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  1. Impact of Protein Domains on PE_PGRS30 Polar Localization in Mycobacteria

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2014, PLOS

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  2. Biomechanical investigation of colorectal cancer cells

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, September 2014, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  3. Controlling the Cassie-to-Wenzel Transition: an Easy Route towards the Realization of Tridimensional Arrays of Biological Objects

    Article • Nano-Micro Letters, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  4. Quantitative Assessment of the Relationship Between Cellular Morphodynamics and Signaling Events by Stochastic Analysis of Fluorescent Images

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, June 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  5. Su1431 Morphological Features of Endothelial Cells of Endometrium Before and After Incubation With Anti-Transglutaminase Antibodies in Both Healthy and Celiac Women

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  6. Celiac disease and reproductive disorders: meta-analysis of epidemiologic associations and potential pathogenic mechanisms

    Article • Human Reproduction Update, March 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  7. OC.12.1 MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF ENDOTHELIAL CELLS OF ENDOMETRIUM BEFORE AND AFTER INCUBATION WITH ANTI-TRANSGLUTAMINASE ANTIBODIES IN BOTH HEALTHY AND CELIAC WOMEN

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  8. A hybrid characterization framework to determine the visco-hyperelastic properties of a porcine zona pellucida

    Article • Interface Focus, February 2014, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  9. Novel fluorescent security marker. Part II: application of novel 6-alkoxy-2-amino-3,5-pyridinedicarbonitrile nanoparticles in safety paper

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Altaf Basta, Professor Marco De Spirito

  10. Assessing the feasibility of volumetric-modulated arc therapy using simultaneous integrated boost (SIB-VMAT): An analysis for complex head-neck, high-risk prostate and rectal cancer cases

    Article • Medical Dosimetry, January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  11. Self-assembling of large ordered DNA arrays using superhydrophobic patterned surfaces

    Article • Nanotechnology, November 2013, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  12. α-Crystallin Modulates its Chaperone Activity by Varying the Exposed Surface

    Article • ChemBioChem, November 2013, Wiley

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  13. The type 2B p.R1306W natural mutation of von Willebrand factor dramatically enhances the multimer sensitivity to shear stress

    Article • Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, September 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  14. Potential New Mechanisms of Placental Damage in Celiac Disease: Anti-Transglutaminase Antibodies Impair Human Endometrial Angiogenesis

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, August 2013, Society for the Study of Reproduction

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  15. A fast and quantitative evaluation of the Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm adhesion properties by means of digital pulsed force mode

    Article • Applied Surface Science, August 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  16. Mycobacterium tuberculosis may escape helper T cell recognition by infecting human fibroblasts

    Article • Human Immunology, June 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  17. Effect of the residual stress on soft sample nanoindentation

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, April 2013, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  18. Applicator-guided volumetric-modulated arc therapy for low-risk endometrial cancer

    Article • Medical Dosimetry, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  19. OC.07.6 GELENTERUM AMELIORATES SEVERITY OF COLITIS IN DSS MURINE MODEL, WHILE MODULATING GUT MICROBIOTA AND INTESTINAL MUCUS LAYER

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  20. P071 Gelenterum ameliorates murine colitis while modulating gut microbiota and intestinal mucus layer

    Article • Journal of Crohn s and Colitis, February 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  21. Viscous forces are predominant in the zona pellucida mechanical resistance

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, January 2013, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  22. Leuprorelin Acetate Long-Lasting Effects on GnRH Receptors of Prostate Cancer Cells: An Atomic Force Microscopy Study of Agonist/Receptor Interaction

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2013, PLOS

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  23. In VitroInteraction between Alginate Lyase and Amphotericin B against Aspergillus fumigatus Biofilm Determined by Different Methods

    Article • Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, December 2012, ASM Journals

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  24. Epithelial-Stromal Interactions in Human Breast Cancer: Effects on Adhesion, Plasma Membrane Fluidity and Migration Speed and Directness

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2012, PLOS

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  25. Detection of Biofilm-Grown Aspergillus fumigatus by Means of Atomic Force Spectroscopy: Ultrastructural Effects of Alginate Lyase

    Article • Microscopy and Microanalysis, October 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  26. Whole-Depth Change in Bovine Zona Pellucida Biomechanics after Fertilization: How Relevant in Hindering Polyspermy?

