TETTAMANTI GIANLUCA | Università degli studi dell'Insubria

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2020-oggi Professore ordinario (SSD BIO/05 Zoologia) presso l'Universita' degli Studi dell'Insubria

2011-2020 Professore associato (SSD BIO/05 Zoologia) presso l'Universita' degli Studi dell'Insubria

2004-2011 Ricercatore universitario (SSD BIO/05 Zoologia) presso l'Universita' degli Studi dell'Insubria

2004 Visiting scientist (Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics/MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology, King's College, Londra)

2000-2003 Dottorato di Ricerca in Biologia Evoluzionistica e dello Sviluppo (Università degli Studi dell'Insubria)

1998 Borsa di ricerca post-laurea (Randall Institute, King's College, Londra)

1997 Laurea in Scienze Biologiche (Università degli Studi di Milano)

Ricerca

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Pubblicazioni in evidenza

Klionsky D.J.,…….., Tettamanti G.,……and Tong C.K., 2021. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition), Autophagy, in press

Baranzini N., Pulze L., Tettamanti G., Acquati F. and Grimaldi A., 2021. HvRNASET2 regulate connective tissue and collagen I remodeling during wound healing process, Frontiers in Physiology, 12: 632506

Baranzini N., Pulze L., Reguzzoni M., Roncoroni R., Orlandi V.T., Tettamanti G., Acquati F. and Grimaldi A., 2020. 3D reconstruction of HvRNASET2 molecule to understand its antibacterial role. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21: 9722

Bonelli M., Bruno D., Brilli M., Gianfranceschi N., Tian L., Tettamanti G., Caccia S. and Casartelli M., 2020. Black soldier fly larvae adapt to different food substrates through morphological and functional responses of the midgut, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21: 4955 (Corresponding author)

Pulze L., Congiu T., Brevini T.A., Grimaldi A., Tettamanti G., D’Antona P., Baranzini N., Acquati F., Ferraro F. and de Eguileor M., 2020. MCF7 spheroid development: new insight about spatio/temporal arrangements of TNTs, amyloid fibrils, cell connections, and cellular bridges, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21: 5400

Bruno D., Bonacci T., Reguzzoni M., Casartelli M., Grimaldi A., Tettamanti G. and Brandmayr P., 2020. An in-depth description of the head morphology and mouthparts in larvae of the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens, Arthropod Structure & Development, in press (Corresponding author)

Montali A., Berini F, Brivio M., Mastore M., Saviane A., Cappellozza S., Marinelli F., and Tettamanti G., 2020. A silkworm infection model for in vivo study of glycopeptide antibiotics. Antibiotics, 9: 300

Gold M., Egger J, Scheidegger A., Zurbrügg C., Bruno D., Bonelli M., Tettamanti G., Casartelli M., Schmitt E., Kerkaert B., De Smet J., Van Campenhout L. and Mathys A., 2020. Estimating black soldier fly larvae biowaste conversion performance by simulation of midgut digestion. Waste Management, 112: 40-51

Baranzini N., De Vito A., Orlandi V.T., Reguzzoni M., Monti L., de Eguileor M., Rosini E., Pollegioni L, Tettamanti G., Acquati F. and Grimaldi A., 2020. Antimicrobial Role of RNASET2 protein during innate immune response in the medicinal leech Hirudo verbana. Frontiers in Immunology, 11: 370

Wu W., Luo M., Li K., Dai Y., Yi H., Zhong Y., Cao Y., Tettamanti G. and Tian L. Cholesterol derivatives induce dephosphorylation of the histone deacetylases Rpd3/HDAC1 to upregulate autophagy. Autophagy, in press

Baranzini N., Weiss-Gayet M., Chazaud B., Monti L., de Eguileor M., Tettamanti G., Acquati F. and Grimaldi A., 2020. Recombinant HvRNASET2 protein induces marked connective tissue remodelling in the invertebrate model Hirudo verbana. Cell and Tissue Research, 380: 565-579

