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Chronotherapeutic Drug Delivery in Early Morning Pathologies: Design and Production of new NSAIDs/SAIDs polysaccharide-based systems
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2017-03-28)The major technological challenge encountered when formulating new dosage forms is to find a way to adapt drug release kinetics to specific clinical requirements, with the aim to enhance the therapeutic action of both new ... -
Neurodegeneration in Chronic Kidney Disease: role of neuroinflammation and uremic toxins
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2017-03-28)Neuroinflammation and oxidative stress have been recognized as common aspects in neurodegenerative diseases. Although the inflammatory process may induce beneficial effects, such as the elimination of the pathogen, ... -
Bioactives from agricultural food by-products: application in food and health
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2017-04-04)Agriculture and agri-food industry produce a large amount of residues in non-edible portions from cultivation and processing of crops. These wastes, considered by-products, give serious environment damage, if not properly ... -
NMR-based metabolomic analysis of biological fluids to monitor relevant unsolved diseases
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2017-03-30)Metabolomics and metabonomics encompass the comprehensive profiling of multiple metabolite concentrations and their cellular and systemic fluctuations in response to drugs, diet, lifestyle, environment, stimuli and genetic ... -
Role of TFF1 in tumor progression
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2017-03-31)Trefoil Factor 1 (TFF1) is a small secreted protein, belonging to the trefoil factor family, characterized by a conserved “trefoil domain” containing six cysteine residues that form a three loop disulphide structure. It ... -
In vitro effects of bioactive extracts of local Italian cultivars: from molecular mechanisms to potential nutraceutical applications for consumers’ well-being
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2017-03-31)Phytochemicals are non-nutritional compounds, naturally present in food and beverages, which exert beneficial effects on human health. The present Doctorate Thesis evaluates the biological properties of bioactive ... -
Drug delivery to the lung in Cystic Fibrosis: deposition, dissolution, mucus interaction and microbiological evaluation of dry powder inhalers
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-04-05)The inhalation therapy consists of a direct administration of drugs for the treatment of lung diseases. A formulation for inhalation is a valid option in the symptomatic management of pulmonary diseases typical of cystic ... -
Computational design of new antimicrobial peptides
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-04-13)Antimicrobial peptides (AMP) are evolutionarily conserved components of the innate immune system. They have a broad spectrum of action against bacteria, fungi and viruses. Therefore, AMP are studied as probable substitutes ... -
Molecular basis of cardiomiopathy
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-04-05)The normal heart rhythm is guaranteed by an important intercellular junctions system, named Gap Junction (GJs). Each GJs consists of two units called connexons formed by six specific trans-membrane proteins named connexins ... -
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of new small-molecule modulators of proein lysine methyltransferases (PKMTs)
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-04-20)Histone lysine methyltransferases have crucial roles in a number of biological processes and human diseases by controlling gene expression and chromatin state. Within this family, the lysine methyltransferase G9a has emerged ... -
Design, synthesis and biological activity of new target selective antitumoral agents
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2018-04-05)Cancer development is a complex pathological process that exploits a variety of biological actors. The identification of new molecular entities able to interfere with new biological targets, involved in tumorigenesis, is ... -
Valorization of typical agricultural productions and related biomasses as sources of bioactive compounds
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2019-11-05)Main target of this PhD project was to define the metabolome of the main by-products, and in certain cases of the edible parts, of selected agroalimentary productions, that are the flowers of Opuntia ficus indica Mill. ... -
Interactome analysis of bioactive molecules: optimization of a functional proteomics platform
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2020-10-24)The identification of natural products (NPs) target proteins is pivotal to understand their mechanism of action, in order to develop molecular probes and/or potential drugs. In the last 15 years, affinity chromatogra ... -
Application of Artificial Neural Networks to the design and optimization of superhydrophobic coatings
(2021-05-19)Recently, considerable attention has been devoted to developing superhydrophobic surfaces due to their advantageous antimicrobial and self-cleaning properties. While significant effort has been devoted to their fabrication, ... -
Design and production of personalised medicines via innovative 3D printing technologies
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2021-05-04)The perspective of personalized therapies in recent years is projecting the community towards a rampant hankering for individualization of healthcare. Paramount is the necessity of re-organizing the healthcare services ... -
Proteomic investigation of the impact of Cannabidiolic acid on Eukaryotic Translation complex in glioblastoma
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2023-04-12)Phytocannabinoids, the major secondary metabolites of cannabis plants, exert a wide range of biological activities. The present work was focused on investigating the mechanism of action of cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) in ... -
Development of analytical strategies for phytochemical investigation of «superfoods», with particular attention to Botanicals.
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2022-04-27)There is a great attention to functional foods exerting health benefits. In this frame the claim ‘superfood’ to characterize products with high nutritional value and bioactive phytochemicals is more and more used. In ... -
Innovative technological strategies for the production of in situ gelling powders containing active biomolecules for wound healing
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2022-05-02)The aim of this Ph.D. project is the development of novel topical formulations for the treatment of various wounds by innovative technologies (micro and nano spray drying). The specific objective is the production of a ... -
Role of CD73 in patients with advanced melanoma treated with anti-PD-1 agents
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2022-04-04)The treatment of metastatic melanoma was revolutionized by the approval of inhibitors of immune-checkpoints, including antibodies targeting the programmed cell death protein 1 (PD- 1), such as nivolumab and pembrolizumab. ... -
Alginate hydrogels in drug delivery: from physico- chemical to technological studies of a promising polysaccharide for 3D printing applications.
(Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2022-10-20)Focusing the attention on the futuristic concept of personalized medicine, the Ph.D. project aimed to demonstrate the potentialities of hydrogels as a versatile feed material for the semi solid extrusion 3D printing ...
