Selected Publications

1.    Urbano N, Scimeca M, Bonfiglio R, Bonanno E, Schillaci O. Posible papel de la gammagrafía con 99mTc-sestamibi en el seguimiento de la enfermedad similar a Kawasaki relacionada con el SARS-CoV-2 [Possible role of 99mTC-Sestamibi scintigraphy in the follow-up of Kawasaki-like disease related to SARS-CoV-2]. Rev Esp Med Nucl Imagen Mol. 2021 Oct 7. Spanish.
2.    Cariati I, Scimeca M, Bonanni R, Triolo R, Naldi V, Toro G, Marini M, Tancredi V, Iundusi R, Gasbarra E, Tarantino U. Role of Myostatin in Muscle Degeneration by Random Positioning Machine Exposure: An in vitro Study for the Treatment of Sarcopenia. Front Physiol. 2022 Feb 3;13:782000.
3.    Menghini R, Hoyles L, Cardellini M, Casagrande V, Marino A, Gentileschi P, Davato F, Mavilio M, Arisi I, Mauriello A, Montanaro M, Scimeca M, Barton RH, Rappa F, Cappello F, Vinciguerra M, Moreno-Navarrete JM, Ricart W, Porzio O, Fernández-Real JM, Burcelin R, Dumas ME, Federici M. ITCH E3 ubiquitin ligase downregulation compromises hepatic degradation of branched-chain amino acids. Mol Metab. 2022 Feb 9;59:101454.
4.    Cariati I, Bonanni R, Pallone G, Scimeca M, Frank C, Tancredi V, D'Arcangelo G. Hippocampal Adaptations to Continuous Aerobic Training: A Functional and Ultrastructural Evaluation in a Young Murine Model. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2021 Dec 8;6(4):101.
5.    Urbano N, Scimeca M, Bonanno E, Schillaci O. Radiopharmaceutical preclinical investigation: an accurate and multidisciplinary approach. Curr Radiopharm. 2021 Dec 9. doi: 10.2174/1874471014666211209154317.
6.    Scimeca M, Montanaro M, Cardellini M, Bonfiglio R, Anemona L, Urbano N, Bonanno E, Menghini R, Casagrande V, Martelli E, Servadei F, Giacobbi E, Ippoliti A, Bei R, Manzari V, Federici M, Schillaci O, Mauriello A. High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Increases the Risk of Carotid Plaque Instability in Male Dyslipidemic Patients. Diagnostics (Basel). 2021 Nov 15;11(11):2117.
7. Urbano N, Scimeca M, Bonanno E, Bonfiglio R, Mauriello A, Schillaci O. [99Tc]Sestamibi bioaccumulation induces apoptosis in prostate cancer cells: an in vitro study. Mol Cell Biochem. 2022 May 7. doi: 10.1007/s11010-022-04439-8. 
8.    Urbano N, Scimeca M, Tolomeo A, Dimiccoli V, Bonanno E, Schillaci O. Novel Biological and Molecular Characterization in Radiopharmaceutical Preclinical Design. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2021; 10(21):4850. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10214850
9.    Benvenuto M, Ciuffa S, Focaccetti C, Sbardella D, Fazi S, Scimeca M, Tundo GR, Barillari G, Segni M, Bonanno E, Manzari V, Modesti A, Masuelli L, Coletta M, Bei R. Proteasome inhibition by bortezomib parallels a reduction in head and neck cancer cells growth, and an increase in tumor-infiltrating immune cells. Sci Rep. 2021 Sep 24;11(1):19051.
10.    Urbano N, Scimeca M, Tavolozza M, Bonanno E, Mauriello A, Schillaci O. 18F-FDG-PET/CT analysis in hospitalized patients affected by pulmonary disease: The experience of the Nuclear Medicine Unit of "Policlinico Tor Vegata". Nucl Med Commun. 2021 Oct 1;42(10):1104-1111.
11.    Camaioni A, Massimiani M, Lacconi V, Magrini A, Salustri A, Sotiriou GA, Singh D, Bitounis D, Bocca B, Pino A, Barone F, Prota V, Iavicoli I, Scimeca M, Bonanno E, Cassee FR, Demokritou P, Pietroiusti A, Campagnolo L. Silica encapsulation of ZnO nanoparticles reduces their toxicity for cumulus cell-oocyte-complex expansion. Part Fibre Toxicol. 2021 Sep 3;18(1):33.
12.    Mauriello A, Scimeca M, Amelio I, Massoud R, Novelli A, Di Lorenzo F, Finocchiaro S, Cimino C, Telesca R, Chiocchi M, Sun Q, Wang Y, Shi Y, Novelli G, Melino G. Thromboembolism after COVID-19 vaccine in patients with preexisting thrombocytopenia. Cell Death Dis. 2021 Aug 3;12(8):762.
