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Castelli M, Magni A, Bonollo G, Pavoni S, Frigerio F, Oliveira ASF, Cinquini F, Serapian SA, Colombo G. Molecular mechanisms of chaperone-directed protein folding: Insights from atomistic simulations. Protein Sci 2023; 33:e4880. [PMID: 38145386 PMCID: PMC10895457 DOI: 10.1002/pro.4880] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Molecular chaperones, a family of proteins of which Hsp90 and Hsp70 are integral members, form an essential machinery to maintain healthy proteomes by controlling the folding and activation of a plethora of substrate client proteins. This is achieved through cycles in which Hsp90 and Hsp70, regulated by task-specific co-chaperones, process ATP and become part of a complex network that undergoes extensive compositional and conformational variations. Despite impressive advances in structural knowledge, the mechanisms that regulate the dynamics of functional assemblies, their response to nucleotides, and their relevance for client remodeling are still elusive. Here, we focus on the glucocorticoid receptor (GR):Hsp90:Hsp70:co-chaperone Hop client-loading and the GR:Hsp90:co-chaperone p23 client-maturation complexes, key assemblies in the folding cycle of glucocorticoid receptor (GR), a client strictly dependent upon Hsp90/Hsp70 for activity. Using a combination of molecular dynamics simulation approaches, we unveil with unprecedented detail the mechanisms that underpin function in these chaperone machineries. Specifically, we dissect the processes by which the nucleotide-encoded message is relayed to the client and how the distinct partners of the assemblies cooperate to (pre)organize partially folded GR during Loading and Maturation. We show how different ligand states determine distinct dynamic profiles for the functional interfaces defining the interactions in the complexes and modulate their overall flexibility to facilitate progress along the chaperone cycle. Finally, we also show that the GR regions engaged by the chaperone machinery display peculiar energetic signatures in the folded state, which enhance the probability of partial unfolding fluctuations. From these results, we propose a model where a dynamic cross-talk emerges between the chaperone dynamics states and remodeling of client-interacting regions. This factor, coupled to the highly dynamic nature of the assemblies and the conformational heterogeneity of their interactions, provides the basis for regulating the functions of distinct assemblies during the chaperoning cycle.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, R&D Eni SpA, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, R&D Eni SpA, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Centre for Computational Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Upstream & Technical Services - TECS/STES - Eni Spa, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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Zullo G, Pizzocri D, Magni A, Van Uffelen P, Schubert A, Luzzi L. Towards grain-scale modelling of the release of radioactive fission gas from oxide fuel. Part II: Coupling SCIANTIX with TRANSURANUS. Nuclear Engineering and Technology 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2022.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fornasari D, Magni A, Pais P, Palao T, Polati E, Sansone P. Changing the paradigm in postherpetic neuralgia treatment: lidocaine 700 mg medicated plaster. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2022; 26:3664-3676. [PMID: 35647848 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202205_28862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Chronic pain is currently considered a disease state with biopsychosocial consequences and a negative impact on patients' quality of life (QoL). Pain from postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) can persist for months or years and is a prototypical example of chronic pain. We analyzed PHN as a model of chronic pain, including its effects on QoL and clinical aspects. We explored treatment options, focusing on the topical treatment with lidocaine 700 mg medicated plaster (LMP) and how this impacts PHN management. MATERIALS AND METHODS This article is a narrative review of published studies. Preclinical and clinical studies were retrieved from literature through a search performed in PubMed/MEDLINE. RESULTS To choose the appropriate treatment for chronic pains, such as PHN, not only efficacy but also tolerability, manageability, practicality, and compliance are important factors, especially in the long term. It is also important to set treatment expectations with the patients as total suppression of pain may be unrealistic, and a balance needs to be found between pain control and the minimization of adverse events. In this respect, LMP may be the best currently available treatment: it is easy to use, has low systemic absorption and thus a low risk for pharmacological interactions. Therefore, treatments can be personalized, and concomitant medications can be added, if needed. Recent data from a real-world study support this view by showing that LMP has superior effectiveness in reducing pain and improving the QoL compared to other commonly used systemic treatments and confirming its good tolerability profile that is mainly characterized by localized skin reactions. CONCLUSIONS LMP is one of the best currently available treatment options for PHN patients balancing good efficacy with an excellent tolerability profile and can therefore be considered for use as a first-line treatment for PHN.
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- D Fornasari
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
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Magni A, Pizzocri D, Luzzi L, Lainet M, Michel B. Application of the SCIANTIX fission gas behaviour module to the integral pin performance in sodium fast reactor irradiation conditions. Nuclear Engineering and Technology 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2022.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zullo G, Pizzocri D, Magni A, Van Uffelen P, Schubert A, Luzzi L. Towards grain-scale modelling of the release of radioactive fission gas from oxide fuel. Part I: SCIANTIX. Nuclear Engineering and Technology 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2022.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Giorgi R, Cechet A, Cognini L, Magni A, Pizzocri D, Zullo G, Schubert A, Van Uffelen P, Luzzi L. Physics-based modelling and validation of inter-granular helium behaviour in SCIANTIX. Nuclear Engineering and Technology 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2022.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Magni A, Barani T, Belloni F, Boer B, Guizzardi E, Pizzocri D, Schubert A, Van Uffelen P, Luzzi L. Extension and application of the TRANSURANUS code to the normal operating conditions of the MYRRHA reactor. Nuclear Engineering and Design 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Luzzi L, Barani T, Boer B, Cognini L, Del Nevo A, Lainet M, Lemehov S, Magni A, Marelle V, Michel B, Pizzocri D, Schubert A, Van Uffelen P, Bertolus M. Assessment of three European fuel performance codes against the SUPERFACT-1 fast reactor irradiation experiment. Nuclear Engineering and Technology 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2021.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Cechet A, Altieri S, Barani T, Cognini L, Lorenzi S, Magni A, Pizzocri D, Luzzi L. A new burn-up module for application in fuel performance calculations targeting the helium production rate in (U,Pu)O2 for fast reactors. Nuclear Engineering and Technology 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2020.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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De Palo G, Camerini T, Marubini E, Costa A, Formelli F, Del Vecchio M, Mariani L, Miceli R, Mascotti G, Magni A, Campa T, Di Mauro MG, Attili A, Maltoni C, Del Turco MR, Decensi A, D'Aiuto G, Veronesi U. Chemoprevention Trial of Contralateral Breast Cancer with Fenretinide. Rationale, Design, Methodology, Organization, Data Management, Statistics and Accrual. Tumori 2018; 83:884-94. [PMID: 9526578 DOI: 10.1177/030089169708300603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The Fenretinide (4-HPR) Breast Cancer Study is a randomized multicenter clinical trial originally designed and conducted by the investigators of the Istituto Nazionale Tumori of Milan. The study is sponsored by the National Cancer Institute of Bethesda and by the Italian National Research Council. The trial was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the synthetic retinoid 4-HPR, at a dose of 200 mg per os every day for 5 years, in reducing the incidence of contralateral breast cancer in a population of patients previously operated on for breast cancer. Between 1987 and 1993, the Istituto Nazionale Tumori of Milan and 9 other collaborating Centers enrolled 2,972 women between the ages of 30 and 70 years who had been previously operated on for T1-T2 N- M0 breast cancer. This paper describes the rationale, design, methodology, organization, data management, statistics and accrual of the participating population.
