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Clemente G, Della Pia N, Bramanti A, Cerbara L, Russo G, De Rosa P, Marotta V, Tortora A, Riccio M, Vitale M. Role of nutritional therapy on dietary habits and glycemic control in insulin-treated kidney transplant patients with diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2024; 211:111680. [PMID: 38657795 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2024.111680] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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AIMS To evaluate the effect of nutritional therapy on glycemic compensation and key cardio-renal risk markers in patients with diabetes and kidney transplant, on insulin treatment by Multiple Daily Injection (MDI) or Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSII). METHODS 34 patients with diabetes on insulin treatment and kidney transplant recipients were enrolled;12 participated in the structured nutritional program (intervention group), 22 patients (control group) did not receive nutritional protocol. Both groups were then divided into subgroups according to the method of insulin administration (MDI and CSII). RESULTS Statistically significant reduction in fasting blood glucose values, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and glycosuria were observed in both groups at the end of the study. The intervention group, significantly reduced total cholesterolemia and the glycemic index, together with reduced dietary intake of lipids, cholesterol, soluble carbohydrates and increased consumption of carbohydrates and fiber. These improvements were even more pronounced in patients treated with CSII. CONCLUSIONS A proper nutritional approach optimize glycometabolic outcomes and contribute significantly to the reduction of the major cardiovascular risk factors in renal transplant patients.
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- G Clemente
- University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona (Salerno); IRPPS-Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies of the Italian National Research Council, Fisciano (Salerno).
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- University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona (Salerno)
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno (Salerno)
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- IRPPS-Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies of the Italian National Research Council, Fisciano (Salerno)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina (Messina)
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- General Surgery and Kidney Transplants. A.O.U San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona (Salerno)
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- University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona (Salerno)
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- University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona (Salerno)
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- University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona (Salerno)
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- University Hospital San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona (Salerno); Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno (Salerno)
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Bozzetto L, Della Pepa G, Costabile G, Salamone D, Luongo D, Monti S, Vitale M, Riccardi G, Rivellese A, Annuzzi G. De novo lipogenesis mediates beneficial effects of isoenergetic dietary interventions on fatty liver: Insights from the MEDEA randomized clinical trial. Atherosclerosis 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.06.064] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Giosuè A, Calabrese I, Riccardi G, Lupoli R, Vaccaro O, Vitale M. Fatty fish but not lean fish consumption is associated with reduced risk of coronary heart disease: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Atherosclerosis 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2022.06.842] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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D'Apuzzo F, Grassia V, Quinzi V, Vitale M, Marzo G, Perillo L. Paediatric Orthodontics. Part 4: SEC III protocol in Class III malocclusion. Eur J Paediatr Dent 2019; 20:330-334. [PMID: 31850779 DOI: 10.23804/ejpd.2019.20.04.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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SEC III protocol: Early treatment of dentoskeletal Class III malocclusions. The early treatment of dentoskeletal Class III malocclusion is one of the more challenging situations for orthodontists, mainly for the uncertainty of stable long-term results due to the interaction of both environmental and genetic aetiological factors. Several interceptive protocols have been proposed during the past decades. The SEC III protocol includes two occlusal acrylic Splints combined with Class III elastics and chin cup. The protocol was proposed to facilitate Class III dentoskeletal correction by eliminating the intercuspation and the tongue thrust with clockwise mandibular rotation and minimal dentoalveolar compensation. The main difference with all the other appliances is the vertical control, which is crucial in difficult cases such as hyperdivergent Class III malocclusions.
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- F D'Apuzzo
- Orthodontic Program, Multidisciplinary Department of Medico-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy
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- Orthodontic Program, Multidisciplinary Department of Medico-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy
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- Section of Orthodontics, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Orthodontic Program, Multidisciplinary Department of Medico-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy
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- Section of Orthodontics, Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Orthodontic Program, Multidisciplinary Department of Medico-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy
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Lanza A, Di Francesco F, Grassia V, Vitale M, Nucci L, Femiano R, Femiano L, De Marco G, Femiano F. Implant-prosthodontic rehabilitation of a patient with a large cyst-like periapical lesion: 2-year clinical and radiologic follow-up. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2019; 33:1597-1602. [PMID: 31496206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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- A Lanza
- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Campania University Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Campania University Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Campania University Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Campania University Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Campania University Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Campania University Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Campania University Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Campania University Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Campania University Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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Della Pepa G, Monti S, Vetrani C, Vitale M, Izzo A, Lombardi G, Salamone D, Fusco A, Tommasone M, Clemente G, Bozzetto L, Annuzzi G, Mancini M, Mirabelli P, Salvatore M, Riccardi G, Rivellese A. Treating Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes By Targeting Multiple Dietary Components: The Portfolio Diet. Atherosclerosis 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.06.340] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Femiano F, Grassia V, Femiano R, Vitale M, Nucci L, Sorice R, Di Francesco F, De Marco G, Lanza A. Decision-making process as guide to the management of non-carious cervical lesions with and without painful symptomatology. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2019; 33:1013-1018. [PMID: 31304689] [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: 06/10/2023]
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The aim of this study is to develop a decision-making path for the management of non-carious cervical lesions (NCCLs) associated with or without dentin hypersensitivity (DH) This will allow to limit or delay invasive approaches identifying the causes that produced them. The need for this review is because there are no clear guidelines in the current literature for the treatment of NCCLs. Usually, the selection of the best therapy option is postponed to clinical judgment which can be influenced by a patient's demands (aesthetic, symptomatologic reasons or worsening of pre-existing NCCL). To establish a therapeutic plan the young dentist should be able to distinguish the NCCLs that need to be monitored over time from those in need of early treatment. Indeed, the experience of the dentist and the compliance of the patient play a decisive role for the success of the therapy.
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- F Femiano
- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, Ex SUN, Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, Ex SUN, Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, Ex SUN, Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, Ex SUN, Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, Ex SUN, Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, Ex SUN, Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, Ex SUN, Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, Ex SUN, Naples, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, Ex SUN, Naples, Italy
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Kallas Z, Varela E, Čandek-Potokar M, Pugliese C, Cerjak M, Tomažin U, Karolyi D, Aquilani C, Vitale M, Gil JM. Can innovations in traditional pork products help thriving EU untapped pig breeds? A non-hypothetical discrete choice experiment with hedonic evaluation. Meat Sci 2019; 154:75-85. [PMID: 31004943 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2019.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Revised: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The EU is supporting measures that stimulate enhanced value-added products in order to conserve local and threatened livestock breeds. Several Traditional Pork Products (TPP) and Innovative Traditional Pork Products (ITPP) with health innovations from four untapped pig breeds in Spain (Porc Negre Mallorquí), Croatia (Turopolje), Italy (Cinta Senese) and Slovenia (Krškopolje) were analysed. Consumers' "Non-hypothetical" willingness to pay (WTP) and hedonic evaluation were investigated. An integrated experimental approach using two Non-Hypothetical Discrete Choice Experiment (NH-DCE) was carried out before and after a hedonic evaluation test. Results showed that the health innovative products (ITPP) received similar and even lower WTP than the "control" products (TPP) from the untapped pig breeds. The TPP outperformed products enriched with healthy ingredients or with reduced undesirable compounds. The potential demand for traditional and "unaltered" product from the rustic pig breeds could contribute to their conservation. A market niche exists, where consumers appreciate these high-quality products and where no "add-ons" are required to enhance their uptake.
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- Z Kallas
- CREDA-UPC-IRTA, Centre for Agro-food Economy & Development, Castelldefels, Spain.
