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Musarella CM, Laface VLA, Angiolini C, Bacchetta G, Bajona E, Banfi E, Barone G, Biscotti N, Bonsanto D, Calvia G, Cambria S, Capuano A, Caruso G, Crisafulli A, Del Guacchio E, Di Gristina E, Domina G, Fanfarillo E, Fascetti S, Fiaschi T, Galasso G, Mascia F, Mazzacuva G, Mei G, Minissale P, Motti R, Perrino EV, Picone RM, Pinzani L, Podda L, Potenza G, Rosati L, Stinca A, Tavilla G, Villano C, Wagensommer RP, Spampinato G. New Alien Plant Taxa for Italy and Europe: An Update. Plants (Basel) 2024; 13:620. [PMID: 38475466 DOI: 10.3390/plants13050620] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
Abstract
Despite the wide amount of scientific contributions published on alien plant species, their diffusion dynamics, and their interactions with native taxa, it is increasingly difficult to slow down their spreading and their negative impact on habitats. Last recent years, in fact, a sharp rise in the number of new alien plant taxa introduced in Italy and Europe has been recorded. The aim of this work is to investigate most of the Italian territory in order to verify whether this alarming trend is still underway. Specimen collections and/or observations of alien plants have been performed in as many as 12 Italian regions. All the collected specimens are stored in public or private herbaria. Taxa have been identified according to the literature from the countries of origin of the investigated taxa, while the nomenclature followed the current international references. Updates on 106 taxa are reported. In particular, among 117 new records, 89 are first records, 27 are changes to status and there is 1 extinction. Seven new taxa for Italian alien flora are reported, two of which are new to Europe. The administrative regions with the highest number of records are Calabria (48), Sardegna (17) and Sicilia (15). Five of the surveyed taxa, for the first time, have been considered invasive aliens to Italian territory. The unfrequent amount of original results provided by this work, over the simple importance of data itself, proves how floristic investigation, still today, represents one of the most effective tools in broadening the current knowledge about alien taxa and their dynamics.
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- Carmelo Maria Musarella
- AGRARIA Department, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Loc. Feo di Vito snc, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Piazza Marina 61, 90133 Palermo, Italy
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- Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (CCB), Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Viale Sant'Ignazio da Laconi 13, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
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- PLANTA/Center for Research, Documentation and Training, Via Serraglio Vecchio 28, 90123 Palermo, Italy
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- Section of Botany, Natural History Museum of Milan, Corso Venezia 55, 20121 Milano, Italy
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- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Piazza Marina 61, 90133 Palermo, Italy
- Department of Agriculture, Food and Forest Science, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Bldg. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences (D3A), Marche Polytechnic University, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences (D3A), Marche Polytechnic University, 60131 Ancona, Italy
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- Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (CCB), Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Viale Sant'Ignazio da Laconi 13, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
- Faculty of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, Free University of Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Via A. Longo 19, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- AGRARIA Department, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Loc. Feo di Vito snc, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- AGRARIA Department, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Loc. Feo di Vito snc, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
- Istituto Tecnico Agrario "V. Emanuele II", Via Cortese 1, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Botanical Garden, Via Foria 223, 80139 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Forest Science, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Bldg. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Forest Science, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Bldg. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, Italy
- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Piazza Marina 61, 90133 Palermo, Italy
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- School of Agriculture, Forestry, Food and Environment, University of Basilicata, Via Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Section of Botany, Natural History Museum of Milan, Corso Venezia 55, 20121 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via P.A. Mattioli 4, 53100 Siena, Italy
- Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (CCB), Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Viale Sant'Ignazio da Laconi 13, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
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- AGRARIA Department, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Loc. Feo di Vito snc, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Faculty of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences, Free University of Bolzano, Piazza Università 5, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
- Department of Pure and Applied Sciences (DiSPeA), University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Via Aurelio Saffi, 2, 61029 Urbino PU, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Via A. Longo 19, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Naples, Italy
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- CIHEAM, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Via Ceglie 9, 70010 Valenzano, Italy
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- Department of ChiBioFarAm, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC), Piazza Marina 61, 90133 Palermo, Italy
- Department of Science, University of Roma Tre, Viale G. Marconi, 446, 00146 Rome, Italy
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- Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (CCB), Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Viale Sant'Ignazio da Laconi 13, 09123 Cagliari, Italy
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- School of Agriculture, Forestry, Food and Environment, University of Basilicata, Via Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy
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- School of Agriculture, Forestry, Food and Environment, University of Basilicata, Via Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research (CNR-IIA), c/o Interateneo Physics Department, 70125 Bari, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Naples, Italy
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- Faculty of Education, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Viale Ratisbona 16, 39042 Brixen-Bressanone, Italy
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- AGRARIA Department, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Loc. Feo di Vito snc, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
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Donniacuo M, De Angelis A, Telesca M, Bellocchio G, Riemma MA, Paolisso P, Scisciola L, Cianflone E, Torella D, Castaldo G, Capuano A, Urbanek K, Berrino L, Rossi F, Cappetta D. Atrial fibrillation: Epigenetic aspects and role of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors. Pharmacol Res 2023; 188:106591. [PMID: 36502999 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmia and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Pathophysiological aspects consist in the activation of pro-fibrotic signaling and Ca2+ handling abnormalities at atrial level. Structural and electrical remodeling creates a substrate for AF by triggering conduction abnormalities and cardiac arrhythmias. The care of AF patients focuses predominantly on anticoagulation, symptoms control and the management of risk factors and comorbidities. The goal of AF therapy points to restore sinus rhythm, re-establish atrioventricular synchrony and improve atrial contribution to the stroke volume. New layer of information to better comprehend AF pathophysiology, and identify targets for novel pharmacological interventions consists of the epigenetic phenomena including, among others, DNA methylation, histone modifications and noncoding RNAs. Moreover, the benefits of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) in diabetic and non-diabetic patients at cardiovascular risk as well as emerging evidence on the ability of SGLT2i to modify epigenetic signature in cardiovascular diseases provide a solid background to investigate a possible role of this drug class in the onset and progression of AF. In this review, following a summary of pathophysiology and management, epigenetic mechanisms in AF and the potential of sodium-glucose SGLT2i in AF patients are discussed.
