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Francesco Turci

Associate Professor

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  • Department of Chemistry
  • Dipartimento di Chimica
  • Corso di laurea in Chimica per la manifattura sostenibile
  • Corso di Laurea in Produzioni e Gestione degli Animali in Allevamento e Selvatici - PGAAS
  • Corso di Laurea in Sistemi zootecnici sostenibili - SIZOS
  • Corso di laurea magistrale in Chimica
  • Dottorato in Scienze Farmaceutiche e Biomolecolari
  • PhD in Chemical and Materials Sciences

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Selected research products

Selected publications (2020 - )

 

Pavan C, Leinardi R, Benhida A, Ibouraadaten S, Yakoub Y, Brule SVD, Lison D, Turci F, Huaux F. (2024) Short- and long-term pathologic responses to quartz are induced by nearly free silanols formed during crystal fracturing. Particle and fibre toxicology 21(1) 52 [DOI  PMID]

Lescoat A, Leinardi R, Pouxvielh K, Yakoub Y, Lelong M, Pochet A, Dumontet E, Bellamri N, Le Tallec E, Pavan C, Turci F, Paris C, Huaux F, Lecureur V. (2024) Effects of different amosite preparations on macrophages, lung damages, and autoimmunity. Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) 102(2) 197-211 [DOI  PMID]

Leinardi R, Petriglieri JR, Pochet A, Yakoub Y, Lelong M, Lescoat A, Turci F, Lecureur V, Huaux F. (2023) Distinct Pro-Inflammatory Mechanisms Elicited by Short and Long Amosite Asbestos Fibers in Macrophages. International journal of molecular sciences 24(20) [DOI  PMID]

Pavan C, Santalucia R, Escolano-Casado G, Ugliengo P, Mino L, Turci F. (2023) Physico-Chemical Approaches to Investigate Surface Hydroxyls as Determinants of Molecular Initiating Events in Oxide Particle Toxicity. International journal of molecular sciences 24(14) [DOI  PMID]

Petriglieri JR, Pavan C, Holian A, Turci F. (2023) Editorial: Inorganic particles and fibres: integrating minero-chemistry and hazard assessment for eco-exposome development. Frontiers in chemistry 11 1233846 [DOI  PMID]

Petriglieri JR, Barale L, Viti C, Ballirano P, Belluso E, Bruno MR, Campopiano A, Cannizzaro A, Fantauzzi M, Gianchiglia F, Montereali MR, Nardi E, Olori A, Piana F, Tomatis M, Rossi A, Skogby H, Pacella A, Turci F. (2023) From field analysis to nanostructural investigation: A multidisciplinary approach to describe natural occurrence of asbestos in view of hazard assessment. Journal of hazardous materials 457 131754 [DOI  PMID]

Cox LA, Bogen KT, Conolly R, Graham U, Moolgavkar S, Oberdorster G, Roggli VL, Turci F, Mossman B. (2023) Mechanisms and shapes of causal exposure-response functions for asbestos in mesotheliomas and lung cancers. Environmental research 230 115607 [DOI  PMID]

Pavan C, Escolano-Casado G, Bellomo C, Canana S, Tomatis M, Leinardi R, Mino L, Turci F. (2022) Nearly free silanols drive the interaction of crystalline silica polymorphs with membranes: Implications for mineral toxicity. Frontiers in chemistry 10 1092221 [DOI  PMID]

Gazzano E, Petriglieri JR, Aldieri E, Fubini B, Laporte-Magoni C, Pavan C, Tomatis M, Turci F. (2023) Cytotoxicity of fibrous antigorite from New Caledonia. Environmental research 230 115046 [DOI  PMID]

Bellomo C, Pavan C, Fiore G, Escolano-Casado G, Mino L, Turci F. (2022) Top-Down Preparation of Nanoquartz for Toxicological Investigations. International journal of molecular sciences 23(23) [DOI  PMID]

Walter M, Schenkeveld WDC, Tomatis M, Schelch K, Peter-Vorosmarty B, Geroldinger G, Gille L, Bruzzoniti MC, Turci F, Kraemer SM, Grusch M. (2022) The Potential Contribution of Hexavalent Chromium to the Carcinogenicity of Chrysotile Asbestos. Chemical research in toxicology 35(12) 2335-2347 [DOI  PMID]

