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Matera MG, Rinaldi B, Ambrosio C, Cazzola M. Is it preferable to administer a bronchodilator once- or twice-daily when treating COPD? Respir Med 2023; 219:107439. [PMID: 37879449 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2023.107439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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Nocturnal and early morning symptoms are common and uncomfortable in many patients with COPD, and are likely to affect their long-term outcomes. However, it is still debated whether it is better to give long-acting bronchodilators once- or twice-daily to symptomatic COPD patients. The functional link between circadian rhythms of autonomic tone and airway calibre explains why the timing of administration of bronchodilators in chronic airway diseases can induce different effects when taken at different biological (circadian) times. However, the timing also depends on the pharmacological characteristics of the bronchodilator to be used. Because the profile of bronchodilation produced by once-daily vs. twice-daily long-acting bronchodilators differs throughout 24 h, selecting long-acting bronchodilators may be customized to specific patient preferences based on the need for further bronchodilation in the evening. This is especially helpful for people who experience respiratory symptoms at night or early morning. Compared to placebo, evening bronchodilator administration is consistently linked with persistent overnight improvements in dynamic respiratory mechanics and inspiratory neural drive. The current evidence indicates that nocturnal and early morning symptoms control is best handled by a LAMA taken in the evening. In contrast, it seems preferable to use a LABA for daytime symptoms. Therefore, it can be speculated that combining a LAMA with a LABA can improve bronchodilation and control symptoms better. Both LAMA and LABA must be rapid in their onset of action. Aclidinium/formoterol, a twice-daily combination, is the most studies of the available LAMA/LABA combinations in terms of impact on daytime and nocturnal symptoms.
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- Maria Gabriella Matera
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy.
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D’Ambrosio A, Tonelli C, Martini V, Ambrosio C. Vr exposure in cbt is effective and efficacious treatment for simple phobia (flight phobia). Eur Psychiatry 2021. [PMCID: PMC9470431 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.317] [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: 12/05/2022] Open
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Introduction The virtual environment with realistically rendered fear-inducing stimuli is enough to conduct VR exposure therapy (VRE), although the total control over the virtual environment also enables presentation of stimuli, contexts, and tasks not possible in in vivo exposure therapy (i.e. flight etc.)30 randomized controlled trials revealing high efficacy and effect sizes comparable of VRE-CBT to in vivo exposure therapy. Aerophobia is a very frequent limitation and affect 25% of the population and 30% of the subjects who fly make habitual use of anxiolytics. Objectives The aims of this study is to show that conducting VR exposure in CBT for simple phobia (flight phobia) is effective and is an efficacious treatment for fear and anxiety,Vs other treatments. Methods Participants (n = 39; age between 19 and 60 years) in the active arms received individual CBT VR exposure for six sessions and outcome was assessed with questionnaires: MSPS;Rathus Assertiveness Scale (RAS); HAM-A; QMAV; QSAV – (Flying fear); QoL INDEX and a behaviour avoidance test (really take the plane). Wilcoxon tests was using for the statistical analysis. Results 36 subjects managed to take the plane at the end of treatment and the results obtained showed a significant difference between “before treatment (T0) and after (T1)” with the exception of the Rathus test. All the SF-36 scales show a significant difference between “before-after”. 3 subjects was dropped out Conclusions Using VR can be advantageous over standard CBT as a potential solution for treatment avoidance and as an efficient, cost-effective and practical medium of exposure. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Karali M, Persico M, Mutarelli M, Carissimo A, Pizzo M, Singh Marwah V, Ambrosio C, Pinelli M, Carrella D, Ferrari S, Ponzin D, Nigro V, di Bernardo D, Banfi S. High-resolution analysis of the human retina miRNome reveals isomiR variations and novel microRNAs. Nucleic Acids Res 2016; 44:1525-40. [PMID: 26819412 PMCID: PMC4770244 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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MicroRNAs play a fundamental role in retinal development and function. To characterise the miRNome of the human retina, we carried out deep sequencing analysis on sixteen individuals. We established the catalogue of retina-expressed miRNAs, determined their relative abundance and found that a small number of miRNAs accounts for almost 90% of the retina miRNome. We discovered more than 3000 miRNA variants (isomiRs), encompassing a wide range of sequence variations, which include seed modifications that are predicted to have an impact on miRNA action. We demonstrated that a seed-modifying isomiR of the retina-enriched miR-124-3p was endowed with different targeting properties with respect to the corresponding canonical form. Moreover, we identified 51 putative novel, retina-specific miRNAs and experimentally validated the expression for nine of them. Finally, a parallel analysis of the human Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE)/choroid, two tissues that are known to be crucial for retina homeostasis, yielded notably distinct miRNA enrichment patterns compared to the retina. The generated data are accessible through an ad hoc database. This study is the first to reveal the complexity of the human retina miRNome at nucleotide resolution and constitutes a unique resource to assess the contribution of miRNAs to the pathophysiology of the human retina.