Caccia S., Casartelli M. and Tettamanti G., 2019. The amazing complexity of insect midgut cells: types, peculiarities, and functions. Cell and Tissue Research, 377: 505-525 (Corresponding author)

Tettamanti G. and Casartelli M., 2019. Cell death during complete metamorphosis. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 374: 20190065 (Corresponding author)

Berini F., Casartelli M., Montali A., Reguzzoni M., Tettamanti G. and Marinelli F., 2019. Metagenome-sourced microbial chitinases as potential insecticide proteins. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10: 1358 (Corresponding author)

Cappellozza S., Leonardi M.G., Savoldelli S., Carminati D., Rizzolo A., Cortellino G., Terova G., Moretto E., Badaile A., Concheri G., Saviane A., Bruno D., Bonelli M., Caccia S., Casartelli M. and Tettamanti G., 2019. A first attempt to produce proteins from insects by means of a circular economy. Animals, 9: 278

Romoli O., Mukherjee S., Mohid S.A., Dutta A., Montali A., Franzolin E., Brady D., Zito F., Bergantino E., Rampazzo C., Tettamanti G., Bhunia A. and Sandrelli F., 2019. Enhanced silkworm cecropin B antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa from single amino acid variation. ACS Infectious Diseases, 5: 1200-1213

Bruno D., Bonelli M., Cadamuro A.G., Reguzzoni M., Grimaldi A., Casartelli M. and Tettamanti G., 2019. The digestive system of the adult Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae): morphological features and functional properties. Cell and Tissue Research, 378: 221-238 (Corresponding author)

Girardello R., Baranzini N., Molteni M., Rossetti C., Tettamanti G., de Eguileor M. and Grimaldi A., 2019. The medicinal leech as a valuable model for better understanding the role of a TLR4-like receptor in the inflammatory process. Cell and Tissue Research, 377: 245-257

Bonelli M., Bruno D., Caccia S., Sgambetterra G., Cappellozza S., Jucker C., Tettamanti G. and Casartelli M., 2019. Structural and functional characterization of Hermetia illucens larval midgut. Frontiers in Physiology, 10: 204 (Corresponding author)

Tettamanti G., Carata E., Montali A., Dini L. and Fimia G.M., 2019. Autophagy in development and regeneration: role in tissue remodelling and cell survival. The European Zoological Journal, 86: 113-131 (Corresponding author)

Santorum M., Brancalhão R.M.C., Guimarães A.T.B., Padovani C.R., Tettamanti G. and Dos Santos D.C., 2019. Negative impact of Novaluron on the non target insect Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae). Environmental Pollution, 249: 82-90

Bruno D., Bonelli M., De Filippis F., Di Lelio I., Tettamanti G., Casartelli M., Ercolini D. and Caccia S., 2019. The intestinal microbiota of Hermetia illucens larvae is affected by diet and shows a diverse composition in the different midgut regions. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 85: e01864-18

Baranzini N., Monti L., Vanotti M., Orlandi V.T., Bolognese F., Scaldaferri D., Girardello R., Tettamanti G., de Eguileor M., Vizioli J., Taramelli R., Acquati F., Grimaldi A., 2019. AIF-1 and RNASET2 play complementary roles in the innate immune response of medicinal leech. Journal of Innate Immunity, 11: 150-167

Russo R., Varano G., Adornetto A., Nazio F., Tettamanti G., Girardello R., Cianfanelli V., Cavaliere F., Morrone L., Corasaniti M.T., Cecconi F., Bagetta G. and Nucci C., 2018. Rapamycin and fasting sustain autophagy response activated by ischemia/reperfusion injury and promote retinal ganglion cell survival. Cell Death and Disease, 9: 981-998

Berini F., Katz C., Gruzdev N., Casartelli M., Tettamanti G. and Marinelli F., 2018. Microbial and viral chitinases: attractive biopesticides for integrated pest management. Biotechnology Advances, 36: 818-838

