FEPS-SIF Brescia 2026
European Congress of Physiology

FEPS-SIF Brescia 2026
European Congress of Physiology

Physiology Shaping the Future

Physiology Shaping the Future

Brescia, Italy • 8-11 September 2026

Brescia, Italy • 8-11 September 2026

Photo by Wolfgang Moroder

Photo by Wolfgang Moroder

FEPS-SIF Brescia 2026
European Congress of Physiology

Physiology Shaping the Future

Brescia, Italy • 8-11 September 2026

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Posters

Posters

Poster presenters are required to be available for discussion during their assigned session.

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  • Poster Session 1 • Wednesday 9 September • 12:30-14:30

    Cardiovascular physiology I

    W1 Marta Borrelli (Milan, Italy)
    Eccentric vs. Concentric Cycling Training: Effects on Cardiovascular, Respiratory and Metabolic Responses to Moderate-Intensity Exercise in Young Adults

    W2 Katarína Bujnová (Bratislava, Slovakia)
    Long-Term Cardioprotective Effects of Glycyrrhizin-Mediated HMGB-1 Inhibition Following Myocardial Infarction in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

    W3 Serena Calamaio (Monza, Italy)
    Exploring Light Chain Cardiotoxicity in AL Amyloidosis: Impact on hiPSC-Derived Cardiomyocyte Activity

    W4 Martina Cebova (Bratislava, Slovakia)
    Effects of Glycyrrhizin on Cardiovascular Alterations Following Experimentally Induced Myocardial Infarction in Obese Rats

    W5 Rosa Ciullo (Orbassano, TO, Italy)
    Pi3kα Activation Mitigates TNF-α-Induced Endothelial Hyperpermeability

    W6 Laís Costa (Vitória, Brazil)
    Adipocyte Hypertrophy and Dysfunction of Mesenteric PVAT Impair Vascular Regulation in High-Carbohydrate-Fed Rats 

    W7 Agnieszka Cudnoch-Jędrzejewska (Warsaw, Poland)
    The Effect of Chronic Doxorubicin Treatment on Apelinergic System in Cardiovascular Brain Centers of Rats

    W8 Barbora Czippelová (Martin, Slovakia)
    Arterial Stiffness During Orthostatic and Cognitive Stress

    W9 Anna De Bartolo (Rende, CS, Italy)
    Selenoprotein T Protects Against Age-Related Left and Right Ventricular Myocardial Decline via Modulation of the Ferroptosis-Mitochondrial Axis

    W10 Enrico Di Iuri (Bern, Switzerland)
    Comparing Cardiac Microtissues: Dissecting Structural and Functional Remodeling in Cardiac Spheroids and Rings

    W11 Noemi Di Sinno (Chieti, Italy)
    GAP-43 Loss Impairs Mitochondrial Bioenergetics and Metabolic Plasticity in Neonatal Cardiomyocytes

    W12 Ines Drenjančević (Osijek, Croatia)
    The Permissive Role of Angiotensin II and NRF2 in Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation

    W13 Saveria Femminò (Orbassano, TO, Italy)
    Tyrosol and Hydroxytyrosol Protect Against Ferroptosis and Oxidative Cardiac Injury

    W14 Maria Pia Gallo (Turin, Italy)
    NLRP3 Inhibition by INF195 Prevents Oxidative Stress and Barrier Dysfunction in Human Cardiac Microvascular Endothelial Cells

    W15 Belkıs Koçtekin (Konyaaltı, Turkey)
    Identification of a Weak Variant of Blood Group, Based on Forward Reverse Typing Discrepancy Followed by Molecular Genotyping

    W16 Nisa Nehir Kök (Istanbul, Turkey)
    Effects of Safflower Oil on Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Markers in Heart and Aorta Tissues of Lipopolysaccharide-Exposed Female Rats

    W17 Michał Kowara (Warsaw, Poland)
    Matrix Metalloproteinases MMP1, MMP2, MMP9, MMP13, and MMP14 Levels and c-Jun Expression in Heart Tissue of ApoE (-/-) Mice on a High-Fat High-Cholesterol Diet Compared to ApoE (-/-) Mice on a Standard Diet

    W18 Giacomo Lampertico (Milan, Italy)
    Exploiting 2D and 3D Microfluidic Approaches to Unravel the Dynamic Adaptation of Blood Vessels to Biomechanical Cues in Vascular Homeostasis

    W19 Eniko Major (Budapest, Hungary)
    Adventitial Fibroblast-Mediated Vasoactive Effect of Lysophosphatidic Acid in the Mouse Aorta

    Endocrinology, metabolism and nutrition

    W20 Mehmet Akipek (Elazığ, Turkey)
    Regulatory Effects of PNX-14 on Bpa-Induced Abnormalities in Puberty, Steroidogenesis, and Reproductive Histopathology in Male and Female Rats

