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Ceachi B, Cioplea M, Mustatea P, Gerald Dcruz J, Zurac S, Cauni V, Popp C, Mogodici C, Sticlaru L, Cioroianu A, Busca M, Stefan O, Tudor I, Dumitru C, Vilaia A, Oprisan A, Bastian A, Nichita L. A New Method of Artificial-Intelligence-Based Automatic Identification of Lymphovascular Invasion in Urothelial Carcinomas. Diagnostics (Basel) 2024; 14:432. [PMID: 38396472 PMCID: PMC10888137 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14040432] [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: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
The presence of lymphovascular invasion (LVI) in urothelial carcinoma (UC) is a poor prognostic finding. This is difficult to identify on routine hematoxylin-eosin (H&E)-stained slides, but considering the costs and time required for examination, immunohistochemical stains for the endothelium are not the recommended diagnostic protocol. We developed an AI-based automated method for LVI identification on H&E-stained slides. We selected two separate groups of UC patients with transurethral resection specimens. Group A had 105 patients (100 with UC; 5 with cystitis); group B had 55 patients (all with high-grade UC; D2-40 and CD34 immunohistochemical stains performed on each block). All the group A slides and 52 H&E cases from group B showing LVI using immunohistochemistry were scanned using an Aperio GT450 automatic scanner. We performed a pixel-per-pixel semantic segmentation of selected areas, and we trained InternImage to identify several classes. The DiceCoefficient and Intersection-over-Union scores for LVI detection using our method were 0.77 and 0.52, respectively. The pathologists' H&E-based evaluation in group B revealed 89.65% specificity, 42.30% sensitivity, 67.27% accuracy, and an F1 score of 0.55, which is much lower than the algorithm's DCC of 0.77. Our model outlines LVI on H&E-stained-slides more effectively than human examiners; thus, it proves a valuable tool for pathologists.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bogdan Ceachi
- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan Cel Mare Str., Sector 2, 020125 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (C.M.); (L.S.); (A.C.); (M.B.); (O.S.); (I.T.); (C.D.); (A.V.); (A.B.); (L.N.)
- Zaya Artificial Intelligence, 9A Stefan Cel Mare Str., Voluntari, 077190 Ilfov, Romania; (P.M.); (J.G.D.)
- Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Science, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independenţei, Sector 6, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan Cel Mare Str., Sector 2, 020125 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (C.M.); (L.S.); (A.C.); (M.B.); (O.S.); (I.T.); (C.D.); (A.V.); (A.B.); (L.N.)
- Zaya Artificial Intelligence, 9A Stefan Cel Mare Str., Voluntari, 077190 Ilfov, Romania; (P.M.); (J.G.D.)
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- Zaya Artificial Intelligence, 9A Stefan Cel Mare Str., Voluntari, 077190 Ilfov, Romania; (P.M.); (J.G.D.)
- Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 37 Dionisie Lupu Str., Sector 1, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Zaya Artificial Intelligence, 9A Stefan Cel Mare Str., Voluntari, 077190 Ilfov, Romania; (P.M.); (J.G.D.)
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan Cel Mare Str., Sector 2, 020125 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (C.M.); (L.S.); (A.C.); (M.B.); (O.S.); (I.T.); (C.D.); (A.V.); (A.B.); (L.N.)
- Zaya Artificial Intelligence, 9A Stefan Cel Mare Str., Voluntari, 077190 Ilfov, Romania; (P.M.); (J.G.D.)
- Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 37 Dionisie Lupu Str., Sector 1, 020021 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Urology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan Cel Mare Str., Sector 2, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan Cel Mare Str., Sector 2, 020125 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (C.M.); (L.S.); (A.C.); (M.B.); (O.S.); (I.T.); (C.D.); (A.V.); (A.B.); (L.N.)
- Zaya Artificial Intelligence, 9A Stefan Cel Mare Str., Voluntari, 077190 Ilfov, Romania; (P.M.); (J.G.D.)
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan Cel Mare Str., Sector 2, 020125 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (C.M.); (L.S.); (A.C.); (M.B.); (O.S.); (I.T.); (C.D.); (A.V.); (A.B.); (L.N.)
- Zaya Artificial Intelligence, 9A Stefan Cel Mare Str., Voluntari, 077190 Ilfov, Romania; (P.M.); (J.G.D.)
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan Cel Mare Str., Sector 2, 020125 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (C.M.); (L.S.); (A.C.); (M.B.); (O.S.); (I.T.); (C.D.); (A.V.); (A.B.); (L.N.)
- Zaya Artificial Intelligence, 9A Stefan Cel Mare Str., Voluntari, 077190 Ilfov, Romania; (P.M.); (J.G.D.)
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan Cel Mare Str., Sector 2, 020125 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (C.M.); (L.S.); (A.C.); (M.B.); (O.S.); (I.T.); (C.D.); (A.V.); (A.B.); (L.N.)
- Zaya Artificial Intelligence, 9A Stefan Cel Mare Str., Voluntari, 077190 Ilfov, Romania; (P.M.); (J.G.D.)
- Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 37 Dionisie Lupu Str., Sector 1, 020021 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan Cel Mare Str., Sector 2, 020125 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (C.M.); (L.S.); (A.C.); (M.B.); (O.S.); (I.T.); (C.D.); (A.V.); (A.B.); (L.N.)
- Zaya Artificial Intelligence, 9A Stefan Cel Mare Str., Voluntari, 077190 Ilfov, Romania; (P.M.); (J.G.D.)
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan Cel Mare Str., Sector 2, 020125 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (C.M.); (L.S.); (A.C.); (M.B.); (O.S.); (I.T.); (C.D.); (A.V.); (A.B.); (L.N.)
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan Cel Mare Str., Sector 2, 020125 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (C.M.); (L.S.); (A.C.); (M.B.); (O.S.); (I.T.); (C.D.); (A.V.); (A.B.); (L.N.)
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan Cel Mare Str., Sector 2, 020125 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (C.M.); (L.S.); (A.C.); (M.B.); (O.S.); (I.T.); (C.D.); (A.V.); (A.B.); (L.N.)
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan Cel Mare Str., Sector 2, 020125 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (C.M.); (L.S.); (A.C.); (M.B.); (O.S.); (I.T.); (C.D.); (A.V.); (A.B.); (L.N.)
- Zaya Artificial Intelligence, 9A Stefan Cel Mare Str., Voluntari, 077190 Ilfov, Romania; (P.M.); (J.G.D.)
- Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 37 Dionisie Lupu Str., Sector 1, 020021 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 37 Dionisie Lupu Str., Sector 1, 020021 Bucharest, Romania;
- Department of Neurology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan Cel Mare Str., Sector 2, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan Cel Mare Str., Sector 2, 020125 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (C.M.); (L.S.); (A.C.); (M.B.); (O.S.); (I.T.); (C.D.); (A.V.); (A.B.); (L.N.)
- Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 37 Dionisie Lupu Str., Sector 1, 020021 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan Cel Mare Str., Sector 2, 020125 Bucharest, Romania; (B.C.); (M.C.); (C.P.); (C.M.); (L.S.); (A.C.); (M.B.); (O.S.); (I.T.); (C.D.); (A.V.); (A.B.); (L.N.)
- Zaya Artificial Intelligence, 9A Stefan Cel Mare Str., Voluntari, 077190 Ilfov, Romania; (P.M.); (J.G.D.)
- Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, 37 Dionisie Lupu Str., Sector 1, 020021 Bucharest, Romania;
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Dobre EG, Nichita L, Popp C, Zurac S, Neagu M. Assessment of RAS-RAF-MAPK Pathway Mutation Status in Healthy Skin, Benign Nevi, and Cutaneous Melanomas: Pilot Study Using Droplet Digital PCR. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2308. [PMID: 38396984 PMCID: PMC10889428 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25042308] [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: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
Abstract
In the present study, we employed the ddPCR and IHC techniques to assess the prevalence and roles of RAS and RAF mutations in a small batch of melanoma (n = 22), benign moles (n = 15), and normal skin samples (n = 15). Mutational screening revealed the coexistence of BRAF and NRAS mutations in melanomas and nevi and the occurrence of NRAS G12/G13 variants in healthy skin. All investigated nevi had driver mutations in the BRAF or NRAS genes and elevated p16 protein expression, indicating cell cycle arrest despite an increased mutational burden. BRAF V600 mutations were identified in 54% of melanomas, and NRAS G12/G13 mutations in 50%. The BRAF mutations were associated with the Breslow index (BI) (p = 0.029) and TIL infiltration (p = 0.027), whereas the NRAS mutations correlated with the BI (p = 0.01) and the mitotic index (p = 0.04). Here, we demonstrate that the "young" ddPCR technology is as effective as a CE-IVD marked real-time PCR method for detecting BRAF V600 hotspot mutations in tumor biopsies and recommend it for extended use in clinical settings. Moreover, ddPCR was able to detect low-frequency hotspot mutations, such as NRAS G12/G13, in our tissue specimens, which makes it a promising tool for investigating the mutational landscape of sun-damaged skin, benign nevi, and melanomas in more extensive clinical studies.
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- Elena-Georgiana Dobre
- Doctoral School, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 050095 Bucharest, Romania;
- “Victor Babes” National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania; (L.N.); (C.P.); (S.Z.)
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- “Victor Babes” National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania; (L.N.); (C.P.); (S.Z.)
- Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Victor Babes” National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania; (L.N.); (C.P.); (S.Z.)
- Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Victor Babes” National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania; (L.N.); (C.P.); (S.Z.)
- Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Doctoral School, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 050095 Bucharest, Romania;
- “Victor Babes” National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania; (L.N.); (C.P.); (S.Z.)
- Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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Antohe M, Coman A, Turcu G, Nedelcu RI, Brinzea A, Balaban M, Moroianu A, Manea L, Hulea I, Balasescu E, Zurac SA, Cioplea M, Popp C, Nichita L, Ion DA. The prognostic significance of the clinical and histological parameters in primary cutaneous melanoma patients. Med Pharm Rep 2022; 95:229-235. [PMID: 36060503 PMCID: PMC9387583 DOI: 10.15386/mpr-2142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Cutaneous melanoma is the most aggressive form of skin cancer and its incidence is unfortunately increasing. In the last decades, a progressive increase of new cases of diagnosed thin melanoma has been noted. This may be due to earlier detection, better surveillance, improved diagnostic criteria or increased exposure to sunlight. Despite the fact that Breslow tumor thickness has the strongest proven prognostic significance, there are still thin melanomas that metastasize and thick melanomas with favorable evolution. Therefore, the identification of strong predictive factors for survival is mandatory, particularly for patients with thin melanoma.
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- Mihaela Antohe
- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Dermatology Clinic, Derma360 Clinic, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Dermatology Clinic, Derma360 Clinic, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Dermatology Clinic, Derma360 Clinic, Bucharest, Romania
- Pathology Department, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Dermatology Clinic, Derma360 Clinic, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Dermatology Clinic, Derma360 Clinic, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Dermatology Department, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Pathology Department, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Pathology Department, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Pathology Department, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Pathology Department, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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Răduţă D, Dincă OM, Micu GV, Nichita L, Cioplea MD, Buşcă RM, Ardeleanu R, Mateescu RB, Benguş A, Zurac SA, Popp CG, Vlădan GC. MLH1, BRAF and p53 – searching for significant markers to predict evolution towards adenocarcinoma in colonic sessile serrated lesions. Rom J Morphol Embryol 2022; 62:971-979. [PMID: 35673816 PMCID: PMC9289700 DOI: 10.47162/rjme.62.4.09] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Bălășescu E, Gheorghe AC, Moroianu A, Turcu G, Brînzea A, Antohe M, Hodorogea A, Manea L, Balaban M, Andrei R, Hulea I, Popp C, Nichita L, Cioplea M, Zurac S, Ion D, Nedelcu R. Role of immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis and staging of cutaneous squamous‑cell carcinomas (Review). Exp Ther Med 2022; 23:383. [PMID: 35495612 PMCID: PMC9019737 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2022.11308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common type of neoplasm affecting Caucasian individuals, with squamous-cell carcinoma (cSCC) being the second most common type of NMSC after basal-cell carcinoma. The immunohistochemical study of cSCC is of particular importance, especially for the diagnosis of its rare forms, for which accurate and early diagnosis is crucial for survival. In the present review of the literature, the potentially significant value of immunohistochemical markers were highlighted to more accurately assess the biological behaviour, the prognosis of cSCC and to optimize case management. The immunohistochemical markers were classified from a pathophysiological point of view in order to present the mechanism by which carcinogenesis occurs with its subsequent evolution and therefore, to develop a more accurate novel risk staging criteria for this type of neoplasm.
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- Elena Bălășescu
- 2nd Clinical Department, Pathophysiology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases ‘Prof. Dr. Matei Balș’, Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 021105 Bucharest, Romania
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- 2nd Clinical Department, Pathophysiology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases ‘Prof. Dr. Matei Balș’, Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 021105 Bucharest, Romania
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- 2nd Clinical Department, Pathophysiology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases ‘Prof. Dr. Matei Balș’, Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 021105 Bucharest, Romania
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- 2nd Clinical Department, Pathophysiology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases ‘Prof. Dr. Matei Balș’, Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 021105 Bucharest, Romania
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- 2nd Clinical Department, Pathophysiology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases ‘Prof. Dr. Matei Balș’, Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 021105 Bucharest, Romania
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- 2nd Clinical Department, Pathophysiology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases ‘Prof. Dr. Matei Balș’, Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 021105 Bucharest, Romania
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- 2nd Clinical Department, Pathophysiology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases ‘Prof. Dr. Matei Balș’, Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 021105 Bucharest, Romania
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- 2nd Clinical Department, Pathophysiology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases ‘Prof. Dr. Matei Balș’, Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 021105 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- 2nd Clinical Department, Pathophysiology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases ‘Prof. Dr. Matei Balș’, Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 021105 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- 2nd Clinical Department, Pathophysiology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases ‘Prof. Dr. Matei Balș’, Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 021105 Bucharest, Romania
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- 2nd Clinical Department, Pathophysiology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases ‘Prof. Dr. Matei Balș’, Faculty of Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 021105 Bucharest, Romania
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Zurac S, Nichita L, Mateescu B, Mogodici C, Bastian A, Popp C, Cioplea M, Socoliuc C, Constantin C, Neagu M. COVID‑19 vaccination and IgG and IgA antibody dynamics in healthcare workers. Mol Med Rep 2021; 24:578. [PMID: 34132379 PMCID: PMC8223110 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2021.12217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [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: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Given the current outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) and the development and implementation of mass vaccination, data are being obtained by analyzing vaccination campaigns. In the present study, 69 healthcare workers who were exposed to patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‑2 were monitored for specific immunoglobulin (Ig)G and IgA levels at different time periods. Prior to vaccination, after the first round of vaccination at 21 days (when the second dose of vaccine was administrated) and 24 days after the second round of vaccination, with an mRNA‑based vaccine. The basal IgG and IgA levels in previously infected subjects and non‑infected subjects notably differed. Vaccination increased the IgG and IgA levels after the first dose in most subjects from both groups, the levels of which further increased following the second round of vaccination. The associations between IgG and IgA levels following the first and second rounds of vaccination demonstrated that in the entire vaccination group, regardless of prior exposure to the infectious agent, the increment and levels of IgG and IgA were similar. Thus, the levels upon vaccination were statistically similar irrespective of the starting base line prior to vaccination. In the present study, seroconversion was achieved in all subjects following the second round of vaccination, with similar antibodies levels.
