ELENA GATTA

The airborne transmission of bacterial pathogens poses a significant challenge to public health, especially with the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains. This study investigated environmental factors influencing the survival of airborne bacteria, focusing on the effects of different carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and dust concentrations. The...

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Dust stormsfrom the desert areas, in particular from the Sahara, are the principal source of dust in the atmosphere, capable of dust dispersion and transport over very long distances. Dust clouds may contain high concentrations of microbiota, e.g. fungal spores, plant pollen, algae, bacteria. Bioaerosols associated with dust...

The receptor-receptor interaction (RRI) of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) leads to new functional entities that are conceptually distinct from the simple addition of signals mediated by the activation of the receptors that form the heteromers. Focusing on astrocytes, there is evidence for the existence of inhibitory and facilitatory RRIs,...

The ability of oxytocin (OT) to interact with the dopaminergic system through facilitatory D2-OT receptor (OTR) receptor-receptor interaction in the limbic system is increasingly considered to play roles in social or emotional behavior, and suggested to serve as a potential therapeutic target. Although roles of astrocytes in the modulatory...