The research activity of the Laboratory of Pharmacognosy of the Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences “Rodolfo Paoletti” is mainly aimed at the study of medicinal and edible plants, in which the pharmacological approach is associated with a rigorous chemical investigation, in order to correlate the observed biological effect on one or more chemical entities.
The main research areas are:
The Advanced Course in Health Properties of Natural Products, coordinated by Prof. Mario Dell’Agli and now in its fifth edition in the 2024-2025 academic year, aims to provide professional training in the sector of the use and production of medicinal and officinal plants and products of natural origin for health and therapeutic purposes.
This year too, the Brera Botanical Garden was the splendid setting to meet the participants in the fourth edition of the advanced course in the Health properties of natural products,...
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The 42nd edition of the National Congress of the Italian Society of Pharmacology is on the agenda from 13 to 16 November in Sorrento (NA). “Science today for a better...
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The Italian Society of Phytotherapy – S.I.Fit. organizes the XXXII National Congress of Phytotherapy, scheduled for 12 to 14 April in Parma. Among the topics addressed during the three days...
Read moreThe gastrointestinal tract represents an important barrier between humans and the microbial population. For this reason, the stomach is continuously exposed to the risk of developing inflammation of the mucosa, which leads…
Intestinal inflammation, caused by genetic or environmental factors, is the basis of pathologies such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBD), Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, as well as being an important risk factor for the development of tumors. ..
This research project aims to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect on the skin of extracts of plant origin and pure molecules on a non-tumor cell line of human keratinocytes, which are the main cells of the epidermis and have…
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