LAURIANO Eugenia

Eugenia Rita LAURIANO
Associate Professor SSD BIO/06 (Comparative anatomy and Citology) at Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina.

Education
1989-Degree in Biological Sciences from University of Messina with a grade of 110/110, defending an experimental thesis entitled: Effects of chronic exposure to the pesticide Endosulfan in the epidermis and gills of Catfish Heteropneustes fossilis.
After graduation collaboration in the national project “Structure and functional correlations among organs and systems in relation also to environmental factors”.
1991-Technician Officer of the Faculty of Science MM.FF.NN. of the University of Messina.
1992- Course in microscopy, Photo Macroscopy and Laser Scanning Microscopy at High Institute of Health, in Rome.
From 2002 to date- Researcher/Assistant professor in the Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences of the Messina University.
2013- Course about confocal microscopy and complete use of LSM 700 (on Zeiss Axio Observer.Z1 inverted microscope).
2018- Habilitation as Associate Professor in the Competition Sector 05B/B2, SSD BIO/06 Comparative Anatomy and Cytology.

Teaching activity
-Course of Fundamentals of Life Sciences, Bachelor’s Degree in Marine and Terrestrial Environmental Sciences.
-Course of Comparative Immunobiology, Master’s Degree in “Biology and Ecology of Coastal Marine Environment”, University of Messina.
-Course of Comparative Anatomy, Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science, University of Messina.
-Member of the teaching board, Doctorate in Applied Biology and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina.
-Course of Zoology, Bachelor’s Degree in Gastronomic Sciences, University of Messina.
-Course of Animal Biology, Bachelor’s Degree in Gastronomic Sciences, University of Messina.
-Course of Animal Biology, Master’s Degree in Pharmacy.
-Course of Comparative Anatomy, Bachelor’s Degree in Marine Ecology and Biology.
-Course of Cellular and Developmental Biology, Master's degree in Biology (Biodiversity).
-Course of Comparative Ematology, Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science.
- Laboratory tutoring activity of following courses: Comparative Anatomy, Comparative. Hematology, Comparative Immunobiology, Zoology, Cell Biology and Comparative Immunobiology - University of Messina.
-Course of “Optical and confocal microscopy techniques; applications in basic and applied biomedical research "within the Doctorate in Applied Biology and Experimental Medicine at the University of Messina XXXVI Cicle.
-Supervisor of more than 120 three-year and master's theses.






Doctorates
From the academic year 2018/19 to date member of the doctoral program:
-APPLIED BIOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE from the Cycle: XXXIV
From the academic year 2010/11 was a member of the doctoral program:
-FOOD AND WINE SCIENCES- until the cycle XXVIII.
From the academic year 2006/07 was a member of the doctoral program:
-TOURISM, TERRITORY AND ENVIRONMENT – until the cycle XXV.

International Collaborations:
-Prof Jorge M.O. Fernandes, Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture University of Nordland (Norway)
-Prof Leszek Satora, Rzeszòw University. Department of Physiology and animal Reproduction
-Prof Iosè M. Icardo, Universidad de Cantabria | UNICAN · Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
-Prof. Anita Gopesh, Department of Zoology University of Allahabad
-Dr Michal Kuciel, Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie Poland
-Prof. Krystyna Zuwala, Jagiellonian University, UJ. Department of Comparative Anatomy
-Prof. Kengo Funakoshi, Yokohama City University, YCU. Department of Neuroanatomy
-Prof. Douglas S. Fudge, Schmid College of Science and Technology. Chapman University
-Prof. Doaa M Mokhtar, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt since 2021


Referee for the following journals:
-Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia; IF 1,073
-Natural Product Research; IF 2,861
-Neuroscience Letters; IF 3,046
-Microscopy Research & Technique; IF 2,76
-Zoologischer Anzeiger (A Journal of Comparative Zoology); IF 1,521
-Scientific Reports; IF 4.379
-Acta Histochemica; IF 2.479
-International Journal of Molecular Sciences; IF 5.542
-Pharmaceutics; IF 6.072
-Animals; IF 3.231
-Cells; IF 7.677
-Biology; IF 5.168



Scientific Affiliation
-2022 Italian Society of Fish Pathology (SIPI).
-2023 Italian Society of Histochemistry (SII)

Participation in the organization of National Scientific Congresses
Participant in the Organizing Committee of the XXXIX of the Italian Society of Histochemistry


Editorial Activity
-2018-to date: Editorial Board Member Acta Histochemica Elsevier.
-2018- to date: collaborating with the EdiSES publishing house for the publication of personalized projects (e-books) and editorial works.
- From March 10, 2023 to December 10, 2023 Guest Editor Special Issue " Current Research on the Anatomy, Immunology, and Evolution of Aquatic Animals” in fishes.

- From April 13, 2023 to September 30, 2023 Guest Editor Special Issue “Binding between Telocytes, Immune Cells, and Stem Cells” in Journal Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059).