    W21 Erīna Akmene (Riga, Latvia)
    Postprandial Energy Expenditure and Substrate Oxidation after Fasting: Diurnal Impact in Young Women with Different Body Composition

    W22 Diego Carmona Talavera (Valencia, Spain)
    Physiological Classification of Chronotype Using Cortisol in Schoolchildren: Validation Against MCTQ

    W23 Martina Coletta (Fisciano, SA, Italy)
    Short-Term Mild Caloric Restriction Induces an Adaptive Morpho-Functional Response of Gonadal White Adipose Tissue (gWAT) in Healthy Adult Rats

    W24 Carla Collares-Buzato (Santos, Brazil)
    Maternal and Adult Re-Exposure to a High-Fat Diet Affects the VAMP-2 Protein Content and the Organization of F-Actin Cytoskeleton in Pancreatic β-Cells of Male Offspring

    W25 Nina De Souza Mawandji (Vitória, Brazil)
    Cadmium Exposure Modulates Glucose Uptake Pathways in the PVAT of Mesenteric Arteries of Wistar Rats

    W26 Ilaria Di Gregorio (Salerno, Italy)
    Fatty Acids-Induced Lipid Accumulation and Oxidative Stress Are Attenuated by Onion Peel Extracts in HepG2 Cells: Focus on Mitochondrial Dynamics and Autophagy Modulation

    W27 Gianluca Fasciolo (Naples, Italy)
    Polyphenol-Rich Dark Chocolate Attenuates Oxidative Stress-Induced Insulin Resistance in Hyperthyroid Rats

    W28 Andrea Foppiani (Milan, Italy)
    Fat-Free Mass Drives Fat Oxidation in Active Adults: Contextualizing Quantitative vs Qualitative Metabolic Adaptations

    W29 Tadeja Jakus (Izola, Slovenia)
    Bitter Taste Perception and Preference in Overweight and Obese Children

    W30 Tomáš Jasenovec (Bratislava, Slovakia)
    Hematological Effects of Caloric Restriction and AMPK Inhibition in Rats with Metabolic Syndrome

    W31 Jasmina Kerčmar (Maribor, Slovenia)
    GABAergic Modulation Shapes Oscillatory Activity and Functional Connectivity in Beta Cell Networks

    W32 Lana Kralj (Maribor, Slovenia)
    GLP-1 Receptor Blockade Modulates Collective Beta-Cell Dynamics and Functional Network Organization

    W33 Assunta Lombardi (Naples, Italy)
    Intermittent Fasting During the Post-Weaning Period Impairs Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis in Male Mice

    W34 Giovanna Mercurio (Benevento, Italy)
    Mediterranean Diet Counteracts Diabetic Skeletal Muscle Maladaptation Through Gut–Muscle Metabolic Remodeling

    W35 Rosmary Palmisano (Bari, Italy)
    Biological Characterization of Novel Neuroprotectant Guaiacyl Derivatives in Cellular Models of Oxidative Stress

    W36 Giuseppe Petito (Caserta, Italy)
    Comparative Effects of 3,5-Diiodo-L-Thyronine and 3,3′,5-Triiodo-L-Thyronine on Metabolic Dysfunction and Pancreatic β-Cell Functionality in a Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    W37 Benedetta Spedicato (Lecce, Italy)
    Short-Chain Fatty Acids Modulate the JAK/STAT3 Axis in Human Keratinocytes: New Perspectives on Psoriasis and Atopic Dermatitis

    W38 Simona Terzo (Palermo, Italy)
    Kumquat as a Nutritional Strategy to Counteract Obesity-Associated Adipose Tissue Dysfunction

    W39 Michela Varone (Pesche, IS, Italy)
    Analysis of Cholesterol Metabolism in Rett Syndrome: The Impact of BET Protein Inhibition

    W40 Lea Vuletić (Zagreb, Croatia)
    Comparison of Reports on Cortisol–Cortisone Cross-Reactivity in Salivary Cortisol ELISA Kits

    Gastrointestinal and liver physiology

    W41 Giulia De Negri Atanasio (Genoa, Italy)
    Evaluation of Barrier Integrity and Structural Alterations in a 3D Intestinal Tissue Model after Repeated Aluminium Exposure

    W42 Rachele Garella (Florence, Italy)
    A Conserved Peripheral GDF15–GFRAL Pathway Modulates Gastric Motility Across Species

    W43 Maria Violetta Surico (Bari, Italy)
    IBD-Derived Microbial Stimuli Alter Colonic Water-Channel Expression and Renal Epithelial Barrier Integrity

    W44 Alp Tanman (Istanbul, Turkey)
    Determining the Diagnostic Value of Serum Phoenixin-14 Levels in Relation to
    Pain Threshold in Irritable Bowel Syndrome


    W45 Maria Grazia Zizzo (Palermo, Italy)
    Carvacrol: A Natural Smooth Muscle Relaxant In Rat Colon

