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List of works by Nicola Ferri

17-AAG increases autophagic removal of mutant androgen receptor in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy.

scientific article published on 9 September 2010

2-Amino-3-(phenylsulfanyl)norbornane-2-carboxylate: an appealing scaffold for the design of Rac1-Tiam1 protein-protein interaction inhibitors

scientific article published on 21 February 2014

AMP-activated protein kinase and the control of smooth muscle cell hyperproliferation in vascular disease.

scientific article published on 30 October 2011

Ajoene, a garlic compound, inhibits protein prenylation and arterial smooth muscle cell proliferation.

scientific article

Aliskiren inhibits prorenin-induced human aortic smooth muscle cell migration

scientific article published on 27 July 2014

Aliskiren reduces prorenin receptor expression and activity in cultured human aortic smooth muscle cells

scientific article published on 31 May 2011

An NF-kappaB-dependent transcriptional program is required for collagen remodeling by human smooth muscle cells

scientific article published on 19 March 2003

Angiopoietin-Like 3 (ANGPTL3) and Atherosclerosis: Lipid and Non-Lipid Related Effects

scientific article published on 14 July 2018

Biomarkers for atherosclerosis: pathophysiological role and pharmacological modulation.

scientific article published on October 2006

Bococizumab for the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia

scientific article published on 29 May 2017

Chemotactic effect of prorenin on human aortic smooth muscle cells: a novel function of the (pro)renin receptor.

scientific article published on 21 June 2012

Cholesterol-Lowering Action of a Novel Nutraceutical Combination in Uremic Rats: Insights into the Molecular Mechanism in a Hepatoma Cell Line

scientific article published on 09 February 2020

Cleavage of focal adhesion kinase in vascular smooth muscle cells overexpressing membrane-type matrix metalloproteinases

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Clinical Pharmacology of Statins: an Update

scientific article published on 03 June 2020

Clinical evidence of statin therapy in non-dyslipidemic disorders

scientific article published on 15 February 2014

Current Evidence and Future Perspectives on Pharmacological Treatment of Calcific Aortic Valve Stenosis

scientific article published on 04 November 2020

Cytotoxic effect of (1-methyl-1H-imidazol-2-yl)-methanamine and its derivatives in Pt(II) complexes on human carcinoma cell lines: a comparative study with cisplatin.

scientific article published on 5 February 2013

Differential Processing of {alpha}- and {beta}-Defensin Precursors by Matrix Metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7).

scientific article published on 30 January 2009

Dipeptide Nanotubes Containing Unnatural Fluorine-Substituted β(2,3)-Diarylamino Acid and L-Alanine as Candidates for Biomedical Applications

scientific article published on 03 September 2015

Direct vascular effects of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors

scientific article published on 01 April 1998

Drug attrition during pre-clinical and clinical development: understanding and managing drug-induced cardiotoxicity.

scientific article published on 15 March 2013

Effect of S(-) perillic acid on protein prenylation and arterial smooth muscle cell proliferation.

scientific article published in December 2001

Everolimus inhibits monocyte/macrophage migration in vitro and their accumulation in carotid lesions of cholesterol-fed rabbits.

scientific article published on 20 November 2008

Farnesyltransferase inhibitors: CAAX mimetics based on different biaryl scaffolds

scientific article published on 30 April 2014

Fas and Fas-associated death domain protein regulate monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 expression by human smooth muscle cells through caspase- and calpain-dependent release of interleukin-1alpha.

scientific article published on 28 August 2003

Fibrillar collagen inhibits cholesterol biosynthesis in human aortic smooth muscle cells.

scientific article published on 16 July 2009

Fibronectin extra domain A stabilises atherosclerotic plaques in apolipoprotein E and in LDL-receptor-deficient mice.

