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  1. Empagliflozin improves metabolism and prevents myocardial and coronary dysfunction in streptozotocin-diabetic and non-diabetic rats subjected to ischemia/reperfusion

    Article • Basic Research in Cardiology, April 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

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  2. Corrigendum “Empagliflozin mitigates ponatinib-induced cardiotoxicity by restoring the connexin 43-autophagy pathway” [Biomed. Pharmacother. 178 (2024), 117278]

    Article • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, March 2026, Elsevier

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  3. CLIP2: a novel functional player in AQP5 trafficking dynamics and implications for Sjögren’s disease

    Article • Cell Communication and Signaling, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

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  4. Identification of Connexin 26 on Extracellular Vesicles from Human Cardiomyocytes and Plasma: Novel Insights into miRNA Loading and Oxidative Injury

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Federico Vozzi, letizia mattii

  5. Identification of Connexin 26 on Extracellular Vesicles from Human Cardiomyocytes and Plasma: Novel Insights into miRNA Loading and Oxidative Injury

    Article • September 2025, MDPI AG

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  6. Ultrastructural and Molecular Analysis of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells During the Switch from a Physiological to a Pathological Phenotype

    Article • Biomedicines, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Federico Vozzi, letizia mattii

  7. Dopamine-mediated autocrine inhibition of insulin secretion

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, October 2024, Elsevier

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  8. Empagliflozin mitigates ponatinib-induced cardiotoxicity by restoring the connexin 43-autophagy pathway

    Article • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, September 2024, Elsevier

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  9. Cardiovascular outcomes and molecular targets for the cardiac effects of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors: A systematic review

    Article • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, June 2024, Elsevier

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  10. Empagliflozin restores autophagy and attenuates ponatinib-induced cardiomyocyte senescence and death

    Article • Vascular Pharmacology, June 2024, Elsevier

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  11. Effect of Combined Levothyroxine (L-T4) and 3-Iodothyronamine (T1AM) Supplementation on Memory and Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in a Mouse Model of Hypothyroidism

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, September 2023, MDPI AG

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  12. Empagliflozin inhibits excessive autophagy through the AMPK/GSK3β signalling pathway in diabetic cardiomyopathy

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, January 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

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  13. Connexin Expression in Human Minor Salivary Glands: An Immunohistochemical Microscopy Study

    Article • Molecules, September 2022, MDPI AG

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  14. Dysregulated insulin secretion is associated with pancreatic β‐cell hyperplasia and direct acinar‐β‐cell trans‐differentiation in partially eNOS ‐deficient mice

    Article • Physiological Reports, August 2022, Wiley

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  15. Sex‐related differential susceptibility to ponatinib cardiotoxicity and differential modulation of the Notch1 signalling pathway in a murine model

    Article • Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, February 2022, Wiley

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  16. Sodium-glucose cotransporter type 2 inhibitors prevent ponatinib-induced endothelial senescence and disfunction: A potential rescue strategy

    Article • Vascular Pharmacology, February 2022, Elsevier

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  17. Subcellular Localization of Connexin 26 in Cardiomyocytes and in Cardiomyocyte-Derived Extracellular Vesicles

    Article • Molecules, November 2021, MDPI AG

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  18. September 30—October 3, 2021 Virtual

    Article • Thyroid, September 2021, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

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  19. Ezrin Is a Novel Protein Partner of Aquaporin-5 in Human Salivary Glands and Shows Altered Expression and Cellular Localization in Sjögren’s Syndrome

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, August 2021, MDPI AG

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  20. Unraveling Human AQP5-PIP Molecular Interaction and Effect on AQP5 Salivary Glands Localization in SS Patients

    Article • Cells, August 2021, MDPI AG

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  21. Connexin 43 and Connexin 26 Involvement in the Ponatinib-Induced Cardiomyopathy: Sex-Related Differences in a Murine Model

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, May 2021, MDPI AG

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  22. Delivery of Thyronamines (TAMs) to the Brain: A Preliminary Study

    Article • Molecules, March 2021, MDPI AG

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  23. Nanoparticles Based on Quaternary Ammonium Chitosan-methyl-β-cyclodextrin Conjugate for the Neuropeptide Dalargin Delivery to the Central Nervous System: An In Vitro Study

    Article • Pharmaceutics, December 2020, MDPI AG

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  24. Heart and liver connexin expression related to the first stage of aging: A study on naturally aged animals

    Article • Acta Histochemica, December 2020, Elsevier

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  25. Aging and biomarkers: Transcriptional levels evaluation of Osteopontin/miRNA-181a axis in hepatic tissue of rats in different age ranges

