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Cavaco B, Madeira de Carvalho LM, Shimoda E, Santoro M, Werneck MR. Helminth Fauna of Juvenile Green Sea Turtles ( Chelonia mydas) from Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil. Helminthologia 2023; 60:196-200. [PMID: 37745228 PMCID: PMC10516470 DOI: 10.2478/helm-2023-0021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023] Open
Abstract
The helminth fauna of juvenile green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758) is still poorly known. Herein, we study the gastrointestinal helminths of 28 juvenile green sea turtles found stranded on the north coast of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. All turtles were infected showing a rich helminth fauna. In total, 14802 trematodes belonging to 30 species and 5 families including Micros-caphidiidae, Plagiorchiidae, Pronocephalidae, Hapalotrematidae, and Telorchiidae were recovered. An unidentified nematode specimens was also found. The mean intensity was 536 (95% CI = 362 - 853) (range: 1 - 2831), and the species richness was 7.86 (95% CI = 6.46 - 9.21) (range: 1 - 17). The coast of Rio de Janeiro state represents new locality records for Angiodictyum posterovitellatum, Microscaphidium aberrans, M. warui, Octangium hyphalum, O. sagitta, Enodiotrema reductum and Pleurogonius laterouterus. This study confirms that the green sea turtle harbors the richest helminth fauna among sea turtle species and provides useful information on the gastrointestinal helminths of a poorly known stage in the life cycle of this endangered chelonian.
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- B. Cavaco
- CIISA – Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS)
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- CIISA – Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal
- Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences (AL4AnimalS)
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- Universidade Cândido Mendes, Rua Anita Peçanha, 100, Parque São Caetano. 28030-335 Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale 1, 80121Naples, Italy
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- Instituto BW para Conservação e Medicina da Fauna Marinha. Araruama, RJ, 28970-000, Brazil
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Mancuso S, Scaturro D, Santoro M, Di Gaetano G, Vitagliani F, Falco V, Siragusa S, Gonnelli S, Mauro GL. Bone damage after chemotherapy for lymphoma: a real-world experience. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2021; 22:1024. [PMID: 34876084 PMCID: PMC8653589 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-021-04904-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite recent improvements in survival due to advances in treatment, the quality of life of patients with lymphoma may be compromised by the long-term complications of chemotherapy and steroid therapy. Among these, a potentially relevant problem is bone loss and the development of fragility fractures. AIM To provide further evidence of clinical or subclinical skeletal complications in correlation with biological variables and markers of bone disease in patients with complete response to therapy. METHOD A cross-sectional observational study was conducted on subjects diagnosed with lymphoma with subsequent antineoplastic treatment, disease status after therapy defined as complete response disease for at least a year now. We performed: blood chemistry tests, imaging techniques and screening tools for the assessment of functional status and quality of life (SARC-F and mini-Osteoporosis Quality of Life). RESULTS Approximately 50% of patients had osteoporosis, with a prevalence of vertebral fractures of 65.5%. In most patients, we found hypovitaminosis D and high levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH). Furthermore, a statistically significant association was observed between high PTH levels and previous lymphoma treatment. Finally, the Mini-Osteoporosis Quality of life (mini-OQLQ) questionnaire demonstrated a loss of quality of life as a consequence of the change in bone status. CONCLUSIONS Patient treatment design for personalized chemotherapy would be desirable to reduce late effects on bone. Also, early prevention programs need to be applied before starting treatment. The most benefited subpopulations could be not only elderly but also young patients.
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- S Mancuso
- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), Hematology Unit, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, Via del vespro 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy.
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- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), Hematology Unit, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Economics Business and Statistic, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), Hematology Unit, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Neurosciences, Respiratory Diseases and Lung Transplantation, Siena University Hospital, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, Via del vespro 129, 90127, Palermo, Italy
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Alagna G, Di Lisi D, Santoro M, Accurso V, Madaudo C, Calcullo D, Siragusa SM, Galassi AR, Novo G. Usefulness of a new risk score in identifying patients with CML at increased risk of cardiovascular toxicities. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.2868] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Anti-BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) dramatically improved the prognosis of patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) however they have been associated with cardiovascular (CV) complications.
Purpose
The primary aim of our study was to compare the usefulness of two different tools to stratify the risk of developing cardiovascular adverse events in haematology patients treated with ponatinib or nilotinib.
Methods
A real-life retrospective observational study was carried out on 58 patients (32 M, 26 W; mean age ± SD: 59±15) affected by CML treated with TKIs for a median period of 43±31 months. Patients were divided in groups according to CV risk estimated with SCORE and the 2020 CV risk assessment proposed by the Cardio-Oncology Study Group of the ESC/ICOS. Cardiac evaluation and echocardiogram were performed in all patients. The recorded CV adverse events were: myocardial ischemia, peripheral vascular diseases, new-onset or progression of preexisting carotid atherosclerosis, arterial hypertension, arrhythmias.
Results
According to SCORE, 46% of patients were at high-very high risk (group A1) and 54% at low-moderate risk (group B1). Applying the ESC/ICOS risk stratification tools, 60% were at high-very high risk (group A2) and 40% at low-medium risk (group B2). 21 CV adverse events were observed. CV adverse events were significantly more frequent in group A1 than group B1 (p value = 0,0003) when considered overall, they were significantly more frequent in group A2 than group B2 either overall (p=0,0004) or considered individually (myocardial ischemia: p=0,01; peripheral arterial disease: p=0,03). See Table 1. Moreover, the ESC/ICOS risk stratification tools was significantly more sensitive than SCORE (p=0,0004) in identifying patients at higher risk of cardiovascular toxicity. See Table 2.
No patients treated with Ponatinib showed CV adverse events during follow up. It is worth of notice that all patients before starting treatment underwent cardio-oncological evaluation, risk factors correction and preventive treatment with aspirin. They also were treated with the lowest dose of TKI. None of the patients treated with nilotinib over 4 years and with multiple lines of therapy, experiencing adverse events, received aspirin in primary prevention.
Conclusions
Our study shows that the ESC/ICOS risk stratification tools is very sensitive and more performing than SCORE for risk stratification of cardiotoxicity in haematology patients treated with TKIs. It also suggests that baseline CV risk assessment, CV risk factors correction and preventive treatment with aspirin aid in reducing CV adverse events in patients treated with ponatinib.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None. Table 1Table 2
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- G Alagna
- University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Loane M, Given JE, Tan J, Reid A, Akhmedzhanova D, Astolfi G, Barišić I, Bertille N, Bonet LB, Carbonell CC, Carollo OM, Coi A, Densem J, Draper E, Garne E, Gatt M, Glinianaia SV, Heino A, Hond ED, Jordan S, Khoshnood B, Kiuru-Kuhlefelt S, Klungsøyr K, Lelong N, Lutke LR, Neville AJ, Ostapchuk L, Puccini A, Rissmann A, Santoro M, Scanlon I, Thys G, Tucker D, Urhoj SK, de Walle HEK, Wellesley D, Zurriaga O, Morris JK. Linking a European cohort of children born with congenital anomalies to vital statistics and mortality records: A EUROlinkCAT study. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0256535. [PMID: 34449798 PMCID: PMC8396745 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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EUROCAT is a European network of population-based congenital anomaly (CA) registries. Twenty-one registries agreed to participate in the EUROlinkCAT study to determine if reliable information on the survival of children born with a major CA between 1995 and 2014 can be obtained through linkage to national vital statistics or mortality records. Live birth children with a CA could be linked using personal identifiers to either their national vital statistics (including birth records, death records, hospital records) or to mortality records only, depending on the data available within each region. In total, 18 of 21 registries with data on 192,862 children born with congenital anomalies participated in the study. One registry was unable to get ethical approval to participate and linkage was not possible for two registries due to local reasons. Eleven registries linked to vital statistics and seven registries linked to mortality records only; one of the latter only had identification numbers for 78% of cases, hence it was excluded from further analysis. For registries linking to vital statistics: six linked over 95% of their cases for all years and five were unable to link at least 85% of all live born CA children in the earlier years of the study. No estimate of linkage success could be calculated for registries linking to mortality records. Irrespective of linkage method, deaths that occurred during the first week of life were over three times less likely to be linked compared to deaths occurring after the first week of life. Linkage to vital statistics can provide accurate estimates of survival of children with CAs in some European countries. Bias arises when linkage is not successful, as early neonatal deaths were less likely to be linked. Linkage to mortality records only cannot be recommended, as linkage quality, and hence bias, cannot be assessed.
