Publications

1. Lauritano C.§, Borra M., Carotenuto Y., Biffali E., Miralto A., Procaccini G., Ianora A. (2011) First molecular evidence of diatom effects in the copepod Calanus helgolandicus. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 404(1-2):79-86.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2011.05.009. § Corresponding author.

2. Lauritano C.§, Borra M., Carotenuto Y., Biffali E., Miralto A., Procaccini G. and Ianora A. (2011) Molecolar evidence of the toxic effects of diatom diets on gene expression patterns in copepods. PLoS One, 6(10):e26850.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026850. § Corresponding author.

3. Lauritano C.§, Procaccini G. and Ianora A. (2012) Gene Expression Patterns and Stress Response in Marine Copepods. Marine Environmental Research, 76:22-31.  doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2011.09.015.  § Corresponding author.

4. Serra I.A.*, Lauritano C.*, Dattolo E., Puoti A., Nicastro S., Innocenti A.M., Procaccini G. (2012) Reference genes assessment for the seagrass Posidonia oceanica in different salinity, pH and light conditions. Marine Ecology.  159, pages1269–1282. DOI 10.1007/s00227-012-1907-8 *First two authors share equal responsibility.

5. Carotenuto Y., Esposito F., Pisano F., Lauritano C., Perna M., Miralto A., Ianora A. (2012) Multi-generation cultivation of the copepod Calanus helgolandicus in a re-circulating system. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 418-419 (2012) 46–58.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2012.03.014.

6. Lauritano C.§, Carotenuto Y., Miralto A.,  Procaccini G. and Ianora A. (2012) Copepod population-specific response to a toxic diatom diet. PLoS One, 7(10): e47262.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047262. § Corresponding author.

7. Lauritano C.§, Carotenuto Y, Procaccini G, Turner JT, Ianora A. (2013) Changes in expression of stress genes in copepods feeding upon a non-brevetoxin-producing strain of the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis. Harmful Algae, 28:23-30.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2013.05.004. § Corresponding author.

8. Carotenuto Y., Dattolo E., Lauritano C., Pisano F., Sanges R., Miralto A., Procaccini G. and Ianora A. (2014) Insights into the transcriptome of the marine copepod Calanus helgolandicus feeding on the oxylipin-producing diatom Skeletonema marinoi. Harmful Algae, 31:153–162. DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2013.11.002.

9. Dattolo E., Ruocco M., Brunet C., Lorenti M., Lauritano C., D’Esposito D., De Luca P., Sanges R., Mazzuca S., Procaccini G. (2014) Response of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica to different light environments: Insights from a combined molecular and photo-physiological study. Marine Environmental Research, 101:225-36. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.07.010.

10. Asai S., Ianora A., Lauritano C. and Carotenuto Y. (2015) High‒quality RNA Extraction from Copepods for Next Generation Sequencing: A Comparative Study. Marine genomics. 24:115-118. doi: 10.1016/j.margen.2014.12.004.

11. Lauritano C., Carotenuto Y., Vitiello V., Buttino I., Romano G. Hwang J.S. and Ianora A. (2015) Effects of the oxylipin-producing diatom Skeletonema marinoi on gene expression levels in the calanoid copepod Calanus sinicus. Marine Genomics. Volume 24, Pages 89-94. pii: S1874-7787(15)00008-2. doi: 10.1016/j.margen.2015.01.007

12. Lauritano C.§, Orefice I., Procaccini G., Romano G., Ianora A. (2015) Key Genes as Stress Indicators in the Ubiquitous Diatom Skeletonema marinoi. BMC Genomics, 16:411. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-1574-5. § Corresponding author.

13. Orefice I., Lauritano C., Procaccini G., Romano G., Ianora A. (2015) Insights in possible cell-death markers in the diatom Skeletonema marinoi in response to senescence and silica starvation. Marine Genomics, 24:81-88. DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2015.06.008.

14. Lauritano C., Ruocco M., Dattolo E., Buia M.C., Silva J., Santos R., Olivé I., Costa M.M., Procaccini G. (2015) Response of key stress-related genes of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica in the vicinity of submarine volcanic vents, Biogeosciences, 12:4185–4194. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-4185-2015.

