Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief



Fabio Malavasi, MD      Email   |   Website
Medical Genetics, University of Torino Medical School, Torino, Italy
Interests: immune response; antibody therapy; cancer; myeloma


Associate Editor-in-Chief



Claudio Cerchione, MD, PhD      Email   |   Website
Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori" - IRST IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
Interests: multiple myeloma; MGUS; smoldering myeloma; acute leukemia; acute myeloid leukemia; acute lymphoblastic leukemia; chronic myeloid leukemia; BPDCN; chronic lymphocytic leukemia; myelodysplastic syndromes; myeloproliferative neoplasms; non Hodgkin lymphoma; Hodgkin lymphoma; supportive care; hematologic malignancies



Giorgio Ciprandi, MD      Email   |   Website
Casa di Cura Villa Montallegro, Genoa, Italy
Interests: allergy; immunology; infections; asthma; microbiota; nutraceutics


Editorial Board Members



Marco G. Alves, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Imuno-Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Interests: metabolomics; mitochondria; andrology; sperm



Atanas G. Atanasov, PhD      Email   |   Website
Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Magdalenka, Poland
Interests: bioactive compounds; biotechnology; molecular medicine; digital health



Roberto Bei, MD, PhD      Email
Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Interests: cancer immunotherapy; targeted cancer therapy; nutraceutical and cancer



Stefanos Bonovas, MD, PhD      Email 1   |   Email 2   |   Website
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
Interests: study design and methods; clinical research; evidence synthesis (by means of systematic reviews, umbrella reviews, classic and network meta-analyses) to inform health care decisions



Alessandra Borsetti, PhD      Email
National HIV/AIDS Research Center, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
Interests: infectious disease; lentiviruses; HIV-1; SIV; animal model; primate; host–virus interactions; viral pathogenesis; molecular epidemiology; immune response to viral infections



Alessandro Buonomo, MD      Email   |   Website
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy
Interests: drug allergy; food allergy; hymenoptera venom allergy; anaphylaxis; urticaria; respiratory allergy; mastocytosis



Cüneyt ÇAĞLAYAN, PhD      Email 1   |   Email 2   |   Website
Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medicine Faculty, Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University, Bilecik, Turkey
Interests: oxidative stress; inflammation; apoptosis; autophagy; natural product; carbonic anhydrase; enzyme kinetics; endoplasmic reticulum stress; neurotoxicity; hepatotoxicity; nephrotoxicity



Francesco Carinci, MD      Email   |   Website
Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Interests: genetics of cheilognatopalatoschisis; cell biology of craniofaciostenosis; staging systems for carcinomas of the head and neck district; in vitro systems for testing biomaterials



Hongqiang Cheng, PhD      Email
Department of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Interests: endothelial dysfunction; cardiomyocyte maturation and cardiomyopathy; atherosclerosis; angiogenesis; posttranslational modification



Maria Contaldo, PhD, DMD      Email 1   |   Email 2   |   Website
Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Odontostomatological Specialties, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Interests: dentistry; oral pathology; oral oncology; imaging; oral microbiology; pediatric dentistry; oral microbiome; special needs; biomolecular sciences applied to dentistry



Stephen M. Cornish, PhD      Email   |   Website
Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Interests: exercise physiology; exercise immunology; nutritional supplements; cytokines/myokines/exerkines; chronic low grade inflammation



Dawei Cui, MD      Email
The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Interests: T cell immunology; immunological regulator; cancer immunology



Zong Jie Cui, PhD      Email   |   Website
Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Interests: pancreatic acinar cells; cholecystokinin receptors; receptor pharmacology; G protein coupled receptors; calcium oscillations; photodynamic action; genetically encoded protein photosensitizers; hepatocytes; neutrophils; mast cells; salivary glands; pancreatic stellate cells; singlet oxygen as a signaling molecule; NADPH oxidases; exocytosis; toosendanin; synaptic transmission; SNARE complex; photobiophysics; photobiology


Mario Di Gioacchino      Email   |   Website
Institute for Clinical Immunotherapy and Advanced Biological Treatments, Pescara, Italy
Interests: respiratory; food and drug allergy; immunotherapy and monoclonal biologic treatments; environmental pollutants; nanoparticle toxicity; cancer immunology



Leticia M. Estevinho, MD      Email   |   Website
Department of Biology and Biotechnology, School of Agriculture of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (ESA-IPB), Campus de Santa Apolónia, Bragança, Portugal
Interests: microbiology; biotechnology; natural products



