Caterina Di Sano

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Caterina Di Sano
Institute of Translational Pharmacology (IFT)
Research

Nutrheff Thematic
Biomolecular technologies (enzymatic, biochemical, molecular biology), Biological validation

Research Interest and expertise in the field of nutraceuticals and functional food
The research interest is in pre-clinical (in-vitro) studies, focused to the evaluation of the antioxdant and antiproliferative effects of nutraceuticals, such as fish oil extract incapsulated in mesoporous silica and curcumin microencapsulated, assessing their effects on inflammation and cancer invasiveness. The aim of this studies maybe precious in delineating novel pharmacological and therapeutic strategies.

Keywords: Clinical Nutrition; Inflammation; Cancer diseases, Antioxdant effects, Bronchial Epithelial Cells; Intestinal Epithelial Cells; Microbiota/microbiome; Probiotics; Mediterranean Diet.

Nutraceuticals and foods of interest
Probiotics; Prebiotics; Postbiotics; Antioxidants; Mediterranean Diet; Fish Oil.

Fields of application
Pre-clinical studies.

Facilities and equipments
Body Composition evaluation by bioelectrical impedance analysis ; Handgrip Strenght Test by hand-held dynamometer; Cell culture; Flow Cytometry; Protein detection equipments; Molecular biology; qPCR apparatus; Recombinant proteins production; Molecular cloning; CRISPR-Cas9 technology; Plate Reader; Ultracentrifuge.