Giuseppina Catanzaro

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Giuseppina Catanzaro is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Giuseppina Catanzaro has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Cancer Research and 14 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Giuseppina Catanzaro's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (15 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (14 papers) and Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (10 papers). Giuseppina Catanzaro is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (15 papers), Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (14 papers) and Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (10 papers). Giuseppina Catanzaro collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Germany. Giuseppina Catanzaro's co-authors include Mauro Maccarrone, Elisabetta Ferretti, Valerio Chiurchiù, Zein Mersini Besharat, Cinzia Rapino, Sergio Oddi, Agnese Pò, Filomena Fezza, Nicoletta Pasquariello and Maria Teresa Cencioni and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Oncogene.

In The Last Decade

Giuseppina Catanzaro

57 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

New Advances in Metabolic Syndrome, from Prevention to Treatment: The Role of Diet and Food

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Aymen I. Idris United Kingdom

Odette Laneuville Canada

Jean-Noël Vallée France

Xiangdong Xu China

Marie‐Hélène Séguélas France

Rod Flower United Kingdom

Salvatore Terrazzino Italy

Imran N. Mungrue United States

Giovanni Bénard France

Henry U. Bryant United States

Aymen I. Idris United Kingdom

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Fields of papers citing papers by Giuseppina Catanzaro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Giuseppina Catanzaro

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Besharat, Zein Mersini, Fabrizio Mainiero, Aurelia Rughetti, et al.. (2025). MiR-326: Role and significance in brain cancers. Non-coding RNA Research. 12. 56–64.

Rossi, Sabrina, Laura Masuelli, Angela Mastronuzzi, et al.. (2025). Circulating microRNAs: A remarkable opportunity as non-invasive biomarkers from adult to pediatric brain tumor patients. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 208. 104650–104650. 1 indexed citations

Curcio, Manuela, Natalia Pediconi, Fiore Pasquale Nicoletta, et al.. (2025). Delivery of miR-139–5p from responsive human serum albumin nanoparticles boosts doxorubicin biological effects on triple negative breast cancer cells. Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces. 258. 115283–115283.

Pecoraro, Martina, Giuseppina Catanzaro, Federica Conte, et al.. (2023). Prospective Validation Study of a Novel Integrated Pathway Based on Clinical Features, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Biomarkers, and MicroRNAs for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer. European Urology Oncology. 7(1). 73–82. 3 indexed citations

Catanzaro, Giuseppina, Zein Mersini Besharat, Federica Barbagallo, et al.. (2023). Hedgehog-GLI and Notch Pathways Sustain Chemoresistance and Invasiveness in Colorectal Cancer and Their Inhibition Restores Chemotherapy Efficacy. Cancers. 15(5). 1471–1471. 17 indexed citations

Mardente, Stefania, Michele Aventaggiato, Emanuela Mari, et al.. (2023). Extra-Cellular Vesicles Derived from Thyroid Cancer Cells Promote the Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) and the Transfer of Malignant Phenotypes through Immune Mediated Mechanisms. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(3). 2754–2754. 8 indexed citations

Catanzaro, Giuseppina, Federica Conte, Viviana Maria Bimonte, et al.. (2023). Network analysis identifies circulating miR-155 as predictive biomarker of type 2 diabetes mellitus development in obese patients: a pilot study. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 19496–19496. 15 indexed citations

Filardi, Tiziana, Giuseppina Catanzaro, Giuseppina Emanuela Grieco, et al.. (2022). Identification and Validation of miR-222-3p and miR-409-3p as Plasma Biomarkers in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Sharing Validated Target Genes Involved in Metabolic Homeostasis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(8). 4276–4276. 26 indexed citations

Sabato, Claudia, Teresa Noviello, Alessia Covre, et al.. (2022). A novel microRNA signature for the detection of melanoma by liquid biopsy. Journal of Translational Medicine. 20(1). 469–469. 16 indexed citations

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Catanzaro, Giuseppina, Tiziana Filardi, Claudia Sabato, et al.. (2020). Tissue and circulating microRNAs as biomarkers of response to obesity treatment strategies. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 44(6). 1159–1174. 39 indexed citations

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Besharat, Zein Mersini, Claudia Sabato, Agnese Pò, et al.. (2018). Low Expression of miR-466f-3p Sustains Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Sonic Hedgehog Medulloblastoma Stem Cells Through Vegfa-Nrp2 Signaling Pathway. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 9. 1281–1281. 16 indexed citations

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Miele, Evelina, Agnese Pò, Federica Begalli, et al.. (2017). β-arrestin1-mediated acetylation of Gli1 regulates Hedgehog/Gli signaling and modulates self-renewal of SHH medulloblastoma cancer stem cells. BMC Cancer. 17(1). 488–488. 56 indexed citations

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Pò, Agnese, Marianna Silvano, Evelina Miele, et al.. (2017). Noncanonical GLI1 signaling promotes stemness features and in vivo growth in lung adenocarcinoma. Oncogene. 36(32). 4641–4652. 87 indexed citations

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Vadalà, Gianluca, Fabrizio Russo, Maria Musumeci, et al.. (2016). Clinically relevant hydrogel‐based on hyaluronic acid and platelet rich plasma as a carrier for mesenchymal stem cells: Rheological and biological characterization. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 35(10). 2109–2116. 42 indexed citations

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Catanzaro, Giuseppina, Mariangela Pucci, Maria Teresa Viscomi, et al.. (2016). Epigenetic modifications of Dexras 1 along the nNOS pathway in an animal model of multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 294. 32–40. 5 indexed citations

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Ronci, Maurizio, Giuseppina Catanzaro, Luisa Pieroni, et al.. (2015). Proteomic analysis of human sonic hedgehog (SHH) medulloblastoma stem-like cells. Molecular BioSystems. 11(6). 1603–1611. 27 indexed citations

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Chiurchiù, Valerio, Mirko Lanuti, Giuseppina Catanzaro, et al.. (2014). Detailed characterization of the endocannabinoid system in human macrophages and foam cells, and anti-inflammatory role of type-2 cannabinoid receptor. Atherosclerosis. 233(1). 55–63. 61 indexed citations

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Cencioni, Maria Teresa, Valerio Chiurchiù, Giuseppina Catanzaro, et al.. (2010). Anandamide Suppresses Proliferation and Cytokine Release from Primary Human T-Lymphocytes Mainly via CB2 Receptors. PLoS ONE. 5(1). e8688–e8688. 193 indexed citations

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Catani, Maria Valeria, Valeria Gasperi, Giuseppina Catanzaro, et al.. (2010). Human Platelets Express Authentic CB1 and CB2 Receptors. Current Neurovascular Research. 7(4). 311–318. 24 indexed citations

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Oddi, Sergio, Filomena Fezza, Nicoletta Pasquariello, et al.. (2009). Molecular Identification of Albumin and Hsp70 as Cytosolic Anandamide-Binding Proteins. Chemistry & Biology. 16(6). 624–632. 119 indexed citations

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