15. Jeanine L. Olsen, Pierre Rouzé, Bram Verhelst, Yao-Cheng Lin, Till Bayer, Jonas Collen, Emanuela Dattolo, Emanuele De Paoli, Simon Dittami, Florian Maumus, Gurvan Michel, Anna Kersting, Chiara Lauritano, Rolf Lohaus, Mats Töpel, Thierry Tonon, Kevin Vanneste, Mojgan Amirebrahimi, Janina Brakel, Christoffer Boström, Mansi Chovatia, Jane Grimwood, Jerry W. Jenkins, Alexander Jüterbock, Amy Mraz, Wytze T. Stam, Hope Tice, Erich Bornberg-Bauer, Pamela J. Green, Gareth A. Pearson, Gabriele Procaccini, Carlos M. Duarte, Jeremy Schmutz, Thorsten B. H. Reusch, & Yves van de Peer. (2016) The genome of the seagrass Zostera marina reveals angiosperm adaptation to the sea, Nature, 530, 331–335. doi:10.1038/nature16548

16. Lauritano C.§, Romano G., Roncalli V., Amoresano A., Fontanarosa C., Bastianini M., Braga F., Carotenuto Y., Ianora A. (2016) New oxylipins produced at the end of a diatom bloom and their effects on copepod reproductive success and gene expression levels. Harmful Algae. 55: 221–229.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2016.03.015 § Corresponding author. 

17.  Lauritano C§, Ianora A. (2016) Marine Organisms with Anti-diabetes properties. Marine Drugs.  14(12): 220. doi: 10.3390/md14120220. § Corresponding author.

18.   Lauritano C. §, Andersen J.H., Hansen E., Albrigtsen M., Escalera L., Esposito F., Helland K., Hanssen K.Ø., Romano G., Ianora A. (2016) Bioactivity screening of microalgae for antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, anti-diabetes and antibacterial activities. Frontiers in Marine Science. 3, 68. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00068. § Corresponding author.

19.  Romano G., Costantini M., Sansone C., Lauritano C., Ruocco N., Ianora A. (2017) Marine microorganisms as a promising and sustainable source of bioactive molecules. Marine Environmental Research. 128:58-69. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.05.002.

20. Olivè I., Silva J., Lauritano C., Costa M.M., Ruocco M., Procaccini G., Santos R. (2017) Linking gene expression to productivity to unravel long- and short-term responses of seagrasses to CO2 in volcanic vents. Scientific Reports.  7: 42278. doi: 10.1038/srep42278.
21. Procaccini G., Ruocco M., Marin-Guirao L., Dattolo E., Brunet C., D’Esposito D., Lauritano C., et al. (2017) Depth-specific fluctuations of gene expression and protein abundance modulate the photophysiology in the seagrass Posidonia oceanica. Scientific Reports.  7:42890. doi: 10.1038/srep42890. 

22. Rasmusson L.M.;  Lauritano C ; Procaccini G.; Gullström M.; Buapet P.; Björk M. (2017) Respiratory oxygen consumption in the seagrass Zostera marina varies on a diel basis and is partly affected by light.  Marine Biology. 164(6): 140. doi:  10.1007/s00227-017-3168-z.

23. Lauritano C. §, De Luca D., Ferrarini A., Avanzato C., Minio A., Esposito F., Ianora A. (2017) De novo transcriptome of the cosmopolitan dinoflagellate Amphidinium carterae to identify enzymes with biotechnological potential. Scientific Reports. 7, Article number: 11701. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-12092-1. § Corresponding author.

24. Ravaglioli C., Lauritano C. et al. (2017) Nutrient Loading Fosters Seagrass Productivity Under Ocean Acidification. Scientific Reports. 7, Article number: 13732. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-14075-8

25. Lauritano C. §, Martín J., de la Cruz M., Reyes F., Romano G., Ianora A. (2018) First identification of marine diatoms with anti-tuberculosis activity. Scientific Reports. 8:2284 | DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-20611-x. § Corresponding author

26. Ruocco N, Costantini S, Zupo V, Lauritano C., Caramiello D, Ianora A, Budillon A, Romano G, Nuzzo G, D'Ippolito G, Fontana A, Costantini M. (2018) Toxigenic effects of two benthic diatoms upon grazing activity of the sea urchin: morphological, metabolomic and de novo transcriptomic analysis. Scientific Reports. 8:5622. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-24023-9. 

27. Brillatz T.*, Lauritano C.* §, Jacmin M.*, Khamma S., Marcourt L., Righi D., Romano G., Esposito F., Ianora A., Queiroz E.F., Wolfender J.L. and Crawford A.D. (2018)  Zebrafish-based identification of the antiseizure nucleoside inosine from the marine diatom Skeletonema marinoi. PLoS One. 13:e0196195. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196195. *First author shared. § Corresponding author.