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- Marianthi Karali
- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, Second University of Naples, via Luigi De Crecchio 7, 80138 Naples (NA), Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy
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- Eye Bank of Venice, Padiglione Rama, via Paccagnella 11, 30174 Zelarino (VE), Italy
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- Eye Bank of Venice, Padiglione Rama, via Paccagnella 11, 30174 Zelarino (VE), Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, Second University of Naples, via Luigi De Crecchio 7, 80138 Naples (NA), Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples 'Federico II', via Claudio 21, 80125 Naples (NA), Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, via Campi Flegrei 34, 80078 Pozzuoli (NA), Italy Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, Second University of Naples, via Luigi De Crecchio 7, 80138 Naples (NA), Italy
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Malfacini D, Ambrosio C, Gro’ MC, Sbraccia M, Trapella C, Guerrini R, Bonora M, Pinton P, Costa T, Calo’ G. Pharmacological Profile of Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Receptors Interacting with G-Proteins and β-Arrestins 2. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0132865. [PMID: 26248189 PMCID: PMC4527783 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) controls several biological functions by selectively activating an opioid like receptor named N/OFQ peptide receptor (NOP). Biased agonism is emerging as an important and therapeutically relevant pharmacological concept in the field of G protein coupled receptors including opioids. To evaluate the relevance of this phenomenon in the NOP receptor, we used a bioluminescence resonance energy transfer technology to measure the interactions of the NOP receptor with either G proteins or β-arrestin 2 in the absence and in presence of increasing concentration of ligands. A large panel of receptor ligands was investigated by comparing their ability to promote or block NOP/G protein and NOP/arrestin interactions. In this study we report a systematic analysis of the functional selectivity of NOP receptor ligands. NOP/G protein interactions (investigated in cell membranes) allowed a precise estimation of both ligand potency and efficacy yielding data highly consistent with the known pharmacological profile of this receptor. The same panel of ligands displayed marked differences in the ability to promote NOP/β-arrestin 2 interactions (evaluated in whole cells). In particular, full agonists displayed a general lower potency and for some ligands an inverted rank order of potency was noted. Most partial agonists behaved as pure competitive antagonists of receptor/arrestin interaction. Antagonists displayed similar values of potency for NOP/Gβ1 or NOP/β-arrestin 2 interaction. Using N/OFQ as reference ligand we computed the bias factors of NOP ligands and a number of agonists with greater efficacy at G protein coupling were identified.
