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Campisi S, Leone M, Papacchini M, Evangelisti C, Polito L, Postole G, Gervasini A. Multifunctional interfaces for multiple uses: Tin(II)-hydroxyapatite for reductive adsorption of Cr(VI) and its upcycling into catalyst for air protection reactions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 630:473-486. [PMID: 36334484 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.10.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Evidence collected to date by our group has demonstrated that tin(II)-functionalized hydroxyapatites (Sn/HAP) are a newly discovered class of ecofriendly reductive adsorbents for Cr(VI) removal from wastewaters. In this work an upgraded series of Sn/HAP materials assured a maximum removal capacity of ≈ 20 mgCr/g, doubling the previously reported value for Sn/HAP materials, thanks to higher Sn-dispersion as proved by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and electron microscopy. Insights on kinetics and thermodynamics of the reductive adsorption process are provided and the influence of pH, dosage, and nature of Cr(VI) precursors on chromium removal performances have been investigated. Pseudo-second-order kinetics described the interfacial reductive adsorption process on Sn/HAP, characterized by low activation energy (21 kJ mol-1), when measured in the 278-318 K range. Tests performed in the 2-6 pH interval showed similar efficiency in terms of Cr(VI) removal. Conventional procedures of recycling and regeneration resulted ineffective in restoring the pristine performances of the samples due to surface presence of both Sn(IV) and Cr(III). To overcome these weaknesses, the used samples (Sn + Cr/HAP) were upcycled into catalysts in a circular economy perspective. Used samples were tested as catalysts in gas-phase catalytic processes for air pollution remediation: selective catalytic reduction of NOx (NH3-SCR), NH3 selective catalytic Oxidation (NH3-SCO), and selective catalytic oxidation of methane to CO2. Catalytic tests enlightened the interesting activity of the upcycled Sn + Cr/HAP samples in catalytic oxidation processes, being able to selectively oxidize methane to CO2 at relatively low temperature.
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- Sebastiano Campisi
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Technological Innovations and Safety of Plants, INAIL, Products and Anthropic Settlements, Via di Fontana Candida 1, Monte Porzio Catone, 00078 Rome, Italy
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- CNR - ICCOM - Istituto di Chimica dei Composti OrganoMetallici, Via G. Moruzzi 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- CNR - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, SCITEC - Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta", Via G. Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milano, Italy
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, IRCELYON, F-69626 Villeurbanne, France
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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Perez Schmidt P, Pagano K, Lenardi C, Penconi M, Ferrando RM, Evangelisti C, Lay L, Ragona L, Marelli M, Polito L. Photo-Induced Microfluidic Production of Ultrasmall Glyco Gold Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202210140. [PMID: 36321387 PMCID: PMC10100350 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ultra-small gold nanoparticles (UAuNPs) are extremely interesting for applications in nanomedicine thanks to their good stability, biocompatibility, long circulation time and efficient clearance pathways. UAuNPs engineered with glycans (Glyco-UAuNPs) emerged as excellent platforms for many applications since the multiple copies of glycans can mimic the multivalent effect of glycoside clusters. Herein, we unravel a straightforward photo-induced synthesis of Glyco-UAuNPs based on a reliable and robust microfluidic approach. The synthesis occurs at room temperature avoiding the use of any further chemical reductant, templating agents or co-solvents. Exploiting 1 H NMR spectroscopy, we showed that the amount of thiol-ligand exposed on the UAuNPs is linearly correlated to the ligand concentration in the initial mixture. The results pave the way towards the development of a programmable synthetic approach, enabling an accurate design of the engineered UAuNPs or smart hybrid nano-systems.
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- Patricia Perez Schmidt
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta", SCITEC-CNR, Via G. Fantoli 16/15, 20138, Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta", SCITEC-CNR, Via A. Corti 12, 20131, Milano, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces (CIMAINA), Department of Physics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133, Milano, Italy.,Fondazione UNIMI, Viale Ortles 22/4, 20139, Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta", SCITEC-CNR, Via G. Fantoli 16/15, 20138, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano, via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Institute of Chemistry of Organo Metallic Compounds, ICCOM-CNR, Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano, via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta", SCITEC-CNR, Via A. Corti 12, 20131, Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta", SCITEC-CNR, Via G. Fantoli 16/15, 20138, Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta", SCITEC-CNR, Via G. Fantoli 16/15, 20138, Milano, Italy
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Perez Schmidt P, Pagano K, Lenardi C, Penconi M, Ferrando RM, Evangelisti C, Lay L, Ragona L, Marelli M, Polito L. Photo‐Induced Microfluidic Production of Ultrasmall Glyco Gold Nanoparticles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202210140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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- Patricia Perez Schmidt
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” SCITEC-CNR Via G. Fantoli 16/15 20138 Milano Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” SCITEC-CNR Via A. Corti 12 20131 Milano Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Nanostructured Materials and Interfaces (CIMAINA) Department of Physics Università degli Studi di Milano Via Celoria 16 20133 Milano Italy
- Fondazione UNIMI Viale Ortles 22/4 20139 Milano Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” SCITEC-CNR Via G. Fantoli 16/15 20138 Milano Italy
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- Department of Chemistry Università degli Studi di Milano via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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- Institute of Chemistry of Organo Metallic Compounds ICCOM-CNR Via G. Moruzzi 1 56124 Pisa Italy
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- Department of Chemistry Università degli Studi di Milano via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” SCITEC-CNR Via A. Corti 12 20131 Milano Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” SCITEC-CNR Via G. Fantoli 16/15 20138 Milano Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” SCITEC-CNR Via G. Fantoli 16/15 20138 Milano Italy
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Barbaro D, Di Bari L, Gandin V, Marzano C, Ciaramella A, Malventi M, Evangelisti C. Glucose-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles prepared by metal vapor synthesis can target GLUT1 overexpressing tumors: In vitro tests and in vivo preliminary assessment. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0269603. [PMID: 35704647 PMCID: PMC9200296 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) coated with glucose (Glc-SPIONs) were prepared by a new approach called Metal Vapor Synthesis (MVS) and their morphological/structural features were investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and dynamic light scattering. TEM analysis revealed the presence of small roundish crystalline iron oxide nanoparticles in the organic amorphous phase of glucose, The particles were distributed in a narrow range (1.5 nm—3.5 nm) with a mean diameter of 2.7 nm. The hydrodynamic mean diameter of the Glc-SPIONs, was 15.5 nm. From 4 mg/mL onwards, there was a constant level of positive contrast in a T1-weighted sequence. In vitro experiments were performed in three cell lines: pancreatic cancer (PSN-1), human thyroid cancer (BCPAP), and human embryonic kidney non-tumor cells. We evaluated GLUT1 expression in each cell line and demonstrated that the exposure time and concentration of the Glc-SPIONs we used did not affect cell viability. PSN-1 cells were the most effective at internalizing Glc-SPIONs. Although significantly higher than the control cells, a lower Fe content was detected BCPAP cells treated with Glc-SPIONs. To confirm the involvement of GLUT1 in Glc-SPIONs internalization, cellular uptake experiments were also conducted by pre-treating cancer cells with specific GLUT1 inhibitors, All the inhibitors reduced the cancer cell uptake of Glc-SPIONs In vivo tests were performed on mice inoculated with Lewis lung carcinoma. Mice were treated with a single i.v. injection of Glc-SPION and our results showed a great bioavailability to the malignant tissue by the i.v. administration of Glc-SPIONs. Glc-SPIONs were efficiently eliminated by the kidney. To the best of our knowledge, our study demonstrates for the first time that Glc-SPIONs prepared with MVS can be electively internalized by tumor cells both in vitro and in vivo by exploiting one of the most universal metabolic anomalies of cancer.
