Publications by authors named "F Ruffini"

Introduction: spp. is the second most common bacteria associated with foodborne gastrointestinal outbreaks in humans, with the highest contamination levels in meat, especially poultry. subsp.

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The role of central nervous system (CNS) glia in sustaining self-autonomous inflammation and driving clinical progression in multiple sclerosis (MS) is gaining scientific interest. We applied a single transcription factor ( )-based protocol to accelerate oligodendrocyte differentiation from hiPSC-derived neural precursor cells, generating self-organizing forebrain organoids. These organoids include neurons, astrocytes, oligodendroglia, and hiPSC-derived microglia to achieve immunocompetence.

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The role of central nervous system (CNS) glia in sustaining self-autonomous inflammation and driving clinical progression in multiple sclerosis (MS) is gaining scientific interest. We applied a single transcription factor (SOX10)-based protocol to accelerate oligodendrocyte differentiation from human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived neural precursor cells, generating self-organizing forebrain organoids. These organoids include neurons, astrocytes, oligodendroglia, and hiPSC-derived microglia to achieve immunocompetence.

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  • Activation of neuropilin-1 (NRP-1) by PDGF-C promotes melanoma invasiveness, leading researchers to explore this interaction as a target for new treatments to reduce melanoma spread.
  • By analyzing the structural similarities between PDGF-C and VEGF-A, scientists hypothesized that a specific region on NRP-1 involved in VEGF-A binding might also interact with PDGF-C.
  • After screening compounds from DrugBank, two existing medications, gliclazide and entrectinib, were identified as effective in disrupting the PDGF-C/NRP-1 interaction, thereby inhibiting melanoma cell migration and invasion at non-toxic levels.
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In this study, a culture-independent approach was applied to compare the microbiome composition and the abundance of the antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs) A2 for aminoglycosides, (A), (B), (K), and (M) for tetracyclines, and -1 for colistin in broiler litter samples collected from conventional and antibiotic-free flocks located in Central Italy. A total of 13 flocks and 26 litter samples, collected at the beginning and at the end of each rearing cycle, were submitted to 16s rRNA sequence analysis and quantitative PCR for targeted ARGs. Firmicutes resulted in the dominant in both groups of flocks, and within it, the Clostridia and Bacilli classes showed a similar distribution.

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