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Nigro E, Mallardo M, Amicone M, D'Arco D, Riccio E, Marra M, Pasanisi F, Pisani A, Daniele A. Exploring Adiponectin in Autosomal Dominant Kidney Disease: Insight and Implications. Genes (Basel) 2024; 15:484. [PMID: 38674417 DOI: 10.3390/genes15040484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Revised: 04/05/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is a common monogenic disorder characterized by renal cysts and progressive renal failure. In kidney diseases, adipose tissue undergoes functional changes that have been associated with increased inflammation and insulin resistance mediated by release of adipokines. Adiponectin is involved in various cellular processes, such as energy and inflammatory and oxidative processes. However, it remains to be determined whether adiponectin is involved in the concomitant metabolic dysfunctions present in PKD. In this scenario, we aimed to analyze: (a) PPARγ, ADIPOQ, ADIPOR1 and ADIPOR2 gene variations in 92 ADPKD patients through PCR-Sanger sequencing; and (b) adiponectin levels and its oligomerization state by ELISA and Western Blot. Our results indicated that: (a) 14 patients carried the PPARγ SNP, 29 patients carried the ADIPOQ SNP rs1501299, and 25 patients carried the analyzed ADIPOR1 SNPs. Finally, 82 patients carried ADIPOR2 SNPs; and (b) Adiponectin is statistically lower in ADPKD patients compared to controls, and further statistically lower in ESRD than in non-ESRD patients. An inverse relationship between adiponectin and albumin and between adiponectin and creatinine and a direct relationship between adiponectin and eGFR were found. Interestingly, significantly lower levels of adiponectin were found in patients bearing the ADIPOQ rs1501299 SNP and associated with low levels of eGFR. In conclusion, adiponectin levels and the presence of ADIPOQ rs1501299 genotype are significantly associated with a worse ADPKD phenotype, indicating that both could potentially provide important insights into the disease. Further studies are warranted to understand the pathophysiological role of adiponectin in ADPKD patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ersilia Nigro
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl "Franco Salvatore", Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Naples, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Unità di Nefrologia, Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl "Franco Salvatore", Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Naples, Italy
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- Unità di Nefrologia, Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Unità di Nefrologia, Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl "Franco Salvatore", Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Naples, Italy
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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Mallardo M, Daniele A, Musumeci G, Nigro E. A Narrative Review on Adipose Tissue and Overtraining: Shedding Light on the Interplay among Adipokines, Exercise and Overtraining. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4089. [PMID: 38612899 PMCID: PMC11012884 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25074089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Revised: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Lifestyle factors, particularly physical inactivity, are closely linked to the onset of numerous metabolic diseases. Adipose tissue (AT) has been extensively studied for various metabolic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and immune system dysregulation due to its role in energy metabolism and regulation of inflammation. Physical activity is increasingly recognized as a powerful non-pharmacological tool for the treatment of various disorders, as it helps to improve metabolic, immune, and inflammatory functions. However, chronic excessive training has been associated with increased inflammatory markers and oxidative stress, so much so that excessive training overload, combined with inadequate recovery, can lead to the development of overtraining syndrome (OTS). OTS negatively impacts an athlete's performance capabilities and significantly affects both physical health and mental well-being. However, diagnosing OTS remains challenging as the contributing factors, signs/symptoms, and underlying maladaptive mechanisms are individualized, sport-specific, and unclear. Therefore, identifying potential biomarkers that could assist in preventing and/or diagnosing OTS is an important objective. In this review, we focus on the possibility that the endocrine functions of AT may have significant implications in the etiopathogenesis of OTS. During physical exercise, AT responds dynamically, undergoing remodeling of endocrine functions that influence the production of adipokines involved in regulating major energy and inflammatory processes. In this scenario, we will discuss exercise about its effects on AT activity and metabolism and its relevance to the prevention and/or development of OTS. Furthermore, we will highlight adipokines as potential markers for diagnosing OTS.
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- Marta Mallardo
- Department of Molecular and Biotechnological Medicine, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy;
- CEINGE-Biotechnologies Advances S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Molecular and Biotechnological Medicine, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy;
- CEINGE-Biotechnologies Advances S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Anatomy, Histology and Movement Sciences Section, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 87, 95123 Catania, Italy
- Research Center on Motor Activities (CRAM), University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotechnologies Advances S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Naples, Italy;
- Department of Pharmaceutical, Biological, Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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Della Rotonda G, Guastafierro A, Viglione S, Cozzolino A, Russo F, Polito R, Daniele A, Nigro E, Ciccarelli M, Russo R. Long-term results of arthroscopic repair of type II SLAP lesions in sports: assessment of return to pre-injury playing level and critical risk factors for complication. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 2024; 34:433-440. [PMID: 37573541 PMCID: PMC10771416 DOI: 10.1007/s00590-023-03677-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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PURPOSE The management of isolated SLAP lesions is still debated especially in athletes. Aims of the study were: 1. to analyse our algorithm to treat SLAP lesions starting from the selection of patients for surgery and 2. to correlate the familiarity for diabetes and hypothyroid disorders with post-operative results. METHODS Seventy-eight patients with isolated SLAP lesion were arthroscopically treated using knotless anchors and microfractures. All patients had a pre-operative and post-operative clinical examination according to Walch-Duplay, Constant, Rowe and Dash scores and interviewed for familiarity to diabetes and hypothyroid disorders. RESULTS About 68.8% of patients solved pain with rehabilitation. About 29% of patients returned to the sports activities. About 32% of patients were no responder to physiotherapy and were arthroscopically treated. About 53.9% of patients responded excellent, 34.7% good, 3.8% medium and 7.6% poor results according to Walch-Duplay score. The Constant score increased from 64 to 95, the Rowe score from 48 to 96. The outcomes were significantly worse in patients with familiarity for diabetes. CONCLUSIONS Microfractures and knotless anchor give long-term good results for the treatment of SLAP lesions in athletes. The familiarity for diabetes is an important risk factor that can lead to decreased outcomes.
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- G Della Rotonda
- Orthopaedic Department, Pineta Grande Hospital Castel Volturno, Caserta, Italy
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- Orthopaedic Department, Pineta Grande Hospital Castel Volturno, Caserta, Italy
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- Orthopaedic Department, Pineta Grande Hospital Castel Volturno, Caserta, Italy
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- Orthopaedic Department, Pineta Grande Hospital Castel Volturno, Caserta, Italy
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- Orthopaedic Department, Pineta Grande Hospital Castel Volturno, Caserta, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche Avanzate, Università Degli Studi Della Campania, "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università Degli Studi Della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università Degli Studi Della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy.
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Naples, Italy.
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- Orthopaedic Department, Pineta Grande Hospital Castel Volturno, Caserta, Italy
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- Orthopaedic Department, Pineta Grande Hospital Castel Volturno, Caserta, Italy
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Mallardo M, Scalia G, Raia M, Daniele A, Nigro E. The Effects of Adiponectin on the Behavior of B-Cell Leukemia Cells: Insights from an In Vitro Study. Biomedicines 2023; 11:2585. [PMID: 37761026 PMCID: PMC10527421 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11092585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Background: Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), the most frequent hematological neoplasm worldwide, represents a heterogeneous group of malignancies. The etiology of NHL remains to be fully elucidated, but the role of adipose tissue (AT) in immune function via the secretion of adipokines was recently recognized. Among adipokines, adiponectin has garnered attention for its beneficial properties. This study aimed to explore the in vitro effects of AdipoRon, an adiponectin agonist, on JVM-2, a lymphoblast cell line used as a representative disease model. Methods: JVM-2 cells were treated with different concentrations of AdipoRon to evaluate its effects on viability (via an MTT test), cell cycle distribution (via an FACS analysis), invasiveness (via a Matrigel assay) and colony-forming ability; protein expression was assessed via a real-time PCR (qPCR) and/or Western blotting (WB). Results: We found that the prolonged exposure of JVM-2 cells to AdipoRon led to a reduction in their viability due to a cytostatic effect. Additionally, AdipoRon stimulated both the formation of cell colonies and the expression of E-cadherin. Interestingly, the administration of AdipoRon increased the invasive potential of JVM-2 cells. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that adiponectin is involved in the regulation of different cellular processes of JVM-2 cells, supporting its potential association with a pro-tumorigenic phenotype and indicating that it might contribute to the increased aggressiveness and metastatic potential of B lymphoma cells. However, additional studies are required to fully understand the molecular mechanisms of adiponectin's actions on lymphoblasts and whether it may represent a marker of disease.
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- Marta Mallardo
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via A. Vivaldi, 81100 Caserta, Italy; (M.M.); (E.N.)
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate “Franco Salvatore” Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy; (G.S.); (M.R.)
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate “Franco Salvatore” Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy; (G.S.); (M.R.)
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate “Franco Salvatore” Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy; (G.S.); (M.R.)
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate “Franco Salvatore” Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy; (G.S.); (M.R.)
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Via Pansini, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via A. Vivaldi, 81100 Caserta, Italy; (M.M.); (E.N.)
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate “Franco Salvatore” Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy; (G.S.); (M.R.)
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Nigro E, D’Agnano V, Quarcio G, Mariniello DF, Bianco A, Daniele A, Perrotta F. Exploring the Network between Adipocytokines and Inflammatory Response in SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Scoping Review. Nutrients 2023; 15:3806. [PMID: 37686837 PMCID: PMC10490077 DOI: 10.3390/nu15173806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Adipose tissue is actually regarded as an endocrine organ, rather than as an organ that merely stores energy. During the COVID-19 pandemic, obesity has undoubtedly emerged as one of the most important risk factors for disease severity and poor outcomes related to SARS-CoV-2 infection. The aberrant production of cytokine-like hormones, called adipokines, may contribute to alterations in metabolism, dysfunction in vascular endothelium and the creation of a state of general chronic inflammation. Moreover, chronic, low-grade inflammation linked to obesity predisposes the host to immunosuppression and excessive cytokine activation. In this respect, understanding the mechanisms that link obesity with the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection could represent a real game changer in the development of new therapeutic strategies. Our review therefore examines the pathogenic mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2, the implications with visceral adipose tissue and the influences of the adipose tissue and its adipokines on the clinical behavior of COVID-19.
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- Ersilia Nigro
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl “Franco Salvatore”, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy; (E.N.); (A.D.)
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy; (V.D.); (G.Q.); (D.F.M.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy; (V.D.); (G.Q.); (D.F.M.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy; (V.D.); (G.Q.); (D.F.M.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy; (V.D.); (G.Q.); (D.F.M.); (A.B.)
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl “Franco Salvatore”, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy; (E.N.); (A.D.)
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, 80055 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania L. Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy; (V.D.); (G.Q.); (D.F.M.); (A.B.)
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Mallardo M, Signoriello E, Lus G, Daniele A, Nigro E. Adiponectin Alleviates Cell Injury due to Cerebrospinal Fluid from Multiple Sclerosis Patients by Inhibiting Oxidative Stress and Proinflammatory Response. Biomedicines 2023; 11:1692. [PMID: 37371787 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11061692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common disabling neurological disease characterized by chronic inflammation and neuronal cell viability impairment. Based on previous studies reporting that adiponectin exhibits neuroprotective effects in some models of neurodegenerative diseases, we analyzed the effects of AdipoRon treatment, alone or in combination with the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with MS (MS-CSF), to verify whether this adipokine acts on the basal neuronal cellular processes. To this aim, SH-SY5Y and U-87 cells (models of neuronal and glial cells, respectively) were exposed to MS-CSF alone or in co-treatment with AdipoRon. The cell viability was determined via MTT assay, and the possible underlying mechanisms were investigated via the alterations of oxidative stress and inflammation. MTT assay confirmed that AdipoRon alone did not affect the viability of both cell lines; whereas, when used in combination with MS-CSF, it reduces MS-CSF inhibitory effects on the viability of both SH-SY5Y and U-87 cell lines. In addition, MS-CSF treatment causes an increase in pro-inflammatory cytokines, whereas it determines the reduction in anti-inflammatory IL-10. Interestingly, the co-administration of AdipoRon counteracts the MS-CSF-induced production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, whereas it determines an enhancement of IL-10. In conclusion, our data suggest that AdipoRon counteracts the cytotoxic effects induced by MS-CSF on SH-SY5Y and U-87 cell lines and that one of the potential molecular underlying mechanisms might occur via reduction in oxidative stress and inflammation. Further in vivo and in vitro studies are essential to confirm whether adiponectin could be a neuro-protectant candidate against neuronal cell injury.
