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Cordelli E, Maulucci G, De Spirito M, Rizzi A, Pitocco D, Soda P. A decision support system for type 1 diabetes mellitus diagnostics based on dual channel analysis of red blood cell membrane fluidity. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2018; 162:263-271. [PMID: 29903493 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2018.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Investigation of membrane fluidity by metabolic functional imaging opens up a new and important area of translational research in type 1 diabetes mellitus, being a useful and sensitive biomarker for disease monitoring and treatment. We investigate here how data on membrane fluidity can be used for diabetes monitoring. METHODS We present a decision support system that distinguishes between healthy subjects, type 1 diabetes mellitus patients, and type 1 diabetes mellitus patients with complications. It leverages on dual channel data computed from the physical state of human red blood cells membranes by means of features based on first- and second-order statistical measures as well as on rotation invariant co-occurrence local binary patterns. The experiments were carried out on a dataset of more than 1000 images belonging to 27 subjects. RESULTS Our method shows a global accuracy of 100%, outperforming also the state-of-the-art approach based on the glycosylated hemoglobin. CONCLUSIONS The proposed recognition approach permits to achieve promising results.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ermanno Cordelli
- Unit of Computer Systems and Bioinformatics, Department of Engineering, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy.
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- Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Istituto di Medicina Interna, Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli, Rome, Italy
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- Istituto di Medicina Interna, Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Computer Systems and Bioinformatics, Department of Engineering, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
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Maulucci G, Cohen O, Daniel B, Sansone A, Petropoulou PI, Filou S, Spyridonidis A, Pani G, De Spirito M, Chatgilialoglu C, Ferreri C, Kypreos KE, Sasson S. Fatty acid-related modulations of membrane fluidity in cells: detection and implications. Free Radic Res 2016; 50:S40-S50. [PMID: 27593084 DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2016.1231403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Metabolic homeostasis of fatty acids is complex and well-regulated in all organisms. The biosynthesis of saturated fatty acids (SFA) in mammals provides substrates for β-oxidation and ATP production. Monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) are products of desaturases that introduce a methylene group in cis geometry in SFA. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-6 and n-3 PUFA) are products of elongation and desaturation of the essential linoleic acid and α-linolenic acid, respectively. The liver processes dietary fatty acids and exports them in lipoproteins for distribution and storage in peripheral tissues. The three types of fatty acids are integrated in membrane phospholipids and determine their biophysical properties and functions. This study was aimed at investigating effects of fatty acids on membrane biophysical properties under varying nutritional and pathological conditions, by integrating lipidomic analysis of membrane phospholipids with functional two-photon microscopy (fTPM) of cellular membranes. This approach was applied to two case studies: first, pancreatic beta-cells, to investigate hormetic and detrimental effects of lipids. Second, red blood cells extracted from a genetic mouse model defective in lipoproteins, to understand the role of lipids in hepatic diseases and metabolic syndrome and their effect on circulating cells.
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- G Maulucci
- a Institute of Physics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore , Roma , Italy
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- b Institute for Drug Research, Section of Pharmacology, Diabetes Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine , The Hebrew University , Jerusalem , Israel
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- b Institute for Drug Research, Section of Pharmacology, Diabetes Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine , The Hebrew University , Jerusalem , Israel
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- c ISOF, BioFreeRadicals Group, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Bologna , Italy
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- d Department of Pharmacology , University of Patras Medical School , Rio , Greece
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- d Department of Pharmacology , University of Patras Medical School , Rio , Greece
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- e Hematology Department , University of Patras Medical School , Rio , Greece
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- f Institute of General Pathology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore , Roma , Italy
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- a Institute of Physics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore , Roma , Italy
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- c ISOF, BioFreeRadicals Group, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Bologna , Italy
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- c ISOF, BioFreeRadicals Group, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Bologna , Italy
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- d Department of Pharmacology , University of Patras Medical School , Rio , Greece
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- b Institute for Drug Research, Section of Pharmacology, Diabetes Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine , The Hebrew University , Jerusalem , Israel
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Maulucci G, Chiarpotto M, Papi M, Samengo D, Pani G, De Spirito M. Quantitative analysis of autophagic flux by confocal pH-imaging of autophagic intermediates. Autophagy 2016; 11:1905-16. [PMID: 26506895 PMCID: PMC4824579 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2015.1084455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Although numerous techniques have been developed to monitor autophagy and to probe its cellular functions, these methods cannot evaluate in sufficient detail the autophagy process, and suffer limitations from complex experimental setups and/or systematic errors. Here we developed a method to image, contextually, the number and pH of autophagic intermediates by using the probe mRFP-GFP-LC3B as a ratiometric pH sensor. This information is expressed functionally by AIPD, the pH distribution of the number of autophagic intermediates per cell. AIPD analysis reveals how intermediates are characterized by a continuous pH distribution, in the range 4.5–6.5, and therefore can be described by a more complex set of states rather than the usual biphasic one (autophagosomes and autolysosomes). AIPD shape and amplitude are sensitive to alterations in the autophagy pathway induced by drugs or environmental states, and allow a quantitative estimation of autophagic flux by retrieving the concentrations of autophagic intermediates.