Makandjou-Ola Eusebio      Email
Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
Interests: microbiology; allergy; infectious diseases; asthma; inflammatory diseases; hematology



Domenico Ferro, MD      Email   |   Website
Department of Clinical Internal, Anaesthesiological and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Interests: thrombosis; oxidant stress; NAFLD; cardiovascular diseases; atherosclerosis; metabolic syndrome



Ling Gao, PhD      Email   |   Website
Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Interests: mechanisms of myocardial ischemic injury and endogenous repair; the protective mechanisms of the human adult mesenchymal stem cell or pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiovascular cell transplantation on ischemic or aging hearts; in vivo targeted transplantation of exosomes or stem cells using nanotechnology, polymeric materials, gene modification, MRI, PET-CT, etc.; the use of tissue engineering combined with 3D printing technology to construct human functional pre-vascularized myocardial patches and heart-like organs for transplantation research



Matteo Gelardi, MD      Email   |   Website
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
Interests: otolaryngology; oncological diagnosis;allergic diagnosis and immunology



Andrea Giannini, MD, PhD      Email   |   Website
Transantional Medice and Oncology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Interests: medicine and health sciences; oncology; cancer treatment; cancers and neoplasms; gynecological tumors; surgical and invasive medical procedures; gynecologic surgery; women's health; obstetrics and gynecology; gynecologic cancers; gynecologic diseases; gynecologic infections; research and analysis methods; research assessment; systematic reviews



Iain P. Hargreaves, MD, PhD      Email
School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
Interests: coenzyme Q10 deficiency; lysosomal function; mitochondrial respiratory chain dysfunction



Jia-Qiang He, PhD      Email   |   Website
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, United States
Interests: stem cell biology; cardiac differentiation; biomaterials; cardiovascular diseases; regenerative medicine; transgenic mouse; gene regulation; angiogenesis; electrophysiology



Cristiana Indolfi, MD-MSc      Email
IPAS Respiratory Diseases and Allergy Clinic - UOC General and Specialist Pediatrics AOU University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Interests: pediatrics; allergology; respiratory



Marcello Iriti, PhD      Email
Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Interests: cancer chemoprevention; anticancer agents; antineoplastic resistance; cardioprotection; neuroprotection; antidiabetic agents; anti-obesity agents; immunomodulatory agents; antiaging agents; antioxidant activity; bioavailability; pharmacokinetics; ADME (adsorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion)



Ivan Šoša, MD, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Interests: injury‐brain injury; bone and BMPs; digital transformation



Handong Jiang, MD, PhD      Email
Renji Hospital of Medical College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Interests: interstitial lung disease; lung cancer; lung infection



Spyridon K. Kritas, PhD      Email   |   Website
School of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: microbiology; infectious diseases; mast cells



Claudio Legnani, MD      Email   |   Website
Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy
Interests: knee surgery; sports traumatology; knee replacement; bleeding management; ACL reconstruction; arthroscopy



Antonio Junior Lepedda, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
Interests: biochemical pathways of atherogenesis; cardiovascular biomarkers; extracellular matrix biology; glycosaminoglycans and proteoglycans in human pathophysiology and tissue engineering applications



Hongwei Liang, PhD      Email
School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Interests: the function and application of red blood cells and platelets in cancer; the function and application of non-coding RNA; the function and application of extracellular vesicle



Sabrina Lisi, PhD      Email   |   Website
Departement of Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, Section of Human Anatomy, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medical School, University of Bari, Italy
Interests: molecular processes; autoimmune disorders; epithelial mesenchymal transtion (EMT); Sjögren’s syndrome autoimmune disease; molecular analysis of transmembrane receptors; dysregulation of immunological responses; the morphogenesis of teeth; mouse models and organ culture techniques to analyse the functions of conserved signal pathways



Ju Liu, MD, PhD      Email
Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
Interests: vascular biology; coagulation and thrombosis; vascular toxicology



Tianqi Lu, PhD      Email
Medical Research Center, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, The Second Chengdu Hospital Afiliated to Chongqing Medical University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Interests: metabolic reprogramming of the tumor microenvironment; dendritic cells and tumor microenvironment; mitochondria and tumor microenvironment immunity; immune cell changes in inflammation, aging and tumors



Matteo Lucchini, MD, PhD      Email 1   |   Email 2   |   Website
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy
Interests: multiple sclerosis; CNS demyelinating disorders; neuromyelitis optica; inflammatory myopathy; myositis; inclusion-body myositis



Yuhang Ma, MD, PhD      Email
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shanghai General Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Interests: gut microbiome and homeostasis; β cell function and insulin resistance; blood glucose monitoring; NAFLD