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- Marta Mallardo
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate Franco Salvatore, 80145 Naples, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate Franco Salvatore, 80145 Naples, Italy
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, "Federico II" Università degli Studi di Napoli, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate Franco Salvatore, 80145 Naples, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 81100 Caserta, Italy
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Nigro E, Amicone M, D'Arco D, Sellitti G, De Marco O, Guarino M, Riccio E, Pisani A, Daniele A. Molecular Diagnosis and Identification of Novel Pathogenic Variants in a Large Cohort of Italian Patients Affected by Polycystic Kidney Diseases. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:1236. [PMID: 37372416 DOI: 10.3390/genes14061236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Polycystic Kidney Diseases (PKDs) consist of a genetically and phenotypically heterogeneous group of inherited disorders characterized by numerous renal cysts. PKDs include autosomal dominant ADPKD, autosomal recessive ARPKD and atypical forms. Here, we analyzed 255 Italian patients using an NGS panel of 63 genes, plus Sanger sequencing of exon 1 of the PKD1 gene and MPLA (PKD1, PKD2 and PKHD1) analysis. Overall, 167 patients bore pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants in dominant genes, and 5 patients in recessive genes. Four patients were carriers of one pathogenic/likely pathogenic recessive variant. A total of 24 patients had a VUS variant in dominant genes, 8 patients in recessive genes and 15 patients were carriers of one VUS variant in recessive genes. Finally, in 32 patients we could not reveal any variant. Regarding the global diagnostic status, 69% of total patients bore pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants, 18.4% VUS variants and in 12.6% of patients we could not find any. PKD1 and PKD2 resulted to be the most mutated genes; additional genes were UMOD and GANAB. Among recessive genes, PKHD1 was the most mutated gene. An analysis of eGFR values showed that patients with truncating variants had a more severe phenotype. In conclusion, our study confirmed the high degree of genetic complexity at the basis of PKDs and highlighted the crucial role of molecular characterization in patients with suspicious clinical diagnosis. An accurate and early molecular diagnosis is essential to adopt the appropriate therapeutic protocol and represents a predictive factor for family members.
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- Ersilia Nigro
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl "Franco Salvatore", Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Unità di Nefrologia, Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl "Franco Salvatore", Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy
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- Unità di Nefrologia, Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Unità di Nefrologia, Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Unità di Nefrologia, Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Unità di Nefrologia, Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università di Napoli "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl "Franco Salvatore", Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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Mallardo M, D'Alleva M, Lazzer S, Giovanelli N, Graniero F, Billat V, Fiori F, Marinoni M, Parpinel M, Daniele A, Nigro E. Improvement of adiponectin in relation to physical performance and body composition in young obese males subjected to twenty-four weeks of training programs. Heliyon 2023; 9:e15790. [PMID: 37215851 PMCID: PMC10196512 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Obesity and related metabolic diseases represent a worldwide health problem. The main factor predisposing to obesity is an unhealthy lifestyle including the lack of physical activity. A pivotal role in the etio-pathogenesis of obesity is carried out by adipose tissue, an endocrine organ secreting several adipokines involved in numerous metabolic and inflammatory processes. Among these, of particular importance is adiponectin, an adipokine involved in the regulation of insulin sensibility and in anti-inflammatory processes. The aim of the study was to determine the effects of 24 weeks of two different training programs polarized (POL) and threshold training (THR) on body composition, physical capacities and adiponectin expression. Thirteen male obese subjects (BMI: 32.0 ± 3.0 kg m-2) followed 24 weeks of two different training programs, POL and THR, consisting of walking or running (or a combination of the two methods) in their normal living conditions. Before (T0) and after the end of the program (T1), the assessment of body composition was assessed by bioelectrical impedance and the concentration of salivary and serum adiponectin was analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and western blotting. Although the results obtained did not show significant differences between the two training programs, body mass and body mass index decreased by a mean of -4.46 ± 2.90 kg and 1.43 ± 0.92 kg m-2 (P < 0.05). Fat mass decreased by -4.47 ± 2.78 kg (P < 0.05). V'O2max increased by a mean of 0.20 ± 0.26 L min-1 (P < 0.05) Also, we observed an increase in saliva and in serum of adiponectin concentrations at T1 compared to T0 by 4.72 ± 3.52 μg mL-1 and 5.22 ± 4.74 ng mL-1 (P < 0.05) respectively. Finally, we found significant correlations between Δ serum adiponectin and Δ Hip (R = -0.686, P = 0.001) and between Δ salivary adiponectin and ΔWaist (R = -0.678, P = 0.011). Our results suggest that a 24 weeks training program, independently from intensity and volume, induces an amelioration of body composition and fitness performance. These improvements are associated with an increase in total and HMW adiponectin expression in both saliva and in serum.
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- Marta Mallardo
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, via A. Vivaldi, 81100, Caserta, Italy
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate “Franco Salvatore” scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- School of Sport Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- School of Sport Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- School of Sport Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Physical Exercise Prescription Center, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Gemona del Friuli, Udine, Italy
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- Unité de Biologie Intégrative des Adaptations à l’Exercice, Université Paris-Saclay, Univ Evry, 91000, Evry-Courcouronnes, France
- BillaTraining SAS, 32 rue Paul Vaillant-Couturier, 94140, Alforville, France
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate “Franco Salvatore” scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Napoli, Italy
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, via Pansini, Napoli, 80131, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, via A. Vivaldi, 81100, Caserta, Italy
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate “Franco Salvatore” scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Napoli, Italy
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Mennitti C, Ranieri A, Nigro E, Tripodi L, Brancaccio M, Ulisse J, Gentile L, Fimiani F, Cesaro A, D’Alicandro G, Limongelli G, Daniele A, Pero R, Frisso G, Calabrò P, Pastore L, Licenziati MR, Scudiero O, Lombardo B. The Impact of Physical Exercise on Obesity in a Cohort of Southern Italian Obese Children: Improvement in Cardiovascular Risk and Immune System Biomarkers. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 20:602. [PMID: 36612926 PMCID: PMC9819595 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Background: Childhood obesity (CO) is a serious medical condition affecting approximately 120 million children and adolescents worldwide. It is characterized by a persistent inflammatory state with inflammatory markers overexpressed, which in turn leads to a higher cardiovascular risk. It is well known that physical exercise reduces the inflammatory state in obese children. In the present study, we evaluated various biochemical parameters in obese children performing physical exercise compared to a group of obese sedentary children. Hence, the objective is to identify a panel of biomarkers to prevent numerous obesity-related complications. Methods: We examined two populations: 44 sedentary obese children (OSe), recruited on 5 November 2018 from Santobono−Pausilipon Children’s Hospital, Naples (Italy) of age = 11 ± 3.3 and 30 obese children who practice sport (OSp) of age = 10 ± 2.5. We observed a significant variation in some biochemical parameters such as white blood cells, C-reactive protein (CRP), glycemia and insulinemia. Moreover, we determined the levels of interleukins, chemokines and defensins by ELISA assay. Results: Our results showed a reduction in serum level of glycemia (p-value < 0.001), neutrophils (p-value < 0.05) and CRP (p-value < 0.05), whereas no relevant variations have been reported in insulin levels. Moreover, we found a decrease in serum levels of PDGF-β (p-value < 0.05), IL-9 (p-value < 0.01), IL-6 (p-value < 0.0001), IL-8 (p-value < 0.0001), IP-10 (p-value < 0.01), Eotaxin (p-value < 0.0001) and GM-CSF (p-value < 0.01) in OSp population in comparison to OSe. At the same time, we did not observe any significant variation in serum levels of IL-1ra and IL-17 between the two populations. On the other hand, we found an increase in HNP-1 (p-value < 0.0001) and HBD1 (p-value < 0.01) in OSp if compared to OSe. Conclusions: This study shed light on the role of physical exercise on CO, demonstrating in our population that an early evaluation of some biochemical parameters could be an assumption to prescribe physical exercise in order to monitor and prevent childhood obesity and related disorders.
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- Cristina Mennitti
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate S. C. a R. L., 80131 Naples, Italy
- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DISTABIF), University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
- Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate S. C. a R. L., 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Integrated Department of Laboratory and Transfusion Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Inherited and Rare Cardiovascular Diseases, A.O.R.N. Dei Colli “V. Monaldi”, Via Leonardo Bianchi, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Napoli, Italy
- Division of Clinical Cardiology, A.O.R.N. “Sant’Anna e San Sebastiano”, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, Center of Sports Medicine and Disability, AORN, Santobono-Pausillipon, 80122 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Respiratory Sciences, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
- Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate S. C. a R. L., 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
- Task Force on Microbiome Studies, University of Naples Federico II, 80100 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
- Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate S. C. a R. L., 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Napoli, Italy
- Division of Clinical Cardiology, A.O.R.N. “Sant’Anna e San Sebastiano”, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
- Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate S. C. a R. L., 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Obesity and Endocrine Disease Unit, Department of Neuroscience, Santobono-Pausilipon Children’s Hospital, 80129 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
- Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate S. C. a R. L., 80131 Naples, Italy
- Task Force on Microbiome Studies, University of Naples Federico II, 80100 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
- Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate S. C. a R. L., 80131 Naples, Italy
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Babino G, Nigro E, Boccellino M, Briatico G, Buononato D, Vittoria G, Argenziano G, Daniele A, Balato A. 392 Pathogenic relationship between Psoriasis and Obesity:an ex vivo study. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.405] [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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Maughan EF, Hynds RE, Pennycuick A, Nigro E, Gowers KH, Denais C, Gómez-López S, Lazarus KA, Orr JC, Pearce DR, Clarke SE, Lee DDH, Woodall MN, Masonou T, Case KM, Teixeira VH, Hartley BE, Hewitt RJ, Al Yaghchi C, Sandhu GS, Birchall MA, O’Callaghan C, Smith CM, De Coppi P, Butler CR, Janes SM. Cell-intrinsic differences between human airway epithelial cells from children and adults. iScience 2022; 25:105409. [PMID: 36388965 PMCID: PMC9664344 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The airway epithelium is a protective barrier that is maintained by the self-renewal and differentiation of basal stem cells. Increasing age is a principle risk factor for chronic lung diseases, but few studies have explored age-related molecular or functional changes in the airway epithelium. We retrieved epithelial biopsies from histologically normal tracheobronchial sites from pediatric and adult donors and compared their cellular composition and gene expression profile (in laser capture-microdissected whole epithelium, fluorescence-activated cell-sorted basal cells, and basal cells in cell culture). Histologically, pediatric and adult tracheobronchial epithelium was similar in composition. We observed age-associated changes in RNA sequencing studies, including higher interferon-associated gene expression in pediatric epithelium. In cell culture, pediatric cells had higher colony formation ability, sustained in vitro growth, and outcompeted adult cells in a direct competitive proliferation assay. Our results demonstrate cell-intrinsic differences between airway epithelial cells from children and adults in both homeostatic and proliferative states.
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- Elizabeth F. Maughan
- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London WC1E 6JF, UK
- Epithelial Cell Biology in ENT Research (EpiCENTR) Group, Developmental Biology and Cancer Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1N 1DZ, UK
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- Epithelial Cell Biology in ENT Research (EpiCENTR) Group, Developmental Biology and Cancer Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1N 1DZ, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London WC1E 6JF, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London WC1E 6JF, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London WC1E 6JF, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London WC1E 6JF, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London WC1E 6JF, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London WC1E 6JF, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London WC1E 6JF, UK
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- University College London Cancer Institute, University College London, London WC1E 6DD, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London WC1E 6JF, UK
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- Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1E 1EH, UK
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- Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1E 1EH, UK
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- Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1E 1EH, UK
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- Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1E 1EH, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London WC1E 6JF, UK
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- The National Centre for Airway Reconstruction, Department of Otolaryngology, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF, UK
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- The National Centre for Airway Reconstruction, Department of Otolaryngology, Charing Cross Hospital, London W6 8RF, UK
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- University College London Ear Institute, University College London, London WC1X 8EE, UK
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- Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1E 1EH, UK
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- Infection, Immunity and Inflammation Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1E 1EH, UK
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- Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Section, University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1N 1DZ, UK
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- Epithelial Cell Biology in ENT Research (EpiCENTR) Group, Developmental Biology and Cancer Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London WC1N 1DZ, UK
- Tracheal Service, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London WC1N 3JH, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, University College London, London WC1E 6JF, UK
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Nigro E, Polito R, Babino G, Mattera E, Fulgione E, Ragozzino G, D'Esposito V, Cabaro S, Signoriello G, Formisano P, Argenziano G, Daniele A. Adiponectin contributes to the inflammatory milieu in hidradenitis suppurativa. Dermatol Pract Concept 2022; 12:e2022157. [DOI: 10.5826/dpc.1204a157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a severe chronic inflammatory skin disease. Although the pathogenesis remains unclear, at the basis of HS there is an enhancement of the immune and inflammatory response together with a susceptibility to environmental factors. Cytokines dysregulation is crucial in HS severity and progression.
