Andrea Rossa

Dr. Andrea Rossa

orcid

Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

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

Representative Publications

View All Publications
15 November 2018 in British Journal of Pharmacology
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
PDF file
LLLuigi Leanza
Luigi Leanza
VCVanessa Checchetto
Vanessa Checchetto
LBLucia Biasutto
Lucia Biasutto
ARAndrea Rossa
Andrea Rossa
RCroberto Costa
roberto Costa
ISIldiko Szabo
Ildiko Szabo

1 August 2023 in ACS Macro Letters
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
GGGianluca Gazzola
Gianluca Gazzola
IFIrene Filipucci
Irene Filipucci
ARAndrea Rossa
Andrea Rossa
Krzysztof MatyjaszewskiKrzysztof Matyjaszewski
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
FLFrancesca Lorandi
Francesca Lorandi
EBEdmondo M. Benetti
Edmondo M. Benetti

1 February 2021 in Pharmacological Research
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
BMBachmann Magdalena
Bachmann Magdalena
ARAndrea Rossa
Andrea Rossa
GAGiuseppe Antoniazzi
Giuseppe Antoniazzi
LBLucia Biasutto
Lucia Biasutto
ACAndrea Carrer
Andrea Carrer
ISIldiko Szabo
Ildiko Szabo

6 February 2021 in Pharmaceuticals
Verified
Journal Article
Open access
PDF file
SPSofia Parrasia
Sofia Parrasia
ARAndrea Rossa
Andrea Rossa
TVTatiana Varanita
Tatiana Varanita
VCVanessa Checchetto
Vanessa Checchetto
RLRiccardo De Lorenzi
Riccardo De Lorenzi
LBLucia Biasutto
Lucia Biasutto
A developing family of chemotherapeutics—derived from 5-(4-phenoxybutoxy)psoralen (PAP-1)—target mitochondrial potassium channel mtKv1.3 to selectively induce oxidative stress and death of diseased cells. The key to their effectiveness is the presence of a positively charged triphenylphosphonium group which drives their accumulation in the organelles. These compounds have proven their preclinical worth in murine models of cancers such as melanoma and pancreatic adenocarcinoma. In in vitro experiments they also efficiently killed glioblastoma cells, but in vivo they were powerless against orthotopic glioma because they were completely unable to overcome the blood-brain barrier. In an effort to improve brain delivery we have now coupled one of these promising compounds, PAPTP, to well-known cell-penetrating and brain-targeting peptides TAT48–61 and Angiopep-2. Coupling has been obtained by linking one of the phenyl groups of the triphenylphosphonium to the first amino acid of the peptide via a reversible carbamate ester bond. Both TAT48–61 and Angiopep-2 allowed the delivery of 0.3–0.4 nmoles of construct per gram of brain tissue upon intravenous (i.v.) injection of 5 µmoles/kg bw to mice. This is the first evidence of PAPTP delivery to the brain; the chemical strategy described here opens the possibility to conjugate PAPTP to small peptides in order to fine-tune tissue distribution of this interesting compound.

1 July 2017 in European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
Andrea MattareiAndrea Mattarei
Andrea Mattarei
ARAndrea Rossa
Andrea Rossa
VBVeronica Bombardelli
Veronica Bombardelli
MAMichele Azzolini
Michele Azzolini
MSMartina La Spina
Martina La Spina
LBLucia Biasutto
Lucia Biasutto

1 November 2019 in ACS Sensors
Verified
Journal Article
Closed access
FTFrancesco Tampieri
Francesco Tampieri
GCGabriele Cabrellon
Gabriele Cabrellon
ARAndrea Rossa
Andrea Rossa
ABAntonio Barbon
Antonio Barbon
EMEster Marotta
Ester Marotta
CPCristina Paradisi
Cristina Paradisi