Santi Spartaco


Istituto di Genetica Molecolare “Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza” – Sede di Bologna
c/o Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli -via di Barbiano 1/10
40136 Bologna 
Phone Office: +39 051 6366778
Phone Lab: +39 051 6366898

E-mail: spartaco.santi@cnr.it

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Attività di ricerca

Il mio principale interesse scientifico è stata la ricerca di base nel campo della biologia cellulare, con l’utilizzo di nuovi approcci e tecnologie avanzate di microscopia ottica per migliorare la nostra comprensione della regolazione dell’assemblaggio e delle funzioni dei circuiti neuronali. In particolare: la neurogenesi adulta e la biologia delle cellule staminali nel cervello adulto; il ruolo delle neurotrofine nella regolazione della memoria; il traffico vescicolare di neurotrofine in neuroni ed astrociti; la secrezione di neurotrasmettitori e neuromodulatori osservati mediante tecniche di microscopia TIRF che consente la visualizzazione della fusione di singole vescicole sulla membrana plasmatica; la differenziazione degli oligodendrociti; il ruolo di p75 nei circuiti neuronali in vivo.
Un ulteriore argomento di indagine è stato il meccanismo molecolare dei disturbi neuromuscolari come: atassia di tipo 3; Epilessia mioclonica progressiva di tipo 1; malattie da prioni; distrofia muscolare di Emery-Dreifuss; miopatie correlate al collagene VI.
Particolare attenzione è stata posta nel corso degli anni all’imaging in vivo (time-lapse in fluorescenza e microscopia confocale con resonant scanner), tecnologie di super risoluzione (TIRF, SIM, STORM), tecnica di deep imaging (LightSheet, chiarificazione dei tessuti, uso degli obiettivi ad immersione in olio di silicone) ed infine immunogold con particelle d’oro colloidale per analisi ultrastrutturale in microscopia elettronica (TEM).


Gruppo di ricerca

Spartaco Santi Biologo CNR – IGM
Carola Cavallo PhD Biotecnologo Laboratorio RAMSES – Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Azzurra Sargenti PhD Biologo CellDynamics
Deborah Ramini PhD B Biotecnologo Università Politecnica delle Marche
Elisabetta Palazzo PhD Biotecnologo Fondazione Umberto Veronesi


Pubblicazioni Recenti

2024

Cenni V; Evangelisti C; Santi S; Sabatelli P; Neri S; Cavallo M; Lattanzi G; Mattioli E

Desmin and Plectin Recruitment to the Nucleus and Nuclei Orientation Are Lost in Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy Myoblasts Subjected to Mechanical Stimulation Journal Article

In: Cells, vol. 13, iss. 2, pp. 162, 2024.

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Manara MC; Manferdini C; Cristalli C; Carrabotta M; Santi S; De Feo A; Caldoni G; Pasello M; Landuzzi L; Lollini PL; Salamanna F; Dominici S; Fiori V; Magnani M; Lisignoli G; Scotlandi K

Engagement of CD99 activates distinct programs in Ewing sarcoma and macrophages Journal Article

In: Cancer immunology research, vol. 12, iss. 2, pp. 247-260, 2024.

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2023

Sgarzi M; Mazzeschi M; Santi S; Montacci E; Panciera T; Ferlizza E; Girone C; Morselli A; Gelfo V; Kuhre RS; Cavallo C; Valente S; Pasquinelli G; Gyorffy B; D'Uva G; Romaniello D; Lauriola M

Aberrant MET activation impairs perinuclear actin cap organization with YAP1 cytosolic relocation Journal Article

In: Communications biology, vol. 6, iss. 1, pp. 1044, 2023.

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Sgritta M; Vignoli B; Pimpinella D; Griguoli M; Santi S; Bialowas A; Wiera G; Zacchi P; Malerba F; Marchetti C; Canossa M; Cherubini E

Impaired synaptic plasticity in an animal model of autism exhibiting early hippocampal GABAergic-BDNF/TrkB signaling alterations Journal Article

In: iScience, vol. 26, iss. 1, pp. 105728, 2023.

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Storci G; Barbato F; Ricci F; Tazzari PL; De Matteis S; Tomassini E; Dicataldo M; Laprovitera N; Arpinati M; Ursi M; Maffini E; Campanini E; Dan E; Manfroi S; Santi S; Ferracin M; Bonafe M; Bonifazi F

Pre-transplant CD69+ extracellular vesicles are negatively correlated with active ATLG serum levels and associate with the onset of GVHD in allogeneic HSCT patients Journal Article

In: Frontiers in immunology, vol. 13, 2023.

