Hyaluronan

Prof. Alberto Passi, MD, PhD, is full Professor of Biochemistry at the Medical School of University of Insubria, Italy. He is Director of the laboratory of Clinical Pathology of the University Hospitals and Dean of the Medical Faculty. Alberto Passi is also academic editor and editorial board member of several international peer-reviewed journals, member of the Italian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and president of the Italian Connective Tissue Society. He has organized several international meetings, including the Matrix Biology Europe (MBE2022), Proteoglycans (2017) and Hyaluronan (2015). Alberto Passi has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed papers (Google Scholar) and was a guest speaker for more than 60 international meetings. His h-index is 49 (6569 citations). He has thought several seminars in international institutions all over the world. His main scientific interest is on the hyaluronan metabolism and its effects on human biology.

• Chapter 1: Biochemistry of hyaluronan synthesis.- Chapter 2: Update on hyaluronan in development.- Chapter 3: Long non-coding RNAs and epigenetic regulation of hyaluronan synthesis.- Chapter 4: The hyaluronan-rich zones of plasma membrane protrusions and extracellular vesicles.- Chapter 5: Hyaluronan in Kidney Fibrosis.- Chapter 6: Inter-α-inhibitor proteins: A review of structure and function.- Chapter 7: CD44: Does CD44v6 adversely impact the prognosis of cancer patients?.- Chapter 8: The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of 4-methylumbelliferone and its glucuronide metabolite in mice.- Chapter 9: The role of hyaluronan in skin wound healing.- Chapter 10: Sulfated hyaluronan: a novel player in cancer therapeutic and bioengineering approaches.