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- CREDA-UPC-IRTA, Centre for Agro-food Economy & Development, Castelldefels, Spain
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- UNIFI, Universita Degli Studi Di Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Faculty of Agriculture, UNIZG, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- KIS, Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Agriculture, UNIZG, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- UNIFI, Universita Degli Studi Di Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Product Quality Program, IRTA, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, Monells, Spain
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- CREDA-UPC-IRTA, Centre for Agro-food Economy & Development, Castelldefels, Spain
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Martini D, Innocenti A, Cosentino C, Bedogni G, Zavaroni I, Ventura M, Galli D, Mirandola P, Vitale M, Dei Cas A, Bonadonna RC, Passeri G, Pruneti C, Del Rio D. Claimed effects, outcome variables and methods of measurement for health claims proposed under regulation (EC) 1924/2006 and related to cognitive function in adults. Arch Ital Biol 2018; 156:64-86. [PMID: 30039837 DOI: 10.12871/00039829201817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Some food/food components have been the object of request of authorization to the use of health claims related to cognitive function in adults and compliant with the Regulation (EC) 1924/2006. Most of the requests have received a negative opinion by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) also because of the choice of not appropriate outcome variables (OVs) and methods of measurement (MMs) selected in the trials used to substantiate the claim. This manuscript referes to the collection, collation and critical analysis of OVs and MMs related to cognitive function in adults. OVs and MMs were collected from the EFSA Guidance document and the applications for authorization of health claims pursuant to the Articles 13(5). The critical analysis of OVs and MMs, performed by a literature review, was aimed at defining their appropriateness in the context of a specific claimed effect. The results highlight the importance of an adequate choice of OVs and MMs for an effective substantiation of the claims related to cognitive functioning. The information provided in this document may serve to EFSA for updating the guidance on the scientific requirements for health claims related to cognitive functions, but also for a better design of randomized controlled trials aimed at substantiating such health claims.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Clinical Psychology Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy -
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- The Laboratory of Phytochemicals in Physiology, Department of Food and Drugs, University of Parma, Parma, Italy -
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Della Pepa G, Vetrani C, Bozzetto L, Vitale M, Costabile G, Cipriano P, Mangione A, Patti L, Rivellese A, Annuzzi G. A polyphenol-rich diet modifies postprandial lipoprotein composition. Atherosclerosis 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.06.066] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Amato B, Di Marco Lo Presti V, Gerace E, Capucchio MT, Vitale M, Zanghì P, Pacciarini ML, Marianelli C, Boniotti MB. Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains isolated from livestock and wild animals in Italy suggests the need for a different eradication strategy for bovine tuberculosis. Transbound Emerg Dis 2017; 65:e416-e424. [PMID: 29205877 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [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: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is an important zoonosis, which has been re-emerging in different ecological scenarios. In Sicily, Italy, from 2004 to 2014, an anatomopathological survey for tuberculosis-like lesions both in farmed and wild animals was performed. The isolates were genotyped using spoligotyping and Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Units-Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (MIRU-VNTR) techniques. High prevalence of lesions was observed for cattle (4%), pigs (4.9%) and wild boars (6.8%), and a total of 625 Mycobacterium bovis isolates were identified. Genotyping analysis showed the presence of 37 different spoligotypes including fifteen spoligotypes not present in other Italian regions and 266 MIRU-VNTR profiles. Spoligotype SB0120 exhibited the highest prevalence in cattle (50%) and pigs (56%) and the highest genetic variety with 126 different MIRU-VNTR profiles. The isolation of M. bovis in a farmer underlines the importance of M. bovis identification during the human TB diagnostic processes. This study supported the use of the genotyping analysis as a valuable tool for the evaluation of the epidemiological role of pigs and other domestic reservoirs such as goats and the role of wildlife in the maintenance of bTB infection.
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- B Amato
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Italy
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- National Reference Centre for Bovine Tuberculosis, Brescia, Italy
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- National Reference Centre for Bovine Tuberculosis, Brescia, Italy
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DeFrancesco CJ, Flynn JM, Smith JT, Luhmann SJ, Sawyer JR, Glotzbecker M, Pahys J, Garg S, Vitale M, Farrington DM, Sturm P. Clinically apparent adverse reactions to intra-wound vancomycin powder in early onset scoliosis are rare. J Child Orthop 2017; 11:414-418. [PMID: 29263752 PMCID: PMC5725766 DOI: 10.1302/1863-2548.11.170107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Spine surgeons have increasingly used intraoperative application of topical vancomycin powder (TVP) to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs). The goals of this study were to define the rate of pharmacological adverse reaction to TVP in young patients undergoing posterior spinal surgery and to summarise institutional variation in TVP dosing. METHODS This retrospective observational study included ten spine centres in the United States and one in Europe. Patients with early onset scoliosis who underwent posterior spine surgery were eligible for inclusion. Age, weight, TVP dose and surgery type were recorded. Surgeries where patient age was > 12 years were excluded. Pharmacological adverse reactions were defined as clinical instances of Red Man Syndrome, rash, nephrotoxicity, proteinuria, hepatotoxicity or ototoxicity. The rate of pharmacological adverse reaction to TVP was calculated. Dosing practices were summarised. RESULTS Patient age was in the range of seven months to 12 years (median ten years). Of 1398 observations, there was one possible pharmacological adverse reaction. This was in a ten-year-old, 20.4-kg female patient with neuromuscular sco-liosis undergoing growing rod implantation. She was dosed with 1500 mg of TVP and immediately developed a transient rash without systemic symptoms. This abated over minutes without any medical intervention. There were no other adverse reactions in the sample. The population rate of pharmacological adverse reaction was 0.072% (95% confidence interval 0 to 0.4). Significant variability in dosing practices existed between centres. CONCLUSION Pharmacological adverse reactions to TVP are rare. Future work may establish evidence-based guidelines for TVP dosing based on patient weight and other variables.
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- C. J. DeFrancesco
- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Orthopaedics, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA and The Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 3400 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Orthopaedics, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA,Correspondence should be sent to: J. M. Flynn, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Orthopedics, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States. E-mail:
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- Primary Children’s Hospital, 100 Mario Capecchi Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84113, USA
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- The St. Louis Children’s Hospital, 1 Childrens Pl, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, 848 Adams Ave, Memphis, TN 38103, USA
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- Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Shriners Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USA and 3551 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Children’s Hospital of Colorado, 13123 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, 3959 Broadway Ave, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Virgen del Rocio University Hospital, Spain and Av. Manuel Siurot, S/N, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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Martini D, Rossi S, Biasini B, Zavaroni I, Bedogni G, Musci M, Pruneti C, Passeri G, Ventura M, Di Nuzzo S, Galli D, Mirandola P, Vitale M, Dei Cas A, Bonadonna RC, Del Rio D. Claimed effects, outcome variables and methods of measurement for health claims proposed under European Community Regulation 1924/2006 in the framework of protection against oxidative damage and cardiovascular health. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2017; 27:473-503. [PMID: 28434807 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2017.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Revised: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The high number of negative opinions from the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to the requests for authorization of health claims is largely due to the design of human intervention studies, including the inappropriate choice of outcome variables (OVs) and of their methods of measurement (MMs). The present manuscript reports the results of an investigation aimed to collect, collate and critically analyse the information in relation to claimed effects, OVs and MMs, in the context of protection against oxidative damage and cardiovascular health compliant with Regulation 1924/2006. METHODS AND RESULTS Claimed effects, OVs and the related MMs were collected from EFSA Guidance documents and applications for authorization of health claims under Articles 13.5 and 14. The OVs and their MMs were evaluated only if the claimed effect was sufficiently defined and was considered beneficial by EFSA. The collection, collation and critical analysis of the relevant scientific literature consisted in the definition of the keywords, the PubMed search strategies and the creation of databases of references. The critical analysis of the OVs and their MMs was performed on the basis of the literature review and was aimed at defining the appropriateness of OVs and MMs in the context of the specific claimed effects. CONCLUSIONS The information provided in this document could serve to EFSA for the development of further guidance on the scientific requirements for health claims, as well as to the stakeholders for the proper design of human intervention studies aimed to substantiate such health claims.
