Publications by authors named "Valentina Gazzola"

Background: While the prevalence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) in venous and arterial thrombotic events had already been estimated by previous studies, the prevalence of aPL in subjects with Thrombotic Microangiopathy (TMA) is still not fully elucidated. Thus, we conducted a systematic review to estimate the frequency of aPL in subjects with biopsy-proven renal TMA.

Methods: We conducted in the PubMed database a search for English-language studies investigating the presence of aPL in subjects with biopsy-proven renal TMA from January 1985 to December 2022.

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In this paper, we report on the preparation of Imidazole-functionalized glass surfaces, demonstrating the ability of a dinuclear Cu(II) complex of a macrocyclic ligand to give a "cascade" interaction with the deprotonated forms of grafted imidazole moieties. In this way, we realized a prototypal example of an antimicrobial surface based on a supramolecular approach, obtaining a neat microbicidal effect using low amounts of the described copper complex.

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Different human papillomavirus (HPV) types are characterized by differences in tissue tropism and ability to promote cell proliferation and transformation. In addition, clinical and experimental studies have shown that some genetic variants/lineages of high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) types are characterized by increased oncogenic activity and probability to induce cancer. In this study, we designed and validated a new method based on multiplex PCR-deep sequencing of the E6/E7 region of HR-HPV types to characterize HPV intra-type variants in clinical specimens.

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The feline gut can harbour a number of protozoan parasites. Recent genetic studies have highlighted new epidemiological findings about species of Cryptosporidium, assemblages of Giardia duodenalis and Toxoplasma gondii. Furthermore, epidemiological studies suggest the occurrence of Tritrichomonas foetus in cats is on the increase worldwide.

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