New article published on Applied Sciences by Ramona Iseppi, Martina Mariani, Carla Sabia and Patrizia Messi. The research “Melaleuca alternifolia Cheel (Tea Tree) and Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Essential Oils’ Effectiveness Against an Acanthamoeba polyphaga Strain Responsible for Human Keratitis” is the
New publication on Frontiers in Immunology: “Therapeutic targeting of alternative pathway and C5 but not C5a protects from disease development in a preclinical model of autoimmune blistering dermatosis”
Research article published on Frontiers in Immunology by Björn Laffer, Mareike Ohms, Samyr Kenno, Ping Tsui, Elvira Ehlers-Jeske, Wenru Song, Wen-Chao Song, and Jörg Köhl. ABSTRACT Introduction: Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita (EBA) is an autoimmune blistering dermatosis characterized by autoantibodies (AAbs) against
Research article published: “Cutibacterium acnes lysate improves cellular response against Candida albicans, Escherichia coli and Gardnerella vaginalis in an in vitro model of vaginal infection”
New publication on Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology by Francesco Ricchi, Samyr Kenno, Natalia Pedretti, Giulia Brenna, Francesco De Seta, Andrea Ardizzoni and Eva Pericolini. ABSTRACT Introduction: The vagina is a finely balanced microecological environment. The rupture of this
New article published on Microorganisms: “Candida albicans as a trailblazer for Herpes Simplex Virus-2 infection against an in vitro reconstituted human vaginal epithelium”
New publication on the journal Microorganisms. The article “Candida albicans as a trailblazer for Herpes Simplex Virus-2 infection against an in vitro reconstituted human vaginal epithelium” is the results of a research coducted by Francesco Ricchi, Stefania Caramaschi, Arianna Sala, Laura
Is the International Space Station too clean? Prof. Eva Pericolini interviewed by the National Museum of Science and Technology “Leonardo Da Vinci”
Prof. Eva Pericolini was interviewed by the Museum of Science and Technology “Leonardo Da Vinci” (Milan, Italy) regarding microbial contaminations in the International Space Station. See the full article at the link: https://www.museoscienza.org/it/fatti-per-capire/iss-batteri
New publication: “Modulation of C. albicans-induced immune response in vaginal epithelial cells by garcinoic acid”
New research article published on the journal Microorganisms by Samuele Sabbatini, Linda Zatini, Eleonora Narducci, Lucrezia Rosati, Andrea Ardizzoni, Antonella Mencacci, Mario Rende, Eva Pericolini, Francesco Galli, Desirée Bartolini and Claudia Monari. The project was a collaboration between the MicroModenaLab group and the University of Perugia, Italy. ABSTRACT Vulvovaginal candidiasis
New article published on the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules: “Zein-based nanostructured coatings: A green approach to enhance virucidal efficacy of protective face masks”
New publication by Federica Recupido, Francesco Ricchi, Giuseppe Cesare Lama, Alessandra Soriente, Maria Grazia Raucci, Giovanna Giuliana Buonocore, Claudio Cermelli, Isabella Marchesi, Stefania Paduano, Annalisa Bargellini, Antonella Mansi and Letizia Verdolotti. The article “Zein-based nanostructured coatings: A green approach to enhance virucidal efficacy of protective face masks” is the result of
New article published: “Anti-herpetic activity of killer peptide (KP): an in vitro study”
New publication in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. This project by Arianna Sala, Francesco Ricchi, Laura Giovati, Stefania Conti, Tecla Ciociola and Claudio Cermelli, was a collaboration between the University of Modena and the University of Parma. ABSTRACT Antimicrobial
In ricordo della Prof.ssa Marinella Portolani
Il 26 ottobre è mancata la prof.ssa Marinella Portolani, per molti anni ordinario di Virologia all’Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia. Cresciuta scientificamente nella scuola di Microbiologia del prof. La Placa a Bologna, dal 1981 aveva ricoperto la cattedra di Virologia
New article published: “Revealing commercial epoxy resins’ antimicrobial activity: a combined chemical-physical, mechanical, and biological study”
New publication in the journal Polymers. The project involved the collaboration between the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy), the University of Padova (Italy), the University of Urmia (Iran), and the Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL). The article was