    Neurobiology and Neurophysiology I

    W46 Pietro Baldelli (Genoa, Italy)
    REST Regulates NMDARs-Dependent Metaplasticity by Tuning GluN2A/GluN2B Balance

    W47 Irmak Bingol (Bursa, Turkey)
    Investigation of Uridine's Effect on Neuronal Activation in the Hippocampus and Periaqueductal Gray in a Rat Model of Status Epilepticus

    W48 Emanuele Bisesto (Pesche, IS, Italy)
    Targeting BET Proteins Mitigates Microglial Reactivity and Oxidative Damage in a Cellular Model of Parkinson’S Disease

    W49 Giovanna Calabrese (Messina, Italy)
    Promotion of Neuronal Maturation, Synaptic Connectivity, and Network Functionality Through Physiologically Active Bioelectrical Cues

    W50 Caterina Canevari (Genoa, Italy)
    Synapsin Isoforms Differentially Modulate Presynaptic Voltage-Gated Ca2+ Channels in Inhibitory Neurons

    W51 Luisa Cigliano (Naples, Italy)
    Targeting IL17A Following Maternal Immune Activation Prevents Behavioral Abnormalities, Hippocampal Synaptic Changes and Neuroinflammation in Male and Female Offspring

    W52 Eda Coban Ercan (Elaziğ, Turkey)
    Therapeutic Effects of Irisin on Hippocampal BDNF, Synaptophysin Expression, and Cognitive Deficits in a Rat Model of Schizophrenia

    W53 Timna Hitrec (Bologna, Italy)
    Synthetic Torpor Induces Changes in Hippocampal Dendritic Spine Density in the Rat

    W54 Helena Justić (Zagreb, Croatia)
    RetinIQ: Image-Analysis Platform for Translational Research of Retinal Vascular Disorders

    W55 Jana Klimentová (Bratislava, Slovakia)
    7,8-Dihydroxyflavone and Naringin: Natural Antioxidants with Antidepressant Potential

    W56 Rosanna Mallamaci (Bari, Italy)
    Biomimetic Lab-On-Chip Interfaces for Modeling Parkinson’s Pathophysiology: Preliminary Evaluation of Cellular Homeostasis

    W57 Francesca Massenzio (Bologna, Italy)
    Aβ42 Differentially Regulates Neurogenesis and Alters Extracellular Vesicle Signaling in Subventricular Zone–Derived Neurospheres

    W58 Tasnim Mohamed (Milan, Italy)
    Human Schwann Cell Motility and Mechanobiological Remodelling Following Electromagnetic Field Exposure

    W59 Francesca Montarolo (Orbassano, TO, Italy)
    Microglial ATM Dysfunction Induces Motor Impairment and Molecular Alterations in the Cerebellum

    W60 Houssein Nasser (Salzburg, Austria)
    Role of Kv3.1 Ion Channel in Cisplatin-Induced Hearing Loss: Potential Protective Role of Melatonin

    W61 Tuba Özgöçer (Haliliye, Turkey)
    Persistently Elevated Adenosine Deaminase Silences Antibody Responses During COVID-19 Convalescence

    W62 Nur Özkeçeci̇ (Istanbul, Turkey)
    Effects of Elabela Treatment on Epileptic Seizure-Induced Neuronal Injury in Rats

    W63 Martina Parente (Rome, Italy)
    BET Inhibition Restores Lipid Homeostasis and Improves Behavioral Deficits in a Sex-Dependent Manner in a Mouse Model of Niemann–Pick Type C1 Disease

    W64 Giorgia Pellavio (Pavia, Italy)
    Glioma-Driven Neuronal and Circuit Dysfunction: ex vivo Electrophysiological Evidence in Human Cortical Tissue

    W65 Eduardo Penna (Naples, Italy)
    Neural Progenitor Cells from Angelman Syndrome Patients Reveal Early Neurodevelopmental Alterations and Impaired 5-HT7R Function

    W66 Luca Pipicelli (Naples, Italy)
    Electroactive 3D Scaffolds Reveal PEMF-Mediated Modulation of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Oligodendroglial Maturation

    W67 Jenny Ragonese (Catania, Italy)
    Connexin 43 Shuttling from Microglia to Astrocytes Regulates Neuroglial Crosstalk and Astrocytic Responses

    W68 Alessia Remigante (Messina, Italy)
    Kir4.1 as a Redox-Sensitive Target in Age-Related Hearing Loss: Functional Impairment and Quercetin-Mediated Rescue

    W69 Giulia Rossi (Rome, Italy)
    Targeting Neuronal Pathogenic Mechanisms in Huntington’s Disease: Modulation of Neuroinflammatory Pathways

