Ahrens W, Bammann K, de Henauw S, Halford J, Palou A, Pigeot I, Siani A, Sjostrom M.

Understanding and preventing childhood obesity and related disordersIDEFICS: A European multilevel epidemiological approach.
Nutr Metab & Cardiovasc Dis. 2006, 16, 302-308. PMID:16679223

Aranda E, Garcia-Romera I, Ocampo JA, Carbone V, Malorni A, Sannino F, De Martino A, Capasso R.
Reusing ethyl acetate and aqueous exhausted fractions of dry olive mill residue by saprobe fungi.
Chemosphere. 2006 Jun 29; [Epub ahead of print] PMID:16814842

Avella M, Bruno G, Errico ME, Gentile G, Piciocchi N, Sorrentino A, Volpe MG.
Innovative packaging for minimally processed fruits (p n/a).
Packaging Technology and Science, 2006, Published Online: 27 Oct 2006. DOI: 10.1002/pts.761.

Bammann K, Peplies J, Sjostrom M, Lissner L, De Henauw S, Galli C, Iacoviello L, Krogh V, Marild S, Pigeot I, Pitsiladis Y, Pohlabeln H, Reisch L, Siani A, Ahrens W for the IDEFICS Consortium.
Assessment of diet, physical activity and biological, social and environmental factors in a multi-centre European project on diet- and lifestyle-related disorders in children (IDEFICS).
Journal of Public Health DOI 10.1007/s10389-006-0058-0

Barba G, Russo P.
Dairy foods, dietary calcium and obesity: a short review of the evidence.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2006, 16, 445-451. PMID: 16928440

Barba G, Troiano E, Russo P and Siani A for the ARCA Project Study group
Total fat, fat distribution and blood pressure according to eating frequency in children living in southern italy: the ARCA Project.
International Journal of Obesity, 2006, 30, 1166-1169. PMID:16462817

Barba G, Troiano E, Russo P, Strazzullo P, Siani A.
Body mass, fat distribution and blood pressure in Southern Italian children: results of the ARCA project.
Nutr Metab & Cardiovasc Diseases 2006, 16, 239-248. PMID:16679215

Barone MV, Gimigliano A, Castoria G, Paolella G, Maurano F, Paparo F, Maria M, Nanayakkara M, Mineo A, Miele E, Troncone R, Auricchio S.
Growth factor-like activity of gliadin, an alimentary protein: implications for celiac disease (CD).
Gut 2006, Aug 4. PMID: 16891357

Bergamo P, Luongo M, Maurano F, Mazzarella G, Stefanile R and Rossi M.
Conjugated linoleic acid enhances glutathione synthesis and attenuates pathological signs in MRL/MpJ-FAS lpr mice.
J Lipid Res. 2006, 47, 2382-2391. PMID: 16877747

Bolognese A, Fierro O, Guarino D, Longobardo L, Caputo R.
One-Pot Synthesis of Orthogonally Protected Enantiopure S-(Aminoalkyl)-cysteine Derivatives.
Eur. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2006, 1, 169-173.

Buonocore F., Randelli E., Bird S., Secombes C.J., Costantini S., Facchiano A., Mazzini M., Scapigliati G.
The CD8alpha from sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.): cloning, expression and 3D modelling.
Fish Shellfish Immunol., 2006, 20, 637-646. PMID: 16230027

Carraturo A, Raieta K, Ottaviani D, Russo GL.
Inhibition of Vibrio parahaemolyticus by a Bacteriocin-Like Inhibitory Substance (BLIS) produced by Vibrio mediterranei 1.
J Applied Microbiol. 2006, 101, 234-241. PMID: 16834611

Castaldo C., Siciliano R.A., Muscariello L., Marasco R., Sacco M.
CcpA affects expression of the groESL and dnaK operons in Lactobacillus plantarum.
Microb Cell Fact. 2006, 5, 35. PMID: 17129387.

