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Ceresa C, Travagin F, Marchetti A, Tessarolo F, Fracchia L, Giovenzana GB, Bosetti M. An In Vitro Study on the Application of Silver-Doped Platelet-Rich Plasma in the Prevention of Post-Implant-Associated Infections. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4842. [PMID: 38732057 PMCID: PMC11084394 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25094842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Implant therapy is a common treatment option in dentistry and orthopedics, but its application is often associated with an increased risk of microbial contamination of the implant surfaces that cause bone tissue impairment. This study aims to develop two silver-enriched platelet-rich plasma (PRP) multifunctional scaffolds active at the same time in preventing implant-associated infections and stimulating bone regeneration. Commercial silver lactate (L) and newly synthesized silver deoxycholate:β-Cyclodextrin (B), were studied in vitro. Initially, the antimicrobial activity of the two silver soluble forms and the PRP enriched with the two silver forms has been studied on microbial planktonic cells. At the same time, the biocompatibility of silver-enriched PRPs has been assessed by an MTT test on human primary osteoblasts (hOBs). Afterwards, an investigation was conducted to evaluate the activity of selected concentrations and forms of silver-enriched PRPs in inhibiting microbial biofilm formation and stimulating hOB differentiation. PRP-L (0.3 µg/mm2) and PRP-B (0.2 µg/mm2) counteract Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Candida albicans planktonic cell growth and biofilm formation, preserving hOB viability without interfering with their differentiation capability. Overall, the results obtained suggest that L- and B-enriched PRPs represent a promising preventive strategy against biofilm-related implant infections and demonstrate a new silver formulation that, together with increasing fibrin binding protecting silver in truncated cone-shaped cyclic oligosaccharides, achieved comparable inhibitory results on prokaryotic cells at a lower concentration.
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- Chiara Ceresa
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy; (C.C.); (F.T.); (A.M.); (G.B.G.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy; (C.C.); (F.T.); (A.M.); (G.B.G.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy; (C.C.); (F.T.); (A.M.); (G.B.G.)
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- Department of Industrial Engineering & BIOtech, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy; (C.C.); (F.T.); (A.M.); (G.B.G.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy; (C.C.); (F.T.); (A.M.); (G.B.G.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy; (C.C.); (F.T.); (A.M.); (G.B.G.)
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Giani V, Valobra T, Capsoni N, Galasso M, De Censi L, Ferretti C, Sultana A, Giacalone A, Garofani I, Bombelli M, Ceresa C, Gheda S, Agostoni EC, Galbiati F, Giannattasio C, Maloberti A. Neurological hypertensive emergencies: Correlation of blood pressure values with in-hospital outcomes in ischemic stroke. Eur J Intern Med 2024:S0953-6205(24)00036-0. [PMID: 38296661 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2024.01.029] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Few certainties exist regarding optimal management of Blood Pressure (BP) in the very first hours after an ischemic stroke and many questions remain still unanswered. Our work aimed to evaluate the role of BP and its trend as possible determinants of in-hospital mortality (primary outcome), discharge disabilities and hospitalization length (secondary outcomes) in ischemic stroke patients presented with Hypertensive Emergencies (HE). METHODS We retrospectively evaluated patients presented to Niguarda Hospital, Emergency Department (ED), from 2015 to 2017 with a neurological ischemic HE. BP at ED presentation (T0), its management in ED (T1) and its values at the stroke unit admission (T2) were evaluated. RESULTS 267 patients were included (0.13 % of all ED accesses and 17.9 % of all ischemic strokes). In the whole population, BP values were not associated with in-hospital mortality while T0 and T2 SBP result were associated to discharge disability and hospitalization length. In pre-specified subgroup analysis these associations were confirmed only in untreated subjects (not anti-hypertensive nor thrombolysis). In fact, no significant relationship can be found between BP values and any secondary outcome in thrombolysis and anti-hypertensive treated patients. CONCLUSIONS BP values and its management can not be related to in-hospital mortality in stroke patients, presented with HE, while they are associated to discharge disability and hospitalization length. In subgroup analysis, results were confirmed only in untreated (not anti-hypertensive therapies nor thrombolytic).
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- Valentina Giani
- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milan-Bicocca University, Milan, Italy
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- Pio XI Hospital of Desio, Internal Medicine Department, ASST Brianza, Desio, Italy
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- Emergency Department, ASST Niguarda Ca Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milan-Bicocca University, Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milan-Bicocca University, Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milan-Bicocca University, Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milan-Bicocca University, Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milan-Bicocca University, Milan, Italy
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- Pio XI Hospital of Desio, Internal Medicine Department, ASST Brianza, Desio, Italy
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- Neurology, ASST Niguarda Ca Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Emergency Department, ASST Niguarda Ca Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Emergency Department, ASST Niguarda Ca Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milan-Bicocca University, Milan, Italy; Cardiology 4, ASST Niguarda Ca Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milan-Bicocca University, Milan, Italy; Cardiology 4, ASST Niguarda Ca Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy.
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Cascio Rizzo A, Schwarz G, Cervo A, Giussani G, Ceresa C, Gatti A, De Angeli F, Motto C, Guccione A, Tortorella R, Granata G, Rollo C, Macera A, Piano M, Pero G, Agostoni EC. Safety and efficacy of endovascular thrombectomy for primary and secondary MeVO. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2024; 33:107492. [PMID: 37988832 DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2023] [Revised: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Medium-vessel occlusions (MeVO) are emerging as a new target for endovascular treatment (EVT). Primary MeVO occur de novo, while secondary MeVO arise from large vessel occlusion (LVO) through clot migration or fragmentation - spontaneously, following intravenous thrombolysis or EVT. We aimed to evaluate efficacy and safety of EVT in primary and EVT-induced secondary MeVO. METHODS Retrospective single-center study on consecutive EVT-treated acute ischemic stroke, from 2019-to-2021. We considered: (1) exclusive-LVO, patients with LVO and - in case of residual distal occlusion - no rescue endovascular procedure; (2) primary MeVO: initial A2, A3, M2 non-dominant, M3, P2, P3 occlusions; (3) EVT-induced secondary MeVO, presenting LVO with subsequent (treated) EVT-induced MeVO. We compared (univariable/multivariable logistic regression) EVT efficacy (eTICI≥2b, 3-month modified Rankin Scale [mRS] 0-2) and safety (EVT-complications [vessel dissection, perforation, persistent-SAH], symptomatic ICH) in all MeVO versus exclusive-LVO, primary MeVO versus exclusive-LVO, EVT-induced secondary MeVO versus exclusive-LVO and EVT-induced secondary MeVO versus primary MeVO. RESULTS We included 335 patients: 221 (66.0 %) exclusive-LVO and 114 (34.0 %) MeVO (55 [48.2 %] primary, 59 [51.8 %] secondary). Compared to exclusive-LVO, primary MeVO had higher rates of EVT complications (aOR 3.77 [95%CI 1.58-9.00],p=0.003), lower rates of eTICI≥2b (aOR 0.32 [95%CI 0.12-0.88],p=0.027) and mRS 0-2 (aOR 0.28 [95%CI 0.13-0.63],p=0.002). EVT-induced secondary MeVO had no major differences in efficacy and safety outcomes compared to exclusive-LVO, but a better mRS 0-2 (aOR 8.00 [95%CI 2.12-30.17],p=0.002) compared to primary MeVO. CONCLUSIONS Primary and EVT-induced secondary MeVO showed different safety/efficacy EVT-related profiles. Dedicated randomized data are needed to identify the best acute reperfusion strategy in the two categories.
