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Alberto Passi is affiliated with the University of Insubria in Italy and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional work in medicine. Their research encompasses a total of 61 publications in these primary fields.

Their work primarily focuses on molecular biology and cell biology, with significant output in cancer research, immunology and allergy, and oncology. Specific areas of investigation include proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans, glycosylation and glycoproteins, fibroblast growth factors, cell adhesion molecules, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, protease and inhibitor mechanisms, and children's physical and motor development.

Alberto Passi's frequent coauthors include Davide Vigetti, Evgenia Karousou, Manuela Viola, Arianna Parnigoni, and Paola Moretto, each contributing to numerous collaborative publications.

The scientist has published multiple articles in several journals, with the most frequent venues being the FEBS Journal, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Cancers, Scientific Reports, and Biomolecules.

Recent scholarly articles authored by or associated with Alberto Passi include:

  • A guide to the composition and functions of the extracellular matrix, 2021, FEBS Journal
  • Extracellular matrix-based cancer targeting, 2021, Trends in Molecular Medicine
  • Inflammation, Extracellular Matrix Remodeling, and Proteostasis in Tumor Microenvironment, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cell Energy Metabolism and Hyaluronan Synthesis, 2020, Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry
  • A biological guide to glycosaminoglycans: current perspectives and pending questions, 2024, FEBS Journal

Best Publications

  • A guide to the composition and functions of the extracellular matrix.

    Nikos K. Karamanos;Achilleas D. Theocharis;Zoi Piperigkou;Dimitra Manou

  • Hyaluronan: biosynthesis and signaling.

    Davide Vigetti;Eugenia Karousou;Manuela Viola;Sara Deleonibus

  • Proteoglycan Chemical Diversity Drives Multifunctional Cell Regulation and Therapeutics.

    Nikos K. Karamanos;Nikos K. Karamanos;Zoi Piperigkou;Zoi Piperigkou;Achilleas D. Theocharis;Hideto Watanabe

  • Transcriptional and post-translational regulation of hyaluronan synthesis.

    Raija H. Tammi;Alberto G. Passi;Kirsi Rilla;Evgenia Karousou

  • Collagens, Proteoglycans, MMP-2, MMP-9 and TIMPs in Human Achilles Tendon Rupture

    Evgenia Karousou;Mario Ronga;Davide Vigetti;Alberto Passi

  • Roles and targeting of the HAS/hyaluronan/CD44 molecular system in cancer.

    Evgenia Karousou;Suniti Misra;Shibnath Ghatak;Katalin Dobra

  • Metabolic control of hyaluronan synthases

    Davide Vigetti;Manuela Viola;Evgenia Karousou;Giancarlo De Luca

  • Revisiting the hallmarks of cancer: The role of hyaluronan.

    Ilaria Caon;Barbara Bartolini;Arianna Parnigoni;Elena Caravà

  • Role of UDP-N-Acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) and O-GlcNAcylation of Hyaluronan Synthase 2 in the Control of Chondroitin Sulfate and Hyaluronan Synthesis

    Davide Vigetti;Sara Deleonibus;Paola Moretto;Eugenia Karousou

  • Natural Antisense Transcript for Hyaluronan Synthase 2 (HAS2-AS1) Induces Transcription of HAS2 via Protein O-GlcNAcylation

    Davide Vigetti;Sara Deleonibus;Paola Moretto;Timothy Bowen

  • The Activity of Hyaluronan Synthase 2 Is Regulated by Dimerization and Ubiquitination

    Eugenia Karousou;Masaru Kamiryo;Spyros S. Skandalis;Aino Ruusala

  • Molecular Cloning and Characterization of UDP-glucose Dehydrogenase from the Amphibian Xenopus laevis and Its Involvement in Hyaluronan Synthesis

    Davide Vigetti;Michela Ori;Manuela Viola;Anna Genasetti

  • Hyaluronan synthesis is inhibited by adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase through the regulation of HAS2 activity in human aortic smooth muscle cells.

    Davide Vigetti;Moira Clerici;Sara Deleonibus;Evgenia Karousou

  • Development of lung edema: interstitial fluid dynamics and molecular structure.

    Giuseppe Miserocchi;Daniela Negrini;Alberto Passi;Giancarlo De Luca

  • Hyaluronan-CD44-ERK1/2 Regulate Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cell Motility during Aging *

    Davide Vigetti;Manuela Viola;Eugenia Karousou;Manuela Rizzi

  • The effects of 4-methylumbelliferone on hyaluronan synthesis, MMP2 activity, proliferation, and motility of human aortic smooth muscle cells

    Davide Vigetti;Manuela Rizzi;Manuela Viola;Eugenia Karousou

  • The sensitivity of versican from rabbit lung to gelatinase A (MMP-2) and B (MMP-9) and its involvement in the development of hydraulic lung edema.

    Alberto Passi;Daniela Negrini;Riccardo Albertini;Giuseppe Miserocchi

  • Antitumor effects of hyaluronic acid inhibitor 4-methylumbelliferone in an orthotopic hepatocellular carcinoma model in mice.

    Flavia Piccioni;Mariana Malvicini;Mariana Malvicini;Mariana G Garcia;Mariana G Garcia;Andrés Rodriguez

  • Proinflammatory Cytokines Induce Hyaluronan Synthesis and Monocyte Adhesion in Human Endothelial Cells through Hyaluronan Synthase 2 (HAS2) and the Nuclear Factor-κB (NF-κB) Pathway

    Davide Vigetti;Anna Genasetti;Evgenia Karousou;Manuela Viola

  • The dynamic metabolism of hyaluronan regulates the cytosolic concentration of UDP-GlcNAc.

    Vincent C. Hascall;Aimin Wang;Markku Tammi;Sanna Oikari

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent C. Hascall
Vincent C. Hascall Cleveland Clinic
Nikos K. Karamanos
Nikos K. Karamanos University of Patras
Fabio Ghezzi
Fabio Ghezzi University of Insubria
Paolo Pelosi
Paolo Pelosi University of Genoa
Carlo Capella
Carlo Capella University of Insubria
Martin Götte
Martin Götte University of Münster
Nicola Maffulli
Nicola Maffulli Queen Mary University of London
Douglas M. Noonan
Douglas M. Noonan University of Insubria
Markku Tammi
Markku Tammi University of Eastern Finland
Achilleas D. Theocharis
Achilleas D. Theocharis University of Patras

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