Barbara Marengo

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Barbara Marengo is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Marengo has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Cancer Research and 12 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Barbara Marengo's work include Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (12 papers), Redox biology and oxidative stress (10 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (10 papers). Barbara Marengo is often cited by papers focused on Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (12 papers), Redox biology and oxidative stress (10 papers) and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (10 papers). Barbara Marengo collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Greece. Barbara Marengo's co-authors include Cinzia Domenicotti, Maria Adelaide Pronzato, Umberto M. Marinari, Nicola Traverso, Mariapaola Nitti, Anna Lisa Furfaro, Roberta Ricciarelli, Silvana Alfei, Guendalina Zuccari and Chiara De Ciucis and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Annals of Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Marengo

63 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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Role of Glutathione in Cancer Progression and Chemoresistance

2013 951 citations Nicola Traverso, Roberta Ricciarelli et al. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity profile →

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Barbara Marengo

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Anna Lisa Furfaro Italy

Mariapaola Nitti Italy

Stefania Pizzimenti Italy

Liangliang Liu China

Nicola Traverso Italy

Valeria Pittalà Italy

Elena Obrador Spain

Cinzia Domenicotti Italy

Xinming Li China

Jenifer Saffi Brazil

Anna Lisa Furfaro Italy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara Marengo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Barbara Marengo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Barbara Marengo based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Barbara Marengo. Barbara Marengo is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Alfei, Silvana, Carola Torazza, Marco Milanese, et al.. (2025). TPP-Based Nanovesicles Kill MDR Neuroblastoma Cells and Induce Moderate ROS Increase, While Exerting Low Toxicity Towards Primary Cell Cultures: An In Vitro Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(11). 4991–4991. 1 indexed citations

Alfei, Silvana, Carola Torazza, Maria Grazia Signorello, et al.. (2025). Tri-Phenyl-Phosphonium-Based Nano Vesicles: A New In Vitro Nanomolar-Active Weapon to Eradicate PLX-Resistant Melanoma Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(7). 3227–3227. 1 indexed citations

Alfei, Silvana, Paolo Giannoni, Maria Grazia Signorello, et al.. (2024). The Remarkable and Selective In Vitro Cytotoxicity of Synthesized Bola-Amphiphilic Nanovesicles on Etoposide-Sensitive and -Resistant Neuroblastoma Cells. Nanomaterials. 14(18). 1505–1505. 3 indexed citations

Alfei, Silvana, Guendalina Zuccari, Constantinos M. Athanassopoulos, Cinzia Domenicotti, & Barbara Marengo. (2024). Strongly ROS-Correlated, Time-Dependent, and Selective Antiproliferative Effects of Synthesized Nano Vesicles on BRAF Mutant Melanoma Cells and Their Hyaluronic Acid-Based Hydrogel Formulation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(18). 10071–10071. 3 indexed citations

Marengo, Barbara, et al.. (2023). Colorectal cancer and therapy response: a focus on the main mechanisms involved. Frontiers in Oncology. 13. 1208140–1208140. 25 indexed citations

Roveri, Antonella, Rina Venerando, Paola Menichini, et al.. (2023). PTC596-Induced BMI-1 Inhibition Fights Neuroblastoma Multidrug Resistance by Inducing Ferroptosis. Antioxidants. 13(1). 3–3. 8 indexed citations

Marengo, Barbara, Marco Milanese, Guendalina Zuccari, et al.. (2023). Imidazo-Pyrazole-Loaded Palmitic Acid and Polystyrene-Based Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization and Antiproliferative Activity on Chemo-Resistant Human Neuroblastoma Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(19). 15027–15027. 3 indexed citations

Marengo, Barbara, Alessandra Pulliero, Maria Valeria Corrias, et al.. (2021). Potential Role of miRNAs in the Acquisition of Chemoresistance in Neuroblastoma. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 11(2). 107–107. 5 indexed citations

Sukkar, Samir Giuseppe, Nicola Traverso, Anna Lisa Furfaro, et al.. (2021). Whey proteins inhibit food intake and tend to improve oxidative balance in obese zucker rats. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia Bulimia and Obesity. 26(8). 2453–2461. 1 indexed citations

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Alfei, Silvana, Barbara Marengo, & Guendalina Zuccari. (2020). Nanotechnology application in food packaging: A plethora of opportunities versus pending risks assessment and public concerns. Food Research International. 137. 109664–109664. 95 indexed citations

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Marengo, Barbara, Paola Monti, Mariangela Miele, et al.. (2018). Etoposide-resistance in a neuroblastoma model cell line is associated with 13q14.3 mono-allelic deletion and miRNA-15a/16-1 down-regulation. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 13762–13762. 28 indexed citations

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Brullo, Chiara, Roberta Ricciarelli, Jos Prickaerts, et al.. (2016). New insights into selective PDE4D inhibitors: 3-(Cyclopentyloxy)-4-methoxybenzaldehyde O-(2-(2,6-dimethylmorpholino)-2-oxoethyl) oxime (GEBR-7b) structural development and promising activities to restore memory impairment. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 124. 82–102. 35 indexed citations

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Marengo, Barbara, Mariapaola Nitti, Anna Lisa Furfaro, et al.. (2016). Redox Homeostasis and Cellular Antioxidant Systems: Crucial Players in Cancer Growth and Therapy. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2016(1). 6235641–6235641. 239 indexed citations

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Canepa, Elisa, Cinzia Domenicotti, Barbara Marengo, et al.. (2013). Cyclic adenosine monophosphate as an endogenous modulator of the amyloid‐β precursor protein metabolism. IUBMB Life. 65(2). 127–133. 23 indexed citations

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Marengo, Barbara, Roberta Ricciarelli, Anna Lisa Furfaro, et al.. (2013). p38MAPK inhibition: a new combined approach to reduce neuroblastoma resistance under etoposide treatment. Cell Death and Disease. 4(4). e589–e589. 29 indexed citations

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Furfaro, Anna Lisa, Barbara Marengo, Mariapaola Nitti, et al.. (2011). Resistance of neuroblastoma GI-ME-N cell line to glutathione depletion involves Nrf2 and heme oxygenase-1. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 52(2). 488–496. 41 indexed citations

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Marengo, Barbara, Chiara De Ciucis, Roberta Ricciarelli, et al.. (2011). PKCδ Sensitizes Neuroblastoma Cells to L-Buthionine-Sulfoximine and Etoposide Inducing Reactive Oxygen Species Overproduction and DNA Damage. PLoS ONE. 6(2). e14661–e14661. 27 indexed citations

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Castello, Laura, Barbara Marengo, Mariapaola Nitti, et al.. (2005). 4-Hydroxynonenal signalling to apoptosis in isolated rat hepatocytes: The role of PKC-δ. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1737(2-3). 83–93. 26 indexed citations

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Domenicotti, Cinzia, Barbara Marengo, Daniela Verzola, et al.. (2003). Role of PKC-δ activity in glutathione-depleted neuroblastoma cells. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 35(5). 504–516. 45 indexed citations

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Muzio, Giuliana, et al.. (1999). Liver cancer is induced by a subnecrogenic dose of DENA when associated with fasting/refeeding: role of glutathione-transferase and lipid peroxidation. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 26(9-10). 1314–1320. 17 indexed citations

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