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Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Oncogenesis between Active Expression and Latency: A Possible Source for the Development of Therapeutic Targets

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2023-09-30 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914807
Contributors: Francesca Marino-Merlo; Sandro Grelli; Antonio Mastino; Michele Lai; Paola Ferrari; Andrea Nicolini; Mauro Pistello; Beatrice Macchi
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Inhibition of the RNA-Dependent RNA-Polymerase from SARS-CoV-2 by 6-Chloropurine Isoxazoline-Carbocyclic Monophosphate Nucleotides.

ACS omega
2023-09-20 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c04918
PMID: 37810686
PMC: PMC10552509
Contributors: Leusciatti M; Macchi B; Marino-Merlo F; Mastino A; Morra G; Paolo Quadrelli
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Francesca Marino Merlo

Antioxidant Activity of a Sicilian Almond Skin Extract Using In Vitro and In Vivo Models

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2023-07-28 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ijms241512115
Contributors: Alessia Arangia; Agnese Ragno; Marika Cordaro; Ramona D’Amico; Rosalba Siracusa; Roberta Fusco; Francesca Marino Merlo; Antonella Smeriglio; Daniela Impellizzeri; Salvatore Cuzzocrea et al.
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Biological Evaluation of Triorganotin Derivatives as Potential Anticancer Agents

Molecules
2023-05 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/molecules28093856
Contributors: Valeria Stefanizzi; antonella minutolo; Elena Valletta; Martina Carlini; Franca M. Cordero; Anna Ranzenigo; Salvatore Pasquale Prete; DANIEL OSCAR CICERO; Erica Pitti; Greta Petrella et al.
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Caspase-8 is required for HSV-1-induced apoptosis and promotes effective viral particle release via autophagy inhibition

Cell Death & Differentiation
2022-11-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41418-022-01084-y
Part of ISSN: 1350-9047
Part of ISSN: 1476-5403
Contributors: Francesca Marino-Merlo; Anusha Klett; Emanuela Papaianni; Selene Francesca Anna Drago; Beatrice Macchi; María Gabriela Rincón; Federica Andreola; ANNALUCIA SERAFINO; SANDRO GRELLI; Antonio Mastino et al.
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Quantitative Evaluation of Very Low Levels of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase by a Novel Highly Sensitive RT-qPCR Assay

Life
2022-07-27 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/life12081130
Contributors: Francesca Marino-Merlo; Valeria Stefanizzi; Agnese Ragno; Lucia Piredda; Sandro Grelli; Beatrice Macchi; Antonio Mastino
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Inhibition of IκBα phosphorylation potentiates regulated cell death induced by azidothymidine in HTLV-1 infected cells

Cell Death Discovery
2020-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41420-020-0243-x
Part of ISSN: 2058-7716
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Appraisal of a Simple and Effective RT-qPCR Assay for Evaluating the Reverse Transcriptase Activity in Blood Samples from HIV-1 Patients

Pathogens
2020-12-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9121047
Contributors: Beatrice Macchi; Caterina Frezza; Francesca Marino-Merlo; Antonella Minutolo; Valeria Stefanizzi; Emanuela Balestrieri; Carlotta Cerva; Loredana Sarmati; Massimo Andreoni; Sandro Grelli et al.
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N,O ‐Nucleoside Analogues: Metabolic and Apoptotic Activity

ChemistryOpen
2020-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/open.202000034
Part of ISSN: 2191-1363
Part of ISSN: 2191-1363
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Antiretroviral Therapy in HTLV-1 Infection: An Updated Overview

Pathogens
2020-05-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9050342
Contributors: Francesca Marino-Merlo; Emanuela Balestrieri; Claudia Matteucci; Antonio Mastino; Sandro Grelli; Beatrice Macchi
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Genetic diversity of Candida albicans isolates recovered from hospital environments and patients with severe acquired brain injuries

Infection, Genetics and Evolution
2019-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2019.104068
Part of ISSN: 1567-1348
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NF-κB-Dependent Production of ROS and Restriction of HSV-1 Infection in U937 Monocytic Cells

Viruses
2019-05-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/v11050428
Contributors: Francesca Marino-Merlo; Emanuela Papaianni; Caterina Frezza; Silvana Pedatella; Mauro De Nisco; Beatrice Macchi; Sandro Grelli; Antonio Mastino
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Pyrimidine 2,4-Diones in the Design of New HIV RT Inhibitors.

