Search Results - "Miglietta, Antonella"
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Expression of Cox-2 in human breast cancer cells as a critical determinant of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and invasiveness
Published in Expert opinion on therapeutic targets (01-02-2014)“…Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is overexpressed in several malignancies and is implicated in breast cancer progression. We investigated whether changes in COX-2…”
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SerpinB3 Promotes Pro-fibrogenic Responses in Activated Hepatic Stellate Cells
Published in Scientific reports (13-06-2017)“…SerpinB3 is a hypoxia- and hypoxia-inducible factor-2α-dependent cystein protease inhibitor that is up-regulated in hepatocellular carcinoma and in parenchymal…”
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Celecoxib inactivates epithelial-mesenchymal transition stimulated by hypoxia and/or epidermal growth factor in colon cancer cells
Published in Molecular carcinogenesis (01-10-2012)“…Celecoxib, a selective cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) inhibitor, has been reported to exert chemopreventive and antitumor effects on colon cancer, one of the most…”
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Phagocytic uptake of fluorescent stealth and non-stealth solid lipid nanoparticles
Published in International journal of pharmaceutics (15-12-1998)“…Fluorescent non-stealth and stealth solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) were prepared using rhodamine B base as fluorescent marker. The steric stabilization of the…”
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Cellular and molecular mechanisms in liver fibrogenesis
Published in Archives of biochemistry and biophysics (15-04-2014)“…•Liver fibrogenesis relies on a heterogeneous population of myofibroblasts (MFs).•Origin of MFs correlates with tissue localization, aetiology and fibrosis…”
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Microtubule-interacting activity and cytotoxicity of the prenylated coumarin ferulenol
Published in Planta medica (01-12-2002)“…In this study we investigated biological activity of ferulenol, a prenylated 4-hydroxycoumarin from Ferula communis. Ferulenol stimulates tubulin…”
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Angiogenesis and Fibrogenesis in Chronic Liver Diseases
Published in Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology (01-09-2015)“…Pathologic angiogenesis appears to be intrinsically associated with the fibrogenic progression of chronic liver diseases, which eventually leads to the…”
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Comparative studies on biological activity of certain microtubule-interacting taxanes
Published in Chemico-biological interactions (20-03-2002)“…We have compared the nature of interaction of certain taxanes with microtubular protein, and the mechanism of action underlying cytotoxic activity. Taxanes…”
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Antiproliferative effects of COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib on human breast cancer cell lines
Published in Molecular and cellular biochemistry (01-04-2011)“…The inducible COX-2 enzyme is over-expressed in human breast cancer and its over-expression generally correlates with angiogenesis, deregulation of apoptosis…”
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COX2 inhibitor NS398 reduces HT-29 cell invasiveness by modulating signaling pathways mediated by EGFR and HIF1-α
Published in Anticancer research (01-04-2014)“…Signals from the tumor microenvironment (hypoxia, growth factors) are known to induce an invasive phenotype. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2) overexpression, involved…”
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Hypoxia, hypoxia-inducible factors and fibrogenesis in chronic liver diseases
Published in Histology and histopathology (01-01-2014)“…Fibrogenic progression of chronic liver diseases (CLDs) towards the end-point of cirrhosis is currently regarded, whatever the aetiology, as a dynamic and…”
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Hepatic myofibroblasts and fibrogenic progression of chronic liver diseases
Published in Histology and histopathology (01-09-2015)“…Liver fibrogenesis is a dynamic and highly integrated molecular, tissue and cellular process that during the course of a chronic liver disease (CLD) leads…”
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Involvement of PPARγ and E‐cadherin/β‐catenin pathway in the antiproliferative effect of conjugated linoleic acid in MCF‐7 cells
Published in International journal of cancer (15-07-2007)“…Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a naturally occurring fatty acid, which has been shown to exert beneficial effects against breast carcinogenesis. It has been…”
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A novel nitro-oxy substituted analogue of rofecoxib reduces human colon cancer cell growth
Published in Molecular and cellular biochemistry (01-02-2012)“…Rofecoxib is a specific COX-2 inhibitor able to exert antiproliferative activity against colorectal cancer cells. It was withdrawn from the market after the…”
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Antiproliferative Effect of a Novel Nitro-oxy Derivative of Celecoxib in Human Colon Cancer Cells: Role of COX-2 and Nitric Oxide
Published in Anticancer research (01-07-2010)“…It has been shown previously that a novel nitrooxy derivative of celecoxib exerts antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic effects in human colon cancer cells. The…”
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Novel nitro-oxy derivatives of celecoxib for the regulation of colon cancer cell growth
Published in Chemico-biological interactions (10-12-2009)“…Celecoxib is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) developed as a selective inhibitor of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). Despite the associated…”
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Involvement of PPARα in the growth inhibitory effect of arachidonic acid on breast cancer cells
Published in British journal of nutrition (01-10-2008)“…Epidemiological studies suggest that dietary PUFA may influence breast cancer progression. n-3 PUFA are generally known to exert antitumour effects, whereas…”
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Angiogenesis and Fibrogenesis in Chronic Liver DiseasesSummary
Published in Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology (01-09-2015)“…Pathologic angiogenesis appears to be intrinsically associated with the fibrogenic progression of chronic liver diseases, which eventually leads to the…”
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COX-2 expression in human breast carcinomas: correlation with clinicopathological features and prognostic molecular markers
Published in Expert opinion on therapeutic targets (01-07-2010)“…COX-2 is implicated in carcinogenesis and tumour progression in many cancers, including breast cancer. Recently, it has been reported that human breast…”
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Antiproliferative effect of conjugated linoleic acid in caco-2 cells: Involvement of PPARγ and APC/β-catenin pathways
Published in Chemico-biological interactions (30-08-2007)“…Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a naturally occurring substance in food sources, occurs as mixtures of positional and geometrical isomers of octadecadienoate…”
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