Eugenio Mocchegiani

Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. CD14 C (-260)T polymorphism, atherosclerosis, elderly: Role of cytokines and metallothioneins?
    International Journal of Cardiology, vol. 120, no. 1, pp. 45–51, 2007
  2. Relationship between Thymulin and Growth Hormone Secretion in Healthy Human Neonates
    American Journal of Perinatology, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 227–233, 2007
  3. Attachment Security and Immunity in Healthy Women
    Psychosomatic Medicine, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 40–46, 2007
  4. Zinc and Inflammatory/Immune Response in Aging
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 1100, no. 1, pp. 111–122, 2007
  5. Frequency of Polymorphisms of Signal Peptide of TGF-beta1 and -1082G/A SNP at the Promoter Region of Il-10 Gene in Patients with Carotid Stenosis
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 1067, no. 1, pp. 288–293, 2006
  6. Immunity & Ageing, vol. 3, no. 1, p. 6, 2006
  7. Psychosocial Aspects and Zinc Status: Is There a Relationship with Successful Aging?
    Rejuvenation Research, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 333–337, 2006
  8. Zinc Homeostasis in Aging: Two Elusive Faces of the Same "Metal"
    Rejuvenation Research, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 351–354, 2006
  9. In vitro and in vivo effects of mercuric chloride on thymic endocrine activity, NK and NKT cell cytotoxicity, cytokine profiles (IL-2, IFN-?, IL-6): Role of the nitric oxide-l-arginine pathway
    International Immunopharmacology, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 376–389, 2006
  10. Zinc-binding proteins (metallothionein and a-2 macroglobulin) and immunosenescence
    Experimental Gerontology, vol. 41, no. 11, pp. 1094–1107, 2006
  11. Inflammatory/immune responses in ageing: Relevant factors and putative targets for intervention
    Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 127, no. 6, pp. 515–516, 2006
  12. Nutrientâ??gene interaction in ageing and successful ageingA single nutrient (zinc) and some target genes related to inflammatory/immune response
    Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 127, no. 6, pp. 517–525, 2006
  13. Genetic polymorphisms of inflammatory cytokines and myocardial infarction in the elderly
    Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 127, no. 6, pp. 552–559, 2006
  14. Synaptic and mitochondrial physiopathologic changes in the aging nervous system and the role of zinc ion homeostasis
    Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 127, no. 6, pp. 590–596, 2006
  15. Peripheral T lymphocyte changes in neonatal piglets: Relationship with growth hormone (GH), prolactin (PRL) and cortisol changes
    Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, vol. 110, no. 1-2, pp. 17–25, 2006
  16. Single and three-color flow cytometry assay for intracellular zinc ion availability in human lymphocytes with Zinpyr-1 and double immunofluorescence: Relationship with metallothioneins
    Cytometry Part A, vol. 69A, no. 10, pp. 1043–1053, 2006
  17. Plasticity of neuroendocrine–thymus interactions during ontogeny and ageing: Role of zinc and arginine
    Ageing Research Reviews, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 281–309, 2006
  18. Interrelationship Among Neutrophil Efficiency, Inflammation, Antioxidant Activity and Zinc Pool in Very Old Age
    Biogerontology, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 271–281, 2005
  19. Novel -209A/G MT2A Polymorphism in Old Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Atherosclerosis: Relationship with Inflammation (IL-6) and Zinc
    Biogerontology, vol. 6, no. 6, pp. 407–413, 2005
  20. Brain, aging and neurodegeneration: Role of zinc ion availability
    Progress in Neurobiology, vol. 75, no. 6, pp. 367–390, 2005
  21. 1267 HSP70-2 polymorphism as a risk factor for carotid plaque rupture and cerebral ischaemia in old type 2 diabetes-atherosclerotic patients
    Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 126, no. 8, pp. 866–873, 2005
  22. The -308G/A polymorphism of TNF-alpha influences immunological parameters in old subjects affected by infectious diseases
    International Journal of Immunogenetics, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 13–18, 2005
  23. Nutritional Zinc, Oxidative Stress and Immunosenescence: Biochemical, Genetic, and Lifestyle Implications for Healthy Ageing
    Biogerontology, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 271–273, 2004
  24. NK and NKT cell functions in immunosenescence
    Aging Cell, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 177–184, 2004
  25. Zinc, Immune Plasticity, Aging, and Successful Aging: Role of Metallothionein
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 1019, no. 1, pp. 127–134, 2004
  26. New Trends in Biomedical Aging Research
    Gerontology, vol. 50, no. 6, pp. 420–424, 2004
  27. Metallothionein isoforms (I+II and III) and interleukin-6 in the hippocampus of old rats: may their concomitant increments lead to neurodegeneration?