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- D Martini
- The Laboratory of Phytochemicals in Physiology, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- The Laboratory of Phytochemicals in Physiology, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- The Laboratory of Phytochemicals in Physiology, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Division of Endocrinology, University of Parma, Italy; Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Liver Research Center, Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Clinical Psychology Unit, University of Parma, Medical School Building, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Building Clinica Medica Generale, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Laboratory of Probiogenomics, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Dermatology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Sport and Exercise Medicine Centre (SEM), University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Sport and Exercise Medicine Centre (SEM), University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Sport and Exercise Medicine Centre (SEM), University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Division of Endocrinology, University of Parma, Italy; Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Division of Endocrinology, University of Parma, Italy; Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- The Laboratory of Phytochemicals in Physiology, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
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Caleo A, Vitale M, Valvano L, Siano M, Angrisani B, Forlenza M, Massari A, Puzziello A, Salzano F, Zeppa P. Fine needle cytology pre-surgical differentiation of parathyroid neoplasms: Is it reliable? Cytopathology 2017; 28:273-279. [PMID: 28217943 DOI: 10.1111/cyt.12413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fine needle cytology (FNC) of a parathyroid neoplasia (PN) is reliable, but needs to be confirmed by Parathormone (PTH) and Thyroglobulin (TG) immunoassay on needle washing or by immunocytochemistry (ICC) evaluation. The differentiation between parathyroid adenoma (PA), atypical adenoma (PAA) and carcinoma (PC) is difficult on histology or even impossible on FNC. The aim of this study was to evaluate possible cytological criteria to classify FNC-PN further. METHODS Twenty-three FNC samples of PN and parathyroid cysts were rather then have been reviewed. The series includes 18 PNs, 4 cysts and 1 Thyr3B (histologically diagnosed as PA). Cytological features were: cellularity, patterns (follicular, solid or papillary), clear, oncocytic, isolated cells, nuclear atypia, cytoplasmic inclusions, nucleoli and mitoses. Data were compared with the histological controls. RESULTS Seventeen PNs, 2 cysts and 1 Thyr3B FNC samples were histologically diagnosed as PA (16), PAA (2) and PC (2). Two cysts and 1 PN were not confirmed histologically. Cytological features and incidences were: high cellularity (1 PA, 1 PAA, 2 PCs), follicular (8 PAs, 1 PAA), solid (5 PAs, 1 PC), papillary pattern (1PA, 1 PAA, 1 PC), clear cells (4 PAs, 1 PAA, 2 PCs), oncocytic cells (6 PAs, 1 PAA, 2 PCs), isolated cells (5 PAs, 2 PAAs, 2 PCs), nuclear atypia (2 PAs, 1 PAA, 2 PCs), cytoplasmic inclusions (4 PAs, 2 PCs), nucleoli (2 PCs) and mitoses (2 PCs). CONCLUSION Evident nucleoli and mitoses may suggest the differentiation between PA and PC. However, further investigations are required to confirm these preliminary observations.
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- A Caleo
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d' Aragona", Salerno, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d' Aragona", Salerno, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d' Aragona", Salerno, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d' Aragona", Salerno, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d' Aragona", Salerno, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d' Aragona", Salerno, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d' Aragona", Salerno, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d' Aragona", Salerno, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d' Aragona", Salerno, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d' Aragona", Salerno, Italy
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Di Marco Lo Presti V, Vitale M, Fiasconaro M, Tomaselli A, Lo Bianco S, Destro A, Foti S, Puleio R, Amato B. Osteoarticular Bovine Tuberculosis in Pigs (Pott Disease). J Comp Pathol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2016.11.094] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Vitale M, Masulli M, Cocozza S, Anichini R, Babini AC, Boemi M, Bonora E, Buzzetti R, Carpinteri R, Caselli C, Ceccarelli E, Cignarelli M, Citro G, Clemente G, Consoli A, Corsi L, De Gregorio A, Di Bartolo P, Di Cianni G, Fontana L, Garofolo M, Giorda CB, Giordano C, Grioni S, Iovine C, Longhitano S, Mancastroppa G, Mazzucchelli C, Montani V, Mori M, Perriello G, Rinaldi ME, Ruffo MC, Salvi L, Sartore G, Scaranna C, Tonutti L, Zamboni C, Zogheri A, Krogh V, Cappellini F, Signorini S, Riccardi G, Vaccaro O. Sex differences in food choices, adherence to dietary recommendations and plasma lipid profile in type 2 diabetes - The TOSCA.IT study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2016; 26:879-885. [PMID: 27212622 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2016.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [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: 10/09/2015] [Revised: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Diabetic women have a more adverse plasma lipid profile than men. Sex differences in dietary habits may play a role, but are little investigated. The study evaluates the quality of diet, adherence to the nutritional recommendations of the Diabetes and Nutrition Study Group and their relation with plasma lipid in men and women with diabetes. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 2573 people, aged 50-75, enrolled in the TOSCA.IT study (clinicaltrials.gov; NCT00700856). Plasma lipids were measured centrally. Diet was assessed with a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. Women had a more adverse plasma lipid profile than men. Women consumed significantly more legumes, vegetables, fruits, eggs, milk, vegetable oils, and added sugar, whereas men consumed more starchy foods, soft drinks and alcoholic beverages. This stands for a higher proportion (%) of energy intake from saturated fat and added sugar (12.0 ± 2.4 vs 11.5 ± 2.5 and 3.4 ± 3.2 vs 2.3 ± 3.2, P < 0.04), and a higher intake of fiber (11.2 ± 2.8 vs 10.4 ± 2.6 g/1000 Kcal/day) in women. Adherence to the recommendations for saturated fat and fiber consumption was associated with significantly lower LDL-cholesterol regardless of sex. Adherence to the recommendations for added sugars was associated with significantly lower triglycerides and higher HDL-cholesterol in men and women. CONCLUSIONS Men and women with diabetes show significant differences in adherence to nutritional recommendations, but sex differences in plasma lipid profile are unlikely to be explained by nutritional factors. Adherence to the nutritional recommendations is associated with a better plasma lipid profile regardless of sex, thus reinforcing the importance of substituting saturated for unsaturated fat sources, increasing fiber and reducing added sugar intake.
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- M Vitale
- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Università "Federico II" di Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Università "Federico II" di Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Università "Federico II" di Napoli, Italy
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- UO di Diabetologia, USL 3, Pistoia, Italy
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- Diabetologia, Ospedale Infermi, Rimini, Italy
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- UOC Malattie Metaboliche e Diabetologia, Istituto INRCA-IRCCS, Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina, Divisione di Endocrinologia, Diabete e Metabolismo, Università di Verona, Italy
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- UOC di Diabetologia Universitaria, Ospedale Santa Maria Goretti, Latina, Italy
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- UO di Malattie Metaboliche e Diabetologia, AO Treviglio, Italy
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- UOD Endocrinologia e Diabetologia, AUSL della Romagna, Cesena, Italy
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- UOC Diabetologia, Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia e Neuroscienze, Università di Siena, Italy
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- UO Endocrinologia e Diabetologia, ASP, Potenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Università "Federico II" di Napoli, Italy
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- DMSI e CeSI-Met, Università di Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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- SSD Diabetologia e Malattie Metaboliche, ASL 4 Chiavarese, Genova, Italy
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- UOSD Diabetologia, Ospedale San Salvatore, L'Aquila, Italy
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- UO di Diabetologia Ravenna, A. Usl Romagna, Italy
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- UOC Diabetologia e Dietologia, Ospedale S. Pertini, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Pisa, Italy
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- Endocrinologia e Malattie Metaboliche, Università di Palermo, Italy
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- Unità di Epidemiologia e Prevenzione, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Università "Federico II" di Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Catania, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Parma, Italy
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- UOSD, Presidio Ospedaliero di Atri, Italy
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- SSD Diabetologia, ASL 1, Massa Carrara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina dei Sistemi, Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Policlinico di Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Molecolare, Università "La Sapienza", Roma, Italy
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- DPT Medicina, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
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- USC Malattie Endocrine e Diabetologia, AO Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- SOC di Endocrinologia e Malattie del Metabolismo, AOU S. Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy
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- UO Malattie Metaboliche, Dietologia e Nutrizione Clinica, AOU Arcispedale S. Anna, Ferrara, Italy
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- UO di Diabetologia, Ospedale di Prato, Italy
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- Unità di Epidemiologia e Prevenzione, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Patologia Sperimentale, Ospedale di Desio, Università di Milano Bicocca, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Patologia Sperimentale, Ospedale di Desio, Università di Milano Bicocca, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Università "Federico II" di Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Università "Federico II" di Napoli, Italy.
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Proietti C, Anav A, De Marco A, Sicard P, Vitale M. A multi-sites analysis on the ozone effects on Gross Primary Production of European forests. Sci Total Environ 2016; 556:1-11. [PMID: 26971205 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Revised: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Ozone (O3) is both a greenhouse gas and a secondary air pollutant causing adverse impacts on forests ecosystems at different scales, from cellular to ecosystem level. Specifically, the phytotoxic nature of O3 can impair CO2 assimilation that, in turn affects forest productivity. This study aims to evaluate the effects of tropospheric O3 on Gross Primary Production (GPP) at 37 European forest sites during the time period 2000-2010. Due to the lack of carbon assimilation data at O3 monitoring stations (and vice-versa) this study makes a first attempt to combine high resolution MODIS Gross Primary Production (GPP) estimates and O3 measurement data. Partial Correlations, Anomalies Analysis and the Random Forests Analysis (RFA) were used to quantify the effects of tropospheric O3 concentration and its uptake on GPP and to evaluate the most important factors affecting inter-annual GPP changes. Our results showed, along a North-West/South-East European transect, a negative impact of O3 on GPP ranging from 0.4% to 30%, although a key role of meteorological parameters respect to pollutant variables in affecting GPP was found. In particular, meteorological parameters, namely air temperature (T), soil water content (SWC) and relative humidity (RH) are the most important predictors at 81% of test sites. Moreover, it is interesting to highlight a key role of SWC in the Mediterranean areas (Spanish, Italian and French test sites) confirming that, soil moisture and soil water availability affect vegetation growth and photosynthesis especially in arid or semi-arid ecosystems such as the Mediterranean climate regions. Considering the pivotal role of GPP in the global carbon balance and the O3 ability to reduce primary productivity of the forests, this study can help in assessing the O3 impacts on ecosystem services, including wood production and carbon sequestration.
