Endothelial Ca2+ Signaling, Angiogenesis and Vasculogenesis: Just What It Takes to Make a Blood Vessel

F Moccia, S Negri, M Shekha, P Faris… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
It has long been known that endothelial Ca2+ signals drive angiogenesis by recruiting
multiple Ca2+-sensitive decoders in response to pro-angiogenic cues, such as vascular …

Endothelial Transient Receptor Potential Channels and Vascular Remodeling: Extracellular Ca2 + Entry for Angiogenesis, Arteriogenesis and Vasculogenesis

S Negri, P Faris, R Berra-Romani, G Guerra… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Vasculogenesis, angiogenesis and arteriogenesis represent three crucial mechanisms
involved in the formation and maintenance of the vascular network in embryonal and post …

The molecular heterogeneity of store-operated Ca2+ entry in vascular endothelial cells: the different roles of Orai1 and TRPC1/TRPC4 channels in the transition from …

F Moccia, V Brunetti, A Perna, G Guerra… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) is activated in response to the inositol-1, 4, 5-
trisphosphate (InsP3)-dependent depletion of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca2+ store …

Conjugated polymers optically regulate the fate of endothelial colony-forming cells

F Lodola, V Rosti, G Tullii, A Desii, L Tapella… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
The control of stem and progenitor cell fate is emerging as a compelling urgency for
regenerative medicine. Here, we propose a innovative strategy to gain optical control of …

Intracellular Ca2+ signalling: unexpected new roles for the usual suspect

F Moccia, A Fiorio Pla, D Lim, F Lodola… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cytosolic Ca2+ signals are organized in complex spatial and temporal patterns that underlie
their unique ability to regulate multiple cellular functions. Changes in intracellular Ca2+ …

[HTML][HTML] Conjugated polymers mediate intracellular Ca2+ signals in circulating endothelial colony forming cells through the reactive oxygen species-dependent …

S Negri, P Faris, G Tullii, M Vismara, AF Pellegata… - Cell Calcium, 2022 - Elsevier
Endothelial colony forming cells (ECFCs) represent the most suitable cellular substrate to
induce revascularization of ischemic tissues. Recently, optical excitation of the light-sensitive …

Reactivating endogenous mechanisms of cardiac regeneration via paracrine boosting using the human amniotic fluid stem cell secretome

C Balbi, K Lodder, A Costa, S Moimas, F Moccia… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background The adult mammalian heart retains residual regenerative capability via
endogenous cardiac progenitor cell (CPC) activation and cardiomyocyte proliferation. We …

Endothelial TRPV1 as an emerging molecular target to promote therapeutic angiogenesis

S Negri, P Faris, V Rosti, MR Antognazza, F Lodola… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Therapeutic angiogenesis represents an emerging strategy to treat ischemic diseases by
stimulating blood vessel growth to rescue local blood perfusion. Therefore, injured …

Therapeutic potential of endothelial colony-forming cells in ischemic disease: strategies to improve their regenerative efficacy

P Faris, S Negri, A Perna, V Rosti, G Guerra… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) comprises a range of major clinical cardiac and circulatory
diseases, which produce immense health and economic burdens worldwide. Currently …

Endolysosomal Ca2+ Signalling and Cancer Hallmarks: Two-Pore Channels on the Move, TRPML1 Lags Behind!

P Faris, M Shekha, D Montagna, G Guerra, F Moccia - Cancers, 2018 - mdpi.com
The acidic vesicles of the endolysosomal (EL) system are emerging as an intracellular Ca2+
store implicated in the regulation of multiple cellular functions. The EL Ca2+ store releases …