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- Sabina Zurac
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Internal Medicine Department, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Gastroenterology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
- Immunology Laboratory, ‘Victor Babes’ National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
- Immunology Laboratory, ‘Victor Babes’ National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania
- Doctoral School of Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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Leuştean A, Popescu C, Nichita L, Tilişcan C, Aramă V. Dynamics of APRI and FIB-4 in HCV cirrhotic patients who achieved SVR after DAA therapy. Exp Ther Med 2020; 21:99. [PMID: 33363610 PMCID: PMC7725022 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2020.9531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
There are limited data available on the regression of fibrosis in hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients who have achieved sustained virologic response (SVR) after interferon-free treatments. Moreover, a perfect method for assessing liver fibrosis and its dynamics has not been established yet. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the dynamics of aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI) and Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) scores in patients with HCV who registered SVR. We performed ROC curve analysis to evaluate the diagnostic performance of APRI and FIB-4 scores in determining the presence of cirrhosis in comparison to FibroTest. In total 251 patients were enrolled: 164 cirrhotic and 83 non-cirrhotic patients, and they were evaluated at baseline, at 6 and at 12 months post-end of treatment (EOT). In the cirrhotic group, at baseline, there was a weak but statistically significant correlation between APRI and FibroTest (τ=0.173, P=0.001), as well as between FIB-4 and FibroTest (τ=0.265, P<0.001). At the 6-month follow-up, APRI no longer correlated with FibroTest (τ=0.144, P=0.057), while FIB-4 was correlated (τ=0.256, P=0.001). The same pattern was shown at 12 months post-EOT. Between baseline and the 6-month evaluation, there was a significant decrease in APRI (P<0.001) and FIB-4 (P<0.001) scores, but for the next follow-up period, there was no reduction. In the non-cirrhotic group, APRI and FIB-4 did not correlate with the FibroTest value at any of the evaluation times. There was a significant difference between baseline and the 6-month visit for APRI (P=0.01) and for FIB-4 (P=0.014). The areas under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUROCs) for the presence of cirrhosis compared with FibroTest for APRI and FIB-4 were 0.682 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.613-0.752] and 0.693 (95% CI 0.625-0.76). Both APRI and FIB-4 prove to be easy, quick and inexpensive tools for screening HCV cirrhosis, with moderate diagnostic accuracy and FIB-4 can be useful for monitoring patients post-EOT.
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- Anca Leuştean
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.,Third Clinical Department, 'Prof. Dr. Matei Bals' National Institute for Infectious Diseases, 021105 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.,Third Clinical Department, 'Prof. Dr. Matei Bals' National Institute for Infectious Diseases, 021105 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Third Clinical Department, 'Prof. Dr. Matei Bals' National Institute for Infectious Diseases, 021105 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Pathophysiology and Immunology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.,Third Clinical Department, 'Prof. Dr. Matei Bals' National Institute for Infectious Diseases, 021105 Bucharest, Romania
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Balaban M, Ioana Nedelcu R, Balmes G, Adela Todorovic T, Brinzea A, Nichita L, Gabriela Popp C, Theodor Andrei R, Andrada Zurac S, Adriana Ion D, Turcu G. Bacillary angiomatosis triggered by severe trauma in a healthy Caucasian patient: A case report. Exp Ther Med 2019; 20:56-60. [PMID: 32508994 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2019.8260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Bacillary angiomatosis represents a cutaneous and systemic infection caused by Bartonella species, typically described in the past in HIV-positive patients or associated with immunodeficiencies. More recent case reports had brought into attention the probability that this entity may manifest in otherwise healthy individuals, triggered by trauma and skin burns. The physiopathology of this neoproliferative process is based on the production of angiogenetic molecules, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and IL-8. In case of an inadequate treatment, the evolution can be fatal, with a systemic dissemination of the abscesses within the gastro-intestinal tract, respiratory tract, brain and bones. The appropriate therapy is with oral erythromycin and doxycycline, but several treatments such as cephalosporins, penicillins, macrolides, aminoglycosides, rifampin, dapsone, ciprofloxacin, have been tried with favorable results. Herein we present the case of a Caucasian patient, seronegative for HIV, who developed multiple vascular papules and nodules on the face, after a severe trauma and which healed after an adequate antibiotic therapy with oral clarithromycin.
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- Mihaela Balaban
- Department of Dermatology, Derma 360° Clinic, Bucharest 011273, Romania.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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- Department of Dermatology, Derma 360° Clinic, Bucharest 011273, Romania.,Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 020105, Romania
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- Department of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest 020125, Romania
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 020105, Romania.,Department of Ambulatory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases Prof. Dr. Matei Balș, Bucharest 020105, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest 020125, Romania
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 020105, Romania
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- Department of Dermatology, Derma 360° Clinic, Bucharest 011273, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucharest 020125, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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Turcu G, Ioana Nedelcu R, Teodora Nedelcu I, Hodorogea A, Balaban M, Brinzea A, Nichita L, Gabriela Popp C, Andrada Zurac S, Theodor Andrei R. Pyoderma gangrenosum and suppurative hidradenitis association, overlap or spectrum of the same disease? Case report and discussion. Exp Ther Med 2019; 20:38-41. [PMID: 32508990 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2019.8150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Suppurative hidradenitis and pyoderma gangrenosum are rare disorders that can be seen isolated or even more rare, as part of different autoinflammatory syndromes: Pyoderma gangrenosum, acne, and hidradenitis suppurativa (PASH), pyoderma gangrenosum, acne, pyogenic arthritis, and hidradenitis suppurativa (PAPASH) or psoriatic arthritis, pyoderma gangrenosum, acne, and hidradenitis suppurativa (PsAPASH). Although they have different clinical features, suppurative hidradenitis and pyoderma gangrenosum seem to share similar pathogenic pathways involving a dysregulated innate immune system, with neutrophilic inflammation, mediated by IL-1β, controlled by NALP3 inflammasome pathway. We report a case of a 53-year-old male patient previously diagnosed with HS in inguinal-scrotal area that developed rapidly after a traumatic injury on his left anterior calf, a painful inflammatory plaque with pustules on the surface that rapidly progressed (24-48 h) to form ulcers. The lesions ended up healing with a large scarring plaque with cribriform openings, multiple fibrous bridges, open comedones, and double-ended pseudo-comedones. Although the clinical aspect at presentation together with the aspect on the first biopsy were suggestive for pyoderma gangrenosum, the healing aspect is more commonly seen in suppurative hidradenitis. Commonly seen in acne, in the healing phase of suppurative hidradenitis but more rarely in pyoderma gangrenosum, the formation of comedones seem to be a complex process and raise the question if these entities represent in our patient an association, an overlap or the spectrum of the same disease.
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- Gabriela Turcu
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Derma 360° Clinic, 011273 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Dermatology, Derma 360° Clinic, 011273 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020105 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020105 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Dermatology, Derma 360° Clinic, 011273 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020105 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Ambulatory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases Prof. Dr. Matei Balș, 020105 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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Cioplea M, Caruntu C, Zurac S, Bastian A, Sticlaru L, Cioroianu A, Boda D, Jugulete G, Nichita L, Popp C. Dendritic cell distribution in mycosis fungoides vs. inflammatory dermatosis and other T-cell skin lymphoma. Oncol Lett 2019; 17:4055-4059. [PMID: 30944598 PMCID: PMC6444333 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2019.10097] [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: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Dendritic cells (DCs) are antigen-presenting cells with an important role in the innate and adaptive immune system. In skin lesions, cutaneous DCs (Langerhans cells, dermal DCs and plasmacytoid DCs) are involved in immune activation in inflammatory benign lesions, as well as in malignant lymphoid proliferations. Density and distribution of DCs in the dermal infiltrate can be helpful to differentiate benign, reactive infiltrate from malignant nature of the lymphoid population. We performed a retrospective study including 149 patients: 35 with mycosis fungoides, 35 with spongiotic dermatitis, 35 with psoriasis, 35 with lupus and 9 with cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (other than mycosis fungoides), diagnosed using histopathological and immunohistochemical stains. Density and distribution of DCs were evaluated using specific markers (CD1a, CD11c and langerin). In all cases, numerous DCs were identified in the dermal infiltrate. Their number was significantly increased in mycosis fungoides and T-cell lymphomas and moderately increased in inflammatory lesions. Variable patterns of distribution were identified such as clusters of DCs with arachnoid extension in mycosis fungoides, nodular pattern in inflammatory lesions and dispersed distribution with peripheric accumulation in T-skin lymphomas. Therefore, immunohistochemical characterization of DC distribution can be an adjuvant tool in differential diagnosis in inflammatory dermatosis and skin lymphomas.
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- Mirela Cioplea
- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Pathology, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Pathology, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Excellence Center in Dermatology, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
- National Institute of Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases ‘Prof. Dr. Nicolae Paulescu’, 020475 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
- National Institute of Infectious Diseases ‘Prof. Dr. Matei Bals’, 021105 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Pathology, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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Nedelcu RI, Balaban M, Turcu G, Brinzea A, Ion DA, Antohe M, Hodorogea A, Calinescu A, Badarau AI, Popp CG, Cioplea M, Nichita L, Popescu S, Diaconu C, Bleotu C, Pirici D, Popescu R, Popescu CM, Zurac SA. Efficacy of methotrexate as anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative drug in dermatology: Three case reports. Exp Ther Med 2019; 18:905-910. [PMID: 31384322 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2019.7511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Methotrexate (MTX) is a folic acid analog with anti-proliferative (anti-neoplastic, cytotoxic), immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory properties, which has been used in the treatment of various cutaneous disorders, such as psoriasis, keratoacanthoma, pityriasis rubra pilaris, atopic dermatitis, mycosis fungoides, bullous skin diseases, systemic sclerosis, morphea, lupus erythematosus, dermatomyositis and crusted scabies. Inhibition of cell proliferation is explained through its role in blocking DNA/RNA synthesis, by inhibiting dihydrofolate reductase, necessary for the production of pyrimidine and purine nucleotides. An anticancer effect can be related to α-oxoaldehyde metabolism (MTX increases methylglyoxal levels). Its anti-inflammatory property is based on the inhibition of 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide transformylase, thus increasing intracellular and extracellular adenosine, a purine nucleoside with anti-inflammatory effect. This drug can limit inflammation by scavenging free radicals and decreasing malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde protein-adduct production. Moreover, the anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory effects can also be related to inhibition of the DNA methylation pathway, thus inhibiting methionine formation. The aim of the present study was to report various dermatological cases from our daily practice that demonstrate the efficacy of MTX in the treatment of cutaneous diseases, highlighting different mechanisms of action: its anti-inflammatory effect in psoriasis and its anti-proliferative, and anti-neoplastic effect in well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma or in keratoacanthoma. Moreover, different administration pathways and doses are addressed. Assessment of the treatment plan, clinical improvement of cutaneous lesions, biologic evaluation, final aesthetic result, quality of life, as well as potential adverse effects and drug tolerance related to each case mentioned.
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- Roxana-Ioana Nedelcu
- Faculty of Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Derma 360° Clinic, 011273 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Derma 360° Clinic, 011273 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Derma 360° Clinic, 011273 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Ambulatory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases 'Prof. Dr. Matei Balș', 020105 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Ambulatory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases 'Prof. Dr. Matei Balș', 020105 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Derma 360° Clinic, 011273 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, 'Stefan S. Nicolau' Institute of Virology, 030304 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, 'Stefan S. Nicolau' Institute of Virology, 030304 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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Nichita L, Zurac S, Bastian A, Stinga P, Nedelcu R, Brinzea A, Turcu G, Ion D, Jilaveanu L, Sticlaru L, Popp C, Cioplea M. Comparative analysis of CEACAM1 expression in thin melanomas with and without regression. Oncol Lett 2019; 17:4149-4154. [PMID: 30944609 PMCID: PMC6444332 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2019.10067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 09/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1) is a key molecule in several intracellular and intercellular signaling pathways, with multiple functional and structural roles. CEACAM1 expression in melanoma is often described in the invading part of the tumor and has been associated with increased melanoma cells invasion and migration. We studied CEACAM1 expression in regressing versus non-regressing thin melanomas, knowing that phenomenon of regression represents a valuable model for understanding tumor immunity. In melanoma, through homophilic interactions, CEACAM1 inhibits natural killer cell activity, inhibits effector functions of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes, such as cytotoxicity and interferon-γ release. We present a retrospective study including 53 consecutive cases of thin melanoma, 21 with regression and 32 without regression. Comparative analysis of CEACAM1 expression in regressed and non-regressed areas from melanomas with regression and in non-regressed melanomas was performed. We used three different clones of CEACAM1: AA 1-428, extracellular domain, rabbit; AA 1-428, mouse, clone 8B6E2F4; and AA 1-468, full length, mouse, clone 2F6. All three clones had similar reactivity. We identified membrane positivity of tumor cells in non-regressed melanomas and in non-regressed areas in melanomas with regression. Remaining tumor cells in regressed areas were mostly negative for CEACAM1. In non-regressed lesions, there was a stronger positivity of CEACAM1 in the deep invasive front. In thin melanomas, CEACAM1 overexpression is related with invasiveness, suggesting that CEACAM1-positive melanomas are more aggressive. Also, in areas of regression tumor cells lose CEACAM1 expression, probably correlated with the presence of natural killer cells.
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- Luciana Nichita
- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 010221 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 010221 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 010221 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Physiopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Physiopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Physiopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Physiopathology, Faculty of Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Medical Oncology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 208028, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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Antohe M, Nedelcu RI, Nichita L, Popp CG, Cioplea M, Brinzea A, Hodorogea A, Calinescu A, Balaban M, Ion DA, Diaconu C, Bleotu C, Pirici D, Zurac SA, Turcu G. Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes: The regulator of melanoma evolution. Oncol Lett 2019; 17:4155-4161. [PMID: 30944610 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2019.9940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [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: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Melanoma is the most severe type of skin cancer and its incidence has increased in the last decades. In the United States, it is the 6th most common cancer in both men and women. Prognosis for patients with melanoma depends on the stage of the disease at the time of diagnosis and it can be influenced by the immunologic response. Melanoma has been historically considered an immunogenic malignancy. It often contains great amount of immune cells (different subsets of T-cells, dendritic cells, macrophages, neutrophils, mast cells, B lymphocytes), which may reflect a continuous intercommunication between host and tumor. It is not established if tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are induced by tumor cells or by other components of the microenvironment or when they are a host direct immunologic reaction. It has been observed that in many cases, the presence of a dense TIL is associated with good prognosis. The pattern and activation state of the cells which constitute TIL is variable and modulates the clinical outcome. An important step in the understanding of tumor immunobiology is the analysis of the populations and subsets of immune cells that form TIL. Besides its prognostic significance, after approval of cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4, programmed cell death-1 and programmed death-1 ligand antibodies for the treatment of melanoma, the assessment of immune infiltrate composition has become even more captivating, as it could provide new target molecules and new biomarkers for predicting the effect of the treatment and disease outcome in patients treated with immunotherapy. In this review we discuss current state of knowledge in the field of immune cells that infiltrate melanoma, resuming the potential of TIL components to become prognostic markers for natural evolution, for response to drugs or valuable targets for new medication.