Saviane A., Romoli O., Bozzato A., Freddi G., Cappelletti C., Rosini E., Cappellozza S., Tettamanti G. and Sandrelli F., 2018. Intrinsic antimicrobial properties of silk spun by genetically modified silkworm strains. Transgenic Research, 27: 87-101 (Corresponding author)

Pulze L., Baranzini N., Girardello R., Grimaldi A., Ibba-Manneschi L., Ottaviani E., Reguzzoni M., Tettamanti G. and de Eguileor M., 2017. A new cellular type in invertebrates: first evidence of telocytes in leech Hirudo medicinalis. Scientific Reports, 7: 13580

Pimentel A.C., Montali A., Bruno D. and Tettamanti G., 2017. Metabolic adjustment of the larval fat body in Hermetia illucens to dietary conditions. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 20: 1307-1313 (Corresponding author)

Montali A., Romanelli D., Cappellozza S., Grimaldi A., de Eguileor M. and Tettamanti G., 2017. Timing of autophagy and apoptosis during posterior silk gland degeneration in Bombyx mori. Arthropod Structure & Development, 46: 518-528 (Corresponding author)

Romoli O., Saviane A., Bozzato A., D'Antona P., Tettamanti G., Squartini A., Cappellozza S. and Sandrelli F., 2017. Differential sensitivity to infections and antimicrobial peptide-mediated immune response in four silkworm strains with different geographical origin. Scientific Reports, 7: 1048

Baranzini N., Pedrini E., Girardello R., Tettamanti G., de Eguileor M., Taramelli R., Acquati F. and Grimaldi A., 2017. Human recombinant RNASET2-induced inflammatory response and connective tissue remodeling in the medicinal leech. Cell and Tissue Research, 368: 337-351

Girardello R., Baranzini N., Tettamanti G., de Eguileor M. and Grimaldi A., 2017. Cellular responses induced by multi-walled carbon nanotubes: in vivo and in vitro studies on the medicinal leech macrophages. Scientific Reports, 7: 8871

Manzoni E., Pennarossa G., de Eguileor M., Tettamanti G., Gandolfi F. and Brevini T., 2016. 5-azacytidine affects TET2 and histone transcription and reshapes morphology of human skin fibroblasts. Scientific Reports, 6: 37017

Romanelli D., Casartelli M., Cappellozza S., de Eguileor M. and Tettamanti G., 2016. Roles and regulation of autophagy and apoptosis in the remodeling of the lepidopteran midgut epithelium during metamorphosis. Scientific Reports, 6: 32939 (Corresponding author)

Caccia S., Di Lelio I., La Storia A., Marinelli A., Varricchio P., Franzetti E., Banyuls N., Tettamanti G., Casartelli M., Giordana B., Ferré J., Gigliotti S., Ercolini D. and Pennacchio F., 2016. Midgut microbiota and host immunity immunocompetence underlie Bacillus thuringiensiskilling mechanism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 113: 9486-9491

Franzetti E., Casartelli M., D'Antona P., Montali A., Romanelli D., Cappellozza S., Caccia S., Grimaldi A., de Eguileor M. and Tettamanti G., 2016. Midgut epithelium in molting silkworm: a fine balance among cell growth, differentiation, and survival. Arthropod Structure & Development, 45: 368-379 (Corresponding author)

Kannan M., Aathmanathan V.S., Saravanakumar M., Jaleel A., Romanelli D., Tettamanti G. and Krishan M., 2016. Proteomic analysis of the silkworm midgut during larval-pupal transition. Invertebrate Survival Journal, 13: 191-204

Klionsky D.J.,…….., Tettamanti G.,……and Zughaier S.M., 2016. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition). Autophagy, 1: 1-222

Pulze L., Bassani B., Gini E., D'Antona P., Grimaldi A., Luini A., Marino F., Noonan D., Tettamanti G., Valvassori R. and de Eguileor M., 2016. NET amyloidogenic backbone in human activated neutrophils. Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 183: 469-479