Objectives: the aim of this study was to analyze serum levels of different cytokines focusing on adiponectin concentration and its oligomeric distribution in serum from HS patients compared to both obese and healthy subjects.
Methods: The concentrations of adiponectin and cytokines were measured using ELISA assay; the oligomeric distribution of adiponectin was evaluated through Western Blotting analysis.
Results: Total Adiponectin is statistically higher in HS patients compared to matched controls (28.54 ±4.49μg/mL vs 24.67±3.35 μg/mL, p=0.00). Interestingly, Adiponectin oligomerization state is altered in HS, with an increase of HMW oligomers. Serum levels of PDGF-BB, IL-1b, IL-5, Il-6, IL12, IL13, IL15, IL-17, GMCSF, INFg, VEGF and MCP-1 are statistically higher while IL-1ra and RANTES levels are statistically lower in HS patients compared to healthy controls. Interestingly, adiponectin positively correlates with PDGF-BB, and IL-13.
Conclusions: HS patients have a dysregulated immune homeostasis correlated with altered metabolism. Indeed, our data suggest that Adiponectin and its HMW oligomers are involved in HS representing a potential biomarker of disease. In particular, the specific correlation of adiponectin with PDGF-BB, and IL-13 extends its role in modulation of immune responses suggesting that this adipokine might act regulating the innate immune system rather that the adaptive one.
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De Felice B, Montanino C, Mallardo M, Babino G, Mattera E, Ragozzino G, Argenziano G, Daniele A, Nigro E. Circulating microRNAs in Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13091544. [PMID: 36140712 PMCID: PMC9498560 DOI: 10.3390/genes13091544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a pathology characterized by chronic inflammation and skin lesions. The molecular basis of the inflammatory network remains unclear; however, since microRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in the modulation of inflammation, the composition of a micro-transcriptome RNA library using the blood of HS patients was analysed here. The total miRNA expression profiles of miRNAs from HS patients was assayed by real-time qPCR. Here, compared to healthy controls, miR-24-1-5p, miR-146a-5p, miR26a-5p, miR-206, miR338-3p, and miR-338-5p expression was found significantly different in HS. Knowing the significance of the miRNA mechanism in inflammatory and immune progression, we suggest that miRNA profiles found in HS patients can be significant in understanding the pathogenesis modality and establishing efficient biomarkers for HS early diagnosis. In particular, miR-338-5p was closely related to HS invasiveness and production of cytokines and was atypically overexpressed. miR-338-5p may represent a good promise as a non-invasive clinical biomarker for HS.
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- Bruna De Felice
- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DISTABIF), University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0823-274543; Fax: +39-0823-274571
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DISTABIF), University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DISTABIF), University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, Via G. Salvatore, 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, Università Degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine and Surgery Unit of Internal Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via Pansini, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine and Surgery Unit of Internal Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via Pansini, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine and Surgery Unit of Internal Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via Pansini, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, Via G. Salvatore, 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, 80126 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DISTABIF), University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, Via G. Salvatore, 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy
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Nigro E, Pecoraro MT, Formato M, Piccolella S, Ragucci S, Mallardo M, Russo R, Di Maro A, Daniele A, Pacifico S. Cannabidiolic acid in Hemp Seed Oil Table Spoon and Beyond. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27082566. [PMID: 35458762 PMCID: PMC9029873 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27082566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) is the main precannabinoid in industrial hemp. It represents a common constituent of hemp seed oil, but mainly abundant in the aerial parts of the plant (including their processing waste). Thus, the optimization of fast and low-cost purification strategies is mandatory, as well as a deep investigation on its nutraceutical and cosmeceutical properties. To this purpose, CBDA content in hemp seed oil is evaluated, and its recovery from wasted leaves is favorably achieved. The cytotoxicity screening towards HaCaT cells, by means of MTT, SRB and LDH release assays, suggested it was not able to decrease cell viability or perturb cell integrity up to 10 μM concentration. Thus, the ability of CBDA to differentially modulate the release of proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines mediators has been evaluated, finding that CBDA decreased IFN-γ, CXCL8, CXCL10, CCL2, CCL4 and CCL5, mostly in a dose-dependent manner, with 10 μM tested concentration exerting the highest activity. These data, together with those from assessing antimicrobial activity against Gram(+) and Gram(−) bacteria and the antibiofilm formation, suggest that CBDA is able to counteract the inflammatory response, also preventing bacteria colonization.
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- Ersilia Nigro
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
- CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145 Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
- CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145 Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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- CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145 Naples, Italy
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, "Federico II" Università degli Studi di Napoli, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
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Lenta E, Bracco A, Conterno E, Marchisio A, Nigro E, Perotto M, Pomero F, Prandi V, Costa CD. Malnutrition in covid-19 hospitalized patients: a cross-sectional study. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2021. [PMCID: PMC8629530 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.09.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Mallardo M, Costagliola C, Nigro E, Daniele A. AdipoRon negatively regulates proliferation and migration of ARPE-19 human retinal pigment epithelial cells. Peptides 2021; 146:170676. [PMID: 34687793 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2021.170676] [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: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Adiponectin is an adipokine playing important roles in metabolic, inflammatory and proliferative processes. At the time of surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, an altered expression of adipokines has been associated with the development of future proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR); this evidence as well as the presence of adiponectin receptors in ocular tissues and cell lines suggests a role of adiponectin in the physio-pathology of ocular conditions. Here, we investigated the effects of AdipoRon, an adiponectin agonist, on ARPE-19, a human retinal pigment epithelial cell line after confirming the expression of AdipoR1, AdipoR2, T-cadherin receptors. We evaluated the effects of AdipoRon in terms of vitality, survival, and migration; furthermore, we investigated the potential effects of AdipoRon on the inflammatory state of ARPE-19 cells analysing the levels of IL-10, VEGF, MCP-1 and IL-6 cytokines. Our findings indicated that AdipoRon, in a time and dose-dependent manner, reduces cell proliferation, migration, and colony formation of ARPE-19 cells. On the contrary, AdipoRon administration does not affect the expression of the tested cytokines. In conclusion, our results indicated that AdipoRon, may constitute an endogenous inhibitor of retinal pigment epithelial cell proliferation and migration, both processes deeply involved in development of PVR. Since PVR are characterized by an aberrant growth, migration and dedifferentiation of retinal pigment epithelial cells, our data contribute to open new fields of research to develop innovative therapeutic targets. Further studies are needed to clarify the effects of AdipoRon and of other small-molecule adiponectin analogs on retinal epithelium to clarify the functional role of adiponectin.
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- Marta Mallardo
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 81100, Caserta, Italy; CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze e Scienze riproduttive ed odontostomatologiche, Federico II" Università degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, 80131, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 81100, Caserta, Italy; CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Napoli, Italy.
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Napoli, Italy; Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, "Federico II" Università degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, 80131, Italy
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Colicchio R, Nigro E, Colavita I, Pagliuca C, Di Maro S, Tomassi S, Scaglione E, Carbone F, Carriero MV, Matarese G, Daniele A, Cosconati S, Pessi A, Salvatore F, Salvatore P. A novel smaller β-defensin-derived peptide is active against multidrug-resistant bacterial strains. FASEB J 2021; 35:e22026. [PMID: 34818435 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202002330rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a severe obstacle in the fight against acute and chronic infectious diseases that accompany most degenerative illnesses from neoplasia to osteo-arthritis and obesity. Currently, the race is on to identify pharmaceutical molecules or combinations of molecules able to prevent or reduce the insurgence and/or progression of infectivity. Attempts to substitute antibiotics with antimicrobial peptides have, thus far, met with little success against multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial strains. During the last decade, we designed and studied the activity and features of human β-defensin analogs, which are salt-resistant, and hence active also under high salt concentrations as, for instance, in cystic fibrosis. Herein, we describe the design, synthesis, and major features of a new 21 aa long molecule, peptide γ2. The latter derives from the γ-core of the β-defensin natural molecules, a small fragment of these molecules still bearing high antibacterial activity. We found that peptide γ2, which contains only one disulphide bond, recapitulates most of the biological properties of natural human β-defensins and can also counteract both Gram-positive and Gram-negative MDR bacterial strains and biofilm formation. Moreover, it has great stability in human serum thereby enhancing its antibacterial presence and activity without cytotoxicity in human cells. In conclusion, peptide γ2 is a promising new weapon also in the battle against intractable infectious diseases.
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- Roberta Colicchio
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate s.c.ar.l., Naples, Italy.,Department of Environmental, Biological, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, Università degli studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, Università degli studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.,Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Immunologia, Istituto per l'Endocrinologia e l'Oncologia Sperimentale, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IEOS-CNR), Napoli, Italy.,Unità di Neuroimmunologia, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Roma, Italy
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- Tumor Progression Unit, Department of Experimental Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione "G. Pascale" IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.,Laboratorio di Immunologia, Istituto per l'Endocrinologia e l'Oncologia Sperimentale, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IEOS-CNR), Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.,CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate s.c.ar.l., Naples, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, Università degli studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.,CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate s.c.ar.l., Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.,CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate s.c.ar.l., Naples, Italy
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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a serious complication of pregnancy and is defined as a state of glucose intolerance that is first diagnosed and arises during gestation. Although the pathophysiology of GDM has not yet been thoroughly clarified, insulin resistance and pancreatic β-cell dysfunction are considered critical components of its etiopathogenesis. To sustain fetus growth and guarantee mother health, many significant changes in maternal metabolism are required in normal and high-risk pregnancy accompanied by potential complications. Adipokines, adipose tissue-derived hormones, are proteins with pleiotropic functions including a strong metabolic influence in physiological conditions and during pregnancy too. A growing number of studies suggest that various adipokines including adiponectin, leptin, visfatin, resistin and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) are dysregulated in GDM and might have pathological significance and a prognostic value in this pregnancy disorder. In this review, we will focus on the current knowledge on the role that the aforementioned adipokines play in the development and progression of GDM.
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- Marta Mallardo
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100, Caserta, Italy
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Via Pansini 5, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100, Caserta, Italy.
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy.
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy.
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Venkatesan S, Angelova M, Puttick C, Zhai H, Caswell DR, Lu WT, Dietzen M, Galanos P, Evangelou K, Bellelli R, Lim EL, Watkins TB, Rowan A, Teixeira VH, Zhao Y, Chen H, Ngo B, Zalmas LP, Bakir MA, Hobor S, Gronroos E, Pennycuick A, Nigro E, Campbell BB, Brown WL, Akarca AU, Marafioti T, Wu MY, Howell M, Boulton SJ, Bertoli C, Fenton TR, de Bruin RA, Maya-Mendoza A, Santoni-Rugiu E, Hynds RE, Gorgoulis VG, Jamal-Hanjani M, McGranahan N, Harris RS, Janes SM, Bartkova J, Bakhoum SF, Bartek J, Kanu N, Swanton C. Induction of APOBEC3 Exacerbates DNA Replication Stress and Chromosomal Instability in Early Breast and Lung Cancer Evolution. Cancer Discov 2021; 11:2456-2473. [PMID: 33947663 PMCID: PMC8487921 DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-20-0725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
APOBEC3 enzymes are cytosine deaminases implicated in cancer. Precisely when APOBEC3 expression is induced during cancer development remains to be defined. Here we show that specific APOBEC3 genes are upregulated in breast ductal carcinoma in situ, and in preinvasive lung cancer lesions coincident with cellular proliferation. We observe evidence of APOBEC3-mediated subclonal mutagenesis propagated from TRACERx preinvasive to invasive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) lesions. We find that APOBEC3B exacerbates DNA replication stress and chromosomal instability through incomplete replication of genomic DNA, manifested by accumulation of mitotic ultrafine bridges and 53BP1 nuclear bodies in the G1 phase of the cell cycle. Analysis of TRACERx NSCLC clinical samples and mouse lung cancer models revealed APOBEC3B expression driving replication stress and chromosome missegregation. We propose that APOBEC3 is functionally implicated in the onset of chromosomal instability and somatic mutational heterogeneity in preinvasive disease, providing fuel for selection early in cancer evolution. SIGNIFICANCE: This study reveals the dynamics and drivers of APOBEC3 gene expression in preinvasive disease and the exacerbation of cellular diversity by APOBEC3B through DNA replication stress to promote chromosomal instability early in cancer evolution.This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 2355.