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
2019-05-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/molecules24091718
PMID: 31052607
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Focus on recently developed assays for detection of resistance/sensitivity to reverse transcriptase inhibitors.

Applied microbiology and biotechnology
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9390-x
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Contributors: Marino-Merlo, Francesca; Macchi, Beatrice; Armenia, Daniele; Bellocchi, Maria Concetta; Ceccherini-Silberstein, Francesca; Mastino, Antonio; Grelli, Sandro
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Future perspectives on drug targeting in adult T cell leukemia-lymphoma

Frontiers in Microbiology
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00925
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Contributors: Marino-Merlo, F.; Mastino, A.; Grelli, S.; Hermine, O.; Bazarbachi, A.; Macchi, B.
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Multilocus sequence typing reveals a new cluster of closely related Candida tropicalis genotypes in Italian patients with neurological disorders

Frontiers in Microbiology
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00679
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2-s2.0-85045055707
Contributors: Scordino, F.; Giuffrè, L.; Barberi, G.; Merlo, F.M.; Orlando, M.G.; Giosa, D.; Romeo, O.
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Anti-herpes simplex virus 1 and immunomodulatory activities of a poly-γ- glutamic acid from Bacillus horneckiae strain APA of shallow vent origin

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8472-5
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2-s2.0-85028848275
Contributors: Marino-Merlo, F.; Papaianni, E.; Maugeri, T.L.; Zammuto, V.; Spanò, A.; Nicolaus, B.; Poli, A.; Di Donato, P.; Mosca, C.; Mastino, A. et al.
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Development and evaluation of a simple and effective RT-qPCR inhibitory assay for detection of the efficacy of compounds towards HIV reverse transcriptase

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8544-6
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2-s2.0-85030174642
Contributors: Marino-Merlo, F.; Frezza, C.; Papaianni, E.; Valletta, E.; Mastino, A.; Macchi, B.
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of styrylheterocycles analogs of resveratrol as apoptosis-inducing agents

Current Organic Chemistry
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2174/1385272821666161115164638
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2-s2.0-85018424707
Contributors: Antonioletti, R.; Righi, G.; Ricelli, A.; Rossetti, I.; Viglianti, A.; Frezza, C.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Macchi, B.
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Quantification of HTLV-1 reverse transcriptase activity in ATL patients treated with zidovudine and interferon-α

Blood Advances
2017-05-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2016001370
Contributors: Beatrice Macchi; Emanuela Balestrieri; Caterina Frezza; Sandro Grelli; Elena Valletta; Ambroise Marçais; Francesca Marino-Merlo; Jocelyn Turpin; Charles R. Bangham; Olivier Hermine et al.
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D(-)lentiginosine inhibits both proliferation and virus expression in cells infected by HTLV-1 in vitro

Retrovirology
2016 | Journal article
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Contributors: Valletta, Elena; Frezza, Caterina; Matteucci, Claudia; Marino-Merlo, Francesca; Grelli, Sandro; Serafino, Anna Lucia; Mastino, Antonio; Macchi, Beatrice
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Downregulation of proinflammatory cytokines in HTLV-1-infected T cells by Resveratrol

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s13046-016-0398-8
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2-s2.0-84978977084
Contributors: Fuggetta, M.P.; Bordignon, V.; Cottarelli, A.; Macchi, B.; Frezza, C.; Cordiali-Fei, P.; Ensoli, F.; Ciafrè, S.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Mastino, A. et al.
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HSV-1-induced activation of NF-κB protects U937 monocytic cells against both virus replication and apoptosis

Cell Death and Disease
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2016.250
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2-s2.0-84984863728
Contributors: Marino-Merlo, F.; Papaianni, E.; Medici, M.A.; Macchi, B.; Grelli, S.; Mosca, C.; Borner, C.; Mastino, A.
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Installing tungsten Fischer carbene complexes into a calixarene framework

