International expert in biomaterials and nanopathology.
„Our bodies are not biologically equipped to defend themselves against the tiniest, inorganic foreign bodies at the nano level - this can chronically exhaust the immune system.“
Prof. Dr. Antonietta Gatti is an internationally recognized physicist and pioneer in the field of nanopathology. She has extensively researched the effects of micro- and nanoparticles on the human body, uncovering connections between pollutant exposure and chronic diseases like Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Her work at Italy's National Research Council has led to a completely new understanding of the pathological mechanisms that can be triggered by inorganic foreign bodies and nanoparticles in tissue - especially in combination with chronic infections.
Using high-resolution scanning electron microscopy, Gatti demonstrates that metallic nanoparticles (e.g. from environmental pollution or medical products) can penetrate cell membranes and remain in the cytoplasm. There, they bind proteins, induce local inflammation and trick the immune system into an incessant infection, which escalates the full picture of multisystemic exhaustion (CFS) in Rickettsia or Lyme patients.
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False. Nanoparticles cross the blood-brain barrier and accumulate in organs, which can trigger profound neurological and immunological disorders.
Member of the VBCI e.V. Scientific Advisory Board. Advises on questions of nanopathology and environmental medicine as co-factors in severe chronic infections.
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