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- G De Palo
- Istituto Nazionale Tumori, University of Milan, Italy
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Ciatto S, Andreoli C, Cirillo A, Bonardi R, Bianchi S, Santoro G, Farante G, Magni A, Campa T, Costa A. The Risk of Breast Cancer Subsequent to Histologic Diagnosis of Benign Intraductal Papilloma Follow-Up Study of 339 Cases. Tumori 2018; 77:41-3. [PMID: 2017798 DOI: 10.1177/030089169107700110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [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: 11/15/2022]
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The risk of developing breast cancer was investigated in 339 patients in whom histologically confirmed intraductal papilloma had been surgically removed. Follow-up ranged from 2 to 14 years, (average, 6.62 years). Ten breast cancers were observed, whereas 3 were expected on the basis of age-specific incidence rates drawn from local cancer registries (relative risk = 3.33, 95% confidence interval = 1.60-6.13). No significant difference in the relative risk was observed as far as papilloma type (single or multiple) was concerned. All breast cancers observed occurred in the same breast as the papilloma. Women in whom a benign intraductal papilloma has been excised should be carefully followed since they at are higher risk for ipsilateral breast cancer.
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- S Ciatto
- Centro per lo Studio e la Prevenzione Oncologica, Firenze, Italy
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The authors report on 83 cases of introthoracic metastases (ITM) observed as isolated first recurrences in a ten-year experience of periodic chest x-ray (CXR) survey of primary breast cancer. In 44 of 83 cases ITM were detected on CXR in absence of subjective symptoms or clinical signs (A) whereas 39 ITM cases were detected as subjectively (S) symptomatic in the interval between two planned CXR controls. Diagnosis was anticipated by CXR survey as the disease-free interval was significantly shorter (30 vs. 43 months, p < 0.04) for A respect to S cases. Nevertheless such a diagnostic anticipation had no prognostic impact as the ten year survival from primary treatment did not differ (0.12 vs. 0.16, p = 0.6) between A and S cases. Multivariate analysis confirmed that no impact on survival from primary treatment is expected whether ITM are detected in an earlier (asymptomatic, preclinical) or in a more advanced (subjectively symptomatic) phase. CXR survey after primary treatment of breast cancer seems thus a very questionable policy.
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- C Andreoli
- Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milano, Italia
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Filiberti A, Tamburini M, Andreoli C, Buranelli F, Campa T, Costa A, Dossena G, Magni A, Pizzichetta M, Ventafridda V. Psychologic Aspects of Patients Participating in a Phase I Study with the Synthetic Retinoid 4-Hydroxyphenyl Retinamide. Tumori 2018; 74:353-6. [DOI: 10.1177/030089168807400319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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]
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One hundred and one patients participating in a phase I study with the synthetic retinoid 4-HPR (4-hydroxyphenyl retinamide) were evaluated. The study was set up by Veronesi et al. during 1986 at the National Cancer Institute of Milan. The patients were randomized into 4 groups. of therapy: 25 in the placebo group, 25 in the group receiving a daily dose of 100 mg of HPR, 26 in the group receiving 200 nig/day of HPR, and 25 in the group receiving 300 mg/day of HPR. All patients were previously treated at our Institute for breast cancer. None had received adjuvant therapy, chemotherapy or hormone therapy. After 4–5 months from the beginning of treatment, all patients received a series of tests to evaluate anxiety, depression and sexual life. Moreover, during one the follow-up checkups after 4–5 months, the patients filled-out a self-scoring mood questionnaire. The results did not show any particular differences between the groups, although we found that the administered drug and experimental setting do not interfere with the psychologic state of the participating patients.
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- Oncologia Chirurgica D, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milano
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR, Oncologia
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Giordano A, Magni A, Trancassini M, Varesi P, Turner R, Mancini C. Identification of respiratory isolates of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia by commercial biochemical systems and species-specific PCR. J Microbiol Methods 2006; 64:135-8. [PMID: 15927289 DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2005.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 06/07/2004] [Revised: 04/15/2005] [Accepted: 04/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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One hundred strains of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates from respiratory specimens were biochemically identified using the API 20NE strip and the VITEK2 ID-GNB card. The identification was confirmed by a species-specific PCR using two primers specific for the 23S rRNA gene. The API 20NE showed only 1 strain with "low discrimination" whereas the VITEK2 gave 12. In any case, the two biochemical systems showed good reliability compared to SS-PCR.
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- A Giordano
- Dipartimento di Scienze di Sanità Pubblica Sezione di Microbiologia Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Via M. Fascetti, 67, 00136 Rome, Italy.
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Ripamonti C, Fagnoni E, Magni A. Management of symptoms due to inoperable bowel obstruction. Tumori 2005; 91:233-6. [PMID: 16206646] [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: 05/04/2023]
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Bowel obstruction is a common and distressing outcome in patients with abdominal or pelvic cancer. Although surgery should be the primary treatment for malignant obstruction, it is now recognized that some patients with advanced disease or in generally poor condition are unfit for surgery and require alternative management to relieve distressing symptoms. A number of treatment options are now available for the patient with advanced and terminal cancer who develops intestinal obstruction. Medical measures such as analgesics, anti-secretory drugs and antiemetics may be used alone or in combination to relieve symptoms.
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- Carla Ripamonti
- Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Operative Unit, National Cancer Institute of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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Bertotti G, Serpico C, Mayergoyz ID, Magni A, d'Aquino M, Bonin R. Magnetization switching and microwave oscillations in nanomagnets driven by spin-polarized currents. Phys Rev Lett 2005; 94:127206. [PMID: 15903958 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.94.127206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2004] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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A novel theoretical approach to magnetization dynamics driven by spin-polarized currents is presented. Complete stability diagrams are obtained for the case where spin torques and external magnetic fields are simultaneously present. Quantitative predictions are made for the critical currents and fields inducing magnetization switching, for the amplitude and frequency of magnetization self-oscillations, and for the conditions leading to hysteretic transitions between self-oscillations and stationary states.
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- G Bertotti
- IEN Galileo Ferraris, Strada delle Cacce 91, 10135 Torino, Italy
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Di Fulvio A, Ierfone N, Standoli M, Trancassini M, Giordano A, Magni A, Pontone P. [Study of fecal antigens against Helicobacter pylori as non-invasive test compared with the 13C-urea breath-test. Personal experience]. G Chir 2003; 24:312-4. [PMID: 14664190] [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: 04/27/2023]
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The target of this study is the evaluation of two different noninvasive tests: 13C-urea Breath-Test, as gold standard, versus the HpSA test, as new method to research the faecal antigen of Helicobacter Pylori (HP). Thirty patients, affected by dyspeptic symptomatology and never treated before by antibiotic therapy to eradicate the HP, was subjected, by Authors, to this evaluation. This study say that the 13C-urea Breath-test represent the gold standard in the pre-endoscopic research of HP presence concerning specificity and sensibility. However, the HpSA test need more improvement.