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- Angelo Cascio Rizzo
- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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Tambone E, Ceresa C, Marchetti A, Chiera S, Anesi A, Nollo G, Caola I, Bosetti M, Fracchia L, Ghensi P, Tessarolo F. Rhamnolipid 89 Biosurfactant Is Effective against Streptococcus oralis Biofilm and Preserves Osteoblast Behavior: Perspectives in Dental Implantology. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14014. [PMID: 37762317 PMCID: PMC10530769 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241814014] [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: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Biofilm-related peri-implant diseases represent the major complication for osteointegrated dental implants, requiring complex treatments or implant removal. Microbial biosurfactants emerged as new antibiofilm coating agents for implantable devices thanks to their high biocompatibility. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of the rhamnolipid 89 biosurfactant (R89BS) in limiting Streptococcus oralis biofilm formation and dislodging sessile cells from medical grade titanium, but preserving adhesion and proliferation of human osteoblasts. The inhibitory activity of a R89BS coating on S. oralis biofilm formation was assayed by quantifying biofilm biomass and microbial cells on titanium discs incubated up to 72 h. R89BS dispersal activity was addressed by measuring residual biomass of pre-formed biofilms after rhamnolipid treatment up to 24 h. Adhesion and proliferation of human primary osteoblasts on R89BS-coated titanium were evaluated by cell count and adenosine-triphosphate quantification, while cell differentiation was studied by measuring alkaline phosphatase activity and observing mineral deposition. Results showed that R89BS coating inhibited S. oralis biofilm formation by 80% at 72 h and dislodged 63-86% of pre-formed biofilms in 24 h according to concentration. No change in the adhesion of human osteoblasts was observed, whereas proliferation was reduced accompanied by an increase in cell differentiation. R89BS effectively counteracts S. oralis biofilm formation on titanium and preserves overall osteoblasts behavior representing a promising preventive strategy against biofilm-related peri-implant diseases.
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- Erica Tambone
- Department of Industrial Engineering & BIOtech, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy; (E.T.); (S.C.); (G.N.); (F.T.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy; (A.M.); (M.B.); (L.F.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy; (A.M.); (M.B.); (L.F.)
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- Department of Industrial Engineering & BIOtech, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy; (E.T.); (S.C.); (G.N.); (F.T.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari, 38122 Trento, Italy; (A.A.); (I.C.)
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- Department of Industrial Engineering & BIOtech, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy; (E.T.); (S.C.); (G.N.); (F.T.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari, 38122 Trento, Italy; (A.A.); (I.C.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy; (A.M.); (M.B.); (L.F.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy; (A.M.); (M.B.); (L.F.)
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- Department CIBIO, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy;
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- Department of Industrial Engineering & BIOtech, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy; (E.T.); (S.C.); (G.N.); (F.T.)
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Ceresa C, Fracchia L, Sansotera AC, De Rienzo MAD, Banat IM. Harnessing the Potential of Biosurfactants for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:2156. [PMID: 37631370 PMCID: PMC10457971 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15082156] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Biosurfactants (BSs) are microbial compounds that have emerged as potential alternatives to chemical surfactants due to their multifunctional properties, sustainability and biodegradability. Owing to their amphipathic nature and distinctive structural arrangement, biosurfactants exhibit a range of physicochemical properties, including excellent surface activity, efficient critical micelle concentration, humectant properties, foaming and cleaning abilities and the capacity to form microemulsions. Furthermore, numerous biosurfactants display additional biological characteristics, such as antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral effects, and antioxidant, anticancer and immunomodulatory activities. Over the past two decades, numerous studies have explored their potential applications, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents, wound healing, anticancer treatments, immune system modulators and drug/gene carriers. These applications are particularly important in addressing challenges such as antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formations in clinical, hygiene and therapeutic settings. They can also serve as coating agents for surfaces, enabling antiadhesive, suppression, or eradication strategies. Not least importantly, biosurfactants have shown compatibility with various drug formulations, including nanoparticles, liposomes, micro- and nanoemulsions and hydrogels, improving drug solubility, stability and bioavailability, and enabling a targeted and controlled drug release. These qualities make biosurfactants promising candidates for the development of next-generation antimicrobial, antibiofilm, anticancer, wound-healing, immunomodulating, drug or gene delivery agents, as well as adjuvants to other antibiotics. Analysing the most recent literature, this review aims to update the present understanding, highlight emerging trends, and identify promising directions and advancements in the utilization of biosurfactants within the pharmaceutical and biomedical fields.
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- Chiara Ceresa
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy; (C.C.); (L.F.); (A.C.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy; (C.C.); (L.F.); (A.C.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy; (C.C.); (L.F.); (A.C.S.)
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- Pharmaceutical Science Research Group, Biomedical Science Research Institute, Ulster University, Coleraine BT52 1SA, UK
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Brunelli F, Ceresa C, Aprile S, Coppo L, Castiglioni B, Bosetti M, Fracchia L, Tron GC. Isocyanides in med chem: A scaffold hopping approach for the identification of novel 4-isocyanophenylamides as potent antibacterial agents against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcusaureus. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 246:114950. [PMID: 36462437 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We describe the rational use of the neglected isocyano moiety as pharmacophoric group for the design of novel 4-isocyanophenylamides as antibacterial agents. This class of novel compounds showed to be highly effective against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. In particular, from an extensive screening, we identified compound 42 as lead compound. It has shown a potent antimicrobial activity, an additive effect with most antibiotics currently in use, the ability not to induce the formation of resistant strains after ten passages, and the ability to block the biofilm formation. A nontoxic profile on mammalian cells and a proper metabolic stability on human liver microsome complete the picture of this new weapon against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections.
