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Sanna G, Camporesi A, Diotto V, Abbiati G, Torri A, Gemma M. Virtual sedation as a substitute to pharmacological sedation during PICC placement in pediatric patients: A feasibility study. J Vasc Access 2024; 25:313-317. [PMID: 35773952 DOI: 10.1177/11297298221085424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION In pediatric patients, PICC insertion is often performed under sedation to reduce pain and anxiety, which is associated with risks such as laryngospasm, apnea, and hypoxia. Furthermore, it requires a pediatric anesthesiologist. The aim of our study was to evaluate the VR as an alternative to pharmacological sedation to reduce those risks and the overall cost. METHODS We tested a VR immersive experience for ten children requiring a PICC. To achieve this, we ran a software, specifically designed for the pediatric healthcare setting, on a commercially available VR headset.In order to evaluate this new practice, we recorded the following data:Patient's anxiety before and after the procedure, recorded through a modified numeric rating scale from 0 (no anxiety) to 10 (worst anxiety imaginable).Patient's pain before (e.g., because of preexisting medical conditions) and after the procedure through a Wong-Baker scale.Caregiver's satisfaction.No active or passive restraint was enforced during the whole procedure, patients had to keep their arms still all by themselves. RESULT Out of the 10 patients only in a single case, we had to interrupt the attempt with the VR technique and let the anesthesiologist perform a sedation. From the immediate beginning said patient had trouble adapting to the virtual environment and tried to remove the headset.In all other cases, we noticed a drop in the anxiety level of the patient and the pain never increased. Globally, caregivers were pleased with the experience and reported an average satisfaction rate of 9.3 out of 10. CONCLUSION Virtual reality seems a valid alternative to traditional sedation in pediatric patients undergoing a PICC placement procedure. Additional studies, with adequate sample size, of patients are necessary to assess the benefit from this new approach, as well as its impact on the overall procedure length.
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- Gianuario Sanna
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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- Pediatric Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, "Vittore Buzzi" Children Hospital, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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- Pediatric Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, "Vittore Buzzi" Children Hospital, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Milan, Lombardy, Italy
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- Specialist on vascular access, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Milano, Lombardia, Italy
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- Department of Neuroanesthesia and Critical Care, "Carlo Besta" Neurological Institute, Milan, Italy
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Bertucci M, Bosotti A, Campari R, D'Ambros A, Gresele A, Grimaldi AT, Michelato P, Monaco L, Pagani C, Paparella R, Pistoni NC, Rizzi M, Sertore D, Torri A. An apparatus for the continuous measurement of thickness during the electropolishing of superconducting cavities. Rev Sci Instrum 2021; 92:023307. [PMID: 33648074 DOI: 10.1063/5.0028778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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An apparatus allowing continuous acquisition of thickness measurements during electropolishing of superconducting cavities is described. The instrument is based on the ultrasound thickness measurement technique and allows the connection of up to six probes. The apparatus has been employed to monitor the surface treatment of PIP-II low beta single cell prototypes developed and manufactured by LASA-INFN and specifically to measure surface removal at different points of interest on the cavity surface. The apparatus facilitated the development and optimization of electropolishing parameters for incorporation into the cavity manufacturing process.
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- M Bertucci
- INFN Sezione di Milano-Laboratorio LASA, Via Fratelli Cervi 201, Segrate, Milan 20090, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Laboratorio LASA, Via Fratelli Cervi 201, Segrate, Milan 20090, Italy
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- CELM Sas, Via Giovanni XXIII 1, Madignano, Cremona 26020, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Laboratorio LASA, Via Fratelli Cervi 201, Segrate, Milan 20090, Italy
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- Zanon Research and Innovation Srl, Via Vicenza 113, Schio, Vicenza 36015, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Laboratorio LASA, Via Fratelli Cervi 201, Segrate, Milan 20090, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Laboratorio LASA, Via Fratelli Cervi 201, Segrate, Milan 20090, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Laboratorio LASA, Via Fratelli Cervi 201, Segrate, Milan 20090, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Laboratorio LASA, Via Fratelli Cervi 201, Segrate, Milan 20090, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Laboratorio LASA, Via Fratelli Cervi 201, Segrate, Milan 20090, Italy
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- CELM Sas, Via Giovanni XXIII 1, Madignano, Cremona 26020, Italy
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- Zanon Research and Innovation Srl, Via Vicenza 113, Schio, Vicenza 36015, Italy
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- INFN Sezione di Milano-Laboratorio LASA, Via Fratelli Cervi 201, Segrate, Milan 20090, Italy
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- Zanon Research and Innovation Srl, Via Vicenza 113, Schio, Vicenza 36015, Italy
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Torri A, Bertini S, Schiavone P, Congestrì F, Matteucci M, Sparacino M, Testa G, Pedna MF, Sambri V. Shewanella algae infection in Italy: report of 3 years' evaluation along the coast of the northern Adriatic Sea. New Microbes New Infect 2018; 23:39-43. [PMID: 29556408 PMCID: PMC5854895 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2018.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Revised: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Shewanella algae are Gram-negative, nonfermentative, motile bacilli, classified in the genus Shewanella in 1985. These environmental bacteria are occasionally identified in human infections, with a relatively strong association with exposure to seawater during warm seasons. This report describes a case series of 17 patients with infection correlated to S. algae in the coastal area of Romagna, Italy, from 2013 to 2016. The types of infection included otitis, pneumonia, sepsis and soft tissue (wound). Exposure to the marine environment during hot months was confirmed in 12 of 17 patients. An apparent correlation between increased severity of infection and patient age was also observed.
