- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
- Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
University of Genoa
2022
Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
2021
Pathology archives are a treasure trove of paraffin embedded tissue spanning many years and covering wide variety tissues diseases. The possibility using old archival formalin fixed (FFPE) for diagnostic updates research projects is widespread need it requires stable, well-preserved samples. Immunohistochemistry performed on blocks may give unreliable results, in particular some antigens, such as Ki67. In consideration this phenomenon, our aim to comprehensively test identify methods which...
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite (Protozoa family), generally hosted by cats and transmitted to humans contact or eating undercooked infected meat. Infected individuals are usually asymptomatic, but immunocompromised persons may be severely affected: central nervous system (CNS) involvement a typical complication of HIV/AIDS patients. It the leading infectious cause focal space-occupying lesions in hemispheres basal nuclei.1 However, subtentorial toxoplasmosis with...