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- M. Loane
- Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, Ulster University, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, Ulster University, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Research Institute, St George’s, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Research Institute, St George’s, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- OMNI-Net for Children International Charitable Fund, Rivne Regional Medical Diagnostic Center, Rivne, Ukraine
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- Emilia Romagna Registry of Birth Defects, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Klinika za dječje bolesti, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Paris, France
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- Rare Diseases Research Unit, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region, Valencia, Spain
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- Rare Diseases Research Unit, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region, Valencia, Spain
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- Unit of Epidemiology of Rare Diseases and Congenital Anomalies, Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy
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- Biomedical Computing Limited, Battle, United Kingdom
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- East Midlands & South Yorkshire Congenital Anomaly Registry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Hospital Lillebaelt, Region Syddanmark, Denmark
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- Directorate for Health Information and Research, G’Mangia, Malta
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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- Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiëne (PIH), Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Swansea University, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Paris, France
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- Division of Mental and Physical Health, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Paris, France
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Emilia Romagna Registry of Birth Defects, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- OMNI-Net for Children International Charitable Fund, Rivne Regional Medical Diagnostic Center, Rivne, Ukraine
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- Territorial Care Service, Emilia Romagna Health Authority, Bologna, Italy
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- Medical Faculty Otto-von-Guericke, Malformation Monitoring Centre Saxony-Anhalt, University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Unit of Epidemiology of Rare Diseases and Congenital Anomalies, Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy
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- Swansea University, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiëne (PIH), Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Public Health Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Section of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Wessex Clinical Genetics Service, Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Rare Diseases Research Unit, Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region, Valencia, Spain
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- Population Health Research Institute, St George’s, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Santoro M, Nociti V, Lucchini M, Loiodice M, Centofanti F, Botta A, Losavio FA, De Fino C, Mirabella M. A pilot study of lncRNAs expression profile in serum of progressive multiple sclerosis patients. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 24:3267-3273. [PMID: 32271444 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202003_20694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory and neurodegenerative disease that affect both white and gray matter. The relapsing and the eventually progressive course of MS is heterogeneous; thus, a confident long-term prediction of individual prognosis is not possible yet. Recent studies have demonstrated the role of long non-coding RNA (lncRNAs) as potential biomarkers that could provide information to predict disease activity and progression. PATIENTS AND METHODS By qRT-PCR, we analysed the lncRNAs expression in the serum of 16 secondary progressive MS (SP-MS), 12 primary progressive (PP-MS) patients and 8 healthy controls. RESULTS We found that TUG1 was upregulated in SP-MS, while the comparison of PP-MS vs. controls showed a downregulation of non-protein coding RNA 188 (LRRC75A-AS1) and a significant upregulation of two lncRNAs: long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 293 (LINC00293) and RP11-29G8.3. Moreover, we performed an in-silico analysis using DIANA-LncBase v2 and HMDD v3.0 software, in order to predict the possible interaction of these four lncRNAs with miRNAs. We identified 21 miRNAs prediction targets possibly involved in MS. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicate a regulatory function of these lncRNAs in autoimmune and inflammatory processes related to MS suggesting their potential role in progressive MS pathogenesis.
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- M Santoro
- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Milan, Italy.
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Aquila S, De Amicis F, Santoro M, Panza S, De Rose D, Riccelli DA, Iannò B, Galasso O, Gasparini G. Conventional progesterone receptors (PR) B and PRA are expressed by human chondrocytes and can be involved in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2020; 34:9-15. IORS Special Issue on Orthopedics. [PMID: 33738999] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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To evaluate the expression, location and role of progesterone receptors (PRs) A and B in human chondrocytic cell lines, Western blotting, real time PCR analyses, transmission electron microscopy and immunogold assays were performed. By transfection and co-transfection assays, the influence of progesterone (OHPg) on estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) promoter activity was investigated. MTT and pAKT documented OHPg effects on chondrocytes survival. The PR-B and PR-A were both observed in human chondrocytes. The PR-B was evidenced both in the nucleus and in the cytosol of the cells. OHPg, through PR-B, induced ERα expression by acting at the ER promoter level affecting chondrocytes survival. We reported for the first time the expression of PRs in human chondrocytes. Interestingly, we described a novel mechanism via progesterone induction of ERα, which may explain, at least in part, the dramatic rise in OA prevalence among postmenopausal women.
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- S Aquila
- Department of Pharmacy and Sciences of Health and Nutrition, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
- Centro Sanitario, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Sciences of Health and Nutrition, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Sciences of Health and Nutrition, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
- Centro Sanitario, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Sciences of Health and Nutrition, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy and Sciences of Health and Nutrition, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
- Centro Sanitario, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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Pacifico L, Braff J, Buono F, Beall M, Neola B, Buch J, Sgroi G, Piantedosi D, Santoro M, Tyrrell P, Fioretti A, Breitschwerdt EB, Chandrashekar R, Veneziano V. Hepatozoon canis in hunting dogs from Southern Italy: distribution and risk factors. Parasitol Res 2020; 119:3023-3031. [PMID: 32725320 PMCID: PMC7431440 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-020-06820-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Hepatozoon canis is a hemoprotozoan organism that infects domestic and wild carnivores throughout much of Europe. The parasite is mainly transmitted through the ingestion of infected ticks containing mature oocysts. The aims of the present survey were to determine the prevalence of H. canis in hunting dogs living in Southern Italy and to assess potential infection risk factors. DNA extracted from whole blood samples, collected from 1433 apparently healthy dogs living in the Napoli, Avellino, and Salerno provinces of Campania region (Southern Italy), was tested by a quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay to amplify H. canis. Furthermore, the investigated dog population was also screened by qPCR for the presence of Ehrlichia canis, a major tick-borne pathogen in Southern Italy, in order to assess possible co-infections. Two hundred dogs were H. canis PCR-positive, resulting in an overall prevalence of 14.0% (CI 12.2–15.9). Breed category (P < 0.0001), hair coat length (P = 0.015), and province of residence (P < 0.0001) represented significant risk factors for H. canis infection. The presence of H. canis DNA was also significantly associated with E. canis PCR positivity (P < 0.0001). Hunting dogs in Campania region (Southern Italy) are frequently exposed to H. canis, and the infection is potentially associated with close contact with wildlife. Further studies are needed to assess the pathogenic potential of H. canis, as well as the epidemiological relationships between hunting dogs and wild animal populations sharing the same habitats in Southern Italy.
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- L Pacifico
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME, 04092, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME, 04092, USA
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Portici, Italy
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- IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME, 04092, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, Italy.,Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Valenzano, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
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- Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
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- IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., Westbrook, ME, 04092, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Comparative Medicine Institute, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", Naples, Italy.,Osservatorio Faunistico Venatorio - Regione Campania, Naples, Italy
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Soto-Navarro C, Ravilious C, Arnell A, de Lamo X, Harfoot M, Hill SLL, Wearn OR, Santoro M, Bouvet A, Mermoz S, Le Toan T, Xia J, Liu S, Yuan W, Spawn SA, Gibbs HK, Ferrier S, Harwood T, Alkemade R, Schipper AM, Schmidt-Traub G, Strassburg B, Miles L, Burgess ND, Kapos V. Mapping co-benefits for carbon storage and biodiversity to inform conservation policy and action. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2020; 375:20190128. [PMID: 31983334 PMCID: PMC7017768 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [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] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Integrated high-resolution maps of carbon stocks and biodiversity that identify areas of potential co-benefits for climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation can help facilitate the implementation of global climate and biodiversity commitments at local levels. However, the multi-dimensional nature of biodiversity presents a major challenge for understanding, mapping and communicating where and how biodiversity benefits coincide with climate benefits. A new integrated approach to biodiversity is therefore needed. Here, we (a) present a new high-resolution map of global above- and below-ground carbon stored in biomass and soil, (b) quantify biodiversity values using two complementary indices (BIp and BIr) representing proactive and reactive approaches to conservation, and (c) examine patterns of carbon-biodiversity overlap by identifying 'hotspots' (20% highest values for both aspects). Our indices integrate local diversity and ecosystem intactness, as well as regional ecosystem intactness across the broader area supporting a similar natural assemblage of species to the location of interest. The western Amazon Basin, Central Africa and Southeast Asia capture the last strongholds of highest local biodiversity and ecosystem intactness worldwide, while the last refuges for unique biological communities whose habitats have been greatly reduced are mostly found in the tropical Andes and central Sundaland. There is 38 and 5% overlap in carbon and biodiversity hotspots, for proactive and reactive conservation, respectively. Alarmingly, only around 12 and 21% of these proactive and reactive hotspot areas, respectively, are formally protected. This highlights that a coupled approach is urgently needed to help achieve both climate and biodiversity global targets. This would involve (1) restoring and conserving unprotected, degraded ecosystems, particularly in the Neotropics and Indomalaya, and (2) retaining the remaining strongholds of intactness. This article is part of the theme issue 'Climate change and ecosystems: threats, opportunities and solutions'.
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- C. Soto-Navarro
- UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK
- Luc Hoffmann Institute, Rue Mauverney 28, 1196 Gland, Switzerland
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- UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK
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- UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK
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- UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK
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- UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK
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- UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK
- Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK
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- Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK
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- Gamma Remote Sensing, Worbstrasse 225, 3073 Gümligen, Switzerland
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- CESBIO, Edouard Belin, 31401 Toulouse, France
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- GlobEO, Avenue Saint-Exupery, 31400 Toulouse, France
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- CESBIO, Edouard Belin, 31401 Toulouse, France
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Applied Technology of Forestry and Ecology in Southern China, College of Biological Science and Technology, Central South University of Forest and Technology, Changsha 410004, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Centre for Sustainability and the Global Environment, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
- Centre for Sustainability and the Global Environment, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
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- CSIRO, GPO BOX 1700, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- CSIRO, GPO BOX 1700, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, PO Box 30314, 2500 GH The Hague, The Netherlands
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- PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, PO Box 30314, 2500 GH The Hague, The Netherlands
- Department of Environmental Science, Radboud University, PO Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, 75009 Paris, France
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- International Institute for Sustainability (IIS), CEP: 22460-320, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK
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- UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK
- Centre for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, The Natural History Museum, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), 219 Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL, UK
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Santoro M, Accurso V, Mancuso S, Carlisi M, Raso S, Tarantino G, Di Piazza F, Perez A, Russo A, Siragusa S. Comparison between thrombotic risk scores in essential thrombocythemia and survival implications. Hematol Oncol 2019; 37:434-437. [PMID: 31465530 DOI: 10.1002/hon.2670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Revised: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The conventional thrombotic risk stratification in essential thrombocythemia (ET) distinguishes patients in two risk groups based on previous thrombosis and age (< or >60). The IPSET-thrombosis takes into account four risk factors: age greater than 60 years and the presence of CV risk factors, thrombosis history and JAK2 V617F presence. The revised IPSET-thrombosis uses three adverse variables to delineate four risk categories: age greater than 60, thrombosis history, and JAK2 V617F presence. We compared different risk models in the estimation of thrombotic risk in 191 patients with ET and the role of specific driver mutations affecting overall survival, according to thrombotic risk. We also evaluated the mutational status of patients showing history of thrombosis or cardiovascular events versus patients who did not. Finally, we verified whether the thrombotic risk had a significant impact on survival in our ET patients. The data analysis has been performed through the conventional statistics and overall survival estimated by using the Kaplan-Meyer method. Interestingly, either using the traditional system for thrombotic risk or the IPSET-t prognostic score or the current stratification for the thrombotic risk, high-risk patients are always highly represented. This evidence is of note, being the high-risk category indicated for cytoreduction, affecting quality of life, despite the good overall prognosis of patients with ET diagnosis in general. The analysis of overall survival in our patients, according to different models for thrombotic risk, highlighted the poor prognosis of high-risk patients compared with those with a lower thrombotic risk, in particular when using traditional stratification and current stratification. In conclusion, the occurrence of thrombotic or cardiovascular events represents one of the most severe complications at diagnosis or during follow-up of ET despite current recommendations, having a significant impact on morbidity and survival.