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- A Di Fulvio
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma
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Giordano A, Magni A, Graziani C, Cipriani P. Correlation study of two routine bacteriology systems with previously characterised strains. New Microbiol 2002; 25:157-64. [PMID: 12019721] [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: 02/25/2023]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of the VITEK 2 and Advanced Expert System (bioMérieux) for antimicrobial testing of previously characterised Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains. These strains obtained from bioMérieux, Mrcy Le Toille, France, were well characterized with regard to the existing resistance mechanisms and the Minimal Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) values were determined by agar dilution. VITEK 2 was also compared with the Sceptor system (Becton Dickinson) routinely used in our laboratory. The results obtained were equally good for VITEK 2 and Sceptor with a rate of agreement between the two systems of 91.4% and 88.2% respectively. When the results were evaluated in relation to the different antibiotic concentrations, the agreement was 94% for VITEK 2 and 62% for Sceptor. The resistance mechanisms associated with each resistance pattern were determined by the Advanced Expert System (AES) in 79.6% of strains. The VITEK 2 provided, in 3-4 hours, an acceptable level of accuracy in testing antimicrobial sensitivity in Gram-positive and Gram-negative strains with diverse mechanisms of resistance found in clinical situations.
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- A Giordano
- Department of Scienze e Sanità Pubblica University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Grisenti P, Magni A, Olgiati V, Manzocchi A, Ferraboschi P, Villani V, Pucciariello R, Celotti F. Substrate interaction with 5alpha-reductase enzyme: influence of the 17beta-chain chirality in the mechanism of action of 4-azasteroid inhibitors. Steroids 2001; 66:803-10. [PMID: 11576619 DOI: 10.1016/s0039-128x(01)00114-3] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A series of steroidal compounds were synthesized in order to evaluate the possible influence of the configuration of a stereocenter in the 17beta-side chain on the inhibitory activity on the enzyme 5alpha-reductase (5AR). For this purpose diastereomerically pure 4-azasteroids epimers at C-22 were prepared (compounds 1-11) and tested as inhibitors of 5AR in "in vitro" tests. The obtained data showed that in most cases the couples of epimers possess a significant difference in their biological activity. We also considered, for the tested molecules, a series of chemico-physical parameters in order to find a possible correlation with their biological activity. The findings allowed us to propose a model of the binding site of 5AR which comprises also, for 4-azasteroid inhibitors, the configurational aspect of the 17beta-side chain.
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- P Grisenti
- Poli Industria Chimica SpA, Via Volturno 45/48, Quinto de Stampi, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
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Giordano A, Magni A, Graziani C, Sessa R, Quattrucci S, Cipriani P. AP-PCR typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from patients with cystic fibrosis. New Microbiol 2001; 24:157-63. [PMID: 11346299] [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: 02/20/2023]
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Arbitrarily Primed Polymerase Chain Reaction has been used for an epidemiological evaluation of 42 strains of P. aeruginosa isolated from nine cystic fibrosis patients during a three-year investigation period. The resistance patterns of the same strains have also been evaluated. The AP-PCR type fingerprinting was perfomed with primers 10514 and 208. Resistance was evaluated by the Minimal Inhibitory Concentration method. With 10514 eleven different genotypes could be evidenced, while with 208 only five of them could be detected. During the investigation period patients were always colonised by the same genotype. A possible correlation between resistance pattern and genotype with both primers has shown, within the same patient, a correspondence of about 20% for 10514 and a correspondence of only 10% for 208. Patients are colonised by one or two strains of P. aeruginosa and there is no relation between genotype and resistance pattern.
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- A Giordano
- Institute of Microbiology, Medical School University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Veronesi U, De Palo G, Marubini E, Costa A, Formelli F, Mariani L, Decensi A, Camerini T, Del Turco MR, Di Mauro MG, Muraca MG, Del Vecchio M, Pinto C, D'Aiuto G, Boni C, Campa T, Magni A, Miceli R, Perloff M, Malone WF, Sporn MB. Randomized trial of fenretinide to prevent second breast malignancy in women with early breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 1999; 91:1847-56. [PMID: 10547391 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/91.21.1847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 310] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Fenretinide, a vitamin A analogue, has been shown to inhibit breast carcinogenesis in preclinical studies. We determined the efficacy of fenretinide in preventing a second breast malignancy in women with breast cancer. METHODS We randomly assigned 2972 women, aged 30-70 years, with surgically removed stage I breast cancer or ductal carcinoma in situ to receive for 5 years either fenretinide orally (200 mg/day) or no treatment. The primary end point was the incidence of contralateral breast cancer or ipsilateral breast cancer 7 years after randomization. Other end points considered post hoc were the same outcomes stratified by menopausal status, incidence of distant metastases, overall mortality, and tumors in other organs. The hazards of breast cancer occurrence were determined by Cox proportional hazards regression analysis. Statistical tests were two-sided. RESULTS At a median observation time of 97 months, there were no statistically significant differences in the occurrence of contralateral breast cancer (P =.642) or ipsilateral breast cancer (P =.177) between the two arms. However, an interaction was detected between fenretinide treatment and menopausal status in both outcomes (P for interaction in both outcomes =.045), with a possible beneficial effect in premenopausal women (contralateral breast cancer: adjusted hazard ratio [HR] = 0.66, and 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.41-1.07; ipsilateral breast cancer: adjusted HR = 0.65, and 95% CI = 0.46-0. 92) and an opposite effect in postmenopausal women (contralateral breast cancer: adjusted HR = 1.32, and 95% CI = 0.82-2.15; ipsilateral breast cancer: adjusted HR = 1.19, and 95% CI = 0.75-1. 89). There were no statistically significant differences between the two arms in tumors in other organs, incidence of distant metastasis, and all-cause mortality. CONCLUSIONS Fenretinide treatment of women with breast cancer for 5 years appears to have no statistically significant effect on the incidence of second breast malignancies overall, although a possible benefit was detected in premenopausal women. These studies, particularly the post hoc analyses, are considered exploratory and need to be confirmed.
