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  1. Enhanced detection of low-expressed miRNAs in Leishmania-infected macrophages through RNA fractionation and RT-qPCR optimization

    Article • August 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  2. Efficient and Rapid Arylation of NH₂‐Unprotected Bromobisindole Ethanamines via Suzuki‐Miyaura Coupling: Generating New Leads Against Leishmania

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, May 2025, Wiley

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  3. Histone H3 K4 trimethylation occurs mainly at the origins of polycistronic transcription in the genome of Leishmania infantum promastigotes and intracellular amastigotes

    Article • BMC Genomics, February 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  4. The use of conjunctival swabs in the diagnosis of human visceral leishmaniasis

    Article • Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, October 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  5. Exploring hydrophilic 2,2-di(indol-3-yl)ethanamine derivatives against Leishmania infantum

    Article • PLOS One, June 2024, PLOS

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  6. Transcriptional signatures in human macrophage-like cells infected by Leishmania infantum, Leishmania major and Leishmania tropica

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, April 2024, PLOS

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  7. Activity of the Di-Substituted Urea-Derived Compound I-17 in Leishmania In Vitro Infections

    Article • Pathogens, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  8. A synthetic thiol molecule releasing N-acetyl-l-cysteine and cysteamine drives early up-regulation of immunoproteasome subunits in the lymph nodes of mice infected with LP-BM5 leukemia retrovirus

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease, January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  9. Easy one-pot synthesis of multifunctionalized indole–pyrrole hybrids as a new class of antileishmanial agents

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  10. Rapid monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern through high-resolution melt analysis

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  11. High-resolution melting (HRM)-based detection of polymorphisms in the malic enzyme and glucose-6-phosphate isomerase genes for Leishmania infantum genotyping

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  12. Comparing Heterologous and Homologous COVID-19 Vaccination: A Longitudinal Study of Antibody Decay

    Article • Viruses, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Prof Mauro Magnani, Dr Luca Galluzzi

  13. The host micro-RNA cfa-miR-346 is induced in canine leishmaniasis

    Article • BMC Veterinary Research, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof Mauro Magnani, Dr Luca Galluzzi, Germano Castelli

  14. Evaluation of Two-Month Antibody Levels after Heterologous ChAdOx1-S/BNT162b2 Vaccination Compared to Homologous ChAdOx1-S or BNT162b2 Vaccination

    Article • Vaccines, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof Mauro Magnani, Dr Luca Galluzzi

  15. Defective IGF-1 prohormone N-glycosylation and reduced IGF-1 receptor signaling activation in congenital disorders of glycosylation

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Rita Barone, Dr Luca Galluzzi

  16. Phenotype Screening of an Azole-bisindole Chemical Library Identifies URB1483 as a New Antileishmanial Agent Devoid of Toxicity on Human Cells

    Article • ACS Omega, December 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof Mauro Magnani, Dr Luca Galluzzi

  17. In Vitro Reduced Susceptibility to Pentavalent Antimonials of a Leishmania infantum Isolate from a Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Case in Central Italy

    Article • Microorganisms, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof Mauro Magnani, Dr Luca Galluzzi

  18. Activation of NRF2 and ATF4 Signaling by the Pro-Glutathione Molecule I-152, a Co-Drug of N-Acetyl-Cysteine and Cysteamine

    Article • Antioxidants, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Prof Mauro Magnani, Dr Luca Galluzzi

  19. Evaluation of a kDNA-Based qPCR Assay for the Detection and Quantification of Old World Leishmania Species

    Article • Microorganisms, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof Mauro Magnani, Dr Luca Galluzzi, Germano Castelli

  20. I-152, a supplier of N-acetyl-cysteine and cysteamine, inhibits immunoglobulin secretion and plasma cell maturation in LP-BM5 murine leukemia retrovirus-infected mice by affecting the unfolded protein response

    Article • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease, December 2020, Elsevier

    Prof Mauro Magnani, Dr Luca Galluzzi

  21. Differentiation of Leishmania (L.) infantum, Leishmania (L.) amazonensis and Leishmania (L.) mexicana Using Sequential qPCR Assays and High-Resolution Melt Analysis