28. Martinez Andrade K.A., Lauritano C., Romano G., Ianora A. (2018) Marine microalgae with anticancer properties. Marine Drugs. 16(5). pii: E165. doi: 10.3390/md16050165.

29. Giordano D., Costantini M., Coppola D., Lauritano C., Núñez Pons L., Ruocco N., di Prisco G., Ianora A., Verde C. (2018) Biotechnological applications of bioactive peptides from marine sources. Advances in microbial physiology. vol. 73, p. 171-220. doi: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2018.05.002.

30. Lauritano C. §, De Luca D., Amoroso M., Benfatto S., Maestri S., Racioppi C.,  Esposito F., Ianora A. (2019) New molecular insights on the response of green algae to nitrogen starvation. Scientific Reports. 9,3336. § Corresponding author. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-39860-5.

31. Lauritano, C.; Ferrante, M.I.; Rogato, A. (2019) Marine Natural Products from Microalgae: An -Omics Overview. Mar. Drugs, 17, 269. DOI: 10.3390/md17050269

32. Martínez K.A.*, Lauritano C.*§, Druka D., Romano G., Grohmann T., Jaspars M., Martín J., Díaz C., Cautain B., de la Cruz M., Ianora A., Reyes F. (2019) Amphidinol 22, a new cytotoxic and antifungal amphidinol from the dinoflagellate Amphidinium carterae. Marine Drugs.  17(7):385. doi: 10.3390/md17070385.  *First author shared. § Corresponding author.

33. Vingiani G.M., De Luca P., Ianora A., Dobson A., Lauritano C.§ (2019) Microalgal Enzymes with Biotechnological Applications. Marine Drugs. 17, 459; doi:10.3390/md17080459. § Corresponding author.

34. Riccio G. and Lauritano C. § Microalgae with immunomodulatory activities (2020) Marine Drugs. 18, 2; doi:10.3390/md18010002..§ Corresponding author. 

35. Elagoz A. M., Ambrosino L., Lauritano C.§. (2020) De novo transcriptome of the diatom Cylindrotheca closterium identifies genes involved in the metabolism of anti-inflammatory compounds. Scientific Reports. 10:4138 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61007-0. § Corresponding author.

36. Lauritano C. §, Helland K., Riccio G., Andersen J.H., Ianora A., Hansen E.H. (2020) Lysophosphatidylcholines and Chlorophyll-Derived Molecules from the Diatom Cylindrotheca closterium with Anti-Inflammatory Activity. Mar. Drugs 2020, 18, 166; doi:10.3390/md18030166. § Corresponding author.

37. Lauritano C. *,§, Martínez K.A.*, Battaglia P., Granata A., de la Cruz M., Cautain B., Martín J., Reyes F., Ianora A., Guglielmo L. (2020) First evidence of anticancer and antimicrobial activity in Mediterranean mesopelagic species. Scientific Reports 10, 4929, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61515-z. *First author shared. § Corresponding author.

38. Coppola D., Oliviero M., Vitale G.A., Lauritano C., D'Ambra I., Iannace S., de Pascale D. (2020) Marine collagen from alternative and sustainable sources: extraction, processing and applications. Marine Drugs. 18(4), 214. https://doi.org/10.3390/md18040214.

39. Riccio G., De Luca D., Lauritano C. § (2020) Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol and sulfolipid synthesis in microalgae. Marine Drugs. 18, 237; doi:10.3390/md18050237  § Corresponding author.

40. Damiano S, Lauritano C, Longobardi C, Andretta E, Elagoz AM, Rapisarda P, Di Iorio M, Florio S, Ciarcia R. (2020) Effects of a Red orange and Lemon Extract in Obese Diabetic Zucker rats: role of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(5), 1600; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9051600

41. De Luca D. and Lauritano C. § (2020) In silico identification of type III PKS chalcone and stilbene synthase homologs in marine photosynthetic organisms. Biology. 9, 110; doi:10.3390/biology9050110. § Corresponding author.

42. Saide A, Lauritano C. §, Ianora A. (2020) “Pheophorbide α: state of the art”. Marine Drugs. 18, 257, ISSN: 1660-3397, doi: 10.3390/md18050257 § Corresponding author.

43. Damiano S., Longobardi C., Lauritano C., Andretta E., Capasso G., Florio S., Ciarcia R. (2020), P0988 THE PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF RED ORANGE AND LEMON EXTRACT (RLE) IN DIABETIC OBESE ZUCKER RATS IS RELATED TO ITS ACTION ON THE NADPH OXIDASE SUBUNIT, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Volume 35, Issue Supplement_3, June 2020, gfaa142.P0988, https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfaa142.P0988.

