- Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Medica -
University of Rome 'La Sapienza'
Biofluorimetry Lab


Publications

HIGH DNA CONTENT OF SPERMATOZOA IN INFERTILE, OLIGOSPERMIC HUMAN MALES
G.Frajese, L.Silvestroni, F.Malandrino, A.Isidori
Fertility and Sterility 27:14,1976

HISTONES INSTEAD OF PROTAMINES IN TERMINAL GERM CELLS OF INFERTILE, OLIGOSPERMIC MEN
L.Silvestroni, G.Frajese, F.Malandrino
Fertility and Sterility 27:1428,1976

ARGININE EVALUATION TO VERIFY SPERM MATURATION IN MAN
L.Silvestroni, G.Frajese, C.Conti
Archives of Andrology 1:363,1978

FREE AMINO ACIDS IN SEMEN: MEASUREMENT AND SIGNIFICANCE IN NORMAL AND OLIGOZOOSPERMIC MEN
L.Silvestroni, G.Frajese, F.Malandrino, G.Morisi
Archives of Andrology 2:257,1979

QUALITATIVE EVALUATION OF SPERMATOZOA IN OLIGOZOOSPERMIC MEN
L.Silvestroni, G.Frajese, C.Conti
Archives of Andrology 2:173,1979

A CLOSED CELL FOR VOLTAMMETRIC MEASUREMENTS OF OXYGEN CONSUMPTION
L.Silvestroni, G.Frajese, C.Sartori
Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 7:55,1980

PREPARATION OF PURE FRACTIONS OF HUMAN SPERM MEMBRANES
L.Silvestroni, G.Frajese, A.Modesti, C.Sartori
Archives of Andrology 4:221,1980

OXYGEN CONSUMPTION OF HUMAN SEMINAL PLASMA: RELATIONSHIPS WITH SEMEN CHARACTERISTICS
L.Silvestroni, G.Frajese, C.Sartori
Archives of Andrology 9:141,1982

HARMLESS TECHNIQUE FOR REMOVAL OF THE CELL COAT FROM HUMAN SPERMATOZOA
L.Silvestroni, G.Frajese, A.Modesti, C.Sartori
Experientia 38:672,1982

BETAENDORPHIN, METENKEPHALIN AND CALCITONIN IN HUMAN SEMEN: EVIDENCE FOR A POSSIBLE ROLE IN HUMAN SPERM MOTILITY
L.Gnessi, A.Fabbri, A.Isidori, F.Fraioli, L.Silvestroni, C.Moretti, F. Redi
Annals of the New York Academy of Science 438:365,1984

SALMON CALCITONIN INHIBITS HUMAN SPERM MOTILITY IN VITRO
L.Gnessi, L.Silvestroni, A.Fabbri, A.E.Panerai, F.Fraioli
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 125:199,1984

EVIDENCE FOR THE PRESENCE OF SPECIFIC RECEPTORS FOR N-FORMYL CHEMOTACTIC PEPTIDES ON HUMAN SPERMATOZOA
L.Gnessi, A.Fabbri, L.Silvestroni, C.Moretti, F.Fraioli, C.B.Pert, A.Isidori
Journal Clin. Endocrinol. Metabolism 63:841,1986

IDENTIFICATION OF CALCITONIN RECEPTORS IN HUMAN SPERMATOZOA
L.Silvestroni, A.Menditto, G.Frajese, L.Gnessi
Journal Clin. Endocrinol. Metabolism 65:742,1987

CHARACTERIZATION AND MECHANISMS OF CALCIUM UPTAKE IN HUMAN EJACULATED SPERMATOZOA
L.Silvestroni, A.Menditto
Archives of Andrology 23:87,1989

ZINC UPTAKE IN HUMAN SEMINAL SPERMATOZOA: CHARACTERIZATION AND EFFECTS ON CELL MEMBRANES
L.Silvestroni, A.Menditto, A.Modesti, S.Scarpa
Archives of Andrology 23:97,1989

THE MICROCALORIMETRIC APPROACH TO HUMAN SPERM PHYSIOLOGY
M.Antonelli, M.Luciani, L.Silvestroni
Thermochimica Acta 180:107-115,1991

TRANSPORT OF DEOXYGLUCOSE IN HUMAN SPERMATOZOA. I: KINETIC CHARACTERIZATION
L.Silvestroni, L.Gnessi, P.Martini, C.Sartori
Molecular Andrology 4: 45-52, 1992