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- Daniele Barbaro
- U.O. Endocrinology, General Hospital, Livorno, Livorno, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Institute for the Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds, Italian National Council for Research (ICCOM-CNR), Pisa, Italy
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Pitzalis E, Psaro R, Evangelisti C. From metal vapor to supported single atoms, clusters and nanoparticles: Recent advances to heterogeneous catalysts. Inorganica Chim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2021.120782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Oberhauser W, Frediani M, Mohammadi Dehcheshmeh I, Evangelisti C, Poggini L, Capozzoli L, Najafi Moghadam P. Selective Alkyne Semi‐Hydrogenation by PdCu Nanoparticles Immobilized on Stereocomplexed Poly(lactic acid). ChemCatChem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202101910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Werner Oberhauser
- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (CNR-ICCOM) Via Madonna del Piano 10 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- Department of Chemistry University of Florence Via della Lastruccia, 3–13 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- Department of Chemistry University of Florence Via della Lastruccia, 3–13 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
- Department of Organic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry Urmia University 57153-165 Urmia Iran
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- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (CNR-ICCOM) U.O.S. di Pisa Via Moruzzi 1 56124 Pisa Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (CNR-ICCOM) Via Madonna del Piano 10 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (CNR-ICCOM) Via Madonna del Piano 10 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- Department of Organic Chemistry Faculty of Chemistry Urmia University 57153-165 Urmia Iran
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Falletta E, Ferretti AM, Mondini S, Evangelisti C, Capetti E, Olivetti ES, Martino L, Beatrice C, Soares G, Pasquale M, Della Pina C, Ponti A. Size-dependent catalytic effect of magnetite nanoparticles in the synthesis of tunable magnetic polyaniline nanocomposites. Chem Pap 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-021-01604-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Oberhauser W, Evangelisti C, Capozzoli L, Manca G, Casaletto MP, Vizza F. Selectivity Switch in the Aerobic 1,2‐Propandiol Oxidation Catalyzed by Diamine‐Stabilized Palladium Nanoparticles. ChemCatChem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202100309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Werner Oberhauser
- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (CNR-ICCOM) Via Madonna del Piano 10 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (CNR-ICCOM) U.O.S. di Pisa Via G. Moruzzi 1 56124 Pisa Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (CNR-ICCOM) Via Madonna del Piano 10 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (CNR-ICCOM) Via Madonna del Piano 10 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali NanoStrutturati (CNR-ISMN) Via Ugo La Malfa 153 90146 Palermo Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici (CNR-ICCOM) Via Madonna del Piano 10 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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Alijani S, Capelli S, Evangelisti C, Prati L, Villa A, Cattaneo S. Influence of carbon support properties in the hydrodeoxygenation of vanillin as lignin model compound. Catal Today 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Marchesi S, Guidotti M, Marchese L, Evangelisti C, Carniato F, Bisio C. Bifunctional Europium(III) and Niobium(V)-Containing Saponite Clays for the Simultaneous Optical Detection and Catalytic Oxidative Abatement of Blister Chemical Warfare Agents. Chemistry 2021; 27:4723-4730. [PMID: 33368657 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202005454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Abstract
For the first time, the co-presence in the saponite structure of luminescent EuIII and catalytic NbV metal sites was exploited for the simultaneous detection and catalytic abatement of sulfur-containing blister chemical warfare agents. Metal centers were introduced in structural positions of the saponite (in the interlayer space or inside the inorganic framework) following two different synthetic methodologies. The functionalized saponites were able to reveal the presence of a sulfur mustard simulant (2-chloroethyl)ethyl sulfide (CEES) after few seconds of contact time and more than 80 % of the substrate was catalytically decomposed after 24 h in the presence of aqueous hydrogen peroxide.
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- Stefano Marchesi
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Viale Teresa Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy
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- CNR-SCITEC-Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "G. Natta", Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Viale Teresa Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy
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- CNR-ICCOM Istituto di Chimica dei Composti OrganoMetallici, via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Viale Teresa Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica, Università del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro", Viale Teresa Michel 11, 15121, Alessandria, Italy.,CNR-SCITEC-Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "G. Natta", Via C. Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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Carniato F, Gatti G, Vittoni C, Katsev AM, Guidotti M, Evangelisti C, Bisio C. More Efficient Prussian Blue Nanoparticles for an Improved Caesium Decontamination from Aqueous Solutions and Biological Fluids. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25153447. [PMID: 32751159 PMCID: PMC7435413 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25153447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Any release of radioactive cesium-137, due to unintentional accidents in nuclear plants, represents a dangerous threat for human health and the environment. Prussian blue has been widely studied and used as an antidote for humans exposed to acute internal contamination by Cs-137, due to its ability to act as a selective adsorption agent and to its negligible toxicity. In the present work, the synthesis protocol has been revisited avoiding the use of organic solvents to obtain Prussian blue nanoparticles with morphological and textural properties, which positively influence its Cs+ binding capacity compared to a commercially available Prussian blue sample. The reduction of the particle size and the increase in the specific surface area and pore volume values compared to the commercial Prussian blue reference led to a more rapid uptake of caesium in simulated enteric fluid solution (+35% after 1 h of contact). Then, after 24 h of contact, both solids were able to remove >98% of the initial Cs+ content. The Prussian blue nanoparticles showed a weak inhibition of the bacterial luminescence in the aqueous phase and no chronic detrimental toxic effects.
