M Carini

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Affiliation: University of Milan
Country: Italy

Publications

  1. ncbi In vitro metabolism of a nitroderivative of acetylsalicylic acid (NCX4016) by rat liver: LC and LC-MS studies
    Marina Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, Viale Abruzzi 42, Milan, Italy
    J Pharm Biomed Anal 29:1061-71. 2002
  2. ncbi LC-ESI-MS/MS determination of 4-hydroxy-trans-2-nonenal Michael adducts with cysteine and histidine-containing peptides as early markers of oxidative stress in excitable tissues
    Marica Orioli
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 827:109-18. 2005
  3. ncbi Mass spectrometric strategies and their applications for molecular mass determination of recombinant therapeutic proteins
    Marina Carini
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Pietro Pratesi, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133, Milan, Italy
    Curr Pharm Biotechnol 12:1548-57. 2011
  4. ncbi LC coupled to ion-trap MS for the rapid screening and detection of polyphenol antioxidants from Helichrysum stoechas
    M Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, Milano, Italy
    J Pharm Biomed Anal 24:517-26. 2001
  5. ncbi Mass spectrometry for detection of 4-hydroxy-trans-2-nonenal (HNE) adducts with peptides and proteins
    Marina Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    Mass Spectrom Rev 23:281-305. 2004
  6. ncbi Nitric oxide release and distribution following oral and intraperitoneal administration of nitroaspirin (NCX 4016) in the rat
    Marina Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    Life Sci 74:3291-305. 2004
  7. ncbi Chemiluminescence and LC-MS/MS analyses for the study of nitric oxide release and distribution following oral administration of nitroaspirin (NCX 4016) in healthy volunteers
    Marina Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    J Pharm Biomed Anal 35:277-87. 2004
  8. ncbi Acrolein-sequestering ability of endogenous dipeptides: characterization of carnosine and homocarnosine/acrolein adducts by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry
    Marina Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    J Mass Spectrom 38:996-1006. 2003
  9. ncbi Antioxidant and photoprotective activity of a lipophilic extract containing neolignans from Krameria triandra roots
    Marina Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Italy
    Planta Med 68:193-7. 2002
  10. ncbi Procyanidins from Vitis vinifera seeds inhibit the respiratory burst of activated human neutrophils and lysosomal enzyme release
    M Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Italy
    Planta Med 67:714-7. 2001

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  1. ncbi In vitro metabolism of a nitroderivative of acetylsalicylic acid (NCX4016) by rat liver: LC and LC-MS studies
    Marina Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, Viale Abruzzi 42, Milan, Italy
    J Pharm Biomed Anal 29:1061-71. 2002
    ..The relevance of this new metabolic pathway in NCX4016 detoxification by rat liver is discussed...
  2. ncbi LC-ESI-MS/MS determination of 4-hydroxy-trans-2-nonenal Michael adducts with cysteine and histidine-containing peptides as early markers of oxidative stress in excitable tissues
    Marica Orioli
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 827:109-18. 2005
    ....
  3. ncbi Mass spectrometric strategies and their applications for molecular mass determination of recombinant therapeutic proteins
    Marina Carini
    Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Pietro Pratesi, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133, Milan, Italy
    Curr Pharm Biotechnol 12:1548-57. 2011
    ..The paper is a review of the most used and advanced MS strategies so far reported as well as of their applications in the biopharmaceutical field...
  4. ncbi LC coupled to ion-trap MS for the rapid screening and detection of polyphenol antioxidants from Helichrysum stoechas
    M Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, Milano, Italy
    J Pharm Biomed Anal 24:517-26. 2001
    ....
  5. ncbi Mass spectrometry for detection of 4-hydroxy-trans-2-nonenal (HNE) adducts with peptides and proteins
    Marina Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    Mass Spectrom Rev 23:281-305. 2004
    ....
  6. ncbi Nitric oxide release and distribution following oral and intraperitoneal administration of nitroaspirin (NCX 4016) in the rat
    Marina Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    Life Sci 74:3291-305. 2004
    ..This indicates that NCX 4016 does not undergo biotransformation in the upper part of gastrointestinal tract (no direct release of NO in this district) and that the stomach acts as a reservoir for the drug...
  7. ncbi Chemiluminescence and LC-MS/MS analyses for the study of nitric oxide release and distribution following oral administration of nitroaspirin (NCX 4016) in healthy volunteers
    Marina Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    J Pharm Biomed Anal 35:277-87. 2004
    ..0 +/- 0.6 h versus 5.4 +/- 1.2 h)...
