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Overview

Marco Malavolta is affiliated with the Advanced Technology Center in the United States and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research covers various subfields including Molecular Biology, Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Geriatrics and Gerontology, and Immunology.

They have focused on multiple research topics, notably:

  • Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine

Marco Malavolta has contributed to several scientific papers, including the following recent works:

  • 'COVID-19 and smoking: is nicotine the hidden link?', 2020, European Respiratory Journal
  • 'Self-rated health in individuals with and without disease is associated with multiple biomarkers representing multiple biological domains', 2021, Scientific Reports
  • 'Exploring the Relevance of Senotherapeutics for the Current SARS-CoV-2 Emergency and Similar Future Global Health Threats', 2020, Cells
  • 'Microbiome in Blood Samples From the General Population Recruited in the MARK-AGE Project: A Pilot Study', 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • 'Targeting Multiple Mitochondrial Processes by a Metabolic Modulator Prevents Sarcopenia and Cognitive Decline in SAMP8 Mice', 2020, Frontiers in Pharmacology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Robertina Giacconi
  • Francesco Piacenza
  • Mauro Provinciali
  • Serena Marcozzi
  • Claudio Franceschi

Publications by Marco Malavolta have appeared most frequently in the following venues:

  • GeroScience (12 publications)
  • Ageing Research Reviews (5 publications)
  • Cells (4 publications)
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A (3 publications)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Brain, aging and neurodegeneration: role of zinc ion availability.

    Eugenio Mocchegiani;Carlo Bertoni-Freddari;Fiorella Marcellini;Marco Malavolta

  • NK and NKT cell functions in immunosenescence.

    Eugenio Mocchegiani;Marco Malavolta

  • Serum copper to zinc ratio: Relationship with aging and health status

    Marco Malavolta;Francesco Piacenza;Andrea Basso;Robertina Giacconi

  • Plasma copper/zinc ratio: an inflammatory/nutritional biomarker as predictor of all-cause mortality in elderly population

    Marco Malavolta;Robertina Giacconi;Francesco Piacenza;Lory Santarelli

  • Zinc: dietary intake and impact of supplementation on immune function in elderly.

    Eugenio Mocchegiani;Javier Romeo;Marco Malavolta;Laura Costarelli

  • COVID-19 and smoking: is nicotine the hidden link?

    Patrizia Russo;Stefano Bonassi;Robertina Giacconi;Marco Malavolta

  • Vitamin E-gene interactions in aging and inflammatory age-related diseases: implications for treatment. A systematic review.

    Eugenio Mocchegiani;Laura Costarelli;Robertina Giacconi;Marco Malavolta

  • Inflammation, genes and zinc in Alzheimer's disease.

    Sonya Vasto;Giuseppina Candore;Florinda Listì;Carmela Rita Balistreri

  • Zinc dyshomeostasis: a key modulator of neuronal injury.

    Margherita Capasso;Jade Ming Jeng;Marco Malavolta;Eugenio Mocchegiani

  • Zinc supplementation in the elderly reduces spontaneous inflammatory cytokine release and restores T cell functions

    Laura Kahmann;Peter Uciechowski;Sabine Warmuth;Birgit Plümäkers

  • Effects of zinc supplementation on antioxidant enzyme activities in healthy old subjects.

    E. Mariani;F. Mangialasche;F.T. Feliziani;R. Cecchetti

  • Zinc signalling and subcellular distribution: emerging targets in type 2 diabetes

    Eugenio Mocchegiani;Robertina Giacconi;Marco Malavolta

  • NK and NKT Cells in Aging and Longevity: Role of Zinc and Metallothioneins

    Eugenio Mocchegiani;Robertina Giacconi;Catia Cipriano;Marco Malavolta

  • Zinc-binding proteins (metallothionein and α-2 macroglobulin) and immunosenescence

    Eugenio Mocchegiani;Laura Costarelli;Robertina Giacconi;Catia Cipriano

  • TH1 and TH2 cell polarization increases with aging and is modulated by zinc supplementation.

    Peter Uciechowski;Laura Kahmann;Birgit Plümäkers;Marco Malavolta

  • Zinc and inflammatory/immune response in aging.

    Sonya Vasto;Eugenio Mocchegiani;Marco Malavolta;Irene Cuppari

  • Distinctive modulation of inflammatory and metabolic parameters in relation to zinc nutritional status in adult overweight/obese subjects.

    Laura Costarelli;Elisa Muti;Marco Malavolta;Catia Cipriano

  • Simultaneous evaluation of circulating chemokine and cytokine profiles in elderly subjects by multiplex technology: relationship with zinc status.

    Erminia Mariani;Luca Cattini;Simona Neri;Marco Malavolta

  • Effect of zinc supplementation on plasma IL-6 and MCP-1 production and NK cell function in healthy elderly: interactive influence of +647 MT1a and -174 IL-6 polymorphic alleles.

    Erminia Mariani;Simona Neri;Luca Cattini;Eugenio Mocchegiani

  • Novel -209A/G MT2A polymorphism in old patients with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis: relationship with inflammation (IL-6) and zinc.

    Robertina Giacconi;Catia Cipriano;Elisa Muti;Laura Costarelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Lothar Rink
Lothar Rink RWTH Aachen University
George Dedoussis
George Dedoussis Harokopio University
Claudio Franceschi
Claudio Franceschi University of Bologna
Efstathios S. Gonos
Efstathios S. Gonos National Hellenic Research Foundation
Erminia Mariani
Erminia Mariani University of Bologna
Tilman Grune
Tilman Grune University of Potsdam
Daniela Monti
Daniela Monti University of Florence
Alexander Bürkle
Alexander Bürkle University of Konstanz
Ewa Sikora
Ewa Sikora Polish Academy of Sciences
Olivier Toussaint
Olivier Toussaint University of Namur

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