Berini F., Caccia S., Franzetti E., Congiu T., Marinelli F., Casartelli M. and Tettamanti G., 2016. Effects of Trichoderma viride chitinases on the peritrophic matrix of Lepidoptera. Pest Management Science, 72: 980-989 (Corresponding author)

Franzetti E., Romanelli D., Caccia S., Cappellozza S., Congiu T., Rajagopalan M., Grimaldi A., de Eguileor M., Casartelli M. and Tettamanti G., 2015. The midgut of the silkmoth Bombyx mori is able to recycle molecules derived from degeneration of the larval midgut epithelium. Cell and Tissue Research, 361: 509-528 (Corresponding author)

Pennarossa G., Maffei S., Tettamanti G., Congiu T., de Eguileor M., Gandolfi F. and Brevini T., 2015. Intercellular bridges are essential for human parthenogenetic cell survival. Mechanisms of Development, 136: 30-39

Schorn T., Drago F., Tettamanti G., Valvassori R., de Eguileor M., Vizioli J. and Grimaldi A., 2015. Homolog of Allograft inflammatory factor-1 induces macrophage migration during innate immune response in leech. Cell and Tissue Research, 359: 853-864

Schorn T., Drago F., de Eguileor M., Valvassori R., Vizioli J., Tettamanti G. and Grimaldi A., 2015. The allograft inflammatory factor-1 (AIF-1) homologous in Hirudo medicinalis (medicinal leech) is involved in immune response during wound healing and graft rejection processes. Invertebrate Survival Journal, 12: 129-141

Grimaldi A., Tettamanti G., Girardello R., Pulze L., Valvassori R., Malagoli D., Ottaviani E. and de Eguileor M., 2014. Functional amyloid formation in LPS activated cells from invertebrates to vertebrates. Invertebrate Survival Journal, 11: 286-297

Brevini T., Pennarossa G., Rahman M.M., Paffoni A., Antonini S., Ragni G., de Eguileor M., Tettamanti G. and Gandolfi F., 2014. Morphological and molecular changes of human granulosa cells exposed to 5-azacyidine and addressed towards muscular differentiation. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 10: 633-642

Pascale M., Laurino S., Vogel H., Grimaldi A., Monné M., Riviello L., Tettamanti G. and Falabella P., 2014. The lepidopteran endoribonuclease-U domain protein p102 displays dramatically reduced enzymatic activity and forms functional amyloids. Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 47: 129-139

Romanelli D., Casati B., Franzetti E. and Tettamanti G., 2014. A molecular view of autophagy in Lepidoptera. Biomed Research International, 2014: 902315 (Corresponding author)

Wöltje M., Böbel M., Rheinnecker M., Tettamanti G., Franzetti E., Saviane A. and Cappellozza S., 2014. Transgenic protein production in silkworm silk glands requires cathepsin and chitinase of Autographa californica multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 98: 4571-4580

Liu H., Jia Q., Tettamanti G. and Li S., 2013. Balancing crosstalk between 20-hydroxyecdysone-induced autophagy and caspase activity in the fat body during Drosophila larval-prepupal transition. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 43: 1068-1078

Orlandi V.T., Caruso E., Tettamanti G., Banfi S. and Barbieri P., 2013. Photoinduced antibacterial activity of two dicationic 5,15-diarylporphyrins. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 127: 123-132

Grimaldi A., Ferrarese R., Tettamanti G., Valvassori R., and de Eguileor M., 2013. Ras activation in Hirudo medicinalis angiogenic process. Invertebrate Survival Journal, 10: 7-14

Grimaldi A., Tettamanti G., Congiu T., Girardello R., Malagoli D., Falabella P., Valvassori R., Ottaviani E. and de Eguileor M., 2012. The main actors involved in parasitization of Heliothis virescens larva. Cell and Tissue Research, 350: 491-502

Casati B., Terova G., Cattaneo A.G., Rimoldi S., Franzetti E., de Eguileor M. and Tettamanti G., 2012. Molecular cloning and expression analysis of ATG1 in the silkworm, Bombyx mori. Gene, 511: 326-337 (Corresponding author)

