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Forcada-Segarra JA, Cuesta-Esteve I, García Pérez A, Sancho Martínez R, Rey Biel P, Carrera-Barnet G, Cuadra-Grande ADL, Casado MÁ, Drago G, Gómez-Barrera M, López-Belmonte JL. Nurses' preferences regarding MenACWY conjugate vaccines attributes: a discrete choice experiment in Spain. Public Health 2024; 230:163-171. [PMID: 38555685 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.02.026] [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: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Immunisation against preventable diseases as meningitis is crucial from a public health perspective to face challenges posed by these infections. Nurses hold a great responsibility for these programs, which highlights the importance of understanding their preferences and needs to improve the success of campaigns. This study aimed to investigate nurses' preferences regarding Meningococcus A, C, W, and Y (MenACWY) conjugate vaccines commercialised in Spain. STUDY DESIGN A national-level discrete choice experiment (DCE) was conducted. METHODS A literature review and a focus group informed the DCE design. Six attributes were included: pharmaceutical form, coadministration evidence, shelf-life, package contents, single-doses per package, and package volume. Conditional logit models quantified preferences and relative importance (RI). RESULTS Thirty experienced primary care nurses participated in this study. Evidence of coadministration with other vaccines was the most important attribute (RI = 43.78%), followed by package size (RI = 22.17%), pharmaceutical form (RI = 19.07%), and package content (RI = 11.80%). There was a preference for evidence of coadministration with routine vaccines (odds ratio [OR] = 2.579, 95% confidence interval [95%CI] = 2.210-3.002), smaller volumes (OR = 1.494, 95%CI = 1.264-1.767), liquid formulations (OR = 1.283, 95%CI = 1.108-1.486) and package contents including only vial/s (OR = 1.283, 95%CI = 1.108-1.486). No statistical evidence was found for the remaining attributes. CONCLUSIONS Evidence of coadministration with routine vaccines, easy-to-store packages, and fully liquid formulations were drivers of nurses' preferences regarding MenACWY conjugate vaccines. These findings provide valuable insights for decision-makers to optimize current campaigns.
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- J A Forcada-Segarra
- Asociación Nacional de Enfermería y Vacunas (ANENVAC), Valencia, Spain; Public Health Nurse, Valencia, Spain
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- Asociación Nacional de Enfermería y Vacunas (ANENVAC), Valencia, Spain; Nurse and Matron, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Asociación Nacional de Enfermería y Vacunas (ANENVAC), Valencia, Spain; Primary Care Nurse, Cáceres, Spain
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- Asociación Nacional de Enfermería y Vacunas (ANENVAC), Valencia, Spain; Vaccinology, Public Health, Basque Government, San Sebastian, Spain
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- ESADE Business School, Universitat Ramón Llull, Spain
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- Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Iberia (PORIB), Paseo Joaquín Rodrigo 4 e Letter I, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28224, Madrid, Spain.
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- Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Iberia (PORIB), Paseo Joaquín Rodrigo 4 e Letter I, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28224, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Advisor Vaccines, Sanofi, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Iberia (PORIB), Paseo Joaquín Rodrigo 4 e Letter I, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28224, Madrid, Spain
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Kisil Marino T, Morgans R, Felipe Schultz de Arruda A, Aoki MS, Drago G, Moscaleski LA, Morya E, Hideki Okano A, Moreira A. Recovery in elite youth basketball players: The responsiveness of the psychophysiological measurements and the role of testosterone concentration. J Sports Sci 2024; 42:281-289. [PMID: 38507579 DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2024.2328974] [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: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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This study investigated the recovery responses to the Total Quality Recovery (TQR), Well-Being questionnaire (WBQ), and Heart Rate (HR) responses to Submaximal Running Test (SRT), and the influence of salivary testosterone concentration (TEST) on these responses in 25 elite youth (U15) male basketball players. TQR, WBQ, and HR measurements were assessed after 48 hours of rest (T1), 24 hours after the 1st day of training (T2) and 24 hours after the 2nd day of training (T3). Salivary sampling was conducted at T1 and T3. A significant decrease was observed for TQR (F = 4.06; p = 0.01) and for WBQ (F = 5.37; p = 0.008) from T1 to T3. No difference among the three-time points was observed for HR and HR Recovery, and the TEST concentration did not influence the results. These results show that TQR and WBQ are sensitive to acute transient alterations in training loads (TL) and may be utilized to monitor recovery in elite youth basketball players. The HR related measurements presented limited responsiveness, and the TEST seems not to influence the recovery of these players who are competing at highest performance level.
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- Thomas Kisil Marino
- Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Football Performance Hub, Institute of Coaching and Performance, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
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- School of Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center of Mathematics, Computation, and Cognition, Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
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- Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience, Santos Dumont Institute, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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- Center of Mathematics, Computation, and Cognition, Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
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- Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Martinón-Torres F, Carmo M, Platero L, Drago G, López-Belmonte JL, Bangert M, Díez-Domingo J. Clinical and economic hospital burden of acute respiratory infection (BARI) due to respiratory syncytial virus in Spanish children, 2015-2018. BMC Infect Dis 2023; 23:385. [PMID: 37291530 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08358-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in children, causing frequent outpatient visits and hospitalizations. Our study aimed to describe the clinical and direct economic burden of ALRI hospitalizations related to RSV in children in Spain and the characteristics of patients and their episodes. In this retrospective study, ALRI hospitalizations in children aged < 5 years for 2015-2018 were reviewed using anonymized administrative public hospital discharge data from Spain. Three case definitions were considered: (a) RSV-specific; (b) RSV-specific and unspecified acute bronchiolitis (RSV-specific and bronchiolitis); and (c) RSV-specific and unspecified ALRI (RSV-specific and ALRI). The study reported a mean of 36,743 yearly admissions potentially due to RSV, resulting in a mean annual cost of €87.1 million. RSV-specific codes accounted for 39.2% of cases, unspecified acute bronchiolitis for 20.1%, and other unspecified ALRI codes for the remaining 40.6%. The mean hospitalization rate per 1,000 children was 55.5 in the first year of life, 16.0 in the second, and 5.4 between 24 and 59 months. A considerable proportion of cases occurred in children under two years old (> 80.4%) and even during the first year of life (> 61.7%). Otherwise healthy children accounted for 92.9% of hospitalizations and 83.3% of costs during the period. Children born preterm accounted for 1.3% of hospitalizations and 5.7% of costs. The findings revealed that RSV still contributes to a high burden on the Spanish health care system. Children under one year of age and otherwise healthy term infants accounted for most of the substantial clinical and economic burden of RSV. Current evidence potentially underestimates the true epidemiology and burden of severe RSV infection; thus, further studies focusing on the outpatient setting are needed.
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- F Martinón-Torres
- Genetics, Vaccines and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago and Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC), Galicia, Spain.
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
- Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínico Universitario and Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC), Rúa da Choupana, S/N, Santiago de Compostela, 15706, Galicia, A Coruña, Spain.
