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• 102 | Polylactic acid nanoparticles as metabolically active entities: a metabolomics and fluxomics perspective Martina Lombardi^1|2|3, Vera Abenante^2|3, Alessio Trotta^2|3, Erwin Pavel Lamparelli¹, Federica Montella¹, Giovanna Della Porta¹, Andrea Viggiano¹, Jacopo Troisi^1|2|3|4, Antonietta Santoro¹ | ¹Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Italy; ²Theoreo Srl, Montecorvino Pugliano, Salerno, Italy; ³European Institute of Metabolomics - Fondazione EIM, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy; ⁴Department of Chemistry and Biology, “A Zambelli”, University of Salerno, Fisciano [SA], Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15354

  104

• 016 | Mechanisms underlying resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitors in aggressive medulloblastoma subtypes Alice Foti¹, Fabio Allia¹, Marilena Briglia¹, Gianpiero Tamburrini², Roberta Malaguarnera¹, Francesco Cecconi^2|3, Vittoria Pagliarini^2|3, Veronica Marabitti⁴, Francesca Nazio⁴, Adriana C.E. Graziano¹ | ¹University of Enna “Kore”, Enna, Italy; ²Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy; ³Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy; ⁴University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15268

  111

• 10 | EFFECTS OF POLYLACTIC ACID NANOPLASTICS ON RAT SPERM PARAMETERS Maria Zelinda Romano¹, Martina Lombardi², Massimo Venditti¹, Mariagerarda Lullo², Marianna Marino², Erwin Pawel Lamparelli², Giovanna Della Porta², Antonino Testa³, Andrea Viggiano², Antonietta Santoro², Rosara Meccariello⁴ | ¹Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania “L Vanvitelli”, Naples Italy; ²Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy; ³Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy; ⁴Department of Medical, Human Movement and Well-being Sciences, University of Naples Parthenope, Naples, Italy

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  20-04-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15579

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• 173 | Lab-on-chip (LOC) as a tool for parkinson disease diagnosis: preliminary evaluation of neuronal cell culture on LOC Rosanna Mallamaci¹, Rosangela Cardone¹, Lorenzo Guerra¹, Maria Noemi Sgobba¹, Marilena Ardone¹, Antonio Ancona², Annalisa Volpe^2a, Stefania Caragnano², Salvatore Petralia³, Adriana Trapani⁴ | ¹Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy; ²Physics Department, Università degli Studi di Bari & Politecnico di Bari, Italy; ³Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, Italy; ⁴Department of Pharmacy-Drug Sciences, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15425

  156

• 101 | Physiological and cellular responses of the Mediterranean mussel to antifouling biocides 2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one and 4,5-dichloro-2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, alone and in mixture Federica Impellitteri¹, Maria Giovanna Rizzo¹, Giuseppe Piccione², Paolo Pastorino³, Cristiana Roberta Multisanti², Caterina Faggio^1|4 | ¹Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy; ²Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy; ³Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta, Torino, Italy; ⁴Department of Eco-sustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy.

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  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15353

  95

• 049 | CMIT as an emerging contaminant: physiological and biochemical effects in Mytilus galloprovincialis Giuseppe Stracuzzi¹, Federica Impellitteri¹, Maria Giovanna Rizzo¹, Monia Perugini², Marika Cordaro³, Kateryna Yunko⁴, Oksana Stoliar⁴, Caterina Faggio^1|5 | ¹Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy; ²Department of Feed and Food Scienxes, Teramo Univesity, Teramo, Italy; ³Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging University of Messina, Messina, Italy; ⁴Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University, Ternopil, Ukraine; ⁵Department of Eco-sustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy.

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  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15301

  115

• 072 | A standardized onion peel-derived bioactive ingredient attenuates palmitate-induced steatosis and oxidative stress in HepG2 cells Ilaria Di Gregorio^1|2, Vincenzo Migliaccio², Maria D’Elia^1|3|4, Rita Celano^1|3, Anna Lisa Piccinelli^1|3, Luca Rastrelli^1|3, Lillà Lionetti^2|3 | ¹Dept Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy; ²Dept Chemistry and Biology “A Zambelli”, University of Salerno, Italy; ³National Biodiversity Future Center NBFC, Palermo, Italy; ⁴Dept Earth and Marine Sciences, University of Palermo, Italy.

