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  1. Article ; Online: Drought-Adapted Mediterranean Diet Plants: A Source of Bioactive Molecules Able to Give Nutrigenomic Effects per sè or to Obtain Functional Foods.

    La Scala, Silvia / Naselli, Flores / Quatrini, Paola / Gallo, Giuseppe / Caradonna, Fabio

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2024  Volume 25, Issue 4

    Abstract: The Mediterranean diet features plant-based foods renowned for their health benefits derived from bioactive compounds. This review aims to provide an overview of the bioactive molecules present in some representative Mediterranean diet plants, examining ... ...

    Abstract The Mediterranean diet features plant-based foods renowned for their health benefits derived from bioactive compounds. This review aims to provide an overview of the bioactive molecules present in some representative Mediterranean diet plants, examining their human nutrigenomic effects and health benefits as well as the environmental advantages and sustainability derived from their cultivation. Additionally, it explores the facilitation of producing fortified foods aided by soil and plant microbiota properties. Well-studied examples, such as extra virgin olive oil and citrus fruits, have demonstrated significant health advantages, including anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective effects. Other less renowned plants are presented in the scientific literature with their beneficial traits on human health highlighted. Prickly pear's indicaxanthin exhibits antioxidant properties and potential anticancer traits, while capers kaempferol and quercetin support cardiovascular health and prevent cancer. Oregano and thyme, containing terpenoids like carvacrol and γ-terpinene, exhibit antimicrobial effects. Besides their nutrigenomic effects, these plants thrive in arid environments, offering benefits associated with their cultivation. Their microbiota, particularly Plant Growth Promoting (PGP) microorganisms, enhance plant growth and stress tolerance, offering biotechnological opportunities for sustainable agriculture. In conclusion, leveraging plant microbiota could revolutionize agricultural practices and increase sustainability as climate change threatens biodiversity. These edible plant species may have crucial importance, not only as healthy products but also for increasing the sustainability of agricultural systems.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Diet, Mediterranean ; Functional Food ; Nutrigenomics ; Droughts ; Plants, Edible
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-13
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms25042235
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  2. Article: Nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics and phenotypic outcomes of dietary low-dose alcohol consumption in the suppression and induction of cancer development: evidence from in vitro studies

    Caradonna, Fabio / Cruciata, Ilenia / Luparello, Claudio

    Critical reviews in food science and nutrition. 2022 Mar. 10, v. 62, no. 8

    2022  

    Abstract: It is known that the intake of alcoholic beverages may impair genetic and epigenetic regulatory events with consequent crucial effects on cell phenotypes and that its association with selected genotypes can lead to a different risk of cancer in the ... ...

    Abstract It is known that the intake of alcoholic beverages may impair genetic and epigenetic regulatory events with consequent crucial effects on cell phenotypes and that its association with selected genotypes can lead to a different risk of cancer in the population. The aim of this review is to pick up selected studies on this topic and recapitulate some of the biochemical and nutrigenetic/nutrigenomic aspects involved in the impact of dietary low-dose alcohol consumption on the switching-on or -off of tumorigenic pathways. These include i) the existence of predisposing or protective human genotypes and the relationship between dietary compounds and alcohol in the promotion or inhibition of carcinogenesis; ii) the effects of other components of alcoholic drinks in the modulation of the expression of oncogenes and oncosuppressors, the autophagic flux and the onset of apoptosis, with examples of their cytospecificity; and iii) the role of alcoholic beverage consumption within particular dietary regimens, including the Mediterranean diet. Taking all the data into account, several alcohol-associated bioactive dietary compounds appear capable to modulate peculiar intracellular pathways predisposing to or protecting from cancer. Advances in the nutrigenetic, nutrigenomic and nutriepigenetic knowledge complementing the biochemical and molecular approaches will help in unveiling their impact on health outcome.
    Keywords Mediterranean diet ; alcohol drinking ; alcoholic beverages ; alcohols ; apoptosis ; carcinogenesis ; epigenetics ; food science ; humans ; nutrigenomics ; oncogenes ; phenotype ; risk
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0310
    Size p. 2122-2139.
    Publishing place Taylor & Francis
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 1037504-1
    ISSN 1549-7852 ; 1040-8398
    ISSN (online) 1549-7852
    ISSN 1040-8398
    DOI 10.1080/10408398.2020.1850416
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  3. Article: Parathyroid Hormone Related Protein (PTHrP)-Associated Molecular Signatures in Tissue Differentiation and Non-Tumoral Diseases.