13.    Cariati I, Bonanni R, Annino G, Scimeca M, Bonanno E, D'Arcangelo G, Tancredi V. Dose-Response Effect of Vibratory Stimulus on Synaptic and Muscle Plasticity in a Middle-Aged Murine Model. Front Physiol. 2021 Jun 11;12:678449. IF 4.134
14.    Greggi C, Cariati I, Onorato F, Iundusi R, Scimeca M, Tarantino U. PTX3 Effects on Osteogenic Differentiation in Osteoporosis: An In Vitro Study. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 May 31;22(11):5944. IF 5.9
15.    Montanaro M, Scimeca M, Toschi N, Bonanno E, Giacobbi E, Servadei F, Ippoliti A, Santeusanio G, Mauriello A, Anemona L. Effects of Risk Factors on In Situ Expression of Proinflammatory Markers Correlated to Carotid Plaque Instability. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2021 May 26. doi: 10.1097/PAI.0000000000000947. Equally first author IF 1.863
16.    Greggi G, Cariati I, Onorato F, Iundusi R, Scimeca M, Tarantino U. PTX3 Effects on Osteogenic Differentiation in Osteoporosis: An In Vitro Study. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22(11), 5944 IF 4.152
17.    Urbano N, Scimeca M, Tavolozza M, Bonanno E, Mauriello A, Schillaci O. 18F-FDG-PET/CT analysis in hospitalized patients affected by pulmonary disease. Nuclear Medicine Communications: May 19, 2021 doi: 10.1097/MNM.0000000000001444 IF 1.334
18.    Servadei F, Anemona L, Cardellini M, Scimeca M, Montanaro M, Rovella V, Di Daniele F, Giacobbi E, Legramante IM, Noce A, Bonfiglio R, Borboni P, Di Daniele N, Ippoliti A, Federici M, Mauriello A. The risk of carotid plaque instability in patients with metabolic syndrome is higher in women with hypertriglyceridemia. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2021 May 6;20(1):98. IF 7.332
19.    Scimeca M, Urbano N, Toschi N, Bonanno E, Schillaci O. Precision medicine in breast cancer: From biological imaging to artificial intelligence. Semin Cancer Biol. 2021 Apr 29:S1044-579X(21)00120-6. IF 11.090
20.    Servadei F, Mauriello S, Scimeca M, Caggiano B, Ciotti M, Anemona L, Montanaro M, Giacobbi E, Treglia M, Bernardini S, Marsella LT, Urbano N, Schillaci O, Mauriello A. Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA in Nasopharyngeal Swabs after Death: An Observational Study. Microorganisms. 2021 Apr 10;9(4):800. Equally first author IF 4.152
21.    Bonfiglio R, Galli F, Varani M, Scimeca M, Borri F, Fazi S, Cicconi R, Mattei M, Campagna G, Schönberger T, Raymond E, Wunder A, Signore A, Bonanno E. Extensive Histopathological Characterization of Inflamed Bowel in the Dextran Sulfate Sodium Mouse Model with Emphasis on Clinically Relevant Biomarkers and Targets for Drug Development. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Feb 18;22(4):2028. IF 4.556
22.    Scimeca M, Mauriello S, Servadei F, Caggiano B, Ciotti M, Anemona L, Montanaro M, Giacobbi E, Treglia M, Bernardini S, Marsella LT, Schillaci O, Mauriello A. Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in nasopharyngeal swabs after death. J Infect. 2021 May;82(5):e3-e5. IF 4.842
23.    Vizzi L, Padua E, D'Amico AG, Tancredi V, D'Arcangelo G, Cariati I, Scimeca M, Maugeri G, D'Agata V, Montorsi M. Beneficial Effects of Physical Activity on Subjects with Neurodegenerative Disease. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2020 Dec 16;5(4):94.