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- U Veronesi
- U. Veronesi, A. Costa, A. Decensi, Istituto Europeo di Oncologia, Milan, Italy
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Bertotti G, Mayergoyz ID, Basso V, Magni A. Functional integration approach to hysteresis. Phys Rev E Stat Phys Plasmas Fluids Relat Interdiscip Topics 1999; 60:1428-40. [PMID: 11969902 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.60.1428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/1999] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A general formulation of scalar hysteresis is proposed. This formulation is based on two steps. First, a generating function g(x) is associated with an individual system, and a hysteresis evolution operator is defined by an appropriate envelope construction applied to g(x), inspired by the overdamped dynamics of systems evolving in multistable free-energy landscapes. Second, the average hysteresis response of an ensemble of such systems is expressed as a functional integral over the space G of all admissible generating functions, under the assumption that an appropriate measure mu has been introduced in G. The consequences of the formulation are analyzed in detail in the case where the measure mu is generated by a continuous, Markovian stochastic process. The calculation of the hysteresis properties of the ensemble is reduced to the solution of the level-crossing problem for the stochastic process. In particular, it is shown that, when the process is translationally invariant (homogeneous), the ensuing hysteresis properties can be exactly described by the Preisach model of hysteresis, and the associated Preisach distribution is expressed in closed analytic form in terms of the drift and diffusion parameters of the Markovian process. Possible applications of the formulation are suggested, concerning the interpretation of magnetic hysteresis due to domain wall motion in quenched-in disorder and the interpretation of critical state models of superconducting hysteresis.
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- G Bertotti
- Istituto Elettrotecnico Nazionale Galileo Ferraris, Corso Massimo d'Azeglio 42, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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Magni A, Giordano A, Trancassini M, Graziani C, De Vito D, Antonelli M, Cipriani P. Antibody response to P. aeruginosa in patients with cystic fibrosis: evaluation of two methods. New Microbiol 1999; 22:277-80. [PMID: 10423747] [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: 02/13/2023]
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The immunological response to Ps. aeruginosa antigens may be a sensitive and early indicator of the colonisation of the lungs with these organisms in patients with cystic fibrosis. This study used an immunoenzymatic system and immunoblotting to evaluate the antibody response of 20 patients without apparent Ps. aeruginosa lung infection. These was an agreement in the results obtained with the two methods in 87.5% of cases.
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- A Magni
- Institute of Microbiology, University La Sapienza Rome, Italy
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Scovacricchi T, de Luise G, Magni A. Notes on the presence of a single sperm duct inProcambarus clarkii(Girard, 1852) (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from Italian waters. J NAT HIST 1998. [DOI: 10.1080/00222939800771261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Giordano A, Magni A, Filadoro F, Graziani C, Quattrucci S, Cipriani P. Study of IgG antibodies to Pseudomonas aeruginosa in early cystic fibrosis infection. New Microbiol 1998; 21:375-8. [PMID: 9812319] [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: 02/09/2023]
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Intermittent colonization, which then becomes chronic, characterises pseudomonas lung infection in cystic fibrosis (C.F.) patients. Bacteriologic studies do not always detect this evolution, which, however, may be identified by serological examinations. The aim of this study was to apply the immunoblotting method in order to monitor the antibody response toward a Ps. aeruginosa standard antigen (St-Ag). The results were analyzed and focussed on the bacterial and clinical data. Patients with intermittent colonization were studied between 1995 and 1997. Ninety per cent of the patients were positive to total IgG and subclass IgG1 in correspondence with the bacteriological finding. Further investigation is called for regarding the presence of IgG4 in order to establish whether it could be considered an index of chronic status.
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- A Giordano
- Institute of Microbiology, Medical School, Umberto I Hospital, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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Magni A, Trancassini M, Giordano A, De Vito D, Cimino G, Quattrucci S, Antonelli M, Cipriani P. Different serological examinations in cystic fibrosis patients: response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa St-Ag. New Microbiol 1997; 20:295-302. [PMID: 9385598] [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: 02/05/2023]
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Crossed immunoelectrophoresis (CIE), enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunoblotting (IMB) were used to look for the presence of anti-bodies to Pseudomonas aeruginosa standard antigen in the sera of cystic fibrosis patients with intermittent (CF +/- P) and chronic (CF + P) colonization. Our results show that CIE is too complex a method to use when monitoring the infection over time, that with ELISA a correlation with the patient's clinical status may be made and that IMB can evidence an early, albeit low, reaction in the CF +/- P patient.
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- A Magni
- Institute of Microbiology, Medical School, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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A facile method for the synthesis of a series of new steroidal 3-thioxamides from the 3-oxo compound, variously substituted at the 17 position, is described. The "one pot" reaction, using Lawesson's reagent (4-methoxyphenylthionophosphine sulphide dimer) in dichloromethane solution, gives the desired compounds with a high degree of chemoselectivity, in good yields (> 80%).
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- P Grisenti
- Poli Industria Chimica, Quinto Stampi, Rozzano, Milano, Italy
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Magni A, Signorelli G, Bocchiola G. Synthesis and preliminary pharmacological evaluation of pidotimod, its enantiomer, diastereomers and carboxamido derivatives. Arzneimittelforschung 1994; 44:1402-4. [PMID: 7857331 DOI: 10.1002/chin.199524213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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A new compound with a peptide-like structure, (R)-3-[(S)-(5-oxo-2-pyrrolidinyl)carbonyl]-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid, its enantiomer, diastereomers and carboxamido derivatives were synthesized and tested for immunostimulant activity. Synthesis, preliminary, pharmacological data and structure-activity relationships are reported. (R)-3-[(S)-(5-Oxo-2-pyrrolidinyl)carbonyl]-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (Ib, Pidotimod, PGT/1A, CAS 121808-62-6) was selected for further research.
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- A Magni
- Research Centre, Poli Industria Chimica S.p.A., Milan, Italy
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Magni A, Giordano A, Papa F, de Vito D, Cipriani P. Effects of continuous exposure to ciprofloxacin on the outer membrane of P. aeruginosa. New Microbiol 1994; 17:307-12. [PMID: 7861986] [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: 01/27/2023]
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The present work evaluated the effect of ciprofloxacin on the outer membrane proteins (OMPs), lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and the variation of minimal inhibitory concentrations (M.I.C.) of three P. aeruginosa strains after using 1/2 and 1/16 sub-M.I.C. drug doses for five days. Ciprofloxacin significantly modified the M.I.C. values. After contact with sub-M.I.C. drug doses two strains showed a decreased expression of a band migrating at 46 Kd, i.e. in the region of protein D that some authors claim is involved in quinolone diffusion. No major alteration of LPS structure was observed.
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- A Magni
- Chair of Clinical Microbiology I, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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N-(4-hydroxyphenyl) retinamide (4-HPR) is a synthetic retinoid which reduces the incidence of experimental tumours in animals and has been chosen for its weak toxicity to be tested as a chemopreventive agent in humans. The mechanism of antineoplastic action is still unknown but a possible immunoenhancing effect may be postulated. We investigated the NK activity of PBMC from a group of women treated with 4-HPR as a part of a large scale randomised phase III trial on chemoprevention of contralateral disease in mastectomised women. After 180 days of treatment the NK activity was augmented 1.73 times as compared to that of patients given a placebo. The NK activity of PBMC from 4-HPR treated women is maximised, being higher than the basal and even the rIL-2 or alfa-rIFN stimulated activity of controls. For this reason in the majority of cases it cannot be further augmented by incubation with either rIL-2 or alfa-rIFN in vitro. The increased NK activity of 4-HPR treated women is not due to an enhanced production of endogenous IL-2, because PBMC cultures from patients treated with 4-HPR or placebo, incubated in vitro with a panel of different stimulators (recall antigens, PHA, allogeneic and xenogeneic cells) produce similar amounts of IL-2. The functional activity, but not the number of NK cells is increased in 4-HPR treated women. The mechanism by which 4-HPR stimulates NK activity is not a function of direct action on NK cells. Indeed incubation of PBMC from blood donors with 4-HPR or its major metabolite N-(4-methoxyphenyl) retinamide (4-MPR) does not modify their natural cytotoxicity.