Chambery A, Farina A, Di Maro A, Rossi M, Abbondanza C, Moncharmont B, Malorni L, Cacace G, Pocsfalvi G, Malorni A, Parente A.
Proteomic analysis of MCF-7 cell lines expressing the zinc-finger or the proline-rich domain of retinoblastoma-interacting-zinc-finger protein.
J Proteome Res. 2006, 5, 1176-85. PMID: 16674107

Chambery A, Pisante M, Di Maro A, Di Zazzo E, Costantini S, Colonna G and Parente A
Invariant Ser211 is involved in the catalysis of PD-L4, type I RIP from (Phytolacca dioica) leaves.
Proteins: Structure, Function and Bioinformatics, in press.

Coccetti P, Zinzalla V, Tedeschi G, Russo GL, Fantinato S, Marin O, Pinna LA, Vanoni M, Alberghina L.
Sic1 is phosphorylated by CK2 on Ser201 in budding yeast cells.
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2006, 346, 786-793. PMID:16777072

Conte M, Arcaro A, D’Angelo D, Gnata A, Mamone G, Ferranti P, Formisano S, Gentile F.
A single chondroitin 6-sulfate oligosaccharide unit at Ser-2730 of human thyroglobulin enhances hormone formation and limits proteolytic accessibility at the carboxyl terminus Potential insights into thyroid homeostasis and autoimmunity.
Journal of Biological Chemistry 2006, 281, 22200-22211. PMID:16679516

Costantini S, Colonna G, Facchiano A.
Amino acid propensities for secondary structures are influenced by the protein structural class.
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2006, 342, 441-451. PMID: 16487481

Costantini S, Facchiano A, Marabotti A.
La predizione della struttura delle proteine.
Compositi e Nanotecnologie, 2006, 2, 43-47.

D’Arienzo R, Maurano F, Mazzarella G, Luongo D, Stefanile R, Ricca E, Rossi M
Bacillus subtilis spores reduce susceptibility to Citrobacter rodentium-mediated enteropathy in a mouse model.
Res. Microbiol. 2006, 157, 891-897. PMID: 17005378.

D’Auria S, Ausili A, Marabotti A, Varriale A, Scognamiglio V, Staiano M, Bertoli E, Rossi M and Tanfani F.
Binding of glucose to the D-galactose/D-glucose-binding protein from Escherichia coli restores the native protein secondary structure and the thermostability that are lost upon calcium depletion.
Journal of Biochemistry, 2006, 139, 213-221. PMID: 16452309

De Stefano L, Rossi M, Staiano M, Mamone G, Parracino A, Rotiroti L, Rendina I, Rossi M, D’Auria S.
Glutamine-binding protein from Escherichia coli specifically binds a wheat gliadin peptide allowing the design of a new porous silicon-based optical biosensor.
Journal of Proteome Research 2006, 5, 1241-1245. PMID:16674114

Di Finizio A, Guerriero G, Russo GL, Ciarcia G.
Identification of gadoid species (Pisces, Gadidae) by sequencing and PCR-RFLP analysis of mitochondrial 12S and 16S rRNA gene fragments.
Eur Food Res Technology. 2006, In press.

Di Stasio M, Vacca P, Piciocchi N, Meccariello C, Volpe MG.
Particle size distribution and starch damage in some soft wheat cultivars.
Int Journal of Food Science and Technol. 2006, in press.

Dosi R, Di Maro A, Chambery A, Colonna G, Costantini S, Geraci G, Parente A.
Characterization and kinetics studies of water buffalo (Bubalus bubalus) myoglobin.
Biochemistry and Physiology-Part B 2006, 145, 230-238. PMID:16959515

Esposito T, Lonardo F, Fiumara A, Lombardi C, Russo P, Zuppi C, Scarano G,Musumeci S, Gianfrancesco F
A spectrum of molecular variation in a cohort of Italian families with trimethylaminuria: identification of three novel mutations of the FM03 gene.
Mol Genet Metab 2006, 88, 192-195. PMID: 16600650

