Browsing by Author "Cossu, Annalisa"
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Antioxidant Activity Mediates Pirfenidone Antifibrotic Effects in Human Pulmonary Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Exposed to Sera of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients.
Fois, Alessandro Giuseppe; Posadino, Anna Maria; Giordo, Roberta; Cossu, Annalisa; Agouni, Abdelali; Rizk, Nasser Moustafa; Pirina, Pietro; Carru, Ciriaco; Zinellu, Angelo; Pintus, Gianfranco... more authors ... less authors ( Hindawi Publishing Corporation , 2018 , Article)Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease characterized by an exacerbated fibrotic response. Although molecular and cellular determinants involved in the onset and progression of this devastating disease ... -
Cytoprotective, antioxidant, and anti-migratory activity of Pistacia lentiscus L. supercritical carbon dioxide extract on primary human endothelial cells
Giordo, Roberta; Cossu, Annalisa; Porcu, Maria Cristina; Cappuccinelli, Roberto; Biosa, Grazia; Sharifi-Rad, Javad; Pretti, Luca; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Pintus, Gianfranco; Posadino, Anna Maria... more authors ... less authors ( Taylor & Francis , 2022 , Article)Green chemistry is a useful tool for producing valuable chemicals from biomass. However, extracted compounds need to be tested for safety and efficacy before their use in humans. Here we investigate the chemical composition ... -
Flavin Oxidase-Induced ROS Generation Modulates PKC Biphasic Effect of Resveratrol on Endothelial Cell Survival.
Posadino, Anna Maria; Giordo, Roberta; Cossu, Annalisa; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Shaito, Abdullah; Abou-Saleh, Haissam; Eid, Ali H; Pintus, Gianfranco... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2019 , Article)Dietary intake of natural antioxidants is thought to impart protection against oxidative-associated cardiovascular diseases. Despite many in vivo studies and clinical trials, this issue has not been conclusively resolved. ... -
NADPH-derived ROS generation drives fibrosis and endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition in systemic sclerosis: Potential cross talk with circulating miRNAs
Posadino, Anna Maria; Erre, Gian Luca; Cossu, Annalisa; Emanueli, Costanza; Eid, Ali H.; Zinellu, Angelo; Pintus, Gianfranco; Giordo, Roberta... more authors ... less authors ( Walter de Gruyter , 2022 , Article)Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an immune disorder characterized by diffuse fibrosis and vascular abnormalities of the affected organs. Although the etiopathology of this disease is largely unknown, endothelial damage and ... -
Oxidative stress-induced Akt downregulation mediates green tea toxicity towards prostate cancer cells
Posadino, Anna Maria; Phu, Hoa Thi; Cossu, Annalisa; Giordo, Roberta; Fois, Marco; Thuan, Duong Thi Bich; Piga, Antonio; Sotgia, Salvatore; Zinellu, Angelo; Carru, Ciriaco; Pintus, Gianfranco... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)Green tea consumption has been shown to possess cancer chemopreventive activity. Polyphenol E (PE) is a widely used standardized green tea extract formulation. This study was designed to investigate the impact of PE on ... -
Protective Effect of Cyclically Pressurized Solid⁻Liquid Extraction Polyphenols from Grape Pomace on Oxidative Endothelial Cell Death.
Posadino, Anna Maria; Biosa, Grazia; Zayed, Hatem; Abou-Saleh, Haissam; Cossu, Annalisa; Nasrallah, Gheyath K; Giordo, Roberta; Pagnozzi, Daniela; Porcu, Maria Cristina; Pretti, Luca; Pintus, Gianfranco... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2018 , Article)The aim of this work is the evaluation of a green extraction technology to exploit winery waste byproducts. Specifically, a solid⁻liquid extraction technology (Naviglio Extractor) was used to obtain polyphenolic antioxidants ...