Research Areas
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmacognosy
- Neuropharmacology
- Gastrointestinal Pharmacology
- Cardiovascular Pharmacology
- Cancer Pharmacology
- Pharmacognosy and Environmental Toxicology
Cancer Pharmacology
Topic: Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetic aspects of cancer pharmacology, with special emphasis on discovery of novel molecular targets in cancer cells and in the non-cancerous cells forming the tumor microenvironment, cancer metabolomics, metabolite profiling and evaluation of drug-drug interaction potential of anticancer agents.
Researchers: Monica Montopoli; Lucia Trevisi, Luigi Quintieri.
Current research interests:
- Selective induction of controlled cancer cell death
- Pharmacologic modulation of angiogenesis
- Cancer metabolism and drug resistance
- Drugs targeting the tumor microenvironment
- Cancer metabolomics
- Drug metabolite profiling and assessment of potential metabolism-based drug-drug interactions
Pharmacognosy and Environmental Toxicology
Topic: Employement of medicinal plants of traditional use and their isolated phytoconstituents for hypoglycaemic, hypotensive, antiviral, antioxidant and antiageing purposes.
Researchers: Guglielmina Froldi
Peptide receptor Pharmacology
Topic: Advanced pharmacology of peptidergic systems, with particular attention to ligands acting on G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).
Researchers: Girolamo Calò; Davide Malfacini
