Antonio Junior Lepedda

Dr. Antonio Junior Lepedda

University of Sassari, Sassari, Sardegna, Italy
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Academic Career Length

20Years (2007-Present)

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

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10 March 2016 in Scientific Reports
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ALAndrea Di Luca
Andrea Di Luca
BOBarbara Ostrowska
Barbara Ostrowska
ILIvan Lorenzo-Moldero
Ivan Lorenzo-Moldero
Antonio Junior LepeddaAntonio Junior Lepedda
Antonio Junior Lepedda
WŚWojciech Święszkowski
Wojciech Święszkowski
Lorenzo MoroniLorenzo Moroni
Lorenzo Moroni
Small fractures in bone tissue can heal by themselves, but in case of larger defects current therapies are not completely successful due to several drawbacks. A possible strategy relies on the combination of additive manufactured polymeric scaffolds and human mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs). The architecture of bone tissue is characterized by a structural gradient. Long bones display a structural gradient in the radial direction, while flat bones in the axial direction. Such gradient presents a variation in bone density from the cancellous bone to the cortical bone. Therefore, scaffolds presenting a gradient in porosity could be ideal candidates to improve bone tissue regeneration. In this study, we present a construct with a discrete gradient in pore size and characterize its ability to further support the osteogenic differentiation of hMSCs. Furthermore, we studied the behaviour of hMSCs within the different compartments of the gradient scaffolds, showing a correlation between osteogenic differentiation and ECM mineralization, and pore dimensions. Alkaline phosphatase activity and calcium content increased with increasing pore dimensions. Our results indicate that designing structural porosity gradients may be an appealing strategy to support gradual osteogenic differentiation of adult stem cells.

1 March 2009 in Atherosclerosis
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Antonio Junior LepeddaAntonio Junior Lepedda
Antonio Junior Lepedda
ACAntonio Cigliano
Antonio Cigliano
GCGian Mario Cherchi
Gian Mario Cherchi
RSRita Spirito
Rita Spirito
MMMarco Maggioni
Marco Maggioni
Marilena FormatoMarilena Formato
Marilena Formato

1 May 2016 in Acta Biomaterialia
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ALAndrea Di Luca
Andrea Di Luca
KSKarol Szlazak
Karol Szlazak
ILIvan Lorenzo-Moldero
Ivan Lorenzo-Moldero
CGCorina A. Ghebes
Corina A. Ghebes
Antonio Junior LepeddaAntonio Junior Lepedda
Antonio Junior Lepedda
Lorenzo MoroniLorenzo Moroni
Lorenzo Moroni

24 April 2016 in Advanced Healthcare Materials
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ALAndrea Di Luca
Andrea Di Luca
ILIvan Lorenzo‐Moldero
Ivan Lorenzo‐Moldero
Carlos MotaCarlos Mota
Carlos Mota
Antonio Junior LepeddaAntonio Junior Lepedda
Antonio Junior Lepedda
DADietmar Auhl
Dietmar Auhl
Lorenzo MoroniLorenzo Moroni
Lorenzo Moroni

1 January 2017 in Materials Science and Engineering: C
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RLRita Langasco
Rita Langasco
BCBarbara Cadeddu
Barbara Cadeddu
Marilena FormatoMarilena Formato
Marilena Formato
Antonio Junior LepeddaAntonio Junior Lepedda
Antonio Junior Lepedda
MCMassimo Cossu
Massimo Cossu
Elisabetta GaviniElisabetta Gavini
Elisabetta Gavini

28 July 2010 in Proteomics
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APAntonella Pantaleo
Antonella Pantaleo
EFEmanuela Ferru
Emanuela Ferru
FCFranco Carta
Franco Carta
FMFranca Mannu
Franca Mannu
GGGiuliana Giribaldi
Giuliana Giribaldi
FTFrancesco Turrini
Francesco Turrini