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Pumarola T, Díez-Domingo J, Martinón-Torres F, Redondo Margüello E, de Lejarazu Leonardo RO, Carmo M, Bizouard G, Drago G, López-Belmonte JL, Bricout H, de Courville C, Gil-de-Miguel A. Excess hospitalizations and mortality associated with seasonal influenza in Spain, 2008-2018. BMC Infect Dis 2023; 23:86. [PMID: 36750925 PMCID: PMC9904529 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08015-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Influenza may trigger complications, particularly in at-risk groups, potentially leading to hospitalization or death. However, due to lack of routine testing, influenza cases are infrequently coded with influenza-specific diagnosis. Statistical models using influenza activity as an explanatory variable can be used to estimate annual hospitalizations and deaths associated with influenza. Our study aimed to estimate the clinical and economic burden of severe influenza in Spain, considering such models. METHODS The study comprised ten epidemic seasons (2008/2009-2017/2018) and used two approaches: (i) a direct method of estimating the seasonal influenza hospitalization, based on the number of National Health Service hospitalizations with influenza-specific International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes (ICD-9: 487-488; ICD-10: J09-J11), as primary or secondary diagnosis; (ii) an indirect method of estimating excess hospitalizations and deaths using broader groups of ICD codes in time-series models, computed for six age groups and four groups of diagnoses: pneumonia or influenza (ICD-9: 480-488, 517.1; ICD-10: J09-J18), respiratory (ICD-9: 460-519; ICD-10: J00-J99), respiratory or cardiovascular (C&R, ICD-9: 390-459, 460-519; ICD-10: I00-I99, J00-J99), and all-cause. Means, excluding the H1N1pdm09 pandemic (2009/2010), are reported in this study. RESULTS The mean number of hospitalizations with a diagnosis of influenza per season was 13,063, corresponding to 28.1 cases per 100,000 people. The mean direct annual cost of these hospitalizations was €45.7 million, of which 65.7% was generated by patients with comorbidities. Mean annual influenza-associated C&R hospitalizations were estimated at 34,894 (min: 16,546; max: 52,861), corresponding to 75.0 cases per 100,000 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 63.3-86.3) for all ages and 335.3 (95% CI: 293.2-377.5) in patients aged ≥ 65 years. We estimate 3.8 influenza-associated excess C&R hospitalizations for each hospitalization coded with an influenza-specific diagnosis in patients aged ≥ 65 years. The mean direct annual cost of the estimated excess C&R hospitalizations was €142.9 million for all ages and €115.9 million for patients aged ≥ 65 years. Mean annual influenza-associated all-cause mortality per 100,000 people was estimated at 27.7 for all ages. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest a relevant under-detected burden of influenza mostly in the elderly population, but not neglectable in younger people.
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- T. Pumarola
- grid.411083.f0000 0001 0675 8654Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain ,grid.7080.f0000 0001 2296 0625Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Plaça Cívica, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- grid.5338.d0000 0001 2173 938XVaccine Research Department, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- grid.11794.3a0000000109410645Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínico Universitario and Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain ,grid.488911.d0000 0004 0408 4897Genetics, Vaccines and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago and Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC), Galicia, Spain ,grid.512891.6Consorcio Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Madrid, Spain
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- International Health Center Madrid Health, City Council of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- grid.411057.60000 0000 9274 367XValladolid National Influenza Centre, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- grid.476745.30000 0004 4907 836XSanofi, Barcelona, Spain
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- Public Health and Medical Specialties Department, Health Sciences Faculty, Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain
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Canepari S, Astolfi ML, Drago G, Ruggieri S, Tavormina EE, Cibella F, Perrino C. PM 2.5 elemental composition in indoor residential environments and co-exposure effects on respiratory health in an industrial area. Environ Res 2023; 216:114630. [PMID: 36279913 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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This study aimed to identify and characterise indoor sources of particulate matter (PM) in domestic environments. 74 inhabited apartments located in the urban area of Gela (Sicily, Italy), close to a refinery, and in three villages of the hinterland were evaluated, in real-world conditions, for the elemental composition of PM2.5. The samples were collected simultaneously inside and outside each apartment for 48 h. In addition, two of the apartments were simultaneously studied for four weeks. The elemental composition of PM2.5 was determined by applying a chemical fractionation procedure followed by inductively-coupled plasma spectrometry analysis, with both optical emission and mass detection. The extractable, more bio-accessible fraction (ext), and the mineralised residual fraction (res) of each element were determined, thus increasing the selectivity of elements as source tracers. Indoor air in the considered apartments was affected by both outdoor pollution and specific indoor emission sources. The behaviour of each source was studied in detail, identifying a reliable tracer: Tires for soil, Asext for industrial sources, Vext for heavy oil combustion, Ce for cigarette smoking and Mo for the use of vacuum dust cleaners. Asext and Vext showed an excellent infiltration capacity, while the concentration of Tires was affected by a low infiltration capacity and by the contribution of particles re-suspension caused by the residents' movements. In the case of Ce and Mo, indoor concentrations were much higher than outdoor with a high variability among the apartments, due to the inhabitants' habits concerning cigarette smoke and use of electric appliances. To test the overall effect of the concomitant exposure to the identified sources on Wh12 M and on DDA, a WQS analysis was conducted. Cigarette smoking and heavily oil combustion driven the Wh12 M odds increase, while the DDA odds increase was mainly driven by heavily oil combustion and the use of vacuum dust cleaners.
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- S Canepari
- Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy; C.N.R. Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Monterotondo St. (Rome), 00015, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, 00185, Italy.
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- C.N.R. Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, Palermo, 90146, Italy.
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- C.N.R. Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, Palermo, 90146, Italy.
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- C.N.R. Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, Palermo, 90146, Italy.
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- C.N.R. Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, Palermo, 90146, Italy.
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- C.N.R. Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, Monterotondo St. (Rome), 00015, Italy.
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Martinón-Torres F, Carmo M, Platero L, Drago G, López-Belmonte JL, Bangert M, Díez-Domingo J, Garcés-Sánchez M. Clinical and economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus in Spanish children: the BARI study. BMC Infect Dis 2022; 22:759. [PMID: 36175846 PMCID: PMC9520861 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-022-07745-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [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: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is a major cause of morbidity in children. However, its disease burden remains poorly understood, particularly outside of the hospital setting. Our study aimed to estimate the burden of medically attended acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) cases potentially related to RSV in Spanish children. Longitudinal data from September 2017 to June 2018 of 51,292 children aged < 5 years old from the National Healthcare System (NHS) of two Spanish regions were used. Three case definitions were considered: (a) RSV-specific; (b) RSV-specific and unspecified acute bronchiolitis (RSV-specific and Bronchiolitis), and; (c) RSV-specific and unspecified ALRI (RSV-specific and ALRI). A total of 3460 medically attended ALRI cases potentially due to RSV were identified, of which 257 (7.4%), 164 (4.7%), and 3039 (87.8%) coded with RSV-specific, unspecific bronchiolitis, and unspecific ALRI codes, respectively. Medically attended RSV-specific and ALRI cases per 1000 children was 134.4 in the first year of life, 119.4 in the second, and 35.3 between 2 and 5 years old. Most cases were observed in otherwise healthy children (93.1%). Mean direct healthcare cost per medically attended RSV-specific and ALRI case was €1753 in the first year of life, €896 in the second, and €683 between 2 and 5 years old. Hospitalization was the main driver of these costs, accounting for 55.6%, 38.0% and 33.4%, in each respective age group. In RSV-specific cases, mean direct healthcare cost per medically attended case was higher, mostly due to hospitalization: €3362 in the first year of life (72.9% from hospitalizations), €3252 in the second (72.1%), and €3514 between 2 and 5 years old (74.2%). These findings suggest that hospitalization data alone will underestimate the RSV infections requiring medical care, as will relying only on RSV-specific codes. RSV testing and codification must be improved and preventive solutions adopted, to protect all infants, particularly during the first year of life.
