Valentina Farini

β-adrenoceptors are upregulated in human melanoma and their activation releases pro-tumorigenic cytokines and metalloproteases in melanoma cell lines

Silvia Moretti, Daniela Massi, Valentina Farini et al. · Laboratory Investigation · 2013 · 116 citations

Life Sciences, Cancer Biology, Oncology +16

Ribosome-inactivating proteins in edible plants and purification and characterization of a new ribosome-inactivating protein from Cucurbita moschata

Luigi Barbieri, Letizia Polito, Andrea Bolognesi et al. · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects · 2006 · 84 citations

Life Sciences, Plant Biology, Plant Sciences +10

Saporin induces multiple death pathways in lymphoma cells with different intensity and timing as compared to ricin

Letizia Polito, Massimo Bortolotti, Valentina Farini et al. · The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology · 2008 · 76 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology +15

The conjugate Rituximab/saporin-S6 completely inhibits clonogenic growth of CD20-expressing cells and produces a synergistic toxic effect with Fludarabine

Letizia Polito, Andrea Bolognesi, Pier Luigi Tazzari et al. · Leukemia · 2004 · 51 citations

Pharmacy, Oncology, Pharmacology +16

Characterization of highly toxic type 2 ribosome-inactivating proteins from Adenia lanceolata and Adenia stenodactyla (Passifloraceae)

Fiorenzo Stirpe, Andrea Bolognesi, Massimo Bortolotti et al. · Toxicon · 2007 · 49 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Toxicology +14