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- Mihaela Antohe
- Department of Pathophysiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Derma 360° Clinic, 011274 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathophysiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Derma 360° Clinic, 011274 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 021103 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 021103 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathophysiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.,National Institute for Infectious Diseases 'Prof. Dr. Matei Balș', Ambulatory Service, 021105 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathophysiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 021103 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 021103 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Physiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Dermatology, Derma 360° Clinic, 011274 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Biochemistry, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathophysiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, 'Stefan S. Nicolau' Institute of Virology, 030304 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, 'Stefan S. Nicolau' Institute of Virology, 030304 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 021103 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Pathology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Dermatology, Derma 360° Clinic, 011274 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, 021103 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Dermatology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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Brînzea A, Nedelcu RI, Ion DA, Turcu G, Antohe M, Hodorogea A, Călinescu A, Pirici D, Popescu R, Popescu CM, Popp CG, Nichita L, Cioplea MD, Cordun M, Zurac SA. Matrix metalloproteinases expression in lentigo maligna∕lentigo maligna melanoma - a review of the literature and personal experience. Rom J Morphol Embryol 2019; 60:1091-1095. [PMID: 32239083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Cutaneous melanoma is the most aggressive type of skin cancer, with high invasive potential. Lentigo maligna melanoma (LMM) is a relatively rare type, accounting for about 10% of all melanomas, while the most common subtype of melanoma on the face, typically on chronically sun-exposed skin of elderly people. Its in situ stage is lentigo maligna (LM). During the process of transformation from LM to LMM, tumor cells secrete or induce the release from neighboring cells of large amounts of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) that degrade the extracellular matrix. Some MMPs, as MMP3 and MMP9 expressed melanoma cells is associated with statistical significance in both in vitro and in vivo studies, with an invasive phenotype. Unfortunately, there is scarce data published about MMPs expression in LM∕LMM, as majority of research on melanoma refer to superficial spreading and nodular melanoma. Our personal, unpublished yet fully data is an attempt to complete a specific panel of immunohistochemical markers that could explain the slow growing rate of LMM.
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- Alice Brînzea
- Department of Pathophysiology, Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Fundamental Research, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, "Prof. Dr. Matei Balş" National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Bucharest, Romania;
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Bucur M, Constantin C, Neagu M, Zurac S, Dinca O, Vladan C, Cioplea M, Popp C, Nichita L, Ionescu E. Alveolar blood clots and platelet-rich fibrin induce in vitro fibroblast proliferation and migration. Exp Ther Med 2018; 17:982-989. [PMID: 30679963 PMCID: PMC6327514 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2018.7063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Wound healing process comprises a complex network of cells and molecules that are regulated in order to pursue tissue regeneration. Our study focused on the capacity of alveolar blood clots (ABCs), platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) and plasma rich in growth factors (PRGF) to induce in vitro fibroblasts proliferation and migration as a measure of alveolar regeneration. Using cellular impedance with xCELLigence technology we quantified the proliferation and the migration capacity of L929 fibroblast standard cell line in the presence of 4 different ABCs and 3 different PRFs harvested from healthy individuals during standard tooth extraction. We obtained a clear cellular proliferation induced by the compounds mainly after 24 h of cultivation, in a dose-dependent manner. After 48 h of cultivation we registered activated proliferation, but slightly decreased compared to the 24 h profile. Our data confirm that the presence of the blood clot is involved in the regenerative processes. The migratory capacity of fibroblasts was statistically activated by the PL compounds while not affected by the tested PRFs. The chemical mediators present within the blood clot, either produced by inflammatory cells captive within, or by endothelial or mesenchymal cells induced fibroblastic proliferation and subsequent collagen deposition.
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- Mihai Bucur
- Faculty of Dental Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery, 'Prof. Dr. Dan Theodorescu' Clinical Hospital of Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery, 101022 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Immunology, 'Victor Babeş' National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Immunology, 'Victor Babeş' National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.,Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 050095 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery, 'Prof. Dr. Dan Theodorescu' Clinical Hospital of Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery, 101022 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery, 'Prof. Dr. Dan Theodorescu' Clinical Hospital of Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery, 101022 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.,Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Dental Medicine, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania.,Ambulatory of Orthodontics, 'Prof. Dr. Dan Theodorescu' Clinical Hospital of Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery, 010221 Bucharest, Romania
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Bucur M, Dinca O, Vladan C, Popp C, Nichita L, Cioplea M, Stînga P, Mustatea P, Zurac S, Ionescu E. Variation in Expression of Inflammation-Related Signaling Molecules with Profibrotic and Antifibrotic Effects in Cutaneous and Oral Mucosa Scars. J Immunol Res 2018; 2018:5196023. [PMID: 30622976 PMCID: PMC6304192 DOI: 10.1155/2018/5196023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 10/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Wound healing is a complex biologic process evolving in three phases: inflammation, proliferation, and tissue remodeling controlled by numerous growth factors and cytokines. Oral mucosa wounds heal with significantly less important scars with less numerous macrophages and mast cells and more numerous myofibroblasts than cutaneous counterparts. We analyzed 32 cutaneous and 32 oral mucosa scars for TGFbeta1, TGFbeta2, TGFbeta3, TNFalpha, PDGF BB and FGF1 expression in mesenchymal cells, endothelial cells, macrophages, and multinucleated giant cells. We identified differences in the expression of profibrotic and antifibrotic factors in oral mucosa and skin scars; TGFbeta2 was positive in cutaneous multinucleated giant cells, TNFalpha was positive in cutaneous macrophages, and both were negative in oral mucosa while TGFbeta3 was positive in oral macrophages and mostly negative in cutaneous ones. PDGF BB and FGF1 were positive in oral endothelial cells and oral macrophages and negative in macrophages with opposite positivity pattern in cutaneous scars. Based on these findings, macrophage seems to be the key player in modulating pro- and antifibrotic processes in wound regeneration.
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- Mihai Bucur
- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of OroMaxilloFacial Surgery, Clinical Hospital of OroMaxilloFacial Surgery Prof. Dr. Dan Theodorescu, 17 Calea Plevnei, 010221 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of OroMaxilloFacial Surgery, Clinical Hospital of OroMaxilloFacial Surgery Prof. Dr. Dan Theodorescu, 17 Calea Plevnei, 010221 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of OroMaxilloFacial Surgery, Clinical Hospital of OroMaxilloFacial Surgery Prof. Dr. Dan Theodorescu, 17 Calea Plevnei, 010221 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan cel Mare, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan cel Mare, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan cel Mare, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan cel Mare, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Surgery, Clinical Hospital “Dr. Ion Cantacuzino”, 5 Ioan Movila, 020475 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, 21 Stefan cel Mare, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 37 Dionisie Lupu, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
- Ambulatory of Orthodontics, Clinical Hospital of OroMaxilloFacial Surgery Prof. Dr. Dan Theodorescu, 17 Calea Plevnei, 010221 Bucharest, Romania
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Sticlaru L, Stăniceanu F, Cioplea M, Nichita L, Bastian A, Micu G, Popp C. Neuroimmune cross-talk in Helicobacter pylori infection: analysis of substance P and vasoactive intestinal peptide expression in gastric enteric nervous system. J Immunoassay Immunochem 2018; 39:660-671. [PMID: 30325259 DOI: 10.1080/15321819.2018.1529683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
It is suggested that different neuropeptides are actively involved in the pathogenesis of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-induced gastritis acting as important effectors of the neuroimmune complex interactions, but the available data is limited and contradictory. The aim of this study was to determine whether the chronic infection generates changes in substance P (SP) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) gastric level and to evaluate the dependence of these potential effects on the degree of bacterial colonization or the severity of the inflammatory infiltrate. Therefore, immunohistochemical tests were performed to examine SP and VIP expression in mucosal nerve endings and myenteric neurons. Both SP and VIP levels were significantly higher in gastric samples of patients infected with H. pylori compared to uninfected individuals, confirming that these neuropeptides are neuroimmune modulators involved in the pathogenesis of H. pylori infection. Although their expression did not correlate with the intensity of mucosal inflammation nor with the bacterial density, we observed a strong association between SP neuronal level and the degree of myenteric ganglionitis, which in turn correlated with the severity of mucosal T-cell infiltration. These findings suggest that the mechanisms of neuroimmune cross-talk depend on some other factors that remain to be determined.
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- Liana Sticlaru
- a Pathology Department , Colentina University Hospital , Bucharest , Romania.,b Faculty of Dentistry, Pathology Department , Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy , Bucharest , Romania
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- a Pathology Department , Colentina University Hospital , Bucharest , Romania.,b Faculty of Dentistry, Pathology Department , Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy , Bucharest , Romania
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- a Pathology Department , Colentina University Hospital , Bucharest , Romania.,b Faculty of Dentistry, Pathology Department , Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy , Bucharest , Romania
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- a Pathology Department , Colentina University Hospital , Bucharest , Romania
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- a Pathology Department , Colentina University Hospital , Bucharest , Romania
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- a Pathology Department , Colentina University Hospital , Bucharest , Romania
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- a Pathology Department , Colentina University Hospital , Bucharest , Romania
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Mateescu RB, Bastian AE, Nichita L, Marinescu M, Rouhani F, Voiosu AM, Benguş A, Tudoraşcu DR, Popp CG. Vascular endothelial growth factor - key mediator of angiogenesis and promising therapeutical target in ulcerative colitis. Rom J Morphol Embryol 2017; 58:1339-1345. [PMID: 29556626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease, triggered by an inappropriate immune response of colonic mucosa. Angiogenesis is an important part of inflammatory process, enhancing inflammation in a vicious circle that aggravates mucosal damage and remodeling. The most important pathway for angiogenesis in ulcerative colitis involves vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and endoglin (CD105) and can be used as target for adjuvant therapy in order to improve patients' outcome. We present a retrospective cohort study evaluating mucosal expression of VEGF and CD105 and their correlation with patients' evolution and risk of relapse. In our study, patients with UC have correlated increases of VEGF expression and microvessel density (evaluated with CD105 staining), sustaining the hypothesis that angiogenesis is not just a passive process driven by inflammation, but an active player of mucosal lesions in ulcerative colitis.
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- Radu Bogdan Mateescu
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania;