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- M L Villa
- Cattedra di Immunologia dell'Università, Milano, Italy
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Formelli F, Clerici M, Campa T, Di Mauro MG, Magni A, Mascotti G, Moglia D, De Palo G, Costa A, Veronesi U. Five-year administration of fenretinide: pharmacokinetics and effects on plasma retinol concentrations. J Clin Oncol 1993; 11:2036-42. [PMID: 8410127 DOI: 10.1200/jco.1993.11.10.2036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Monitoring of fenretinide (4HPR) levels, kinetics, and effects on retinal was performed in patients who participated in a phase I trial and who continued to be treated for 5 years as phase III trial patients. Accumulation of 4HPR in the breast was also assessed. PATIENTS AND METHODS Plasma concentrations of 4HPR, of its main metabolite N-(4-methoxyphenyl)retinamide (4MPR), and of retinol were assayed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in breast cancer patients treated orally with 4HPR 200 mg/d for 5 years with a 3-day drug interruption at the end of each month. RESULTS 4HPR, at 200 mg/d, resulted in average 4HPR plasma levels of approximately 1 mumol/L, which remained steady and caused steady retinol level reduction; 4MPR levels, similar to those of 4HPR, slightly but significantly increased during the first 35 months, but at 5 years they were similar to those at 5 months. During daily treatment, baseline retinol concentrations were reduced by 71%; after a 3-day drug interruption, all patients recovered and the mean reduction was 38%. After discontinuation of 5-year treatment, 4HPR and 4MPR half-lives (t1/2 beta) were 27 and 54 hours, respectively, similar to those reported after 28 daily treatments. After 6 and 12 months, the concentrations of 4HPR were at the limit of detectability (0.01 mumol/L), whereas those of 4MPR were five times higher. Baseline retinol concentrations were already recovered after 1 month. Accumulation of this retinoid in the breast was evidenced by concentrations of 4HPR and 4MPR in nipple discharge and in breast biopsies that were 10 and 20 times higher, respectively, than those found in plasma. CONCLUSION 4HPR, at 200 mg/d for 5 years, resulted in constant drug plasma levels and constant retinol level reduction. After treatment interruption, 4HPR plasma concentrations decreased at the limit of detectability at 6 months and baseline retinol plasma concentrations were recovered after 1 month.
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- F Formelli
- Instituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Trancassini M, Giordano A, Magni A, Cipriani P. Subinhibitory concentrations of antibacterial drugs and Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence factors. New Microbiol 1993; 16:275-9. [PMID: 8366823] [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: 01/30/2023]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important, opportunistic pathogen responsible for nosocomial infections in the immunocompromised host and resistant to antibacterial drugs. Its pathogenicity is related to many virulence factors such as proteases, alginate, exotoxin A and exoenzyme S. Our previous study showed a down-regulation of some P. aeruginosa virulence factors by subinhibitory concentrations of antibacterial drugs. This study aimed to compare the effects of subinhibitory concentrations of a new difluoroquinolone, PD 131,628, a betalactam, aztreonam and an aminoglycoside, netilmicin.
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- M Trancassini
- Chair of Clinical Microbiology I, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Giordano A, Magni A, Trancassini M, Cipriani P. Outer membrane proteins and lipopolysaccharide changes after exposure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to antibacterial drugs. New Microbiol 1993; 16:281-6. [PMID: 8366824] [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: 01/30/2023]
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Many studies show the low sensitivity of P. aeruginosa to antimicrobial agents, due to the permeability degree of the outer membrane (OM). Since the alterations of porins and lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are responsible for permeability to antibacterial drugs, the aim of this study was to evaluate the sub-M.I.C. effects of different antibiotics on the OM components. The M.I.C.s of five P. aeruginosa strains were determined and sub-M.I.C.s. versus PD-131,628, a new difluoroquinolone, aztreonam and netilmicin were calculated. The OM components were extracted before and after contact with the antibacterial drugs. We noted a decrease in M.I.C. values in two strains, and simultaneously an increase in the 19 and 38 Kd bands after using aztreonam. The M.I.C.s tended to increase in three strains after using netilmicin. The electrophoresis profile showed a decrease in the 38, 41 and 45 Kd bands and in one strain also in the 19 Kd band. The use of the quinolone did not significantly modify the M.I.C. values, although an evident increase in 38 and 41 Kd bands occurred in three strains. LPS alterations were observed with aztreonam and netilmicin, but not when PD 131,628 was used.
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- A Giordano
- Chair of Clinical Microbiology I, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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Cipriani P, Giordano A, Magni A, Trancassini M, Filadoro F. In Vitro Activity of PD 131628 and Effects on Virulence and OMPs. Drugs 1993. [DOI: 10.2165/00003495-199300453-00046] [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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Rulli F, Muzi M, Lazzari M, Capitanucci ML, Cipriani P, Giordano A, Magni A. Pneumonia complicating abdominal sepsis: an experimental model of hematogenous contamination of the lung. J Chemother 1992; 4:216-20. [PMID: 1403076 DOI: 10.1080/1120009x.1992.11739167] [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: 12/26/2022]
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Pulmonary infection complicating intra-abdominal sepsis is a major clinical problem. An experimental model for intra-abdominal sepsis was created with implantation of gelatin capsules, containing 3 x 10(8) cfu E. coli strain no. 2554, in the peritoneal cavity of 20 rats (10 animals received and 10 did not receive antibiotic therapy with ceftriaxone) in order to verify the role of the primary site of infection in the pathogenesis of pneumonia. Ten rats were sacrificed to determine the relative pulmonary weight and 10 were submitted to simple laparotomy and insertion of a germ-free capsule (sham-operated group). In this group of animals there was only one death (10%). All the rats that received antibiotic therapy survived until sacrifice while all the rats that did not receive ceftriaxone died, 7 within the 2nd and 3 on the 6th postoperative day. Pneumonia and peritonitis developed only in the animals that did not receive ceftriaxone. Bacteriological findings of material obtained from peritoneal and pleural cavities revealed the same strain of E. coli used for the experiment, suggesting that bacteria involved in the pleuro-pulmonary infections may originate in the primary site of infection and that antibiotic therapy started at the moment of contamination, can prevent this major complication.