24.    Tarantino U, Greggi G, Cariati I, Visconti VV, Gasparini M, Cateni M, Gasbarra E, Botta A, Salustri A and Scimeca M. The Role of PTX3 in Mineralization Processes and Aging-related Bone Diseases. Front. Immunol. 11:622772. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.622772  IF 5.085
25.    Montanaro M, Scimeca M, Anemona L, Servadei F, Giacobbi E, Bonfiglio R, Bonanno E, Urbano N, Ippoliti A, Santeusanio G, Schillaci O, Mauriello A. The Paradox Effect of Calcification in Carotid Atherosclerosis: Microcalcification Is Correlated with Plaque Instability. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021; 22(1):395. *equally first author  IF 4.556
26.    Bonfiglio R, Granaglia A, Giocondo R, Scimeca M, Bonanno E. Molecular Aspects and Prognostic Significance of Microcalcifications in Human Pathology: A Narrative Review. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Dec 24;22(1):E120. IF 4.556
27.    Scimeca M, Urbano N, Bonfiglio R, Montanaro M, Bonanno E, Schillaci O, Mauriello A. Imaging Diagnostics and Pathology in SARS-CoV-2-Related Diseases. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Sep 22;21(18):6960. IF 4.556
28.    Mauriello S, Montanaro M, Scimeca M, Milano F, Servadei F, Giacobbi E, Marella GL, Marsella LT, Potenza S. Use of a new fixative for histiopathological studies based on methyl-ethylketone peroxide in order to eliminate the carcinogenic risk of formaldehyde. Acta Medica Mediterranea, 2020, 36: 3383 
29.    Spugnini EP, Scimeca M, Amadio B, Cortese G, Fanciulli M, Vincenzi B, De Luca A, Baldi A. Definition of a Novel Plasmid-Based Gene Transfection Protocol of Mammalian Skeletal Muscles by Means of In Vivo Electroporation. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Sep 5;21(18):E6494.  IF 4.556
30.    Montanaro M, Meloni M, Anemona L, Giurato L, Scimeca M, Izzo V, Servadei F, Smirnov A, Candi E, Mauriello A, Uccioli L. Macrophage Activation and M2 Polarization in Wound Bed of Diabetic Patients Treated by Dermal/Epidermal Substitute Nevelia. Int J Low Extrem Wounds. 2020 Aug 20:1534734620945559. IF 1.380
31.    Sandonà M, Consalvi S, Tucciarone L, De Bardi M, Scimeca M, Angelini DF, Buffa V, D'Amico A, Bertini ES, Cazzaniga S, Bettica P, Bouché M, Bongiovanni A, Puri PL, Saccone V. HDAC inhibitors tune miRNAs in extracellular vesicles of dystrophic muscle-resident mesenchymal cells. EMBO Rep. 2020 Sep 3;21(9):e50863. IF 7.500
32.    Tarantino U, Cariati I, Marini M, D'Arcangelo G, Tancredi V, Primavera M, Iundusi R, Gasbarra E, Scimeca M. Effects of Simulated Microgravity on Muscle Stem Cells Activity. Cell Physiol Biochem. 2020 Aug 5;54(4):736-747. IF 5.500
33.    Urbano N, Scimeca M, Di Russo C, Mauriello A, Bonanno E, Schillaci O. [99mTc]Sestamibi SPECT Can Predict Proliferation Index, Angiogenesis, and Vascular Invasion in Parathyroid Patients: A Retrospective Study. J Clin Med. 2020 Jul 13;9(7):2213. IF 3.303
34.    Scimeca M, Giocondo R, Montanaro M, Granaglia A, Bonfiglio R, Tancredi V, Mauriello A, Urbano N, Schillaci O, Bonanno E. BMP-2 Variants in Breast Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition and Microcalcifications Origin. Cells. 2020 Jun 2;9(6):E1381. IF 4.366
35.    Lacal PM, Atzori MG, Ruffini F, Scimeca M, Bonanno E, Cicconi R, Mattei M, Bernardini R, D'Atri S, Tentori L, Graziani G. Targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 by the monoclonal antibody D16F7 to increase the activity of immune checkpoint inhibitors against cutaneous melanoma. Pharmacol Res. 2020 May 30:104957. IF 5.893
36.    Di Paolo V, Fulci C, Rotili D, De Luca A, Tomassi S, Serra M, Scimeca M, Geroni C, Quintieri L, Caccuri AM. Characterization of water-soluble esters of nitrobenzoxadiazole-based GSTP1-1 inhibitors for cancer treatment. Biochem Pharmacol. 2020 May 29;178:114060. IF 5.009
37.    Focaccetti C, Benvenuto M, Ciuffa S, Fazi S, Scimeca M, Nardi A, Miele MT, Battisti A, Bonanno E, Modesti A, Masuelli L, Bei R. Curcumin Enhances the Antitumoral Effect Induced by the Recombinant Vaccinia Neu Vaccine (rV-neuT) in Mice with Transplanted Salivary Gland Carcinoma Cells. Nutrients. 2020 May 14;12(5):E1417. IF 4.546