Tomoh Matsumiya, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Bioscience and Laboratory Medicine, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki University, Aomori, Japan
Interests: immunology; biochemistry; antiviral innate immune responses



Jeanette A. Maier, MD      Email
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università di Milano, Italy
Interests: endothelial cell biology; physiology; pathophysiology; magnesium in health and disease; mechanisms of adaptation to real and simulated microgravity; cellular senescence; organoids



Alessandro Micarelli, MD, PhD      Email   |   Website
Unit of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation and Sensory Organs, UNITER Onlus, Rome, Italy
Interests: neurotology; posture; vestibular system; cranio-cervical disorders; cochlear system; chemical senses (olfaction and smell); mouth surgery; otology; nutrition; injection treatments; botulinum


Luigi Molfetta, MD      Email   |   Website
School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
Interests: orthopedics; physiotherapy; prosthetic surgery of large joints; metabolic bone diseases



Antimo Moretti, MD      Email   |   Website
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
Interests: complex regional pain syndrome; sarcopenia; osteoporosis; osteoarthritis; pain; intra-articular injections; nutraceuticals; muscle strength; physical and rehabilitation medicine; fragility fractures; vitamin D; denosumab; bisphosphonates; atypical femoral fracture; back pain; guidelines; vertebral fractures; stroke; osteonecrosis; handgrip strength; gait speed; SPPB; appendicular lean mass; botulinum toxin; ICF; therapeutic exercise; rare diseases; neuromuscular diseases



Yoshiyuki Morishita, MD, PhD      Email
Division of Nephrology, Department of Integrated Medicine, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan
Interests: microRNA; gene delivery; gene treatment; kidney diseases



Ilaria Mormile, MD      Email 1   |   Email 2   |   Website
Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Interests: immunology; autoimmunity; autoimmune diseases; biological therapies; hereditary angioedema; bradykinin; allergen immunotherapy; bronchial asthma immunology; allergic and inflammatory diseases; mast cells; fibroblasts; VEGF and its receptors; FPRs receptors; tissue repair processes and tissue remodeling



Masanori Murakami, MD, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
Interests: adrenal tumor; endocrinology; metabolism



Gabriele Nieddu, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
Interests: biomarkers discovery; molecular biomarkers; pathophysiology of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other chronic diseases; matrix biology; tissue engineering



Yusuke Oji, MD, PhD      Email
Department of Clinical Laboratory and Biomedical Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
Interests: cancer immunology; cancer biology; cancer molecular-targeted therapy; cancer biomarker



Takemi Otsuki, MD, PhD      Email
Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
Interests: environmental medicine; environmental immunology; oncology



Anna Paczkowska, PhD      Email
Department of Pharmacoeconomics and Social Pharmacy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
Interests: pharmacology; pharmacotherapy; pharmacovigiliance; pharmacoeconomics; public health; health policy; law regulations in biotechnology



Biswaranjan Paital, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Zoology, CBSH, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Shiripur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Interests: long term redox homeostasis; free radicals; oxidative stress



Anna Julie Peired, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Interests: chronic kidney disease; new lineage tracing models; mouse renal progenitor system; abnormal renal progenitor function; renal cell carcinoma



Panagiotis Peitsidis, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Midwifery, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
Interests: gynecology; obstetrics; fetal medicine; hysteroscopy; laparoscopy; hematology in pregnancy



Carlo Perisano, MD, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Roma, Italy
Interests: musculoskeletal oncology; foot and ankle; traumatology



Massimo Petruzzi, PhD      Email   |   Website
Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari Polyclinic Dental Clinic, Bari, Italy
Interests: oral pathology; oral medicine; oral surgery; oral manifestations in systemic diseases & therapies



Miroslawa Pietruczuk, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
Interests: hematology; immunology; cancer; allergy; asthma; infectious diseases; inflammatory diseases; cancer molecular-targeted therapy; molecular biology and genetics



Gianfranco Pintus, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
Interests: vascular biology; redox signaling; oxidative stress; natural bioactive compounds; natural antioxidants; endothelial cells; vascular smooth muscle cells; vascular remodelling; fibrosis; extracellular matrix; EndMT



Mieczyslaw Pokorski, MD, PhD      Email   |   Website
Institute of Health Sciences, Opole University, Opole, Poland
Interests: neuropathophysiology & neuropharmacology; cardiorespiratory regulation; carotid body research; oxidative stress; aging process; breathing disorders in sleep; adaptation to hypoxia; psychosomatic medicine; neurodegenerative diseases