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- Fabio Carniato
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica and “Centro interdisciplinare Nano-SiSTeMI”, Università del Piemonte Orientale, via T. Michel 11, 15121 Alessandria, Italy; (F.C.); (G.G.); (C.V.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica and “Centro interdisciplinare Nano-SiSTeMI”, Università del Piemonte Orientale, via T. Michel 11, 15121 Alessandria, Italy; (F.C.); (G.G.); (C.V.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica and “Centro interdisciplinare Nano-SiSTeMI”, Università del Piemonte Orientale, via T. Michel 11, 15121 Alessandria, Italy; (F.C.); (G.G.); (C.V.)
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- Medical Academy, V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, 295051 Simferopol, Ukraine;
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- CNR-SCITEC Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta”, via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
- Correspondence: (M.G.); (C.B.)
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- CNR-ICCOM Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organo Metallici, via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Innovazione Tecnologica and “Centro interdisciplinare Nano-SiSTeMI”, Università del Piemonte Orientale, via T. Michel 11, 15121 Alessandria, Italy; (F.C.); (G.G.); (C.V.)
- Correspondence: (M.G.); (C.B.)
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Pitirollo O, Micoli F, Necchi F, Mancini F, Carducci M, Adamo R, Evangelisti C, Morelli L, Polito L, Lay L. Gold nanoparticles morphology does not affect the multivalent presentation and antibody recognition of Group A Streptococcus synthetic oligorhamnans. Bioorg Chem 2020; 99:103815. [PMID: 32289587 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2020.103815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The development of novel delivery systems capable of enhancing the antibody binding affinity and immunoactivity of short length saccharide antigens is at the forefront of modern medicine. In this regard, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) raised great interest as promising nano-vaccine platform, as they do not interfere with the desired immune response and their surface can be easily functionalized, enabling the antigen multivalent presentation. In addition, the nanoparticles morphology can have a great impact on their biological properties. Gram-positive Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a bacterium responsible for many infections and represents a priority healthcare concern, but a universal vaccine is still unavailable. Since all the GAS strains have a cell wall characterized by a common polyrhamnose backbone, this can be employed as alternative antigen to develop an anti-GAS vaccine. Herein, we present the synthesis of two oligorhamnoside fragments and their corresponding oligorhamnoside-AuNPs, designed with two different morphologies. By competitive ELISA we assessed that both symmetric and anisotropic oligorhamnan nanoparticles inhibit the binding of specific polyclonal serum much better than the unconjugated oligosaccharides.
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- Olimpia Pitirollo
- Department of Chemistry and CRC Materiali Polimerici (LaMPo), University of Milan, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milan, Italy; GSK Vaccines Institute for Global Health, Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- GSK Vaccines Institute for Global Health, Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- GSK Vaccines Institute for Global Health, Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- GSK Vaccines Institute for Global Health, Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- GSK Vaccines Institute for Global Health, Via Fiorentina 1, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- National Council of the Research, CNR-ICCOM, Via G. Moruzzi 1, 20124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Via Saldini 50, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- National Council of the Research, CNR-SCITEC, Via G. Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and CRC Materiali Polimerici (LaMPo), University of Milan, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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Capelli S, Motta D, Evangelisti C, Dimitratos N, Prati L, Pirola C, Villa A. Effect of Carbon Support, Capping Agent Amount, and Pd NPs Size for Bio-Adipic Acid Production from Muconic Acid and Sodium Muconate. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2020; 10:nano10030505. [PMID: 32168904 PMCID: PMC7153248 DOI: 10.3390/nano10030505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
The effect of support, stabilizing agent, and Pd nanoparticles (NPs) size was studied for sodium muconate and t,t-muconic acid hydrogenation to bio-adipic acid. Three different activated carbons (AC) were used (Norit, KB, and G60) and carbon morphology did not affect the substrate conversion, but it greatly influenced the adipic acid yield. 1% Pd/KB Darco catalyst, which has the highest surface area and Pd surface exposure, and the smallest NPs size displayed the highest activity. Furthermore, the effect of the amount of the protective agent was studied varying metal/protective agent weight ratios in the range of 1/0.00–1/1.20, using KB as the chosen support. For sodium muconate reduction 1% Pd/KB_1.2 catalyst gave the best results in terms of activity (0.73 s−1), conversion, and adipic acid yield (94.8%), while for t,t-muconic acid hydrogenation the best activity result (0.85 s−1) was obtained with 1% Pd/KB_0.0 catalyst. Correlating the results obtained from XPS and TEM analyses with catalytic results, we found that the amount of PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) influences mean Pd NPs size, Pd(0)/Pd(II) ratio, and Pd surface exposure. Pd(0)/Pd(II) ratio and Pd NPs size affected adipic acid yield and activity during sodium muconate hydrogenation, respectively, while adipic acid yield was related by exposed Pd amount during t,t-muconic acid hydrogenation. The synthesized catalysts showed higher activity than commercial 5% Pd/AC.
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- Sofia Capelli
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.P.); (C.P.)
- Correspondence: (S.C.); (A.V.); Tel.: +39-025-031-4365 (S.C.); +39-025-031-4361 (A.V.)
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK;
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- National Council of the Research, CNR-Istituto di Chimica dei Composti Organometallici, Via G. Moruzzi 1, 20124 Pisa, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.P.); (C.P.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.P.); (C.P.)
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Milano, via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milan, Italy; (L.P.); (C.P.)
- Correspondence: (S.C.); (A.V.); Tel.: +39-025-031-4365 (S.C.); +39-025-031-4361 (A.V.)
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Evangelisti C, Angelici G, Casotti G, Fusini G, Ferreri M, Pardini LF, Carpita A. Total Synthesis of Asparenydiol by Two Sonogashira Cross-Coupling Reactions Promoted by Supported Pd and Cu Catalysts. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1690852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Asparenydiol, which is an important natural compound with potential pharmacological activities, was synthesized through two Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions catalyzed by supported Pd and Cu catalysts and by a Mitsunobu etherification. The optimization of the Sonogashira couplings allowed the use of catalysts supported on different matrices with good results in terms of catalytic efficiency and yields.