  8. ncbi Acrolein-sequestering ability of endogenous dipeptides: characterization of carnosine and homocarnosine/acrolein adducts by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry
    Marina Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    J Mass Spectrom 38:996-1006. 2003
    ....
  9. ncbi Antioxidant and photoprotective activity of a lipophilic extract containing neolignans from Krameria triandra roots
    Marina Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Italy
    Planta Med 68:193-7. 2002
    ..The results of this study indicate the potential use of Rhatany extracts, standardized in neolignans, as topical antioxidants/radical scavengers against skin photodamage...
  10. ncbi Procyanidins from Vitis vinifera seeds inhibit the respiratory burst of activated human neutrophils and lysosomal enzyme release
    M Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Italy
    Planta Med 67:714-7. 2001
    ..These results evidence that procyanidins efficiently restrain the inflammatory response of activated neutrophils in vitro and whenever absorbed in vivo can prevent their oxidative discharge at the site(s) of their adhesion...
  11. ncbi Nitrosylhemoglobin, an unequivocal index of nitric oxide release from nitroaspirin: in vitro and in vivo studies in the rat by ESR spectroscopy
    M Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico e Tossicologico, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    J Pharm Biomed Anal 26:509-18. 2001
    ..The results of this study emphasize the great potentiality of ESR spectroscopy for the study of the release, the metabolic fate and distribution of NO from nitrovasodilators...
  12. ncbi Complexation of Ginkgo biloba extract with phosphatidylcholine improves cardioprotective activity and increases the plasma antioxidant capacity in the rat
    M Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
    Planta Med 67:326-30. 2001
    ....
  13. ncbi Fluorescent probes as markers of oxidative stress in keratinocyte cell lines following UVB exposure
    M Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Italy
    Farmaco 55:526-34. 2000
    ..The use of these fluorescent probes provides a reliable tool to detect the early signs of damage in keratinocyte cultures (when the apoptotic phenomenon has not yet been triggered) useful for future screening of protective molecules...
  14. ncbi UVB-induced hemolysis of rat erythrocytes: protective effect of procyanidins from grape seeds
    M Carini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Italy
    Life Sci 67:1799-814. 2000
    ....
  15. ncbi Sparing effect of procyanidins from Vitis vinifera on vitamin E: in vitro studies
    R Maffei Facino
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, Milan, Italy
    Planta Med 64:343-7. 1998
    ....
  16. ncbi Diet enriched with procyanidins enhances antioxidant activity and reduces myocardial post-ischaemic damage in rats
    R M Facino
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Italy
    Life Sci 64:627-42. 1999
    ....
  17. ncbi Hydroxynimesulide, the main metabolite of nimesulide, prevents hydroperoxide/hemoglobin-induced hemolysis of rat erythrocytes
    R Maffei Facino
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, Milan, Italy
    Drugs Exp Clin Res 23:157-65. 1997
    ....
  18. ncbi Panax ginseng administration in the rat prevents myocardial ischemia-reperfusion damage induced by hyperbaric oxygen: evidence for an antioxidant intervention
    R Maffei Facino
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Italy
    Planta Med 65:614-9. 1999
    ..05-0.5 mg/ml) to explain by itself the cardiac and extra-cardiac protective effects, and this suggests a role also for an indirect antioxidant action of the drug (endothelial nitric oxide synthase stimulation)...
  19. ncbi Intravenous infusion of nitric oxide in experimental pulmonary hypertension: biotransformation and haemodynamics
    F Pirrone
    Department of Animal Pathology, Hygiene and Public Veterinary Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
    Vet Res Commun 31:185-7. 2007
  20. ncbi Efficacy of glutathione for treatment of fascioliasis. An investigation in the experimentally infested rat
    R Maffei Facino
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, Universita di Milano, Italy
    Arzneimittelforschung 43:455-60. 1993
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  21. ncbi Nitrosylhemoglobin as a potential bioactive storage form of nitric oxide (NO)
    F Pirrone
    Department of Animal Pathology, Hygiene and Public Veterinary Healt, Section of Biochemistry and Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, 20133, Milan, Italy
    Vet Res Commun 29:199-202. 2005
  22. ncbi The use of a polymeric sealant for prevention of posttransplantation lymphocele
    L Berardinelli
    General Surgery and Kidney Transplantation Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
    Transplant Proc 43:1072-3. 2011
    ..although the preliminary results are interesting, a prospective randomized study is required to assess the cost-effectiveness of PEG sealant to prevent lymphocele formation...