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- A Torri
- Unit of Microbiology, The Great Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina (FC), Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, The Great Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina (FC), Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, The Great Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina (FC), Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, The Great Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina (FC), Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, The Great Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina (FC), Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, The Great Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina (FC), Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, The Great Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina (FC), Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, The Great Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina (FC), Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, The Great Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievesestina (FC), Italy.,DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Galli A, Lombardi F, Carpi D, Provasi E, Sarnicola ML, Torri A, Abrignani S. P310Circulating miRNAs expression in atrial fibrillation patients candidates to transcatheter ablation. Europace 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euy015.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- A Galli
- University of Milan, Cardiovascular Diseases Unit, IRCCS Ca' Granda Major Hospital of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- University of Milan, Cardiovascular Diseases Unit, IRCCS Ca' Granda Major Hospital of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, National Institute of Molecular Genetics (INGM), Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, National Institute of Molecular Genetics (INGM), Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, National Institute of Molecular Genetics (INGM), Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, National Institute of Molecular Genetics (INGM), Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, National Institute of Molecular Genetics (INGM), Milan, Italy
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Torri A, Delbianco F, Baccarini F, Fusari M, Bertini S, Congestrì F, Matteucci M, Pedna M, Testa G, Sambri V. First report of sepsis due to Catabacter hongkongensis in an Italian patient. New Microbes New Infect 2015; 9:54-5. [PMID: 26862436 PMCID: PMC4708069 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2015.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2015] [Revised: 11/14/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The first isolation of Catabacter hongkongensis in Italy is reported. Pleomorphic Gram-positive rods were grown in blood cultures from samples obtained from a 55-year-old patient admitted to the intensive care unit with sepsis after he experienced massive thoracic and abdominal trauma. The identification was obtained by amplification and sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene.
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- A. Torri
- Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievestina, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievestina, Italy
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- ICU, S. Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievestina, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievestina, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievestina, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievestina, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievestina, Italy
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- Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Pievestina, Italy
- DIMES, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Corresponding author: V. Sambri, Unit of Microbiology, The Romagna Hub Laboratory, Piazza della Liberazione, 60, 47522, Pievesestina (FC), Italy
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Dufour R, Stein E, Bergeron J, Gaudet D, Weiss R, Du Y, Yang F, Andisik M, Torri A, Pordy R, Gipe D. ONE YEAR OPEN-LABEL TREATMENT WITH ALIROCUMAB 150 MG EVERY TWO WEEKS IN HETEROZYGOUS FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC PATIENTS. Can J Cardiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.07.614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Torri A. PSA Level 2 – An optimized methodology. KERNTECHNIK 2013. [DOI: 10.3139/124.110023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A methodology for a Level 2 PSA is described that provides a more efficient structure than the two methods recommended in the German Leitfaden. This is accomplished by merging the top events for the system and accident management functions from the Level 2 space, referred to as the containment system event tree (CSET) as a direct extension of the Level 1 model and by introducing the containment phenomenological event tree (CPET) to represent only the phenomenological Level 2 top events. The interface between the Level 1+ CSET and the CPET is defined as the plant damage states (PDS) with the focused objective to minimize the effects of sequence to sequence variability on the CPET failure fractions. A clear and consequent distinction is made between the statistically random events modeled in the Level 1+ CSET and the deterministic physical processes with large state of knowledge uncertainties modeled in the CPET. It is shown that as a logical consequence the resulting CPET failure fractions are numbers and not distributions, and these numbers are consistent with the interpretation as the degree of confidence probabilities for the outcome of uncertain physical processes. While both methods recommended in the Leitfaden will yield correct results if properly applied, the proposed method will result in a more streamlined model that will be easier to trace, understand and review, and it will result in lower release category uncertainties by minimizing the sequence to sequence variability through the elimination of the intermediate pinch points and through the focused use of the PDS.
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- A. Torri
- Risk Management Associates, Inc (RMA), 1421 Hymettus Avenue, Encinitas, CA 92024, USA. E-mail:
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Modica M, Carabalona R, Spezzaferri R, Tavanelli M, Torri A, Ripamonti V, Castiglioni P, De Maria R, Ferratini M. Psychological profiles derived by cluster analysis of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and long term clinical outcome after coronary artery by pass grafting. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2012; 78:29-33. [PMID: 22928401 DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2012.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the psychological characteristics of coronary heart disease (CHD) patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) by cluster analysis of Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) questionnaires and to assess the impact of the profiles obtained on long-term outcome. METHODS 229 CHD patients admitted to cardiac rehabilitation filled in self-administered MMPI-2 questionnaires early after CABG. We assessed the relation between MMPI-2 profiles derived by cluster analysis, clinical characteristics and outcome at 3-year follow-up. RESULTS Among the 215 patients (76% men, median age 66 years) with valid criteria in control scales, we identified 3 clusters (G) with homogenous psychological characteristics: G1 patients (N = 75) presented somatoform complaints but overall minimal psychological distress. G2 patients (N=72) presented type D personality traits. G3 subjects (N=68) showed a trend to cynicism, mild increases in anger, social introversion and hostility. Clusters overlapped for clinical characteristics such as smoking (G1 21%, G2 24%, G3 24%, p ns), previous myocardial infarction (G1 43%, G2 47%, G3 49% p ns), LV ejection fraction (G1 60 [51-60]; G2 58 [49-60]; G3 60 [55-60], p ns), 3-vessel-disease prevalence (G1 69%, G2 65%, G3 71%, p ns). Three-year event rates were comparable (G1 15%; G2 18%; G3 15%) and Kaplan-Meier curves overlapped among clusters (p ns). CONCLUSIONS After CABG, the interpretation of MMPI-2 by cluster analysis is useful for the psychological and personological diagnosis to direct psychological assistance. Conversely, results from cluster analysis of MMPI-2 do not seem helpful to the clinician to predict long term outcome.
