5-HT Interaction with Other Neurotransmitters: Experimental Evidence and Therapeutic Relevance Part B

Prof. Giuseppe Di Giovanni received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Chieti, Italy and was a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University, USA. Previously Senior Lecturer of Human Physiology at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Palermo, and Associate Professor at the University of Malta, from 2013 he is Professor of Human Physiology at the Medical School of the University of Malta and from 2018 Honorary Professor at Cardiff University, UK. His research focuses on understanding the pathophysiology of monoaminergic systems using electrophysiological and neurochemical approach. He has published more than 120 peer-reviewed papers, edited 7 books and 6 special issues of various journals. Professor Philippe De Deurwaerdère, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Bordeaux Cedex France

• Part 1: Serotonin in the CNS1. The multiple facets of serotonergic modulation on brain functionsGiuseppe Di Giovanni2. Anatomical and neurochemical organization of the serotonergic system in the mammalian brainHarry Steinbusch3. 5-HT2A/2C Receptors in the BrainCristiano BombardiPart 2: Serotonin-dopamine interactions4. Electrophysiological and neurochemical bases for an interaction of serotonin on central dopaminergic neuronsGiuseppe Di Giovanni5. The complex nature of serotonin-dopamine neurons interaction in primate model of Parkinson’s diseaseVéronique Sgambato6. The status of serotonergic system in presymptomatic and symptomatic stages of Huntington disease and corresponding animal modelsAnthony Hannan7. Serotonin–dopamine interaction in the induction and maintenance of L-DOPA-induced dyskinesiasManolo Carta8. The serotonergic agent L-DOPA in the treatment of Parkinson’s diseaseMarios PolitisPart 3: Serotonin-Glutamate interaction9. Cortical influences of serotonin on pyramidal cellsGerard Joseph Marek10. The interaction of serotonin with noradrenergic, dopaminergic, cholinergic, and opioid systems in Alzheimer's diseaseGoran Simic11. Serotonergic controls upon the glutamatergic neurons of the subthalamic nucleusLuisa Ugedo