Maccarone R., Di Marco S., and Bisti S. Saffron supplement maintains morphology and function after exposure to damaging light in mammalian retina. Invest. Ophthal. Visual Sci. 49(3):1254-61, 2008.
Bisti S. Degeneration/re-organization coupling in retinitis pigmentosa. Clin Neurophysiol., Epub 2009 Dec 11. 121: 270–271, 2010.
Natoli R. Zhu Y., Valter K., Bisti S., Eells J., and Stone J. Gene and non-coding RNA regulation underlying photoreceptor protection: microarray study of dietary anti-oxidant saffron and photobiomodulation in rat retina. Mol. Vis. 16:1801-1822, 2010.
Falsini B, Piccardi M, Minnella A, Savastano C, Capoluongo E, Fadda A, Balestrazzi E, Maccarone R, and Bisti S. Saffron supplementation improves retinal flicker sensitivity in early age-related macular degeneration. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 12 :6118-6124 2010.
Capoluongo E., Concolino P. , Piccardi M., Marangoni D., Mello E., Minnella A.M., Savastano C., Fadda A., Zuppi C. , Bisti S .and Falsini B. Retinal function and CFH-ARMS2 polymorphisms analysis: a pilot study in Italian AMD patients. Neurobiology of Aging Aug;33(8):1852.e5-12. 2012
Piccardi M., Marangoni D., Minnella A.M., Savastano M.C., Valentini P., Capoluongo E., Maccarone R., Bisti S. and Falsini B. 2012. A Longitudinal Follow-up Study of Saffron Supplementation in Early Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Sustained Benefits to Central Retinal Function. Evidence Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012:429124. Epub 2012 Jul 18
Marangoni D, Falsini B, Piccardi M, Ambrosio L, Minnella AM, Savastano MC, Bisti S, Maccarone R, Fadda A, Mello E, Concolino P and Capoluongo E. Functional effect of Saffron supplementation and risk genotypes in early age-related macular degeneration: a preliminary report. Journal of Translational Medicine 11:228, 2013.
Di Marco F, Romeo S, Nandasena C, Purushothuman S, Adams C, Bisti S, Stone J. The time course of action of two neuroprotectants, dietary saffron and photobiomodulation, assessed in the rat retina. Am J Neurodegener Dis.; 2 (3):208-220, 2013.
Bisti S., Maccarone R. and Falsini B. Saffron and retina: neuroprotection and pharmaco-kinetics. Visual Neuroscience 31 , 355–361, 2014.
Di Marco F, Di Paolo M, Romeo S, Colecchi L, Fiorani L, Spana S, Stone J and Bisti S. Combining Neuroprotectants in a Model of Retinal Degeneration: No Additive Benefit. PLoS One. Jun 23;9(6) 2014..
Corso L, Cavallero A, Baroni D, Garbati P, Prestipino G, Bisti S, Nobile M, Picco C. Saffron reduces ATP-induced retinal cytotoxicity by targeting P2X7 receptors. Purinergic Signal. Jan 7. [Epub ahead of print] 2016.
Maccarone R, Rapino C, Zerti D, di Tommaso M, Battista N, Di Marco S, Bisti S, Maccarrone M. Modulation of Type-1 and Type-2 Cannabinoid Receptors by Saffron in a Rat Model of Retinal Neurodegeneration. PLoS One. 2016 Nov 18;11(11):e0166827. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166827.