Coordinator of Research Team
Name Niccolò Taddei
Position Full Professor of Biochemistry
Name of Research Team/Laboratory Oxidative Medicine
e-mail niccolo.taddei@unifi.it
telephone number 055/2751212
Brief biographical sketch of the Coordinator
Date of birth: 23.10.1962
Diploma di Laurea in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Florence, 1987
Diploma di Specializzazione in Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Florence, 1992
Member of the scientific board of the Doctorate/PhD Program in
Biomedical Sciences
Research Team
Claudia Fiorillo, PhD, Associate Professor Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Molecular Biology
Matteo Becatti, PhD, Researcher
Flavia Rita Argento, PhD Student
Eleonora Fini, PhD Student
Current/recent sources of funding
-Finanziamento di progetti competitivi per Ricercatori a Tempo Determinato (RTD) dell'Università di Firenze (2021-2022)
-Fondi di Ateneo
10 best pubblications of the last 5 years
Butyrate Rich Diets Improve Redox Status and Fibrin Lysis in Behçet's Syndrome. Emmi G, Bettiol A, Niccolai E, Ramazzotti M, Amedei A, Pagliai G, Taddei N, Sofi F, Fiorillo C, Prisco D, Becatti M. Circ Res. 2020 Nov 17, in press
Super-Resolution Microscopy Reveals an Altered Fibrin Network in Cirrhosis: The Key Role of Oxidative Stress in Fibrinogen Structural Modifications. Becatti M, Mannucci A, Argento FR, Gitto S, Vizzutti F, Marra F, Taddei N, Fiorillo C, Laffi G. Antioxidants (Basel). 2020 Aug 12;9(8):737.
Stem-cell derived circulating progenitors dysfunction in Behcet’s syndrome patients correlates with oxidative stress. Emmi G, Mannucci A, Argento F, Silvestri E, Vaglio A, Bettiol A, Fanelli A, Stefani L, Taddei N, Prisco D, Fiorillo C, Becatti M. Frontiers in immunology. 2019 Dec 13;10:2877.
Fibroblasts to Keratinocytes Redox Signaling: The Possible Role of ROS in Psoriatic Plaque Formation. Barygina V, Becatti M, Prignano F, Lotti T, Taddei N, Fiorillo C. Antioxidants 2019 Nov 18;8(11):566.
Different Antioxidant Efficacy of Two MnII-Containing Superoxide Anion Scavengers on Hypoxia/Reoxygenation-Exposed Cardiac Muscle Cells. Becatti M, Bencini A, Nistri S, Conti L, Fabbrini MG, Lucarini L, Ghini V, Severi M, Fiorillo C, Giorgi C, Sorace L, Valtancoli B, Bani D. Sci Rep. 2019,9(1):10320.
Sirt1 Protects against Oxidative Stress-Induced Apoptosis in Fibroblasts from Psoriatic Patients: A new Insight into the Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Psoriasis. Becatti M, Barygina V, Mannucci A, Emmi G, Prisco D, Lotti T, Fiorillo C, Taddei N. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2018 May 25;19(6). pii: E1572.
A Biochemical Approach To Detect Oxidative Stress In Infertile Women Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology Procedures. Becatti M, Fucci R, Mannucci A, Barygina V, Mugnaini M, Criscuoli L, Giachini C, Bertocci F, Evangelisti P, Emmi G, Rizzello F, Picone R, Cozzi C, Taddei N, Fiorillo C, Coccia ME. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2018, Feb 16;19(2). pii: E592.
Erythrocyte membrane fluidity alterations in sudden sensorineural hearing loss patients: the role of oxidative stress. Becatti M, Marcucci R, Mannucci A, Gori AM, Giusti B, Sofi F, Mannini L, Cellai AP, Alessandrello Liotta A, Mugnaini M, Emmi G, Prisco D, Taddei N, Fiorillo C. Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2017 Dec;117(12):2334-2345.
Erythrocyte oxidative stress is associated with cell deformability in patients with retinal vein occlusion. Becatti M, Marcucci R, Gori AM, Mannini L, Grifoni E, A Liotta A, Sodi A, Tartaro R, Taddei N, Rizzo S, Prisco D, Abbate R, Fiorillo C. J Thromb Haemost. 2016, 14(11):2287-2297.
Neutrophil activation promotes fibrinogen oxidation and thrombus formation in Behçet’s disease. Becatti M, Emmi G, Silvestri E, Bruschi G, Ciucciarelli L, Squatrito D, Vaglio A, Taddei N, Abbate R, Emmi L, Goldoni M, Fiorillo C, Prisco D. Circulation. 2016 Jan 19; 133(3):302-11.
Collaborations
Prof. Domenico Prisco, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Prof. Daniele Bani, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Section of Anatomy and Histology, Research Unit of Histology and Embryology, University of Florence, Italy.
Prof. Maria Elisabetta Coccia, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Proff. Anna Maria Gori, Rossella Marcucci, Giusti Betti, Unit of Atherothrombotic Diseases, Careggi University Hospital, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Prof. Francesco Sofi, Unit of Clinical Nutrition, Careggi University Hospital, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence , Florence , Italy.
Prof. Marco Mugnaini, Department of Information Engineering and Mathematics, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Prof. Lorenzo Livi, Radiotherapy Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Dr. Giacomo Emmi, Interdisciplinary Internal Medicine, Center for Autoimmune Systemic Diseases, Behçet Center and Lupus Clinic, AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy.
Ultimo aggiornamento
04.02.2021