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- C Proietti
- Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment (ENEA), C.R. Casaccia, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 S. Maria di Galeria, Rome, Italy; University of Exeter, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Exeter, UK
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- Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment (ENEA), C.R. Casaccia, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 S. Maria di Galeria, Rome, Italy
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- ACRI-HE, 260 route du Pin Montard BP234, 06904 Sophia Antipolis-cedex, France
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- Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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Di Crescenzo V, Vitale M, Valvano L, Napolitano F, Vatrella A, Zeppa P, De Rosa G, Amato B, Laperuta P. Surgical management of cervico-mediastinal goiters: Our experience and review of the literature. Int J Surg 2015; 28 Suppl 1:S47-53. [PMID: 26721191 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.12.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [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: 04/18/2015] [Revised: 05/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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AIM We analyze and discuss the clinical presentation, the diagnostic procedures and the surgical technique in relation to post-operative complications and results in cervico-mediastinal thyroid masses admitted in Thoracic Surgery Unit of AOU Second University of Naples from 1991 to 2006 and in Thoracic Surgery Unit of AOU "S. Giovanni di Dio & Ruggi D'Aragona" of Salerno over a period of 3 years (2011-2014). METHODS We reviewed 97 patients who underwent surgical treatment for cervico-mediastinal goiters. 47 patients (49.2%) had cervico-mediastinal goiter, 40 patients (40%) had mediastino-cervical goiter and 10 patients (10.8%) had mediastinal goiter. 73 cases were prevascular goiters and 24 were retrovascular goiters. We performed total thyroidectomy in 40 patients, subtotal thyroidectomy in 46 patients and in 11 cases the resection of residual goiter. In 75 patients we used only a cervical approach, in 21 patients the cervical incision was combined with median sternotomy and in 1 patient with transverse sternotomy. RESULTS Three patients (3.1%) died in the postoperative period (2 cardio-respiratory failure and 1 pulmonary embolism). The histologic study revelead 8 (7.7%) carcinomas. Postoperative complications were: dyspnea in 9 cases (10.7%), transient vocal cord paralysis in 6 patients (9.2%), temporary hypoparathyroidism in 9 patients (9.2%) and kidney failure in 1 case (0.9%). CONCLUSIONS The presence of a cervico-mediastinal thyroid mass with or without respiratory distress requires a surgical excision as the only treatment option. Thyroid masses extending to the mediastinum can be excised successfully by cervical incision. Bipolar approach (cervical incision and sternotomy) has an excellent outcome, achieving a safe resection, especially in large thyroid masses extending to the mediastinum with close relations to mediastinal structures and in some limited cases (carcinoma, thyroiditis, retrovascular goiter, ectopic goiter). Postoperative mortality and morbidity is very low, independent of surgical techniques. Other surgical approaches for excision of a Posterior Mediastinal Thyroid Goiter reported in literature are: VATS techniques to remove an ectopic intrathoracic goiter, robot-assisted technique for the removal of a substernal thyroid goiter, with extension into the posterior mediastinum.
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- V Di Crescenzo
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Thoracic Surgery Unit, University of Salerno, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Italy.
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- General Surgery Unit, AOU "S. Giovanni di Dio & Ruggi D'Aragona", Salerno, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Thoracic Surgery Unit, University of Salerno, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Respiratory Disease, University of Salerno, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Pathology Unit, University of Salerno, Italy.
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- Biomorphological and Functional Sciences Department, Italy.
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- Department of Public Health, "Federico II" University of Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Thoracic Surgery Unit, University of Salerno, Italy.
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Di Marcantonio D, Galli D, Carubbi C, Gobbi G, Queirolo V, Martini S, Merighi S, Vaccarezza M, Maffulli N, Sykes SM, Vitale M, Mirandola P. PKCε as a novel promoter of skeletal muscle differentiation and regeneration. Exp Cell Res 2015; 339:10-9. [PMID: 26431586 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2015.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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: 03/17/2015] [Revised: 09/23/2015] [Accepted: 09/26/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Satellite cells are muscle resident stem cells and are responsible for muscle regeneration. In this study we investigate the involvement of PKCε during muscle stem cell differentiation in vitro and in vivo. Here, we describe the identification of a previously unrecognized role for the PKCε-HMGA1 signaling axis in myoblast differentiation and regeneration processes. METHODS PKCε expression was modulated in the C2C12 cell line and primary murine satellite cells in vitro, as well as in an in vivo model of muscle regeneration. Immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence, RT-PCR and shRNA silencing techniques were used to determine the role of PKCε and HMGA1 in myogenic differentiation. RESULTS PKCε expression increases and subsequently re-localizes to the nucleus during skeletal muscle cell differentiation. In the nucleus, PKCε blocks Hmga1 expression to promote Myogenin and Mrf4 accumulation and myoblast formation. Following in vivo muscle injury, PKCε accumulates in regenerating, centrally-nucleated myofibers. Pharmacological inhibition of PKCε impairs the expression of two crucial markers of muscle differentiation, namely MyoD and Myogenin, during injury induced muscle regeneration. CONCLUSION This work identifies the PKCε-HMGA1 signaling axis as a positive regulator of skeletal muscle differentiation.
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- D Di Marcantonio
- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, 43100 Parma, Italy; Immune Cell Development and Host Defense, Research Institute of Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, 43100 Parma, Italy; Centre for Molecular and Translational Oncology (COMT), University of Parma, Italy; Sport and Exercise Medicine Center (SEM), University of Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, 43100 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, 43100 Parma, Italy; Centre for Molecular and Translational Oncology (COMT), University of Parma, Italy; Sport and Exercise Medicine Center (SEM), University of Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, 43100 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, 43100 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medical Science, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Human Sciences, Society and Health (HSSH), University of Cassino, FR, Italy; School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK; Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders, University of Salerno School of Medicine and Surgery, Salerno, Italy
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- Immune Cell Development and Host Defense, Research Institute of Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, 43100 Parma, Italy; Centre for Molecular and Translational Oncology (COMT), University of Parma, Italy; Sport and Exercise Medicine Center (SEM), University of Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Via Gramsci, 14, 43100 Parma, Italy; Centre for Molecular and Translational Oncology (COMT), University of Parma, Italy; Sport and Exercise Medicine Center (SEM), University of Parma, Italy
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Rullo R, Festa VM, Rullo R, Addabbo F, Chiodini P, Vitale M, Perillo L. Prevalence of dental anomalies in children with cleft lip and unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate. Eur J Paediatr Dent 2015; 16:229-232. [PMID: 26418927] [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: 06/05/2023]
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AIM To examine the prevalence of different types of dental anomalies in children with nonsyndromic cleft lip, unilateral cleft lip-palate, and bilateral cleft lip-palate. MATERIALS AND METHODS A sample of 90 patients (aged 4-20 years) affected by isolated cleft lip, unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate was examined. Cleft patients were classified into one of three groups according to cleft type: (1) Unilateral Cleft Lip-Palate, (2) Bilateral Cleft Lip-Palate, and (3) Cleft Lip. Intraoral exams, panoramic radiographs and dental casts, were used to analyse the prevalence of the various dental anomalies included in this study. RESULTS There were no statistically significant differences between patients with cleft lip, unilateral cleft lip and palate and bilateral cleft lip and palate. The congenital absence of the cleft-side lateral incisor was observed in 40% of the sample, and a total of 30% patients showed supernumerary teeth at the incisors region. Second premolar agenesis was found in 4.4% of patients, whereas in 18.9% of the sample there was an ectopic dental eruption. Lateral or central incisors rotation was noted in 31.1% of the sample, while shape anomaly, lateral incisor microdontia, and enamel hypoplasia were detected respectively in 25.6%, 5.6% and 18.9% of cleft patients. CONCLUSION High prevalence of different dental anomalies in children with cleft lip and unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate has been confirmed. This study, in particular, shows the presence of ectopic and rotated teeth in the cleft area.