Funding Grants
-PRA 2006/2007 "Induction of cytochrome p450 in the digestive, respiratory and excretory systems of rats fed with benzopyrene-contaminated molluscs and teleosts from 12-05-2009 to 22-05-2012.
-PRA 2008/2009 “Determination of biomarkers on molluscs and teleosts from coastal waters of Sicily” from 14-07-2011 to 31-12-2014.
- “FISH PATH NET – Expansion of Sicilian Ichthiopathology Centers”. P O F E A M P2014/2020.
- “Funding of basic research activities (FFABR) 2020” DR n. 1021 protocol 35050 (7 April 2020)
- “Funding of basic research activities (FFABR) 2021” DR n. 3114 protocol 153724 (7 December 2021)
- WP2 ENVIRONMENT – Samothrace Project: Monitoring requirements 2023/2026.



Outreach/Third Mission
-Seminar activity for high school students as part of the scientific degree plan and orientation, in Biology and Biotechnology of the Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences

-Mediterranean Researchers' Night (MedNight 2022)
Participation in the international event MedNight with the presentation of a paper titled "Fish and
Mammals: so distant yet so close," held at the University of Messina Headquarters on 9/30/2022.

- (March 1, 2023) Laboratory activities and seminar meetings aimed at high school students, as part of the PCTO activity (Paths for Transversal Skills and Orientation) in Comparative Anatomy of the Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences.




Publications
Author of 85 scientific papers on international journals surveyed by Scopus.
SCOPUS (January 2023):
85 papers
1663 total citations
H index: 23.
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6132-6691
Research Topics:
-Structural, ultrastructural, histochemical and immunohistochemical studies of integumental and branchial epithelia in Cyclostomes, primitive Actinopterygii, Teleosts and Amphibians both in normal and induced stress conditions.
- Studies of the neuroendocrine system widespread in epithelia of low Vertebrates and Invertebrates
- Experimental studies on the protective and curative activities of extracts of plant origin on the Teleosts and Mammals skin and intestines.
-Structural, molecular and immunohistochemical studies concerning the localization of the pacemaker cells and their channel proteins in the heart of Teleosts.
- Studies of the Teleosts and Mammals immune system.
-Studies on the interaction between the neuroendocrine system and the immune system of Vertebrates.


Chapter in Book

1. The Structural Organization in the Olfactory System of the Teleosts and Garfi shes. Kuciel Michal, Żuwała Krystyna, Lauriano Eugenia Rita, Satora Leszek, Zaccone Giacomo (2015).. In: Giacomo Zaccone Konrad Dabrowski Michael S. Hedrick Jorge M. O. Fernandes Jose M. Icardo. Phylogeny, Anatomy and Physiology of Ancient Fishes. p. 260-271, Boca Raton:CRC Press Taylor &Francis group LLC, ISBN: 9781498707558
2. The anatomy of mudskippers sensory organs. Kuciel, M., Żuwała, K., Lauriano, E. R., Polgar, G., and Zaccone, G. (2017). Fishes Out of Water: The Biology of Mudskippers and Their Allies


Papers



Expression and function of toll-like receptor 2 in vertebrate. Simona Pergolizzi, Angelo Fumia, Roberta D’Angelo, Angelica Mangano, Giorgia Pia Lombardo, Angelo Giliberti, Emmanuele Messina Alessio Alesci, Eugenia Rita Lauriano. Acta Histochemica 125 (2023) 152028. I.F. 2.147

Morpho-structural adaptations of the integument in different aquatic organisms. Alessio Alesci, Simona Pergolizzi, Doaa M. Mokhtar, Angelo Fumia, Marialuisa Aragona, Giorgia Pia Lombardo, Emmanuele Messina, Roberta D’Angelo, Patrizia Lo Cascio, Ramy K.A. Sayed, Marco Albano, Gioele Capillo, Eugenia Rita Lauriano. Acta Histochemica 125 (2023) 152031. I.F. 2.147

Gills of Molly Fish: A Potential Role in Neuro-Immune Interaction
Doaa M. Mokhtar, Marwa M. Hussein, Giacomo Zaccone, Alessio Alesci, Eugenia Rita Lauriano and Ramy K. A. Sayed. Fishes 2023, 8, 195. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8040195. I.F. 3.17

Coelomocytes of the Oligochaeta earthworm Lumbricus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) as evolutionary key of defense: a morphological study. Alessio Alesci, Gioele Capillo, Angelo Fumia, Marco Albano, Emmanuele Messina, Nunziacarla Spanò, Simona Pergolizzi and Eugenia Rita Lauriano. Zoological Letters (2023) 9:5 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40851-023-00203-y. I.F. 3.00