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2012, PLOS

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  27. Impact of electronegative low-density lipoprotein on angiographic coronary atherosclerotic burden

    Article • Atherosclerosis, July 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito, Dr Rocco Antonio Montone

  28. Nanoscale characterization of the biomechanical hardening of bovine zona pellucida

    Article • Journal of The Royal Society Interface, June 2012, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  29. Celiac disease and pregnancy outcome: anti-transglutaminase antibodies effects on placental and endometrial functions

    Article • Journal of Reproductive Immunology, May 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  30. Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy with Simultaneous Integrated Boost for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

    Article • Clinical Oncology, May 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  31. Janus-faced liposomes enhance antimicrobial innate immune response in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 2012, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  32. P.18.2 ENDOMETRIUM ENDOTHELIAL CELLS OF FERTILE WOMEN BEFORE AND AFTER ANTI-TTGA INCUBATION

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, March 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  33. The Thermal Structural Transition of Alpha-Crystallin Modulates Subunit Interactions and Increases Protein Solubility

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2012, PLOS

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  34. Quality of Life and Toxicity of Stereotactic Radiotherapy in Pancreatic Tumors: A Case Series

    Article • Cancer Investigation, February 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Marco De Spirito, Prof. Dr. Gianaurelio CUNIBERTI

  35. Novel fluorescent security marker. Part I: morphological and optical properties of 2-amino-6-ethoxy-4-[4-(4-morpholinyl)phenyl]-3,5-pyridinedicarbonitrile nanoparticles

    Article • Journal of Nanoparticle Research, January 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  36. PE_PGRS30 is required for the full virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Article • Cellular Microbiology, December 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Riccardo manganelli, Professor Marco De Spirito

  37. Nanocavities trapped along fibrin fibers allow the diffusion of thrombolytic drugs

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, November 2011, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  38. Docosahexaenoic acid reverts resistance to UV-induced apoptosis in human keratinocytes: involvement of COX-2 and HuR

    Article • The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, September 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  39. Heat Stress Causes Spatially-Distinct Membrane Re-Modelling in K562 Leukemia Cells

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2011, PLOS

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  40. The Thermal Structural Transition of α-Crystallin Inhibits the Heat Induced Self-Aggregation

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2011, PLOS

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  41. Controlled self assembly of collagen nanoparticle

    Article • Journal of Nanoparticle Research, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  42. Effects of Mechanical Forces on the Cellular Dynamics

    Article • Biophysical Journal, February 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  43. Intervillous circulation in intra-uterine growth restriction. Correlation to fetal well being

    Article • Placenta, December 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  44. Fluctuations and the Rate-Limiting Step of Peptide-Induced Membrane Leakage

    Article • Biophysical Journal, September 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  45. Estradiol Binding Prevents ApoB-100 Misfolding in Electronegative LDL(−)

    Article • Biochemistry, August 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  46. Mammalian life-span determinant p66 shcA mediates obesity-induced insulin resistance

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 2010, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  47. Ristocetin-induced self-aggregation of von Willebrand factor

    Article • European Biophysics Journal, June 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  48. Fibrin Gel Ultrastructure

    Article • Biophysical Journal, January 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Andrea Bellelli, Professor Marco De Spirito

  49. Protective Role of 17-β-Estradiol in LDL Amyloidogenesis

    Article • Biophysical Journal, January 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  50. Reactive Oxygen Species as Essential Mediators of Cell Adhesion and Migration

    Article • Biophysical Journal, January 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  51. Thiol Redox Transitions in Cell Signaling: a Lesson from N-Acetylcysteine

    Article • The Scientific World JOURNAL, January 2010, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  52. Natural lysophospholipids reduce Mycobacterium tuberculosis ‐induced cytotoxicity and induce anti‐mycobacterial activity by a phagolysosome maturation‐dependent mechanism in A549 type II alveolar epithelial cells

    Article • Immunology, December 2009, Wiley

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  53. Investigation of the spatial distribution of glutathione redox-balance in live cells by using Fluorescence Ratio Imaging Microscopy

    Article • Biosensors and Bioelectronics, December 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  54. Generation in Human Plasma of Misfolded, Aggregation-Prone Electronegative Low Density Lipoprotein

    Article • Biophysical Journal, July 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  55. Cl− and F− anions regulate the architecture of protofibrils in fibrin gel

    Article • European Biophysics Journal, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  56. Compartmentalization of the redox environment in PC-12 neuronal cells

    Article • European Biophysics Journal, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  57. Mechanical properties of zona pellucida hardening

    Article • European Biophysics Journal, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  58. Evidence of elastic to plastic transition in the zona pellucida of oocytes using atomic force spectroscopy

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, April 2009, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  59. Physical Properties of the Zona Pellucida

    Article • Biophysical Journal, February 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  60. On The Mechanisms Regulating Alpha-crystallin Activity

    Article • Biophysical Journal, February 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  61. CpG oligodeoxynucleotides promote phospholipase D dependent phagolysosome maturation and intracellular mycobacterial killing in M. tuberculosis infected type II alveolar epithelial cells

    Article • Cellular Immunology, January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  62. 470: Gadolinium-enhanced MRI mapping of placental perfusion in normal and IUGR pregnancies

