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Alfonso Colombatti

Alfonso Colombatti

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
14550
World Ranking
6794
National Ranking
161

Overview

Alfonso Colombatti is affiliated with the University of Udine in Italy and has authored numerous publications primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research broadly covers areas including Oncology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, as well as Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The scientist's work focuses on several key topics, notably:

  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Connective tissue disorders research

Colombatti's recent papers include the following:

  • "In Ovarian Cancer Multicellular Spheroids, Platelet Releasate Promotes Growth, Expansion of ALDH+ and CD133+ Cancer Stem Cells, and Protection against the Cytotoxic Effects of Cisplatin, Carboplatin and Paclitaxel" (2021), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Colorectal cancer development is affected by the ECM molecule EMILIN-2 hinging on macrophage polarization via the TLR-4/MyD88 pathway" (2022), published in Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
  • "Distal motor neuropathy associated with novel EMILIN1 mutation" (2020), published in Neurobiology of Disease
  • "Elastin MIcrofibriL INterfacer1 (EMILIN-1) is an alternative prosurvival VLA-4 ligand in chronic lymphocytic leukemia" (2021), published in Hematological Oncology
  • "Dysmetabolic Circulating Tumor Cells Are Prognostic in Metastatic Breast Cancer" (2020), published in Cancers

The venues where Colombatti frequently publishes include:

  • Cancers
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
  • Neurobiology of Disease
  • Hematological Oncology

Colombatti collaborates regularly with several co-authors, such as:

  • Paola Spessotto
  • Alessandra Capuano
  • Roberto Doliana
  • Donatella Aldinucci
  • Eva Andreuzzi

Best Publications

  • Long non-coding RNAs and cancer: a new frontier of translational research?

    R. Spizzo;Maria Ines Cunha Doutel Almeida;A. Colombatti;George A Calin

  • The inflammatory chemokine CCL5 and cancer progression.

    Donatella Aldinucci;Alfonso Colombatti

  • p27Kip1-stathmin interaction influences sarcoma cell migration and invasion

    Gustavo Baldassarre;Barbara Belletti;Milena S. Nicoloso;Monica Schiappacassi

  • Structural and functional features of the alpha 3 chain indicate a bridging role for chicken collagen VI in connective tissues.

    Paolo Bonaldo;Vincenzo Russo;Francesco Bucciotti;Roberto Doliana

  • Targeted intraoperative radiotherapy impairs the stimulation of breast cancer cell proliferation and invasion caused by surgical wounding.

    Barbara Belletti;Jayant S. Vaidya;Sara D'Andrea;Frank Entschladen

  • The superfamily of proteins with von Willebrand factor type A-like domains: one theme common to components of extracellular matrix, hemostasis, cellular adhesion, and defense mechanisms.

    A. Colombatti;Paolo Bonaldo

  • Type A Modules: Interacting Domains Found in Several Non-Fibrillar Collagens and in Other Extracellular Matrix Proteins

    Alfonso Colombatti;Paolo Bonaldo;Roberto Doliana

  • EMILIN-1 Deficiency Induces Elastogenesis and Vascular Cell Defects

    Miriam Zanetti;Paola Braghetta;Patrizia Sabatelli;Isabella Mura

  • Emilin, a component of elastic fibers preferentially located at the elastin-microfibrils interface.

    Giorgio M. Bressan;Daniela Daga-Gordini;Alfonso Colombatti;Ines Castellani

  • Extracellular Matrix: A Matter of Life and Death

    Stefano Marastoni;G. Ligresti;E. Lorenzon;Alfonso Colombatti

  • Expression of CCR5 receptors on Reed-Sternberg cells and Hodgkin lymphoma cell lines: involvement of CCL5/Rantes in tumor cell growth and microenvironmental interactions.

    Donatella Aldinucci;Debora Lorenzon;Lara Cattaruzza;Antonio Pinto

  • Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of blood plasma and serum using Ag and Au nanoparticles: a systematic study

    Alois Bonifacio;Silvia Dalla Marta;Riccardo Spizzo;Silvia Cervo

  • Avian neural crest cell migration is diversely regulated by the two major hyaluronan-binding proteoglycans PG-M/versican and aggrecan

    Daniela Perissinotto;Paola Iacopetti;Isabella Bellina;Roberto Doliana

  • Interferon treatment of NZB mice: accelerated progression of autoimmune disease.

    Hubertine Heremans;Alfons Billiau;A Colombatti;J Hilgers

  • Stathmin Activity Influences Sarcoma Cell Shape, Motility, and Metastatic Potential

    Barbara Belletti;Milena S. Nicoloso;Monica Schiappacassi;Stefania Berton

  • Distribution of PG-M/versican variants in human tissues and de novo expression of isoform V3 upon endothelial cell activation, migration, and neoangiogenesis in vitro.

    Sabrina Cattaruzza;Monica Schiappacassi;Åsa Ljungberg-Rose;Paola Spessotto

  • EMI, a novel cysteine‐rich domain of EMILINs and other extracellular proteins, interacts with the gC1q domains and participates in multimerization

    Roberto Doliana;Simonetta Bot;Paolo Bonaldo;Alfonso Colombatti

  • Emilin1 deficiency causes structural and functional defects of lymphatic vasculature

    Carla Danussi;Paola Spessotto;Alessandra Petrucco;Bruna Wassermann

  • Antitumor activity of gold(III)‐dithiocarbamato derivatives on prostate cancer cells and xenografts

    Lara Cattaruzza;Dolores Fregona;Maurizio Mongiat;Luca Ronconi

  • Use of reflexology foot massage to reduce anxiety in hospitalized cancer patients in chemotherapy treatment: methodology and outcomes.

    R. Quattrin;A. Zanini;S. Buchini;D. Turello

Frequent Co-Authors

Roberto Perris
Roberto Perris University of Parma
Paolo Bonaldo
Paolo Bonaldo University of Padua
Luigi Chieco-Bianchi
Luigi Chieco-Bianchi University of Padua
Valter Gattei
Valter Gattei University of Trieste
Antonino Carbone
Antonino Carbone Centro di Riferimento Oncologico
Annunziata Gloghini
Annunziata Gloghini University of Milan
Gianluca Tell
Gianluca Tell University of Udine
Silvana Canevari
Silvana Canevari University of Milan
Giannino Del Sal
Giannino Del Sal University of Trieste
Patrizia Sabatelli
Patrizia Sabatelli National Research Council (CNR)

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