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Overview

Aldo Viarengo is a researcher affiliated with the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research in Italy. The body of work primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Materials Science, with particular attention to subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Materials Chemistry, Pollution, Biomedical Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

The main research topics covered by Aldo Viarengo include:

  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications

Frequent publication venues where Viarengo's research appears include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environment International
  • Marine Environmental Research
  • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Advances in Clinical Toxicology

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Aldo Viarengo demonstrate a focus on ecotoxicological and cytoprotective mechanisms, often in aquatic or molluscan models:

  • "Ecotoxicological effects of atmospheric particulate produced by braking systems on aquatic and edaphic organisms" (2020), published in Environment International
  • "Estrogenicity of chemical mixtures revealed by a panel of bioassays" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Evaluating bivalve cytoprotective responses and their regulatory pathways in a climate change scenario" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Antagonistic cytoprotective effects of C60 fullerene nanoparticles in simultaneous exposure to benzo[a]pyrene in a molluscan animal model" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Anti-oxidative hormetic effects of cellular autophagy induced by nutrient deprivation in a molluscan animal model" (2020), published in Marine Environmental Research

Collaborative work is a significant aspect of Viarengo's research activity, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Susanna Sforzini
  • Michael N. Moore
  • Mohamed Bannı
  • Anna Volta
  • Corrado Camurati

The combination of disciplines such as environmental toxicology alongside materials science reflects an interdisciplinary approach aimed at understanding the impacts of chemical and nanoparticulate pollutants on aquatic organisms and broader ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • The use of biomarkers to assess the impact of pollution in coastal environments of the Iberian Peninsula: a practical approach

    Miren P Cajaraville;Maria J Bebianno;Julián Blasco;Cinta Porte

  • A simple spectrophotometric method for metallothionein evaluation in marine organisms: an application to Mediterranean and Antarctic molluscs

    Aldo Viarengo;Enrica Ponzano;Francesco Dondero;Rita Fabbri

  • The use of biomarkers in biomonitoring: a 2-tier approach assessing the level of pollutant-induced stress syndrome in sentinel organisms.

    A. Viarengo;D. Lowe;C. Bolognesi;Elena Fabbri

  • Mechanisms of heavy metal cation homeostasis in marine invertebrates

    A. Viarengo;J.A. Nott

  • Antioxidant role of metallothioneins: a comparative overview.

    Viarengo A;Burlando B;Ceratto N;Panfoli I

  • Biochemical effects of trace metals

    Aldo Viarengo

  • Heavy metal effects on lipid peroxidation in the tissues of mytilus gallopro vincialis lam.

    A. Viarengo;L. Canesi;M. Pertica;G. Poli

  • Heavy metals and glutathione metabolism in mussel tissues

    L. Canesi;A. Viarengo;C. Leonzio;M. Filippelli

  • Mussels as biological indicators of pollution

    A. Viarengo;L. Canesi

  • Seasonal variations in the antioxidant defence systems and lipid peroxidation of the digestive gland of mussels

    A. Viarengo;L. Canesi;M. Pertica;D.R. Livingstone

  • Role of metallothionein against oxidative stress in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis.

    Aldo Viarengo;Bruno Burlando;Maria Cavaletto;Barbara Marchi

  • Genotoxicity biomarkers in the assessment of heavy metal effects in mussels: Experimental studies

    Claudia Bolognesi;Eleonora Landini;Paola Roggieri;Rita Fabbri

  • Exposure to elevated temperatures and hydrogen peroxide elicits oxidative stress and antioxidant response in the Antarctic intertidal limpet Nacella concinna

    Doris Abele;Bruno Burlando;Aldo Viarengo;Hans-Otto Pörtner

  • Quantitative PCR analysis of two molluscan metallothionein genes unveils differential expression and regulation.

    Francesco Dondero;Luciana Piacentini;Mohamed Banni;Mauro Rebelo

  • Development of an expert system for the integration of biomarker responses in mussels into an animal health index.

    A. Dagnino;J. I. Allen;M. N. Moore;K. Broeg

  • Role of metallothioneins in Cu and Cd accumulation and elimination in the g gill and digestive gland cells of mytilus galloprovincialis lam.

    A. Viarengo;S. Palmero;G. Zanicchi;R. Capelli

  • Metallothioneins and lysosomes in metal toxicity and accumulation in marine mussels: the effect of cadmium in the presence and absence of phenanthrene

    A. Viarengo;M. N. Moore;G. Mancinelli;A. Mazzucotelli

  • Pro-oxidant processes and antioxidant defence systems in the tissues of the Antarctic scallop (Adamussium colbecki) compared with the Mediterranean scallop (Pecten jacobaeus)

    A. Viarengo;L. Canesi;P. Garcia Martinez;L.D. Peters

  • Autophagic and lysosomal reactions to stress in the hepatopancreas of blue mussels.

    Michael N. Moore;Aldo Viarengo;Peter Donkin;Anthony J.S. Hawkins

  • Accumulation and detoxication of copper by the mussel mytilus galloprovincialis Lam: A study of the subcellular distribution in the digestive gland cells

    A. Viarengo;G. Zanicchi;M.N. Moore;M. Orunesu

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Moore
Michael Moore Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Laura Canesi
Laura Canesi University of Genoa
Elena Fabbri
Elena Fabbri University of Bologna
Claudia Bolognesi
Claudia Bolognesi National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Awadhesh N. Jha
Awadhesh N. Jha Plymouth University
Domenico Osella
Domenico Osella University of Eastern Piedmont Amadeo Avogadro
Emilio Marengo
Emilio Marengo University of Eastern Piedmont Amadeo Avogadro
Ionan Marigómez
Ionan Marigómez University of the Basque Country
Julián Blasco
Julián Blasco Spanish National Research Council
Volker M. Arlt
Volker M. Arlt King's College London

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