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GIULIA BERGAMINI
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Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche
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Pubblicazioni
2022
- Immune contribution to tentacle regeneration in adult mollusc and cnidarian models
[Abstract in Rivista]
Bergamini, G; Sacchi, S; Ahmad, M; Cocchi, M; Basu, S; Ikmi, A; Malagoli, D
abstract
Histological studies focusing on the early
cephalic tentacle regeneration in P. canaliculata,
have demonstrated that wound closure and
blastema formation took place within 24 h post
amputation (hpa). A Matlab® plugin allowed the
semi-automated identification and quantification of a
phagocytic hemocyte sub-population in the
blastema. Flow cytometry analysis showed that the
injection of the phagocyte-specific drug
Clophosome® (45 µg/g snail) could transiently
remove circulating hemocytes, that recovered the
pre-treatment level within 24 h. Consistently,
histological experiment demonstrated that rare
hemocytes were present in the early regenerating
tentacles of Clophosome®-injected snails
2021
- A New Protocol of Computer-Assisted Image Analysis Highlights the Presence of Hemocytes in the Regenerating Cephalic Tentacles of Adult Pomacea canaliculata
[Articolo su rivista]
Bergamini, Giulia; Ahmad, Mohamad; Cocchi, Marina; Malagoli, Davide
abstract
In humans, injuries and diseases can result in irreversible tissue or organ loss. This wellknown
fact has prompted several basic studies on organisms capable of adult regeneration, such
as amphibians, bony fish, and invertebrates. These studies have provided important biological
information and helped to develop regenerative medicine therapies, but important gaps concerning
the regulation of tissue and organ regeneration remain to be elucidated. To this aim, new models
for studying regenerative biology could prove helpful. Here, the description of the cephalic tentacle
regeneration in the adult of the freshwater snail Pomacea canaliculata is presented. In this invasive
mollusk, the whole tentacle is reconstructed within 3 months. Regenerating epithelial, connective,
muscular and neural components are already recognizable 72 h post-amputation (hpa). Only in
the early phases of regeneration, several hemocytes are retrieved in the forming blastema. In
view of quantifying the hemocytes retrieved in regenerating organs, granular hemocytes present
in the tentacle blastema at 12 hpa were counted, with a new and specific computer-assisted image
analysis protocol. Since it can be applied in absence of specific cell markers and after a common
hematoxylin-eosin staining, this protocol could prove helpful to evidence and count the hemocytes
interspersed among regenerating tissues, helping to unveil the role of immune-related cells in sensory
organ regeneration.
2021
- Pomacea canaliculata ampullar proteome: A nematode-based bio-pesticide induces changes in metabolic and stress-related pathways
[Articolo su rivista]
Boraldi, F.; Lofaro, F. D.; Bergamini, G.; Ferrari, A.; Malagoli, D.
abstract
Pomacea canaliculata is a freshwater gastropod known for being both a highly invasive species and one of the possible intermediate hosts of the mammalian parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis. With the aim of providing new information concerning P. canaliculata biology and adaptability, the first proteome of the ampulla, i.e., a small organ associated with the circulatory system and known as a reservoir of nitrogen-containing compounds, was obtained. The ampullar proteome was derived from ampullae of control snails or after exposure to a nematode-based molluscicide, known for killing snails in a dose-and temperature-dependent fashion. Proteome analysis revealed that the composition of connective ampulla walls, cell metabolism and oxidative stress response were affected by the biopesticide. Ultrastructural investigations have highlighted the presence of rhogocytes within the ampullar walls, as it has been reported for other organs containing nitrogen storage tissue. Collected data suggested that the ampulla may belong to a network of organs involved in controlling and facing oxidative stress in different situations. The response against the nematode-based molluscicide recalled the response set up during early arousal after aestivation and hibernation, thus encouraging the hypothesis that metabolic pathways and antioxidant defences promoting amphibiousness could also prove useful in facing other challenges stimulating an oxidative stress response, e.g., immune challenges or biocide exposure. Targeting the oxidative stress resistance of P. canaliculata may prove helpful for increasing its susceptibility to bio-pesticides and may help the sustainable control of this pest’s diffusion.
2020
- Hemocyte depletion as a tool for studying immune cell dynamics and contribution to fundamental biological processes in the freshwater snail Pomacea canaliculata
[Abstract in Atti di Convegno]
Bergamini, Giulia; Accorsi, Alice; Malagoli, Davide
abstract
2020
- Organ-specific accumulation of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (SPIONs) in the apple snail Pomacea canaliculata
[Poster]
Fiorino, Roberta; Bergamini, Giulia; Ahmad, Mohamad; Cocchi, Marina; Prina-Mello, Adriele; Malagoli, Davide
abstract
2020
- The Immune Response of the Invasive Golden Apple Snail to a Nematode-Based Molluscicide Involves Different Organs
[Articolo su rivista]
Montanari, Alice; Bergamini, Giulia; Ferrari, Agnese; Ferri, Anita; Nasi, Milena; Simonini, Roberto; Malagoli, Davide
abstract
The spreading of alien and invasive species poses new challenges for the ecosystem services, the sustainable production of food and human wellbeing. Unveiling and targeting the immune system of invasive species can prove helpful for basic and applied research. Here, we present evidence that a nematode (Phasmarabditis hermaphrodita)-based molluscicide exerts dose-dependent lethal effects on the golden apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata. When used at 1.7 g/L this biopesticide kills about 30% of snails within 1 week and promotes a change in the expression of Pc-bpi, an orthologue of mammalian Bactericidal Permeability Increasing protein (BPI). Changes of Pc-bpi expression, as monitored by quantitative PCR (qPCR), occurred in two immune-related organs, namely the anterior kidney and the gills, after exposure at 18 and 25 °C, respectively. Histological analyses revealed the presence of the nematode in the snail anterior kidney and the gills at both 18 and 25 °C. The mantle and the central nervous system had a stable Pc-bpi expression and seemed not affected by the nematodes. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) experiments demonstrated the expression of Pc-bpi in circulating hemocytes, nurturing the possibility that increased Pc-bpi expression in the anterior kidney and gills may be due to the hemocytes patrolling the organs. While suggesting that P. hermaphrodita-based biopesticides enables the sustainable control of P. canaliculata spread, our experiments also unveiled an organ-specific and temperature-dependent response in the snails exposed to the nematodes. Overall, our data indicate that, after exposure to a pathogen, the snail P. canaliculata can mount a complex, multi-organ innate immune response.
2020
- The apple snail Pomacea canaliculata: a new and alternative animal model for testing innovative nanomedicines
[Relazione in Atti di Convegno]
Fiorino, Roberta; Bergamini, Giulia; Tosi, Giovanni; Prina-Mello, Adriele; Malagoli, Davide
abstract