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Bava A, Daffinà M, Cama G, Dieni D, Barreca F, Calipari N, Sculli M, Dattola V, Luppino A, Battaglia C. P312 A CASE OF TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY IN SARS–COV–2 INFECTION. Eur Heart J Suppl 2022. [PMCID: PMC9383982 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/suac012.299] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Cardiovascular complications are a frequent occurrence in Sars–CoV–2 infection. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a possible cause of transient ST segment elevation (1–3% of total cases) and is characterized by a reversible left ventricular dysfunction with coronary arteries free from critical stenosis. The predominant echocardiographic pattern is an akinesia of the mid–apical myocardial segments with preserved kinetics of the basal segments. The incidence of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy showed a marked increase during the COVID–19 pandemic. Three factors mainly contribute to the onset of cardiomyopathy in patients with COVID–19: cytokine storm, adrenergic hyperactivation and microvascular dysfunction. A 79–year–old woman was hospitalized in the Pneumology department of our hospital for bilateral interstitial pneumonia Sars–CoV–2 related. In remote medical history: in 2010 diagnosis of breast cancer with negative follow–up for disease recovery, arterial hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and syndrome of reduced mobility as a result of a previous ischemic stroke. Non–invasive mechanical ventilation with c–PAP was started and, for the detection of anterolateral electrocardiographic anomalies (diffuse symmetrical negative T waves) and an increase in myocardionecrosis markers, echocardiographic evaluation was performed, which revealed an akinesia of the mid–apical segments of the left ventricle with preserved kinetics of the basal segments and severely depressed global systolic function (ejection fraction: 30%). BNP (18.100 pg /mL), interleukin–6 (339 pg /mL) and CRP (136 mg /L) were elevated on blood chemistry tests. In the suspicion of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (InterTAK Score: 67, probability: 79.8%), cardioprotective therapy with ACE inhibitor, beta–blocker, diuretics, low molecular weight heparin, double antiaggregation and statin was started, deferring coronary angiography to improved clinical conditions. In the following days, due to the respiratory and haemodynamic worsening, the patient was transferred to an intensive setting, where she was intubated and treated with levosimendan and noradrenaline. Serial echocardiograms showed a progressive improvement of the global systolic function (ejection fraction at the last checkup: 55%), with complete regression of the kinetic anomalies, confirming of the diagnostic hypothesis of stress cardiomyopathy. For a pulmonary mycotic superinfection, complicated by iatrogenic pneumothorax, in the following days the patient died.
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- A Bava
- GRANDE OSPEDALE METROPOLITANO “BIANCHI MELACRINO MORELLI”, REGGIO CALABRIA
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- GRANDE OSPEDALE METROPOLITANO “BIANCHI MELACRINO MORELLI”, REGGIO CALABRIA
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- GRANDE OSPEDALE METROPOLITANO “BIANCHI MELACRINO MORELLI”, REGGIO CALABRIA
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- GRANDE OSPEDALE METROPOLITANO “BIANCHI MELACRINO MORELLI”, REGGIO CALABRIA
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- GRANDE OSPEDALE METROPOLITANO “BIANCHI MELACRINO MORELLI”, REGGIO CALABRIA
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- GRANDE OSPEDALE METROPOLITANO “BIANCHI MELACRINO MORELLI”, REGGIO CALABRIA
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- GRANDE OSPEDALE METROPOLITANO “BIANCHI MELACRINO MORELLI”, REGGIO CALABRIA
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- GRANDE OSPEDALE METROPOLITANO “BIANCHI MELACRINO MORELLI”, REGGIO CALABRIA
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- GRANDE OSPEDALE METROPOLITANO “BIANCHI MELACRINO MORELLI”, REGGIO CALABRIA
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- GRANDE OSPEDALE METROPOLITANO “BIANCHI MELACRINO MORELLI”, REGGIO CALABRIA
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Cutruzzola A, Parise M, Battaglia C, Cozza P, Gnasso A, Irace C. Endothelial function in type 1 diabetes: Gender differences. Atherosclerosis 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.06.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Monducci E, Colafrancesco G, Battaglia C, Masini E, De Vita G, Ferrara M. The relationship between self-disorders (SDS) and depressive/anxious symptoms in a clinical sample of adolescents. Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9475677 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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IntroductionSelf-disorders (SDs) have been described as a core feature of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. Previous studies conducted on heterogeneous clinical adult and adolescents samples demonstrated that SDs aggregate selectively in the schizophrenia spectrum disorders compared to other disorders.ObjectivesTo examine the specificity of SDs for schizophrenia spectrum disorders in adolescent inpatient sample.MethodsFifty-five adolescent inpatients admitted to the Child Psychiatry Unit at the Sapienza University in Rome were assessed for psychopathology using Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (K-SADS-PL), Structured Interview for Prodromal Syndromes (SIPS/SOPS),Examination of Anomalous Self-Experiences (EASE), Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC), Calgary depression scale for schizophrenia (CDSS)ResultsPatients, aged 14-18 years, were divided in four diagnostic groups: schizophrenia spectrum disorders (5 pts.), mood disorders (19 pts.), anxiety disorders (27 pts.) and other disorders (4 pts.). Frequency of self-disorders was different among the 4 groups. Including patients schizotypal personality disorder in the schizophrenia-spectrum disorder group, the difference is still significant. Mann-Whitney U test shows no differences between EOP and UHR patients in SD. Furthermore, correlations between EASE total score and Calgary and MASC total scores were significant.ConclusionsOur results confirm the specificity of SDs for schizophrenia spectrum disorders and also the belonging of schizotypal personality disorder to schizophrenia-spectrum.
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- H. Sjoberg
- Veterans Health Administration Denver Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran‐Centered and Value Driven Care Aurora CO United States
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- VA Eastern Healthcare System Denver CO United States
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- Colorado School of Public Health Aurora CO United States
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- Department of Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Health Care System Aurora CO United States
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- Denver/Seattle Center of Innovation Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center Aurora CO United States
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- Denver‐Seattle Center of Innovation (COIN) VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System Aurora CO United States
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Carrà G, Battaglia C, Hinton M, Sheridan Rains L, Crocamo C, Johnson S. Social network confidants, duration of untreated psychosis and cannabis use in people with first episode psychosis: An exploratory study. Early Interv Psychiatry 2018; 12:942-946. [PMID: 28858430 DOI: 10.1111/eip.12476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 02/09/2017] [Revised: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AIM Reduced social network (SN) might be associated with a longer duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) in people with first episode psychosis (FEP). We aimed at exploring the specific role of SN confidants on DUP, taking into account cannabis misuse, which is known to influence DUP and might be associated with social functioning. METHODS People with FEP recently referred to an inner London Early Intervention Service were assessed with standardized instruments exploring SN characteristics, DUP and cannabis misuse. RESULTS Taking into account cannabis misuse, we found an association between confidants and DUP (P = 0.020), with the higher the number of confidants, the shorter the DUP. CONCLUSIONS Confidants may provide access to, and perceptions of, social support and this may increase early engagement for people with FEP, reducing DUP and possibly improving outcomes. Future research should identify correlates of small networks of confidants, which could inform early detection community initiatives.