38.    Urbano N, Scimeca M, Di Russo C, Bonanno E, Schillaci O. Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging with [99mTc]Tc-Sestamibi: An In Vivo Analysis for Early Identification of Breast Cancer Lesions Expressing Bone Biomarkers. J Clin Med. 2020 Mar 10;9(3):747. IF 3.303
39.    Scimeca M, Bonfiglio R, Urbano N, Schillaci O, Bonanno E. Adjuvant denosumab in early breast cancer. Lancet Oncol. 2020 Mar;21(3):e122. IF 33.752
40.    Scimeca M, Trivigno D, Bonfiglio R, Ciuffa S, Urbano N, Schillaci O, Bonanno E. Breast cancer metastasis to bone: From epithelial to mesenchymal transition to breast osteoblast-like cells. Semin Cancer Biol. 2020 Feb 8:S1044-579X(20)30005-5. IF 11.090
41.    Di Pietro G, Scimeca M, Iundusi R, Celi M, Gasbarra E, Tarantino U, Capuani S. Differences between muscle from osteoporotic and osteoarthritic subjects: in vitro study by diffusion-tensor MRI and histological findings. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2020 Feb 6. doi: 10.1007/s40520-020-01483-6.  IF 2.697
42.    Urbano N, Scimeca M, Tancredi V, Bonanno E, Schillaci O. 99mTC-sestamibi breast imaging: Current status, new ideas and future perspectives. Semin Cancer Biol. 2020 Jan 23:S1044-579X(20)30008-0. IF 11.090
43.    Duggento A, Guerrisi M, Toschi N, Scimeca M, Urbano N, Bonanno E, Aiello M, Cavaliere C, Cascella GL, Cascella D, Conte G. A random initialization deep neural network for discriminating malignant breast cancer lesions. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2019 Jul;2019:912-915. 
44.    Mapelli SN, Albino D, Mello-Grand M, Shinde D, Scimeca M, Bonfiglio R, Bonanno E, Chiorino G, Garcia-Escudero R, Catapano CV, Carbone GM. A Novel Prostate Cell Type-Specific Gene Signature to Interrogate Prostate Tumor Differentiation Status and Monitor Therapeutic Response (Running Title: Phenotypic Classification of Prostate Tumors). Cancers (Basel). 2020 Jan 10;12(1):176. IF 6.126
45.    Palmieri M, Cariati I, Scimeca M, Pallone G, Bonanno E, Tancredi V, D'Arcangelo G, Frank C. Effects of short-term aerobic exercise in a mouse model of Niemann-Pick type C disease on synaptic and muscle plasticity. Ann Ist Super Sanita. 2019 Oct-Dec;55(4):330-337. IF 1.370
46.    Scimeca M, Bonfiglio R, Menichini E, Albonici L, Urbano N, De Caro MT, Mauriello A, Schillaci O, Gambacurta A, Bonanno E. Microcalcifications Drive Breast Cancer Occurrence and Development by Macrophage-Mediated Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Nov 11;20(22). IF 4.556
47.    Scimeca M, Anemona L, Granaglia A, Bonfiglio R, Urbano N, Toschi N, Santeusanio G, Schiaroli S, Mauriello S, Tancredi V, Schillaci O, Bonanno E, Mauriello A. Plaque calcification is driven by different mechanisms of mineralization associated with specific cardiovascular risk factors. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2019 Dec;29(12):1330-1336. IF 3.700
48.    Urbano N, Scimeca M, Crocco A, Mauriello A, Bonanno E, Schillaci O. 18F-Choline PET/CT Identifies High-Grade Prostate Cancer Lesions Expressing Bone Biomarkers. J Clin Med. 2019 Oct 11;8(10).  IF 3.303
49.    Bonfiglio R, Milano F, Cranga A, De Caro MT, Kaur Lamsira H, Trivigno D, Urso S, Scimeca M, Bonanno E. Negative prognostic value of intra-ductal fat infiltrate in breast cancer. Negative prognostic value of intra-ductal fat infiltrate in breast cancer. Pathol Res Pract. 2019 Nov;215(11):152634. IF 2.050
50.    Schillaci O, Scimeca M, Bonfiglio R, Urbano N, Bonanno E. Combining Diagnostic Imaging and Pathology for Improving Diagnosis and Prognosis of Cancer. Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging. Contrast Media Mol Imaging. 2019 Jul 1;2019:9429761. IF 1.984
51.    Scimeca M, Urbano N, Bonfiglio R, Duggento A, Toschi N, Schillaci O, Bonanno E. Novel insights into breast cancer progression and metastasis: A multidisciplinary opportunity to transition from biology to clinical oncology. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer. 2019 Aug;1872(1):138-148. IF 7.365
52.    Urbano N, Scimeca M, Bonfiglio R, Bonanno E, Schillaci O. New advance in breast cancer pathology and imaging. Future Oncol. 2019 Aug;15(23):2707-2722. IF 2.660
