Publications

Most significant papers in
peer-reviewed international journals

1. Mosqueira D, Pagliari S, Uto K, Ebara M,
Romanazzo S, Escobedo-Lucea C, Nakanishi J, Taniguchi A, Franzese O, Di Nardo
P, Goumans M J, Traversa E, Pinto-do-Ó P, Aoyagi T, Forte G. YAP/TAZ control
cardiac progenitor cell fate by acting as dynamic sensors of substrate
mechanics and nanostructure. ACS Nano
2014 (in press)

2.
Freire AG; Nascimento DS; Forte G; Valente M; Resende TP; Pagliari S;
Abreu C Carvalho I; Di Nardo P; Pinto-do-Ó P. Stable phenotype and function of
immortalized Lin-Sca-1+ cardiac progenitor cells in long-term culture: a step
closer to standardization. Stem Cells Dev 2014 (in press)

3.
Melino S, Santone C, Di Nardo P, Sarkar B. Histatins: Salivary Peptides with
Copper(II)- and Zinc(II)- binding motifs. Perspectives for Biomedical
Applications. FEBS J 281: 657-672, 2014

4.
Carotenuto F, Minieri M, Monego G,
Fiaccavento R, Bertoni A, Sinigaglia F, Vecchini A, Carosella L, Di Nardo P. A diet supplemented with ALA-rich flaxseed
prevents cardiomyocyte apoptosis by regulating caveolin-3 expression. Cardiovasc Res 100:
422-431, 2013

5.
Forte G, Pagliari S, Pagliari F, Ebara M, Di Nardo P, Aoyagi T. Towards the generation of patient-specific
patches for cardiac repair. Stem Cell Rev 9: 313-325, 2013

6.
SprioAE, Di Scipio F, Raimondo S,
Salamone P, Pagliari F, Pagliari S, Folino A, Forte G, Geuna S, Di Nardo P,
Berta GN. Self-renewal and multipotency coexist in a
long-term cultured adult rat dental pulp stem cell line: an exception to the
rule? Stem Cells Dev 21:
3278-88, 2012

7.
Forte
G, Pagliari S, Ebara M, Uto K, Tam J K V, Romanazzo S, Escobedo‐Lucea C, Romano
E, Di Nardo P, Traversa E, Aoyagi T. Substrate Stiffness Modulates Gene
Expression and Phenotype in Neonatal Cardiomyocytes in vitro. Tissue Eng [Part A] 8: 1837-48, 2012

8. Pagliari F, Mandoli C, Pagliari
S, Forte G, Minieri M, Traversa E, Di Nardo P. Cerium
Oxide Nanoparticles Prevent the Oxidative Stress in Human Cardiac Progenitor
Cells. ACS Nano, 6: 3767-75, 2012

9. Di Nardo P, Singla D, Li RK (Editorial). The Challenges of Stem Cell Therapy. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 90: 273-274, 2012

10.
ForteG, Pietronave S, Nardone G, Magnani E, Pagliari S, Pagliari F, Giacinti
C, Zamperone A, Nicoletti C, Musarò A, Rinaldi M, Ribezzo M, Comoglio C, Okano
T, Minieri M, Prat M, Di Nardo P. Human Cardiac Progenitor Cell Grafts as
Unrestricted Source of Super-Numerary Cardiac Cells in Healthy Murine Hearts. Stem Cells, 29: 2051-2056, 2011

11.
Miranda C O, Teixeira
C A, Liz M, Sousa V F, Franquinho F, Forte G, Di Nardo P, Pinto-do-Ó P, Sousa M
M. Immortalized bone
marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells promote axonal survival in a mouse
model of Krabbe’s disease. Stem
Cells 29: 1738-1751, 2011

12. Vecchini A, Ceccarelli V, Recanicchi S, Martelli M
P, Nocentini G, Fettucciari K, Riccardi C, Marconi P, Di Nardo P, Grignani F,
Binaglia L. Eicosapentaenoic acid demethylates a single CpG that mediates the
expression of tumor suppressor CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein delta in U937
leukemia cells. J Biol Chem 286:
27092-102, 2011

13. Di Nardo P, Parker G C. Stem Cells Standardization (Editorial). Stem Cells Dev 20: 375-377, 2011

14.
Ceccarelli V, Nocentini G, Riccardi C, Ayroldi E, Di Nardo P, Roberti R, Binaglia L, Vecchini A. Effect of dietary saturated fatty acids on HNF-4α DNA binding activity
and ApoCIII mRNA in sedentary rat liver. Mol Cell Biochem, 347: 29-39, 2011

15.
Pagliari S, Vilela-Silva A
C, Forte G, Pagliari F, Mandoli C, Pietronave S, Vozzi G, Prat M, Traversa E,
Licoccia S, Ahluwalia A, Minieri M, Di Nardo P. Cooperation of Biological and Mechanical Signals in Cardiac Progenitor Cell Differentiation. Adv Mater 23: 514-518, 2011