Klionsky D.J.,….., Tettamanti G.,……and Zuckerbraun B., 2012. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy. Autophagy, 8: 445-544

Grimaldi A., Girardello R., Malagoli D., Falabella P., Tettamanti G., Valvassori R., Ottaviani E. and de Eguileor M., 2012. Amyloid/Melanin distinctive mark in invertebrate immunity. Invertebrate Survival Journal, 9: 153-162

Brevini T.A., Pennarossa G., Maffei S., Tettamanti G., Vanelli A., Isaac S., Eden A., Ledda S., de Eguileor M. and Gandolfi F. 2012. Centrosome amplification and chromosomal instability in human and animal parthenogenetic cell lines. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 8: 1076-1087

Banfi S., Monti L., Acquati F., Tettamanti G., de Eguileor M. and Grimaldi A., 2012. Muscle development and differentiation in the urodele Ambystoma mexicanum. Development Growth & Differentiation, 54: 489-502

Falabella P., Riviello L., Pascale M., Di Lelio I., Tettamanti G., Grimaldi A., Iannone C., Monti M., Pucci P., Tamburro A.M., de Eguileor M., Gigliotti S. and Pennacchio F., 2012. Functional amyloids in insect immune response. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 42: 203-211

Franzetti E., Huang Z., Shi Y., Deng X., Li J., Li Q., Yang W., Zeng W., Casartelli M., Deng H., Cappellozza S., Grimaldi A., Xia Q., Feng Q., Cao Y. and Tettamanti G., 2012. Autophagy precedes apoptosis during the remodeling of silkworm larval midgut. Apoptosis, 17: 305-324 (Corresponding author)

Li Q., Zheng S., Liu L., Tettamanti G., Cao Y. and Feng Q., 2011. Expression of autophagy-related genes in the anterior silk gland of Bombyx mori during metamorphosis. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 11: 1019-1026

Grimaldi A., Banfi S., Vizioli J., Tettamanti G., Noonan D.M. and de Eguileor M., 2011. Cytokine loaded biopolymers as a novel strategy to study stem cells during wound-healing processes. Macromolecular Bioscience, 11: 1008-1019

Tettamanti G., Cao Y., Feng Q., Grimaldi A. and de Eguileor M., 2011. Autophagy in Lepidoptera: more than old wine in new bottle. Invertebrate Survival Journal, 8: 5-14 (Corresponding author)

Cappellozza S., Saviane A., Tettamanti G., Squadrin M., Vendramin E., Paolucci P., Franzetti E. and Squartini A., 2011. Identification of Enterococcus mundtii as a pathogenic agent involved in the “flacherie” disease in Bombyx mori L. larvae reared on artificial diet. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 106: 386-393

Brevini T., Pennarossa G., de Eguileor M., Tettamanti G., Ragni G., Paffoni A. and Gandolfi F., 2011. Parthenogenetic cell lines: an unstable equilibrium between pluripotency and malignant transformation. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 12: 206-212

Li Q., Deng X., Yang W., Huang Z., Tettamanti G., Cao Y. and Feng Q., 2010. Autophagy, apoptosis and ecdysis-related gene expression in the silk gland of the silkworm (Bombyx mori) during metamorphosis. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 88: 1169-1178

Malagoli D., Abdalla F.C., Cao Y., Feng Q., Fujisaki K., Gregorc A., Matsuo T., Nezis I.P., Papassideri I.S., Silva-Zacarin E.C.M., Tettamanti G. and Umemiya-Shirafuji R., 2010. Autophagy and its physiological relevance in arthropods: current knowledge and perspectives. Autophagy, 6: 575-588

Grimaldi A., Banfi S., Bianchi C., Greco G., Tettamanti G., Noonan D.M., Valvassori R. and de Eguileor M., 2010. The leech: a novel invertebrate model for studying muscle regeneration and diseases. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 16: 968-977