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- F Martinón-Torres
- Translational Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clínico Universitario and Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. .,Genetics, Vaccines and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Group (GENVIP), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago and Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC), Rúa da Choupana, s/n, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, 15706, A Coruña, Spain. .,CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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Casadei R, Drago G, Di Pressa F, Donati D. Humeral metastasis of renal cancer: Surgical options and review of literature. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2018; 104:533-538. [PMID: 29654934 DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2018.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The humerus is the second most common long bone site of metastatic disease from renal cell carcinomas (RCC) after femur. Surgery has an important role in the treatment of these lesions due to renal cell tumor's resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. HYPOTHESIS Prosthetic replacement is an effective and safe solution in treatment of renal humeral metastasis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Fifty-six patients affected by RCC bone metastases of the humerus that underwent a surgical reconstruction were rewised. Thirty-five lesions were localized on proximal third, 12 on the shaft, 9 on distal third. Among proximal 29 were treated with resection and endoprosthetic replacement and 6 with plate and cement. Six diaphyseal lesions were stabilized with intramedullary nailing, 5 with plate and cement and 1 with an intercalary prosthesis. Regarding distal lesions, 7 elbow prostheses and 2 plates and cement were used. RESULTS The average age was 63years. Metastasis was single in 55% of cases, and in 45% metachronous. A pathologic fracture (PF) occurred in 64% of cases. Only 9% of patients had a mechanical complication, 7% an infection and 5% neurological deficit. A local recurrence occurred in 14% of patients. An implant failure has been observed in 10 patients, 5 for mechanical complications, 2 for infections and 3 for local recurrence; of these 7 were treated with a prosthesis and 3 with plate and cement. The mean value of MSTS score was 64%, 63% and 59% respectively in patients with proximal, diaphyseal and distal humerus metastases. DISCUSSION Solitary and metachronous bone metastases have a longer survival. Disease-free interval>2years is another important prognostic factor. Reconstruction with a modular prosthesis is recommended in proximal and distal third. Instead in diaphyseal lesions a closed reduction and fixation with intramedullary locked nailing are preferred. When surgical indications are correctly followed, good oncologic and functional outcomes are obtained, leading to markedly improvement of patients' quality of life. RETROSPECTIVE STUDY Level of evidence: IV.
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- R Casadei
- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy
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Arruda AFSD, Aoki MS, Paludo AC, Drago G, Moreira A. Competition stage influences perceived performance but does not affect rating of perceived exertion and salivary neuro-endocrine-immune markers in elite young basketball players. Physiol Behav 2018; 188:151-156. [PMID: 29425971 DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This study examined the effects of competition stage on the salivary concentration of testosterone (T), cortisol (C), alpha-amylase (sAA), and IL-1ß cytokine, perceived performance (PP) and session rating of perceived exertion (session-RPE) in elite youth basketball players (age, 15.8 ± 0.8 yrs.; stature, 190.9 ± 7.9 cm; body mass, 90.0 ± 16.9 kg) from two age-categories (U16; n = 7; U17; n = 7). Two winning playoff matches (FM; playing for the championship; 1 for each age-category) and two winning regular stage matches (RM; 1 for each age category, played against opponents ranked 2nd place), were assessed in the current study. Saliva samples were collected before and after each match and analyzed by ELISA; PP and session-RPE were assessed after each match. The results from the two-way ANOVA (condition; FM and RM) with repeated measures (pre-and post-matches) showed a significant effect for time (increase from pre-to-post matches) in T (F = 7.0, p < .001), C (F = 34.0, p < .001), and sAA (F = 25.0, p < .001), but not for IL-1ß (p > .05). No effect of condition or interaction (FM and RM) was observed on salivary markers. PP was higher for FM, compared to RM (effect size; ES = 0.85), despite no clear difference in session-RPE (ES = 0.22). A higher PP for FM might be associated with the fact that players were no longer concerned about issues linked to social dominance and status threats after FM, but they might be uncertain about their status after RM. Additionally, when playing against a high-level opponent, the players might perceive their opponent as a threat against status stability, regardless of the stage of the competition, which might explain the similar change in salivary neuro-endocrine-immune-related markers.
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- School of Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Marques L, Franchini E, Drago G, Aoki MS, Moreira A. Physiological and performance changes in national and international judo athletes during block periodization training. Biol Sport 2017; 34:371-378. [PMID: 29472740 PMCID: PMC5819464 DOI: 10.5114/biolsport.2017.69825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Block periodization (BP) has been proposed as an alternative approach for application in the context of high-level sports. Despite its growing acceptance, there is no empirical evidence of BP adoption in high-level judo athletes. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the maximal strength, muscle power, judo-specific performances, and hormonal concentration changes of state/national level (NG) and international level (IG) judo athletes subjected to BP. Twenty-one elite judo athletes (international level = 10; 21.7±1.9 years, 167.2±7.6 cm, 67.6±9.4 kg, 15.7±1.9 years of practice; national level = 11; 21.9±3.0 years, 167.5±9.1 cm, 71.8±16.5, 15.9±3.0 years of practice) were subjected to 13-week BP training (5-week accumulation phase [ACP], 5-week transmutation phase [TP], and 3-week realization phase [RP]). The judo-specific performance (SJFT) increased as there was observed a decrease in the SJFT index (final heart rate [HR] (bpm) + HR1 min after the test divided by the number of throws) for both NG (effect size [ES] = 0.83) and IG (ES = 0.53) from ACP to TP (p < 0.05). The row exercise maximal strength decreased (p < 0.05; ES = 1.35) after the ACP but returned to the baseline level after the TP, for the whole group (ES = 1.39). The athletes did seem to cope appropriately with the demands of BP, as besides increases in SJFT performance no significant changes were observed for cortisol and testosterone concentrations. This is the first study to demonstrate that judo athletes from different competitive levels subjected to BP improved SJFT, likely due to an appropriate balance between training loads and recovery. Thus, the BP approach may be a useful alternative periodization strategy for high-level judo athletes.
