Alfonso Carotenuto

Prof. Alfonso Carotenuto

University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Campania, Italy
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Academic Career Length

32Years (1995-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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12 July 2005 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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FLFrancesco Lolli
Francesco Lolli
BMBarbara Mulinacci
Barbara Mulinacci
ACAlfonso Carotenuto
Alfonso Carotenuto
Bruno BonettiBruno Bonetti
Bruno Bonetti
GSGiuseppina Sabatino
Giuseppina Sabatino
Anna Maria PapiniAnna Maria Papini
Anna Maria Papini
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex disease that seems to depend on several pathophysiological processes. Because of its varied clinical presentation, natural history, and response to therapeutic interventions, MS can be considered to be a group of diseases that have not been yet characterized, thus resulting in difficult evaluation of prognosis. In the last few years, the role of autoAbs in MS has been reevaluated, and, therefore, their identification as specific biomarkers became a relevant target. In this paper, we demonstrate that an aberrant N-glucosylation is a fundamental determinant of autoAb recognition in MS. Thus, we developed CSF114(Glc), an antigenic probe accurately measuring IgM autoAbs in the sera of a patient population, as disease biomarker. The relevance of CSF114(Glc) is demonstrated by its clinical application and correlation with disease activity and prognosis. In fact, CSF114(Glc), a structure-based designed glycopeptide, is able to recognize, by ELISA, the presence of specific IgM autoAbs in the sera of a MS patient population but not in blood donors and other autoimmune conditions. AutoAbs specific for CSF114(Glc) isolated from MS patients recognized myelin and oligodendrocyte antigens by immunohistochemistry but not other nonrelevant tissues. We demonstrate that CSF114(Glc) is a reliable, specific probe in a longitudinal study of untreated MS patients. Development of IgG/IgM anti-CSF114(Glc) Abs paralleled clinical activity and brain lesions positive to MRI. Therefore, a CSF114(Glc)-based immunoassay on sera may have important prognostic value in monitoring MS disease progression guiding optimal therapeutic treatment.

28 March 2008 in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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ACAlfonso Carotenuto
Alfonso Carotenuto
SMStefania Malfi
Stefania Malfi
MSMaria Rosaria Saviello
Maria Rosaria Saviello
Pietro CampigliaPietro Campiglia
Pietro Campiglia
IGIsabel Gomez-Monterrey
Isabel Gomez-Monterrey
PGPaolo Grieco
Paolo Grieco

26 June 2013 in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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ABAlessia Bertamino
Alessia Bertamino
MSMaria Soprano
Maria Soprano
SMSimona Musella
Simona Musella
Maria Rosaria RuscianoMaria Rosaria Rusciano
Maria Rosaria Rusciano
MSMarina Sala
Marina Sala
IGISABEL GÓMEZ-MONTERREY
ISABEL GÓMEZ-MONTERREY

8 November 2010 in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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IGIsabel Gomez-Monterrey
Isabel Gomez-Monterrey
ABAlessia Bertamino
Alessia Bertamino
Amalia PortaAmalia Porta
Amalia Porta
ACAlfonso Carotenuto
Alfonso Carotenuto
SMSimona Musella
Simona Musella
ENEttore Novellino
Ettore Novellino

14 February 2011 in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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Maria Luisa MangoniMaria Luisa Mangoni
Maria Luisa Mangoni
ACAlfonso Carotenuto
Alfonso Carotenuto
LALuigia Auriemma
Luigia Auriemma
MSMaria Rosaria Saviello
Maria Rosaria Saviello
Pietro CampigliaPietro Campiglia
Pietro Campiglia
PGPaolo Grieco
Paolo Grieco

18 February 2011 in Journal of Peptide Science
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PGPaolo Grieco
Paolo Grieco
VLVincenzo Luca
Vincenzo Luca
LALuigia Auriemma
Luigia Auriemma
ACAlfonso Carotenuto
Alfonso Carotenuto
MSMaria Rosaria Saviello
Maria Rosaria Saviello
Maria Luisa MangoniMaria Luisa Mangoni
Maria Luisa Mangoni