    Article • Microorganisms, May 2020, MDPI AG

    Prof Mauro Magnani, Dr Luca Galluzzi

  22. Rapamycin Re-Directs Lysosome Network, Stimulates ER-Remodeling, Involving Membrane CD317 and Affecting Exocytosis, in Campylobacter Jejuni-Lysate-Infected U937 Cells

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Dr Raffaella Campana

  23. Real-time PCR to differentiate among Leishmania (Viannia) subgenus, Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum and Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis: Application on Brazilian clinical samples

    Article • Acta Tropica, January 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  24. DDIT4 gene expression is switched on by a new HDAC4 function in ataxia telangiectasia

    Article • The FASEB Journal, December 2019, Wiley

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  25. Data on the differentiation among Leishmania (Viannia) spp., Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum and Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis in Brazilian clinical samples using real-time PCR

    Article • Data in Brief, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  26. Glutathione increase by the n-butanoyl glutathione derivative (GSH-C4) inhibits viral replication and induces a predominant Th1 immune profile in old mice infected with influenza virus

    Article • March 2019, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  27. Exosome secretion by Leishmania infantum modulate the chemotactic behavior and cytokinic expression creating an environment permissive for early infection

    Article • Experimental Parasitology, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Germano Castelli

  28. Metformin prevents cell tumorigenesis through autophagy-related cell death

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

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  29. Large expert-curated database for benchmarking document

    Article • Database, January 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Daniel Prieto, Associate Professor James A.L. Brown, Professor Amanda G Thrift, Docent Kutty Selva Nandakumar, Professor Miguel Viveiros, MD Diego A. Valera-Cornejo, Dr Soroush Safaei, Dr Carmen San Martín, Piero Carninci, Dr Florian Rehfeldt, Dr Yoichi Watanabe, Kazuki Ide, Mr Alvin Wong, PD Dr. Adrian Meule, Dr Maurizio Petrelli, Dr Christine McGarrigle, Dr Tristan Reddan, Dr Nicola Roberts, Professor Stefan Lorkowski, Dr Cyrille Goarant, Dr Emma C Hobbs, Dr. Saurab Sharma, Ph.D., Dr Farid Rahimi, Prof. Iseult Lynch, Mirella Walker, Dr Luca Galluzzi, Sophie Ohlsson, Professor Tullio Florio, Dr Rabea A Gadelkareem, Dr Azubuike Christian Ukubuiwe, Prof Gajendra PS Raghava, Prof Jun Shen, Lubna Razak, ABHISHEKA BANSAL, Craig Billington, Dr Alejandro Lazo-Langner, Joan Albiol, MOURAD TAYEBI, Chuang Ma, Christine Toelzer , Dr. Kathrin Karsay, Professor Andrew M Beale, Professor Hugh James Byrne, Dr Ugo Marzocchi, Ana Nordberg, Martin Bartas, Natalia Echeverría, Dr Patricia M Graves, Dr Elvis A F Martis, Dr marco cascella, Dr. Giuseppe Lanza, Dr Michael Boah

  30. Exploiting genetic polymorphisms in metabolic enzymes for rapid screening of Leishmania infantum genotypes

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  31. Leishmania Infection Induces MicroRNA hsa-miR-346 in Human Cell Line-Derived Macrophages

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, May 2018, Frontiers

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  32. Real-time PCR applications for diagnosis of leishmaniasis

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  33. Endoplasmic reticulum stress and unfolded protein response in infection by intracellular parasites

    Article • Future Science OA, August 2017, Future Science

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  34. The use of kDNA minicircle subclass relative abundance to differentiate between Leishmania (L.) infantum and Leishmania (L.) amazonensis

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  35. Leishmania infantum Induces Mild Unfolded Protein Response in Infected Macrophages

    Article • PLOS One, December 2016, PLOS

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  36. LP-BM5 infection and glutathione

    Article • Journal of Virology, May 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Alessandra Fraternale, Prof Mauro Magnani