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- M Donniacuo
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Center Aalst, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium; Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via A. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples "Federico II", Via A. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy; CEINGE-Advanced, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples "Federico II", Via A. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy; CEINGE-Advanced, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138 Naples, Italy
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Galasso G, Domina G, Andreatta S, Argenti C, Astuti G, Bacaro G, Bacchetta G, Bagella S, Banfi E, Barberis D, Bartolucci F, Bernardo L, Bonari G, Brundu G, Buccomino G, Calvia G, Cancellieri L, Capuano A, Celesti-Grapow L, Conti F, Cuena-Lombraña A, D’Amico FS, De Fine G, de Simone L, Del Guacchio E, Emili F, Fanfarillo E, Fascetti S, Fiaschi T, Fois M, Fortini P, Gentili R, Giardini M, Hussain AN, Iamonico D, Laface VLA, Lallai A, Lazzaro L, Lecis AP, Ligato E, Loi G, Lonati M, Lozano V, Maccherini S, Mainetti A, Mascia F, Mei G, Menini F, Merli M, Montesano A, Mugnai M, Musarella CM, Nota G, Olivieri N, Passalacqua NG, Pinzani L, Pisano A, Pittarello M, Podda L, Posillipo G, Potenza G, Probo M, Prosser F, Quaglini LA, Ravetto Enri S, Rivieccio G, Roma-Marzio F, Rosati L, Selvaggi A, Soldano A, Stinca A, Tasinazzo S, Tassone S, Terzi M, Vallariello R, Vangelisti R, Verloove F, Lastrucci L. Notulae to the Italian alien vascular flora: 14. IB 2022. [DOI: 10.3897/italianbotanist.14.97758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, and status changes for Italy or for Italian administrative regions. Nomenclatural and distribution updates, published elsewhere, and corrections are provided as Suppl. material 1.
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Longo M, Scappaticcio L, Petrizzo M, Castaldo F, Sarnataro A, Forestiere D, Caiazzo F, Bellastella G, Maiorino MI, Capuano A, Esposito K. Glucose control in home-isolated adults with type 1 diabetes affected by COVID-19 using continuous glucose monitoring. J Endocrinol Invest 2022; 45:445-452. [PMID: 34482534 PMCID: PMC8418789 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-021-01669-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE This study is aimed at evaluating changes in metrics of glucose control in home-isolated patients with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 using a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system. METHODS We included adults aged 18-45 years with type 1 diabetes, using CGM, followed by telemedicine at a Southern Italian University Hospital. Thirty-two home-quarantined subjects with SARS-CoV-2 positive swab constituted the COVID-19 group. Thirty age-matched diabetic individuals without COVID-19 formed the control group. The effects of COVID-19 on glycemic control in patients infected were assessed at different time points [2 weeks before-COVID-19 (Time 1), 2 weeks during-COVID-19 (Time 2) and 2 weeks after COVID-19 (Time 3)] and compared with those without infection. RESULTS A significant reduction of TIR (Time 1 vs Time 2, %, 60.1 ± 16.6 vs 55.4 ± 19.2, P = 0.03), associated with a significant increase of TAR level 2 (10.1 ± 7.3 vs 16.7 ± 12.9, P < 0.001), GMI (7.1 ± 0.6 vs 7.5 ± 0.8, P < 0.001), CV (37.3 ± 7.1 vs 39.6 ± 7.0, P = 0.04), mean glucose values (mg/dL, 160.2 ± 26.5 vs 175.5 ± 32.6, P = 0.001) and standard deviation (59.2 ± 13.1 vs 68.6 ± 17.7, P = 0.001) was observed in patients with COVID-19. No significant change of glycemic metrics was found in the NO COVID-19 group across the time. CONCLUSION Young home-isolated patients with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 showed a worsening of glucose control during COVID-19, as compared with age-matched diabetic subjects without the infection.
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- M Longo
- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Diabetes, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy.
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy.
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- Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Campania Regional Centre for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Piazza Luigi Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
- Unit of Diabetes, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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Soavi R, Mengozzi E, Capuano A, Flace L. Pediatric x-ray radiation exposure: prospective survey results in a large non-pediatric hospital. Phys Med 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1120-1797(22)00488-4] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Monitoring drug-related side effects in psychiatric patients is highly recommended. In fact, frequent exposure to long-term polipharmacotherapy, poor compliance to pharmachological treatment and co-morbidity with organic illnesses requiring the prescription of other drugs are causes of pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic interactions. These vulnerability factors result in a certain increase in ADRs (adverse drug reactions). This study performs an analysis of the Italian medicine agency (AIFA) data, in the section “signal analysis”, to attempt an assessment of the safety warnings among the different psychotropic drug classes, belonging to the ATC class: N03 (anti-epileptics), N05 (anti-psychotics), N06 (psycho-analectic drugs). Then we analyzed, in a descriptive way, the different association between the drug and the related ADR, evaluating the different safety profiles, in relation to experimental studies, supporting the importance of the signal. In the last years, among the new 25 ADRs, 10 were related to antidepressant drugs (8 SSRI, 1 mirtazapine, 1 agomelatine). In relation to anti-psychotic drugs, 6 new correlations were found between drug and ADR onset, mainly among atypical anti-spychotics. Other correlations (6 above all) were found among anti-epileptic drugs. Among benzodiazepines, a signal linked to rabdomylysis onset was found. It is also recommended an evaluation of safety profile in relation to zolpidem prescription. The results of our systematic review are a motivational input, considering the continuous increase of safety warnings, to attentively monitor drug's prescription. Spontaneous ADRs’ signaling is a classical system to provide the required attention in relation to a potential risk.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Aiken-Morgan A, Capuano A, Arvanitakis Z, Barnes L. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN BODY MASS INDEX AND COGNITIVE CHANGE IN BLACK OLDER ADULTS. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.2412] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Professor of Neurological Sciences, Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center
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Capuano A, Memoli B, Andreucci V, Criscuoli A, Drioli E. Membrane Distillation of Human Plasma Ultrafiltrate and its Theoretical Applications to Haemodialysis Techniques. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139880002300702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Membrane Distillation (MD) is a technique that allows the extraction of water from aqueous solutions. The basic principle is that vapour, but not liquid water, can pass through hydrophobic micro-porous membranes, along a temperature gradient, with consequent separation of water from solutes. In this study we evaluated the possibility to utilise MD to extract water from Plasma Ultrafiltrate (PU) of patients with Chronic Renal Failure (CRF). The experiments were carried out in vitro by a hydro-phobic polypropylene hollow-fibre distillation module; PU was obtained by a CRF patient utilising a high permeability polisulphone membrane. The results show that water can be extracted by MD from PU of CRF subjects at a constant rate and that none of the substances analysed in PU was able to pass through the polypropilene membrane. In the future MD could integrate extra-corporeal blood purification techniques allowing the re-utilisation of plasmatic water thus ameliorating the treatment of uraemia.
