Maria P. Ikonomopoulou

Jul 7, 2024 | theconversation.com | Javier Sanz |Isabel Carrasco |Maria P. Ikonomopoulou

Cuando nos detenemos a considerar afecciones tan serias como el cáncer y las enfermedades vasculares, la intuición nos lleva a pensar que pertenecen a mundos aparte. Sin embargo, algunas variantes de la hipertensión pulmonar coinciden más de lo que pensamos con el cáncer. Comparten características que desafían nuestro conocimiento y nos invitan a explorar más allá de lo evidente.

Sep 4, 2023 | mdpi.com | Manuel A. Fernandez-Rojo |Tom Charlton |Bryan G. Fry |Maria P. Ikonomopoulou

Open AccessArticle by 1,†, 2,3,†, 4, 1,*,‡ and 5,6,*,‡ 1 Venom Evolution Lab, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia 2 Hepatic Regenerative Medicine Group, Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies in Food, E28049 Madrid, Spain 3 Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia 4 Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, All Saints Building, Manchester M15 6BH, UK 5 Translational...

Mar 16, 2023 | mdpi.com | Daniel Dashevsky |Kate Baumann |Amanda Nouwens |Maria P. Ikonomopoulou

Abstract:Aculeate hymenopterans use their venom for a variety of different purposes. The venom of solitary aculeates paralyze and preserve prey without killing it, whereas social aculeates utilize their venom in defence of their colony. These distinct applications of venom suggest that its components and their functions are also likely to differ. This study investigates a range of solitary and social species across Aculeata.