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- R Rullo
- Associate Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatology Department, University of Naples (SUN), Naples, Italy
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- Resident of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatology Department, University of Naples (SUN), Naples, Italy
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- Postgraduate student, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive sciences and Dentistry, Stomatology Department, University of Naples (SUN), Naples, Italy
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- Postgraduate Student, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Stomatology Department, University of Naples (SUN), Naples, Italy
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- Researcher, Medical Statistics, Department of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Stomatology Department, University of Naples (SUN), Naples, Italy
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- Postgraduate student, Department of Orthodontics, Stomatology Department, University of Naples (SUN), Naples, Italy
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- Head, Postgraduate Orthodontic Program, Stomatology Department, University of Naples (SUN), Naples, Italy
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Gianetti E, Russo L, Orlandi F, Chiovato L, Giusti M, Benvenga S, Moleti M, Vermiglio F, Macchia PE, Vitale M, Regalbuto C, Centanni M, Martino E, Vitti P, Tonacchera M. Pregnancy outcome in women treated with methimazole or propylthiouracil during pregnancy. J Endocrinol Invest 2015; 38:977-85. [PMID: 25840794 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-015-0281-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE Control of thyroid function in hyperthyroid women during pregnancy is based on antithyroid drugs (ATD) [propylthiouracil (PTU) and methimazole (MMI)]. While a teratogenic effect has been suggested for MMI and, more recently, for PTU, a clear demonstration is still lacking. Aim of this study was to assess the safety of ATD during pregnancy. METHODS A total of 379 pregnancies were retrospectively recruited in eight Italian Departments of Endocrinology and divided in five groups: (1) MMI-treated and euthyroid throughout pregnancy (n = 89); (2) MMI-treated and hyperthyroid on at least two occasions (n = 35); (3) PTU-treated women and euthyroid throughout pregnancy (n = 32); (4) PTU-treated women and hyperthyroid on at least two occasions (n = 20); and (5) non-ATD-treated (n = 203). Data on maternal thyroid function, miscarriages, type of delivery, neonatal weight, length and TSH, perinatal complications and congenital malformation were analyzed. RESULTS The gestational age at delivery, the rate of vaginal delivery, neonatal weight, length and neonatal TSH did not significantly differ among groups. In all groups, the rates of spontaneous miscarriage and of major congenital malformations were not higher than in the general population. No newborns were born with a phenotype similar to those described in the "MMI embryopathy". CONCLUSIONS While a clear demonstration of a teratogenic effect of MMI is currently lacking, it seems reasonable to follow the current guidelines and advice for PTU treatment in hyperthyroid women during the first trimester of pregnancy. Further, large and prospective worldwide studies will be needed to fully clarify the issue of ATD safety during pregnancy.
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Paradisa 2, Cisanello, 56124, Pisa, Italy,
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Vitale M, Masulli M, Rivellese AA, Babini AC, Boemi M, Bonora E, Buzzetti R, Ciano O, Cignarelli M, Cigolini M, Clemente G, Citro G, Corsi L, Dall'Aglio E, Del Prato S, Di Cianni G, Dolci MA, Giordano C, Iannarelli R, Iovine C, Lapolla A, Lauro D, Leotta S, Mazzucchelli C, Montani V, Perriello G, Romano G, Romeo F, Santarelli L, di Cola RS, Squatrito S, Tonutti L, Trevisan R, Turco AA, Zamboni C, Riccardi G, Vaccaro O. Influence of dietary fat and carbohydrates proportions on plasma lipids, glucose control and low-grade inflammation in patients with type 2 diabetes-The TOSCA.IT Study. Eur J Nutr 2015; 55:1645-51. [PMID: 26303195 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-015-0983-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE The optimal macronutrient composition of the diet for the management of type 2 diabetes is debated, particularly with regard to the ideal proportion of fat and carbohydrates. The aim of the study was to explore the association of different proportions of fat and carbohydrates of the diet-within the ranges recommended by different guidelines-with metabolic risk factors. METHODS We studied 1785 people with type 2 diabetes, aged 50-75, enrolled in the TOSCA.IT Study. Dietary habits were assessed using a validated food-frequency questionnaire (EPIC). Anthropometry, fasting lipids, HbA1c and C-reactive protein (CRP) were measured. RESULTS Increasing fat intake from <25 to ≥35 % is associated with a significant increase in LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, HbA1c and CRP (p < 0.05). Increasing carbohydrates intake from <45 to ≥60 % is associated with significantly lower triglycerides, HbA1c and CRP (p < 0.05). A fiber intake ≥15 g/1000 kcal is associated with a better plasma lipids profile and lower HbA1c and CRP than lower fiber consumption. A consumption of added sugars of ≥10 % of the energy intake is associated with a more adverse plasma lipids profile and higher CRP than lower intake. CONCLUSIONS In people with type 2 diabetes, variations in the proportion of fat and carbohydrates of the diet, within the relatively narrow ranges recommended by different nutritional guidelines, significantly impact on the metabolic profile and markers of low-grade inflammation. The data support the potential for reducing the intake of fat and added sugars, preferring complex, slowly absorbable, carbohydrates.
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- M Vitale
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Diabetology, Infermi Hospital, Rimini, Italy
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- UOC Malattie Metaboliche e Diabetologia, INRCA-IRCCS Institute, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- UOC di Diabetologia Universitaria, Ospedale Santa Maria Goretti, Latina, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- UO Endocrinologia e Diabetologia, ASP, Potenza, Italy
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- SSD Diabetologia e Malattie del Metabolismo, ASL 4 Chiavarese, Genova, Italy
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- Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- UO Diabetologia, USL 1, Massa e Carrara, Italy
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- Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- UO Diabetologia, Ospedale San Salvatore, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Diabetology, Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- UOSD, Presidio Ospedaliero di Atri, Atri, Italy
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- MISEM, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Diabetologia, ASL Torino 5, Torino, Italy
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- Presidio Ospedaliero di Lanciano, Lanciano, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- SOC di Endocrinologia e Malattie del Metabolismo, AOU "S. Maria della Misericordia", Udine, Italy
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- Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, AO Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Unità Operativa di Malattie Metaboliche, Dietologia e Nutrizione Clinica, AOU Arcispedale "S. Anna", Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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Masselli E, Carubbi C, Gobbi G, Mirandola P, Galli D, Martini S, Bonomini S, Crugnola M, Craviotto L, Aversa F, Vitale M. Protein kinase Cɛ inhibition restores megakaryocytic differentiation of hematopoietic progenitors from primary myelofibrosis patients. Leukemia 2015; 29:2192-201. [PMID: 26183534 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2015.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2015] [Revised: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 05/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Among the three classic Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms, primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is the most severe in terms of disease biology, survival and quality of life. Abnormalities in the process of differentiation of PMF megakaryocytes (MKs) are a hallmark of the disease. Nevertheless, the molecular events that lead to aberrant megakaryocytopoiesis have yet to be clarified. Protein kinase Cɛ (PKCɛ) is a novel serine/threonine kinase that is overexpressed in a variety of cancers, promoting aggressive phenotype, invasiveness and drug resistance. Our previous findings on the role of PKCɛ in normal (erythroid and megakaryocytic commitment) and malignant (acute myeloid leukemia) hematopoiesis prompted us to investigate whether it could be involved in the pathogenesis of PMF MK-impaired differentiation. We demonstrate that PMF megakaryocytic cultures express higher levels of PKCɛ than healthy donors, which correlate with higher disease burden but not with JAK2V617F mutation. Inhibition of PKCɛ function (by a negative regulator of PKCɛ translocation) or translation (by target small hairpin RNA) leads to reduction in PMF cell growth, restoration of PMF MK differentiation and inhibition of PKCɛ-related anti-apoptotic signaling (Bcl-xL). Our data suggest that targeting PKCɛ directly affects the PMF neoplastic clone and represent a proof-of-concept for PKCɛ inhibition as a novel therapeutic strategy in PMF.