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Niculae CM, Manea E, Jipa R, Merisor S, Moroti R, Benea S, Hristea A, Neguț AC, Săndulescu O, Streinu-Cercel A, Mărculescu D, Andrei ML, Ilie V, Popa M, Bleotu C, Chifiriuc C, Popa MI, Streinu-Cercel A, Orfanu A, Popescu C, Leuștean A, Catană R, Negru A, Badea A, Orfanu R, Tilișcan C, Aramă V, Aramă ŞS, Vișan CA, Drăgănescu AC, Bilașco A, Kouris C, Merișescu M, Vasile M, Slavu DM, Vintilă S, Osman E, Oprea A, Sandu S, Luminos M, Orfanu A, Aramă V, Aramă ŞS, Leuştean A, Catană R, Negru A, Popescu GA, Popescu C, Stanculete RG, Enoiu AV, Marinescu AR, Lazureanu V, Marinescu AR, Crișan A, Lăzureanu V, Musta V, Nicolescu N, Laza R, Negru AR, Munteanu DI, Mihăilescu R, Catană R, Dorobăț O, Rafila A, Căpraru E, Niculescu M, Marinescu R, Lupescu O, Predescu V, Streinu-Cercel A, Aramă V, Tălăpan D, Popescu RȘ, Bradu L, Florea D, Streinu-Cercel A, Leca DA, Bunea E, Teodor A, Miftode E, Merișescu M, Jugulete G, Streinu-Cercel A, Florea D, Luminos M, Popescu RȘ, Dobrotă A, Ilie A, Preoțescu LL, Hristea A, Jipa R, Irimescu N, Panait I, Manea E, Merisor S, Niculae C, Tălăpan D, Gavriliu LC, Benea OE, Benea Ș, Rafila A, Dorobăț O, Popoiu M, Dragonu L, Cupşa A, Diaconescu I, Niculescu I, Giubelan L, Dumitrescu F, Stoian AC, Guţă C, Puiu S, Irina B, Vallée M, Huletsky A, Boudreau DK, Bérubé È, Giroux R, Longtin J, Longtin Y, Bergeron MG, Roșculeț CN, Toma DA, Ciuca C, Tălăpan D, Apostolescu C, Rogoz A, Stangaciu A, Mitescu V, Vladoiu T, Iovănescu D, Oana M, Costin S, Neguț AC, Săndulescu O, Streinu-Cercel A, Moțoi MM, Popa MI, Streinu-Cercel A, Tălăpan D, Dorobăț OM, Popoiu M, Mihai A, Iovănescu D, Roşculeț C, Apostolescu C, Popescu GA, Abagiu A, Moroti-Constantinescu R, Hristea A, Aramă V, Benea O, Simoiu M, Bacruban R, Streinu-Cercel A, Rafila A, Dorobăț OM, Tălăpan D, Mihai A, Bădicuț I, Popoiu M, Borcan A, Rafila A, Popescu GA, Hurmuzache M, Enache G, Ciocan A, Bararu M, Popazu M, Iovănescu DV, Roșculeț CN, Rogoz A, Apostolescu CG, Mitescu V, Vladoiu T, Toma D, Ciuca C, Iliescu L, Minzala G, Toma L, Baciu M, Tanase A, Orban C, Pantea V, Placinta G, Cebotarescu V, Cojuhari L, Jimbei P, Popescu C, Leuștean A, Dragomirescu C, Orfanu A, Murariu C, Stratan L, Badea A, Tilișcan C, Munteanu D, Năstase R, Molagic V, Rădulescu M, Catană R, Aramă V, Popescu C, Stratan L, Catană R, Leuștean A, Dragomirescu C, Badea A, Murariu C, Năstase R, Molagic V, Munteanu D, Tilișcan C, Rădulescu M, Orfanu A, Diaconu I, Negru A, Bodosca I, Niță V, Aramă V, Leuștean A, Aramă V, Orfanu A, Catană R, Stratan L, Dragomirescu C, Murariu C, Badea A, Tilișcan C, Munteanu D, Molagic V, Năstase R, Rădulescu M, Popescu C, Popescu C, Dragomirescu C, Leuștean A, Murariu C, Stratan L, Badea A, Catană R, Orfanu A, Năstase RM, Molagic V, Munteanu D, Tilișcan C, Aramă V, Aramă V, Catană R, Dragomirescu C, Murariu C, Leuștean A, Stratan L, Badea A, Orfanu A, Negru A, Năstase R, Molagic V, Munteanu D, Tilișcan C, Rădulescu M, Diaconu I, Niță V, Bodoșca I, Popescu C, Popescu C, Badea A, Leuștean A, Orfanu A, Negru A, Stratan L, Dragomirescu C, Catană R, Murariu C, Molagic V, Năstase R, Tilișcan C, Munteanu D, Rădulescu M, Diaconu I, Niță V, Bodoșca I, Aramă V, Popescu C, Orfanu A, Leuștean A, Badea A, Stratan L, Catană R, Tilișcan C, Aramă V, Popescu C, Murariu C, Dragomirescu C, Leuștean A, Stratan L, Orfanu A, Badea A, Catană R, Negru A, Tilișcan C, Munteanu D, Rădulescu M, Molagic V, Năstase RM, Diaconu IA, Bodoșca I, Niță V, Aramă V, Erturk Y, Săndulescu O, Neguț AC, Șchiopu CM, Streinu-Cercel A, Streinu-Cercel A, Molagic V, Tilișcan C, Popescu C, Mihăilescu R, Munteanu D, Năstase R, Negru A, Tenita A, Aramă V, Aramă ȘS, Iacob SA, Iacob DG, Luminos M, Streinu-Cercel A, Săndulescu O, Predescu M, Mărdărescu A, Tilișcan C, Săndulescu M, Șchiopu CM, Streinu-Cercel A, Roșculeț CN, Ciuca CO, Toma DA, Apostolescu CG, Rogoz A, Mitu CE, Stangaciu A, Mitescu VD, Vladoiu TG, Iovănescu DV, Săndulescu O, Streinu-Cercel A, Stoica MA, Preoțescu LL, Manolache D, Ceapraga GJ, Moțoi MM, Bradu L, Ilie A, Mircea G, Durbală I, Streinu-Cercel A, Russu I, Holban T, Pantilimonov T, Chiriacov G, Macvovei A, Scorohodico E, Dmitriev O, Costache DA, Benea A, Manea E, Niculae C, Jipa R, Hristea A, Benea E, Moroti R, Benea Ș, Mitran M, Georgescu C, Mitran L, Vladareanu S, Magirescu AI, Andreev V, Nicolau C, Largu A, Dorobat C, Manciuc C, Andreev V, Magirescu AI, Isac I, Nicolau C, Largu A, Dorobat C, Manciuc C, Șerban IG, Resul G, Marcaș C, Marincu I, Poptelecan P, Trincă B, Mitrescu S, Tudor A, Vlad D, Tirnea L, Baydaroglu N, Neguț AC, Săndulescu O, Manolache D, Ceapraga G, Stoica MA, Streinu-Cercel A, Streinu-Cercel A, Manciuc C, Pagute M, Nicolau C, Dorobăț C, Largu A, Diaconu IA, Stratan L, Ion D, Nichita L, Popescu C, Năstase R, Munteanu D, Molagic V, Tilișcan C, Rădulescu M, Diaconu A, Negru A, Orfanu A, Dragomirescu C, Catană R, Leuștean A, Duport-Dodot I, Murariu C, Bodoșca I, Niță V, Badea A, Aramă V, Mărdărescu M, Petre C, Iancu M, Ungurianu R, Cibea A, Drăghicenoiu R, Tudor AM, Vlad D, Petrea S, Matei C, Oțelea D, Crăciun C, Anghelina C, Mărdărescu A, Dumea E, Streinu-Cercel A, Rugină S, Petcu LC, Halichidis S, Cambrea SC, Chiriac C, Bodnar NI, Zaharia-Kezdi IE, Gîrbovan C, Incze A, Georgescu AM, Iacob SA, Iacob DG, Panaitescu E, Luminos M, Cojocaru M, Iacob SA, Iacob DG, Luminos M, Laurențiu V, Andreia V, Radu O, Bogdan T, Ovidiu R, Iosif M, Zamfir R, Angelescu A, Popa AA, Jipa R, Moroti R, Hristea A, Gavriliu L, Benea Ș, Benea E, Popa AA, Ducu G, Camburu D, Cozma A, Podani M, Dumitriu R, Gavriliu L, Benea Ș, Benea E, Stoian AC, Dumitrescu F, Cupșa A, Giubelan L, Niculescu I, Ionescu L, Dragonu L, Abagiu AO, Stoica LN, Blaga C, Koulosousas A, Ștefănescu R, Atomoaie A, Paraschiv F, Duna FM, Olteanu R, Ion R, Zota A, Jaballah IE, Mahfoud L, Preda G, Constantin M, Nicolae I, Ene CD, Mitran MI, Benea V, Tampa M, Georgescu SR, Bodoșca IC, Murariu C, Tilișcan C, Aramă V, Popescu C, Munteanu D, Rădulescu M, Molagic V, Năstase R, Orfanu A, Leuștean A, Catană R, Negru A, Streinu-Cercel A, Aramă S, Caramăngiu I, Rosca O, Cialma M, Opreanu R, Vochita L, Marincu I, Murărescu V, Palaghiță M, Neguț AC, Camburu C, Streinu-Cercel A, Duşan I, Poptelecan P, Trincă B, Mitrescu S, Tirnea L, Marincu I, Nicolescu N, Crișan A, Lăzureanu V, Laza R, Musta V, Marinescu AR, Bîrlad A, Miron VD, Drăgănescu AC, Vișan CA, Bilașco A, Pițigoi D, Săndulescu O, Luminos ML, Luminos M, Osman E, Vasile M, Drăgănescu AC, Vișan CA, Bilașco A, Kouris C, Șchiopu S, Merișescu M, Luminos M, Drăgănescu AC, Vișan CA, Bilașco A, Kouris C, Osman E, Vintilă S, Vasile M, Merișescu M, Gavriliu LC, Benea OE, Angelescu A, Zamfir R, Camburu D, Ducu G, Cozma A, Dumitriu R, Podani M, Benea Ș, Ionică M, Jugulete G, Stăncescu A, Popescu CE, Marin L, Zaharia D, Dumitrescu C, Tudor L, Vintilă S, Vișan CA, Drăgănescu AC, Bilașco A, Vasile M, Merișescu M, Kouris C, Negulescu C, Osman E, Slavu DM, Vintilă S, Pițigoi D, Luminos M, Caliman-Sturdza OA, Roșculeț C, Ciuca CO, Toma D, Apostolescu C, Rogoz A, Stangaciu A, Mitescu V, Iovănescu D, Camburu C, Manu B, Vaduva-Enoiu A, Stanculete RG, Marinescu AR, Lazureanu VE, Niță EV, Dumitru S, Munteanu DI, Negru AR, Catană R, Diaconu I, Manu B, Ionescu L, Ion L, Tilișcan C, Aramă V, Iovănescu DV, Roșculeț CN, Rogoz A, Apostolescu C, Mitescu V, Vladoiu T, Toma D, Ciuca C, Șerban IG, Neacșu M, Georgescu SR, Benea V, Ene CD, Tampa M, Mitran CI, Nicolae I, Pribac GC, Prisca M, Ursoiu F, Neamtu C, Totolici B, Cotoraci C, Ardelean A, Albu SE, Carsote M, Miclăuș B, Mihai D, Săndulescu O, Vasiliu C, Vasiliu C, Carsote M, Gorgoi C, Miclăuș B, Mihai D, Săndulescu O, Albu SE, Blescun A, Breaza G, Vintila S, Mihai F, Omer M, Dragan C, Pitigoi D, Ciucu M, Ionescu MD, Roskanovic C, Barbu V, Diaconescu I, Dumitrescu F, Niculescu I, Ionică M, Zamfir RA, Cozma A, Benea OE, Dumitru AS, Munteanu DI, Niță V, Popescu C, Bodosca I, Tenita A, Ispas V, Aramă V, Benea V, Georgescu SR, Tampa M, Leahu DO, Safta CM, Benea MA, Săndulescu 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A1 The outcome of patients with recurrent versus non-recurrent pneumococcal meningitis in a tertiary health-care hospital in Bucharest Cristian-Mihail Niculae, Eliza Manea, Raluca Jipa, Simona Merisor, Ruxandra Moroti, Serban Benea, Adriana Hristea A2 Influence of bacteriophages on sessile Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria Alina Cristina Neguț, Oana Săndulescu, Anca Streinu-Cercel, Dana Mărculescu, Magdalena Lorena Andrei, Veronica Ilie, Marcela Popa, Coralia Bleotu, Carmen Chifiriuc, Mircea Ioan Popa, Adrian Streinu-Cercel A3 The utility of inflammatory biomarkers in the prognostic evaluation of septic patients – past, present and future Alina Orfanu, Cristina Popescu, Anca Leuștean, Remulus Catană, Anca Negru, Alexandra Badea, Radu Orfanu, Cătălin Tilișcan, Victoria Aramă, Ştefan Sorin Aramă A4 Etiologic and clinical features of bacterial meningitis in infants Constanța-Angelica Vișan, Anca-Cristina Drăgănescu, Anuța Bilașco, Camelia Kouris, Mădălina Merișescu, Magdalena Vasile, Diana-Maria Slavu, Sabina Vintilă, Endis Osman, Alina Oprea, Sabina Sandu, Monica Luminos A5 The diagnostic and prognostic role of neutrophil to lymphocyte count ratio in sepsis Alina Orfanu, Victoria Aramă, Ştefan Sorin Aramă, Anca Leuştean, Remulus Catană, Anca Negru, Gabriel Adrian Popescu, Cristina Popescu A6 Whooping cough in a HIV positive patient Ramona Georgiana Stanculete, Ana Vaduva Enoiu, Adelina Raluca Marinescu, Voichita Lazureanu A7 Cronobacter sakazakii sepsis in varicella patient Adelina-Raluca Marinescu, Alexandru Crișan, Voichița Lăzureanu, Virgil Musta, Narcisa Nicolescu, Ruxandra Laza A8 Anaerobes an underdiagnosed cause of prosthesis joint infection Anca-Ruxandra Negru, Daniela-Ioana Munteanu, Raluca Mihăilescu, Remulus Catană, Olga Dorobăț, Alexandru Rafila, Emilia Căpraru, Marius Niculescu, Rodica Marinescu, Olivera Lupescu, Vlad Predescu, Adrian Streinu-Cercel, Victoria Aramă, Daniela Tălăpan A9 Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis presenting with normal CSF – case presentation Ramona Ștefania Popescu, Luminița Bradu, Dragoș Florea, Adrian Streinu-Cercel A10 Extrapulmonary manifestations of infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae – study on 24 cases Daniela Anicuta Leca, Elena Bunea, Andra Teodor, Egidia Miftode A11 The molecular diagnosis of severe bacterial sepsis in pediatric population Mădălina Merișescu, Gheorghiță Jugulete, Adrian Streinu-Cercel, Dragoș Florea, Monica Luminos A12 Acute Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis with multiple septic complications in a patient with diabetes mellitus – case presentation Ramona Ștefania Popescu, Anamaria Dobrotă, Adina Ilie, Liliana Lucia Preoțescu A13 Is Streptococcus suis meningitis an under-diagnosed zoonosis? Adriana Hristea, Raluca Jipa, Nicoleta Irimescu, Irina Panait, Eliza Manea, Simona Merisor, Cristian Niculae, Daniela Tălăpan A14 Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from blood. Antimicrobial resistance – past and present Liana Cătălina Gavriliu, Otilia Elisabeta Benea, Șerban Benea, Alexandru Rafila, Olga Dorobăț, Mona Popoiu A15 Antibiotics resistance in Staphylococcus aureus isolated from blood cultures Livia Dragonu, Augustin Cupşa, Iulian Diaconescu, Irina Niculescu, Lucian Giubelan, Florentina Dumitrescu, Andreea Cristina Stoian, Camelia Guţă, Simona Puiu A16 Predominance of CTX-M enzymes in extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in two hospitals of Quebec City Bunescu Irina, Marilyse Vallée, Ann Huletsky, Dominique K. Boudreau, Ève Bérubé, Richard Giroux, Jean Longtin, Yves Longtin, Michel G. Bergeron A17 Postoperative meningoencephalitis with Acinetobacter baumannii XDR – a therapeutic challenge - Case report Cleo Nicoleta Roșculeț, Dalila-Ana Toma, Catrinel Ciuca, Daniela Tălăpan, Cătălin Apostolescu, Andrei Rogoz, Andrei Stangaciu, Viorica Mitescu, Tudor Vladoiu, Doina Iovănescu A18 Septic arthritis with Burkholderia cepacia Michaela Oana, Simona Costin A19 A novel approach for managing hard-to-treat infections Alina Cristina Neguț, Oana Săndulescu, Anca Streinu-Cercel, Maria Magdalena Moțoi, Mircea Ioan Popa, Adrian Streinu-Cercel A20 Nineteen months surveillance for multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO) by detecting asymptomatic colonization Daniela Tălăpan, Olga Mihaela Dorobăț, Mona Popoiu, Alexandru Mihai, Doina Iovănescu, Cleo Roşculeț, Cătălin Apostolescu, Gabriel-Adrian Popescu, Adrian Abagiu, Ruxandra Moroti-Constantinescu, Adriana Hristea, Victoria Aramă, Otilia Benea, Mădălina Simoiu, Rodica Bacruban, Adrian Streinu-Cercel, Alexandru Rafila A21 Antimicrobial resistance of Gram-positive cocci isolated from clinical specimens in the National Institute of Infectious Diseases “Prof Dr. Matei Balș” between 2009–2015 Olga Mihaela Dorobăț, Daniela Tălăpan, Alexandru Mihai, Ioana Bădicuț, Mona Popoiu, Alina Borcan, Alexandru Rafila A22 The high percentage of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacilli in Romania: an analysis and some proposals Gabriel Adrian Popescu A23 Etiological, clinical and therapeutic considerations on 78 cases of healthcare associated meningitis or ventriculitis admitted in the “Sf. Parascheva” infectious diseases clinical hospital, Iași, from 2011 to 2015 Mihnea Hurmuzache, Georgiana Enache, Alexandra Ciocan, Mircea Bararu, Madalina Popazu A24 Nosocomial infection dynamics in an Intensive Care Department – an overview (epidemiological and clinical monitoring, advanced therapeutic intervention). Doina Viorica Iovănescu, Cleo Nicoleta Roșculeț, Andrei Rogoz Cătălin Gabriel Apostolescu, Viorica Mitescu, Tudor Vladoiu, Dalila Toma, Catrinel Ciuca A25 Safety and efficacy of interferon free treatment in patients with HCV chronic hepatitis- experience of a single Internal Medicine center Laura Iliescu, Georgiana Minzala, Letitia Toma, Mihaela Baciu, Alina Tanase, Carmen Orban A26 Viusid in treatment of chronic viral hepatitis B and C Victor Pantea, Gheorghe Placinta, Valentin Cebotarescu, Lilia Cojuhari, Paulina Jimbei A27 The management of hyperbilirubinemia in HCV cirrhotic patients who underwent therapy with direct acting antivirals Cristina Popescu, Anca Leuștean, Cristina Dragomirescu, Alina Orfanu, Cristina Murariu, Laurențiu Stratan, Alexandra Badea, Cătălin Tilișcan, Daniela Munteanu, Raluca Năstase, Violeta Molagic, Mihaela Rădulescu, Remulus Catana, Victoria Aramă A28 The efficacy of