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- D. Malfacini
- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Pharmacology and National Institute of Neuroscience, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and LTTA, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and LTTA, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery, and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology, and Experimental Biology and LTTA, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery, and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pathology, Oncology, and Experimental Biology and LTTA, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Pharmacology and National Institute of Neuroscience, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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Gonçalves B, Ambrosio C, Serra S, Alves F, Gil-Agostinho A, Caseiro-Alves F. US-guided interventional joint procedures in patients with rheumatic diseases--when and how we do it? Eur J Radiol 2010; 79:407-14. [PMID: 20554144 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2010] [Accepted: 04/07/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the main indications and the technical steps to perform ultrasound guided procedures in patients with rheumatic diseases. To access procedures accuracy, safety and effectiveness. MATERIALS AND METHODS 27 patients with pain related to articular complications of rheumatic diseases and according to previous radiographic or US exam were submitted to several US-guided procedures. 42% of patients (n=11) had rheumatoid arthritis, 11% (n=3) spondyloarthropathies, 18% (n=5) psoriatic arthritis, 15% (n=4) undifferentiated arthritis, 3% (n=1) Sjögren syndrome and 11% (n=3) had gout. Described procedures are synovial biopsies, intra-articular injections of corticosteroids, radiation synovectomy and synovial cysts drainage procedures. When a therapeutical procedure was made, patients were evaluated by 2 rheumatologists. Corticosteroids used were Prednisolone and Triamcinolone. Yttrium-90 was used for synovectomy. RESULTS In all cases success was achieved with correct needle placement inside the joint. After injection/aspiration symptoms successfully solved with all patients improving their health status. No complications were recorded during follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS US-guidance is very reliable to afford a safety procedure always checking the injection, biopsy or aspiration. Guided-biopsy has high success rates obtaining several samples. Thus is also possible to use more powerful/long acting therapeutic drugs aggressive to extra-articular structures avoiding complications.
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- B Gonçalves
- Department of Radiology, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra - HUC, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Saavedra MJ, Ambrosio C, Malcata A, Matucci-Cerinic M, Da Silva JAP. Exuberant calcinosis and acroosteolysis. A diagnostic challenge. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2009; 27:55-58. [PMID: 19796563] [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: 05/28/2023]
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A case of exuberant acroosteolysis and subcutaneous tissue calcinosis in the absence of skin involvement is presented. Different hypotheses are discussed following the clinical unfolding of the case in practice.
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- M J Saavedra
- Serviço de Reumatologia, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
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Leykin Y, Pellis T, Ambrosio C, Zanette G, Malisano A, Rapotec A, Casati A. A recovery room-based acute pain service. Minerva Anestesiol 2007; 73:201-6. [PMID: 17242652] [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: 05/13/2023]
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AIM Despite routine postoperative pain management improves recovery and reduces postoperative morbidity and overall costs, and the availability of a large armamentarium of analgesic techniques and drugs, a significant portion of patients do not receive adequate postoperative pain control. We describe a recovery room (RR) based acute pain service model. METHODS Guidelines on postoperative pain and therapeutic protocols were instituted in January 1999. The analgesic endpoint was a visual analogic scale (VAS) below 4 for all surgical patients for the first 48-72 h. The RR, run by one anesthesiologist and 2 nurses and one assistant, acted as a coordination centre. Discharge from the RR was subject to achieving effective analgesia. Nurses of each ward monitored VAS along with vital signs, administered rescue doses if necessary, and reported to the RR nurse when needed. RR nurses monitored the patient at least twice daily and reported to the anesthesiologist. We have distributed an anonymous questionnaire, within surgical wards, to both surgeons and nurses to evaluate their perception of pain management and of this acute pain service (APS) model. RESULTS VAS was maintained significantly <4. Analgesic drug consumption increased between 1997, 2000 (first year of APS) and 2004. The auditing process confirmed the desire of all professional figures to be informed and involved in acute pain management as part of a coordinated and systematic approach to the surgical patient. CONCLUSION A RR-based APS can effectively act as coordinating centre for acute pain treatment without adjunctive personnel.