Pavan C, Sydor MJ, Bellomo C, Leinardi R, Canana S, Kendall RL, Rebba E, Corno M, Ugliengo P, Mino L, Holian A, Turci F. (2022) Molecular recognition between membrane epitopes and nearly free surface silanols explains silica membranolytic activity. Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces 217 112625 [DOI  PMID]

Avataneo C, Petriglieri JR, Capella S, Tomatis M, Luiso M, Marangoni G, Lazzari E, Tinazzi S, Lasagna M, De Luca DA, Bergamini M, Belluso E, Turci F. (2022) Chrysotile asbestos migration in air from contaminated water: An experimental simulation. Journal of hazardous materials 424(Pt C) 127528 [DOI  PMID]

Furia F, Minella M, Gosetti F, Turci F, Sabatino R, Di Cesare A, Corno G, Vione D. (2021) Elimination from wastewater of antibiotics reserved for hospital settings, with a Fenton process based on zero-valent iron. Chemosphere 283 131170 [DOI  PMID]

Kose O, Tomatis M, Turci F, Belblidia NB, Hochepied JF, Pourchez J, Forest V. (2021) Short Preirradiation of TiO(2) Nanoparticles Increases Cytotoxicity on Human Lung Coculture System. Chemical research in toxicology 34(3) 733-742 [DOI  PMID]

Pavan C, Santalucia R, Leinardi R, Fabbiani M, Yakoub Y, Uwambayinema F, Ugliengo P, Tomatis M, Martra G, Turci F, Lison D, Fubini B. (2020) Nearly free surface silanols are the critical molecular moieties that initiate the toxicity of silica particles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117(45) 27836-27846 [DOI  PMID]

Pacella A, Tomatis M, Viti C, Bloise A, Arrizza L, Ballirano P, Turci F. (2020) Thermal inertization of amphibole asbestos modulates Fe topochemistry and surface reactivity. Journal of hazardous materials 398 123119 [DOI  PMID]

Leinardi R, Pavan C, Yedavally H, Tomatis M, Salvati A, Turci F. (2020) Cytotoxicity of fractured quartz on THP-1 human macrophages: role of the membranolytic activity of quartz and phagolysosome destabilization. Archives of toxicology 94(9) 2981-2995 [DOI  PMID]

Bosca F, Corazzari I, Foglietta F, Canaparo R, Durando G, Pastero L, Arpicco S, Dosio F, Zonari D, Cravotto G, Tagliapietra S, Serpe L, Turci F, Barge A. (2020) SWCNT-porphyrin nano-hybrids selectively activated by ultrasound: an interesting model for sonodynamic applications. RSC advances 10(37) 21736-21744 [DOI  PMID]

Sironval V, Scagliarini V, Murugadoss S, Tomatis M, Yakoub Y, Turci F, Hoet P, Lison D, van den Brule S. (2020) LiCoO(2) particles used in Li-ion batteries induce primary mutagenicity in lung cells via their capacity to generate hydroxyl radicals. Particle and fibre toxicology 17(1) 6 [DOI  PMID]

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Research topics

FT carries out research activities concerning the study of the physico-chemical properties of micro- and nanometric inorganic particulates, including silica, asbestos, and industrial powders, in relation to their toxicity.

Within the activities of the "G. Scansetti" Interdepartmental Center for the Study of Asbestos and other Toxic Particulates, of which he is Deputy Director since 2015, FT coordinates the characterization facilities that include micro-Raman, micro-XRF spectroscopy, TGA-FTIR-GCMS thermal analysis, and nano and micrometric dimensional analysis with DLS / ELS and optical automated image analysis (details here).

Svolge attività di ricerca che riguarda lo studio delle proprietà chimico-fisiche del particolato inorganico micro- e nanometrico, fra cui silici, amianti, e polveri industriali, in relazione alla loro tossicità, all'interno delle attività del Centro Interdipartimentale "G. Scansetti" per lo Studio dell'Amianto e altri Particolati Tossici di cui è Vice-Direttore dal 2015 (www.centroscansetti.unito.it). Per il Centro coordina la gestione dei laboratori di caratterizzazione che comprendono laboratori di spettroscopia micro-Raman, micro-XRF, analisi termica TGA-FTIR-GCMS, e analisi dimensionale di particolato nano e micrometrico DLS/ELS e "automated image analysis".

Research groups

Research projects

Activities in agenda

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Academic bodies

Academic positions pro-tempore

2022-2025 - Presidio della Qualità di Ateneo (PQA)

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