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Giancarlo Aldini

Giancarlo Aldini

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Chemistry
Italy
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
17230
World Ranking
5033
National Ranking
102

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Giancarlo Aldini is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy, contributing extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans various subfields including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Epidemiology.

Their work covers several main topics such as biochemical effects in animals, free radicals and antioxidants, metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, phytochemicals and antioxidant activities, diet, metabolism and disease, advanced glycation end products research, and stress responses and cortisol.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Giancarlo Aldini include:

  • Understanding the antioxidant and carbonyl sequestering activity of carnosine: direct and indirect mechanisms (2020, Free Radical Research)
  • Lipid Peroxidation in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases (2020, Antioxidants and Redox Signaling)
  • Lipid peroxidation derived reactive carbonyl species in free and conjugated forms as an index of lipid peroxidation: limits and perspectives (2021, Redox Biology)
  • Silkworm pupae as source of high-value edible proteins and of bioactive peptides (2020, Food Science & Nutrition)
  • Analytical Profile and Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of the Enriched Polyphenol Fractions Isolated from Bergamot Fruit and Leave (2021, Antioxidants)

Frequent co-authors who have contributed to their research include:

  • Giovanna Baron
  • Alessandra Altomare
  • Alfonsina D'Amato
  • Camila Renata Corrêa
  • Cristina Banfi

Publications by Giancarlo Aldini are commonly found in these venues:

  • Antioxidants
  • Molecules
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Physiology and Pathophysiology of Carnosine

    Alexander A. Boldyrev;Giancarlo Aldini;Wim Derave

  • Protein carbonylation, cellular dysfunction, and disease progression

    Isabella Dalle-Donne;Giancarlo Aldini;Marina Carini;Roberto Colombo

  • Advanced glycoxidation and lipoxidation end products (AGEs and ALEs): An overview of their mechanisms of formation

    G. Vistoli;D. De Maddis;A. Cipak;N. Zarkovic

  • N-Acetylcysteine as an antioxidant and disulphide breaking agent: the reasons why

    Giancarlo Aldini;Alessandra Altomare;Giovanna Baron;Giulio Vistoli

  • Free radicals scavenging action and anti-enzyme activities of procyanidines from Vitis vinifera. A mechanism for their capillary protective action.

    Maffei Facino R;Carini M;Aldini G;Bombardelli E

  • Intervention strategies to inhibit protein carbonylation by lipoxidation-derived reactive carbonyls.

    Giancarlo Aldini;Isabella Dalle-Donne;Roberto Maffei Facino;Aldo Milzani

  • Biomarkers of antioxidant capacity in the hydrophilic and lipophilic compartments of human plasma.

    Kyung-Jin Yeum;Robert M. Russell;Norman I. Krinsky;Giancarlo Aldini

  • Carnosine and related dipeptides as quenchers of reactive carbonyl species: From structural studies to therapeutic perspectives

    Giancarlo Aldini;Roberto Maffei Facino;Giangiacomo Beretta;Marina Carini

  • Mass spectrometry for detection of 4‐hydroxy‐trans‐2‐nonenal (HNE) adducts with peptides and proteins

    Marina Carini;Giancarlo Aldini;Roberto Maffei Facino

  • The carbonyl scavenger carnosine ameliorates dyslipidaemia and renal function in Zucker obese rats.

    Giancarlo Aldini;Marica Orioli;Giuseppe Rossoni;Federica Savi

  • Procyanidins from grape seeds protect endothelial cells from peroxynitrite damage and enhance endothelium-dependent relaxation in human artery: new evidences for cardio-protection.

    Giancarlo Aldini;Marina Carini;Angela Piccoli;Giuseppe Rossoni

  • Novel Therapeutic Strategy to Prevent Chemotherapy-Induced Persistent Sensory Neuropathy By TRPA1 Blockade

    Gabriela Trevisan;Serena Materazzi;Camilla Fusi;Alessandra Altomare

  • Echinacoside and caffeoyl conjugates protect collagen from free radical-induced degradation : a potential use of Echinacea extracts in the prevention of skin photodamage

    Roberto Maffei Facino;Marina Carini;Giancarlo Aldini;Luisella Saibene

  • Carnosine is a quencher of 4-hydroxy-nonenal: through what mechanism of reaction?

    Giancarlo Aldini;Marina Carini;Giangiacomo Beretta;Silvia Bradamante

  • Effect of a standardized grape seed extract on low-density lipoprotein susceptibility to oxidation in heavy smokers

    Giovanni Battista Vigna;Fabrizio Costantini;Giancarlo Aldini;Marina Carini

  • Anti-elastase and anti-hyaluronidase activities of saponins and sapogenins from Hedera helix, Aesculus hippocastanum, and Ruscus aculeatus: factors contributing to their efficacy in the treatment of venous insufficiency.

    Roberto Maffei Facino;Marina Carini;Rita Stefani;Giancarlo Aldini

  • Diet enriched with procyanidins enhances antioxidant activity and reduces myocardial post-ischaemic damage in rats

    R.Maffei Facino;M. Carini;G. Aldini;F. Berti

  • Molecular strategies to prevent, inhibit, and degrade advanced glycoxidation and advanced lipoxidation end products

    Giancarlo Aldini;Giulio Vistoli;Milan Stefek;N. Chondrogianni

  • Effects of carnosine supplementation on glucose metabolism: Pilot clinical trial.

    Barbora De Courten;Michaela Jakubova;Michaela Jakubova;Maximilian P J De Courten;Ivica Just Kukurova

  • Procyanidines from Vitis vinifera seeds protect rabbit heart from ischemia/reperfusion injury: antioxidant intervention and/or iron and copper sequestering ability.

    R Maffei Facinó;M Carini;G Aldini;F Berti

  • Modification of lymphocyte DNA damage by carotenoid supplementation in postmenopausal women

    Xianfeng Zhao;Giancarlo Aldini;Elizabeth J Johnson;Helen Rasmussen

Frequent Co-Authors

Marina Carini
Marina Carini University of Milan
Roberto Maffei Facino
Roberto Maffei Facino University of Milan
Robert M. Russell
Robert M. Russell Tufts University
Isabella Dalle-Donne
Isabella Dalle-Donne University of Milan
Aldo Milzani
Aldo Milzani University of Milan
Ezio Bombardelli
Ezio Bombardelli Magna Graecia University
Norman I. Krinsky
Norman I. Krinsky Tufts University
Ranieri Rossi
Ranieri Rossi University of Siena
Jeffrey B. Blumberg
Jeffrey B. Blumberg Tufts University
Patrizia Restani
Patrizia Restani University of Milan

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