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- F Rulli
- Surgical Pathology Section, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
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Cipriani P, Giordano A, Magni A, Filadoro F. Influence of aztreonam-netilmicin association on outer membrane proteins of P. aeruginosa strains. Microbiologica 1991; 14:301-5. [PMID: 1663572] [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: 12/28/2022]
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P. aeruginosa is highly resistant to a wide range of antimicrobial agents. This intrinsic resistance mainly depends on the rate of permeation across the outer membrane (o.m.). In order to promote antibiotic uptake across the hydrophilic channel of the o.m. porins, a permeator can be used with a hydrophilic antibiotic. In the present study we assess the o.m. electrophoretic profile of three P. aeruginosa strains cultured with and without antibiotic Aztreonam and Netilmicin (A:N) using the MIC concentration in the association (3:1). The observed increase in the band can be referred to the F porin when the strains are treated with Aztreonam.
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- P Cipriani
- Istituto di Microbiologia, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Roma, La Sapienza, Italy
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An experimental study was undertaken to assess aztreonam biliary concentrations in bile duct ligated jaundiced rats. The study proved that aztreonam biliary concentrations are sufficient to inhibit Gram-negative bacteria within the first and the second hour after antibiotic administration. The experimental model suggests that clinical conditions such as lithiasis or neoplasms of the biliary tree should not totally inhibit the antibiotic excretion.
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- F Rulli
- Cattedra di Patologia Speciale Chirurgica e Propedeutica Clinica, II Università di Roma
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Magni A, Pradal U, Cazzola G, Mastella G. [Ciprofloxacin: an alternative oral treatment in respiratory Pseudomonas infection in cystic fibrosis]. Pediatr Med Chir 1990; 12:531-4. [PMID: 2087426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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20 CF patients, aged from 16.5 to 31.7 years, with chronic pulmonary infection due to Pseudomonas, were included in an open trial to study the efficacy of ciprofloxacin on respiratory exacerbation. Ciprofloxacin was given orally at the dose of 1500 mg/die for ten days. 16 patients concluded the entire treatment with clear clinical improvement, based on a score including 11 parameters. There has also been a significant improvement in the pulmonary function tests, and a tendency of Rx score to decrease. 4 patients interrupted the treatment on the fifth day because of clinical inefficacy. There was no increase of Pseudomonas resistance to ciprofloxacin at the end of the treatment; 30 days after no strain of pseudomonas was found resistant. We observed side-effects in 5 patients, but in no case it was necessary to discontinue the treatment. Ciprofloxacin may be considered as a good alternative to the more established antibiotic strategy in the treatment of Pseudomonas lung exacerbations in CF.
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- A Magni
- Centro Fibrosi Cistica, Verona, Italia
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A girl presented in the neonatal period with hydrocephalus, bronchiectasis, and ciliary aplasia. A common defect both in respiratory tract cilia and in ventricular ependyma cilia may explain the association of the two diseases.
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- M M De Santi
- Institute of Pathologic Anatomy, University of Siena, Italy
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Trancassini M, Ghezzi MC, Magni A, Nazzari C, Brenciaglia MI. Adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa elastase deficient mutant. Microbiologica 1990; 13:97-100. [PMID: 2112680] [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: 12/30/2022]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces several extracellular substances such as enzymes and toxins which seem to contribute to its pathogenicity. In particular, alkaline protease and elastase production seems to affect bacterial adherence. Aim of this study was to isolate an elastase deficient mutant of P. aeruginosa and to demonstrate a possible correlation between enzyme production and adherence to WEHI cells. Mutant strain showed a significant reduction of elastase and protease alkaline activity, as the decrease of absorbance values demonstrate. Furthermore the adherence to WEHI cells of mutant strain was strongly reduced with respect to the wild strain. Our results prove that proteolytic enzymes play an important role in adherence, probably modifying the cell surfaces and so enhancing adherence.
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- M Trancassini
- II Cattedra di Microbiologia Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Roma, La Sapienza, Italy
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Formelli F, Carsana R, Costa A, Buranelli F, Campa T, Dossena G, Magni A, Pizzichetta M. Plasma retinol level reduction by the synthetic retinoid fenretinide: a one year follow-up study of breast cancer patients. Cancer Res 1989; 49:6149-52. [PMID: 2529028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Fenretinide (HPR) is a synthetic retinoid which has been shown to cause a reduction in the incidence of carcinogen-induced epithelial tumors in experimental animals, and it has been chosen to be tested as a chemopreventive agent in humans. A study on plasma concentrations of HPR, of its metabolite N-(4-methoxyphenyl)retinamide (MPR), and on its effects on endogenous retinol was performed in groups of 14 to 18 breast cancer patients who received p.o. daily doses of placebo or 100, 200, and 300 mg of HPR for 6 mo and subsequently 200 mg for an additional 6 mo. After the first 5 mo of treatment, there was a linear relationship between doses of HPR administered and HPR, MPR, and retinol levels. HPR and MPR levels increased with the increase in dose, whereas retinol levels decreased, and the reduction was statistically significant compared with the placebo group after all the doses tested. Plasma retinol binding proteins (RBP) decreased proportionally to retinol (r = 0.96). The effect of HPR on retinol and RBP occurred early, since retinol and RBP levels had already been decreased, compared with the initial levels, by 38% and 26%, respectively, 24 h after a 200-mg HPR dose. After 12 mo of treatment, in patients treated with 200 mg daily, the dose chosen for a chemopreventive trial, HPR and retinol levels were similar to those found at 5 mo, suggesting no drug accumulation and no further retinol reduction, whereas MPR levels were higher. Following interruption of treatment, as HPR decreased, retinol increased with a linear relationship between log levels (r = 0.78); after about 50 days, HPR was present in trace amounts, and retinol levels were in the range of those of the placebo group. These data show that HPR treatment lowers retinol and RBP plasma concentrations. This effect is related to HPR levels and is reversible on cessation of HPR administration.