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- Lucas Marques
- Integrated Center of Athlete Support - E.C. Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Integrated Center of Athlete Support - E.C. Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Moreno F, Cacciavillano W, Cipolla M, Coirini M, Streitenberger P, López Martí J, Palladino M, Morici M, Onoratelli M, Drago G, Schifino A, Cores M, Rose A, Jotomliansky J, Varel M, García Lombardi M. Childhood osteosarcoma: Incidence and survival in Argentina. Report from the National Pediatric Cancer Registry, ROHA Network 2000-2013. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2017; 64. [PMID: 28409896 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [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: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Differences in incidence and survival in osteosarcoma reports are considerable worldwide. PURPOSE This study describes the incidence and survival of patients with osteosarcoma in Argentina with data from the National Pediatric Cancer Registry (ROHA), and the impact of age, gender, stage, regional, and socioeconomic indicators on outcome. METHODS Pediatric patients with osteosarcoma reported to ROHA from 2000 through 2013 were analyzed, the annual age-standardized incidence rate (ASR) was calculated using the National Vital Statistics, and survival was estimated. The extended human development index (EHDI) for each reporting region was used as an indicator of socioeconomic status. RESULTS There were 515 cases of osteosarcoma identified, yielding an ASR of 3.2/1,000,000 children (0-14 years old). The ASR did not vary significantly by year of diagnosis but ranged from 4.0/1,000,000 in the Cuyo/Western Central region to 2.7/1,000,000 in the northeast region (P < 0.000). The estimated 5-year survival rate was 45% (95% confidence interval [CI] 44-51%), with no difference by sex, diagnosis year, region, or EHDI score (P > 0.1 in all cases). Survival rate for localized disease was 52% (95% CI 45-57%) and for metastatic 22% (95% CI 15-30%). CONCLUSIONS In Argentina, ASR of osteosarcoma is similar to that in high-income countries, but survival is lower in all regions. Future work will focus on identification and reduction of causes of preventable treatment failure.
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- F Moreno
- Argentinian Oncopediatric Registry, National Cancer Institute, Ministry of Health, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Argentinian Oncopediatric Registry, National Cancer Institute, Ministry of Health, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Victor Vilela Children's Hospital, Rosario, Argentina
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- Argentinian Oncopediatric Registry, National Cancer Institute, Ministry of Health, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Garrahan Pediatric Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Alejandro Posadas National Hospital, Morón, Argentina
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- Garrahan Pediatric Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Humberto Notti Children's Hospital, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Victor Vilela Children's Hospital, Rosario, Argentina
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- Ricardo Gutiérrez Children's Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Garrahan Pediatric Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Austral University Hospital, Pilar, Argentina
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Aoki MS, Ronda LT, Marcelino PR, Drago G, Carling C, Bradley PS, Moreira A. Monitoring Training Loads in Professional Basketball Players Engaged in a Periodized Training Program. J Strength Cond Res 2017; 31:348-358. [PMID: 27243913 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000001507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Aoki, MS, Ronda, LT, Marcelino, PR, Drago, G, Carling, C, Bradley, PS, and Moreira, A. Monitoring training loads in professional basketball players engaged in a periodized training program. J Strength Cond Res 31(2): 348-358, 2017-The aim of this study was to investigate the dynamics of external training load (eTL) and internal training load (iTL) during seasonal periods, and examine the effect of a periodized training program on physical performance in professional basketball players. Repeated measures for 9 players (28 ± 6 years; 199 ± 8 cm; 101 ± 12 kg) were collected from 45 training sessions, over a 6-week preseason phase and a 5-week in-season phase. Physical tests were conducted at baseline (T1), week 4 (T2), and week 9 (T3). Differences in means are presented as % ± confident limits. A very likely difference was observed during in-season compared with preseason for the eTL variables (measured by multivariable monitoring device), mechanical load (13.5 ± 8.8) and peak acceleration (11.0 ± 11.2), respectively. Regarding iTL responses, a very large decrement in TRIMP (most likely difference, -20.6 ± 3.8) and in session rating of perceived exertion training load (very likely difference, -14.2 ± 9.0) was detected from preseason to in-season. Physical performance improved from T1 to T3 for Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test 1 (62.2 ± 34.3, effect size [ES] > 1.2); countermovement jump (8.8 ± 6.1, ES > 0.6); and squat jump (14.8 ± 10.2, ES > 0.8). Heart rate (HR; %HRpeak) exercise responses during a submaximal running test decreased from T1 to T3 (3.2 ± 4.3, ES < 0.6), as well as the HR recovery after the test (14.7 ± 8.8, ES > 1.2). These results provide valuable information to coaches about training loads and physical performance across different seasonal periods. The data demonstrate that both eTL and iTL measures should be monitored in association with physical tests, to provide a comprehensive understanding of the training process.
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- Marcelo S Aoki
- 1School of Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; 2Department of Health and Kinesiology, Exercise and Sport Nutrition Lab, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; 3Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; 4Integrated Support Center for Athletes (CIAA)-Pinheiros Sport Club, São Paulo, Brazil; 5Institute of Coaching and Performance, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, United Kingdom; LOSC Lille Metropole Football Club, Lille, France; and 6Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences (RISES), Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Casadei R, De Paolis M, Drago G, Romagnoli C, Donati D. Total elbow arthroplasty for primary and metastatic tumor. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 2016; 102:459-65. [PMID: 27084091 DOI: 10.1016/j.otsr.2015.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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: 06/29/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Prostheses can be used in elbow reconstruction in both primary and metastatic lesions. Several authors have reported their experience with different types of implant, but not with modular prostheses. HYPOTHESIS Limb salvage using an elbow prosthesis is effective in obtaining good functional results and reliable local tumor control. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty-seven patients treated at the Rizzoli Institute for elbow neoplasm from 1990 to 2012 were evaluated. There were 30 primary tumors (64%), 24 bone tumors and 6 soft tissue sarcomas, and 17 bone metastases. Elbow reconstruction used a modular prosthesis in 25 patients and a standard prosthesis in 22. Reconstruction was primary in 30 patients and secondary in 17. RESULTS At last control, 15 (32%) were dead of disease (DOD) at a mean follow-up of 35 months, 12 (25%) were alive with disease (AWD) at a mean follow-up of 29 months, 19 (40%) showed no evidence of disease (NED) at a mean follow-up of 80 months. Early complications were related to unexpected neurological damage, observed in 12 patients (25%): in 5 cases the deficit resolved in a mean 6 months; in the others, no or only partial recovery was observed. Two implants (4%) developed infection: 1 was treated with antibiotic therapy, and the other required implant revision. One implant showing cement extrusion was revised. In 3 patients (6%) radiography showed a radiolucent halo around the stem (2 humeral, 1 ulnar); no measures were taken, as the patients were completely asymptomatic at every follow-up. In 3 patients (6%) partial resorption of the allograft was observed on X-ray, but remained unchanged at last follow-up, without pain or functional impairment. Seven local recurrences (15%) were observed, at a mean of 16 months after surgery; 5 were treated by resection and/or radiotherapy, and 2 by amputation. Mean functional scores on MEPS and MSTS were respectively 84% and 22/30 (73%). CONCLUSIONS Elbow prostheses provided better function in primary than in metastatic tumor. Elbow prosthesis reconstruction after tumor resection is a viable option both for primary and secondary bone neoplasms. TYPE OF STUDY Therapeutic. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV, retrospective study.