Tettamanti G. and Grimaldi A., 2010. Current perspectives on muscle regeneration and diseases. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 16: 904-905 (Corresponding author)

Tettamanti G., Cattaneo A.G., Gornati R., de Eguileor M., Bernardini G. and Binelli G., 2010. Phylogenesis of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in vertebrates. Gene, 450: 85-93

Brevini T., Pennarossa G., Antonini S., Paffoni A., Tettamanti G., Montemurro T., Radaelli E., Lazzari L., Rebulla P., Scanziani E., de Eguileor M., Benvenisty N., Ragni G. and Gandolfi F., 2009. Cell lines derived from human parthenogenetic embryos can display aberrant centriole distribution and altered expression levels of mitotic spindle check-point transcripts. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 5: 340-352

Grimaldi A., Banfi S., Gerosa L., Tettamanti G., Noonan D.M., Valvassori R. and de Eguileor M., 2009. Identification, isolation and expansion of stem cells involved in leech muscle regeneration. Plos ONE, 4: e7652

Tettamanti G. and Malagoli D., 2008. In vitro methods to monitor autophagy in Lepidoptera. Methods in Enzymology, 451: 685-709 (Corresponding author)

Grimaldi A., Bianchi C., Greco G., Tettamanti G., Noonan D.M., Valvassori R. and de Eguileor M., 2008. In vivo isolation and characterization of stem cells with diverse phenotypes using growth factor impregnated biomatrices. Plos ONE, 3: e1910

Tettamanti G., Grimaldi A., Pennacchio F. and de Eguileor M., 2008. Toxoneuron nigriceps parasitization delays midgut replacement in fifth instar Heliothis virescens larvae. Cell and Tissue Research, 332: 371-379 (Corresponding author)

Grimaldi A., Tettamanti G., Acquati F., Bossi E., Guidali M.L., Banfi S., Monti L., Valvassori R. and de Eguileor M., 2008. A hedgehoghomolog is involved in muscle formation and organization of Sepia officinalis (Mollusca) mantle. Developmental Dynamics, 237: 659-671

Tettamanti G., Malagoli. D., Ottaviani E. and de Eguileor M, 2008. Oligomycin A and the IPLB-LdFB insect cell line: actin and mitochondrial responses. Cell Biology International, 32: 287-292

Tettamanti G., Saló E., González-Estévez C., Felix D.A., Grimaldi A. and de Eguileor M., 2008. Autophagy in invertebrates: insights into development, regeneration and body remodeling. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 14: 116-125 (Corresponding author)

Klionsky D.J.,….., Tettamanti G.,…….and Deter R.L., 2008. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher Eukaryotes. Autophagy, 4: 151-175

Tettamanti G., Grimaldi A., Pennacchio F. and de Eguileor M., 2007. Lepidopteran larval midgut during prepupal instar: digestion or self-digestion? Autophagy, 3: 630-631 (Corresponding author)

Tettamanti G., Grimaldi A., Casartelli M., Ambrosetti E., Ponti B., Congiu T., Ferrarese R., Rivas-Pena M.L., Pennacchio F. and de Eguileor M., 2007. Programmed cell death and stem cell differentiation are responsible for midgut replacement in Heliothis virescens during prepupal instar. Cell and Tissue Research, 330: 345-359 (Corresponding author)

Hammond C.L., Hinits Y., Osborn D.P.S., Minchin J., Tettamanti G. and Hughes S.M., 2007. Signals and myogenic regulatory factors restrict pax3/7 expression to dermomyotome-like tissue in zebrafish. Developmental Biology, 302: 504-521

Grimaldi A., Tettamanti G., Guidali M.L., Brivio M.F., Valvassori R. and de Eguileor M., 2007. A hedgehog-like signal is involved in slow muscle differentiation in Sepia officinalis (Mollusca). Invertebrate Survival Journal, 4: 1-9

