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Gianfranco Pintus

Gianfranco Pintus

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
9836
World Ranking
16193
National Ranking
505

Overview

Gianfranco Pintus is affiliated with the University of Sassari in Italy, contributing to research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's research covers numerous topics, with significant focus on:

  • Circular RNAs in diseases
  • Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases

Frequent publication venues associated with Gianfranco Pintus include:

  • Antioxidants
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Current Pharmaceutical Design
  • Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark
  • Cells

The scientist has collaborated frequently with colleagues such as Roberta Giordo, Ali H. Eid, Anna Maria Posadino, Angelo Zinellu, and Arduino A. Mangoni.

Some of the recent papers connected to their area of research include:

  • Potential Adverse Effects of Resveratrol: A Literature Review, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Herbal Medicine for Cardiovascular Diseases: Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Safety, 2020, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Emerging cellular and molecular determinants of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, 2020, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
  • Oxidative Stress-Induced Endothelial Dysfunction in Cardiovascular Diseases, 2022, Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark
  • Propolis: An update on its chemistry and pharmacological applications, 2022, Chinese Medicine

Best Publications

  • Potential Adverse Effects of Resveratrol: A Literature Review

    Abdullah Shaito;Anna Maria Posadino;Nadin Younes;Hiba Hasan

  • Proinflammatory Profile Within the Grossly Normal Aged Human Aortic Wall

    Mingyi Wang;Jing Zhang;Li Qun Jiang;Gaia Spinetti

  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 Activation of Transforming Growth Factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and TGF-β1–Type II Receptor Signaling Within the Aged Arterial Wall

    Mingyi Wang;Di Zhao;Gaia Spinetti;Jing Zhang

  • Herbal Medicine for Cardiovascular Diseases: Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Safety.

    Abdullah Shaito;Duong Thi Bich Thuan;Hoa Thi Phu;Thi Hieu Dung Nguyen

  • Emerging cellular and molecular determinants of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

    Thị Hằng Giang Phan;Panagiotis Paliogiannis;Gheyath K. Nasrallah;Gheyath K. Nasrallah;Roberta Giordo

  • Angiotensin II Activates Matrix Metalloproteinase Type II and Mimics Age-Associated Carotid Arterial Remodeling in Young Rats

    Mingyi Wang;Jing Zhang;Gaia Spinetti;Liqun Jiang

  • MicroRNA-15a and MicroRNA-16 Impair Human Circulating Proangiogenic Cell Functions and Are Increased in the Proangiogenic Cells and Serum of Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia

    Gaia Spinetti;Orazio Fortunato;Andrea Caporali;Saran Shantikumar

  • Nose-to-brain delivery of BACE1 siRNA loaded in solid lipid nanoparticles for Alzheimer's therapy.

    Giovanna Rassu;Elena Soddu;Anna Maria Posadino;Gianfranco Pintus

  • Novel docetaxel-loaded nanoparticles based on poly(lactide-co-caprolactone) and poly(lactide- co-glycolide-co-caprolactone) for prostate cancer treatment: formulation, characterization, and cytotoxicity studies

    Vanna Sanna;Anna Maria Roggio;Anna Maria Posadino;Annalisa Cossu

  • Flavonoids in hypertension: a brief review of the underlying mechanisms.

    Dina Maaliki;Abdullah A Shaito;Gianfranco Pintus;Ahmed El-Yazbi

  • Targeted Biocompatible Nanoparticles for the Delivery of (−)-Epigallocatechin 3-Gallate to Prostate Cancer Cells

    Vanna Sanna;Gianfranco Pintus;Anna Maria Roggio;Stefania Punzoni

  • Targeting Kinin B1 Receptor for Therapeutic Neovascularization

    Costanza Emanueli;Maria Bonaria Salis;Tiziana Stacca;Gianfranco Pintus

  • Metabolic shift toward oxidative phosphorylation in docetaxel resistant prostate cancer cells

    Luigi Ippolito;Alberto Marini;Lorenzo Cavallini;Andrea Morandi

  • Carbonic anhydrase IX from cancer-associated fibroblasts drives epithelial-mesenchymal transition in prostate carcinoma cells.

    Tania Fiaschi;Elisa Giannoni;Maria Letizia Taddei;Paolo Cirri

  • Crosstalk Between Oxidative Stress and Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) Stress in Endothelial Dysfunction and Aberrant Angiogenesis Associated With Diabetes: A Focus on the Protective Roles of Heme Oxygenase (HO)-1.

    Hatem Maamoun;Tarek Benameur;Gianfranco Pintus;Shankar Munusamy

  • Senescent stroma promotes prostate cancer progression: The role of miR-210

    Maria Letizia Taddei;Lorenzo Cavallini;Giuseppina Comito;Elisa Giannoni

  • Milk Fat Globule Protein Epidermal Growth Factor-8. A Pivotal Relay Element Within the Angiotensin II and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Signaling Cascade Mediating Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Invasion

    Zongming Fu;Mingyi Wang;Marjan Gucek;Jing Zhang

  • Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Impairs Fetal Endothelial Cell Functions Through a Mechanism Involving MicroRNA-101 and Histone Methyltransferase Enhancer of Zester Homolog-2

    Ilaria Floris;Betty Descamps;Antonella Vardeu;Tijana Mitić

  • Increased Aortic Calpain-1 Activity Mediates Age- Associated Angiotensin II Signaling of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

    Liqun Jiang;Mingyi Wang;Jing Zhang;Robert E. Monticone

  • Pharmacological and Antioxidant Activities of Rhus coriaria L. (Sumac).

    Halima Alsamri;Khawlah Athamneh;Khawlah Athamneh;Gianfranco Pintus;Ali H Eid

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward G. Lakatta
Edward G. Lakatta National Institutes of Health
Costanza Emanueli
Costanza Emanueli Imperial College London
Sergio Uzzau
Sergio Uzzau University of Sassari
Aboubakr M. Abdullah
Aboubakr M. Abdullah Qatar University
Paola Chiarugi
Paola Chiarugi University of Florence
Elisa Giannoni
Elisa Giannoni University of Florence
Khaled A. Mahmoud
Khaled A. Mahmoud Hamad bin Khalifa University
Gianni Sava
Gianni Sava University of Trieste
Donald K. Ingram
Donald K. Ingram Louisiana State University
Renu Virmani
Renu Virmani CVPath Institute

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