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  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15324

  108

• 111 | Plastic contamination in bycaught yelkouan shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan) from the Mediterranean sea Marco Parolini¹, Federico Tossani¹, Federico De Pascalis², Dimitra Christidi³, Angelos Evangelidis³, Andrea Benvenuti⁴, Sara Di Leo¹, Simona Mondellini¹, Giacomo Dell’Omo⁴, Danae Portolou³, Jacopo G. Cecere², Diego Rubolini¹ | ¹Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of Milan, Italy; ²Area Avifauna Migratrice, Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale ISPRA, Ozzano dell’Emilia, Italy; ³Hellenic Ornithological Society, Athens, Greece; ⁴Animal Tracking, TECHNOSMART EUROPE srl, Guidonia-Montecelio, Roma, Italy.

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  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15363

  102

• 159 | Innovative and sustainable strategies to recover bioactive molecules from pruning waste Giovanna Cafeo¹, Marina Russo¹, Alessia Arena², Mariosimone Zoccali³, Paola Dugo^1|2, Luigi Mondello^1|2 | ¹Messina Institute of Technology, c/o Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Italy; ²Chromaleont srl, c/o Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Italy; ³Department of Mathematical and Computer Science, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences, University of Messina, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15411

  95

• EVALUATING ENDOCRINE AND OXIDATIVE EFFECTS OF POLYLACTIC ACID NANOPLASTICS (PLA-NPs) ON BREAST CELL MODELS Maria Denise AMICO¹, Antonietta SANTORO², Erwin Pavel LAMPARELLI², Giovanna DELLA PORTA², Magdalena GORSKA-PONIKOWSKA^3,4,5, Francesca RAPPA^1,5, Fabio BUCCHIERI¹, Francesco CAPPELLO^1,5 | ¹Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (Bi.N.D.), University of Palermo, Italy; ²Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, Italy; ³Department of Medical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland; ⁴Department of Biophysics, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomolecular Systems, University of Stuttgart, Germany; ⁵Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (IEMEST), Palermo, Italy

  16-10-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14556

  259

• 180 | Shared pathways in experimental projects: research, territory, and scientific communities compared the example of the initiatives of the Regional Agency for Rural Development – Ersa (Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy) Simona Rainis | Regional Agency for the Rural Development ERSA, Gorizia, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15432

  90

• PERINATAL EXPOSURE TO BISPHENOL A AND BISPHENOL B CAN ALTER THE SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AND REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM OF OFFSPRING Elena RICCI^1,2, Marilena MARRAUDINO^1,2, Noemi CADORIN¹, Iva SABOVIC³, Alberto FERLIN³, Stefano GOTTI^1,2 | ¹Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), Orbassano, Torino, Italy; ²Department of Neuroscience ‘Rita Levi Montalcini’, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; ³Department of Medicine, Operative Unit of Andrology and Medicine of Human Reproduction, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

  16-10-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14563

  241

• 070 | Role of bioactive extracts obtained from marine sources and agri-food industry by-products in ETosis modulation Federica Bellistrì¹, Giulia Abruscato¹, Manuela Perlotti¹, Alessia Lo Muzzo¹, Claudio Gargano¹, Francesco Longo¹, Manuela Mauro¹, Roberto Chiarelli¹, Vincenzo Arizza^1|3, Claudio Luparello^1|3, Gianluca Sarà^2|3, Mirella Vazzana^1|3 | ¹Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, Italy; ²Department of Earth and Marine Sciences, Palermo, Italy; ³National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15322

  110

• 094 | 2-octyl-2h-isothiazol-3-one and its role in zebrafish larvae neurogenesis and neuronal function Vanessa D’Altilia¹, Ludovica Sulcanese¹, Valentina Iezzi², Silvana Zugaro², Annamaria Iannetta¹, Tommaso Silvestrini^1|3, Elisabetta Benedetti², Monia Perugini¹. | ¹Department of Bioscience and Agro-Food and Environmental Technology, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy; ²Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy; ³University of Camerino, International School of Advanced Studies, Camerino, Italy.

