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Marisa Porrini

Marisa Porrini

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
11486
World Ranking
12066
National Ranking
356

Overview

Marisa Porrini is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and focuses research primarily within the field of Medicine across multiple subfields. Their work spans Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Nutrition and Dietetics. The scientist's academic contributions are particularly notable in nutritional sciences and diet-related studies.

The main research topics explored by Marisa Porrini include:

  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
  • Gut Microbiota and Health

Frequent collaborators in research projects highlight a network of coauthors with whom multiple publications have been produced. These include Patrizia Riso, Cristian Del Bo', Mirko Marino, Daniela Martini, and Massimiliano Tucci.

Marisa Porrini has published extensively in several academic venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

  • Nutrients
  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Foods
  • BMC Geriatrics
  • Frontiers in Nutrition

Among recent influential papers authored or coauthored, the following publications stand out:

  • A Systematic Review of Worldwide Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods: Findings and Criticisms (2021, Nutrients)
  • From carotenoid intake to carotenoid blood and tissue concentrations - implications for dietary intake recommendations (2020, Nutrition Reviews)
  • Effects of Dietary Fibers on Short-Chain Fatty Acids and Gut Microbiota Composition in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review (2022, Nutrients)
  • A polyphenol-rich dietary pattern improves intestinal permeability, evaluated as serum zonulin levels, in older subjects: The MaPLE randomised controlled trial (2020, Clinical Nutrition)
  • A Review of Registered Clinical Trials on Dietary (Poly)Phenols: Past Efforts and Possible Future Directions (2020, Foods)

The scientific output of Marisa Porrini reveals a focus on understanding the impact of diet on human health, with particular attention to polyphenols, carotenoids, dietary fibers, and their interactions with gut microbiota and aging populations. This work involves clinical trials, systematic reviews, and investigations into dietary patterns and their physiological effects.

Best Publications

  • Effect of different cooking methods on color, phytochemical concentration, and antioxidant capacity of raw and frozen brassica vegetables.

    Nicoletta Pellegrini;Emma Chiavaro;Claudio Gardana;Teresa Mazzeo

  • Six-week consumption of a wild blueberry powder drink increases bifidobacteria in the human gut.

    Stefano Vendrame;Simone Guglielmetti;Patrizia Riso;Stefania Arioli

  • Systematic Review on Polyphenol Intake and Health Outcomes: Is there Sufficient Evidence to Define a Health-Promoting Polyphenol-Rich Dietary Pattern?

    Cristian Del Bo;Stefano Bernardi;Mirko Marino;Marisa Porrini

  • Does tomato consumption effectively increase the resistance of lymphocyte DNA to oxidative damage

    Patrizia Riso;Andrew Pinder;Alessandra Santangelo;Marisa Porrini

  • Effect of a wild blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) drink intervention on markers of oxidative stress, inflammation and endothelial function in humans with cardiovascular risk factors

    Patrizia Riso;Dorothy Klimis-Zacas;Cristian Del Bo;Daniela Martini

  • Mutation of SOD1 in ALS: a gain of a loss of function

    Daniela Sau;Silvia De Biasi;Laura Vitellaro-Zuccarello;Patrizia Riso

  • Lymphocyte Lycopene Concentration and DNA Protection from Oxidative Damage Is Increased in Women after a Short Period of Tomato Consumption

    Marisa Porrini;Patrizia Riso

  • Absorption of lycopene from single or daily portions of raw and processed tomato

    Marisa Porrini;Patrizia Riso;Giulio Testolin

  • The Influence of Thermic Effect of Food on Satiety

    R Crovetti;M Porrini;A Santangelo;G Testolin

  • Protective activity of tomato products on in vivo markers of lipid oxidation.

    Francesco Visioli;Patrizia Riso;Simona Grande;Claudio Galli

  • Effect of a tomato-based drink on markers of inflammation, immunomodulation, and oxidative stress

    Patrizia Riso;Francesco Visioli;Simona Grande;Serena Guarnieri

  • Effects of Blood Orange Juice Intake on Antioxidant Bioavailability and on Different Markers Related to Oxidative Stress

    Patrizia Riso;Francesco Visioli;Claudio Gardana;Simona Grande

  • In vitro starch digestibility and in vivo glucose response of gluten-free foods and their gluten counterparts.

    Cristiana Berti;Patrizia Riso;Lucilla D Monti;Marisa Porrini

  • Weight, protein, fat, and timing of preloads affect food intake.

    M Porrini;A Santangelo;R Crovetti;P Riso

  • Daily intake of a formulated tomato drink affects carotenoid plasma and lymphocyte concentrations and improves cellular antioxidant protection.

    Marisa Porrini;Patrizia Riso;Antonella Brusamolino;Cristiana Berti

  • Variation in the measurement of DNA damage by comet assay measured by the ECVAG inter-laboratory validation trial.

    Lykke Forchhammer;Clara Johansson;Steffen Loft;Lennart Möller

  • Physical state of meal affects gastric emptying, cholecystokinin release and satiety

    A. Santangelo;M. Peracchi;D. Conte;M. Fraquelli

  • Blood orange juice inhibits fat accumulation in mice.

    L Titta;M Trinei;M Stendardo;I Berniakovich

  • Coffee Consumption and Oxidative Stress: A Review of Human Intervention Studies

    Daniela Martini;Cristian Del Bo;Michele Tassotti;Patrizia Riso

  • LARN Livelli di assunzione di riferimento di nutrienti ed energia per la popolazione italiana. IV revisione

    A. Ghiselli;L. Rossi;F. Brighenti;G. Cairella

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrizia Riso
Patrizia Riso University of Milan
Peter Møller
Peter Møller University of Copenhagen
Steffen Loft
Steffen Loft University of Copenhagen
Cristina Andres-Lacueva
Cristina Andres-Lacueva University of Barcelona
Furio Brighenti
Furio Brighenti University of Parma
Simone Guglielmetti
Simone Guglielmetti University of Milano-Bicocca
Francesco Visioli
Francesco Visioli University of Padua
Giuseppe Matullo
Giuseppe Matullo University of Turin
David H. Phillips
David H. Phillips King's College London
Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins University of Oslo

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