  • Poster Session 2 • Thursday 10 September • 12:30-14:30

    Environmental and exercise physiology

    T1 Giulia Mantero (Genoa, Italy)
    Light-Driven Cortical Stimulation by P3HT Nanoparticles Restores Visual Responses in the rd10 Mouse Model of Blindness

    T2 Xenie Budínská (Brno, Czechia)
    Vascular Adaptations to an 8-Week Resistance Training Program in Young Men: Pilot Project

    T3 Aslıhan Çakıl (Istanbul, Turkey)
    Findings of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test in a Multidisciplinary Approach to a Case of Persistent Desaturation with Atypical Symptoms

    T4 Martina Cortese (Padua, Italy)
    Can Local Fauna Recover Together with the Environment? Evidence from the PFAS Contamination Case in Veneto (Italy)

    T5 Ian Hosten (Ghent, Belgium)
    Effects of Pseudoephedrine on Endurance Performance and Physiological Responses to Exercise

    T6 Jutta Karkulehto (Oulu, Finland)
    Relevance of Work Intensity in Hot Environments: Duration of Continuous Work Until Critical Core Temperature

    T7 Shaghayegh Kholdihaghighi (Padua, Italy)
    From Redox Imbalance to Antioxidant Defence: Physiological Responses of the Antarctic Scallop Adamussium colbecki to Chemical Pollutants

    T8 Ioannis Loukas (Daphne, Greece)
    Differences in Brain Oxygenation Responses between the Left and Right Prefrontal Cortex During Maximal Aerobic Exercise to Exhaustion

    T9 Satu Mänttäri (Oulu, Finland)
    Comparing Physiological and Cognitive Effects of Different Sitting Break Interventions in Office Work

    T10 Maria Mariggiò (Chieti, Italy)
    Time-Resolved Transcriptomic Reprogramming of Human Male Germ Cells Under Simulated Microgravity Reveals a Three-Phase Adaptive Response

    T11 Stefano Martinelli (Brescia, Italy)
    Chronic Training Abolishes the Augmented Blood Pressure Response to Exercise Associated with Aging

    T12 Sara Pacchini (Padua, Italy)
    From Safer Substitute to Biological Stressor? Sub-Chronic Gen-X Exposure Disrupts Redox, Detoxification and Immune Responses in Procambarus clarkii

    T13 Evangelia Soukara (Daphne, Greece)
    Cognitive and Physiological Responses of Pilots During Acute Exposure to Hypobaric Hypoxia: The Role of Hemoglobin Mass 

    T14 Petra Štursová (Brno, Czechia)
    Functional Vascular Adaptations to Resistance Training in Middle-Aged Men: A Pilot Study

    T15 Giulia Terribile (Monza, Italy)
    Environmental Drivers of Neurodegeneration: Decoding Neurovascular Unit Responses to Protect Brain Health

    T16 Athanasios Zavvos (Athens, Greece)
    Effects of Skin Capsaicin Application on Thermoregulatory Response and Thirst Sensation at Rest in a Thermoneutral Environment

    T17 Antonio Michelucci (Perugia, Italy)
    The Piezo1/IK Channel Axis Promotes Glioblastoma Cell Survival Under Severe Hypoxia

    Epithelial transport

    T18 Francesca Bianco (Turin, Italy)
    ORAI1 Inhibition and Photodynamic Therapy: Novel Combination Therapy for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

    T19 Rosa Cardone (Bari, Italy)
    Role of the Extracellular Acidosis-Mediated Ca2+ Signals on Cancer Stem Cell Ability to Form Vasculogenic Mimicry

    T20 Marko Gosak (Maribor, Slovenia)
    Cooperative Gap-Junctional and ATP-Mediated Signaling Drives Calcium Wave Propagation in the Human Lens Epithelium

    T21 Elena Grasselli (Genoa, Italy)
    Marine-Derived Peptide Fractions Enhance Keratinocyte Resistance to UV-Induced Damage: Implications for Sustainable Photoprotection.

    T22 Elena Savio (Turin, Italy)
    The Interplay between Ca2+ Channels and Tumor Microenvironmental Acidosis in the Progression and Chemoresistance of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

    T23 Giorgia Senise (Pavia, Italy)
    Smoking vs. Vaping: Effects on AQP-Mediated H2O2 Diffusion in Alveolar Cells

    Muscle physiology

    T24 Meli̇Sa Bi̇LaloğLu (Ankara, Turkey)
    The Effects of Low-Fat Diet and Liraglutide on Myosteatosis and Muscle Function in Rats with Experimentally Induced Obesity

    T25 Sabrina D'Amore (Chieti, Italy)
    Engineered PGL/PEG-SH Scaffolds Enhance Skeletal Muscle Regeneration by Guiding Cell Morphology and Differentiation

    T26 Mihaela Jurdana (Izola, Slovenia)
    Impact of Cancer Therapies on IL-6 Signaling During C2C12 Myogenic Differentiation in vitro

    T27 Massimo Reconditi (Sesto Fiorentino, Italy)
    The Effect of Intracellular Calcium on the Structure of the Thick Filament in Skeletal Mammalian Muscle

    T28 Rima Solianik (Kaunas, Lithuania)
    Does Prolonged Fasting Affect Motor Performance and Neuromuscular Control in Healthy Young Men?

