17th International Conference of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, 2025

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• P87 | EVALUATION OF SPEXIN AND KISSPEPTIN EXPRESSIONS IN ADIPOSE TISSUES OF WISTAR ALBINO RATS DURING PUBERTY A.H. Yozgat¹, D. Billur¹, B.I Erguder², A. Ucar³ | ¹Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Ankara, Türkiye; ²Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Ankara, Türkiye; ³University of Health Sciences, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Health Practices and Research Centre, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Istanbul, Türkiye

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• P55 | ENDOTHELIAL THYMIDINE PHOSPHORYLASE DEFICIENCY TRIGGERS MORPHO-FUNCTIONAL DEGE-NERATION OF ENTERIC NEURONS AND REDUCES INTESTINAL STEM CELL PROLIFERATION I. Neri¹, E. Boschetti¹, T. Saha², S. Rommel², S. Schulte², M. Gries², R. De Giorgio³, L. Manzoli¹, S. Ratti¹, K. Schäfer² | ¹Cellular Signalling Laboratory, Anatomy Center, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ²Workgroup Enteric Nervous System (AGENS), Department of Informatics and Microsystems Technology, University of Applied, Sciences Kaiserslautern, Zweibrücken, Germany; ³Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

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• P22 | EXPLORING THE UNEXPECTED DUAL ROLE OF GARLIC DERIVATIVES IN REGULATING INVASIVENESS IN BREAST CANCER SUBTYPES M. Dell’Aira¹, S. Grassilli², M. Pierantoni¹, V. Bertagnolo¹, F. Brugnoli¹ | ¹Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; ²Department of Environmental Sciences and Prevention and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

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• ADVANCEMENTS AND EMERGING PERSPECTIVES IN MICROSCOPIC IMAGING S. Karahuseyinoglu | Department of Histology & Embryology, Koc University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkiye

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• ANTIBODY-TO-IMAGING PIPELINE TO MONITOR DRUG-TARGET ENGAGEMENT IN BREAST TUMORS M. Barroso | Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology Albany Medical College, Albany NY 12208, USA

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• P88 | REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, REHABILITATION AND CYTO-HISTOCHEMISTRY: RECENT EVALUATIONS OF INTEGRATED TREATMENTS L. Gatta^1,2, M. Ceccarelli^1,3, C. Del Gaizo¹ | ¹BIORI, Academy of Bioregenerative Medicine and Surgery; Rome, Italy; ²Catholic University of Rome, Policlinico Gemelli, Rome, Italy; ³International Center for Study and Research in Physiological and Aesthetic Medicine (Ae. Phy. Med. Centre), Rome, Italy.

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4414

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• P56 | HISTOLOGICAL PROFILE OF INACTIVE UNILATERAL CONDYLAR HYPERPLASIA: EVIDENCE OF BORDERLINE TISSUE ACTIVITY F. Nicita¹, G. Vermiglio¹, J. Freni¹, A. Centofanti¹, D. Labellarte¹, R. Briganti¹, G.P. Anastasi¹, G. Cutroneo¹, A. Favaloro¹, M. Runci Anastasi² | ¹Department of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy; ²Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University of Rome, La Sapienza, Italy

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• P23 | CALRETININ IMMUNOREACTIVE NON-TRADITIONAL LARGE NEURONS IN THE GRANULAR LAYER OF THE HUMAN CEREBELLAR CORTEX P. Flace¹, M. E. Caringella², D. Galletta³, G. Santangelo³, C. Caporusso², M. Stolfa², A. Cacciola⁴, J.J.V. Branca⁵, G. Agazzino², R. Gradini⁶, P. Livrea⁷, A. Marzullo² | ¹Medical School, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Bari, Italy; ²Section of Molecular Pathology, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePRe-J), University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Italy; ³Department of Psychology, Specialization School of Neuropsychology. University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Caserta, Italy; ⁴Brain Mapping Lab, Department of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy; ⁵Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy; ⁶Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University, Roma, Italy; ⁷University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Bari, Italy

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• IMAGING THE LYSOSOME IN CELLULAR SYSTEMS FOR DRUG DISCOVERY AND SCREENING V.A. Baldassarro¹, M. Galeotti², E. Satanassi³, L. Giardino¹, L. Calzà⁴, C. Quadalti⁴ | ¹DIMEVET, University of Bologna, Italy; ²IRET Foundation, Ozzano dell’Emilia, Bologna, Italy; ³Interdepartmental Centre for Industrial Research in Health Sciences and Technology ICIR-HST, University of Bologna, Ozzano dell’Emilia, Bologna, Italy; ⁴Fabit, University of Bologna, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4308

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• HUMAN AMNIOTIC MEMBRANE POTENTIAL FOR BONE REPAIR: FROM THE LAB TO THE CLINIC - ROLE OF ITS IMMUNOGENICITY F. Gindraux^1,2 | ¹CHU Besançon, Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Stomatologie, Besançon, France; ²Université Marie et Louis Pasteur, SINERGIES UR 4662, Besançon, France

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• P57 | SELONSERTIB (ASK1 INHIBITOR) IN SKIN TISSUE REPAIR OF OBESE MICE V. Oliveira Collares Barbos, B. Romana de Souza | Department of Histology and Embriology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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• P24 | DEVELOPMENT OF HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA PATIENT-DERIVED XENOGRAFTS (PDXS) AND ORGANOIDS (PDXOS) FOR MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND DRUG SCREENING A. Francia¹, C. Girone¹, D.M. Filippini², G. Querzoli³, M. Fermi⁴, S. Venturoli⁵, A. Degiovanni⁶, C. Miroglio¹, E. Montacci¹, A. Ardizzoni⁷, M. Lauriola⁸, D. Romaniello⁸ | ¹Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ²Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Division of Medical Oncology, IRCCS; Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ³Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Pathology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ⁴Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ⁵Microbiology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ⁶Pathology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna,Bologna, Italy; ⁷Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Division of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ⁸Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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• ASTROCYTE DYSFUNCTION IN AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT LEUKODYSTROPHY (ADLD): INSIGHTS FROM 2D AND 3D IN VITRO SYSTEMS AND EX VIVO CEREBROSPINAL FLUID METABOLOMICS F.D. Koufi¹, V. Righi², A. Mucci³, I. Rusciano¹, S. Mongiorgi¹, M. Shin⁴, Y. Kosodo⁴, I. Cani⁵, P. Cortelli⁶, E. Giorgio⁷, G. Ramazzotti¹, L. Manzoli¹, S. Ratti¹ | ¹ Cellular Signaling Laboratory, Anatomy Center, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ²Department of Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, Campus of Rimini, Rimini, Italy; ³Department of Geological and Chemical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; ⁴Korea Brain Research Institute (KBRI), Daegu, Republic of Korea; ⁵Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ⁶IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ⁷Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; Medical Genetics Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy.