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- Subramanian Venkatesan
- Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
- Cancer Research UK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
- Cancer Research UK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Cancer Genome Evolution Research Group, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Genome Integrity Unit, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Molecular Carcinogenesis Group, Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Centre for Cancer Cell and Molecular Biology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
- Cancer Research UK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
- Institute of Thoracic Oncology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, USA; Institute for Molecular Virology, Minneapolis, USA; Center for Genome Engineering, Minneapolis, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
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- Department of Histopathology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Histopathology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- High Throughput Screening Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- High Throughput Screening Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- DSB Repair Metabolism Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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- MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Biotech Research & Innovation Centre (BRIC), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
- Cancer Research UK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Molecular Carcinogenesis Group, Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Molecular and Clinical Cancer Sciences, Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Center for New Biotechnologies and Precision Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Cancer Research UK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Medical Oncology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Cancer Genome Evolution Research Group, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, USA; Institute for Molecular Virology, Minneapolis, USA; Center for Genome Engineering, Minneapolis, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Genome Integrity Unit, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Division of Genome Biology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Science for Life Laboratory, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Genome Integrity Unit, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Division of Genome Biology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Science for Life Laboratory, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Cancer Research UK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
- Cancer Research UK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence, UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Medical Oncology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Lee DDH, Cardinale D, Nigro E, Butler CR, Rutman A, Fassad MR, Hirst RA, Moulding D, Agrotis A, Forsythe E, Peckham D, Robson E, Smith CM, Somavarapu S, Beales PL, Hart SL, Janes SM, Mitchison HM, Ketteler R, Hynds RE, O'Callaghan C. Higher throughput drug screening for rare respiratory diseases: readthrough therapy in primary ciliary dyskinesia. Eur Respir J 2021; 58:13993003.00455-2020. [PMID: 33795320 PMCID: PMC8514977 DOI: 10.1183/13993003.00455-2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Development of therapeutic approaches for rare respiratory diseases is hampered by the lack of systems that allow medium-to-high-throughput screening of fully differentiated respiratory epithelium from affected patients. This is a particular problem for primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), a rare genetic disease caused by mutations in genes that adversely affect ciliary movement and consequently mucociliary transport. Primary cell culture of basal epithelial cells from nasal brush biopsies followed by ciliated differentiation at the air-liquid interface (ALI) has proven to be a useful tool in PCD diagnostics but the technique's broader utility, including in pre-clinical PCD research, has been restricted by the limited number of basal cells that can be expanded from such biopsies. METHODS We describe an immunofluorescence screening method, enabled by extensive expansion of basal cells from PCD patients and the directed differentiation of these cells into ciliated epithelium in miniaturised 96-well transwell format ALI cultures. As proof-of-principle, we performed a personalised investigation in a patient with a rare and severe form of PCD (reduced generation of motile cilia), in this case caused by a homozygous nonsense mutation in the MCIDAS gene. RESULTS Initial analyses of ciliary ultrastructure, beat pattern and beat frequency in the 96-well transwell format ALI cultures indicate that a range of different PCD defects can be retained in these cultures. The screening system in our proof-of-principal investigation allowed drugs that induce translational readthrough to be evaluated alone or in combination with nonsense-mediated decay inhibitors. We observed restoration of basal body formation but not the generation of cilia in the patient's nasal epithelial cells in vitro. CONCLUSION: Our study provides a platform for higher throughput analyses of airway epithelia that is applicable in a range of settings and suggests novel avenues for drug evaluation and development in PCD caused by nonsense mutations.
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- Dani Do Hyang Lee
- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
- D.D.H. Lee and D. Cardinale contributed equally
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- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
- D.D.H. Lee and D. Cardinale contributed equally
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Centre for PCD Diagnosis and Research, Dept of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Ciliary Disease Section, Genetics and Genomic Medicine Research and Teaching Dept, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
- Dept of Human Genetics, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Centre for PCD Diagnosis and Research, Dept of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Developmental Biology and Cancer, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, UK
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- Ciliary Disease Section, Genetics and Genomic Medicine Research and Teaching Dept, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Leeds Institute for Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute for Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Ciliary Disease Section, Genetics and Genomic Medicine Research and Teaching Dept, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Ciliary Disease Section, Genetics and Genomic Medicine Research and Teaching Dept, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Ciliary Disease Section, Genetics and Genomic Medicine Research and Teaching Dept, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
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- MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, UK
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- Lungs for Living Research Centre, UCL Respiratory, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
- UCL Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK
- R.E. Hynds and C. O'Callaghan contributed equally to this article as lead authors and supervised the work
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- UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK
- Centre for PCD Diagnosis and Research, Dept of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- R.E. Hynds and C. O'Callaghan contributed equally to this article as lead authors and supervised the work
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Bozzetto L, Polito R, Nigro E, Prinster A, Della Pepa G, Costabile G, Vetrani C, Vitale M, Daniele A, Rivellese AA, Annuzzi G. Dietary influence on adiponectin in patients with type 2 diabetes. Eur J Clin Invest 2021; 51:e13548. [PMID: 33797089 DOI: 10.1111/eci.13548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Here, we evaluate the effects of a diet rich in low-glycaemic index carbohydrates and fibre (CHO/Fibre diet) or monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA diet), on fasting and postprandial adiponectin concentrations and their relationship with the beneficial effects of the experimental diets on postprandial glucose metabolism and liver fat in type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS Fasting and postprandial adiponectin plasma concentrations were measured before and after dietary interventions in the participants to a randomized controlled trial (NCT01025856), wherein 37 men and 8 women with T2D, aged 35-70 years, followed a CHO/Fibre diet or a MUFA diet for an 8-week period. Hepatic fat content by 1 H NMR and fasting and postprandial plasma glucose and insulin measurements were also available. RESULTS Fasting adiponectin plasma levels did not change after both diets. Postprandial adiponectin significantly increased after the CHO/fibre diet (9.9 ± 1.6 μg/mL vs. 10.8 ± 2.3 μg/mL; P = .033) but not after the MUFA diet (10.6 ± 1.8 μg/mL vs. 10.6 ± 1.6 μg/mL; P = .935) with a significant difference between changes (P = .035). In the combined CHO/Fibre and MUFA groups, fasting and postprandial adiponectin significantly and inversely correlated with postprandial insulin iAUC at baseline and after intervention, and with liver fat content after intervention. CONCLUSIONS A diet rich in CHO/Fibre increased postprandial plasma adiponectin significantly more than a MUFA diet in patients with T2D. Independently of diet, adiponectin levels associated with postprandial insulin concentrations. The dietary interventions modulated the relationship between adiponectin and liver fat.
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- Lutgarda Bozzetto
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy.,CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Naples, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructure and Bioimaging, National Research Council, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Naples, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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Nigro E, Mallardo M, Polito R, Scialò F, Bianco A, Daniele A. Adiponectin and Leptin Exert Antagonizing Effects on HUVEC Tube Formation and Migration Modulating the Expression of CXCL1, VEGF, MMP-2 and MMP-9. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22147516. [PMID: 34299135 PMCID: PMC8307755 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22147516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Adiponectin and leptin are two abundant adipokines with different properties but both described such as potent factors regulating angiogenesis. AdipoRon is a small-molecule that, binding to AdipoRs receptors, acts as an adiponectin agonist. Here, we investigated the effects of AdipoRon and leptin on viability, migration and tube formation on a human in vitro model, the human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) focusing on the expression of the main endothelial angiogenic factors: hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α), C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 1 (CXCL1), vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A), matrix metallopeptidase 2 (MMP-2) and matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP-9). Treatments with VEGF-A were used as positive control. Our data revealed that, at 24 h treatment, proliferation of HUVEC endothelial cells was not influenced by AdipoRon or leptin administration; after 48 h longer exposure time, the viability was negatively influenced by AdipoRon while leptin treatment and the combination of AdipoRon+leptin produced no effects. In addition, AdipoRon induced a significant increase in complete tubular structures together with induction of cell migration while, on the contrary, leptin did not induce tube formation and inhibited cell migration; interestingly, the co-treatment with both AdipoRon and leptin determined a significant decrease of the tubular structures and cell migration indicating that leptin antagonizes AdipoRon effects. Finally, we found that the effects induced by AdipoRon administration are accompanied by an increase in the expression of CXCL1, VEGF-A, MMP-2 and MMP-9. In conclusion, our data sustain the active role of adiponectin and leptin in linking adipose tissue with the vascular endothelium encouraging the further deepening of the role of adipokines in new vessel’s formation, to candidate them as therapeutic targets.
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- Ersilia Nigro
- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (M.M.); (R.P.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy;
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (M.M.); (R.P.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy;
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (M.M.); (R.P.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy;
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy;
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Hospital Monaldi, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Hospital Monaldi, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy;
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology (DMMBM), University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +39-0813737856
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Polito R, Monaco ML, Mallardo M, Elce A, Daniele A, Nigro E. Treatment with sera from Water Polo athletes activates AMPKα and ACC proteins In HepG2 hepatoma cell line. Sport Sci Health 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11332-021-00742-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
Purpose
Physical activity and professional physical activity such as water polo (WP) sport, has numerous beneficial effects to fight metabolism-related disorders through several mechanisms, including the promotion of liver metabolic adaptations, and the modulation of cytokine production. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different types of physical activity on AMPKα and ACC, two proteins involved in liver metabolism; therefore, we treated the hepatoma cell line Hep G2 with sera from elite WP athletes and amateur (basket) players. As control, we used serum from both sedentary and obese subjects.
Methods
Help G2 cells were treated with 5% of human sera from the different subjects; after 24 h and 48 h, HepG2 cell viability was verified through MTT assay and activation status of AMPKα and ACC through western blotting. Cytokine’s serum levels were measured through ELISA assay.
Results
After 72 h, the treatment of HepG2 cells with sera from the different subjects produced no effect on cell viability. Furthermore, after 48 h of treatment, both AMPKα and ACC phosphorylation statistically increases in HepG2 cells treated with sera from WP athletes. Furthermore, IL-4, IL-6 and IL-10 levels resulted statistically increased in WP athlete’s sera than in sedentary subjects.
Conclusion
The specific activation of AMPKα and ACC by WP sera confirms that professional sport activity carried out by WP athletes can be considered as a physiological activator of these two proteins also in HepG2 liver cells. In addition, the increase of anti-inflammatory cytokines in WP sera confirms the ample evidence for multiple anti-inflammatory activities carried out by WP discipline.
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Signoriello E, Mallardo M, Nigro E, Polito R, Casertano S, Di Pietro A, Coletta M, Monaco ML, Rossi F, Lus G, Daniele A. Adiponectin in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients Affected by Multiple Sclerosis Is Correlated with the Progression and Severity of Disease. Mol Neurobiol 2021; 58:2663-2670. [PMID: 33486671 PMCID: PMC8128828 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-021-02287-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Adiponectin exerts relevant actions in immunity and is modulated in several disorders, such as multiple sclerosis (MS). In this study, we characterized adiponectin expression and profiles in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from MS patients to investigate its potential relationship with the severity and progression of the disease. Total adiponectin in CSF was measured by ELISA in 66 unrelated CSF MS patients and compared with 24 age- and sex-matched controls. Adiponectin oligomer profiles were analysed by Western blotting and FPLC chromatography. Total CSF adiponectin was significantly increased in MS patients compared with controls (9.91 ng/mL vs 6.02 ng/mL) (p < 0.001). Interestingly, CSF adiponectin positively correlated with CSF IgG, and CSF/serum albumin directly correlated with CSF/serum adiponectin. Our data demonstrated that CSF adiponectin predicts a worse prognosis: patients with the progressive form of MS had higher levels compared with the relapsing remitting form; patients with higher EDSS at baseline and a higher MS severity score at 4.5-year follow-up had significantly elevated adiponectin levels with respect to patients with a less severe phenotype. Finally, the adiponectin oligomerization profile was altered in CSF from MS patients, with a significant increase in HMW and MMW. The correlation of CSF adiponectin with the severity and prognosis of MS disease confirmed the role of this adipokine in the inflammatory/immune processes of MS and suggested its use as a complementary tool to assess the severity, progression and prognosis of the disease. Further studies on larger MS cohorts are needed to clarify the contribution of adiponectin to the etiopathogenesis of MS.