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- R Casadei
- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Via Pupilli 1, 40136 Bologna, Italy.
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Miloski B, Aoki MS, de Freitas CG, Schultz de Arruda AF, de Moraes HS, Drago G, Borges TO, Moreira A. Does Testosterone Modulate Mood States and Physical Performance in Young Basketball Players? J Strength Cond Res 2016; 29:2474-81. [PMID: 25734781 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000000883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This study aimed to examine and compare mood states profile and physical performance during different training phases between 2 groups of adolescent basketball players that were differentiated according to baseline testosterone concentration (T). The basketball players were submitted to an intensified training period (OVL) followed by a tapering period (TP). Twenty-three young male basketball players initiated the study. Experimental criteria data were used to stratify 16 players into high-testosterone (HTC) or low-testosterone (LTC) concentration groups. All the 16 athletes undertook 5 weeks of OVL followed by a 3-week TP. Saliva sampling, Yo-Yo intermittent recovery level 1 (Yo-Yo IRL1) test and the T-test were conducted at the beginning (T1), after OVL (T2), and after TP (T3). A similar increase in internal training load was observed during OVL when compared with TP in both groups (p < 0.05). No difference in mood states was observed between groups (p > 0.05); however, LTC displayed a higher score for fatigue (p < 0.05) and a lower score for energy index (p < 0.05) in OVL, compared with TP. A significant improvement in the Yo-Yo IRL1 test and the T-test was observed (T1 to T3) (p < 0.05), with no difference between groups (p > 0.05). In conclusion, these results suggest that LTC athletes may be more susceptible to changes in mood states during intensified training periods. In addition, data indicate that a periodized training program successfully improved the physical performance (endurance and agility) of young basketball players; however, this improvement was not affected by testosterone level.
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- Bernardo Miloski
- 1Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; 2School of Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and 3Integrated Support Center for Athletes-E.C. Pinheiros, São Paulo, Brazil
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Arruda AF, Aoki MS, Freitas CG, Drago G, Oliveira R, Crewther BT, Moreira A. Influence of competition playing venue on the hormonal responses, state anxiety and perception of effort in elite basketball athletes. Physiol Behav 2014; 130:1-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2013] [Revised: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Moreira A, Bacurau RFP, Napimoga MH, Arruda AFS, Freitas CG, Drago G, Aoki MS. Salivary IL-21 and IgA responses to a competitive match in elite basketball players. Biol Sport 2013; 30:243-7. [PMID: 24744495 PMCID: PMC3944547 DOI: 10.5604/20831862.1077548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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] [Accepted: 04/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Athletes engaged in strenuous training might experience transient immune suppression that could lead to greater incidence of upper respiratory tract infections (URTI). Since interleukin 21 (IL-21) stimulates immunoglobulin A (IgA) secreting cells and a low level of this immunoglobulin is associated with increased incidence of URTI, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of a basketball match on salivary cortisol (sC), salivary IL-21 (sIL-21) and salivary IgA (sIgA) levels. Twenty male basketball players participated in an official game in two teams (10 players in each team). The saliva samples were collected before the warm-up and approximately 10-15 min after the end of the match and were analysed by ELISA methods. sC concentration increased significantly after the match while sIL-21 level was reduced (p < 0.05). In opposition to the study's hypothesis, sIgA level did not change in response to the match. The present findings suggest that a basketball match is sufficiently stressful to elevate sC concentration and attenuates the sIL-21 output without compromising the sIgA level. It is reasonable to speculate that the stability of sIgA acute responses to the match, despite the decrement in sIL-21, indicates that other mechanisms rather than IL-21 stimulating B cell proliferation/differentiation might modulate IgA concentration and secretion rate.
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- A Moreira
- School of Physical Education and Sport, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- São Leopoldo Mandic Institute and Research Center, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Physical Education and Sport, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Physical Education and Sport, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Pinheiros Sport Club, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Marino M, Naro A, Drago G, Abdelkader M, Morgante F, Rizzo V, Girlanda P, Quartarone A. 143. High frequency paired associative stimulation modulates the corticospinal excitability in human subjects: A TMS/EEG study. Clin Neurophysiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2013.06.170] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Moreira A, Freitas CG, Nakamura FY, Drago G, Drago M, Aoki MS. Effect of match importance on salivary cortisol and immunoglobulin A responses in elite young volleyball players. J Strength Cond Res 2013; 27:202-7. [PMID: 22395269 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0b013e31825183d9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to compare the session ratings of perceived exertion (Session-RPE) responses and the salivary cortisol (sC) and immunoglobulin A (SIgA) levels between a regular season match (RM) and the final championship match (FM) in elite male volleyball players against the same opponent team. Higher importance was assumed for FM because this match would define the championship team. Session-RPE was obtained after 30 minutes of each match using the CR-10 scale. Saliva samples were collected before and after each match and during a rest day (baseline) at the same period of the matches. The SIgA and sC concentrations were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Greater Session-RPE was observed for FM as compared with RM (p < 0.01). The analysis of variance showed greater sC concentrations to FM as compared with RM for both prevalues and postvalues and compared with baseline (p < 0.05). Significant lower SIgA prevalues were noted for FM. In conclusion, the results showed that match intensity, cortisol concentration, and SIgA prelevel were affected by the match importance. These results indicate that monitoring session-RPE, sC, and SIgA responses, in conjunction, during training and competition, would provide valuable informations regarding how athletes cope with sports induced stress. This study provided knowledge about the effect of match importance on salivary markers related to stress that may help coaches to avoid excessive training loads reducing the likelihood to decrements on mucosal immunity and its consequent risk to upper respiratory tract infections, which in turn might affect the performance.
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- Alexandre Moreira
- Department of Sport, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Cascio C, Russo D, Drago G, Galizzi G, Passantino R, Guarneri R, Guarneri P. 17beta-estradiol synthesis in the adult male rat retina. Exp Eye Res 2007; 85:166-72. [PMID: 17466975 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2007.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2006] [Revised: 01/31/2007] [Accepted: 02/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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17beta-Estradiol (E2) exerts neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects in the retina as well as in other CNS structures, independently of sex. Retinal effects, however, have not been supported by evidence on local synthesis, and whether CNS 17beta-estradiol is formed in a neurosteroidogenic pathway starting from cholesterol conversion into pregnenolone is a question still left unanswered. In the adult male rat retina, we have previously showed localization and activity of the P450 side chain cleavage (P450scc) enzyme, which is involved in pregnenolone synthesis. Here, we demonstrate both the mRNA and protein expression of 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3beta-HSD), P450aromatase and also of P450scc, but only the protein expression of P450 17alpha-hydroxylase/lyase (P450c17). Using radiolabeled pregnenolone and testosterone as precursors, in the isolated and intact retina of adult male rats, E2 is produced in a large amount by each precursor within 1-4h, suggesting a highly active metabolic pathway towards its formation. The immunolocalization pattern shows enzymes and estrogen receptor subtypes (ERalpha, ERbeta) scattered in the retina with different intensities throughout the layers. The results point to the adult male rat retina as a neurosteroidogenic structure where E2 synthesis via a progesterone pathway and the presence of estrogen receptors provide important clues for understanding the neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects of the steroid hormone.