  37. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Article • Autophagy, January 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor CIRO ISIDORO, Dr Akira Matsuura, Prof Hirokazu Arimoto, Professor Marc Diederich, Maria Vaccaro, Professor Abdel Halim Harrath, Professor Hyun Kyu Song, Dr Takeshi Noda, Dr Regina Menezes, Dr Janos KristonVizi, Cristina Muñoz-Pinedo, Professor Nektarios Tavernarakis, Juan Segura-Aguilar, Professor Marc Lecuit, Leonardo Travassos, Prof Robert Bryson-Richardson, Isabelle Dugail, PD Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Werner J Kovacs, Dr Luca Galluzzi, Dr Reinhard Dechant, Dr. Sandra Moreno, Maurizio Molinari, Dr Vasilis J Promponas, Professor Günther Weindl, Dr Marc Etienne Poirot, Professor Paula I. Moreira, Maria João Sousa, Dr Janna Morrison, Professor Mark Cragg, Executive Director, The Hormel Institute Robert Clarke, Dr Eleonora García Véscovi, Paula Ludovico, Professor Jean-François Beaulieu, Shile Huang, Professor George Perry, Professor Godefridus J Peters, Shuo-Chien Ling, Professor Jiwu Wei, Deepak Shukla, Dave Bridges

  38. The relevance of molecular diagnosis in a dog vaccinated against leishmaniasis

    Article • Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, January 2016, Herbert Publications PVT LTD

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  39. Retrieving embryo genetic information from spent culture medium

    Article • Future Science OA, November 2015, Future Science

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  40. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and screening: now and the future

    Article • Gynecological Endocrinology, August 2015, Informa Healthcare

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  41. Inhibition of Testosterone Aromatization by the Indole-3-carbinol Derivative CTet in CYP19A1-overexpressing MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells

    Article • Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, July 2015, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  42. 7-Ketocholesterol and 5,6-secosterol induce human endothelial cell dysfunction by differential mechanisms

    Article • Steroids, July 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  43. Evaluation of Escherichia coli viability by flow cytometry: A method for determining bacterial responses to antibiotic exposure

    Article • Cytometry Part B Clinical Cytometry, December 2014, Wiley

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  44. SxtA and sxtG Gene Expression and Toxin Production in the Mediterranean Alexandrium minutum (Dinophyceae)

    Article • Marine Drugs, October 2014, MDPI AG

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  45. Application of qPCR in conjunctival swab samples for the evaluation of canine leishmaniasis in borderline cases or disease relapse and correlation with clinical parameters

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  46. Melatonin reduces endoplasmic reticulum stress and preserves sirtuin 1 expression in neuronal cells of newborn rats after hypoxia-ischemia

    Article • Journal of Pineal Research, July 2014, Wiley

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Maria Cristina Albertini

  47. Enhancing neutral lipid content in Skeletonema marinoi through multiple phase growth in a bench photobioreactor

    Article • Algal Research, July 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  48. Increased autophagy reduces endoplasmic reticulum stress after neonatal hypoxia–ischemia: Role of protein synthesis and autophagic pathways

    Article • Experimental Neurology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Maria Cristina Albertini

  49. Detection and Characterization of Leishmania (Leishmania) and Leishmania (Viannia) by SYBR Green-Based Real-Time PCR and High Resolution Melt Analysis Targeting Kinetoplast Minicircle DNA

    Article • PLOS One, February 2014, PLOS

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  50. Detection and Identification of Toxic Microalgae by the Use of Innovative Molecular Methods

    Article • January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  51. Application of qPCR in conjunctival swab samples for the evaluation of canine leishmaniasis in borderline cases or disease relapse and correlation with clinical parameters

    Article • Parasites & Vectors, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  52. Genomic DNA in human blastocoele fluid

    Article • Reproductive BioMedicine Online, June 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  53. Neutral Lipid Content and Biomass Production in Skeletonema marinoi (Bacillariophyceae) Culture in Response to Nitrate Limitation

    Article • Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  54. Antitumoral Activity of Indole-3-carbinol Cyclic tri- and Tetrameric Derivatives Mixture in Human Breast Cancer Cells: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies

    Article • Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry, March 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  55. DNA-Based Molecular Detection of Toxic Phytoplankton in Water Samples: Different Tools to Get Reliable Information