44. Riccio G., Ruocco N., Mutalipassi M., Costantini M., Zupo V., Coppola D., de Pascale D., Lauritano C. § (2020) Ten-year research update review: antiviral activities from marine Organisms. Biomolecules. 10, 1007; doi:10.3390/biom10071007 § Corresponding author.

45. Vingiani G.M., Stalberga D., De Luca P., Ianora A., De Luca D., Lauritano C. §(2020) De novo transcriptome of the non-saxitoxin producing Alexandrium tamutum reveals new insights on harmful dinoflagellates. Marine Drugs. 18, 386; doi:10.3390/md18080386. § Corresponding author.

46. Asai S., Sanges R., Lauritano C. et al. (2020) De Novo Transcriptome Assembly and Gene Expression Profiling of the Copepod Calanus helgolandicus Feeding on the PUA-Producing Diatom Skeletonema marinoi. Marine Drugs. 18, 392; doi:10.3390/md18080392.

47. D’Ambra I. and Lauritano C. (2020) A Review of Toxins from Cnidaria. Marine Drugs. 18(10), 507; https://doi.org/10.3390/md18100507.

48. Russo E., Lauritano C. et al. (2020) RNA-Seq and differential gene expression analysis in Temora stylifera copepod females with contrasting non-feeding nauplii survival rates: an environmental transcriptomics study. BMC Genomics 21:693. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-07112-w

49. Lauritano C.§, Ianora A. (2020) Chemical Defense in Marine Organisms. Marine Drugs. 18, 518. https://doi.org/10.3390/md18100518. § Corresponding author.

50. Lauritano C.§, Roncalli V., Ambrosino L., Cieslak M.C., Ianora A. (2020) First De Novo Transcriptome of the Copepod Rhincalanus gigas from Antarctic Waters. Biology 9 (11), 410. § Corresponding author.

51. Lauritano C.§, Rizzo C., Lo Giudice A., Saggiomo M. (2020) Physiological and molecular responses to environmental stressors of microalgae and associated bacteria from cold environments. Microorganisms vol. 8, 1957, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8121957 § Corresponding author.

52. Coppola D., Lauritano C., Palma Esposito F., Riccio G., Rizzo C., De Pascale D. (2021) Fish Waste: from Problem to Valuable Resource, Marine Drugs 19 (2), 116

53. Ruocco N., Esposito R., Bertolino M., Zazo G., Sonnessa M., Andreani F., Coppola D., Giordano D, Nuzzo G, Lauritano C, Fontana A, Ianora A, Verde C, Costantini M (2021) A metataxonomic approach reveals diversified bacterial communities in Antarctic sponges. Marine Drugs. 19(3), 173; https://doi.org/10.3390/md19030173

54. Saide A., Martínez K.A., Ianora A., Lauritano C.§ (2021) Unlocking the Health Potential of Microalgae as Sustainable Sources of Bioactive Compounds. § Corresponding author. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22, 4383. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22094383.

55. Saide A., Damiano S., Ciarcia R., Lauritano C.§ (2021) Promising activities of marine natural products against hematopoietic malignancies. Biomedicines. 9(6), 645; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9060645. § Corresponding author.

56. Riccio G., Nuzzo G., Zazo G., Coppola D., Senese G., Romano L., Costantini M., Ruocco N., Bertolino M., Fontana A., Ianora A., Verde C., Giordano D., Lauritano C.§ (2021) Bioactivity Screening of Antarctic Sponges Reveals Anticancer Activity and Potential Cell Death via Ferroptosis by Mycalols. Mar Drugs. 2021 Aug 14;19(8):459. doi: 10.3390/md19080459. § Corresponding author.

57. Lauritano C.§, Carotenuto Y., Roncalli V. (2021) Glutathione S-transferases in marine copepods. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9(9), 1025; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9091025 § Corresponding author

58. Saide A.*, Lauritano C.*,§,  Ianora A. (2021) A Treasure of Bioactive Compounds from the Deep Sea. Biomedicines 2021, 9, 1556. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9111556. *First author shared. § Corresponding author.

59. Roncalli V., Lauritano C.*, Carotenuto Y.* (2021) First report of OvoA gene in marine arthropods: a new candidate stress biomarker for copepods. Marine Drugs. *Last author shared.  19(11), 647; https://doi.org/10.3390/md19110647.

60. Bazzani E. †; Lauritano C. †,*; Mangoni O.; Bolinesi F.; Saggiomo M*. (2021) Chlamydomonas responses to Salinity Stress and Possible Biotechnological Exploitation. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9, 1242. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9111242. †First author shared. *Corresponding author shared.