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- Francesca Brunelli
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Largo Donegani 2, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Largo Donegani 2, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Largo Donegani 2, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Largo Donegani 2, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Largo Donegani 2, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Largo Donegani 2, 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Largo Donegani 2, 28100, Novara, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Largo Donegani 2, 28100, Novara, Italy.
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Brunelli F, Ceresa C, Fracchia L, Tron GC, Aprile S. Expanding the Chemical Space of Drug-like Passerini Compounds: Can α-Acyloxy Carboxamides Be Considered Hard Drugs? ACS Med Chem Lett 2022; 13:1898-1904. [DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.2c00420] [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] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Francesca Brunelli
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, Largo Donegani 2, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, Largo Donegani 2, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, Largo Donegani 2, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, Largo Donegani 2, 28100 Novara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, Largo Donegani 2, 28100 Novara, Italy
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Allegrone G, Ceresa C, Rinaldi M, Fracchia L. Diverse Effects of Natural and Synthetic Surfactants on the Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:1172. [PMID: 34452132 PMCID: PMC8402037 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13081172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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A major challenge in the biomedical field is the creation of materials and coating strategies that effectively limit the onset of biofilm-associated infections on medical devices. Biosurfactants are well known and appreciated for their antimicrobial/anti-adhesive/anti-biofilm properties, low toxicity, and biocompatibility. In this study, the rhamnolipid produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa 89 (R89BS) was characterized by HPLC-MS/MS and its ability to modify cell surface hydrophobicity and membrane permeability as well as its antimicrobial, anti-adhesive, and anti-biofilm activity against Staphylococcus aureus were compared to two commonly used surfactants of synthetic origin: Tween® 80 and TritonTM X-100. The R89BS crude extract showed a grade of purity of 91.4% and was composed by 70.6% of mono-rhamnolipids and 20.8% of di-rhamnolipids. The biological activities of R89BS towards S. aureus were higher than those of the two synthetic surfactants. In particular, the anti-adhesive and anti-biofilm properties of R89BS and of its purified mono- and di-congeners were similar. R89BS inhibition of S. aureus adhesion and biofilm formation was ~97% and 85%, respectively, and resulted in an increased inhibition of about 33% after 6 h and of about 39% after 72 h when compared to their chemical counterparts. These results suggest a possible applicability of R89BS as a protective coating agent to limit implant colonization.
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Tambone E, Marchetti A, Ceresa C, Piccoli F, Anesi A, Nollo G, Caola I, Bosetti M, Fracchia L, Ghensi P, Tessarolo F. Counter-Acting Candida albicans- Staphylococcus aureus Mixed Biofilm on Titanium Implants Using Microbial Biosurfactants. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13152420. [PMID: 34372023 PMCID: PMC8348062 DOI: 10.3390/polym13152420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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This study aimed to grow a fungal-bacterial mixed biofilm on medical-grade titanium and assess the ability of the biosurfactant R89 (R89BS) coating to inhibit biofilm formation. Coated titanium discs (TDs) were obtained by physical absorption of R89BS. Candida albicans-Staphylococcus aureus biofilm on TDs was grown in Yeast Nitrogen Base, supplemented with dextrose and fetal bovine serum, renewing growth medium every 24 h and incubating at 37 °C under agitation. The anti-biofilm activity was evaluated by quantifying total biomass, microbial metabolic activity and microbial viability at 24, 48, and 72 h on coated and uncoated TDs. Scanning electron microscopy was used to evaluate biofilm architecture. R89BS cytotoxicity on human primary osteoblasts was assayed on solutions at concentrations from 0 to 200 μg/mL and using eluates from coated TDs. Mixed biofilm was significantly inhibited by R89BS coating, with similar effects on biofilm biomass, cell metabolic activity and cell viability. A biofilm inhibition >90% was observed at 24 h. A lower but significant inhibition was still present at 48 h of incubation. Viability tests on primary osteoblasts showed no cytotoxicity of coated TDs. R89BS coating was effective in reducing C. albicans-S. aureus mixed biofilm on titanium surfaces and is a promising strategy to prevent dental implants microbial colonization.
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- Erica Tambone
- Department of Industrial Engineering & BIOtech, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy; (E.T.); (G.N.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy; (A.M.); (C.C.); (M.B.); (L.F.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy; (A.M.); (C.C.); (M.B.); (L.F.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari, 38122 Trento, Italy; (F.P.); (A.A.); (I.C.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari, 38122 Trento, Italy; (F.P.); (A.A.); (I.C.)
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- Department of Industrial Engineering & BIOtech, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy; (E.T.); (G.N.)
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari, 38122 Trento, Italy; (F.P.); (A.A.); (I.C.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy; (A.M.); (C.C.); (M.B.); (L.F.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”, 28100 Novara, Italy; (A.M.); (C.C.); (M.B.); (L.F.)
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- Department CIBIO, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy;
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- Department of Industrial Engineering & BIOtech, University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy; (E.T.); (G.N.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0461-282775
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Nardo T, Chiono V, Carmagnola I, Fracchia L, Ceresa C, Tabrizian M, Ciardelli G. Mussel-inspired antimicrobial coating on PTFE barrier membranes for guided tissue regeneration. Biomed Mater 2021; 16. [PMID: 33770778 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/abf27e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
Guided tissue regeneration procedures to treat periodontitis lesions making use of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membranes exhibit large variability in their surgical outcomes, due to bacterial infection following implantation. This work reports on a facile method to obtain antimicrobial coatings for such PTFE membranes, by exploiting a mussel-inspired approach andin-situformation of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). PTFE films were initially coated with self-polymerized 3,4-dihydroxy-DL-phenylalanine (DOPA) (PTFE-DOPA), then incubated with AgNO3solution. In the presence of catechol moieties, Ag+ions reduced into Ag0, forming AgNPs of around 68 nm in the polyDOPA coating on PTFE membranes (PTFE-DOPA-Ag). The x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy and scanning electron microscopy analyses indicated that the AgNPs were distributed quite homogeneously in the polymeric membrane. The antimicrobial ability of PTFE-DOPA-Ag membranes againstStaphylococcus aureusandEscherichia coliwas assessed.In vitrocell assay using NIH 3T3 fibroblasts showed that, although cells were adhered to PTFE-DOPA-Ag membranes, their viability and proliferation were limited demonstrating again the antibacterial activities of PTFE-DOPA-Ag membranes. This work provides proof-of-concept study of a new versatile approach for AgNPs coating, which may be easily applied to many other types of polymeric or metallic implants through exploiting the adhesive behavior of mussel-inspired coatings.