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa
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Zaccheria F, Bossola F, Scotti N, Evangelisti C, Dal Santo V, Ravasio N. On demand production of ethers or alcohols from furfural and HMF by selecting the composition of a Zr/Si catalyst. Catal Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy01427c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Silica is used to tailor the acid–base properties of ZrO2 to selectively transform furfural and HMF into alcohols or ethers.
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- Federica Zaccheria
- CNR
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” (SCITEC)
- 20133 Milano
- Italy
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- CNR
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” (SCITEC)
- 20133 Milano
- Italy
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- CNR
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” (SCITEC)
- 20133 Milano
- Italy
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- CNR
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” (SCITEC)
- 20133 Milano
- Italy
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- CNR
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche “Giulio Natta” (SCITEC)
- 20133 Milano
- Italy
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Albano G, Interlandi S, Evangelisti C, Aronica LA. Polyvinylpyridine-Supported Palladium Nanoparticles: A Valuable Catalyst for the Synthesis of Alkynyl Ketones via Acyl Sonogashira Reactions. Catal Letters 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10562-019-02959-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Ba H, Tuci G, Evangelisti C, Ceppatelli M, Nguyen-Dinh L, Dal Santo V, Bossola F, Nhut JM, Rossin A, Granger P, Giambastiani G, Pham-Huu C. Second Youth of a Metal-Free Dehydrogenation Catalyst: When γ-Al2O3 Meets Coke Under Oxygen- and Steam-Free Conditions. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b02555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Housseinou Ba
- Institut de Chimie et Procédés pour l’Energie, l’Environnement et la Santé (ICPEES), UMR 7515 CNRS, University of Strasbourg (UdS), 25, rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 02, France
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- Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds, ICCOM-CNR and Consorzio INSTM, Via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto
F.no, 50019 Florence, Italy
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- CNR—Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds, ICCOM-CNR and Consorzio INSTM, Via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto
F.no, 50019 Florence, Italy
- LENS, European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy, Via N. Carrara 1, Sesto Fiorentino, I-50019 Firenze, Italy
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- The University of Da-Nang, University of Science and Technology, 54, Nguyen Luong Bang, 550000 Da-Nang, Vietnam
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- CNR—Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CNR—Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari, Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Institut de Chimie et Procédés pour l’Energie, l’Environnement et la Santé (ICPEES), UMR 7515 CNRS, University of Strasbourg (UdS), 25, rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 02, France
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- Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds, ICCOM-CNR and Consorzio INSTM, Via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto
F.no, 50019 Florence, Italy
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- Univ. Lille, CNRS, Centrale Lille, ENSCL, Univ. Artois, UMR 8181—Unité de Catalyse et Chimie du Solide (UCCS), F-59000 Lille, France
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- Institut de Chimie et Procédés pour l’Energie, l’Environnement et la Santé (ICPEES), UMR 7515 CNRS, University of Strasbourg (UdS), 25, rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 02, France
- Institute of Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds, ICCOM-CNR and Consorzio INSTM, Via Madonna del Piano 10, Sesto
F.no, 50019 Florence, Italy
- Kazan Federal University, Kremlyovskaya Street, 18, 420008 Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Institut de Chimie et Procédés pour l’Energie, l’Environnement et la Santé (ICPEES), UMR 7515 CNRS, University of Strasbourg (UdS), 25, rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg Cedex 02, France
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Stucchi M, Jouve A, Villa A, Nagy G, Németh M, Evangelisti C, Zanella R, Prati L. Gold‐Silver Catalysts: Ruling Factors for Establishing Synergism. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201900591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Marta Stucchi
- Università degli Studi di MilanoDipartimento di Chimica via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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- Università degli Studi di MilanoDipartimento di Chimica via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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- Università degli Studi di MilanoDipartimento di Chimica via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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- Centre for Energy ResearchSurface Chemistry and Catalysis Department PO Box 49 H-1525 Budapest Hungary
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- Centre for Energy ResearchSurface Chemistry and Catalysis Department PO Box 49 H-1525 Budapest Hungary
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- CNR, Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM) via G. Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milano Italy
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- Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas y TecnologíaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México Circuito Exterior S/N, C. U. 04510 Mexico City Mexico
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- Università degli Studi di MilanoDipartimento di Chimica via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy
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Capelli S, Motta D, Evangelisti C, Dimitratos N, Prati L, Pirola C, Villa A. Bio Adipic Acid Production from Sodium Muconate and Muconic Acid: A Comparison of two Systems. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201900343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Sofia Capelli
- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di Milano Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of ChemistryCardiff University Park Place CF10 3AT Cardiff UK
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- National Council of the ResearchCNR-ISTM Via G. Fantoli, 16/15 20138 Milan Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica “Toso Montanari”Università degli Studi di Bologna Viale Risorgimento 4 40136 Bologna Italy
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di Milano Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di Milano Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Dipartimento di ChimicaUniversità degli Studi di Milano Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milan Italy
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Laudadio G, Fusini G, Casotti G, Evangelisti C, Angelici G, Carpita A. Synthesis of Pterostilbene through supported-catalyst promoted Mizoroki-Heck reaction, and its transposition in continuous flow reactor. J Flow Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s41981-019-00033-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Jouve A, Nagy G, Somodi F, Tiozzo C, Villa A, Balerna A, Beck A, Evangelisti C, Prati L. Gold-silver catalysts: Effect of catalyst structure on the selectivity of glycerol oxidation. J Catal 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2018.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Bonora E, Bianco F, Stanzani A, Giancola F, Astolfi A, Indio V, Evangelisti C, Martelli AM, Boschetti E, Lugaresi M, Ioannou A, Torresan F, Stanghellini V, Clavenzani P, Seri M, Moonen A, Van Beek K, Wouters M, Boeckxstaens GE, Zaninotto G, Mattioli S, De Giorgio R. INPP4B overexpression and c-KIT downregulation in human achalasia. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2018; 30:e13346. [PMID: 29644781 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.13346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Achalasia is a rare motility disorder characterized by myenteric neuron and interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) abnormalities leading to deranged/absent peristalsis and lack of relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. The mechanisms contributing to neuronal and ICC changes in achalasia are only partially understood. Our goal was to identify novel molecular features occurring in patients with primary achalasia. METHODS Esophageal full-thickness biopsies from 42 (22 females; age range: 16-82 years) clinically, radiologically, and manometrically characterized patients with primary achalasia were examined and compared to those obtained from 10 subjects (controls) undergoing surgery for uncomplicated esophageal cancer (or upper stomach disorders). Tissue RNA extracted from biopsies of cases and controls was used for library preparation and sequencing. Data analysis was performed with the "edgeR" option of R-Bioconductor. Data were validated by real-time RT-PCR, western blotting and immunohistochemistry. KEY RESULTS Quantitative transcriptome evaluation and cluster analysis revealed 111 differentially expressed genes, with a P ≤ 10-3 . Nine genes with a P ≤ 10-4 were further validated. CYR61, CTGF, c-KIT, DUSP5, EGR1 were downregulated, whereas AKAP6 and INPP4B were upregulated in patients vs controls. Compared to controls, immunohistochemical analysis revealed a clear increase in INPP4B, whereas c-KIT immunolabeling resulted downregulated. As INPP4B regulates Akt pathway, we used western blot to show that phospho-Akt was significantly reduced in achalasia patients vs controls. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES The identification of altered gene expression, including INPP4B, a regulator of the Akt pathway, highlights novel signaling pathways involved in the neuronal and ICC changes underlying primary achalasia.