61. Lauritano C.§, Saide A. (2021) Editorial of Special Issue “Microalgal Molecules and Enzymes”.  § Corresponding author. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 22(24), 13450; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222413450

62. Andretta E., Costa C., Longobardi C., Damiano S., Giordano A., Pagnini F., Montagnaro S., Quintiliani M., Lauritano C.† and Ciarcia R.† (2021) Potential Approaches Versus Approved or Developing Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Therapy. Front. Oncol. 11:801779. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.801779. †Last author shared

63. Damiano S., Jarriyawattanachaikul W., Girolami F., Longobardi C., Nebbia C., Andretta E., Lauritano C., et al. (2022) Curcumin Supplementation Protects Broiler Chickens Against the Renal Oxidative Stress Induced by the Dietary Exposure to Low Levels of Aflatoxin B1. Front. Vet. Sci. 8:822227. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.822227 

64. Orefice I.†, Di Dato V.†, Sardo A.†, Lauritano C.†,*, Romano G.*. (2022) Lipid Mediators in Marine Diatoms. Aquatic Ecology. †First author shared. *Corresponding author shared. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-021-09932-8

65. Vingiani G., Leone S., De Luca D., Borra M., Dobson A.D.W., Ianora A., De Luca P., Lauritano C.§ (2022) First identification and characterization of detoxifying plastic-degrading DBP hydrolases in the marine diatom Cylindrotheca closterium. Science of the Total Environment. 812, 152535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152535 § Corresponding author.

66. Martínez K.A., Saide A., Crespo G., Martín J.M., Romano G., Reyes F., Lauritano C.§, Ianora A. (2022) "Promising antiproliferative compound from the green microalga Dunaliella tertiolecta against human cancer cells", Front. Mar. Sci. . 9:778108. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2022.778108. § Corresponding author.

67. Riccio, G.; Martinez, K.A.; Ianora A., Lauritano C.§ (2022) De Novo Transcriptome of the Flagellate Isochrysis galbana Identifies Genes Involved in the Metabolism of Antiproliferative Metabolites. Biology 11(5):771; https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11050771. § Corresponding author

68. Riccio, G.; Martinez, K.A.; Martín, J.; Reyes, F.; D’Ambra, I.; Lauritano, C. § (2022) Jellyfish as an Alternative Source of Bioactive Antiproliferative Compounds. Mar. Drugs 20, 350. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/md20060350. § Corresponding author

69. Brillante S.†, Galasso C.†, Lauritano C.†, Carrella S. (2022) From the Sea for the Sight: Marine Derived Products for Human Vision. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 14:892764. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.892764. †First author shared.

70. Capalbo A., Lauritano C. § (2022) Multiple Myeloma: Possible Cure from the Sea. Cancers. 14: 2965. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14122965. § Corresponding author

71. Montuori E., de Pascale D., Lauritano C. § (2022) Recent Discoveries on Marine Organism Immunomodulatory Activities. Mar. Drugs 20, 422. https://doi.org/10.3390/md20070422. § Corresponding author

72. Riccio G., Lauritano C. § (2022) Nutrient Starvation Exposure Induced the Down-Regulation of Stress Responsive Genes and Selected Bioactive Metabolic Pathways in Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Stresses 2022, 2, 308–321. https://doi.org/10.3390/stresses2030022. § Corresponding author

73. Montuori E., Capalbo A., Lauritano C. § (2022) Marine Compounds for Melanoma Treatment and Prevention. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 10284. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms231810284. § Corresponding author  
74. Roncalli, V. §; Uttieri, M.; Capua, I.D.; Lauritano, C. §,†; Carotenuto, Y. † (2022) Chemosensory Related Genes in Marine Copepods. Mar. Drugs 20, 681. https://doi.org/10.3390/md20110681. § Corresponding author, † co-last author. § co-Corresponding author

75. Ciarcia, R.; Longobardi, C.; Ferrara, G.; Montagnaro, S.; Andretta, E.; Pagnini, F.; Florio, S.; Maruccio, L.; Lauritano‡, C.; Damiano‡, S. (2022) The Microalga Skeletonema marinoi Induces Apoptosis and DNA Damage in K562 Cell Line by Modulating NADPH Oxidase. Molecules 27, 8270. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27238270. ‡ co-last author

76. Bazzani E., Lauritano C., Saggiomo M. (2023) Southern Ocean Iron Limitation of Primary Production between Past Knowledge and Future Projections. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 11 (2), 272. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11020272