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- E Masselli
- Hematology and BMT Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy.,Unit of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Unit of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Unit of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Unit of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Unit of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Unit of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Hematology and BMT Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Hematology and BMT Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Hematology and BMT Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Hematology and BMT Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy.,Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Hematology and BMT Unit, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Unit of Human Anatomy and Histology, Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Puleio R, Capucchio M, Tamburello A, Mignacca S, Atanasio A, Vitale M, Amato B, Loria G, Di Marco Lo Presti V. Ocular squamous cell carcinoma in Valle del Belice sheep: Histology and immunohistochemistry. Small Rumin Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2015.01.024] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Capucchio M, Mignacca S, Vitale M, Tasca D, Spuria L, Amato B, Fiasconaro M, Di Marco Lo Presti V. Polypoid nasal neoformations in sheep: Pathological investigations. Small Rumin Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2015.02.002] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Galli D, Carubbi C, Masselli E, Corradi D, Dei Cas A, Nouvenne A, Bucci G, Arcari ML, Mirandola P, Vitale M, Gobbi G. PKCε is a negative regulator of PVAT-derived vessel formation. Exp Cell Res 2015; 330:277-286. [PMID: 25433270 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2014.11.011] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2014] [Revised: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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RATIONALE Vessel formation is a crucial event in tissue repair after injury. Thus, one assumption of innovative therapeutic approaches is the understanding of its molecular mechanisms. Notwithstanding our knowledge of the role of Protein Kinase C epsilon (PKCε) in cardio-protection and vascular restenosis, its role in vessel progenitor differentiation remains elusive. OBJECTIVE Given the availability of PKCε pharmacological modulators already tested in clinical trials, the specific aim of this study is to unravel the role of PKCε in vessel progenitor differentiation, with implications in vascular pathology and vasculogenesis. METHODS AND RESULTS Mouse Peri-Vascular Adipose Tissue (PVAT) was used as source of mesenchymal vessel progenitors. VEGF-induced differentiation of PVAT cells down-regulates both PKCε and p-PAK1 protein expression levels. PKCε overexpression and activation: i) reduced the expression levels of SMA and PECAM in endothelial differentiation of PVAT cells; ii) completely abrogated tubules formation in collagen gel assays; iii) increased the expression of p-PAK1. CONCLUSION PKCε negatively interferes with vessel progenitor differentiation via interaction with PAK-1.
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- D Galli
- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), Anatomy & Histology Unit, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), Anatomy & Histology Unit, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), Anatomy & Histology Unit, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences Sec. Internal Medicine and Critical Long-Term Care University Hospital, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), Anatomy & Histology Unit, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), Anatomy & Histology Unit, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), Anatomy & Histology Unit, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), Anatomy & Histology Unit, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), Anatomy & Histology Unit, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy
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Marotta V, Sciammarella C, Vitale M, Colao A, Faggiano A. The evolving field of kinase inhibitors in thyroid cancer. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2015; 93:60-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2014.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2014] [Revised: 06/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Grani G, D'Alessandri M, Del Sordo M, Carbotta G, Vitale M, Fumarola A. Influence of thyrotropin and thyroid volume on basal serum calcitonin. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2014; 123:44-7. [PMID: 25314647 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1390491] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Thyroid volume was found to be a determinant of serum calcitonin levels in animal models and in thyroid-healthy subjects, as recently reported. This study aims to evaluate if this finding is confirmed in patients undergoing ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology of suspicious thyroid nodules. A dataset of 561 patients including basal serum FT4, FT3, TSH, calcitonin, thyroid volume, anti-thyroperoxidase antibodies (TPOAb), and cytology report, was retrospectively analysed. The median thyroid volume was 20.5 ml (14.5-26.8) in males and 12.0 ml (9.3-17.0) in females (p<0.001). The overall median serum calcitonin value was 2.00 pg/ml (2.00-3.10). A Spearman's correlation was performed between serum calcitonin levels and thyroid volume, showing a weak direct relationship (rs=0.173, p<0.001). This relationship is confirmed both in the smokers group (rs=0.337, p=0.003) and in non-smokers group (rs=0.115, p=0.012), and both in the TPOAb-positive patients (rs=0.419, p<0.001) and negative ones (rs=0.107, p=0.025). There is no correlation between serum TSH and calcitonin levels. In patients grouped according to morphologic diagnosis, calcitonin levels are slightly higher in the high-volume groups: the interquartile range was 2.00-2.00 pg/ml in the atrophy, 2.00-2.82 pg/ml in the normal volume, and 2.00-3.85 pg/ml in the goiter group (p=0.02). When males and females are computed separately, the statistical significance is lost. In conclusion, thyroid volume can mildly influence calcitonin levels. Gender acts as a "surrogate marker" of thyroid volume and the application of a gender-specific cut-off can probably overcome this issue in clinical practice.
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- G Grani
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Unit of Endocrinology, "Sapienza" Università di Roma, Rome (RM), Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Unit of Endocrinology, "Sapienza" Università di Roma, Rome (RM), Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Unit of Endocrinology, "Sapienza" Università di Roma, Rome (RM), Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Unit of Endocrinology, "Sapienza" Università di Roma, Rome (RM), Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Unit of Endocrinology, "Sapienza" Università di Roma, Rome (RM), Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Unit of Endocrinology, "Sapienza" Università di Roma, Rome (RM), Italy
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Agretti P, Niccolai F, Rago T, De Marco G, Molinaro A, Scutari M, Di Cosmo C, Di Coscio G, Vitale M, Maccheroni M, Vitti P, Tonacchera M. BRAF mutation analysis in thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology: our experience on surgical management of patients with thyroid nodules from an area of borderline iodine deficiency. J Endocrinol Invest 2014; 37:1009-14. [PMID: 25194426 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-014-0166-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Accepted: 08/19/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) with cytologic evaluation is the most reliable tool for malignancy prediction in thyroid nodules, but cytologic diagnosis remains indeterminate for 12-18 % of nodules. BRAF V600E mutation has been reported to show a high specificity for malignant thyroid nodules and the use of this marker to refine indeterminate FNA cytology results may be a useful diagnostic adjunctive tool in the pre-operative evaluation of thyroid nodules. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of BRAF exon 15 mutation (V600E) and its clinical value as a diagnostic tool in a series of thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology from an area of borderline iodine deficiency. SUBJECTS AND METHODS One hundred and fifty-three thyroid samples obtained by FNA of thyroid nodules from 151 patients were subjected to the analysis of BRAF V600E mutation by direct sequencing. In the study 54 nodules with indeterminate cytology, 56 benign and 43 malignant thyroid nodules were included. RESULTS V600E BRAF gene mutation was demonstrated in 19/43 malignant nodules, in 0/56 benign nodules and in only 1/54 indeterminate nodules that, after histology, turned out to be at a papillary thyroid carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS The application of BRAF exon 15 analysis showed limitations when applied to discriminate thyroid nodules with indeterminate cytology if wild-type BRAF is found, and there is no role for avoiding diagnostic thyroid surgery.
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- P Agretti
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Endocrinology, University of Pisa and University Hospital of Pisa, Via Paradisa 2, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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Pokharel RK, Brisco L, Mandal M, Agrawal JP, Dillon D, Vitale M, Woodland P, Jacoby P, Downs J. Effect of sitting posture on development of scoliosis in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy cases. J Nepal Health Res Counc 2014; 12:94-99. [PMID: 25575000] [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: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Scoliosis is a frequent association in boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy when the ability to walk is lost around nine to 12 years of age. This study assessed the contribution of physical factors including lumbar posture to scoliosis in non-ambulatory youth with DMD in Nepal. METHODS Linear regression was used to assess effects of time since loss of ambulation, muscle strength, functional severity and lumbar angle as a binary variable on coronal Cobb angle; again logistic regression was used to assess effects of muscle strength and cross-legged sitting on the presence of a lordotic lumbar posture in 22 non-ambulant boys and young men. RESULTS The boys and young men had a mean (SD) age of 15.1 (4.0) years, had been non-ambulant for 48.6 (33.8) months and used a median of 3.5 (range 2 to 7) postures a day. The mean Cobb angle was 15.1 (range 0 to 70) degrees. Optimal accuracy in predicting scoliosis was obtained with a lumbar angle of -6° as measured by skin markers, and both a lumbar angle ≤-6° (P=0.112) and better functional ability (P=0.102) were associated with less scoliosis. Use of cross-legged sitting postures during the day was associated with a lumbar angle ≤-6° (OR 0.061; 95% CI 0.005 - 0.672; P=0.022). CONCLUSIONS Use of cross-legged sitting posture was associated with increase in lumbar lordosis. Higher angle of lumbar lordosis and better functional ability are associated with lesser degree of scoliosis.