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- C Cascio
- Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare, IBIM - CNR, Via Ugo La Malfa, 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy
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Costa S, Ragusa MA, Drago G, Casano C, Alaimo G, Guida N, Gianguzza F. Sea urchin neural alpha2 tubulin gene: isolation and promoter analysis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 316:446-53. [PMID: 15020238 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.02.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2004] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Expression of Talpha2 gene, during sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus development, is spatially and temporally regulated. In order to characterize this gene, we isolated the relevant genomic sequences and scanned the isolated 5'-flanking region in searching for cis-regulatory elements required for proper expression. Gel mobility shift and footprinting assays, as well as reporter gene (CAT and beta-gal) expression assays, were used to address cis-regulatory elements involved in regulation. Here we report that an upstream 5'-flanking fragment of PlTalpha2 gene drives temporal expression of reporter genes congruent with that of endogenous Talpha2 gene. The fragment contains cis-elements able to bind nuclear proteins from the gastrula stage (at which the Talpha2 gene is expressed) whose sequences could be consistent with the consensus sequences for transcription factors present in data bank.
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- S Costa
- Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e dello Sviluppo (Alberto Monroy), Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Parco D'Orleans, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Steroids may have a powerful role in neuronal degeneration. Recent research has revealed that steroids may influence the onset and progression of some retinal disorders as well as neurodegenerative diseases and, as in brain, they accumulate in the retina via a local synthesis (neurosteroids) and metabolism of blood-circulating steroid hormones. Their crucial role as neurodegenerative and neuroprotective agents has been also upheld in a retinal excitotoxic paradigm. These findings are reviewed especially from the emerging perspective that after an insult local changes in steroidogenic responses and consequent neurosteroid availability might turn out to be offensive or defensive cellular adaptations for the potentiation or prevention of neuronal death.
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- P Guarneri
- Istituto di Biomedicina e Immunologia Molecolare-CNR, Università di Palermo, 90146 Palermo, Italy.
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Price D, Drago G, Noble J, Simmons R, Crow S, Ahearn D. Rapid assessment of antimould efficacies of pressure-treated southern pine. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2002; 29:368-72. [PMID: 12483480 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.7000279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2001] [Accepted: 05/20/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A membrane-screening method was developed in conjunction with flow cytometric (FC) analysis for determining the efficacies of antimould pressure-treatment formulations for mould species of cosmetic significance on southern pine. Fusarium subglutinans, Aspergillus flavus, Penicillium chrysogenum, and Paecilomyces spp. were the predominant moulds colonizing surfaces of the variously treated pine stored in sealed plastic bags over 3- to 6-month periods. Nylon membranes placed directly on pressure-treated pine and membranes saturated with the various formulations were inoculated with the conidia of selected moulds. FC analysis of conidia stained with propidium iodide (PI) before and after exposure to the pressure-treatment formulations permitted a rapid assessment of the inocula and selection of those pressure-treatment formulations with probable inhibitory activity versus probable nonactive preparations. Recoveries of the fungi from the membranes over 9-14 days were in general agreement with the emergence of colonizing fungi on the similarly preserved uninoculated pine stored in sealed plastic bags for 6 months. This combination of procedures provided for a relatively rapid assessment of preservative formulations designed to provide enhanced efficacy against surface mould growth on lumber during storage and retail display.
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- D Price
- Department of Biology, Georgia State University, University Plaza, Atlanta 30303, USA
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Muscari A, Mele MC, Bastagli L, Poggiopollini G, Tomassetti V, Drago G, Legnani C, Barini A, Cappelletti O, Boni P, Puddu P. Conditional risk factors in men with previous myocardial infarction: relevance of C3 and homocysteine. Acta Cardiol 2001; 56:303-11. [PMID: 11712826 DOI: 10.2143/ac.56.5.2005691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To establish which traditional and conditional risk factors were effectively treated, and which remained active, in patients with previous myocardial infarction (PMI). METHODS AND RESULTS In 47 PMI patients recently submitted to cardiological assessment and in 42 controls (50-70 years old men), traditional risk factors (total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, blood glucose, blood pressure, cigarette smoking and body mass index) and the following variables were measured: fibrinogen, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)], total homocysteine, plasma folates, vitamin B12, high sensitivity C-reactive protein and C3 complement. Most patients were taking beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors and statins. Accordingly, patients had lower blood pressure and cholesterol values than controls. Moreover, they consumed less alcohol and coffee and did not differ from controls in cigarette smoking and body mass index. Conversely, patients had higher levels of homocysteine, fibrinogen, C3 complement and Lp(a), although of these factors only C3 and homocysteine remained significantly associated with PMI in multivariate analysis. C-reactive protein, PAI-1 and especially C3 often correlated with traditional risk factors in controls, but these correlations tended to disappear or reverse in PMI patients. Fibrinogen inversely correlated with alcohol consumption. Homocysteine correlated (inversely) with plasma folates only. Lp(a) did not correlate with any variable. CONCLUSIONS Forty-seven patients with previous myocardial infarction displayed an excellent control of traditional risk factors, but they had higher mean C3 and homocysteine levels than the control group.
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- A Muscari
- Department of Internal Medicine, Cardioangiology, Hepatology, University of Bologna, Italy.
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Camerlingo M, Casto L, Censori B, Ferraro B, Caverni L, Manara O, Finazzi G, Radice E, Drago G, De Tommasi SM, Gotti E, Barbui T, Mamoli A. Recurrence after first cerebral infarction in young adults. Acta Neurol Scand 2000; 102:87-93. [PMID: 10949524 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2000.102002087.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We have investigated recurrence of stroke in a consecutive series of young adults, aged 16 to 45 years, after a first cerebral infarction. METHODS From January 1, 1988 to December 31, 1996 we submitted those patients to a diagnostic protocol including angiographic, cardiological, and haematological investigations. The patients were followed at 6 month intervals up to December 31, 1998. RESULTS We have evaluated and followed-up 135 patients, 71 men and 64 women, who were 3.99% of all the admitted stroke patients. At 12 months after stroke, 83 patients had returned to work, 40 patients were mildly to moderately handicapped, 4 were using a wheel-chair, and 8 had died. Follow-up was 26 to 123 months (mean 68.8). Recurrence of stroke, always of ischaemic nature, was seen in 15 patients (11.1%), 3 to 76 months after the first stroke (mean 27.4), for an annual incidence of 2.26%. Recurrence was significantly associated with Partial Anterior Circulation Syndrome and Haematological subtype of first stroke (respectively, P = 0.0209 and P = 0.0135, chi2 test), but not with age (< or = or > 35 years) or risk factors. Repetition of stroke was never fatal, but it caused heavy disability in 13 patients, 8 of whom had completely or nearly completely recovered after the first event. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that recurrence of stroke is a major clinical problem also for the patients aged less than 45 years and that it might be more frequent with specific clinical syndromes and etiologic subtypes of first stroke.