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- F Formelli
- Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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Milano AD, Bortolotti U, Mazzucco A, Guerra F, Magni A, Gallucci V. Aortic valve replacement with the Hancock standard, Björk-Shiley, and Lillehei-Kaster prostheses. A comparison based on follow-up from 1 to 15 years. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1989; 98:37-47. [PMID: 2739424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Three series of patients undergoing isolated aortic valve replacement with the standard glutaraldehyde-preserved Hancock porcine bioprosthesis, the standard Björk-Shiley spherical disc prosthesis, and the Lillehei-Kaster tilting disc prosthesis were compared during a 15-year follow-up. From March 1970 to December 1985, aortic valve replacement was performed in 506 patients, 379 men and 109 women, whose ages ranged from 17 to 71 years (mean, 47 +/- 12 years); 196 had a Hancock bioprosthesis, 147 a Björk-Shiley prosthesis, and 163 a Lillehei-Kaster prosthesis. There were no significant differences among the three groups in terms of mean age, preoperative New York Heart Association class, valve lesion, associated intracardiac procedures, and operative mortality (11.7% for the Hancock bioprosthesis group, 8.8% for the Björk-Shiley prosthesis group, and 9.2% for the Lillehei-Kaster prosthesis group). Cumulative duration of follow-up is 1140 patient-years (mean, 6.6 +/- 1.5 years, 100% complete) for Hancock bioprosthesis patients, 878 patient-years (mean, 5.9 +/- 0.4 years, 98% complete) for Björk-Shiley prosthesis patients, and 1184 patient-years (mean, 7.3 +/- 0.3 years, 97% complete) for Lillehei-Kaster prosthesis patients. Actuarial survival rates at 15 years are 30% +/- 15% for Hancock bioprosthesis, 49% +/- 6% for Björk-Shiley prosthesis, and 44% +/- 7% for Lillehei-Kaster prosthesis patients. There were eight embolic episodes in Hancock valve recipients (0.7% +/- 0.1%/pt-yr), nine in Björk-Shiley prosthesis recipients (1.0% +/- 0.3%/pt-yr), and nine (0.7% +/- 0.1%/pt-yr) in Lillehei-Kaster prosthesis recipients (p = no significant difference). Actuarial freedom from emboli at 15 years is 89% +/- 4% for Hancock, 92% +/- 3% for Björk-Shiley, and 93% +/- 2% for Lillehei-Kaster prosthesis recipients (p = no significant difference). A significant difference was found in the incidence of the following complications. (1) Anticoagulant-related hemorrhage: 0.1% +/- 0.1%/pt-yr for Hancock bioprosthesis, 1.3% +/- 0.3%/pt-yr for Björk-Shiley prosthesis, and 1.9% +/- 0.4%/pt-yr for Lillehei-Kaster prosthesis patients (p less than 0.001), with an actuarial freedom at 15 years of 97.6% +/- 1% for Hancock, 85% +/- 5% for Björk-Shiley, and 68.8% +/- 10% for Lillehei-Kaster recipients (p less than 0.001). (2) Structural deterioration: 3.7% +/- 0.6%/pt-yr for Hancock and none for Björk-Shiley and Lillehei-Kaster patients (p less than 0.001), with an actuarial freedom of 100% for Björk-Shiley prosthesis and Lillehei-Kaster prosthesis patients and 38.4% +/- 12% for Hancock bioprosthesis patients at 15 years.
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- A D Milano
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Italy
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Ciatto S, Pacini P, Andreoli C, Cecchini S, Iossa A, Grazzini G, Buranelli F, Campa T, Costa A, Magni A. Chest X-ray survey in the follow-up of breast cancer patients. Br J Cancer 1989; 60:102-3. [PMID: 2803907 PMCID: PMC2247331 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1989.229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The authors report on 182 cases of intrathoracic metastases (ITM = lung, pleura or mediastinum) observed as first single recurrences in the course of the follow-up of patients treated for primary breast cancer. ITM were detected on standard two-views chest X-ray (CXR) at regular follow-up visits and in absence of subjective symptoms (102 A cases) or in the interval between two consecutive planned controls because of the onset of subjective symptoms (80 S cases). The average disease-free interval since primary treatment was significantly shorter in A with respect to S cases (40.3 vs. 28.5 months, P less than 0.001) as a consequence of the early detection achieved by CXR survey. On the contrary, prognosis was not influenced by ITM early diagnosis as the 10-year survival since primary treatment did not differ significantly between A or S cases (12% vs. 10%, P = 0.68). Results were confirmed on multivariate (Cox's) analysis, adjusting for potential confounders such as age or nodal status. Periodic CXR survey looks a very questionable policy as it does not seem to have any favourable impact on prognosis. Its routine use in breast cancer patients should thus be carefully reconsidered.
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- S Ciatto
- Centro per lo Studio e la Prevenzione Oncologica, Firenze, Italy
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Trancassini M, Magni A, Ghezzi MC, Nazzari C, Brenciaglia MI, Filadoro F. Role of alkaline protease and elastase in the adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to WEHI cells. Microbiologica 1989; 12:257-61. [PMID: 2506409] [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: 01/01/2023]
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Recent clinical isolates were tested for production of some extracellular factors such as alkaline protease and elastase. They were also assayed for adhesiveness to WEHI cells. It is well known that extracellular production of substances other than toxins is related to virulence and may increase adherence. The present investigation aimed to evaluate the role of extracellular proteins in adherence. Alkaline protease production was assayed using a test performed with casein as substrate while elastase activity was investigated with the elastin-congored method. Our results demonstrated that P. aeruginosa strains which are good alkaline protease and elastase producers adher better than those showing no or low protease and elastase activity.
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- M Trancassini
- II Cattedra di Microbiologia-Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Roma, La Sapienza, Italy
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Costa A, Malone W, Perloff M, Buranelli F, Campa T, Dossena G, Magni A, Pizzichetta M, Andreoli C, Del Vecchio M. Tolerability of the synthetic retinoid Fenretinide (HPR). Eur J Cancer Clin Oncol 1989; 25:805-8. [PMID: 2525470 DOI: 10.1016/0277-5379(89)90124-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Fenretinide, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)retinamide (HPR), is a synthetic retinoid which has been proven effective in inducing cell differentiation and in inhibiting carcinogen induced mammary tumors in rodents. Because of its efficacy and low toxicity in animals, HPR has been proposed for chemopreventive evaluation in humans. Thus, a randomized trial has been conducted to select a dose which can be administered over a lengthy period of time and with acceptable toxicity. The retinoid was administered orally to patients already operated on for breast cancer in daily doses of 100, 200 and 300 mg for 6 months and subsequently at 200 mg for another 6 months. No acute toxicity was found. Dermatological toxicity was minimal and no liver function abnormalities were observed. Nausea and headaches were infrequent and always mild. Menstrual irregularities were recorded with similar frequency in the treatment and placebo groups and appeared to be more age related than drug dependent. After 6 months of treatment one of 25 patients taking 300 mg HPR daily experienced impaired night vision, confirmed by the electroretinogram, and resolved by interruption of treatment. Because the 300 mg daily dose is possibly associated with impaired dark adaptation, the recommended dose for chemoprevention trials of HPR is 200 mg per day.