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- Elisabetta Signoriello
- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania, "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100, Caserta, Italy
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania, "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100, Caserta, Italy
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", via Pansini 5, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania, "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100, Caserta, Italy.
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy.
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Scialo F, Vitale M, Daniele A, Nigro E, Perrotta F, Gelzo M, Iadevaia C, Cerqua FS, Costigliola A, Allocca V, Amato F, Pastore L, Castaldo G, Bianco A. SARS-CoV-2: One Year in the Pandemic. What Have We Learned, the New Vaccine Era and the Threat of SARS-CoV-2 Variants. Biomedicines 2021; 9:611. [PMID: 34072088 PMCID: PMC8226851 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9060611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Since the beginning of 2020, the new pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 and named coronavirus disease 19 (COVID 19) has changed our socio-economic life. In just a few months, SARS-CoV-2 was able to spread worldwide at an unprecedented speed, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths, especially among the weakest part of the population. Indeed, especially at the beginning of this pandemic, many reports highlighted how people, suffering from other pathologies, such as hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes, are more at risk of severe outcomes if infected. Although this pandemic has put the entire academic world to the test, it has also been a year of intense research and many important contributions have advanced our understanding of SARS-CoV-2 origin, its molecular structure and its mechanism of infection. Unfortunately, despite this great effort, we are still a long way from fully understanding how SARS-CoV-2 dysregulates organismal physiology and whether the current vaccines will be able to protect us from possible future pandemics. Here, we discuss the knowledge we have gained during this year and which questions future research should address.
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- Filippo Scialo
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80131 Naples, Italy;
- CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.V.); (A.D.); (E.N.); (M.G.); (F.A.); (G.C.)
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- CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.V.); (A.D.); (E.N.); (M.G.); (F.A.); (G.C.)
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.V.); (A.D.); (E.N.); (M.G.); (F.A.); (G.C.)
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.V.); (A.D.); (E.N.); (M.G.); (F.A.); (G.C.)
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- U.O.C Pneumologia Azienda Ospedaliera Sant’Anna e San Sebastiano, 81100 Caserta, Italy;
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- CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.V.); (A.D.); (E.N.); (M.G.); (F.A.); (G.C.)
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Pneumology Vanvitelly-COVID Unit A.O. dei Colli Hospital Monaldi, 80131 Naples, Italy; (C.I.); (F.S.C.); (A.C.); (V.A.)
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- Pneumology Vanvitelly-COVID Unit A.O. dei Colli Hospital Monaldi, 80131 Naples, Italy; (C.I.); (F.S.C.); (A.C.); (V.A.)
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- Pneumology Vanvitelly-COVID Unit A.O. dei Colli Hospital Monaldi, 80131 Naples, Italy; (C.I.); (F.S.C.); (A.C.); (V.A.)
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- Pneumology Vanvitelly-COVID Unit A.O. dei Colli Hospital Monaldi, 80131 Naples, Italy; (C.I.); (F.S.C.); (A.C.); (V.A.)
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- CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.V.); (A.D.); (E.N.); (M.G.); (F.A.); (G.C.)
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.V.); (A.D.); (E.N.); (M.G.); (F.A.); (G.C.)
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE, Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.V.); (A.D.); (E.N.); (M.G.); (F.A.); (G.C.)
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, 80131 Naples, Italy;
- Pneumology Vanvitelly-COVID Unit A.O. dei Colli Hospital Monaldi, 80131 Naples, Italy; (C.I.); (F.S.C.); (A.C.); (V.A.)
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Nigro E, Daniele A, Salzillo A, Ragone A, Naviglio S, Sapio L. AdipoRon and Other Adiponectin Receptor Agonists as Potential Candidates in Cancer Treatments. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22115569. [PMID: 34070338 PMCID: PMC8197554 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The high mortality rate together with an ever-growing number of annual cases have defined neoplastic disorders as “the real 21st-century disease”. Its dubious distinction also results from conventional therapy failure, which has made cancer an orphan disease. Therefore, innovative and alternative therapeutic strategies are mandatory. The ability to leverage human naturally occurring anti-tumor defenses has always represented a fascinating perspective, and the immuno blockage approval in cancer treatment represents in timeline the latest success. As a multifunctional organ, adipose tissue releases a large amount of adipokines having both carcinogenic and antitumor properties. The negative correlation between serum levels and risk for developing malignancies, as well as the huge number of existing preclinical studies, have identified adiponectin as a potential anticancer adipokine. Nevertheless, its usage in clinical has constantly clashed with the inability to reproduce a mimic synthetic compound. Between 2011 and 2013, two distinct adiponectin receptor agonists were recognized, opening new scenarios even in cancer. Here, we review the first orally active adiponectin receptor agonists AdipoRon, from the discovery to the anticancer evidence. Including our latest findings in osteosarcoma models, we summarize AdipoRon and other existing agonists state-of-art, questioning about the feasibility assessment of this strategy in cancer treatment.
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- Ersilia Nigro
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (A.D.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, 80145 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (A.D.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, 80145 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina di Precisione, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Napoli, Italy; (A.S.); (A.R.); (L.S.)
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- Dipartimento di Medicina di Precisione, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Napoli, Italy; (A.S.); (A.R.); (L.S.)
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- Dipartimento di Medicina di Precisione, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Napoli, Italy; (A.S.); (A.R.); (L.S.)
- Correspondence:
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- Dipartimento di Medicina di Precisione, Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Napoli, Italy; (A.S.); (A.R.); (L.S.)
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Di Palo A, Siniscalchi C, Polito R, Nigro E, Russo A, Daniele A, Potenza N. microRNA-377-3p downregulates the oncosuppressor T-cadherin in colorectal adenocarcinoma cells. Cell Biol Int 2021; 45:1797-1803. [PMID: 33818827 PMCID: PMC8360034 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.11605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of death of malignant tumors worldwide. Recent studies point to a role for the adiponectin‐receptor axis in colorectal carcinogenesis, and in particular to the oncosuppressive properties of the T‐cadherin receptor. In addition, the loss of T‐cadherin expression in tumor tissues has been linked to cancer progression and attributed to aberrant methylation of its promoter. Recognizing the pivotal role of microRNAs in CRC, this study explores their possible contribution to the downregulation of T‐cadherin. A systematic bioinformatics analysis, restricted by microRNA expression data in the colon or in cultured colorectal cell lines, predicted twelve top‐ranking target miRNA sites within the 3ʹ UTR of T‐cadherin. Experimental validation analyses based on luciferase reporter constructs and miRNA mimic or miRNA inhibitor transfections toward colorectal adenocarcinoma cell lines indicated that miR‐377‐3p was able to directly bind to the T‐cadherin sequence, and thus downregulating its expression. Given the oncogenic activity of miR‐377 and the oncosuppressive activity of T‐cadherin in CRC, the regulatory circuit highlighted in this study may add new insights into molecular mechanisms driving colorectal carcinogenesis, and perspectively it could be exploited to identify novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
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- Armando Di Palo
- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie avanzate, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy.,CEINGE-Biotecnologie avanzate, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy
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Nigro E, Polito R, Elce A, Signoriello G, Iacotucci P, Carnovale V, Gelzo M, Zarrilli F, Castaldo G, Daniele A. Physical Activity Regulates TNFα and IL-6 Expression to Counteract Inflammation in Cystic Fibrosis Patients. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph18094691. [PMID: 33924887 PMCID: PMC8125516 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18094691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common inherited diseases. It is characterised by a severe decline in pulmonary function associated with metabolic perturbations and an increased production of inflammatory cytokines. The key role of physical activity (PA) in improving the health status of CF patients and reducing lung function decline has recently been demonstrated. This study evaluated interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) expression in two subgroups of CF patients classified based on PA. Methods: We selected 85 CF patients; half of them regularly undertook supervised PA in the three years leading up to the study and half of them were not physically active. Patients were analysed for serum IL-6 and TNFα levels using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Results: We found that the expression levels of IL-6 and TNFα differed in terms of their regulation by PA. In particular, TNFα levels negatively correlated with FEV1% decrease/year and FEV1% decrease (p = 0.023 and p = 0.02, respectively), and positively correlated with serum fasting glucose (p = 0.019) in PA CF patients. In contrast, in the NPA subgroup, TNFα levels were positively correlated with IL-6 (p = 0.001) and negatively correlated with adiponectin (p = 0.000). In addition, multiple logistic regression analysis confirmed that PA is an independent modulator of the inflammatory state. Conclusions: PA modulates inflammatory processes in CF patients by regulating the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines and thus ameliorating lung function. Our data show that PA is a useful complementary strategy in the management of CF and that TNFα may be a marker of these effects of PA.
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- Ersilia Nigro
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (R.P.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy; (A.E.); (M.G.); (F.Z.); (G.C.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (R.P.)
- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy; (A.E.); (M.G.); (F.Z.); (G.C.)
- Dipartimento di Scienze Umanistiche, Università Telematica Pegaso, 80132 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Salute Mentale e Fisica e Medicina Preventiva dell’Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy;
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- Centro Regionale Fibrosi Cistica Adulti, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Napoli, Italy; (P.I.); (V.C.)
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- Centro Regionale Fibrosi Cistica Adulti, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Napoli, Italy; (P.I.); (V.C.)
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy; (A.E.); (M.G.); (F.Z.); (G.C.)
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy; (A.E.); (M.G.); (F.Z.); (G.C.)
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy; (A.E.); (M.G.); (F.Z.); (G.C.)
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (R.P.)
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy; (A.E.); (M.G.); (F.Z.); (G.C.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0813-737-856
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Signoriello E, Mallardo M, Nigro E, Polito R, Casertano S, Di Pietro A, Coletta M, Monaco ML, Rossi F, Lus G, Daniele A. Correction to: Adiponectin in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients Affected by Multiple Sclerosis Is Correlated with the Progression and Severity of Disease. Mol Neurobiol 2021; 58:2671. [PMID: 33599955 PMCID: PMC8496577 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-021-02331-y] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Elisabetta Signoriello
- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania, "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100, Caserta, Italy.,CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania, "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100, Caserta, Italy.,CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy.,Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", via Pansini 5, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via S. Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania, "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100, Caserta, Italy. .,CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145, Naples, Italy.
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Nigro E, Orlandella FM, Polito R, Mariniello RM, Monaco ML, Mallardo M, De Stefano AE, Iervolino PLC, Salvatore G, Daniele A. Adiponectin and leptin exert antagonizing effects on proliferation and motility of papillary thyroid cancer cell lines. J Physiol Biochem 2021; 77:237-248. [PMID: 33587254 PMCID: PMC8121733 DOI: 10.1007/s13105-021-00789-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Adiponectin (Acrp30) and leptin, adipokines produced and secreted mainly by the adipose tissue, are involved in human carcinogenesis. Thyroid carcinomas are frequent endocrine cancers, and several evidences suggest that they are correlated with obesity. In this study, we first analyzed the expression levels and prognostic values of Acrp30, leptin, and their receptors in thyroid cancer cells. Then, we investigated the role of Acrp30 and leptin in proliferation, migration, and invasion. We found that Acrp30 treatment alone inhibits cell proliferation and cell viability in a time and dose-dependent manner; leptin alone does not influence thyroid cancer cells (BCPAP and K1) proliferation, but the combined treatment reverts Acrp30-induced effects on cell proliferation. Additionally, through wound healing and Matrigel Matrix invasion assays, we unveiled that Acrp30 inhibits thyroid cancer cell motility, while leptin induces the opposite effect. Importantly, in the combined treatment, Acrp30 and leptin exert antagonizing effects on papillary thyroid cancer cells’ migration and invasion in both BCPAP and K1 cell lines. Highlights of these studies suggest that Acrp30 and leptin could represent therapeutic targets and biomarkers for the management of thyroid cancer.
