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Anna Rita Bilia

Anna Rita Bilia

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Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
11250
World Ranking
9840
National Ranking
294

Overview

Anna Rita Bilia is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics. Their publications mainly focus on Pharmaceutical Science, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, Plant Science, and Food Science, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to medical and pharmaceutical research.

Their research encompasses a range of topics including:

  • Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery
  • Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
  • Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
  • Drug Solubility and Delivery Systems
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

Frequent coauthors in their body of work include Maria Camilla Bergonzi, Giulia Vanti, Lucia Grifoni, Lorenzo Di Cesare Mannelli, and Carla Ghelardini, indicating ongoing collaborations within the pharmaceutical and biomedical research community.

Their scholarly output appears regularly in key scientific venues such as:

  • Pharmaceutics
  • Molecules
  • Phytochemistry Letters
  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Planta Medica

Several recent papers by the scientist illustrate their research focus and contributions:

  • Promising Nanocarriers to Enhance Solubility and Bioavailability of Cannabidiol for a Plethora of Therapeutic Opportunities, 2022, Molecules
  • Development and optimisation of biopharmaceutical properties of a new microemulgel of cannabidiol for locally-acting dermatological delivery, 2021, International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose hydrogel of berberine chloride-loaded escinosomes: Dermal absorption and biocompatibility, 2020, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Medicinal plants and their preparations in the European market: Why has the harmonization failed? The cases of St. John's wort, valerian, ginkgo, ginseng, and green tea, 2020, Phytomedicine
  • Enhanced dissolution, permeation and oral bioavailability of aripiprazole mixed micelles: In vitro and in vivo evaluation, 2020, International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Best Publications

  • Essential Oils Loaded in Nanosystems: A Developing Strategy for a Successful Therapeutic Approach

    Anna Rita Bilia;Clizia Guccione;Benedetta Isacchi;Chiara Righeschi

  • Anti-inflammatory activity of unusual lupane saponins from Bupleurum fruticescens

    María Just;M. Recio;Rosa Giner;María Cuéllar

  • Hypericins as potential leads for new therapeutics.

    Anastasia Karioti;Anna Rita Bilia

  • Kaempferol derivatives as antiviral drugs against the 3a channel protein of coronavirus.

    Silvia Schwarz;Daniel Sauter;Kai Wang;Ronghua Zhang

  • New uses for old drugs. Auranofin, a clinically established antiarthritic metallodrug, exhibits potent antimalarial effects in vitro : Mechanistic and pharmacological implications

    Anna Rosa Sannella;Angela Casini;Chiara Gabbiani;Luigi Messori

  • Polyphenolic Constituents of Fruit Pulp of Euterpe oleracea Mart. (Açai palm)

    S. Gallori;A. R. Bilia;M. C. Bergonzi;W. L. R. Barbosa

  • Improving on Nature: The Role of Nanomedicine in the Development of Clinical Natural Drugs.

    Anna Rita Bilia;Vieri Piazzini;Clizia Guccione;Laura Risaliti

  • The crystal structure of human telomeric DNA complexed with berberine: an interesting case of stacked ligand to G-tetrad ratio higher than 1:1

    Carla Bazzicalupi;Marta Ferraroni;Anna Rita Bilia;Francesca Scheggi

  • Flavonoids Loaded in Nanocarriers: An Opportunity to Increase Oral Bioavailability and Bioefficacy"

    Anna Rita Bilia;Benedetta Isacchi;Chiara Righeschi;Clizia Guccione

  • HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS analysis of the constituents of aqueous preparations of verbena and lemon verbena and evaluation of the antioxidant activity.

    A.R. Bilia;M. Giomi;M. Innocenti;S. Gallori

  • Dendrosomal curcumin nanoformulation downregulates pluripotency genes via miR-145 activation in U87MG glioblastoma cells

    Maryam Tahmasebi Mirgani;Benedetta Isacchi;Majid Sadeghizadeh;Fabio Marra

  • Solid lipid nanoparticles for delivery of andrographolide across the blood-brain barrier: in vitro and in vivo evaluation.

    Giulia Graverini;Vieri Piazzini;Elisa Landucci;Daniela Pantano

  • Simultaneous analysis of artemisinin and flavonoids of several extracts of Artemisia annua L. obtained from a commercial sample and a selected cultivar.

    A.R. Bilia;P. Melillo de Malgalhaes;M.C. Bergonzi;F.F. Vincieri

  • Evaluation of chemical stability of St. John's wort commercial extract and some preparations.

    Anna Rita Bilia;Maria Camilla Bergonzi;Fabrizio Morgenni;Giovanni Mazzi

  • GC–MS analysis of essential oil of some commercial Fennel teas

    A. R. Bilia;Guido Flamini;V. Taglioli;Ivano Morelli

  • Chitosan coated human serum albumin nanoparticles: A promising strategy for nose-to-brain drug delivery.

    Vieri Piazzini;Elisa Landucci;Mario D'Ambrosio;Laura Tiozzo Fasiolo

  • Spectroscopic, molecular modeling, and NMR-spectroscopic investigation of the binding mode of the natural alkaloids berberine and sanguinarine to human telomeric G-quadruplex DNA.

    Irene Bessi;Carla Bazzicalupi;Christian Richter;Hendrik R. A. Jonker

  • Conventional and long-circulating liposomes of artemisinin: preparation, characterization, and pharmacokinetic profile in mice.

    Benedetta Isacchi;Silvia Arrigucci;Giancarlo la Marca;Maria Camilla Bergonzi

  • Optimization, characterization and in vitro evaluation of curcumin microemulsions

    Maria Camilla Bergonzi;R. Hamdouch;F. Mazzacuva;Benedetta Isacchi

  • Distribution of artemisinin and bioactive flavonoids from Artemisia annua L. during plant growth

    Rita Baraldi;Benedetta Isacchi;Stefano Predieri;Giancarlo Marconi

  • Stability of the constituents of Calendula, milk-thistle and passionflower tinctures by LC-DAD and LC-MS.

    Anna Rita Bilia;Maria Camilla Bergonzi;Sandra Gallori;Giovanni Mazzi

  • Polyphenols profile and antioxidant activity of skin and pulp of a rare apple from Marche region (Italy)

    Giovanna Giomaro;Anastasia Karioti;Anna Rita Bilia;Anahi Bucchini

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivano Morelli
Ivano Morelli University of Pisa
Carla Ghelardini
Carla Ghelardini University of Florence
Guido Flamini
Guido Flamini University of Pisa
Nicoletta Galeotti
Nicoletta Galeotti University of Florence
Luigi Messori
Luigi Messori University of Florence
Renato Fani
Renato Fani University of Florence
Luisa Pistelli
Luisa Pistelli University of Pisa
Alessio Mengoni
Alessio Mengoni University of Florence
Angela Casini
Angela Casini Technical University of Munich
Chiara Gabbiani
Chiara Gabbiani University of Pisa

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