    Article • Experimental Gerontology, May 2020, Elsevier

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  26. Evaluation of transcriptional levels of the natriuretic peptides, endothelin-1, adrenomedullin, their receptors and long non-coding RNAs in rat cardiac tissue as cardiovascular biomarkers of aging

    Article • Peptides, January 2020, Elsevier

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  27. Localization of Histidine-rich Glycoprotein (HRG) in skeletal muscle

    Article • Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry, December 2019, SAGE Publications

    Antonietta R.M. Sabbatini, letizia mattii

  28. The WNT Pathway Is Relevant for the BCR-ABL1-Independent Resistance in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

    Article • Frontiers in Oncology, June 2019, Frontiers

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  29. Phenotyping multiple subsets in Sjögren’s syndrome: a salivary proteomic SWATH-MS approach towards precision medicine

    Article • Clinical Proteomics, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

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  30. Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors prevent the release and proteolytic activity of monocyte/macrophage-derived microparticles

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

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  31. Rho-inhibition and neuroprotective effect on rotenone-treated dopaminergic neurons in vitro

    Article • NeuroToxicology, May 2019, Elsevier

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  32. Nutlin-loaded magnetic solid lipid nanoparticles for targeted glioblastoma treatment

    Article • Nanomedicine, March 2019, Future Medicine

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  33. The Polycomb BMI1 Protein Is Co-expressed With CD26+ in Leukemic Stem Cells of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

    Article • Frontiers in Oncology, December 2018, Frontiers

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  34. Connexin 26 Expression in Mammalian Cardiomyocytes

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

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  35. Ex Vivo and in Vivo Study of Sucrosomial® Iron Intestinal Absorption and Bioavailability

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, September 2018, MDPI AG

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  36. Immunohistochemical localization of histidine-rich glycoprotein in human skeletal muscle: preferential distribution of the protein at the sarcomeric I-band

    Article • Histochemistry and Cell Biology, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

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  37. Nanoparticles based on quaternary ammonium–chitosan conjugate: A vehicle for oral administration of antioxidants contained in red grapes

    Article • Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, April 2016, Elsevier

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  38. Salbutamol inhibits RhoA activation in normal but not in desensitized bronchial smooth muscle cells

    Article • Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, June 2015, Wiley

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  39. Adenosine Receptor Transcriptomic Profile in Cardiac Tissue of a Zucker Rat Model

    Article • DNA and Cell Biology, May 2015, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

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  40. Altered expression of connexin 43 and related molecular partners in a pig model of left ventricular dysfunction with and without dipyrydamole therapy

    Article • Pharmacological Research, May 2015, Elsevier

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  41. High concentration of C-type natriuretic peptide promotes VEGF-dependent vasculogenesis in the remodeled region of infarcted swine heart with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, October 2013, Elsevier

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  42. Impact of Obesity on the Expression Profile of Natriuretic Peptide System in a Rat Experimental Model

    Article • PLOS One, August 2013, PLOS

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  43. Adenosine receptor expression in an experimental animal model of myocardial infarction with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction

    Article • Heart and Vessels, July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

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  44. Altered Expression Pattern of Molecular Factors Involved in Colonic Smooth Muscle Functions: An Immunohistochemical Study in Patients with Diverticular Disease

    Article • PLOS One, February 2013, PLOS

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  45. Histopathology in Gastrointestinal Neuromuscular Diseases

    Article • Advances in Anatomic Pathology, January 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

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  46. Regional evidence of modulation of cardiac adiponectin level in dilated cardiomyopathy: pilot study in a porcine animal model

    Article • Cardiovascular Diabetology, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

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  47. Pacing-Induced Regional Differences in Adenosine Receptors mRNA Expression in a Swine Model of Dilated Cardiomyopathy

    Article • PLOS One, October 2012, PLOS

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  48. Immunohistochemical analysis of myenteric ganglia and interstitial cells of Cajal in ulcerative colitis

    Article • Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, January 2012, Wiley

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  49. Expression of C-type natriuretic peptide and its receptor NPR-B in cardiomyocytes

    Article • Peptides, August 2011, Elsevier

    Federico Vozzi, letizia mattii

  50. Effect of Laser Micromachining of Titanium on Viability and Responsiveness of Osteoblast-Like Cells

    Article • Implant Dentistry, August 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

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  51. Evidence that muscle cells do not express the histidine-rich glycoprotein associated with AMP deaminase but can internalise the plasma protein

    Article • European Journal of Histochemistry, February 2011, PAGEPress Publications

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  52. Glycosylation interference on RhoA activation: Focus on G-CSF

    Article • Leukemia Research, February 2011, Elsevier

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  53. The small peptide OGP(10-14) reduces proliferation and induces differentiation of TPO-primed M07-e cells through RhoA/TGFbeta1/SFK pathway