  23. ncbi Hepatitis B immune memory in children primed with hexavalent vaccines and given monovalent booster vaccines: an open-label, randomised, controlled, multicentre study
    Alessandro Remo Zanetti
    Department of Public Health Microbiology Virology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
    Lancet Infect Dis 10:755-61. 2010
    ..In 2005, hexavac was suspended because of concerns about the long-term immunogenicity of its hepatitis B component. We aimed to assess the duration of immunity and need for booster injections in children primed with these vaccines...
  24. ncbi Long-term outcome of living donors older than 60 years
    L Berardinelli
    General Surgery and Kidney Transplantation Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
    Transplant Proc 42:1111-3. 2010
    ..Therefore, significantly better noncensored death-censored graft survivals, were observed among the recipients of older LD compared with recipients of the younger donor group...
  25. ncbi A tandem MS precursor-ion scan approach to identify variable covalent modification of albumin Cys34: a new tool for studying vascular carbonylation
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica e Tossicologica Pietro Pratesi, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, I 20133 Milan, Italy
    J Mass Spectrom 43:1470-81. 2008
    ....
  26. ncbi Intervention strategies to inhibit protein carbonylation by lipoxidation-derived reactive carbonyls
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Institute of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, I 20131, Milan, Italy
    Med Res Rev 27:817-68. 2007
    ..Inhibition of ALE formation, based on carbonyl-sequestering agents, seems to be the most promising pharmacological tool and is reviewed in detail...
  27. ncbi Alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes adducts to actin and albumin as potential biomarkers of carbonylation damage
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica e Tossicologica Pietro Pratesi, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
    Redox Rep 12:20-5. 2007
    ....
  28. ncbi Actin Cys374 as a nucleophilic target of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes
    Isabella Dalle-Donne
    Department of Biology, University of Milan, Via Celoria 26, I 20133 Milan, Italy
    Free Radic Biol Med 42:583-98. 2007
    ....
  29. ncbi Identification of actin as a 15-deoxy-Delta12,14-prostaglandin J2 target in neuroblastoma cells: mass spectrometric, computational, and functional approaches to investigate the effect on cytoskeletal derangement
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica e Tossicologica Pietro Pratesi, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, I 20131 Milan, Italy
    Biochemistry 46:2707-18. 2007
    ....
  30. ncbi Effects of UVB radiation on 4-hydroxy-2-trans-nonenal metabolism and toxicity in human keratinocytes
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica e Tossicologica Pietro Pratesi, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, I 20131 Milan, Italy
    Chem Res Toxicol 20:416-23. 2007
    ....
  31. ncbi A sensitive and specific precursor ion scanning approach in liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry to detect methylprednisolone acetate and its metabolites in rat urine
    Alessia Panusa
    Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche Pietro Pratesi, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Via L Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy
    Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 24:1583-94. 2010
    ..Six different metabolites were detected in rat urine, and their chemical structures were assigned with a computational study...
  32. ncbi Albumin is the main nucleophilic target of human plasma: a protective role against pro-atherogenic electrophilic reactive carbonyl species?
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica e Tossicologica Pietro Pratesi, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, I 20131, Milan, Italy
    Chem Res Toxicol 21:824-35. 2008
    ..81 +/- 0.17 M (-1) s (-1)), as explained by molecular modeling studies. In conclusion, we suggest that albumin, through nucleophilic residues, and in particular Cys34, can act as an endogenous detoxifying agent of circulating RCS...
  33. ncbi Water-Soluble alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes of cigarette smoke induce carbonylation of human serum albumin
    Graziano Colombo
    Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
    Antioxid Redox Signal 12:349-64. 2010
    ..Carbonylation of HSA associated with cigarette smoking might result in modifications of its antioxidant properties and transport functions of both endogenous and exogenous compounds...
  34. ncbi Protein carbonylation: 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine reacts with both aldehydes/ketones and sulfenic acids
    Isabella Dalle-Donne
    Department of Biology, University of Milan, Italy
    Free Radic Biol Med 46:1411-9. 2009
    ..beta-Mercaptoethanol prevents the formation of the DNPH derivative because it reacts with the oxidized Cys residue, forming the corresponding disulfide...