    Neurobiology and Neurophysiology II

    T29 Milena Aguiar dos Santos (Brescia, Italy)
    The Effect of Different Peripheral Electrical Stimulation Parameters on the Coherence of Motor Units from the First Dorsal Interosseous Muscle

    T30 Katia Botta (Ferrara, Italy)
    Frequency-Specific Coupling of Cerebellar TBS and tACS Shapes Motor Cortical Plasticity and Response Variability

    T31 Daniele Busti (Perugia, Italy)
    When Vestibular Bias Emerges: Axial Proprioception Shapes Self-Motion Perception

    T32 Luca Carrara (Ferrara, Italy)
    Kinematic Evidence for TMS Current Orientation–Dependent Recruitment of Motor Cortical Outputs

    T33 Riccardo Dalla Volta (Milan, Italy)
    Processing Graspable Object Pictures and Their Nouns Is Impaired in Medial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    T34 Paola Di Florio (Cesena, Italy)
    Speed–Accuracy Modulation in Whole-Body Stepping: Preliminary Results

    T35 Zeynep Duz (Şanlıurfa, Turkey)
    Neuroendocrine and Psychological Responses to Structured Reformer Pilates: a Pre-Post Intervention Study in Healthy Women

    T36 Francesco Pio Ercolino (Pavia, Italy)
    Behavioral and Electrophysiological Characterization of Cerebellar Ataxia in Mice and Assessment of rTMS Effects

    T37 Cristian Guerini (Brescia, Italy)
    Oscillatory Modulation During Motor Sequence Learning with Different Manual-Response Complexity

    T38 Costanza Iester (Genoa, Italy)
    Spatial Distribution of Cortical Hemodynamic Activity During Single-Pulse Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to the Left Primary Motor Cortex: A TMS-fNIRS Study

    T39 Mehmet Karaoglan (Kahramanmaraş, Turkey)
    The Impact of Structured Education on Cortisol Rhythm and Sleep Patterns in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Study with Biological Markers

    T40 Alessandro Modena (Brescia, Italy)
    The Impact of Acute Stress on Executive Functions: A Behavioural and Psychophysiological Study in University Students

    T41 Francesco Mori (Brescia, Italy)
    Domain-Specific Cognitive Vulnerability to Acute Normobaric Hypoxia: a Systematic Review

    T42 Ivana Paparella (Ferrara, Italy)
    Disentangling Grip-Specific Motor Cortex Circuitry During Action Preparation

    T43 Alessandro Pigozzi (Verona, Italy)
    Neuromodulation of the Prefrontal-Dorsal Raphe Circuit by Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Mice Promotes Long-Term Antidepressant Effects and Serotonergic System Modulation

    T44 Noemi Pintori (Brescia, Italy)
    The Role of Interhemispheric Visual Transfer Time in Pseudoneglect

    T45 Cristian Poletto (Verona, Italy)
    Decoding Emotional Salience Attribution: Neural Substrates Underlying Sign-Tracking and 
    Goal-Tracking Phenotypes


    T46 Umberto Quartetti (Palermo, Italy)
    Is the Mirror Neuron System Involved In Whole Body Biological Motion Perceptual Encoding? A Preliminary Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Study Over The Ventral Premotor Cortex

    T47 Silvia Rio (Brescia, Italy)
    Neural Drive Adaptations Across Deltoid Regions During One- and Two-Degrees-of-Freedom Shoulder Tasks

    T48 Luisa Speranza (Naples, Italy)
    MR-39-Mediated FPR2 Activation Regulates Autophagy and Metabolic Stress Adaptation Pathways in Glioblastoma

    T49 Renato Spigarelli (Bologna, Italy)
    A Clove Essential Oil Plus DHA Formulation Delays Functional Decline and Preserves Neuromuscular Junctions in hSOD1-G93A Mice

    T50 Cecilia Steinwurzel (Pisa, Italy)
    Acute βHB Supplementation Modulates Visual Cortex Excitability and Resting-State Functional Connectivity

    T51 Filippo Tempia (Turin, Italy)
    Chronic Stress in Mice Induces Hyperactivity of Gsk3 in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex

    T52 Sinem Tosun (Samsun, Turkey)
    Drug Repurposing in Epilepsy: Evaluating the Anticonvulsant and Antioxidant Potentials of Minocycline on Penicillin-Induced Epileptiform Activity

    T53 Alessandro Tozzi (Perugia, Italy)
    Targeting Early Synaptopathy Induced by α-Synuclein Pre-Formed Fibrils