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  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15346

  100

• 020 | A three-dimensional vascularized cancer model mimicking the tumor microenvironment for drug resistance studies Alessandra Lo Cicero¹, Gabriele Lo Buglio¹, Francesco La Monica¹, Simona Campora¹, Margot Lo Pinto², Simone Dario Scilabra², Giulio Ghersi^1|3 | ¹Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies STEBICEF, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; ²Proteomics Group of RiMED Foundation, Research Department IRCCS ISMETT Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, Palermo, Italy; ³Abiel srl, Palermo, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15272

  95

• 179 | Body fat reduction in adult women: a longitudinal study after six-month Bikram yoga Federico Zoila^1|2, Francesca Martina Filannino¹, Maria Ida De Stefano¹, Pasquale Simeone¹, Daniela Cagnetta¹, Antonia Cianciulli³, Melania Ruggiero³, Maria Antonietta Panaro³, Chiara Porro¹ | ¹Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Italy; ²Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Italy; ³Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15431

  211

• 007 | Dysregulation of the trans-sulfuration-sphingosine-1-phosphate signaling axis in glioblastoma: preclinical evidence Elsa Calcaterra¹, Michela Campolo¹, Melania Correale², Rossella Basilotta¹, Maria Caffo³, Roberta D’Emmanuele Di Villa Bianca², Emma Mitidieri², Giovanna Casili¹, Emanuela Esposito¹ | ¹Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical, Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Italy; ²Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Study of Naples - Federico II, Naples, Italy; ³Unit of Neurosurgery, Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15259

  114

• 164 | Analysis of the regenerative capacity and biochemical composition of pediatric platelet rich plasma in oronasal fistulas Anna Barbara Di Stefano¹, Daniele Matta², Francesca Toia^1|2 | ¹Department of Precision Medicine in Medical, Surgical and Critical Care, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Section, Palermo, Italy; ²BIOPLAST-Laboratory of BIOlogy and Regenerative Medicine-PLASTic Surgery, University of Palermo, Italy; ²Department of Precision Medicine in Medical, Surgical and Critical Care, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Section, University of Palermo, Italy.

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  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15416

  95

• 132 | Environmental DNA: a preliminary characterization of invertebrate biodiversity in a Sicilian river Manuela Mauro¹, Rosi De Luca¹, Mario Lo Valvo¹, Slobodanka Radovic², Aiti Vizzini¹, Grazia Orecchio¹, Francesco Longo¹, Vinicius Queiroz³, Rosario Badalamenti¹, Claudio Gargano¹, Mirella Vazzana¹ | ¹Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche STEBICEF, Università Degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy; ²IGA Technology Services Srl, Udine, Italy; ³Department of Physiology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15384

  87

• ENVIRONMENTAL NANOPLASTIC ACCUMULATION AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE IN ANIMAL MODELS Beatrice ZARRILLI^1,2, Nicola B. MERCURI^2,3, Rosaria MECCARIELLO¹, Ezia GUATTEO^1,2 | ¹University of Naples ‘Parthenope’, Department of Medical, Human Movement and Well-being Sciences, Naples, Italy; ²Experimental Neurology Laboratory, Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy; ³University of Rome Tor Vergata, Department of Systems Medicine, Rome, Italy

  16-10-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14551

  231

• 151 | Dysregulation of the lung-brain axis induced by CMIT/MIT: oxidative stress and junctional protein impairment lead to α-synuclein accumulation and dopaminergic neurotoxicity Nicla Tranchida¹, Rosanna Di Paola², Marika Cordaro³ | ¹Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Italy; ²Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Italy; ³Department of Biomedical, Dental and Morphological and Functional Imaging University of Messina, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15403

  107

• 170 | Seeding microvascular fragments and fibroblasts onto poly-L-lactic acid scaffolds for chronic wound healing Francesco La Monica¹, Francesco Carfì Pavia², Simona Campora¹, Alessandra Lo Cicero¹, Gabriele Lo Buglio¹, Camilla Carbone², Veronica Schiera², Gundula Schulze-Tanzil³, Giulio Ghersi^1|4 | ¹STEBICEF Department, University of Palermo, Italy; ²Engineering Department, University of Palermo, Italy; ³Paracelsus Medical University PMU, Nuremberg, Germany; ⁴ABIEL Srl, Palermo, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15422

