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Overview

Lorena Zentilin is affiliated with the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in Italy. Their research encompasses a range of topics primarily within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Notable subfields include molecular biology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, genetics, infectious diseases, and surgery.

Their scientific contributions focus on several key themes:

  • Cardiac fibrosis and remodeling
  • Congenital heart defects research
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • COVID-19 clinical research studies
  • Cardiomyopathy and myosin studies
  • Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine
  • RNA research and splicing

Prominent publication venues where Lorena Zentilin's work frequently appears include:

  • Cardiovascular Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Cardiovascular Research
  • Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology
  • Brain

Their regular coauthors reflect longstanding collaborative relationships in the field:

  • Mauro Giacca (40 publications)
  • Serena Zacchigna (17 publications)
  • Simone Vodret (11 publications)
  • Andrea Colliva (10 publications)
  • Chiara Collesi (9 publications)

Representative publications by Lorena Zentilin include:

  • "Persistence of viral RNA, pneumocyte syncytia and thrombosis are hallmarks of advanced COVID-19 pathology" (2020, EBioMedicine)
  • "Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients seemingly recovered from COVID-19" (2023, The Journal of Pathology)
  • "Therapeutic efficacy of AAV-mediated restoration of PKP2 in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy" (2023, Nature Cardiovascular Research)
  • "Cardioprotective factors against myocardial infarction selected in vivo from an AAV secretome library" (2022, Science Translational Medicine)
  • "SREBP2 gene therapy targeting striatal astrocytes ameliorates Huntington's disease phenotypes" (2021, Brain)

Best Publications

  • Functional screening identifies miRNAs inducing cardiac regeneration

    Ana Eulalio;Miguel Mano;Matteo Dal Ferro;Matteo Dal Ferro;Lorena Zentilin

  • MicroRNA therapy stimulates uncontrolled cardiac repair after myocardial infarction in pigs

    Khatia Gabisonia;Giulia Prosdocimo;Giovanni Donato Aquaro;Lucia Carlucci

  • Vascular endothelial growth factor stimulates skeletal muscle regeneration in Vivo

    Nikola Arsic;Serena Zacchigna;Lorena Zentilin;Genaro Ramirez-Correa

  • Persistence of viral RNA, pneumocyte syncytia and thrombosis are hallmarks of advanced COVID-19 pathology

    Rossana Bussani;Edoardo Schneider;Lorena Zentilin;Chiara Collesi

  • A novel procedure for quantitative polymerase chain reaction by coamplification of competitive templates

    Silvia Diviacco;Paolo Norio;Lorena Zentilin;Stefano Menzo

  • MiR-378 Controls Cardiac Hypertrophy by Combined Repression of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathway Factors

    Jayavarshni Ganesan;Deepak Ramanujam;Yassine Sassi;Andrea Ahles

  • Semaphorin 3A is an endogenous angiogenesis inhibitor that blocks tumor growth and normalizes tumor vasculature in transgenic mouse models

    Federica Maione;Fabiola Molla;Claudia Meda;Roberto Latini

  • Carbon Nanotubes Promote Growth and Spontaneous Electrical Activity in Cultured Cardiac Myocytes

    Valentina Martinelli;Giada Cellot;Francesca Maria Toma;Carlin S. Long

  • Fine mapping of a replication origin of human DNA.

    M Giacca;L Zentilin;P Norio;S Diviacco

  • Notch1 signaling stimulates proliferation of immature cardiomyocytes

    Chiara Collesi;Lorena Zentilin;Gianfranco Sinagra;Mauro Giacca

  • Bone marrow mononuclear cells are recruited to the sites of VEGF-induced neovascularization but are not incorporated into the newly formed vessels.

    Lorena Zentilin;Sabrina Tafuro;Sabrina Tafuro;Serena Zacchigna;Serena Zacchigna;Nikola Arsic;Nikola Arsic

  • Cardiomyocyte VEGFR-1 activation by VEGF-B induces compensatory hypertrophy and preserves cardiac function after myocardial infarction

    Lorena Zentilin;Uday Puligadda;Vincenzo Lionetti;Serena Zacchigna

  • Semaphorin 3A overcomes cancer hypoxia and metastatic dissemination induced by antiangiogenic treatment in mice

    Federica Maione;Stefania Capano;Donatella Regano;Lorena Zentilin

  • A mouse model for adult cardiac-specific gene deletion with CRISPR/Cas9

    Kelli J. Carroll;Catherine A. Makarewich;John McAnally;Douglas M. Anderson

  • Recombinant AAV vector encoding human VEGF165 enhances wound healing.

    B Deodato;B Deodato;N Arsic;L Zentilin;M Galeano

  • Induction of functional neovascularization by combined VEGF and angiopoietin-1 gene transfer using AAV vectors

    Nikola Arsic;Lorena Zentilin;Serena Zacchigna;Daniela Santoro

  • The mitochondrial calcium uniporter controls skeletal muscle trophism in vivo.

    Cristina Mammucari;Gaia Gherardi;Ilaria Zamparo;Anna Raffaello

  • The gene for a novel human lamin maps at a highly transcribed locus of chromosome 19 which replicates at the onset of S-phase.

    G Biamonti;M Giacca;G Perini;G Contreas

  • Adeno-Associated Virus-Mediated Transduction of VEGF165 Improves Cardiac Tissue Viability and Functional Recovery After Permanent Coronary Occlusion in Conscious Dogs

    Matteo Ferrarini;Nikola Arsic;Fabio A. Recchia;Lorena Zentilin

  • Adeno-Associated Virus Vectors as Therapeutic and Investigational Tools in the Cardiovascular System

    Serena Zacchigna;Lorena Zentilin;Mauro Giacca

Frequent Co-Authors

Mauro Giacca
Mauro Giacca King's College London
Serena Zacchigna
Serena Zacchigna International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
Gianfranco Sinagra
Gianfranco Sinagra University of Trieste
Federico Bussolino
Federico Bussolino University of Turin
Stefano Geuna
Stefano Geuna University of Turin
Tullio Pozzan
Tullio Pozzan University of Padua
Laura Ballerini
Laura Ballerini University of Trieste
Giuseppe Remuzzi
Giuseppe Remuzzi Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Michele Simonato
Michele Simonato University of Ferrara
Arturo Falaschi
Arturo Falaschi International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

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