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  1. Evaluation of DNA methylation levels of SEPT9 and SHOX2 in plasma of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma using droplet digital PCR

    Article • Oncology Reports, January 2024, Spandidos Publications

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  2. Three-Dimensional Cultures for Collecting CNS and PNS Glial Secreted Factors, Vesicles and Scaffolds Free of Animal Serum Components

    Article • December 2023, MDPI AG

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  3. The Biological Role and Translational Implications of the Long Non-Coding RNA GAS5 in Breast Cancer

    Article • Cancers, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  4. Droplet Digital PCR Development To Quantify the DNA Meth-Ylation Levels of SEPT9 and SHOX2 in Plasma From Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Article • May 2023, MDPI AG

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  5. Lasp1 Expression Is Implicated in Embryonic Development of Zebrafish

    Article • Genes, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  6. Expression of Cellular and Extracellular TERRA, TERC and TERT in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  7. Longitudinal Circulating Levels of miR-23b-3p, miR-126-3p and lncRNA GAS5 in HCC Patients Treated with Sorafenib

    Article • Biomedicines, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  8. Crosstalk Between DNA Methylation and Gene Mutations in Colorectal Cancer

    Article • Frontiers in Oncology, July 2021, Frontiers

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  9. H-ferritin suppression and pronounced mitochondrial respiration make Hepatocellular Carcinoma cells sensitive to RSL3-induced ferroptosis

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, June 2021, Elsevier

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  10. DNA methylation variations in familial female and male breast cancer

    Article • Oncology Letters, April 2021, Spandidos Publications

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  11. MicroRNA‑34a‑5p expression in the plasma and in its extracellular vesicle fractions in subjects with Parkinson's disease: An exploratory study

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Medicine, December 2020, Spandidos Publications

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  12. miRNAs-Based Molecular Signature for KRAS Mutated and Wild Type Colorectal Cancer: An Explorative Study

    Article • Journal of Immunology Research, June 2020, Wiley

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  13. Melatonin Effects on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Are Related to MicroRNA-34a-5p/Sirt1 Axis and Autophagy

    Article • Cells, September 2019, MDPI AG

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  14. Differential expression profiling of long non-coding RNA GAS5 and miR-126-3p in human cancer cells in response to sorafenib

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  15. Analysis of a nanoparticle‑enriched fraction of plasma reveals miRNA candidates for Down syndrome pathogenesis

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Medicine, April 2019, Spandidos Publications

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  16. Functional Role of microRNA-23b-3p Cancer Biology tumour suppressor miR Exosome miR

    Article • MicroRNA, September 2018, Bentham Science Publishers

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  17. Identifying a panel of genes/proteins/miRNAs modulated by arsenicals in bladder, prostate, kidney cancers

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  18. Circulating miR-106b-3p, miR-101-3p and miR-1246 as diagnostic biomarkers of hepatocellular carcinoma

    Article • Oncotarget, March 2018, Impact Journals, LLC

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  19. miRNA Editing: New Insights into the Fast Control of Gene Expression in Health and Disease

    Article • Molecular Neurobiology, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  20. Study of the in vitro modulation exerted by the antidepressant drug escitalopram on the expression of candidate microRNAs and their target genes

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, December 2017, Elsevier

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  21. Environment and bladder cancer: molecular analysis by interaction networks

    Article • Oncotarget, May 2017, Impact Journals, LLC

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  22. Sorafenib induces variations of the DNA methylome in HA22T/VGH human hepatocellular carcinoma-derived cells

    Article • International Journal of Oncology, May 2017, Spandidos Publications

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  23. Biological Function of MicroRNA193a-3p in Health and Disease

    Article • International Journal of Genomics, January 2017, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  24. Clinical and biological significance of miR-23b and miR-193a in human hepatocellular carcinoma

    Article • Oncotarget, December 2016, Impact Journals, LLC

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  25. Mutation analysis by direct and whole exome sequencing in familial and sporadic tooth agenesis

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Medicine, September 2016, Spandidos Publications

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  26. Molecular characterization of LASP-1 expression reveals vimentin as its new partner in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells

    Article • International Journal of Oncology, March 2015, Spandidos Publications

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  27. De novo 1Mb interstitial deletion of 8p22 in a patient with slight mental retardation and speech delay