Immunohistochemistry of the gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) in African bonytongue (Heterotis niloticus, Cuvier 1829) Eugenia Rita Lauriano, Alessio Alesci, Marialuisa Aragona, Anthea Miller, Antonino Germanà and Maria Cristina Guerrera. Int. J. Mol. Sci. (2023), 24, 2316. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24032316. IF 5.542.
Localization of Acetylcholine, Alpha 7-NAChR and the Antimicrobial Peptide Piscidin 1 in the Macrophages of Fish Gut: Evidence for a Cholinergic System, Diverse Macrophage Populations and Polarization of Immune Responses. Giacomo Zaccone, Alessio Alesci, Doaa M. Mokhtar, Marialuisa Aragona, Maria Cristina Guerrera, Gioele Capillo, Marco Albano, Jorge de Oliveira Fernandes, Viswanath Kiron, Krystyna Zuwala, Ramy K. A. Sayed, Marwa M. Hussein, Patrizia Lo Cascio, Michal Kuciel, Antonino Germanà, Jose Manuel Icardo and Eugenia Rita Lauriano. Fishes (2023), 8, 43. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8010043. IF 3.17.
Potential Neuroprotective Role of Calretinin-N18 and Calbindin-D28k in the Retina of Adult Zebrafish Exposed to Different Wavelength Lights. Caterina Porcino, Marilena Briglia, Marialuisa Aragona, Kamel Mhalhel, Rosaria Laurà, Maria Levanti, Francesco Abbate, Giuseppe Montalbano, Germana Germanà, Eugenia Rita Lauriano, Alessandro Meduri, Josè Antonio Vega, Antonino Germanà and Maria Cristina Guerrera. Int. J. Mol. Sci. (2023), 24, 1087. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24021087. IF 5.542.

Confocal Identification of Immune Molecules in Skin Club Cells of Zebrafish (Danio rerio, Hamilton 1882) and Their Possible Role in Immunity. Alessio Alesci, Marco Albano, Serena Savoca, Doaa M. Mokhtar, Angelo Fumia, Marialuisa Aragona, Patrizia Lo Cascio, Marwa M. Hussein, Gioele Capillo, Simona Pergolizzi, Nunziacarla Spanò and Eugenia Rita Lauriano. Biology (2022), 11, 1653. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11111653. IF 5.007.



Expression of Antimicrobic Peptide Piscidin1 in Gills Mast Cells of Giant Mudskipper Periophthalmodon schlosseri (Pallas, 1770). Alessio Alesci, Gioele Capillo, Doaa M. Mokhtar, Angelo Fumia, Roberta D’Angelo, Patrizia Lo Cascio, Marco Albano, Maria Cristina Guerrera, Ramy K. A. Sayed, Nunziacarla Spanò, Simona Pergolizzi and Eugenia Rita Lauriano. Int. J. Mol. Sci. (2022), 23, 13707. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232213707. IF 5.542.


Gill structure and neurochemical markers in the African bonytongue (Heterotis niloticus): A preliminary study. Giacomo Zaccone, Gioele Capillo, Marialuisa Aragona, Alessio Alesci, Camila Cupello, Eugenia Rita Lauriano, Maria Cristina Guerrera, Michal Kuciel, Kristina Zuwala, Antonino Germana, Jos`e Manuel Icardo. Acta Histochemica 124 (2022) 151954 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acthis.2022.151954. IF 2.147.



Detecting Intestinal Goblet Cells of the Broadgilled Hagfish Eptatretus cirrhatus (Forster, 1801): A Confocal Microscopy Evaluation. Alessio Alesci, Simona Pergolizzi, Serena Savoca, Angelo Fumia, Angelica Mangano, Marco Albano, Emmanuele Messina, Marialuisa Aragona, Patrizia Lo Cascio, Gioele Capillo, and Eugenia Rita Lauriano. Biology (2022), 11, 1366. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11091366. IF 5.007.


Confocal Characterization of Intestinal Dendritic Cells from Myxines to Teleosts. Alessio Alesci, Gioele Capillo, Angelo Fumia, Emmanuele Messina, Marco Albano, Marialuisa Aragona, Patrizia Lo Cascio, Nunziacarla Spanò, Simona Pergolizzi and Eugenia Rita Lauriano. Biology (2022), 11, 1045. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11071045. IF 5.007.



Histological and Chemical Analysis of Heavy Metals in Kidney and Gills of Boops boops: Melanomacrophages Centers and Rodlet Cells as Environmental Biomarkers. Alessio Alesci , Nicola Cicero , Angelo Fumia , Claudia Petrarca , Rocco Mangifesta, Vincenzo Nava, Patrizia Lo Cascio, Sebastiano Gangemi, Mario Di Gioacchino,and Eugenia Rita Lauriano. Toxics (2022), 10, 218. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics10050218. IF 3.791.





Localization of vasoactive intestinal peptide and toll-like receptor 2 immunoreactive cells in endostyle of urochordate Styela plicata (Lesueur, 1823). Alessio Alesci, Simona Pergolizzi, Patrizia Lo Cascio, Gioele Capillo, Eugenia Rita Lauriano Microsc Res Tech. (2022);1–8. DOI: 10.1002/jemt.24119. IF 2.893.





Role of serotonin in the maintenance of inflammatory state in Crohn's disease. Simona Pergolizzi, Alessio Alesci, Antonio Centofanti, Marialuisa Aragona, Socrate Pallio, Ludovico Magaudda, Giuseppina Cutroneo, Eugenia Rita Lauriano. Biomedicines (2022), 10, x. https://doi.org/10.3390/xxxxx. IF 5.612.



Relationship between Immune Cells, Depression, Stress, and Psoriasis: Could the Use of Natural Products Be Helpful? Alessio Alesci , Eugenia Rita Lauriano , Angelo Fumia , Natasha Irrera , Enza Mastrantonio , Mario Vaccaro , Sebastiano Gangemi , Antonello Santini , Nicola Cicero, and Simona Pergolizzi. Molecules (2022), 27, 1953. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27061953. IF 4.67.