    Librizzi, Mariangela / Naselli, Flores / Abruscato, Giulia / Luparello, Claudio / Caradonna, Fabio

    Biology

    2023  Volume 12, Issue 7

    Abstract: Parathyroid-hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is encoded by ... ...

    Abstract Parathyroid-hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is encoded by the
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-03
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2661517-4
    ISSN 2079-7737
    ISSN 2079-7737
    DOI 10.3390/biology12070950
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  4. Article ; Online: Nucleoplasmic bridges and acrocentric chromosome associations as early markers of exposure to low levels of ionising radiation in occupationally exposed hospital workers.

    Caradonna, Fabio

    Mutagenesis

    2015  Volume 30, Issue 2, Page(s) 269–275

    Abstract: Ionising radiation, with the contribution of telomere shortening, induces DNA double-strand breaks that result in chromosome end fusion, nucleoplasmic bridges (NPBs) and chromosome aberrations (ChAbs) as well as dicentric chromosomes. In order to ... ...

    Abstract Ionising radiation, with the contribution of telomere shortening, induces DNA double-strand breaks that result in chromosome end fusion, nucleoplasmic bridges (NPBs) and chromosome aberrations (ChAbs) as well as dicentric chromosomes. In order to investigate the chromosomal damage induced by occupational ionising radiation at low exposure levels, and to find early markers of health hazard, peripheral lymphocytes of occupationally exposed hospital workers were cytogenetically analysed. Results showed a significant difference in the frequency of ChAbs in exposed subjects relative to controls. A significant number of NPBs between nuclei of binucleated cultured lymphocytes from exposed subjects were also observed, as well as a consistent amount of acrocentric chromosomes with associations of their short arms. Excluding confounding factors, the frequencies of all these three biological endpoints differed significantly in exposed subjects from those in controls. Because the absence of telomeres and/or their short length could be a common root for both the findings, we utilised fluorescence in situ hybridisation technique with telomeric repeat as probe to demonstrate that, in exposed subjects, chromatin of short arms of involved acrocentric chromosomes did not exhibit a telomeric shortening but appeared strongly decondensed. This finding suggests that NPBs and telomeric acrocentric association should be regarded as early markers of exposure to low levels of ionising radiation and their increase should be seen as an early warning for the health of the involved workers.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Biomarkers ; Cell Nucleus/ultrastructure ; Chromosome Aberrations ; Humans ; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence ; Lymphocytes/radiation effects ; Lymphocytes/ultrastructure ; Occupational Exposure/adverse effects ; Personnel, Hospital ; Radiation, Ionizing
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2015-03
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 632903-2
    ISSN 1464-3804 ; 0267-8357
    ISSN (online) 1464-3804
    ISSN 0267-8357
    DOI 10.1093/mutage/geu068
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  5. Article ; Online: Parathyroid Hormone Related Protein (PTHrP)-Associated Molecular Signatures in Tissue Differentiation and Non-Tumoral Diseases

    Librizzi, Mariangela / Naselli, Flores / Abruscato, Giulia / Luparello, Claudio / Caradonna, Fabio

    Biology (Basel). 2023 July 03, v. 12, no. 7

    2023  

    Abstract: Parathyroid-hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is encoded by the PTHLH gene which, via alternative promoter usage and splicing mechanisms, can give rise to at least three isoforms of 139, 141, and 173 amino acids with distinct C-terminals. PTHrP is ... ...

