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Santina Bruzzone

Santina Bruzzone

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
9330
World Ranking
12829
National Ranking
389

Overview

Santina Bruzzone is affiliated with the University of Genoa in Italy and has an extensive research profile primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans a variety of subfields including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Oncology, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics, notably:

  • Sirtuins and Resveratrol in Medicine
  • Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
  • PARP inhibition in cancer therapy
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research

Santina Bruzzone has published papers in a number of frequent venues, which include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Molecules
  • Blood Advances
  • Nutrients

Recent significant publications by the scientist include:

  • "Nampt controls skeletal muscle development by maintaining Ca2+ homeostasis and mitochondrial integrity" (2021, Molecular Metabolism)
  • "Abscisic Acid: A Conserved Hormone in Plants and Humans and a Promising Aid to Combat Prediabetes and the Metabolic Syndrome" (2020, Nutrients)
  • "Sirtuin 6 inhibition protects against glucocorticoid-induced skeletal muscle atrophy by regulating IGF/PI3K/AKT signaling" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Sirt6 inhibition delays the onset of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by reducing dendritic cell migration" (2020, Journal of Neuroinflammation)
  • "SIRT6 enhances oxidative phosphorylation in breast cancer and promotes mammary tumorigenesis in mice" (2021, Cancer & Metabolism)

Collaborations form a significant part of Santina Bruzzone's research activity, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Andrea Benzi
  • Francesco Piacente
  • Alessio Nencioni
  • Laura Sturla
  • Michele Cea

The body of work by Santina Bruzzone demonstrates an emphasis on molecular mechanisms underlying muscle physiology, metabolism, and cellular signaling pathways, aligning with their focus on related disorders and therapeutic research avenues.

Best Publications

  • Connexin 43 hemichannels mediate Ca2+-regulated transmembrane NAD+ fluxes in intact cells

    Santina Bruzzone;Lucrezia Guida;Elena Zocchi;Luisa Franco

  • A CD38/CD203a/CD73 ectoenzymatic pathway independent of CD39 drives a novel adenosinergic loop in human T lymphocytes.

    Alberto L Horenstein;Antonella Chillemi;Gianluca Zaccarello;Santina Bruzzone

  • Abscisic acid is an endogenous cytokine in human granulocytes with cyclic ADP-ribose as second messenger

    Santina Bruzzone;Iliana Moreschi;Cesare Usai;Lucrezia Guida

  • Autocrine and Paracrine Calcium Signaling by the CD38/NAD+/Cyclic ADP‐Ribose System

    Antonio De Flora;Elena Zocchi;Lucrezia Guida;Luisa Franco

  • Slc12a8 is a nicotinamide mononucleotide transporter

    Alessia Grozio;Kathryn F. Mills;Jun Yoshino;Santina Bruzzone

  • Catastrophic NAD + Depletion in Activated T Lymphocytes through Nampt Inhibition Reduces Demyelination and Disability in EAE

    Santina Bruzzone;Floriana Fruscione;Sara Morando;Tiziana Ferrando

  • Re-evaluation of neuronal P2X7 expression using novel mouse models and a P2X7-specific nanobody.

    Karina Kaczmarek-Hajek;Jiong Zhang;Jiong Zhang;Robin Kopp;Antje Grosche;Antje Grosche

  • Abscisic acid is an endogenous stimulator of insulin release from human pancreatic islets with cyclic ADP ribose as second messenger

    Santina Bruzzone;Nicoletta Bodrato;Cesare Usai;Lucrezia Guida

  • The NAD+-dependent histone deacetylase SIRT6 promotes cytokine production and migration in pancreatic cancer cells by regulating Ca2+ responses.

    Inga Bauer;Alessia Grozio;Denise Lasigliè;Giovanna Basile

  • The transmembrane glycoprotein CD38 is a catalytically active transporter responsible for generation and influx of the second messenger cyclic ADP-ribose across membranes

    Luisa Franco;Lucrezia Guida;Santina Bruzzone;Elena Zocchi

  • Evidence of a role for cyclic ADP‐ribose in calcium signalling and neurotransmitter release in cultured astrocytes

    Claudia Verderio;Santina Bruzzone;Elena Zocchi;Ernesto Fedele

  • Extracellular NAD+ is an agonist of the human P2Y11 purinergic receptor in human granulocytes.

    Iliana Moreschi;Santina Bruzzone;Robert A. Nicholas;Floriana Fruscione

  • Mesenchymal stem cells shape microglia effector functions through the release of CX3CL1.

    Debora Giunti;Benedetta Parodi;Cesare Usai;Laura Vergani

  • The temperature-signaling cascade in sponges involves a heat-gated cation channel, abscisic acid, and cyclic ADP-ribose

    Elena Zocchi;Armando Carpaneto;Carlo Cerrano;Giorgio Bavestrello

  • CD73 Protein as a Source of Extracellular Precursors for Sustained NAD+ Biosynthesis in FK866-treated Tumor Cells

    Alessia Grozio;Giovanna Sociali;Laura Sturla;Irene Caffa

  • LANCL2 Is Necessary for Abscisic Acid Binding and Signaling in Human Granulocytes and in Rat Insulinoma Cells

    Laura Sturla;Chiara Fresia;Lucrezia Guida;Santina Bruzzone

  • Expression of CD38 Increases Intracellular Calcium Concentration and Reduces Doubling Time in HeLa and 3T3 Cells

    Elena Zocchi;Antonio Daga;Cesare Usai;Luisa Franco

  • A self-restricted CD38-connexin 43 cross-talk affects NAD+ and cyclic ADP-ribose metabolism and regulates intracellular calcium in 3T3 fibroblasts.

    Santina Bruzzone;Luisa Franco;Lucrezia Guida;Elena Zocchi

  • Paracrine roles of NAD+ and cyclic ADP-ribose in increasing intracellular calcium and enhancing cell proliferation of 3T3 fibroblasts.

    Luisa Franco;Elena Zocchi;Cesare Usai;Lucrezia Guida

  • Catastrophic NAD+ Depletion in Activated T Lymphocytes through Nampt Inhibition Reduces Demyelination and Disability in EAE.

    Santina Bruzzone;Floriana Fruscione;Sara Morando;Alessandro Poggi

Frequent Co-Authors

Elena Zocchi
Elena Zocchi University of Genoa
Antonio De Flora
Antonio De Flora University of Genoa
Alessio Nencioni
Alessio Nencioni University of Genoa
Alessandro Poggi
Alessandro Poggi University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Fabrizio Montecucco
Fabrizio Montecucco University of Genoa
Claudio Franceschi
Claudio Franceschi University of Bologna
Raul Mostoslavsky
Raul Mostoslavsky Harvard University
Friedrich Koch-Nolte
Friedrich Koch-Nolte Universität Hamburg
Matthias U. Kassack
Matthias U. Kassack Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Silvia Deaglio
Silvia Deaglio University of Turin

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