Rodlet cells in kidney of goldfish (Carassius auratus, Linnaeus 1758): A light and confocal microscopy study. Alessio Alesci , Simona Pergolizzi , Gioele Capillo , Patrizia Lo Cascio, Eugenia Rita Lauriano. Acta Histochemica 124 (2022) 151876 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acthis.2022.151876. IF 2.147.


Expression of the Antimicrobial Peptide Piscidin 1 and Neuropeptides in Fish Gill and Skin: A Potential Participation in Neuro-Immune Interaction. Giacomo Zaccone , Gioele Capillo , Jorge Manuel Oliveira Fernandes , Viswanath Kiron , Eugenia Rita Lauriano , Alessio Alesci , Patrizia Lo Cascio , Maria Cristina Guerrera , Michal Kuciel , Krystyna Zuwala , Jose Manuel Icardo , Atsushi Ishimatsu , Ryosuke Murata , Takafumi Amagai , Antonino Germanà and Marialuisa Aragona. Mar. Drugs (2022), 20, 145. https://doi.org/10.3390/md20020145. IF 4.762.

Mast cells in goldfish (Carassius auratus) gut: immunohistochemical characterization.
Alessio Alesci; Simona Pergolizzi; Angelo Fumia; Concetta Calabrò; Patrizia Lo Cascio; Eugenia Rita Lauriano. Acta Zoologica. (2022); 00:1–14. DOI: 10.1111/azo.12417. IF 1.261.
Immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study of the immune cell system and epithelial surfaces of the respiratory organs in the bimodally-breathing African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus Burchell, 1822). John Ndegwa Maina, Jose Manuel Icardo, Giacomo Zaccone, Marialuisa Aragona, Eugenia Rita Lauriano, Alessio Alesci, Marco Albano, Maria Cristina Guerrera, Antonino Germana, Jorge Manuel Oliveira Fernandes, Viswanath Kiron, and Gioele Capillo. Anatomical Record. (2022);1–18. DOI: 10.1002/ar.24896. IF 2.064.

Neuronal regeneration: vertebrates comparative overview and new perspectives for neurodegenerative diseases. by Alesci, Alessio; Pergolizzi, Simona; Lo Cascio, Patrizia; Fumia, Angelo; Lauriano, Eugenia. Acta Zoologica. (2022), 103(2), pp. 129–140. IF 1.261.



Can nutraceuticals assist treatment and improve covid-19 symptoms? Alessio Alesci, Marialuisa Aragona, Nicola Cicero, and Eugenia Rita Lauriano. Natural Product Research (2022), 36(10), pp. 2672–2691. IF 2.861.





Neuroepithelial cells (NECs) and mucous cells express a variety of neurotransmitters and neurotransmitter receptors in the gill and respiratory air-sac of the catfish Heteropneustes fossilis (Siluriformes, Heteropneustidae): a possible role in local immune defence. Eugenia Rita Lauriano, Capillo Gioele, Jose Manuel Icardo, Jorge Manuel Oliveira Fernandes, Viswanath Kiron, Michal Kuciel, Krystyna Zuwala, Maria Cristina Guerrera, Marialuisa Aragona, Antonino Germana’ and Giacomo Zaccone. Zoology 148 (2021) 125958. IF 2.240.


Structural identification of the pacemaker cells and their expression of voltage-gated ion channels in the heart of the wild Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua (Linnaeus, 1758). Gioele Capillo, Eugenia Rita Lauriano, Josè M Icardo, Prabhugouda Ririyappagouder, Michal Kuciel, Stelios Karapanagiotis, Giacomo Zaccone, Jorge M.O. Fernandes. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. (2021), 22(14), 7539. IF 4.556.

Toll-Like Receptor 2 and α-Smooth Muscle Actin expressed in the tunica of a urochordate, Styela plicata. Eugenia Rita Lauriano, Marialuisa Aragona, Alessio Alesci, Patrizia Lo Cascio, Simona Pergolizzi. Tissue and Cell. 71 (2021)101584. IF 2.466.

Effects of spirulina diet on the oogenesis of zebrafish: morphological analysis and immunohistochemical determination of the vitellogenin. Concetta Calabrò, Clara Bertuccio, Teresa Gervasi, Eugenia Rita Lauriano, Michelangelo Leonardi, Nicola Cicero & Patrizia Lo Cascio. Natural Product Research, (2021), 35(22), pp. 4454–4459. IF 2.861.

Expression of VAChT and 5HT in Ulcerative colitis dendritic cells. Simona Pergolizzi, Giuseppina Rizzo, Angelo Favaloro, Alessio Alesci, Socrate Pallio, Giuseppinella Melita, Giuseppina Cutroneo, Eugenia Rita Lauriano. Acta Histochemica (2021), 123(4), 151715. IF 2.479.