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- A Costa
- Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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Bortolotti U, Milano A, Mazzucco A, Guerra F, Magni A, Santini F, Gallucci V. The Hancock II porcine bioprosthesis. A preliminary report. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1989; 97:415-20. [PMID: 2918737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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From May 1983 to July 1987 a total of 153 Hancock II porcine bioprostheses have been implanted in 130 patients with a mean age of 59 +/- 8 years (range 29 to 76 years). Mitral valve replacement was performed in 72 patients, aortic valve replacement in 35, and mitral-aortic valve replacement in 23. Cumulative follow-up of 121 survivors is 223 patient-years and 100% complete (range 0.4 to 4.5 years). The actuarial survival rate at 4 years is 88% +/- 8% for mitral, 86% +/- 7.8% for aortic, and 84% +/- 8% for mitral-aortic valve replacement. Minor thomboembolism occurred in two patients (0.9% +/- 0.6%/pt-yr) with an actuarial freedom from emboli at 4 years of 100% for mitral, 96% +/- 3.7% for aortic, and 91% +/- 8.6% for mitral-aortic valve replacement. Anticoagulant-related hemorrhage occurred in 10 patients (4.4% +/- 1.4%/pt-yr) with an actuarial freedom at 4 years of 90% +/- 4.8% for mitral, 89% +/- 5.8% for aortic, and 84% +/- 10.6% for mitral-aortic valve replacement. Failure of the porcine bioprosthesis was observed in three patients with an actuarial freedom at 4 years of 96% +/- 3.6% for aortic, 91% +/- 8% for mitral, and 91% +/- 8.6% for mitral-aortic valve replacement. Actuarial freedom from all porcine bioprosthesis-related complications at 4 years is 85.7% +/- 6.6% for aortic, 79% +/- 9% for mitral, and 70% +/- 13% for mitral-aortic valve replacement. No instances of primary tissue failure occurred.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- U Bortolotti
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Italy
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Milano A, Bortolotti U, Mazzucco A, Guerra F, Magni A, Stellin G, Gallucci V. Mitral valve replacement with the Hancock, Björk-Shiley and Lillehei-Kaster prostheses. A comparison based on a 15-year follow-up. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1989; 3:312-9; discussion 319-20. [PMID: 2624803 DOI: 10.1016/1010-7940(89)90029-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 01/01/2023] Open
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The performance of the standard Hancock porcine bioprosthesis (HPB), the Björk-Shiley spherical disc prosthesis (BSP) and the Lillehei-Kaster tilting disc prosthesis (LKP) was compared over a 15-year follow-up in patients who underwent isolated mitral valve replacement (502 HPB, 183 LKP and 119 BSP). The cumulative duration of follow-up is 3,488 patient-years (mean, 8.0 +/- 3.7 years) for patients with a HPB, 1,302 patient-years (mean, 8.4 +/- 4.9 years) for patients with a LKP and 718 patient-years (mean, 7.1 +/- 5.6 years) for those with a BSP. At 15 years a significant difference was found among the 3 groups in freedom from (1) anticoagulant-related haemorrhages, between HPB (83% +/- 7%) and BSP (65% +/- 8%) recipients (P less than 0.05); (2) prosthetic dysfunction, BSP (96% +/- 3%) and LKP (83% +/- 6%) versus HPB (42% +/- 5%) recipients (P less than 0.001); (3) overall reoperations, BSP (94% +/- 3%) and LKP (89% +/- 3%) versus HPB (40% +/- 5%) recipients (P less than 0.001) and (4) prosthetic failure, BSP (88% +/- 4%) and LKP (71% +/- 6%) versus HPB (38% +/- 5%) recipients (P less than 0.001). No difference was found in actuarial survival, freedom from thromboembolic episodes, treatment failure and overall prosthesis-related complications. Our results confirm that the long-term performance of the HPB in the mitral position is adversely affected by the high incidence of tissue degeneration while haemorrhagic complications may limit the advantage of the longer durability of mechanical prostheses.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- A Milano
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Italy
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Bortolotti U, Milano A, Mazzucco A, Guerra F, Magni A, Stellin G, Gallucci V. Results of simultaneous replacement of one left-sided cardiac valve with a mechanical prosthesis and the other left-sided valve with a bioprosthesis. Am J Cardiol 1988; 62:1130-2. [PMID: 3189177 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(88)90565-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- U Bortolotti
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Università di Padova, Italy
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Filiberti A, Tamburini M, Andreoli C, Buranelli F, Campa T, Costa A, Dossena G, Magni A, Pizzichetta M, Ventafridda V. Psychologic aspects of patients participating in a phase I study with the synthetic retinoid 4-hydroxyphenyl retinamide. Tumori 1988. [PMID: 2969638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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One hundred and one patients participating in a phase I study with the synthetic retinoid 4-HPR (4-hydroxyphenyl retinamide) were evaluated. The study was set up by Veronesi et al. during 1986 at the National Cancer Institute of Milan. The patients were randomized into 4 groups of therapy: 25 in the placebo group, 25 in the group receiving a daily dose of 100 mg of HPR, 26 in the group receiving 200 mg/day of HPR, and 25 in the group receiving 300 mg/day of HPR. All patients were previously treated at our Institute for breast cancer. None had received adjuvant therapy, chemotherapy or hormone therapy. After 4-5 months from the beginning of treatment, all patients received a series of tests to evaluate anxiety, depression and sexual life. Moreover, during one the follow-up checkups after 4-5 months, the patients filled-out a self-scoring mood questionnaire. The results did not show any particular differences between the groups, although we found that the administered drug and experimental setting do not interfere with the psychologic state of the participating patients.
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- A Filiberti
- Terapia del Dolore, Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Milano
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Bortolotti U, Milano A, Mazzucco A, Guerra F, Magni A, Thiene G, Gallucci V. Hancock bioprosthetic valve failure: causes, and results of reoperation. Tex Heart Inst J 1988; 15:25-30. [PMID: 15227274 PMCID: PMC324779] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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Between March 1970 and the end of December 1986, 180 porcine valve recipients underwent reoperation at our institution because of bioprosthetic failure. Of these patients, 126 (70.0%) had mitral bioprosthesis replacement (MBR), which was necessitated because of primary tissue failure in 107 cases, prosthetic valve endocarditis in eight cases, and paravalvular leakage in eleven cases. Forty-six patients (25.5%) had aortic bioprosthesis replacement (ABR), owing to primary tissue failure in 37 cases, endocarditis in six cases, and paravalvular leakage in three cases. The remaining eight patients (4.5%) all underwent double (mitral and aortic) bioprosthesis replacement (DBR) because of primary tissue failure. In a total of 152 patients who underwent reoperation for primary tissue failure, the hospital mortality was 6.5% for the MBR group, 8.0% for the ABR group, and 0% for the DBR group (mean, 6.5%). In those 14 patients who required reoperation owing to endocarditis, the hospital mortality was 75% for the MBR group and 50% for the ABR group (mean, 64%). In another 14 patients who underwent reoperation because of paravalvular leakage, the hospital mortality was 9% for the MBR group and 0% for the ABR group (mean, 7%). Morphologic studies of the explanted valves revealed that tissue calcification is the most frequent cause of primary tissue failure in Hancock-valve recipients. Calcification leads to cusp stiffening with stenosis or to cuspal and commissural rupture with incompetence. Usually, primary tissue failure causes progressive dysfunction that allows for elective reoperation, which is associated with a low mortality; rarely, however, porcine xenograft failure can occur acutely and require emergency operation, which is associated with a significantly higher risk. Such operation was necessary in nine (6%) of our patients with primary tissue failure and resulted in four deaths (44%); conversely, elective reoperation was done in 143 patients with other primary tissue failure (94%) and resulted in six deaths (4%) (p<0.001). Our long-term experience with the Hancock bioprosthesis confirms that this valve's durability is limited. Therefore, we believe that the indications for the use of porcine bioprostheses should be restricted, until consistent data become available concerning the durability of the new generation of prosthetic valves.
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- U Bortolotti
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy
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