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- Giuseppe Carrà
- Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Camden and Islington Early Intervention Service, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK.,Camden and Islington Early Intervention Service, London, UK
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Vicini E, Invento A, Cuoghi M, Bafile A, Battaglia C, Biglia N, Busani M, Bussone R, Cianchetti E, Caruso F, Cucchi M, Dessena M, Di Filippo F, Fabi N, Folli S, Friedman D, Macellari G, Mainente P, Murgo R, Neri A, Pollini G, Palli D, Ricci F, Scalco G, Taffurelli M, Trunfio M, Galimberti V. Neoadjuvant systemic treatment for breast cancer in Italy: The Italian Society of Surgical Oncology (SICO) Breast Oncoteam survey. Eur J Surg Oncol 2018; 44:1157-1163. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2018.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Monducci E, Battaglia C, Forte A, Masillo A, Telesforo L, Carlotto A, Piazzi G, Patanè M, De Angelis G, Romano A, Fagioli F, Girardi P, Cocchi A, Meneghelli A, Alpi A, Pafumi N, Moreno Granados N, Preti A, Masolo F, Benzoni S, Cavenaghi S, Molteni I, Salvadori L, Solbiati S, Costantino A, Di Lauro R, Piccinini A, Collins Eade A, Holmshaw J, Fiori Nastro P. Secondary school teachers and mental health competence: Italy-United Kingdom comparison. Early Interv Psychiatry 2018; 12:456-463. [PMID: 27172538 DOI: 10.1111/eip.12345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 06/02/2015] [Revised: 02/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences between teachers' knowledge about early psychosis among three different Italian cities and a UK sample. METHODS The sample consisted of 556 secondary school teachers from three different cities in Italy (Milan, Rome and Lamezia Terme) and London (UK). The research was based on the Knowledge and Experience of Social Emotional Difficulties Among Young People Questionnaire. The Italian version of the questionnaire was used in Italy. RESULTS Overall, 67.6% of English teachers, 58.5% of Milan's teachers, 41.8% of Rome's teachers and 33.3% of Lamezia Terme's teachers were able to recognize psychotic symptoms from a case vignette. Logistic regression analysis showed that 'city' was the only independent variable significantly related to the correct/wrong answer about diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS We found statistically significant differences between the three Italian samples and the UK sample regarding teachers' knowledge about first signs of psychosis. English teachers showed a better knowledge than Italian teachers in general. Teachers from Milan, where a specific early detection program was established in 2000, seemed to be more familiar with early signs of psychosis than teachers in the other two Italian towns.
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- Elena Monducci
- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Functions (NESMOS) Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Functions (NESMOS) Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Mental Health Department, Prevention and Early Intervention Mental Health (PIPSM), ASL Roma 1 (ex E), Rome, Italy
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- Mental Health Department, Prevention and Early Intervention Mental Health (PIPSM), ASL Roma 1 (ex E), Rome, Italy
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- Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Functions (NESMOS) Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health, Center for Early Detection and Intervention in Psychosis-Programma 2000, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health, Center for Early Detection and Intervention in Psychosis-Programma 2000, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health, Center for Early Detection and Intervention in Psychosis-Programma 2000, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health, Center for Early Detection and Intervention in Psychosis-Programma 2000, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health, Center for Early Detection and Intervention in Psychosis-Programma 2000, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health, Center for Early Detection and Intervention in Psychosis-Programma 2000, Milan, Italy
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- Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, IRCSS Foundation Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, IRCSS Foundation Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, IRCSS Foundation Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, IRCSS Foundation Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, IRCSS Foundation Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, IRCSS Foundation Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, IRCSS Foundation Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatric Unit, Melegnano Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Banaj N, Piras F, Piras F, Ciullo V, Iorio M, Battaglia C, Pantoli D, Ducci G, Spalletta G. Cognitive and psychopathology correlates of brain white/grey matter structure in severely psychotic schizophrenic inpatients. Schizophr Res Cogn 2018; 12:29-36. [PMID: 29527507 PMCID: PMC5842307 DOI: 10.1016/j.scog.2018.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The brain structural correlates of cognitive and psychopathological symptoms within the active phase in severely psychotic schizophrenic inpatients have been rarely investigated. Twenty-eight inpatients with a DSM-5 diagnosis of Schizophrenia (SZ), admitted for acute psychotic decompensation, were assessed through a comprehensive neuropsychological and psychopathological battery. All patients underwent a high-resolution T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging investigation. Increased psychotic severity was related to reduced grey matter volumes in the medial portion of the right superior frontal cortex, the superior orbitofrontal cortex bilaterally and to white matter volume reduction in the medial portion of the left superior frontal area. Immediate verbal memory performance was related to left insula and inferior parietal cortex volume, while long-term visuo-spatial memory was related to grey matter volume of the right middle temporal cortex, and the right (lobule VII, CRUS1) and left (lobule VI) cerebellum. Moreover, psychotic severity correlated with cognitive inflexibility and negative symptom severity was related to visuo-spatial processing and reasoning disturbances. These findings indicate that a disruption of the cortical-subcortical-cerebellar circuit, and distorted memory function contribute to the development and maintenance of psychotic exacerbation.
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- Nerisa Banaj
- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00179 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00179 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00179 Rome, Italy
- Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche “Enrico Fermi”, 00184 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00179 Rome, Italy
- Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00179 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, S. Filippo Neri Hospital, ASL, Roma, 1, 00135 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health, ASL, Roma 1, 00135 Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychiatry, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, 00179 Rome, Italy
- Division of Neuropsychiatry, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Jantzen R, Looten V, Deborde T, Amar L, Bobrie G, Postel-Vinay N, Battaglia C, Tache A, Chedid A, Dhib MM, Plouin PF, Chatellier G, Rey G, Burgun A, Azizi M, Jannot AS. Chaînage de données hospitalières de patients produites en routine avec leurs données issues du registre national d’identification des personnes physiques : retour d’expérience. Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2018.03.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Rawlence M, Filippin AN, Wäckerlin A, Lin TY, Cuervo-Reyes E, Remhof A, Battaglia C, Rupp JLM, Buecheler S. Effect of Gallium Substitution on Lithium-Ion Conductivity and Phase Evolution in Sputtered Li 7-3 xGa xLa 3Zr 2O 12 Thin Films. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2018; 10:13720-13728. [PMID: 29608054 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b03163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
Abstract
Replacing the liquid electrolyte in conventional lithium-ion batteries with thin-film solid-state lithium-ion conductors is a promising approach for increasing energy density, lifetime, and safety. In particular, Li7La3Zr2O12 is appealing due to its high lithium-ion conductivity and wide electrochemical stability window. Further insights into thin-film processing of this material are required for its successful integration into solid-state batteries. In this work, we investigate the phase evolution of Li7-3 xGa xLa3Zr2O12 in thin films with various amounts of Li and Ga for stabilizing the cubic phase. Through this work, we gain valuable insights into the crystallization processes unique to thin films and are able to form dense Li7-3 xGa xLa3Zr2O12 layers stabilized in the cubic phase with high in-plane lithium-ion conductivities of up to 1.6 × 10-5 S cm-1 at 30 °C. We also note the formation of cubic Li7La3Zr2O12 at the relatively low temperature of 500 °C.
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- M Rawlence
- Electrochemical Materials , ETH Zurich , CH-8093 Zurich , Switzerland
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- Electrochemical Materials , ETH Zurich , CH-8093 Zurich , Switzerland
- Electrochemical Materials , Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) , Cambridge , Massachusetts 02139 , United States
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Serra G, Uchida M, Battaglia C, Casini MP, De Chiara L, Biederman J, Vicari S, Wozniak J. Pediatric Mania: The Controversy between Euphoria and Irritability. Curr Neuropharmacol 2018; 15:386-393. [PMID: 28503110 PMCID: PMC5405608 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x14666160607100403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Revised: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Abstract: Pediatric Bipolar Disorder (BD) is a highly morbid pediatric psychiatric disease, consistently associated with family psychiatric history of mood disorders and associated with high levels of morbidity and disability and with a great risk of suicide. While there is a general consensus on the symptomatology of depression in childhood, the phenomenology of pediatric mania is still highly debated and the course and long-term outcome of pediatric BD still need to be clarified. We reviewed the available studies on the phenomenology of pediatric mania with the aim of summarizing the prevalence, demographics, clinical correlates and course of these two types of pediatric mania. Eighteen studies reported the number of subjects presenting with either irritable or elated mood during mania. Irritability has been reported to be the most frequent clinical feature of pediatric mania reaching a sensitivity of 95–100% in several samples. Only half the studies reviewed reported on number of episodes or cycling patterns and the described course was mostly chronic and ultra-rapid whereas the classical episodic presentation was less common. Few long-term outcome studies have reported a diagnostic stability of mania from childhood to young adult age. Future research should focus on the heterogeneity of irritability aiming at differentiating distinct subtypes of pediatric psychiatric disorders with distinct phenomenology, course, outcome and biomarkers. Longitudinal studies of samples attending to mood presentation, irritable versus elated, and course, chronic versus episodic, may help clarify whether these are meaningful distinctions in the course, treatment and outcome of pediatric onset bipolar disorder.