Rashid Mir, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Interests: molecular hematology; cancer biology; cancer genetics



Junming Ren, PhD      Email   |   Website
Liangzhu Laboratory, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Interests: synthetic immunology; immunotherapy; protein design; synthetic cytokine



Angela Rizzi, MD, PhD      Email   |   Website
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
Interests: food allergy; immunotherapy; drug allergy; oral tolerance; nasal cytology; desensitization; asthma; rhinitis



Paolo Romita, MD      Email   |   Website
Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Dermatological Clinic, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
Interests: allergic contact dermatitis; atopic dermatitis; psoriasis; urticaria; adverse drug reactions; laser therapy



Carmine Rocca, PhD      Email   |   Website
Cellular and Molecular Cardiovascular Pathophysiology Lab, Operative Unit of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Research, (INRC), Department DiBEST, University of Calabria, Calabria, Cosenza, Italy
Interests: cardiac physiology and pathophysiology; molecular and experimental cardiology; cardiovascular biomarkers; reperfusion injury; laborarory medicine



Moris Sangineto, MD, PhD      Email   |   Website
C.U.R.E. (University Center for Liver Disease Research and Treatment), Liver Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
Interests: hepatology; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD); non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH); alcohol-related liver disease (ALD); microbiota; cellular metabolism; redox biology; cellular bioenergetics; immunometabolism; geriatrics



Luciano Saso, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "Vittorio Erspamer", Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Interests: modulation of oxidative stress; NRF2; antioxidants; pro-oxidants; pharmacology


Salvatore Scacco, MD, PhD      Email   |   Website
Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Clinical Biology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
Interests: clinical biochemistry; experimental medicine; dental stem cells; regenerative medicine



Roberto Scicali, MD, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Interests: dyslipidemias; type 2 diabetes; cardiovascular risk; coronary artery calcium score; lipid lowering therapies



Yasuo Shimizu, MD, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Dokkyo Medical University, Shimotsuga District, Japan
Interests: asthma; innate immune system; interstitial pneumonia; regenerative Medicine of Respiratory system; regenerative medicine of pulmonary diseases; COPD



Amélia M. Silva, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Biology and Environment (DeBA-ECVA), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal
Interests: cell biology and biochemistry; in vitro cellular and enzymatic models; bioactive compounds; oxidative stress; anti-diabetic agents; anti-inflammatory agents; toxicity of xenobiotics; pharmacology of membrane receptors and transporters



Liting Song, MD      Email   |   Website
Hope Biomedical Research, Toronto, Canada
Interests: molecular biology and genetics; gene therapy; medical virology and immunology; infectious disease epidemiology



Bogdan Ionel Tamba, MD, PhD      Email
Advanced Research and Development Center for Experimental Medicine, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania
Interests: pharmacology; pain and analgesia; nanotechnologies; drug delivery systems



Elena Toniato      Email
Clinical Pathology, Department of Innovative Technology in Medicine and Dentistry, Center of Advanced Studies and Technology, Clovis, CA, USA
Interests: cytokine; nanopetides; genetic cancer syndromes



Tatyana Vlaykova, PhD      Email   |   Website
Dept. Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Interests: molecular genetics; chronic inflammatory lung diseases; oncogenetics; matrix metalloproteinases; xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes; oxidative stress; tumor angiogenesis




Yiru Wang, PhD      Email
Department of Cardiology, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
Interests: rheumatoid arthritis; cardiovascular disease; herb; plant; traditional Chinese medicine; acupuncture; massage; tuina



Moo Ho Won, PhD      Email
Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea
Interests: ischemic insults; oxidative stress; inflammation; excitotoxicity



Guangtao Xu, MD      Email   |   Website
Department of Pathology, Institute of Forensic Science, Medicine College, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China
Interests: acute kidney injury; pathology; diabetes; ischemia reperfusion injury; medicine and health sciences; trauma; forensic medicine; pathophysiology; mediators of inflammation; clinical medicine



Chunguang Yan, PhD      Email
Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Interests: ARDS; tumor immunology; sepsis



Jinwei Zhang, PhD      Email   |   Website
University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
Interests: human disease-associated ion channels, transporters and signalling pathways; genetic mouse models; gene-editing technologies



Nicola Zingaretti      Email   |   Website
Clinic of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Academic Hospital of Udine, Department of Medical Area, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Interests: plastic surgery; aesthetic surgery; reconstructive surgery; aesthetic medicine; regenerative medicine; stem cells