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• HUMAN AMNIOTIC EPITHELIAL CELLS FOR RETINAL REGENERATION: INVESTIGATING THEIR DIFFERENTIATIVE POTENTIAL IN VITRO R. Pisu¹, S. Saponara², S. Angioni², E. Peiretti², S.G. Vitale², F. Marongiu¹ | ¹Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari; ²Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

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• P58 | VITAMIN D ATTENUATES LIVER INJURY BY REDUCING APOTOSIS, PYROPTOSIS, FERROPTOSIS AND PROMOTING REGENERATION IN TYPE 2 DIABETES S. Rzeyeva¹, N. Bayromava², T. Ozbilenler¹, A. Akdemir³, M. Anapalı Aykaç⁴, D. Aydemir⁵, F. Kaya Dagistanli¹, T. Ulutin¹, O. Uysal¹, M. Ozturk⁶ | ¹Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye; ²Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye; ³Karabuk University, Faculty of Medicine, Karabük, Türkiye; ⁴Ataturk University, Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Türkiye; ⁵Istanbul University, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye; ⁶Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Türkiye

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• P25 | RESPONSE TO HEDGEHOG AND PI3K/AKT/MTOR PATHWAY INHIBITORS IN PREB-ALL: ANALYSIS OF THE INTRACELLULAR DISTRIBUTION OF PATHWAY ENZYMES AND OF THE AUTOPHAGY PROCESS M. Sicurella¹, M. De Chiara², E. Battaglia², F. Franco², M. De Vita², L.M. Neri² | ¹Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; ²Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

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• THE FACETED S100B PROTEIN: THE JEKYLL/HYDE SIDE F. Michetti | LUM University Casamassima, Genes Company, Roma, Italy

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• PERICYTE INVOLVEMENT IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF COLVI-RELATED MYOPATHIES: INSIGHTS INTO NG2–COLVI AXIS A. Fazio¹, C. Evangelisti¹, P. Sabatelli², A. Cappellini¹, A. Di Martino³, C. Faldini³, L. Manzoli¹, S. Ratti¹ | ¹Cellular Signalling Laboratory, University of Bologna, DIBINEM, Bologna, Italy; ²CNR Institute of Molecular Genetics «Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza”, Unit of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ³IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy

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• P59 | IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY ANALYSIS TO DETECT A MOLECULAR SIGNATURE IN INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION L. Penolazzi¹, R. Nadalini¹, C. Sief¹, E. Lambertini², C. Angelini³, R. Piva¹ | ¹Department of Neurosciences and rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Italy; ²Laboratorio Centralizzato di ricerca preclinica, University of Ferrara, Italy; ³Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4384

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• P26 | HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS-DRIVEN ADAPTIVE NK CELLS AND MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES EXPRESSION AS KEY ELEMENTS IN ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE DESTABILIZATION J. Freni¹, M. Crescenti², E. Bertuccio³, A. Fittipaldi¹, P. Carrega², E. Di Carlo⁴, G. Ferlazzo³, G. Vermiglio¹, I. Bonaccorsi² | ¹Department of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy: ²Department Human Pathology, «G. Barresi», University of Messina, Messina, Italy; ³Department of Experimental Medicine (DIMES), University of Genoa, Genova, Italy; ⁴Department of Medicine and Sciences of Aging, «G. D’Annunzio» University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy

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• HOST/PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS AND THE ROLE OF THE BARRIERS: ON THE EDGE BETWEEN HEALTH AND MULTIFACTORIAL/COMPLEX DISEASES G. Di Sante¹, A. M. Stabile¹, A. Pistilli¹, M. Ruggirello^1,2, F. Michetti^3,4, F. Ria², M. Rende¹ | ¹ Department of Surgery and Medicine, Sect. of Human, Clinical and Forensic Anatomy, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy; ²Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Section of General Pathology, University “Cattolica del Sacro Cuore” of Rome, Roma, Italy; ³Department of Medicine, LUM University, Casamassima, Bari, Italy; ⁴Italy Genes, Rome, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4314

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• THE AUTOPHAGY-INDEPENDENT ROLE OF ATG7 IN REGULATING NEUROGENESIS Y. Shen, G. Wang | International Joint Laboratory for Embryonic Development & Prenatal Medicine, Division of Histology and Embryology, Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China

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• P60 | UNDERSTANDING HUMAN INTERVERTEBRAL DISC HOMEOSTASIS: 3D EXPERIMENTAL MODELS L. Penolazzi¹, A. Chierici¹, R. Nadalini¹, E. Lambertini², C. Nastruzzi³, G. Lisignoli⁴, C. Manferdini⁴, G. D’Atri⁴, R. Piva¹ | ¹Department of Neurosciences and rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Italy; ²Laboratorio centralizzato di ricerca preclinica, University of Ferrara, Italy; ³Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy; ⁴Laboratorio di Immunoreumatologia e Rigenerazione Tissutale, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4385

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• P27 | HISTOCHEMICAL APPROACHES FOR EVALUATING THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OF MUSSEL MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS EXPOSED TO ACUTE THERMAL STRESS M. Galati, M. A. Oueldi, M. Romeo, T. Cappello, M. Maisan | Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4347

