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Massimo Castagnola

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Muntiu A, Moresi F, Vincenzoni F, Rossetti D, Iavarone F, Messana I, et al.
Int J Mol Sci . 2024 Dec; 25(23). PMID: 39684695
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an extremely aggressive brain tumor characterized by a high infiltration capability and recurrence rate. Early diagnosis is crucial to improve the prognosis and to personalize the...
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Fraschini M, Castagnola M, Barberini L, Sanfilippo R, Coghe F, Didaci L, et al.
Sensors (Basel) . 2024 Aug; 24(16). PMID: 39205077
Stroke is the second leading cause of death and a major cause of disability around the world, and the development of atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid arteries is generally considered...
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Contini C, Manconi B, Olianas A, Guadalupi G, Schirru A, Zorcolo L, et al.
Cells . 2024 Aug; 13(16. PMID: 39195201
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a frequent, worldwide tumor described for its huge complexity, including inter-/intra-heterogeneity and tumor microenvironment (TME) variability. Intra-tumor heterogeneity and its connections with metabolic reprogramming and epithelial-mesenchymal...
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Faa G, Coghe F, Pretta A, Castagnola M, Van Eyken P, Saba L, et al.
Diagnostics (Basel) . 2024 Aug; 14(15). PMID: 39125481
With the advent of whole-slide imaging (WSI), a technology that can digitally scan whole slides in high resolution, pathology is undergoing a digital revolution. Detecting microsatellite instability (MSI) in colorectal...
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Faa G, Messana I, Coni P, Piras M, Pichiri G, Piludu M, et al.
Cells . 2024 Jul; 13(13. PMID: 38994967
This review summarizes the results of a series of studies performed by our group with the aim to define the expression levels of thymosin β and thymosin β over time,...
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Ziranu P, Pretta A, Aimola V, Cau F, Mariani S, DAgata A, et al.
Cancers (Basel) . 2024 Apr; 16(8). PMID: 38672650
Cluster of differentiation 44 (CD44) is a non-kinase cell surface glycoprotein. It is overexpressed in several cell types, including cancer stem cells (CSCs). Cells overexpressing CD44 exhibit several CSC traits,...
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Di Pietro L, Boroumand M, Lattanzi W, Manconi B, Salvati M, Cabras T, et al.
Int J Mol Sci . 2023 Oct; 24(19). PMID: 37834461
Saliva houses over 2000 proteins and peptides with poorly clarified functions, including proline-rich proteins, statherin, P-B peptides, histatins, cystatins, and amylases. Their genes are poorly conserved across related species, reflecting...
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Serrao S, Contini C, Guadalupi G, Olianas A, Lai G, Messana I, et al.
Int J Mol Sci . 2023 Oct; 24(19). PMID: 37834061
Mastocytosis, a rare blood disorder characterized by the proliferation of clonal abnormal mast cells, has a variegated clinical spectrum and diagnosis is often difficult and delayed. Recently we proposed the...
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Notari S, Gambardella G, Vincenzoni F, Desiderio C, Castagnola M, Bocedi A, et al.
Sci Rep . 2023 Aug; 13(1):14113. PMID: 37644064
Lactoferrin, a multifunctional iron-binding protein containing 16 disulfides, is actively studied for its antibacterial and anti-carcinogenic properties. However, scarce information is nowadays available about its oxidative folding starting from the...
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Messana I, Manconi B, Cabras T, Boroumand M, Sanna M, Iavarone F, et al.
Int J Mol Sci . 2023 Aug; 24(16). PMID: 37628956
In this review, we extensively describe the main post-translational modifications that give rise to the multiple proteoforms characterized to date in the human salivary proteome and their potential role. Most...