77. Montuori E., Hyde C.A.C., Crea F., Golding J., Lauritano C.§ (2023) Marine Natural Products with Activities against Prostate Cancer: Recent Discoveries. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24 (2), 1435. § Corresponding author  
78. Montuori E., Martinez K.A., De Luca D., Ianora A., Lauritano C.§ (2023) Transcriptome Sequencing of the Diatom Asterionellopsis thurstonii and In Silico Identification of Enzymes Potentially Involved in the Synthesis of Bioactive Molecules. Marine Drugs 21 (2), 126. § Corresponding author https://doi.org/10.3390/md21020126

79. Saide A., Riccio G., Ianora A., Lauritano C.§ (2023) The Diatom Cylindrotheca closterium and the Chlorophyll Breakdown Product Pheophorbide a for Photodynamic Therapy Applications. Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(4), 2590; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13042590. § Corresponding author

80. De Falco G., Lauritano C., Carrella S. (2023) MicroRNA-Mediated Responses: Adaptations to Marine Extreme Environments. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 11 (2), 361.

81. Lauritano C.§, Montuori E., De Falco G., Carrella S. (2023) In Silico Methodologies to Improve Antioxidants’ Characterization from Marine Organisms. Antioxidants 12, 710. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12030710. § Corresponding author

82. Coppola D.; Lauritano C.; Zazo G.; Nuzzo G.; Fontana A.; Ianora A.; Costantini M.; Verde C.; Giordano D. (2023) Biodiversity of UV-Resistant Bacteria in Antarctic Aquatic Environments. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 11, 968. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11050968

83. Montuori E., Saggiomo M., Lauritano C.§ (2023) Microalgae from Cold Environments and Their Possible Biotechnological Applications. Marine Drugs 21 (5), 292. § Corresponding author

84. Lauritano C. §, Galasso C. § (2023) Microbial Interactions between Marine Microalgae and Fungi: From Chemical Ecology to Biotechnological Possible Applications. Marine Drugs 21 (5), 310. doi: 10.3390/md21050310. § Corresponding author

85. Lauritano C. §, Coppola D. § (2023) Biotechnological applications of products released by marine microorganisms for cold adaptation strategies: polyunsaturated fatty acids, antioxidants, and antifreeze proteins. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 11(7), 1399; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11071399.  § Corresponding author

86. Lauritano, C. §; Coppola, D. § (2023) Biodiversity, Adaptation Strategies, and Opportunities in Extreme Marine Environments. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2023,11, 2367. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11122367. § Corresponding author

87. Montuori E., De Luca D., Penna A., Stalberga D., Lauritano C.§ (2024) Alexandrium spp.: from toxicity to potential Biotechnological Benefits. Marine Drugs. § Corresponding author. 22, 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/md22010031

88. Montuori E., Lima S., Marchese A., Scargiali F., Lauritano C.§ (2024) Lutein Production and Extraction from Microalgae: Recent Insights and Bioactive Potential. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 25(5), 2892; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25052892 § Corresponding author.

89. Ascione, D.; Carotenuto, Y.; Lauritano, C.; Roncalli, V. (2024) Folate-Mediated One-Carbon Metabolism in the Crustacean Copepod Calanus finmarchicus: Identification of Transcripts and Relative Expression across Development. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2024, 12, 786. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12050786

90. Yurika, N.; Montuori, E.; Lauritano, C. § (2024) Marine Microalgal Products with Activities against Age-Related Cardiovascular Diseases. Mar. Drugs 2024, 22, 229. https://doi.org/10.3390/md22050229. § Corresponding author

91. Ambrosino, L.; Riccardi, A.; Welling, M.S.; Lauritano, C.§ Comparative Transcriptomics to Identify RNA Writers and Erasers in Microalgae. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25 (15), 8005. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25158005. § Corresponding author

92. Lauritano C. §, Bazzani E, Montuori E, Bolinesi F, Mangoni O, Riccio G, Buondonno A, Saggiomo M. (2024) Salinity stress acclimation strategies in Chlamydomonas sp. Revealed by physiological, morphological and transcriptomic approaches. Marine Drugs 22(8):351. doi: 10.3390/md22080351. § Corresponding author. 