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Lauriola A; Davalli P; Marverti G; Santi S; Caporali A; D'Arca D

Targeting the Interplay of Independent Cellular Pathways and Immunity: A Challenge in Cancer Immunotherapy Journal Article

In: Cancers-Basel, vol. 15, iss. 11, pp. 3009, 2023.

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2022

Pesce E; Manfrini N; Cordiglieri C; Santi S; Bandera A; Gobbini A; Gruarin P; Favalli A; Bombaci M; Cuomo A; Collino F; Cricri' G; Ungaro R; Lombardi A; Mangioni D; Muscatello A; Aliberti S; Blasi F; Gori A; Abrignani S; De Francesco R; Biffo S; Grifantini R

Exosomes Recovered From the Plasma of COVID-19 Patients Expose SARS-CoV-2 Spike-Derived Fragments and Contribute to the Adaptive Immune Response Journal Article

In: Frontiers in immunology, vol. 12, pp. 7859, 2022.

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Cavallo C; Merli G; Zini N; D'Adamo S; Cattini L; Guescini M; Grigolo B; Di Martino A; Santi S; Borzì RM; Filardo G

Small Extracellular Vesicles from Inflamed Adipose Derived Stromal Cells Enhance the NF-κB-Dependent Inflammatory/Catabolic Environment of Osteoarthritis. Journal Article

In: Stem cells international, vol. 2022, pp. 9376338, 2022.

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Mazzeschi M; Sgarzi M; Romaniello D; Gelfo V; Cavallo C; Ambrosi F; Morselli A; Miano C; Laprovitera N; Girone C; Ferracin M; Santi S; Rihawi K; Ardizzoni A; Fiorentino M; D'Uva G; Győrffy B; Palmer R; Lauriola M

The autocrine loop of ALK receptor and ALKAL2 ligand is an actionable target in consensus molecular subtype 1 colon cancer Journal Article

In: Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research, vol. 41, iss. 1, pp. 113, 2022.

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2021

Sargenti A; Musmeci F; Cavallo C; Mazzeschi M; Bonetti S; Pasqua S; Bacchi F; Filardo G; Gazzola D; Lauriola M; Santi S

A new method for the study of biophysical and morphological parameters in 3D cell cultures: Evaluation in LoVo spheroids treated with crizotinib Journal Article

In: PLoS One, vol. 16, no 6, pp. PLoS One, 2021.

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Vignoli B; Sansevero G; Sasi M; Rimondini R; Blum R; Bonaldo V; Biasini E; Santi S; Berardi N; Lu B; Canossa M

Astrocytic microdomains from mouse cortex gain molecular control over long-term information storage and memory retention Journal Article

In: Communications biology, vol. 4, no 1, pp. 1152, 2021.

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Olivotto E; Minguzzi M; D'Adamo S; Astolfi A; Santi S; Uguccioni M; Marcu KB; Borzi' RM

Basal and IL-1beta enhanced chondrocyte chemotactic activity on monocytes are co-dependent on both IKKalpha and IKKbeta NF-kappaB activating kinases Journal Article

In: Scientific reports, vol. 11, no 1, pp. 21697, 2021.

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Campoccia D; Ravaioli S; Santi S; Mariani V; Santarcangelo C; De Filippis A; Montanaro L; Arciola CR; Daglia M

Exploring the anticancer effects of standardized extracts of poplar-type propolis: In vitro cytotoxicity toward cancer and normal cell lines Journal Article

In: Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy, vol. 141, pp. 111895, 2021.

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Costa R; Rodia MT; Zini N; Pegoraro V; Marozzo R; Capanni C; Angelini C; Lattanzi G; Santi S; Cenacchi G

Morphological study of TNPO3 and SRSF1 interaction during myogenesis by combining confocal, structured illumination and electron microscopy analysis. Journal Article

In: Molecular and cellular biochemistry, vol. 476, no 4, pp. 1797-1811, 2021.

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Neri S; Guidotti S; Bini C; Pelotti S; D'Adamo S; Minguzzi M; Platano D; Santi S; Mariani E; Cattini L; Borzì RM

Oxidative stress-induced DNA damage and repair in primary human osteoarthritis chondrocytes: focus on IKKα and the DNA Mismatch Repair System Journal Article

In: Free radical biology & medicine, vol. 166, no 212-225, 2021.

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Cassandrini D; Merlini L; Pilla F; Cenni V; Santi S; Faldini C; Santorelli FM; Sabatelli P

Protein aggregates and autophagy involvement in a family with a mutation in Z-band alternatively spliced PDZ-motif protein. Journal Article

In: Neuromuscular disorders, vol. S0960-8966, no 20, pp. 30673-30678, 2021.