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- Tiziana Nardo
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin 10129, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Engineering and Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal (QC), Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin 10129, Italy.,PolitoBIOMed Lab, Politecnico di Torino, Turin 10129, Italy.,Department for Materials and Devices of the National Research Council, Institute for the Chemical and Physical Processes (CNR-IPCF UOS), Pisa 56124, Italy
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin 10129, Italy.,PolitoBIOMed Lab, Politecnico di Torino, Turin 10129, Italy.,Department for Materials and Devices of the National Research Council, Institute for the Chemical and Physical Processes (CNR-IPCF UOS), Pisa 56124, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale 'A. Avogadro', Novara 28100, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale 'A. Avogadro', Novara 28100, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Faculty of Dentistry, McGill University, Montreal (QC), Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin 10129, Italy.,PolitoBIOMed Lab, Politecnico di Torino, Turin 10129, Italy.,Department for Materials and Devices of the National Research Council, Institute for the Chemical and Physical Processes (CNR-IPCF UOS), Pisa 56124, Italy
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Tambone E, Bonomi E, Ghensi P, Maniglio D, Ceresa C, Agostinacchio F, Caciagli P, Nollo G, Piccoli F, Caola I, Fracchia L, Tessarolo F. Rhamnolipid coating reduces microbial biofilm formation on titanium implants: an in vitro study. BMC Oral Health 2021; 21:49. [PMID: 33541349 PMCID: PMC7863462 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-021-01412-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Peri-implant mucositis and peri-implantitis are biofilm-related diseases causing major concern in oral implantology, requiring complex anti-infective procedures or implant removal. Microbial biosurfactants emerged as new anti-biofilm agents for coating implantable devices preserving biocompatibility. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of rhamnolipid biosurfactant R89 (R89BS) to reduce Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation on titanium. Methods R89BS was physically adsorbed on titanium discs (TDs). Cytotoxicity of coated TDs was evaluated on normal lung fibroblasts (MRC5) using a lactate dehydrogenase assay. The ability of coated TDs to inhibit biofilm formation was evaluated by quantifying biofilm biomass and cell metabolic activity, at different time-points, with respect to uncoated controls. A qualitative analysis of sessile bacteria was also performed by scanning electron microscopy. Results R89BS-coated discs showed no cytotoxic effects. TDs coated with 4 mg/mL R89BS inhibited the biofilm biomass of S. aureus by 99%, 47% and 7% and of S. epidermidis by 54%, 29%, and 10% at 24, 48 and 72 h respectively. A significant reduction of the biofilm metabolic activity was also documented. The same coating applied on three commercial implant surfaces resulted in a biomass inhibition higher than 90% for S. aureus, and up to 78% for S. epidermidis at 24 h. Conclusions R89BS-coating was effective in reducing Staphylococcus biofilm formation at the titanium implant surface. The anti-biofilm action can be obtained on several different commercially available implant surfaces, independently of their surface morphology.
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- Erica Tambone
- Department of Industrial Engineering and BIOtech, University of Trento, via Sommarive, 38123, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and BIOtech, University of Trento, via Sommarive, 38123, Trento, Italy.,Department of Laboratory Medicine, Azienda Provinciale Per I Servizi Sanitari, 38122, Trento, Italy
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- Department CIBIO, University of Trento, 38123, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and BIOtech, University of Trento, via Sommarive, 38123, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and BIOtech, University of Trento, via Sommarive, 38123, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Azienda Provinciale Per I Servizi Sanitari, 38122, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and BIOtech, University of Trento, via Sommarive, 38123, Trento, Italy.,Healthcare Research and Innovation Program (IRCS-FBK-PAT), Bruno Kessler Foundation, 38123, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Azienda Provinciale Per I Servizi Sanitari, 38122, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Azienda Provinciale Per I Servizi Sanitari, 38122, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", 28100, Novara, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and BIOtech, University of Trento, via Sommarive, 38123, Trento, Italy. .,Healthcare Research and Innovation Program (IRCS-FBK-PAT), Bruno Kessler Foundation, 38123, Trento, Italy.
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Ceresa C, Rinaldi M, Tessarolo F, Maniglio D, Fedeli E, Tambone E, Caciagli P, Banat IM, Diaz De Rienzo MA, Fracchia L. Inhibitory Effects of Lipopeptides and Glycolipids on C. albicans-Staphylococcus spp. Dual-Species Biofilms. Front Microbiol 2021; 11:545654. [PMID: 33519721 PMCID: PMC7838448 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.545654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Microbial biofilms strongly resist host immune responses and antimicrobial treatments and are frequently responsible for chronic infections in peri-implant tissues. Biosurfactants (BSs) have recently gained prominence as a new generation of anti-adhesive and antimicrobial agents with great biocompatibility and were recently suggested for coating implantable materials in order to improve their anti-biofilm properties. In this study, the anti-biofilm activity of lipopeptide AC7BS, rhamnolipid R89BS, and sophorolipid SL18 was evaluated against clinically relevant fungal/bacterial dual-species biofilms (Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis) through quantitative and qualitative in vitro tests. C. albicans-S. aureus and C. albicans-S. epidermidis cultures were able to produce a dense biofilm on the surface of the polystyrene plates and on medical-grade silicone discs. All tested BSs demonstrated an effective inhibitory activity against dual-species biofilms formation in terms of total biomass, cell metabolic activity, microstructural architecture, and cell viability, up to 72 h on both these surfaces. In co-incubation conditions, in which BSs were tested in soluble form, rhamnolipid R89BS (0.05 mg/ml) was the most effective among the tested BSs against the formation of both dual-species biofilms, reducing on average 94 and 95% of biofilm biomass and metabolic activity at 72 h of incubation, respectively. Similarly, rhamnolipid R89BS silicone surface coating proved to be the most effective in inhibiting the formation of both dual-species biofilms, with average reductions of 93 and 90%, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy observations showed areas of treated surfaces that were free of microbial cells or in which thinner and less structured biofilms were present, compared to controls. The obtained results endorse the idea that coating of implant surfaces with BSs may be a promising strategy for the prevention of C. albicans-Staphylococcus spp. colonization on medical devices, and can potentially contribute to the reduction of the high economic efforts undertaken by healthcare systems for the treatment of these complex fungal-bacterial infections.