scientific article

Fluvastatin synergistically improves the antiproliferative effect of everolimus on rat smooth muscle cells by altering p27Kip1/cyclin E expression

scientific journal article

Fucus vesiculosus and Ascophyllum nodosum Ameliorate Liver Function by Reducing Diet-Induced Steatosis in Rats

scientific article published on 17 January 2020

Himalayan Nettle Girardinia diversifolia as a Candidate Ingredient for Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Applications-Phytochemical Analysis and In Vitro Bioassays

scientific article published on 29 March 2020

Human megakaryocytes confer tissue factor to a subset of shed platelets to stimulate thrombin generation

scientific article published on 11 June 2015

Identification of the first enantiopure Rac1-Tiam1 protein-protein interaction inhibitor and its optimized synthesis via phosphine free remote group directed hydroarylation

scientific article published on 26 December 2018

Inhibitory effect of PCSK9 on Abca1 protein expression and cholesterol efflux in macrophages

scientific article published on 16 November 2016

Integrin-mediated transcriptional activation of inhibitor of apoptosis proteins protects smooth muscle cells against apoptosis induced by degraded collagen

scientific article published on 25 May 2006

Isothiazole dioxide derivative 6n inhibits vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and protein farnesylation

scientific journal article

Isothiazoles. Part XV. A mild and efficient synthesis of new antiproliferative 5-sulfanylsubstituted 3-alkylaminoisothiazole 1,1-dioxides

scientific article published on 15 March 2006

Lipid lowering drugs and inflammatory changes: an impact on cardiovascular outcomes?

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Mitochondrial depletion of glutaredoxin 2 induces metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease in mice

scientific article published on 02 March 2022

Muscle cells and motoneurons differentially remove mutant SOD1 causing familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

scientific article

Naturally Occurring PCSK9 Inhibitors

scientific article published on 16 May 2020

Naturally occurring PDGF receptor inhibitors with potential anti-atherosclerotic properties.

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New sulfurated derivatives of cinnamic acids and rosmaricine as inhibitors of STAT3 and NF-κB transcription factors.

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Nitric oxide-donating atorvastatin attenuates neutrophil recruitment during vascular inflammation independent of changes in plasma cholesterol

scientific article published on 01 June 2013

PCSK9 Levels Are Raised in Chronic HCV Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma

scientific article published on 28 September 2020

PCSK9 antagonists and inflammation

scientific article published on 22 October 2017

PCSK9 knock-out mice are protected from neointimal formation in response to perivascular carotid collar placement

scientific article published on 22 July 2016

Peptidomimetic inhibitors of farnesyltransferase with high in vitro activity and significant cellular potency

scientific article published on 8 September 2007

Pharmacological modulation of small GTPases in cardiovascular diseases: from statins to selective inhibitors

scientific article published on 01 October 2013

Pharmacology of the new P2Y12 receptor inhibitors: insights on pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties.

scientific article published on October 2013

Promising antiproliferative platinum(II) complexes based on imidazole moiety: synthesis, evaluation in HCT-116 cancer cell line and interaction with Ctr-1 Met-rich domain.

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Proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9) secreted by cultured smooth muscle cells reduces macrophages LDLR levels

scientific article published on November 25, 2011

Proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 and high-density lipoprotein metabolism: experimental animal models and clinical evidence

scientific article published on 20 October 2015

Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9: from the discovery to the development of new therapies for cardiovascular diseases

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Role of discoidin domain receptors 1 and 2 in human smooth muscle cell-mediated collagen remodeling: potential implications in atherosclerosis and lymphangioleiomyomatosis

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Role of small GTPase protein Rac1 in cardiovascular diseases: development of new selective pharmacological inhibitors.

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Simvastatin reduces MMP1 expression in human smooth muscle cells cultured on polymerized collagen by inhibiting Rac1 activation

scientific article published on 15 February 2007

Synthesis, structural, and biological evaluation of bis-heteroarylmaleimides and bis-heterofused imides

scientific article published on 16 August 2011

Synthetic peptides containing a conserved sequence motif of the Id protein family modulate vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype

scientific article published on 01 October 2009

Thematic review series: The immune system and atherogenesis. Cytokines affecting endothelial and smooth muscle cells in vascular disease.

scientific article

Thiazole- and imidazole-containing peptidomimetic inhibitors of protein farnesyltransferase

scientific article published on 13 July 2011

Tuning the cytotoxicity of ruthenium(ii) para-cymene complexes by mono-substitution at a triphenylphosphine/phenoxydiphenylphosphine ligand

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Upregulation of lectin-like oxidized low density lipoprotein receptor 1 (LOX-1) expression in human endothelial cells by modified high density lipoproteins

scientific article published on 13 October 2012

Upregulation of lectin-like oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor-1 (LOX-1) by 15-lipoxygenase-modified LDL in endothelial cells

scientific article published on 13 November 2010