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Stefania Di Mauro
Researcher at University of Catania
Publications - 28
Citations - 519
Stefania Di Mauro is an academic researcher from University of Catania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Diabetes mellitus. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 21 publications receiving 337 citations.
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Identification of circulating microRNAs for the differential diagnosis of Parkinson's disease and Multiple System Atrophy
Annamaria Vallelunga,Marco Ragusa,Stefania Di Mauro,Tommaso Iannitti,Manuela Pilleri,Roberta Biundo,Luca Weis,Cinzia Di Pietro,Angela De Iuliis,Alessandra Nicoletti,Mario Zappia,Michele Purrello,Angelo Antonini +12 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that cmiRNA signatures discriminate PD from MSA patients and healthy controls and may be considered specific, non-invasive biomarkers for differential diagnosis.
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Atorvastatin but Not Pravastatin Impairs Mitochondrial Function in Human Pancreatic Islets and Rat β-Cells. Direct Effect of Oxidative Stress.
Francesca Urbano,Marco Bugliani,Agnese Rita Fillippa Tindara Filippello,Alessandra Scamporrino,Stefania Di Mauro,Antonino Di Pino,Roberto Scicali,Davide Noto,Agata Maria Rabuazzo,Maurizio Averna,Piero Marchetti,Francesco Purrello,Salvatore Piro +12 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated for the first time that atorvastatin but not pravastatin affected insulin release and mitochondrial metabolism due to the suppression of antioxidant defense system and induction of ROS production in pancreatic β-cell models, and mitochondrial oxidative stress is a key element in the pathogenesis of statin-related diabetes.
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Serum coding and non-coding RNAs as biomarkers of NAFLD and fibrosis severity
Stefania Di Mauro,Alessandra Scamporrino,Salvatore Petta,Francesca Urbano,Agnese Filippello,Marco Ragusa,Maria Teresa Di Martino,Francesca Scionti,Stefania Grimaudo,Rosaria Maria Pipitone,G. Privitera,Antonino Di Pino,Roberto Scicali,Luca Valenti,Paola Dongiovanni,Anna Ludovica Fracanzani,Agata Maria Rabuazzo,Antonio Craxì,Michele Purrello,Francesco Purrello,Salvatore Piro +20 more
TL;DR: This work aimed to identify differentially expressed mRNAs and non‐coding RNAs in serum samples of biopsy‐diagnosed mild and severe NAFLD patients with respect to controls and to each other.
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Low Endogenous Secretory Receptor for Advanced Glycation End-Products Levels Are Associated With Inflammation and Carotid Atherosclerosis in Prediabetes
Antonino Di Pino,Francesca Urbano,Rose Maria Zagami,Agnese Filippello,Stefania Di Mauro,Salvatore Piro,Francesco Purrello,Agata Maria Rabuazzo +7 more
TL;DR: Subjects with HbA1c prediabetes exhibited significantly reduced esRAGE levels and increased levels of markers of inflammation, which are associated with early markers of cardiovascular disease.
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Altered expression of miRNAs and methylation of their promoters are correlated in neuroblastoma.
Marco Maugeri,Davide Barbagallo,Cristina Barbagallo,Barbara Banelli,Stefania Di Mauro,Francesco Purrello,Gaetano Magro,Marco Ragusa,Cinzia Di Pietro,Massimo Romani,Michele Purrello +10 more
TL;DR: It is proposed thatmiR-29a-3p, miR-34b-3P, mi-181c-5p and mi-517a- 3p are disallowed tumor suppressor genes in neuroblastoma and suggest them as new therapeutic targets in neuro Blastoma.