{"id":143300,"date":"2025-05-12T13:49:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T13:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/ateneo\/organizzazione\/persone\/alessio-canovai-199071-en\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:34:29","slug":"alessio-canovai-199071-en","status":"publish","type":"unipi_persone","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/about-us\/organisation\/people\/alessio-canovai-199071-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Alessio Canovai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ricercatore a tempo determinato L.240\/2010  &#8211; Dipartimento di Biologia | Email: alessio.canovai@unipi.it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"unipi-persone-chiave":"199071","unipi-persone-nome":"Alessio","unipi-persone-cognome":"Canovai","unipi-persone-email":"alessio.canovai@unipi.it","unipi-persone-cv":"","unipi-persone-link-esterno-cv":"","unipi-persone-modalita-ricevimento":"","unipi-persone-luogo-ricevimento":"","unipi-persone-ore-ricevimento":"","unipi-persone-telefono":"","unipi-persone-sitoweb":"","unipi-persone-cariche":"","unipi-persone-link-orario-lezioni":"https:\/\/unipi.prod.up.cineca.it\/calendarioPubblico\/matricola=046440","unipi-persone-link-registro-lezioni":"https:\/\/unimap.unipi.it\/registri\/registri.php?ri=046440&tmplt=principale.tpl","unipi-persone-settore-scientifico":"Fisiologia BIOS-06\/A","unipi-persone-ruolo":"Ricercatore a tempo determinato L.240\/2010 ","unipi-persone-arpi":"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/cris\/rp\/rp53028","unipi-persone-pubblicazioni":"<ul class=\"pubblicazioni-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1339091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pyrroloquinoline quinone: A potential neuroprotective compound for neurodegenerative diseases targeting metabolism<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Canovai, A.; Williams, P. A. - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1339090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dysfunctional one-carbon metabolism identifies vitamins B6, B9, B12, and choline as neuroprotective in glaucoma<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Tribble, J. R.; Wong, V. H. Y.; Stuart, K. V.; Chidlow, G.; Nicol, A.; Rombaut, A.; Rabiolo, A.; Hoang, A.; Lee, P. Y.; Rutigliani, C.; Enz, T. J.; Canovai, A.; Lardner, E.; Stalhammar, G.; Nguyen, C. T. O.; Garway-Heath, D. F.; Casson, R. J.; Khawaja, A. P.; Bui, B. V.; Williams, P. A. - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1333768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">N-acetyl-l-cysteine ethyl ester [NACET] induces the transcription factor NRF2 and prevents retinal aging and diabetic retinopathy<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Realini, Giulia; Amato, Rosario; Rasa, Mahdi; Ceccatelli, Roberto; Cannavale, Angela; Bottoni, Laura; Marchini, Federico; Minetti, Alberto; Giustarini, Daniela; Canovai, Alessio; Melecchi, Alberto; Elia, Ines; Krepelova, Anna; Annunziata, Francesco; Cammalleri, Maurizio; Rossi, Ranieri; Tosi, Gian Marco; Orlandini, Maurizio; Chiariello, Mario; Neri, Francesco; Dal Monte, Massimo; Galvagni, Federico - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1320787\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Inhibiting The uPA\/uPAR Pathway Affords Photoreceptor Resilience and Preserves Retinal Function in a Mouse Model of Retinitis Pigmentosa<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Amato, Rosario; Canovai, Alessio; Melecchi, Alberto; De Fenza, Maria; Leone, Linda; Pavone, Vincenzo; D&#039;Alonzo, Daniele; Cammalleri, Maurizio; Dal Monte, Massimo - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1339095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NMNAT2 is a druggable target to drive neuronal NAD production<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Tribble, J. R.; Joe, M.; Varricchio, C.; Otmani, A.; Canovai, A.; Habchi, B.; Daskalakis, E.; Chaleckis, R.; Loreto, A.; Gilley, J.; Wheelock, C. E.; Johannesson, G.; Wong, R. C. B.; Coleman, M. P.; Brancale, A.; Williams, P. A. - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1273428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A p75 neurotrophin receptor-sparing nerve growth factor protects retinal ganglion cells from neurodegeneration by targeting microglia<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Latini, Laura; De Araujo, Daniel Souza Monteiro; Amato, Rosario; Canovai, Alessio; Buccarello, Lucia; De Logu, Francesco; Novelli, Elena; Vlasiuk, Anastasiia; Malerba, Francesca; Arisi, Ivan; Florio, Rita; Asari, Hiroki; Capsoni, Simona; Strettoi, Enrica; Villetti, Gino; Imbimbo, Bruno Pietro; Dal Monte, Massimo; Nassini, Romina; Geppetti, Pierangelo; Marinelli, Silvia; Cattaneo, Antonino - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1260009\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Agonism of \u00df3-Adrenoceptors Inhibits Pathological Retinal Angiogenesis in the Model of Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Melecchi, Alberto; Canovai, Alessio; Amato, Rosario; Dal Monte, Massimo; Filippi, Luca; Bagnoli, Paola; Cammalleri, Maurizio - 2024 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1210708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Efficacy of a Spearmint [Mentha spicata L.] Extract as Nutritional Support in a Rat Model of Hypertensive Glaucoma<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Amato, Rosario; Canovai, Alessio; Melecchi, Alberto; Maci, Samanta; Quintela, Filipa; Fonseca, Brenda A; Cammalleri, Maurizio; Dal Monte, Massimo - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1210707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liposome-Mediated Delivery Improves the Efficacy of Lisosan G against Retinopathy in Diabetic Mice<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Amato, Rosario; Melecchi, Alberto; Pucci, Laura; Canovai, Alessio; Marracci, Silvia; Cammalleri, Maurizio; Dal Monte, Massimo; Caddeo, Carla; Casini, Giovanni - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1201887\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pyrroloquinoline quinone drives ATP synthesis in vitro and in vivo and provides retinal ganglion cell neuroprotection<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Canovai, Alessio; Tribble, James R; J\u00f6e, Melissa; Westerlund, Daniela Y; Amato, Rosario; Trounce, Ian A; Dal Monte, Massimo; Williams, Pete A - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1167965\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Structural Basis for Agonistic Activity and Selectivity toward Melatonin Receptors hMT1 and hMT2<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Cantarini, Mattia; Rusciano, Dario; Amato, Rosario; Canovai, Alessio; Cammalleri, Maurizio; Monte, Massimo Dal; Minnelli, Cristina; Laudadio, Emiliano; Mobbili, Giovanna; Giorgini, Giorgia; Galeazzi, Roberta - 2023 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1339089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Experimental models of retinopathy of prematurity<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Canovai, A. - 2022 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1339088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Experimental model of photo-oxidative damage<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Canovai, A. - 2022 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1123870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Preventive Efficacy of an Antioxidant Compound on Blood Retinal Barrier Breakdown and Visual Dysfunction in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Canovai, Alessio; 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