Volatile organic compounds: instrumental and canine detections link an individual to the crime scene

Autor: Vera Filetti, Giulio Di Mizio, Marcello Rendine, Palmira Fortarezza, Pietrantonio Ricci, Cristoforo Pomara, Giovanni Messina, Irene Riezzo, Christian Zammit, Antonietta Messina, Monica Salerno, Francesco Sessa

Publikováno v: Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019)

Abstract Background Whenever a crime is committed, forensic personnel are requested to collect every kind of evidence to establish the relationship between the suspects and the crime. When any evidence is accidentally destroyed or not found, there is

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MMP-7 and MMP-9 are overexpressed in the synovial tissue from severe temporomandibular joint dysfunction

Autor: Carla Loreto, Vera Filetti, Luis Eduardo Almeida, Giusy Rita Maria La Rosa, Rosalia Leonardi, Cristina Grippaudo, Antonino Lo Giudice

Publikováno v: European Journal of Histochemistry, Vol 64, Iss 2 (2020)

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are tissue-enzymes that play a key role during the remodeling process, such as in inflammatory diseases. MMP-7 and MMP-9 have been shown to be implicated in extracellular matrix homeostasis and in joint disc remodelin

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Oxidative stress and DNA damage in agricultural workers after exposure to pesticides

Autor: Vera Filetti, Ermanno Vitale, Concettina Di Naso, Venerando Rapisarda, Caterina Ledda, Diana Cinà, Gianluca Paravizzini, Emanuele Cannizzaro, Ivo Iavicoli

Publikováno v: Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology (London, England)
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)

Background Recent epidemiological studies on workers describe that exposure to pesticides can induce oxidative stress by increased production of free radicals that can accumulate in the cell and damage biological macromolecules, for example, RNA, DNA

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11769/495120

An in vivo immunohistochemical study on MacroH2A.1 in lung and lymph-node tissues exposed to an asbestiform fiber

Autor: Claudia Lombardo, Caterina Ledda, Venerando Rapisarda, Carla Loreto, Rosario Caltabiano, Maria Hagnäs, Vera Filetti

Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate MacroH2A.1 immunoexpression in tissues of sheep exposed to FE. Background: The correlation between asbestiform fibers, lung cancer, pleural mesothelioma, and other lung diseases is already well establish

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11769/398220

Decomposing Human Blood: Canine Detection Odor Signature and Volatile Organic Compounds

Autor: Carmela Fiore, Dania De Carlo, Irene Riezzo, Marcello Rendine, Vera Filetti, Palmira Fortarezza, Giuseppe Bertozzi

Publikováno v: Journal of Forensic Sciences. 64:587-592

The admissibility of human "odor mortis" discrimination in courts depends on the lack of comprehension of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) during the human decay process and of the lack in standardized procedures in training cadaver dogs. Blood was

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https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13901