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Alessandro Sgambato is affiliated with the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Italy. Their research activity spans several fields, predominantly within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The main subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Oncology, Immunology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on biomedical and molecular topics, with an emphasis on antimicrobial peptides, cancer biology, and immune mechanisms. Notable papers include:

  • Antimicrobial Peptides: A New Hope in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Fields, 2021, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Insect antimicrobial peptides: potential weapons to counteract the antibiotic resistance, 2021, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
  • A bioinformatic study of antimicrobial peptides identified in the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Colorectal Cancer: Challenges and Future Prospects, 2021, Biomedicines
  • Clinical relevance of extracellular vesicles in hematological neoplasms: from liquid biopsy to cell biopsy, 2020, Leukemia

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Alessandro Sgambato include:

  • Donatella Lucchetti
  • Filomena Colella
  • Luigi Perelli
  • Ilaria Laurenzana
  • Ruggero De Maria

The scientist's work is regularly published in several journals, with multiple contributions in:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Cancers
  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
  • Research Square

The core research topics covered by Alessandro Sgambato include:

  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment

Best Publications

  • Multiple functions of p27Kip1 and its alterations in tumor cells: a review

    Alessandro Sgambato;Achille Cittadini;Beatrice Faraglia;I. Bernard Weinstein

  • Antimicrobial Peptides: A New Hope in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Fields

    Antonio Moretta;Carmen Scieuzo;Anna Maria Petrone;Rosanna Salvia

  • Antisense to Cyclin D1 Inhibits the Growth and Tumorigenicity of Human Colon Cancer Cells

    N. Arber;Y. Doki;E. K.-H. Han;A. Sgambato

  • Resveratrol, a natural phenolic compound, inhibits cell proliferation and prevents oxidative DNA damage.

    Alessandro Sgambato;Raffaele Ardito;Beatrice Faraglia;Alma Boninsegna

  • Localization and Expression of p27KIP1 in Multistage Colorectal Carcinogenesis

    Ciaparrone M;Yamamoto H;Yao Y;Sgambato A

  • Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reduce Colitis in Mice via Release of TSG6, Independently of Their Localization to the Intestine.

    Emanuela Sala;Marco Genua;Luciana Petti;Achille Anselmo

  • Gut microbial flora, prebiotics, and probiotics in IBD: their current usage and utility.

    Franco Scaldaferri;Viviana Gerardi;Loris Riccardo Lopetuso;Fabio Del Zompo

  • Low Doses of Pristine and Oxidized Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Affect Mammalian Embryonic Development

    Antonio Pietroiusti;Micol Massimiani;Ivana Fenoglio;Massimiliano Colonna

  • TNF-α Blockade Down-Regulates the CD40/CD40L Pathway in the Mucosal Microcirculation: A Novel Anti-Inflammatory Mechanism of Infliximab in Crohn’s Disease

    Silvio Danese;Miquel Sans;Franco Scaldaferri;Alessandro Sgambato

  • Frequent loss of expression of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p27 in epithelial ovarian cancer.

    Valeria Masciullo;Alessandro Sgambato;Carmen Pacilio;Bruna Pucci

  • Increased expression of cyclin D1 in a murine mammary epithelial cell line induces p27kip1, inhibits growth, and enhances apoptosis.

    E. K.-H. Han;M. Begemann;A. Sgambato;J.-W. Soh

  • Disorders in cell circuitry associated with multistage carcinogenesis: exploitable targets for cancer prevention and therapy.

    I B Weinstein;M Begemann;P Zhou;E K Han

  • Insect antimicrobial peptides: potential weapons to counteract the antibiotic resistance

    M. D. Manniello;A. Moretta;R. Salvia;C. Scieuzo

  • Homocysteine Triggers Mucosal Microvascular Activation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Silvio Danese;Alessandro Sgambato;Alfredo Papa;Franco Scaldaferri

  • Aspirin prevents colorectal cancer metastasis in mice by splitting the crosstalk between platelets and tumor cells.

    Paloma Guillem-Llobat;Melania Dovizio;Annalisa Bruno;Emanuela Ricciotti

  • Pleuro-pulmonary Solitary Fibrous Tumors : A Clinicopathologic, Immunohistochemical, and Molecular Study of 88 Cases Confirming the Prognostic Value of de Perrot Staging System and p53 Expression, and Evaluating the Role of c-kit, BRAF, PDGFRs (α/β), c-met, and EGFR

    Laura Schirosi;Sylvie Lantuejoul;Alberto Cavazza;Bruno Murer

  • Increased expression of the cyclin D1 gene in Barrett's esophagus.

    N Arber;C Lightdale;H Rotterdam;K H Han

  • Cancer stem cells in colorectal cancer from pathogenesis to therapy: Controversies and perspectives

    Caterina Fanali;Donatella Lucchetti;Marisa Farina;Maddalena Corbi

  • Dystroglycan expression is frequently reduced in human breast and colon cancers and is associated with tumor progression.

    Alessandro Sgambato;Mario Migaldi;Micaela Montanari;Andrea Camerini

  • Critical role of the CD40–CD40-ligand pathway in regulating mucosal inflammation-driven angiogenesis in inflammatory bowel disease

    Silvio Danese;F. Scaldaferri;S. Vetrano;T. Stefanelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Gasbarrini
Antonio Gasbarrini Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Giovanni Cammarota
Giovanni Cammarota Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Rita Carsetti
Rita Carsetti Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
Maurizio Sanguinetti
Maurizio Sanguinetti Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Giovanni Scambia
Giovanni Scambia Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Regina M. Santella
Regina M. Santella Columbia University
Ruggero De Maria
Ruggero De Maria Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Silvio Danese
Silvio Danese Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Giuseppe Curigliano
Giuseppe Curigliano University of Milan
I. Bernard Weinstein
I. Bernard Weinstein Columbia University

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