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- A. Capuano
- Department of Nephrology, University of Napoli Federico II, Napoli
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Napoli Federico II, Napoli
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- Department of Nephrology, University of Napoli Federico II, Napoli
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- IRMERC - CNR at Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza
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- IRMERC - CNR at Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza - Italy
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Rafaniello C, Sessa M, Bernardi FF, Pozzi M, Cheli S, Cattaneo D, Baldelli S, Molteni M, Bernardini R, Rossi F, Clementi E, Bravaccio C, Radice S, Capuano A. The predictive value of ABCB1, ABCG2, CYP3A4/5 and CYP2D6 polymorphisms for risperidone and aripiprazole plasma concentrations and the occurrence of adverse drug reactions. Pharmacogenomics J 2017; 18:422-430. [PMID: 28719598 DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2017.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Revised: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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We investigated in ninety Caucasian pediatric patients the impact of the main polymorphisms occurring in CYP3A, CYP2D6, ABCB1 and ABCG2 genes on second-generation antipsychotics plasma concentrations, and their association with the occurrence of adverse drug reactions. Patients with the CA/AA ABCG2 genotype had a statistically significant lower risperidone plasma concentration/dose ratio (Ct/ds) (P-value: 0.007) and an higher estimated marginal probability of developing metabolism and nutrition disorders as compared to the ABCG2 c.421 non-CA/AA genotypes (P-value: 0.008). Multivariate analysis revealed that the ABCG2 c.421 CA/AA genotype was found associated to a higher hazard (P-value: 0.004) of developing adverse drug reactions classified as metabolism and nutrition disorders. The ABCB1 2677TT/3435TT genotype had a statistically significant lower aripiprazole Ct/ds if compared with patients with others ABCB1 genotypes (P-value: 0.026). Information obtained on ABCB1 and ABCG2 gene variants may result useful to tailor treatments with these drugs in Caucasian pediatric patients.
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- C Rafaniello
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Scientific Institute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, L. Sacco University Hospital, Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, CNR Institute of Neuroscience, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, L. Sacco University Hospital, Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, CNR Institute of Neuroscience, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, L. Sacco University Hospital, Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, CNR Institute of Neuroscience, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Scientific Institute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, Section of Pharmacology and Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Scientific Institute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini, Italy.,Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, L. Sacco University Hospital, Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, CNR Institute of Neuroscience, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Section of Neuropsychiatry, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, L. Sacco University Hospital, Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, CNR Institute of Neuroscience, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Cimmaruta D, Maiorino MI, Scavone C, Sportiello L, Rossi F, Giugliano D, Esposito K, Capuano A. Efficacy and safety of insulin-GLP-1 receptor agonists combination in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2017; 15:77-83. [PMID: 27875915 DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2016.1221402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Attaining optimal glycemic targets in patients with type 2 diabetes is often hard and compromised by the shortcomings of the several treatments. Areas covered: When glycemic levels are not adequately controlled, an association of GLP-1 receptor agonists and insulin therapy can be adopted. In order to assess the benefit/risk profile of this combination therapy, a literature search of randomized clinical trials was performed.Eighteen trials matched the inclusion criteria. In 10 studies, GLP-1 receptor agonists were added on to an existing regimen, whereas insulin added to an existing GLP-1 receptor agonists regimen occurred in 2 studies. Six studies compared GLP-1 receptor agonists with short acting insulin as a treatment strategy to intensify basal insulin therapy. Expert opinion: Clinical trials herein reviewed demonstrated the safety and the efficacy of combining GLP-1 receptor agonists with basal insulin, with most studies showing equal or slightly superior efficacy, as compared with the addition of prandial insulin, associated with weight loss and less hypoglycemia.
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- D Cimmaruta
- a Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology , Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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- b Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic Sciences and Aging, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Unit , Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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- a Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology , Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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- a Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology , Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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- a Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology , Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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- b Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic Sciences and Aging, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Unit , Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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- c Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine , Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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- a Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology , Second University of Naples , Naples , Italy
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Mascolo A, Sessa M, Scavone C, De Angelis A, Vitale C, Berrino L, Rossi F, Rosano G, Capuano A. New and old roles of the peripheral and brain renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS): Focus on cardiovascular and neurological diseases. Int J Cardiol 2016; 227:734-742. [PMID: 27823897 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.10.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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It is commonly accepted that the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is a cardiovascular circulating hormonal system that plays also an important role in the modulation of several patterns in the brain. The pathway of the RAAS can be divided into two classes: the traditional pathway of RAAS, also named classic RAAS, and the non-classic RAAS. Both pathways play a role in both cardiovascular and neurological diseases through a peripheral or central control. In this regard, renewed interest is growing in the last years for the consideration that the brain RAAS could represent a new important therapeutic target to regulate not only the blood pressure via central nervous control, but also neurological diseases. However, the development of compounds able to cross the blood-brain barrier and to act on the brain RAAS is challenging, especially if the metabolic stability and the half-life are taken into consideration. To date, two drug classes (aminopeptidase type A inhibitors and angiotensin IV analogues) acting on the brain RAAS are in development in pre-clinical or clinical stages. In this article, we will present an overview of the biological functions played by peripheral and brain classic and non-classic pathways of the RAAS in several clinical conditions, focusing on the brain RAAS and on the new pharmacological targets of the RAAS.
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- A Mascolo
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology L. Donatelli, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology L. Donatelli, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology L. Donatelli, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology L. Donatelli, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology L. Donatelli, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology L. Donatelli, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy; Cardiovascular and Cell Sciences Research Institute, St. George's, University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology L. Donatelli, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Capuano A, Vollono C, Rubino M, Mei D, Calì C, De Angelis A, Di Trapani G, Servidei S, Della Marca G. Hypnic Headache: Actigraphic and Polysomnographic Study of a Case. Cephalalgia 2016; 25:466-9. [PMID: 15910573 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2005.00871.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- A Capuano
- Institute of Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, Catholic University, 8-00168 Rome, Italy
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Greco M, Capuano A, Navarra P, Tringali G. Lacosamide inhibits calcitonin gene-related peptide production and release at trigeminal level in the rat. Eur J Pain 2016; 20:959-66. [DOI: 10.1002/ejp.820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- M.C. Greco
- Institute of Pharmacology; Catholic University School of Medicine; Rome Italy
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- Division of Neurology; Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital; IRCCS; Rome Italy
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- Institute of Pharmacology; Catholic University School of Medicine; Rome Italy
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- Institute of Pharmacology; Catholic University School of Medicine; Rome Italy
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Martinelli E, Troiani T, Venturini F, Cervantes Rupierez A, Douillard J, Falcone A, Folprecht G, Kohne C, Taieb J, Tabernero J, Cardone C, Sforza V, Martini G, Napolitano S, Capuano A, Auricchio F, Ciardiello F. Phase III study of regorafenib versus placebo as maintenance therapy in RAS wild type metastatic colorectal cancer (RAVELLO trial). Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv340.46] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Martinelli E, Troiani T, Venturini F, Cervantes A, Douillard JY, Falcone A, Folprecht G, Kohne CH, Taieb J, Tabernero J, Cardone C, Sforza V, Martini G, Stefania N, Capuano A, Auricchio F, Ciardiello F. P-308 RAVELLO trial: Phase III study of regorafenib versus placebo as maintenance therapy in RAS wild type metastatic colorectal cancer. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv233.305] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Bellastella G, Maiorino MI, Petrizzo M, De Bellis A, Capuano A, Esposito K, Giugliano D. Vitamin D and autoimmunity: what happens in autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes? J Endocrinol Invest 2015; 38:629-33. [PMID: 25576459 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-014-0233-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the Vitamin D status of patients with a single autoimmune disease and of patients with several autoimmune diseases. METHODS We enrolled 35 patients with isolated type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), 60 with autoimmune polyendocrine syndromes (APS) including T1DM and 72 control subjects. Among patients with APS, 10 were classified as type 2 (Addison's disease + T1DM), whereas the other 50 as type 3 (autoimmune thyroid disease + T1DM + other autoimmune diseases). Vitamin D (25-OHD) levels were assessed by a chemiluminescent immunoassay in all patients and controls on samples drawn in the morning of the same months. RESULTS Both groups of APS and T1DM patients showed 25-OHD levels significantly lower than healthy controls (p < 0.001 for both vs controls), without any significant difference between the two groups (p = 0.80). The highest prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (values <20 ng/ml) was observed in APS type 3 subgroup (8 out of 50 patients, 16%). CONCLUSIONS Patients with APS present reduced vitamin D circulating levels, but the vitamin D status is not different between patients with single or multiple autoimmune diseases. The kind of autoimmune disease, rather than the association of several autoimmune diseases, may influence negatively the levels of vitamin D. Further prospective studies are needed to clarify if impaired vitamin D level is a causal factor in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases or a consequence of them.