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- M Santoro
- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Hematology Division, University Hospital Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone", Palermo, Italy
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- Hematology Division, University Hospital Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone", Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Stomatological Disciplines, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Hematology Division, University Hospital Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone", Palermo, Italy
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Santoro M, Iaccarino D, Di Nocera F, Degli Uberti B, Lucibelli MG, Borriello G, De Luca G, D'Amore M, Cerrone A, Galiero G. Molecular detection of Chlamydia abortus in a stranded Mediterranean striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba. Dis Aquat Organ 2019; 132:203-208. [PMID: 31188135 DOI: 10.3354/dao03320] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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This study reports gross, histopathological, and molecular features of a Chlamydia abortus infection in a stranded female striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba from the Tyrrhenian coast of southern Italy. Post-mortem examination revealed liver congestion, splenic lymphoid depletion with capsular petechiae, and pneumonia. Histology revealed disseminated intravascular coagulation with vasculitis and congestion. Hepatocellular and acute myocardial degeneration were also observed. Basophilic, coccobacillary inclusions consistent with Chlamydia spp. were observed histologically in the type II pneumocytes, myocardial fibers, and hepatocytes, and in macrophages and plasma cells of liver, spleen, and prescapular lymph nodes. Chlamydial antigen was detected by immunofluorescence assay using genus-specific anti-Chlamydia antibodies. PCR assay revealed C. abortus in spleen, liver, heart, and lungs. C. abortus was the only pathogen detected. The main pathological changes suggest that Chlamydia infection may have been the cause of stranding and death of the striped dolphin. This case represents the first molecular detection of a member of the Chlamydiaceae in a marine mammal.
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- M Santoro
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Portici, Italy
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Vollono C, Pazzaglia C, Di Sipio E, Giordano R, Padua L, Arendt-Nielsen L, Santoro M, Valeriani M. RP11-819C21.1 and ZNRD1-AS long non-coding RNA changes following painful laser stimulation correlate with pain habituation in healthy subjects: A laser evoked potential (LEP) study. Clin Neurophysiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.09.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Pippi R, Pietrantoni A, Patini R, Santoro M. Is telephone follow-up really effective in early diagnosis of inflammatory complications after tooth extraction? Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2018; 23:e707-e715. [PMID: 30341259 PMCID: PMC6261002 DOI: 10.4317/medoral.22465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To establish whether telephone follow-up is really able to intercept post-extraction complications and to evaluate the degree of patient satisfaction with this kind of post-surgical monitoring. MATERIAL AND METHODS six hundred and thirty-eight patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to a test or control group. Test group patients were monitored by telephone follow-up 24 and 72 hours after surgery to investigate the presence of local symptoms that are frequently associated with surgical wound infection and inflammation. Both test and control group patients were examined 7 days at suture removal. Patients with systemic diseases, those in which intra-operative accidents occurred during surgery and those for whom extraction suture was not required, were excluded. RESULTS At least one complication among alveolar osteitis, alveolar inflammation, alveolar infection and dehiscence involved 15.70% of the patients in the test group and 30.70% of the patients in the control group and telephone follow-up proved to be useful in early identification of anomalies in the post-extraction wound healing process. Comparable results were recorded in all extraction subgroups divided according to the type (surgical and non-surgical) and the number (single and multiple) of extractions performed in the same session. Telephone follow-up showed an 8.60 ± 1.17 (0 to 10 score scale) average acceptance. All cases of alveolar osteitis and infection occurred in patients who underwent antibiotic prophylaxis. CONCLUSIONS Telephone follow-up seems to allow early detection of any possible wound healing complications, it is widely accepted by patients and it could therefore be considered a valid method for wound healing monitoring after tooth extractions, due to its effectiveness, feasibility and low costs.
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- R Pippi
- Department of Odontostomatological and Maxillo Facial Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Via Caserta 6, 00161 Rome,
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Malivindi R, Santoro M, De Rose D, Panza S, Gervasi S, Rago V, Aquila S. Activated-farnesoid X receptor (FXR) expressed in human sperm alters its fertilising ability. Reproduction 2018; 156:249-259. [DOI: 10.1530/rep-18-0203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The farnesoid X receptor alpha (FXR) is a bile acid sensor activated by binding to endogenous bile acids including chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA). Although, FXR is expressed in male reproductive tissue, the relevance of the receptor on reproduction is scarcely known. Here, we demonstrated the FXR presence and its action on several human sperm features. Western blot and immunofluorescence assays evidenced the FXR expression in human spermatozoa and the localisation in the middle piece. CDCA increasing concentrations and GW4064, synthetic ligand of FXR, were used to study the FXR influence on sperm motility, survival, capacitation, acrosome reaction and on glucose as well as lipid metabolism. Interestingly, our data showed that increasing concentrations of CDCA negatively affected sperm parameters, while the receptor blockage by (Z)-Guggulsterone and by the anti-FXR Ab reversed the effects. Intriguingly, elevated CDCA levels increased triglyceride content, while lipase and G6PDH activities were reduced with respect to untreated samples, thus impeding the metabolic reprogramming typical of the capacitated sperm. In conclusion, in this study, we demonstrated for the first time a novel target for FXR and that the activated receptor alters the acquisition of sperm fertilising ability. We showed that sperm itself express the FXR and it is responsive to specific ligands of the receptor; therefore, bile acids influence this cell both in male and in female genital tracts. It might be hypothesized that bile acid levels could be involved in infertility with idiopathic origin as these compounds are not systematically measured in men undergoing medically assisted procreation.
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Santoro M, Di Nocera F, Iaccarino D, Cipriani P, Guadano Procesi I, Maffucci F, Hochscheid S, Blanco C, Cerrone A, Galiero G, Nascetti G, Mattiucci S. Helminth parasites of the dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima (Cetacea: Kogiidae) from the Mediterranean Sea, with implications on host ecology. Dis Aquat Organ 2018; 129:175-182. [PMID: 30154277 DOI: 10.3354/dao03251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Limited data exist on the occurrence of the dwarf sperm whale Kogia sima in the Mediterranean Sea and its parasite fauna. Here, the occurrence of the anisakid species Anisakis physeteris and A. pegreffii in the stomach chambers of an adult female dwarf sperm whale, stranded in southern Italy, is reported. In addition, the occurrence of Phyllobothrium delphini larvae infecting the blubber of the caudal peduncle region was recorded. A. physeteris and A. pegreffii represent the 2 parasite species of the genus, mostly distributed in the Mediterranean Sea in fish and squids. The finding of A. pegreffii and A. physeteris in the dwarf sperm whale represents a new record in this host species for the Mediterranean Sea. The study of gastrointestinal content also revealed a massive presence of cephalopod beaks identified as belonging to pelagic squids including the umbrella squid Histioteuthis bonnellii, the reverse jewel squid H. reversa, the long-armed squid Chiroteuthis veranii, and the comb-finned squid Ctenopteryx sicula. The feeding habits of the dwarf sperm whale, as well as the occurrence of these squid residuals in the cetacean host, suggest that these squid species play a major role in maintaining the life cycle of anisakid parasite species and P. delphini.
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- M Santoro
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Portici, Italy
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Bryk T, Gorelli FA, Mryglod I, Ruocco G, Santoro M, Scopigno T. Reply to “Comment on ‘Behavior of Supercritical Fluids across the Frenkel Line’”. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:6120-6123. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b01900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- T. Bryk
- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 1 Svientsitskii Street, UA-79011 Lviv, Ukraine
- Institute of Applied Mathematics and Fundamental Sciences, Lviv Polytechnic National University, UA-79013 Lviv, Ukraine
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- Istituto Nazionale di Ottica INO-CNR, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- European Laboratory for Non Linear Spectroscopy, LENS, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 1 Svientsitskii Street, UA-79011 Lviv, Ukraine
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- Center for Life Nano Science @Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 295 Viale Regina Elena, I-00161 Roma, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Roma La Sapienza, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Ottica INO-CNR, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- European Laboratory for Non Linear Spectroscopy, LENS, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Center for Life Nano Science @Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, 295 Viale Regina Elena, I-00161 Roma, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Roma La Sapienza, I-00185 Roma, Italy
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Ducceschi V, Gregorio G, Santoro M, De Crescenzo I, Aloia A, Gatto F. 682Variations of myocardial contractility measured by the SonR sensor during spontaneous rhythm are consensual with LV ejection fraction changes in CRT patients. Europace 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euy015.327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- V Ducceschi
- ASL NA1 Pellegrini Hospital, Cardiologia, Naples, Italy
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- San Luca Hospital of Vallo della Lucania, Cardiologia, Vallo Della Lucania, Italy
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- San Luca Hospital of Vallo della Lucania, Cardiologia, Vallo Della Lucania, Italy
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- San Luca Hospital of Vallo della Lucania, Cardiologia, Vallo Della Lucania, Italy
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- San Luca Hospital of Vallo della Lucania, Cardiologia, Vallo Della Lucania, Italy
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- San Luca Hospital of Vallo della Lucania, Cardiologia, Vallo Della Lucania, Italy
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The "Frenkel line" (FL), the thermodynamic locus where the time for a particle to move by its size equals the shortest transverse oscillation period, has been proposed as a boundary between recently discovered liquid-like and gas-like regions in supercritical fluids. We report a simulation study of isothermal supercritical neon in a range of densities intersecting the FL. Specifically, structural properties and single-particle and collective dynamics are scrutinized to unveil the onset of any anomalous behavior at the FL. We find that (i) the pair distribution function smoothly evolves across the FL displaying medium-range order, (ii) low-frequency transverse excitations are observed below the "Frenkel frequency", and (iii) the high-frequency shear modulus does not vanish even for low-density fluids, indicating that positive sound dispersion characterizing the liquid-like region of the supercritical state is unrelated to transverse dynamics. These facts critically undermine the definition of the FL and its significance for any relevant partition of the supercritical phase.