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Cavallo C; Merli G; Borzì RM; Zini N; D'Adamo S; Guescini M; Grigolo B; Di Martino A; Santi S; Filardo G

Small Extracellular Vesicles from adipose derived stromal cells significantly attenuate in vitro the NF-kappaB dependent inflammatory/catabolic environment of osteoarthritis. Journal Article

In: Scientific Reports, vol. 11, no 1, pp. 1053, 2021.

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Tesei A; Arienti C; Bossi G; Santi S; De Santis I; Bevilacqua A; Zanoni M; Pignatta S; Cortesi M; Zamagni A; Storci G; Bonafe' M; Sarnelli A; Romeo A; Cavallo C; Bartolazzi A; Rossi S; Soriani A; Strigari L

TP53 drives abscopal effect by secretion of senescence-associated molecular signals in non-small cell lung cancer. Journal Article

In: Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research, vol. 40, no 1, pp. 89, 2021.

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2020

Cristaldi DA; Sargenti A; Bonetti S; Musmeci F; Delprete C; Bacchi F; Pasqua S; Cavallo C; Bonsi L; Alviano F; Gazzola D; Santi S

A Reliable Flow-Based Method for the Accurate Measure of Mass Density, Size and Weight of Live 3D Tumor Spheroids Journal Article

In: Micromachines (Basel), vol. 11, no 5, pp. E465, 2020.

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Santi S; Cenni V; Capanni C; Lattanzi G; Mattioli E

PCAF Involvement in Lamin A/C-HDAC2 Interplay during the Early Phase of Muscle Differentiation Journal Article

In: Cells, vol. 9, no 7, pp. E1735, 2020.

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Minguzzi M; Guidotti S; Platano D; D'Adamo S; Cetrullo S; Assirelli E; Santi S; Mariani E; Trisolino G; Filardo G; Flamigni F; BorzI' RM

Polyamine supplementation reduces DNA damage in adipose stem cells cultured in 3-D. Journal Article

In: Scientific reports, vol. 9, no 1, pp. 14269, 2020.

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D'Adamo S; Cetrullo S; Guidotti S; Silvestri Y; Minguzzi M; Santi S; Cattini L; Filardo G; Flamigni F; Borzi' RM

Spermidine Rescues the Deregulated Autophagic Response to Oxidative Stress of Osteoarthritic Chondrocytes Journal Article

In: Free radical biology & medicine, vol. 153, pp. 159-172, 2020.

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Evangelisti C; Chiarini F; Cappellini A; Paganelli F; Fini M; Santi S; Martelli AM; Neri LM; Evangelisti C

Targeting Wnt/beta-catenin and PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathways in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Journal Article

In: Journal of cellular physiology, vol. 235, no 6, pp. 5413-5428, 2020.

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Antoniel M; Traina F; Merlini L; Andrenacci D; Tigani D; Santi S; Cenni V; Sabatelli P; Faldini C; Squarzoni S

Tendon Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Defective Cell Polarization in the Presence of Collagen VI Mutations. Journal Article

In: Cells, vol. 9, no 2, pp. e409, 2020.

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Costa R; Rodia MT; Vianello S; Santi S; Lattanzi G; Angelini C; Pegoraro E; Cenacchi G

Transportin 3 (TNPO3) and related proteins in limb girdle muscular dystrophy D2 muscle biopsies: A morphological study and pathogenetic hypothesis Journal Article

In: Neuromuscular disorders, 2020.

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2019

Storci G; De Carolis S; Papi A; Bacalini MG; Gensous N; Marasco E; Tesei A; Fabbri F; Arienti C; Zanoni M; Sarnelli A; Santi S; Olivieri F; Mensa' E; Latini S; Ferracin M; Salvioli S; Garagnani P; Franceschi C; Bonafe' M

Genomic stability, anti-inflammatory phenotype, and up-regulation of the RNAseH2 in cells from centenarians. Journal Article

In: Cell death and differentiation, vol. 26, no 9, pp. 1845-1858, 2019.

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Minguzzi M; Guidotti S; Platano D; D'Adamo S; Cetrullo S; Assirelli E; Santi S; Mariani E; Trisolino G; Filardo G; Flamigni F; Borzì RM

Polyamine supplementation reduces DNA damage in adipose stem cells cultured in 3-D. Journal Article

In: Scientific reports, vol. 9, no 1, pp. 14269, 2019.

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Pagani S; Minguzzi M; Sicuro L; Veronesi F; Santi S; Scotto D'Abusco A; Fini M; Borzì RM

The N-Acetyl Phenylalanine Glucosamine Derivative Attenuates the Inflammatory/Catabolic Environment in a Chondrocyte-Synoviocyte Co-Culture System. Journal Article

In: Scientific reports, vol. 9, no 1, pp. 13603, 2019.