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- G Bellastella
- Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Geriatric Sciences, Second University of Naples, Piazza L. Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy.
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- Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Geriatric Sciences, Second University of Naples, Piazza L. Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- IOS and Coleman Medicina Futura Medical Center, Centro Direzionale, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Geriatric Sciences, Second University of Naples, Piazza L. Miraglia 2, 80138, Naples, Italy
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Cianciaruso B, Capuano A, D'Amaro E, Nastasi A, Bellizzi V, Bovi G. Dietary compliance to a low protein diet: four years' experience of a single unit in the Naples area. Contrib Nephrol 2015; 81:107-14. [PMID: 2093486 DOI: 10.1159/000418743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- B Cianciaruso
- Division of Nephrology, University of Naples, Second School of Medicine, Italy
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Iacovelli E, Tarantino S, Pro S, Vollono C, Capuano A, Torriero R, Vigevano F, Valeriani M. 70. Correlation between abnormal brain excitability, anger management and anxiety in migraine children. Clin Neurophysiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.10.089] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Pro S, Tarantino S, Capuano A, Vigevano F, Valeriani M. P898: VEP habituation distribution in the families of migraine children. Clin Neurophysiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(14)50934-0] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Rinaldi B, Capuano A, Gritti G, Donniacuo M, Scotto Di Vettimo A, Sodano L, Rafaniello C, Rossi F, Matera MG. Effects of chronic administration of β-blockers on airway responsiveness in a murine model of heart failure. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2014; 28:109-13. [PMID: 24769100 DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2014.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2014] [Revised: 03/29/2014] [Accepted: 04/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Lung function abnormalities, both at rest and during exercise, are frequently observed in patients with chronic heart failure (HF), also in absence of respiratory disease. It has been documented that, in HF, chronic adrenergic stimulation down-regulates β-adrenoceptors (β-ARs) and modifies airway relaxant responses. This study was designed to investigate in an animal model of HF whether a treatment with a β-AR blocker, metoprolol, could modify the altered airway hyperresponsiveness. In rats, randomly assigned to 3 experimental groups sham-operated rats (SH), rats with HF induced by left anterior descending coronaric occlusion (HF n = 10), and rats treated with metoprolol 100 mg/kg/die (MET = 10), HF was evaluated after 10 weeks and resulted in increases in plasma norepinephrine and epinephrine and left ventricular end diastolic pressure. β2-ARs and G-protein-βAR2-kinase (GRK2) mRNA levels were determined by real time reverse transcriptase PCR. Carbachol-precontracted isolated tracheal rings were used to functionally assess airway smooth muscle relaxation. In pulmonary tissues, β2-AR mRNA level was significantly decreased in HF groups (-48.73 ± 5.18%, P < 0.01); in the same groups the GRK2 mRNA-levels were significantly enhanced (+222.50 ± 6.13%, P < 0.001); in lung deriving from MET groups the levels of mRNA were significantly increased (+339.86 ± 11.26%, P < 0.001), while the GRK2 mRNA-levels unchanged (-59.02 ± 3.97%, P < 0.001), when compared to SH groups. Relaxation of tracheal strips in response to salbutamol was significantly reduced in HF groups; in tracheal rings, deriving from MET groups, the relaxant effects of salbutamol were significantly enhanced (SH, Emax: 34.87 ± 2.98%, pD2: 7.45 ± 0.27; HF, Emax: 34.87 ± 2.98%, pD2: 7.45 ± 0.27; MET, Emax: 85.43 ± 6.80%, pD2: 6.95 ± 0.59, P < 0.001). In HF, the down-regulation of pulmonary β-ARs results in a significant attenuation of airway relaxation. These effects have been reversed by a treatment with metoprolol, suggesting a potential role of β-AR blockers in the treatment of patients suffering from HF and chronic obstructive airway diseases.
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- B Rinaldi
- Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Italy; Regional Centre for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Italy
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- Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Italy; Regional Centre for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Italy
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- Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Italy
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- Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Italy
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- Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Italy
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- Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Italy
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- Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Italy; Regional Centre for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Italy
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- Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Italy; Regional Centre for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Italy
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- Centre of Excellence for Cardiovascular Diseases, Dept. of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", Second University of Naples, Italy.
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Pro S, Tarantino S, Capuano A, Vigevano F, Valeriani M. Primary headache pathophysiology in children: The contribution of clinical neurophysiology. Clin Neurophysiol 2014; 125:6-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2013.04.335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2013] [Revised: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 04/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Casciani C, Tarantino S, Capuano A, Vigevano F, Valeriani M. 38. Familial aggregation of putative biomarkers of migraine: A family-based pilot study. Clin Neurophysiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2013.06.065] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Italiano D, Ferrara R, Trifiro' G, Starvaggi G, Pagliaro C, Nania R, Tari' M, Capuano A, Spina E, Arcoraci V. Prescribing patterns of antiepileptic drugs and interaction risk in general practice. J Neurol Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.07.090] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Chisci G, De Felice C, Parrini S, Signorini C, Leoncini S, Ciccoli L, Volpi N, Capuano A. The role of preoperative oxidative stress and mandibular third molar postoperative outcome. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2013; 42:1499-500. [PMID: 23932577 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2013.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2013] [Accepted: 07/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- G Chisci
- Tuscan School of Dental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
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Capuano A, Noviello S, Avolio A, Mazzeo F, Ianniello F, Rinaldi B, Ferrante L, Capuano M, Esposito S, Rossi F, Filippelli A. Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Surgery: An Observational Prospective Study Conducted in a Large Teaching Hospital in Naples. J Chemother 2013; 18:293-7. [PMID: 17129840 DOI: 10.1179/joc.2006.18.3.293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 10/31/2022]
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This was a 9-month observational prospective study conducted in two steps to evaluate surgical prophylaxis procedures used by surgeons in several departments of the Second University of Naples (SUN). In step 1 (4 months), we collected and analyzed data on surgical interventions and antibiotic prophylaxis. Surgeons were informed of the analysis outcome and were given an antibiotic prophylaxis protocol based on international guidelines. In step 2 (5 months), we collected data on surgical interventions and antibiotic prophylaxis, and compared them with step 1 data. The analysis of 354 forms (step 1) showed that third-generation cephalosporins were the preferred prophylactic antibiotics. The analysis of 369 forms (step 2) showed that ceftriaxone and ampicillin were the most frequently used antibiotics. Surgeons did not comply with guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis as regards type of antibiotic and treatment duration but implementation of antibiotic prophylaxis protocols resulted in more appropriate and better timing of antibiotic prophylaxis.
