Search Results - "Sarah D’Alessandro"
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Human Endogenous Retroviruses Long Terminal Repeat Methylation, Transcription, and Protein Expression in Human Colon Cancer
Published in Frontiers in oncology (27-10-2020)“…Colon cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in both incidence and mortality in developed countries. Infectious agents are among the risk factors for…”
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Determination of the UV Inactivation Constant Under 280 nm UV LED Irradiation for SARS‐CoV‐2
Published in Photochemistry and photobiology (01-01-2023)“…ABSTRACT The ongoing emergency provoked by the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic demands the development of technologies to mitigate the spread of infection, and UV…”
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The Use of Antimalarial Drugs against Viral Infection
Published in Microorganisms (Basel) (08-01-2020)“…In recent decades, drugs used to treat malaria infection have been shown to be beneficial for many other diseases, including viral infections. In particular,…”
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Characterization of the erythrocyte GTPase Rac1 in relation to Plasmodium falciparum invasion
Published in Scientific reports (16-12-2020)“…Malaria is still a devastating disease with 228 million cases globally and 405,000 lethal outcomes in 2018, mainly in children under five years of age. The…”
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Safety of Artemisinin Derivatives in the First Trimester of Pregnancy: A Controversial Story
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (31-07-2020)“…Artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as first line treatment for uncomplicated malaria both in adults…”
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Effect of Hypoxia on Gene Expression in Cell Populations Involved in Wound Healing
Published in BioMed research international (2019)“…Wound healing is a complex process regulated by multiple signals and consisting of several phases known as haemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and…”
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In Vitro Antimalarial Activity of Inhibitors of the Human GTPase Rac1
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (18-01-2022)“…Malaria accounts for millions of cases and thousands of deaths every year. In the absence of an effective vaccine, drugs are still the most important tool in…”
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Oxidative Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 on Photoactive AgNPs@TiO2 Ceramic Tiles
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (17-08-2021)“…The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic causes serious public health, social, and economic issues all over the globe. Surface transmission has been claimed as a…”
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Total Synthesis of the Natural Chalcone Lophirone E, Synthetic Studies toward Benzofuran and Indole-Based Analogues, and Investigation of Anti-Leishmanial Activity
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (11-01-2022)“…The potential of natural and synthetic chalcones as therapeutic leads against different pathological conditions has been investigated for several years, and…”
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Screening of Mpro Protease (SARS-CoV-2) Covalent Inhibitors from an Anthocyanin-Rich Blueberry Extract Using an HRMS-Based Analytical Platform
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (06-06-2024)“…Background: The viral main protease (Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 has been recently proposed as a key target to inhibit virus replication in the host. Therefore,…”
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Heat-Treated Lysozyme Hydrochloride: A Study on Its Structural Modifications and Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Activity
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (01-03-2023)“…Lysozyme (E.C. 3.2.1.17), an about 14 kDa protein and pI 11, widely spread in nature, is present in humans mainly in milk, saliva, and intestinal mucus as a…”
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In Vitro SARS-CoV-2 Infection of Microvascular Endothelial Cells: Effect on Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine and Chemokine Release
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (06-04-2022)“…In the novel pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019, high levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines lead to endothelial activation and dysfunction, promoting a…”
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Multiplex array analysis of circulating cytokines and chemokines in COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Milan, Italy
Published in BMC immunology (26-07-2024)“…The systemic inflammatory syndrome called "cytokine storm" has been described in COVID-19 pathogenesis, contributing to disease severity. The analysis of…”
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Serological follow-up of SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic subjects
Published in Scientific reports (18-11-2020)“…SARS-CoV-2 symptoms are non-specific and can range from asymptomatic presentation to severe pneumonia. Asymptomatic subjects carrying SARS-CoV-2 often remain…”
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A Hybrid of Amodiaquine and Primaquine Linked by Gold(I) Is a Multistage Antimalarial Agent Targeting Heme Detoxification and Thiol Redox Homeostasis
Published in Pharmaceutics (12-06-2022)“…Hybrid-based drugs linked through a transition metal constitute an emerging concept for Plasmodium intervention. To advance the drug design concept and enhance…”
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Phagocytosis and activation of bone marrow-derived macrophages by Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes
Published in Malaria journal (10-02-2021)“…The innate immune response against various life cycle stages of the malaria parasite plays an important role in protection against the disease and regulation…”
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Artemisone and Artemiside Are Potent Panreactive Antimalarial Agents That Also Synergize Redox Imbalance in Plasmodium falciparum Transmissible Gametocyte Stages
Published in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (01-08-2018)“…The emergence of resistance toward artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs) by the malaria parasite has the potential to severely compromise malaria control…”
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Dihydroartemisinin inhibits the human erythroid cell differentiation by altering the cell cycle
Published in Toxicology (Amsterdam) (09-10-2012)“…Abstract Artemisinin derivatives such as dihydroartemisinin (DHA) induce significant depletion of early embryonic erythroblasts in animal models. We have…”
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Isolation of SARS-CoV-2 strains carrying a nucleotide mutation, leading to a stop codon in the ORF 6 protein
Published in Emerging microbes & infections (01-01-2021)“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was isolated from the oro/pharyngeal swabs of two Italian COVID-19 patients, physicians in a…”
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Studies of Potency and Efficacy of an Optimized Artemisinin-Quinoline Hybrid against Multiple Stages of the Plasmodium Life Cycle
Published in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) (06-11-2021)“…A recently developed artemisinin-quinoline hybrid, named 163A, has been shown to display potent activity against the asexual blood stage of Plasmodium, the…”
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