Publications

D.L. Vitale et al. Deciphering Drug Resistance: Investigating the Emerging Role of Hyaluronan Metabolism and Signaling and Tumor Extracellular Matrix in Cancer Chemotherapy. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25(14), 7607.

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R. Lamba et al. MatriCom: a scRNA-Seq data mining tool to infer ECM-ECM and cell-ECM communication systems. J Cell Sci 2025, 138(13):jcs263927.

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P. Milesi et al. Nanoparticles and Glycosaminoglycans: Progress and Applications for Cancer Therapy. Proteoglycan Research 2025, 3: e70024.

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Z. Piperigkou et al. Principal mechanisms of extracellular matrix-mediated cell-cell communication in physiological and tumor microenvironments. FEBS J 2025 doi: 10.1111/febs.70207.

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P. Petrov et al. ProToDeviseR: an automated protein topology scheme generator. BMC Bioinformatics 2025, 3;26(1):71.

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C. Laigle et al. Self-assembled peptide RADA16 hydrogel supports wound epithelialization by a laminin-332-dependent binding mechanism. 

Acta Biomater 2025, S1742-7061(25)00721-4.

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​S. Mangani et al. Spheroid-Based 3D Models to Decode Cell Function and Matrix Effectors in Breast Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2025, 17(21):3512.

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S. Kremmydas et al. Targeting EGFR/IGF-IR Functional Crosstalk in 2D and 3D Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Models to Evaluate Tumor Progression. Int J Mol Sci, 2025 26(17):8665.

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L. Habenicht et al. The Role of the Cell Surface Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycan Syndecan-3 in Breast Cancer Pathophysiology. Cells 2025, 14(20):1612. 

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M. Franchi et al. Ultrastructural Changes of the Peri-Tumoral Collagen Fibers and Fibrils Array in Different Stages of Mammary Cancer Progression. Cells 2025, 14(13):1037. doi: 10.3390/cells14131037.

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D. Lujan Vitale et al. 4-Methylumbelliferone Sensitizes Breast Cancer Spheroids to Chemotherapeutic Treatment With Epirubicin: New Perspectives for Pharmacological Repositioning. IUBMB Life 2025, 77(11):e70075.

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Z. Piperigkou et al. A guide to the types, structures, and multifaceted functions of matrix metalloproteinases in cancer. FEBS J 2025, Oct 29. doi: 10.1111/febs.70296.

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I. Sevic. et al. Alteration of Hyaluronic Acid Metabolism in Tumor Microenvironment Can Modulate DNA Repair Gene Expression: Therapeutic Potential for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2025, 26(23), 11328

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G. Melilli et al. Bioderived Green Algae Metabolite as a Latent Cross-Linking Agent for Protein-Based Hydrogels with High Potential for Skin Repair Applications. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2025, 8(3):2558-2568.

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S. Mangani et al. Design and Applications of Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds in Tissue Engineering and Regeneration. Cells 2025, 14(14):1076.

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N E Koletsis. Development, Functional Characterization, and Matrix Effectors Dynamics in 3D Spheroids of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells. Cells 2025, 14(17):1351.

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S. Mangani et al. Estrogen receptors and extracellular matrix: the critical interplay in cancer development and progression. FEBS J 2025, 292(7):1558-1572. 

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N K Karamanos et al. Extracellular matrix matters: matrix-based bioscaffolds in advancing translational cancer research and targeted therapy.  Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2025, 328(6):C1957-C1963.