Facchiano A, Costantini S, Di Maro A, Panichi D, Chambery A, Parente A, Di Gennaro S, Poerio E.
Modelling the 3D structure of WSCI. Probing the reactive site of the inhibitor with two susceptible proteinases, by time-course analysis and molecular dynamics simulations.
Biological Chemistry, 2006, 387, 931-940. PMID: 16913843

Facchiano F, Facchiano A, Facchiano A.
The role of transglutaminase-2 and its substrates in human diseases.
Frontiers in Biosciences, 2006, 11, 1758-1773. PMID:16368554

Facchiano F, D’Arcangelo D, Russo K, Fogliano V, Mennella C, Ragone R, Zambruno G, Carbone V, Ribatti D, Peschle C, Capogrossi MC, Facchiano A.
Glycated-FGF-2 is quickly produced in vitro upon low-millimolar glucose treatment and detected in vivo in diabetic mice.
Mol Endocrinol. 2006, 20, 2806-2813. PMID: 16840537

Fratianni F, Nazzaro F, Caliendo G, Arnesi G, Veronesi A, Sarzi P.
Comparazione nutrizionale dellevarieta’ “corno” e “quadrato” del peperone. Indagini preliminari.
Industrie Alimentari 2006, 45, 539-543.

Giacco R, Cuomo V, Vessby B, Uusitupa M, Hermansen K , Meyer B J, Riccardi G , Rivellese A A. KANWU Study Group.
Fish oil, insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion and glucose tolerance in healthy people: is there any effect of fish oil supplementation in relation to the type of background diet and habitual dietary intake of n-6 and n-3 fatty acids?
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2006, Nov 23; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17127043

Gianfrani C, Auricchio S, Troncone R.
Possibile drug targets for celiac disease.
Exp Opin Therap Target 2006, 10,601-611. PMID: 16848695.

Gianfrani C, Levings MK, Sartirana C, Mazzarella G, Barba G, Zanzi D, Camarca A, Iaquinto G, Giardullo N, Auricchio S, Troncone R, Roncarolo MG.
Gliadin-specific, type 1 regulatory T cell (Tr1) from the intestinal mucosa of treated coeliac disease patients inhibit pathogenic T cell.
J Immunol. 2006, 177, 4178-4186. PMID: 16951383.

Guida B, Laccetti R, Gerardi C, Trio R, Perrino NR, Strazzullo P, Siani A, Farinaro E, Colantuoni A
Bioelectrical impedance analysis and age-related differences of body composition in the elderly.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis., in press, Available online 13 March 2006

Herman P, Staiano M, Marabotti A, Varriale A, Scire’ A, Tanfani F, Vecer J, Rossi M and D’Auria S.
D-Trehalose/D-maltose-binding protein from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus litoralis. The binding of trehalose and maltose results in different protein conformational states.
Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, 2006, 63, 754-767. PMID: 16532450

Iacomino G, Medici MC, Napoli D, Russo GL.
Effects of histone deacetylase inhibitors on p55CDC/Cdc20 expression in HT29 cell line.
J Cell Biochem. 2006, 99, 1122-1131. PMID: 16795040

Laurienzo P, Malinconico M, Pizzano R, Manzo C, Piciocchi N, Sorrentino A, Volpe MG.
Natural polysaccharides-based gels for dairy food preservation.
J Dairy Sci. 2006, 89, 2856-2864. PMID: 16840601

Luongo D, Severino L, Bergamo P, De Luna R, Lucisano A, Rossi M.
Interactive effects of fumonisin B1 and a-zearalenol on proliferation and cytokine expression in Jurkat T cells.
Toxicology in vitro 2006, 20, 1403-1410. PMID: 16899350

Mannini R, Rivieccio V, D’Auria S, Tanfani F, Ausili A, Facchiano A, Pedone C and Grimaldi G.
Structure/function of KRAB repression domains: structural properties of KRAB modules inferred from hydrodynamic, circular dichroism and FTIR spectroscopic analyses
Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, 2006, 62, 604-616. PMID: 16385564

Marabotti A, Ausili A, Staiano M, Scire’ A, Tanfani F, Parracino A, Varriale A, Rossi M and D’Auria S
Pressure affects the structure and the dynamics of the D-Galactose/D-Glucose-Binding Protein from Escherichia coli by perturbing the C-terminal domain of the protein.
Biochemistry, 2006, 45, 11885-11894. PMID: 17002289

Marabotti A, Colonna G, Facchiano A
A new computational strategy to analyze the interactions of ERalpha and ERbeta with Different ERE Sequences.
J. Computational Chemistry, accepted/in press.