93. Montuori, E.; Ambrosino, A.; Della Sala, G.; Ragozzino, C.; Franci, G.; Zannella, C.; De Filippis, A.; de Pascale, D.; Galdiero, M.; Lauritano, C. § (2025) Antiviral Activity of the Marine Haptophyta Diacronema lutheri. Mar. Drugs, 23, 12. https:// doi.org/10.3390/md23010012. § Corresponding author
94. Roncalli, V. §; Ascione, D.; Lauritano, C. §; Carotenuto, Y. (2025) The ChemicalDefensome: ASurveyof EnvironmentalSensingandResponse GenesinCopepods. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 26, 1546. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/ijms26041546. § Corresponding author. 
95. Arima Marchese, Serena Lima, Valeria Villanova, Eleonora Montuori, Daniele De Luca, Chiara Lauritano, Francesca Scargiali (2025) Enhancing lutein concentration in an indigenous microalgal strain through salinity, light intensity and nutrient concentrations and evaluation of its anticancer potential. Algal Research, 89, 104054, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2025.104054. 

96. Lincoln, O.J.; Houghton, J.D.R.; Zakariya, M.; Lauritano, C.; D’Ambra, I. (2025 Chemical Defenses in Medusozoa. Mar. Drugs, 23, 229. https://doi.org/10.3390/md23060229. 

97. Zakariya, M.; Lincoln, O.J.; D’Ambra, I.; Lauritano, C. § Anthozoan Chemical Defenses: Integrating Compounds, Enzymatic Activities, and Omics-Based Discoveries. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2025, 26, 6109. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms26136109. § Corresponding author. 

98. Kopp, G.; Lauritano, C. § Greener Extraction Solutions for Microalgal Compounds. Mar. Drugs 2025, 23, 269. https://doi.org/10.3390/md23070269. § Corresponding author. 

99. Geraci, A.; Scipilliti, A.; Guglielmo, Y.; Lauritano, C.; Profeta, A.; Minutoli, R.; Veneziano, F.; Di Paola, D.; Massi, D.; Guglielmo, L.; et al. Trophic Ecology of Slender Snipe Eel Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848 (Anguilliformes: Nemichthyidae) in the Central Mediterranean Sea. Water 2025, 17, 2405. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17162405 

100. Damiano S., Longobardi C., Iervolino V., Florio S., Giordano A., Pelagalli A., Avagliano C., Lauritano C., Ciarcia R. (2025) Antioxidant and antiproliferative potential activity of the marine carotenoid fucoxanthin in the treatment of chronic blood cancer. Journal of Functional Foods,133,106998, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2025.106998. § Corresponding author. 

101. Coppola, A.; Nikolajeva, V.; Lauritano, C. § (2025) Activity Against Human Pathogens of Two Polyunsaturated Aldehydes and Pheophorbide a. Appl. Sci., 15, 13221. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/app152413221. § Corresponding author. 

102. Rizzo, C., da Silva, J.P., Lauritano, C. et al. (2026) First insights on chemical nature and bioactivity of surface mucus from the Antarctic sponges Mycale (Oxymycale) acerata and Dendrilla antarctica. Chem. Pap.   https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-025-04615-2 

103. Pontecorvi, P.; Di Dato, V.; Lauritano, C.; Cece, F.; Romano, E.; Ceccarelli, S.; Angeloni, A.; Marchese, C.; Megiorni, F. Investigating the Molecular Response of Skeletonema marinoi to Polyethylene Nano/Microplastics: Insights into Stress Genes, Inflammation, and Extracellular Polymeric Substance Production. Microplastics 2026, 5, 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics5010033 

 
Book Chapters: 
 
1.    RM Nagata, I D’Ambra, C Lauritano, et al. Physiology and functional biology of Rhizostomeae jellyfish. Advances in Marine Biology. Elsevier, 2024, 98, 255-360. 
2.    L Brotz, DL Angel, I D’Ambra, A Enrique-Navarro, C Lauritano, et al. Rhizostomes as a resource: The expanding exploitation of jellyfish by humans. Academic press. Elsevier, 2024, 98, 511-547.  
3.    De Pascale, Della Sala, Coppola, Lauritano, Ianora (March 2023) “Biotecnologie marine ecosostenibili”, chapter in the book “LA VITA DEL MARE IL MARE PER LA VITA” Giunti Editore S.p.A. pag. 116. 
4.    De Luca D., Lauritano C. §  (2022) Transcriptome Mining to Identify Genes of Interest: From Local Databases to Phylogenetic Inference. Chapter 3. Springer Science+Business Media. Cinzia Verde and Daniela Giordano (eds.), Marine Genomics: Methods and Protocols, Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 2498, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2313-8_3, § Corresponding author.  
5.    Lauritano C., Ianora A. (2018) Grand Challenges in Marine Biotechnology: Overview of Recent EU-Funded Projects. In: Rampelotto P., Trincone A. (eds) Grand Challenges in Marine Biotechnology. Grand Challenges in Biology and Biotechnology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69075-9_11

