NGF and BDNF in pediatrics syndromes

G Ferraguti, S Terracina, G Micangeli… - Neuroscience & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Neurotrophins (NTs) as nerve growth factor (NGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor
(BDNF) play multiple roles in different settings including neuronal development, function and …

Alcohol and head and neck cancer: updates on the role of oxidative stress, genetic, epigenetics, oral microbiota, antioxidants, and alkylating agents

G Ferraguti, S Terracina, C Petrella, A Greco, A Minni… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Head and neck cancer (HNC) concerns more than 890,000 patients worldwide annually and
is associated with the advanced stage at presentation and heavy outcomes. Alcohol …

COVID-19 affects serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor and neurofilament light chain in aged men: implications for morbidity and mortality

C Petrella, MA Zingaropoli, FM Ceci, P Pasculli… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background and Methods: Severe COVID-19 is known to induce neurological damage
(NeuroCOVID), mostly in aged individuals, by affecting brain-derived neurotrophic factor …

Knowledge and practice towards alcohol consumption in a sample of university students

MP Messina, G Battagliese, A D'Angelo… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Objective: Alcohol affects many human systems and is involved in the pathogenesis of other
diseases. Particular attention must be paid to alcohol consumption among young people. It …

Acute alcohol intoxication: a clinical overview

A D'Angelo, C Petrella, A Greco, M Ralli… - La Clinica …, 2022 - clinicaterapeutica.it
Alcohol is a legal and yet detrimental psychoactive substance, capable of establishing
addiction and impacting the physical, mental, social, and economic health of people. Alcohol …

Transgenerational abnormalities induced by paternal preconceptual alcohol drinking: findings from humans and animal models

S Terracina, G Ferraguti, L Tarani… - Current …, 2022 - benthamdirect.com
Alcohol consumption during pregnancy and lactation is a widespread preventable cause of
neurodevelopmental impairment in newborns. While the harmful effects of gestational …

NGF and the male Reproductive System: potential clinical applications in infertility

G Ferraguti, F Fanfarillo, L Tarani, G Blaconà… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Infertility is a worldwide health issue defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the
inability to establish a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular and unprotected sexual …

Characteristic hallmarks of aging and the impact on carcinogenesis

S Terracina, G Ferraguti, C Petrella… - Current Cancer Drug …, 2023 - benthamdirect.com
Evidence shows that there is a synergistic, bidirectional association between cancer and
aging with many shared traits. Age itself is a risk factor for the onset of most cancers, while …

Lower nerve growth factor levels in major depression and suicidal behaviors: effects of adverse childhood experiences and recurrence of illness

M Maes, M Rachayon, K Jirakran, P Sodsai… - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) and its severe subtype, major dysmood disorder (MDMD),
are distinguished by activation of inflammatory and growth factor subnetworks, which are …

Spatial transcriptomic analysis of the mouse brain following chronic social defeat stress

T Wang, Z Song, X Zhao, Y Wu, L Wu… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Depression is a highly prevalent and disabling mental disorder, involving numerous genetic
changes that are associated with abnormal functions in multiple regions of the brain …