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Raffaella Nicolai
Researcher at Sigma-Tau
Publications - 29
Citations - 1676
Raffaella Nicolai is an academic researcher from Sigma-Tau. The author has contributed to research in topics: Carnitine & Hyperalgesia. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 29 publications receiving 1533 citations. Previous affiliations of Raffaella Nicolai include University of Florence.
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Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Biochemical, Nutritional and Epigenetic Properties
TL;DR: This review will focus on recent advances on the essentiality of these molecules and on their interplay in cell physiology, leading to new perspective in different therapeutic fields.
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Antioxidant effect of L-carnitine and its short chain esters: relevance for the protection from oxidative stress related cardiovascular damage.
Lorenzo A. Calò,Elisa Pagnin,Paul A. Davis,Andrea Semplicini,Raffaella Nicolai,Menotti Calvani,Achille C. Pessina +6 more
TL;DR: This is the first report that has utilized a molecular biological approach to demonstrate a direct stimulatory effect of Carnitines on gene and protein expression of the oxidative stress related markers HO-1 and ecNOS.
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Targeting the leukemia cell metabolism by the CPT1a inhibition: functional preclinical effects in leukemias
Maria Rosaria Ricciardi,Simone Mirabilii,Matteo Allegretti,Roberto Licchetta,Anna Calarco,Maria Rosaria Torrisi,Robin Foà,Raffaella Nicolai,Gianfranco Peluso,Agostino Tafuri +9 more
TL;DR: In vitro antileukemic activity of the novel CPT1a inhibitor ST1326 is investigated on leukemia cell lines and primary cells obtained from patients with hematologic malignancies, suggesting that leukemia treatment may be carried out by targeting metabolic processes.
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Cancer and anticancer therapy‐induced modifications on metabolism mediated by carnitine system
Gianfranco Peluso,Raffaella Nicolai,Emilia Reda,Paola Benatti,Alfonso Barbarisi,Menotti Calvani +5 more
TL;DR: A more complex approach to mechanisms that underlie tumor growth, which takes into account the altered metabolic pathways in cancer disease, could represent a challenge for the future of cancer research.
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Carnitine: An osmolyte that plays a metabolic role
Gianfranco Peluso,Alfonso Barbarisi,Vincenzo Savica,Emilia Reda,Raffaella Nicolai,Paola Benatti,Menotti Calvani +6 more
TL;DR: Examination of the osmolytic properties of carnitine is examined in an attempt to clarify the metabolic functions Carnitine has acquired during evolution.