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- Chiara Ceresa
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Novara, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Novara, Italy
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- BIOtech Center for Biomedical Technologies, Department of Industrial Engineering, Università di Trento, Trento, Italy.,Healthcare Research and Innovation Program (IRCS-FBK-PAT), Bruno Kessler Foundation, Trento, Italy
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- BIOtech Center for Biomedical Technologies, Department of Industrial Engineering, Università di Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Novara, Italy
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- BIOtech Center for Biomedical Technologies, Department of Industrial Engineering, Università di Trento, Trento, Italy
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- Section of Electron Microscopy, Department of Medicine Laboratory, Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari di Trento, Trento, Italy
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Faculty of Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale "A. Avogadro", Novara, Italy
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Laurano R, Chiono V, Ceresa C, Fracchia L, Zoso A, Ciardelli G, Boffito M. Custom-design of intrinsically antimicrobial polyurethane hydrogels as multifunctional injectable delivery systems for mini-invasive wound treatment. Engineered Regeneration 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.engreg.2021.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Mancuso E, Tonda-Turo C, Ceresa C, Pensabene V, Connell SD, Fracchia L, Gentile P. Potential of Manuka Honey as a Natural Polyelectrolyte to Develop Biomimetic Nanostructured Meshes With Antimicrobial Properties. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:344. [PMID: 31867312 PMCID: PMC6904371 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
The use of antibiotics has been the cornerstone to prevent bacterial infections; however, the emergency of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is still an open challenge. This work aimed to develop a delivery system for treating soft tissue infections for: (1) reducing the released antimicrobial amount, preventing drug-related systemic side effects; (2) rediscovering the beneficial effects of naturally derived agents; and (3) preserving the substrate functional properties. For the first time, Manuka honey (MH) was proposed as polyelectrolyte within the layer-by-layer assembly. Biomimetic electrospun poly(ε-caprolactone) meshes were treated via layer-by-layer assembly to obtain a multilayered nanocoating, consisting of MH as polyanion and poly-(allylamine-hydrochloride) as polycation. Physicochemical characterization demonstrated the successful nanocoating formation. Different cell lines (human immortalized and primary skin fibroblasts, and primary endothelial cells) confirmed positively the membranes cytocompatibility, while bacterial tests using Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria demonstrated that the antimicrobial MH activity was dependent on the concentration used and strains tested.
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- Elena Mancuso
- Nanotechnology and Integrated Bio-Engineering Centre (NIBEC), Ulster University, Newtownabbey, United Kingdom
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- PolitoBIOMed Lab, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, Novara, Italy
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- School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale A. Avogadro, Novara, Italy
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Tonda-Turo C, Ruini F, Ceresa C, Gentile P, Varela P, Ferreira AM, Fracchia L, Ciardelli G. Nanostructured scaffold with biomimetic and antibacterial properties for wound healing produced by ‘green electrospinning’. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2018; 172:233-243. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.08.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Revised: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ceresa C, Tessarolo F, Maniglio D, Caola I, Nollo G, Rinaldi M, Fracchia L. Inhibition of Candida albicans biofilm by lipopeptide AC7 coated medical-grade silicone in combination with farnesol. AIMS Bioengineering 2018. [DOI: 10.3934/bioeng.2018.3.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Ceresa C, Rinaldi M, Fracchia L. Synergistic activity of antifungal drugs and lipopeptide AC7 against Candida albicans biofilm on silicone. AIMS Bioengineering 2017. [DOI: 10.3934/bioeng.2017.2.318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Elderly Veterans enrolled in VA Home Based Primary Care (HBPC) programs suffer from many diseases including malnutrition. Nutrition screening tools exist in the VA system but they are inconsistently utilized across ambulatory care programs and are neither research validated nor comparable with non-VA populations. The Mini-Nutritional Assessment short-form (MNA-SF) has been validated in international studies in a variety of settings. The primary aim of this study was to find the prevalence of malnutrition among Veterans enrolled in HBPC programs. The secondary objective was to determine the feasibility of adopting a validated nutrition screening tool (Mini-Nutritional Assessment short-form (MNA-SF)). METHODS 2252 veterans age 65 and older from 18 HBPC programs from across the country participated in the study. The study period was between April and September 2012. WinPepi (version 11.25) was used for descriptive analysis. RESULTS We found that the prevalence of malnutrition was 15% (344/2252) and the prevalence of at risk for malnutrition was 40.3% (909/2252). DISCUSSION The MNA-SF is an efficient nutrition screening tool and it can be successfully used for the elderly veterans. The prevalence of malnutrition among veterans was high compared to the community dwelling U.S. civilian elderly population. By preventing and treating malnutrition, health care systems should be able to reduce overall health care costs.
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- A Z Win
- Aung Zaw Win, MD, MA, MPH, Research Assistant, Nutrition and Food Services, San Francisco VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco CA 94121; (415) 672 6209 (phone); (650) 756 2778 (fax);
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Ceresa C, Tessarolo F, Caola I, Nollo G, Cavallo M, Rinaldi M, Fracchia L. Inhibition of Candida albicans
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-derived biosurfactant. J Appl Microbiol 2015; 118:1116-25. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.12760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2014] [Revised: 11/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- C. Ceresa
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”; Novara Italy
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- Department of Industrial Engineering - IRCS-FBK-PAT; University of Trento; Trento Italy
- Healthcare Research and Innovation Program; Bruno Kessler Foundation; Trento Italy
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- Section of Electron Microscopy; Department of Medicine Laboratory; Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari di Trento; Trento Italy
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- Healthcare Research and Innovation Program; Bruno Kessler Foundation; Trento Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”; Novara Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”; Novara Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Università del Piemonte Orientale “A. Avogadro”; Novara Italy
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Fracchia L, J. Banat J, Cavallo M, Ceresa C, M. Banat I. Potential therapeutic applications of microbial surface-active compounds. AIMS Bioengineering 2015. [DOI: 10.3934/bioeng.2015.3.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Meregalli C, Carozzi VA, Sala B, Chiorazzi A, Canta A, Oggioni N, Rodriguez-Menendez V, Ballarini E, Ceresa C, Nicolini G, Crippa L, Orciani M, Cavaletti G, Marmiroli P. Bortezomib-induced peripheral neurotoxicity in human multiple myeloma-bearing mice. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2015; 29:115-124. [PMID: 25864747] [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: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
The proteasome inhibitor bortezomib is an antineoplastic drug mainly used for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM). Despite its effectiveness, bortezomib clinical use is often limited by the onset of peripheral neuropathy (BiPN). To better understand the mechanisms of BiPN several rat and mice models have been proposed, but no studies in MM-bearing animals allowing to test the antitumor activity of the selected schedules and the role of MM by itself in peripheral nervous system damage have been reported to date. Here, we carried out a study using immunodeficient C.B-17/Prkdcscid (SCID) mice injected with RPMI8266 human MM cells and treated with bortezomib 1 mg/kg once a week for five weeks. Animals were assessed with neurophysiological, behavioral and pathological methods and tumor volume measurement was performed along the study. At the end of the study BiPN was evident in bortezomib-treated animals, and this neurotoxic effect was evident using a schedule able to effectively prevent tumor growth. However, neurophysiological and pathological evidence of MM induced peripheral nervous system damage was also reported. This model based on MM-bearing animals is more reliable in the reproduction of the clinical setting and it is, therefore, more suitable than the previously reported models of BiPN to study its pathogenesis. Moreover, it represents an optimal model to test the efficacy of neuroprotective agents and at the same time their non-interference with bortezomib antineoplastic activity.