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- Giulia Serra
- Child Psychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome, Italy.,Lucio Bini Mood Disorder Center, Rome, Italy.,Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA, United States
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Boston, MA, United States.,Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA, United States
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- Child Psychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome, Italy
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- Child Psychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome, Italy
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- NESMOS Department (Neuroscience, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs), Sapienza University, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.,Lucio Bini Mood Disorder Center, Rome, Italy
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Boston, MA, United States.,Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA, United States
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- Child Psychiatry Unit, Department of Neuroscience Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome, Italy
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Pediatric Psychopharmacology, Boston, MA, United States.,Harvard Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA, United States
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This communication presents the first synthesis of nanoconfined Lithium closo-borate, Li2B12H12, using nanoporous SiO2 as scaffold. The yield of Li2B12H12 is up to 94 mol%. The as-synthesized nanoconfined Li2B12H12 exhibits a structural transition around 380 °C and conversion to H-deficiency Li2B12H12-x at 580 °C.
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- Y Yan
- Center for Materials Crystallography, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), and Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
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Duchêne L, Kühnel RS, Rentsch D, Remhof A, Hagemann H, Battaglia C. A highly stable sodium solid-state electrolyte based on a dodeca/deca-borate equimolar mixture. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:4195-4198. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cc00794a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Na2(B12H12)0.5(B10H10)0.5, a new solid-state sodium electrolyte is shown to offer high Na+ conductivity of 0.9 mS cm−1 at 20 °C.
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- L. Duchêne
- Empa
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
- CH-8600 Dübendorf
- Switzerland
- Département de Chimie-Physique
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- Empa
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
- CH-8600 Dübendorf
- Switzerland
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- Empa
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
- CH-8600 Dübendorf
- Switzerland
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- Empa
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
- CH-8600 Dübendorf
- Switzerland
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- Département de Chimie-Physique
- Université de Genève
- CH-1211 Geneva 4
- Switzerland
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- Empa
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
- CH-8600 Dübendorf
- Switzerland
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Kühnel RS, Reber D, Remhof A, Figi R, Bleiner D, Battaglia C. “Water-in-salt” electrolytes enable the use of cost-effective aluminum current collectors for aqueous high-voltage batteries. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:10435-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc03969c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Anodic aluminum dissolution is strongly suppressed in highly concentrated aqueous electrolytes.
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- R.-S. Kühnel
- Empa
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
- 8600 Dübendorf
- Switzerland
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- Empa
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
- 8600 Dübendorf
- Switzerland
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- Empa
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
- 8600 Dübendorf
- Switzerland
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- Empa
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
- 8600 Dübendorf
- Switzerland
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- Empa
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
- 8600 Dübendorf
- Switzerland
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- Empa
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
- 8600 Dübendorf
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Battaglia C, di Cagno A, Fiorilli G, Giombini A, Borrione P, Baralla F, Marchetti M, Pigozzi F. Participation in a 9-month selected physical exercise programme enhances psychological well-being in a prison population. Crim Behav Ment Health 2015; 25:343-354. [PMID: 25106026 DOI: 10.1002/cbm.1922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is general population evidence that physical exercise is effective in reducing the risk of depression and has positive effects on mood. Some prisons encourage exercise, but there is no evidence specific to this group on its benefits or the relative merits of different programmes. AIMS To test the effect of physical exercise on the psychological well-being of prisoners and to determine which mental disorders are most affected by physical activity. METHODS Sixty-four participants were randomly assigned across three groups: cardiovascular plus resistance training (CRT), high-intensity strength training (HIST) and no exercise. Before and after the 9-month experimental period, all participants completed the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised. RESULTS Each form of exercise significantly reduced depression scale scores compared with those in the control group, in which average depression scale scores actually increased. The CRT group also showed a significant decrease in GSI scores on the Symptom Checklist-90 and on its interpersonal sensitivity scale, whereas the HIST group also significantly improved on the anxiety, phobic anxiety and hostility scale scores. CONCLUSIONS Our evidence, taken together with general population studies, supports introduction of supervised, moderately intense exercise for at least 1 h per week for men in prison. They form a high risk group for mental disorders, and such exercise reduces depression and anxiety. Minimal special equipment is needed for CRT. Further research should replicate the study in a larger, multi-centre trial, and examine impact on shorter-term and longer-term prisoners, female prisoners and effects on recidivism.
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- Claudia Battaglia
- Department of Human Movement, Social and Health Sciences, University of Rome 'Foro Italico', Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Movement, Social and Health Sciences, University of Rome 'Foro Italico', Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Human Movement, Social and Health Sciences, University of Rome 'Foro Italico', Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Movement, Social and Health Sciences, University of Rome 'Foro Italico', Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Human Movement, Social and Health Sciences, University of Rome 'Foro Italico', Rome, Italy
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Capasso L, Gualtieri M, Longhin E, Capasso L, Bengalli R, Maggioni A, Casadei S, Proverbio M, Battaglia C, Camatini M. Biological effects of ultrafine particles from relevant emission sources: Diesel and biomass combustion. Toxicol Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.08.900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ghilli M, Carretta E, Di Filippo F, Battaglia C, Fustaino L, Galanou I, Di Filippo S, Rucci P, Fantini MP, Roncella M. The superparamagnetic iron oxide tracer: a valid alternative in sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer treatment. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2015; 26. [PMID: 26365441 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The European Union has determined that from 2016 breast cancer patients should be treated in Specialist Breast Units that achieve the minimum standards for the mandatory quality indicators as defined by Eusoma. The existing standard for axillary lymph node staging in breast cancer is sentinel node biopsy (SNB), performed using Technetium-sulphur colloid (99m Tc) alone or with blue dye. The major limits of radioisotope consist in the problems linked to radioactivity, in the shortage of tracer and nuclear medicine units. Among existing alternative tracers, SentiMag® , which uses superparamagnetic iron oxide particles, can represent a valid option for SNB. We conducted a paired, prospective, multicentre study to evaluate the non-inferiority of SentiMag® vs. 99m Tc. The primary end point was the detection rate (DR) per patient. The study sample consists of 193 women affected by breast carcinoma with negative axillary assessment. The concordance rate per patients between 99m Tc and SentiMag® was 97.9%. The DR per patient was 99.0% for 99m Tc and 97.9% for SentiMag® . SentiMag® appears to be non-inferior to the radiotracer and safe. While 99m Tc remains the standard, SentiMag® DR appears adequate after a minimum learning curve. In health care settings where nuclear medicine units are not available, SentiMag/Sienna+® allows effective treatment of breast cancer patients.
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- M Ghilli
- Breast Cancer Center, University Hospital of Pisa, Via Roma, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of General and Breast Surgery, Regina Elena National Tumour Institute, Roma, Italy
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- Breast Surgery, Sanremo Civic Hospital, Sanremo, Italy
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- Breast Cancer Center, University Hospital of Pisa, Via Roma, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of General and Breast Surgery, Regina Elena National Tumour Institute, Roma, Italy
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- Department of General and Breast Surgery, Regina Elena National Tumour Institute, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Breast Cancer Center, University Hospital of Pisa, Via Roma, Pisa, Italy
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Moritani T, Bernardo A, Battaglia C, Vilella G, de Felicio P, Pflanzer S. Sarcomere length does affect quality attributes of dry and wet aged strip loin. Meat Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2014.09.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bernardo A, Vilella G, Battaglia C, de Felicio P, Pflanzer S. Beef (LD muscle) sarcomere length measured by laser diffraction or phase contrast microscopy. Is there a difference? Meat Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2014.09.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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di Cagno A, Battaglia C, Fiorilli G, Piazza M, Giombini A, Fagnani F, Borrione P, Calcagno G, Pigozzi F. Motor Learning as Young Gymnast's Talent Indicator. J Sports Sci Med 2014; 13:767-773. [PMID: 25435768 PMCID: PMC4234945] [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] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Talent identification plans are designed to select young athletes with the ability to achieve future success in sports. The aim of the study was to verify the predictive value of coordination and precision in skill acquisition during motor learning, as indicators of talent. One hundred gymnasts, both cadets (aged 11.5 ± 0.5 yr.) and juniors (aged 13.3 ± 0.5 years), competing at the national level, were enrolled in the study. The assessment of motor coordination involved three tests of the validated Hirtz's battery (1985), and motor skill learning involved four technical tests, specific of rhythmic gymnastics. All the tests were correlated with ranking and performance scores reached by each gymnast in the 2011, 2012, and 2013 National Championships. Coordination tests were significantly correlated to 2013 Championships scores (p < 0.01) and ranking (p < 0.05) of elite cadet athletes. Precision, in skill acquisition test results, was positively and significantly associated with scores in 2013 (adj. R(2) = 0.26, p < 0.01). Gymnasts with the best results in coordination and motor learning tests went on to achieve better competition results in three- year time. Key pointsIn talent identification and selection procedures it is better to include the evaluation of coordination and motor learning ability.Motor learning assessment concerns performance improvement and the ability to develop it, rather than evaluating the athlete's current performance.In this manner talent identification processes should be focused on the future performance capabilities of athletes.