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• ON THE WAY TO A NEW MODEL OF NEURODEGENERATION? FIRST EVIDENCE OF THE EXPRESSION OF GATA1 IN THE BRAIN: CORRELATIONS WITH AGING, MITOCHONDRIAL DAMAGE AND SYNUCLEINOPATHY C. Caturano¹, F. E. Bellomi¹, F. Arciprete¹, V. Velardi¹, L. La Barbera², M. Falchi³, M. Bacioglu⁴, R. Mancinelli⁵, M. D’Amelio², M. Spillantini⁴, M. Zingariello¹, G. Vivacqua^1,6 | ¹Laboratory of Microscopic and Ultrastructural Anatomy, Campus Biomedico University of Rome, Italy; ²Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience - Campus Biomedico University of Rome, Italy; ³National Centre for HIV/AIDS Research, Istituto Superior di Sanità, Rome, Italy; ⁴Department of Clinical Neuroscience, The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; ⁵Department of Anatomic, Histologic, Forensic Medicine and Locomotor Apparatus Science, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; ⁶Department of Clinical Neuroscience, The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4315

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• UNRAVELING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TUMOR CELLS AND THEIR MICROENVIRONMENT USING HIGH-RESOLUTION SPATIAL TRANSCRIPTOMICS M. Cordenonsi |Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

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• P61 | IMMUNOPROFILE OF MERKEL CELLS IN THE HUMAN VAGINAL EPITHELIUM S. Polakovičová¹, M. Borovský², L. Maršík², B. Filová³, I. Varga³, L. Sallicandro⁴ | ¹Inst. of Hist. and Embr. MFCU in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia; ²1st Obst. and Gyn. Dep. FMCU with Repr. Med. Centre Hospital, Bratislava, Slovakia; ³Inst. of Hist. and Embr. MFCU in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia; ⁴Dep. of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4386

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• P28 | EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL LINK BETWEEN MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION AND MITO-EVS IN PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA (PDAC) V. Giansante¹, L. Leanza², E. Guerra³, F. Vianello⁴, C. Iacovino¹, S. Lattanzio¹, L. Morello¹, G. Stati¹, P. Simeone³, P. Lanuti³, S. Alberti⁵, M. Reichert⁶, R. Di Pietro¹ | ¹Department of Medicine and Ageing Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy; ²Department of Biology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; ³Department of Medicine and Ageing Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy; Laboratory of Cancer Pathology, Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST)G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy; ⁴Department of Biology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; ⁵Unit of Medical Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy; ⁶Translational Pancreatic Cancer Research Center, Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin II, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Center for Organoid Systems (COS), Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany

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• IMPAIRMENT OF HERP E3 LIGASE ACTIVITY BY MUTANT POLYGLUTAMINE PROTEINS: A NOVEL MECHANISM IN POLYGLUTAMINE DISEASE NEUROPATHOLOGY T. Peng, B. Zhang, M. Yang, H. Li | Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4316

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• ROLE OF SCHWANN CELLS-CANCER CELLS CROSSTALK IN TUMOUR PROGRESSION C. Giampietri¹, E. Pizzichini¹, F. Somma¹, S. Petrungaro¹, A. Facchiano², A. Filippini¹, C. Fabrizi¹, E. Gaudio¹ | ¹Department of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; ²Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy

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• P62 | FFAR4/GPR120 ACTIVATION COUNTERACTS FIBROGENIC PATHWAYS IN A CHOLESTATIC LIVER INJURY MODEL S. Pompili¹, R. Sferra¹, F. Ronca¹, A. Cappariello², A. Vetuschi¹ | ¹Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy; ²Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy

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• P29 | GLUTAMATERGIC MODULATION OF HYPOTHALAMIC RSPONDIN3 NEURONS UNDER PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS D. Gok Yurtseven¹, G. Topal¹, N. Hasanoglu Akbulut², D. Udum³, M. Yalcın⁴, O. Eyigor¹ | ¹Department of Histology and Embryology, Bursa Uludag University, Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Türkiye; ²Department of Histology and Embryology, Canakkale Onsekiz, Mart University, Faculty of Medicine, Canakkale, Türkiye; ³Department of Biochemistry, Bursa Uludag University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bursa, Türkiye; ⁴Department of Veterinary Physiology, Bursa Uludag University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bursa, Türkiye

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4349

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• THE CHEMISTRY OF NUTRACEUTICALS: DRIVING HEALTH INNOVATIONS AND SHAPING NEW PARADIGMS M. Micucci | Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Urbino University “Carlo Bo”, Urbino, Italy

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• CAPTURE-CAPIVASERTIB AND PROSTATE CANCER TARGETING: UNRAVELING RESISTANCE ELEMENTS M. Zavatti¹, V. Serafin¹, L. Antolini¹, S. Bresolin², L. Reggiani Bonetti³, S. Marmiroli¹ | ¹Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; ²Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Division, Women and Child Health Department, Padua University, Padua, Italy; ³Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

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• P63 | ROLE OF ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE ON BODY ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE IN CHRONIC PAIN: CLINICAL EFFECTS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES L. Prosperi¹, G. Barassi1, M. Panunzio², P. Spaggiari³, P.E. Gallenga¹ | ¹Center for Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation and Re-Education (Ce.Fi.R.R.), Venue “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy; ²Responsible Research Hospital, Campobasso, Italy; ³Scientific Association of Integrated Biochemical and Biophysical Medicine (A.M.B.B.), Mantova, Italy

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• P30 | NEW INSIGHT IN THE IN VITRO-GENERATION OF INSULIN-PRODUCING CELLS: VAV1 AS A REGULATOR OF PDX1 AND MIR-375 LEVELS DURING DIFFERENTIATION OF HIPSCS INTO Β-CELLS M. Pierantoni¹, F. Brugnoli¹, V. Zamarian², M. Dell’Aira¹, V. Sordi², V. Bertagnolo¹, S. Grassilli³ | ¹Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; ²Diabetes Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; ³Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences and LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

