Prof. Carmelina Daniela Anfuso

Carmelina Daniela Anfuso is an associate professor of biochemistry at the University of Catania. Her research interests are as follows: modifications of phospholipid metabolism due to oxidative stress; comparative biochemistry of the enzymes of phospholipid metabolism in an evolutionary model of the nervous system; intracellular CTP enzyme location: phosphocinol cytidyltransferase; in vivo transport studies through hematopoietic and hematopoietic barriers; design of in vivo and in vitro models for the study of hematopoietic and hematopoietic barriers; role of enzymatic isoforms of phospholipase A 2 (PLA 2) and upstream signaling in the mediation of cerebral and retinal tumor angiogenesis processes; molecular correlations within the VEGF/PLA 2 s/COX-2 axis; studies on anti-angiogenic, synthetic and natural molecules; bacterial infections, hematopoietic/retinal barrier, angiogenesis: correlation; diabetic retinopathy and retinal angiogenesis; cell adhesion studies on biocompatible surfaces and intracellular signaling studies on melanoma and human retinoblastoma lines.