by Sensory Nerve Activation in Mouse Lung | American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology | 2010 | 35 |
| 37 | Effect of resveratrol and quercetin in experimental infection by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium | International Immunopharmacology | 2011 | 34 |
| 38 | Induction of VEGF and MMP-9 Expression by Toll-like Receptor 2/4 in Human Endothelial Cells Infected withChlamydia Pneumoniae | International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology | 2012 | 34 |
| 39 | Relationship between zinc and obesity | Journal of Medicine | 1993 | 34 |
| 40 | Italian post-marketing surveillance for adverse event reports after MF59-adjuvanted H1N1v vaccination | Vaccine | 2011 | 33 |
| 41 | Activation of protease-activated receptor-2 reduces airways inflammation in experimental allergic asthma | Clinical and Experimental Allergy | 2007 | 31 |
| 42 | Non-shivering thermogenesis during prostaglandin E1 fever in rats: role of the cerebral cortex | Brain Research | 1994 | 30 |
| 43 | Anti-inflammatory effects of moxifloxacin and human β-defensin 2 association in human lung epithelial cell line (A549) stimulated with lipopolysaccharide | Peptides | 2007 | 30 |
| 44 | Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4) mediates human β-defensin-2 (HBD-2) induction in response toChlamydia pneumoniaein mononuclear cells | FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology | 2009 | 30 |
| 45 | Endogenous Modulators of TRP Channels | Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry | 2013 | 29 |
| 46 | An amperometric sensor employing glucose oxidase immobilized on nylon membranes with different pore diameter and grafted with different monomers | Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic | 2002 | 28 |
| 47 | Glucose concentration determination by means of fluorescence emission spectra of soluble and insoluble glucose oxidase: some useful indications for optical fibre-based sensors | Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic | 2004 | 28 |
| 48 | Role of periaqueductal grey prostaglandin receptors in formalin-induced hyperalgesia | European Journal of Pharmacology | 2006 | 28 |
| 49 | Safety of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Medications in Children: An Intensive Pharmacosurveillance Monitoring Study | Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology | 2012 | 28 |
| 50 | Vitamin D reduces the inflammatory response by Porphyromonas gingivalis infection by modulating human β-defensin-3 in human gingival epithelium and periodontal ligament cells | International Immunopharmacology | 2017 | 28 |