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- Maddalena Modica
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, UO Cardiologia Riabilitativa, Milan, Italy
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Moroni G, Torri A, Gallelli B, Quaglini S, Pozzi C, Banfi G, Poli F, Montagnino G, Ponticelli C, Messa P. The long-term prognosis of renal transplant in patients with systemic vasculitis. Am J Transplant 2007; 7:2133-9. [PMID: 17640314 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01904.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Little information is available about the long-term outcome of renal transplantation in patients with systemic vasculitis (SV). We compared the outcomes of 19 renal transplant recipients with SV with those of 38 controls matched for time of transplantation, age, gender and source of donor. The mean post-transplant follow-up was 58 +/- 57 months for vasculitic patients and 61 +/- 49 months for controls. The actuarial 10-year patient survival was 87% in vasculitic patients and 90% in controls, death-censored graft survival were 84% and 100%, respectively. The risks of acute and chronic rejection, and arterial hypertension were not significantly different between the two groups. Infection was significantly more frequent in vasculitic patients (74% vs. 34%; p = 0.01). Seven patients (36.8%) had a recurrence of vasculitis in mean 45 months after renal transplant (0.076/patients/year). After recurrence, one patient had an irreversible humoral rejection, another died from hemophagocytosis and another restarted dialysis 1 year later. Long-term patient and renal allograft survival in vasculitic patients was good. Although graft function recovered in most relapsers after reinforcement of immunosuppression, one patient died and two lost graft function.
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- G Moroni
- Divisione di Nefrologia & Dialisi, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Milano, Italy.
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Gilardi F, Torri A, Mitro N, Caruso D, Crestani M, De Fabiani E. Tu-P8:330 Nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFAT) couples innate immunity programming to cholesterol metabolism in monocyte-macrophages. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(06)81033-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Gilardi F, Viviani B, Torri A, Maschi O, Caruso D, Crestani M, Marinovich M, De Fabiani E. Tu-W24:3 Integration of lipid signaling and inflammatory pathways in macrophages and glial cells: A proposed role for sterol 27-hydroxylase. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(06)80657-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Branchi A, Fiorenza AM, Torri A, Muzio F, Berra C, Colombo E, Dalla Valle E, Rovellini A, Sommariva D. Atorvastatin increases HDL cholesterol in hypercholesterolemic patients. Evidence of a relationship with baseline HDL cholesterol. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2002; 12:24-28. [PMID: 12125226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM It has been reported that atorvastatin increases high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) more in patients with low than in those with high baseline HDL-C levels. This may have a biological explanation, but also suggests a statistical artifact known as the regression to the mean. METHODS AND RESULTS Atorvastatin 10 mg/day led to a 4% increase in HDL-C after two months in 67/121 patients with hypercholesterolemia (55%), who had lower baseline HDL-C levels than the patients in whom HDL-C did not increase. In the patients with baseline HDL-C below the median, HDL-C significantly increased whereas no change was observed in patients with baseline HDL-C above the median. The correlation coefficient between pre- and post-treatment HDL-C was 0.84, thus suggesting a regression to the mean. However, the regression artifact did not entirely explain the increase in HDL-C in patients with low baseline HDL-C or the lack of an increase in those with high baseline HDL-C. The adjusted mean increase was 5.4% in patients with low pretreatment HDL-C, and 2.4% in the patients with high pretreatment HDL-C. Multiple regression analysis with the changes in HDL-C as the dependent variable showed that baseline HDL-C and the changes in serum triglycerides independently contributed to the change in HDL-C levels. CONCLUSIONS Atorvastatin 10 mg/day increases HDL-C more in patients with low pretreatment HDL-C levels, an effect that seems to be related to the hypotriglyceridemic activity of the drug.
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- A Branchi
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Milan, Maggiore Hospital IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
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Deshpande MS, Wei J, Luo G, Cianci C, Danetz S, Torri A, Tiley L, Krystal M, Yu KL, Huang S, Gao Q, Meanwell NA. An approach to the identification of potent inhibitors of influenza virus fusion using parallel synthesis methodology. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2001; 11:2393-6. [PMID: 11527739 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(01)00459-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Structure-activity studies associated with the salicylic acid-derived inhibitor of influenza fusion, BMY-27709, were examined using a parallel synthesis approach. This SAR survey led to the discovery of potent influenza inhibitory activity in a series of aromatic amides and thioamides derived from 1,3,3-trimethyl-5-hydroxycyclohexylmethylamine. Select compounds were characterized as inhibitors of the H1 subtype of influenza A viruses that act by preventing the pH-induced fusion process, thereby blocking viral entry into host cells. In a plaque-reduction assay, the most potent inhibitors displayed EC(50) values of 0.02-0.14 microg/mL.
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- M S Deshpande
- Department of Chemistry, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, 5 Research Parkway, Wallingford, CT 06492, USA.
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Branchi A, Fiorenza AM, Torri A, Muzio F, Berra C, Colombo E, Dalla Valle E, Rovellini A, Sommariva D. Effects of low doses of simvastatin and atorvastatin on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in patients with hypercholesterolemia. Clin Ther 2001; 23:851-7. [PMID: 11440285 DOI: 10.1016/s0149-2918(01)80073-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Simvastatin 40 to 80 mg/d has been found to increase high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels significantly more than atorvastatin at equipotent doses (ie, 20-80 mg/d). Data on the effects of lower doses of the 2 drugs on HDL-C levels are conflicting. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of simvastatin 20 mg/d and atorvastatin 10 mg/d on HDL-C levels in patients with hypercholesterolemia. METHODS Patients with primary hypercholesterolemia (total cholesterol [TC] >250 mg/dL) who were not taking any lipid-lowering agents and who were following a low-fat diet were randomized to receive 1 of 2 treatments: simvastatin 20 mg/d or atorvastatin 10 mg/d. Serum TC, triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and HDL-C levels were measured using standard methods after 2 months of therapy. In a secondary analysis, lipids and lipoprotein cholesterol were measured after 1 year in patients who continued treatment. RESULTS Of the 240 patients enrolled (108 men and 132 women; age range, 23-77 years, mean [SEM] 56.7 [0.69]), 235 completed the study. After 2 months of therapy, TC, LDL-C, and serum TG levels decreased significantly versus baseline in both groups (P < 0.001), with no significant differences between treatment groups. HDL-C levels increased by 9.0% (P < 0.001 vs baseline) in the simvastatin group and by 4.3% (P < 0.02) in the atorvastatin group. The difference between the 2 groups in the percentage increase in HDL-C was statistically significant (P < 0.05). In 113 patients who continued treatment, HDL-C levels at 1 year were still significantly higher than baseline levels in the simvastatin group (6.3%, P = 0.034), but not in the atorvastatin group (2.8%, P = 0.587). CONCLUSIONS The findings from this study suggest that the HDL-C-increasing effect of simvastatin 20 mg is significantly greater than that of atorvastatin 10 mg. Since increasing HDL-C levels is thought to lower the risk for atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, these results warrant further investigation.
