Confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic can influence dietary profiles, especially those
of adolescents, who are highly susceptible to acquiring bad eating habits. Adolescents’ poor …

A small percentage of pathologically obese subjects with fatty livers develop histological signs
of necroinflammation and fibrosis, suggesting a variety of cofactors in the pathogenesis of …

In recent years, research on new, biocompatible, degradable materials has seen the
development of a series of modified natural polymers. Among these, a new class of materials …

Aim: to describe physical activity and ultra-processed foods consumption, their changes and
sociodemographic predictors among adolescents from countries in Europe (Italy and Spain) …

There are increased numbers of activated T lymphocytes in the bronchial mucosa of stable
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. T helper type 17 (Th17) cells …

Background & Aims In the intestines, Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) mediates immune responses
to pathogens and regulates epithelial barrier function; polymorphisms in TLR2 have been …

Background Low temperature plasmas have been proposed in medicine as agents for
tissue disinfection and have received increasing attention due to the frequency of bacterial …

Activated hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) secrete extracellular matrix components during
hepatic fibrosis, but recent studies have shown that HSCs can also release a variety of …

… Specific author contributions: Monica Facco and Paola Brun were the manuscript writers
and they organized and performed the experimental design. Both contributed equally. Ilenia …

The regeneration of damaged organs requires that engineered tissues mature when
implanted at sites of injury or disease. We have used new analytic techniques to determine the …