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• NANOVESICLES IN THE GUT–BRAIN AXIS: INSIGHTS FROM PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENTATION IN IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME C. Caruso Bavisotto, F. Cappello | Section of Human Anatomy, Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics (BIND), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

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• FILAMIN A IN BREAST CANCER: FROM LITERATURE TO FUNCTIONAL INSIGHTS P. Zawadka¹, W. Arendt¹, M. Gagat^1,2, M. Izdebska¹ | ¹Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland. ²Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Mazovian Academy in Płock, Płock, Poland

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• P64 | EX VIVO EXTRACTION OF GLIOMA SECRETOME: A NOVEL MICROENVIRONMENT-BASED PROTOCOL FOR METABOLIC AND MOLECULAR PROFILING I. Neri¹, M.V. Marvi¹, V. Righi², V. Papa³, E. Boschetti¹, S. Blando¹, E. Franceschi⁴, M. Zoli⁴, D. Mazzatenta⁴, N. Neri⁴, A. Vignaroli⁴, L. Cocco¹, L. Manzoli¹, S. Ratti¹ | ¹Cellular Signalling Laboratory, Anatomy Center, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ²Department of Life Quality Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ³IRCCS St. Orsola, Bologna, Italy; ⁴IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

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• P31 | MORPHOLOGICAL AND ULTRASTRUCTURAL MARKERS OF RADIATION-INDUCED ADIPOSE TISSUE DAMAGE E. Guerra¹, S. Lattanzio¹, G. Furini², G. Scabia², E. Mota-Silva², M. Maffei², S. Cinti³, R. Di Pietro¹ | ¹Department of Medicine and Ageing Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy; ²CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy; ³Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Center of Obesity, Università Politecnica delle Marche (Polytechnic University of Marche), Ancona, Italy

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• EXPLORING THE CYTOTOXIC AND APOPTOTIC ACTIVITIES OF PRUNUS SPINOSA ECOTYPE EXTRACT TRIGNO ON 3D AND 2D MODELS OF HUMAN CANCER CELLS A. Di Netta¹, A. Di Pauli², R. Vona³, C. Cittadini³, S. Meschini¹, M. Condello¹ | ¹ National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy; ² Department of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic-Medicine and Orthopedics, «Sapienza» University of Rome, Rome, Italy: ³ National Center for Gender-Specific Medicine, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4319

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• FROM SEEING TO BELIEVING: A 43-YEAR LONG JOURNEY IN IMMUNOSTAINING G. Cattoretti | UNIMIB Pathology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milano, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4279

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• P65 | (YS) INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF THE SECRETOME FROM HUMAN AMNIOTIC MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS ON INFLAMMASOME ACTIVATION M. Rossi¹, M. Magatti², P. Romele², E. Vertua², E. Giuzzi², S. Farigu², L. Marelli², B. Rapuzzi², S. De Munari², A. Silini², O. Parolini³ | ¹Department of Life Science and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, and Centro di Ricerca E. Menni, Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, Brescia, Italy; ²Centro di Ricerca E. Menni, Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, Brescia, Italy; ³Department of Life Science and Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy & Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4390

  238

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• P32 | BLOCKING CANCER CELL MOVEMENT: THE ROLE OF PAXILLIN AND EZRIN IN CERVICAL TUMOR M. Hałas-Wiśniewska¹, W. Arendt¹, M. Gagat^1,2, M. Izdebska¹ | ¹Department of Histology and Embryology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland; ²Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Mazovian Academy in Płock, Poland

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4352

  175

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• BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE OF TREATMENT WITH SAFFRON PETAL EXTRACT ON CYTOKYNE-INDUCED OXIDATIVE STRESS AND INFLAMMATION IN THE CACO-2/THP1 COCOLTURE MODEL V. Panella¹, F. De Cecco², S. Franceschelli¹, M. A. Maggi³, S. Bisti⁴, A. Bravo Nuevo⁵, D. D’Ardes¹, F. Cipollone¹, L. Speranza¹ | ¹Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University «G. D’Annunzio», Chieti; ²Italian Institute of Technology, Genoa, Italy; ³Hortus Novus, L’Aquila, Italy; ⁴National Institute of Biostructure and Biosystem, Rome, Italy; ⁵Department of Biomedical Sciences, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), Philadelphia, USA

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4320

  270

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• PATHOMICS – A NOVEL OMICS APPROACH FOR HISTOPATHOLOGY P. Boor^1,2 | ¹Institute of Pathology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany; Electron Microscopy Facility, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany; ²Division of Nephrology and Immunology, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Aachen, Germany

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4284

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• P66 | FROM INNERVATION TO STEROIDOGENIC DEFECT: IMPLICATIONS OF CGRP IN THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME L. Sallicandro¹, R. Gentile², B. Filová³, S. Polakovičová³, A. Biagini¹, F. Ballarino⁴, D. Del Bianco⁴, I. Varga⁵, A. Malvasi⁶, B. Fioretti² | ¹Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy; ²Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnologies, University of Perugia, Italy; ³Department of Histology and Embriology, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia; ⁴Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnologies, University of Perugia, Italy; ⁵Department of Histology and Embriology, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia; ⁶Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4391

  304

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• P33 | IMPACT OF CYCLIN C EXPRESSION ON THE AGGRESSIVENESS OF A549 NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER CELLS V. Havryliuk | Department of Histology and Embryology, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4353

  186

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• P01 | PUTATIVE EFFECTS OF THE HYDROGEL-STEM CELL-MELATONIN COMBINATION WITH OR WITHOUT A SCAFFOLD TO TREAT THIOACETAMIDE-INDUCED LIVER DEGENERATION IN RAT G. Ozgun¹, D. Yucel², M. Kolgazi³, S. Ozer⁴, N. Tozun⁵, S. Arbak⁶ | ¹Dept of Medical Biotechnology, Institute of health sciences, Acibadem Univ, Istanbul, Türkiye; ²Dept. of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Acibadem Univ, Istanbul, Türkiye; ³Dept. of Physiology, School of Medicine, Acibadem Univ., Istanbul, Türkiye; ⁴Animal Application and Research Center, Acibadem Univ. Istanbul, Türkiye; ⁵Dept. of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, Acibadem Univ., Istanbul, Türkiye; ⁶Dept. of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Acibadem Univ., Istanbul, Türkiye

