Emanuela Cazzaniga
Position
Researcher in Biochemistry at the University of Milano-Bicocca.
Research activities and skills
Research field includes:
Role of nutrition in oral hygiene. She coordinates the project "Healthy and Well-fed Teeth!" for the prevention of dental caries in early childhood, which is an educational project for parents and children 0-10 years;
Role of nutrition in prevention of diseases, she organizes meetings to inform the public about these topics;
Health status and nutritional habits in different population (children, athletes);
Effect of a dietary intervention on weight excess, high blood pressure, endothelial dysfunction and vascular inflammation markers in children with at least one risk factor for CVD.
She is also involved in biocompatibility project to understand the effect of different substances (food extracts, nanoparticles) on human body.
Most Relevant Publication
Antonina Orlando, Emanuela Cazzaniga, Marco Giussani, Paola Palestini, Simonetta Genovesi. Obesity and hypertension in children: role of simple carbohydrates and uric acid. Frontiers (in press).
Orlando, A., Colombo, M., Prosperi, D., Corsi, F., Panariti, A., Rivolta, I., Masserini, M., Cazzaniga, E. Evaluation of gold nanoparticles biocompatibility: a multiparametric study on cultured endothelial cells and macrophages. Journal of Nanoparticle Research 2016.
Orlando, A., Colombo, M., Prosperi, D., Gregori, M., Panariti, A., Rivolta, I., Masserini, M., Cazzaniga, E. Iron oxide nanoparticles surface coating and cell uptake affect biocompatibility and inflammatory responses of endothelial cells and macrophages. Journal of Nanoparticle Research 2015.