  35. ncbi Mass spectrometric characterization of covalent modification of human serum albumin by 4-hydroxy-trans-2-nonenal
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica e Tossicologica Pietro Pratesi, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, I 20131 Milan, Italy
    J Mass Spectrom 41:1149-61. 2006
    ..These albumin modifications are suitable tags of HNE-adducted albumin and could be useful biomarkers of oxidative and carbonylation damage in humans...
  36. ncbi Electron spin resonance and chemiluminescence analyses to elucidate the vasodilating mechanism of sodium nitroprusside
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica e Tossicologica Pietro Pratesi, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    Mol Pharmacol 70:1672-80. 2006
    ..In conclusion, SNP is rapidly metabolized to HbFe(II)NO, but the pharmacological response is mediated by a direct mechanism of NO release of the parent compound at the cellular target...
  37. ncbi Detoxification of 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE) in keratinocytes: characterization of conjugated metabolites by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    J Mass Spectrom 38:1160-8. 2003
    ..This is the first demonstration that skin epidermal cells are able to detoxify the cytotoxic products of lipid peroxidation...
  38. ncbi Nitrosylhemoglobin formation after infusion of NO solutions: ESR studies in pigs
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, Milan 20131, Italy
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 318:405-14. 2004
    ..Thus, in normoxic/physiological conditions, HbFe(II)NO does not induce significant NO-dependent vasorelaxation...
  39. ncbi (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate prevents oxidative damage in both the aqueous and lipid compartments of human plasma
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 302:409-14. 2003
    ..Further, ESR experiments confirmed that EGCG recycled alpha-tocopherol through a H-transfer mechanism at the aqueous/lipid interface affording an additional protective mechanism to the lipid compartment of plasma...
  40. ncbi Detoxification of cytotoxic alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes by carnosine: characterization of conjugated adducts by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry and detection by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry in rat skeletal muscle
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    J Mass Spectrom 37:1219-28. 2002
    ..The results indicate that beside GSH, histidine-containing dipeptides could be involved in the detoxification pathway of reactive aldehydes from lipid peroxidation generated in skeletal muscle during physical endurance...
  41. ncbi Profiling histidine-containing dipeptides in rat tissues by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    J Mass Spectrom 39:1417-28. 2004
    ..HCAR was found only in the brain and cerebellum. No histidine-containing dipeptides were detectable in plasma, liver, kidney and lung...
  42. ncbi Covalent modification of actin by 4-hydroxy-trans-2-nonenal (HNE): LC-ESI-MS/MS evidence for Cys374 Michael adduction
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, I 20131 Milan, Italy
    J Mass Spectrom 40:946-54. 2005
    ..Computational studies showed that the reactivity of Cys374 residue is due to a significant accessible surface and substantial thiol acidity due to the particular microenvironment surrounding Cys374...
  43. ncbi Lipoxidation-derived reactive carbonyl species as potential drug targets in preventing protein carbonylation and related cellular dysfunction
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Institute of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry Pietro Pratesi, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131, Milan, Italy
    ChemMedChem 1:1045-58. 2006
  44. ncbi Carnosine is a quencher of 4-hydroxy-nonenal: through what mechanism of reaction?
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 298:699-706. 2002
    ..The biological role of carnosine as a quencher of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes was verified by detecting carnosine-HNE reaction adducts in oxidized rat skeletal muscle homogenate...
  45. ncbi Carnosine and related dipeptides as quenchers of reactive carbonyl species: from structural studies to therapeutic perspectives
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    Biofactors 24:77-87. 2005
    ....
  46. ncbi Protein carbonylation, cellular dysfunction, and disease progression
    Isabella Dalle-Donne
    Department of Biology, University of Milan, Italy
    J Cell Mol Med 10:389-406. 2006
    ....
  47. ncbi Metabolic profile of NO-flurbiprofen (HCT1026) in rat brain and plasma: a LC-MS study
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    Life Sci 71:1487-500. 2002
    ..These data indicate that the NO molecule is not released from the parent drug within the brain...
  48. ncbi Procyanidins from grape seeds protect endothelial cells from peroxynitrite damage and enhance endothelium-dependent relaxation in human artery: new evidences for cardio-protection
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42 20131 Milan, Italy
    Life Sci 73:2883-98. 2003
    ....
