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  1. MiR-22/GLUT1 Axis Induces Metabolic Reprogramming and Sorafenib Resistance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  2. MiR-22/GLUT1 Axis Induces Metabolic Reprogramming and Sorafenib Resistance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Article • March 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  3. Correction: Bertuzzi et al. Microenvironmental Traits of Classical Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in Adolescents and Their Prognostic Impact. Cancers 2024, 16, 4210

    Article • Cancers, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  4. Microenvironmental Traits of Classical Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in Adolescents and Their Prognostic Impact

    Article • Cancers, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  5. Female performance in skyrunning: biological and psychosocial aspects

    Article • The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, December 2024, Edizioni Minerva Medica

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  6. Long‐term albumin improves the outcomes of patients with decompensated cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus: Post hoc analysis of the ANSWER trial

    Article • Liver International, June 2024, Wiley

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  7. Association between Albumin Alterations and Renal Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  8. The Role of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt for the Management of Ascites in Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, February 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  9. Safety and efficacy of non-ablative CO2 laser treatment of vulvo-vaginal atrophy in women with history of breast cancer

    Article • Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  10. Association Between Albumin Alterations and Renal Function in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Article • January 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  11. Development and internal validation of a multivariable model for the prediction of the probability of 1-year readmission to the emergency department for acute alcohol intoxication

    Article • Internal and Emergency Medicine, December 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  12. Albumin administration in internal medicine: A journey between effectiveness and futility

    Article • European Journal of Internal Medicine, November 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  13. Predictors of clinical trajectories of patients with acutely decompensated cirrhosis. An external validation of the PREDICT study

    Article • Liver International, September 2023, Wiley

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  14. Low haemoglobin level predicts early hospital readmission in patients with cirrhosis and acute decompensation

    Article • JHEP Reports, May 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  15. Predictors of clinical trajectories in patients admitted for acutely decompensated cirrhosis: An external validation of the PREDICT study

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  16. Effect of ospemifene on vaginal microbiome in postmenopausal women with vulvovaginal atrophy

    Article • Menopause, January 2023, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  17. Mortality and its association with chronic alcohol-related diseases in patients admitted to the emergency department for acute alcoholic intoxication: retrospective cohort study

    Article • Internal and Emergency Medicine, October 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  18. Correction and Prevention of Hyponatremia in Patients With Cirrhosis and Ascites: Post Hoc Analysis of the ANSWER Study Database

    Article • The American Journal of Gastroenterology, September 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  19. A retrospective multicentre study on dalbavancin effectiveness and cost-evaluation in sternotomic wound infection treatment: DALBA SWIT Study

    Article • Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  20. Predictive factors of inhospital mortality for ICU patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure undergoing liver transplantation

    Article • European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, July 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  21. Low hemoglobin level predicts early hospital readmission in patients with cirrhosis and acute decompensation

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, July 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  22. Vaginal metabolites in postmenopausal women with or without vulvo-vaginal atrophy at baseline and after ospemifeme and systemic hormone treatment

    Article • Maturitas, May 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  23. Short-Term Efficacy and Safety of Non-Ablative Laser Treatment Alone or with Estriol or Moisturizers in Postmenopausal Women with Vulvovaginal Atrophy

    Article • The Journal of Sexual Medicine, March 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  24. Determination of Effective Albumin in Patients With Decompensated Cirrhosis: Clinical and Prognostic Implications

    Article • Hepatology, May 2021, Wiley

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  25. PREDICT identifies precipitating events associated with the clinical course of acutely decompensated cirrhosis

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, May 2021, Elsevier

    Clinical Chair Professor Henning Gronbaek, Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  26. On-treatment serum albumin level can guide long-term treatment in patients with cirrhosis and uncomplicated ascites

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, February 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  27. Risk factors for candidaemia in hospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis: a multicentre case–control–control study

    Article • Clinical Microbiology and Infection, February 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  28. Knowledge of genito-urinary syndrome of menopause among Italian gynecologists: the DIADEM survey

    Article • Maturitas, January 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  29. Prognostic Role of Bacterial and Fungal Infections in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis With and Without Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: A Prospective 2-Center Study

    Article • Open Forum Infectious Diseases, November 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  30. The PREDICT study uncovers three clinical courses of acutely decompensated cirrhosis that have distinct pathophysiology

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, October 2020, Elsevier

    Clinical Chair Professor Henning Gronbaek, Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  31. Author Correction: Hypothermic Oxygenated New Machine Perfusion System in Liver and Kidney Transplantation of Extended Criteria Donors: First Italian Clinical Trial

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  32. Correction to ‘Blood metabolomics uncovers inflammation-associated mitochondrial dysfunction as a potential mechanism underlying ACLF’ [J Hepatol 2020 (72) 688–701]

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, June 2020, Elsevier

    Clinical Chair Professor Henning Gronbaek, Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  33. Hypothermic Oxygenated New Machine Perfusion System in Liver and Kidney Transplantation of Extended Criteria Donors:First Italian Clinical Trial

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  34. Blood metabolomics uncovers inflammation-associated mitochondrial dysfunction as a potential mechanism underlying ACLF