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- A Capuano
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology L. Donatelli, Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology Centre, Second University of Naples, Italy.
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Esposito K, Chiodini P, Capuano A, Bellastella G, Maiorino MI, Parretta E, Lenzi A, Giugliano D. Effect of metabolic syndrome and its components on prostate cancer risk: meta-analysis. J Endocrinol Invest 2013; 36:132-9. [PMID: 23481613 DOI: 10.1007/bf03346748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [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: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Literature data examining the role of metabolic syndrome and its components in prostate cancer risk are limited and contradictory. AIM We did a meta-analysis of studies that evaluated the association between metabolic syndrome, its components, and risk of prostate cancer. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We conducted an electronic search for articles published through September 2012 without restrictions. Every included study was to report risk estimates with 95% confidence intervals for the association between metabolic syndrome and prostate cancer. RESULTS The final number of papers included in the meta-analysis was 14, all published in English, with 4728 prostate cancer cases. Metabolic syndrome was associated with a 12% increase in prostate cancer risk (p=0.231), that was lower in cohort studies (7 studies, RR=1.04, p=0.791) than other studies (RR=1.23, p=0.125). The association was significant in the 8 European studies (RR=1.30, p=0.034), but not in the 4 U.S. or 2 Asiatic studies. The risk estimates of prostate cancer for higher values of body mass index, dysglycemia or dyslipidemia (high triglycerides, low HDL-cholesterol) were not significant; on the contrary, hypertension and waist circumference >102 cm were associated with a significant 15% (p=0.035) and 56% (p=0.007) greater risk of prostate cancer, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Metabolic syndrome is weakly and non significantly associated with prostate cancer risk, but associations vary with geography. Among single components of the syndrome, hypertension and higher waist circumference are significantly associated with increased risk of prostate cancer.
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- K Esposito
- Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Respiratory Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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Rinaldi B, Di Filippo C, Capuano A, Donniacuo M, Sodano L, Ferraraccio F, Rossi F, D'Amico M. Adiponectin elevation by telmisartan ameliorates ischaemic myocardium in Zucker diabetic fatty rats with metabolic syndrome. Diabetes Obes Metab 2012; 14:320-8. [PMID: 22050607 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2011.01527.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM This study investigated whether telmisartan, a selective angiotensin type 1 (AT1) receptor antagonist and gamma peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR-γ) partial agonist, reduces myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury in an experimental model of metabolic syndrome. METHODS Zucker Diabetic Fatty (ZDF) rats were treated for 3 weeks with telmisartan at doses of 2, 7 and 12 mg/kg/day. After treatment, rats were subjected to a 25-min occlusion of the left descending coronary artery followed by 2-h reperfusion (I/R). RESULTS Telmisartan reduced the extension of the infarct size in a dose-dependent fashion and decreased the levels of plasma troponin I, a specific marker of myocardial damage. Telmisartan also caused a dose-dependent increase in adiponectin both in plasma and cardiac tissue of infarcted ZDF rats. These levels were minimally increased (p < 0.05 vs. vehicle) by telmisartan 7 mg/kg/day and reached the maximum values with the highest dose of 12 mg/kg/day (p < 0.01 vs. vehicle). In contrast, within the infarcted tissue telmisartan decreased the expression of markers of inflammation such as the transcription factor NF-κB, the toll-like receptors TLR2 and TLR4 as well as TNF-α cytokine. Nitrosative stress was maximal in vehicle-treated infarcted hearts as evidenced by increased expression of iNOS, which was almost abolished after treatement with telmisartan. CONCLUSIONS Treatment of ZDF rats for 3 weeks with telmisartan, a dual angiotensin II receptor antagonist and partial PPAR-γ receptor agonist, resulted in a significant reduction of myocardial damage induced by I/R and was associated with increased adiponectin and a decrease in inflammatory markers.
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- B Rinaldi
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology L. Donatelli, Second University of Naples, Via Costantinopoli 16, Naples, Italy
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Rafaniello C, Ianniello B, De Vizia M, Mercogliano A, Lettieri B, Rinaldi B, Rossi F, Capuano A. Cardiorespiratory effects of change in posture after spinal anesthesia with hyperbaric bupivacaine. Minerva Med 2011; 102:501-504. [PMID: 22193381] [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: 05/31/2023]
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Spinal anesthesia is a special regional anesthetic technique that is applied in lower limb orthopedic and other surgical procedures made below the transverse umbilical line, which is able to produce a neuraxial central block. The patient's position, together with the baricity of the drug solution injected, is a variable that can affect the success of anaesthesia. According to clinical practice, lateral decubitus or the sitting position are to be maintained for a period ranging from 15 to 20 minutes to avoid any possible motion of the injected solution that could cause side effects due to anesthetic being distributed up to thoracic segments. We describe a case of cardiovascular and respiratory effects occurred approximately 65 min after spinal anesthesia with 7 mg of 1% hyperbaric bupivacaine in a patient during change in posture from mild anti-Trendelemburg to supine decubitus. These findings show that a change in posture after spinal anaesthesia with hyperbaric bupivacaine can affect the safety of this anesthesia technique, also after a longer period of time than is usually recommended to avoid the spread of anaesthetic drug.
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- C Rafaniello
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology Leonardo Donatelli, Center of Pharmacosurveillance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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Migliore A, Tormenta S, Iannessi F, Mascheroni E, Barbati E, Capuano A, Diaco M, Massafra U, Padalino C, Vacca F, Alimonti A, Martin LS, Granata M. Correlation between radiologic and ultrasonographic patterns and clinical manifestations in symptomatic hip osteoarthritis. Reumatismo 2011; 59:57-65. [PMID: 17435843 DOI: 10.4081/reumatismo.2007.57] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Increasing amounts of data have recently been published regarding ultrasonographic (US) findings of osteoarthritic joints, but very few data concern hip joints. In the current study we described US patterns concerning 490 patients affected by symptomatic hip osteoarthritis (OA) who underwent to intra-articular injections of hyaluronic products under US guidance. All patients were studied by US and X-ray of hip, clinical evaluation was assessed by the followings indexes: Lequesne, pain VAS, ICED, Global Physician Assessment and Global Patient Assessment. US findings were summarized in four main patterns, effusion and synovial proliferation were also detected. The aim of this study was to correlate US findings with clinical assessment and radiographic findings (according to Kellgren-Lawrence classification). Pearson's r correlation coefficient were computed and come out significant and positive between X ray and US patterns and between clinical indexes and US patterns. Also the correlation between K-L score and US patterns showed a significant positive correlation indicating that higher K-L scores are associated with increasing abnormal US findings. Our data suggest that ultrasonography of the hip may give useful information about the state of synovial membrane, synovial fluid, joint margins and bone profile in hip OA. Further studies are needed to evaluate their prevalence in hip OA symptomatic and not-symptomatic patients and their correlation to treatment outcome.