Expression of acetylcholine, its contribution to regulation of immune function and O2 sensing and phylogenetic interpretations of the African butterfly fish Pantodon buchholzi (Osteoglossiformes, Pantodontidae). Gioele Capillo, Giacomo Zaccone, Camila Cupello, Jorge Manuel Oliveira Fernandes Kiron Viswanath, Michal Kuciel, Krystyna Zuwala, Maria Cristina Guerrera, Marialuisa Aragona, Jose Manuel Icardo, Eugenia Rita Lauriano. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 111 (2021) 189–200. IF 4.581.


Ultrastructural and immunocytochemical studies on the olfactory receptor neurons in the Ichthyosaura alpestris. Józef J. Różański, Gioele Capillo, Eugenia Lauriano, Marialusa Aragona, Michal Kuciel, Giacomo Zaccone, Krystyna D. Żuwała. Acta Zoologica. (2021), 102(4), pp. 437–451. IF 1.261.

Micro and macro morphology of the olfactory organ of Syngnathus typhle (Syngnathidae, Actinopterygii). Jakub Dymek, Gunilla Rosenqwist, Giacomo Zaccone, Michał Kuciel, Eugenia Rita Lauriano, Gioele Capillo, Krystyna Żuwała. Acta Zoologica. (2021), 102(2), pp. 206–219. IF 1.261.

Biological effect of astaxanthin on alcohol induced gut damage in Carassius auratus used as experimental model. Alesci Alessio, S. Pergolizzi, T. Gervasi, M. Aragona, P. Lo Cascio, N. Cicero & E. R. Lauriano Natural Product Research, (2021), 35(24), pp. 5737–5743. IF 2.861.

The gas bladder of Pantodon buchholzi: Structure and relationships with the vertebrae. José M. Icardo, Gioele Capillo, Eugenia R. Lauriano, Michal Kuciel, Marialuisa Aragona, Maria Cristina Guerrera, Giacomo Zaccone. Journal of Morphology. (2020);1–10. DOI: 10.1002/jmor.21271. IF 1.804.

Evaluation of antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity of green coffee beans methanolic extract in rat skin. Pergolizzi, S., D’angelo, V., Aragona, M., Dugo, P., Cacciola, F., Capillo, G., Dugo, G., Lauriano, E.R. (2020). Natural Product Research © Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group /doi.org 10.1080/14786419.2018.1523161. IF 2.861.


Marking vertebrates langerhans cells, from fish to mammals. Alessio Alesci, Eugenia Rita Lauriano, Marialuisa Aragona, Gioele Capillo, Simona Pergolizzi. Review Acta Histochemica, (2020), 122(7), 151622. IF 2.479.

Expression of Langerin/CD 207 and α-smooth muscle actin in ex vivo rabbit corneal keratitis model. Simona Pergolizzi, Andreana Marino, Marialuisa Aragona, Peggy Marconi, Eugenia Lauriano. Tissue and Cell, (2020), 66, 101384. IF 2.466.

Effect of light on the calretinin and calbindin expression in skin club cells of adult zebrafish.
E.R. Lauriano, M.C. Guerrera, R. Laurà, G. Capillo, S. Pergolizzi, M. Aragona, F. Abbate, A. Germanà. Histochemistry and Cell Biology (2020), 154(5), pp. 495–505. IF 4.304.

Expression of acetylcholine- and G protein coupled muscarinic receptor in the neuroepithelial cells (NECs) of the obligated air-breathing fish, Arapaima gigas (Arapaimatidae: Teleostei). Giacomo Zaccone, Camila Cupello, Gioele Capillo, Michal Kuciel, Ana L.R. Nascimento, Anita Gopesh, Germana Patrizia Germana, Nunziacarla Spano, Maria Cristina Guerrera, Marialuisa Aragona, Rosalia Crupi, Jose Manuel Icardo, Eugenia Rita Lauriano. Zoology 139 (2020) 125755. IF 2.240.

Expression of Langerin/CD207 in airways, lung and associated lymph nodes of a stranded striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba). E.R. Lauriano, S. Pergolizzi, P. Lo Cascio, M. Kuciel, N. Zizzo, M.C. Guerrera, M. Aragona, G Capillo. Acta Histochemica https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acthis.151471 Volume 122, Issue 2, (2020). IF 2.479.

First demonstration of the neuroepithelial cells and their chemical code in the accessory respiratory organ and the gill of the sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus: A preliminary study. Zaccone, G., Maina, J.N., Germanà, A., Montalbano, G., Capillo, G., Aragona, M., Kuciel, M., Lauriano, E.R. and Icardo. Acta Zoologica.; (2019), 100(2), pp. 160–166. IF 1.261.

Role of Herpes Simplex Envelope Glycoprotein B and Toll-Like Receptor 2 in Ocular Inflammation: An ex vivo Organotypic Rabbit Corneal ModelViruses. Marino, A., Pergolizzi, S., Cimino, F., Lauriano E. R., Speciale, A., D’angelo, V., Sicurella, M., Argnani, R., Manservigi, R., and Marconi, P. Viruses (2019), 11, 11(9), 819.IF 4.911.

Protective effects of genistein on cytochrome P-450 and vitellogenin expression in liver of zebrafish after PCB-126 exposure. Licata, P., Piccione, G., Fazio, F., Lauriano, E.R., Calò, M. Science of The Total Environment, Volume 674, 15 July (2019), Pages 71-76. IF 7.963.