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- A Branchi
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Milan, Maggiore Hospital IRCCS, Italy.
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Branchi A, Fiorenza A, Torri A, Muzio F, Berra C, Colombo E, Dalla Valle E, Rovellini A, Sommariva D. Lack of response to low fat diet. Is it a statistical artifact? ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(01)80312-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Combrink KD, Gulgeze HB, Yu KL, Pearce BC, Trehan AK, Wei J, Deshpande M, Krystal M, Torri A, Luo G, Cianci C, Danetz S, Tiley L, Meanwell NA. Salicylamide inhibitors of influenza virus fusion. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2000; 10:1649-52. [PMID: 10937716 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-894x(00)00335-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Structural variation of the quinolizidine heterocycle of the influenza fusion inhibitor BMY-27709 was examined by several topological dissections in order to illuminate the critical features of the ring system. This exercise resulted in the identification of a series of synthetically more accessible decahydroquinolines that retained the structural elements of BMY-27709 important for antiviral activity. The 2-methyl-cis-decahydroquinoline 6f was the most potent influenza inhibitor identified that demonstrated an EC50 of 90 ng/mL in a plaque reduction assay.
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- K D Combrink
- Department of Chemistry, The Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wallingford, CT 05492, USA.
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Branchi A, Fiorenza A, Torri A, Muzio F, Rovellini A, Sommariva D. Simvastatin, HDL cholesterol and the regression to the mean. A reappraisal. Atherosclerosis 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(00)80468-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Branchi A, Fiorenza A, Torri A, Muzio F, Rovellini A, Sommariva D. Evidence of a relationship between the increase of HDL cholesterol and the decrease of serum triglycerides and LDL cholesterol after simvastatin. Atherosclerosis 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(00)80211-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Branchi A, Fiorenza AM, Rovellini A, Torri A, Muzio F, Macor S, Sommariva D. Lowering effects of four different statins on serum triglyceride level. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 1999; 55:499-502. [PMID: 10501818 DOI: 10.1007/s002280050663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The main effect of statins is the decrease of serum level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, due to the inhibition of intracellular cholesterol biosynthesis which brings about an upregulation of LDL receptors. A minor effect is the decrease of serum triglycerides. The present study was undertaken to verify whether all statins are effective in reducing serum triglycerides and whether their effect on triglycerides is related to the LDL cholesterol lowering activity. METHODS Of 197 hypercholesterolaemic patients on stable low-fat low-cholesterol diet, 49 were put on atorvastatin 10 mg per day, 48 on fluvastatin 40 mg per day, 50 on pravastatin 20 mg per day and 50 on simvastatin 10 mg per day. RESULTS After 2 months, mean percentage change in serum triglycerides and LDL cholesterol resulted to be significantly different among the four treatment groups, whereas the ratio between the percentage decrease in serum triglycerides and that of LDL cholesterol (Deltatriglyceride/DeltaLDL cholesterol ratio) was not significantly different. Only baseline serum triglycerides resulted to be significantly associated with Deltatriglycerides/DeltaLDL cholesterol ratio. All statins are then effective in decreasing triglyceride levels. CONCLUSION The lack of a significant difference in Deltatriglycerides/DeltaLDL cholesterol ratio among the treatment groups suggests that the more effective the statin is in decreasing LDL cholesterol, the more it will also be in decreasing serum triglycerides.
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- A Branchi
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Milan, Maggiore Hospital IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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Montagna M, Santacatterina M, Torri A, Menin C, Zullato D, Chieco-Bianchi L, D'Andrea E. Identification of a 3 kb Alu-mediated BRCA1 gene rearrangement in two breast/ovarian cancer families. Oncogene 1999; 18:4160-5. [PMID: 10435598 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1202754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Most of the hereditary breast cancers are attributed to constitutive alterations of either BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes; nonetheless, germline mutations of these genes in 'high risk' families are found less frequently than expected from linkage data. Recent findings suggest that major genomic rearrangements of the BRCA1 gene might account for at least some of the apparently mutation negative cases. We studied 60 affected probands belonging to families with a strong history of breast and/or ovarian cancer who scored negative for BRCA1 gene mutations by PTT and SSCP analysis. DNA was analysed by the Southern blotting procedure using three different restriction enzymes, and two probes obtained by RT-PCR of the 5' and 3' BRCA1 coding sequence. A 3 kb deletion encompassing exon 17 and causing a frameshift mutation was identified in two independently ascertained families. RT-PCR and long-range DNA PCR were employed to characterize the rearrangement that was finally shown to be the result of a recombination between two very similar Alu repeats. This type of mutation is not identified by the conventional methods of mutation detection which are based on PCR amplification of single exons. Therefore, further search for gene rearrangements is needed to better define the proportion of 'high risk' families that might be explained by gross genomic alterations of the BRCA1 gene.
