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  1. Article: Plant Growth in LED-Sourced Biophilic Environments Is Improved by the Biochar Amendment of Low-Fertility Soil, the Reflection of Low-Intensity Light, and a Continuous Photoperiod.

    Beatrice, Peter / Miali, Alessio / Baronti, Silvia / Chiatante, Donato / Montagnoli, Antonio

    Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Volume 12, Issue 18

    Abstract: Introducing plants in the design of biophilic indoor environments is fundamental for improving human health, well-being, and performance. Previous studies showed that the phenotype of the model ... ...

    Abstract Introducing plants in the design of biophilic indoor environments is fundamental for improving human health, well-being, and performance. Previous studies showed that the phenotype of the model plant
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-20
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2704341-1
    ISSN 2223-7747
    ISSN 2223-7747
    DOI 10.3390/plants12183319
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  2. Article ; Online: Cardiorespiratory Performance in Kidney and Liver Transplant Recipients: The Dilemma to Combine Lifestyle and Fitness.

    Polara, Giovannino / Montagnoli, Alessio / Palazzo, Roberto / Orlandi, Melissa / Mascherini, Gabriele / Corsi, Marco / Falconi, Edoardo / Stefani, Laura

    Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology

    2024  Volume 9, Issue 1

    Abstract: It is widely demonstrated that moderate-intensity exercise is associated with improved fitness in non-communicable chronic diseases. However, there are no specific guidelines available for transplant recipients. Body composition is closely linked to ... ...

    Abstract It is widely demonstrated that moderate-intensity exercise is associated with improved fitness in non-communicable chronic diseases. However, there are no specific guidelines available for transplant recipients. Body composition is closely linked to exercise capacity, typically estimated by cardiopulmonary testing, but its potential correlation with cardiovascular health outcomes has not been investigated yet. This study aims to evaluate and compare cardiorespiratory performance and body composition in two groups of liver and kidney transplant recipients. A mixed group of transplant recipients (10 kidney and 15 liver) participating in a lifestyle reconditioning program through unsupervised physical exercise prescription was examined. Both groups were assessed using bioimpedance analysis (BIA), lifestyle, and physical activity levels by IPAQ questionnaire and cardiopulmonary testing (CPET). The two groups differed by IPAQ examination: liver transplant patients practiced more physical activity. Statistically significant differences were found in peak VO
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-29
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2411-5142
    ISSN (online) 2411-5142
    DOI 10.3390/jfmk9010044
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  3. Article ; Online: Unusual late-fall wildfire in a pre-Alpine Fagus sylvatica forest reduced fine roots in the shallower soil layer and shifted very fine-root growth to deeper soil depth.

    Montagnoli, Antonio / Terzaghi, Mattia / Miali, Alessio / Chiatante, Donato / Dumroese, R Kasten

    Scientific reports

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 6380

    Abstract: After an unusual, late-fall wildfire in a European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest in the pre-Alps of northern Italy, the finest roots (0‒0.3 mm diameter) were generally the most responsive to fire, with the effect more pronounced at the shallowest ... ...

    Abstract After an unusual, late-fall wildfire in a European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forest in the pre-Alps of northern Italy, the finest roots (0‒0.3 mm diameter) were generally the most responsive to fire, with the effect more pronounced at the shallowest soil depth. While roots 0.3‒1 mm in diameter had their length and biomass at the shallowest soil depth reduced by fire, fire stimulated more length and biomass at the deepest soil depth compared to the control. Fire elevated the total length of dead roots and their biomass immediately and this result persisted through the first spring, after which control and fire-impacted trees had similar fine root turnover. Our results unveiled the fine-root response to fire when subdivided by diameter size and soil depth, adding to the paucity of data concerning fire impacts on beech roots in a natural condition and providing the basis for understanding unusual fire occurrence on root traits. This study suggests that F. sylvatica trees can adapt to wildfire by plastically changing the distribution of fine-root growth, indicating a resilience mechanism to disturbance.
    MeSH term(s) Fagus ; Wildfires ; Soil ; Plant Roots ; Forests ; Trees
    Chemical Substances Soil
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-33580-7
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  4. Article ; Online: PARP inhibitors in cancer therapy: an update.

