Search Results - "Caccin, Paola"
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Hydrogel-in-hydrogel live bioprinting for guidance and control of organoids and organotypic cultures
Published in Nature communications (30-05-2023)“…Three-dimensional hydrogel-based organ-like cultures can be applied to study development, regeneration, and disease in vitro. However, the control of…”
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adjuvant MF59 induces ATP release from muscle that potentiates response to vaccination
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (24-12-2013)“…Vaccines are the most effective agents to control infections. In addition to the pathogen antigens, vaccines contain adjuvants that are used to enhance…”
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Allogenic tissue-specific decellularized scaffolds promote long-term muscle innervation and functional recovery in a surgical diaphragmatic hernia model
Published in Acta biomaterialia (15-04-2019)“…[Display omitted] Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a neonatal defect in which the diaphragm muscle does not develop properly, thereby raising abdominal…”
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Nidogens are therapeutic targets for the prevention of tetanus
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (28-11-2014)“…Tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT) is among the most poisonous substances on Earth and a major cause of neonatal death in nonvaccinated areas. TeNT targets the…”
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Snake Phospholipase A2 Neurotoxins Enter Neurons, Bind Specifically to Mitochondria, and Open Their Transition Pores
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (05-12-2008)“…Snake presynaptic neurotoxins with phospholipase A2 activity are potent inducers of paralysis through inhibition of the neuromuscular junction. These…”
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Generation of a Functioning and Self‐Renewing Diaphragmatic Muscle Construct
Published in Stem cells translational medicine (01-08-2019)“…Surgical repair of large muscular defects requires the use of autologous graft transfer or prosthetic material. Naturally derived matrices are biocompatible…”
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Decellularized skeletal muscles display neurotrophic effects in three‐dimensional organotypic cultures
Published in Stem cells translational medicine (01-10-2020)“…Skeletal muscle decellularization allows the generation of natural scaffolds that retain the extracellular matrix (ECM) mechanical integrity, biological…”
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Customized bioreactor enables the production of 3D diaphragmatic constructs influencing matrix remodeling and fibroblast overgrowth
Published in npj Regenerative medicine (25-04-2022)“…The production of skeletal muscle constructs useful for replacing large defects in vivo, such as in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), is still considered…”
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Bothrops snake myotoxins induce a large efflux of ATP and potassium with spreading of cell damage and pain
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (10-08-2010)“…Myotoxins play a major role in the pathogenesis of the envenomations caused by snake bites in large parts of the world where this is a very relevant public…”
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Equivalent Effects of Snake PLA2 Neurotoxins and Lysophospholipid-Fatty Acid Mixtures
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (09-12-2005)“…Snake presynaptic phospholipase A2 neurotoxins (SPANs) paralyze the neuromuscular junction (NMJ). Upon intoxication, the NMJ enlarges and has a reduced content…”
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Mouse Phrenic Nerve Hemidiaphragm Assay (MPN)
Published in Bio-protocol (05-03-2018)“…The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) is the specialized synapse by which peripheral motor neurons innervate muscle fibers and control skeletal muscle contraction…”
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Decellularized Skeletal Muscles Support the Generation of In Vitro Neuromuscular Tissue Models
Published in Applied sciences (01-10-2021)“…Decellularized skeletal muscle (dSkM) constructs have received much attention in recent years due to the versatility of their applications in vitro. In search…”
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Envenomations by Bothrops and Crotalus snakes induce the release of mitochondrial alarmins
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-02-2012)“…Skeletal muscle necrosis is a common manifestation of viperid snakebite envenomations. Venoms from snakes of the genus Bothrops, such as that of B. asper,…”
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Traffic of Botulinum Toxins A and E in Excitatory and Inhibitory Neurons
Published in Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark) (01-02-2007)“…Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs), proteases specific for the SNARE proteins, are used to study the molecular machinery supporting exocytosis and are used to treat…”
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Calcium Influx and Mitochondrial Alterations at Synapses Exposed to Snake Neurotoxins or Their Phospholipid Hydrolysis Products
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (13-04-2007)“…Snake presynaptic phospholipase A2 neurotoxins (SPANs) bind to the presynaptic membrane and hydrolyze phosphatidylcholine with generation of…”
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The synaptotagmin juxtamembrane domain is involved in neuroexocytosis
Published in FEBS open bio (01-01-2015)“…•The highly cationic juxtamembrane segment of synaptotagmin juxtamembrane domain was synthesized.•This peptide inhibits neurotransmitter release at the…”
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CFTR corrector C17 is effective in muscular dystrophy, in vivo proof of concept in LGMDR3
Published in Human molecular genetics (21-02-2022)“…Abstract Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy R3 (LGMDR3) is caused by mutations in the SGCA gene coding for α-sarcoglycan (SG). Together with β- γ- and δ-SG, α-SG…”
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Nerve-dependent distribution of subsynaptic type 1 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor at the neuromuscular junction
Published in The Journal of general physiology (07-11-2022)“…Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) are enriched at postsynaptic membrane compartments of the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), surrounding the…”
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Muscle phospholipid hydrolysis by Bothrops asper Asp49 and Lys49 phospholipase A2 myotoxins – distinct mechanisms of action
Published in The FEBS journal (01-08-2013)“…Bothrops snakes are the major cause of ophidian envenomings in Latin America. Their venom contains myotoxins that cause prominent muscle damage, which may lead…”
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Presynaptic enzymatic neurotoxins
Published in Journal of neurochemistry (01-06-2006)“…Botulinum neurotoxins produced by anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium are the most toxic proteins known, with mouse LD50 values in the 1–5 ng/kg range,…”
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