53.    Rovella V, Scimeca M, Giannini E, D'Ercole A, Giacobbi E, Noce A, D'Urso G, Anselmo A, Bove P, Santeusanio G, Bonanno E, Casasco M, Mauriello S, Di Daniele N, Mauriello A, Anemona L.. Morphological evaluation of sympathetic renal innervation in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. J Nephrol. 2019 Apr 25. doi: 10.1007/s40620-019-00612-3. IF 3.484
54.    Scimeca M, Pietrolungo F, Bonfiglio R, Bonanno E, Tancredi V. Role of physical activity in onset, prevention and treatment of human neoplasms. Future Oncol. 2019 Apr;15(11):1181-1183. IF 2.660
55.    Scimeca M, Bonfiglio R, Urbano N, Cerroni C, Anemona L, Montanaro M, Fazi S, Schillaci O, Mauriello A, Bonanno E. Programmed death ligand 1 expression in prostate cancer cells is associated with deep changes of the tumor inflammatory infiltrate composition. Urol Oncol. 2019 May;37(5):297.e19-297.e31. IF 2.882
56.    Schillaci O, Scimeca M, Trivigno D, Chiaravalloti A, Facchetti S, Anemona L, Bonfiglio R, Santeusanio G, Tancredi V, Bonanno E, Urbano N, Mauriello A. Prostate cancer and inflammation: A new molecular imaging challenge in the era of personalized medicine. Nucl Med Biol. 2019 Jan 19. pii: S0969-8051(18)30323-8. IF 2.396
57.    Scimeca M, Montanaro M, Bonfiglio R, Anemona L, Bonanno E. Electron microscopy in human diseases: diagnostic and research perspectives. Nanomedicine (Lond). 2019 Feb;14(4):371-373. IF 4.300
58.    Cardellini M, Rovella V, Scimeca M, Anemona L, Bischetti S, Casella S, Saggini A, Bonanno E, Ballanti M, Davato F, Menghini R, Ippoliti A, Santeusanio G, Di Daniele N, Federici M, Mauriello A. Chronic Kidney Disease Is Linked to Carotid Nodular Calcification, An Unstable Plaque Not Correlated to Inflammation. Aging Dis. 2019 Feb 1;10(1):71-81. IF 5.402
59.    Scimeca M, Urbano N, Rita B, Mapelli SN, Catapano CV, Carbone GM, Ciuffa S, Tavolozza M, Schillaci O, Mauriello A, Bonanno E. Prostate Osteoblast-Like Cells: A Reliable Prognostic Marker of Bone Metastasis in Prostate Cancer Patients. Contrast Media Mol Imaging. 2018 Dec 9;2018:9840962. IF 1.984
60.    Urbano N, Scimeca M, Bonanno E, Schillaci O. 99mTc sestamibi SPECT: a possible tool for early detection of breast cancer lesions with high bone metastatic potential. Future Oncol. 2019 Feb;15(5):455-457. IF 2.660
61.    Scimeca M, Bonanno E. New highlight in breast cancer development: the key role of hepcidin and iron metabolism. Ann Transl Med. 2018 Nov;6(Suppl 1):S56. IF 3.297
62.    Scimeca M, Centofanti F, Celi M, Gasbarra E, Novelli G, Botta A, Tarantino U. Vitamin D Receptor in Muscle Atrophy of Elderly Patients: A Key Element of Osteoporosis-Sarcopenia Connection. Aging Dis. 2018 Dec 4;9(6):952-964. IF 5.402
63.    Bruni E, Reichle A, Scimeca M, Bonanno E, Ghibelli L. Lowering Etoposide Doses Shifts Cell Demise From Caspase-Dependent to Differentiation and Caspase-3-Independent Apoptosis via DNA Damage Response, Inducing AML Culture Extinction. Front Pharmacol. 2018 Nov 13;9:1307. IF 4.225
64.    Di Leo L, Vegliante R, Ciccarone F, Salvatori I, Scimeca M, Bonanno E, Sagnotta A, Grazi GL, Aquilano K, Ciriolo MR. Forcing ATGL expression in hepatocarcinoma cells imposes glycolytic rewiring through PPAR-α/p300-mediated acetylation of p53. Oncogene. 2019 Mar;38(11):1860-1875. IF 7.971
65.    Urbano N, Scimeca M, Bonanno E, Schilaci O. Nuclear medicine and Anatomic Pathology in personalized medicine: a challenging alliance Per Med. 2018 Nov;15(6):457-459. IF 2.318
66.    Scimeca M, Urbano N, Bonfiglio R, Schillaci O, Bonanno E. Breast Osteoblast-like cells: a new biomarker for the management of breast cancer Br J Cancer. 2018 Oct;119(9):1129-1132. IF 5.791
67.    Bonfiglio R, Scimeca M, Urbano N, Bonanno E, Schillaci O. Breast microcalcifications: Biological and Diagnostic Perspectives. Future Oncol. 2018 Nov 9. IF 2.660
68.    Cerroni B, Cicconi R, Oddo L, Scimeca M, Bonfiglio R, Bernardini R, Palmieri G, Domenici F, Bonanno E, Mattei M, Paradossi G. In vivo biological fate of poly(vinylalcohol) microbubbles in mice. Heliyon. 2018 Sep 17;4(9):e00770.