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- Ersilia Nigro
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania, "Luigi Vanvitelli,", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100, Caserta, Italy.,CEINGE - Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a.r.l., Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania, "Luigi Vanvitelli,", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100, Caserta, Italy.,CEINGE - Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a.r.l., Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145, Napoli, Italy
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- CEINGE - Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a.r.l., Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145, Napoli, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope,", Via Medina 40, 80133, Napoli, Italy
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- CEINGE - Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a.r.l., Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania, "Luigi Vanvitelli,", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100, Caserta, Italy
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- CEINGE - Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a.r.l., Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145, Napoli, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope,", Via Medina 40, 80133, Napoli, Italy
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- CEINGE - Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a.r.l., Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145, Napoli, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche Avanzate, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II,", Via Pansini 5, 80131, Napoli, Italy
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- CEINGE - Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a.r.l., Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145, Napoli, Italy. .,IRCCS SDN, Via Emanuele Gianturco 113, 80143, Napoli, Italy. .,Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope,", Via Medina 40, 80133, Napoli, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania, "Luigi Vanvitelli,", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100, Caserta, Italy. .,CEINGE - Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a.r.l., Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145, Napoli, Italy.
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Grazioli E, Nigro E, Cerulli C, Borriello G, Mancini A, Tranchita E, Polito R, Parisi A, Buono P, Daniele A. Case Report: Concurrent Resistance and Aerobic Training Regulate Adiponectin Expression and Disease Severity in Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Study. Front Neurosci 2021; 14:567302. [PMID: 33414700 PMCID: PMC7783198 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.567302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Adapted exercise is an effective non-pharmacological tool to improve functional, cognitive, and psychological parameters in multiple sclerosis (MS), in association with increased quality of life (QoL) and decreased disease severity. Adipose tissue, through the production of different adipokines, is involved in regulating energy metabolism and inflammation. Adiponectin, increased in MS, circulates as oligomers of low (LMW), medium (MMW), and high molecular weight (HMW), the latter mediating the main biological effects. The aim of study was to evaluate the effects of 4 months training at moderate intensity [65% heart rate reserve (HRR)] on BMI, adiponectin, and QoL in a volunteer with secondary progressive MS. The parameters were evaluated before (T0), after 4 months training (T1), and 6 months after the end of training (T2); total serum adiponectin and its oligomeric profile were evaluated. We found a reduction in BMI (−0.9%) and FAT (−2.6%), an improvement in perceived QoL and a reduced expression of total adiponectin and HMW oligomers together with decreased MS disability level at T1 measured by EDSS. Despite the limitations of a case study, this represent a starting point to understand the influence of exercise in MS and the relationship with adiponectin expression.
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- Elisa Grazioli
- Department of Exercise, Human and Health Sciences, Foro Italico University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy.,CEINGE Advanced Biotechnologies, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Exercise, Human and Health Sciences, Foro Italico University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Exercise, Human and Health Sciences, Foro Italico University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- CEINGE Advanced Biotechnologies, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Exercise, Human and Health Sciences, Foro Italico University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy.,CEINGE Advanced Biotechnologies, Naples, Italy
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Brahmi-Chendouh N, Piccolella S, Nigro E, Hamri-Zeghichi S, Madani K, Daniele A, Pacifico S. Urtica dioica L. leaf chemical composition: A never-ending disclosure by means of HR-MS/MS techniques. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2021; 195:113892. [PMID: 33445000 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2021.113892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Revised: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The metabolite profiling of plant extracts always represents an exciting challenge, as the chemical diversity of natural products is still far beyond the researchers' imagination, even focusing on a plant that is thought to have already been broadly investigated. Herein UHPLC-HRMS/MS techniques were applied to an alcoholic crude extract from nettle leaves and proved to be a precious tool for the disclosure of secondary metabolites never found before. Hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives were the most representative constituents, with a 2-caffeoilisocitric acid cyclodimer described for the first time, besides four C-glycosylated flavones, bearing a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl function. This deep investigation paves the way for the isolation and full characterization of these molecules by means of spectroscopic techniques. Moreover, based on preliminary cytotoxicity evaluation, further research on the use of this nettle extract as a valuable nutraceutical product is encouraged.
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- Nabila Brahmi-Chendouh
- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, I, 81100, Caserta, Italy; 3BS Laboratory, Faculty of Life and Nature Sciences, University of Bejaia, 06000, Bejaia, Algeria
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, I, 81100, Caserta, Italy.
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- CEINGE-Advanced Biotechnologies, Scarl, 80131, Napoli, Italy
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- 3BS Laboratory, Faculty of Life and Nature Sciences, University of Bejaia, 06000, Bejaia, Algeria
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- 3BS Laboratory, Faculty of Life and Nature Sciences, University of Bejaia, 06000, Bejaia, Algeria
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- CEINGE-Advanced Biotechnologies, Scarl, 80131, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via Vivaldi 43, I, 81100, Caserta, Italy
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Perrotta F, Nigro E, Pafundi PC, Polito R, Nucera F, Scialò F, Caramori G, Bianco A, Daniele A. Adiponectin is Associated with Neutrophils to Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. COPD 2020; 18:70-75. [PMID: 33302720 DOI: 10.1080/15412555.2020.1857718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Disproportionate systemic inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with declining lung functions and comorbidities. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) have emerged as valuable markers of the systemic inflammation in COPD. Adiponectin (Acpr30) circulates in serum as complexes of different molecular weight (HMW, MMW, LMW) with multifaceted metabolic and anti-inflammatory properties implicated in airway pathophysiology. We aimed to investigate the association between Acpr30 and its oligomers and the NLR and PLR in COPD patients. Seventy stable COPD patients were enrolled. Acrp30 serum levels and the HMW oligomers as well as hematological parameters and their ratio were evaluated. Both NLR and PLR are associated with lower BMI. Interestingly, total Acpr30 is negatively associated with NLR but not with PLR; after adjusting for age, BMI and FEV1, Acpr30 was independently associated with NLR. Conversely, HMW Acpr30 and HMW/Acpr30 ratio were positively correlated to NLR. The association of Acpr30, HMW Acpr30 and HMW/totalAcpr30 ratio with NLR but not with PLR in COPD patients indicates that Acrp30 oligomerization could represent a biological mechanism interfering with systemic inflammation in COPD. Further studies in larger cohorts of patients are required to confirm these results.
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- Fabio Perrotta
- Department of Medicine, Health Sciences "V. Tiberio" University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy.,CEINGE-Biotecnologie avanzate, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie avanzate, Napoli, Italy.,Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Napoli, Italy
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- Pneumologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Odontoiatriche e delle Immagini Morfologiche e Funzionali (BIOMORF), Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie avanzate, Napoli, Italy.,Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"/Hosp. Monaldi, Naples, Italy
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- Pneumologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche, Odontoiatriche e delle Immagini Morfologiche e Funzionali (BIOMORF), Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"/Hosp. Monaldi, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy.,CEINGE-Biotecnologie avanzate, Napoli, Italy
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De Felice B, Nigro E, Polito R, Rossi FW, Pecoraro A, Spadaro G, Daniele A. Differently expressed microRNA in response to the first Ig replacement therapy in common variable immunodeficiency patients. Sci Rep 2020; 10:21482. [PMID: 33293557 PMCID: PMC7722869 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77100-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a complex primary immunodeficiency disorder characterized by a high clinical and genetic heterogeneity. The molecular underlying causes of CVID are not still now clear and the delays in diagnosis and treatment worsen the prognosis of the patients. MicroRNAs are non-coding, endogenous small RNAs often deregulated in human diseases, such as autoimmune and other immune-based disorders. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate miRNAs associated with the CVID and, in particular, with the response to the first Ig replacement therapy. To this aim, we compared miRNA profile obtained by serum samples of treatment-naïve CVID patients before and 24 h after the first Ig replacement therapy. For the first time, using a microarray assay followed by an integrated bioinformatics/biostatistics analysis, we identified five microRNAs (hsa-miR-6742, hsa-miR-1825, hsa-miR-4769-3p, hsa-miR-1228-3p, hsa-miR-1972) differently modulated in CVID patients by Ig infusion. All of them were down-regulated, excepted miR-6742 which was up-regulated. The latter may be of particular interest, since its functions are related to pathways involving Class I MHC mediated antigen processing and adaptive as well as innate Immune System. In conclusion, this study shows for the first time the modulation of miRNAs involved in CVID patients after the first Ig replacement therapy. Further studies are needed to assess whether such miRNAs could represent novel potential biomarkers in management and therapy of CVID patients.
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Nigro E, Polito R, Alfieri A, Mancini A, Imperlini E, Elce A, Krustrup P, Orrù S, Buono P, Daniele A. Molecular mechanisms involved in the positive effects of physical activity on coping with COVID-19. Eur J Appl Physiol 2020. [PMID: 32885275 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-020-04484-5.pmid:32885275;pmcid:pmc7471545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2023]
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PURPOSE Physical activity (PA) represents the first line of defence against diseases characterised by increased inflammation status, such as metabolic and infectious diseases. Conversely, a sedentary lifestyle-associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disorders-negatively impacts on general health status, including susceptibility to infections. At a time of a pandemic SARS-CoV2 infection, and in the context of the multiorgan crosstalk (widely accepted as a mechanism participating in the pathophysiology of all organs and systems), we examine the complex interplay mediated by skeletal muscle contraction involving the immune system and how this contributes to control health status and to counteract viral infections. In so doing, we review the molecular mechanisms and expression of molecules modulated by PA, able to provide the proper molecular equipment against viral infections such as the current SARS-CoV2. METHODS A critical review of the literature was performed to elucidate the molecular mechanisms and mediators induced by PA that potentially impact on viral infections such as SARS-CoV2. RESULTS We showed the effects mediated by regular moderate PA on viral adverse effects through the regulation of biological processes involving the crosstalk between skeletal muscle, the immune system and adipose tissue. Evidence was provided of the effects mediated by modulation of the expression of inflammation markers. CONCLUSION A tigth association between PA and reduction in inflammation status allows effective counteracting of SARS-CoV2 infection. It is therefore essential to persuade people to keep active.
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- Ersilia Nigro
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via A. Vivaldi, 81100, Caserta, Italy
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via A. Vivaldi, 81100, Caserta, Italy
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere (DISMeB), Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Via F. Acton, 38, 80133, Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere (DISMeB), Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Via F. Acton, 38, 80133, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Umanistiche, Università Telematica Pegaso, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
- Shanghai University of Sport (SUS), Shanghai, China
- Sport and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere (DISMeB), Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Via F. Acton, 38, 80133, Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy.
- Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere (DISMeB), Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Via F. Acton, 38, 80133, Naples, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via A. Vivaldi, 81100, Caserta, Italy.
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy.
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100, Caserta, Italy.
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Jeanne C, Elce A, Polito R, Daniele A, Castaldo G, Nigro E. Adiponectin expression is modulated by long term physical activity in adult patients affected by cystic fibrosis. Vascul Pharmacol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2020.106727] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Perrotta F, Perna A, Komici K, Nigro E, Mollica M, D’Agnano V, De Luca A, Guerra G. The State of Art of Regenerative Therapy in Cardiovascular Ischemic Disease: Biology, Signaling Pathways, and Epigenetics of Endothelial Progenitor Cells. Cells 2020; 9:cells9081886. [PMID: 32796767 PMCID: PMC7465688 DOI: 10.3390/cells9081886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Revised: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Ischemic heart disease is currently a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Nevertheless, the actual therapeutic scenario does not target myocardial cell regeneration and consequently, the progression toward the late stage of chronic heart failure is common. Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) are bone marrow-derived stem cells that contribute to the homeostasis of the endothelial wall in acute and chronic ischemic disease. Calcium modulation and other molecular pathways (NOTCH, VEGFR, and CXCR4) contribute to EPC proliferation and differentiation. The present review provides a summary of EPC biology with a particular focus on the regulatory pathways of EPCs and describes promising applications for cardiovascular cell therapy.
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- Fabio Perrotta
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze della Salute “V.Tiberio”, Università del Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy; (A.P.); (K.K.); (G.G.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-328-823-8978; Fax: +39-0874-409-455
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze della Salute “V.Tiberio”, Università del Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy; (A.P.); (K.K.); (G.G.)
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze della Salute “V.Tiberio”, Università del Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy; (A.P.); (K.K.); (G.G.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Caserta, Italy;
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie avanzate, 80145 Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.M.); (V.D.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80131 Naples, Italy; (M.M.); (V.D.)
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- Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, Section of Human Anatomy, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80138 Naples, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze della Salute “V.Tiberio”, Università del Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy; (A.P.); (K.K.); (G.G.)