 

Others: 

6.    Lauritano § (2024) TRENDS IN STUDY AND APPLICATION OF MARINE RESOURCES. Biol. Mar. Mediterr. (2024), 28 (1): 9-14. § Corresponding author. 
7.    Longobardi, C.; Andretta, E.; Romano, V.; Lauritano, C.; Avantaggiato, G.; Schiavone, A.; Jarriyawattanachaikul, W.; Florio, S.; Ciarcia, R.; Damiano, S. (2021) Effects of Some New Antioxidants on Apoptosis and ROS Production in AFB1 Treated Chickens. Med. Sci. Forum, 2, 12. doi: 10.3390/CAHD2020-08640 
8.    Andretta, E.; Longobardi, C.; Laselva, M.; Lauritano, C.; Avantaggiato, G.; Schiavone, A.; Jarriyawattanachaikul, W.; Florio, S.; Damiano, S.; Ciarcia, R. (2021) Protective Effects of New Antioxidants in OTA-Treated Chicken Kidney. Med. Sci. Forum, 2, 18. doi: 10.3390/CAHD2020-08617 
9.    Brillatz T., Lauritano C., et al. (2017). Anticonvulsant Principle Isolation of the Marine Diatom Skeletonema marinoi. Planta Medica International Open. 4, S01, Mo-PO-68. doi:10.1055/s-0037-1608118 
10.    Lauritano C., Bulleri F., Ravaglioli C., Tamburello   L., Buia M. C., Procaccini G. (2015) Antioxidant and stress-related genes in the seagrass Posidonia oceanica in the vicinity of natural CO2 vents at different nutrient conditions. PeerJ Journal. https://dx.doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.1060v1. May 2015
11.    Procaccini G., Dattolo E., Lauritano C., Ruocco M., Marίn-Guirao L. (2015) Posidonia oceanica molecular adaptation to the light environment. PeerJ Journal. https://dx.doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.1056v1. May 2015. 
12.    Dattolo E., Lauritano C., Ruocco M., Procaccini G. (2015) Circadian fluctuation of gene expression along a bathymetric cline in the marine angiosperm Posidonia oceanica. PeerJ Journal. https://dx.doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.1058v1. May 2015. 
13.    Ruocco M., Brunet C., Lorenti M., Lauritano C., D’Esposito D., Riccio M., Procaccini G. “Posidonia oceanica photoadaptation to the depth gradient” Biol. Mar. Mediterr. (2012), 19 (1): 63-64  
14.    Lauritano C., Carotenuto Y., Procaccini G., Ianora A. Changes in the molecular response to the same toxic diatom diet among different Calanus helgolandicus populations. Biol. Mar. Mediterr. (2012), 19 (1): 16-19  

15.    R. Ciarcia, A. Crispino, F. Fiorito, C. Lauritano, V. Mastellone, S. Florio. Effetti, in vivo, dell’idrocortisone sul tessuto cardiaco di ratto. Atti “Giornate Scientifiche interpolo – polo delle scienze e delle tecnologie per la vita”. 2005, Pag. 274. 
16.    R. Ciarcia, Pacelli F., Fiorito F., Manco L., C. Lauritano, S. Florio. Modificazioni indotte da farmaci antineoplastici nel cardiocita di ratto. Atti “I Riunione dei farmacologi campani”. 18 giugno 2004. Pag. 33. 
17.    R. Ciarcia, C. Paesano, L. Manco, C. Lauritano, R. Pagnini, S. Florio. Attività enzimatiche influenzate dal trattamento con antineoplastici: Effetto del medrossiprogesterone acetato. Atti delle giornate scientifiche del polo delle scienze e delle tecnologie per la vita. 20-21 maggio 2004, Pag. 222.   
18. Bastianini M., Ravaioli M. Bernardy Aubry F., Braga F., Camatti E., Finotto S., Socal G., Bortoluzzi G., Chiarini F., Dal Passo E., Del Bianco F., Focaccia P., Giglio F., Lipparini E., Riminucci F., Caccamo G., Campanelli A., Frapiccini E., Del Negro P., Fabbro C., Ianora A. Lauritano C., et al. Report on the oceanographical, bio-geochemical, geophysical and geological activities during Cruise ENVADRI with R/V Urania: Adriatic Sea, 2011-04-07-2011-04-20. Project ENVEUROPE and LTER. RAPPORTI ISMAR (2011) 2, 1-46