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4321

  194

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• ACCELERATING DISCOVERY TOGETHER: A COMMUNITY APPROACH TO ANTIBODY VALIDATION AND MULTIPLEXED IMAGING A. Radtke | Leica Microsystems

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4285

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• P67 | EMERGING ROLE OF NUCLEAR PHOSPHOLIPASE C BETA 1 AS POTENTIAL BIOMARKER IN LUNG CANCER S. Salucci¹, I. Versari¹, S. Burattini², D. Montecchio³, I. Faenza¹ | ¹Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ²Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Urbino, Italy; ³Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4392

  251

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• P34 | ADJUDIN-INDUCED MODEL IN RATS REVEALS HIPPO SIGNALING PATHWAY ACTIVITY IN THE TESTIS İ. İnanç¹, O. Bender², A. Atalay², E. Erdemli¹ | ¹Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Ankara, Türkiye; ²Ankara University, Biotechnology Institute, Ankara, Türkiye

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4354

  172

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• P02 | THE C-C CHEMOKINE-RECEPTOR 2 (CCR2)/CCL2 AXIS PARTICIPATE IN PLATELET FUNCTION IN MYELOFIBROSIS F. Arciprete¹, V. Velardi¹, G. Pozzi², C. Carubbi³, S. Cortellazzi³, A.M. Vannucchi⁴, M. Vitale⁵, R.A. Rana¹, G. Vivacqua¹, E. Masselli³, M. Zingariello¹ | ¹Unit of Microscopic and Ultrastructural Anatomy, University Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy; ²Anatomy Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery (DiMeC), University of Parma, Parma, Italy; ³Anatomy Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery (DiMeC), University of Parma, Parma, Italy; ⁴Center Research and Innovation of Myeloproliferative Neoplasm, University Hospital Careggi, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; ⁵San Raffaele University, Milano, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4322

  198

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• ANIMAL MODELS FOR LINEAGE TRACING IN (CELL) TRANSDIFFERENTIATION S. Cinti | Center for The Study of Obesity. Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4286

  151

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• P68 | EARLY EFFECTS OF MECHANOACUSTIC FOCUSED VIBRATION (MFV) ON PRIMARY HUMAN SATELLITE CELLS ISOLATED FROM YOUNG AND OLDER INDIVIDUALS S. Sancilio¹, G. Stati¹, E.S. Di Filippo², S. Fulle², R. Di Pietro¹ | ¹Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy; ²Department of Neuroscience Imaging and Clinical Sciences, “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4393

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• P35 | EARLY LIFE STRESS CAN CAUSE CHANGES IN THE HIPPO SIGNALING PATHWAY IN RAT OVARIES İ. İnanç¹, E. Baysal¹, O. Bender², A. Atalay², E. Erdemli¹ | ¹Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, Ankara, Türkiye; ²Ankara University, Biotechnology Institute, Ankara, Türkiye

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4355

  158

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• P03 | THE ROLE OF FILAMIN A IN REGULATING BREAST CANCER CELL BEHAVIOR AND TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS W. Arendt¹, P. Zawadka¹, M. Hałas-Wiśniewska¹, M. Gagat², M. Izdebska¹ | ¹ Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland; ²Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń; Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Mazovian Academy in Płock, Poland

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4323

  172

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• ANIMAL MODELS OF METASTATIC CANCER - ADVANCED IMAGE ANALYSIS FOR DISSECTION OF DRIVING SIGNALING PATHWAYS S. Alberti | University of Messina, Messina, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4287

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• P69 | MICROPLASTICS AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS: EVIDENCE OF MICROPLASTICS IN CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUES R. Sciarrillo¹, V. Gallicchio¹, A. Lallo¹, F. Carrella¹, D. Barbarisi², A. Falzarano¹, M. De Falco³, F. Flora², A. Peluso², S. Piccolo², L. Flora² | ¹Department of Science and Technologies, University of Sannio, Italy; ²Vascular Surgery, Hospital of National Importance San Giuseppe Moscati, Italy; ³Department of Biology, University of Naples, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4394

  334

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• P36 | BIOLOGICAL ROLE OF DNA G-QUADRUPLEX DURING LIVER REGENERATION AFTER PARTIAL HEPATECTOMY T. Ishizuka, K. M. Aung, T. Kubota, B. Lkham-Erdene, K. Kai, Y. Hishikawa | Department of Anatomy, Histochemistry and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4358

  168

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• P04 | CYTOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL EFFECT OF BIORESONANCE IN IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME G. Barassi¹, M. Panunzio², P.E. Gallenga¹ | ¹Center for Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation and Re-Education (Ce.Fi.R.R.), Venue “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy; ²Responsible Research Hospital, Campobasso, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4324

  233

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• THE USE OF BIOMIMETIC 2D AND 3D UROTHELIAL IN VITRO MODELS WITH MOLECULAR, MORPHOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF NORMAL AND CANCEROUS BLADDER TISSUE AS AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD IN PRECLINICAL STUDIES M.E. Kreft¹, L. Tratnjek¹, A. Janev¹, N. Resnik¹, U. Cerkvenik¹, U. D. Jerman¹, G. Markovič¹, T.Ž. Ramuta¹, T. Višnjar¹, Ž. Sardoč¹, A.Punčuh¹, S. Kralj², M. Čemažar³, P. Veranič¹ |¹Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ²Department for Materials Synthesis, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia; ³Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4288