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- Alessandra di Cagno
- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Italian University of Sport and Movement of Rome "Foro Italico" , Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Italian University of Sport and Movement of Rome "Foro Italico" , Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise , Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Forensic Medicine, University of Florence , Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise , Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Italian University of Sport and Movement of Rome "Foro Italico" , Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Italian University of Sport and Movement of Rome "Foro Italico" , Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise , Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, Italian University of Sport and Movement of Rome "Foro Italico" , Rome, Italy
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Battaglia C, D'Artibale E, Fiorilli G, Piazza M, Tsopani D, Giombini A, Calcagno G, di Cagno A. Use of video observation and motor imagery on jumping performance in national rhythmic gymnastics athletes. Hum Mov Sci 2014; 38:225-34. [PMID: 25457420 DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2014.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [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: 11/11/2013] [Revised: 10/04/2014] [Accepted: 10/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a mental training protocol could improve gymnastic jumping performance. Seventy-two rhythmic gymnasts were randomly divided into an experimental and control group. At baseline, experimental group completed the Movement Imagery Questionnaire Revised (MIQ-R) to assess the gymnast ability to generate movement imagery. A repeated measures design was used to compare two different types of training aimed at improving jumping performance: (a) video observation and PETTLEP mental training associated with physical practice, for the experimental group, and (b) physical practice alone for the control group. Before and after six weeks of training, their jumping performance was measured using the Hopping Test (HT), Drop Jump (DJ), and Counter Movement Jump (CMJ). Results revealed differences between jumping parameters F(1,71)=11.957; p<.01, and between groups F(1,71)=10.620; p<.01. In the experimental group there were significant correlations between imagery ability and the post-training Flight Time of the HT, r(34)=-.295, p<.05 and the DJ, r(34)=-.297, p<.05. The application of the protocol described herein was shown to improve jumping performance, thereby preserving the elite athlete's energy for other tasks.
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- Claudia Battaglia
- University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy; University of Hawaii, United States; University of Molise, Italy; University of Florence, Italy
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- University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy; University of Hawaii, United States; University of Molise, Italy; University of Florence, Italy
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- University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy; University of Hawaii, United States; University of Molise, Italy; University of Florence, Italy
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- University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy; University of Hawaii, United States; University of Molise, Italy; University of Florence, Italy
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- University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy; University of Hawaii, United States; University of Molise, Italy; University of Florence, Italy
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- University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy; University of Hawaii, United States; University of Molise, Italy; University of Florence, Italy
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- University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy; University of Hawaii, United States; University of Molise, Italy; University of Florence, Italy
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- University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy; University of Hawaii, United States; University of Molise, Italy; University of Florence, Italy.
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Raimondo F, Corbetta S, Morosi L, Chinello C, Gianazza E, Castoldi G, Di Gioia C, Bombardi C, Stella A, Battaglia C, Bianchi C, Magni F, Pitto M. Urinary exosomes and diabetic nephropathy: a proteomic approach. Mol Biosyst 2014; 9:1139-46. [PMID: 23344851 DOI: 10.1039/c2mb25396h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Urinary exosomes (UE) are nanovesicles released by every epithelial cell facing the urinary space and they are considered a promising source of molecular markers for renal dysfunction and structural injury. Exosomal proteomics has emerged as a powerful tool for understanding the molecular composition of exosomes and has potential to accelerate biomarker discovery. We employed this strategy in the study of diabetic nephropathy (DN) and the consequent end stage renal disease, which represent the dramatic evolution of diabetes, often leading the patients to dialysis or kidney transplantation. The identification of DN biomarkers is likely to help monitoring the disease onset and progression. A label free LC-MS/MS approach was applied to investigate the alteration of the proteome of urinary exosomes isolated from the Zucker diabetic fatty rats (ZDF), as a model of type 2 DN. We collected 24 hour urine samples from 7 ZDF and from 7 control rats at different ages (6, 12 and 20 weeks old) to monitor the development of DN. Exosomes were isolated by ultracentrifugation and their purity assessed by immunoblotting for known exosomal markers. Exosomal proteins from urine samples of 20 week old rats were pooled and analyzed by nLC-ESI-UHR-QToF-MS/MS after pre-filtration and tryptic digestion, leading to the identification and label free quantification of 286 proteins. Subcellular localization and molecular functions were assigned to each protein by UniprotKB, showing that the majority of identified proteins were membrane-associated or cytoplasmic and involved in transport, signalling and cellular adhesion, typical functions of exosomal proteins. We further validated label free mass spectrometry results by immunoblotting, as exemplified by: Xaa-Pro dipeptidase, Major Urinary Protein 1 and Neprilysin, which resulted increased, decreased and not different, respectively, in exosomes isolated from diabetic urine samples compared to controls, by both techniques. In conclusion we show the potential of exosome proteomics for DN biomarker discovery.
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- F Raimondo
- Department of Health Sciences, Milano-Bicocca University, Via Cadore 48, 20052 Monza, Italy
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Ovejero M, Abou-Haidar Z, Alvarez M, Arráns R, Battaglia C, Cortés-Giraldo M, Espino J, Gallardo M, Núñez R, Pérez Vega-Leal A, Quesada J, Selva A. 147: First results with a new detection system for complex radiotherapy treatment verification. Radiother Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(15)34168-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Piazza M, Battaglia C, Fiorilli G, Innocenti G, Iuliano E, Aquino G, Calcagno G, Giombini A, Di Cagno A. Effects of resistance training on jumping performance in pre-adolescent rhythmic gymnasts: a randomized controlled study. Ital J Anat Embryol 2014; 119:10-19. [PMID: 25345071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of two different resistance training programs on lower limb explosive and reactive strength in young female athletes. Fifty seven rhythmic gymnasts were randomly assigned to unspecific resistance training with dumbbells (12 repetition maximum squats) (n = 19; age = 12.0 +/- 1.8 years) or to specific resistance training with weighted belts (6% of body mass; n = 18; age = 11.9 +/- 1.0 years). Squat jump test, counter movement jump test, hopping test, flexibility of the hip, and anthropometric measures were assessed before and after six weeks training. The main result was that both unspecific resistance training and specific resistance training protocols positively affected the jumping performance, with an increase of the lower limb explosive strength of 6-7%, with no side effects. Counter movement jump flight time increased significantly (p < 0.01) while hopping test ground contact time significantly decreased (p < 0.01). No significant differences were detected among groups for flexibility, body mass, calf and thigh circumferences. Therefore, six weeks of resistance training that integrates different elements of rhythmic gymnastics training enhance jumping ability in young female athletes.