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, April 2020, Elsevier

    Clinical Chair Professor Henning Gronbaek, Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  35. Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion Versus Static Cold Storage for Expanded Criteria Donors in Liver and Kidney Transplantation: Protocol for a Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • JMIR Research Protocols, March 2020, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  36. Effective albumin concentration and albumin function improve after long-term albumin therapy in patients with decompensated cirrhosis

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, February 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  37. Long-term albumin therapy is not futile in patients with cirrhosis and uncomplicated ascites not normalizing on-treatment serum albumin concentration

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, February 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  38. Subtle changes of c-reactive protein and serum creatinine during the index hospitalization predict early readmission in patients with decompensated cirrhosis

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, February 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  39. The Analysis of Food Intake in Patients with Cirrhosis Waiting for Liver Transplantation: A Neglected Step in the Nutritional Assessment

    Article • Nutrients, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  40. Prediction of nosocomial acute-on-chronic liver failure in patients with cirrhosis admitted to hospital with acute decompensation

    Article • JHEP Reports, October 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  41. Vaginal Health in Menopausal Women

    Article • Medicina, September 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  42. Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion Versus Static Cold Storage for Expanded Criteria Donors in Liver and Kidney Transplantation: Protocol for a Single-Center Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

    Article • April 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  43. PS-102-Circulating native albumin in patients with cirrhosis admitted to hospital for acute decompensation and acute-on-chronic liver failure: Relation to serum albumin levels, albumin function, and patient outcomes

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, April 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  44. SAT-152-Prediction of nosocomial acute-on-chronic liver failure in patients with cirrhosis admitted to hospital with acute decompensation

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, April 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  45. A Mediterranean Diet Mix Has Chemopreventive Effects in a Murine Model of Colorectal Cancer Modulating Apoptosis and the Gut Microbiota

    Article • Frontiers in Oncology, March 2019, Frontiers

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  46. MicroRNA-Based Prophylaxis in a Mouse Model of Cirrhosis and Liver Cancer

    Article • Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  47. Inducing cancer indolence by targeting mitochondrial Complex I is potentiated by blocking macrophage-mediated adaptive responses

    Article • Nature Communications, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  48. Long-term albumin administration in patients with cirrhosis and uncomplicated ascites: the use of serum albumin concentration for personalizing treatment

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  49. Predictors of nosocomial acute-on-chronic liver failure for the risk stratification of patients with cirrhosis admitted to hospital with acute decompensation

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  50. The residual native albumin predicts albumin dysfunction and outcomes in hospitalized cirrhotic patients with acute decompensation or acute-on-chronic liver failure

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  51. Extended Infusion of β-Lactams for Bloodstream Infection in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis: An Observational Multicenter Study

    Article • Clinical Infectious Diseases, January 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  52. New insights into the altered binding capacity of pharmaceutical-grade human serum albumin: site-specific binding studies by induced circular dichroism spectroscopy

    Article • Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  53. Structure of Epithelial and Stromal Compartments of Vulvar and Vaginal Tissue From Women With Vulvo-Vaginal Atrophy Taking Ospemifene

    Article • The Journal of Sexual Medicine, November 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  54. Testosterone undecanoate and testosterone enanthate injections are both effective and safe in transmen over 5 years of administration

    Article • Clinical Endocrinology, August 2018, Wiley

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  55. Long-term albumin administration in decompensated cirrhosis (ANSWER): an open-label randomised trial

    Article • The Lancet, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  56. The use of human albumin in patients with cirrhosis: a European survey

    Article • Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  57. Outcome of bacterial infections complicated or not by acute-on-chronic liver failure in patients with cirrhosis admitted to hospital for acute decompensation

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  58. Accesses for alcohol intoxication to the emergency department and the risk of re-hospitalization: An observational retrospective study

    Article • Addictive Behaviors, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  59. Bacterial infections with and without acute-on-chronic liver failure in patients with cirrhosis and acute decompensation: Risk factors and outcome

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  60. Strategies to Restore Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) Level After More than 20 Hours of Cold Ischemia Time in Human Marginal Kidney Grafts

    Article • Annals of Transplantation, January 2018, International Scientific Literature

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  61. The epigenetically regulated miR-494 associates with stem-cell phenotype and induces sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma

    Article • Cell Death and Disease, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  62. Molecular and functional characterization of CD133 + stem/progenitor cells infused in patients with end-stage liver disease reveals their interplay with stromal liver cells

    Article • Cytotherapy, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  63. Structural and functional integrity of human serum albumin: Analytical approaches and clinical relevance in patients with liver cirrhosis

    Article • Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  64. Simple and rapid LC–MS method for the determination of circulating albumin microheterogeneity in veal calves exposed to heat stress

    Article • Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  65. Assessment of Sepsis-3 criteria and quick SOFA in patients with cirrhosis and bacterial infections

    Article • Gut, August 2017, BMJ

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  66. In Hepatocellular Carcinoma miR-221 Modulates Sorafenib Resistance through Inhibition of Caspase-3–Mediated Apoptosis

    Article • Clinical Cancer Research, July 2017, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  67. Effects of ospemifene on vaginal epithelium of post-menopausal women