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• P70 | TRICHOSANTHIN TARGETS WNT/NF-KB PATHWAYS TO ATTENUATE PSORIATIC INFLAMMATION AND KERATINOCYTE HYPERPROLIFERATION K. Wang¹, W. Li¹, Z. Ying¹, C. Li², O. Sha¹ | ¹Department of Anatomy and Histology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, China; ²Department of Anatomy, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4395

  270

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• P37 | THE ROLE OF ACTIN-BINDING PROTEINS IN ENDOMETRIOSIS W. Arendt¹, M. Hałas-Wiśniewska¹, M. Gagat², M. Izdebska¹ | ¹Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland; ²Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland; Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Mazovian Academy in Płock, Poland

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4359

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• P05 | ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM NEUROPLASTICITY IN COLON OF ANIMAL MODELS OF OBESITY V. Bellitto¹, I. Martinelli², G. Nittari², S.K. Tayebati², D. Tomassoni¹ | ¹School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy; ²School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4325

  158

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• FROM BULK TO SELECTIVE: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE PHYSIOLOGICAL RELEVANCE OF AUTOPHAGY C. Settembre^1,2 | ¹ University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy; ²Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4290

  165

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• P71 | THE EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE POPULATIONS UNDERWENT ALTERATIONS SUBSEQUENT TO THE PRETREATMENT OF ADIPOSE-DERIVED STEM CELLS WITH MELATONIN RECEPTOR AGONIST B. Sikora, K. Pogoda-Mieszczak, E. Bogunia, A. Skubis-Sikora, P. Czekaj | Department of Cytophysiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4396

  267

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• P38 | THE ROLE OF SPEXIN IN COLORECTAL CANCER J. Kiezun¹, J. Godlewski¹, M. Kiezun², M. Gudelska¹, K. Kisielewska¹, A. E. Kowalczyk¹, B. E. Krazinski¹ | ¹Department of Anatomy and Histology, School of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland; ²Department of Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4360

  189

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• P06 | MICROGRAVITY-INDUCED CHANGES IN CYTOSKELETON STRUCTURE OF TCAM-2 CELLS M. Berardini¹, L. Gesualdi¹, A. Di Pauli¹, M. Signore², S. Broccolucci¹, F. Ferranti³, M. Bizzarri⁴, M. Tafani⁴, G. Ricci⁵, A. Catizone¹ | ¹Dept of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic-Medicine and Orthopedics,“Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy; ²RPPA Unit, Proteomics Area, Core Facilities, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy; ³Human Spaceflight and Scientific Research Unit, Italian Space Agency, Rome, Italy; ⁴Dept of Experimental Medicine “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy; ⁵Dept of Experimental Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4326

  175

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• ROLE OF MITOCHONDRIAL METABOLISM AND CONTACT SITES IN CANCER CELL DEATH AND SURVIVAL F. Severin, A. Ruzza, F. Vianello, E. Zaltron, I. Celotti, M. Scavezzon, S. Toffanin, C. Bastianello, L. Leanza | Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4291

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• P72 | A SWAB NEGATIVE PATIENT AFTER SARS-COV-2 INFECTION DISPLAYS INCREASE OF VEGF AND FIBRONECTIN ASSOCIATED WITH ALTERATIONS OF INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS C. Simioni¹, J.M. Sanz², R. Gafà³, G. Cenacchi⁴, S. Occhionorelli³, R. Rizzo⁵, D. Bortolotti⁵, A. Passaro³, L.M. Neri³ | ¹Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Italy; ²Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural, Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy; ³Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy; ⁴Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Italy; ⁵Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4397

  267

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• P40 | VOLUME ELECTRON MICROSCOPY REVEALS SPECIFIC FEATURES OF MITOTIC CELLS IN THE PINEAL ORGAN OF THE DOMESTIC TURKEY B. Lewczuk, N. Szyryńska, M. Prusik | Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4362

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• P07 | DISRUPTED GUT-VASCULAR BARRIER AND INFLAMMATORY REMODELING IN MNGIE: A SPATIAL TRANSCRIPTOMIC AND HISTOLOGICAL STUDY S. Blando¹, E. Boschetti¹, I. Neri¹, L. Caporali², C. Fiorini², D. Ormanbekova², C. Malagelada³, I. Rusciano¹, V. Carelli², R. De Giorgio⁴, L. Manzoli¹, S. Ratti¹ | ¹Center of Clinical Surgical Molecular and Experimental Anatomy Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy; ²IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences of Bologna, Neurogenetics Program, Bologna, Italy; ³Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ⁴Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4327

  158

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• THE EFFECT OF MUTANT HUNTINGTIN ON CLEAVAGE OF CREST BY CALPAIN-2 AND ITS CYTOTOXITY Y. Zhang, T. Peng, H. Li | Department of Histology and Embryology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P. R. China

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4292

  167

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• P73 | ANALYSIS OF SAPK/JNK PATHWAY IN DOXORUBICIN INDUCED ADIPOSE-DERIVED STEM CELL CYTOTOXICITY A. Skubis-Sikora, B. Sikora, K. Pogoda-Mieszczak, E. Bogunia, P. Czekaj | Department of Cytophysiology, Chair of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4398

  259

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• P41 | INVOLVEMENT OF THE DOLPHIN’S MELON IN IMMUNE FUNCTION G.P. Lombardo¹, A. Miller², L. Spiccia¹, V. Natale¹, F. Pellicanò¹, G. Squadrito¹, E. R. Lauriano¹ | ¹Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical, and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina; ²Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4363

  197

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• P08 | COMBINED EFFECTS OF NONYLPHENOL AND STEROID HORMONES ON HUMAN PROSTATE CELL LINE S. Boccia¹, A. Mileo², F. Carrella³, R. Sciarrillo⁴, A. Capaldo¹, M. De Falco⁵ | ¹Dept. of Biology, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy; ²Dept. of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy; ³Dept. of Science and Technologies, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy; ⁴Dept. of Science and Technologies, University of Sannio, Benevento, Italy; ⁵Dept. of Biology, University Federico II of Naples,; National Institute of Biostructures and Biosystems (INBB), Rome, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4328