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- M Montagna
- Department of Oncology and Surgical Sciences, Interuniversity Center for Research on Cancer, University of Padova, Italy
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Rovellini A, Branchi A, Fiorenza A, Muzio F, Torri A, Macor S, Sommariva D. P58 Comparison of the lowering effect of different statins on serum triglycerides. Atherosclerosis 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(99)90201-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To measure urinary catecholamines and determine the extent to which they may be elevated in urine from patients with interstitial cystitis (IC). METHODS Random urine samples from patients with IC (n = 111) and urine from normal volunteers (n = 92) were acidified on collection (voided and catheterized specimens) and assayed for catecholamine (norepinephrine or normetanephrine) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Creatinine levels in these urine samples were also measured. RESULTS Analysis of the data indicated that patients with IC had a higher urinary level of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine compared with the measured levels in the urine of normal volunteers (89.1 +/- 58.3 versus 54.9 +/- 37.1 microg/g creatinine, P <0.05). The metabolite normetanephrine was similar in the urine samples from these two groups. Urine from patients with bladder outlet obstruction (n = 11) did not have elevated amounts of urinary norepinephrine. The norepinephrine levels were not statistically different in the urine samples from patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic IC. The elevated urinary levels in patients with IC did not decrease after treatment with sodium pentosanpolysulfate (Elmiron), heparinoids, dimethyl sulfoxide, or combinations of these during 1 to 15 months of treatment. CONCLUSIONS Norepinephrine was found to be elevated in the urine from patients with IC compared with urine from normal controls. This would be consistent with increased sympathetic (adrenergic) activity from the bladders of patients with IC or possibly from increased adrenal activity, since stress is associated with symptom increase in some patients with IC. Norepinephrine levels did not decrease with treatment nor did they differ between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients at the time of urine collection.
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- P C Stein
- Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego Medical Center, 92103-8897, USA
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Torri A, Branchi A, Berra C, Rovellini A, Prandi W, Sommariva D. Need of lipid lowering therapy in type 2 diabetic patients. Atherosclerosis 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(99)80260-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Branchi A, Rovellini A, Torri A, Sommariva D. Non-HDL cholesterol versus LDL cholesterol in the evaluation of coronary risk. A study on 3073 subjects. Atherosclerosis 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(99)80259-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Rovellini A, Branchi A, Torri A, Fiorenza A, Muzio F, Sommariva D. Comparison of NCEP and EAS classification of coronary risk. Atherosclerosis 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(99)80261-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Torri A, Branchi A, Berra C, Rovellini A, Prandi W, Sommariva D. Type 2 diabetes increases cardiovascular risk more in woman than in man. Atherosclerosis 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(99)80700-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Branchi A, Rovellini A, Torri A, Sommariva D. Accuracy of calculated serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol for the assessment of coronary heart disease risk in NIDDM patients. Diabetes Care 1998; 21:1397-402. [PMID: 9727883 DOI: 10.2337/diacare.21.9.1397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the accuracy of LDL cholesterol calculated with Friedewald's equation in the assessment of cardiovascular risk in NIDDM patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The calculation of LDL cholesterol according to Friedewald's formula was compared with the measurement of LDL cholesterol separated by ultracentrifugation in 151 NIDDM patients with fairly good metabolic control (HbA1c < or =10%) and in 405 nondiabetic subjects. RESULTS Measured and calculated LDL cholesterol was found to be well correlated in both diabetic (r = 0.95) and nondiabetic (r = 0.97) subjects. Compared with measured LDL cholesterol, the calculated LDL cholesterol differed by > or =10% in 34% of samples from diabetic patients and in 26% of samples from nondiabetic subjects (chi(2) = 3.885, P < 0.05). The percentage of error increased when the serum triglyceride (TG) level was > or =200 mg/dl (2.26 mmol/l) and when the ratio of VLDL cholesterol to TG was <0.20 or >0.29 in both groups of subjects. Although the percentage of error from calculated LDL cholesterol was greater in diabetic than in nondiabetic subjects because of the greater prevalence of hypertriglyceridemia in the former group, the misclassification of coronary heart disease risk, according to the cutoff points of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP), was similar in the two groups (25% in diabetic and 22% in nondiabetic subjects). In both groups of patients, the misclassification of coronary heart disease risk was higher when calculation of LDL cholesterol produced values near the cutoff points. CONCLUSIONS Although accuracy in the estimation of LDL cholesterol is less than ideal, Friedewald's equation seems to be of value in the correct assignment of coronary heart disease risk classes in the great majority of diabetic as well as nondiabetic subjects. Caution must be exercised for subjects in whom calculated LDL cholesterol is close to the cutoff points of the NCEP guidelines.
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- A Branchi
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Milan, Maggiore Hospital IRCCS, Italy
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Schomacker KT, Torri A, Sandison DR, Sheridan RL, Nishioka NS. Biodistribution of indocyanine green in a porcine burn model: light and fluorescence microscopy. J Trauma 1997; 43:813-9. [PMID: 9390494 DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199711000-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Infrared-excited fluorescence of intravenously administered indocyanine green (ICG) is being used as a method of early determination of burn depth. METHODS Fluorescence microscopy and tissue fluorescence were recorded in a porcine burn model and correlated to burn severity and age. RESULTS Recently placed superficial burns show significant fluorescence compared with adjacent normal tissue as a result of a strong inflammatory reaction in the superficial dermis with minimal vascular occlusion. The magnitude of the inflammatory reaction decreases with time. For deeper burns, vascular occlusion prevents transport of ICG into the burn and the intensity of ICG fluorescence in burn eschar is negligible. CONCLUSION The intensity of ICG fluorescence measured at the surface of the wound for burns of similar age was shown to decrease exponentially with the depth of the burn. The enhanced fluorescence of partial-thickness burns is attributable to increased permeability, and the decreased signal associated with deeper injuries is attributable to vascular occlusion. These results suggest that it is possible to differentiate burns that will heal spontaneously with minimal granulation from those that will not by measuring the intensity of ICG fluorescence.
