Role of the Skin Immune System in Wound Healing.

Wound healing is a dynamic and complex process, characterized by the coordinated activities of multiple cell types, each with distinct roles in the stages of hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. The cells of the immune system not only act as sentinels to monitor the skin and promote homeostasis, but they also play an important role in the process of skin wound repair. Skin-resident and recruited immune cells release cytokines and growth factors that promote the amplification of the inflammatory process.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Italian students' mental health and relationships: differences between adolescent males and females.

Background: The negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of young people have been reported, often with possible differences between the sexes. This study explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the differences in mental health status and healthy behaviors between adolescent males and females.

Methods: An online questionnaire exploring sociodemographic characteristics, living conditions, mental health, behaviors, and relationships during the implementation of the COVID-19 social restriction measures, was administered to 16-18 years old high school students living in the metropolitan area of Turin.

Functional TRPA1 Channels Regulate CD56CD16 NK Cell Cytotoxicity against Tumor Cells.

Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) channels are expressed on the surface of different cell types, including immune cells. However, TRPA1's role in the context of innate and adaptive immune responses has not been fully elucidated so far. In this study, we aimed at investigating the expression and function of TRPA1 channels on NK cells.

Newly arrived migrants did not represent an additional COVID-19 burden for Italy: data from the italian information flow.

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, migrants arriving in host countries irregularly have not infrequently been perceived as increasing the COVID-19 burden. Italy is a transit and destination country for migrants who cross the Central Mediterranean route and, during the pandemic, all migrants who landed on Italian shores were COVID-19 tested and quarantined. Our study aimed to investigate the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 infection among migrants who landed on the Italian coasts by analyzing both incidence and health outcomes.

Two years of COVID-19. Impacts on accessibility of a mental health service for immigrants and individuals in socio-economic difficulties.

Objectives: Mental health services utilization decreased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. For persons who are highly vulnerable and at risk of health and social care exclusion, restrictions negatively affected the accessibility to treatments and their mental conditions.

Methods: All psychiatric and psychological interviews carried out at National Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty (INMP) Italy from January 2018 to February 2022 were included in the study.