Marabotti A, Herman P, Staiano M, Varriale A, de Champdore M, Rossi M, Gryczynski Z, D’Auria S.
Pressure Effect on the Stability and the Conformational Dynamics of the D-Galactose/D-Glucose-Binding Protein from Escherichia coli.
Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, 2006, 62, 193-201. PMID:16294341

Marra R, Ambrosino P, Carbone V, Vinale F, Woo SL, Ruocco M, Ciliento R, Lanzuise S, Ferraioli S, Soriente I, Gigante S, Turra D, Fogliano V, Scala F, Lorito M.
Study of the three-way interaction between Trichoderma atroviride, plant and fungal pathogens by using a proteomic approach.
Curr Genet., 2006, 50, 307-321. PMID: 17008992

Mauriello EM, Cangiano G, Maurano F, De Felice M, Rossi M and Ricca E.
Germination-Independent Induction of Cellular Immune Response by Bacillus subtilis Spores Displaying the C Fragment of the Tetanus Toxin.
Vaccine, 2006, Epub 2006 Sep 22. PMID: 17028079.

Mazzeo MF, Sorrentino A, Gaita M, Cacace G, Di Stasio M, Facchiano A, Comi G, Malorni A and Siciliano R.A.
MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for the discrimination of foodborne microorganisms.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 2006, 72, 1631-1638. PMID: 16461665

Mercorio F, Mercorio A, Di Spezio Sardo A, Votino C, Barba G, Nappi C.
Cervical fetal fibronectin as a predictor of first trimestre pregnancy outcome in unexplained recurrent miscarriage.
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2006, 126, 165-169. PMID:16256259

Mutarelli M, Facchiano F, Colonna G, Facchiano A.
Gene expression analysis by integration of microarrays technology, bioinformatics tools and biocomputing methods.
Compositi e Nanotecnologie, 2006, 2, 13-18.

Nardone G., Rippa E., Martin G., Rocco A., Siciliano R.A., Fiengo A., Cacace G., Malorni A., Budillon G., Arcari P.
Gastrokine 1 expression in patients with and without Helicobacter pylori infection.
Dig Liver Dis. 2006 Nov 7; [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 17092786

Nazzaro F, Fratianni F, Picariello G, Coppola R, Reale A, Di Luccia A.
Evaluation of gamma rays influence on some biochemical and microbiological aspects in black truffles.
Food Chemistry, 2006, published online, Ottobre 2006.

Pellicano MP, Sadile AG.
Differential alcohol drinking behaviour and dependence in the Naples Low- and High-Excitability rat lines.
Behav Brain Res. 2006, 171, 199-206. PMID: 16712974

Pellicano MP, Cammarota G, Laurino C, Graziani MP.
Profilo sensoriale della carne bufalina e motivazioni al consumo.
Ingredienti alimentari 2006, 27, 18-21.