Intestinal immunity of dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula spiral valve: A histochemical, immunohistochemical and confocal study. Lauriano, E.R., Pergolizzi, S., Aragona, M., Montalbano, G., Guerrera, M.C., Crupi, R, Faggio, C., Capillo, G. (2019) Fish and Shellfish Immunology 87, pp. 490-498. IF 4.581.


Merkel cells immunohistochemical study in striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) skin.
Lauriano, E.R., Pergolizzi, S., Aragona, M., Spanò, N., Guerrera, M.C., Capillo, G., Faggio, C. (2019) Tissue and Cell 56, pp. 1-6. IF 2.466.

Immunohistochemical characterization of epidermal dendritic-like cells in giant mudskipper, Periophthalmodon schlosseri. Lauriano, E. R., Faggio, C., Capillo, G., Spanò, N., Kuciel, M., Aragona, M., Pergolizzi, S. (2018). Fish and Shellfish Immunology, vol. 74, p. 380-385. IF 4.581.

Air- breathing in fish: Air- breathing organs and control of respiration Nerves and neurotransmitters in the air-breathing organs and the skin. Zaccone, G., Lauriano, E.R., Capillo, G., Kuciel, M. 2018 Acta Histochemica, (2018), 120(7), pp. 630–641. IF 2.479.

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller as a source of bioactivity compounds for health and nutrition.
Aragona, M., Lauriano, E. R., Pergolizzi, S., & Faggio, C. (2018). Natural Product Research, VOL. 32, NO. 17, 2037–2049. IF 2.861.

The lungs of Polypterus senegalus and Erpetoichthys calabaricus:Insights into the structure and functional distribution of the pulmonary epithelial cells Journal of Morphology. Icardo, J. M., Colvee, E., Kuciel, M., Lauriano, E. R., Zaccone, G., (2017). Vol. 278 issue 10 -1321-1332.IF 1.804.

Fine structure of diffused pseudobranchial neurosecretory cells associated with carotid labyrinth in an air- breathing catfish Clarias batrachus. Sengar, M., Yadav, L., Gopesh, A., Zaccone, D., Lauriano, E., Capillo, G. (2017). Acta Zoologica, vol. 98, p. 105-113.IF 1.261.

Polymorphous granular cells in the lung of the primitive fish, the bichir Polypterus senegalus.
Zaccone, D., Icardo, J.M., Kuciel, M., Alesci, A., Pergolizzi, S., Satora, L., Lauriano, E.R., Zaccone, G. (2017). Acta Zoologica 98(1), pp. 13-19. IF 1.261.

Identification and distribution of neuronal nitric oxide synthase and neurochemical markers in the neuroepithelial cells of the gill and the skin in the giant mudskipper, Periophthalmodon Schlosseri. Zaccone, G., Lauriano, E. R., Kuciel, M., Capillo, G., Pergolizzi, S., Alesci, A., Ishimatsu, A., Ip, Y. K., Icardo, J. M. (2017). Zoology, vol. 125, p. 41-52. IF 2.240.

Immunohistochemical colocalization of G protein alpha subunits and 5-HT in the rectal gland of the cartilaginous fish Scyliorhinus canicula. Lauriano, E.R., Pergolizzi, S., Gangemi, J., Capillo, G., Aragona, M., Faggio, C. (2017). Microscopy Research and Technique. 80(9), pp. 1018-1027. IF 2.71.

Immunohistochemical characterization of Toll-like receptor 2 in gut epithelial cells and macrophages of goldfish Carassius auratus fed with a high-cholesterol diet. Lauriano, E.R., Pergolizzi, S., Capillo, G., Kuciel, M, Alesci, A., Faggio, C. (2016) Fish and Shellfish Immunology 59, pp. 250-255. IF 4.581.

Morphological Analysis of the Hagfish Heart. II. The Venous Pole and the Pericardium. Icardo
J. M., Colvee, E., Schorno, S., Lauriano, E.R., Fudge, D. S., Glover C. N., and Zaccone G. (2016). Journal of Morphology 277 -853-856. IF 1.804.
Confocal immunohistochemistry of the dermal glands and evolutionary considerations in the caecilian, Typhlonectes natans (Amphibia: Gymnophiona). Lauriano, E. R., Zuwała K., Kuciel, M., Budzik, K. A., Capillo, G., Alesci, A., Pergolizzi, S., Dugo, G., and Zaccone, G. (2016). Acta Zoologica (Stockholm). 97 Issue 2 - 154-164. IF 1.261.

Morphological Analysis of the Hagfish Heart. I. The Ventricle, the Arterial Connection and the Ventral Aorta. Icardo, J. M., Colvee, E., Schorno, S., Lauriano, E. R., Fudge, D. S., Glover, C. N., and Zaccone G. (2016). Journal of Morphology 277 - 326–340. IF 1.804.


The Structure of the Gas Bladder of the Spotted Gar, Lepisosteus oculatus. Icardo, J. M., Colvee, E., Lauriano, E. R., Capillo, G., Guerrera, M. C., and Zaccone, G. (2015). Journal of Morphology 276 - 90–101. IF 1.261.

