Alex Bersellini Farinotti

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Post-doc in the Molecular Pain Group.

After defending my PhD project, which focused on the antibody activation of sensory neurons, I stayed in Camilla Svensson's group to work as a post-doc on exploring new drug delivery methodologies for the treatment of chronic pain.

Education
- Post-doc (2020-today) at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

- Ph.D. Degree (2014-2019) at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

- Master's Degree in Molecular Biology (2012-2013) at University of Parma, Parma, Italy

- Bachelor's Degree in Biology (2008-2011) at University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Articles

Article: ADVANCED HEALTHCARE MATERIALS. 2023;12(24):e2300550

Flexible Organic Electronic Ion Pump Fabricated Using Inkjet Printing and Microfabrication for Precision In Vitro Delivery of Bupivacaine.

Cherian D; Roy A; Bersellini Farinotti A; Abrahamsson T; Arbring Sjöström T; Tybrandt K; Nilsson D; Berggren M; Svensson CI; Poxson DJ; Simon DT
Article: PLOS PATHOGENS. 2021;17(5):e1009553

UPEC kidney infection triggers neuro-immune communication leading to modulation of local renal inflammation by splenic IFNγ.

Steiner SE; Choong FX; Antypas H; Morado-Urbina CE; Schulz A; Bersellini Farinotti A; Bas DB; Svensson CI; Richter-Dahlfors A; Melican K
Article: PAIN. 2021;162(2):459-470

Sex- and cell-dependent contribution of peripheral high mobility group box 1 and TLR4 in arthritis-induced pain.

Rudjito R; Agalave NM; Farinotti AB; Lundbäck P; Szabo-Pardi TA; Price TJ; Harris HE; Burton MD; Svensson CI
Article: PAIN. 2021;162(2):446-458

Sex-dependent role of microglia in disulfide high mobility group box 1 protein-mediated mechanical hypersensitivity.

Agalave NM; Rudjito R; Farinotti AB; Khoonsari PE; Sandor K; Nomura Y; Szabo-Pardi TA; Urbina CM; Palada V; Price TJ; Erlandsson Harris H; Burton MD; Kultima K; Svensson CI
Article: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE. 2019;216(8):1904-1924

Cartilage-binding antibodies induce pain through immune complex-mediated activation of neurons.

Bersellini Farinotti A; Wigerblad G; Nascimento D; Bas DB; Morado Urbina C; Nandakumar KS; Sandor K; Xu B; Abdelmoaty S; Hunt MA; Ängeby Möller K; Baharpoor A; Sinclair J; Jardemark K; Lanner JT; Khmaladze I; Borm LE; Zhang L; Wermeling F; Cragg MS; Lengqvist J; Chabot-Doré A-J; Diatchenko L; Belfer I; Collin M; Kultima K; Heyman B; Jimenez-Andrade JM; Codeluppi S; Holmdahl R; Svensson CI
Article: HEART. 2018;104(24):2026-2034

Cardiomyopathy, oxidative stress and impaired contractility in a rheumatoid arthritis mouse model.

Pironti G; Bersellini-Farinotti A; Agalave NM; Sandor K; Fernandez-Zafra T; Jurczak A; Lund LH; Svensson CI; Andersson DC
Article: BASIC RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY. 2016;111(3):34

Dietary nitrate improves cardiac contractility via enhanced cellular Ca²⁺ signaling.

Pironti G; Ivarsson N; Yang J; Farinotti AB; Jonsson W; Zhang S-J; Bas D; Svensson CI; Westerblad H; Weitzberg E; Lundberg JO; Pernow J; Lanner J; Andersson DC
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2016;75(4):730-738

Autoantibodies to citrullinated proteins induce joint pain independent of inflammation via a chemokine-dependent mechanism.

Wigerblad G; Bas DB; Fernades-Cerqueira C; Krishnamurthy A; Nandakumar KS; Rogoz K; Kato J; Sandor K; Su J; Jimenez-Andrade JM; Finn A; Bersellini Farinotti A; Amara K; Lundberg K; Holmdahl R; Jakobsson P-J; Malmström V; Catrina AI; Klareskog L; Svensson CI

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KI thesis / dissertation: 2019

Antibody activation of sensory neurons : exploring novel pain mechanisms in rheumatoid arthritis

Bersellini Farinotti, Alex
Editorial comment: NEURON. 2018;97(4):729-731

Autoantibodies Hurt: Transfer of Patient-Derived CASPR2 Antibodies Induces Neuropathic Pain in Mice.

Hunt MA; Nascimento DSM; Bersellini Farinotti A; Svensson CI

Employments

Research Specialist, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-

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Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 2020

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