Laboratory of Neurobehavioral Pharmacology and Toxicology
RESEARCH GROUP MEMBERS
1 Gioacchino Calapai
2 Carmen Mannucci
3 Michele Tedesco
AFFILIATION
1 Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology – Section of Pharmacology
GROUP DATA
Address Via Consolare Valeria Policlinico Universitario Torre Biologica 5° piano 98124 Messina
Phone +39-0902213646
Fax +39-0902213300
E-mail gcalapai@unime.it
Web Site www.farmacovigilanza.org
RESEARCH TOPICS
1 Brain ischemia
2 Nicotine dependence
3 Pharmacovigilance on herbal medicines
ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES
1 Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
2 Smoking cessation
SERVICES
1 Service for smoking cessation
EDUCATION IN TOXICOLOGY
1 Scuola di Specializzazione in Tossicologia Medica (Direttore: Prof. G. Calapai)
2 Scuola di Specializzazione in Farmacologia
3 Corso di Laurea in Medicina e Chirurgia
4 Corso di Laurea Infermiere
5 Dottorato in Medicina Sperimentale
COLLABORATIONS
1 Institute of Toxicology, University La Sapienza Roma, Italy.
2 Service of Phytotherapy Hospital S. Giuseppe Empoli, Italy.
PUBLICATIONS
1 Catania MA, Firenzuoli F, Crupi A, Mannucci C, Caputi AP, Calapai G (2003). Hypericum perforatum attenuates nicotine withdrawal signs in mice. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 169(2):186-9.
2 Bellomo M, Adamo EB, Deodato B, Catania MA, Mannucci C, Marini H, Marciano MC, Marini R, Sapienza S, Giacca M, Caputi AP, Squadrito F, Calapai G (2003). Enhancement of expression of vascular endothelial growth factor after adeno-associated virus gene transfer is associated with improvement of brain ischemia injury in the gerbil. Pharmacol Res. 48(3):309-17.
3 Grasso G, Buemi M, Alafaci C, Sfacteria A, Passalacqua M, Sturiale A, Calapai G, De Vico G, Piedimonte G, Salpietro FM, Tomasello F (2002). Beneficial effects of systemic administration of recombinant human erythropoietin in rabbits subjected to subarachnoid hemorrhage. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 16;99(8):5627-31.
4 Catania MA, Marciano MC, Parisi A, Sturiale A, Buemi M, Grasso G, Squadrito F, Caputi AP, Calapai G (2002). Erythropoietin prevents cognition impairment induced by transient brain ischemia in gerbils. Eur J Pharmacol. 437(3):147-50.
5 Calapai G, Crupi A, Firenzuoli F, Inferrera G, Squadrito F, Parisi A, De Sarro G, Caputi A (2001). Serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine involvement in the antidepressant action of hypericum perforatum. Pharmacopsychiatry. 34(2):45-9.

  Ultimo aggiornamento: Dicembre 2005