    Article • Gene Technology, January 2013, OMICS Publishing Group

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  56. The quantitative real-time PCR applications in the monitoring of marine harmful algal bloom (HAB) species

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, December 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  57. Induction of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Response by the Indole-3-Carbinol Cyclic Tetrameric Derivative CTet in Human Breast Cancer Cell Lines

    Article • PLOS One, August 2012, PLOS

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  58. Development of a multilevel approach for the evaluation of nanomaterials’ toxicity

    Article • Nanomedicine, March 2012, Future Medicine

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  59. Application of the standard addition method for the absolute quantification of neutral lipids in microalgae using Nile red

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, October 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  60. Development of an oligonucleotide microarray for the detection and monitoring of marine dinoflagellates

    Article • Journal of Microbiological Methods, February 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  61. The indole-3-carbinol cyclic tetrameric derivative CTet inhibits cell proliferation via overexpression of p21/CDKN1A in both estrogen receptor-positive and triple-negative breast cancer cell lines

    Article • Breast Cancer Research, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  62. Analysis of rRNA gene content in the Mediterranean dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella and Alexandrium taylori: implications for the quantitative real-time PCR-based monitoring methods

    Article • Environmental Biology of Fishes, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  63. PCR Techniques as Diagnostic Tools for the Identification and Enumeration of Toxic Marine Phytoplankton Species

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  64. Detection and quantification of Prymnesium parvum (Haptophyceae) by real-time PCR

    Article • Letters in Applied Microbiology, December 2007, Wiley

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  65. Current molecular techniques for the detection of microbial pathogens

    Article • Science Progress, March 2007, Science Reviews 2000 LTD

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  66. Intercalibration of classical and molecular techniques for identification of Alexandrium fundyense (Dinophyceae) and estimation of cell densities

    Article • Harmful Algae, January 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  67. Monitoring of HAB species in the Mediterranean Sea through molecular methods

    Article • Journal of Plankton Research, October 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  68. Monitoring ofAlexandriumspecies in the Mediterranean Sea using a combined filter system–PCR assay detection method

    Article • African Journal of Marine Science, September 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  69. The Use of Magnetic Nanoparticles in the Development of New Molecular Detection Systems

    Article • Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, August 2006, American Scientific Publishers

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  70. Capture probe conjugated to paramagnetic nanoparticles for purification of Alexandrium species (Dinophyceae) DNA from environmental samples

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, July 2006, Wiley

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  71. Development of a qualitative PCR method for the Alexandrium spp. (Dinophyceae) detection in contaminated mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis)

    Article • Harmful Algae, November 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  72. A comparative study on recurrent blooms of Alexandrium minutum in two Mediterranean coastal areas

    Article • Harmful Algae, June 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  73. Development of a Real-Time PCR Assay for Rapid Detection and Quantification of Alexandrium minutum (a Dinoflagellate)

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 2004, ASM Journals

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  74. Gene Therapy Approaches to HIV Infection

    Article • American Journal of PharmacoGenomics, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  75. Article • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, January 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  76. Exogenous Interleukin-2 Administration Corrects the Cell Cycle Perturbation of Lymphocytes from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Individuals

    Article • Journal of Virology, November 2001, ASM Journals

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  77. Gene therapy for HIV-1

    Article • Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, November 2001, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Luca Galluzzi

  78. Identification of Blood Erythroid Markers Useful in Revealing Erythropoietin Abuse in Athletes

    Article • Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases, May 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  79. Identification of the main ubiquitination site in human erythroid α-spectrin

    Article • FEBS Letters, January 2001, Wiley

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  80. Identification of ubiquitinated repeats in human erythroid α-spectrin

    Article • European Journal of Biochemistry, May 2000, Wiley

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  81. MONITORING ERYTHROPOIETIN ABUSE IN ATHLETES

    Article • British Journal of Haematology, July 1999, Wiley

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  82. Identification of α-Spectrin Domains Susceptible to Ubiquitination

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, January 1997, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani

  83. Ubiquitin Is Conjugated to the Cytoskeletal Protein α-Spectrin in Mature Erythrocytes

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, April 1995, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Dr Luca Galluzzi, Prof Mauro Magnani