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- R K Pokharel
- Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Medicine Tribhuvan University, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu Nepal
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- Muscular Dystrophy Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Muscular Dystrophy Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Medicine, Institute of Medicine Tribhuvan University, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, Australia
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- Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York - Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Centre, New York
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, Australia
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- Centre for Child Health Research, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
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- School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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Harnain C, Ahmad N, Vitale M, McCabe S, Rozenblit G, Maddineni S, Zalvan C. Use of a mushroom-retained gastrostomy tube for stenting benign esophageal stricture. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2013.12.544] [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] Open
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Vitale M, Pérez-Juan M, Lloret E, Arnau J, Realini C. Effect of aging time in vacuum on tenderness, and color and lipid stability of beef from mature cows during display in high oxygen atmosphere package. Meat Sci 2014; 96:270-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2013] [Revised: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 07/18/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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One could argue that balneotherapy and mud therapy would have not lasted 2,000 years or so If they were not effective. No doubt a long history cannot be taken per se as scientific proof of efficacy. Some empiricism is still present in the field: the concept of spa itself is quite confounding, whereas spring waters are used for leisure purposes but also for non-acute patient therapy and late phases of clinical recovery. These confounding elements ultimately feed the opinion of those who aprioristically reject any potential beneficial effect of balneotherapy: instead, it should at least generate questions that deserve scientific answers. Clinical practices sequentially integrating pharmacological therapy with those natural principles for which a sufficient scientific demonstration is available, would probably cut the costs of public health, generating widespread advantages for the community. Recently, it has become evident that mineral waters may have intrinsic pharmacological properties. Of the numerous salts dissolved in thermal waters that might show pharmacological properties, for certain hydrogen sulfide (H2S) contained in sulfurous waters is the one that has obtained greater scientific attention, to which should be added the extensive scientific effort recently dedicated to H2S as a cellular gasotransmitter, independently from its natural sources. Dermatology and cosmetics are among the most studied applications of sulfurous waters, around which, however, some empiricism still confounds opinions: we therefore considered that a state-of-the-art focus on this topic might be timely and useful for future studies.
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- C. Carubbi
- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Human Morphology and Applied Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- Scientific Coordinator of the Italian Foundation for Scientific Research in Balneotherapy (FoRST), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences (S.Bi.Bi.T.), University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Vitale M, Luongo D, Naviglio D, Bozzetto L, Mirabella M, Rivieccio AM, Giacco A, Rivellese AA. Trans fatty acids consumption in type 1 diabetic patients: evaluation by dietary records and measurement in serum phospholipids. Acta Diabetol 2013; 50:651-4. [PMID: 22207451 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-011-0365-y] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2011] [Accepted: 12/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The consumption of foods containing trans fatty acids (TFA), especially those produced by food industries, induces pleiotropic negative effects on health. Therefore, it is important to assess the amount of TFA consumed, especially in age groups more exposed to the consumption of TFA-containing foods. The present pilot study evaluates TFA intake in 54 young people with and without type 1 diabetes (29 young subjects with type 1 diabetes and 25 healthy subjects) through both dietary records (7-day food record) and the measurement of TFA levels in serum phospholipids, a possibly more objective marker of TFA intake. The comparison between the two groups was made by the student t test for independent samples. The intake of synthetic TFA was low in both groups (type 1 diabetic patients: 0.25 ± 0.25 g/day; healthy subjects 0.48 ± 0.37 g/day), but significantly lower in diabetic patients vs controls (P < 0.05); TFA levels in serum phospholipids also confirmed a low intake of these fatty acids. These data indicate that the intake of trans fatty acids is relatively low in our population, i.e.,<1% of total calories in the diet, in line with what recommended by the World Health Organization.
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- M Vitale
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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Guitelman M, Garcia Basavilbaso N, Vitale M, Chervin A, Katz D, Miragaya K, Herrera J, Cornalo D, Servidio M, Boero L, Manavela M, Danilowicz K, Alfieri A, Stalldecker G, Glerean M, Fainstein Day P, Ballarino C, Mallea Gil MS, Rogozinski A. Primary empty sella (PES): a review of 175 cases. Pituitary 2013; 16:270-4. [PMID: 22875743 DOI: 10.1007/s11102-012-0416-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The term primary empty sella (PES) makes reference to the herniation of the subarachnoid space within the sella turcica in patients with no history of pituitary tumor, surgery or radiotherapy. To retrospectively assess clinical features, radiological findings and the biochemical endocrine function from the records of 175 patients with a diagnosis of PES. One hundred seventy-five patients (150 females) were studied. The mean age at diagnosis was 48.2 ± 14 year. Most diagnoses were made by magnetic resonance imaging (n = 172). In most patients, the pituitary function was assessed by basal pituitary hormones measurements. Pituitary scans were ordered for different reasons: headache (33.1 %), endocrine disorders (30.6 %), neurological symptoms (12.5 %), visual disturbances (8.75 %), abnormalities on sella turcica radiograph (8.75 %) and others (6.25 %). Multiple pregnancies were observed in 58.3 % of women; headaches, obesity, and hypertension were found in 59.4, 49.5, and 27.3 % of the studied population, respectively. Mild hyperprolactinemia (<50 ng/ml) was present in 11.6 % of women and 17.3 % of men. Twenty-eight percent of our patients had some degree of hypopituitarism. In the male population, hypopituitarism represented 64 % of cases, whereas it accounted for 22 % of all females. PES seems to be more commonly found in middle-aged women, with a history of multiple pregnancies. In most patients, PES was discovered as an incidental finding on imaging studies, while in almost a quarter of patients PES was found during the diagnostic evaluation of anterior pituitary deficiency, which was more common in men.
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- Departamento de Neuroendocrinología, Sociedad Argentina de Endocrinología y Metabolismo, Díaz Vélez 3889, C1200AAF Ciudad Autónoma de Bs As, Argentina.
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Russo E, Salzano M, Postiglione L, Guerra A, Marotta V, Vitale M. Interferon-γ inhibits integrin-mediated extracellular signal-regulated kinase activation stimulated by fibronectin binding in thyroid cells. J Endocrinol Invest 2013; 36:375-8. [PMID: 23027776 DOI: 10.3275/8649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by the presence of specific antibodies and by a lymphocytic infiltration of the thyroid secreting inflammatory cytokines. Macrophages, lymphocytes, and cytokines play a pivotal role in both development and progression of Th1-mediated autoimmune diseases, and a direct role in the destruction of thyroid follicles and follicular cell function in autoimmune thyroiditis. Integrins are integral membrane receptors involved in cell-extra-cellular matrix (ECM) interaction with both structural and signaling functions. The integrin- ECM interaction is necessary for the correct function and survival of thyroid follicular cells. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of cytokine stimulation on integrin expression and signaling in the thyroid cell. Primary cultures from normal thyroids were treated with interferon-γ (IFN-γ), INF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin 1a or these cytokines all together. Integrin expression, cell adhesion to fibronectin (FN) and FN-stimulated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) phosphorylation were determined after cytokine treatment. IFN-γ and IFN-α were the most effective, reducing the expression of the integrin αvβ3 and slightly increasing the α3β1. Cell treatment with IFN-γ strongly impaired cell adhesion to FN. At the same time, the treatment with IFN-γ dramatically inhibited the stimulation of ERK phosphorylation induced by cell adhesion to FN. In conclusion, IFN-γ inhibits the expression of the integrin αvβ3, reducing the cell adhesion to FN and the following intracellular signaling in thyroid cells in culture. These results suggest that integrins may be a target of the infiltrating lymphocytes and have a role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroiditis.