69.    Gioia M, Michaletti A, Scimeca M, Marini M, Tarantino U, Zolla L, Coletta M. Simulated microgravity induces a cellular regression of the mature phenotype in human primary osteoblasts. Cell Death Discov. 2018 May 10;4:59. doi: 10.1038/s41420-018-0055-4. IF 4.114
70.    Bonfiglio R, Scimeca M, Toschi N, Pistolese CA, Giannini E, Antonacci C, Ciuffa S, Tancredi V, Tarantino U, Albonici L, Bonanno E. Radiological, Histological and Chemical Analysis of Breast Microcalcifications: Diagnostic Value and Biological Significance. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia. 2018 May 9. doi: 10.1007/s10911-018-9396-0. IF 3.293
71.    Tarantino U, Scimeca M. Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs), satellite cells and Sarcopenia: Perspective in translational medicine. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2018 Apr 12. doi: 10.1093/gerona/gly079. IF 5.236
72.    Scimeca M, Bonfiglio R, Varone F, Ciuffa S, Mauriello A, Bonanno E. Calcifications in prostate cancer: An active phenomenon mediated by epithelial cells with osteoblast-phenotype. Microsc Res Tech. 2018 Apr 6. doi: 10.1002/jemt.23031. IF 2.117
73.    Scimeca M, Urbano N, Bonfiglio R, Schillaci O, Bonanno E. Management of oncological patients in the digital era: anatomic pathology and nuclear medicine teamwork. Future Oncol. 2018 May;14(11):1013-1015. doi: 10.2217/fon-2017-0698. IF 2.660
74.    Rovella V, Anemona L, Cardellini M, Scimeca M, Saggini A, Santeusanio G, Bonanno E, Montanaro M, Legramante IM, Ippoliti A, Di Daniele N, Federici M, Mauriello A. The role of obesity in carotid plaque instability: interaction with age, gender, and cardiovascular risk factors. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2018 Mar 29;17(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s12933-018-0685-0. IF 7.332
75.    Scimeca M, Bischetti S, Lamsira HK, Bonfiglio R, Bonanno E. Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) microanalysis: A powerful tool in biomedical research and diagnosis. Eur J Histochem. 2018 Mar 15;62(1):2841. IF 2.172
76.    Scimeca M, Antonacci C, Toschi N, Giannini E, Bonfiglio R, Buonomo CO, Pistolese CA, Tarantino U, Bonanno E. Breast Osteoblast-like Cells: A Reliable Early Marker for Bone Metastases From Breast Cancer. Clin Breast Cancer. 2017 Dec 5. pii: S1526-8209(17)30209-4. IF 2.647
77.    Scimeca M, Bonfiglio R, Montanaro M, Bonanno E. Osteoblast-like cells in human cancers: new cell type and reliable markers for bone metastasis. Future Oncol. 2018 Jan;14(1):9-11. IF 2.660
78.    Auletta S, Bonfiglio R, Wunder A, Varani M, Galli F, Borri F, Scimeca M, Niessen HG, Schönberger T, Bonanno E. Animal models for studying inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD): a meta-analysis on modalities for imaging inflammatory lesions. Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2017 Nov 30. IF 1.795
79.    Atzori MG, Tentori L, Ruffini F, Ceci C, Bonanno E, Scimeca M, Lacal PM, Graziani G. The Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 Monoclonal Antibody D16F7 Inhibits Glioma Growth and Angiogenesis In Vivo. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2018 Jan;364(1):77-86. IF 3.389
80.    Scimeca M, Salustri A, Bonanno E, Nardozi D, Rao C, Piccirilli E, Feola M, Tancredi V, Rinaldi A, Iolascon G, Orlandi A, Gasbarra E, Maffulli N, Brandi ML, Tarantino U. Impairment of PTX3 expression in osteoblasts: a key element for osteoporosis. Cell Death Dis. 2017 Oct 12;8(10):e3125. IF 6.304
81.    Bonfiglio R, Nardozi D, Scimeca M, Cerroni C, Mauriello A, Bonanno E.  PD-L1 in immune-escape of breast and prostate cancers: from biology to therapy. Future Oncol. 2017 Oct;13(24):2129-2131. IF 2.660
82.    Carpentieri A, Cozzoli E, Acri F, Ranalli M, Diedenhofen G, Scimeca M, Bonanno E, Gambacurta A. Rapid Rapamycin-Only Induced Osteogenic Differentiation of Blood-Derived Stem Cells and Their Adhesion to Natural and Artificial Scaffolds. Stem Cells International 2017. doi.org/10.1155/2017/2976541. IF 3.869
83.    Scimeca M, Starace F, Gratti D, Sapia VB, Bonfiglio R, Bonfiglio R, Bonanno E. Osteotropism of Breast and Prostate Cancer: Clinical and Experimental Perspective. Int J Immunother Cancer Res 2017 3(2): 032-033. 