  102

• IDENTIFICATION OF D. MELANOGASTER ENZYMES POTENTIALLY INVOLVED IN PENTACHLOROPHENOL DEGRADATION M. CASTALDO^1,2, D.M. MONTI², A. TESTA³, J. VONTAS^4,5, D. TSAKIRELLI^4,5, M.M. MONTI¹, P.A. PEDATA¹ | ¹Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (CNR-IPSP), Portici (NA), Italy; ²Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy; ³Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy; ⁴Pesticide Science Lab, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece; ⁵Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Crete, Greece

  16-10-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2025.14545

  183

• 157 | A preliminary study on the interplay between serum neurotransmitter levels and the behavioral phenotype of Canis familiaris Federica Arrigo¹, Raffaella Cocco², Claudia Giannetto¹, Giuseppe Piccione¹, Alberto Cesarani^3|4, Giuseppe Pulina³, Sara Sechi², Francesca Arfuso¹ | ¹Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy; ²Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sassari, Italy; ³Department of Agriculture, University of Sassari, Italy; ⁴Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15409

  104

• 125 | Impact of 2D and 3D in vitro culture models on extracellular vesicles in human ovarian cancer Giulia Di Fazio¹, Giuseppina Poppa¹, Giuseppe Cammarata², Sandra D’Ascenzo¹, Vincenza Dolo¹, Simona Taverna², Ilaria Giusti¹ | ¹Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Italy; ²Institute of Translational Pharmacology IFT, National Research Council of Italy CNR, Palermo, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15377

  107

• 112 | Environmental isolation and genetic characterization of first Italian Candida blankii strains: an emerging pathogen Gabriele Parrino¹, Alessia Billè¹, Lucilla Lo Re¹, Bianca Bauso¹, Francesco Mediati¹, Kyrylo Oleksandrovych Hnezdilov¹, Domenico Davide Anania¹, Gabriele Rigano^2|3, Letterio Giuffrè¹, Giuseppe Criseo¹, Orazio Romeo¹ | ¹Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Italy; ²Department of Biology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy; ³PhD programme in Space Science and Technology, Department of Physics, University of Trento, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15364

  218

• 039 | Age and growth of the mesopelagic fish Electrona risso (myctophidae) from the Strait of Messina (central Mediterranean sea) Calogero Fontana¹, Alice Vaccaro², Francesco Longo¹, Danilo Malara³, Emanuela Fanelli^2|4, Pietro Battaglia^1|4 | ¹Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Sicily Marine Centre, Messina, Italy; ²Università Politecnica delle Marche UNIVPM, Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell’Ambiente, Ancona, Italy; ³Northern Territory Government of Australia, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Fisheries Division, Berrimah, NT, Australia; ⁴National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15291

  133

• 006 | Iron-mediated mitochondrial dynamics shape ferroptosis and drug resistance in ovarian cancer cells Anna Martina Battaglia¹, Emanuele Giorgio¹, Lavinia Petriaggi¹, Giuseppe Natali¹, Cristiana Galeano¹, Sebastiano Vaccarella², Giorgia Federico³, Sandra Mota⁴, Paulo Jorge Oliveira⁴, Flavia Biamonte¹ | ¹Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, “Magna Graecia” University of Catanzaro, Italy; ²Translational Oncology Research Unit, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy; ³Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy; ⁴CNC-UC, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15258

  148

• 047 | Halophila stipulacea: population dynamics in the oriented nature reserve “Laghetti di Marinello”, Sicily, Italy Ilaria Nusco¹, Mattia Soppelsa¹, Fabio Mondello¹, Antonio Manghisi¹, Salvatore Giacobbe², Marina Morabito¹ | ¹Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Italy; ²CNR-IRBIM, Messina, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15299

  141

• 163 | SIX-2G as a novel compound to attenuate airway inflammation in cystic fibrosis through modulation of molecular chaperones Giuseppa D’Amico¹, Federica Scalia², Maria Antonella Augello¹, Giusi Alberti¹, Roberta Bivacqua³, Marilia Barreca³, Rosario Barone¹, Francesco Cappello¹, Paola Barraja³, Alessandra Montalbano³, Celeste Caruso Bavisotto¹ | ¹Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics BIND, University of Palermo, Italy; ²Department of Medicine and Surgery, Kore University of Enna, Italy; ³Department of Biological, Chemical, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies STEBICEF, University of Palermo, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15415