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Paradisi R, Natali F, Fabbri R, Battaglia C, Seracchioli R, Venturoli S. Evidence for a stimulatory role of high doses of recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone in the treatment of male-factor infertility. Andrologia 2013; 46:1067-72. [DOI: 10.1111/and.12194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- R. Paradisi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology; University Alma Mater Studiorum of Bologna; Bologna Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology; University Alma Mater Studiorum of Bologna; Bologna Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology; University Alma Mater Studiorum of Bologna; Bologna Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology; University Alma Mater Studiorum of Bologna; Bologna Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology; University Alma Mater Studiorum of Bologna; Bologna Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology; University Alma Mater Studiorum of Bologna; Bologna Italy
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Fiorilli G, Iuliano E, Aquino G, Battaglia C, Giombini A, Calcagno G, di Cagno A. Mental health and social participation skills of wheelchair basketball players: a controlled study. Res Dev Disabil 2013; 34:3679-3685. [PMID: 24012595 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2013] [Revised: 08/11/2013] [Accepted: 08/14/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The aim of this study was to assess differences in psychological well-being, symptomatic psychological disorders and social participation, between competitive wheelchair basketball participants and those non-participants. Forty-six wheelchair participants, 24 Basketball players (aged 35.60 ± 7.56) and 22 non-players (aged 36.20 ± 6.23), completed three validated self-report questionnaires: Participation Scale (PS), Psychological Well-Being Scale [PWBS] and Symptom Checklist 90 R [SCL-90-R]. ANOVA showed significant overall differences between the two groups. The social restriction score, evaluated by PS, was significantly higher in the non-basketball participants (p=0.00001) than the basketball participants. The PWB Scale showed significant differences in all 6 dimensions: positive relations with others, environmental mastery, personal growth, purpose in life and self-acceptance (p<0.01), and autonomy (p<0.05), with better scores in the basketball participants. The SCL-90-R scores were significantly lower for the basketball group in the following 6 symptomatic dimensions: depression, phobic anxiety, and sleep disorder (p<0.01), somatization, interpersonal sensitivity and psychoticism (with p<0.05). It was concluded that competitive wheelchair basketball participants showed better psychological well-being and social skills than those non-participants.
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- Giovanni Fiorilli
- Department of Medicine and Health Science, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.
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Battaglia C, di Cagno A, Fiorilli G, Giombini A, Fagnani F, Borrione P, Marchetti M, Pigozzi F. Benefits of selected physical exercise programs in detention: a randomized controlled study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2013; 10:5683-96. [PMID: 24185842 PMCID: PMC3863865 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10115683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2013] [Revised: 10/09/2013] [Accepted: 10/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The aim of the study was to determine which kind of physical activity could be useful to inmate populations to improve their health status and fitness levels. A repeated measure design was used to evaluate the effects of two different training protocols on subjects in a state of detention, tested pre- and post-experimental protocol.Seventy-five male subjects were enrolled in the studyand randomly allocated to three groups: the cardiovascular plus resistance training protocol group (CRT) (n = 25; mean age 30.9 ± 8.9 years),the high-intensity strength training protocol group (HIST) (n = 25; mean age 33.9 ± 6.8 years), and a control group (C) (n = 25; mean age 32.9 ± 8.9 years) receiving no treatment. All subjects underwent a clinical assessmentandfitness tests. MANOVA revealed significant multivariate effects on group (p < 0.01) and group-training interaction (p < 0.05). CRT protocol resulted the most effective protocol to reach the best outcome in fitness tests. Both CRT and HIST protocols produced significant gains in the functional capacity (cardio-respiratory capacity and cardiovascular disease risk decrease) of incarcerated males. The significant gains obtained in functional capacity reflect the great potential of supervised exercise interventions for improving the health status of incarcerated people.
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- Claudia Battaglia
- Department of Health Sciences, Italian University of Sport and Movement of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza Lauro De Bosis 15, Rome 00196, Italy; E-Mails: (C.B.); (F.F.); (P.B.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Italian University of Sport and Movement of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza Lauro De Bosis 15, Rome 00196, Italy; E-Mails: (C.B.); (F.F.); (P.B.); (F.P.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +39-06-3673-3246; Fax: +39-33-8851-1016
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, V. De Sanctis 1, Campobasso 86100, Italy; E-Mails: (G.F.); (A.G.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, V. De Sanctis 1, Campobasso 86100, Italy; E-Mails: (G.F.); (A.G.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Italian University of Sport and Movement of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza Lauro De Bosis 15, Rome 00196, Italy; E-Mails: (C.B.); (F.F.); (P.B.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Italian University of Sport and Movement of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza Lauro De Bosis 15, Rome 00196, Italy; E-Mails: (C.B.); (F.F.); (P.B.); (F.P.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Molise, V. De Sanctis 1, Campobasso 86100, Italy; E-Mails: (G.F.); (A.G.); (M.M.)
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- Department of Health Sciences, Italian University of Sport and Movement of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza Lauro De Bosis 15, Rome 00196, Italy; E-Mails: (C.B.); (F.F.); (P.B.); (F.P.)
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Di Nicola M, De Risio L, Battaglia C, Camardese G, Tedeschi D, Mazza M, Martinotti G, Pozzi G, Niolu C, Di Giannantonio M, Siracusano A, Janiri L. Reduced hedonic capacity in euthymic bipolar subjects: a trait-like feature? J Affect Disord 2013; 147:446-50. [PMID: 23122985 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2012] [Revised: 10/04/2012] [Accepted: 10/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of our study was to assess hedonic capacity in euthymic bipolar subjects, identifying possible differences compared to remitted unipolar depressed patients and healthy controls. METHODS 107 subjects with bipolar disorders, 86 with major depressive disorder and 106 healthy controls, homogeneous with respect to demographic characteristics, were enrolled. The following scales were administered: the Snaith-Hamilton pleasure scale (SHAPS), the subscale for 'anhedonia/asociality' of the scale for the assessment of negative symptoms (SANS) and the visual analogue scale (VAS) for hedonic capacity. RESULTS Scores on SHAPS total, interests and social interactions, SANS 'anhedonia/asociality' and VAS were all significantly higher in affective disorder patients compared to healthy controls. No difference was found between clinical groups. 20.5% (n=22) of bipolar disorder subjects and 24.5% (n=21) of major depressed subjects showed a significant reduction in hedonic capacity (SHAPS total score ≥ 3), compared to 7.5% (n=8) of healthy controls (χ(2)=12.03; p=.002). LIMITATIONS Limitations include heterogeneity with respect to pharmacological status and longitudinal course (i.e., 'single' vs. 'recurrent' affective episodes). CONCLUSIONS The major finding of our study is that euthymic bipolar patients and remitted major depressed patients display residual anhedonic symptoms. This suggests that, in affective disorder patients, altered hedonic capacity could represent an enduring trait and that, possibly, dysfunctions in the neurobiological mechanisms underlying hedonic response and reward processing persist, irrespective of mood state.
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- Marco Di Nicola
- Institute of Psychiatry and Psychology, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy.
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Di Cagno A, Iuliano E, Aquino G, Fiorilli G, Battaglia C, Giombini A, Calcagno G. Psychological well-being and social participation assessment in visually impaired subjects playing Torball: a controlled study. Res Dev Disabil 2013; 34:1204-1209. [PMID: 23396197 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2012] [Revised: 11/14/2012] [Accepted: 11/14/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in psychological well-being, symptomatic psychological disorders and social participation, between blind Torball players and non-players. Thirty blind male participants were recruited, 17 Torball players (aged 36.27±3.46) and 13 non-players (aged 34.80±2.53), and evaluated for social participation level, psychological well-being and symptomatic psychological disorders, using three validated self-report questionnaires: Participation Scale (PS), Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) and Symptom Checklist 90 R (SCL-90-R) respectively. ANOVA showed significant overall differences between the two groups. The social restriction score in the non-player group was significantly higher (p<0.01) than the player group. The Torball player group showed significant better scores than non-player group in 5 of the 6 dimensions of the PWB Scale (p<0.01) and in 8 of the 10 dimensions of the SCL-90-R (7 dimensions p<0.01; 1 dimension p<0.05) and in the three global scores of the SCL-90-R (p<0.01). The results of this study showed a relationship between psychological well-being and social skills of visually impaired people and their Torball practice.
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- A Di Cagno
- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Via F. De Sanctis, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.