  175

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• HACAT CELLS AS A 2D EXPERIMENTAL DIFFERENTIATING MODEL TO ANALYZE THE EARLY BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS INDUCED BY A PSORIATIC PROINFLAMMATORY MICROENVIRONMENT: CELL PROLIFERATION, DIFFERENTIATION AND FERROPTOSIS F. Riva¹, S. Recalcati², E. Gammella², D. Daluiso¹, F. Prignano³, E. Donetti² | ¹Dept. Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine; Histology and Embryology Unit, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; ²Dept. Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; ³Dept. Health Sciences, Section of Dermatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4293

  183

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• P74 | EXPRESSION OF PISCIDIN, TLR-4, ERK2 AND P-P38 MAPK IN THE ZEBRAFISH GUT EXPOSED TO PCB-126 AND POSSIBLE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF GINESTEIN L. Spiccia¹, A. Miller², G.P. Lombardo¹, V. Natale¹, F. Pellicanò¹, S. Marino¹, A. Nunnari¹, A. Migliorato³, E.R. Laurian¹ | ¹Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical, and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy; ²Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy; ³Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Images, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4399

  239

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• P42 | PANCREATIC CANCER STEM CELLS AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MIR-216A-5P G. Fenu¹, C.G. Lison², F. Etzi³, A. Pisano³, C. Farace³, A. Sabalic³, D. Tutedde³, J.A. Marchal⁴, R. Madeddu⁵ | ¹Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy; ²Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, University Hospitals of Granada-University of Granada, Granada, Spain; ³Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy; ⁴Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs. GRANADA, University Hospitals of Granada-University of Granada, Granada, Spain; ⁵Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4364

  174

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• P09 | EFFECTS OF NUTLIN-3A ACTIVITY ON 2D AND 3D RETINOBLASTOMA MODELS F. Bompan¹, R. Foschi², A. Dipinto³, F. Casciano², G. Lodi⁴, A. Sanvido⁵, P. Severi⁴, L. Giari¹, L. C. Cosenza⁵, R. Voltan², A. Romani⁴ | ¹Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; ²Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; ³Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; ⁴Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; LTTA Centre, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy; ⁵Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4329

  177

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• FROM CLOUD TO BEDSIDE C. Tacchetti^1,2 | ¹Medical School & S.RACE (San-Raffaele Artificial Intelligence Center);Vita-Salute University San Raffaele, Milan, Italy; ²Experimental Imaging Center, IRCCS Hospital San Raffaele, Milan, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4294

  194

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• P75 | MICROBIOTA-GUT-BRAIN AXIS IN AN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER ANIMAL MODEL F. Sulas¹, G. Cominelli¹, G. Favero^1,2, D. Pinto^2,3, F. Rinaldi^2,3, R. Rezzani^1,2,4 | ¹Anatomy and Physiopathology Division, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy; ²Interdepartmental University Center of Research Adaption and Regeneration of Tissues and Organs (ARTO), University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy; ³Human Microbiome Advanced Project Institute, Milan, Italy; ⁴Italian Society for the Study of Orofacial Pain (Società Italiana Studio Dolore Orofacciale - SISDO), Brescia, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4400

  297

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• P43 | NEW INSIGHTS IN THE ACTIVATION OF FERROPTOSIS PROCESS DURING LIVER FIBROSIS R. Mancinelli¹, S. Leone¹, A. Casini¹, R. Vaccaro¹, M. Tagliafierro¹, F.M. Bassi¹, E. Bocci¹, S. Vitale¹, A. Franchitto², L. Pannarale¹, P. Onori¹, E. Gaudio¹ | ¹Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic Medicine and Orthopaedics Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; ²Division of Health Sciences, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4365

  214

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• P10 | ELECTRON MICROSCOPY-ADAPTED PHTHALOCYANINE AND VON KOSSA HISTOCHEMISTRY: A POWERFUL TOOL TO STUDY AORTIC VALVE CALCIFICATION IN AD HOC MODELS AND ACTUAL DISEASE A. Bonetti, M. Contin, M. Marchini, F. Ortolani | Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4330

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• USE OF HIGH-DEFINITION IMAGING FLOW CYTOMETRY AND A.I. TO ENUMERATE AND CHARACTERISE CIRCULATING TUMOUR CELLS S. Saravi¹, S. Panfilov², E. Karteris² | ¹College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Brunel University of London, UK; ²College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Brunel University of London, UK

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4295

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• P76 | PERICAPILLARY SPACES IN THE SHEEP PINEAL GLAND – 2D AND 3D ANALYSIS N. Szyrynska, B. Lewczuk | Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4402

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• P44 | CROSSTALK AMONG NEURONS, MUSCLE AND BONE: HUMAN NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION ON A CHIP M. Gatti^1,2, F. Beretti², M. Malenchini², M. Y. Follo¹, F. Mancarella³, F. Bonafè³, F. Gherardini⁴, T. Maraldi² | ¹Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Science, Cellular Signalling Laboratory, University of Bologna, Italy; ²Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; ³Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati (ISMN), National Research Council (CNR), Bologna, Italy; ⁴Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari”, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4366

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• P11 | DOMINO TRANSPLANTATION IN MNGIE: IS THE LIVER A SUITABLE GRAFT? E. Boschetti¹, I. Neri¹, S. Blando¹, C. Malagelada², L. Caporali³, R. D’Angelo⁴, R. Rinaldi⁴, S. Mongiorgi¹, V. Carelli³, R. De Giorgio⁵, L. Manzoli¹, S. Ratti¹ | ¹Center of Clinical Surgical Molecular and Experimental Anatomy Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Italy; ²Digestive System Research Unit, University Hospital Vall d’Hebron; Barcelona, Spain; ³IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ⁴IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ⁵Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4331

