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Tenta Roxane

Assistant Professor - Human Physiology

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R.Tenta’s research focuses on the field of Human Physiology and is mainly interested in the study of nutritional, pharmacological and other parameters (hormones, exercise) which may affect the physiological functions of cells, tissues and systems of the human organism.

Education

  • Post-doc research in Experimental Physiology (Medical School, University of Athens), in collaboration with the Oncology and Molecular Endocrinology Unit of the CHUL Research Centre, Quebec City, Canada, 2006.
  • PhD in Experimental Physiology, Medical School, University of Athens, 2004.
  • Master degree in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology (D.E.A), Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI), 2000.
  • Bachelor in Pharmacy, University of Athens,1999.

Research Interests

  • Experimental and Applied Physiology: study of the mechanisms involved in physiological and pathophysiological aspects of the human body.
  • Physiology of bone tissue - bone metabolism - molecular mechanisms of bone remodeling
  • Nutrition and Cancer: pharmacological evaluation of natural and synthetic compounds – study of apoptotic and autophagic mechanisms

Selected Publications

  • Gioti K, Papachristodoulou A, Benaki D, Aligiannis N, Skaltsounis AL, Mikros E, Tenta R. Assessment of the nutraceutical effects of oleuropein and the cytotoxic effects of adriamycin, when administered alone and in combination, in MG-63 human osteosarcoma cells. Nutrients 2021; 13:1-16. doi: 10.3390/nu13020354.
  • Mosialou I, Shikhel S, Luo N, Petropoulou P, Panitsas K, Bisikirska B, Rothman N, Tenta R, Cariou B, Wargny M, Sornay-Rendu E, Nickolas T, Rubin M, Confavreux C, Kousteni S. Lipocalin2 counteracts metabolic dysregulation in obesity and diabetes. JEM 2020; 5:217:e20191261. doi: 10.1084/jem.20191261.
  • Gioti K, Papachristodoulou A, Benaki D, Beloukas A, Vontzalidou A, Aligiannis N, Skaltsounis AL, Mikros E, Tenta R. Glycyrrhiza glabra-Enhanced Extract and Adriamycin Antiproliferative Effect on PC-3 Prostate Cancer Cells. Nutr Cancer. 2020; 72:320-32. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2019.1632357. Epub 2019 Jul 5.