Publications

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a multifactorial motor neuron (MN) disease, characterized by several cellular dysfunctions, many of which are shared by different neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we investigated whether a stressful lifestyle might exacerbate the altered mechanisms and affe...

The outer blood-retinal barrier (oBRB) is compromised in several retinal pathologies, such as age-related macular degeneration affecting over 200 million people worldwide. This 200-350 μm thick tissue includes the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), the Bruch's membrane, and the vascularized choroi...

Glycogen storage disease type III (GSDIII) is a rare genetic disorder leading to abnormal glycogen storage in the liver and skeletal muscle. In this study, we conducted a comparative gene expression analysis of several in vitro and in vivo models and identified galectin-3 as a potential biomarker...