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- A Migliore
- U.O.S. di Reumatologia, Ospedale S. Pietro-Fatebenefratelli, Roma, Italia.
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Iacovelli E, Tarantino S, Vollono C, Capuano A, Vigevano F, Valeriani M. P23.14 Psychophysiological mechanisms of spatial attention in migraine children with imploding and exploding pain. Clin Neurophysiol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(11)60600-7] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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We describe the first case of probable ceftriaxone-induced pancreatitis in a 2-year-old child. The patient was admitted to Santobono-pausilipon Children's Hospital with fever, vomiting and diarrhea and was treated with ceftriaxone 700 mg/day by intramuscular route. After the second administration of ceftriaxone, laboratory data revealed an increase in amylase. The patient's abdomen was mildly distended and diffusely painful. Drug-induced pancreatitis was considered and ceftriaxone was immediately discontinued, but after 24 hours laboratory data showed a further increase in amylase and an increase in lipase. Three days after interruption of ceftriaxone, the child's symptoms had improved. based on a) biochemical, clinical and instrumental parameters, b) criteria of drug-induced pancreas disorders and c) the Naranjo adverse drug reaction probability scale, we made a diagnosis of probable ceftriaxone-induced pancreatitis. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of probable primary ceftriaxone-induced pancreatitis in children.
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- S Ruggiero
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology Leonardo Donatelli, Center of Pharmacosurveillance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Second University of Naples, Italy.
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Vozza A, Di Girolamo F, Montesarchio G, Capuano A, Ascierto PA, Vozza G. Kerion Celsi favored by the use of a tretinoin+minoxidil+betamethasone valerate lotion in a 28-year-old woman. GIORN ITAL DERMAT V 2010; 145:313-315. [PMID: 20467404] [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: 05/29/2023]
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Kerion Celsi is a parasitic fungal skin infection that tends to occur mainly on the back of the neck, scalp or beard. It is caused by animal fungi. Sometimes the condition resolves itself in a matter of weeks but hair loss in the affected area may be permanent. We report a case of a young woman with Kerion Celsi favored by the use of a tretinoin+minoxidil+betametasone valerate lotion.
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Medicine and Surgery, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli Naples, Italy.
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Migliore A, Padalino C, Massafra U, Bizzi E, Tormenta S, Capuano A, Iannessi F, Monno D, Zaccari G, Granata M. Intra-Articular Injections of Infliximab in the Treatment of Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: Case Reports and Review of Literature. EUR J INFLAMM 2010. [DOI: 10.1177/1721727x1000800108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Inflammatory chronic diseases involving joints together with other organs are usually treated with a systemic approach. In a few cases, where arthritis is not responsive to traditional treatments, an intraarticular (I.A.) therapy could be useful. Furthermore, patients not eligible for systemic therapy with anti-TNF or other DMARDs, as well as patients with an initial arthritis with the involvement of a single joint, such as the knee or hip joint, could use the I.A. injection therapy. In this article we report our experience with five patients affected by rheumatic inflammatory diseases, not responding to traditional systemic DMARDs-based therapies or not eligible for systemic use of biological response modifiers who underwent ultrasound-guided I.A. injection of Infliximab. Three of 5 patients showed a positive and long-lasting response to treatment with local Infliximab. Safety profile was good according to literature data. Moreover, in this article we review the literature on this therapeutic approach. This is the first report of I.A. use of Infliximab in the hip joint.
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- Department of Radiology, S. Pietro FBF Hospital, Rome
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- Department of Radiology, S. Pietro FBF Hospital, Rome
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- Department of Internal Medicine, S. Giovanni Calibita Hospital, Rome
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- UOC of Rheumatology, S. Eugenio Hospital, Rome
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- UOD of Rheumatology, ACO, S. Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Capuano A, Irpino A, Gallo M, Ferrante L, Illiano ML, Rinaldi B, Filippelli A, Rossi F. Regional surveillance of emergency-department visits for outpatient adverse drug events. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2009; 65:721-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s00228-009-0641-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2008] [Accepted: 02/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Migliore A, Signore A, Capuano A, Bizzi E, Massafra U, Vacca E, Todino V, Chianelli M. Relevance of 99mTc-HYNIC-tir-octreotide scintigraphy in a patient affected by sarcoidosis with lung and joints involvement and secondary Sjogren's syndrome treated with infliximab: case report. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2008; 12:127-130. [PMID: 18575164] [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: 05/26/2023]
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We report the case of a 59 years old woman affected by lung and joint sarcoidosis, secondary Sjogren's syndrome refractory to common disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) that regressed with infliximab and methotrexate. 99mTc-HYNIC-TOC scintigraphy was useful in diagnosis, choice of treatment and follow-up.
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- A Migliore
- UOS of Rheumatology, Fatebenefratelli, S. Pietro Hospital, Rome, Italy.
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Pieri L, Rinaldi B, Domenici L, Bacci S, Filippelli A, Capuano A, Rossi F, Romagnoli P. Blood-borne cells involved in arterial repair upon experimental incision injury. Histol Histopathol 2007; 23:19-32. [PMID: 17952854 DOI: 10.14670/hh-23.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We had previously shown that microscopically detectable infiltration of dendritic cells and expression of Hsp47 in tissue lysates occur during repair upon experimental arterial injury. We have further analysed here the cell types involved in the repair process by histology, electron microscopy and immunofluorescence. Rat carotid arteries were subjected to brief crushing and full thickness incision and were analysed up to 21 d thereafter. Adhesion and activation of platelets occurred 3 h after surgery. A neointima had formed 7 d after surgery, where immature cells entered from the lumen and gave rise to cells rich in organelles of the secretory pathway and endowed with bundles of phalloidin-binding microfilaments. Alpha smooth muscle-positive, secretory and contractile smooth muscle cells were found in the neointima 14 and 21 d after injury. Seven to 21 d after surgery, endothelial cells appeared immature and the newly formed tissue contained MHC-II positive, CD43 positive dendritic cells which clustered with lymphocytes, a few macrophages containing apoptotic remnants and cells labelled for Hsp47. Thin elastic fibrils appeared in the neointima 21 d after injury. The results suggest that the response to acute arterial incision injury is mediated by blood borne cells which differentiate along multiple pathways; the process evolves without reaching stabilization within the observed time lapse; the secretion of extracellular matrix is marked by the expression of Hsp47; and the constant presence of dendritic cells clustered with lymphocytes makes these cells candidate to a pivotal role in the tissue response to injury.
