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Involvement of Lipoxygenase-dependent Production of Fatty Acid Hydroperoxides in the Development of the Hypersensitive Cell Death induced by Cryptoge…

1999

Lipid peroxidation was investigated in relation with the hypersensitive reaction in cryptogein-elicited tobacco leaves. A massive production of free polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) hydroperoxides dependent on a 9-lipoxygenase (LOX) activity was characterized during the development of leaf necrosis. The process occurred after a lag phase of 12 h, was accompanied by the concomitant increase of 9-LOX activity, and preceded by a transient accumulation of LOX transcripts. Free radical-mediated lipid peroxidation represented 10% of the process. Inhibition and activation of the LOX pathway was shown to inhibit or to activate cell death, and evidence was provided that fatty acid hydroperoxides ar…

Modulation of peroxisomes abundance by argan oil and lipopolysaccharides in acyl-CoA oxidase 1-deficient fibroblasts

2013

Pseudo-neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy (P-NALD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by acyl-CoA oxidase 1 (ACOX1) deficiency with subsequent impairment of peroxisomal fatty acid β-oxidation, accumulation of very long chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) and strong reduction in peroxisome abundance. Increase in peroxisome number has been previously suggested to improve peroxisomal disorders, and in this perspective, the present work was aimed at exploring whether modulation of peroxisomes abundance could be achieved in P-NALD fibroblasts. Here we showed that treatment with the natural Argan oil induced peroxisome proliferation in P-NALD fibroblasts. This induction was independent on activations of bo…

EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL IMPROVES LEARNING AND MEMORY IN SAMP8 MICE

2011

Abstract. Polyphenols are potent antioxidants found in extra virgin olive oil (EVOO); antioxidants have been shown to reverse age- and disease-related learning and memory deficits. We examined the effects of EVOO on learning and memory in SAMP8 mice, an age-related learning/memory impairment model associated with increased amyloid- protein and brain oxidative damage. We administered EVOO, coconut oil, or butter to 11 month old SAMP8 mice for 6 weeks. Mice were tested in T-maze foot shock avoidance and one-trial novel object recognition with a 24 h delay. Mice which received EVOO had improved acquisition in the T-maze and spent more time with the novel object in one-trial novel object recogni…

Differences in the activity and distribution of peroxidases from three different portions of germinating Brassica oleracea seeds

2002

Peroxidase (POD, EC 1.11.1.7) activity, cellular localization and isozyme patterns were investigated in the seed integument, cotyledon and embryo axis of Brassica oleracea cv. Cappuccio during pregermination and seedling growth. Seeds started to germinate after 24 h of imbibition. POD activity was localized in the pigmented layer of the integument and in procambial strands of the cotyledon and embryo axis in the first 24 h of imbibition. It was localized in the integumental cells of palisade, pigmented and aleurone layers and in epidermal, meristematic, procambial cells and xylem elements of the root and hypocotyl after 48 h of imbibition. POD activity increased during germination and early…

Extraction, Characterization and Incorporation of Hypericum scruglii Extract in Ad Hoc Formulated Phospholipid Vesicles Designed for the Treatment of…

2020

An extract of Hypericum scruglii, an endangered endemic plant of Sardinia (Italy), was prepared and characterized. It was loaded in special phospholipid vesicles, glycerosomes, which were modified by adding maltodextrin (glucidex) and a polymer (gelatin or hyaluronan). The corresponding liposomes were also prepared and used as reference. The vesicles disclosed suitable physicochemical features for skin delivery. Indeed, their mean diameter ranged from 120 to 160 nm, they were homogeneously dispersed (polydispersity index &le

Riflessioni critiche sulla potenza destituente nel pensiero di Giorgio Agamben

Il presente lavoro di ricerca intende offrire una rilettura del pensiero di Giorgio Agamben alla luce della pubblicazione di L’uso dei corpi, volume con cui si conclude il ventennale progetto “Homo sacer”. In particolare, si discuteranno alcune nozioni fondamentali della filosofia agambeniana – nuda vita, stato di eccezione, inoperosità, forma-di-vita – a partire dalla formulazione conclusiva, ma non definitiva, che il filosofo propone nel libro in questione, per poi focalizzare l’attenzione sulla categoria nella quale si condensa l’intero percorso filosofico di Agamben: la “potenza destituente”. Quest’ultima viene definita come una potenza in grado di disattivare e rendere inoperosa la mac…

Impianto perfezionato per il trattamento di acque reflue

2019

Negli ultimi anni, a causa dell’incremento dei costi di smaltimento dei fanghi prodotti nel corso dei processi depurativi basati su metodi biologici, si va diffondendo sempre più la tendenza e la necessità di ridurne la produzione direttamente alla fonte, ovvero nel corso dello stesso processo che li genera. Diversi metodi sono proposti in letteratura e molti di essi sono già coperti da brevetto (OSA®, Cannibal®, Biminnex®), applicati ai processi biologici a fanghi attivi convenzionali (CAS). Il limite di questi processi è che una riduzione molto spinta della produzione di fango di supero, ottenuta sottoponendo la biomassa a stress biologico, comporta significativi peggioramenti della quali…

Dopants and defects: the local structure and dynamics of proton-conducting perovskites

2009

Properties and functions of myeloperoxidase and its role in ovarian cancer

2022

Background: Elevated levels of myeloperoxidase in body fluids are increasingly being used as an indicator for the diagnosis of cancer. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to review the literature on the physical and chemical properties of myeloperoxidase, its role in carcinogenesis, the role of tumor-associated neutrophils in cancer, and the role of myeloperoxidase in ovarian cancer. Material and methods: The research literature published between January 1999 and December 2019 was reviewed. The properties and role of myeloperoxidase in the development of ovarian cancer were selected from publications available in selected online databases, including MEDLINE, PubMed, Scopus, and Web …

The guarentee quality in building restoration project: a case study

2010

The concept of “quality” in the building industry is certainly not a new introduction. It already existed in the rules of the trade and the good advice of the contractors. The new concept is the measurability of quality, which involves a quantification of characteristics and parameters that are not simple and immediate as they are in other sectors of production. The complexity of the building process makes the measuring of certain qualitative parameters difficult, above all because of the vast array of requisites that the product (the design and the work itself) has to have. This procedure is now a matter of routine in other production processes. In fact, when a design is drafted we begin t…