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- Y Leykin
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Santa Maria degli Angeli University Affiliated Hospital, Pordenone, Italy. Yigal
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Can A, Sayar K, Friedman E, Ambrosio C, Erdemli E, Gurdal H. The effects of agonist stimulation and beta(2)-adrenergic receptor level on cellular distribution of gs(alpha) protein. Cell Signal 2000; 12:303-9. [PMID: 10822171 DOI: 10.1016/s0898-6568(00)00071-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This study examines the effects of adrenergic ligands, cholera toxin, forskolin, and varying levels of beta(2) adrenergic receptors (beta(2)AR) on the cellular distribution of Gs(alpha) subunits in CHO cells. Localization of Gs(alpha) was evaluated by confocal microscopy and beta(2)AR-mediated signalling was assessed by adenylyl cyclase (AC) activity. In cells expressing 0.2 pmol/mg protein beta(2)ARs (WT18), the localization of Gs(alpha) subunit was restricted to the plasma membrane region. Isoproterenol (ISO), cholera toxin or forskolin elicited redistribution of cellular Gs(alpha) so that Gs(alpha) appeared as intense spots throughout the plasma membrane as well as the cytoplasm. Exposure to a neutral beta(2)AR antagonist, alprenolol, prevented the ISO-stimulated Gs(alpha) translocation from peripheral to inner cytoplasm. In cells expressing high level of beta(2)ARs (8.2 pmol/mg) (WT4), basal and ISO-stimulated AC activities were significantly elevated when compared to the values detected in WT18 clone, suggesting a positive correlation between receptor expression and receptor-mediated signalling. Basal Gs(alpha) distribution in this group was similar to that observed in ISO-, cholera toxin-, or forskolin-stimulated WT18 clone. ISO, cholera toxin, or forskolin did not change the distribution of Gs(alpha) significantly when tested in WT4 clone. No difference in the cellular level of Gs(alpha) protein between WT18 and WT4 clones was detected. Alprenolol did not affect the distribution of Gs(alpha) in WT4 clone. ICI 118,551, a negative beta(2)AR antagonist, altered Gs(alpha) distribution from a dispersed basal pattern to a membrane-confined pattern. The latter appearance was similar to that observed in unstimulated WT18 clone. Taken together, these data suggest that: (1) enhanced beta(2)AR-Gs(alpha) coupling induced by agonist stimulation or by increased expression of beta(2)ARs remodel the cellular distribution of Gs(alpha); (2) the alteration in Gs(alpha) distribution induced by beta(2)AR overexpression provides evidence for agonist-independent interaction of beta(2)AR and Gs(alpha), that can be inhibited by a negative antagonist but not by a neutral antagonist; and (3) forskolin influences the activity state of Gs(alpha) that displays a Gs(alpha) distribution pattern comparable to that observed when Gs(alpha) is activated via beta(2)AR stimulation or directly by cholera toxin.
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- A Can
- Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Histology-Embryology, Sihhiye 06100, Ankara, Turkey
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Ambrosio C, Molinari P, Cotecchia S, Costa T. Catechol-binding serines of beta(2)-adrenergic receptors control the equilibrium between active and inactive receptor states. Mol Pharmacol 2000; 57:198-210. [PMID: 10617695] [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: 02/15/2023] Open
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The binding free energy for the interaction between serines 204 and 207 of the fifth transmembrane helix of the beta(2)-adrenergic receptor (beta(2)-AR) and catecholic hydroxyl (OH) groups of adrenergic agonists was analyzed using double mutant cycles. Binding affinities for catecholic and noncatecholic agonists were measured in wild-type and mutant receptors, carrying alanine replacement of the two serines (S204A, S207A beta(2)-AR), a constitutive activating mutation, or both. The free energy coupling between the losses of binding energy attributable to OH deletion from the ligand and from the receptor indicates a strong interaction (nonadditivity) as expected for a direct binding between the two sets of groups. However, we also measured a significant interaction between the deletion of OH groups from the receptor and the constitutive activating mutation. This suggests that a fraction of the decrease in agonist affinity caused by serine mutagenesis may involve a shift in the conformational equilibrium of the receptor toward the inactive state. Direct measurements using a transient transfection assay confirm this prediction. The constitutive activity of the (S204A, S207A) beta(2)-AR mutant is 50 to 60% lower than that of the wild-type beta(2)-AR. We conclude that S204 and S207 do not only provide a docking site for the agonist, but also control the equilibrium of the receptor between active (R*) and inactive (R) forms.