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- L Pieri
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Forensic Medicine, Section E. Allara, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Cianciaruso B, Pota A, Pisani A, Torraca S, Annecchini R, Lombardi P, Capuano A, Nazzaro P, Bellizzi V, Sabbatini M. Metabolic effects of two low protein diets in chronic kidney disease stage 4-5--a randomized controlled trial. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2007; 23:636-44. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfm576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mazza M, Capuano A, Bria P, Mazza S. Reply to Dr Corrao and colleagues. Eur J Neurol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01712.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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Capuano A, Currò D, Dello Russo C, Tringali G, Pozzoli G, Di Trapani G, Navarra P. Nociceptin (1-13)NH2 inhibits stimulated calcitonin-gene-related-peptide release from primary cultures of rat trigeminal ganglia neurones. Cephalalgia 2007; 27:868-76. [PMID: 17640294 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2007.01354.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 11/29/2022]
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In this work we have developed and characterized primary cultures of neonatal rat trigeminal ganglia neurones; calcitonin-gene-related-peptide (CGRP) released from cells was taken as a marker of neuronal function. A significant and consistent increase in CGRP secretion was elicited by non-specific (56 mm KCl or veratridine) or specific (capsaicin) depolarizing stimuli. This paradigm was subsequently used to investigate the effects of nociceptin, an opioid-like peptide involved in central and peripheral control of nociception. We found that the nociceptin analogue nociceptin (1-13)NH2 (NOC) did not affect baseline CGRP release, but it reduced in a concentration-dependent manner CGRP release induced by all tested stimuli. NOC-induced reduction was statistically significant from 0.01 nm onward and achieved maximal effects at 10 nm. Such effects of NOC were seemingly mediated by the activation of specific ORL1 receptors, as a well-known nociceptin antagonist, N(Phe1)nociceptin (1-13)NH2, was able to completely revert NOC inhibition of capsaicin-stimulated CGRP release.
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- A Capuano
- Department of Neuroscience and Institute of Pharmacology, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy
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Mazza M, Capuano A, Bria P, Mazza S. Ginkgo biloba and donepezil: a comparison in the treatment of Alzheimer's dementia in a randomized placebo-controlled double-blind study. Eur J Neurol 2006; 13:981-5. [PMID: 16930364 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01409.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [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: 11/29/2022]
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The Ginkgo biloba special extract EGb 761 seems to produce neuroprotective effects in neurodegenerative diseases of multifactorial origin. There is still debate about the efficacy of Ginkgo biloba special extract EGb 761 compared with second-generation cholinesterase inhibitors in the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's dementia. Our aim is to assess the efficacy of the Ginkgo biloba special extract E.S. in patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type in slowing down the disease's degenerative progression and the patients' cognitive impairment compared with donepezil and placebo. The trial was designed as a 24-week randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Patients aged 50-80 years, suffering from mild to moderate dementia, were allocated into one of the three treatments: Ginkgo biloba (160 mg daily dose), donepezil (5 mg daily dose), or placebo group. The degree of severity of dementia was assessed by the Syndrom Kurz test and the Mini-Mental State Examination. Clinical Global Impression score was recorded to assess the change in the patients' conditions and the therapeutic efficacy of tested medications. Our results confirm the clinical efficacy of Ginkgo biloba E.S. (Flavogin) in the dementia of the Alzheimer type, comparable with donepezil clinical efficacy. There are few published trials that have directly compared a cholinesterase inhibitor with Ginkgo for dementia. This study directly compares a cholinesterase inhibitor with Ginkgo biloba for dementia of the Alzheimer type and could be a valid contribution in this debate. Our study suggests that there is no evidence of relevant differences in the efficacy of EGb 761 and donepezil in the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's dementia, so the use of both substances can be justified. In addition, this study contributes to establish the efficacy and tolerability of the Ginkgo biloba special extract E.S. in the dementia of the Alzheimer type with special respect to moderately severe stages.
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- M Mazza
- Department of Psychiatry, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
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Gray G, McCarthy T, Capuano A, LeBeck M, Setterquist S, Wellman D, Olsen C, Lynch C, Miller N, Gillette P, Lesher K, Klimov A, Alavanja M, Katz J. Population-Based Surveillance for Zoonotic Influenza a Infections Among Agricultural Workers. Am J Epidemiol 2006. [DOI: 10.1093/aje/163.suppl_11.s195-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Cluster headache (CH) is a primary headache with a close relation to sleep. CH presents a circa-annual rhythmicity; attacks occur preferably during the night, in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, and they are associated with autonomic and neuroendocrine modifications. The posterior hypothalamus is the key structure for the biological phenomenon of CH. Our aim is to describe a 55-year-old man presenting a typical episodic CH, in whom we performed a prolonged sleep study, consisting of a 9-week actigraphic recording and repeated polysomnography, with evaluation of both sleep macrostructure and microstructure. During the acute bout of the cluster we observed an irregular sleep-wake pattern and abnormalities of REM sleep. After the cluster phase these alterations remitted. We conclude that CH was associated, in this patient, with sleep dysregulation involving the biological clock and the arousal mechanisms, particularly in REM. All these abnormalities are consistent with posterior hypothalamic dysfunction.
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- G Della Marca
- Institute of Neurology, Department of Neuroscience, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
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Vollono C, Capuano A, Lazzareschi I, Ruggiero A, Attinà G, Maurizi P, Della Marca G, Mariotti P. Acute aseptic meningitis inducing migraine-like attacks in a 7-year-old child. Eur J Neurol 2006; 13:552. [PMID: 16722988 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01212.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Menniti-Ippolito F, Da Cas R, Bolli M, Capuano A, Traversa G. A Multicentre Study on Adverse Drug and Vaccine Reactions in Children. Drug Saf 2006. [DOI: 10.2165/00002018-200629100-00009] [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: 11/02/2022]
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The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of the five triptans that are commercially available in Italy (zolmitriptan 2.5 mg, rizatriptan 10 mg, sumatriptan 100 mg, almotriptan 12.5 mg and eletriptan 40 mg). The study was conducted in single-blind versus placebo and its duration was 18 months. At the Headache Centre of the 'Agostino Gemelli' Hospital in Rome we selected 42 patients, suffering from headache with and without aura (International Headache Society Committee on Headache Classification, 1988 Cephalalgia 8:1-96), whose headache frequency ranged between 1- and 4-monthly crises. For a total of 25 crises, for every five consecutive crises, a different triptan was taken. The end-points of the study were as follows: response at 2 h, 'pain free' at 2 h and 'sustained pain free' (at 24 h). The intra-patient consistency and the tolerability were also evaluated. Thirty patients completed the study and the statistical analysis was only applied to these patients. No substantial difference in terms of the efficacy of the triptans was noted; all triptans were well tolerated. These results suggest the possibility of testing different triptans in the same patient in order to identify the ideal drug for every patient.
