Cell Communications’ group
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The research group is composed by
Biondi Carla, Full Professor
Ferretti Maria Enrica, Associate Professor
Cervellati Franco, Assistant Professor
Pavan Barbara, Technical Assistant
Lunghi Laura, Post-doc
Research group interests
- Endocrine, paracrine and autocrine factors regulating the placentation process. In particular, our study is focused on signal transduction pathways possibly involved in the regulation of human trophoblast cell proliferation and migration.
- Human retinal pigment epithelial (HRPE) cell line as in vitro model mimicking the blood-retina and blood-brain barriers to study endo- and exo-genous compound transport across such structures. In particular, our attention is focused on drug-conjugate transport.
- Transmission electron microscopy approach to visualize the structures, such as gap and tight junctions as well as desmosomes, involved in cell-cell communications.
- Human fetal membranes as a model for studying the action mechanisms of hormones, growth factors and cytokines involved in the induction of the delivery.
- Signal transduction pathways operated by different somatostatin receptor subtypes in mouse retinas during the post-natal development.
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