    T54 Hanako Tsushima Semini (Genoa, Italy)
    Loss of TBC1D24 Results in Impaired Synaptic Vesicle Cycling at Excitatory Boutons and Disrupted Network Stability

    T55 Francesco Vaccari (Bologna, Italy)
    SMART-Tremor: an Efficient System for Quantitative Tremor Assessment

    T56 Stanislava Vrankova (Bratislava, Slovakia)
    Rapid Antidepressant Effects of the mTOR Activator NV-5138 in Comparison with 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone

    T57 Seymanur Yilmaz Tasci (Istanbul, Turkey)
    Bidirectional Proteomic Remodeling Induced by Neurod2 Overexpression and Knockdown in Neuro2a Cells

    T58 Anna Zinkow (Warsaw, Poland)
    Low-Molar-Mass Oat Beta-Glucan as a Modulator of IBD - Associated Neuroinflammatory Responses: Insights from Porcine in vivo and HMC3 in vitro Models

    Reproductive physiology

    T59 Filippo Acconcia (Rome, Italy)
    17β-Estradiol-Dependent Extranuclear Signaling Defects Characterize Estrogen Receptor Alpha Mutations Causing Estrogen Insensitivity Syndrome

    T60 Bernard Fioretti (Perugia, Italy)
    Role of CGRP Sensory Peptidergic Innervation in Ovarian Dysfunction and Steroidogenesis in PCOS

    T61 Ivna Kocijan (Zagreb, Croatia)
    The Missing Physiology of Gestational Surrogacy

    T62 Brunella Ladogana (Bari, Italy)
    Nutraceutical Modulation of Oxidative Stress and Decidualization: A Potential Strategy to Improve Endometrial Receptivity

    T63 Patrycja Maciak (Cracow, Poland)
    Membrane Progesterone Receptors in Ovarian Granulosa Cells: Expression Profile in HGL5 and COV434 Cell Lines

    T64 Anna Nynca (Olsztyn, Poland)
    Transcriptomic analysis of HPTE exposure in the neonatal ovary: an ex vivo comparative study of sow-fed and formula-fed piglets

    T65 Olga Pawlikowska (Kraków, Poland)
    Oxidative Stress and Expression of Key Proteins Involved in Cell Adhesion, Signaling, and Tissue Remodeling Following Exposure to Endocrine-Active Compounds: An ex vivo Study of Neonatal Ovaries from Sow-Fed and Formula-Fed Piglets

    T66 Gloria Superbo (Bari, Italy)
    Hormonal Response to Simulated Microgravity: Implications for Menstrual Cycle Regulation and Ovarian Activity

    T67 Sylwia Swigonska (Olsztyn, Poland)
    Comparative Ovarian Transcriptome Profiling Reveals Differential Responses to Octylphenol in Neonatal Piglets Depending on Early Feeding Regimen

    Teaching of physiology

    T68 Petr Babula (Brno, Czechia)
    Artificial Intelligence in Medical Physiology Education: Opportunities, Limits and Key Challenges

    T69 Antonio Cangelosi (Palermo, Italy)
    The Tale of Phineas Gage in the Metaverse Era: From Digital Remastering to Immersive Reconstruction

    T70 Bernard Drumm (Dundalk, Ireland)
    Increasing Undergraduate Life Science Student Confidence in Laboratory Practical Skills Using Virtual Simulations at Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland

    T71 Zuzana Novakova (Brno, Czechia)
    Teaching Physiology Using Simulation Medicine Methods

    T72 Gabriela Panayotova (Varna, Bulgaria)
    Evaluation оf The Accuracy аnd Bias оf Large Language Models in Grading Written Physiology Exam Answers

  • Poster Session 3 • Friday 11 September • 12:30-14:30

    Cardiovascular physiology II

    F1 Beatrice Mantuano (Orbassano, TO, Italy)
    Oxidative Stress-Induced Senescent Phenotype in H9c2 Cardiomyoblasts: Role of NLRP3

    F2 Cristiana Marcozzi (Varese, Italy)
    Interstitial Signals Dynamically Regulate Lymphatic Contraction Frequency in Collecting Vessels 

    F3 Ana Marinčić Žagar (Osijek, Croatia)
    Altered Expression of mRNAs Involved in the Regulation of Antioxidant Enzymes’ Expression in Patients with Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease

    F4 Lukáš Marônek (Brno, Czechia)
    Effects of Asthma Bronchiale on Central Pulse Wave Morphology

    F5 Filip Mešina (Brno, Czechia)
    Effects of Combined Oral Contraceptives with Different Progestine Types on Pulse Wave Morphology

    F6 Zrinka Mihaljević (Osijek, Croatia)
    Role of NRF2 in Vascular Responses Following Hyperbaric Oxygenation in Sprague–Dawley Rats