    Article • Gynecological Endocrinology, May 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  68. Albumin Homodimers in Patients with Cirrhosis: Clinical and Prognostic Relevance of a Novel Identified Structural Alteration of the Molecule

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  69. Mass spectrometry characterization of circulating human serum albumin microheterogeneity in patients with alcoholic hepatitis

    Article • Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, April 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  70. The TLR10 polymorphism rs4129009 is associated to poor 28-day survival in patients with cirrhosis and acute on chronic liver failure precipitated by bacterial infection

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, February 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  71. Inadequate Nutrition in Patients with Cirrhosis: The Need of a Personalized Educational Program

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  72. Impaired Lipid Profile is a Risk Factor for the Development of Sexual Dysfunction in Women

    Article • The Journal of Sexual Medicine, January 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  73. TLR-10 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism is Associated to Poor Short Term Survival in Cirrhotic Patients with Acute on Chronic Liver Failure Precipitated by Bacterial Infections

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  74. Mass spectrometric characterization of human serum albumin dimer: A new potential biomarker in chronic liver diseases

    Article • Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  75. Response to The reduced CO2+ -binding ability of ischaemia-modified albumin is unlikely to be because of oxidative modification of the N-terminus”

    Article • Liver International, June 2015, Wiley

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  76. Changes in Vaginal Physiology of Menopausal Women with Type 2 Diabetes

    Article • The Journal of Sexual Medicine, June 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  77. Ischaemia-modified albumin: a marker of bacterial infection in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis

    Article • Liver International, May 2015, Wiley

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  78. Reply to the Letter to the Editor: How Does Sleep Relate to Metabolic Syndrome in Women with Sexual Dysfunction?

    Article • The Journal of Sexual Medicine, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  79. Posttranscriptional changes of serum albumin: Clinical and prognostic significance in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis

    Article • Hepatology, November 2014, Wiley

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  80. Clinical and prognostic relevance of albumin dimers in patients with cirrhosis: A novel identified structural alteration of the molecule

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, October 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  81. Sexuality and Psychopathological Aspects in Premenopausal Women with Metabolic Syndrome

    Article • The Journal of Sexual Medicine, August 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  82. Endocannabinoids and liver cirrhosis: The endocannabinoid-related molecule oleoyl-ethanolamine (OEA) correlates with clinical complications and 1-year survival

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, February 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  83. Ischemia modified albumin (IMA) for the diagnosis of bacterial infection in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, February 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  84. The endocannabinoid system in advanced liver cirrhosis: pathophysiological implication and future perspectives

    Article • Liver International, July 2013, Wiley

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  85. Effects of long-term high dose testosterone administration on vaginal epithelium structure and estrogen receptor-α and -β expression of young women

    Article • International Journal of Impotence Research, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  86. 580 POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL CHANGES OF SERUM ALBUMIN ARE ASSOCIATED WITH CLINICAL FEATURES AND POOR SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, April 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  87. OC-35 Post-transcriptional changes of serum albumin and its relationship with clinical features and prognosis in cirrhotic patients

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, February 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  88. A fast and validated mass spectrometry method for the evaluation of human serum albumin structural modifications in the clinical field

    Article • European Journal of Mass Spectrometry, January 2013, IM Publications

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  89. O1 ADMINISTRATION OF THE CANNABINOID CB1-RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST PROTECTS AGAINST SEPSIS IN RAT CIRRHOSIS

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  90. Androgen receptor expression in the human vagina under different physiological and treatment conditions

    Article • International Journal of Impotence Research, June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  91. 569 ENDOCANNABINOIDS AND CIRRHOSIS: HAVE WE PICKED THE RIGHT ONE?

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  92. F-27 Endocannabinoids in advanced cirrhosis: have we picked the right one?

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, February 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  93. Reversal of liver fibrosis by the antagonism of endocannabinoid CB1 receptor in a rat model of CCl4-induced advanced cirrhosis

    Article • Laboratory Investigation, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  94. Hyperoxia fully protects mitochondria of explanted livers

    Article • Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  95. F.N.10 PHARMACOLOGICAL ANTAGONISM OF ENDOCANNABINOID CB1 RECEPTOR AMELIORATES LIVER FIBROSIS IN A RAT MODEL OF ADVANCED CIRRHOSIS

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, February 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  96. A novel model of CCl4-induced cirrhosis with ascites in the mouse

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, December 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  97. 748 EFFECT OF B3-ADRENOCEPTOR MODULATION ON PORTAL PRESSURE IN RATS WITH COMPENSATED CIRRHOSIS

    Article • Journal of Hepatology, April 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  98. Effect of β3-adrenoceptor agonist SR58611A on portal pressure of rats with compensated cirrhosis

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, March 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  99. A novel experimental model of decompensated liver cirrhosis induced by CCl4 inhalation in mice

    Article • Digestive and Liver Disease, October 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  100. SPASE-I: a multicenter observational study on pharmacological treatment of acute stroke in the elderly

    Article • Neurological Sciences, April 2002, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre

  101. Glial growth factors are alternatively spliced erbB2 ligands expressed in the nervous system

    Article • Nature, March 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maurizio Baldassarre