Scientific Research

Lopreiato, Mariangela & Di Cristofano, Samuele & Rossana, Cocchiola & Mariano, Alessia & Guerrizio, Libera & Scandurra, Roberto & Mosca, Luciana & Raimondo, Domenico & Scotto d’Abusco, Anna. (2021). Biochemical and Computational Studies of the Interaction between a Glucosamine Derivative, NAPA, and the IKKα Kinase. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22. 1643.

Lopreiato, Mariangela & Rossana, Cocchiola & Falcucci, Susanna & Leopizzi, Martina & Michele, Cardone & Di Maio, Valeria & Brocco, Umberto & D’Orazi, Valerio & Calvieri, Stefano & Scandurra, Roberto & Marco, Federico & Scotto d’Abusco, Anna. (2019). The Glucosamine‐derivative NAPA Suppresses MAPK Activation and Restores Collagen Deposition in Human Diploid Fibroblasts Challenged with Environmental Levels of UVB. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 96. 10.1111

Scandurra, Roberto & Scotto d’Abusco, Anna & Longo, Giovanni. (2020). A Review of the Effect of a Nanostructured Thin Film Formed by Titanium Carbide and Titanium Oxides Clustered around Carbon in Graphitic Form on Osseointegration. Nanomaterials. 10. 1233. 10.3390.

Lopreiato, Mariangela & Mariano, Alessia & Rossana, Cocchiola & Longo, Giovanni & Vedova, Pietro & Scandurra, Roberto & Scotto d’Abusco, Anna. (2020). Nanostructured TiC Layer is Highly Suitable Surface for Adhesion, Proliferation and Spreading of Cells. Condensed Matter. 5. 29. 10.3390.

Rossana, Cocchiola & Lopreiato, Mariangela & Guazzo, Raffaella & Santi, Maria & Eufemi, Margherita & Scandurra, Roberto & Scotto d’Abusco, Anna. (2019). The induction of Maspin expression by a glucosamine-derivative has an antiproliferative activity in prostate cancer cell lines. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 300. 10.1016.

Haris S Vasiliadis and Konstantinos Tsikopoulos. Glucosamine and chondroitin for the treatment of osteoarthritis. World J Orthop. 2017 Jan 18; 8(1): 1–11.

Veronesi F, Giavaresi G, Maglio M, Scotto d’Abusco A, Politi L, Scandurra R, Olivotto E, Grigolo B, Borzì RM, Fini M Chondroprotective activity of N-acetyl phenylalanyl glucosamine derivative on knee joint structure and inflammation in a murine model of osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage. 2017, 25:589-599.

Scotto d’Abusco A, Corsi A, Grillo MG, Cicione C, Calamia V, Panzini G, Sansone A, Giordano C, Politi L, Scandurra R. Effects of intra-articular administration of glucosamine and a peptidyl- glucosamine derivative in a rabbit model of experimental osteoarthritis: a pilot study. Rheumatol Int. 2008, 28(5): 437-43.

Martina Leopizzi, Rossana Cocchiola ,Edoardo Milanetti , Domenico Raimondo ,Laura Politi, Cesare Giordano, Roberto Scandurra, Anna Scotto d’Abusco. IKKa inibition by a glucosamine derivative enhances Maspin expression in osteosarcoma cell line. Chemico-Biological Interactions 262, (2017) 19-28.

Stoppoloni D, Politi L, Leopizzi M, Gaetani S, Guazzo R, Basciani S, Moreschini O, De Santi M, Scandurra R, Scotto d’Abusco A. Effect of glucosamine and its peptidyl-derivative on the production of extracellular matrix components by human primary chondrocytes. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 2015, 23: 103-113.

Scotto d’Abusco A, Politi L, Giordano C, Scandurra R. A peptidyl-glucosamine derivative affects IKKalpha kinase activity in human chondrocytes. Arthritis Res Ther. 2010, 12(1): R18.

Scotto d’Abusco A, Cicione C, Calamia V, Negri R, Giordano C, Grigolo B, Politi L, Scandurra R. Glucosamine and its N-acetyl-phenylalanine derivative prevent TNF-alpha-induced transcriptional activation in human chondrocytes. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2007, 25(6): 847-52.

Scotto d’Abusco A, Calamia V, Cicione C, Grigolo B, Politi L, Scandurra R. Glucosamine affects intracellular signalling through inhibition of mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylation in human chondrocytes. Arthritis Res Ther. 2007, 9(5): R104.

Veronesi, G.Giavaresi , M.Fini, G.Longo, CA Ioannidu, A. Scotto d’Abusco, F. Superti, G. Panzini ,C. Misiano, A. Palattella, P. Selleri, N. Di Girolamo, V. Garbarino, L. Politi, R. Scandurra. Osseointegration is improved by coating titanium implants with a nanostructured thin film with titanium carbide and titanium oxides clustered around graphitic carbon. Materials Science and Engineering C 70 (2017) 264–271).

Longo G., Ioannidu C A., Scotto d’Abusco A., Superti F., Misiano C., Zanoni R., Politi , Mazzola L., Iosi F., Mura F., Scandurra R. Improving Osteoblast Response in vitro by a Nanostructured Thin Film with Titanium Carbide and Titanium Oxides Clustered around Graphitic Carbon. PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0152566 March 31, 2016.

Zanoni R., Ioannidu C., Mazzola L., Politi L., Misiano C., Longo G., Falconieri M., Scandurra R.Graphitic carbon in a nanostructured titanium oxycarbide thin film for implants. Material Science and Engeneering C 46(2015),409-16.