IDENTIFICATION AND LOCALIZATION OF ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR RECEPTORS IN HUMAN SPERMATOZOA
L.Silvestroni, S.Palleschi, R.Guglielmi, C.Tosti Croce
Archives of Andrology 28: 75-82, 1992

INSULIN-SPERM INTERACTION: EFFECTS ON PLASMA MEMBRANE AND BINDING TO ACROSOME
L.Silvestroni, A.Modesti, C.Sartori
Archives of Andrology 28: 201-211, 1992

RAT LEYDIG CELLS BIND PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR THROUGH SPECIFIC RECEPTORS AND PRODUCE PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR- LIKE MOLECULES
L.Gnessi, A.Emidi, D.Farini, S.Scarpa, A.Modesti, T.Ciampani, L.Silvestroni, G.Spera
Endocrinology 130: 2219-2224, 1992 (pdf)

PLATELET-DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR EFFECTS ON PURIFIED TESTICULAR PERITUBULAR MYOID CELLS: BINDING, CYTOSOLIC Ca2+ INCREASE, MYTOGENIC ACTIVITY AND EXTRACELLUAR MATRIX PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT
L.Gnessi, A.Emidi, S.Scarpa, S.Palleschi, M.Ragano-Caracciolo, L.Silvestroni, A.Modesti, G.Spera
Endocrinology 133: 1880-1890, 1993 (pdf)

ENDOTHELIN-1 STIMULATES DNA SYNTHESIS AND CONTRACTION IN TESTICULAR PERITUBULAR MYOID CELLS
V.Santiemma, F.Beligotti, M.Magnanti, S.Palleschi, L.Silvestroni, A.Fabbrini
Biol. Reprod.54:583-590, 1996

LAURDAN FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY REVEALS A SINGLE LIQUID- CRYSTALLINE LIPID PHASE AND LACK OF THERMOTROPIC PHASE TRANSITIONS IN THE PLASMA MEMBRANE OF LIVING HUMAN SPERM
S.Palleschi and L.Silvestroni
Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1279:197-202, 1996 (pdf)

INSULIN BINDING AND FLUID-PHASE ENDOCYTOSIS STIMULATION IN THE MOUSE NEUROBLASTOMA CELL LINE 41A3
C.Sartori, L.Silvestroni, S.Stefanini and G. Augusti-Tocco
Int. J. Devl. Neurosci. 14:721-729, 1996 (pdf)

PARTITION OF THE ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDE LINDANE INTO THE HUMAN SPERM SURFACE INDUCES MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION AND CALCIUM INFLUX
L.Silvestroni, R.Fiorini and S.Palleschi
Biochemical Journal 321:691-698, 1997

CASE REPORT. RAPID DECLINE OF FERTILITY IN A CASE OF ADRENOLEUKODISTROPHY
A. Aversa, S. Palleschi, G. Cruccu, L. Silvestroni, A. Isidori, A. Fabbri
Human Reproduction 13:2474-2479,1998 (pdf)

HORMONAL REGULATION OF PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE METABOLISM AND TRANSPORT
Coletti, D., Palleschi, S., Adamo, S. and Silvestroni, L.
Lipids 34 Suppl:S71, 1999

3,3’,4,4’,5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL (PCB 126) INDUCES Ca2+ INFLUX AND MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION IN HUMAN SPERMATOZOA
Palleschi, S., De Felip E., and Silvestroni, L.
Organohalogen Compounds 37:317-319,1999. In: Dioxin 1999, Venice, P.Mocarelli Ed.

EFFECTS OF ORGANOCHLORINE XENOBIOTICS ON HUMAN SPERMATOZOA
Leopoldo Silvestroni and Simonetta Palleschi
Chemosphere 39:1249-1252,1999 (pdf)

DETERMINATION OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS AND POLYCHLOROBIPHENYLS IN WHOLE HUMAN BLOOD BY SFE-GC-MS
L. Turrio Baldassarri, C. La Rocca, N. Iacovella, A. Di Domenico, G. Spera, A. Cornoldi, C. Lubrano and L. Silvestroni
Organohalogen Compounds 40:285-288,1999. In: Dioxin 1999, Venice, P.Mocarelli Ed. (pdf)

A NOVEL ASPECT OF LINDANE TESTICULAR TOXICITY: IN VITRO EFFECTS ON PERITUBULAR MYOID CELLS
Leopoldo Silvestroni, Fabio Rossi, Massimo Magnanti, Carla Lubrano, Vittorio Santiemma and Simonetta Palleschi
Reproductive Toxicology 13:431-441,1999  (pdf)