Picariello G, De Martino A, Mamone G, Ferranti P, Addeo F, Faccia M, Spagnamusso S, Di Luccia A.
Proteomic study of muscle sarcoplasmic proteins using AUT-PAGE/SDS-PAGE as two-dimensional gel electrophoresis.
Journal Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci, 2006, 833, 101-108. PMID: 16503425

Pietrantoni A, Ammendolia MG, Tinari A, Siciliano R, Valenti P, Superti F.
Bovine lactoferrin peptidic fragments involved in inhibition of Echovirus 6 in vitro infection.
Antiviral Res. 2006 69, 98-106. PMID: 16386316

Pocsfalvi G, Cuccurullo M, Schlosser G, Cacace G, Siciliano RA, Mazzeo MF, Scacco S, Cocco T, Gnoni A, Malorni A and Papa S.
Shotgun proteomics for the characterisation of subunit composition of mitochondrial complex I.
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 2006, 1757, 1438-1450. PMID:16876106

Russo P, Lauria F, Loguercio M, Barba G, Arnout J, Cappuccio FP, de Lorgeril M, Donati MB, Iacoviello L, Krogh V, van Dongen M, and Siani A, on behalf of the European Collaborative Group of the IMMIDIET Project
-344C/T variant in the promoter of the aldosterone synthase gene (CYP11B2) is associated with metabolic syndrome in men.
Am J Hypert, 2006 in press.

Russo P, Loguercio M, Lauria F, Barba G, Arnout J, Cappuccio FP, Iacoviello L, and Siani A, on behalf of the European Colaborative Group of the IMMIDIET Project.
Age- and gender-dependent association of the 344C/T polymorphism of CYP11B2 with blood pressure in European populations. J Hum Hypertens., 2006, in press.

Russo P, Venezia A, Lauria F, Strazzullo P, Cappuccio FP, Iacoviello L, Barba G, Siani A.
HindIII(+/-) Polymorphism of the Y Chromosome, Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids: No Evidence of Association in Three Caucasian Populations.
Am J Hypertens., 2006, 19, 331-338. PMID: 16580565

Sacchi R., Falcigno L., Paduano A., Ambrosino M.L., Savarese M., De Giulio B., Addeo F., Paolillo L.
Quantitative evaluation of the aldehydes formed in heated vegetable oils using high resolution proton-NMR spectroscopy.
La Rivista Italiana delle Sostanze Grasse, Vol. LXXXIII – Novembre/Dicembre 2006.

Scafoglio C., Ambrosino C., Cicatiello L., Altucci L., Ardovino M., Bontempo P., Medici N., Molinari A.M., Nebbioso A., Facchiano A., Calogero R.A., Elkon R., Menini N., Ponzone R., Biglia N., Sismondi P., De Bortoli M., and Weisz A.
Comparative gene expression profiling reveals partially overlapping but distinct genomic actions of different antiestrogens in human breast cancer cells.
J Cellular Biochem, 2006, 98, 1163-1184. PMID: 16514628

Siani A, Strazzullo P.
Tackling the genetic bases of metabolic syndrome: a realistic objective?
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis., 2006, 16, 209-312.

Staiano M, Scognamiglio V, Mamone G, Rossi M, Parracino A, Rossi M, D’Auria S.
Glutamine-binding protein from Escherichia coli specifically binds a wheat gliadin peptide. 2. Resonance energy transfer studies suggest a new sensing approach for an easy detection of wheat gliadin.
J Proteome Res. 2006, 5,2083-2086. PMID: 16944918

Strazzullo P, Barbato A, Galletti F, Barba G, Siani A, Iacone R, D’Elia L, Russo O, Versiero M, Farinaro E, Cappuccio FP.
Abnormalities of renal sodium handling in the metabolic syndrome. Results of the Olivetti Heart Study.
J. Hypertens., 2006, 24, 1633-1639.

Stiuso P., Marabotti A., Facchiano A., Lepretti M., Dicitore A., Ferranti P., Carteni M.
Assessment of the conformational features of vasoactive intestinal peptide in solution by limited proteolysis experiments.
Biopolymers, 2006, 81, 110-119. PMID: 16224772

Tafuto S, Catalano O, Barba G, Sandomenico F, Lo bianco R, Tortoriello A, Formato R, Comella P, Siani A, Di Meo M, Iaffaioli RV, and Quattrin S.
Real-time contrast-enhanced specific ultrasound in staging and follow-up of splenic lymphomas.
Front Biosci. 2006, 11, 2224-2229. PMID: 16720309