ombitasvir-paritaprevir/ritonavir, dasabuvir and ribavirin in patients with genotype 1 HCV compensated cirrhosis Cristina Popescu, Laurențiu Stratan, Remulus Catana, Anca Leuștean, Cristina Dragomirescu, Alexandra Badea, Cristina Murariu, Raluca Năstase, Violeta Molagic, Daniela Munteanu, Cătălin Tilișcan, Mihaela Rădulescu, Alina Orfanu, Ioan Diaconu, Anca Negru, Iulia Bodosca, Violeta Niță, Victoria Aramă A29 The efficacy of direct acting antivirals regimen without ribavirin in HCV genotype 1b infected patients with compensated cirrhosis Anca Leuștean, Victoria Aramă, Alina Orfanu, Remulus Catana, Laurențiu Stratan, Cristina Dragomirescu, Cristina Murariu, Alexandra Badea, Cătălin Tilișcan, Daniela Munteanu, Violeta Molagic, Raluca Năstase, Mihaela Rădulescu, Cristina Popescu A30 Liver decompensation during ombitasvir-paritaprevir/ritonavir-dasabuvir and ribavirin regimen in HCV infected patients with Child-Pugh A cirrhosis Cristina Popescu, Cristina Dragomirescu, Anca Leuștean, Cristina Murariu, Laurențiu Stratan, Alexandra Badea, Remulus Catană, Alina Orfanu, Raluca Mihaela Năstase, Violeta Molagic, Daniela Munteanu, Cătălin Tilișcan, Victoria Aramă A31 The safety of direct acting antivirals in HCV compensated cirrhotic patients - an interim analysis Victoria Aramă, Remulus Catană, Cristina Dragomirescu, Cristina Murariu, Anca Leuștean, Laurențiu Stratan, Alexandra Badea, Alina Orfanu, Anca Negru, Raluca Năstase, Violeta Molagic, Daniela Munteanu, Cătălin Tilișcan, Mihaela Rădulescu, Ioan Diaconu, Violeta Niță, Iulia Bodoșca, Cristina Popescu A32 The access of patients with HCV compensated cirrhosis to the National Program of therapy with direct acting antivirals Cristina Popescu, Alexandra Badea, Anca Leuștean, Alina Orfanu, Anca Negru, Laurențiu Stratan, Cristina Dragomirescu, Remulus Catană, Cristina Murariu, Violeta Molagic, Raluca Năstase, Cătălin Tilișcan, Daniela Munteanu, Mihaela Rădulescu, Ioan Diaconu, Violeta Niță, Iulia Bodoșca, Victoria Aramă A33 Severe reactivation of chronic hepatitis B after discontinuation of nucleos(t)ide analogues – a case series Cristina Popescu, Alina Orfanu, Anca Leuștean, Alexandra Badea, Laurențiu Stratan, Remulus Catană, Cătălin Tilișcan, Victoria Aramă A34 The dynamic of hematological disorders during direct acting antivirals therapy for HCV compensated cirrhosis Cristina Popescu, Cristina Murariu, Cristina Dragomirescu, Anca Leuștean, Laurențiu Stratan, Alina Orfanu, Alexandra Badea, Remulus Catană, Anca Negru, Cătălin Tilișcan, Daniela Munteanu, Mihaela Rădulescu, Violeta Molagic, Raluca Mihaela Năstase, Ioan Alexandru Diaconu, Iulia Bodoșca, Violeta Niță, Victoria Aramă A35 Behaviors, attitudes and risk factors for viral hepatitis in international medical students vs. the general population in Romania Yagmur Erturk, Oana Săndulescu, Alina Cristina Neguț, Claudiu Mihai Șchiopu, Adrian Streinu-Cercel, Anca Streinu-Cercel A36 Characteristics of hepatitis C virus reactivation due to immunosuppressive therapy in Romanian HCV infected patients with hematological malignancies Violeta Molagic, Cătălin Tilișcan, Cristina Popescu, Raluca Mihăilescu, Daniela Munteanu, Raluca Năstase, Anca Negru, Angelica Tenita, Victoria Aramă, Ștefan Sorin Aramă A37 The dynamic IFN-gamma serum levels during successful peginterferon-a 2a/ribavirin therapy in HCV chronic infection Simona Alexandra Iacob, Diana Gabriela Iacob, Monica Luminos A38 Overlapping risk factors for transmission of HBV, HCV and HIV in the general population in Romania Anca Streinu-Cercel, Oana Săndulescu, Mioara Predescu, Alexandra Mărdărescu, Cătălin Tilișcan, Mihai Săndulescu, Claudiu Mihai Șchiopu, Adrian Streinu-Cercel A39 Acute hepatitis - an uncommon neurological complication Cleo Nicoleta Roșculeț, Catrinel Olimpia Ciuca, Dalila Ana Toma, Cătălin Gabriel Apostolescu, Andrei Rogoz, Cristina Elena Mitu, Andrei Stangaciu, Viorica Daniela Mitescu, Tudor Gheorghe Vladoiu, Doina Viorica Iovănescu A40 Regression of liver fibrosis following sustained virological response in patients with chronic HCV infection and cirrhosis Oana Săndulescu, Anca Streinu-Cercel, Monica Andreea Stoica, Liliana Lucia Preoțescu, Daniela Manolache, Gabriela Jana Ceapraga, Maria Magdalena Moțoi, Luminița Bradu, Adina Ilie, Gabriela Mircea, Ionel Durbală, Adrian Streinu-Cercel A41 Preliminary results of treatment with sofosbuvir and daclatasvir of patients with chronic hepatitis C Irina Russu, Tiberiu Holban, Tatiana Pantilimonov, Galina Chiriacov, Arcadie Macvovei, Elena Scorohodico, Oleg Dmitriev A42 HIV-syphilis coinfection Diana Alexandra Costache, Anca Benea, Eliza Manea, Cristian Niculae, Raluca Jipa, Adriana Hristea, Elisabeta Benea, Ruxandra Moroti, Șerban Benea A43 Thrombophilia – additional risk factor for the evolution of pregnancy in HIV-positive patients Mihai Mitran, Carmen Georgescu, Loredana Mitran, Simona Vladareanu A44 The incidence of oropharyngeal candidiasis in hospitalized HIV infected pediatric Romanian cohort between 1 January - 31 December 2015 Andreea Ioana Magirescu, Viorica Andreev, Cristina Nicolau, Alexandra Largu, Carmen Dorobat, Carmen Manciuc A45 TB incidence in HIV infected patients during the year of 2015 Viorica Andreev, Andreea Ioana Magirescu, Ina Isac, Cristina Nicolau, Alexandra Largu, Carmen Dorobat, Carmen Manciuc A46 Retrospective analysis of HIV/AIDS deaths recorded in the Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital, Constanța in the period 01 January 2014–30 June 2016. Epidemiological considerations. Iulia Gabriela Șerban, Ghiulendan Resul, Consuela Marcaș A47 Acute liver failure with favorable evolution in an HIV-HBV coinfected patient Iosif Marincu, Patricia Poptelecan, Bogdan Trincă, Sorina Mitrescu, Anca Tudor, Daliborca Vlad, Livius Tirnea A48 Lifestyle impact on HIV management Nurcan Baydaroglu, Alina Cristina Neguț, Oana Săndulescu, Daniela Manolache, Gabriela Ceapraga, Monica Andreea Stoica, Anca Streinu-Cercel, Adrian Streinu-Cercel 49. HIV positive mothers newborns - clinical experience from January 2012 to June 2016 Carmen Manciuc, Mariana Pagute, Cristina Nicolau, Carmen Dorobăț, Alexandra Largu A50 Rediscovering HIV-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and HIV encephalopathy: clinical suspicion and subsequent brain autopsies Ioan-Alexandru Diaconu, Laurențiu Stratan, Daniela Ion, Luciana Nichita, Cristina Popescu, Raluca Năstase, Daniela Munteanu, Violeta Molagic, Cătălin Tilișcan, Mihaela Rădulescu, Alexandra Diaconu, Anca Negru, Alina Orfanu, Cristina Dragomirescu, Remulus Catană, Anca Leuștean, Irina Duport-Dodot, Cristina Murariu, Iulia Bodoșca, Violeta Niță, Alexandra Badea, Victoria Aramă A51 Antenatal surveillance of pregnant women with risk behavior and its impact on mother-to-child HIV transmission in Romania Mariana Mărdărescu, Cristina Petre, Marieta Iancu, Rodica Ungurianu, Alina Cibea, Ruxandra Drăghicenoiu, Ana Maria Tudor, Delia Vlad, Sorin Petrea, Carina Matei, Dan Oțelea, Carmen Crăciun, Cristian Anghelina, Alexandra Mărdărescu A52 Noninvasive assessments (APRI, Fib-4, transient elastography) of fibrosis in patients with HIV and HIV/HBV infection Elena Dumea, Adrian Streinu-Cercel, Sorin Rugină, Lucian Cristian Petcu, Stela Halichidis, Simona Claudia Cambrea A53 Undetectable HIV viral load – the main goal in the management of HIV-infected patients Carmen Chiriac, Nina-Ioana Bodnar, Iringo-Erzsebet Zaharia-Kezdi, Cristina Gîrbovan, Andrea Incze, Anca Meda Georgescu A54 LPS serum levels and correlation with immunological, virological and clinical outcome in HIV infected patients Simona Alexandra Iacob, Diana Gabriela Iacob, Eugenia Panaitescu, Monica Luminos, Manole Cojocaru A55 LL37 human cathelicidin serum levels are positively correlated with IFN gamma and alanine aminotransferase level in HCV infection Simona Alexandra Iacob, Diana Gabriela Iacob, Monica Luminos A56 Early diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in a non-compliant HIV/AIDS late presenter patient Vochita Laurențiu, Vochita Andreia, Opreanu Radu, Trinca Bogdan, Rosca Ovidiu, Marincu Iosif A57 Evolution of antiretroviral regimens in naϊve patients in 2016 Ramona Zamfir, Alina Angelescu, Alena Andreea Popa, Raluca Jipa, Ruxandra Moroti, Adriana Hristea, Liana Gavriliu, Șerban Benea, Elisabeta Benea A58 The unfavorable risk factors for HIV infected persons with positive blood cultures hospitalized at the National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Prof. Dr. Matei Balș” in 2015 Alena-Andreea Popa, Georgeta Ducu, Daniela Camburu, Alina Cozma, Manuela Podani, Roxana Dumitriu, Liana Gavriliu, Șerban Benea, Elisabeta Benea A59 Epidemiological aspects of HIV infection in Oltenia region Andreea Cristina Stoian, Florentina Dumitrescu, Augustin Cupșa, Lucian Giubelan, Irina Niculescu, Loredana Ionescu, Livia Dragonu A60 HIV risk behaviors and prevalence among patients in methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) from Arena center, Bucharest Adrian Octavian Abagiu, Loredana Nicoleta Stoica, Catrinel Blaga, Archontis Koulosousas, Roxana Ștefănescu, Alice Atomoaie, Florentina Paraschiv, Florin Matache Duna A61 Therapeutic options in a case of severe psoriasis associated with both HIV infection and hepatitis C virus previously treated with fumaric acid esters Rodica Olteanu, Roxana Ion, Alexandra Zota, Isra Ennour Jaballah, Lara Mahfoud, Georgeta Preda, Magda Constantin A62 Prevalence of autoantibodies against gangliosides in asymptomatic HIV-infected patients Ilinca Nicolae, Corina Daniela Ene, Mădălina Irina Mitran, Vasile Benea, Mircea Tampa, Simona Roxana Georgescu A63 Subclinical inflammation in HIV-infected patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy – a cross sectional study Iulia Cristina Bodoșca, Cristina Murariu, Cătălin Tilișcan, Victoria Aramă, Cristina Popescu, Daniela Munteanu, Mihaela Rădulescu, Violeta Molagic, Raluca Năstase, Alina Orfanu, Anca Leuștean, Remulus Catană, Anca Negru, Adrian Streinu-Cercel, Sorin Aramă A64 Severe Guillain-Barré syndrome occurring after chickenpox with favorable evolution Iuliana CAramăngiu, Ovidiu Rosca, Monica Cialma, Radu Opreanu, Laurențiu Vochita, Iosif Marincu A65 Echovirus 30 infection with pulmonary and cardiac complications – case report Vlad Murărescu, Marilena Palaghiță, Alina Cristina Neguț, Cornel Camburu, Adrian Streinu-Cercel A66 Herpetic encephalitis with favorable evolution in an adult immunocompetent patient Irina Duşan, Patricia Poptelecan, Bogdan Trincă, Sorina Mitrescu, Livius Tirnea, Iosif Marincu A67 Clinical-evolutional aspects in present-day measles Narcisa Nicolescu, Alexandru Crișan, Voichița Lăzureanu, Ruxandra Laza, Virgil Musta, Adelina-Raluca Marinescu, Andreea Bîrlad A68 Pneumococcal superinfection in children with influenza Victor Daniel Miron, Anca Cristina Drăgănescu, Constanța-Angelica Vișan, Anuța Bilașco, Daniela Pițigoi, Oana Săndulescu, Monica Luminița Luminos A69 Varicella complicated with transverse myelitis - case presentation Monica Luminos, Endis Osman, Magdalena Vasile, Anca Cristina Drăgănescu, Constanța-Angelica Vișan, Anuța Bilașco, Camelia Kouris, Sabina Șchiopu, Mădălina Merișescu A70 Clinical forms of enterovirus infections during the summer season of 2016 Monica Luminos, Anca Cristina Drăgănescu, Constanța-Angelica Vișan, Anuța Bilașco, Camelia Kouris, Endis Osman, Sabina Vintilă, Magda Vasile, Mădălina Merișescu A71 Face off – HIV and lymphoma – case series presentation Liana Cătălina Gavriliu, Otilia Elisabeta Benea, Alina Angelescu, Ramona Zamfir, Daniela Camburu, Georgeta Ducu, Alina Cozma, Roxana Dumitriu, Manuela Podani, Șerban Benea, Mihaela Ionică A72 Coxsackie infection complicated by pancytopenia – pediatric case report Gheorghiță Jugulete, Adina Stăncescu, Cristina Elena Popescu, Luminița Marin, Diana Zaharia, Cristina Dumitrescu, Lucia Tudor, Sabina Vintilă A73 Viral respiratory infections in children in the season 2015–2016 Constanța-Angelica Vișan, Anca Cristina Drăgănescu, Anuța Bilașco, Magda Vasile, Mădălina Merișescu, Camelia Kouris, Cristina Negulescu, Endis Osman, Diana-Maria Slavu, Sabina Vintilă, Daniela Pițigoi, Monica Luminos A75 The severity of A H1N1 Influenza infection in the 2015–2016 season Cleo Roșculeț, Catrinel Olimpia Ciuca, Dalila Toma, Cătălin Apostolescu, Andrei Rogoz, Andrei Stangaciu, Viorica Mitescu, Doina Iovănescu, Cornel Camburu, Bogdana Manu A76 Acute respiratory distress syndrome in a child with measles Ana Vaduva-Enoiu, Ramona Georgiana Stanculete, Adelina Raluca Marinescu, Voichita Elena Lazureanu A77 Management challenges of right-sided infectious endocarditis in an HIV positive patient – case presentation Elena-Violeta Niță, Sînziana Dumitru, Daniela-Ioana Munteanu, Anca Ruxandra Negru, Remulus Catană, Ioan Diaconu, Bogdana Manu, Ligia Ionescu, Liliana Ion, Cătălin Tilișcan, Victoria Aramă A78 Bacterial infection in critical patients with severe A H1N1 influenza virus infection (epidemiology, development, therapeutic decisions) Doina Viorica Iovănescu, Cleo Nicoleta Roșculeț, Andrei Rogoz, Cătălin Apostolescu, Viorica Mitescu, Tudor Vladoiu, Dalila Toma, Catrinel Ciuca A79 Epidemiological aspects of severe acute respiratory infection cases (SARI) in the season 2015–2016, in the Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases – Constanța, Romania Iulia Gabriela Șerban, Marioara Neacșu A80Overexpression of IL-6 trans signaling pathway in viral infections Simona Roxana Georgescu, Vasile Benea, Corina Daniela Ene, Mircea Tampa, Cristina Iulia Mitran, Ilinca Nicolae A81 Acute viral hepatitis B with persistent HBsAg – description and evolution George Ciprian Pribac, Mirandolina Prisca, Fulvia Ursoiu, Carmen Neamtu, Bogdan Totolici, Coralia Cotoraci, Aurel Ardelean A82 Prevalence of cervical pathogens in a population of pregnant female patients monitored in a tertiary care hospital in Bucharest, Romania Simona Elena Albu, Mara Carsote, Beatrice Miclăuș, Diana Mihai, Oana Săndulescu, Cristina Vasiliu A83 Prevalence of group B Streptococcus during pregnancy in a cohort of patients monitored in a tertiary care hospital in Bucharest, Romania Cristina Vasiliu, Mara Carsote, Corina Gorgoi, Beatrice Miclăuș, Diana Mihai, Oana Săndulescu, Simona Elena Albu A84 Infectious hematoma in the gastrocnemius muscle – case presentation Amelia Blescun, Gelu Breaza A85 Reflections towards the underexplored HTLV Romanian viral circulation - adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphomas, a case series Sabina Vintila, Felicia Mihai, Meilin Omer, Cornel Dragan, Daniela Pitigoi A86 A febrile confusion syndrome with acute onset – case presentation Mirela Ciucu, Marius-Dan Ionescu, Cristina Roskanovic, Valentina Barbu, Iulian Diaconescu, Florentina Dumitrescu, Irina Niculescu A87 Retrobulbar optic neuritis in a HIV-positive patient - case report Mihaela Ionică, Ramona-Alexandra Zamfir, Alina Cozma, Otilia Elisabeta Benea A88 A rare presentation of Q fever – case presentation Alexandra-Sînziana Dumitru, Daniela-Ioana Munteanu, Violeta Niță, Cristina Popescu, Iulia Bodosca, Angelica Tenita, Viorica Ispas, Victoria Aramă A89 Tinea incognita – case presentation Vasile Benea, Simona Roxana Georgescu, Mircea Tampa, Diana Oana Leahu, Cristina Maria Safta, Mihaela Anca Benea A90 Incidence and risk factors associated with TORCH infections during pregnancy Oana Săndulescu, Octavian Munteanu, Roxana Bohâlțea, Livia Trașcă, Monica Cîrstoiu A91 Acute respiratory failure in critical patients with sepsis Doina Viorica Iovănescu, Cleo Nicoleta Roșculeț, Andrei Rogoz, Cătălin Gabriel Apostolescu, Viorica Daniela Mitescu, Tudor Gheorghe Vladoiu, Dalila Toma, Catrinel Ciuca A92 Cochleo-vestibular deficit secondary to Granulicatella elegans meningitis Mădălina Georgescu A93 Influenza 2015/2016 – clinical, epidemiological and virological characteristics of cases admitted in three infectious diseases hospitals Daniela Pițigoi, Alina Elena Ivanciuc, Mihaela Lazar, Teodora Ionescu, Carmen Maria Cherciu, Cristina Țecu, Maria Elena Mihai, Maria Nițescu, Rodica Bacruban, Delia Azamfire, Aura Dumitrescu, Elena Ianosik, Daniela Leca, Elena Duca, Andra Teodor, Codrina Bejan, Emanoil Ceaușu, Simin-Aysel Florescu, Corneliu Popescu, Grațiela Târdei, Codrina Juganariu, Emilia Lupulescu A94 Severe complications of varicella requiring hospitalization in previously healthy children in Brașov county Ligia Rodina, Maria Elena Cocuz A95 Clinical forms of Clostridium difficile colitis in children Gheorghiță Jugulete, Adina Stăncescu, Cristina Elena Popescu, Luminița Marin, Diana Zaharia, Cristina Dumitrescu, Endis Osman A96 Community-acquired pneumonia – demographic, clinical and etiological aspects Irina Niculescu, Augustin Cupșa, Iulian Diaconescu, Florentina Dumitrescu, Livia Dragonu, Andreea Stoian, Lucian Giubelan, Cristina Roskanovic A97 Acute myocarditis in an adult patient with chickenpox - Case report Ramona-Alexandra Zamfir, Mihaela Ionica, Otilia-Elisabeta Benea A98 Caustic oropharyngeal wound with acute group F streptococcal superinfection mimicking diphtheria – case report and differential diagnosis Maria-Cristina Sîrbu, AnaMaria Dobrotă, Alina Cristina Neguț, Roxana Duda, Rodica Bacruban, Daniela Pițigoi, Cristiana Cerasella Dragomirescu, Daniela Tălăpan, Olga Dorobăț, Adrian Streinu-Cercel, Anca Streinu-Cercel A99 Clostridium difficile infection in HIV-positive patients admitted in the National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Prof. Dr. Matei Balș” in 2015 Mihaela Ionica, Ramona-Alexandra Zamfir, Alina Cozma, Otilia Elisabeta Benea A100 Title: Epidemiology of Candida oral infections (stomatitis) in Romania Sergiu Fendrihan, Ecaterina Scortan, Mircea Ioan Popa A101 Anthrax case series in south-eastern Romania Corneliu P Popescu, Șerban N Benea, Andra E Petcu, Adriana Hristea, Adrian Abagiu, Iuliana A Podea, Raluca E Jipa, Georgeta Ducu, Raluca M Hrișcă, Dragoș Florea, Manuela Nica, Eliza Manea, Simona Merișor, Cristian M Nicolae, Simin A Florescu, Irina M Dumitru, Emanoil Ceaușu, Sorin Rugină, Ruxandra V Moroti A102 Knowledge, risk perception and attitudes of healthcare workers at the National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Prof. Dr. Matei Balș” regarding Ebola Daniela Pițigoi, Teodora Ionescu, Oana Săndulescu, Maria Nițescu, Bogdan Nițescu, Iulia Monica Mustaţă, Sorina Claudia Boldeanu, Florentina Furtunescu, Adrian Streinu-Cercel A103 A case of abdominopelvic actinomycosis with successful short-term antibiotic treatment Diana Gabriela Iacob, Simona Alexandra Iacob, Mihaela Gheorghe A104 A case of pneumonia caused by Raoultella planticola Iulian Diaconescu, Irina Niculescu, Floretina Dumitrescu, Lucian Giubelan A105 Vitamin D deficiency and sepsis in childhood Adriana Slavcovici, Raluca Tripon, Roxana Iubu, Cristian Marcu, Mihaela Sabou, Monica Muntean A106 The clinical and epidemiological aspects and prophylaxis of Lyme disease among patients who presented with tick bites to the Clinical Infectious Disease Hospital “Toma Ciorbă” Ion Chiriac, Tiberiu Holban, Liviu Tazlavanu A107 Drug-resistant tuberculosis in HIV infected patients Raluca Jipa, Eliza Manea, Roxana Cernat, Kezdi Iringo, Andrei Vâță, Manuela Arbune, Teodora Moisil, Adriana Hristea A108 Kidney injury molecule-1 and urinary tract infections Corina-Daniela Ene, Ilinca Nicolae, Roxana Simona Georgescu A109 The impact of microbiological agents on serum gangliosides in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia Corina-Daniela Ene, Cosmin-Victor Ene, Roxana Simona Georgescu, Marilena Ciortea , Lucreția Dulgheru, Ilinca Nicolae A110 Toxocariasis - the experience of the Iași Infectious Diseases Hospital between 2013–2015 Mihaela Cătălina Luca, Ioana-Alina Harja-Alexa, Roxana Nemescu, Mădălina Popazu, Andrei Ștefan Luca A111 Species of anaerobic Gram-positive cocci involved in odontogenic abscesses Gabriela Bancescu, Bogdan Dabu, Adrian Bancescu A112 Clostridium difficile infection recurrences Eliza Manea, Raluca Jipa, Adriana Hristea A113 Differential diagnosis of staphylococcal and tuberculous osteodiscitis – case report Adina Elena Ilie, Săftica-Mariana Pohrib, Alina Cristina Neguț, Maria-Sabina Tache, Maria Magdalena Moțoi, Oana Săndulescu, Ion Aurel Iliescu, Adrian Streinu-Cercel A114 Severe clinical forms of respiratory syncytial virus infections Cristina Tecu, Maria-Elena Mihai, Mihaela Lazăr, Carmen Cherciu, Alina Ivanciuc, Daniela Pițigoi, Emilia Lupulescu A115 Acinetobacter baumannii postoperative sepsis associated with Clostridium difficile enterocolitis in an immune suppressed elderly patient Mirela Paliu, Manuela Curescu, Bianca Cerbu, Iosif Marincu A116 Risk factors and their impact on psychopathology and quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS in Romania Fulvia Ursoiu, Mirandolina Prișcă, George Ciprian Pribac A117 Antivirals susceptibility of influenza viruses circulating in Romania Maria Elena Mihai, Carmen Maria Cherciu, Alina Elena Ivanciuc, Cristina Tecu, Emilia Lupulescu A118 Retrospective study of hospitalized cases of sepsis at the Hospital Clinic of Infectious Diseases “Toma Ciorbă” Irina Bunescu, Tiberiu Holban, Ana Pasnin, Stela Semeniuc, Raisa Popovici, Galina Chiriacov
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Alexiev I, Dimitrova R, Gancheva A, Kostadinova A, Stoycheva M, Nikolova D, Elenkov I, Tilișcan C, Predescu M, Păunescu B, Streinu-Cercel A, Săndulescu O, Șchiopu CM, Hristache M, Brîndușe LA, Streinu-Cercel A, Todorovic M, Siljic M, Salemovic D, Nikolic V, Pesic-Pavlovic I, Ranin J, Jevtovic D, Stanojevic M, Tudor AM, Vlad D, Mărdărescu M, Petrea S, Petre C, Neagu-Drăghicenoiu R, Ungurianu R, Cibea A, Chirilă O, Anghelina C, Coserea I, Krikelli PA, Pavlitina E, Psichogiou M, Lamnisos D, Williams L, Korobchuk A, Skaathun B, Smyrnov P, Schneider J, Sypsa V, Paraskevis D, Hatzakis A, Friedman SR, Nikolopoulos GK, Dragović G, Srdić D, Khawla AM, Soldatović I, Nikolić J, Jevtović D, Nair D, Temereanca A, Rosca A, Ene L, Soontornniyomkij B, Diaconu C, Dita C, Achim C, Ruta S, Benea Ș, Moroti R, Jipa R, Manea E, Stan A, Benea E, Oțelea D, Hristea A, Hristea A, Lăpădat I, Jipa R, Moroti R, Benea Ș, Antonică D, Panait I, Petre R, Kowalska JD, Pietraszkiewicz E, Grycner E, Firlag-Burkacka E, Horban A, Vlaicu O, Bănică L, Paraschiv S, Tudor AM, Moroti R, Oțelea D, Dimitrijević B, Soldatović I, Jevtović Đ, Kusić J, Salemović D, Ranin J, Dragović G, Florea D, Bădicuț I, Rafila A, Camburu C, Histrea A, Frățilă M, Oțelea D, Gmizic I, Salemovic D, Pesic-Pavlovic I, Siljic M, Nikolic V, Djonin-Nenezic M, Milosevic I, Brmbolic B, Stanojevic M, Streinu-Cercel A, Săndulescu O, Neguț AC, Predescu M, Mărdărescu A, Săndulescu M, Streinu-Cercel A, Pérez AB, Chueca N, Álvarez M, Alados JC, Rivero A, Vera F, Delgado M, Salmeron J, Jiménez M, Blanco MJ, Diago M, Garcia-deltoro M, Alvarez M, Téllez F, García F, Tănase D, Manea E, Bacruban R, Florea D, Oțelea D, Rafila A, Mărdărescu M, Hristea A, Grgic I, Planinic A, Santak M, Gorenec L, Lepej SZ, Vince A, Manea E, Hristea A, Benea Ș, Moroti R, Tănase D, Niculae CM, Merisor S, Jipa R, Paraskevis D, Kostaki E, Nikolopoulos GK, Sypsa V, Psichogiou M, Paraskeva D, Skoutelis A, Malliori M, Friedman SR, Hatzakis A, Hackiewicz M, Zabek P, Firlag-Burkacka E, Horban A, Kowalska JD, Lunar MM, Mlakar J, Poljak M, Bănică L, Martin E, Gheorghiță V, Petrescu A, Oțelea D, Popescu CI, Paraschiv S, Neaga E, Ovidiu V, Juncu A, Bănică L, Paraschiv S, Oțelea D, Popescu CI, Luca A, Lazăr F, Luca AE, Ene L, Achim C, Gingăraş C, Anton ȘA, Rădoi R, Tetradov S, Țârdei G, Nica M, Capşa RA, Achim CL, Oprea C, Ene L, Szymańska B, Gawron N, Pluta A, Łojek E, Firląg-Burkacka E, Horban A, Bornstein R, Burcoș O, Erscoiu SM, Cojanu FB, Toderan A, Nica M, Popa IC, Ceaușu E, Calistru PI, Arbune M, Alexandrache M, Arbune AA, Voinescu DC, Diaconu IA, Stratan L, Aramă V, Nichita L, Diaconu A, Negru A, Orfanu A, Leuștean A, Ion DA, Ianache I, Oprea C, Leuștean A, Popescu C, Orfanu A, Negru A, Catana R, Murariu C, Diaconu IA, Rădulescu M, Tilișcan C, Aramă V, Marincu I, Poptelecan P, Bică V, Lazăr F, Tirnea L, Ianache I, Rădoi R, Nica M, Țârdei G, Ene L, Ceaușu E, Calistru P, Oprea C, Osoianu I, Halacu A, Stoian AC, Dumitrescu F, Diaconescu I, Cupșa A, Giubelan L, Ionescu L, Niculescu I, Chiriac C, Șincu N, Kezdi IZ, Georgescu A, Țilea B, Girbovan C, Incze A, Fodor A, Cibea A, Mărdărescu M, Petre C, Drăghicenoiu R, Ungurianu R, Tudor AM, Vlad D, Matei C, Dumea E, Petcu LC, Cambrea SC, Dumitrescu F, Cupsa A, Stoian AC, Giubelan L, Niculescu I, Diaconescu I, Hurezeanu D, Dragonu L, Cotulbea M, Erscoiu SM, Popa IC, Stroie D, Ionescu P, Duță N, Dobrea C, Voican I, Ceaușu E, Calistru PI, Lazăr F, Giubelan L, Cupșa A, Diaconescu I, Dumitrescu F, Hurezeanu D, Dragonu L, Niculescu I, Stoian AC, Obretin O, Stănescu M, Jianu M, Gorenec L, Lepej SZ, Grgic I, Planinic A, Bes JI, Vince A, Begovac J, Horga LE, Itu C, Horga LE, David-Aldea LA, Ciorogar A, Jianu C, Lupșe M, Caramangiu I, Roșca O, Cialma M, Ardeleanu A, Marincu I, Jipa R, Manea E, Benea Ș, Lăpădat I, Irimescu N, Panait I, Niculae C, Hristea A, Kusic J, Jevtovic D, Salemovic D, Ranin J, Dimitrijevic B, Dragovic G, Aldea-David LA, Manciuc C, Nicolau C, Prisăcariu L, Largu A, Mărdărescu M, Streinu-Cercel A, Petre C, Iancu M, Vintilă S, Vitelaru D, Ionel I, Șchiopu CM, Mărdărescu AH, Micsanschi P, Holban T, Bîstrițchi I, Pârțână L, Nagîț A, Popovici S, Talmaci M, Cucerova I, Mitrescu SG, Mihalcea D, Caramangiu I, Roșca O, Maricu I, Negru A, Munteanu D, Aramă V, Mihăilescu R, Diaconu I, Catana R, Popescu C, Orfanu A, Leuștean A, Rădulescu M, Tilișcan C, Năstase R, Molagic V, Duport I, Dragomirescu C, Aramă ȘS, Negruț NM, Niță VE, Munteanu DI, Mihăilescu R, Diaconu I, Negru A, Popescu C, Aramă V, Orfanu A, Popescu C, Leuștean A, Negru A, Catana R, Diaconu I, Tilișcan C, Aramă V, Aramă SȘ, Pavlovia IP, Salemovic D, Ranin J, Jevtovic D, Roșca O, Ardeleanu A, Caramangiu I, Desaga D, Bică V, Mitrescu S, Marincu I, Siljic M, Salemovic D, Nikolic V, Jevtovic D, Pesic-Pavlovic I, Ranin J, Todorovic M, Stanojevic M, Șincu NI, Georgescu A, Țilea B, Kezdi IZ, Incze A, Gârbovan C, Chiriac CL, Luca AE, Lazăr F, Luca A, Ene L, Rădoi R, Talnariu A, Suciu S, Achim C, Iacob DG, Florea 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O1 HIV-1 diversity in Bulgaria (current molecular epidemiological picture) Ivailo Alexiev, Reneta Dimitrova, Anna Gancheva, Asya Kostadinova, Mariyana Stoycheva, Daniela Nikolova, Ivaylo Elenkov O2 Knowledge, attitudes and practices of the general population on HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B and C in Romania Cătălin Tilișcan, Mioara Predescu, Bogdan Păunescu, Anca Streinu-Cercel, Oana Săndulescu, Claudiu Mihai Șchiopu, Mădălina Hristache, Lăcrămioara Aurelia Brîndușe, Adrian Streinu-Cercel O3 The prevalence of human leukocyte antigen-B*57:01 allele carriers and CXCR4 tropism among newly diagnosed HIV infected patients in Serbia Marija Todorovic, Marina Siljic, Dubravka Salemovic, Valentina Nikolic, Ivana Pesic-Pavlovic, Jovan Ranin, Djordje Jevtovic, Maja Stanojevic O4 HIV transmission among stable serodiscordant couples from the former Pediatric Cohort follow up in the National Institute of Infectious Diseases Ana Maria Tudor, Delia Vlad, Mariana Mărdărescu, Sorin Petrea, Cristina Petre, Ruxandra Neagu-Drăghicenoiu, Rodica Ungurianu, Alina Cibea, Odette Chirilă, Cristian Anghelina, Ileana Coserea O5 Unemployment is associated with syringe sharing among people who inject drugs in Greece Pantelia-Amalia Krikelli, Eirini Pavlitina, Mina Psichogiou, Demetris Lamnisos, Leslie Williams, Anya Korobchuk, Britt Skaathun, Pavlo Smyrnov, John Schneider, Vana Sypsa, Dimitrios Paraskevis, Angelos Hatzakis, Samuel R. Friedman, Georgios K. Nikolopoulos O6 Correlation of adipocytokine levels in different types of lipodystrophy in HIV/AIDS patients Gordana Dragović, Danica Srdić, Al Musalhi Khawla, Ivan Soldatović, Jelena Nikolić, Djordje Jevtović, Devaki Nair O7 IP10 – a possible biomarker for the progression of HIV infection Aura Temereanca, Adelina Rosca, Luminita Ene, Benchawa Soontornniyomkij, Carmen Diaconu, Claudia Dita, Cristian Achim, Simona Ruta O8 A permanent challenge: persistent low viremia in HIV positive patients on ART Șerban Benea, Ruxandra Moroti, Raluca Jipa, Eliza Manea, Andrada Stan, Elisabeta Benea, Dan Oțelea, Adriana Hristea O9 Infections in IDUs according to their HIV status Adriana Hristea, Irina Lăpădat, Raluca Jipa, Ruxandra Moroti, Șerban Benea, Doina Antonică, Irina Panait, Roxana Petre O10 Trends in combined antiretroviral therapy used in methadone program integrated with HIV care - 20 years of experience Justyna D. Kowalska, Ewa Pietraszkiewicz, Ewa Grycner, Ewa Firlag-Burkacka, Andrzej Horban O11 Extracellular