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- C Vollono
- Headache Center, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Mei D, Capuano A, Vollono C, Evangelista M, Ferraro D, Tonali P, Di Trapani G. Topiramate in migraine prophylaxis: a randomised double-blind versus placebo study. Neurol Sci 2004; 25:245-50. [PMID: 15624081 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-004-0350-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2004] [Accepted: 11/25/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The objectives of this paper are to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of topiramate, given at the dose of 100 mg/day, in the prophylactic treatment of migraine. The hypothesis that migraine is the result of a condition of neuronal hyperexcitability and the quest for drugs that are able to limit the number of crises justifies the attempt to utilise the new antiepileptic drugs in the prophylaxis of this pathology, which is so important due to its high prevalence and due to the high disability it causes. The study was randomised double-blind versus placebo, lasting 16 weeks, and was preceded by a run-in period of 4 weeks. One hundred and fifteen patients were randomly allocated to treatment with topiramate (TPM) or placebo: 35 patients completed the study in the TPM group and 37 patients in the placebo group. At the end of the double-blind phase of study, in the TPM group, we recorded a significant reduction in the frequency of migraine crises (from 5.26 at baseline to 2.60 in the last 4 weeks), a significant reduction in the quantity of symptomatic drugs taken as compared to the placebo control group (from 6.17+/-1.80 SD to 2.57+/-0.80) and a significant downward trend in the number of days of disability over the 16-week period of therapy. In the TPM group, side effects were transient and well tolerated. TPM has thus proven its efficacy and tolerability in the prophylaxis of migraine.
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- Center for the Study of Headaches, Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Istituto di Neurologia, L.go Agostino Gemelli 8, I-00168 Rome, Italy.
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Esposito S, Capuano A, Noviello S, Mazzeo F, Ianniello F, Filippelli A, Rossi F, Leone S. Modification of patients' endogenous bacterial flora during hospitalization in a large teaching hospital in Naples. J Chemother 2004; 15:568-73. [PMID: 14998082 DOI: 10.1179/joc.2003.15.6.568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 12/17/2022]
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The increasing attention addressed to methicillin-resistant staphylococci, vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) and Extended Spectrum beta-Lactamases (ESbetaL)-producing enterobacteria is due to their etiologic role especially in nosocomial infections. In March 2001 we started an 8-month microbiological prospective surveillance of patients in the General Surgery, Orthopedic and Obstetric & Gynecology wards of the Azienda Universitaria Policlinico, 2nd University of Naples, Italy, to monitor the possible changes in endogenous flora during patients' hospital stay and the possible emergence of bacterial resistance. Data concerning antibiotic surgical prophylaxis (antimicrobial agent and duration) and length of hospitalization (pre- and post-surgery) were also collected. All patients underwent a microbiological screening by culturing nasal, pharyngeal and rectal swabs performed at admission and during hospitalization. Overall, 526 nasal swabs, 506 pharyngeal swabs and 482 rectal swabs were performed. Methicillin-resistant staphylococci were isolated from nasal swabs at admission in 2.1% of patients and in 7.5% of patients during hospitalization (day-14). VRE and ESbetaL-producing strains were isolated from rectal swabs in 1.9 and 4.7% of patients, respectively, with no change during hospital stay. Nasal and pharyngeal flora significantly changed after 7-14 days of hospitalization, Gram-negative microorganisms being isolated more frequently following hospitalization. The authors conclude that excessive hospital stay duration, along with the inappropriate duration of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis could be important causes of bacterial flora modification.
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Pubblica Clinica e Preventiva--Sezione Malattie Infettive, Facoltà di Medicina, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Italy.
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Capuano A, Vollono C, Mei D, Pierguidi L, Ferraro D, Di Trapani G. Antiepileptic drugs in migraine prophylaxis: state of the art. Clin Ter 2004; 155:79-87. [PMID: 15244112] [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: 04/30/2023]
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Antiepileptic drugs have proven their efficacy in the prophylactic treatment of migraine. Our study comprises a clinical trial that examines the efficacy of gabapentin and topiramate and a description of the pharmacologic characteristics and the efficacy of tiagabine, lamotrigine, levetiracetam and zonisamide. Antiepileptic drugs have multiple modes of action which can explain their efficacy in reducing neuronal excitability which is proven in epilepsy and postulated in migraine. The relationship between epilepsy and migraine has, in fact, been much debated but never convincingly proven. Antiepileptic drugs could be useful in migraine prophylaxis as some of these have determined a reduction in the monthly frequency and intensity of crises in subjects suffering from migraine with and without aura. These are the aims that have been proposed by the U.S. Headache Consortium Evidence-Based Guidelines. Further double-blind placebo-controlled studies are necessary in order to assess their safety and efficacy.
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- A Capuano
- Neurology Institute, Headache Center, Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore Roma, Italia
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Restuccia D, Della Marca G, Valeriani M, Rubino M, Paciello N, Vollono C, Capuano A, Tonali P. Influence of cholinergic circuitries in generation of high-frequency somatosensory evoked potentials. Clin Neurophysiol 2003; 114:1538-48. [PMID: 12888038 DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(03)00138-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE High-frequency oscillations (HFOs) evoked by upper limb stimulation reflect highly synchronised spikes generated in the somatosensory human system. Since acetylcholine produces differential modulation in subgroups of neurons, we would determine whether cholinergic drive influences HFOs. METHODS We recorded somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) from 31 scalp electrodes in 7 healthy volunteers, before and after single administration of rivastigmine, an inhibitor of central acetylcholinesterase. Right median nerve SEPs have been analysed after digital narrow bandpass filtering (500-700 Hz). Raw data were further submitted to Brain Electrical Source analysis (BESA) to evaluate the respective contribution of lemniscal, thalamic and cortical sources. Lastly, we analysed by Fast Fourier transform spectral changes after drug administration in the 10-30 ms latency range. RESULTS Rivastigmine administration caused a significant increase of HFOs in the 18-28 ms latency range. Wavelets occurring before the onset latency of the conventional N20 SEP did not show any significant change. A similar increase concerned the strength of cortical dipolar sources in our BESA model. Lastly, we found a significant power increase of the frequency peak at about 600 Hz in P3-F3 traces after drug intake. CONCLUSIONS Our findings demonstrate that the cortical component of HFOs is significantly enhanced by cholinergic activation. Pyramidal chattering cells, which are capable to discharge high-frequency bursts, are mainly modulated by cholinergic inputs; by contrast, acetylcholine does not modify the firing rate of fast-spiking GABAergic interneurons. We thus discuss the hypothesis that cortical HFOs are mainly generated by specialised pyramidal cells.
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- D Restuccia
- Department of Neurology, Catholic University, Policlinico A. Gemelli, L.go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy.
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