Trinchella F, Riggio M, Filosa S, Volpe MG, Parisi E, Scudiero R.
Cadmium distribution and metallothionein expression in lizard tissues following acute and chronic cadmium intoxication.
Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol. , 2006, 144, 272-278. PMID: 17097355

Troiano E, Casullo C, Siani A e Barba G, per conto del Gruppo di Studio del Progetto ARCA
Una piramide di salute: il Progetto ARCA
Quaderni ACP 2006, 13, 12-16.

van Eckert R, Berghofer E, Ciclitira PJ, Chirdo F, Denery-Papini S,. Ellis HJ, Ferranti P, Goodwin P, Immer U, Mamone G, Mendez E, Mothes T, Novalin S, Osman A, Rumbo M, Stern M, Thorell L, Whim A, Wieser H.
Towards a new gliadin reference materialisolation and characterisation.
Journal of Cereal Science, 2006 May, 3, 3331-3341.

CAPITOLI LIBRI

Barba G.
Prodotti lattiero-caseari e obesita’: a. Infanzia e adolescenza.
In: Il Libro Bianco sul Latte e i Prodotti Lattiero Caseari Ed. INRAN 2006; Cap.6; pagine 1-13.

Barba G.
Prodotti lattiero-caseari e pressione arteriosa: a. Infanzia e adolescenza.
In: Il Libro Bianco sul Latte e i Prodotti Lattiero Caseari Ed. INRAN – Assolatte, 2006; Cap.7; pagine 14-26.

F. Fratianni, M. De Palma, M. Tucci e F. Nazzaro
Analisi del profilo polifenolico di varietÖ locali di carciofo (Cynara scolymus).
In: Ricerche e Innovazioni dellIndustria Alimentare, Chiriotti Editore, Vol. VII, 652-556.

Rosalba Giacco, Gabriele Riccardi
Caratteristiche nutrizionali della dieta per il paziente diabetico.
In: Dialogoi Il diabete e le sue parole. Elsevier 2006; pg 5-22.

Luongo D, Maurano F, Bergamo P, D’Arienzo R, Saggese V and Rossi M.
Immunomodulation of gluten hypersensitivity.
In: Nutrition and Immunity, 2006; ISBN: 81-7736-251-8 (Mengheri E, Roselli M, Britti MS, Finamore A, eds.), Research Signpost, Research Signpost 37/661 (2), Fort P.O., Trivandrum -695 023, Kerala, India, pp.83-98.

Mutarelli M., Facchiano F., Colonna G., Facchiano A.
Bioinformatics tools for the analysis of gene expression by microarrays.
Recent Devel. Nucleic Acid Res.,, 2, 175-200.

Nazzaro F, Fratianni F.
Tecniche innovative nella conservazione degli alimenti e di microrganismi di interesse agroalimentare e farmaceutico in:SICUREZZA ALIMENTARE, RISCHIO BIOLOGICO E CHIMICO, CERTIFICAZIONE INTEGRATA, BIOMONITORAGGIO AMBIENTALE, a cura di S. Dumontet, E. Landi, F, Pastoni, volume 1,pp 43-51, 2006.

Pellicano MP, Cammarota G., Piciocchi N, Cipriano L, Tarantino K, Graziani MP.
Caratterizzazione sensoriale della carne bufalina e fattori che incidono sui consumi.
In: Ricerche e innovazioni nell’industria alimentare. Chirotti Editore, 2006.

Rivellese A.A., Giacco R.
Nutrizione e malattie cardiovascolari.
In: Geni, Stile di vita e rischio cardiovascolare Grandangolo in Diabetologia. Accademia Nazionale di Medicina, 2005 vol.6, pg 29-42.

Siani A, Barba G.
SPREAD: Stroke Prevention and Educational Awareness Diffusion (IV Edizione); Ictus cerebrale:linee guida italiane di prevenzione e trattamento 2005; Cap. 7.1.4, Prevenzione primaria: Dieta. Ed. Catel, Milano.