Giuseppe Mazzarella

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Giuseppe Mazzarella
Institute of Food Sciences
Senior Researcher

Nutrheff Thematic
Biological validation, Clinical and nutritional studies

Research Interest and expertise in the field of nutraceuticals and functional food
Research interests is in mucosal immunology and they include celiac disease, non-celiac wheat sensitivity and inflammatory bowel disease. Identification of bioactive compounds in foods with immunomodulatory activity for treatment and prevention immune-mediated diseases characterized by chronic intestinal inflammation

Keywords: Mucosal Immunology; Immunomodulation; Celiac; Non Celiac Wheat Sensitivity; IBD

Nutraceuticals and foods of interest
Identification of wheat varieties with low or null immunostimulating activity for the treatment and prevention of celiac disease and non-celiac wheat sensitivity; Identification of probiotics and their metabolites for treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

Fields of application
Agri-food and pharmaceutical (nutraceutical) companies

Facilities and equipments
Confocal microscopy; laser capture microdissection; RT-PCR. Experimental models: mouse models of human disease (celiac disease; diabetes; IBD) and organ culture model.