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Raimondo F, Morosi L, Corbetta S, Chinello C, Brambilla P, Della Mina P, Villa A, Albo G, Battaglia C, Bosari S, Magni F, Pitto M. Differential protein profiling of renal cell carcinoma urinary exosomes. Mol Biosyst 2013; 9:1220-33. [PMID: 23511837 DOI: 10.1039/c3mb25582d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for about 3% of all human malignancies and its incidence is increasing. There are no standard biomarkers currently used in the clinical management of patients with renal cell carcinoma. A promising strategy for new biomarker detection is comparative proteomics of urinary exosomes (UE), nanovesicles released by every epithelial cell facing the urinary space, enriched in renal proteins and excluding high-abundance plasmatic proteins, such as albumin. Aim of the work is to establish the protein profile of exosomes isolated from urines of RCC patient compared with control subjects. We enrolled 29 clear cell RCC patients and 23 control healthy subjects (CTRL), age and sex-matched, for urine collection and vesicle isolation by differential centrifugation. Such vesicles were morphologically and biochemically characterized and proved to share exosome properties. Proteomic analysis, performed on 9 urinary exosome (UE) pooled samples by gel based digestion followed by LC-MS/MS, led to the identification of 261 proteins from CTRL subject UE and 186 from RCC patient UE, and demonstrated that most of the identified proteins are membrane associated or cytoplasmic. Moreover, about a half of identified proteins are not shared between RCC and control UE. Starting from these observations, and from the literature, we selected a panel of 10 proteins, whose UE differential content was subjected to immunoblotting validation. Results show for the first time that RCC UE protein content is substantially and reproducibly different from control UE, and that these differences may provide clues for new RCC biomarker discovery.
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- F Raimondo
- Department of Health Sciences, Univ. of Milano-Bicocca, Via Cadore 48, 20900 Monza, Italy
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di Cagno A, Battaglia C, Giombini A, Piazza M, Fiorilli G, Calcagno G, Pigozzi F, Borrione P. Time of day - effects on motor coordination and reactive strength in elite athletes and untrained adolescents. J Sports Sci Med 2013; 12:182-189. [PMID: 24149743 PMCID: PMC3761760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2012] [Accepted: 02/12/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES the issue of time-of-day effects on performance is crucial when considering the goal of reaching peak results in sport disciplines. The present study was designed to examine time-of-day effects in adolescents on motor coordination, assessed with Hirtz's battery and neuromuscular components of strength, evaluated with reactive strength tests. METHODS forty-two elite female gymnasts, aged 13.3 ± 0.5 years (Mean ± SD), were recruited for the study. Fifty healthy female students (aged 12.8 ± 1.7 years) served as the control group. All participants underwent the testing sessions over two days at two different times of day in a randomized order. RESULTS Oral temperature was measured at the two times of the day and a significant diurnal variation (p < 0.01) in both groups was found. MANOVA revealed significant group differences in the overall tests (p < 0.01). The gymnast group showed no significant differences in the coordination tests with respect to the time of day, but significant differences were observed for reactive strength as assessed with the vertical jump tests (p < 0.01). Gyamnasts attained better results in the evening in the reactive strength tests [flight time (F1.90 = 17.322 p < 0.01) and ground contact time (F1.90 = 8.372; p < 0.01) of the hopping test]. CONCLUSION the temperature effect was more evident in the reactive strength tests and orientation test, especially in the gymnast group in which this effect added to their usual training time effect. The time-since-awakening influenced coordination performances in complex tasks more than reaction strength tests in simple tasks. The main outcome of the study was that we did not observe time-of-day effects on coordination skills in elite gymnasts and in untrained adolescents. The time of day in which athletes usually trained these skills could influence these results. Key pointsThe results obtained in this study suggested that the best time to perform a particular task depends specifically on the nature of the task, the precise size of the cognitive load and the level of practice of the participants.In the field of practice, it is incumbent for coaches to organise sports selection based on reactive strength, using the morning hours for untrained adolescents, when alertness and the benefits of sleeping could improve performance. Evening hours, conversely, should be used for elite gymnasts who specifically train at that time (specific "temporal training effect").These study results cannot give indications about the best time of the day to organize selection tests based on coordination skills.
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Peters M, Battaglia C, Forberich K, Bläsi B, Sahraei N, Aberle AG. Comparison between periodic and stochastic parabolic light trapping structures for thin-film microcrystalline Silicon solar cells. Opt Express 2012; 20:29488-29499. [PMID: 23388775 DOI: 10.1364/oe.20.029488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Light trapping is of very high importance for silicon photovoltaics (PV) and especially for thin-film silicon solar cells. In this paper we investigate and compare theoretically the light trapping properties of periodic and stochastic structures having similar geometrical features. The theoretical investigations are based on the actual surface geometry of a scattering structure, characterized by an atomic force microscope. This structure is used for light trapping in thin-film microcrystalline silicon solar cells. Very good agreement is found in a first comparison between simulation and experimental results. The geometrical parameters of the stochastic structure are varied and it is found that the light trapping mainly depends on the aspect ratio (length/height). Furthermore, the maximum possible light trapping with this kind of stochastic structure geometry is investigated. In a second step, the stochastic structure is analysed and typical geometrical features are extracted, which are then arranged in a periodic structure. Investigating the light trapping properties of the periodic structure, we find that it performs very similar to the stochastic structure, in agreement with reports in literature. From the obtained results we conclude that a potential advantage of periodic structures for PV applications will very likely not be found in the absorption enhancement in the solar cell material. However, uniformity and higher definition in production of these structures can lead to potential improvements concerning electrical characteristics and parasitic absorption, e.g. in a back reflector.
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- M Peters
- Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, 7 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117574, Singapore.
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Pitozzi V, Mocali A, Laurenzana A, Giannoni E, Cifola I, Battaglia C, Chiarugi P, Dolara P, Giovannelli L. Chronic Resveratrol Treatment Ameliorates Cell Adhesion and Mitigates the Inflammatory Phenotype in Senescent Human Fibroblasts. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2012; 68:371-81. [DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Baldassarre M, Perrone AM, Giannone FA, Armillotta F, Battaglia C, Costantino A, Venturoli S, Meriggiola MC. Androgen receptor expression in the human vagina under different physiological and treatment conditions. Int J Impot Res 2012; 25:7-11. [DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2012.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Masillo A, Monducci E, Pucci D, Telesforo L, Battaglia C, Carlotto A, Forte A, Bonaccorsi E, Romano A, Fiori Nastro P, Girardi P. Evaluation of secondary school teachers' knowledge about psychosis: a contribution to early detection. Early Interv Psychiatry 2012; 6:76-82. [PMID: 21951941 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7893.2011.00298.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIMS We sought to evaluate secondary school teachers' knowledge about psychosis and their level of interest in this topic given the key role they may be able to play in the early detection of psychosis. METHODS A questionnaire survey of 268 secondary school teachers from eight secondary schools within the Azienda Sanitaria Locale Rome/E and Rome/A catchment areas (two of the five city health districts) in Rome. Teachers were asked to complete the Italian version Esperienza e Conoscenza delle Difficoltò Sociali ed Emotive dei Giovani of the Knowledge and Experience of Social Emotional Difficulties among Young people self-report questionnaire that investigates the diagnosis, age of onset, aetiology, prognosis and treatment of psychosis. They were also asked about their experience with pupils with possible psychosis. RESULTS Most of teachers were able to recognize psychotic symptoms from a case vignette. Approximately 25% of the teachers had experienced a pupil with possible symptoms of psychosis. However, teachers displayed little awareness of psychiatric community services available for young people. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that teachers may play an important role in early detection and psychosis prevention strategies. The teachers also displayed a keen interest in gaining a deeper knowledge of early psychotic signs and in cooperating closely with a mental health specialist to obtain guidance and support when faced with serious mentally ill pupils.
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- Alice Masillo
- NESMOS Department (Neurosciences, Mental Health and Sensory Functions), Sapienza University of Rome, 2nd Medical School, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
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Mazza M, Di Nicola M, Catalano V, Callea A, Martinotti G, Harnic D, Bruschi A, Battaglia C, Janiri L. Description and validation of a questionnaire for the detection of meteoropathy and meteorosensitivity: the METEO-Q. Compr Psychiatry 2012; 53:103-6. [PMID: 21489419 DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2011.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [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] [Received: 12/25/2010] [Revised: 02/06/2011] [Accepted: 02/11/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a growing interest for the effects of weather changes on both healthy and psychiatric individuals. This study aims to validate a short questionnaire (METEO-Q) for the detection of meteoropathy and meteorosensitivity. METHODS The METEO-Q was administered to 1099 (528 men, 571 women) healthy subjects. Factor analyses, internal consistency, and item analysis were undertaken to examine the factorial structure of the questionnaire. RESULTS The METEO-Q has satisfactory factorial structure and internal reliability. Our results demonstrate that women have higher scores than man and, therefore, women mostly have meteoropathy. CONCLUSIONS Our findings support the use of the METEO-Q for collecting information regarding the effects of weather changes on healthy subjects and potentially on psychiatric patients.