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- C Meregalli
- Experimental Neurology Unit and Milan Center for Neuroscience, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan Bicocca, Monza (MB), Italy
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- Experimental Neurology Unit and Milan Center for Neuroscience, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan Bicocca, Monza (MB), Italy
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- Experimental Neurology Unit and Milan Center for Neuroscience, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan Bicocca, Monza (MB), Italy
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- Experimental Neurology Unit and Milan Center for Neuroscience, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan Bicocca, Monza (MB), Italy
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- Experimental Neurology Unit and Milan Center for Neuroscience, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan Bicocca, Monza (MB), Italy
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- Experimental Neurology Unit and Milan Center for Neuroscience, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan Bicocca, Monza (MB), Italy
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- Experimental Neurology Unit and Milan Center for Neuroscience, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan Bicocca, Monza (MB), Italy
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- Experimental Neurology Unit and Milan Center for Neuroscience, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan Bicocca, Monza (MB), Italy
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- Experimental Neurology Unit and Milan Center for Neuroscience, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan Bicocca, Monza (MB), Italy
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- Experimental Neurology Unit and Milan Center for Neuroscience, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan Bicocca, Monza (MB), Italy
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- Veterinary Pathology Labs, ISTOVET, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences-Histology, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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- Experimental Neurology Unit and Milan Center for Neuroscience, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan Bicocca, Monza (MB), Italy
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- Experimental Neurology Unit and Milan Center for Neuroscience, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Milan Bicocca, Monza (MB), Italy
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Ceresa C, Bravin A, Cavaletti G, Pellei M, Santini C. The Combined Therapeutical Effect of Metal-based Drugs and Radiation Therapy: The Present Status of Research. Curr Med Chem 2014; 21:2237-65. [DOI: 10.2174/0929867321666140216125721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mantero V, Scaccabarozzi C, Giussani G, Botto E, Ceresa C, Salmaggi A. Stroke severity and outcome in women and men in the Lecco area, Italy. Eur J Intern Med 2014; 25:e50-1. [PMID: 24485545 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2014.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2013] [Revised: 01/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Vittorio Mantero
- Division of Neurology and Stroke Unit, A. Manzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy
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- Division of Neurology and Stroke Unit, A. Manzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy
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- Division of Neurology and Stroke Unit, A. Manzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy
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- Division of Neurology and Stroke Unit, A. Manzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy
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- Division of Neurology and Stroke Unit, A. Manzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy.
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Aitken E, Dempster N, Ceresa C, Daly C, Kingsmore D. The Impact of Socioeconomic Deprivation on Outcomes Following Renal Transplantation in the West of Scotland. Transplant Proc 2013; 45:2176-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2012] [Accepted: 12/30/2012] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Ceresa C, Nicolini G, Rigolio R, Bossi M, Pasqua L, Cavaletti G. Functionalized Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles: A Possible Strategy to Target Cancer Cells Reducing Peripheral Nervous System Uptake. Curr Med Chem 2013; 20:2589-600. [DOI: 10.2174/0929867311320200007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2012] [Revised: 12/09/2012] [Accepted: 04/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Ceresa C, Nicolini G, Requardt H, Le Duc G, Cavaletti G, Bravin A. The effect of Photon Activation Therapy on cisplatin pre-treated human tumour cell lines: comparison with conventional X-ray irradiation. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2013; 27:477-485. [PMID: 23830397] [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: 06/02/2023]
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Cisplatin is an antineoplastic drug widely used for the treatment of several solid tumours. However, the side effects related to cisplatin-based anticancer therapy often outweigh the benefits. Therefore, the identification of new anticancer strategies able to offer a better toxicity profile while maintaining the same level of efficacy as platinum-based treatments would be highly desirable. We assessed the efficacy of synchrotron radiation in triggering the Auger effect in human A549 non-small cell lung cancer and IGROV-1 ovarian cancer cells pre-treated with cisplatin. Cisplatin was chosen as the carrier of platinum atoms in the cells because of its alkylating-like activity and the irradiation was done with monochromatic beams above and below the platinum K-shell edge (78.39 keV). On cisplatin-treated cells, at concentrations allowing 80 percent of cell survival with respect to controls, no differences were observed in cell viability when they were irradiated either above or below the K-shell edge of platinum, suggesting that cisplatin toxicity can mask the enhancement of cell death induced by the irradiation. At lower cisplatin concentrations allowing 95-90 percent of cell survival, an enhancement in cellular death with respect to conventional irradiation conditions was clearly observed in all cancer types when cells were irradiated with beams either above or below the platinum K-shell edge. Our results lend additional support to the suggestion that the Photon Activation Therapy in combination with cisplatin treatment should be further explored in relevant in vivo models of glioma and non-glioma cancer models.
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- C Ceresa
- Dipartimento di Chirurgia e Medicina Interdisciplinare Università di Milano Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
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Carozzi VA, Ceresa C. The role of glutamate in diabetic and in chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathies and its regulation by glutamate carboxypeptidase II. Curr Med Chem 2012; 19:1261-8. [PMID: 22304715 DOI: 10.2174/092986712799462694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2011] [Revised: 10/30/2011] [Accepted: 10/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Glutamate has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several diseases on the central nervous system, but recent studies have also suggested that it can be involved also in the onset and course of peripheral neuropathies. Given the increasing evidence of this possibility, several attempts have been performed in order to modulate its activity. Among them, glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCP II) inhibition demonstrated promising results in different models of peripheral nerve damage, including diabetic and toxic neuropathies.
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- V A Carozzi
- Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Technologies, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza (MB), Italy.