cyclophilin A – inflammatory mediator in HIV infected patients Ovidiu Vlaicu, Leontina Bănică, Simona Paraschiv, Ana-Maria Tudor, Ruxandra Moroti, Dan Oțelea O12 High cardiovascular disease risk in Serbian population, an issue of concern Bojana Dimitrijević, Ivan Soldatović, Đorđe Jevtović, Jovana Kusić, Dubravka Salemović, Jovan Ranin, Gordana Dragović O13 Genotypic rifampicin resistance in HIV/ tuberculosis coinfected patients from a tertiary level infectious diseases hospital Dragoș Florea, Ioana Bădicuț, Alexandru Rafila, Cornel Camburu, Adriana Histrea, Mihaela Frățilă, Dan Oțelea O14 Occurrence of residual HCV RNA in liver and peripheral blood mononuclear cells among patients with chronic hepatitis C infection and/or HCV/HIV coinfection after IFN-based therapy Ivana Gmizic, Dubravka Salemovic, Ivana Pesic-Pavlovic, Marina Siljic, Valentina Nikolic, Miljana Djonin-Nenezic, Ivana Milosevic, Branko Brmbolic, Maja Stanojevic O15 Romanian nationwide screening for infection with HIV and hepatitis B and C viruses Anca Streinu-Cercel, Oana Săndulescu, Alina Cristina Neguț, Mioara Predescu, Alexandra Mărdărescu, Mihai Săndulescu, Adrian Streinu-Cercel O16 Treatment emergent variants to combined direct antiviral agents therapy against hepatitis C virus Ana Belen Pérez, Natalia Chueca, Marta Álvarez, Juan Carlos Alados, Antonio Rivero, Francisco Vera, Marcial Delgado, Javier Salmeron, Miguel Jiménez, Maria José Blanco, Moises Diago, Miguel Garcia-deltoro, Marta Alvarez, Francisco Téllez, Federico García O17 Clinical and epidemiological aspects in tuberculosis/HIV coinfected patients Diana Tănase, Eliza Manea, Rodica Bacruban, Dragoș Florea, Dan Oțelea, Alexandru Rafila, Mariana Mărdărescu, Adriana Hristea O18 Resistance to NS3 protease inhibitors in persons with chronic hepatitis C infected with hepatitis C virus subtype 1a from Croatia Ivana Grgic, Ana Planinic, Maja Santak, Lana Gorenec, Snjezana Zidovec Lepej, Adriana Vince O19 Analysis of a simplified diagnostic score for tuberculous meningitis in HIV-infected adults with meningitis Eliza Manea, Adriana Hristea, Șerban Benea, Ruxandra Moroti, Diana Tănase, Cristian M. Niculae, Simona Merisor, Raluca Jipa O20 Molecular tracing of the origin of HIV-1 infection among persons who inject drugs in Athens: a phyloethnic study Dimitrios Paraskevis, Evangelia Kostaki, Georgios K. Nikolopoulos, Vana Sypsa, Mina Psichogiou, Dimitra Paraskeva, Athanassios Skoutelis, Meni Malliori, Samuel R. Friedman, Angelos Hatzakis O21 The dynamics of virological response to HIV-1 infection and antiretroviral therapy initiation in patients with and without HLA-B*5701 Allele Malgorzata Hackiewicz, Piotr Zabek, Ewa Firlag-Burkacka, Andrzej Horban, Justyna Dominika Kowalska O22 Increase in the numbers of non-B subtypes and potential recombinant forms circulating among Slovenian MSM in the recent years Maja M. Lunar, Jana Mlakar, Mario Poljak O23 Genotyping intrahost polymorphisms in hepatitis C virus E2 protein associated with resistance to antibody neutralization Leontina Bănică, Eliza Martin, Valeriu Gheorghiță, Andrei Petrescu, Dan Oțelea, Costin-Ioan Popescu, Simona Paraschiv O24 Genotyping of HCV NS3 protease inhibitors resistance and phenotyping of rare double resistance mutations in HCV cell culture system Emil Neaga, Vlaicu Ovidiu, Andrei Juncu, Leontina Bănică, Simona Paraschiv, Dan Oțelea, Costin-Ioan Popescu O25 Employment status controls the relationship between neurocognitive impairment and depression in a cohort of young HIV-infected adults since childhood Adrian Luca, Florin Lazăr, Anca Elena Luca, Luminița Ene, Cristian Achim O26 Predictors of survival in parenterally-infected HIV positive children and youth diagnosed with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Cosmina Gingăraş, Ștefan Adrian Anton, Roxana Rădoi, Simona Tetradov, Grațiela Țârdei, Maria Nica, Razvan Alexandru Capşa, Cristian L. Achim, Cristiana Oprea, Luminița Ene O27 Neurocognitive and brain functioning in HIV-infected young MSM treated with cART Bogna Szymańska, Natalia Gawron, Agnieszka Pluta, Emilia Łojek, Ewa Firląg – Burkacka, Andrzej Horban, Robert Bornstein, et HARMONIA3 Study Group O28 Clinical value of RT-PCR detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in cerebrospinal fluid Olivia Burcoș, Simona Manuela Erscoiu, Filofteia Bănicioiu Cojanu, Andreea Toderan, Maria Nica, Ionuț Cristian Popa, Emanoil Ceaușu, Petre Iacob Calistru O29 Characteristics of sleep disorders in Romanian adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus Manuela Arbune, Mirela Alexandrache, Anca-Adriana Arbune, Doina-Carina Voinescu O30 Diagnosing neuroHIV: the rift between clinicians and pathologists Ioan-Alexandru Diaconu, Laurențiu Stratan, Victoria Aramă, Luciana Nichita, Alexandra Diaconu, Anca Negru, Alina Orfanu, Anca Leuștean, Daniela Adriana Ion O31 A challenging neurological complication in a HIV-infected young woman with multiple opportunistic infections Irina Ianache, Cristiana Oprea O32 Brain abscess with uncertain etiology in a late-presenter HIV infected patient Anca Leuștean, Cristina Popescu, Alina Orfanu, Anca Negru, Remulus Catana, Cristina Murariu, Ioan-Alexandru Diaconu, Mihaela Rădulescu, Cătălin Tilișcan, Victoria Aramă O33 Cerebral toxoplasmosis and left crural monoparesis with fatal evolution in a noncompliant patient with AIDS C3 Iosif Marincu, Patricia Poptelecan, Valeria Bică, Florin Lazăr, Livius Tirnea O34 Opportunistic infections still a problem in HIV-infected patients in cART era: a Romanian single center experience Irina Ianache, Roxana Rădoi, Manuela Nica, Grațiela Țârdei, Luminița Ene, Emanoil Ceaușu, Petre Calistru, Cristiana Oprea P1: Epidemiological aspects of co-infection of HIV/TB in Moldova Iurie Osoianu, Ala Halacu P2 Perinatal exposure at HIV infection in Oltenia region Andreea Cristina Stoian, Florentina Dumitrescu, Iulian Diaconescu, Augustin Cupșa, Lucian Giubelan, Loredana Ionescu, Irina Niculescu P3 Women living with HIV in Mureș county Carmen Chiriac, Nina Șincu, Iringo Zaharia Kezdi, Anca Georgescu, Brândușa Țilea, Cristina Girbovan, Andrea Incze, Andrea Fodor P4 Late diagnosis of HIV infection in children - a challenge for Romania Alina Cibea, Mariana Mărdărescu, Cristina Petre, Ruxandra Drăghicenoiu, Rodica Ungurianu, Ana Maria Tudor, Delia Vlad, Carina Matei P5 Cirrhosis Assessment in Patients Co-infected HIV-Hepatitis B Virus Elena Dumea, Lucian Cristian Petcu, Simona Claudia Cambrea P6 HIV late presenters in Craiova Regional Center, Romania Florentina Dumitrescu, Augustin Cupsa, Andreea Cristina Stoian, Lucian Giubelan, Irina Niculescu, Iulian Diaconescu, Dan Hurezeanu, Livia Dragonu, Mioara Cotulbea P7 Some aspects of malignancies in patients HIV / AIDS Simona Manuela Erscoiu, Ionuț Cristian Popa, Denisa Stroie, Petronela Ionescu, Nedeea Duță, Camelia Dobrea, Irina Voican, Emanoil Ceaușu, Petre Iacob Calistru P8 Factors associated with resilience among people living with HIV in Romania Florin Lazăr P9 Fever in HIV-infected patients: a thorny problem to be solved by the clinicians Lucian Giubelan, Augustin Cupșa, Iulian Diaconescu, Florentina Dumitrescu, Dan Hurezeanu, Livia Dragonu, Irina Niculescu, Andreea Cristina Stoian, Oana Obretin, Mariana Stănescu, Mihai Jianu P10 Th1, Th2, Th9, Th17 and Th22 cytokines in acute and chronic HIV-1 infection Lana Gorenec, Snjezana Zidovec Lepej, Ivana Grgic, Ana Planinic, Janja Iscic Bes, Adriana Vince, Josip Begovac P11 Dyslipidemia in HIV-infected patients treated with protease inhibitors – case report Luminița Elena Horga P12 Why use less treatment for the metabolic abnormalities in HIV patients-too many drugs? Corina Itu, Luminița Elena Horga, Laura Augusta David-Aldea, Anca Ciorogar, Cristian Jianu, Mihaela Lupșe P13 Sacral Herpes Zoster, with hyperalgesic form, in a patient with C3 stage HIV infection Iuliana Caramangiu, Ovidiu Roșca, Monica Cialma, Andreea Ardeleanu, Iosif Marincu P14 Factors associated with in-hospital mortality in tuberculous and cryptococcal meningitis Raluca Jipa, Eliza Manea, Șerban Benea, Irina Lăpădat, Nicoleta Irimescu, Irina Panait, Cristian Niculae, Adriana Hristea P15 Lipodystrophy: still present adverse event in resource-limited settings Jovana Kusic, Djordje Jevtovic, Dubravka Salemovic, Jovan Ranin, Bozana Dimitrijevic, Gordana Dragovic P16 TB and HIV coinfected patient, an emergent challenge - case report Laura-Augusta Aldea-David P17 Efficacy of prophylactic antiretroviral treatment in new-born infants from HIV-positive mothers in 2012-2014, for the North-Eastern part of Romania Carmen Manciuc, Cristina Nicolau, Liviu Prisăcariu, Alexandra Largu P18 Surveillance of mother to child transmission of HIV in Romania – 31 December 2015 Mariana Mărdărescu, Adrian Streinu-Cercel, Cristina Petre, Marieta Iancu, Sanda Vintilă, Daniela Vitelaru, Iosif Ionel, Claudiu Mihai Șchiopu, Alexandra-Henriette Mărdărescu P19 The antiretroviral therapy failure and the need to select the effective treatment in the Republic of Moldova Pavel Micsanschi, Tiberiu Holban, Ina Bîstrițchi, Lucia Pârțână, Angela Nagîț, Svetlana Popovici, Maria Talmaci, Irina Cucerova P20 Disseminated cryptococcosis in a patient with C3 HIV stage and multiresistant to antiretroviral therapy with lethal evolution Sorina Georgiana Mitrescu, Dana Mihalcea, Iulia Caramangiu, Ovidiu Roșca, Iosif Maricu P21 Aspects of tuberculosis infection in HIV-positive patients from Romania – our experience Anca Negru, Daniela Munteanu, Victoria Aramă, Raluca Mihăilescu, Ioan Diaconu, Remulus Catana, Cristina Popescu, Alina Orfanu, Anca Leuștean, Mihaela Rădulescu, Cătălin Tilișcan, Raluca Năstase, Violeta Molagic, Irina Duport, Cristina Dragomirescu, Ștefan Sorin Aramă P22 Dyslipidemia in HIV-infected patients Nicoleta M Negruț P23 Challenges in the management of an HIV seropositive patient with psoriasis undergoing immunomodulator therapy Violeta Elena Niță, Daniela Ioana Munteanu, Raluca Mihăilescu, Ioan Diaconu, Anca Negru, Cristina Popescu, Victoria Aramă P24 Acute peritonitis as a sign of IRIS in an HIV-infected patient with MAC latent infection Alina Orfanu, Cristina Popescu, Anca Leuștean, Anca Negru, Remulus Catana, Ioan Diaconu, Cătălin Tilișcan, Victoria Aramă, Sorin Ștefan Aramă P25 The virologic outcome of the treatment of chronic hepatitis B among HIV co-infected patients on HAART Ivana Pesic Pavlovia, Dubravka Salemovic, Jovan Ranin, Djordje Jevtovic P26 A case of HIV encephalopathy with aphasia, agnosia, apraxia and right homonymous hemianopsia Ovidiu Roșca, Andreea Ardeleanu, Iulia Caramangiu, Daniela Desaga, Valerica Bică, Sorina Mitrescu, Iosif Marincu P27 Molecular footprints on human immunodeficiency virus -1 genome and association with phylogenetic clustering among subtype B infected patients in Serbia Marina Siljic, Dubravka Salemovic, Valentina Nikolic, Djordje Jevtovic, Ivana Pesic-Pavlovic, Jovan Ranin, Marija Todorovic , Maja Stanojevic P28 Neurosyphilis and human immunodeficiency virus infection: double challenge Nina-Ioana Șincu, Anca Georgescu, Brândușa Țilea, Iringo Zaharia Kezdi, Andrea Incze, Cristina Gârbovan, Carmen Lucia Chiriac P29 Differences between HIV-infected adults since childhood and non HIV-infected persons on managing everyday life Anca Elena Luca, Florin Lazăr, Adrian Luca, Luminița Ene, Roxana Rădoi, Adina Talnariu, Silvia Suciu, Cristian Achim P30 Molecular detection of Bartonella quintana in a HIV immunodepressed patient with fever and isolated lymphadenopathy - Case report Diana Gabriela Iacob, Dragoș Florea, Simona Iacob P31 Present epidemiological characteristics of HIV/AIDS newly diagnosed cases in South-Eastern Romania Manuela Arbune, Miruna Drăgănescu, Alina Iancu P32 The gender’s preferences among opportunists? Ruxandra Moroti, Cristian M Niculae, Simona Merisor, Eliza Manea, Serban Benea, Andrada Stan, Raluca Hrisca, Raluca Jipa, Diana Tanase, Adriana Hristea P33 Polymorphism of interleukin-28B gene in persons with chronic hepatitis C from Croatia Ivana Grgic, Ana Planinic, Lana Gorenec, Snjezana Zidovec Lepej, Adriana Vince
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Zurac S, Neagu M, Constantin C, Cioplea M, Nedelcu R, Bastian A, Popp C, Nichita L, Andrei R, Tebeica T, Tanase C, Chitu V, Caruntu C, Ghita M, Popescu C, Boda D, Mastalier B, Maru N, Daha C, Andreescu B, Marinescu I, Rebosapca A, Staniceanu F, Negroiu G, Ion DA, Nikitovic D, Tzanakakis GN, Spandidos DA, Tsatsakis AM. Variations in the expression of TIMP1, TIMP2 and TIMP3 in cutaneous melanoma with regression and their possible function as prognostic predictors. Oncol Lett 2016; 11:3354-3360. [PMID: 27123116 PMCID: PMC4840923 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.4391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [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: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Regression in melanoma is a frequent biological event of uncertain prognostic value as the lesion exhibits heterogeneous phenotypical features, both at the morphological and immunohistochemical level. In the present study, we examined the expression of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMP1, TIMP2 and TIMP3) in melanoma with regression. We specifically examined the expression levels of these TIMPs in regressed components (RC) and non-regressed components (NRC) of the tumor and compared their expression levels with those in non-regressed melanomas. We found that TIMP1 was overexpressed in the NRC of melanomas with partial regression (PR) compared with the NRC in melanomas with segmental regression (SR) (P=0.011). TIMP2 was overexpressed in the NRC of melanomas with PR compared with the NRC in melanomas with SR (PR/SR, P=0.009); or compared with the NRC in melanomas with simultaneous SR-PR (P=0.002); or compared with melanomas without regression (absence of regression) (P=0.037). Moreover, TIMP3 was overexpressed in the NRC of all melanomas with SR as compared to the RC component (P=0.007). Our findings on the differential expression of TIMP1, TIMP2 and TIMP3 in melanomas with regression support the hypothesis that the morphological differences identified in the melanoma regression spectrum may have a correlation with prognosis. This may explain the controversial findings within the literature concerning the biological and prognostic role of regression in melanoma.