VESICLE-MEDIATED PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE REAPPOSITION TO THE PLASMA MEMBRANE FOLLOWING HORMONE-INDUCED PHOSPHOLIPASE D ACTIVATION
Dario Coletti, Leopoldo Silvestroni, Fabio Naro, Mario Molinaro, Sergio Adamo and Simonetta Palleschi
Exp Cell Res. 256:94-104, 2000 (pdf)

NEURONAL GLYCOLYTIC PATHWAY IMPAIRMENT INDUCED BY HIV ENVELOP GLYCOPROTEIN GP 120
Anna Lidia Vignoli, Irene Martini, Kenneth G. Haglid, Leopoldo Silvestroni, Gabriella Augusti-Tocco and Stefano Biagioni
Mol Cell Biochem 215:73-80, 2000 (pdf)

SURFACE REMODELING ASSOCIATED WITH VASOPRESSIN-INDUCED MEMBRANE TRAFFIC IN L6 MYOGENIC CELLS
Dario Coletti, Simonetta Palleschi, Leopoldo Silvestroni, Francesco Tomei, Mario Molinaro, Sergio Adamo
Arch Histol Cytol.63:441-449,2000

POLYCHLOROBIPHENYLS INHIBIT SKELETAL MUSCLE DIFFERENTIATION IN CULTURE
Dario Coletti, Simonetta Palleschi, Leopoldo Silvestroni, Andrea Cannavò, Elisabetta Vivarelli, Francesco Tomei, Mario Molinaro and Sergio Adamo
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 175:226-233, 2001 (pdf)

ANGIOTENSIN II STIMULATES CONTRACTION AND GROWTH OF TESTICULAR PERITUBULAR MYOID CELLS IN VITRO
F.Rossi, A.Ferraresi, P.Romagni, L.Silvestroni, and V. Santiemma
Endocrinology 143:3096-104, 2002 (pdf)

LEVELS AND PROFILES OF ORGANOHALOGEN COMPOUNDS (PCDDS, PCDFS, PCBS, DDE, DDT, HCB) IN ADIPOSE TISSUES OF ITALIAN OBESE PATIENTS
L.Turrio Baldassarri, C.La Rocca, S.Alivernini, N.Iacovella, M.Badiali, G.Spera, A.Cornoldi, L.Silvestroni
Organhalogen Compounds 58:253-256,2002. In: Dioxin 2002, Barcelona, J.Rivera Ed. (pdf)

The partial head decondensation test is a new, quick method to assess acrosome status in human spermatozoa

L.Silvestroni, A.Mantovani and S.Palleschi

Fertility and Sterility 81:1007-1012, 2004 (pdf)


Polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) and other organochlorine compounds in human follicular fluid

E.De Felip, A.di Domenico, R.Miniero and L.Silvestroni

Chemosphere 54:1445-1449, 2004 (pdf)

 

Low levels of organochlorine pesticides in subjects with metabolic disturbances: a survey taken in Rome in 2001-2002
Barbini DA, Vanni F, Pelosi P, Generali T, Amendola G, Stefanelli P, Girolimetti S, Di Muccio A, Mantovani A, Spera G, Silvestroni L.

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2004 Aug;73(2):219-26

 

Levels of cadmium and lead in blood: an application of validated methods in a group of patients with endocrine/metabolic disorders from the Rome area

Marco Castelli, Barbara Rossi, Federica Corsetti, Alberto Mantovani, Giovanni Spera, Carla Lubrano, Leopoldo Silvestroni, Marina Patriarca, Ferdinando Chiodo, Antonio Menditto

Microchemical Journal 79:349–355, 2005 (pdf)

 

TEQs AND BODY BURDEN FOR PCDDs, PCDFs, AND DIOXIN-LIKE PCBs IN HUMAN ADIPOSE TISSUE

Cinzia La Rocca, Silvia Alivernini, Marco Badiali, Alessandra Cornoldi, Nicola Iacovella, Leopoldo Silvestroni, Giovanni Spera, Luigi Turrio-Baldassarri

Chemosphere 73:92-96,2008

 

DI(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE STIMULATES Ca2+ ENTRY, CHEMOTAXIS AND ROS PRODUCTION IN HUMAN GRANULOCYTES

Simonetta Palleschi, Barbara Rossi, Loretta Diana and Leopoldo Silvestroni

Toxicology Letters, in press, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

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