  113

• 118 | Perinatal tissue-derived extracellular vesicles for diabetic wound healing: a translational proposal Mattia Biondo¹, Laura Tomasello², Giuseppina Biscari¹, Grazia L. Di Grado², Calogero Fiorica¹, Fabio S. Palumbo¹, Marian Mellen³, Ismael Santa-Maria³, Antonio S. Laganà², Maite Iglesias³, Giovanna Pitarresi¹, Giuseppe Pizzolanti^2|4 | ¹Dept of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies STEBICEF, University of Palermo, Italy; ²Dept of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties PROMISE, University of Palermo, Italy; ³Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain; ⁴ATeN Center, Palermo, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15370

  94

• 045 | From map and gap analyses to solutions for circular economy implementation in Sicilian seafood-processing sector Michelle Marchan Gonzalez^1|2|3, Alessandra Aiello^1|2|3, Concetta Maria Messina^1|2|3 | ¹Laboratory of Marine Biochemistry and Ecotoxicology, Department of Earth and Marine Sciences, DiSTeM, University of Palermo, Trapani, Italy; ²Istituto di Biologia Marina, Consorzio Universitario della Provincia di Trapani, Trapani, Italy; ³National Biodiversity Future Center NBFC, Palermo, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15297

  110

• 06 | FROM MACRO- TO MICROPLASTICS IN THE SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA: AN INTEGRATED ANALYSIS OF MONITORING, IMPACTS ON BIOTA, AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES Monique Mancuso^1|2, Francesca Fabrizi^1|3, Ilaria Guardamagna¹, Chiara Anastasia Bruno¹, Teresa Bottari^1|2 | ¹Istituto per le Risorse Biologiche e le Biotecnologie Marine (IRBIM) - CNR, Messina, Italy; ²National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Palermo, Italy; ³Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS Pavia, Italy

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  20-04-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15575

  157

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• 031 | Hypoxia exposure influences the oxidative status of Mytilus galloprovincialis in a time-dependent manner Alessia Caferro¹, Mariacristina Filice¹, Giorgia Giurlanda¹, Maria Assunta Iovine¹, Alfonsina Gattuso¹, Federica Impellitteri², Caterina Faggio³, Maria Carmela Cerra¹, Sandra Imbrogno¹ | ¹ Department of Biology, Ecology, and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy; ² Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Italy; ³ Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15283

  94

• 156 | Thinned apple polyphenols extract improves skin wound healing by regulating oxidant, angiogenic and fibrotic markers Regina Aparo¹, Ramona D’Amico², Rosalba Siracusa¹, Giancarlo Aldini³, Daniela Impellizzeri¹ | ¹Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Italy; ²Department of Medicine and Surgery, “Kore” University of Enna, Italy; ³Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences DISFARM, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15408

  148

• 052 | Metabolic analysis of farm animal plasma by 1H-NMR: variation and preliminary spectral characterization Luca Cicero¹, Silvia Orecchio¹, Aldo Migliazzo¹, Valeria Vitale Badaco¹, Stefano Burgio³, Tiziana Orefice¹, Giuseppe La Corte¹, Antonino La Corte¹, Grazia Scuderi², Paolo Fagone², Giovanni Cassata¹ | ¹Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Italy; ²Università degli Studi di Catania, Italy; ³Università di Enna "Kore", Italy.

  Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/jbr.2026.15304

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• 176 | Preliminary observations on cannabinoid receptor activation in an in vitro steatosis model and in triple-negative breast cancer cells Roberta Oliveri¹, Gianluca Lavanco², Giovanni Pratelli¹, Diana Di Liberto¹, Fabiana Plescia³, Anna De Blasio³, Francesca Vaccaro², Stella Cascioferro³, Flavia Zingales¹, Marianna Lauricella¹, Rosaria Maria Pipitone², Stefania Grimaudo², Fulvio Plescia², Daniela Carlisi¹ | ¹Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics BiND, University of Palermo, Italy; ²Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Maternal and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties “Giuseppe D'Alessandro”, University of Palermo, Italy; ³Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies STEBICEF - University of Palermo, Italy.

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