84.    Atzori MG, Tentori L, Ruffini F, Ceci C, Lisi L, Bonanno E, Scimeca M, Eskilsson E, Daubon T, Miletic H, Ricci Vitiani L, Pallini R, Navarra P, Bjerkvig R, D'Atri S, Lacal PM, Graziani G. The anti-vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 monoclonal antibody D16F7 inhibits invasiveness of human glioblastoma and glioblastoma stem cells. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2017 Aug 10;36(1):106. IF 7.068 
85.    Tarantino U, Feola M, Celi M, Scimeca M. PTX3, a new kingmaker between bone metabolism and osteoporosis. Muscle, Ligaments and Tendons Journal 2017;7 (1):200-201. doi: 10.11138/mltj/2017.7.1.200.
86.    Campagnolo L, Massimiani M, Vecchione L, Piccirilli D, Toschi N, Magrini A, Bonanno E, Scimeca M, Castagnozzi L, Buonanno G, Stabile L, Cubadda F, Aureli F, Fokkens PH, Kreyling WG, Cassee FR, Pietroiusti A. Silver nanoparticles inhaled during pregnancy reach and affect the placenta and the foetus. Nanotoxicology. 2017 Jun;11(5):687-698. IF 4.925
87.    Bischetti S, Scimeca M*, Bonanno E, Federici M, Anemona L, Menghini R, Casella S, Cardellini M, Ippoliti A, Mauriello A. Carotid plaque instability is not related to quantity but to elemental composition of calcification. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2017 Sep;27(9):768-774.  *Equally contributed IF 3.700
88.    Catinari M, Scimeca M*, Amorosino M, Marini M, Bonanno E, Tancredi V. Mandibular regeneration after immediate load dental implant in a periodontitis patient: A clinical and ultrastructural case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Apr;96(15):e6600. *Equally contributed IF 1.552
89.    Rita Bonfiglio, Virginia Tancredi, Mario Marini, Annamaria Rinaldi, Manuel Scimeca, Elena Bonanno. Pluripotent Stem Cells: the Hidden Treasure of the Human Milk. 2017. Lett Health Biol Sci 2(1):1- 2.
90.    Scimeca M, Piccirilli E, Mastrangeli F, Rao C, Feola M, Orlandi A, Gasbarra E, Bonanno E, Tarantino U. Bone Morphogenetic Proteins and myostatin pathways: key mediator of human sarcopenia. J Transl Med. 2017 Feb 15;15(1):34. IF 4.124
91.    Ceci C, Tentori L, Atzori MG, Lacal  PM, Bonanno E, Scimeca M, Cicconi R, et al. Ellagic Acid Inhibits Bladder Cancer Invasiveness and In Vivo Tumor Growth. Nutrients 2016, 8(11), 744; doi:10.3390/nu811074 IF 4.546
92.    Graziani G, Ruffini F, Tentori L, Scimeca M, Dorio AS, Atzori MG, Failla CM, Morea V, Bonanno E, D'Atri S, Lacal PM.  Antitumor activity of a novel anti-vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 monoclonal antibody that does not interfere with ligand binding. Oncotarget. 2016 Sep 19. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.12108. IF 4.79
93.    Tarantino U, Baldi J, Scimeca M, Piccirilli E, Piccioli A, Bonanno E, Gasbarra E. The role of sarcopenia with and without fracture. Injury. 2016 Aug 2. pii: S0020-1383(16)30365-5. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2016.07.057. IF 2.106
94.    Scimeca M, Feola M, Romano L, Rao C, Gasbarra E, Bonanno E, Brandi ML, Tarantino U. Heavy metals accumulation affects bone microarchitecture in osteoporotic patients. Environ Toxicol. 2016 Jul 27. doi: 10.1002/tox.22327. IF 3.118
95.    Scimeca M, Bischetti S, Bonanno E. Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) Microanalysis in Biomedical Research. (2016) Lett Health Biol Sci 1(1): 1- 2
96.    Di Pietro G, Manenti G, Vinicola V, Fusco A, Baldi J, Scimeca M, Hagberg G, Bozzali M, Simonetti G, Tarantino U. Bone-marrow lipid profiles from peripheral skeleton as potential biomarkers for osteoporosis: a 1H-MR Spectroscopy study.  Acad Radiol. 2016 Mar;23(3):273-83. IF 2.488