    Papeo, Gianluca / Casale, Elena / Montagnoli, Alessia / Cirla, Alessandra

    Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

    2013  Volume 23, Issue 4, Page(s) 503–514

    Abstract: Introduction: Inhibitors of the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) family of proteins are currently being evaluated as potential anticancer medicines at both preclinical and clinical levels. They have the peculiarity to increase the efficacy of DNA- ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Inhibitors of the poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases (PARPs) family of proteins are currently being evaluated as potential anticancer medicines at both preclinical and clinical levels. They have the peculiarity to increase the efficacy of DNA-damaging agents and to selectively target tumor cells with specific DNA repair defects. This later development of these drugs should make it possible, in principle, to selectively target neoplastic vs healthy cells, thus realizing the Ehrlich's magic bullet concept of a personalized and tailored cure of diseases.
    Areas covered: This review is designed to provide the readers with a brief summary and an update on PARP inhibitors in the oncology field, by covering the recent patent literature (2010 - 2012: and Questel Intellectual Property Portal [QPat] database search).
    Expert opinion: Presently, along with a number of preclinical candidates, there are eight PARP inhibitors in the clinic as either single agents or in combination with various chemotherapy and radiotherapy regimens. The tremendous efforts underneath those results testify the high interest on the target. The investigation and understanding of the cross-reactivity among members of the PARPs family as well as a deeper knowledge of their biological functions may lead to a more profound characterization of the PARP inhibitor's profile. This, in turn, will cast additional light on this exciting approach in treating cancer.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry ; Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology ; Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use ; Drug Design ; Drug and Narcotic Control ; Enzyme Inhibitors/chemistry ; Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology ; Enzyme Inhibitors/therapeutic use ; Humans ; Molecular Structure ; Molecular Targeted Therapy ; Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Neoplasms/enzymology ; Neoplasms/pathology ; Patents as Topic ; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors ; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases/metabolism ; Signal Transduction/drug effects ; Structure-Activity Relationship
    Chemical Substances Antineoplastic Agents ; Enzyme Inhibitors ; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors ; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases (EC 2.4.2.30)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1186201-4
    ISSN 1744-7674 ; 0962-2594 ; 1354-3776
    ISSN (online) 1744-7674
    ISSN 0962-2594 ; 1354-3776
    DOI 10.1517/13543776.2013.768615
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  5. Article: Targeting cell division cycle 7 kinase: a new approach for cancer therapy.

    Montagnoli, Alessia / Moll, Jürgen / Colotta, Francesco

    Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research

    2010  Volume 16, Issue 18, Page(s) 4503–4508

    Abstract: The cell division cycle 7 (Cdc7) is a serine-threonine kinase, originally discovered in budding yeast, required to initiate DNA replication. Human Cdc7 phosphorylates the minichromosome maintenance protein 2 (Mcm2), a component of the DNA replicative ... ...

