Mario Dell'Agli
Position
Associate Professor in Pharmacognosy at the Università degli Studi di Milano-Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences.
Research activities and skills
The research activity is devoted to the study of natural products derived from medicinal or edible plants. The approach combines pharmacological and phytochemical investigations to connect a biological effect to a specific chemical entity. The main areas of interest are the anti- inflammatory and antioxidant effects of dietary polyphenols in the gastro-intestinal tract, and the effect of polyphenols derived from plants against skin inflammatory diseases.
Most Relevant Publication
Fumagalli, E. Sangiovanni, U. Vrhovsek, S. Piazza, E. Colombo, M. Gasperotti, F. Mattivi, E. De Fabiani, M. Dell'Agli. "Strawberry tannins inhibit IL-8 secretion in a cell model of gastric inflammation ". Pharmacological research (2016) 111, 703-712.
Sangiovanni, U. Vrhovsek, G. Rossoni, E. Colombo, C. Brunelli, L. Brembati, S. Trivulzio, M. Gasperotti F. Mattivi, E. Bosisio, M. Dell’Agli. “Ellagitannins form Rubus berries for the control of gastric inflammation: in vitro and in vivo studies”. PloS One (2013) 8 (8) e71762.
Dell’Agli, C. Di Lorenzo, M. Badea, E. Sangiovanni, L. Dima, E. Bosisio, P. Restani (2013) Plant food supplements with anti-inflammatory properties: a systematic review (I). Critical reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 53:403-413.
Dell’Agli, R. Fagnani, G.V. Galli, O. Maschi, F. Gilardi, S. Bellosta, M. Crestani, E. Bosisio, E. De Fabiani, D. Caruso: “Olive oil phenols modulate the expression of metalloproteinase-9 in THP-1 cells by acting on nuclear factor-kB signaling”. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2010), 58, 2246-2252.
Dell’Agli, S. Bellosta, L. Rizzi, G.V. Galli, M. Canavesi, F. Rota, R. Parente, E. Bosisio, S. Romeo (2005) A structure-activity study for the inhibition of metalloproteinase-9 activity and gene expression by analogues of gallocatechin-3-gallate. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 62:2896-2903.