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- T Bryk
- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine , 1 Svientsitskii Street, UA-79011 Lviv, Ukraine
- Institute of Applied Mathematics and Fundamental Sciences, Lviv Polytechnic National University , UA-79013 Lviv, Ukraine
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- Istituto Nazionale di Ottica INO-CNR , I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- European Laboratory for Non Linear Spectroscopy, LENS , I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine , 1 Svientsitskii Street, UA-79011 Lviv, Ukraine
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Roma La Sapienza , I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Center for Life Nano Science @Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , 295 Viale Regina Elena, I-00161 Roma, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Ottica INO-CNR , I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- European Laboratory for Non Linear Spectroscopy, LENS , I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Roma La Sapienza , I-00185 Roma, Italy
- Center for Life Nano Science @Sapienza, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia , 295 Viale Regina Elena, I-00161 Roma, Italy
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Fazzo L, Minichilli F, Santoro M, Ceccarini A, Della Seta M, Bianchi F, Comba P, Martuzzi M. Hazardous waste and health impact: a systematic review of the scientific literature. Environ Health 2017; 16:107. [PMID: 29020961 PMCID: PMC5637250 DOI: 10.1186/s12940-017-0311-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 09/26/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Waste is part of the agenda of the European Environment and Health Process and included among the topics of the Sixth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health. Disposal and management of hazardous waste are worldwide challenges. We performed a systematic review to evaluate the evidence of the health impact of hazardous waste exposure, applying transparent and a priori defined methods. The following five steps, based on pre-defined systematic criteria, were applied. 1. Specify the research question, in terms of "Population-Exposure-Comparators-Outcomes" (PECO). POPULATION people living near hazardous waste sites; Exposure: exposure to hazardous waste; Comparators: all comparators; Outcomes: all diseases/health disorders. 2. Carry out the literature search, in Medline and EMBASE. 3. Select studies for inclusion: original epidemiological studies, published between 1999 and 2015, on populations residentially exposed to hazardous waste. 4. Assess the quality of selected studies, taking into account study design, exposure and outcome assessment, confounding control. 5. Rate the confidence in the body of evidence for each outcome taking into account the reliability of each study, the strength of the association and concordance of results.Fifty-seven papers of epidemiological investigations on the health status of populations living near hazardous waste sites were selected for the evidence evaluation. The association between 95 health outcomes (diseases and disorders) and residential exposure to hazardous waste sites was evaluated. Health effects of residential hazardous waste exposure, previously partially unrecognized, were highlighted. Sufficient evidence was found of association between exposure to oil industry waste that releases high concentrations of hydrogen sulphide and acute symptoms. The evidence of causal relationship with hazardous waste was defined as limited for: liver, bladder, breast and testis cancers, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, asthma, congenital anomalies overall and anomalies of the neural tube, urogenital, connective and musculoskeletal systems, low birth weight and pre-term birth; evidence was defined as inadequate for the other health outcomes. The results, although not conclusive, provide indications that more effective public health policies on hazardous waste management are urgently needed. International, national and local authorities should oppose and eliminate poor, outdated and illegal practices of waste disposal, including illegal transboundary trade, and increase support regulation and its enforcement.
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- L. Fazzo
- Department of Environment and Health, Unit of Environmental and Social Epidemiology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, Unit of Environmental epidemiology and disease registries, National Research Council, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, Unit of Environmental epidemiology and disease registries, National Research Council, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Documentation Service, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Documentation Service, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, Unit of Environmental epidemiology and disease registries, National Research Council, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Environment and Health, Unit of Environmental and Social Epidemiology, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Centre for Environment and Health, World Health Organization - Regional Office for Europe, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
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Maltese M, Martella G, Imbriani P, Schuermans J, Billion K, Sciamanna G, Farook F, Ponterio G, Tassone A, Santoro M, Bonsi P, Pisani A, Goodchild RE. Abnormal striatal plasticity in a DYT11/SGCE myoclonus dystonia mouse model is reversed by adenosine A2A receptor inhibition. Neurobiol Dis 2017; 108:128-139. [PMID: 28823931 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2017.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2017] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Striatal dysfunction is implicated in many movement disorders. However, the precise nature of defects often remains uncharacterized, which hinders therapy development. Here we examined striatal function in a mouse model of the incurable movement disorder, myoclonus dystonia, caused by SGCE mutations. Using RNAseq we found surprisingly normal gene expression, including normal levels of neuronal subclass markers to strongly suggest that striatal microcircuitry is spared by the disease insult. We then functionally characterized Sgce mutant medium spiny projection neurons (MSNs) and cholinergic interneurons (ChIs). This revealed normal intrinsic electrophysiological properties and normal responses to basic excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission. Nevertheless, high-frequency stimulation in Sgce mutants failed to induce normal long-term depression (LTD) at corticostriatal glutamatergic synapses. We also found that pharmacological manipulation of MSNs by inhibiting adenosine 2A receptors (A2AR) restores LTD, again pointing to structurally intact striatal circuitry. The fact that Sgce loss specifically inhibits LTD implicates this neurophysiological defect in myoclonus dystonia, and emphasizes that neurophysiological changes can occur in the absence of broad striatal dysfunction. Further, the positive effect of A2AR antagonists indicates that this drug class be tested in DYT11/SGCE dystonia.
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- M Maltese
- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
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- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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- Fondazione Don Gnocchi, Milan, Italy.
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- Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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- VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; KU Leuven, Department of Neurosciences, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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Santoro M, Di Nocera F, Iaccarino D, Lawton SP, Cerrone A, Degli Uberti B, D'Amore M, Affuso A, Hochscheid S, Maffucci F, Galiero G. Pathology and molecular analysis of Hapalotrema mistroides (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) infecting a Mediterranean loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta. Dis Aquat Organ 2017; 124:101-108. [PMID: 28425423 DOI: 10.3354/dao03117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Turtle blood flukes belonging to the family Spirorchiidae (Digenea) represent a major threat for sea turtle health and are considered the most important parasitic cause of turtle stranding and mortality worldwide. Despite the large diversity of spirorchiid species found globally, there are only 2 records for free-ranging Mediterranean sea turtles that date back to the late 1800s involving just Hapalotrema mistroides Monticelli, 1896. This study describes the first fatal confirmed case of spirorchiidiasis in a free-ranging Mediterranean loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta (Linnaeus) and, owing to the complexities of taxonomic identification of these parasites, provides the first molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of H. mistroides from the Mediterranean Sea. The loggerhead turtle showed cachexia and digestive disorders associated with severe damage to the pancreas and intestinal ganglia, caused by deposition of Hapalotrema eggs forming granulomas. Massive Hapalotrema egg emboli in several tissues and organs and encephalitis were the most probable contributions to the death of the turtle. The congruence between the phylogenetic analysis of both the ITS2 and 28S rDNA resolved the Italian and USA H. mistroides as the same species, confirming the parasite identification. The case here described clearly indicates that the blood flukes should be considered in the differential diagnosis of Mediterranean sea turtle diseases.
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- M Santoro
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Via Salute n. 2, 80055 Portici, Italy
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Santoro M, Masciullo M, Silvestri G, Novelli G, Botta A. Myotonic dystrophy type 1: role of CCG, CTC and CGG interruptions within DMPK alleles in the pathogenesis and molecular diagnosis. Clin Genet 2017; 92:355-364. [PMID: 27991661 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Revised: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 12/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a multisystem neuromuscular disease caused by a CTG triplet expansion in the 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) of DMPK gene. This CTG array is usually uninterrupted in both healthy and DM1 patients, but recent studies identified pathological variant expansions containing unstable CCG, CTC and CGG interruptions with a prevalence of 3-5% of cases. In this review, we will describe the clinical, molecular and genetic issues related to the occurrence of variant expansions associated with DM1. Indeed, the identification of these complex DMPK alleles leads to practical consequences in DM1 genetic counseling and testing, because these exams can give false negative results. Moreover, DM1 patients carrying interrupted alleles can manifest either additional atypical neurological symptoms or, conversely, mild, late-onset forms. Therefore, the prognosis of the disease in these patients is difficult to determine because of the great uncertainty about the genotype-phenotype correlations. We will discuss the putative effects of the variant DM1 alleles on the pathogenic disease mechanisms, including mitotic and meiotic repeats instability and splicing alteration typical of DM1 tissues. Interruptions within the DMPK expanded alleles could also interfere with the chromatin structure, the transcriptional activity of the DM1 locus and the interaction with RNA CUG-binding proteins.