    Abstract The cell division cycle 7 (Cdc7) is a serine-threonine kinase, originally discovered in budding yeast, required to initiate DNA replication. Human Cdc7 phosphorylates the minichromosome maintenance protein 2 (Mcm2), a component of the DNA replicative helicase needed for genome duplication. Inhibition of Cdc7 in cancer cells impairs progression through S phase, inducing a p53-independent apoptotic cell death, whereas in normal cells, it does not affect cell viability. Small molecule compounds able to interfere with Cdc7 activity have been identified and shown to be effective in controlling tumor growth in animal models. Two Cdc7 inhibitors are currently in phase I clinical development. Inhibition of Cdc7 kinase activity in cancer cells restricts DNA replication and induces apoptotic cell death by an unprecedented molecular mechanism of action.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology ; Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use ; Apoptosis/drug effects ; Apoptosis/genetics ; Apoptosis/physiology ; Cell Cycle Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors ; Cell Cycle Proteins/genetics ; Cell Cycle Proteins/physiology ; Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic ; DNA Replication/drug effects ; DNA Replication/genetics ; Humans ; Models, Biological ; Molecular Targeted Therapy/methods ; Molecular Targeted Therapy/trends ; Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Neoplasms/genetics ; Neoplasms/metabolism ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors/therapeutic use ; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors ; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics ; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases/physiology ; Therapies, Investigational/methods ; Therapies, Investigational/trends
    Chemical Substances Antineoplastic Agents ; Cell Cycle Proteins ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors ; CDC7 protein, human (EC 2.7.1.-) ; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases (EC 2.7.11.1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-09-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Evaluation Studies ; Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1225457-5
    ISSN 1557-3265 ; 1078-0432
    ISSN (online) 1557-3265
    ISSN 1078-0432
    DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-10-0185
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  6. Article: Discovery of Stereospecific PARP-1 Inhibitor Isoindolinone NMS-P515.

    Papeo, Gianluca / Orsini, Paolo / Avanzi, Nilla R / Borghi, Daniela / Casale, Elena / Ciomei, Marina / Cirla, Alessandra / Desperati, Viviana / Donati, Daniele / Felder, Eduard R / Galvani, Arturo / Guanci, Marco / Isacchi, Antonella / Posteri, Helena / Rainoldi, Sonia / Riccardi-Sirtori, Federico / Scolaro, Alessandra / Montagnoli, Alessia

    ACS medicinal chemistry letters

    2019  Volume 10, Issue 4, Page(s) 534–538

    Abstract: Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) is an enzyme involved in signaling and repair of DNA single strand breaks. PARP-1 employs ... ...

    Abstract Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) is an enzyme involved in signaling and repair of DNA single strand breaks. PARP-1 employs NAD
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-03-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1948-5875
    ISSN 1948-5875
    DOI 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.8b00569
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  7. Article ; Online: Above‐ and belowground traits along a stress gradient: trade‐off or not?

    Bricca, Alessandro / Sperandii, Marta G. / Acosta, Alicia T. R. / Montagnoli, Antonio / La Bella, Greta / Terzaghi, Mattia / Carboni, Marta

    Oikos. 2023 Sept., v. 2023, no. 9 p.e010043-

    2023  

    Abstract: The role of plant traits in shaping community assembly along environmental gradients is a topic of ongoing research. It is well accepted that plant traits of aboveground organs tend to be conservative in stressful conditions. However, there is limited ... ...

    Abstract The role of plant traits in shaping community assembly along environmental gradients is a topic of ongoing research. It is well accepted that plant traits of aboveground organs tend to be conservative in stressful conditions. However, there is limited understanding of how belowground traits respond. Plants may have similar strategies above and belowground, but an intriguing possibility is that there is a tradeoff between above and belowground traits of communities to both ensure efficient resource‐use and limit niche overlap along the gradient. To test this, we asked whether the response of above and belowground traits of communities is coordinated or not along a stress gradient in Mediterranean sand dune communities. We analyzed 80 vegetation plots in central Italy to test for coordinated vs independent patterns in above vs belowground plant traits using community weighted mean and standardized effect size of functional richness. Our results show that plant communities close to the sea, which experience higher stress, were characterized by higher convergence towards aboveground resource conservation and conservative water‐use strategies but belowground resource acquisition, consistent with a strong effect of habitat filtering and an above–belowground tradeoff favoring adaptation to harsh and dry conditions. At the opposite end of the gradient with lower stress, plants exhibited higher trait diversity for both above and belowground traits, but overall a dominance of aboveground fast resource acquisition and generally acquisitive water‐use strategies, combined with conservative belowground strategies. This suggests that fast growth rate aboveground was compensated by more conservative fine‐root strategies, but processes such as competition limited niche overlap overall. Our findings provide new insights into the relationship between functional traits and environmental gradients in plant communities, shedding light on the tradeoffs between the above and belowground dimensions.
    Keywords dunes ; fine roots ; habitats ; vegetation ; Italy
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-09
    Publishing place Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 207359-6
    ISSN 0030-1299
    ISSN 0030-1299
    DOI 10.1111/oik.10043
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  8. Article: Mulching in lowland hay meadows drives an adaptive convergence of above- and below-ground traits reducing plasticity and improving biomass: A possible tool for enhancing phytoremediation.

