Search Results - "Mensà, Emanuela"
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Small extracellular vesicles deliver miR-21 and miR-217 as pro-senescence effectors to endothelial cells
Published in Journal of extracellular vesicles (01-01-2020)“…The role of epigenetics in endothelial cell senescence is a cutting-edge topic in ageing research. However, little is known of the relative contribution to…”
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The telomere world and aging: Analytical challenges and future perspectives
Published in Ageing research reviews (01-03-2019)“…Telomeres, the terminal nucleoprotein structures of eukaryotic chromosomes, play pleiotropic functions in cellular and organismal aging. Telomere length (TL)…”
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Bone marrow adipocytes support hematopoietic stem cell survival
Published in Journal of cellular physiology (01-02-2018)“…In bone marrow (BM), hematopoietic elements are mingled with adipocytes (BM‐A), which are the most abundant stromal component in the niche. BM‐A progressively…”
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Pleiotropic effects of metformin: Shaping the microbiome to manage type 2 diabetes and postpone ageing
Published in Ageing research reviews (01-12-2018)“…Metformin is the first-choice therapy to lower glycaemia and manage type 2 diabetes. Continuously emerging epidemiological data and experimental models are…”
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Circulating miR-146a in healthy aging and type 2 diabetes: Age- and gender-specific trajectories
Published in Mechanisms of ageing and development (01-06-2019)“…•Circulating microRNA-146a levels show a significant age-related decline.•MiR-146a shows gender-related correlations with specific biochemical…”
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Genomic stability, anti-inflammatory phenotype, and up-regulation of the RNAseH2 in cells from centenarians
Published in Cell death and differentiation (01-09-2019)“…Current literature agrees on the notion that efficient DNA repair favors longevity across evolution. The DNA damage response machinery activates inflammation…”
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Long-term exposure of human endothelial cells to metformin modulates miRNAs and isomiRs
Published in Scientific reports (11-12-2020)“…Increasing evidence suggest that the glucose-lowering drug metformin exerts a valuable anti-senescence role. The ability of metformin to affect the biogenesis…”
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Exosome-based immunomodulation during aging: A nano-perspective on inflamm-aging
Published in Mechanisms of ageing and development (01-12-2017)“…•Exosomes are involved in immune system recognition.•Exosomal alteration was observed during aging and age-related diseases.•Exosomes can play opposing roles…”
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Pre-eclampsia predictive ability of maternal miR-125b: a clinical and experimental study
Published in Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine (01-02-2021)“…Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a systemic maternal syndrome affecting 2-8% of pregnancies worldwide and involving poor placental perfusion and impaired blood supply to…”
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Connections from the rat dorsal column nuclei (DCN) to the periaqueductal gray matter (PAG)
Published in Neuroscience research (01-08-2016)“…•This study describes the anatomical connection between the DCN and the PAG.•The projection is somatotopically organized.•This projection could be part of the…”
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Microstructured soft devices for the growth and analysis of populations of homogenous multicellular tumor spheroids
Published in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS (01-04-2023)“…Multicellular tumor spheroids are rapidly emerging as an improved in vitro model with respect to more traditional 2D culturing. Microwell culturing is a simple…”
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A Functional Survey of the Regulatory Landscape of Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Evolution
Published in Cancer discovery (04-09-2024)“…Only a handful of somatic alterations have been linked to endocrine therapy resistance in hormone-dependent breast cancer, potentially explaining ∼40% of…”
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Postnatal development of the distribution of nitric oxide-producing neurons in the rat corpus callosum
Published in Neuroscience research (01-02-2020)“…•NADPH-d-Hi was used to study the postnatal development of NO-producing neurons in the rat cc.•Intracallosal NADPH-d+Ns were detected at P0, their number…”
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MiR-21-5p and miR-126a-3p levels in plasma and circulating angiogenic cells: relationship with type 2 diabetes complications
Published in Oncotarget (03-11-2015)“…Innovative biomarkers are required to manage type 2 diabetic patients (T2DM). We focused our study on miR-126-3p and miR-21-5p levels, as biomarkers of…”
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The mitomiR/Bcl-2 axis affects mitochondrial function and autophagic vacuole formation in senescent endothelial cells
Published in Aging (Albany, NY.) (21-10-2018)“…During senescence, cells undergo distinctive biochemical and morphological changes and become dysfunctional. MiRNAs are involved in the senescence process and…”
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Modulation of soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) isoforms and their ligands in healthy aging
Published in Aging (Albany, NY.) (23-03-2019)“…The receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGE) recognizes several ligands involved in inflammatory diseases. Two circulating soluble isoforms exist:…”
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Epigenetic effects of physical activity in elderly patients with cardiovascular disease
Published in Experimental gerontology (15-12-2017)“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an important public health problem affecting especially the elderly. Over the past 20years, an increasing number of studies…”
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MiR-422a promotes adipogenesis via MeCP2 downregulation in human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
Published in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS (01-03-2023)“…Methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) is a ubiquitous transcriptional regulator. The study of this protein has been mainly focused on the central nervous system…”
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Physical activity and progenitor cell-mediated endothelial repair in chronic heart failure: Is there a role for epigenetics?
Published in Mechanisms of ageing and development (01-10-2016)“…•Regular physical activity has been accepted as a highly effective and safe treatment for chronic heart failure (CHF).•Exercise training (ET) promotes…”
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Physical Activity Modulates the Overexpression of the Inflammatory miR‐146a‐5p in Obese Patients
Published in IUBMB life (01-10-2018)“…s Specific microRNAs (miRs), including the “angio‐miR‐126” and the “inflamma‐miR‐146a‐5p,” have been proposed as biomarkers and even therapeutic targets of…”
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