  49. ncbi Preservation of endothelium nitric oxide release during beating heart surgery with respect to continuous flow cardiopulmonary bypass
    Ettore Lanzarone
    Laboratory of Biological Structures Mechanics, Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
    Perfusion 25:57-64. 2010
    ....
  50. ncbi HNE Michael adducts to histidine and histidine-containing peptides as biomarkers of lipid-derived carbonyl stress in urines: LC-MS/MS profiling in Zucker obese rats
    Marica Orioli
    Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica e Tossicologica Pietro Pratesi, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Via Mangiagalli 25, I 20133 Milan, Italy
    Anal Chem 79:9174-84. 2007
    ....
  51. ncbi Design, synthesis, and evaluation of carnosine derivatives as selective and efficient sequestering agents of cytotoxic reactive carbonyl species
    Giulio Vistoli
    Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche Pietro Pratesi, Facolta di Farmacia, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Via Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milano, Italy
    ChemMedChem 4:967-75. 2009
    ..This study describes a set of aryl derivatives that are characterized by high stability in human plasma and a quenching activity toward 4-hydroxy-trans-2-nonenal (HNE), chosen as a model of RCS, up to threefold greater than D-carnosine...
  52. ncbi Preservation of endothelium nitric oxide release by pulsatile flow cardiopulmonary bypass when compared with continuous flow
    Ettore Lanzarone
    Laboratory of Mechanical Biological Structures, Department of Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
    Artif Organs 33:926-34. 2009
    ..The similar erythrocyte eNOS activity between the groups revealed that the differences in blood NO metabolites are mainly ascribable to the endothelium release...
  53. ncbi Hemoglobin glutathionylation can occur through cysteine sulfenic acid intermediate: electrospray ionization LTQ-Orbitrap hybrid mass spectrometry studies
    Luca Regazzoni
    Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche Pietro Pratesi, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
    J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 877:3456-61. 2009
    ..Hb glutathionylation is also mediated by a thiol-disulfide transfer mechanism, but this requires a concentration of GSSG which is far to be achieved in physiopathological conditions...
  54. ncbi Edaravone inhibits protein carbonylation by a direct carbonyl-scavenging mechanism: focus on reactivity, selectivity, and reaction mechanisms
    Giancarlo Aldini
    Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche Pietro Pratesi, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
    Antioxid Redox Signal 12:381-92. 2010
    ..The same combined approach indicated that EDA is not a selective RCS scavenger, being able to react also with nontoxic, physiologically relevant aldehydes, such as pyridoxal...
  55. ncbi Value of intraoperative resistive index in kidney transplant
    M Raiteri
    U O Vascular Surgery and Kidney Transplantation, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Milan, Milan, Italy
    Transplant Proc 37:2472-3. 2005
    ..62 +/- 0.07 vs 0.76 +/- 0.04; P = .0004). We conclude that the value of RI in the early posttransplant phase should be considered an important aid for the early diagnosis of posttransplant complications...
  56. ncbi LC-MS/MS and FT-IR analyses of stones from a patient with Crohn's disease: a case report
    Marica Orioli
    Istituto Chimico Farmaceutico Tossicologico, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Milan, Viale Abruzzi 42, 20131 Milan, Italy
    J Pharm Biomed Anal 35:1263-72. 2004
    ..This indicates that accidental ingestion of a plastic material, followed by its calcification, was responsible for its formation...
  57. ncbi A combined high-resolution mass spectrometric and in silico approach for the characterisation of small ligands of beta2-microglobulin
    Luca Regazzoni
    Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche Pietro Pratesi, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Via Mangiagalli 25, Milan, Italy
    ChemMedChem 5:1015-25. 2010
    ..Overall, this approach can be used for predictive purposes and for a rapid screening of fibrillogenesis inhibitors...
  58. ncbi S-nitrosation versus S-glutathionylation of protein sulfhydryl groups by S-nitrosoglutathione
    Daniela Giustarini
    Department of Neuroscience, Pharmacology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
    Antioxid Redox Signal 7:930-9. 2005
    ..The susceptibility of the modified proteins to denitrosation and deglutathionylation by reduced glutathione was also investigated...
  59. ncbi Effect of a standardized grape seed extract on low-density lipoprotein susceptibility to oxidation in heavy smokers
    Giovanni B Vigna
    Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine II, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
    Metabolism 52:1250-7. 2003
    ..The antioxidant potential of grape seed extract polyphenols may prove effective in a model of oxidative stress (smoking); however more investigational data are needed before use in wider clinical settings...