16.
Fiaccavento R, Carotenuto F,
Vecchini A, Binaglia L, Forte G, Capucci E, Maccari A M, Minieri M, Di Nardo P.
An Omega-3 Fatty Acid-Enriched Diet Prevents Skeletal Muscle Lesions in a
Hamster Model of Dystrophy. Am
J Pathol 177: 2176-2184, 2010

17.
Di Nardo P, Forte G,
Ahluwalia A, Minieri M. Cardiac Stem Cells. Potency
and Control. J Cell Physiol 224: 590-600,
2010

18.
Mandoli C, Pagliari F, Pagliari S, Forte G, Di
Nardo P, Licoccia L, Traversa E. Stem cell aligned growth induced by CeO2
nanoparticles in PLGA scaffolds with improved bioactivity for regenerative
medicine. Adv Funct Mat 20: 1617-1624, 2010

19.
Pietronave S, Forte G, Locarno D, Nano S,
Zamperone A, Nicotra G, Isidoro C, Di Nardo P, Prat M. Agonist monoclonal
antibodies against the HGF-receptor protect cardiac muscle cells from
apoptosis. Am J Physiol 298: H1155-H1165,
2010

20.
Mandoli C, Mecheri B, Forte
G, Pagliari F, Pagliari S, Carotenuto F, Fiaccavento R, Rinaldi A, Di Nardo P, Licoccia S, Traversa E. Thick soft tissue reconstruction on highly perfusive biodegradable
scaffolds. Macromol Biosci 10: 127-138, 2010

21.
Soliman S, Pagliari S,
Rinaldi A, Forte G, Fiaccavento R, Pagliari F, Franzese O, Minieri M, Di Nardo
P, Licoccia S, Traversa E. Multiscale three-dimensional scaffolds for soft tissue engineering
via multimodal electrospinning. Acta
Biomater 6: 1227-1237, 2010

22. Forte
G, Franzese O, Pagliari S, Pagliari F, Bonmassar E, Laudisi A, Minieri M, Di Nardo P. Interfacing Sca-1pos
mesenchymal stem cells with biocompatible scaffolds with different chemical
composition and geometry. J Biomed
Biotech, 2009 doi:10.1155/2009/910610

23. Monego G, ArenaV, Pasquini S, Stigliano E,
Fiaccavento R, Leone O, Arpesella G, Potena L, Ranelletti FO, Di Nardo P, Capelli A. Ischemic injury
activates PTHrP and PTH1R expression in human ventricular cardiomyocytes. Basic Res Cardiol 104: 427-434, 2009

24.
Legramante JM, Sacco S, Raimondi G, Di Lecce V N,
Pallante M, Di Nardo P, Galante A. Investigating feedforward neural regulation
of circulation from analysis of spontaneous arterial pressure and heart rate
fluctuations in conscious rats. Am J
Physiol 296: H202-H210, 2009

25. Forte
G, Carotenuto F, Pagliari F, Pagliari S, Cossa P, Fiaccavento R, Ahluwalia A,
Vozzi G, Vinci B, Serafino A, Rinaldi A, Traversa E, Carosella L, Minieri M, Di Nardo P. Criticality of the
combination between soluble factors and scaffold stiffness in inducing resident
cardiac stem cell commitment. Stem Cells 26: 2093-2103, 2008

26. Traversa E, Mecheri B, Mandoli C, Soliman S, Rinaldi A,
Licoccia S, Forte G, Pagliari F, Pagliari S, Carotenuto F, Minieri M, Di Nardo P. Tuning hierarchical architecture
of 3D polymeric scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering. J Exp Nanosci 3:
97-110, 2008

27. Chiurchiu’ V, Izzi V, D’Aquilio F, Carotenuto F, Di Nardo P, Baldini PM. Brain
Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) regulates the production of inflammatory mediators in
human THP-1 macrophages. Reg Peptides 148: 26-32, 2008

28. Minieri M, Di
Nardo P (Editorial). Nutrients:
the environmental regulation of cardiovascular gene expression. Genes
Nutr 2: 163-168, 2007

29. Fiaccavento R, Carotenuto F, Minieri M, Masuelli L,
Vecchini A, Bei R, Modesti A, Binaglia L, Fusco A, Bertoli A, Forte G,
Carosella L, Di Nardo P. Alpha-linolenic
acid-enriched diet prevents myocardial damage and expands longevity in
cardiomyopathic hamsters. Am J Pathol 169: 1913-24, 2006

30. Forte
G, Minieri M, Cossa P, Antenucci D, Sala M, Gnocchi V, Fiaccavento R,
Carotenuto F, De Vito P, Baldini PM, Prat M, Di Nardo P. Hepatocyte growth factor effects on mesenchymal stem
cells: proliferation, migration, and differentiation. Stem Cells 24: 23-33, 2006

31. Vecchini
A, Ceccarelli V, Nocentini G, Riccardi C, Di Nardo P, Binaglia L. Dietary PUFA modulate the expression of
proliferation and differentiation markers in Morris 3924A hepatoma cells. Biochim
Biophys Acta 1737: 138-44, 2005