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- Giuseppe Maulucci
- a Istituto di Fisica; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore ; Rome , Italy
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- a Istituto di Fisica; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore ; Rome , Italy
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- a Istituto di Fisica; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore ; Rome , Italy
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- b Istituto di Patologia Generale; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore ; Rome , Italy
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- b Istituto di Patologia Generale; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore ; Rome , Italy
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- a Istituto di Fisica; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore ; Rome , Italy
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Maulucci G, Bačić G, Bridal L, Schmidt HH, Tavitian B, Viel T, Utsumi H, Yalçın AS, De Spirito M. Imaging Reactive Oxygen Species-Induced Modifications in Living Systems. Antioxid Redox Signal 2016; 24:939-58. [PMID: 27139586 PMCID: PMC4900226 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2015.6415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) may regulate signaling, ion channels, transcription factors, and biosynthetic processes. ROS-related diseases can be due to either a shortage or an excess of ROS. RECENT ADVANCES Since the biological activity of ROS depends on not only concentration but also spatiotemporal distribution, real-time imaging of ROS, possibly in vivo, has become a need for scientists, with potential for clinical translation. New imaging techniques as well as new contrast agents in clinically established modalities were developed in the previous decade. CRITICAL ISSUES An ideal imaging technique should determine ROS changes with high spatio-temporal resolution, detect physiologically relevant variations in ROS concentration, and provide specificity toward different redox couples. Furthermore, for in vivo applications, bioavailability of sensors, tissue penetration, and a high signal-to-noise ratio are additional requirements to be satisfied. FUTURE DIRECTIONS None of the presented techniques fulfill all requirements for clinical translation. The obvious way forward is to incorporate anatomical and functional imaging into a common hybrid-imaging platform. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 24, 939-958.
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Affiliation(s)
- Giuseppe Maulucci
- 1 Institute of Physics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart , Roma, Italy
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- 2 Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade , Belgrade, Serbia
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- 3 Laboratoire d'Imagerie Biomédicale, Sorbonne Universités and UPMC Univ Paris 06 and CNRS and INSERM , Paris, France
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- 4 Department of Pharmacology and Personalised Medicine, CARIM, Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Science, Maastricht University , Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- 5 Laboratoire de Recherche en Imagerie, Université Paris Descartes, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou , Service de Radiologie, Paris, France
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- 5 Laboratoire de Recherche en Imagerie, Université Paris Descartes, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou , Service de Radiologie, Paris, France
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- 6 Innovation Center for Medical Redox Navigation, Kyushu University , Fukuoka, Japan
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- 7 Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Marmara University , İstanbul, Turkey
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- 1 Institute of Physics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart , Roma, Italy
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Maulucci G, Maiorana A, Papi M, Pani G, De Spirito M. Quantitative assessment of the relationship between cellular morphodynamics and signaling events by stochastic analysis of fluorescent images. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2014; 20:1198-1207. [PMID: 24913522 DOI: 10.1017/s1431927614001007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Cell motility involves a number of strategies that cells use in order to seek nutrients, escape danger, and fulfill morphogenetic roles. Here we present a methodology to quantify morphological changes and their relationship with signaling events from time-lapse imaging microscopy experiments, in order to characterize physiological and pathological processes. To this aim, the stationary spatial pattern of signaling events is determined through an intracellular fluorescent probe, and it is related with the frequency and entity of morphodynamic events, which are in turn quantified through a stochastic approach: two pseudoimages are obtained from a time series of moving cells that describe the probability that a pixel belongs to the cell, and the probability that a pixel is subject to a dynamic event. The simultaneous construction of these maps permits visualization of hot spots of dynamic events, i.e., zones of formation of membrane protrusions and retractions and their relationship with the signaling events reported by the specific probe employed. The method is tested on spontaneous movement of cells, trasfected with redox-sensitive yellow fluorescent protein, in which the distribution of the hot spots and its change upon expression of constitutively active Rac (V12-Rac), is related to the distribution of oxidized spots.