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- Marianna Mazza
- Department of Neurosciences, Institute of Psychiatry and Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
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Colakoglu M, Toy H, Icen MS, Vural M, Mahmoud AS, Yazici F, Buendgen N, Cordes T, Schultze-Mosgau A, Diedrich K, Beyer D, Griesinger G, Oude Loohuis EJ, Nahuis MJ, Bayram N, Hompes PGA, Oosterhuis GJE, Bossuyt PM, van der Veen F, Mol BWJ, van Wely M, Nahuis MJ, Oude Loohuis EJ, Kose N, Bayram N, Hompes PGA, Oosterhuis GJE, Bossuyt PM, van der Veen F, Mol BWJ, van Wely M, Yaba A, Demir N, Allegra A, Pane A, Marino A, Scaglione P, Ruvolo G, Manno M, Volpes A, Lunger F, Wildt L, Seeber B, Kolibianakis EM, Venetis CA, Bosdou J, Toulis K, Goulis DG, Tarlatzi TB, Tarlatzis BC, Franz M, Keck C, Daube S, Pietrowski D, Demir N, Yaba A, Iannetta R, Santos RDS, Lima TP, Giolo F, Iannetta O, Martins WP, Paula FJ, Ferriani RA, Rosa e Silva ACJS, Martinelli CE, Reis RM, Devesa M, Rodriguez I, Coroleu B, Tur R, Gonzalez C, Barri PN, Nardo LG, Mohiyiddeen L, Mulugeta B, McBurney H, Roberts SA, Newman WG, Grynberg M, Lamazou F, Even M, Gallot V, Frydman R, Fanchin R, Abdalla H, Nicopoullos J, Leader A, Pang S, Witjes H, Gordon K, Devroey P, Arrivi C, Ferraretti AP, Magli MC, Tartaglia ML, Fasolino MC, Gianaroli L, Macek sr. 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Azemi M, Kyrou D, Papanikolaou EG, Polyzos NP, Devroey P, Fatemi HM, Qiu Z, Yang L, Yan G, Sun H, Hu Y, Mohiyiddeen L, Higgs J, Roberts S, Newman W, Nardo LG, Ho C, Guijarro JA, Nunez R, Alonso J, Garcia A, Cordeo C, Cortes S, Caballero P, Soliman S, Baydoun R, Wang B, Shreeve N, Cagampang F, Sadek K, Hill CM, Brook N, Macklon N, Cheong Y, Santana R, Setti AS, Maldonado LG, Valente FM, Iaconelli C, Braga DPAF, Iaconelli Jr. A, Borges Jr. E, Yoon JS, Won MY, Kim SD, Jung JH, Yang SH, Lim JH, Kavrut M, Kahraman S, Sadek KH, Bruce KB, Macklon N, Cagampang FR, Cheong YC, Cota AMM, Oliveira JBA, Petersen CG, Mauri AL, Massaro FC, Silva LFI, Vagnini LD, Nicoletti A, Pontes A, Cavagna M, Baruffi RLR, Franco Jr. JG, Won MY, Kim SD, Yoon JS, Jung JH, Yang SH, Lim JH, Kim SD, Kim JW, Yoon TK, Lee WS, Han JE, Lyu SW, Shim SH, Kuwabara Y, Katayama A, Tomiyama R, Piao H, Ono S, Shibui Y, Abe T, Ichikawa T, Mine K, Akira S, Takeshita T, Hatzi E, Lazaros L, Xita N, Kaponis A, Makrydimas G, Sofikitis N, Stefos T, Zikopoulos K, Georgiou I, Guimera M, Casals G, Fabregues F, Estanyol JM, Balasch J, Mochtar MH, Van den Wijngaard L, Van Voorst S, Koks CAM, Van Mello NM, Mol BWJ, Van der Veen F, Van Wely M, Fabregues F, Iraola A, Casals G, Creus M, Carmona F, Balasch J, Villarroel C, Lopez P, Merino P, Iniguez G, Codner E, Xu B, Cui Y, Gao L, Xue KAI, Li MEI, Zhang YUAN, Diao F, Ma X, Liu J, Leonhardt H, Gull B, Kishimoto K, Kataoka M, Stener-Victorin E, Hellstrom M, Cui Y, Wang X, Zhang Z, Ding G, HU X, Sha J, Zhou Z, Liu J, Liu J, Kyrou D, Kolibianakis EM, Fatemi HM, Camus M, Tournaye H, Tarlatzis BC, Devroey P, Davari F, Rashidi B, Rahmanpour Zanjani H, Al-Inany H, Youssef M, Aboulghar M, Broekmans F, Sterrenburg M, Smit J, Abousetta A, Van Dessel H, Van Leeuwen J, McGee EA, Bodri D, Guillen JJ, Rodriguez A, Trullenque M, Coll O, Vernaeve V, Snajderova M, Keslova P, Sedlacek P, Formankova R, Kotaska K, Stary J, Weghofer A, Dietrich W, Barad DH, Gleicher N, Rustamov O, Pemberton P, Roberts S, Smith A, Yates A, Patchava S, Nardo L, Toulis KA, Mintziori G, Goulis DG, Kintiraki E, Eukarpidis E, Mouratoglou SA, Pavlaki A, Stergianos S, Poulasouhidou M, Tzellos TG, Tarlatzis BC, Nasiri R, Ramezanzadeh F, Sarafraz Yazdi M, Baghrei M, Lee RKK, Wu FS, Lin S, Lin MH, Hwu YM. 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Monney C, Battaglia C, Cercellier H, Aebi P, Beck H. Exciton condensation driving the periodic lattice distortion of 1T-TiSe2. Phys Rev Lett 2011; 106:106404. [PMID: 21469817 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.106.106404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We address the lattice deformation of 1T-TiSe2 within the exciton condensate phase. We show that, at low temperature, condensed excitons influence the lattice through electron-phonon interaction. It is found that at zero temperature, in the exciton condensate phase of 1T-TiSe2, this exciton condensate exerts a force on the lattice generating ionic displacements comparable in amplitude to what is measured in experiment. This is thus the first quantitative estimation of the amplitude of the periodic lattice distortion observed in 1T-TiSe2 as a consequence of the exciton condensate phase.
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- Département de Physique and Fribourg Center for Nanomaterials, Université de Fribourg, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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Bruschi A, Mazza M, Harnic D, Grandinetti P, Battaglia C, De Risio L, di Nicola M, Martinotti G, Camardese G, Pozzi G, Janiri L. Depression, inflammation and coronary heart disease: prognostical value of c reactive protein and depressive symptoms. Eur Psychiatry 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(11)72318-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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IntroductionThe aim of this preliminary study is to assess, in a sample of patients with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), the specific association between depressive symptoms and systemic inflammation.MethodsSixty-One inpatients with CHD, 31 Unstable Angina and 28 Myocardial Infarction, participated in the study. The plasma levels of C Reactive Protein were measured using Dade Behring’s High Sensitivity CRP assay (hs-CRP) at T0, T30 and T90.At the same timings, they were tested by an examiner, unaware of their diagnosis, with a psychometric battery (SCL90-R, HDRS, MADRS, BDI, QlesQ).ResultsThe elevation of hs-CRP occurs during the whole observation period, with maximum significance at T90 (p = 0,031).A multivariate analysis at T0 indicates a statistical correlation between SCL90-R scores and hs-CRP levels (p = 0.02).The SCL90-R is also associated with the risk of further cardiac events (p = 0.013).Also the BDI could be useful as a prognostic factor (p = 0.026).We found a trend towards correlation between CRP values and depressive symptoms, but it never reaches statistical significance for the other scales.ConclusionsThe feelings of loss and the fear of death, related to the environmental and emotional situation of the hospitalization, may prevail in the acute phase of CHDs.Some patients may overcome this reactive depression, while others may exhibit a biological depression, related to the high level of CRP and thus to an increased risk of re-infarction and other coronary events.