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- E Bonora
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, DIMEC, University of Bologna and St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, DIMEC, University of Bologna and St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.,Department of Medical and Veterinary Sciences, DIMEVET, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, DIMEC, University of Bologna and St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.,Department of Medical and Veterinary Sciences, DIMEVET, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, DIMEC, University of Bologna and St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.,Department of Medical and Veterinary Sciences, DIMEVET, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Centro di Ricerca Biomedica Applicata, St.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center for Cancer Research "G. Prodi" (CIRC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center for Cancer Research "G. Prodi" (CIRC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, DIMEC, University of Bologna and St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy.,Centro di Ricerca Biomedica Applicata, St.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, DIMEC, University of Bologna and St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, DIMEC, University of Bologna and St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Digestive System, St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, DIMEC, University of Bologna and St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Veterinary Sciences, DIMEVET, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, DIMEC, University of Bologna and St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Translational Research in GastroIntestinal Disorders (TARGID), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven University, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research in GastroIntestinal Disorders (TARGID), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven University, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research in GastroIntestinal Disorders (TARGID), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven University, Leuven, Belgium
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- Translational Research in GastroIntestinal Disorders (TARGID), Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, KU Leuven University, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Surgery, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, DIMEC, University of Bologna and St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Nuovo Arcispedale S.Anna at Cona (Ferrara), University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Cattaneo S, Naslhajian H, Somodi F, Evangelisti C, Villa A, Prati L. Ruthenium on Carbonaceous Materials for the Selective Hydrogenation of HMF. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23082007. [PMID: 30103518 PMCID: PMC6222502 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23082007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2018] [Revised: 08/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
We report the use of Ru catalysts supported in the activated carbon (AC) and carbon nanofibers (CNFs) for the selective production of liquid fuel dimethylfuran (DMF) and fuel additives alkoxymethyl furfurals (AMF). Parameters such as the reaction temperature and hydrogen pressure were firstly investigated in order to optimise the synthesis of the desired products. Simply by using a different support, the selectivity of the reaction drastically changed. DMF was produced with AC as support, while a high amount of AMF was produced when CNFs were employed. Moreover, the reusability of the catalysts was tested and deactivation phenomena were identified and properly addressed. Further studies need to be performed in order to optimise the stability of the catalysts.
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- Stefano Cattaneo
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi, di Milano, via Golgi 19, I-20133 Milano, Italy.
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- School of Chemistry, Collage of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6619, 1417466191 Tehran, Iran.
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- Centre for Energy Research, Hungarian Academy of Science, Department of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Konkoly-Thege M. street 29-33, 1121 Budapest, Hungary.
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- National Council of the Research, CNR-ISTM, Via G. Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milan, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi, di Milano, via Golgi 19, I-20133 Milano, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi, di Milano, via Golgi 19, I-20133 Milano, Italy.
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Villa A, Dumoleijn K, Evangelisti C, Moonen K, Prati L. Selective catalytic amination of halogenated aldehydes with calcined palladium catalysts. RSC Adv 2018; 8:15202-15206. [PMID: 35541363 PMCID: PMC9080020 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra01987h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
This work focuses on understanding the influence of the conditions used in the calcination step of palladium catalysts on the performance of this catalyst in the reductive amination of halogen-containing substrates. The results show that increasing the calcination temperatures (from 100 °C to 400 °C) has a detrimental effect on catalytic activity but a strong positive effect on the selectivity (from 45 to 96%), avoiding the undesired dehalogenation reaction. TEM investigation showed that the reason for the different selectivity can be addressed to different Pd mean particles size and particle size distribution. In particular, larger Pd particles obtained at the highest calcination temperature (400 °C) showed the best selectivity to halogenated benzylamines (96%), with a good stability in terms of both activity and selectivity as confirmed by performing recycling tests. This work focuses on understanding the influence of the conditions used in the calcination step of palladium catalysts on the performance of this catalyst in the reductive amination of halogen-containing substrates.![]()
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- Alberto Villa
- Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy .,Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies, CNR Via G. Fantoli 16/15 Milano Italy
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- Eastman Chemical Company, Taminco BVBA Pantserschipstraat 207 Ghent Belgium
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- Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies, CNR Via G. Fantoli 16/15 Milano Italy
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- Eastman Chemical Company, Taminco BVBA Pantserschipstraat 207 Ghent Belgium
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- Università degli Studi di Milano, Dipartimento di Chimica Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milano Italy .,Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies, CNR Via G. Fantoli 16/15 Milano Italy
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Károlyi J, Németh M, Evangelisti C, Sáfrán G, Schay Z, Horváth A, Somodi F. Carbon dioxide reforming of methane over Ni–In/SiO2 catalyst without coke formation. J IND ENG CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2017.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Prati L, Villa A, Jouve A, Beck A, Evangelisti C, Savara A. Gold as a modifier of metal nanoparticles: effect on structure and catalysis. Faraday Discuss 2018; 208:395-407. [DOI: 10.1039/c7fd00223h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Bimetallic gold based catalysts have been prepared using a sol immobilisation technique. Depending on the second metal different structure have been obtained.