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- M Santoro
- Department of Neuroscience, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Milan, Italy
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- SPInal REhabilitation Lab, Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, Fondazione Policlinico 'Gemelli', Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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Coppola G, Di Lorenzo C, Grieco G, Santoro M, Santorelli F, Pascale E, Pierelli F. 6. Glutamate Receptor Ionotropic AMPA 3 (GRIA3) gene polymorphism influences cortical response to somatosensory stimulation in medication-overuse headache patients. Clin Neurophysiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Di Nottia M, Masciullo M, Verrigni D, Petrillo S, Modoni A, Rizzo V, Di Giuda D, Rizza T, Niceta M, Torraco A, Bianchi M, Santoro M, Bentivoglio AR, Bertini E, Piemonte F, Carrozzo R, Silvestri G. DJ-1 modulates mitochondrial response to oxidative stress: clues from a novel diagnosis of PARK7. Clin Genet 2016; 92:18-25. [PMID: 27460976 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Revised: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 07/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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DJ-1 mutations are associated to early-onset Parkinson's disease and accounts for about 1-2% of the genetic forms. The protein is involved in many biological processes and its role in mitochondrial regulation is gaining great interest, even if its function in mitochondria is still unclear. We describe a 47-year-old woman affected by a multisystem disorder characterized by progressive, early-onset parkinsonism plus distal spinal amyotrophy, cataracts and sensory-neural deafness associated with a novel homozygous c.461C>A [p.T154K] mutation in DJ-1. Patient's cultured fibroblasts showed low ATP synthesis, high ROS levels and reduced amount of some subunits of mitochondrial complex I; biomarkers of oxidative stress also resulted abnormal in patient's blood. The clinical pattern of multisystem involvement and the biochemical findings in our patient highlight the role for DJ-1 in modulating mitochondrial response against oxidative stress.
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- M Di Nottia
- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- SPInal REhabilitation Lab, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico A.Gemelli Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico A.Gemelli Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Genetic Disorders and Rare Diseases, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Coi A, Minichilli F, Bustaffa E, Carone S, Santoro M, Bianchi F, Cori L. Risk perception and access to environmental information in four areas in Italy affected by natural or anthropogenic pollution. Environ Int 2016; 95:8-15. [PMID: 27475730 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Revised: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A human biomonitoring (HBM) survey in four areas affected by natural or anthropogenic arsenic pollution was conducted in Italy within the framework of the SEpiAs project. A questionnaire, including the exploration of risk perception (RP) regarding environmental hazards and access to and trust in information, was administered to 282 subjects stratified by area, gender and age. The survey was designed to investigate how populations living in polluted areas could adopt prevention-oriented habits, fostered by the awareness of existing risks and, in addition, how increased knowledge of RP and information flows could support researchers in identifying recommendations, and presenting and disseminating HBM results. This study characterizes the four areas in terms of RP and access to and trust in environmental information, and provides insights into the influence of RP and environmental information on food consumption. For the data analysis, a combined random forest (RF) and logistic regression approach was carried out. RF was applied to the variables derived from the questionnaire in order to identify the most important in terms of the aims defined. Associations were then tested using Fisher's exact test and assessed with logistic regression in order to adjust for confounders. Results showed that the perception of and personal exposure to atmospheric and water pollution, hazardous industries and waste, hazardous material transportation and waste was higher in geographical areas characterized by anthropogenic pollution. Citizens living in industrial areas appeared to be aware of environmental risks and had more confidence in environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) than in public authorities. In addition, they reported an insufficient circulation of information. Concerning the influence of RP and environmental information on food consumption, a high perception of personal exposure to atmospheric pollution and hazardous industries was associated with a lower consumption of local fish. In conclusion, different RPs and information flow patterns were observed in areas with arsenic of natural origin or in industrial contexts. These findings may be useful for targeted risk communication plans in support of risk-management strategies.
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- A Coi
- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy.
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy
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- S.C. Epidemiologia e Statistica - Sez. Registro Tumori - ASL Taranto, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy
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Bajaj JS, Frederick RT, Bass NM, Ghabril M, Coyne K, Margolis MK, Santoro M, Coakley DF, Mokhtarani M, Jurek M, Scharschmidt BF. Overt hepatic encephalopathy: development of a novel clinician reported outcome tool and electronic caregiver diary. Metab Brain Dis 2016; 31:1081-93. [PMID: 27278222 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-016-9851-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Clinical management and clinical trials of patients with overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) are compromised by lack of standardized and reproducible tools for its clinical diagnosis or for caregiver (CG) identification of OHE manifestations which merit medical evaluation. Using an iterative Delphi method, Steering Committee and international hepatologist panel, the West Haven (WH) scale was modified to develop and operationalize a clinician tool for OHE identification and grading (HE Grading Instrument, HEGI™). Major diagnostic criteria included disorientation to time, place, and person, asterixis, lethargy, and coma. Minimum HEGI requirements for OHE diagnosis included: (1) disorientation, or (2) presence of both lethargy and asterixis, or (3) coma. Inter- and intra-rater HEGI reproducibility were 97 % and 98 %, respectively. When applied to a phase II clinical trial population of 178 patients with 388 OHE episodes, HEGI demonstrated excellent concordance with investigator judgement. Additionally, a multi-stage study was conducted to develop a daily CG e-diary, based on OHE manifestations recognizable by CG including speech difficulties, unusual behavior, forgetfulness, confusion, disorientation and level of consciousness. The e-diary was designed for use on smart phone, laptop or desktop, utilized branching logic and skip patterns, incorporated automatic daily completion reminders and real time alerts to clinical sites to facilitate daily standardized CG input and was found to be user friendly and understandable. The HEGI and e-diary, which were developed using methodology accepted by regulatory authorities, are designed to facilitate the design and interpretation of clinical trials for OHE and improve outcomes for OHE patients in clinical practice.
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- J S Bajaj
- Virginia Commonwealth University and McGuire VA Hospital, Richmond, VA, USA
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- California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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- Horizon Pharma, 150 S Saunders Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, USA
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- Horizon Pharma, 150 S Saunders Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, USA
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- Horizon Pharma, 150 S Saunders Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, USA
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- Horizon Pharma, 150 S Saunders Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, USA
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- Horizon Pharma, 150 S Saunders Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, USA.
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Santoro M, Iuliano E, Luci M, Perricelli A, Pomillo A, Iuliano F, Mazzulla M. Onset of fatigue in breast cancer patients: correlation with serum cytokine levels, and blood cell counts. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw345.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Iuliano F, Santoro M, Iuliano E, Luci M, Pomillo A, Perricelli A. Eltrombopag low doses as prophilaxisof Chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia (CIT) in cancer patients treated with platinum based chemotherapy. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw345.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Pomillo A, Santoro M, Iuliano E, Luci M, Perricelli A, Iuliano F, Mazzulla M. Neo-adjuvant treatment in patients with pancreatic cancer with nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw333.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Perricelli A, Santoro M, Iuliano E, Luci M, Pomillo A, Iuliano F. Adjuvant treatment in gastric cancer patients with radiochemotherapy. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw333.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- P.C. Braga
- Center for Respiratory Pharmacology, Dept. of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Milan, Italy
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- Center for Respiratory Pharmacology, Dept. of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Milan, Italy
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- Center for Respiratory Pharmacology, Dept. of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Milan, Italy
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- Center for Respiratory Pharmacology, Dept. of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Milan, Italy
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- Center for Respiratory Pharmacology, Dept. of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Milan, Italy
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Visone R, Pallante P, Vecchione A, Cirombella R, Ferracin M, Ferraro A, Volinia S, Coluzzi S, Leone V, Borbone E, Liu CG, Petrocca F, Troncone G, Calin GA, Scarpa A, Colato C, Tallini G, Santoro M, Croce CM, Fusco A. Specific microRNAs are downregulated in human thyroid anaplastic carcinomas. Oncogene 2016; 35:5214. [PMID: 27345412 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2016.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Fabiano R, Molinaro M, Santoro M, Mazzei E, Molè R, Destito A, Pingitore D, Bianco C. EP-1324: High risk early stage endometrial cancer: lymphadenectomy with brachytherapy as alternative to EBRT. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)32574-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Costantino N, Margheriti V, Santoro M, Mazzei E, Molinaro M, Mole R, Destito A, Pingitore D, Bianco C. EP-1188: The protective role of lipofilling in women subjected to radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)32438-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Pippi R, Romeo U, Santoro M, Del Vecchio A, Scully C, Petti S. Psychological disorders and oral lichen planus: matched case-control study and literature review. Oral Dis 2016; 22:226-34. [PMID: 26680999 DOI: 10.1111/odi.12423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Revised: 12/08/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Oral lichen planus (OLP) may be linked to psychological disorders. This study investigated psychological factors associated with OLP. METHODS A case-control study with incident OLP case patients and age-gender-socio-economic status-matched controls, recruited from among relatives, accompanying persons, and departmental staff, investigated psychological traits using the Psychological General Well-Being Index-Short form. Common factor analysis was used to generate a set of psychological dimensions. The association between these dimensions and OLP adjusted for confounders (education, number of lifetime sexual partners, drinking-smoking) and interactions was assessed through conditional logistic regression and odds ratios (OR) were estimated. RESULTS A total of 67 case-control pairs were recruited. Psychological dimensions generated were: dimension-1 (anxiety, low vitality), dimension-2 (negative well-being, low vitality), dimension-3 (depressed mood, low self-control). The ORs for OLP were, dimension-1, 1.0 (95% confidence interval -95CI, 0.3-2.6); dimension-2, 0.5 (95CI, 0.2-1.2); dimension-3, 4.8 (95CI, 1.8-12.9). Dimension-3 was highly associated with mild, but not associated with severe, OLP. Literature searching provided 21 studies, with anxiety and depression principally associated with OLP. CONCLUSIONS Depressed mood and low self-control were highly associated with OLP, particularly the reticular-papular forms. These traits could have a causative role in OLP development-progression, but further investigations are necessary.