    Abstract Parathyroid-hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is encoded by the PTHLH gene which, via alternative promoter usage and splicing mechanisms, can give rise to at least three isoforms of 139, 141, and 173 amino acids with distinct C-terminals. PTHrP is subjected to different post-translational processing that generates smaller bioactive forms, comprising amino terminus, mid-region (containing a nuclear/nucleolar targeting signal), and carboxy terminus peptides. Both the full-length protein and the discrete peptides are key controllers of viability, proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis in diverse normal and pathological biological systems via the reprogramming of gene expression and remodulation of PKA or PKC-mediated signalization mechanisms. The aim of this review is to pick up selected studies on PTHrP-associated signatures as revealed by molecular profiling assays, focusing on the available data about exemplary differentiating, differentiated, or nontumoral cell and tissue models. In particular, the data presented relate to adipose, bone, dental, cartilaginous, and skin tissues, as well as intestinal, renal, hepatic, pulmonary, and pancreatic epithelia, with a focus on hepatic fibrosis-, pancreatitis-, and diabetes-related changes as diseased states. When reported, the biochemical and/or physiological aspects associated with the specific molecular modulation of gene expression and signal transduction pathways in the target model systems under examination are also briefly described.
    Keywords apoptosis ; gene expression ; gene expression regulation ; genes ; intestines ; parathyroid hormone ; peptides ; signal transduction ; viability
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-0703
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2661517-4
    ISSN 2079-7737
    ISSN 2079-7737
    DOI 10.3390/biology12070950
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  6. Article: Science and Healthy Meals in the World: Nutritional Epigenomics and Nutrigenetics of the Mediterranean Diet

    Caradonna, Fabio / Consiglio, Ornella / Luparello, Claudio / Gentile, Carla

    Nutrients. 2020 June 11, v. 12, no. 6

    2020  

    Abstract: The Mediterranean Diet (MD), UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, has become a scientific topic of high interest due to its health benefits. The aim of this review is to pick up selected studies that report nutrigenomic or nutrigenetic data ... ...

    Abstract The Mediterranean Diet (MD), UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, has become a scientific topic of high interest due to its health benefits. The aim of this review is to pick up selected studies that report nutrigenomic or nutrigenetic data and recapitulate some of the biochemical/genomic/genetic aspects involved in the positive health effects of the MD. These include (i) the antioxidative potential of its constituents with protective effects against several diseases; (ii) the epigenetic and epigenomic effects exerted by food components, such as Indacaxanthin, Sulforaphane, and 3-Hydroxytyrosol among others, and their involvement in the modulation of miRNA expression; (iii) the existence of predisposing or protective human genotypes due to allelic diversities and the impact of the MD on disease risk. A part of the review is dedicated to the nutrigenomic effects of the main cooking methods used in the MD and also to a comparative analysis of the nutrigenomic properties of the MD and other diet regimens and non-MD-related aliments. Taking all the data into account, the traditional MD emerges as a diet with a high antioxidant and nutrigenomic modulation power, which is an example of the “Environment-Livings-Environment” relationship and an excellent patchwork of interconnected biological actions working toward human health.
    Keywords Mediterranean diet ; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ; antioxidant activity ; antioxidants ; cultural heritage ; epigenetics ; epigenome ; genomics ; human health ; humans ; microRNA ; nutrigenomics ; risk ; sulforaphane
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2020-0611
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    Note NAL-light
    ZDB-ID 2518386-2
    ISSN 2072-6643
    ISSN 2072-6643
    DOI 10.3390/nu12061748
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  7. Article ; Online: Science and Healthy Meals in the World: Nutritional Epigenomics and Nutrigenetics of the Mediterranean Diet.

    Caradonna, Fabio / Consiglio, Ornella / Luparello, Claudio / Gentile, Carla

    Nutrients

    2020  Volume 12, Issue 6

    Abstract: The Mediterranean Diet (MD), UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, has become a scientific topic of high interest due to its health benefits. The aim of this review is to pick up selected studies that report nutrigenomic or nutrigenetic data ... ...

