تصفح COVID-19 Research حسب المؤلف "Fontana, Francesco"
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Comparison between nucleic acid amplification tests, antigen immunofluorescence assay, and in vitro infectivity in SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis.
Zupin, Luisa; Fontana, Francesco; Clemente, Libera; Ruscio, Maurizio; Crovella, Sergio ( Springer , 2022 , Article)The number of SARS-CoV-2 detection tests requested to the laboratories has dramatically increased together with an urgent need to release reliable responses in a very short time. The two options taken into consideration ... -
Direct inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 by low level blue photobiomodulation LED at 470, 454 and 450 nm.
Zupin, Luisa; Gratton, Rossella; Milani, Margherita; Clemente, Libera; Fontana, Francesco; Ruscio, Maurizio; Crovella, Sergio... more authors ... less authors ( Wiley , 2022 , Article)Blue light has been already reported as able to counteract different types of microorganisms including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, fungi and viruses, especially the enveloped ones. It has been reported that ... -
Effect of near-infrared and blue laser light on vero E6 cells SARS-CoV-2 infection model
Zupin, Luisa; Clemente, Libera; Fontana, Francesco; Crovella, Sergio ( Wiley , 2022 , Other)Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) employing laser light has been emerging as a safe strategy to challenge viruses. In this study the effect of blue and near-infrared (NIR) laser light was assessed in an in vitro model of ... -
Effect of Short Time of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Caco-2 Cells.
Zupin, Luisa; Fontana, Francesco; Clemente, Libera; Ruscio, Maurizio; Ricci, Giuseppe; Crovella, Sergio... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) clinical manifestations include the involvement of the gastrointestinal tract, affecting around 10% of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected children. In ... -
Optimization of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Treatments Based on Curcumin, Used Alone or Employed as a Photosensitizer.
Zupin, Luisa; Fontana, Francesco; Clemente, Libera; Borelli, Violetta; Ricci, Giuseppe; Ruscio, Maurizio; Crovella, Sergio... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)Curcumin, the bioactive compound of the spice , has already been reported as a potential COVID-19 adjuvant treatment due to its immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties. In this study, SARS-CoV-2 was challenged ... -
Paraviral cutaneous manifestations associated to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant
Zupin, Luisa; Moltrasio, Chiara; Tricarico, Paola Maura; Del Vecchio, Cecilia; Fontana, Francesco; Marzano, Angelo Valerio; Crovella, Sergio... more authors ... less authors ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article)Background: The spreading of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is probably due to its increased transmissibility and ability to escape from neutralising antibodies. Cutaneous manifestations have been reported after infection ... -
SARS-CoV-2 does not replicate in HaCaT spontaneously immortalized human keratinocytes: implications for the pathogenesis of COVID-19-associated skin manifestations
Zupin, Luisa; Moltrasio, Chiara; Genovese, Giovanni; Milani, Margherita; Fontana, Francesco; Ruscio, Maurizio; Valerio Marzano, Angelo; Crovella, Sergio... more authors ... less authors ( John Libbey Eurotext , 2022 , Article)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)-related cutaneous manifestations have been reported [1], however, the direct or indirect role of SARS-CoV-2 infection in their pathophysiology is still debated ... -
SARS-CoV-2 modulates virus receptor expression in placenta and can induce trophoblast fusion, inflammation and endothelial permeability
Agostinis, Chiara; Toffoli, Miriam; Spazzapan, Mariagiulia; Balduit, Andrea; Zito, Gabriella; Mangogna, Alessandro; Zupin, Luisa; Salviato, Tiziana; Maiocchi, Serena; Romano, Federico; Crovella, Sergio; Fontana, Francesco; Braga, Luca; Confalonieri, Marco; Ricci, Giuseppe; Kishore, Uday; Bulla, Roberta... more authors ... less authors ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Article)SARS-CoV-2 is a devastating virus that induces a range of immunopathological mechanisms including cytokine storm, apoptosis, inflammation and complement and coagulation pathway hyperactivation. However, how the infection ... -
SARS-CoV-2 RNA Recovery from Air Sampled on Quartz Fiber Filters: A Matter of Sample Preservation?
Licen, Sabina; Zupin, Luisa; Martello, Lorenzo; Torboli, Valentina; Semeraro, Sabrina; Gardossi, Anna Lilian; Greco, Enrico; Fontana, Francesco; Crovella, Sergio; Ruscio, Maurizio; Palmisani, Jolanda; Di Gilio, Alessia; Piscitelli, Prisco; Pallavicini, Alberto; Barbieri, Pierluigi... more authors ... less authors ( MDPI , 2022 , Report)The airborne route of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 was confirmed by the World Health Organization in April 2021. There is an urge to establish standardized protocols for assessing the concentration of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in air ...