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- L. Prati
- Dipartimento di Chimica
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- 20133-I Milano
- Italy
- National Council of the Research
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- Dipartimento di Chimica
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- 20133-I Milano
- Italy
- National Council of the Research
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- Dipartimento di Chimica
- Università degli Studi di Milano
- 20133-I Milano
- Italy
- National Council of the Research
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- Centre for Energy Research
- Surface Chemistry and Catalysis Department
- H-1525 Budapest
- Hungary
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- National Council of the Research
- CNR-ISTM
- 20138 Milan
- Italy
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- Chemical Science Division
- OAK Ridge National Laboratory
- OAK Ridge
- USA
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Evangelisti C, Guidotti M, Tiozzo C, Psaro R, Maksimchuk N, Ivanchikova I, Shmakov AN, Kholdeeva O. Titanium-silica catalyst derived from defined metallic titanium cluster precursor: Synthesis and catalytic properties in selective oxidations. Inorganica Chim Acta 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2017.06.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Carniato F, Bisio C, Evangelisti C, Psaro R, Dal Santo V, Costenaro D, Marchese L, Guidotti M. Iron-montmorillonite clays as active sorbents for the decontamination of hazardous chemical warfare agents. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:2939-2948. [PMID: 29441378 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt03859c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Montmorillonite clay was modified to introduce iron species and acid sites in the interlayer space, aiming to obtain a catalyst with oxidising and acid properties for the degradation of chemical warfare agents.
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- F. Carniato
- Department of Sciences and Technological Innovation
- University of Eastern Piedmont
- 15121 Alessandria
- Italy
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- Department of Sciences and Technological Innovation
- University of Eastern Piedmont
- 15121 Alessandria
- Italy
- CNR - Institute of Molecular Sciences and Technologies
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- CNR - Institute of Molecular Sciences and Technologies
- Milano
- Italy
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- CNR - Institute of Molecular Sciences and Technologies
- Milano
- Italy
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- CNR - Institute of Molecular Sciences and Technologies
- Milano
- Italy
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- Department of Sciences and Technological Innovation
- University of Eastern Piedmont
- 15121 Alessandria
- Italy
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- Department of Sciences and Technological Innovation
- University of Eastern Piedmont
- 15121 Alessandria
- Italy
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- CNR - Institute of Molecular Sciences and Technologies
- Milano
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Tegeder P, Marelli M, Freitag M, Polito L, Lamping S, Psaro R, Glorius F, Ravoo BJ, Evangelisti C. Metal vapor synthesis of ultrasmall Pd nanoparticles functionalized with N-heterocyclic carbenes. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:12647-12651. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt02535e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The synthesis of N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-stabilized palladium nanoparticles (PdNPs) by an entirely new strategy comprising the NHC functionalization of ligand-free PdNPs obtained by metal vapor synthesis is described.
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- Patricia Tegeder
- Organic Chemistry Institute
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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- CNR
- Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies
- 20133 Milano
- Italy
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- Organic Chemistry Institute
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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- CNR
- Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies
- 20133 Milano
- Italy
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- Organic Chemistry Institute
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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- CNR
- Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies
- 20133 Milano
- Italy
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- Organic Chemistry Institute
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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- Organic Chemistry Institute
- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
- 48149 Münster
- Germany
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Buontempo F, McCubrey JA, Orsini E, Ruzzene M, Cappellini A, Lonetti A, Evangelisti C, Chiarini F, Evangelisti C, Barata JT, Martelli AM. Therapeutic targeting of CK2 in acute and chronic leukemias. Leukemia 2017; 32:1-10. [PMID: 28951560 PMCID: PMC5770594 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2017.301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Revised: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
CK2 is a ubiquitously expressed, constitutively active Ser/Thr protein kinase, which is considered the most pleiotropic protein kinase in the human kinome. Such a pleiotropy explains the involvement of CK2 in many cellular events. However, its predominant roles are stimulation of cell growth and prevention of apoptosis. High levels of CK2 messenger RNA and protein are associated with CK2 pathological functions in human cancers. Over the last decade, basic and translational studies have provided evidence of CK2 as a pivotal molecule driving the growth of different blood malignancies. CK2 overexpression has been demonstrated in nearly all the types of hematological cancers, including acute and chronic leukemias, where CK2 is a key regulator of signaling networks critical for cell proliferation, survival and drug resistance. The findings that emerged from these studies suggest that CK2 could be a valuable therapeutic target in leukemias and supported the initiation of clinical trials using CK2 antagonists. In this review, we summarize the recent advances on the understanding of the signaling pathways involved in CK2 inhibition-mediated effects with a particular emphasis on the combinatorial use of CK2 inhibitors as novel therapeutic strategies for treating both acute and chronic leukemia patients.
