[HTML][HTML] SRC kinase in Glioblastoma: News from an Old Acquaintance

C Cirotti, C Contadini, D Barilà - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
… Co.’s (Claudia Contadini) work has also been supported by AIRC IG2016-n.19069, and C.Ci.’s
(Claudia Cirotti) work has also been supported by a FIRC-AIRC fellowship for Italy “…

[HTML][HTML] Caspase-8: a novel target to overcome resistance to chemotherapy in glioblastoma

G Fianco, C Contadini, A Ferri, C Cirotti… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Caspase-8 was originally identified as a central player of programmed cell death triggered
by death receptor stimulation. In that context, its activity is tightly regulated through several …

[HTML][HTML] Caspase-8 and Tyrosine Kinases: A Dangerous Liaison in Cancer

C Contadini, A Ferri, C Cirotti, D Stupack, D Barilà - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Caspase-8 is a protease mediating the activation of the extrinsic apoptotic
process that leads to programmed cellular death. Evasion of apoptosis is one of the key …

Caspase-8 as a novel mediator linking Src kinase signaling to enhanced glioblastoma malignancy

C Contadini, A Ferri, M Di Martile, C Cirotti… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Caspase-8 is a cysteine protease that plays an essential role in apoptosis. Consistently with
its canonical proapoptotic function, cancer cells may genetically or epigenetically …

[HTML][HTML] p53 mitotic centrosome localization preserves centrosome integrity and works as sensor for the mitotic surveillance pathway

C Contadini, L Monteonofrio, I Virdia, A Prodosmo… - Cell death & …, 2019 - nature.com
Centrosomal p53 has been described for three decades but its role is still unclear. We
previously reported that, in proliferating human cells, p53 transiently moves to centrosomes at …

NRF2 connects Src tyrosine kinase to ferroptosis resistance in glioblastoma

C Cirotti, I Taddei, C Contadini… - Life Science …, 2024 - life-science-alliance.org
Glioblastoma is a severe brain tumor characterized by an extremely poor survival rate of
patients. Glioblastoma cancer cells escape to standard therapeutic protocols consisting of a …

[HTML][HTML] Identification and Biological Characterization of the Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine Derivative SI388 Active as Src Inhibitor

C Contadini, C Cirotti, A Carbone, M Norouzi… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Src is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase (TK) whose involvement in cancer, including glioblastoma
(GBM), has been extensively demonstrated. In this context, we started from our in-house …

[HTML][HTML] A Triphenylphosphonium-Functionalized Delivery System for an ATM Kinase Inhibitor That Ameliorates Doxorubicin Resistance in Breast Carcinoma …

V Stagni, A Kaminari, C Contadini, D Barilà, RL Sessa… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Doxorubicin (DOX) is widely used in the treatment of breast cancer.
However, resistance limits its effectiveness. In particular, breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) are …

[HTML][HTML] Mtor inhibition leads to src-mediated egfr internalisation and degradation in glioma cells

B Colella, M Colardo, G Iannone, C Contadini… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Epidermal Growth Factor receptor (EGFR) is a tyrosine kinase receptor widely expressed on
the surface of numerous cell types, which activates several downstream signalling …

Pupil dilation and microsaccades provide complementary insights into the dynamics of arousal and instantaneous attention during effortful listening

C Contadini-Wright, K Magami, N Mehta… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Listening in noisy environments requires effort- the active engagement of attention and
other cognitive abilities- as well as increased arousal. The ability to separately quantify the …