RSC Advances
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1039/c6ra17326h
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2-s2.0-84982181861
Contributors: D'Acunto, M.; Tommasone, S.; Talotta, C.; Brancatelli, G.; Geremia, S.; Valletta, E.; Marino Merlo, F.; Macchi, B.; Gaeta, C.; Neri, P. et al.
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Polyester resin and carbon nanotubes based nanocomposite as new-generation coating to prevent biofilm formation

International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/1023666X.2016.1155826
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WOS:000375327000006
Contributors: Pistone, A.; Visco, A. M.; Galtieri, G.; Iannazzo, D.; Espro, C.; Merlo, F. Marino; Urzi, C.; De Leo, F.
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Testing anti-HIV activity of antiretroviral agents in vitro using flow cytometry analysis of CEM-GFP cells infected with transfection-derived HIV-1 NL4-3

Journal of Medical Virology
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24418
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2-s2.0-84947968635
Contributors: Frezza, C.; Grelli, S.; Federico, M.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Mastino, A.; Macchi, B.
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Characterization of the enhanced apoptotic response to azidothymidine by pharmacological inhibition of NF-kB

Life Sciences
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.01.038
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2-s2.0-84925156559
Contributors: Matteucci, C.; Minutolo, A.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Grelli, S.; Frezza, C.; Mastino, A.; Macchi, B.
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Inflammatory and cell death pathways in brain and peripheral blood in Parkinson’s disease

CNS and Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2174/1871527314666150225124928
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2-s2.0-84929250412
Contributors: Macchi, B.; Paola, R.D.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Felice, M.R.; Cuzzocrea, S.; Mastino, A.
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Phosphonated nucleoside analogues as antiviral agents

Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
2015 | Book
DOI: 10.1007/7355_2013_28
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2-s2.0-84930207274
Contributors: Macchi, B.; Romeo, G.; Chiacchio, U.; Frezza, C.; Giofrè, S.V.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Mastino, A.
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Phylogenetically distant viruses use the same BH3-only protein Puma to trigger Bax/Bak-dependent apoptosis of infected mouse and human cells

PLoS ONE
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126645
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2-s2.0-84934916481
Contributors: Papaianni, E.; El Maadidi, S.; Schejtman, A.; Neumann, S.; Maurer, U.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Mastino, A.; Borner, C.
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Role of inflammation and apoptosis in multiple sclerosis: Comparative analysis between the periphery and the central nervous system

Journal of Neuroimmunology
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2015.08.016
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2-s2.0-84943234695
Contributors: Macchi, B.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Nocentini, U.; Pisani, V.; Cuzzocrea, S.; Grelli, S.; Mastino, A.
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A novel, cell-free PCR-based assay for evaluating the inhibitory activity of antiretroviral compounds against HIV reverse transcriptase

Journal of Medical Virology
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23748
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2-s2.0-84887821054
Contributors: Frezza, C.; Balestrieri, E.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Mastino, A.; Macchi, B.
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Inflammation and Programmed Cell Death in Alzheimer’s Disease: Comparison of the Central Nervous System and Peripheral Blood

Molecular Neurobiology
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12035-014-8641-9
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2-s2.0-84911003860
Contributors: Macchi, B.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Frezza, C.; Cuzzocrea, S.; Mastino, A.
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Se-(2-aminoalkyl)selenocysteines as biochemical redox agents. A tool to contrast cell injury induced by aflatoxin B<inf>1</inf> in HepG2 cells

Amino Acids
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-013-1639-1
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2-s2.0-84895909778
Contributors: Nucci, A.; Marino-Merlo, F.; De Nisco, M.; Pedatella, S.; Rossi, F.; Jacob, C.; Caputo, R.; Mastino, A.
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D(-)lentiginosine-induced apoptosis involves the intrinsic pathway and is p53-independent

Cell Death and Disease
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2012.97
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2-s2.0-84864868458
Contributors: Minutolo, A.; Grelli, S.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Cordero, F.M.; Brandi, A.; MacChi, B.; Mastino, A.
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of a new class of glycoconjugated disulfides that exhibit potential anticancer properties