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- Giuseppe Maulucci
- 1Istituto di Fisica,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore,Largo Francesco Vito 1,00169,Roma
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- 1Istituto di Fisica,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore,Largo Francesco Vito 1,00169,Roma
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- 1Istituto di Fisica,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore,Largo Francesco Vito 1,00169,Roma
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- 2Istituto di Patologia Generale,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore,Largo Francesco Vito 1,00169,Roma
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- 1Istituto di Fisica,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore,Largo Francesco Vito 1,00169,Roma
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Overcoming Drug Resistance Through Elevation of ROS in Cancer. RESISTANCE TO TARGETED ANTI-CANCER THERAPEUTICS 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7070-0_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Angelucci C, Maulucci G, Lama G, Proietti G, Colabianchi A, Papi M, Maiorana A, De Spirito M, Micera A, Balzamino OB, Di Leone A, Masetti R, Sica G. Epithelial-stromal interactions in human breast cancer: effects on adhesion, plasma membrane fluidity and migration speed and directness. PLoS One 2012; 7:e50804. [PMID: 23251387 PMCID: PMC3519494 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2012] [Accepted: 10/25/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Interactions occurring between malignant cells and the stromal microenvironment heavily influence tumor progression. We investigated whether this cross-talk affects some molecular and functional aspects specifically correlated with the invasive phenotype of breast tumor cells (i.e. adhesion molecule expression, membrane fluidity, migration) by co-culturing mammary cancer cells exhibiting different degrees of metastatic potential (MDA-MB-231>MCF-7) with fibroblasts isolated from breast healthy skin (normal fibroblasts, NFs) or from breast tumor stroma (cancer-associated fibroblasts, CAFs) in 2D or 3D (nodules) cultures. Confocal immunofluorescence analysis of the epithelial adhesion molecule E-cadherin on frozen nodule sections demonstrated that NFs and CAFs, respectively, induced or inhibited its expression in MCF-7 cells. An increase in the mesenchymal adhesion protein N-cadherin was observed in CAFs, but not in NFs, as a result of the interaction with both kinds of cancer cells. CAFs, in turn, promoted N-cadherin up-regulation in MDA-MB-231 cells and its de novo expression in MCF-7 cells. Beyond promotion of “cadherin switching”, another sign of the CAF-triggered epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) was the induction of vimentin expression in MCF-7 cells. Plasma membrane labeling of monolayer cultures with the fluorescent probe Laurdan showed an enhancement of the membrane fluidity in cancer cells co-cultured with NFs or CAFs. An increase in lipid packing density of fibroblast membranes was promoted by MCF-7 cells. Time-lapsed cell tracking analysis of mammary cancer cells co-cultured with NFs or CAFs revealed an enhancement of tumor cell migration velocity, even with a marked increase in the directness induced by CAFs. Our results demonstrate a reciprocal influence of mammary cancer and fibroblasts on various adhesiveness/invasiveness features. Notably, CAFs' ability to promote EMT, reduction of cell adhesion, increase in membrane fluidity, and migration velocity and directness in mammary cancer cells can be viewed as an overall progression- and invasion-promoting effect.
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- Cristiana Angelucci
- Istituto di Istologia ed Embriologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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- Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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- Istituto di Istologia ed Embriologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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- Istituto di Istologia ed Embriologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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- Istituto di Istologia ed Embriologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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- Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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- Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico - Fondazione G.B. Bietti, Roma, Italia
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- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico - Fondazione G.B. Bietti, Roma, Italia
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- Dipartimento per la Tutela della Salute della Donna e della Vita Nascente, del Bambino e dell'Adolescente - Unità Operativa di Chirurgia Senologica, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia “A. Gemelli”, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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- Dipartimento per la Tutela della Salute della Donna e della Vita Nascente, del Bambino e dell'Adolescente - Unità Operativa di Chirurgia Senologica, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia “A. Gemelli”, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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- Istituto di Istologia ed Embriologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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Maiti AK. Genetic determinants of oxidative stress-mediated sensitization of drug-resistant cancer cells. Int J Cancer 2011; 130:1-9. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.26306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2011] [Accepted: 07/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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