Giada La Spina

Dr. Giada La Spina

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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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

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1 October 2026 in RMD Open
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DBDavide Mohammad Reza Beigi
Davide Mohammad Reza Beigi
GOGiuseppe Ocone
Giuseppe Ocone
GPGreta Pellegrino
Greta Pellegrino
GSGiada La Spina
Giada La Spina
NLNicholas Landini
Nicholas Landini
VRValeria Riccieri
Valeria Riccieri

11 September 2026 in Biomolecules
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GFGabriele Farina
Gabriele Farina
MSMariangela Sottili
Mariangela Sottili
GSGiada La Spina
Giada La Spina
SGStefania Gelmini
Stefania Gelmini
STSimona Truglia
Simona Truglia
CCClara Crescioli
Clara Crescioli
The chemokine CXCL10 contributes to early autoimmune rheumatic disease (ARD) development. Preclinical ARD stages exhibit dendritic cells (DCs), CD4+ T cells, and monocytes (CD14+ cells) dysregulation and an overreactive immunoprofile. The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)β/δ acts as a “molecular brake”, limiting autoimmune overresponse. This study aims to investigate CXCL10 in human monocyte-derived mDCs, CD4+ T cells, and monocytes exposed to PPARβ/δ agonist carbaprostacylin (cPGI2) or PPARγ agonist rosiglitazone (RGZ), to verify drug-class-related effects. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α, interferon (IFN)γ, synergistic inducers of CXCL10, and interleukin (IL)-10 were investigated. mDCs, CD4+ T cells, and CD14+ monocytes isolated from healthy donors’ blood were cultured, specifically activated to mimic an overreactive phenotype, and treated for 24–48 h with/without [10 μM] cPGI2 or [5 μM] RGZ (near therapy doses, respectively). Luminex assays quantified cell supernatant analytes; Real-time q-PCR measured cytokine and PPARβ/δ mRNA expression. cPGI2, not RGZ, significantly decreased CXCL10 in mDCs and CD4+ T cells, reduced TNFα in mDCs, CD4+ T and monocytes, and diminished IFNγ in mDCs. IL-10 did not change. cPGI2-induced CXCL10 downregulation, with TNFα and IFNγ decrease, might be relevant, given its early activity in ARD development. Scenarios on PPARβ/δ agonist re-positioning aimed at modulating CXCL10 might open opportunities to support ARD management and targeted therapy development.