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- R Pippi
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Oral Health-General Health, London, UK.,University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Santoro M, Nociti V, De Fino C, Caprara A, Giordano R, Palomba N, Losavio F, Marra C, Patanella AK, Mirabella M, Gainotti G, Quaranta D. Depression in multiple sclerosis: effect of brain derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism and disease perception. Eur J Neurol 2016; 23:630-40. [PMID: 26756166 DOI: 10.1111/ene.12913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Depression is common amongst subjects with multiple sclerosis (MS), and several investigations have explored different determinants of this condition, including physical disability, psychological and psychosocial factors. The brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism has been associated with depression. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of disease-related factors, BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and perception of disease on the severity of depression in MS. METHOD In total, 136 MS patients (88 women) were recruited and genotyped for BDNF rs6265 polymorphism at nucleotide 196 (G/A) using 'high resolution melting'. Depressive symptoms were assessed by the Multiple Sclerosis Depression Rating Scale. Perception of health status was assessed using the SF-36 questionnaire. RESULTS A multivariable linear regression model showed that the best predictors of depression were the SF-36 General health (β = -0.209; P = 0.013), Mental health (β = -0.410; P < 0.001) and Social activity (β = -0.195; P = 0.035) scores; physical disability (assessed by the Extended Disability Status Scale score) was directly correlated to depression severity on univariate analysis, but it was not a relevant predictor of depression on multivariate analysis; other variables directly related to the disease (treatment, annual relapsing rate) and the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism were not significantly associated with depression. CONCLUSION Perception of the health status is the principal predictor of depressive symptoms in our sample. This result supports the hypothesis that the subjective interpretation of the disease's consequences is one of the main factors in determining depression in MS.
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- M Santoro
- Fondazione Don Gnocchi - ONLUS, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione Don Gnocchi - ONLUS, Milan, Italy.,Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.,Research Center for Neuropsychology, Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.,Research Center for Neuropsychology, Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.,Research Center for Neuropsychology, Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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Galasso O, Panza S, Santoro M, Goldring MB, Aquila S, Gasparini G. PTEN ELEVATION, AUTOPHAGY AND METABOLIC REPROGRAMMING MAY BE INDUCED IN HUMAN CHONDROCYTES DURING STEROIDS OR NUTRIENT DEPLETION AND OSTEOARTHRITIS. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2015; 29:1-14. [PMID: 26652486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The exact mechanisms controlling the development and progression of osteoarthritis have not yet been clarified. Our aim was to investigate new pathomechanisms, with an emphasis on novel molecular targets that might regulate human chondrocytes in osteoarthritis. As a model for studying cell survival and metabolism, C-28/I2 and T/C-28a4 human chondrocytes were grown in complete medium, in dex-tran-coated charcoal treated medium and in serum-free medium. Healthy and osteoarthritic human cartilage samples were obtained from discarded surgical material. Cell survival, PTEN, AKT, Beclin1, AMBRA, AMPK and glucose/triglyceride metabolism were evaluated by immunoblotting and spectro-photometric assays. Starvation and steroids depletion decreased cell survival concomitantly with PTEN elevation, repression of the PI3K/AKT signaling axis and autophagy activation. These experimental conditions promoted the accumulation of glucose, decreased levels of G6PDH and resulted in differen-tial expression of OXPHOS complexes. Furthermore, they induced the expression of AMPK, reduced triglyceride levels and increased lipase activity, which was accompanied by a change in chondrocytes toward a fibroblast-like morphology. In osteoarthritic human cartilage, increased PTEN, AMPK and autophagy reflected the chondrocyte responses observed during starvation and steroids depletion. In conclusion, we defined the metabolic phenotype of human chondrocytes, in which both starvation and steroids depletion induce the activation of PTEN, AMPK and autophagy signaling, concomitant with metabolic reprogramming. Our data may aid in the development of novel in vitro models for the discovery and design of drugs or nutraceuticals capable of ameliorating the course of osteoarthritis.
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- O Galasso
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of DiBEST, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Post-graduate School Clinical Pathology, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy; Centro Sanitario, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Engineering Repair and Regeneration Program, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Centro Sanitario, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy; Department of Pharmacy and Sciences of Health and Nutrition, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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Haines J, Thibaud JM, Rouquette J, Hermet P, Cambon O, Renzo FD, van der Lee A, Scelta D, Ceppatelli M, Dziubek K, Gorelli F, Bini R, Santoro M. High-pressure synthesis and structural studies of zeolite/polymer nanocomposites. Acta Crystallogr A Found Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1107/s2053273315099167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Cafarelli A, Mura M, Diodato A, Schiappacasse A, Santoro M, Ciuti G, Menciassi A. A computer-assisted robotic platform for Focused Ultrasound Surgery: Assessment of high intensity focused ultrasound delivery. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2015; 2015:1311-1314. [PMID: 26736509 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2015.7318609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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In the last century, medicine showed considerable advancements in terms of new technologies, devices and diagnostic/therapeutic strategies. Those advantages led to a significant reduction of invasiveness and an improvement of surgical outcomes. In this framework, a computer-assisted surgical robotic platform able to perform non-invasive Focused Ultrasound Surgery (FUS) - the FUTURA platform - has the ambitious goal to improve accuracy, safety and flexibility of the treatment, with respect to current FUS procedures. Aim of this work is to present the current implementation of the robotic platform and the preliminary results about high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) delivery in in-vitro conditions, under 3D ultrasound identification and monitoring. Tests demonstrated that the average accuracy of the HIFU delivery is lower than 0.7 mm in both X and Y radial directions and 3.7 mm in the axial direction (Z) with respect to the HIFU transducer active surface.
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De Panfilis S, Gorelli F, Santoro M, Ulivi L, Gregoryanz E, Irifune T, Shinmei T, Kantor I, Mathon O, Pascarelli S. Local structure of solid Rb at megabar pressures. J Chem Phys 2015; 142:214503. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4921894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Andres S, Santoro M, Mah A, Keku J, Bortvedt A, Blue R, Lund P. Intestinal Insulin Receptor Contributes to Elevated Cholesterol and Stem, Enteroendocrine, and Paneth Cell Adaptations to Obesity. FASEB J 2015. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.851.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Sarah Andres
- Cell Biology & PhysiologyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNCUnited States
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- Cell Biology & PhysiologyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNCUnited States
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- NutritionUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNCUnited States
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- Cell Biology & PhysiologyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNCUnited States
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- Cell Biology & PhysiologyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNCUnited States
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- Cell Biology & PhysiologyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNCUnited States
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- Cell Biology & PhysiologyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNCUnited States
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Santoro M, Morales JA, Bolaáos F, Chaves G, Stefano MD. Helminths of hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Helminthologia 2015. [DOI: 10.1515/helmin-2015-0012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Parasitological examination of a stranded hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from Pacific coast of Costa Rica revealed the presence of a rich digenean fauna including Carettacola stunkardi (Spirorchiidae), Enodiotrema reductum (Plagiorchiidae), Cricocephalus albus, Adenogaster serialis, Epi-bathra crassa, Pleurogonius lobatus, P. trigonocephalus, P. linearis, and Pyelosomum posterorchis (Pronocephalidae). All helminths except C. albus and P. lobatus represent new geographical records for Costa Rica. Carettacola stunkardi is reported for first time in an Eastern Pacific hawksbill turtle and its pathological changes are here described. Histologically, nodular lesions on the serosal surface of intestine revealed a mixed infiltrate of heterophils, lymphocytes, and histiocytes within necrotic debris. Granulomas with spirorchiid eggs were observed in the mucosa, sub-mucosa and muscular layers of stomach and intestine, gallbladder and liver.
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- M. Santoro
- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Section of Parasitology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Departamento de Patologia, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica
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- Escuela de Biologia, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- Escuela de Biologia, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
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- Department of Environmental Science, The 2nd University of Naples, Caserta, Italy
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Visciano C, Liotti F, Prevete N, Cali' G, Franco R, Collina F, de Paulis A, Marone G, Santoro M, Melillo RM. Mast cells induce epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and stem cell features in human thyroid cancer cells through an IL-8-Akt-Slug pathway. Oncogene 2015; 34:5175-86. [PMID: 25619830 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2014.441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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There is increasing evidence that mast cells (MCs) and their mediators are involved in the remodeling of the tumor microenvironment and promote tumor growth, angiogenesis and metastasis. We have found that an increased density of MCs in thyroid cancer (TC) correlates with enhanced invasiveness. However, the MC-derived factors responsible for this activity and the mechanisms by which they enhance TC invasiveness remain unidentified. Here, we report that MCs, when activated by TC cells, produce soluble factors that induce epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and stemness features of TC cells. We identified CXCL8/interleukin (IL)-8 as the main mediator contained in activated MC conditioned media (CM) capable of inducing both EMT and stemness of TC cells. Mechanistically, MC CM or exogenous IL-8 stimulated Akt phosphorylation and Slug expression in TC cells. The inhibition of the Akt pathway or depletion of the Slug transcription factor by RNA interference, reverted EMT and stemness responses. TC cells stably transfected with exogenous IL-8 underwent EMT, displayed increased stemness and enhanced tumorigenicity with respect to control cells. The analysis of TC surgical specimens by immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated a positive correlation between MC density (Tryptase(+) cells) and stemness features (OCT4 staining). Taken together, our data identify an MC-dependent IL-8-Akt-Slug pathway that sustains EMT/stemness of TC cells. The blockade of this circuit might be exploited for the therapy of advanced TC.
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- C Visciano
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche/Istituto di Endocrinologia ed Oncologia Sperimentale del CNR 'G. Salvatore', University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche/Istituto di Endocrinologia ed Oncologia Sperimentale del CNR 'G. Salvatore', University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali/Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca in Scienze Immunologiche di Base e Cliniche, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche/Istituto di Endocrinologia ed Oncologia Sperimentale del CNR 'G. Salvatore', University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Struttura Complessa di Anatomia Patologica, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Struttura Complessa di Anatomia Patologica, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali/Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca in Scienze Immunologiche di Base e Cliniche, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Traslazionali/Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca in Scienze Immunologiche di Base e Cliniche, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche/Istituto di Endocrinologia ed Oncologia Sperimentale del CNR 'G. Salvatore', University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche/Istituto di Endocrinologia ed Oncologia Sperimentale del CNR 'G. Salvatore', University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Arletti R, Leardini L, Vezzalini G, Quartieri S, Gigli L, Santoro M, Haines J, Rouquette J, Konczewicz L. Pressure-induced penetration of guest molecules in high-silica zeolites: the case of mordenite. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:24262-74. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp03561a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A synthetic high-silica mordenite (HS-MOR) has been compressed in both non-penetrating (silicone oil, s.o.) and penetrating [methanol : ethanol : water (16 : 3 : 1) (m.e.w.), water : ethanol (3 : 1) (w.e.), and ethylene glycol (e.gl.)] pressure transmitting media (PTM).