    Abstract The Mediterranean Diet (MD), UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, has become a scientific topic of high interest due to its health benefits. The aim of this review is to pick up selected studies that report nutrigenomic or nutrigenetic data and recapitulate some of the biochemical/genomic/genetic aspects involved in the positive health effects of the MD. These include (i) the antioxidative potential of its constituents with protective effects against several diseases; (ii) the epigenetic and epigenomic effects exerted by food components, such as Indacaxanthin, Sulforaphane, and 3-Hydroxytyrosol among others, and their involvement in the modulation of miRNA expression; (iii) the existence of predisposing or protective human genotypes due to allelic diversities and the impact of the MD on disease risk. A part of the review is dedicated to the nutrigenomic effects of the main cooking methods used in the MD and also to a comparative analysis of the nutrigenomic properties of the MD and other diet regimens and non-MD-related aliments. Taking all the data into account, the traditional MD emerges as a diet with a high antioxidant and nutrigenomic modulation power, which is an example of the "Environment-Livings-Environment" relationship and an excellent patchwork of interconnected biological actions working toward human health.
    MeSH term(s) Antioxidants/analysis ; Antioxidants/pharmacology ; Diet, Healthy ; Diet, Mediterranean ; Eating/physiology ; Epigenomics ; Female ; Food Analysis ; Gene Expression/drug effects ; Health Status ; Humans ; Isothiocyanates/analysis ; Isothiocyanates/pharmacology ; Male ; MicroRNAs/genetics ; MicroRNAs/metabolism ; Nutrigenomics ; Phenylethyl Alcohol/analogs & derivatives ; Phenylethyl Alcohol/analysis ; Phenylethyl Alcohol/pharmacology ; Xanthine/analysis ; Xanthine/pharmacology
    Chemical Substances Antioxidants ; Isothiocyanates ; MicroRNAs ; 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethanol (10597-60-1) ; Xanthine (1AVZ07U9S7) ; sulforaphane (GA49J4310U) ; Phenylethyl Alcohol (ML9LGA7468)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-06-11
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2518386-2
    ISSN 2072-6643 ; 2072-6643
    ISSN (online) 2072-6643
    ISSN 2072-6643
    DOI 10.3390/nu12061748
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  8. Article ; Online: Nutrigenetics, nutrigenomics and phenotypic outcomes of dietary low-dose alcohol consumption in the suppression and induction of cancer development: evidence from

    Caradonna, Fabio / Cruciata, Ilenia / Luparello, Claudio

    Critical reviews in food science and nutrition

    2020  Volume 62, Issue 8, Page(s) 2122–2139

    Abstract: It is known that the intake of alcoholic beverages may impair genetic and epigenetic regulatory events with consequent crucial effects on cell phenotypes and that its association with selected genotypes can lead to a different risk of cancer in the ... ...

    Abstract It is known that the intake of alcoholic beverages may impair genetic and epigenetic regulatory events with consequent crucial effects on cell phenotypes and that its association with selected genotypes can lead to a different risk of cancer in the population. The aim of this review is to pick up selected studies on this topic and recapitulate some of the biochemical and nutrigenetic/nutrigenomic aspects involved in the impact of dietary low-dose alcohol consumption on the switching-on or -off of tumorigenic pathways. These include i) the existence of predisposing or protective human genotypes and the relationship between dietary compounds and alcohol in the promotion or inhibition of carcinogenesis; ii) the effects of other components of alcoholic drinks in the modulation of the expression of oncogenes and oncosuppressors, the autophagic flux and the onset of apoptosis, with examples of their cytospecificity; and iii) the role of alcoholic beverage consumption within particular dietary regimens, including the Mediterranean diet. Taking all the data into account, several alcohol-associated bioactive dietary compounds appear capable to modulate peculiar intracellular pathways predisposing to or protecting from cancer. Advances in the nutrigenetic, nutrigenomic and nutriepigenetic knowledge complementing the biochemical and molecular approaches will help in unveiling their impact on health outcome.
    MeSH term(s) Alcohol Drinking/adverse effects ; Alcoholic Beverages ; Diet, Mediterranean ; Humans ; Neoplasms/genetics ; Neoplasms/prevention & control ; Nutrigenomics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-12-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 1037504-1
    ISSN 1549-7852 ; 1040-8398
    ISSN (online) 1549-7852
    ISSN 1040-8398
    DOI 10.1080/10408398.2020.1850416
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  9. Article ; Online: Osteoarthritis in the Elderly Population: Preclinical Evidence of Nutrigenomic Activities of Flavonoids.