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2018

Gelfo V; Mazzeschi M; Grilli G; Lindzen M; Santi S; D'Uva G; Gyorffy B; Ardizzoni A; Yarden Y; Lauriola M

A Novel Role for the Interleukin-1 Receptor Axis in Resistance to Anti-EGFR Therapy. Journal Article

In: Cancers, vol. 10, no 10, pp. pii: E365, 2018.

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Martella E; Ferroni C; Guerrini A; Ballestri M; Columbaro M; Santi S; Sotgiu G; Serra M; Donati DM; Lucarelli E; Varchi G; Duchi S

Functionalized Keratin as Nanotechnology-Based Drug Delivery System for the Pharmacological Treatment of Osteosarcoma. Journal Article

In: International journal of molecular sciences, vol. 19, no 11, pp. pii: E3670, 2018.

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2017

Duchi S; Piccinini F; Pierini M; Bevilacqua A; Torre ML; Lucarelli E; Santi S

A new holistic 3D non-invasive analysis of cellular distribution and motility on fibroin-alginate microcarriers using light sheet fluorescent microscopy. Journal Article

In: Plos One, vol. 12, no 8, pp. e0183336, 2017.

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Apolonio FM; Mazzoni A; Angeloni V; Scaffa PM; Santi S; Saboia VP; Tay FR; Pashley DH; Breschi L

Effect of a one-step self-etch adhesive on endogenous dentin matrix metalloproteinases. Journal Article

In: European journal of oral sciences, vol. 125, no 2, pp. 168-172, 2017.

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Guidotti S; Minguzzi M; Platano D; Santi S; Trisolino G; Filardo G; Mariani E; Borzì RM

Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3beta Inhibition Links Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Extracellular Matrix Remodelling and Terminal Differentiation in Chondrocytes. Journal Article

In: Scientific reports, vol. 7, no 1, pp. 12059, 2017.

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Maurizi G; Poloni A; Mattiucci D; Santi S; Maurizi A; Izzi V; Giuliani A; Mancini S; Zingaretti MC; Perugini J; Severi I; Falconi M; Vivarelli M; Rippo MR; Corvera S; Giordano A; Leoni P; Cinti S

Human White Adipocytes Convert Into "Rainbow" Adipocytes In Vitro. Journal Article

In: Journal of cellular physiology, vol. 232, no 10, pp. 2887-2899, 2017.

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2016

Zanoni M; Piccinini F; Arienti C; Zamagni A; Santi S; Polico R; Bevilacqua A; Tesei A

3D tumor spheroid models for in vitro therapeutic screening: a systematic approach to enhance the biological relevance of data obtained. Journal Article

In: Scientific Reports, vol. 6, pp. 19103, 2016.

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Gelfo V; Rodia MT; Pucci M; Dall'Ora M; Santi S; Solmi R; Roth L; Lindzen M; Bonafè M; Bertotti A; Caramelli E; Lollini PL; Trusolino L; Yarden Y; D'Uva G; Lauriola M

A module of inflammatory cytokines defines resistance of colorectal cancer to EGFR inhibitors. Journal Article

In: Oncotarget, vol. 7, no 44, pp. 72167-72183, 2016.

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Sardone F; Santi S; Tagliavini F; Traina F; Merlini L; Squarzoni S; Cescon M; Wagener R; Maraldi NM; Bonaldo P; Faldini C; Sabatelli P

Collagen VI-NG2 axis in human tendon fibroblasts under conditions mimicking injury response. Journal Article

In: Matrix Biology, vol. 55, pp. 90-105, 2016.

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Sardone F; Traina F; Bondi A; Merlini L; Santi S; Maraldi NM; Faldini C; Sabatelli P

Tendon Extracellular Matrix Alterations in Ullrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy. Journal Article

In: Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, vol. 8, pp. 131, 2016.

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Sabatelli P; Sardone F; Traina F; Merlini L; Santi S; Wagener R; Faldini C

TGF-beta1 differentially modulates the collagen VI alpha5 and alpha6 chains in human tendon cultures. Journal Article

In: Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents, vol. 30, no 4, pp. 107-113, 2016.

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2015

Vignoli B; Battistini G; Melani R; Blum R; Santi S; Berardi N; Canossa M

Peri-Synaptic Glia Recycles Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor for LTP Stabilization and Memory Retention. Journal Article

In: Neuron, vol. 92, no 4, pp. 873-887, 2015.

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Cenni V; Sabatelli P; Di Martino A; Merlini L; Antoniel M; Squarzoni S; Neri S; Santi S; Metti S; Bonaldo P; Faldini C.

Collagen VI Deficiency Impairs Tendon Fibroblasts Mechanoresponse in Ullrich Congenital Muscular Dystrophy Journal Article

In: Cells, vol. 13, iss. 5, pp. 378, 0000.

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