Search Results - "Rittà, Massimo"
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The Peptide A-3302-B Isolated from a Marine Bacterium Micromonospora sp. Inhibits HSV-2 Infection by Preventing the Viral Egress from Host Cells
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (15-01-2022)“…Herpesviruses are highly prevalent in the human population, and frequent reactivations occur throughout life. Despite antiviral drugs against herpetic…”
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Enhanced Anti-Herpetic Activity of Valacyclovir Loaded in Sulfobutyl-ether-β-cyclodextrin-decorated Chitosan Nanodroplets
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (30-09-2023)“…Valacyclovir (VACV) was developed as a prodrug of the most common anti-herpetic drug Acyclovir (ACV), aiming to enhance its bioavailability. Nevertheless,…”
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Prevalence of HPV Infection in Racial-Ethnic Subgroups of Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Published in Carcinogenesis (New York) (01-02-2017)“…The landscape of HPV infection in racial/ethnic subgroups of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients has not been evaluated carefully. In this study, a…”
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Diagnosis of viral gastroenteritis: limits and potential of currently available procedures
Published in Journal of infection in developing countries (04-07-2015)“…The diagnostic approaches to viral gastroenteritis have evolved substantially over the past decades because of the advances in detection methods, the emergence…”
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Interaction between inflammation and angiogenesis during different stages of cervical carcinogenesis
Published in Gynecologic oncology (01-01-2008)“…Abstract Objective. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the role of angiogenesis and inflammatory cell response in cervical carcinogenesis…”
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Analysis of Thermal Sensitivity of Human Cytomegalovirus Assayed in the Conventional Conditions of a Human Milk Bank
Published in Frontiers in pediatrics (27-07-2021)“…One of the main concerns in human milk banks (HMB) is the transmission of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) that could be present in the milk of infected women…”
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Extracellular Vesicles in Human Preterm Colostrum Inhibit Infection by Human Cytomegalovirus In Vitro
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (01-07-2020)“…Breast milk is a complex biofluid that nourishes infants, supports their growth and protects them from diseases. However, at the same time, breastfeeding is a…”
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High Temperature-Short Time Pasteurization Has a Lower Impact on the Antiviral Properties of Human Milk Than Holder Pasteurization
Published in Frontiers in pediatrics (16-10-2018)“…Holder pasteurization (62. 5°C for 30 min) is recommended by all international human milk bank guidelines to prevent infections potentially transmitted by…”
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Keratinocyte-Specific Stat3 Heterozygosity Impairs Development of Skin Tumors in Human Papillomavirus 8 Transgenic Mice
Published in Cancer research (Chicago, Ill.) (15-10-2010)“…Human papillomaviruses (HPV) of the genus β are thought to play a role in human skin cancers, but this has been difficult to establish using epidemiologic…”
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Acyclovir-loaded sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin decorated chitosan nanodroplets for the local treatment of HSV-2 infections
Published in International journal of pharmaceutics (25-09-2020)“…[Display omitted] •Next generation platform of nanodroplets with a hybrid chitosan/cyclodextrin shell.•Chitosan nanodroplets with mucoadhesion and penetration…”
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Effect of different non-conventional extraction methods on the antibacterial and antiviral activity of fucoidans extracted from Nizamuddinia zanardinii
Published in International journal of biological macromolecules (01-03-2019)“…In the current study, fucoidans from brown alga Nizamuddinia zanardinii were isolated with conventional and non-conventional extraction procedures to evaluate…”
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Impact of time-temperature combinations on the anti-Cytomegalovirus activity and biological components of human milk
Published in Pediatric research (01-09-2023)“…Background There is extensive evidence that Holder pasteurization (HoP) (30 min at 62.5 °C) has harmful effects on the bioactivities of human milk (HM). We…”
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Antiviral Activity of a Arisaema Tortuosum Leaf Extract and Some of its Constituents against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2
Published in Planta medica (01-03-2020)“…Infections caused by HSV-2 are a public health concern worldwide, and there is still a great demand for the discovery of novel anti-herpes virus agents…”
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Inhibition of HSV‐2 infection by pure compounds from Thymus capitatus extract in vitro
Published in Phytotherapy research (01-08-2018)“…Thymus capitatus represents 1 of the 5 Tunisian species of the genus Thymus, which has long‐standing use for flavouring and preserving several food products…”
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The traditional use of Vachellia nilotica for sexually transmitted diseases is substantiated by the antiviral activity of its bark extract against sexually transmitted viruses
Published in Journal of ethnopharmacology (01-03-2018)“…Vachellia (Acacia) nilotica and other plants of this genus have been used in traditional medicine of Asian and African countries to treat many disorders,…”
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus in liver transplant patients in Turin, Italy
Published in Panminerva medica (01-03-2023)“…Acute E hepatitis is usually a self-limited non-progressive disease; however, acute liver failure and death can occur in the presence of conditions such as…”
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Anti-zika virus activity of polyoxometalates
Published in Antiviral research (01-03-2019)“…Zika virus (ZIKV) is an emerging infectious viral pathogen associated with severe fetal cerebral anomalies and the paralytic Guillain-Barrè syndrome in adults…”
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Ficus religiosa L. bark extracts inhibit infection by herpes simplex virus type 2 in vitro
Published in Archives of virology (01-12-2016)“…Ficus religiosa extracts have been used in traditional Indian medicine to treat sexually transmitted infections such as gonorrhea and genital ulcers. The aim…”
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Anti‐Cytomegalovirus Activity in Human Milk and Colostrum From Mothers of Preterm Infants
Published in Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition (01-11-2018)“…ABSTRACT Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the anti‐human cytomegalovirus (CMV) activity of milk from seropositive and seronegative mothers of…”
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Evaluation of CMV-specific cellular immune response by EliSPOT assay in kidney transplant patients
Published in Journal of clinical virology (01-12-2014)“…Highlights • CMV-specific T-cell response is associated to lower occurrence of infection. • Seronegativity and prophylaxis are associated to lack of adequate…”
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