15 articles in this issue
Carlo Alberto Redi
3D cell culture - Methods and protocols
DNA damage detection In situ, ex vivo and In vivo - Methods and protocols
Embryonic stem cell therapy for osteo-degenerative diseases - Methods and protocols
RNA therapeutics - Function, design and delivery
N. Kiga, I. Tojyo, T. Matsumoto, Y. Hiraishi, Y. Shinohara, S. Makino, S. Fujita
Small leucine-rich repeat proteoglycans (SLRP) are present in the extracellular matrix of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disc. Lumican and fibromodulin, classified as class 2 SLRPs, play important roles in TMJ assembly, proliferation and inflammation. ... see more
E. Coluccia, G. Pichiri, M. Nieddu, P. Coni, S. Manconi, A.M. Deiana, S. Salvadori, R. Mezzanotte
Muraenidae is a species-rich family, with relationships among genera and species and taxonomy that have not been completely clarified. Few cytogenetic studies have been conducted on this family, and all of them showed the same diploid chromosome number (2... see more
L. M. Carrillo, E. Arciniegas, H. R. Rojas, R. E. Ramirez
Endocan is a dermatan sulfate proteoglycan (DSPG) that has been observed in the cytoplasm of endothelial cells of small and large vessels in lung, kidney, liver, colon, ovary and brain tumors. This DSPG has been implicated in the regulation of cellular ac... see more
A. Porzionato, G. Fenu, M. Rucinski, V. Macchi, A. Montella, L. K. Malendowicz, R. De Caro
KISS1 and its receptor, KISS1R, have both been found to be expressed in central nervous system, but few data are present in the literature about their distribution in peripheral nervous structures. Thus, the aim of the present study was to investigate, th... see more
M. Costanzo, B. Cisterna, O. O. Zharskaya, O. V. Zatsepina, M. Biggiogera
We have studied by means of ultrastructural immunocytochemistry the localization of RNase A in nuclei of HeLa cells in control conditions and following cell ageing in culture. We have found that roundish, electron dense foci, which contain a significant a... see more
P. Panettiere, D. Accorsi, L. Marchetti, A.M. Minicozzi, G. Orsini, P. Bernardi, D. Benati, G. Conti, A. Sbarbati
Technological developments based on the use of autologous white adipose tissue (WAT) attracted attention to minor fat depots as possible sources of adipose tissue. In plastic surgery, the trochanteric fatty pad is one of the most used WAT depots for its l... see more
A. Rus, M.L. Del Moral, F. Molina, M.A. Peinado
Hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R) reportedly influences nitric oxide (NO) production and NO synthase (NOS) expression in the heart. Nonetheless, a number of works have shown controversial results regarding the changes that the cardiac NO/NOS system undergoes un... see more
F. Boschi, M. Fontanella, L. Calderan, A. Sbarbati
Essential oils are currently of great importance to pharmaceutical companies, cosmetics producers and manufacturers of veterinary products. They are found in perfumes, creams, bath products, and household cleaning substances, and are used for flavouring f... see more
L. Pilloni, P. Bianco, E. DiFelice, S. Cabras, M.E. Castellanos, L. Atzori, C. Ferreli, P. Mulas, S. Nemolato, G. Faa
C-Kit (CD117), the receptor for the stem cell factor, a growth factor for melanocyte migration and proliferation, has shown differential immunostaining in various benign and malignant melanocytic lesions. The purpose of this study is to compare c-Kit immu... see more
E. Prosperi, C. A. Redi
In memoriam of Prof. Mels van der Ploeg
Rudy Castellani, George Perry, Hyoung-gon Lee, Xiongwei Zhu
Mark A. Smith: Scholar and Innovator