    Brain Research Bulletin, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 133–142, 2004
  28. The -174G/C polymorphism of IL-6 is useful to screen old subjects at risk for atherosclerosis or to reach successful ageing
    Experimental Gerontology, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 621–628, 2004
  29. The variations during the circadian cycle of liver CD1d-unrestricted NK1.1+TCR?/d+ cells lead to successful ageing. Role of metallothionein/IL-6/gp130/PARP-1 interplay in very old mice
    Experimental Gerontology, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 775–788, 2004
  30. Characterization of the hsp70 response in lymphoblasts from aged and centenarian subjects and differential effects of in vitro zinc supplementation
    Experimental Gerontology, vol. 39, no. 10, pp. 1475–1484, 2004
  31. Interrelationships among brain, endocrine and immune response in ageing and successful ageing: role of metallothionein III isoform
    Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 124, no. 4, pp. 371–378, 2003
  32. Metallothioneins/PARP-1/IL-6 interplay on natural killer cell activity in elderly: parallelism with nonagenarians and old infected humans. Effect of zinc supply
    Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 124, no. 4, pp. 459–468, 2003
  33. Metallothionein (I+II) confers, via c-myc, immune plasticity in oldest mice: model of partial hepatectomy/liver regeneration
    Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 124, no. 8-9, pp. 877–886, 2003
  34. Metallothioneins (I+II) and thyroid–thymus axis efficiency in old mice: role of corticosterone and zinc supply
    Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 123, no. 6, pp. 675–694, 2002
  35. MtmRNA gene expression, via IL-6 and glucocorticoids, as potential genetic marker of immunosenescence: lessons from very old mice and humans
    Experimental Gerontology, vol. 37, no. 2-3, pp. 349–357, 2002
  36. Zinc-bound metallothioneins as potential biological markers of ageing
    Brain Research Bulletin, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 147–153, 2001
  37. In vitro inhibition of thymulin production in mercury-exposed thymus of young mice
    The Science of The Total Environment, vol. 270, no. 1-3, pp. 109–112, 2001
  38. Zinc, infections and immunosenescence
    Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 121, no. 1-3, pp. 21–35, 2001
  39. Erratum to “Zinc, infections and immunosenescence” [Mech. Ageing Develop. 121(2000) 21–35]
    Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 122, no. 3, p. 353, 2001
  40. Different age-related effects of thymectomy in myasthenia gravis: role of thymoma, zinc, thymulin, IL-2 and IL-6
    Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 117, no. 1-3, pp. 79–91, 2000
  41. Zinc and immunoresistance to infection in aging: new biological tools
    Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 205–208, 2000
  42. Biogerontology, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 133–143, 2000
  43. Melatonin administration in tumor-bearing mice (intact and pinealectomized) in relation to stress, zinc, thymulin and IL-2
    International Journal of Immunopharmacology, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 27–46, 1999
  44. Contribution of zinc to reduce CD4+ risk factor for 'severe' infection relapse in aging: parallelism with HIV
    International Journal of Immunopharmacology, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 271–281, 1999
  45. Chemical Shift Imaging at 4.7 Tesla of Thymus in Young and Old Mice
    Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 97–101, 1999
  46. Zinc, T-cell pathways, aging: role of metallothioneins
    Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 106, no. 1-2, pp. 183–204, 1998
  47. Presence of links between zinc and melatonin during the circadian cycle in old mice: effects on thymic endocrine activity and on the survival
    Journal of Neuroimmunology, vol. 86, no. 2, pp. 111–122, 1998
  48. Effect of dietary supplementation with zinc sulphate on the aging process: a study using high field intensity MRI and chemical shift imaging