97.    Scimeca M, Antonacci C, Bonanno E. Breast Microcalcifications: A Focus. J Cell Sci Ther 2015, S8.
98.    Scimeca M, Antonacci C, Colombo D, Bonfiglio R, Buonomo OC, Bonanno E. Emerging prognostic markers related to mesenchymal characteristics of poorly differentiated breast cancers. Tumour Biol. 2015 Nov 12. 
99.    Gambacurta A, Carpentieri A, Cozzoli E, Scimeca M, Bonanno E, and Sardanelli AM. Differentiation of human neuroblastoma cells towards the osteogenic lineage by mTor inhibitor.  Cell Death Dis. 2015 Nov 12;6:e1974 IF 6.304
100.    Tarantino U, Scimeca M, Piccirilli E, Tancredi V, Baldi J, Gasbarra E, Bonanno E.  Sarcopenia: a histological and immunohistochemical study on age-related muscle impairment.  Aging Clin Exp Res. 2015 Jul 22. IF 2.697
101.    Scimeca M, Bonanno E, Piccirilli E, Baldi J, Mauriello A, Orlandi A, Tancredi V, Gasbarra E, Tarantino U. Satellite Cells CD44 Positive Drive Muscle Regeneration in Osteoarthritis Patients.  Stem Cells Int. 2015;2015:469459.  IF 3.869
102.    Graziani G, Artuso S, De Luca A, Muzi A, Rotili D, Scimeca M, Atzori MG, Ceci C, Mai A, Leonetti C, Levati L, Bonanno E, Tentori L, Caccuri AM.  A new water soluble MAPK activator exerts antitumor activity in melanoma cells resistant to the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib.  Biochem Pharmacol. 2015 May 1;95(1):16-27. IF 5.009
103.    Scimeca M, Pietroiusti A, Milano F, Anemona L, Orlandi A, Marsella LT, Bonanno A. Elemental analysis of histological specimens: a method to unmask nano asbestos fibers. European Journal of Histochemistry 2014; 2573. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2016.2573 IF 2.172
104.    De Luca A, Rotili D, Carpanese D, Lenoci A, Calderan L, Scimeca M, Mai A, Bonanno E, Rosato A, Geroni C, Quintieri L, Caccuri AM. A novel orally active water-soluble inhibitor of human glutathione transferase exerts a potent and selective antitumor activity against human melanoma xenografts. Oncotarget. 2015 Feb 28;6(6):4126-43. IF 4.79
105.    Scimeca M, Orlandi A, Terrenato I, Bischetti S, Bonanno.  Assessment of metal contaminants in non-small cell lung cancer by EDX microanalysis. European Journal of Histochemistry 2014; volume 58:2403 IF 2.172
106.    Di Marco G, Gismondi A, Canuti L, Scimeca M, Volpe A, Canini A. Tetracycline accumulates in Iberis sempervirens L. through apoplastic transport inducing oxidative stress and growth inhibition. PLANT BIOLOGY, vol. 14; p. 286-286, ISSN: 1438-8677, doi: 10.1111/plb.12102 IF 2.156
107.    Scimeca M., Giannini E, Antonacci C, Pistolese CA, Spagnoli LG, Bonanno E (2014). Microcalcifications in breast cancer: an active phenomenon mediated by epithelial cells with mesenchymal characteristics. BMC CANCER, vol. 14; p. 286-286, ISSN: 1471-2407, doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-286. IF 3.15
108.    Scimeca M., Anemona A, Colantoni A, Bonanno E (2013). Ultrastructural and Microanalytical Study of a Subcutaneous Granuloma HPV Tetravalent Vaccine Induced: A Case Report and Review of Literature. JOURNAL OF MEDICAL CASES, vol. 14; p. 286-286, ISSN: 1923-4155, doi: 10.4021/jmc1193w.