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sofia avnet

University of Bologna - Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute
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The human tumor microbiome is composed of tumor type–specific intracellular bacteria

…, T Dadosh, S Levin-Zaidman, S Avnet… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Bacteria were first detected in human tumors more than 100 years ago, but the characterization
of the tumor microbiome has remained challenging because of its low biomass. We …

Sarcoma treatment in the era of molecular medicine

TGP Grünewald, M Alonso, S Avnet… - EMBO molecular …, 2020 - embopress.org
Sarcomas are heterogeneous and clinically challenging soft tissue and bone cancers.
Although constituting only 1% of all human malignancies, sarcomas represent the second most …

[HTML][HTML] Strawberry-derived exosome-like nanoparticles prevent oxidative stress in human mesenchymal stromal cells

F Perut, L Roncuzzi, S Avnet, A Massa, N Zini… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Plant-derived exosome-like nanovesicles (EPDENs) have recently been isolated and
evaluated as potential bioactive nutraceutical biomolecules. It has been hypothesized that …

[HTML][HTML] Proton channels and exchangers in cancer

…, C Stock, M Perez-Sayans, A De Milito, S Avnet… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2015 - Elsevier
Although cancer is characterized by an intratumoral genetic heterogeneity, a totally deranged
pH control is a common feature of most cancer histotypes. Major determinants of aberrant …

Energy metabolism in osteoclast formation and activity

…, P Sonveaux, G Di Pompo, N Baldini, S Avnet - The international journal …, 2016 - Elsevier
Osteoclastogenesis and osteolysis are energy-consuming processes supported by high
metabolic activities. In human osteoclasts derived from the fusion of monocytic precursors, we …

MET Overexpression Turns Human Primary Osteoblasts into Osteosarcomas

S Patane, S Avnet, N Coltella, B Costa, S Sponza… - Cancer research, 2006 - AACR
The MET oncogene was causally involved in the pathogenesis of a rare tumor, ie, the
papillary renal cell carcinoma, in which activating mutations, either germline or somatic, were …

Mesenchymal stroma: role in osteosarcoma progression

M Cortini, S Avnet, N Baldini - Cancer Letters, 2017 - Elsevier
The initiation and progression of malignant tumors are supported by their microenvironment:
cancer cells per se cannot explain growth and formation of the primary or metastasis, and a …

Cancer‐associated mesenchymal stroma fosters the stemness of osteosarcoma cells in response to intratumoral acidosis via NF‐κB activation

S Avnet, G Di Pompo, T Chano, C Errani… - … journal of cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The role of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) in osteosarcoma (OS), the most common primary
tumor of bone, has not been extensively elucidated. We have recently shown that OS is …

[HTML][HTML] Role of mesenchymal stem cells in osteosarcoma and metabolic reprogramming of tumor cells

G Bonuccelli, S Avnet, G Grisendi, M Salerno… - Oncotarget, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The tumor microenvironment plays an important role in cancer progression. Here, we focused
on the role of reactive mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) in osteosarcoma (OS), and used …

Biocompatibility of poly (D, L-lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles conjugated with alendronate

E Cenni, D Granchi, S Avnet, C Fotia, M Salerno… - Biomaterials, 2008 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles made of a conjugate of poly(d,l-lactide-co-glycolide) with alendronate (PLGA–ALE
NPs), were prepared by emulsion/solvent evaporation technique. The conjugation yield…