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- R. Arletti
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra
- Università di Torino
- I-10125 Torino
- Italy
- Interdepartmental Centre “Nanostructured Interfaces and Surfaces-NIS”
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra
- Università di Messina
- I-98166 Messina S. Agata
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche
- Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
- I-41125 Modena
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra
- Università di Messina
- I-98166 Messina S. Agata
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra
- Università di Torino
- I-10125 Torino
- Italy
- Interdepartmental Centre “Nanostructured Interfaces and Surfaces-NIS”
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- Istituto Nazionale di Ottica
- INO-CNR
- I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino
- Italy
- European Laboratory for Non Linear Spectroscopy (LENS)
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier
- UMR 5253 CNRS
- Equipe C2M
- Université de Montpellier
- 34095 Montpellier
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier
- UMR 5253 CNRS
- Equipe C2M
- Université de Montpellier
- 34095 Montpellier
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb
- UMR 5221 CNRS
- Université de Montpellier
- 34095 Montpellier
- France
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Goirigolzarri Artaza J, Gallego Delgado M, Jaimes Castellanos C, Cavero Gibanel M, Pastrana Ledesma M, Alonso Pulpon L, Gonzalez Mirelis J, Al Ansi RZ, Sokolovic S, Cerin G, Szychta W, Popa BA, Botezatu D, Benea D, Manganiello S, Corlan A, Jabour A, Igual Munoz B, Osaca Asensi J, Andres La Huerta A, Maceira Gonzalez A, Estornell Erill J, Cano Perez O, Sancho-Tello M, Alonso Fernandez P, Sepulveda Sanchez P, Montero Argudo A, Palombo C, Morizzo C, Baluci M, Kozakova M, Panajotu A, Karady J, Szeplaki G, Horvath T, Tarnoki D, Jermendy A, Geller L, Merkely B, Maurovich-Horvat P, Moustafa S, Mookadam F, Youssef M, Zuhairy H, Connelly M, Prieur T, Alvarez N, Ashikhmin Y, Drapkina O, Boutsikou M, Demerouti E, Leontiadis E, Petrou E, Karatasakis G, Kozakova M, Morizzo C, Bianchi V, Marchi B, Federico G, Palombo C, Chatzistamatiou E, Moustakas G, Memo G, Konstantinidis D, Mpampatzeva Vagena I, Manakos K, Traxanas K, Vergi N, Feretou A, Kallikazaros I, Goto M, Uejima T, Itatani K, Pedrizzetti G, Mada R, Daraban A, Duchenne J, Voigt J, Chiu DYY, Green D, Johnstone L, Sinha S, Kalra P, Abidin N, Sikora-Frac M, Zaborska B, Maciejewski P, Bednarz B, Budaj A, Nemes A, Sasi V, Gavaller H, Kalapos A, Domsik P, Katona A, Szucsborus T, Ungi T, Forster T, Ungi I, Pluchinotta F, Arcidiacono C, Saracino A, Carminati M, Bussadori C, Dahlslett T, Karlsen S, Grenne B, Sjoli B, Bendz B, Skulstad H, Smiseth O, Edvardsen T, Brunvand H, Vereckei A, Szelenyi Z, Szenasi G, Santoro C, Galderisi M, Niglio T, Santoro M, Stabile E, Rapacciuolo A, Spinelli L, De Simone G, Esposito G, Trimarco B, Hubert S, Jacquier A, Fromonot J, Resseguier C, Tessier A, Guieu R, Renard S, Haentjiens J, Lavoute C, Habib G, Menting ME, Koopman L, Mcghie J, Rebel B, Gnanam D, Helbing W, Van Den Bosch A, Roos-Hesselink J, Shiino K, Yamada A, Sugimoto K, Takada K, Takakuwa Y, Miyagi M, Iwase M, Ozaki Y, Hayashi T, Itatani K, Inuzuka R, Shindo T, Hirata Y, Shimizu N, Miyaji K, Henri C, Dulgheru R, Magne J, Kou S, Davin L, Nchimi A, Oury C, Pierard L, Lancellotti P, Kovalyova O, Honchar O, Tengku W, Ketaren A, Mingo Santos S, Monivas Palomero V, Restrepo Cordoba A, Rodriguez Gonzalez E, Goirigolzarri Artaza J, Sayago Silva I, Garcia Lunar I, Mitroi C, Cavero Gibanel M, Segovia Cubero J, Ryu S, Park J, Kim S, Choi J, Goh C, Byun Y, Choi J, Westholm C, Johnson J, Jernberg T, Winter R, Rio P, Moura Branco L, Galrinho A, Pinto Teixeira P, Viveiros Monteiro A, Portugal G, Pereira-Da-Silva T, Afonso Nogueira M, Abreu J, Cruz Ferreira R, Mazzone A, Botto N, Paradossi U, Chabane A, Francini M, Cerone E, Baroni M, Maffei S, Berti S, Ghattas A, Shantsila E, Griffiths H, Lip G, Galli E, Guirette Y, Daudin M, Auffret V, Mabo P, Donal E, Fabiani I, Conte L, Scatena C, Barletta V, Pratali S, De Martino A, Bortolotti U, Naccarato A, Di Bello V, Falanga G, Alati E, Di Giannuario G, Zito C, Cusma' Piccione M, Carerj S, Oreto G, Dattilo G, Alfieri O, La Canna G, Generati G, Bandera F, Pellegrino M, Alfonzetti E, Labate V, Guazzi M, Cengiz B, Sahin ST, Yurdakul S, Kahraman S, Bozkurt A, Aytekin S, Borges IP, Peixoto E, Peixoto R, Peixoto R, Marcolla V, Venkateshvaran A, Sola S, Dash PK, Thapa P, Manouras A, Winter R, Brodin L, Govind SC, Mizariene V, Verseckaite R, Bieseviciene M, Karaliute R, Jonkaitiene R, Vaskelyte J, Arzanauskiene R, Janenaite J, Jurkevicius R, Rosner S, Orban M, Nadjiri J, Lesevic H, Hadamitzky M, Sonne C, Manganaro R, Carerj S, Cusma-Piccione M, Caprino A, Boretti I, Todaro M, Falanga G, Oreto L, D'angelo M, Zito C, Le Tourneau T, Cueff C, Richardson M, Hossein-Foucher C, Fayad G, Roussel J, Trochu J, Vincentelli A, Cavalli G, Muraru D, Miglioranza M, Addetia K, Veronesi F, Cucchini U, Mihaila S, Tadic M, Lang R, Badano L, Polizzi V, Pino P, Luzi G, Bellavia D, Fiorilli R, Chialastri C, Madeo A, Malouf J, Buffa V, Musumeci F, Gripari P, Tamborini G, Bottari V, Maffessanti F, Carminati C, Muratori M, Vignati C, Bartorelli A, Alamanni F, Pepi M, Polymeros S, Dimopoulos A, Spargias K, Karatasakis G, Athanasopoulos G, Pavlides G, Dagres N, Vavouranakis E, Stefanadis C, Cokkinos D, Pradel S, Mohty D, Magne J, Darodes N, Lavergne D, Damy T, Beaufort C, Aboyans V, Jaccard A, Mzoughi K, Zairi I, Jabeur M, Ben Moussa F, Ben Chaabene A, Kamoun S, Mrabet K, Fennira S, Zargouni A, Kraiem S, Jovanova S, Arnaudova-Dezjulovic F, Correia CE, Cruz I, Marques N, Fernandes M, Bento D, Moreira D, Lopes L, Azevedo O, Keramida K, Kouris N, Kostopoulos V, Psarrou G, Giannaris V, Olympios C, Marketou M, Parthenakis F, Kalyva N, Pontikoglou C, Maragkoudakis S, Zacharis E, Patrianakos A, Roufas K, Papadaki H, Vardas P, Dominguez Rodriguez F, Monivas Palomero V, Mingo Santos S, Arribas Rivero B, Cuenca Parra S, Zegri Reiriz I, Vazquez Lopez-Ibor J, Garcia-Pavia P, Szulik M, Streb W, Wozniak A, Lenarczyk R, Sliwinska A, Kalarus Z, Kukulski T, Nemes A, Domsik P, Kalapos A, Forster T, Serra W, Lumetti F, Mozzani F, Del Sante G, Ariani A, Corros C, Colunga S, Garcia-Campos A, Diaz E, Martin M, Rodriguez-Suarez M, Leon V, Fidalgo A, Moris C, De La Hera J, Kylmala MM, Rosengard-Barlund M, Groop PH, Lommi J, Bruin De- Bon H, Bilt Van Der I, Wilde A, Brink Van Den R, Teske A, Rinkel G, Bouma B, Teixeira R, Monteiro R, Garcia J, Silva A, Graca M, Baptista R, Ribeiro M, Cardim N, Goncalves L, Duszanska A, Skoczylas I, Kukulski T, Polonski L, Kalarus Z, Choi JH, Park J, Ahn J, Lee J, Ryu S, Ahn J, Kim D, Lee H, Przewlocka-Kosmala M, Mlynarczyk J, Rojek A, Mysiak A, Kosmala W, Pellissier A, Larochelle E, Krsticevic L, Baron E, Le V, Roy A, Deragon A, Cote M, Garcia D, Tournoux F, Yiangou K, Azina C, Yiangou A, Zitti M, Ioannides M, Ricci F, Dipace G, Aquilani R, Radico F, Cicchitti V, Bianco F, Miniero E, Petrini F, De Caterina R, Gallina S, Jardim Prista Monteiro R, Teixeira R, Garcia J, Baptista R, Ribeiro M, Cardim N, Goncalves L, Chung H, Kim J, Joung B, Uhm J, Pak H, Lee M, Lee K, Ragab A, Abdelwahab A, Yazeed Y, El Naggar W, Spahiu K, Spahiu E, Doko A, Liesting C, Brugts J, Kofflard M, Kitzen J, Boersma E, Levin MD, Coppola C, Piscopo G, Rea D, Maurea C, Caronna A, Capasso I, Maurea N, Azevedo O, Tadeu I, Lourenco M, Portugues J, Pereira V, Lourenco A, Nesukay E, Kovalenko V, Cherniuk S, Danylenko O, Nemes A, Domsik P, Kalapos A, Lengyel C, Varkonyi T, Orosz A, Forster T, Castro M, Abecasis J, Dores H, Madeira S, Horta E, Ribeiras R, Canada M, Andrade M, Mendes M, Morosin M, Piazza R, Leonelli V, Leiballi E, Pecoraro R, Cinello M, Dell' Angela L, Cassin M, Sinagra G, Nicolosi G, Wierzbowska-Drabik K, Hamala P, Kasprzak J, O'driscoll J, Rossato C, Gargallo-Fernandez P, Araco M, Sharma S, Sharma R, Jakus N, Baricevic Z, Ljubas Macek J, Skoric B, Skorak I, Velagic V, Separovic Hanzevacki J, Milicic D, Cikes M, Deljanin Ilic M, Ilic S, Kocic G, Pavlovic R, Stoickov V, Ilic V, Nikolic L, Generati G, Bandera F, Pellegrino M, Alfonzetti E, Labate V, Guazzi M, Labate V, Bandera F, Generati G, Pellegrino M, Donghi V, Alfonzetti E, Guazzi M, Zakarkaite D, Kramena R, Aidietiene S, Janusauskas V, Rucinskas K, Samalavicius R, Norkiene I, Speciali G, Aidietis A, Kemaloglu Oz T, Ozpamuk Karadeniz F, Akyuz S, Unal Dayi S, Esen Zencirci A, Atasoy I, Osken A, Eren M, Fazendas PR, Caldeira D, Stuart B, Cruz I, Rocha Lopes L, Almeida AR, Sousa P, Joao I, Cotrim C, Pereira H, Fazendas PR, Caldeira D, Stuart B, Cruz I, Rocha Lopes L, Almeida AR, Joao I, Cotrim C, Pereira H, Sinem Cakal S, Elif Eroglu E, Baydar O, Beytullah Cakal B, Mehmet Vefik Yazicioglu M, Mustafa Bulut M, Cihan Dundar C, Kursat Tigen K, Birol Ozkan B, Ali Metin Esen A, Yagasaki H, Kawasaki M, Tanaka R, Minatoguchi S, Houle H, Warita S, Ono K, Noda T, Watanabe S, Minatoguchi S, Cho EJ, Park SJ, Lim HJ, Chang SA, Lee SC, Park SW, Cho EJ, Park SJ, Lim HJ, Chang SA, Lee SC, Park SW, Mornos C, Cozma D, Ionac A, Mornos A, Popescu I, Ionescu G, Pescariu S, Melzer L, Faeh-Gunz A, Seifert B, Attenhofer Jost CH, Storve S, Haugen B, Dalen H, Grue J, Samstad S, Torp H, Ferrarotti L, Maggi E, Piccinino C, Sola D, Pastore F, Marino P, Ranjbar S, Karvandi M, Hassantash S, Karvandi M, Ranjbar S, Tierens S, Remory I, Bala G, Gillis K, Hernot S, Droogmans S, Cosyns B, Lahoutte T, Tran N, Poelaert J, Al-Mallah M, Alsaileek A, Nour K, Celeng C, Horvath T, Kolossvary M, Karolyi M, Panajotu A, Kitslaar P, Merkely B, Maurovich Horvat P, Aguiar Rosa S, Ramos R, Marques H, Portugal G, Pereira Da Silva T, Rio P, Afonso Nogueira M, Viveiros Monteiro A, Figueiredo L, Cruz Ferreira R. Poster session 6. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2014; 15:ii235-ii264. [PMCID: PMC4453635 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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The effect of fluid flow on cancer progression is currently not well understood, highlighting the need for perfused tumor models to close this gap in knowledge. Enabling biological processes at the cellular level to be modeled with high spatiotemporal control, microfluidic tumor models have demonstrated applicability as platforms to study cell-cell interactions, effect of interstitial flow on tumor migration and the role of vascular barrier function. To account for the multi-scale nature of cancer growth and invasion, macroscale models are also necessary. The consideration of fluid dynamics within tumor models at both the micro- and macroscopic levels may greatly improve our ability to more fully mimic the tumor microenvironment.
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- E L Fong
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77030 ; Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, TX 77251
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77030
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77030 ; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005
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Iezzi R, Santoro M, Dattesi R, La Torre MF, Guerra A, Antonuccio EGM, Rossi M, Tinelli G, Snider F, Bonomo L. Post-EVAR aortic neck elongation: is a real phenomenon or a conformational change during the cardiac cycle? Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2014; 18:975-980. [PMID: 24763876] [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: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Stent-graft migration is a late-term complication of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR). A recent published study suggests that stent graft migration could be explained only by aortic neck elongation, mimicking the appearance of distal stent graft migration. Several studies about the use of dynamic CT Angiography (CTA) in the evaluation of aortic conformation changes during the cardiac cycle demonstrate that axial aortic pulsatility exists. No studies have been carried out to evaluate if a longitudinal aortic pulsatility also exists, that could justify the aortic neck elongation previously reported. AIM To assess variations in length of proximal neck and infrarenal abdominal aorta in patients selected to undergo EVAR; to assess if longitudinal aortic pulsatility could modify EVAR planning. PATIENTS AND METHODS 40 patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) underwent both static and dynamic ECG-gated 64-CTA (0.625 mm-slice-collimation; 1.25 mm-reconstruction increment). Manual measurements of aortic neck length and infrarenal abdominal aorta were performed on modified coronal images to determine dynamic conformational changes. RESULTS Significant longitudinal pulsatility was demonstrated within aneurysm neck (19.1 ± 8.6%) and infrarenal abdominal aorta (6.6 ± 1.6%). When compared to dynamic measurements, the endograft previously selected according to static images in terms of fixation, would be potentially changed in 6/40 patients (15%) whereas 4/40 (10%) patients were not eligible for EVAR. CONCLUSIONS Dynamic ECG-gated CTA may provide information regarding longitudinal pulsatile motion that could change the EVAR planning based on static imaging. Reported post-EVAR elongation of infrarenal aortic neck could be an unreal phenomenon only due to a conformational change during cardiac cycle.
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- R Iezzi
- Department of Bioimaging and Radiological Sciences, Institute of Radiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
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Di Cristanziano V, Santoro M, Parisi F, Albonico M, Shaali MA, Di Cave D, Berrilli F. Genetic characterization of Giardia duodenalis by sequence analysis in humans and animals in Pemba Island, Tanzania. Parasitol Int 2013; 63:438-41. [PMID: 24269210 DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2013.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Revised: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Giardia duodenalis represents one of the most widespread human enteric parasites: about 200million people in Asia, Africa and Latin America are infected. Giardia exerts a deep impact on public health because of high prevalence and possible effects on growth and cognitive functions in infected children. The major aim of this study was to detect and genetically characterize G. duodenalis in both human and animal fecal samples collected in Pemba Island, in the archipelago of Zanzibar (Tanzania), in order to deepen the knowledge of genotypes of Giardia in this area. Between October 2009 and October 2010, we collected 45 human fecal samples from children from 2 primary schools and 60 animal fecal samples: 19 from zebus (Bos primigenius indicus) and 41 from goats (Capra hircus). Detection and genetic identification were performed by multilocus analysis of ssu-rDNA and gdh genes. In humans we found a higher prevalence of assemblage B (sub-assemblage BIV), in goats of assemblage E and in zebus of assemblage A. Our study represents an important contribution to the epidemiological knowledge of G. duodenalis in this area of Tanzania.
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- V Di Cristanziano
- Institute of Virology, University of Cologne, Fürst-Pückler-Str. 56, 50935 Cologne, Germany; Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy; Parasitology Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Piazza Sant´Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy
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- Ivo de Carneri Foundation, Viale Monza 44, 20127 Milan, Italy
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- Ivo de Carneri Foundation, Viale Monza 44, 20127 Milan, Italy
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- Public Health Laboratory (Pemba)-Ivo de Carneri, P.O. Box, TZ-122 Wawi, Chake Chake, Tanzania
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via Montpellier 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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Iezzi R, Santoro M, Dattesi R, La Torre M, Tinelli G, Snider F, Bonomo L. Foot CT perfusion in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD): A feasibility study. Eur J Radiol 2013; 82:e455-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2012] [Revised: 12/08/2012] [Accepted: 12/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Masciullo M, Iannaccone E, Bianchi MLE, Santoro M, Conte G, Modoni A, Monforte M, Tasca G, Laschena F, Ricci E, Silvestri G. Myotonic dystrophy type 1 and de novo FSHD mutation double trouble: a clinical and muscle MRI study. Neuromuscul Disord 2013; 23:427-31. [PMID: 23466272 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2013.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2012] [Revised: 11/05/2012] [Accepted: 02/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Here we describe the first case of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) associated with facio-scapulo-humeral dystrophy (FSHD). From a clinical point of view, the patient displayed a pattern of muscle involvement reminiscent of both disorders, including hand-grip myotonia, facial, axial and distal limbs muscle weakness as well as a bilateral winged scapula associated with atrophy of the pectoralis major muscle and lumbar lordosis; pelvic muscles were mostly spared. An extensive muscle MRI assessment including neck, shoulder, abdominal, pelvic and lower limb muscles documented radiological features typical of DM1 and FSDH. Molecular genetic studies confirmed that the proband carried both a pathologically expanded DMPK allele, inherited from his father, and a de novo shortened D4Z4 repeat fragment at 4q35 locus.
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