Search Results - "SAITTA, Antonino"
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Quantum-driven phase transition in ice described via an efficient Langevin approach
Published in Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics (02-06-2014)“…The phase transition from ice VII to ice X under extreme pressures is an example where quantum proton delocalization coexists with classical thermal…”
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Formamide reaction network in gas phase and solution via a unified theoretical approach: Toward a reconciliation of different prebiotic scenarios
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (08-12-2015)“…Increasing experimental and theoretical evidence points to formamide as a possible hub in the complex network of prebiotic chemical reactions leading from…”
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Effect of salt on the H-bond symmetrization in ice
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (07-07-2015)“…The richness of the phase diagram of water reduces drastically at very high pressures where only two molecular phases, proton-disordered ice VII and…”
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Miller experiments in atomistic computer simulations
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (23-09-2014)“…The celebrated Miller experiments reported on the spontaneous formation of amino acids from a mixture of simple molecules reacting under an electric discharge,…”
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Quantum Monte Carlo Study of the Protonated Water Dimer
Published in Journal of chemical theory and computation (13-05-2014)“…We report an extensive theoretical study of the protonated water dimer H5O2 + (Zundel ion) by means of the highly correlated variational Monte Carlo and…”
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The preparation and structure of salty ice VII under pressure
Published in Nature materials (01-05-2009)“…It is widely accepted that ice, no matter what phase, is unable to incorporate large amounts of salt into its structure. This conclusion is based on the…”
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Genistein in the Metabolic Syndrome: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial
Published in The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (01-08-2013)“…Context: This study was performed to evaluate the effects of genistein on metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors in Caucasian postmenopausal subjects with…”
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Retraction Note: Propylthiouracil prevents cutaneous and pulmonary fibrosis in the reactive oxygen species murine model of systemic sclerosis
Published in Arthritis research & therapy (14-12-2022)“…This article has been retracted. Please see the Retraction Notice for more detail: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-022-02973-w…”
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Hyaluronan Fragmentation During Inflammatory Pathologies: A Signal that Empowers Tissue Damage
Published in Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry (01-01-2020)“…The mechanisms that modulate the response to tissue injury are not fully understood. Abnormalities in the repair response are associated with a variety of…”
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Vitamin D Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Inflammation, Arterial Stiffness and Circulating Progenitor Cell Number
Published in PloS one (04-08-2015)“…Suboptimal vitamin D status was recently acknowledged as an independent predictor of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality in several clinical…”
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Thermal dependence of the hydrated proton and optimal proton transfer in the protonated water hexamer
Published in Nature communications (30-10-2023)“…Water is a key ingredient for life and plays a central role as solvent in many biochemical reactions. However, the intrinsically quantum nature of the hydrogen…”
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Formation of nucleobases in a Miller–Urey reducing atmosphere
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (25-04-2017)“…The Miller–Urey experiments pioneered modern research on the molecular origins of life, but their actual relevance in this field was later questioned because…”
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Endothelial Progenitor Cells for Diagnosis and Prognosis in Cardiovascular Disease
Published in Stem cells international (01-01-2016)“…Objective. To identify, evaluate, and synthesize evidence on the predictive power of circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in cardiovascular disease,…”
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Left Ventricular Function in Hypertension: New Insight by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
Published in Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (01-07-2011)“…Background: Conventional transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) are usually unable to reveal very early subtle abnormalities in…”
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Circulating progenitor cells in hypertensive subjects: Effectiveness of a treatment with olmesartan in improving cell number and miR profile in addition to expected pharmacological effects
Published in PloS one (16-03-2017)“…CD34+ circulating progenitor cells (CD34+CPCs) are a population of multipotent cells which can delay the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular…”
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CD34+ cell count predicts long lasting life in the oldest old
Published in Mechanisms of ageing and development (01-06-2017)“…•Additional insights about the predictive role of CD34+CPCs in oldest old.•In old subjects classic CV risk factors and HDL-C levels lose their predictive…”
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Venous Thromboembolism and Cerebrovascular Events in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
Published in PloS one (22-02-2016)“…To investigate the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and cerebrovascular events in a community-based incidence cohort of patients with giant cell…”
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Endothelial progenitor cells and rheumatic disease modifying therapy
Published in Vascular pharmacology (01-09-2018)“…Rheumatic diseases are associated with accelerated atherosclerosis and with increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The mechanisms underlying…”
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Sulfur radical species form gold deposits on Earth
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (03-11-2015)“…Current models of the formation and distribution of gold deposits on Earth are based on the long-standing paradigm that hydrogen sulfide and chloride are the…”
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The trisulfur radical ion S₃•− controls platinum transport by hydrothermal fluids
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (24-08-2021)“…Platinum group elements (PGE) are considered to be very poorly soluble in aqueous fluids in most natural hydrothermal–magmatic contexts and industrial…”
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