Tettamanti G., Malagoli D., Benelli R., Albini A., Grimaldi A., Perletti G., Noonan D.M., de Eguileor M. and Ottaviani E., 2006. Growth factors and chemokines: a comparative functional approach between invertebrates and vertebrates. Current Medicinal Chemistry, 13: 2737-2750

Grimaldi A., Tettamanti G., Perletti G., Valvassori R. and de Eguileor M., 2006. Hematopoietic cell formation in leech wound healing. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 12: 3033-3041

Grimaldi A., Caccia S., Congiu T., Ferrarese R., Tettamanti G., Rivas-Pena M., Perletti G., Valvassori R., Valvassori R., Giordana B., Falabella P., Pennacchio F. and de Eguileor M., 2006. Structure and function of the extraembryonic membrane persisting around the larvae of the parasitoid Toxoneuron nigriceps. Journal of Insect Physiology, 52: 870-880

Tettamanti G., Malagoli. D., Marchesini E., Congiu T., de Eguileor M. and Ottaviani E., 2006. Oligomycin A induces autophagy in the IPLB-LdFB insect cell line. Cell and Tissue Research, 326: 179-186

Grimaldi A., Moriondo A., Sciacca L., Guidali M.L., Tettamanti G. and Negrini D., 2006. Functional arrangement of diaphragmatic initial lymphatic network. American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 291: H876-885

Rinaldi L., Basso P., Tettamanti G., Grimaldi A., Terova G., Saroglia M. and de Eguileor M., 2005. Oxygen availability causes morphological changes and a different VEGF/Flk-1/HIF-2 expression pattern in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) gills. The Italian Journal of Zoology, 72: 103-111

Tettamanti G., Grimaldi A., Congiu T., Perletti G., Raspanti M., Valvassori R. and de Eguileor M., 2005. Collagen reorganization in leech wound healing. Biology of the Cell, 97: 557-568

Ferrarese R., Brivio M., Congiu T., Falabella P., Grimaldi A., Mastore M., Perletti G., Pennacchio F., Sciacca L., Tettamanti G., Valvassori R. and de Eguileor M., 2005. Early suppression of immune response in Heliothis virescens larvae by the endophagous parasitoid Toxoneuron nigriceps. Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2: 60-68

Tettamanti G., Grimaldi A., Ferrarese R., Rinaldi L., Bortolotto A., Di Guardo G. and de Eguileor M., 2004. A comparative study of sporta perimedullaris muscolosa in the renicule of six species of cetaceans. The Italian Journal of Zoology, 71: 115-121 (Corresponding author)

Tettamanti G., Grimaldi A., Rinaldi L., Arnaboldi F., Congiu T., Valvassori R. and de Eguileor M., 2004. The multifunctional role of fibroblasts during wound healing in Hirudo medicinalis (Annelida, Hirudinea). Biology of the Cell, 96: 443-455 (Corresponding author)

Grimaldi A., Tettamanti G., Rinaldi L., Valvassori R. and de Eguileor M., 2004. Role of cathepsin B in leech wound healing. Invertebrate Survival Journal, 1: 36-48

Grimaldi A.§, Tettamanti G.§, Martin B.L., Gaffield W., Pownall M.E. and Hughes S.M., 2004. Hedgehog regulation of superficial slow muscles fibres in Xenopus and the evolution of tetrapod trunk myogenesis. Development, 131: 3249-3262 (§equal contribution)

de Eguileor M., Tettamanti G., Grimaldi A., Perletti G., Congiu T., Rinaldi L. and Valvassori R., 2004. Hirudo medicinalis: avascular tissues for clear-cut angiogenesis studies? Current Pharmaceutical Design, 10: 1979-1988

Grimaldi A., Tettamanti G., Brivio M.F., Valvassori R. and de Eguileor M., 2004. Differentiation of slow and fast fibers in tentacles of Sepia officinalis (Mollusca). Development Growth & Differentiation, 46: 181-193

Perletti G., Osti D., Marras E., Tettamanti G. and de Eguileor M., 2004. Generation of VSV-G pseudotyped lentiviral particles in 293T cells. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 8: 142-143