    Article • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, December 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  63. N-acetyl-l-cysteine fosters inactivation and transfer to endolysosomes of c-Src

    Article • Free Radical Biology and Medicine, December 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  64. High-Resolution Imaging of Redox Signaling in Live Cells Through an Oxidation-Sensitive Yellow Fluorescent Protein

    Article • Science Signaling, October 2008, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  65. Detection of microviscosity by using uncalibrated atomic force microscopy cantilevers

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, September 2008, American Institute of Physics

    Massimo Vassalli, Professor Marco De Spirito

  66. Role of the life span determinant P66shcA in ethanol-induced liver damage

    Article • Laboratory Investigation, July 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  67. Modifications in solvent clusters embedded along the fibers of a cellulose polymer network cause paper degradation

    Article • Physical Review E, April 2008, American Physical Society (APS)

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  68. Low density lipoprotein misfolding and amyloidogenesis

    Article • The FASEB Journal, February 2008, Wiley

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  69. Sphingosine 1-phosphate promotes antigen processing and presentation to CD4+ T cells in Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected monocytes

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, September 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  70. Globular structure of human ovulatory cervical mucus

    Article • The FASEB Journal, July 2007, Wiley

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  71. Modifications of the Mesoscopic Structure of Cellulose in Paper Degradation

    Article • Physical Review Letters, December 2006, American Physical Society (APS)

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  72. Lysophosphatidic acid enhances antimycobacterial activity both in vitro and ex vivo

    Article • Clinical Immunology, October 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  73. CpG oligodeoxynucleotides induce Ca2+-dependent phospholipase D activity leading to phagolysosome maturation and intracellular mycobacterial growth inhibition in monocytes

    Article • Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, September 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  74. Low Density Lipoprotein Aged in Plasma Forms Clusters Resembling Subendothelial Droplets: Aggregation via Surface Sites

    Article • Biophysical Journal, June 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  75. Fluid viscosity determination by means of uncalibrated atomic force microscopy cantilevers

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, May 2006, American Institute of Physics

    Massimo Vassalli, Professor Marco De Spirito

  76. Simultaneous static and dynamic light scattering approach to the characterization of the different fibrin gel structures occurring by changing chloride concentration

    Article • Applied Physics Letters, May 2005, American Institute of Physics

    Professor Andrea Bellelli, Professor Marco De Spirito

  77. Particle Size Distribution in DMPC Vesicles Solutions Undergoing Different Sonication Times

    Article • Biophysical Journal, May 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  78. Small- and wide-angle elastic light scattering study of fibrin structure

    Article • Journal of Applied Crystallography, April 2003, International Union of Crystallography

    Professor Marco De Spirito, Dr Mattia Rocco

  79. Structure of fibrin gels studied by elastic light scattering techniques: Dependence of fractal dimension, gel crossover length, fiber diameter, and fiber density on monomer concentration

    Article • July 2002, American Physical Society (APS)

    Dr Mattia Rocco, Professor Marco De Spirito

  80. Growth kinetics and structure of fibrin gels

    Article • February 2001, American Physical Society (APS)

    Professor Marco De Spirito, Dr Mattia Rocco

  81. On the dynamics of semiflexible fibrin gels

    Article • Macromolecular Symposia, December 2000, Wiley

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  82. 23. Structure and kinetics of gelation of fibrin gels from light scattering

    Article • Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis, October 1998, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  83. Dynamic light scattering study of fine semiflexible fibrin networks

    Article • Biophysical Chemistry, September 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  84. Self-similarity properties of alpha-crystallin supramolecular aggregates

    Article • Biophysical Journal, December 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  85. Relaxation dynamic measurements in fibrin networks

    Article • July 1993, SPIE

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  86. Polarization-resolved beam combination in liquid suspensions of shaped microparticles

    Article • Physical Review A, December 1991, American Physical Society (APS)

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  87. Field-induced polarization modulation in shaped-microparticle suspensions

    Article • Journal of the Optical Society of America B, November 1991, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  88. Non-linear optics in artificial Kerr materials

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering B, September 1991, Elsevier

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  89. Nondegenerate two-wave mixing in shaped microparticle suspensions

    Article • June 1991, SPIE

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  90. Birefringence and scattering in highly oriented artificial Kerr media

    Article • Optics Letters, February 1991, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  91. Optical phase conjugation through translational and rotational diffusive rearrangements of liquid-dispersed microparticles

    Article • Physical Review A, March 1990, American Physical Society (APS)

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  92. Polarization-resolved optical phase conjugation in an artificial anisotropic Kerr medium

    Article • Optics Letters, December 1989, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Professor Marco De Spirito

  93. Third-order nonlinearity enhancement in an artificial Kerr medium through bulk intrinsic birefringence

    Article • Optics Letters, February 1989, Optical Society of America (OSA)

    Professor Marco De Spirito