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- M Camerlingo
- Unit of Neurology, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy.
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Muscari A, Massarelli G, Bastagli L, Poggiopollini G, Tomassetti V, Drago G, Martignani C, Pacilli P, Boni P, Puddu P. Relationship of serum C3 to fasting insulin, risk factors and previous ischaemic events in middle-aged men. Eur Heart J 2000; 21:1081-90. [PMID: 10843826 DOI: 10.1053/euhj.1999.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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AIMS Serum C3 is a powerful indicator of the risk of myocardial infarction, which correlates with body mass index, serum lipids and blood pressure. This study was performed to ascertain whether such correlations may be explained by an association of C3 with fasting insulin, and to assess comparatively the relationships of C3 and traditional risk factors to previous myocardial infarction. METHODS AND RESULTS The fasting levels of C3, insulin, and the main risk factors were evaluated in 1090 unselected men aged 55-64 years, including 129 cases of previous ischaemic events (51 myocardial infarctions). In multivariate analysis C3 was associated with insulin (r=0.27, P<0.0001), cholesterol (r=0.18, P<0.0001), body mass index (r=0.13, P<0.0001), glucose (r=0.12, P=0.0001), systolic blood pressure (r=0.10, P<0.001), triglycerides (r=0.09, P<0.01) and HDL-cholesterol (r=-0.06, P<0.05). These variables explained 31% of the total C3 variance. Alcohol consumption and physical activity correlated inversely with C3, while no correlation was found with smoking and family history of myocardial infarction. C3 was associated with previous myocardial infarction and stroke, but not with angina pectoris and peripheral arterial disease. In logistic regression the variables associated with previous myocardial infarction were C3 (P=0.011), family history of myocardial infarction (P=0.018), ex-smoker status (P=0.020), age (P=0.025), glucose (P=0.028) and HDL-cholesterol (P=0.051, inverse relationship). CONCLUSIONS The association of C3 with myocardial infarction persists retrospectively, and is more significant than any other association of traditional risk factors with previous myocardial infarction. Of the many variables associated with C3, fasting insulin is its main covariate, which suggests that C3 is a marker of a pro-atherogenic metabolic imbalance partly coinciding with insulin resistance.
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- A Muscari
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Drago G, Pasquier B, Pasquier D, Pinel N, Rouault-Plantaz V, Dyon JF, Durand C, Armari-Alla C, Plantaz D. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor arising in a "de novo" ganglioneuroma: a case report and review of the literature. Med Pediatr Oncol 1997; 28:216-22. [PMID: 9024521 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-911x(199703)28:3<216::aid-mpo13>3.0.co;2-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A case of a "de novo" ganglioneuroma showing a large area of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is described. The tumor arose in an 11.5-year-old girl with neither stigmata nor family history of von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis. In addition, the patient had no previous history of a neuroblastoma or radiation therapy. This report provides new evidence that, although rare, the spontaneous development of an MPNST in a benign ganglioneuroma can occur. Immunohistochemical and electron microscopy studies supported the finding that the spindle cell component was of nerve sheath origin.
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- G Drago
- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Center of Grenoble, France
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Camerlingo M, Casto L, Censori B, Drago G, Frigeni A, Ferraro B, Servalli MC, Radice E, Mamoli A. Anticardiolipin antibodies in acute non-hemorrhagic stroke seen within six hours after onset. Acta Neurol Scand 1995; 92:69-71. [PMID: 7572064 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1995.tb00469.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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INTRODUCTION We have undertaken a prospective study to measure anticardiolipin antibodies of IgG isotype within the first few hours of an acute non-hemorrhagic stroke. MATERIAL AND METHODS We have collected blood samples at entry from one hundred patients (53 men and 47 women), mean age 67.4 years, referred within 6 h of a first-ever non-hemorrhagic stroke, and from an equal number of age- and gender-matched control patients. RESULTS IgG anticardiolipin antibodies were > or = 10 GPL in 26 patients and in 5 controls (p < 0.0001, X2 test). After logistic regression analysis, increase of IgG anticardiolipin antibodies remained independently associated with stroke (p = 0.0034), together with hypertension (p = 0.0009) and atrial fibrillation (p = 0.0238). CONCLUSION Our data suggest that the occurrence of elevation of IgG anticardiolipin antibodies in stroke patients should antedate stroke onset and might be a risk factor per se.
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- M Camerlingo
- 2nd Neurological Department, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy
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Pardo J, Meruane J, Staeding J, Drago G, Etchart M. [Cardiac involvement in polymyositis--dermatomyositis associated with Sjogren's syndrome]. Rev Med Chil 1995; 122:550-5. [PMID: 7724897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A 41 years old woman with polymyositis-dermatomyositis with cardiac involvement is presented. The patient evolved with congestive heart failure, the electrocardiogram showed a left anterior hemiblock, lack of progression of R waves from V1 to V4 and unspecific ST and T alterations. Echocardiogram and cardiac catheterization showed global ventricular disfunction and pulmonary hypertension. An endomyocardial biopsy performed at the apex of the right ventricle showed mononuclear inflammatory infiltration, myocardial fiber degeneration and fibrosis. Initially, the patient responded well to diuretic, vasodilator and steroid therapy. Posteriorly she developed an atrial flutter that required electrical cardioversion and later died suddenly during the course of an acute pneumonia.
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- J Pardo
- Servicio de Cardiología, Reumatología y Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Militar, Santiago de Chile
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Drago G, Comisi F, Termini C. [The validity of screening for hypertension in school-age children. A cross-sectional study of a sample of 861 pupils of the towns of Local Health Unit No. 22 of Vittoria (Sicily)]. Pediatr Med Chir 1994; 16:363-7. [PMID: 7816700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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In order to define the validity of a screening program for hypertension in schools, aiming to prevent an hypertensive status in adult age, we screened 861 children from schools on the area of our Medical District (U.S.L. 22--Vittoria--Sicily). The object of our study is to search for risk factors of hypertension, detectable at school age and, if existing, which age is more suitable for a screening program. We randomly sampled 861 children from different schools, aging 6, 10 and 13 years. The first step was to define the prevalence of hypertension and obesity in the sample, and the correlation between the two factors (transversal study). We found an overall prevalence of obesity at 6, 10, and 13 years of 6.69%, 18.22% and 17.7% respectively. The prevalence of hypertension was 4.01%, 11.4%, and 6.98% at 6, 10 and 13 years respectively. The second step is to create a personal record of each child, which will be followed up to the age of 18 years, containing familial and nutritional informations, periodic evaluations of height, weight, blood pressure and biologic sampling (longitudinal study). Our preliminary results confirmed the correlation between obesity and hypertension, although they do not help to clarify why the prevalence of hypertension decreases from 10 to 13 years whereas obesity maintains the same prevalence at the mentioned ages.