Grimaldi A., Tettamanti G., Rinaldi L., Brivio M.F., Castellani D. and de Eguileor M., 2004. Muscle differentiation in tentacle of Sepia officinalis (Mollusca) is regulated by muscle regulatory factors (MRFs) related proteins. Development Growth & Differentiation, 46: 83-96

Tettamanti G., Grimaldi A., Valvassori R., Rinaldi L. and de Eguileor M., 2003. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor is involved in neoangiogenesis in Hirudo medicinalis (Annelida, Hirudinea). Cytokine, 22: 168-179 (Corresponding author)

Tettamanti G., Grimaldi A., Ferrarese R., Palazzi M., Perletti G., Valvassori R., Cooper E.L., Lanzavecchia G. and de Eguileor M., 2003. Leech responses to tissue transplantation. Tissue & Cell, 35: 199-212

Perletti G., Marras E., Dondi D., Grimaldi A., Tettamanti G., Valvassori R. and de Eguileor M., 2003. Assessment of the biological activity of an improved naked-DNA vector for angiogenesis gene therapy on a non-mammalian model. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 11: 691-696

de Eguileor M., Tettamanti G., Grimaldi A., Congiu T., Ferrarese R., Perletti G., Valvassori R., Cooper E.L. and Lanzavecchia G., 2003. Leeches: immune response, angiogenesis and biomedical applications. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 9: 133-147

de Eguileor M., Grimaldi A., Tettamanti G., Ferrarese R., Congiu T., Protasoni M., Perletti G., Valvassori R. and Lanzavecchia G., 2001. Hirudo medicinalis: a new model system for testing activators and inhibitors of angiogenesis. Angiogenesis, 4: 299-312

de Eguileor M., Grimaldi A., Tettamanti G., Valvassori R., Leonardi M.G., Giordana B., Tremblay E., Digilio M.C. and Pennacchio F., 2001. Larval anatomy and structure of absorbing epithelia in the aphid parasitoid Aphidius ervi Haliday (Hymenoptera, Braconidae). ArthropodStructure & Development, 30: 27-37

de Eguileor M., Grimaldi A., Tettamanti G., Congiu T., Protasoni M., Reguzzoni M., Valvassori R. and Lanzavecchia G., 2001.Ultrastructure and functional versatility of hyrudinean botryoidal tissue. Tissue & Cell, 33: 332-341

de Eguileor M., Grimaldi A., Tettamanti G., Boselli A., Valvassori R., Cooper E.L. and Lanzavecchia G., 2000. Lipopolysaccharide-dependent induction of leech leukocytes that cross- react with vertebrate cellular differentiation markers. Tissue & Cell, 32: 437-445

de Eguileor M., Giordana B., Leonardi M.G., Grimaldi A., Tettamanti G., Fiandra L., Valvassori R. and Lanzavecchia G., 2000. Integumental amino acid uptake in a carnivorous predator mollusc (Sepia officinalis, Cephalopoda). Tissue & Cell, 32: 389-399

de Eguileor M., Grimaldi A., Tettamanti G., Valvassori R., Cooper E.L. and Lanzavecchia G., 2000. Different types of response against foreign antigens by leech leukocytes. Tissue & Cell, 32: 40-48

de Eguileor M., Tettamanti G., Grimaldi A., Boselli A., Scarì G., Valvassori R., Cooper E.L. and Lanzavecchia G., 1999. Histopathological changes after induced injury in leeches. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 74: 14-28

de Eguileor M., Grimaldi A., Boselli A., Tettamanti G., Lurati S., Valvassori R. and Lanzavecchia G., 1999. Possible roles of extracellular matrix and cytoskeleton in leech body wall muscle. Journal of Microscopy, 196: 6-18

de Eguileor M., Grimaldi A., Lanzavecchia G., Tettamanti G. and Valvassori R., 1998. Dimensional and numerical growth of helical fibers in leeches: an unusual pattern. The Journal of Experimental Zoology, 281:171-187