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- Sabina Zurac
- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, Bucharest 020125, Romania; Department of Physiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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- Department of Immunology, 'Victor Babes' National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest 050096, Romania
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- Department of Immunology, 'Victor Babes' National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest 050096, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, Bucharest 020125, Romania; Department of Physiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, Bucharest 020125, Romania; Department of Physiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, Bucharest 020125, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, Bucharest 020125, Romania; Department of Physiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, Bucharest 020125, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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- Department of Immunology, 'Victor Babes' National Institute of Pathology, Bucharest 050096, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, Bucharest 020125, Romania; Department of Physiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, Bucharest 020125, Romania; Department of Physiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, Bucharest 020125, Romania; Department of Physiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, Bucharest 020125, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, Bucharest 020125, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, Bucharest 020125, Romania
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- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, Bucharest 020125, Romania; Department of Physiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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- Institute of Biochemistry of Romanian Academy, Bucharest 060031, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest 050474, Romania
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- Department of Anatomy-Histology-Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion 71003, Greece
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- Department of Anatomy-Histology-Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion 71003, Greece
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- Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion 71409, Greece
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- Department of Forensic Sciences and Toxicology, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion 71003, Greece
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Diaconu IA, Stratan LM, Nichita L, Aramă V, Moroti Constantinescu VR, Diaconu AI, Ion DA. Diagnosing HIV-associated cerebral diseases - the importance of Neuropathology in understanding HIV. Rom J Morphol Embryol 2016; 57:745-750. [PMID: 27833967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
The study aims to compare two aspects concerning the diagnosis of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-associated central nervous system (CNS) pathology (neuroAIDS): clinical diagnoses issued ante mortem with pathology results issued post mortem. The group of 39 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients was created over 23 years and is limited by marked heterogeneity. The enrolled cases were treated at the "Prof. Dr. Matei Bals" National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Bucharest, Romania, deceased due to AIDS-related complications and underwent brain necropsies performed in the Pathology Laboratory at the "Colentina" Clinical Hospital, Bucharest. The level of superposition between clinical and the necroptic diagnoses of neurological AIDS-associated diseases was: 60% for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), 50% for cerebral cryptococcosis, 33% for cerebral toxoplasmosis, 20% for cerebral lymphoma, null for cerebral tuberculosis, HIV encephalopathy (HIVE), neurosyphilis and cytomegalovirus cerebral infection. Half of the cases without an AIDS-associated CNS lesion were previously clinically overdiagnosed. We observed that the rate of overdiagnosis concerning an AIDS-associated cerebral illness has risen from 36% in 1993 to 124% in 2015, an elevation with statistical relevance [p=0.037, confidence interval (CI) 95%]. The rate of underdiagnosis has slowly risen from 24% in 1993 to 40% in 2015, however, with no statistical relevance. The rate of clinical confirmation has been stagnant in linear regression from 1993 to 2015. The results of our study reveal a gap between ante mortem and post mortem diagnoses, with many instances of overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis of several major AIDS-associated CNS illnesses, highlighting the need for a more detailed, multidisciplinary approach of neuroAIDS.
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- Ioan Alexandru Diaconu
- Infectious Diseases Clinic III, "Prof. Dr. Matei Bals" National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Bucharest, Romania;
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Popp C, Nichita L, Voiosu T, Bastian A, Cioplea M, Micu G, Pop G, Sticlaru L, Bengus A, Voiosu A, Mateescu RB. Expression Profile of p53 and p21 in Large Bowel Mucosa as Biomarkers of Inflammatory-Related Carcinogenesis in Ulcerative Colitis. Dis Markers 2016; 2016:3625279. [PMID: 27578918 PMCID: PMC4992508 DOI: 10.1155/2016/3625279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory bowel disease that slightly increases the risk of colorectal cancer in patients with long-standing extended disease. Overexpression of p53 and p21 in colonic epithelia is usually detected in UC patients when no dysplasia is histologically seen and it is used by pathologists as a discriminator between regenerative changes and intraepithelial neoplasia, as well as a tissue biomarker useful to predict the risk of evolution toward malignancy. We present a one-year prospective observational study including a cohort of 45 patients with UC; p53 and p21 were evaluated in epithelial cells. p53 was positive in 74 samples revealed in 5% to 90% of epithelial cells, while 63 biopsies had strong positivity for p21 in 5% to 50% of epithelial cells. Architectural distortion was significantly correlated with p53 overexpression in epithelial cells. Thus, we consider that architectural distortion is a good substitute for p53 and p21 expression. We recommend use of p53 as the most valuable tissue biomarker in surveillance of UC patients, identifying the patients with higher risk for dysplasia. Association of p21 is also recommended for a better quantification of risk and for diminishing the false-negative results.
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- Cristiana Popp
- 1Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
- *Cristiana Popp:
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- 1Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
- 2Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- 1Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
- 2Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- 1Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
- 2Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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- 1Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- 1Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- 1Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- 1Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- 1Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- 1Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
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- 1Colentina University Hospital, 020125 Bucharest, Romania
- 2Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
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Popp C, Stăniceanu F, Micu G, Nichita L, Cioplea M, Mateescu RB, Voiosu T, Sticlaru L. Evaluation of histologic features with potential prognostic value in ulcerative colitis. Rom J Intern Med 2014; 52:256-262. [PMID: 25726628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are a complex, heterogeneous, idiopathic, inflammatory, chronic entity with common clinical, endoscopical and histological features including some well-defined diseases (UC and CD), but also a group of indeterminate colitis. Ulcerative colitis is the most frequent and prominent member of IBD. The current study is trying to evaluate the impact of various histologic features on UC's evolution and outcome--an issue that has generated considerable interest in the academical environment. We gathered a cohort of 20 consecutive patients with positive clinical, endoscopical, histologic and imagistic diagnosis of UC who were prospectively enrolled for close clinical, biochemical, endoscopic and histologic surveillance. Every patient underwent an ileo-colonoscopy and multiple biopsies were taken from inflamed and normal areas of the mucosa. All these procedures were repeated after a year (12 months) of follow-up. This study is presenting the correlation between Mayo score for assessment of ulcerative colitis activity and several histologic features: Geboes histologic score for ulcerative colitis, basal plasmacytosis and vascular lesions using Pearson correlation test. The most promising prognosis value has basal plasmacytosis, confirming previous studies. These data emphasize the need of a more complex, clinical, endoscopic and histologic system of semi-quantitative assessment of UC lesions in order to stratify patients according to their risk to relapse.
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Popp C, Stăniceanu F, Micu G, Nichita L, Mateescu RM, Dimitriui L, Sticlaru L. Long-standing ulcerative colitis complicated with mantle-cell lymphoma transformed in diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Rom J Intern Med 2014; 52:176-182. [PMID: 25509562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory disease of the colon and rectum. Its etiology and pathogenesis are incompletely elucidated, although there are many studies concerning these problems. Chronic inflammation and immunosuppressive treatment are risk factors for epithelial and lymphoid malignancies. We present a case of a 39-year-old man who died after a long-standing untreated UC complicated with mantle cell colonic lymphoma and then with transformation towards a high grade diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Multiple colonic biopsies were collected in various moments of the disease. Microscopic and immunohistochemical features are comparatively presented. This case emphasizes the importance of constant surveillance for UC patients and reaffirms the role of multidisciplinary approach in UC management.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/pathology
- Colitis, Ulcerative/complications
- Colitis, Ulcerative/metabolism
- Colonic Neoplasms/complications
- Colonic Neoplasms/metabolism
- Colonic Neoplasms/pathology
- Fatal Outcome
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Intestinal Mucosa/metabolism
- Intestinal Mucosa/pathology
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/complications
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/metabolism
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology
- Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell/complications
- Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell/metabolism
- Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell/pathology
- Male
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Micu G, Stăniceanu F, Zurac S, Bastian A, Grămadă E, Popp C, Nichita L, Andrei R, Socoliuc C, Zaharia A, Lăzăroiu C, Mateescu R, Marinescu M, Voiosu R. The influence of Helicobacter pylori presence on the immunophenotype of inflammatory infiltrate in gastric diseases. Rom J Intern Med 2011; 49:45-54. [PMID: 22026252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The first medical hypothesis about the possible relationship between chronic inflammatory response and carcinogenesis belongs to Virchow and it was published in 1893. In these days, multiple studies demonstrate the certain involvement of chronic inflammation as trigger of progression towards malignancy. The fact that in 1994, the International Agency for Research on Cancer considered Helicobacter pylori as first class carcinogenic agent, is postulating the existence of the pathogenical chain carcinogenesis, of chronic inflammatory lesions as it was described by Correa, as a first step. Our study including 75 patients who underwent surgical procedures for gastric lesions uses immunohistochemical studies for lymphocytes phenotyping, to identify the nature of inflammatory cells involved, correlating the results with the presence of Helicobacter pylori. We tried to bring new information needed for establish to what extent the chronic inflammation of gastric mucosa is a response to the presence of bacteria and is implicated in tumorigenesis. We used T cells antibodies: CD3, CD4, CD5, CD8, CD57, GranzymeB and B cells antibodies: Cd20 and CD23. Our results revealed the presence of immune cellular response to Helicobacter pylori in gastric mucosa, based on T helper, cytotoxic and NK cells. B cells have a minor role in this response. CD4+ cells seem to be involved in local protection response as well as in carcinogenesis, while CD8+ have a minor or no role in carcinogenesis.
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- Gianina Micu
- "Colentina" Universitary Hospital, Department of Pathology, Bucharest, Romania.
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Nichita L, Zurac S, Popp C, Micu G, Bastian A, Stăniceanu F, Streinu-Cercel A. Dendritic cells--immunodeficiency virus (HIV): early interactions. Rom J Intern Med 2011; 49:251-255. [PMID: 22568269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Since 1973, when Steinman and Cohn highlighted the importance of dendritic cells as mediators of immunity, a large series of subsequent researches have been registered concerning these amazing cells and their implications in different pathologies. Although in small number, they are widely distributed and represent crucial elements in immune responses against pathogens. Data gathered in the last period, mostly based on in vitro studies, helped us understand the early events of HIV-host interactions, the important roles of dendritic cells in this phase, but fails to fully explain the complex mechanisms underlying these interactions, such as the ways developed by HIV to evade the immune system and to facilitate viral dissemination. Improved knowledge of these mechanisms may provide a basis in the attempt to find new therapeutic targets and elaborate immunologic therapies.
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- Luciana Nichita
- Colentina Clinical Hospital, Department of Pathology, Bucharest, Romania.
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Micu G, Stăniceanu F, Zurac S, Bastian A, Gramadă E, Nichita L, Popp C, Sticlaru L, Andrei R, Socoliuc C. Carcinogenesis and infection with Helicobacter pylori. Rom J Intern Med 2010; 48:299-306. [PMID: 21528757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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It was accepted several years ago that, in the carcinogenesis process of human cancers, biologic agents, especially the viruses, are playing an etiologic role. This is the case of lymphomas (retroviruses), hepatocarcinoma (hepatic viruses) and cervical carcinoma (papilloma viruses). Helicobacter pylori is the first bacteria recognized as a first class carcinogen for gastric cancer. Nevertheless, comparing with the most validated human carcinogens, the activity of H. pylori is very little studied. As a consequence, at this moment, in its case, explanation of carcinogenesis mechanism is more or less hypothetical.
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- Gianina Micu
- "Colentina" Clinical Hospital, Department of Pathology, Bucharest, Romania.
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Girtan M, Zurac S, Stăniceanu F, Bastian A, Popp C, Nichita L, Laba E, Forna N. Oral epithelial hyperplasia in diabetes mellitus. Rom J Intern Med 2009; 47:201-203. [PMID: 20067171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Diabetes mellitus is one of the chronic systemic disorders with major influences of the oral cavity microenvironment. Oral manifestations of diabetes are diverse; they are represented by candidose, lichen plan, recurrent aphthous stomatitis, gingivitis, salivary disorders, oral mucosa atrophy and rarely hypertrophy; a possible link between oral cancer and diabetes is suspected, both in animal models and humans. We report a case of a young woman with type 1 diabetes with class I Kennedy edentation with mobile denture prosthesis; latter in the clinical follow-up, a hyperplasic lesion of the oral mucosa with p53 expression within the epithelial nuclei was identified, p53 being the more likely pathogenic pathway involved in diabetes-related oral cancer. The approach of this patient required multidisciplinary investigations and careful follow-up.
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- Mihaela Girtan
- Gr.T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iassy, Romania
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Zurac S, Andrei R, Petsakos G, Nichita L, Bastian A, Micu G, Gramadă E, Popp C, Stăniceanu F, Petrescu S, Negroiu G, Giurcăneanu D, Chiţu V. Cutaneous metastases of malignant melanoma--how difficult can it be? Rom J Intern Med 2008; 46:375-378. [PMID: 19480306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Malignant melanoma is one of the most aggressive skin neoplasms with histopathological-based therapeutic approach. Unfortunately, in some cases, even the elementary issue of dealing with a primary or metastatic lesion may be sometimes incredible difficult to settle. We studied 11 cases of malignant melanomas that required careful histopathological and immunohistochemical analysis to differentiate between primary and secondary tumor. We evaluated epidermotropism of primary MM including synchronous tumors, local recurrences and metastases.
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- Sabina Zurac
- Department of Pathology, Colentina University Hospital, Romania.
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Dobre V, Cocişiu M, Nichita L. [The nutritional ascorbic acid and niacin status in adolescents]. Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi 1983; 87:237-9. [PMID: 6675132] [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: 01/21/2023]
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