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- G Drago
- Servizio di Medicina Scolastica, U.S.L. 22 di Vittoria, RG, Italia
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Termini C, Drago G, Fidilio M. [An epidemiological study of caries prevalence in the pediatric populations of Vittoria, Acate and Scoglitti (Sicily)]. Pediatr Med Chir 1993; 15:197-201. [PMID: 8321724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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An essential introduction for a campaign of health education, to take preventive measures against caries, is to have knowledge of the prevailing situation of the pathology. The research analysed a sample consisting of 1371 pupils attending the "scuole elementari" and the "scuole medie" in the municipal districts of Vittoria, Acate and Scoglitti. The methodological statement consist of an analysis regarding experimental epidemiology. The emerged data, proposed in diagrams and tables, show that caries frequency increases in the pupils' ages, going from a value of 57.7% at the age of 6 to a value of 75.2% at the age of 13; besides, it is statistically meaningful the caries difference with regard to the sex at the age of 13. So the DMF and dmf values, although not alarming point out the necessity of a preventive intervention.
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- C Termini
- Servizio Materno-Infantile, USL 22, Ospedale di Vittoria, Italia
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Oliva G, Dal Bianco M, Prayer-Galetti T, Bassi P, Banzato D, Guatelli S, Drago G, Guizzetti C, Tralce L, Checchin P, Pagano F. Traumi Dell'Uretra Posteriore: Terapia. Urologia 1991. [DOI: 10.1177/039156039105800320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Clinica Urologica Università di Brescia
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- Divisione Urologica Ospedale Regionale di Treviso
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Dal Bianco M, Oliva G, Prayer-Galletti T, Guatelli S, Drago G, Banzato D, Pescatori E, Romano C, Cancarini G, Mangano M, Pagano F. I Traumi Dell'Uretra Anteriore. Urologia 1991. [DOI: 10.1177/039156039105800319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Divisione Urologica Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo
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- Divisione Urologica Ospedale Regionale di Treviso
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Thumala A, Guzmán L, Goldsack ME, Drago G, Baeza H, Vejar M, Domenech R, Palma S, González P. [Non-invasive study of the heart in systemic lupus erythematosus]. Rev Med Chil 1987; 115:416-21. [PMID: 3448752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Andriani M, Drago G, Alibrandi F, Ciappa A. [The combination of minoxidil, a beta-blocking agent, and a diuretic in the therapy of refractory hypertension]. G Clin Med 1982; 63:631-46. [PMID: 7166227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Andriani M, Drago G, Ciappa A, Dal Zotto I. [Acute thrombotic occlusions of the internal arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis. Incidence, etiopathology, 1st results of bloodless therapy with fibrinolytic drugs]. Minerva Nefrol 1980; 27:507-12. [PMID: 7231800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Berio A, Cavallo V, Cottafava C, Di Stefano A, Drago G, Camozzi C, Capineri A. [A case of homocystinuria diagnosed using screening methods]. Minerva Pediatr 1977; 29:2479-86. [PMID: 604775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Frugoni G, Dal Fabbro G, Drago G. [The possible epidemic recrudescence of swine-like influenza virus type A]. Minerva Med 1976; 67:3213-6. [PMID: 995280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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An account of the effects of recent influenza epidemics is given from the medical standpoint, and also with respect to their social and economic repercussions. The part played by air travel in the carriage of such epidemics is also examined. The immunity of the population of Rome towards an A strain swine fever (A/New Jersey 8/76) is assessed in the light of personal research.
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Borrone C, Governa M, Bricarelli FD, Drago G. [Study of a case of severe complicated immunologic deficiency (agammaglobulinemia of the Swiss type)]. Pathologica 1973; 65:113-26. [PMID: 4544922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Granata A, De Angelis L, Piscaglia M, Drago G. [Correlation between neoplasm mortality and the metal ion content of urban drinking water]. Minerva Med 1970; 61:1941-50. [PMID: 5422052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Drago G, Marranci PL. [Malabsorption in patients submitted to gastric resection]. Osp Ital Chir 1970; 22:155-64. [PMID: 5497011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Drago G, Casetti P. [Cerebral gangliosides: structure, function and anatomopathological changes]. Osp Ital Chir 1970; 22:189-200. [PMID: 4322255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Drago G, Gonzato P, Casetti P, Frangipane O, Toffano G, Aporti F. [Quantitative changes of gangliosides in cranioencephalic trauma: topographic evaluation and evaluation in relation to the type of trauma]. Osp Ital Chir 1970; 22:201-7. [PMID: 5497015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Drago G. [Physiopathology and biochemistry in treatment of the surgical patient]. Osp Ital Chir 1969; 21:61-6. [PMID: 5405264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Drago G, Casetti P. [Physiopathology and biochemistry in the treatment of surgical patient. Acid-base equilibrium]. Osp Ital Chir 1969; 20:359-64. [PMID: 4995324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Massimo C, Modiano C, Drago G, Balestra N, Casetti P, Marranci PL, Nicosia F, Ponzalli M, Scultetus R, Veltroni A, Stacca F. [Experimental orthotopic transplantation of the heart: considerations of the problems of surgical technique]. Osp Ital Chir 1969; 20:351-8. [PMID: 4929192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Drago G. [Physiopathology and biochemistry in treatment of the surgical patient]. Osp Ital Chir 1969; 20:307-13. [PMID: 5396750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Drago G, Casetti P. [Physiopathology and biochemistry in the treatment of the surgical patient. Acid-base equilibrium]. Osp Ital Chir 1969; 20:209-12. [PMID: 5791766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Massimo C, Drago G, Modiano C, Scultetus R, Balestra N, Veltroni A, Casetti P, Ponzalli M, Marranci PL, Nicosia F. [Considerations on 2 cases of pulmonary embolism treated surgically with extracorporeal circulation]. Osp Ital Chir 1969; 20:135-40. [PMID: 5791757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Drago G. [Physiopathology and biochemistry in the treatment of the surgical patients]. Osp Ital Chir 1968; 19:567-76. [PMID: 5735690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Scultetus R, Massimo C, Drago G. [Diagnosis and emergency treatment of dissecting aneurysms of the aortic arch]. Osp Ital Chir 1968; 19:537-43. [PMID: 5735688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Marranci PL, Drago G. [Cholesterol polyp of the gallbladder]. Osp Ital Chir 1968; 19:349-55. [PMID: 5718564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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