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- K T Schomacker
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA
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Torri A, Branchi A, Rovellini A, Gasperini S, Sommariva D. 4.P.413 Effect of fluvastatin on serum lipoproteins and glycemic control in hyperlipidemic patients with type II diabetes. Atherosclerosis 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9150(97)89943-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Branchi A, Rovellini A, Tomella C, Sciariada L, Torri A, Molgora M, Sommariva D. Association of alcohol consumption with HDL subpopulations defined by apolipoprotein A-I and apolipoprotein A-II content. Eur J Clin Nutr 1997; 51:362-5. [PMID: 9192192 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between alcohol intake and serum level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) subfractions defined on the basis of their apolipoprotein A-I and A-II content (LpA-I and LpA-I: A-II). DESIGN Observational study. SETTING Institute of Internal Medicine and Medical Physiopathology, IRCCS Maggiore Hospital, University of Milan. SUBJECTS One hundred healthy males with a mean age of 42 +/- 11.1 y, selected among blood donors. RESULTS Both LpA-I and LpA-I:A-II were significantly higher in men drinking more than 30 g a day of alcohol than in non-drinkers (LpA-I: difference between means 6.5 mg/dL, 95% C.I. 1.14-11.9; LpA-I:A-II difference between means 11.5 mg/dL, 95% C.I. 0.52-22.5). The association of alcohol consumption with LpA-I and LpA-I:A-II levels was independent from age, body mass index, physical activity, serum triglycerides and diet composition. CONCLUSIONS Alcohol consumption is associated with an increase of serum levels of both LpA-I and LpA-I:A-II particles and this may, at least in part, explain the reduced cardiovascular morbidity observed in subjects drinking moderate amounts of alcoholic beverages. SPONSORSHIP Supported by grants from Ricerca Corrente Ospedale Maggiore di Milano IRCCS, Milan Italy.
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- A Branchi
- Institute of Internal Medicine and Medical Physiopathology IRCCS Maggiore Hospital, University of Milan, Italy
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Luo G, Torri A, Harte WE, Danetz S, Cianci C, Tiley L, Day S, Mullaney D, Yu KL, Ouellet C, Dextraze P, Meanwell N, Colonno R, Krystal M. Molecular mechanism underlying the action of a novel fusion inhibitor of influenza A virus. J Virol 1997; 71:4062-70. [PMID: 9094684 PMCID: PMC191559 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.71.5.4062-4070.1997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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In the initial stages of influenza virus infection, the hemagglutinin (HA) protein of influenza virus mediates both adsorption and penetration of the virus into the host cell. Recently, we identified and characterized BMY-27709 as an inhibitor of the H1 and H2 subtypes of influenza A virus that specifically inhibits the HA function necessary for virus-cell membrane fusion (G.-X. Luo, R. Colonno, and M. Krystal, Virology 226:66-76, 1996). Studies presented herein show that the inhibition is mediated through specific interaction with the HA protein. This binding represses the low-pH-induced conformational change of the HA protein which is a prerequisite for membrane fusion. In an attempt to define the binding pocket within the HA molecule, a number of drug-resistant viruses have been isolated and characterized. Sequence analyses of the HA gene of these drug-resistant viruses mapped amino acid changes responsible for drug resistance to a region located near the amino terminus of HA2. In addition, we have identified inactive analogs of BMY-27709 which are able to compete out the inhibitory activity of BMY-27709. This finding suggests that inhibition of the HA-mediated membrane fusion by this class of compounds is not solely the result of binding within the HA molecule but requires specific interactions.
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- G Luo
- Department of Virology, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Wallingford, Connecticut 06492, USA.
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Sheridan RL, Schomaker KT, Lucchina LC, Hurley J, Yin LM, Tompkins RG, Jerath M, Torri A, Greaves KW, Bua DP. Burn depth estimation by use of indocyanine green fluorescence: initial human trial. J Burn Care Rehabil 1995; 16:602-4. [PMID: 8582937 DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199511000-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Indocyanine green dye (ICG) fluoresces when illuminated by infrared light. After successful trials in a porcine model and with approval of the Massachusetts General Hospital's human studies committee, 10 adult patients with burn injuries were given 0.2 mg/kg ICG intravenously, and 825 nm fluorescence images were obtained with 780 nm excitation at 5 minutes after injection in the initial five patients and at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 minutes in the subsequent five patients. Fluorescence intensities at burned and unburned sites were determined and images were correlated with burn depth as determined by healing or intraoperative assessment. In the latter five patients, seven sites were imaged (six that were of partial thickness and one that was of full thickness). The burn/normal skin fluorescence ratio was greater than 1 for superficial burns and less than 1 for deep burns. Imaging within 5 minutes of injection resulted in optimal contrast between injured and uninjured tissue. In this initial pilot trial it is apparent that ICG fluorescence has potential value as an aid in the early estimation of burn depth. In subsequent trials we will attempt to refine our ability to correlate ICG fluorescence images with burn depth.