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Ceresa C, Cavaletti G. Drug transporters in chemotherapy induced peripheral neurotoxicity: current knowledge and clinical implications. Curr Med Chem 2011; 18:329-41. [PMID: 21143122 DOI: 10.2174/092986711794839160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Received: 09/26/2010] [Accepted: 11/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Several antineoplastic drugs induce severe and dose-limiting peripheral neurotoxicity that can significantly affect the quality of life of cancer patients and cause chronic discomfort. Despite extensive investigation, the fine mechanisms of this side-effect remain unclear. It has recently been suggested that several classes of drug transporters are involved in the genesis of chemotherapy induced peripheral neurotoxicity. Furthermore, the differential distribution and activity of these transporters could also explain the higher sensitivity of the peripheral rather than central nervous system tissues to the toxic action of the anticancer agents. These observations may have important therapeutic implications. In fact, the characterization of the proteins that mediate significant transport of clinically relevant drugs in the nervous system, and the understanding of their changes in the different pathological conditions are important in order to elucidate pathogenetic mechanisms and to identify new potential therapeutic targets so as to limit the severity of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neurotoxicity. This review will be focused on the most recent research progress on the role of drug transporters in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neurotoxicity, and we will discuss the possibility of targeting these transporters as a new and interesting potential strategy for the treatment of the neurotoxic side-effects of antineoplastic drugs.
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- C Ceresa
- Department of Neurosciences and Biomedical Technologies, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20052 Monza (MB), Italy.
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Galbussera A, Tremolizzo L, Tagliabue E, Ceresa C, Cilia R, Ruffmann C, Ferrarese C, Appollonio I. Third cranial nerve palsy? Look for a sicca syndrome. J Neurol Sci 2007; 253:88-9. [PMID: 17217966 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 09/25/2006] [Revised: 11/23/2006] [Accepted: 11/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sjogren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder, and neurological involvement may frequently occur. Here we describe a 79-year-old woman who came to our attention for a sudden right incomplete 3rd cranial nerve palsy. Following extensive investigations, a diagnosis of primary SS was reached, and the patient recovered after treatment with ev Ig and steroids. Therefore, we suggest that SS should be considered in apparently idiopathic 3rd cranial nerve palsies, since, with the appropriate treatment, they might be transient and reversible.
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- A Galbussera
- Neurology Section, Department of Neurosciences, S. Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
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Sala G, Beretta S, Ceresa C, Mattavelli L, Zoia C, Tremolizzo L, Ferri A, Carrì MT, Ferrarese C. Impairment of glutamate transport and increased vulnerability to oxidative stress in neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells expressing a Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase typical of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurochem Int 2004; 46:227-34. [PMID: 15670639 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2004.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2004] [Revised: 09/22/2004] [Accepted: 10/04/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells transfected with either familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-typical G93A mutant or wild-type copper/zinc superoxide dismutase were compared to untransfected cells in term of glutamate transport. Vmax of glutamate uptake was reduced in mutant cells, with no change in Km. No difference in EAAT1, EAAT2 and EAAT3 glutamate transporter mRNAs and immunoreactive proteins was found, suggesting that one or more transporters are functionally inactivated, possibly due to increased oxidative stress induced by the G93A mutation. Mutant cells showed a marked sensitivity to oxidants, resulting in a more pronounced reduction of glutamate uptake. Short-term antioxidant treatment did not reverse the impairment of glutamate uptake in G93A cells. Interestlingly, N-acetylcysteine was partially effective in preventing glutamate uptake reduction due to exogenous oxidative insults. Since the inhibition of the EAAT2 transporter subtype had no effect on glutamate re-uptake in this model, our study suggests an impaired function of the EAAT1/3 transporter subtypes, possibly due to oxidative inactivation, in the presence of mutant copper/zinc superoxide dismutase. Therefore, this model might prove to be a valuable tool to study the effects of mutant copper/zinc superoxide dismutase associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on glutamate transport in neuronal cells, without the specific contribution of glial cells. These findings might lead to the identification of new therapeutic strategies aimed at preventing the damage associated with ALS.
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- Gessica Sala
- Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Technologies, University of Milano-Bicocca, via Cadore, 48-20052 Monza (MI), Italy
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Beretta S, Sala G, Mattavelli L, Ceresa C, Casciati A, Ferri A, Carrì MT, Ferrarese C. Mitochondrial dysfunction due to mutant copper/zinc superoxide dismutase associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is reversed by N-acetylcysteine. Neurobiol Dis 2003; 13:213-21. [PMID: 12901835 DOI: 10.1016/s0969-9961(03)00043-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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We report that the expression of mutant G93A copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1), associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, specifically causes a decrease in MTT reduction rate and ATP levels and an increase in both cytosolic and mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells compared to cells overexpressing wild-type SOD1 and untransfected cells. Exposure to N-acetylcysteine lowers ROS production and returns mitochondrial functional assays to control levels. No large aggregates of human SOD1 are detectable under basal growth conditions in any of the investigated cell lines. After proteasome activity inhibition, SOD1 aggregates can be detected exclusively in G93A-SOD1 cells, even though they do not per se enhance cell death compared to control cell lines. Our findings indicate that mitochondrial homeostasis is affected by mutant SOD1-generated ROS independently from the formation of aggregates and that this alteration is reversed by antioxidants.
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- Simone Beretta
- Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Technologies, University of Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, via Donizetti, 106, 20052, Monza (MI), Italy
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Bebbington P, Meltzer H, Brugha T, Farrell M, Jenkins R, Ceresa C, Lewis G. Unequal access and unmet need: neurotic disorders and the use of primary care services. Int Rev Psychiatry 2003; 15:115-22. [PMID: 12745318 DOI: 10.1080/0954026021000046029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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In this paper we use data from the National Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity to examine how many people with neurotic disorders receive professional evaluation, and how this is affected by clinical and sociodemographic differences. We hypothesized that psychiatric symptoms and attendant dysfunctions would both have an effect on contacting, and that key demographic variables would not. The household component of the British National Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity was based on a random sample of >10,000 subjects. Lay interviewers using the CIS-R established psychiatric symptoms and ICD-10 diagnosis. Social dysfunction was tapped by asking about difficulties in performing seven types of everyday activity. We examined symptom score, ADL deficit score, and demographic variables in relation to contact with primary care physicians for psychiatric symptoms. The major determinant of contacting a primary care physician was severity, mainly due to the level of psychiatric symptoms, but with an independent contribution from social dysfunction. There were also significant contributions from sex, marital status, age, employment status, and whether the subject had a physical condition as well. The major influence on whether people seek the help of their family doctors for mental health problems is the severity of disorder. Although there are some social inequalities in access to family doctors, these are less important. The most salient finding from our study is that even people suffering from high levels of psychiatric symptoms very often do not have contact with professionals who might help them.
