Ferritin adsorpFunctional Characterization of the Hephaestin Variant D568H Provides Novel Mechanistic Insights on Iron-Dependent Asbestos-Induced Carcinogenesistion onto chrysotile asbestos fibers influences the protein secondary structure NEW!

Zacchi P, Longo F, Marconato A , Amadei M, Bonaccorsi di Patti M.C, Avolio E, Li P, Fan H,Tetley T.D, Zabucchi G, Borelli V

Ferritin adsorption onto chrysotile asbestos fibers influences the protein secondary structure

Zangari M, Piccirilli F, Vaccari L, Radu C, Zacchi P, Bernareggi A, Leone S, Zabucchi G, Borelli V*.

Asbestos Fibers Enhance the TMEM16A Channel Activity in Xenopus Oocytes. Membranes (Basel).

Bernareggi A, Zangari M, Constanti A, Zacchi P, Borelli V, Mangogna A, Lorenzon P, Zabucchi G.

Asbestos fibers promote iron oxidation and compete with apoferritin enzymatic activity.

Zangari M, Borelli V, Bernareggi A, Zabucchi G..

Closing the knowledge gap on the composition of the asbestos bodies

Bardelli F, Giacobbe C, Ballirano P, Borelli V, Di Benedetto F, Montegrossi G, Bellis D, Pacella A.

Ferruginous bodies exert a strong proinflammatory effect

Borelli V, Zangari M, Bernareggi A, Bardelli F, Vita F, Zabucchi G

Variant Enrichment Analysis to Explore Pathways Disruption in a Necropsy Series of Asbestos-Exposed Shipyard Workers

Crovella S, Moura RR, Brandão L, Vita F, Schneider M, Zanconati F, Finotto L, Zacchi P, Zabucchi G, Borelli V

Biological Pathways Associated With the Development of Pulmonary Toxicities in Mesothelioma Patients Treated With Radical Hemithoracic Radiation Therapy: A Preliminary Study

Sergio Crovella, Alberto Revelant, Elena Muraro, Ronald Rodrigues Moura,Lucas Brandão, Marco Trovò, Agostino Steffan , Paola Zacchi, Giuliano Zabucchi , Emilio Minatel and Violetta Borelli

The Ferroxidase Hephaestin in Lung Cancer: Pathological Significance and Prognostic Value

Paola Zacchi , Beatrice Belmonte, Alessandro Mangogna, Gaia Morello, Letizia Scola, Anna Martorana and Violetta Borelli

Pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer: the role of asbestos exposure and genetic variants in selected iron metabolism and inflammation genes

Celsi F, Crovella S, Moura RR, Schneider M, Vita F, Finotto L, Zabucchi G, Zacchi P, Borelli V

On the mechanism of the electrophysiological changes and membrane lesions induced by asbestos fiber exposure in Xenopus laevis oocytes

Bernareggi A, Conte G, Constanti A, Borelli V, Vita F, Zabucchi G.

The Secretory Response of Rat Peritoneal Mast Cells on Exposure to Mineral Fibers

Borelli V*, Trevisan E, Francesca V, Zabucchi G

A genetic variant of NLRP1 gene is associated with asbestos body burden in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma

Crovella S, Moura RR, Cappellani S, Celsi F, Trevisan E, Schneider M, Brollo A, Nicastro EM, Vita F, Finotto L, Zabucchi G, Borelli V

Complement Protein C1q Binds to Hyaluronic Acid in the Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Microenvironment and Promotes Tumor Growth

Agostinis C, Vidergar R, Belmonte B, Mangogna A, Amadio L, Geri P, Borelli V, Zanconati F, Tedesco F, Confalonieri M, Tripodo C, Kishore U, Bulla R

Histopathological data of iron and calcium in the mouse lung after asbestos exposure

Trevisan E, Zabucchi G, Pascolo L, Pascotto E, Casarsa C, Lucattelli M, Lungarella G, Cavarra E, Bartalesi B, Zweyer M, Borelli V

Synchrotron X-ray microscopy reveals early calcium and iron interaction with crocidolite fibers in the lung of exposed mice

Pascolo L, Zabucchi G, Gianoncelli A, Kourousias G, Trevisan E, Pascotto E, Casarsa C, Ryan C, Lucattelli M, Lungarella G, Cavarra E, Bartalesi B, Zweyer M, Cammisuli F, Melato M, Borelli V

Iron signature in asbestos-induced malignant pleural mesothelioma: A population-based autopsy study.

Crovella S, Bianco AM, Vuch J, Zupin L, Moura RR, Trevisan E, Schneider M, Brollo A, Nicastro EM, Cosenzi A, Zabucchi G, Borelli V

Differential protein folding and chemical changes in lung tissues exposed to asbestos or particulates

Pascolo L, Borelli V, Canzonieri V, Gianoncelli A, Birarda G, Bedolla DE, Salomé M, Vaccari L, Calligaro C, Cotte M, Hesse B, Luisi F, Zabucchi G, Melato M, Rizzardi C

NLRP1 and NLRP3 polymorphisms in mesothelioma patients and asbestos exposed individuals a population-based autopsy study from North East Italy

Borelli V, Moura RR, Trevisan E, Crovella S.

Xenopus laevis Oocytes as a Model System for Studying the Interaction Between Asbestos Fibres and Cell Membranes

Bernareggi A, Ren E, Borelli V, Vita F, Constanti A, Zabucchi G

The crocidolite fibres interaction with human mesothelial cells as investigated by combining electron microscopy, atomic force and scanning near-field optical microscopy

Andolfi L, Trevisan E, Zweyer M, Prato S, Troian B, Vita F, Borelli V, Soranzo MR, Melato M, Zabucchi G

Peroxidase-like activity of ferruginous bodies isolated by exploiting their magnetic property

Borelli V, Trevisan E, Vita F, Bottin C, Melato M, Rizzardi C, Zabucchi G

A procedure for the isolation of asbestos bodies from lung tissue by exploiting their magnetic properties: a new approach to asbestos body study

Borelli V, Brochetta C, Melato M, Rizzardi C, Polentarutti M, Busatto C, Vita F, Abbate R, Gotter R, Zabucchi G