A role for nitric oxide in the control of breathing in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Porteus, C. S., Pollack, J., Tzaneva, V., Kwong, R.W.M., Kumai, Y., Abdallah, S. J., Zaccone, G., Lauriano, E. R., Milsom, W. K., Perry. S. F. (2015). Journal of Experimental Biology 218 Issue 23 -3746-3753.IF 3.312.

Production and extraction of astaxanthin from Phaffia rhodozyma and its biological effect on alcohol- induced renal hypoxia in Carassius auratus. Alesci, A., Salvo, A., Lauriano, E.R., Gervasi, T., Palombieri, D., Bruno, M., Pergolizzi, S., Cicero, N. (2015). Natural Product Research 29(12), pp. 1122-1126. IF 2.861.

Expression patterns and quantitative assessment of neurochemicalmarkers in the lung of the gray bichir, Polypterus senegalus (Cuvier, 1829). Lauriano, E. R., Icardo, J. M., Zaccone, D., Kuciel, M., Satora, L., Alesci, A., Alfa, M., Zaccone G. (2015). Acta Histochemica. Volume 117, 738–746. IF 2.479.

Confocal imaging and phylogenetic considerations of the subcutaneous neurons in the Atlantic hagfish Myxine glutinosa. Zaccone, G., Fudge, D.S., Winegard, T., Capillo G., Kuciel, M., Funakoshi, K., and Lauriano, E. R. (2015). Acta Zoologica. Vol.96, 209-217. IF 1.261.

TLR2 activation in corneal stromal cells by Staphylococcus aureus-induced keratitis. Marino A., Pergolizzi, S., Lauriano E. R., Santoro, G., Spataro, F., Cimino, F., Speciale, A., Nostro, A., and Bisignano, G. (2015). APMIS 123 Issue 2, 163-168. IF 3.205.

Comparative neurochemical features of the innervation patterns of the gut of the basal actinopterygian, Lepisosteus oculatus, and the euteleost, Clarias batrachus. Zaccone, G., Lauriano, E.R., Silvestri, G., Kenaley, C., Icardo, J.M., Pergolizzi, S., Alesci, A., Sengar, M., Kuciel, M., Gopesh, A. (2015). Acta Zoologica 96(2), pp. 127-139. IF 1.261.

Confocal imaging of autonomic preganglionic neurons in the spinal cord of the caecilian Typhlonectes natans (Amphibia: Gymnophiona). Zaccone, D., Lauriano, E.R., Capillo, G., Zuwała, K., Budzik, K.A., Kuciel, M., Zaccone, G. (2014). Acta Histochem. Oct;116(8):1399-1406. IF 2.479.

Extracts deriving from olive mill waste water and their effects on the liver of the goldfish Carassius auratus fed with hypercholesterolemic diet. Alesci, A., Cicero, N., Salvo, A., Palombieri, D., Zaccone, D., Dugo, G., Bruno, M., Vadalà, R., Lauriano, E.R., Pergolizzi, S. (2014). Natural Product Research 28(17), pp. 1343- 1349. IF 2.861.

Immunohistochemical localization of Toll-like receptor 2 in skin Langerhans' cells of striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba). Lauriano, E.R., Silvestri, G., Kuciel, M., Zuwała, K., Zaccone, D., Palombieri, D., Alesci, A., Pergolizzi, S. (2014). Tissue and Cell 46(2), pp. 113-121. IF 2.466.

The structural organization and immunohistochemistry of G-protein alpha subunits in the olfactory system of the air-breathing mudskipper, Periophthalmus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766) (Gobiidae, Oxudercinae). Kuciel, M., Rita Lauriano, E., Silvestri, G., Zuwała, K., Pergolizzi, S., Zaccone, D. (2014). Acta Histochemica 116(1), pp. 70-78. IF 2.479.

Resveratrol role in Staphylococcus aureus-induced corneal inflammation. Marino A, Santoro G, Spataro F, Lauriano Er, Pergolizzi S, Cimino F, Speciale A, Nostro A, Bisignano G, Dugo G. Pathogens And Disease, 68(2) (Epub Jun 3.2013). 61-64. IF 3.166.



Morphology and innervation of the teleost physostome swim bladders and their functional evolution in non-teleostean lineages. Daniele Zaccone, Manvendra Sengar, Eugenia R. Lauriano, Simona Pergolizzi, Francesco Macri’, Lorenza Salpietro, Angelo Favaloro, Leszek Satora, Konrad Dabrowski, Giacomo Zaccone. Acta Histochemica, vol.114, (2012) 763-772. IF 2.479.