    Dalle Fratte, Michele / Montagnoli, Antonio / Anelli, Simone / Armiraglio, Stefano / Beatrice, Peter / Ceriani, Alex / Lipreri, Elia / Miali, Alessio / Nastasio, Paolo / Cerabolini, Bruno Enrico Leone

    Frontiers in plant science

    2022  Volume 13, Page(s) 1062911

    Abstract: We aimed to understand the effect of mulching (i.e., cutting and leaving the crushed biomass to decompose in situ) on above- and below-ground plant functional traits and whether this practice may be a potential tool for enhancing the phytoremediation of ... ...

    Abstract We aimed to understand the effect of mulching (i.e., cutting and leaving the crushed biomass to decompose in situ) on above- and below-ground plant functional traits and whether this practice may be a potential tool for enhancing the phytoremediation of lowland hay meadows. To this aim, we evaluated at the community level seven years of mulching application in a PCBs and HMs soil-polluted Site of National Interest (SIN Brescia-Caffaro) through the analysis of the floristic composition and the above- and below-ground plant traits. We found that the abandonment of agricultural activities led to a marked increase in the soil organic carbon and pH, and the over-imposed mulching additionally induced a slight increase in soil nutrients. Mulching favored the establishment of a productive plant community characterized by a more conservative-resource strategy, a higher biomass development, and lower plasticity through an adaptative convergence between above- and below-ground organs. In particular, the analysis of the root depth distribution highlighted the key role of roots living in the upper soil layer (10 cm). Mulching did not show a significant effect on plant species known to be effective in terms of PCB phytoremediation. However, the mulching application appears to be a promising tool for enhancing the root web that functions as the backbone for the proliferation of microbes devoted to organic contaminants' degradation and selects a two-fold number of plant species known to be metal-tolerant. However, besides these potential positive effects of the mulching application, favoring species with a higher biomass development, in the long term, may lead to a biodiversity reduction and thus to potential consequences also on the diversity of native species important for the phytoremediation.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-24
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2613694-6
    ISSN 1664-462X
    ISSN 1664-462X
    DOI 10.3389/fpls.2022.1062911
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  9. Article ; Online: Afatinib Is a New Therapeutic Approach in Chordoma with a Unique Ability to Target EGFR and Brachyury.

    Magnaghi, Paola / Salom, Barbara / Cozzi, Liviana / Amboldi, Nadia / Ballinari, Dario / Tamborini, Elena / Gasparri, Fabio / Montagnoli, Alessia / Raddrizzani, Laura / Somaschini, Alessio / Bosotti, Roberta / Orrenius, Christian / Bozzi, Fabio / Pilotti, Silvana / Galvani, Arturo / Sommer, Josh / Stacchiotti, Silvia / Isacchi, Antonella

    Molecular cancer therapeutics

    2017  Volume 17, Issue 3, Page(s) 603–613

    Abstract: Chordomas are rare bone tumors with no approved therapy. These tumors express several activated tyrosine kinase receptors, which prompted attempts to treat patients with tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Although clinical benefit was observed in phase II ... ...