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.03.070
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2-s2.0-84860453944
Contributors: Bonaccorsi, P.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Barattucci, A.; Battaglia, G.; Papaianni, E.; Papalia, T.; Aversa, M.C.; Mastino, A.
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Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel small non-peptidic HIV-1 PIs: The benzothiophene ring as an effective moiety

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2012.02.046
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2-s2.0-84859439361
Contributors: Chiummiento, L.; Funicello, M.; Lupattelli, P.; Tramutola, F.; Berti, F.; Marino-Merlo, F.
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Truncated phosphonated C-1′-branched N,O-nucleosides: A new class of antiviral agents

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2012.03.047
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2-s2.0-84861193672
Contributors: Romeo, R.; Carnovale, C.; Giofrè, S.V.; Romeo, G.; MacChi, B.; Frezza, C.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Pistarà, V.; Chiacchio, U.
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Aquaretic inhibits renal cancer proliferation: Role of vasopressin receptor-2 (V2-R)

Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2008.12.014
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2-s2.0-78149408240
Contributors: Bolignano, D.; Medici, M.A.; Coppolino, G.; Sciortino, M.T.; Merlo, F.M.; Campo, S.; Donato, V.; Venuti, A.; Sturiale, A.; Zaccaria, D. et al.
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Inhibition of NF-κB activation sensitizes U937 cells to 30-azido-30-deoxythymidine induced apoptosis

Cell Death and Disease
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/cddis.2010.58
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2-s2.0-79958746835
Contributors: Matteucci, C.; Minutolo, A.; Balestrieri, E.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Bramanti, P.; Garaci, E.; MacChi, B.; Mastino, A.
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Synthesis and biological testing of thioalkane- and thioarene-spaced bis-β-d-glucopyranosides

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2009.01.010
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2-s2.0-60049098342
Contributors: Aversa, M.C.; Barattucci, A.; Bonaccorsi, P.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Mastino, A.; Sciortino, M.T.
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Amphiphilic cyclodextrins as capping agents for gold colloids: A spectroscopic investigation with perspectives in photothermal therapy

Journal of Physical Chemistry C
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1021/jp7120033
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2-s2.0-47149104666
Contributors: Mazzaglia, A.; Trapani, M.; Villari, V.; Micali, N.; Merlo, F.M.; Zaccaria, D.; Sciortino, M.T.; Previti, F.; Patanè, S.; Scolaro, L.M.
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Involvement of gD/HVEM interaction in NF-kB-dependent inhibition of apoptosis by HSV-1 gD

Biochemical Pharmacology
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2008.07.030
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2-s2.0-55949090236
Contributors: Sciortino, M.T.; Medici, M.A.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Zaccaria, D.; Giuffrè-Cuculletto, M.; Venuti, A.; Grelli, S.; Bramanti, P.; Mastino, A.
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Involvement of HVEM receptor in activation of nuclear factor κB by herpes simplex virus 1 glycoprotein D

Cellular Microbiology
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2008.01212.x
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2-s2.0-54049119238
Contributors: Sciortino, M.T.; Medici, M.A.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Zaccaria, D.; Giuffrè-Cuculletto, M.; Venuti, A.; Grelli, S.; Mastino, A.
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Signaling pathway used by HSV-1 to induce NF-κB activation: Possible role of herpes virus entry receptor A

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
2007 | Book
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1397.074
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2-s2.0-34247219205
Contributors: Sciortino, M.T.; Medici, M.A.; Marino-Merlo, F.; Zaccaria, D.; Giuffrè, M.; Venuti, A.; Grelli, S.; Mastino, A.
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Nanoparticles of cationic amphiphilic cyclodextrins entangling anionic porphyrins as carrier-sensitizer system in photodynamic cancer therapy

Biomaterials
2006 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2006.03.035
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2-s2.0-33646155119
Contributors: Sortino, S.; Mazzaglia, A.; Monsù Scolaro, L.; Marino Merlo, F.; Valveri, V.; Sciortino, M.T.
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