    F7 Rossana Morabito (Messina, Italy)
    Oxidative Stress–Driven Alterations in Erythrocyte Membranes Induced by Conventional Cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products

    F8 Andrea Moriondo (Varese, Italy)
    RNASET2 Induces Functional Uncoupling of Lymphatic Contractile Activity and Lymph Flow

    F9 András-Levente Nagy (Szeged, Hungary)
    Anticancer Therapy and a Compromised Heart: The Role of Oxidative and Nitrosative Stress in Cardioprotective Approaches

    F10 Karoline Neumann Gomes (Viana, Brazil)
    Influence of Perivascular Adipose Tissue on Vascular Reactivity in Female Rats Fed a Refined Carbohydrate-Rich Diet

    F11 Eva Pal (Budapest, Hungary)
    Age- and Sex-Dependent Cerebrovascular Alterations in Vitamin D Receptor Signaling Deficiency

    F12 Marija Renić (Zagreb, Croatia)
    CYP4A Immunoreactivity in Mural Cells of the Human Cortical Microvasculature

    F13 Silvestro Roatta (Turin, Italy)
    The Compression-Induced Rapid Dilatation in Skeletal Muscle: Not the Classical Myogenic Response

    F14 Marco Romanelli (Turin, Italy)
    Stress Induced Dilatation in Upper and Lower Limbs, a NIRS Study

    F15 Ayan Roy (New Delhi, India)
    Long Term Impairment of Heart Rate Variability in Young Adult Mild COVID-19 Survivors

    F16 Ezgi Şaman (Bratislava, Slovakia)
    Restoration of Hydrogen Sulfide-Mediated Vascular Signaling by Zofenopril in Obese ZDF Rats

    F17 Eleonora Solari (Varese, Italy)
    Extracellular pH Modulates Spontaneous Contractility of Collecting Lymphatic Vessels

    F18 Pavol Švorc (Košice, Slovakia)
    Rat ECG Parameters Under General Anesthesia

    F19 Júlia Vieira (Vitória, Brazil)
    Cadmium Modulates the Nitrergic Pathway in PVAT of Mesenteric Arteries

    Comparative and evolutionary physiology

    F20 Manon Auguste (Genoa, Italy)
    Specificity and Variability of Immunocompetence of Farmed Mytilus galloprovincialis Across an Annual Cycle

    F21 Federica Impellitteri (Messina, Italy)
    Physiological Plasticity Under Gadolinium-Induced Chemical Stress: Modulatory Effects of Nero D’Avola Bioactive Compounds in Mytilus galloprovincialis

    F22 Elizabeta Kostelac (Rijeka, Croatia)
    Interplay between Cytomegalovirus Infection, Cytoskeletal Reorganization, and Rho GTPases

    F23 Maria Giulia Lionetto (Lecce, Italy)
    Differential Thermal Sensitivity of Hemocyte Motility in the Native Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis and the Invasive Pearl Oyster Pinctada radiata

    F24 Cristiana Multisanti (Messina, Italy)
    Benzisothiazolinone-Induced Physiological Alterations of Cellular Integrity, Immune Function, and Osmoregulatory Mechanisms

    F25 Adriana Petito (Naples, Italy)
    Propranolol impairs hypoxia-driven metabolic and functional gill remodelling in Carassius auratus

    F26 Jana Radosinska (Bratislava, Slovakia)
    Differences in Erythrocyte Functional Properties and Oxidative Stress Markers between Children and Young Adults

    F27 Paola Valbonesi (Ravenna, Italy)
    Ocean Acidification-Driven Accumulation of Emerging Contaminants in the Mediterranean Coral Balanophyllia europaea

    F61 Teresa Balbi (Genoa, Italy)
    Impact of Leachates from Paper-Based Bioplastic Items on Mytilus Hemolymph Immune Parameters and Microbiota Composition

    Neurobiology and Neurophysiology III

    F28 Anja Barić (Zagreb, Croatia)
    Bradykinin Type 2 Receptor Deficiency Attenuates Acute Retinal Ischemic Injury in Diabetic Mice

    F29 Gaia Barsotti (Pisa, Italy)
    β1 and β2 Adrenoceptor Role in Retinal Neovascularization: Evidence from the OIR Mouse Model

    F30 Laura Bellingacci (Perugia, Italy)
    IFN-γ Mediates Early Hippocampal Network Dysfunction and Behavioral Alterations in Experimental Neuroinflammation

    F31 Daniele Bottai (Milan, Italy)
    Mouse Neural Stem Cells Undergo Changes in Metabolism and Oxidative Stress as a Result of Movement Restraint

    F32 Beatrice Campanelli (Ancona, Italy)
    Computational Characterization of Photosensitive Molecules Interactions with Cell Membranes and Embedded Ion Channels