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Battaglia C, Mancini F, Persico N, Paradisi R, Busacchi P, Venturoli S. Doppler flow analysis of the palmaris superficial branch of the radial artery in postmenopausal women with acroparesthesia: the role of hormone therapy. A pilot study. Climacteric 2011; 14:181-4. [DOI: 10.3109/13697130903572130] [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: 11/13/2022]
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Di Cagno A, Baldari C, Battaglia C, Gallotta MC, Videira M, Piazza M, Guidetti L. Preexercise Static Stretching Effect on Leaping Performance in Elite Rhythmic Gymnasts. J Strength Cond Res 2010; 24:1995-2000. [DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0b013e3181e34811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Fabbri R, Pasquinelli G, Magnani V, Tamburini F, Battaglia C, Paradisi R, Keane D, Venturoli S. Preservation of ovarian function. Minerva Ginecol 2010; 62:237-252. [PMID: 20595948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In the last years, advances in diagnosis and new treatments of cancer patient have increased the life expectancy of children, adolescent and women with cancer. Unfortunately, the ovaries are very sensitive to chemio-radiotherapy that may induce the loss of ovarian function and fertility with consequent premature ovarian failure. The different cryopreservation options available for fertility preservation in cancer patients are embryo cryopreservation, oocyte cryopreservation and ovarian tissue cryopreservation. The choice depends on different parameters: the type and timing of cancer treatment, the type of disease, the patient's age. The advances in reproductive technology have made fertility preservation a real possibility for patients whether they are girls or young women whose gonadal function is threatened by natural premature menopause, or by cancer therapy or surgical sterilisation.
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- R Fabbri
- Human Reproductive Medicine Unit, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, S.Orsola Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
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Battaglia C, Tinaglia V, Cifola I, Frascati F, Mangano E, Biasolo M, Bortoluzzi S, Bombelli S, Bianchi C, Perego R. 817 Integration of gene and miRNA expression profiles in clear cell renal carcinoma cell lines and relationship with VHL gene status. EJC Suppl 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(10)71613-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Battaglia C, di Cagno A. Body Image In Aesthetic Female Sport. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2010. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000386562.94639.a5] [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: 11/21/2022]
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Bardini M, Spinelli R, Bungaro S, Mangano E, Corral L, Cifola I, Fazio G, Giordan M, Basso G, De Rossi G, Biondi A, Battaglia C, Cazzaniga G. DNA copy-number abnormalities do not occur in infant ALL with t(4;11)/MLL-AF4. Leukemia 2009; 24:169-76. [PMID: 19907438 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2009.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The pathogenesis of infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is still not well defined. Short latency to leukemia and very high concordance rate for ALL in Mixed-Lineage Leukemia (MLL)-positive infant twins suggest that the MLL rearrangement itself could be sufficient for overt leukemia. Attempts to generate a suitable mouse model for MLL-AF4-positive ALL did not thoroughly resolve the issue of whether cooperating mutations are required to reduce latency and to generate overt leukemia in vivo. In this study, we applied single-nucleotide polymorphism array technology to perform genomic profiling of 28 infant ALL cases carrying t(4;11) to detect MLL-cooperating aberrations hidden to conventional techniques and to gain new insights into infant ALL pathogenesis. In contrast to pediatric, adolescent and adult ALL cases, the MLL rearrangement in infant ALL is associated with an exceptionally low frequency of copy-number abnormalities, thus confirming the unique nature of this disease. By contrast, additional genetic aberrations are acquired at disease relapse. Small-segmental uniparental disomy traits were frequently detected, mostly constitutional, and widely distributed throughout the genome. It can be argued that the MLL rearrangement as a first hit, rather than inducing the acquisition of additional genetic lesions, has a major role to drive and hasten the onset of leukemia.
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- M Bardini
- Centro Ricerca Tettamanti, Clinica Pediatrica Univ. Milano-Bicocca, Ospedale San Gerardo, Via Pergolesi, 33, 20052 Monza, Italy.
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Guidetti L, Cagno AD, Gallotta MC, Battaglia C, Piazza M, Baldari C. Precompetition Warm-up in Elite and Subelite Rhythmic Gymnastics. J Strength Cond Res 2009; 23:1877-82. [DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0b013e3181b3e04e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Paradisi R, Vanella S, Barzanti R, Cani C, Battaglia C, Seracchioli R, Venturoli S. Effects of indoor air purification by an air cleaning system (Koala technology) on semen parameters in male factor infertility: results of a pilot study. Andrologia 2009; 41:163-8. [PMID: 19400850 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2008.00909.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A number of studies indicated a clear decline in semen quality in the past 30-50 years and there is accumulating evidence that this decline might result from exposure to high levels of air pollution. To examine the impact of environment on male reproductive ability, we undertook for the first time a pilot study on semen quality of infertile men exposed to purification of indoor air. Ten subjects with a history of unexplained male infertility and poor semen quality were exposed for at least 1 year to a cleaning indoor air system (Koala technology). The key feature of this air purifier is the unique innovative multiple filtering system. The treatment of total purification of indoor air showed neither improvements in semen parameters nor variation in reproductive hormones (P = N.S.), but induced an evident increase (P < 0.03 and more) in seminal leucocytic concentrations. Within the limits due to the small sample of subjects recruited, the sole purification of indoor air does not seem enough to improve semen quality, although the increase in leucocytic concentrations could indicate an activation of the role of immunosurveillance in a purified indoor air environment.
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- R Paradisi
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Biology, University Alma Mater Studiorum of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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Di Cagno A, Baldari C, Battaglia C, Monteiro MD, Pappalardo A, Piazza M, Guidetti L. Factors influencing performance of competitive and amateur rhythmic gymnastics—Gender differences. J Sci Med Sport 2009; 12:411-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2007] [Revised: 11/27/2007] [Accepted: 01/09/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Di Cagno A, Baldari C, Battaglia C, Brasili P, Merni F, Piazza M, Toselli S, Ventrella AR, Guidetti L. Leaping ability and body composition in rhythmic gymnasts for talent identification. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2008; 48:341-346. [PMID: 18974720] [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: 05/27/2023]
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AIM Aim of this study was to investigate leaping ability and morphological characteristics in rhythmic gymnastics, in order to verify which parameters are useful indicators for the talent identification. METHODS Twenty-five national gymnasts of international level (age 14.7+/-2.2 years) underwent three testing sessions: anthropometric measurements, vertical jumps (counter movement jump and hopping test), and three technical split leaps with stretched legs (SL), with ring (RG) and with back bend of the trunk (BBT). RESULTS Elite had significantly different values (P < 0.05) of stature (1.65+/-0.03 vs 1.55+/-0.09 m), thigh length (0.42+/-0.03 vs 0.39+/-0.02 m) and FFM(42.42+/-2.81 vs 35.84+/-5.66 kg) compared to sub-elite. The height of hopping test was significantly higher in elite than sub-elite gymnasts (0.34+/-0.05 vs 0.27+/-0.04 m; P < 0.05), but no significant differences in counter movement jump between two groups were found. Ground contact time of hopping test was significantly correlated (P < 0.01) with SL (r = 0.613), RG (r = 0.632), and BBT (r = 0.542) values. By multiple regression analysis, among anthropometric and vertical jump variables, the hopping ground contact time was the strongest predictor of ground contact time of the three technical leaps (SL, RG, BBT) accounting for 26-37% of variance. CONCLUSION Some anthropometric measurements are good indicators for the better performance in rhythmic gymnastics. Level of muscle compliance (stiffness) evaluated by hopping test is a good parameter for athletes selection and for monitoring leaps training.
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- A Di Cagno
- University Institute of Motor Sciences (IUSM), Rome, Italy
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Cremonesi P, Perez G, Pisoni G, Castiglioni B, Luzzana M, Battaglia C, Sartorelli P, Moroni P. Development of a microarray platform for detection of milk pathogens: preliminary results. Vet Res Commun 2008; 32 Suppl 1:S187-9. [PMID: 18696242 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-008-9162-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- P Cremonesi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technologies, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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