    Abstract Chordomas are rare bone tumors with no approved therapy. These tumors express several activated tyrosine kinase receptors, which prompted attempts to treat patients with tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Although clinical benefit was observed in phase II clinical trials with imatinib and sorafenib, and sporadically also with EGFR inhibitors, therapies evaluated to date have shown modest activity. With the goal of identifying new drugs with immediate therapeutic potential for chordoma patients, we collected clinically approved drugs and other advanced inhibitors of MET, PDGFRβ, and EGFR tyrosine kinases, and assessed their antiproliferative activity against a panel of chordoma cell lines. Chordoma cell lines were not responsive to MET and PDGFRβ inhibitors. U-CH1 and UM-Chor1 were sensitive to all EGFR inhibitors, whereas the remaining cell lines were generally insensitive to these drugs. Afatinib was the only EGFR inhibitor with activity across the chordoma panel. We then investigated the molecular mechanisms behind the responses observed and found that the antiproliferative IC
    MeSH term(s) Afatinib/therapeutic use ; Animals ; Bone Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Bone Neoplasms/genetics ; Bone Neoplasms/metabolism ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation/drug effects ; Chordoma/drug therapy ; Chordoma/genetics ; Chordoma/metabolism ; ErbB Receptors/antagonists & inhibitors ; ErbB Receptors/genetics ; ErbB Receptors/metabolism ; Fetal Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors ; Fetal Proteins/genetics ; Fetal Proteins/metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects ; Humans ; Mice, Nude ; Phosphorylation/drug effects ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors/therapeutic use ; T-Box Domain Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors ; T-Box Domain Proteins/genetics ; T-Box Domain Proteins/metabolism ; Tumor Burden/drug effects ; Tumor Burden/genetics ; Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
    Chemical Substances Fetal Proteins ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors ; T-Box Domain Proteins ; Afatinib (41UD74L59M) ; ErbB Receptors (EC 2.7.10.1) ; Brachyury protein (EQ43SC3GDB)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-12-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2063563-1
    ISSN 1538-8514 ; 1535-7163
    ISSN (online) 1538-8514
    ISSN 1535-7163
    DOI 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-17-0324
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  10. Article ; Online: Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibition in cancer therapy: are we close to maturity?

    Papeo, Gianluca / Forte, Barbara / Orsini, Paolo / Perrera, Claudia / Posteri, Helena / Scolaro, Alessandra / Montagnoli, Alessia

    Expert opinion on therapeutic patents

    2009  Volume 19, Issue 10, Page(s) 1377–1400

    Abstract: Background: During the last few years an increasing number of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors have been appearing in the context of cancer therapy. This is mainly due to a better knowledge of the best-characterized member of the PARP ... ...

    Abstract Background: During the last few years an increasing number of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors have been appearing in the context of cancer therapy. This is mainly due to a better knowledge of the best-characterized member of the PARP family of enzymes, PARP-1, further reinforced by the recognition of the clinical benefits arising from its inhibition.
    Objective/method: The aim of this review is to give the reader an update on PARP inhibition in cancer therapy, by covering both the scientific (SciFinder) search) and the patent literature (Chemical Abstract/Derwent search) published recently (2005-2008).
    Conclusions: More patient-compliant orally available PARP-1 inhibitor clinical candidates, along with their possible use as single agents in specific, molecularly defined cancer indications, increase the expectations for this therapeutic approach. The growing understanding of the biological role of other PARPs, such as Tankyrase 1, may be of interest as new potential targets. Besides the classical NAD-mimicking pharmacophore, additional compounds, which either do not resemble nicotinamide or exploit different binding sites, are emerging.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry ; Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use ; Binding Sites ; Drug Design ; Enzyme Inhibitors/chemistry ; Enzyme Inhibitors/therapeutic use ; Humans ; Molecular Structure ; Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Neoplasms/enzymology ; Patents as Topic ; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors ; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases/chemistry ; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases/metabolism ; Protein Conformation ; Structure-Activity Relationship ; Treatment Outcome
    Chemical Substances Antineoplastic Agents ; Enzyme Inhibitors ; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors ; Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases (EC 2.4.2.30)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1186201-4
    ISSN 1744-7674 ; 0962-2594 ; 1354-3776
    ISSN (online) 1744-7674
    ISSN 0962-2594 ; 1354-3776
    DOI 10.1517/13543770903215883
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