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- R L Sheridan
- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Shriners Burns Institute-Boston Unit 02114, USA
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Branchi A, Rovellini A, Fiorenza AM, Torri A, Prandi W, Tomella C, Molgora M, Cardena A, Velati C, Arcangeli L. Estimation of cardiovascular risk: total cholesterol versus lipoprotein profile. Int J Clin Lab Res 1994; 24:106-12. [PMID: 7919426 DOI: 10.1007/bf02593910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The complete lipoprotein profile is thought to give more information about the individual risk of coronary heart disease than total cholesterol alone. Although total cholesterol has a low sensitivity in the correct assessment of the risk of coronary heart disease, it may be of value in screening programs because of its low cost. In this study of 5,335 subjects, total cholesterol gave a different assessment of coronary heart disease risk (United States National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines) in 25% of subjects than the complete lipoprotein profile. Differences in risk assignment were mainly accounted for by high- and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (Friedewald equation). The calculated low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol was highly correlated with the value measured with a mixed ultracentrifugation and precipitation procedure. However, calculated values gave estimates of coronary heart disease risk which were 20% different from those from measure values. In 200 subjects in whom the lipoprotein profile was assessed three times in 1 year, the total cholesterol low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol varied by more than 30 mg/dl (0.78 mmol/l) in 52% and 50%, respectively, triglycerides by more than 30 mg/dl (0.34 mmol/l) in 75%, and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol by more than 15 mg/dl (0.39 mmol/l) in 34%. Compared with the mean of the measurements, the single measurement of total cholesterol misclassified 48% of subjects, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol 60%, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol 12%, and 28%. We conclude that total cholesterol alone may be misleading in the assignment of coronary heart disease risk. Calculation of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, although less accurate than desirable, is the only way of evaluating this in clinical practice.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- A Branchi
- Institute of Internal Medicine and Medical Physiopathology, University of Milan, Italy
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Gottardello L, Dalrì L, Di Mario F, Burra P, Dotto P, Leandro G, Contento F, Torri A, Salvagnini M, Naccarato R. [Ulcer and hepatic cirrhosis. Epidemiologic and clinical correlations]. Minerva Med 1991; 82:81-5. [PMID: 2006036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Peptic ulcer has been reported with increased frequency in patients with liver cirrhosis, its prevalence ranging form 5% to 20%. The aim of the present study is twofold: 1) to define the frequency of peptic ulcer in chronic liver disease in a large sample of cirrhotic patients, 2) to investigate the epidemiological and clinical features of a group of subjects affected by both peptic ulcer and liver cirrhosis. Two years of admission have been retrospectively investigated to define the frequency of peptic ulcer in chronic liver disease. In 237 subjects affected by both cirrhosis and peptic ulcer, epidemiological and clinical data were collected. Peptic ulcer was present in 16% of cirrhotic patients. There were no differences between ulcer subjects who drank and those did not. A linear positive correlation between smoking habit and frequency of ulcer disease has been found in the words. A positive history for peptic ulcer was described in a little subgroup of the studied sample, suggesting a low importance of the genetic factor in the pathophysiological pattern of ulcer disease in chronic hepatitis.
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Di Mario F, Gottardello L, Burra P, Salvagnini M, Dalrì L, Leandro G, Contento F, Torri A, Naccarato R. [A clinico-endoscopic study on cicatrization of lesions and prevention of recurrences in patients with liver cirrhosis and peptic ulcer]. G Clin Med 1990; 71:259-266. [PMID: 1973392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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Seventy-four and five cirrhotic patients with acute peptic ulcer were respectively treated with H2-blockers and cytoprotective drugs for 4-6 weeks; after this period 49 (62.2%) healed and 14 (17.7%) did not heal after further 2 months with the same therapy. In order to observe the effectiveness of H2-blockers in preventing peptic ulcer recurrences, 77 cirrhotic patients were followed-up for a mean period of 12 months (range 3-48 months) after ulcer scarring; 51.2% under H2-blockers maintenance treatment and 54.8% who took antiacid in case of need, relapsed. The therapeutical response, as regards short-term treatment in cirrhotic patients, seems not to differ from the usual outcome of the general ulcer population; on the contrary, the relapses, also during a maintenance therapy, appears increased.
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- F Di Mario
- Divisione di Gastroenterologia R. Farini, Università e Ospedale Padova
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Oriana S, Böhm S, Baeli A, Scavone G, Riboldi G, Torri A. Clinical response and survival according to estrogen receptor levels after bilateral ovariectomy in advanced breast cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol 1989; 15:39-42. [PMID: 2917664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Estrogen receptor levels were determined at the time of ovariectomy in 71 premenopausal women with advanced breast cancer. Three groups of estrogen receptor concentration were established: less than 10 fmol/mg cytosol protein (group 1), between 10 and 25 fmol/mg cytosol protein (group 2), and more than 25 fmol/mg cytosol protein (group 3). The frequency of clinical response to ovariectomy was low in group 1 (17.4%), high in group 3 (79.4%), and intermediate in group 2 (35.7%). Median survival was poor in group 1 (18.5 months) and better in groups 2 (33.0 months) and 3 (32.5 months). These results were independent of disease stage and neoplastic localization.
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- S Oriana
- Department of Surgical Gynecological Oncology, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Oriana S, Secreto G, Di Fronzo G, Böhm S, Torri A. Complete remission after ovariectomy for advanced breast cancer correlated with estrogen receptor status and urinary androgen excretion. Breast Cancer Res Treat 1988; 12:303-5. [PMID: 3228592 DOI: 10.1007/bf01811243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Our previous work showed urinary androgen excretion (A) as well as estrogen receptor (ER) to predict clinical response and survival after ovariectomy for advanced breast cancer. We here compare the complete responders with the partial responders to ovariectomy. The likelihood of CR (55% of responders) rather than PR was not strongly dependent on the location of metastases or on the ER/A status (though as noted previously there were no responses at all in the ER-/A- group), but CR did appear to increase survival.
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- S Oriana
- Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Oriana S, Secreto G, Di Fronzo G, Torri A. Urinary androgens and tumor estrogen receptor as predictors of ovariectomy response and of survival in advanced breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 1987; 9:201-5. [PMID: 3663955 DOI: 10.1007/bf01806380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Estrogen receptor (ER) status and urinary androgen (A) concentration were simultaneously determined in 50 premenopausal patients submitted to bilateral ovariectomy for advanced carcinoma of the breast. When both the hormonal parameters were positive (ER+ A+), the response to castration was favorable in 87.5% of the cases, with a survival rate of 39% at 5 years. No patient responded to the therapy when both the parameters were negative (ER- A-); none of them was alive at 5 years. An intermediate response (more than 50%) and survival rate at 5 years (more than 20%) was obtained in the group of patients with at least one of the two parameters positive (ER+ A-, or ER- A+). These responses were independent of the topography of neoplastic localizations and the length of the disease-free interval.