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- F Buontempo
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Human, Social and Health Sciences, University of Cassino, Cassino, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, National Research Council, Bologna, Italy.,Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Genetics, National Research Council, Bologna, Italy.,Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Silvestri A, Lay L, Psaro R, Polito L, Evangelisti C. Fluidic Manufacture of Star-Shaped Gold Nanoparticles. Chemistry 2017; 23:9732-9735. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Alessandro Silvestri
- Nanotechnology Lab.; National Council of the Research; CNR-ISTM; Via G. Fantoli 16/15 20138 Milan Italy
- Department of Chemistry; University of Milan; Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milan Italy
- Present address: Department of Biomaterials; Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces; Potsdam-Golm 14476 Germany
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Milan; Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milan Italy
- CRC Materiali Polimerici (LaMPo); University of Milan; Via C. Golgi 19 20133 Milan Italy
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- Nanotechnology Lab.; National Council of the Research; CNR-ISTM; Via G. Fantoli 16/15 20138 Milan Italy
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- Nanotechnology Lab.; National Council of the Research; CNR-ISTM; Via G. Fantoli 16/15 20138 Milan Italy
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- Nanotechnology Lab.; National Council of the Research; CNR-ISTM; Via G. Fantoli 16/15 20138 Milan Italy
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Oberhauser W, Evangelisti C, Caporali S, Dal Santo V, Bossola F, Vizza F. Ethyl lactate from dihydroxyacetone by a montmorillonite-supported Pt(II) diphosphane complex. J Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2017.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Evangelisti C, Balerna A, Psaro R, Fusini G, Carpita A, Benfatto M. Characterization of a Poly-4-Vinylpyridine-Supported CuPd Bimetallic Catalyst for Sonogashira Coupling Reactions. Chemphyschem 2017; 18:1921-1928. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201700215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Claudio Evangelisti
- Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies; CNR; via G. Fantoli 16/15 20138 Milano Italy
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- Frascati National Laboratories; INFN; Via E. Fermi 40 00044 Frascati Roma Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies; CNR; via G. Fantoli 16/15 20138 Milano Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies; CNR; via G. Fantoli 16/15 20138 Milano Italy
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry; University of Pisa; Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry; University of Pisa; Via G. Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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- Frascati National Laboratories; INFN; Via E. Fermi 40 00044 Frascati Roma Italy
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Bossola F, Pereira-Hernández XI, Evangelisti C, Wang Y, Dal Santo V. Investigation of the promoting effect of Mn on a Pt/C catalyst for the steam and aqueous phase reforming of glycerol. J Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2017.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Belli Dell'Amico D, Di Giacomo A, Falchi L, Labella L, Marelli M, Evangelisti C, Lezzerini M, Marchetti F, Samaritani S. A convenient preparation of La2CuO4 from molecular precursors. Polyhedron 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2016.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Albano G, Evangelisti C, Aronica LA. Hydrogenolysis of Benzyl Protected Phenols and Aniline Promoted by Supported Palladium Nanoparticles. ChemistrySelect 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201601736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Gianluigi Albano
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale; Università di Pisa; Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche; Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (CNR-ISTM); Via Gaudenzio Fantoli 16/15 20138 Milano Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale; Università di Pisa; Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13 56124 Pisa Italy
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Scotti N, Zaccheria F, Evangelisti C, Psaro R, Ravasio N. Dehydrogenative coupling promoted by copper catalysts: a way to optimise and upgrade bio-alcohols. Catal Sci Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cy02670b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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A one-pot one-step transformation of butanol into butyl butanoate takes place with excellent yield on a Cu/ZrO2 catalyst.
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- Nicola Scotti
- CNR Institute of Molecular Sciences and Technology
- 20133 Milano
- Italy
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- CNR Institute of Molecular Sciences and Technology
- 20133 Milano
- Italy
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Marelli M, Evangelisti C, Diamanti MV, Dal Santo V, Pedeferri MP, Bianchi CL, Schiavi L, Strini A. TiO 2 Nanotubes Arrays Loaded with Ligand-Free Au Nanoparticles: Enhancement in Photocatalytic Activity. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2016; 8:31051-31058. [PMID: 27767304 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b11436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A new protocol to synthesize size-controlled Au nanoparticles (NPs) loaded onto vertically aligned anatase TiO2 nanotubes arrays (TNTAs) prepared by electrochemical anodization is reported. Ligand-free Au NPs (<10 nm) were deposited onto anatase TNTAs supports, finely tuning the Au loading by controlling the immersion time of the support into metal vapor synthesis (MVS)-derived Au-acetone solutions. The Au/TNTAs composites were characterized by electron microscopies (SEM, (S)TEM), X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and UV-vis spectroscopy. Their photocatalytic efficiency was evaluated in toluene degradation in air under ambient conditions without thermal or chemical postsynthetic treatments. The role of Au loadings was pointed out, obtaining a three times enhancement of the pristine anatase TNTAs activity with the best sample containing 3.3 μg Au cm-2.
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- Marcello Marelli
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM-CNR) , Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM-CNR) , Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano ,Via Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM-CNR) , Via C. Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano ,Via Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Milano , Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Istituto per le Tecnologie della Costruzione (ITC-CNR) , via Lombardia, 49, San Giuliano Milanese, I-20098 Milan, Italy
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- Istituto per le Tecnologie della Costruzione (ITC-CNR) , via Lombardia, 49, San Giuliano Milanese, I-20098 Milan, Italy
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Dalle Carbonare N, Boaretto R, Caramori S, Argazzi R, Dal Colle M, Pasquini L, Bertoncello R, Marelli M, Evangelisti C, Bignozzi CA. Photoelectrochemical Behavior of Electrophoretically Deposited Hematite Thin Films Modified with Ti(IV). Molecules 2016; 21:molecules21070942. [PMID: 27447604 PMCID: PMC6273019 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21070942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Revised: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Doping hematite with different elements is a common strategy to improve the electrocatalytic activity towards the water oxidation reaction, although the exact effect of these external agents is not yet clearly understood. Using a feasible electrophoretic procedure, we prepared modified hematite films by introducing in the deposition solution Ti(IV) butoxide. Photoelectrochemical performances of all the modified electrodes were superior to the unmodified one, with a 4-fold increase in the photocurrent at 0.65 V vs. SCE in 0.1 M NaOH (pH 13.3) for the 5% Ti-modified electrode, which was the best performing electrode. Subsequent functionalization with an iron-based catalyst led, at the same potential, to a photocurrent of ca. 1.5 mA·cm(-2), one of the highest achieved with materials based on solution processing in the absence of precious elements. AFM, XPS, TEM and XANES analyses revealed the formation of different Ti(IV) oxide phases on the hematite surface, that can reduce surface state recombination and enhance hole injection through local surface field effects, as confirmed by electrochemical impedance analysis.
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- Nicola Dalle Carbonare
- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 11-17, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 11-17, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 11-17, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
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- CNR/ISOF c/o Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 11-17, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 11-17, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padua, Via F. Marzolo 1, 35131 Padua, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 11-17, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
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Jumde RP, Marelli M, Scotti N, Mandoli A, Psaro R, Evangelisti C. Ultrafine palladium nanoparticles immobilized into poly(4-vinylpyridine)-based porous monolith for continuous-flow Mizoroki–Heck reaction. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2015.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Werner Oberhauser
- Istituto di Chimica
dei Composti Organometallici (CNR-ICCOM), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze
e Tecnologie Molecolari (CNR-ISTM), Via Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze
e Tecnologie Molecolari (CNR-ISTM), Via Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milano, Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica
dei Composti Organometallici (CNR-ICCOM), Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze
e Tecnologie Molecolari (CNR-ISTM), Via Fantoli 16/15, 20138 Milano, Italy
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Evangelisti C, Hayatifar M, Marchetti F, Marelli M, Pampaloni G, Piccinelli F. Synthesis of Nanocrystalline TiOF2 Embedded in a Carbonaceous Matrix from TiF4 and d-Fructose. Inorg Chem 2016; 55:1816-20. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b02715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Claudio Evangelisti
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM-CNR), Via G. Fantoli 16/15, I-20138 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi
13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi
13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Molecolari (ISTM-CNR), Via G. Fantoli 16/15, I-20138 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi
13, I-56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Laboratorio
di Chimica dello Stato Solido, Dipartimento di Biotecnologie, Università di Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, I-37134 Verona, Italy
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Bortoluzzi M, Evangelisti C, Marchetti F, Pampaloni G, Piccinelli F, Zacchini S. Synthesis of a highly reactive form of WO2Cl2, its conversion into nanocrystalline mono-hydrated WO3 and coordination compounds with tetramethylurea. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:15342-15349. [DOI: 10.1039/c6dt02997c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A new form of WO2Cl2 was prepared from WCl6. Conversion of WO2Cl2 into nanocrystalline WO3·H2O occurred upon air exposure at room temperature. The first coordination complexes of WO2Cl2 with an alkylurea are reported.