    F33 Sara Caputo (Rome, Italy)
    Neuroglobin in Cholesterol Homeostasis in Brain-Derived Cells: Insights from Cellular and in vivo Models

    F34 Francesco Ceccarelli (Rome, Italy)
    Dynamic Coding as the Canonical Mechanism for Outcome Representations in the Mouse Brain

    F35 Maria Conforti (Pavia, Italy)
    Altered Purkinje Cell Activity in the DYT1 Mouse Model of Dystonia

    F36 Federica De Cecco (Genoa, Italy)
    Early Retinal Axonal Dysfunction Precedes Photoreceptor Impairment in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis

    F37 Marina Dobrivojevic Radmilovic (Zagreb, Croatia)
    Bradykinin Type 2 Receptor Regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Signaling in Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Edema

    F38 Eduardo Domínguez-del-Toro (Sevilla, Spain)
    Postnatal Study of Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate and Sleep Architecture in Down Syndrome (Ts65Dn) Model Mice and the Effect of Caffeine Administration

    F39 Paolo Flace (Bari, Italy)
    Co-Detection of Neurotransmitters and Neuromelanin Pigment in Neuron Types of the Human Dentate Nucleus

    F40 Gabriel Fernandes Gonçalves (Jaboticabal, Brazil)
    Neonatal Maternal Separation Alters Sleep Architecture and Behavioral Responses to Hypercapnia in C57BL/6 Mice

    F41 Francesca Grassi (Rome, Italy)
    Does Dystrophin Shape the Functional Properties of Sensory Neurons?

    F42 Gabriele Ruffolo (Rome, Italy)
    Somatostatin and GABAergic Inhibition: Physiological Roles and Their Impairment in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

    F43 Miriana Scordino (Palermo, Italy)
    Metabolic Signatures of Chronic Neuronal Hyperexcitability and Antiseizure Medication Response in a Rat Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: a Longitudinal Nmr Metabolomics Study

    F44 Mariella Segreti (Rome, Italy)
    Ketamine-Induced NMDA Receptor Antagonism Degrades Relational Evidence and Weakens Cautious Decision Strategies During Inferential Choices 

    F45 Martina Servetti (Genoa, Italy)
    Refined NGN2‑iGluNeuron Cultures Enable Robust Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Modeling

    Renal physiology

    F46 Giulia Castellano (Bari, Italy)
    Sex-Specific Renal, Endocrine, and Vascular Adaptations to Simulated Microgravity

    F47 Tsvetelin Georgiev (Stara Zagora, Bulgaria)
    Nephroprotective Potential of Lemna minor Extract Against Gentamicin-Induced Renal Injury in Mice

    F48 Oleg Palygin (Charleston, SC, USA)
    Altered Calcium Signaling in Renal Mesangial Cells Exposed to Recurrent FSGS Patient Plasma

    F49 Sofia Passaponti (Siena, Italy)
    The Phytoestrogen Genistein Modulates Rat Bladder Contractility: Potential Implications for Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

    F50 Giovanna Valenti (Bari, Italy)
    Physiological Restructuring of Mitochondrial Energetics and Cyst Growth by Metformin and Cinacalcet

    Respiratory physiology

    F51 Maria Belancova (Martin, Slovakia)
    A Preterm Rabbit Model of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome as a Translational Platform for Studying Immature Lung Physiology

    F52 Roberto Berra-Romani (Puebla, Mexico)
    Calcium Signaling Evoked by Histamine in Normal Human Lung Fibroblasts

    F53 Alice Gasparini (Verona, Italy)
    Exercise Intolerance in COPD: From Pulmonary Gas Exchange to Skeletal Muscle Oxidative Capacity

    F54 Maros Kolomaznik (Martin, Slovakia)
    Effect of Combined Therapy with Exogenous Surfactant and Intravenously Administered Carnosine in an Experimental Model of ARDS

    F55 Petra Kosutova (Martin, Slovakia)
    PDE4 Inhibition as a Therapeutic Approach to Lung Injury and Oxidative Damage in Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

    F56 Pavol Mikolka (Martin, Slovakia)
    Exogenous Surfactant Therapy Modulates Systemic Metabolic Stress in Experimental Acute Lung Injury

    F57 Matteo Pecchiari (Milan, Italy)
    Assessment of Viscoelastic Constants of the Respiratory System: Effects of the Violation of the Assumptions

    F58 Letícia Pinheiro (Jaboticabal, Brazil)
    Effects of Prenatal Stress (PNS) on Placental Morphology, Fetal Development, and Respiratory Function in Neonatal Mice

    F59 Asuncion Rocher Martin (Valladolid, Spain)
    Gestational Intermittent Hypoxia Induces Sex-Specific Cortical Bone Fragility in Adult Offspring

    F60 Esther Valverde Pérez (Valladolid, Spain)
    Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy Induces Sex-Specific Oxidative Stress Across the Maternal-Placental-Fetal Axis