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Elce V, Del Pizzo A, Nigro E, Frisso G, Martiniello L, Daniele A, Elce A. Impact of Physical Activity on Cognitive Functions: A New Field for Research and Management of Cystic Fibrosis. Diagnostics (Basel) 2020; 10:diagnostics10070489. [PMID: 32708398 PMCID: PMC7400241 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10070489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease inherited by an autosomal recessive mechanism and characterized by a progressive and severe multi-organ failure. Mutations in Cystic Fibrosis Conductance Regulator (CFTR) protein cause duct obstructions from dense mucus secretions and chronic inflammation related to organ damage. The progression of the disease is characterized by a decline of lung function associated with metabolic disorders and malnutrition, musculoskeletal disorders and thoracic deformities, leading to a progressive decrement of the individual’s quality of life. The World Health Organization (WHO) qualifies Physical Activity (PA) as a structured activity produced by skeletal muscles’ movements that requires energy consumption. In the last decade, the number of studies on PA increased considerably, including those investigating the effects of exercise on cognitive and brain health and mental performance. PA is recommended in CF management guidelines, since it improves clinic outcomes, such as peripheral neuropathy, oxygen uptake peak, bone health, glycemic control and respiratory functions. Several studies regarding the positive effects of exercise in patients with Cystic Fibrosis were carried out, but the link between the effects of exercise and cognitive and brain health in CF remains unclear. Animal models showed that exercise might improve learning and memory through structural changes of brain architecture, and such a causal relationship can also be described in humans. Indeed, both morphological and environmental factors seem to be involved in exercise-induced neural plasticity. An increase of gray matter volume in specific areas is detectable as a consequence of regular training in humans. Neurobiological processes associated with brain function improvements include biochemical modifications, such as neuromodulator or neurohormone release, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) production and synaptic activity changes. From a functional point of view, PA also seems to be an environmental factor enhancing cognitive abilities, such as executive functions, memory and processing speed. This review describes the current state of research regarding the impacts of physical activity and exercise on cognitive functions, introducing a possible novel field of research for optimizing the management of Cystic Fibrosis.
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- Valentina Elce
- MoMiLab, IMT School for Advanced Studies, Piazza San Francesco 19, 55100 Lucca, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, University of Pisa, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo, 3, 56127 Pisa, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Vivaldi, 81110 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (A.D.)
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate SCarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy;
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate SCarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy;
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Umanistiche, Università Telematica Pegaso, Via Porzio, Centro Direzionale, isola F2, 80143 Napoli, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Vivaldi, 81110 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (A.D.)
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate SCarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy;
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate SCarl, Via Gaetano Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy;
- Dipartimento di Scienze Umanistiche, Università Telematica Pegaso, Via Porzio, Centro Direzionale, isola F2, 80143 Napoli, Italy;
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Polito R, Nigro E, Fei L, DE Magistris L, Monaco ML, D'Amico R, Naviglio S, Signoriello G, Daniele A. Adiponectin Is Inversely Associated With Tumour Grade in Colorectal Cancer Patients. Anticancer Res 2020; 40:3751-3757. [PMID: 32620614 DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.14364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Colorectal cancer is frequently associated with metabolic diseases. Adiponectin (APN) is an insulin-sensitizing adipokine circulating as low molecular weight (LMW), medium molecular weight (MMW) and high molecular weight (HMW) oligomers; the latter are the most bio-active oligomers. APN, through AdipoR1, AdipoR2 and T-cadherin receptors, regulates inflammation, and proliferation. Considering the anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory properties of APN, we investigated the involvement of the "APN system" in colorectal cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 44 colorectal cancer patients and 51 healthy controls were recruited. We analysed APN and HMW oligomers in sera, AdipoR1, AdipoR2 and T-cadherin expression in non-cancerous and cancerous colon tissues. RESULTS we found statistically lower levels of APN in patients compared to controls, with a specific decrease of HMW oligomers. Importantly, APN correlated to cancer grade. AdipoR1 was found overexpressed in cancerous compared to non-cancerous tissues while AdipoR2 and T-cadherin were down-regulated. CONCLUSION The deregulated expression of the "APN system" in colorectal cancer with a specific correlation to tumor grade suggests APN as a promising biomarker in colorectal cancer.
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- Rita Polito
- Department of Environmental, Biological, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania, "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.,CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania, "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.,CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Gastrointestinal Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania, "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Gastrointestinal Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania, "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Environmental, Biological, and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania, "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy .,CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Naples, Italy
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Polito R, Monda V, Nigro E, Messina A, Di Maio G, Giuliano MT, Orrù S, Imperlini E, Calcagno G, Mosca L, Mollica MP, Trinchese G, Scarinci A, Sessa F, Salerno M, Marsala G, Buono P, Mancini A, Monda M, Daniele A, Messina G. The Important Role of Adiponectin and Orexin-A, Two Key Proteins Improving Healthy Status: Focus on Physical Activity. Front Physiol 2020; 11:356. [PMID: 32390865 PMCID: PMC7188914 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Exercise represents the most important integrative therapy in metabolic, immunologic and chronic diseases; it represents a valid strategy in the non-pharmacological intervention of lifestyle linked diseases. A large body of evidence indicates physical exercise as an effective measure against chronic non-communicable diseases. The worldwide general evidence for health benefits are both for all ages and skill levels. In a dysregulated lifestyle such as in the obesity, there is an imbalance in the production of different cytokines. In particular, we focused on Adiponectin, an adipokine producted by adipose tissue, and on Orexin-A, a neuropeptide synthesized in the lateral hypothalamus. The production of both Adiponectin and Orexin-A increases following regular and structured physical activity and both these hormones have similar actions. Indeed, they improve energy and glucose metabolism, and also modulate energy expenditure and thermogenesis. In addition, a relevant biological role of Adiponectin and Orexin A has been recently highlighted in the immune system, where they function as immune-suppressor factors. The strong connection between these two cytokines and healthy status is mediated by physical activity and candidates these hormones as potential biomarkers of the beneficial effects induced by physical activity. For these reasons, this review aims to underly the interconnections among Adiponectin, Orexin-A, physical activity and healthy status. Furthermore, it is analyzed the involvement of Adiponectin and Orexin-A in physical activity as physiological factors improving healthy status through physical exercise.
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- Rita Polito
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy.,Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sezione di Fisiologia Umana e Unità di Dietetica e Medicina dello Sport, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy.,Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate S. C. a R. L., Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sezione di Fisiologia Umana e Unità di Dietetica e Medicina dello Sport, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sezione di Fisiologia Umana e Unità di Dietetica e Medicina dello Sport, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sezione di Fisiologia Umana e Unità di Dietetica e Medicina dello Sport, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Naples, Italy.,IRCCS SDN, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze della Salute "Vincenzo Tiberio", Università degli Studi del Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Universitá degli studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Universitá degli studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Universitá degli studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Formazione, Psicologia, Comunicazione, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgery Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Struttura Complessa di Farmacia, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria - Ospedali Riuniti, Foggia, Italy
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- Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate S. C. a R. L., Naples, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Naples, Italy.,IRCCS SDN, Naples, Italy
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- Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate S. C. a R. L., Naples, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sezione di Fisiologia Umana e Unità di Dietetica e Medicina dello Sport, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy.,Ceinge Biotecnologie Avanzate S. C. a R. L., Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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Nigro E, Crescente G, Formato M, Pecoraro MT, Mallardo M, Piccolella S, Daniele A, Pacifico S. Hempseed Lignanamides Rich-Fraction: Chemical Investigation and Cytotoxicity towards U-87 Glioblastoma Cells. Molecules 2020; 25:E1049. [PMID: 32110947 PMCID: PMC7179246 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25051049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The weak but noteworthy presence of (poly)phenols in hemp seeds has been long overshadowed by the essential polyunsaturated fatty acids and digestible proteins, considered responsible for their high nutritional benefits. Instead, lignanamides and their biosynthetic precursors, phenylamides, seem to display interesting and diverse biological activities only partially clarified in the last decades. Herein, negative mode HR-MS/MS techniques were applied to the chemical investigation of a (poly)phenol-rich fraction, obtained from hemp seeds after extraction/fractionation steps. This extract contained phenylpropanoid amides and their random oxidative coupling derivatives, lignanamides, which were the most abundant compounds and showed a high chemical diversity, deeply unraveled through high resolution tandem mass spectrometry (HR-MS/MS) tools. The effect of different doses of the lignanamides-rich extract (LnHS) on U-87 glioblastoma cell line and non-tumorigenic human fibroblasts was evaluated. Thus, cell proliferation, genomic DNA damage, colony forming and wound repair capabilities were assessed, as well as LnHS outcome on the expression levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines. LnHS significantly inhibited U-87 cancer cell proliferation, but not that of fibroblasts, and was able to reduce U-87 cell migration, inducing further DNA damage. No modification in cytokines' expression level was found. Data acquired suggested that LnHS acted in U-87 cells by inducing the apoptosis machinery and suppressing the autophagic cell death.
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- Ersilia Nigro
- Department of Environmental Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via Vivaldi 43, I-81100 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (G.C.); (M.F.); (M.T.P.); (M.M.); (S.P.); (A.D.)
- CEINGE-Advanced Biotechnologies, Scarl, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via Vivaldi 43, I-81100 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (G.C.); (M.F.); (M.T.P.); (M.M.); (S.P.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Environmental Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via Vivaldi 43, I-81100 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (G.C.); (M.F.); (M.T.P.); (M.M.); (S.P.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Environmental Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via Vivaldi 43, I-81100 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (G.C.); (M.F.); (M.T.P.); (M.M.); (S.P.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Environmental Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via Vivaldi 43, I-81100 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (G.C.); (M.F.); (M.T.P.); (M.M.); (S.P.); (A.D.)
- CEINGE-Advanced Biotechnologies, Scarl, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via Vivaldi 43, I-81100 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (G.C.); (M.F.); (M.T.P.); (M.M.); (S.P.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Environmental Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via Vivaldi 43, I-81100 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (G.C.); (M.F.); (M.T.P.); (M.M.); (S.P.); (A.D.)
- CEINGE-Advanced Biotechnologies, Scarl, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via Vivaldi 43, I-81100 Caserta, Italy; (E.N.); (G.C.); (M.F.); (M.T.P.); (M.M.); (S.P.); (A.D.)
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Nigro E, Perrotta F, Polito R, D'Agnano V, Scialò F, Bianco A, Daniele A. Metabolic Perturbations and Severe COVID-19 Disease: Implication of Molecular Pathways. Int J Endocrinol 2020; 2020:8896536. [PMID: 33312199 PMCID: PMC7703458 DOI: 10.1155/2020/8896536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus, which can result in serious respiratory illnesses such as pneumonia leading to respiratory failure. It was first reported in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019 and rapidly spread globally, becoming a pandemic in March 2020. Among comorbidities observed in SARS-CoV-2 positive patients, hypertension (68.3%) and type 2-diabetes (30.1%) are the most frequent conditions. Although symptoms are highly heterogeneous (ranging from absence of symptoms to severe acute respiratory failure), patients with metabolic-associated diseases often experience worse COVID-19 outcomes. This review investigates the association between metabolic disorders and COVID-19 severity, exploring the molecular mechanisms potentially underlying this relationship and those that are responsible for more severe COVID-19 outcomes. In addition, the role of the main biological processes that may connect metabolic alterations to SARS-CoV-2 infection such as hyperglycemia, immune system deregulation, ACE-2 receptor modulation, and inflammatory response is described. The impact of metabolic disorders on the prognosis of COVID-19 has major implications in public health especially for countries affected by a high incidence of metabolic diseases.