Mast cells in the intestine and gills of the sea bream, Sparus aurata, exposed to a polychlorinated biphenyl, pcb 126. Lauriano Eugenia Rita, Calò Margherita, Silvestri Giuseppa, Zaccone Daniele, Pergolizzi Simona, Lo Cascio Patrizia. Acta Histochemica, vol. 114 Issue 2 (2012). 166-171. IF 2.479.
The simultaneous presence of neuroepithelial cells and neuroepithelial bodies in the respiratory gas bladder of the longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus, and the spotted gar, L. oculatus. Daniele Zaccone, Konrad Dabrowski, Eugenia Rita Lauriano, Angela De Pasquale, Daniele Macrì, Leszek Satora, Giovanni Lanteri. Acta Histochemica, vol. 114, (2012) 370-378. IF 2.479.
Occurrence of neuropeptides and tyrosine hydroxylase in the olfactory epithelium of the lesser-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula Linnaeus, 1758). Daniele Zaccone, Patrizia Lo Cascio, Rita Lauriano, Simona Pergolizzi, Alessandra Sfacteria, Fabio Marino (2011). Acta Histochemica, vol. 113, p. 717-722.IF 2.479.
Estrogenic followed by anti-estrogenic effects of PCBs exposure in juvenil fish (Spaurus aurata). M. Calò A, D. Alberghina, A. Bitto, E.R. Lauriano, P. Lo Cascio. Food and Chemical Toxicology 48 (2010) 2458– 2463. IF 6.023.

Cytochrome P450 (CYP1A) induction in sea bream (Sparus Aurata) gills and liver following exposure to polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) Calo', Margherita, Bitto, Alessandra, Lo Cascio, Patrizia, Polito, Francesca, Lauriano, Eugenia, Minutoli, Letteria, Altavilla, Domenica, Squadrito, Francesco (2009). Veterinary Research Communications, vol. 33 (Suppl.1), p. S181-S184, ISSN: 0165-7380, doi: 10.1007/s11259-009- 9279-3. IF 2.39.

Effect of polysaccharides from Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) cladodes on the healing of dermal wounds in the rat. Trombetta, Domenico, Puglia C, Perri D, Licata A, Pergolizzi, Simona, Lauriano, Eugenia, De Pasquale, Angela, Saija, Antonina, Bonina Fp (2006). Phytomedicine, vol. 13, p. 352-358, ISSN: 0944-7113, doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2005.06.006. IF 5.340.

Glycoconjugate histochemistry and nNOS immunolocalization in the mantle and foot epithelia of Tapes phylippinarum (BIvalve Mollusca). Calabro', Concetta, Albanese, Maria Pia, Martella, Silvestro, Licata, Patrizia, Lauriano, Eugenia, Bertuccio, Clara, Licata, Aurelio (2005). Folia Histochemica Et Cytobiologica, vol. 43, p. 151-156, ISSN: 0239-8508. IF 1.698.

Morphological, histochemical and immunohistochemical study of the gill epithelium in the abyssal teleost fish Coelorhynchus coelorhynchus. Calabro', Concetta, Albanese, Maria Pia, Lauriano, Eugenia, Martella, Silvestro, Licata, Aurelio (2005). Folia Histochemica Et Cytobiologica, vol. 43, p. 51-56, ISSN: 0239-8508. IF 1.698.

Opuntia ficus indica (L.) Mill. fruit juice protects liver from carbon tetrachloride-induced injury. Galati, Enza Maria, M. R. Mondello, Lauriano, Eugenia, Taviano, Maria Fernanda, M. Galluzzo, Miceli, Natalizia (2005). Phytotherapy Research, vol. 19, p. 796-800, ISSN: 0951-418X, doi: 10.1002/ptr.174. IF 5.882.

Immunohistochemical localization of nNOS in the skin and nerve fibers of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris L. (Annelida Oligochaeta). Licata A, Ainis L, Martella S, Ricca Mb, Licata P., Lauriano Er, Zaccone G (2002). Acta Histochemica, vol. 104, p. 289-295, ISSN: 0065-1281. IF 2.479.

Septa and valve morphogenesis in mouse embryo heart: a lectin PNA based study. Sammartano F., Mauceri A., Rappazzo G., Maugeri S., Lauriano E.R., Fasulo S. (2000). The Italian Journal Of Zoology, vol. 67, p. 255-262, ISSN: 1125-0003.

Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) expression in th epithelial neuroendocrine cell system and nerve fibers in the gill of the catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis. Mauceri A, Fasulo S, Ainis L, Licata A, Lauriano Er, Martinez A, Mayer B, Zaccone G. (1999). Acta Histochemica, vol. 101, p. 437-448, ISSN: 0065-1281. IF 2.479.

Immunohistochemical localization of bioactive substances in the epidermis of the earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris (Annelida, oligochaeta). Licata A, Mauceri A., Ainis L, Martella S, Ricca Mb, Lauriano Er, Amato A (1998). European Journal of Histochemistry, vol. 42, p. 303-308, ISSN: 1121-760X. IF 3.15.

Enkephalin immunoreactivity in the paraneurons of the tiger salamander (ambystoma-tigrinum) tongue. Zaccone G, Fasulo S, Ainis L, Mauceri A., Licata A, Lauriano ER (1995). Neuropeptides, vol. 28, p. 257- 260, ISSN: 0143-4179. IF 3.07.

Localization of calbindin D28K-like immunoreactivity in fish gill: a light microscopic and immunoelectron histochemical study. Zaccone G., Bonga Sew, Flik G, Fasulo S, Licata A, Lo cascio P, Mauceri A, Lauriano ER (1992). Regulatory Peptides, vol. 41, p. 195-208, ISSN: 0167-011.


Messina, 01/06/2023
IN FEDE
Prof.ssa Eugenia Rita Lauriano

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