Orazio Cantoni

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
208 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Orazio Cantoni is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Orazio Cantoni has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Molecular Biology, 52 papers in Physiology and 37 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Orazio Cantoni's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (44 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (31 papers) and Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research (27 papers). Orazio Cantoni is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (44 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (31 papers) and Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research (27 papers). Orazio Cantoni collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and Switzerland. Orazio Cantoni's co-authors include Andrea Guidarelli, Piero Sestili, Mara Fiorani, F. Cattabeni, Emilio Clementi, Letizia Palomba, Liana Cerioni, Salvador Moncada, Sestina Falcone and Cristina Tonello and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Orazio Cantoni

205 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Calorie Restriction Promotes Mitochondrial Biogenesis by ... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Calorie Restriction Promotes Mitochondrial Biogenesis by Inducing the Expression of eNOS
    2005 903 citations Enzo Nisoli, Cristina Tonello et al. profile →

Peers

Orazio Cantoni
Ian A. Cotgreave Sweden
Krystyna Frenkel United States
Zhen Jiang China
Howard G. Shertzer United States
A Boveris Argentina
John P. Vanden Heuvel United States
Roberto Colombo Italy
Kiyomi Kikugawa Japan
Donald J. Reed United States
Pedro F. Oliveira Portugal
Ian A. Cotgreave Sweden
Orazio Cantoni
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Orazio Cantoni

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Orazio Cantoni. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Orazio Cantoni 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 Orazio Cantoni. Orazio Cantoni is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Guidarelli, Andrea, et al.. (2023). Arsenite enhances ERO1α expression via ryanodine receptor dependent and independent mechanisms. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 98. 104080–104080. 2 indexed citations
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Fiorani, Mara, Andrea Guidarelli, & Orazio Cantoni. (2020). Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species: the effects of mitochondrial ascorbic acid vs untargeted and mitochondria-targeted antioxidants. International Journal of Radiation Biology. 97(8). 1055–1062. 15 indexed citations
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Guidarelli, Andrea, Mara Fiorani, Liana Cerioni, & Orazio Cantoni. (2019). The compartmentalised nature of the mechanisms governing superoxide formation and scavenging in cells exposed to arsenite. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 384. 114766–114766. 8 indexed citations
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Fiorani, Mara, et al.. (2018). Differentiation of Promonocytic U937 Cells to Monocytes Is Associated with Reduced Mitochondrial Transport of Ascorbic Acid. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2018(1). 4194502–4194502. 4 indexed citations
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Fiorani, Mara, et al.. (2018). The dual role of mitochondrial superoxide in arsenite toxicity: Signaling at the boundary between apoptotic commitment and cytoprotection. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 345. 26–35. 15 indexed citations
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Cantoni, Orazio, Andrea Guidarelli, & Mara Fiorani. (2017). Mitochondrial Uptake and Accumulation of Vitamin C: What Can We Learn from Cell Culture Studies?. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 29(15). 1502–1515. 29 indexed citations
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Guidarelli, Andrea, et al.. (2017). Arsenite induces DNA damage via mitochondrial ROS and induction of mitochondrial permeability transition. BioFactors. 43(5). 673–684. 30 indexed citations
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Azzolini, Catia, Mara Fiorani, Andrea Guidarelli, & Orazio Cantoni. (2011). Studies with low micromolar levels of ascorbic and dehydroascorbic acid fail to unravel a preferential route for vitamin C uptake and accumulation in U937 cells. British Journal Of Nutrition. 107(5). 691–696. 15 indexed citations
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Tommasini, Ilaria, Liana Cerioni, Letizia Palomba, & Orazio Cantoni. (2008). Prostaglandin E2 Signals Monocyte/Macrophage Survival to Peroxynitrite via Protein Kinase A Converging in Bad Phosphorylation with the Protein Kinase Cα-Dependent Pathway Driven by 5-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid. The Journal of Immunology. 181(8). 5637–5645. 12 indexed citations
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Cantoni, Orazio & Andrea Guidarelli. (2008). Peroxynitrite damages U937 cell DNA via the intermediate formation of mitochondrial oxidants. IUBMB Life. 60(11). 753–756. 7 indexed citations
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Cantoni, Orazio, Ilaria Tommasini, & Liana Cerioni. (2008). The Arachidonate-Dependent Survival Signaling Preventing Toxicity in Monocytes/Macrophages Exposed to Peroxynitrite. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 441. 73–82. 17 indexed citations
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Nisoli, Enzo, Sestina Falcone, Cristina Tonello, et al.. (2004). Mitochondrial biogenesis by NO yields functionally active mitochondria in mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(47). 16507–16512. 408 indexed citations
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Guidarelli, Andrea, Piero Sestili, Mara Fiorani, & Orazio Cantoni. (2000). Arachidonic acid induces calcium-dependent mitochondrial formation of species promoting strand scission of genomic DNA. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 28(11). 1619–1627. 5 indexed citations
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Sestili, Piero, Liliana Brambilla, & Orazio Cantoni. (1999). Rotenone and pyruvate prevent the tert‐butylhydroperoxide‐induced necrosis of U937 cells and allow them to proliferate. FEBS Letters. 457(1). 139–143. 14 indexed citations
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Tachon, Pierre, Paolo U. Giacomoni, Giorgio Brandi, & Orazio Cantoni. (1994). Differential Effects of Histidine on Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Bacterial Killing and DNA Nicking in Vitro. Free Radical Research. 20(1). 11–20. 1 indexed citations
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Brandi, Giorgio, et al.. (1992). Differential effect of the amino acid cystine in cultured mammalian and bacterial cells exposed to oxidative stress. Mutation Research Letters. 281(3). 157–161. 7 indexed citations
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Brandi, Giorgio, et al.. (1990). Growth delay and filamentation of Escherichia coli wild-type and Rec A cells in response to hexavalent chromium and other metal compounds. Mutation Research Letters. 245(3). 201–204. 4 indexed citations
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