32.
Baldini PM, De Vito P, D’Aquilio F, Vismara D,
Zalfa F, Bagni C, Fiaccavento R, Di
Nardo P. Role of atrial natriuretic peptide in the suppression of
lysophosphatydic acid-induced rat aortic smooth muscle (RASM) cell growth. Mol Cell Biochem 272: 19-28,
2005. IF: 2.168

33. Fiaccavento R, Carotenuto F, Minieri M, Fantini C, Forte
G, Carbone A, Carosella L, Bei R, Masuelli L, Palumbo C, Modesti A, Prat M, Di Nardo P. Stem cell activation
sustains hereditary hypertrophy in the hamster cardiomyopathy. J Pathol 205: 397-407,
2005

34.
Baldini PM, De Vito P, Vismara D, Bagni C, Zalfa
F, Minieri M, Di Nardo P. Atrial
natriuretic peptide effects on intracellular pH changes and ROS production in
HEPG2 cells: role of p38 MAPK and phospholipase D. Cell Physiol Biochem 15: 77-88, 2005

35. Pentimalli L, Modesti A, Vignati A, Marchese E, Albanese
A, Di Rocco F, Coletti A, Di Nardo P,
Fantini C, Tirpakova B, Maira G. Role of apoptosis in intracranial aneurysm
rupture. J Neurosurg 101: 1018-25, 2004

36. Vecchini A, Ceccarelli V, Susta F, Caligiana P, Orvietani
P, Binaglia L, Nocentini G, Riccardi C, Calviello G, Paolozza P, Maggiano N, Di Nardo P. Dietary alpha -linolenic
acid reduces COX-2 expression and induces apoptosis of hepatoma cells. J Lipid Res 45:
308-316, 2004

37.
Baldini PM, De Vito P, Antenucci D, Vismara D,
D’Aquilio F, Luly P, Zalfa F, Bagni C, Di
Nardo P. Atrial natriuretic peptide induces cell death in human
hepatoblastoma (HepG2) through the involvement of NADPH oxidase. Cell
Death Differ 11 (Suppl 2): S210-2, 2004

38. Vecchini A, Ceccarelli V, Susta F, Caligiana P, Orvietani
P, Binaglia L, Nocentini G, Riccardi C, Calviello G, Palozza P, Maggiano N, Di Nardo P. Dietary alpha-linolenic
acid reduces COX-2 expression and induces apoptosis of hepatoma cells. J Lipid Res 45: 308-16,
2004

39. Masuelli L, Bei R, Sacchetti P, Scappaticci I,
Francalanci P, Albonici L, Coletti A, Palumbo C, Minieri M, Fiaccavento R,
Carotenuto F, Fantini C, Carosella L, Modesti A, Di Nardo P. Beta-catenin accumulates in intercalated disks of
hypertrophic cardiomyopathic hearts. Cardiovasc Res 60: 376-87, 2003

40. Grassi G, Maccaroni P, Meyer R, Kaiser H, D’Ambrosio E,
Pascale E, Grassi M, Kuhn A, Di Nardo P,
Kandolf R, Kupper JH. Inhibitors of DNA methylation and histone
deacetylation activate cytomegalovirus promoter-controlled reporter gene
expression in human glioblastoma cell line U87. Carcinogenesis 24: 1625-35,
2003

41. Cicconi S, Ventura N, Pastore D, Bonini P, Di Nardo P, Lauro R, Marlier LN. Characterization
of apoptosis signal transduction pathways in HL-5 cardiomyocytes exposed to
ischemia/reperfusion oxidative stress model. J Cell Physiol 195: 27-37, 2003

42. Vecchini A, Ceccarelli V, Orvietani P, Caligiana P, Susta
F, Binaglia L, Nocentini G, Riccardi C, Di
Nardo P. Enhanced expression of hepatic lipogenic enzymes in an animal
model of sedentariness. J Lipid Res 44: 696-704, 2003

43. Ambra
R, Di Nardo P, Fantini C,
Minieri M, Canali R, Natella F, Virgili F. Selective changes in DNA binding
activity of transcription factors in UM-X7.1 cardiomyopathic hamsters. Life
Sci 71: 2369-81, 2002

44. Baldini
PM, De Vito P, Fraziano M, Mattioli P, Luly P, Di Nardo P. Atrial natriuretic factor inhibits mitogen-induced
growth in aortic smooth muscle cells. J Cell Physiol 193: 103-9, 2002

45. Maillet
A, Beaufrere B, Di Nardo P, Elia
M, Pichard C. Weightlessness as an accelerated model of nutritional
disturbances. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 4: 301-6, 2001

46. Tappia
PS, Yu CH, Di Nardo P, Pasricha
AK, Dhalla NS, Panagia V. Depressed responsiveness of phospholipase C
isoenzymes to phosphatidic acid in congestive heart failure. J
Mol Cell Cardiol 33: 431-40, 2001

47.
Vecchini A, Binaglia L, Bibeau M, Minieri M,
Carotenuto F, Di Nardo P. Insulin
deficiency and reduced expression of lipogenic enzymes in cardiomyopathic
hamster. J Lipid Res 42: 96-105, 2001