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

Christian Brinkmann, PhD      Email   |   Website
Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sport Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Koln, Germany
Interests: effects of acute and chromic exercise in diabetes mellitus; cellular and molecular adaptations; organ crosstalk; inflammation

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

Siddhardha Busi, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Microbiology, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
Interests: antimicrobial drug discovery; quorum sensing; biofilms; antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

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

Gaetano Caramori, MD, PhD      Email 1   |   Email 2   |   Website
Department of Biomedical, Dental and Imaging Sciences Morphological and Functional, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
Interests: bronchial asthma; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); the inflammatory and anti-inflammatory mechanisms; the role of transcription factors and kinases in the regulation of inflammatory genes; the stem cells involved in COPD lung repair/fibrogenesis/oncogenesis

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

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

Zong Jie Cui, PhD      Email   |   Website
Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Interests: cytosolic calcium oscillations; molecular basis of exocytosis; singlet oxygen as a signaling molecule

Leandro Castellano, PhD      Email   |   Website
School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, UK
Interests: oncology and carcinogenesis; clinical sciences; biochemistry and cell biology; non-coding RNAs

Cristian Del Bo′, PhD      Email   |   Website
Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
Interests: polyphenols; carotenoids; glucosinolates; in vitro studies; dietary intervention studies; inflammation; oxidative stress; vascular function; intestinal permeability

Marina Di Domenico      Email   |   Website
Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
Interests: laboratory medicine; pathology; translational medicine; biotechnology; cancer

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

Monica Fedele, PhD      Email   |   Website
Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology (IEOS), National Council of Research (CNR), Naples, Italy
Interests: chromatin-associated proteins; molecular oncology; PATZ1; high mobility group a proteins

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

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

Mojgan Gharipour, PhD      Email   |   Website
Division of Genetics and Epigenetics Studies, Cardiovascular Research Institute, WHO Collaborating Center in EMR, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Interests: epigenetic; cardiometabolic risk factors; twins studies

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

Roberta Giordo, PhD      Email 1   |   Email 2   |   Website
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Viale San Pietro, Italy
Interests: oxidative stress; redox signaling; natural antioxidants; vascular remodelling; endothelial cell dynamics; diabetes; chronic diseases; non-coding RNAs

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

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

Junghyun Kim, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Pathology, School of Dentistry, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea
Interests: phytochemistry; pharmacognosy; pathology; diabetes; ocular disease; oral disease

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

Peifeng Li, PhD      Email   |   Website
Institute of Translational Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Qingdao, Qingdao, Shandong, China
Interests: the role of non-coding RNAs in controlling mitochondrial network, apoptosis and necrosis; molecular regulation of cardiovascular diseases and cancers

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

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

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 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

Francesco Moccia, PhD      Email   |   Website
Laboratory of General Physiology, Department of Biology and Biotechnology “L. Spallanzani”, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Interests: intracellular Ca²⁺ signalling; angiogenesis; neurovascular coupling; endothelial cells

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

Masaki Nagaya, MD, PhD      Email
Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan
Interests: pancreas; islet; GI surgery

Ravinder Nagpal, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Nutrition & Integrative, Physiology, Florida State University, Florida, USA
Interests: microbiome; prebiotics; gut-brain axis

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

Alessandra Pacini, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Human Anatomy Section, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Interests: blood-brain barrier; neuropathic pain; environmental pollutants; cadmium

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

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

Miroslawa Pietruczuk      Email
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

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

Konstantinos Poulas, PhD      Email   |   Website
Lab. of Mol. Biology and Immunology, Department of Pharmacy, Univeristy of Patras, Patras, Greece
Interests: immunology; autoimmunity; biochemistry; cornaviruses; spike proteins

Wioletta Ratajczak-Wrona, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Immunology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
Interests: effects of xenobiotics on human cell function; signal transduction in human neutrophils; roles of nitric oxide in the immune system; expression of antigens on leukocytes; expression of antigens on red blood cells

Rita Rezzani, PhD      Email   |   Website
Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Interests: cardiovascular system; neuroanatomy; antioxidants; melatonin; skin morphology

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

Iole Robuffo      Email   |   Website
Institute of Molecular Genetics, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Unit of Chieti, Rome, Italy
Interests: molecular; morphological and ultrastuctural constituents of the normal and pathological eukaryotic cell; prokaryotic cell research

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

Yoshinori Tanino      Email
Center for Lung Disease, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Fukushima, Japan
Interests: interstitial lung disease; lung fibrosis; lung injury and repair; extracellular matrix

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

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