    Article • Molecular Cytogenetics, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  28. Effects of miR-193a and sorafenib on hepatocellular carcinoma cells

    Article • Molecular Cancer, January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  29. Human hepatocellular carcinoma cell-specific miRNAs reveal the differential expression of miR-24 and miR-27a in cirrhotic/non-cirrhotic HCC

    Article • International Journal of Oncology, November 2012, Spandidos Publications

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  30. Sequential analysis of multistage hepatocarcinogenesis reveals that miR-100 and PLK1 dysregulation is an early event maintained along tumor progression

    Article • Oncogene, January 2012, Nature

    Dr. Andrea Perra, Professor amedeo columbano, Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  31. The Role of miR-103 and miR-107 in Regulation of CDK5R1 Expression and in Cellular Migration

    Article • PLOS One, May 2011, PLOS

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  32. MicroRNA-23b mediates urokinase and c-met downmodulation and a decreased migration of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells

    Article • FEBS Journal, June 2009, Wiley

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  33. Proteomic Identification of LASP-1 Down-regulation After RNAi Urokinase Silencing in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells

    Article • Neoplasia, February 2009, Elsevier

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  34. RET/PTC1-Driven Neoplastic Transformation and Proinvasive Phenotype of Human Thyrocytes Involve Met Induction and β-Catenin Nuclear Translocation

    Article • Neoplasia, January 2009, Elsevier

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  35. RNA Interference against Urokinase in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Xenografts in Nude Mice

    Article • Tumor Biology, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  36. Matrix Assembly Induction and Cell Migration and Invasion Inhibition by a 13-Amino Acid Fibronectin Peptide

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, February 2003, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  37. Stable expression of antisense urokinase mRNA inhibits the proliferation and invasion of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells

    Article • Cancer Gene Therapy, January 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  38. Induction of Fibronectin mRNA by Urokinase- and Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator in Human Skin Fibroblasts: Differential Role of u-PA and t-PA at the Fibronectin Protein Level

    Article • Biological Chemistry, January 2002, De Gruyter

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  39. Gene Response of Human Skin Fibroblasts to Urokinase-and Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activators

    Article • Growth Factors, January 2000, Taylor & Francis

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  40. Phosphorylation of human plasminogen activators and plasminogen

    Article • FEBS Letters, April 1995, Wiley

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  41. Urokinase-Type and Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activators as Growth Factors of Human Fibroblasts

    Article • Experimental Cell Research, July 1994, Elsevier

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  42. RT-PCR detection of fibronectin EDA+ and EDB+ mRNA isoforms: Molecular markers for hepatocellular carcinoma

    Article • International Journal of Cancer, March 1994, Wiley

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  43. Interaction of tissue-type plasminogen activator with fibronectin and fibronectin fragments

    Article • Fibrinolysis and Proteolysis, January 1993, Elsevier

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  44. Germline and somatic c-met mutations in multifocal/bilateral and sporadic papillary renal carcinomas of selected patients

    Article • International Journal of Oncology, January 1992, Spandidos Publications

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  45. Characterisation of fibronectin fragments and plasminogen activators released by RSV-transformed cells

    Article • Fibrinolysis and Proteolysis, July 1987, Elsevier

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  46. A rapid and highly sensitive solid-phase enzyme immunoassay specific for human fibronectin using a characterized monoclonal antibody

    Article • Journal of Immunological Methods, August 1984, Elsevier

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  47. Tissue type plasminogen activator, but not urokinase, exerts transformation-enhancing activity

    Article • International Journal of Cancer, May 1984, Wiley

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  48. Monoclonal antibody against theN-terminal end of human plasma fibronectin

    Article • Biochemical Journal, October 1983, Portland Press Ltd.

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  49. Transformation-enhancing activity in plasma of tumor patients: Relationship with fibronectin fragments

    Article • International Journal of Cancer, February 1983, Wiley

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  50. Transformation-enhancing activity of gelatin-binding fragments of fibronectin.

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 1981, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro

  51. Inhibition of rous sarcoma-virus-induced transformation by proteins involved in blood coagulation

    Article • International Journal of Cancer, May 1980, Wiley

    Full Professor in Experimental Biology Giuseppina De Petro