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• SUMOYLATION AS AN EARLY ADAPTIVE MECHANISM IN THE PROTEOMIC RESPONSE OF HUMAN GERM CELLS TO SIMULATED MICROGRAVITY A. Di Pauli¹, G. Ricci², M. Crescenzi³, M. A. Mariggiò⁴, C. Morabito⁴, L. Gesualdi¹, M. Berardini¹, F. Ferranti⁵, M. Signore⁶, A. Catizone¹ | ¹Department of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic-Medicine and Orthopedics, Section of Histology and Embryology, «Sapienza» University, Rome, Italy; ²Department of Experimental Medicine, University «Luigi Vanvitelli», Naples, Italy; ³Core Facilities, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy; ⁴Department of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences CAST, «G. d’Annunzio» University, Chieti, Italy; ⁵Human Spaceflight and Scientific Research Unit, Italian Space Agency, Rome, Italy; ⁶RPPA unit, Proteomics, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4296

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• P77 | MEMBRANE SKELETAL PROTEIN, MEMBRANE PALMITOYLATED PROTEIN 6 (MPP6), IN MOUSE CEREBRAL SYNAPSES N. Terada¹, Y. Saitoh², S. Motofuji³, A. Kamijo⁴, T. Suzuki⁵, T. Yoshizawa⁶, T. Sakamoto⁷, K. Kametani⁸ | ¹Health Science Division, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Japan; ²Center for Medical Education, Teikyo University of Science, Japan; ³Division of Biosciences, Teikyo University of Science Graduate School of Science & Engineering, Japan; ⁴Division of Basic & Clinical Medicine, Nagano College of Nursing, Japan; ⁵Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Shinshu University Academic Assembly Institute of Medicine, Japan; ⁶Division of Animal Research, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Japan; ⁷Department of Cancer Biology, Institute of Biomedical Science, Kansai Medical University, Japan; ⁸Health Science Division, Shinshu University Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Japan

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4403

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• P45 | TARGETING PRELAMIN A PROCESSING TO SENSITIZE GLIOBLASTOMA CELLS TO OXIDATIVE STRESS M.V. Marvi¹, C. Evangelisti¹, I. Rusciano¹, I. Neri¹, L.I. Cocco¹, L. Manzoli¹, C. Capanni², S. Ratti¹ | ¹Cellular Signalling Laboratory, Anatomy Center, Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ²CNR Institute of Molecular Genetics «Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza», Unit of Bologna, Bologna, Italy / IRCCS Rizzoli Orthopedi, Institute, Bologna, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4367

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• P12 | VISUALIZING NUCLEAR ARCHITECTURE DURING MAMMAL ERYTHROPOIESIS C. Casali, M. Cavallo, S. Bellei, A. Diaf, L. Giulini, D. Tunesi, G. Milanesi, M. Biggiogera | Department of Biology and Biotechnology “L. Spallanzani”, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4332

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• FROM PIXELS TO DIAGNOSIS: A DEEP LEARNING FRAMEWORK FOR HISTOPATHOLOGICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS IN CANINE TESTICULAR PATHOLOGY L. Riccio¹, E. Formisano², M. De Falco³, S. Balsamo³, P. Formisano⁴, E. Di Napoli¹, G. Piegari¹, O. Paciello¹, L. Rosati³ | ¹Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy; ²Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology, Universiteit Maastricht, Postbus 616, The Netherlands; ³Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy; ⁴Department of Translational Medicine, University Federico II, Naples, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4297

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• P78 | THE ROLE OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES DERIVED FROM MESENCHYMAL STROMAL CELLS IN MYOFIBER REGENERATION A. Longhin¹, V. Gatta², G. Teti², C. Sassoli³, F. Chellini³, A. Tani³, M. Parigi³, R. Garella³, F. Palmieri³, R. Squecco³, M. Mattioli Belmonte⁴, C. Licini⁴, A. La Contana⁴, S. Zecchi Orlandini³, M. Falconi¹ | ¹Dep. Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ²Dep. Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ³Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; ⁴Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4404

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• P46 | ANALYSIS OF AQUAPORIN-2 MUTANT MICE T. Matsuzaki¹, H. Yamamoto¹, K. Sasaki², H. Kogo¹, A. Iizuka-Kogo¹, M. Ikezawa¹, Y. Tajika¹ | ¹Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan; ²Bioresource Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University, Maebashi; Faculty of Bioresources and Environmental Science, Ishikawa Prefectural University, Nonoichi, Japan

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4368

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• P13 | MORPHO-FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENCES IN THE GUT OF AGED MICE WITH THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY TREATMENTS A. Casini¹, S. Leone¹, R. Mancinelli¹, R. Vaccaro¹, M. Catalano², G. D’Alessandro², A. Rinaldi², A. Reccagni², G. Vivacqua³, A. Franchitto⁴, P. Onori¹, C. Limatola², E. Gaudio¹ | ¹Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic Medicine and Orthopaedics Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; ²Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; ³Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Campus BioMedico of Rome, Italy; ⁴Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, University of Rome «Foro Italico», Rome,Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4333

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• THE MYSTERY OF INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS: STRUCTURAL PERSPECTIVE O. Medalia | Deparment of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Switzerland

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4298

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• P79 | AN INNOVATIVE FUNCTIONAL COOKIE MODULATES THE MUCOSA AND MYENTERIC PLEXUS IN THE GUT OF 3xTg-AD MOUSE MODEL OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE V. Bellitto¹, F. Grasselli¹, L. Lucernoni¹, I. Martinelli², E. Vittadini¹, A.M. Eleuteri¹, L. Bonfili¹, S.K. Tayebati², D. Tomassoni¹ | ¹School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy; ²School of Medicinal Sciences and Health Products, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4405

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• P47 | ASSESSMENT OF THE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AND ANTIFIBROTIC EFFECTS OF HUMAN AMNIOTIC EPITHELIAL CELLS AFTER THEIR INTRATRACHEAL ADMINISTRATION IN A MOUSE MODEL OF BLEOMYCIN-INDUCED PULMONARY FIBROSIS E. Kolanko, A. Mazurski, A. Prusek, E. Bogunia, M. Hermyt, P. Czekaj | Department of Cytophysiology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ejh.2025.4369

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