    Article • Medical Science Monitor, January 2011, International Scientific Literature

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  54. Embedding methods for poly(l-lactic acid) microfiber mesh/human mesenchymal stem cell constructs

    Article • Micron, July 2009, Elsevier

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  55. Quantitative evaluation of myenteric ganglion cells in normal human left colon: implications for histopathological analysis

    Article • Cell and Tissue Research, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

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  56. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 33rd NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE ITALIAN SOCIETY OF HISTOCHEMISTRY

    Article • European Journal of Histochemistry, March 2009, PAGEPress Publications

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  57. Morpho-Functional Characterization of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Umbilical Cord Blood for Potential Uses in Regenerative Medicine

    Article • Stem Cells and Development, March 2009, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

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  58. Sortilin Is a Putative Postendocytic Receptor of Thyroglobulin

    Article • Endocrinology, January 2009, Endocrine Society

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  59. Gelatin/PLLA Sponge-Like Scaffolds Allow Proliferation and Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells

    Article • Macromolecular Bioscience, September 2008, Wiley

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  60. Interaction of human gingival fibroblasts with PVA/gelatine sponges

    Article • Micron, July 2008, Elsevier

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  61. PS-341 (Bortezomib) inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis of megakaryoblastic MO7-e cells

    Article • Leukemia Research, January 2008, Elsevier

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  62. PEG-Filgrastim activity on granulocyte functions

    Article • Leukemia Research, October 2007, Elsevier

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  63. Human autologous plasma-derived clot as a biological scaffold for mesenchymal stem cells in treatment of orthopedic healing

    Article • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, September 2007, Wiley

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  64. TSH-Dependent Expression of the LDL Receptor–Associated Protein (RAP) in Thyroid Epithelial Cells

    Article • Thyroid, November 2006, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

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  65. Constitutive expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in the neuromuscular compartment of normal human colon

    Article • Neurogastroenterology & Motility, August 2006, Wiley

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  66. Morphological features of ovine embryonic lung fibroblasts cultured on different bioactive scaffolds

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, January 2006, Wiley

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  67. Glycosylated or non-glycosylated G-CSF differently influence human granulocyte functions through RhoA

    Article • Leukemia Research, November 2005, Elsevier

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  68. Kidney Expression of RhoA, TGF-β1, and Fibronectin in Human IgA Nephropathy

    Article • Nephron Experimental Nephrology, May 2005, Karger Publishers

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  69. Thyroid dysfunction in megalin deficient mice

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, May 2005, Elsevier

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  70. Immunohistochemical demonstration of the small GTPase RhoA on epoxy-resin embedded sections

    Article • Micron, June 2004, Elsevier

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  71. Carboxy-terminal fragment of osteogenic growth peptide regulates myeloid differentiation through RhoA

    Article • Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, January 2004, Wiley

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  72. Cellular and subcellular localization of the small G protein RhoA in the human and rat embryonic and adult kidney

    Article • Acta Histochemica, January 2003, Elsevier

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  73. Renal cell cultures for the study of growth factor interactions underlying kidney organogenesis

    Article • In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology, April 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

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  74. TGF-Alpha mRNA Expression in Renal Organogenesis: A Study in Rat and Human Embryos

    Article • Nephron Experimental Nephrology, January 2001, Karger Publishers

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  75. A morphological study of the expression of the small G protein RhoA in resting and activated MDCK cells

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, December 2000, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Silvia Pellegrini, letizia mattii

  76. Use of the comet test in the evaluation of multidrug resistance of human cell lines

    Article • Leukemia, April 1998, Springer Science + Business Media

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  77. The effect of cytokines, including IL4, IL7, stem cell factor, insulin-like growth factor on childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

    Article • Leukemia Research, August 1997, Elsevier

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  78. GST-7T and P-170 co-expression in multiple myeloma

    Article • British Journal of Haematology, June 1995, Wiley

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  79. Evaluation of resistance index of several anticancer agents on parental and resistant P-388 cell lines

    Article • Leukemia Research, April 1995, Elsevier

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  80. Induction of multidrug resistance (MDR) by transfection of MCF-10A cell line withc-Ha-ras andc-erbB-2 oncogenes

    Article • International Journal of Cancer, October 1994, Wiley

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  81. Idarubicin is active on MDR cells: evaluation of DNA synthesis inhibition on P388 cell lines

    Article • Annals of Hematology, November 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

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  82. Vitamin D binding protein is produced by human monocytes

    Article • FEBS Letters, May 1993, Wiley

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  83. Multidrug Resistance and Electromagnetic Fields

    Article • Journal of Bioelectricity, January 1990, Taylor & Francis

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