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- Ersilia Nigro
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università Degli Studi Della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via G. Vivaldi 42, Caserta 81100, Italy
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, Napoli 80145, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze Della Salute “V. Tiberio”, Università Del Molise, Campobasso 86100, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, Napoli 80145, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali e Chirurgiche, Università Della Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Napoli 80131, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali e Chirurgiche, Università Della Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Napoli 80131, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali e Chirurgiche, Università Della Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Napoli 80131, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università Degli Studi Della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via G. Vivaldi 42, Caserta 81100, Italy
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Via G. Salvatore 486, Napoli 80145, Italy
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Polito R, Nigro E, Pecoraro A, Monaco ML, Perna F, Sanduzzi A, Genovese A, Spadaro G, Daniele A. Adiponectin Receptors and Pro-inflammatory Cytokines Are Modulated in Common Variable Immunodeficiency Patients: Correlation With Ig Replacement Therapy. Front Immunol 2019; 10:2812. [PMID: 31827477 PMCID: PMC6890605 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Adiponectin exerts beneficial pleiotropic effects through three receptors, AdipoR1, AdipoR2, and T-cadherin; it also exerts immunomodulatory effects. We previously demonstrated that adiponectin levels are altered in common variable immunodeficiency disease (CVID). The purpose of the present study was to investigate further the specific involvement of adiponectin in CVID by characterizing (i) the expression profile of adiponectin receptors on peripheral blood mononuclear cells; (ii) the levels of another relevant adipokine, namely leptin; (iii) the levels of five other cytokines (IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, TNFα, and IFNγ) in 24 patients on maintenance therapy, in 18 treatment-naïve patients (before and 24 h after the first Ig infusion) and in 28 healthy controls. We found that (i) adiponectin was down-expressed in patients on maintenance therapy and in treatment-naïve patients, and that it increased in treatment-naïve patients 24 h after the first Ig infusion; (ii) leptin expression did not differ between maintenance patients and controls either before or after the first Ig infusion; (iii) AdipoR1 expression was significantly higher on B lymphocytes, monocytes and NK cells of CVID patients than in controls; (iv) the expression of AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 on B lymphocytes, monocytes and NK cells was higher after the first Ig infusion than in treatment-naïve patients; (v) T-cadherin expression did not differ between treatment- naïve CVID patients and controls, and was not affected by Ig infusion; and (vi) IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and TNFα levels were differently expressed in CVID patients on therapy maintenance and were not affected by the first Ig replacement therapy. This is the first study to demonstrate that the expression of AdipoRs in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from CVID patients differs from that of controls, and changes after the first Ig infusion. The specificity of adiponectin involvement in CVID is supported by the absence of changes in leptin levels and in the levels of the cytokines investigated. Taken together, these results suggest that the adiponectin system plays an important and specific role in CVID. A better understanding of adiponectin as a link in the cross-talk between the immune system and adipose tissue may provide additional benefits for the management of CVID patients.
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- Rita Polito
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli," Caserta, Italy.,CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Naples, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Allergologia e Immunologia Clinica, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Allergologia e Immunologia Clinica, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II," Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II," Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Allergologia e Immunologia Clinica, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali, Allergologia e Immunologia Clinica, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli," Caserta, Italy.,CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Naples, Italy
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Polito R, Costabile G, Nigro E, Giacco R, Vetrani C, Anniballi G, Luongo D, Riccardi G, Daniele A, Annuzzi G. Nutritional factors influencing plasma adiponectin levels: results from a randomised controlled study with whole-grain cereals. Int J Food Sci Nutr 2019; 71:509-515. [DOI: 10.1080/09637486.2019.1680959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Rita Polito
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie avanzate, Napoli, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Napoli, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie avanzate, Napoli, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy
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- Institute of Food Science, National Research Council, Avellino, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Napoli, Italy
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- CNR-Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Napoli, Italy
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie avanzate, Napoli, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Napoli, Italy
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Corbi G, Polito R, Monaco ML, Cacciatore F, Scioli M, Ferrara N, Daniele A, Nigro E. Adiponectin Expression and Genotypes in Italian People with Severe Obesity Undergone a Hypocaloric Diet and Physical Exercise Program. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11092195. [PMID: 31547312 PMCID: PMC6769478 DOI: 10.3390/nu11092195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Adiponectin exerts positive effects on metabolic and inflammatory processes. Adiponectin levels and some single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) seem to be associated with obesity. Here, we investigated the effects of a 4-week Hypocaloric diet and Physical exercise Program (HPP) on 268 young people with severe obesity. We evaluated the relationship between adiponectin levels and anthropometric and biochemical parameters, at baseline and after a 4-week HPP. Finally, we investigated some adiponectin gene variants and their correlation to biochemical parameters. Adiponectin levels were statistically lower in people with severe obesity than in controls. At the end of the HPP, all the people with severe obesity showed a Body Mass Index (BMI) reduction with a statistically significant increase in adiponectin levels. Genotyping, the adiponectin gene demonstrated a significant difference in 3 polymorphisms within the people with severe obesity. Besides, c.11377C>G and c.11391G>A homozygous subjects experienced more advantages by HPP. Furthermore, c.268G>A heterozygous subjects showed an enhancement in lipid profile as well in adiponectin levels. The best predictor of the changes in adiponectin levels was represented by the c.268G>A WT allele. Our study confirmed that a 4-weeks HPP in people with severe obesity results in metabolic amelioration associated with a significant increase of adiponectin levels. Importantly, we found that a specific genetic background in the ADIPOQ gene can predispose toward a more significant weight loss.
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- Graziamaria Corbi
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze della Salute, Università del Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 81100 Caserta, Italy
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di scienze mediche traslazionali, Università di Napoli "Federico II", 80131 Napoli, Italy
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- Laboratorio della valutazione della complessità clinica, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri Spa SB, 82037 Telese, Italy
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- Dipartimento di scienze mediche traslazionali, Università di Napoli "Federico II", 80131 Napoli, Italy
- Laboratorio della valutazione della complessità clinica, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri Spa SB, 82037 Telese, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 81100 Caserta, Italy.
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 81100 Caserta, Italy
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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Di Zazzo E, Polito R, Bartollino S, Nigro E, Porcile C, Bianco A, Daniele A, Moncharmont B. Adiponectin as Link Factor between Adipose Tissue and Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20040839. [PMID: 30781341 PMCID: PMC6412253 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20040839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 02/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Adipose tissue is a key regulator of energy balance playing an active role in lipid storage as well as in synthesizing several hormones directly involved in the pathogenesis of obesity. Obesity represents a peculiar risk factor for a growing list of cancers and is frequently associated to poor clinical outcome. The mechanism linking obesity and cancer is not completely understood, but, amongst the major players, there are both chronic low-grade inflammation and deregulation of adipokines secretion. In obesity, the adipose tissue is pervaded by an abnormal number of immune cells that create an inflammatory environment supporting tumor cell proliferation and invasion. Adiponectin (APN), the most abundant adipokine, shows anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic properties. Circulating levels of APN are drastically decreased in obesity, suggesting that APN may represent the link factor between obesity and cancer risk. The present review describes the recent advances on the involvement of APN and its receptors in the etiology of different types of cancer.
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- Erika Di Zazzo
- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso 86100, Italy.
- Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples 80131, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta 81100, Italy.
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Napoli 80145, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso 86100, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta 81100, Italy.
- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardio-Toraciche e Respiratorie, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli 80131, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso 86100, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cardio-Toraciche e Respiratorie, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli 80131, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta 81100, Italy.
- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Napoli 80145, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso 86100, Italy.
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Nigro E, Stiuso P, Matera MG, Monaco ML, Caraglia M, Maniscalco M, Perrotta F, Mazzarella G, Daniele A, Bianco A. The anti-proliferative effects of adiponectin on human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells and oxidative stress involvement. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2019; 55:25-30. [PMID: 30654148 DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2019.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Adiponectin (Acrp30) plays an important role in energy metabolism and inflammation. Recently, in vivo serum Acrp30 levels have been reported to be correlated to risk of developing several types of cancers such as lung cancer, and in vitro studies have demonstrated a role for Acrp30 in the control of cell proliferation and survival. However, the molecular effects of Acrp30 on lung cancer have not yet been clearly defined. In the present study, we investigated the effects of different concentrations of Acrp30 on the A549 human alveolar epithelial cell line, an in vitro model of lung adenocarcinoma. A549 cells were exposed to various concentrations of Acrp30 and successively, proliferation, apoptosis and oxidative stress were evaluated by MTT test, caspase activity assay, flow-cytometry and western blotting analysis. Our results demonstrated that Acrp30 causes, in a time- and dose-dependent manner, a reduction of cell viability and duplication together with an increase in cell apoptosis rate. In addition, we found that Acrp30 induces an increase of lipid peroxidation evaluated by TBARS assay and a concomitant reduction of nitric oxide release, both markers of cellular oxidative stress. Taken together, our data on A549 cells provides new insight into potential involvement of Acrp30 on physio-pathologic mechanisms of lung diseases through interference with proliferation, apoptosis and oxidative status.
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- E Nigro
- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli, Italy; CEINGE-Advanced Biotechnologies, Scarl, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli, Italy
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- CEINGE-Advanced Biotechnologies, Scarl, Napoli, Italy
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- Pulmonary Rehabilitation Unit, ICS Maugeri SpA SB, Institute of Telese Terme, Benevento, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "V Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "V Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli, Italy
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- CEINGE-Advanced Biotechnologies, Scarl, Napoli, Italy; Department of Environmental, Biological, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Caserta, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli, Italy
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Signoriello E, Lus G, Polito R, Casertano S, Scudiero O, Coletta M, Monaco ML, Rossi F, Nigro E, Daniele A. Adiponectin profile at baseline is correlated to progression and severity of multiple sclerosis. Eur J Neurol 2018; 26:348-355. [PMID: 30300462 DOI: 10.1111/ene.13822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Adiponectin is a cytokine linking energy metabolism and immune system. After being assembled, adiponectin circulates as oligomers of different molecular weight, i.e. low, medium and high (HMW) molecular weight. These have the most potent biological effects. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease of the human central nervous system. The aim of this study was to characterize the expression levels of both total adiponectin and its oligomerization state in the serum from 99 patients with MS at baseline (i.e. not influenced by therapies). We also investigated the potential relationships between adiponectin and disease progression and severity. METHODS Adiponectin was quantified and visualized by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, western blotting and fast protein liquid chromatography. During the follow-up (3.6 ± 2.20 years), the patients were evaluated using total annualized relapse rate and Expanded Disability Status Scale score. RESULTS Total adiponectin is statistically higher in patients with MS compared with matched controls (12.18 vs. 10.02 μg/mL, P = 0.001). Interestingly, the adiponectin oligomerization state is altered in MS, with an increase of HMW oligomers. In addition, patients with MS with higher levels of adiponectin at baseline have significantly higher risk of progression and severity (Multiple Sclerosis Severity Score, 3.84 vs. 2.44, P = 0.001). No statistical difference in adiponectin expression was found between active and inactive patients with MS and among the different forms of disease. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that adiponectin and its HMW oligomers are greatly involved in MS autoimmune disorder representing a potential biomarker to predict worse MS prognosis and severity. Further studies are required to clarify the molecular mechanisms underlying the properties of adiponectin and HMW oligomers in MS.
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- E Signoriello
- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Napoli
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- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Napoli
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Caserta.,CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Napoli
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- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Napoli
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli
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- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Napoli
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Napoli
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- Centro di Sclerosi Multipla, II Clinica Neurologica, Università della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Napoli
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- CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Napoli.,Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze, della Salute, Università del MoliseCampobasso, Campobasso, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Caserta.,CEINGE-Biotecnologie Avanzate Scarl, Napoli
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Orrù S, Imperlini E, Nigro E, Alfieri A, Cevenini A, Polito R, Daniele A, Buono P, Mancini A. Role of Functional Beverages on Sport Performance and Recovery. Nutrients 2018; 10:E1470. [PMID: 30308976 PMCID: PMC6213308 DOI: 10.3390/nu10101470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Functional beverages represent a palatable and efficient way to hydrate and reintegrate electrolytes, carbohydrates, and other nutrients employed and/or lost during physical training and/or competitions. Bodily hydration during sporting activity is one of the best indicators of health in athletes and can be a limiting factor for sport performance. Indeed, dehydration strongly decreases athletic performance until it is a risk to health. As for other nutrients, each of them is reported to support athletes' needs both during the physical activity and/or in the post-workout. In this study, we review the current knowledge of macronutrient-enriched functional beverages in sport taking into account the athletes' health, sports performance, and recovery.
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- Stefania Orrù
- Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", via Medina 40, 80133 Napoli, Italy.
- IRCCS SDN, via E. Gianturco 113, 80142 Napoli, Italy.
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- Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy.
- Dipartimento di Medicina e di Scienze della Salute "Vincenzo Tiberio", Università degli Studi del Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", via Medina 40, 80133 Napoli, Italy.
- Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy.
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- Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy.
- Dipartimento di Medicina molecolare e Biotecnologie mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy.
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- Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy.
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100 Caserta, Italy.
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- Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy.
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100 Caserta, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", via Medina 40, 80133 Napoli, Italy.
- IRCCS SDN, via E. Gianturco 113, 80142 Napoli, Italy.
- Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", via Medina 40, 80133 Napoli, Italy.
- Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy.
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