    Naselli, Flores / Bellavia, Daniele / Costa, Viviana / De Luca, Angela / Raimondi, Lavinia / Giavaresi, Gianluca / Caradonna, Fabio

    Nutrients

    2023  Volume 16, Issue 1

    Abstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease that is age-related and progressive. It causes the destruction of articular cartilage and underlying bone, often aggravated by inflammatory processes and oxidative stresses. This pathology impairs the ... ...

    Abstract Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease that is age-related and progressive. It causes the destruction of articular cartilage and underlying bone, often aggravated by inflammatory processes and oxidative stresses. This pathology impairs the quality of life of the elderly, causing pain, reduced mobility, and functional disabilities, especially in obese patients. Phytochemicals with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities may be used for long-term treatment of OA, either in combination with current anti-inflammatories and painkillers, or as an alternative to other products such as glucosamine and chondroitin, which improve cartilage structure and elasticity. The current systematic review provides a comprehensive understanding of the use of flavonoids. It highlights chondrocyte, cartilage, and subchondral bone activities, with a particular focus on their nutrigenomic effects. The molecular mechanisms of these molecules demonstrate how they can be used for the prevention and treatment of OA in the elderly population. However, clinical trials are still needed for effective use in clinical practice.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Humans ; Cartilage, Articular ; Flavonoids/pharmacology ; Flavonoids/therapeutic use ; Nutrigenomics ; Osteoarthritis/drug therapy ; Quality of Life
    Chemical Substances Flavonoids
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-28
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; Systematic Review
    ZDB-ID 2518386-2
    ISSN 2072-6643 ; 2072-6643
    ISSN (online) 2072-6643
    ISSN 2072-6643
    DOI 10.3390/nu16010112
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  10. Article ; Online: Role of the antioxidant defence system and telomerase in arsenic-induced genomic instability.

    Caradonna, Fabio / Mauro, Maurizio

    Mutagenesis

    2016  Volume 31, Issue 6, Page(s) 661–667

    Abstract: Arsenic (AS) is a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-inducer carcinogen, whose mode of action is still unclear. To defend against ROS, cells use enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase. Failure of antioxidant ... ...

    Abstract Arsenic (AS) is a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-inducer carcinogen, whose mode of action is still unclear. To defend against ROS, cells use enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase. Failure of antioxidant systems (AXS) can result in dicentric chromosomes formation as well as telomere associations for the reduced activity of telomerase. In order to clarify the long-term effects of a past AS exposure, we evaluated the efficiency of the AXS and the telomerase activity in the progeny of arsenite-treated cells named ASO (arsenic shake-off) cells, previously obtained from arsenite-treated V79 cells and selected by shake-off. Despite SOD
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antioxidants ; Arsenites/toxicity ; Catalase/metabolism ; Cricetulus/genetics ; Cricetulus/metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Genomic Instability/drug effects ; Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism ; Superoxide Dismutase/genetics ; Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism ; Telomerase/drug effects ; Telomerase/genetics
    Chemical Substances Antioxidants ; Arsenites ; Reactive Oxygen Species ; Catalase (EC 1.11.1.6) ; Superoxide Dismutase (EC 1.15.1.1) ; Telomerase (EC 2.7.7.49) ; arsenite (N5509X556J)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 632903-2
    ISSN 1464-3804 ; 0267-8357
    ISSN (online) 1464-3804
    ISSN 0267-8357
    DOI 10.1093/mutage/gew034
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