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Overview

Luigi Abelli is affiliated with the University of Ferrara in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on the interaction between environmental pollutants and biological systems, with a strong emphasis on microplastics and their impact on aquatic organisms.

Their recent publications include:

  • Effects of microplastics on head kidney gene expression and enzymatic biomarkers in adult zebrafish, 2021, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology
  • PML at mitochondria-associated membranes governs a trimeric complex with NLRP3 and P2X7R that modulates the tumor immune microenvironment, 2022, Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Sorbed environmental contaminants increase the harmful effects of microplastics in adult zebrafish, Danio rerio, 2023, Aquatic Toxicology
  • Skin distress associated with xenobiotics exposure: An epigenetic study in the Mediterranean fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), 2020, Marine Genomics
  • Microplastic ingestion affects the lateralised processing of predator stimuli in fish, 2025, Journal of Fish Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Abelli include:

  • Annalaura Mancia
  • María Cristina Fossi
  • Cristina Panti
  • Tyrone Lucon-Xiccato
  • Cristiano Bertolucci

Publications have appeared in the following venues:

  • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology
  • Cell Death and Differentiation
  • Aquatic Toxicology
  • Marine Genomics
  • Journal of Fish Biology

Their main fields of study encompass Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Subfields of focus include Pollution, Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Cell Biology, and Physiology.

Major topics explored in their work consist of:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts

Best Publications

  • Teleost intestinal immunology.

    Jan H.W.M. Rombout;Jan H.W.M. Rombout;Luigi Abelli;Simona Picchietti;Giuseppe Scapigliati

  • Short- and long-term effects of a dietary yeast beta-glucan (Macrogard) and alginic acid (Ergosan) preparation on immune response in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax).

    M. Bagni;N. Romano;M.G. Finoia;L. Abelli

  • Microplastics induce transcriptional changes, immune response and behavioral alterations in adult zebrafish

    Giacomo Limonta;Annalaura Mancia;Assja Benkhalqui;Cristiano Bertolucci

  • Monospecies and multispecies probiotic formulations produce different systemic and local immunostimulatory effects in the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.)

    Irene Salinas;Luigi Abelli;Fabrizio Bertoni;Simona Picchietti

  • Early treatment with Lactobacillus delbrueckii strain induces an increase in intestinal T-cells and granulocytes and modulates immune-related genes of larval Dicentrarchus labrax (L.).

    Simona Picchietti;Anna Maria Fausto;Elisa Randelli;Oliana Carnevali

  • Effects of administration of probiotic strains on GALT of larval gilthead seabream: Immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies

    Simona Picchietti;Massimo Mazzini;Anna Rita Taddei;Raffaella Renna

  • Accelerated Tumor Progression in Mice Lacking the ATP Receptor P2X7

    Elena Adinolfi;Marina Capece;Alessia Franceschini;Simonetta Falzoni

  • Cutaneous lesions in capsaicin-pretreated rats. A trophic role of capsaicin-sensitive afferents?

    Carlo Alberto Maggi;Franco Borsini;Paolo Santicioli;Pierangelo Geppetti

  • Immunohistochemistry of gut-associated lymphoid tissue of the sea bassDicentrarchus labrax(L.)

    Luigi Abelli;Simona Picchietti;Nicla Romano;Lucia Mastrolia

  • Monoclonal antibodies in fish immunology : Identification, ontogeny and activity of T- and B-lymphocytes

    G Scapigliati;N Romano;L Abelli

  • Distribution of human i-NANC bronchodilator and nitric oxide-immunoreactive nerves.

    Jonathan K. Ward;Peter J. Barnes;David R. Springall;Luigi Abelli

  • Visceromotor responses to calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in the rat lower urinary tract: evidence for a transmitter role in the capsaicin-sensitive nerves of the ureter.

    Carlo Alberto Maggi;Sandro Giuliani;Paolo Santicioli;Luigi Abelli

  • Production and characterisation of a monoclonal antibody against the thymocytes of the sea bassDicentrarchus labrax(L.) (Teleostea, Percicthydae)

    G. Scapigliati;M. Mazzini;L. Mastrolia;N. Romano

  • Monoclonal antibodies against sea bassDicentrarchus labrax(L.) immunoglobulins: immunolocalisation of immunoglobulin-bearing cells and applicability in immunoassays

    G. Scapigliati;N. Romano;S. Picchietti;M. Mazzini

  • Expression of lymphocyte antigenic determinants in developing gut-associated lymphoid tissue of the sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (L.)

    Simona Picchietti;Francesca Renata Terribili;Lucia Mastrolia;Giuseppe Scapigliati

  • The contribution of capsaicin-sensitive sensory nerves to xylene-induced visceral pain in conscious, freely moving rats

    Luigi Abelli;Bruno Conte;Vincenzo Somma;Carlo Alberto Maggi

  • Neurokinin receptors in the rat lower urinary tract.

    C A Maggi;M Parlani;M Astolfi;P Santicioli

  • Immunopurification of T-cells from sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (L.).

    Giuseppe Scapigliati;N Romano;L Abelli;Sabrina Meloni

  • Immunocytochemical detection of thymocyte antigenic determinants in developing lymphoid organs of sea bassDicentrarchus labrax(L.)

    Luigi Abelli;Simona Picchietti;Nicla Romano;Lucia Mastrolia

  • Topical versus systemic capsaicin desensitization: specific and unspecific effects as indicated by modification or reflex micturition in rats.

    C.A. Maggi;I.Th. Lippe;S. Giuliani;L. Abelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Giuseppe Scapigliati
Giuseppe Scapigliati Tuscia University
Sandro Giuliani
Sandro Giuliani University of Ferrara
Carlo Alberto Maggi
Carlo Alberto Maggi University of Florence
Pierangelo Geppetti
Pierangelo Geppetti University of Florence
Paolo Rovero
Paolo Rovero University of Florence
Domenico Regoli
Domenico Regoli University of Ferrara
Maria Cristina Fossi
Maria Cristina Fossi University of Siena
Doris Dahl
Doris Dahl Harvard University
Jan H.W.M. Rombout
Jan H.W.M. Rombout Wageningen University & Research
Oliana Carnevali
Oliana Carnevali Marche Polytechnic University

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