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- C Ambrosio
- Department of Pharmacology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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The modulation of cyclic AMP dependent neurosteroidogenesis was studied in minces prepared from the cerebral cortex of adult rat. Forskolin or dibutyryl-cyclic AMP enhanced pregnenolone and progesterone production in a time and dose-dependent manner. The forskolin effect was mimicked by the cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase inhibitor isobutyl-methyl-xanthine, but not by the adenylate cyclase inactive forskolin analogue 1,9,dideoxy-forskolin. 4'-Chloro-diazepam, a high affinity ligand for the mitochondrial diazepam binding inhibitor (DBI) receptor, also elicited a time dependent increase in steroidogenesis. The forskolin and the 4'-chloro-diazepam stimulated pregnenolone increase was prevented by preexposing the rat brain cortical minces to 1-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-methyl-N-(1-methyl-propyl)-3-isoquinoline carboxamide (PK 11195), a high affinity ligand for the mitochondrial DBI receptor endowed with antagonistic properties. The protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide prevented the forskolin and 4'-chloro-diazepam stimulation of pregnenolone formation. In brain cortical minces of adrenalectomised/orchiectomised rats dibutyryl-cyclic AMP increased both pregnenolone and progesterone formation, while forskolin only increased progesterone. These data show that cyclic AMP enhances brain steroidogenesis by acting on a labile protein substrate which interacts with the mitochondrial DBI receptor.
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- G Roscetti
- Dip. to Medicina Sperimentale, Università di Roma, Tor Vergata, Italy
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Rat brain cortical minces were incubated with forskolin and dibutyryl-cyclic AMP for 60 and 30 min, respectively. The concentrations of pregnenolone, progesterone and desoxycorticosterone in this preparation were significantly increased by both substances. The results indicate that, in brain tissue, steroidogenesis appears to be regulated by receptor transduction mechanisms that operate through adenylate cyclase.
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- M L Barbaccia
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
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Ambrosio C, De Luca C, Massotti M. "Peripheral" benzodiazepine recognition sites may be involved in the rapid tolerance to the sedative effects of benzodiazepines in rats. Adv Biochem Psychopharmacol 1992; 47:223-7. [PMID: 1354916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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- C Ambrosio
- Laboratorio di Farmacologia, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy
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Flunarizine dose dependently inhibits the binding of both [3H]spiperone and [3H]SCH 23390 with Ki values of 112 +/- 9 and 532 +/- 39 nM, respectively. The inhibition of [3H]spiperone binding by flunarizine was competitive as revealed by the Schild plot. The results indicate that flunarizine is a fairly potent dopamine D2 receptor antagonist and offer a possible explanation for the extrapyramidal side-effects observed in patients treated with the drug.
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- C Ambrosio
- Department of Neuroscience B.B. Brodie, University of Cagliari, Italy
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Colangelo M, Ambrosio A, Ambrosio C. Neurological and behavioral sequelae following different approaches to craniopharyngioma. Long-term follow-up review and therapeutic guidelines. Childs Nerv Syst 1990; 6:379-82. [PMID: 1669245 DOI: 10.1007/bf00302222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The criteria by which the operative approaches to craniopharyngioma are chosen are still controversial. The authors performed a retrospective analysis in 32 patients with craniopharyngioma who were surgically treated. Results of neurological and psychological tests administered during the follow-up period were correlated with the surgical approach. On the basis of these preliminary data and a maximum follow-up period of 10 years, the authors conclude that the subfrontal approach to the craniopharyngioma and partial removal of its solid part appears to be associated with a lower morbidity rate and minor frontal lobe disorders.
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- M Colangelo
- Department of Neurosurgery, Santobono Children's Hospital, Naples, Italy
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Rangone R, Ambrosio C. [Identification and determination of antibiotics by reverse-phase thin layer chromatography]. Farmaco Prat 1971; 26:237-50. [PMID: 4327305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Rangone R, Ambrosio C. Identification and quantitative analysis of p-hydroxybenzoic acid and its esters using reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography. J Chromatogr A 1970; 50:436-41. [PMID: 5449458 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(00)97969-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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