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- P Bebbington
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, RF & UCL Medical School, Institute of Psychiatry and Office for National Statistics, London, UK.
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Access to psychiatric treatment by people with neurotic disorders in the general population is likely to be affected both by the severity of disorder and by sociodemographic differences. In the household component of the National Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity >10,000 subjects in Great Britain with psychiatric symptoms were interviewed using the CIS-R. They were also asked about difficulties experienced in performing seven types of everyday activity. All subjects classed as having an ICD-10 disorder were questioned about their experience of treatment with antidepressants, hypnotics, and counselling or psychotherapy. Less than 14% of people with current neurotic disorders were receiving treatment for them. Within the previous year, only a third had made contact with their primary care physician for their mental problem: of these <30% were receiving treatment. Overall, 9% of people with disorders were given medication and 8% counselling or psychotherapy. A diagnosis of depressive episode was that most associated with antidepressant medication. Treatment access was affected by employment status, marital status, and age, but the major determinant was symptom severity. Neither sex nor social class influenced which people received treatment. People with psychiatric disorders seldom receive treatment, even when they have consulted their primary care physician about them. In many cases, this must represent unmet needs with a strong claim on health resources. There are also inequalities in the receipt of treatment, although the major influence is the severity of disorder.
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- P Bebbington
- The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, RF & UCL Medical School, Institute of Psychiatry and Office for National Statistics, London, UK.
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Brighina L, Sala G, Ceresa C, Tremolizzo L, Ferrarese C. Recent advances in the therapy of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: focus on excitotoxicity. Funct Neurol 2002; 16:189-202. [PMID: 11996516] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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- L Brighina
- Department of Neurology, University of Milano-Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza (MI), Italy.
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BACKGROUND Access to psychiatric treatment by people with neurotic disorders in the general population is likely to be affected both by the severity of disorder and by sociodemographic differences. METHOD In the household component of the National Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity > 10,000 subjects in Great Britain with psychiatric symptoms were interviewed using the CIS-R. They were also asked about difficulties experienced in performing seven types of everyday activity. All subjects classed as having an ICD-10 disorder were questioned about their experience of treatment with antidepressants, hypnotics, and counselling or psychotherapy. RESULTS Less than 14% of people with current neurotic disorders were receiving treatment for them. Within the previous year, only a third had made contact with their primary care physician for their mental problem: of these < 30% were receiving treatment. Overall, 9% of people with disorders were given medication and 8% counselling or psychotherapy. A diagnosis of depressive episode was that most associated with antidepressant medication. Treatment access was affected by employment status, marital status, and age, but the major determinant was symptom severity. Neither sex nor social class influenced which people received treatment. CONCLUSIONS People with psychiatric disorders seldom receive treatment, even when they have consulted their primary care physician about them. In many cases, this must represent unmet needs with a strong claim on health resources. There are also inequalities in the receipt of treatment, although the major influence is the severity of disorder.
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- P E Bebbington
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, RF & UCL Medical School, Institute of Psychiatry and Office for National Statistics, London
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Bebbington PE, Meltzer H, Brugha TS, Farrell M, Jenkins R, Ceresa C, Lewis G. Unequal access and unmet need: neurotic disorders and the use of primary care services. Psychol Med 2000; 30:1359-1367. [PMID: 11097076 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291799002950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [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: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND In this paper we use data from the National Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity to examine how many people with neurotic disorders receive professional evaluation, and how this is affected by clinical and sociodemographic differences. We hypothesized that psychiatric symptoms and attendant dysfunctions would both have an effect on contacting, and that key demographic variables would not. METHOD The household component of the British National Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity was based on a random sample of > 10,000 subjects. Psychiatric symptoms and ICD-10 diagnosis were established by lay interviewers using the CIS-R. Social dysfunction was tapped by asking about difficulties in performing seven types of everyday activity. We examined symptom score, ADL deficit score and demographic variables in relation to contact with primary care physicians for psychiatric symptoms. RESULTS The major determinant of contacting a primary care physician was severity, mainly due to the level of psychiatric symptoms, but with an independent contribution from social dysfunction. There were also significant contributions from sex, marital status, age, employment status and whether the subject had a physical condition as well. CONCLUSIONS The major influence on whether people seek the help of their family doctors for mental health problems is the severity of disorder. Although there are some social inequalities in access to family doctors, these are less important. The most salient finding from our study is that even people suffering from high levels of psychiatric symptoms very often do not have contact with professionals who might help them.
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- P E Bebbington
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, RF & UCL Medical School, Institute of Psychiatry and Office for National Statistics, London
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Bebbington P, Brugha T, Meltzer H, Farrell M, Ceresa C, Jenkins R, Lewis G. Psychiatric disorder and dysfunction in the UK National Survey of Psychiatric Morbidity. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2000; 35:191-7. [PMID: 10941993 DOI: 10.1007/s001270050227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [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: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Psychiatric symptoms are wide-spread in the general population, but have little effect on performance. Deficits in performance and psychiatric symptoms may be the end point of processes common to both, or they may be caused by quite different factors. In this paper we examine the epidemiological distribution of psychiatric symptoms and performance deficits, as indicated by difficulties in activities of daily living (ADL). We hypothesised that ADL difficulties are partly independent of psychiatric symptoms, and that this is reflected in a different demographic distribution. METHOD The household component of the National Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity was based on a sample of around ten thousand subjects selected at random from the population of Great Britain. Psychiatric symptoms were elicited by lay interviewers using the revised Clinical Interview Schedule. Performance was assessed by asking about difficulties experienced in performing seven types of everyday activity. In this paper, our chosen variables were overall symptom and ADL deficit scores, and these were related to standard demographic variables. RESULTS There were significant differences in the epidemiological distribution of psychiatric symptoms and ADL difficulties. In particular, men experienced more ADL difficulties at a given symptom level than women. There were also differences in relation to social class, employment status, marital status, ethnic group and age. CONCLUSIONS ADL deficits and psychiatric symptoms are related in the general population, and this probably represents common factors in their origin. However, discrepancies in the social distribution of these phenomena suggest there are also aetiological differences. These do not appear to be the result of the impact of physical illness on activities of daily living. Our results emphasise that ADL difficulties should be studied separately, particularly in investigations of treatment seeking.
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- P Bebbington
- University College London Medical School, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Whittington Hospital, UK
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Berquist WE, Ceresa C. The beef about balance. West J Med 1994; 161:527; author reply 529. [PMID: 7810141 PMCID: PMC1022694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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