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- Marco Bortoluzzi
- Università di Venezia Ca’ Foscari
- Dipartimento di Scienze Molecolari e Nanosistemi
- I-30170 Mestre
- Italy
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- Università di Pisa
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale
- I-56124 Pisa
- Italy
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- Università di Pisa
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale
- I-56124 Pisa
- Italy
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- Università di Verona
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie
- Laboratorio di Chimica dello Stato Solido
- I-37134 Verona
- Italy
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- Università di Bologna
- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”
- I-40136 Bologna
- Italy
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Oberhauser W, Evangelisti C, Jumde RP, Petrucci G, Bartoli M, Frediani M, Mannini M, Capozzoli L, Passaglia E, Rosi L. Palladium-nanoparticles on end-functionalized poly(lactic acid)-based stereocomplexes for the chemoselective cinnamaldehyde hydrogenation: Effect of the end-group. J Catal 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2015.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Oberhauser W, Evangelisti C, Jumde RP, Psaro R, Vizza F, Bevilacqua M, Filippi J, Machado BF, Serp P. Platinum on carbonaceous supports for glycerol hydrogenolysis: Support effect. J Catal 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2015.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Jumde RP, Evangelisti C, Mandoli A, Scotti N, Psaro R. Aminopropyl-silica-supported Cu nanoparticles: An efficient catalyst for continuous-flow Huisgen azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC). J Catal 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2015.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Scotti N, Ravasio N, Psaro R, Evangelisti C, Dworakowska S, Bogdal D, Zaccheria F. Copper mediated epoxidation of high oleic natural oils with a cumene–O2 system. CATAL COMMUN 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2015.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Silvestri A, Polito L, Bellani G, Zambelli V, Jumde RP, Psaro R, Evangelisti C. Gold nanoparticles obtained by aqueous digestive ripening: Their application as X-ray contrast agents. J Colloid Interface Sci 2015; 439:28-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Revised: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Scotti N, Dangate M, Gervasini A, Evangelisti C, Ravasio N, Zaccheria F. Unraveling the Role of Low Coordination Sites in a Cu Metal Nanoparticle: A Step toward the Selective Synthesis of Second Generation Biofuels. ACS Catal 2014. [DOI: 10.1021/cs500581a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Nicola Scotti
- CNR, Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies (CNR-ISTM) and ‡Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CNR, Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies (CNR-ISTM) and ‡Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CNR, Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies (CNR-ISTM) and ‡Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CNR, Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies (CNR-ISTM) and ‡Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CNR, Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies (CNR-ISTM) and ‡Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CNR, Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies (CNR-ISTM) and ‡Dipartimento di
Chimica, Università di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Buontempo F, Orsini E, Martins LR, Antunes I, Lonetti A, Chiarini F, Tabellini G, Evangelisti C, Evangelisti C, Melchionda F, Pession A, Bertaina A, Locatelli F, McCubrey JA, Cappellini A, Barata JT, Martelli AM. Cytotoxic activity of the casein kinase 2 inhibitor CX-4945 against T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: targeting the unfolded protein response signaling. Leukemia 2013; 28:543-53. [PMID: 24253024 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2013.349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2013] [Revised: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Constitutively active casein kinase 2 (CK2) signaling is a common feature of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). CK2 phosphorylates PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog) tumor suppressor, resulting in PTEN stabilization and functional inactivation. Downregulation of PTEN activity has an impact on PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling, which is of fundamental importance for T-ALL cell survival. These observations lend compelling weight to the application of CK2 inhibitors in the therapy of T-ALL. Here, we have analyzed the therapeutic potential of CX-4945-a novel, highly specific, orally available, ATP-competitive inhibitor of CK2α. We show that CX-4945 treatment induced apoptosis in T-ALL cell lines and patient T lymphoblasts. CX-4945 downregulated PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling in leukemic cells. Notably, CX-4945 affected the unfolded protein response (UPR), as demonstrated by a significant decrease in the levels of the main UPR regulator GRP78/BIP, and led to apoptosis via upregulation of the ER stress/UPR cell death mediators IRE1α and CHOP. In vivo administration of CX-4945 to a subcutaneous xenotransplant model of human T-ALL significantly delayed tumor growth. Our findings indicate that modulation of the ER stress/UPR signaling through CK2 inhibition could be exploited for inducing apoptosis in T-ALL cells and that CX-4945 may be an efficient treatment for those T-ALLs displaying upregulation of CK2α/PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling.
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Affiliation(s)
- F Buontempo
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
| | - I Antunes
- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
| | - A Lonetti
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
| | - F Chiarini
- 1] Institute of Molecular Genetics, National Research Council, Pavia, Italy [2] Muscoloskeletal Cell Biology Laboratory, IOR, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology and Immunology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
| | - C Evangelisti
- 1] Institute of Molecular Genetics, National Research Council, Pavia, Italy [2] Muscoloskeletal Cell Biology Laboratory, IOR, Bologna, Italy
| | - C Evangelisti
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
| | - F Melchionda
- Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Unit 'Lalla Seràgnoli', S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
| | - A Pession
- Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Unit 'Lalla Seràgnoli', S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy
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- Oncoematologia Pediatrica, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
| | - A Cappellini
- Department of Human Social and Health Sciences, University of Cassino, Cassino, Italy
| | - J T Barata
- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
| | - A M Martelli
- 1] Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy [2] Institute of Molecular Genetics, National Research Council, Pavia, Italy [3] Muscoloskeletal Cell Biology Laboratory, IOR, Bologna, Italy
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