    Biomedecine & Pharmacotherapy, vol. 52, no. 10, pp. 454–458, 1998
  49. Zinc, thymic endocrine activity and mitogen responsiveness (PHA) in piglets exposed to maternal aflatoxicosis B1 and G1
    Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 245–260, 1998
  50. Altered thymic endocrine activity along with impairments of peripheral zinc metabolism and T-lymphocyte populations are associated with myasthenia gravis: a follow-up study
    Journal of Neuroimmunology, vol. 77, no. 2, pp. 153–160, 1997
  51. Plasticity of neuroendocrine-thymus interactions during aging
    Experimental Gerontology, vol. 32, no. 4-5, pp. 415–429, 1997
  52. Zinc and metallothioneins on cellular immune effectiveness during liver regeneration in young and old mice
    Life Sciences, vol. 61, no. 12, pp. 1125–1145, 1997
  53. Role of the Low Zinc Bioavailability on Cellular Immune Effectiveness in Cystic Fibrosis
    Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology, vol. 75, no. 3, pp. 214–224, 1995
  54. Reversibility of the thymic involution and of age-related peripheral immune dysfunctions by zinc supplementation in old mice
    International Journal of Immunopharmacology, vol. 17, no. 9, pp. 703–709, 1995
  55. Benefit of oral zinc supplementation as an adjunct to zidovudine (AZT) therapy against opportunistic infections in aids
    International Journal of Immunopharmacology, vol. 17, no. 9, pp. 719–727, 1995
  56. Age-related thymus involution: Zinc reverses in vitro the thymulin secretion defect
    International Journal of Immunopharmacology, vol. 17, no. 9, pp. 745–749, 1995
  57. The immuno-reconstituting effectof melatonin or pineal grafting and its relation to zinc pool in aging mice
    Journal of Neuroimmunology, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 189–201, 1994
  58. Effect of L-arginine on thymic function. Possible role of L-arginine: Nitric oxide (no) pathway
    Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, vol. 19, pp. 163–170, 1994
  59. The Zinc-Melatonin Interrelationship.
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 719, no. 1 The Aging Clo, pp. 298–307, 1994
  60. Interdependence of Growth Hormone and Thyroid Hormone Action on Thymulin Synthesis: Clinical Evidence
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 650, no. 1 Ontogenetic a, pp. 91–93, 1992
  61. Zinc-Dependent Thymic Hormone Failure in AIDS
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 650, no. 1 Ontogenetic a, pp. 94–98, 1992
  62. In vitro restoration by thymulin of NK activity of cells from old mice
    International Journal of Immunopharmacology, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 57–61, 1992
  63. The Role of Zinc in Neuroendocrine-Immune Interactions during Aging
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 621, no. 1 Physiological, pp. 314–326, 1991
  64. Zinc and thymic hormone-dependent immunity in normal ageing and in patients with senile dementia of the Alzheimer type
    Journal of Neuroimmunology, vol. 27, no. 2-3, pp. 201–208, 1990
  65. Neuroendocrine-Thymus Interactions: Perspectives for Intervention in Aging
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 521, no. 1 Neuroimmunomo, pp. 72–87, 1988
  66. Recovery of age-related decline of thymic endocrine activity and PHA response by lysin-arginine combination
    International Journal of Immunopharmacology, vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 677–685, 1986
  67. Endocrine control of thymic serum factor production in young-adult and old mice
    Cellular Immunology, vol. 91, no. 2, pp. 325–335, 1985
  68. THYMIC HORMONE DEFICIENCY IN NORMAL AGEING AND DOWN'S SYNDROME: IS THERE A PRIMARY FAILURE OF THE THYMUS?
    The Lancet, vol. 323, no. 8384, pp. 983–986, 1984
  69. Age-dependent decline of T-cell cloning potential in mice
    Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 315–325, 1982
  70. Recovery of age-dependent immunological deterioration in Balb/c mice by short-term treatment with L-thyroxine
    Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 327–338, 1982