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- S Oriana
- Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Kilpatrick MW, Torri A, Kang DS, Engler JA, Wells RD. Unusual DNA structures in the adenovirus genome. J Biol Chem 1986; 261:11350-4. [PMID: 3015967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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More than 80% (approximately 29 kilobase pairs) of the adenovirus serotype 2 genome was surveyed for the presence of unusual DNA conformations. Seven recombinant DNAs containing the largest HindIII fragments of AD2 DNA were analyzed for the presence of negative supercoil-dependent S1 nuclease-sensitive sites. Four plasmids each contained a specific site of S1 nuclease sensitivity whereas the other three showed no reaction. Further investigation was focused on a plasmid containing one of the positively reacting fragments (fragment C) which contained the major late promoter at coordinate 16.4 on the genome; three serotypes (Ad2, Ad7, Ad12) were studied. Fine mapping studies revealed the S1-sensitive sites to be a small region (approximately 6 base pairs) located at the TATA box of the major late promoter in all three cases. Other determinations (supercoil relaxation, T7 gene 3 product sensitivity, bromoacetaldehyde reactivity, anomalous gel mobility, the influence of negative superhelical density on nuclease sensitivity) led to the conclusion that the B-helix deformation was not due to a previously recognized DNA conformation (left-handed Z-DNA, cruciform, bent DNA), but may be accounted for by the homopurine X homopyrimidine nature of this region.
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Lupi G, Fontanelli R, Oriana S, Böhm S, Milani A, Xenos T, Benedetti Panici PL, Di Re EM, Torri A. [Pregnancy in mastectomy patients]. Ann Ostet Ginecol Med Perinat 1985; 106:342-5. [PMID: 3835829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Lupi G, Fontanelli R, Oriana S, Böhm S, Milani A, Xenos T, Benedetti Panici PL, Di Re EM, Torri A. [Cancer of the breast in pregnancy and the puerperium]. Ann Ostet Ginecol Med Perinat 1985; 106:346-51. [PMID: 3835830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Melloni GF, Catenazzo G, Torri A, Fiorenza AM, Melloni R, Scarazatti E. [Radio-hormonal study (radioimmunoassay) in young women with functional hyperprolactinemia. 1) Analysis in basal states]. Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper 1985; 61:515-22. [PMID: 3929805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Melloni GF, Catenazzo G, Torri A, Fiorenza AM, Melloni R, Scarazatti E. [Radio-hormonal study (radioimmunoassay) in young women with functional hyperprolactinemia. 2) Effects of a dopaminergic agonist, ibopamine, on the regulation of prolactin and gonadotropin secretion (LH, FSH)]. Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper 1985; 61:523-30. [PMID: 2994694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Palma O, Torri A. [Ocular cytology: cyto-histologic analysis and correlations of personal cases]. Pathologica 1985; 77:157-64. [PMID: 4080425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Gatti E, Catenazzo G, Camisasca E, Torri A, Denegri E, Sirtori CR. Effects of Guar-enriched pasta in the treatment of diabetes and hyperlipidemia. Ann Nutr Metab 1984; 28:1-10. [PMID: 6322670 DOI: 10.1159/000176776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The effect of an alimentary pasta with a 20% (w/w) content of Guar gum was tested in normal volunteers, diabetic and hyperlipidemic patients in different out- and in-patient protocols. Acute experiments (A, B) were carried out in healthy volunteers and in diabetics, by evaluating plasma glucose, triglyceride and insulin changes after a single meal. Plasma glucose and triglyceride rises were almost completely prevented by the pasta in normal volunteers; plasma insulin levels were modified to a lesser extent. In diabetics, the rise of plasma glucose after the meal was significantly delayed. The pasta was also administered for more prolonged periods of time to diabetic and hyperlipidemic patients (experiments C-E). In the first instance, a significant improvement both in the plasma glucose levels, as well as in the daily glucose profile and glycosuria was observed. In hyperlipidemics, a reduction of triglyceride levels was particularly evident; however, in mixed types of hyperlipidemias, a significant hypocholesterolemic effect was also demonstrated. Guar gum pasta may provide a simple dietary addition for the management of common metabolic disorders.
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Catenazzo G, Torri A, Camisasca E, Gatti E, Denegri E, Della Sala F, Marini G. [Effect of guar on the variations of blood triglycerides after a test meal and after acute administration of medium chain triglycerides]. Minerva Dietol Gastroenterol 1983; 29:307-12. [PMID: 6369172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Torri A, Torri T, Vatteroni P, Falco E, Laganà A, D'Alessandro F. [Diagnostic value of lymphography in uterine tumors]. Minerva Ginecol 1982; 34:1003-6. [PMID: 7155431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Vatteroni P, Torri A, Scala C. [Use of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in labor induction]. Minerva Ginecol 1982; 34:475-8. [PMID: 6957737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Catenazzo G, Torri A, Mantero M. [The medical practitioner facing arteriosclerotic vascular disease]. Minerva Med 1981; 72:2283-8. [PMID: 7290455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The results and validity of some of the latest and most significant epidemiological studies of the relation between risk factors and the clinical signs of arteriosclerosis are discussed, and the best rules for the prevention of arteriosclerotic vascular disease are suggested. Since primary prevention for the entire population is sound management, the practitioner should look for persons at risk, and initiate suitable hygienic, dietetic and, where necessary, pharmacological measures. This programme must not overlook secondary prevention, whose implementation demands the use of drugs (especially those that prevent the clumping of platelets). Under such conditions, ad is clear from the results of numerous multicentre studies, instigation of a multifactorial intervention has enabled the incidence of recurrences and mortality to be reduced.
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Torri A, Zanni A, Roncaia R, Di Saverio S. [Clinico-statistical studies of the use of oral hypoglycemic agents in the therapy of diabetes: critical evaluation of their effectiveness and tolerance]. Clin Ter 1977; 82:45-56. [PMID: 409583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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