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology and Pathology, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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Guerra A, Sapio MR, Carrano M, Di Stasi V, Volpe A, Murino A, Izzo G, Vitale M. Prevalence of Dio2(T92A) polymorphism and its association with thyroid autoimmunity. J Endocrinol Invest 2013; 36:303-6. [PMID: 23013882 DOI: 10.3275/8618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The 3,5,3'-L-triiodothyronine (T₃) partly derives by the deiodination of the prohormone 3,5,3',5'-L-tetraiodothyronine (T₄) by the type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase (D2). The single-nucleotide polymorphism in the D2 gene at position 92 (Dio(2T92A)), generates an enzyme with a reduced T₄ to T₃ conversion velocity. Because thyroid hormones can modulate the immune response, we hypothesized a pathophysiological role for Dio(2T92A) polymorphism in autoimmunity. The objective of this study was to investigate the Dio(2T92A) polymorphism in relation to thyroid autoimmunity (TA). We compared the prevalence of Dio(2T92A) polymorphism and serum thyroid hormone levels in healthy subjects and subjects with TA. A total of 110 subjects with TA and 106 controls were genotypized for Dio(2T92A) polymorphism. Free T₃ (FT₃), free T₄ (FT₄) and TSH were measured and compared with the Dio(2T92A) polymorphism. Dio(292T/A), Dio(292A/A), and Dio(292T/T) healthy subjects were 40.9%, 46.4%, and 12.7%, respectively. These prevalences were similar to those of some European countries whilst significantly different from that of Brazil. In the two groups of healthy subjects and TA subjects, Dio(2T92A) polymorphism had a similar distribution with non-significant differences. Similarly, no significant differences were observed in the serum concentration of FT₃, FT₄, and TSH between subjects with different Dio(2T92A) polymorphism. The FT₄/FT₃, and TSH/FT₃ ratios were higher in Dio(292T/T) than in Dio(292T/A) and Dio(292A/A) subjects in both TA and healthy groups, but these differences were not significant. In conclusion, the distribution of Dio(2T92A) polymorphism may reflect geographical and ethnic differences, and it is not associated with TA.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Via Allende 84081, Baronissi, Salerno, Italy
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Gobbi G, Galli D, Carubbi C, Pelosi A, Lillia M, Gatti R, Queirolo V, Costantino C, Vitale M, Saccavini M, Vaccarezza M, Mirandola P. Assessment of body plantar pressure in elite athletes: an observational study. Sport Sci Health 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11332-013-0139-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Tripodi G, Poggi A, Orengo AM, Pella N, Vitale M, Sivori S, Bottino C, Morelli L, Barbaresi M, Revello V, Augugliaro R, Moretta A. Identification of a new surface molecule involved in the mechanism of cell to cell adhesion between human NK and tumor target cells. Cytotechnology 2012; 11:S109-11. [PMID: 22358670 DOI: 10.1007/bf00746071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Bianchi E, Taurone S, Leopizzi M, Bardella L, Di Liddo R, Nucci F, Pasture F, Vitale M, Mazzotti A, Artico M. Immunohistochemical Profile of VEGF, PGE2 and TGF-β in Inflammatory Tenosynovitis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. EUR J INFLAMM 2012. [DOI: 10.1177/1721727x1201000325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Inflammatory tenosynovitis is an inflammation that involves the tendons and synovial sheaths caused by minor trauma repeated for a long period of time. This inflammatory disease may be involved in the onset of tunnel carpal syndrome (CTS), because of the thickening of the tendon sheath that may produce an increase in the carpal canal pressure and damage of the median nerve in the wrist. Recent studies suggest that in patients with CTS pathological changes occur in the subsynovial connective tissue, such as vascular proliferation and non-inflammatory synovial fibrosis. However, little is known about the pathological mechanism of tenosynovial thickening. The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and trasforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) in the modifications of connective synovial tissue of CTS specimens in order to determine whether these factors play a role in the development of this disease. Ten specimens from patients with CTS and four control tissues (cadavers) were analyzed by immunohistochemistry using specific antibodies against these growth factors. A temporary increase in the production of these molecules was found in cells within the vessels and synovial lining during the intermediate phase of the syndrome, when the histology of the tenosynovium changes from oedematous to fibrotic. Our data confirm a close correlation between the expression of PGE2 and VEGF. Recent histological examinations have shown a marked increase in vascular proliferation and reduction of fibroblast density in specimens from CTS patients during the intermediate phase. Our study indicates that the expression of TGF-β in fibroblasts and vascular endothelial cells of synovial connective tissues of CTS patients was significantly higher than in those of controls. These findings suggest that angiogenesis appears to take place as a part of a regenerative reaction that results in fibrosis. We believe that VEGF, TGF-β and PGE2 may be potential therapeutic targets in the treatment of this disease although proof of this evidence requires further studies.
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- Department of Sensory Organs, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sensory Organs, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Science and Biotechnology Medical-Surgical, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Rome, Rome, “Sapienza”, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Rome, Rome, “Sapienza”, Italy
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- Division of Neurosurgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Anatomy, Pharmacology and Forensic Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Sensory Organs, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sensory Organs, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
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Galli D, Gobbi G, Carrubbi C, Di Marcantonio D, Benedetti L, De Angelis MGC, Meschi T, Vaccarezza M, Sampaolesi M, Mirandola P, Vitale M. The role of PKCε-dependent signaling for cardiac differentiation. Histochem Cell Biol 2012; 139:35-46. [PMID: 22936275 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-012-1022-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Protein kinase Cepsilon (PKCε) exerts a well-known cardio-protective activity in ischemia-reperfusion injury and plays a pivotal role in stem cell proliferation and differentiation. Although many studies have been performed on physiological and morphological effects of PKCε mis-expression in cardiomyocytes, molecular information on the role of PKCε on early cardiac gene expression are still lacking. We addressed the molecular role of PKCε in cardiac cells using mouse cardiomyocytes and rat bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. We show that PKCε is modulated in cardiac differentiation producing an opposite regulation of the cardiac genes NK2 transcription factor related, locus 5 (nkx2.5) and GATA binding protein 4 (gata4) both in vivo and in vitro. Phospho-extracellular regulated mitogen-activated protein kinase 1/2 (p-ERK1/2) levels increase in PKCε over-expressing cells, while pkcε siRNAs produce a decrease in p-ERK1/2. Indeed, pharmacological inhibition of ERK1/2 rescues the expression levels of both nkx2.5 and gata4, suggesting that a reinforced (mitogen-activated protein kinase) MAPK signaling is at the basis of the observed inhibition of cardiac gene expression in the PKCε over-expressing hearts. We demonstrate that PKCε is critical for cardiac cell early gene expression evidencing that this protein is a regulator that has to be fine tuned in precursor cardiac cells.
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- Department of Biomedical, Biotechnological and Translational Sciences-S.Bi.Bi.T., University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43126 Parma, Italy
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Shamji M, Moon ES, Glennie R, Soroceanu A, Lin C, Bailey C, Simmonds A, Fehlings M, Dodwell E, Dold A, El-Hawary R, Hashem M, Dold A, Dold A, Jones S, Bailey C, Karadimas S, Whitehurst D, Norton J, Norton J, Manson N, Kesani A, Bednar D, Lundine K, Hartig D, Fichadi A, Fehlings M, Kim S, Harris S, Lin C, Gill J, Abraham E, Shamji M, Choi S, Goldstein C, Wang Z, McCabe M, Noonan V, Nadeau M, Ferrara S, Kelly A, Melnyk A, Arora D, Quateen A, Dea N, Ranganathan A, Zhang Y, Casha S, Rajamanickam K, Santos A, Santos A, Wilson J, Wilson J, Street J, Wilson J, Lewis R, Noonan V, Street J, El-Hawary R, Egge N, Lin C, Schouten R, Lin C, Kim A, Kwon B, Huang E, Hwang P, Allen K, Jing L, Mata B, Gabr M, Richardson W, Setton L, Karadimas S, Fehlings M, Fleming J, Bailey C, Gurr K, Bailey S, Siddiqi F, Lawendy A, Sanders D, Staudt M, Canacari E, Brown E, Robinson A, McGuire K, Chrysostoum C, Rampersaud YR, Dvorak M, Thomas K, Boyd M, Gurr K, Bailey S, Nadeau M, Fisher C, Batke J, Street J, Boyd M, Dvorak M, Fisher C, Kwon B, Paquette S, Vaccaro A, Chapman J, Arnold P, Shaffrey C, Kopjar B, Snyder B, Wright J, Lewis S, Zeller R, El-Hawary R, Moroz P, Bacon S, Jarzem P, Hedden D, Howard J, Sturm P, Cahill P, Samdani A, Vitale M, Gabos P, Bodin N, d’Amato C, Harris C, Smith J, Parent E, Hill D, Hedden D, Moreau M, Mahood J, Lewis S, Bodrogi A, Abbas H, Goldstein S, Bronstein Y, Bacon S, Chua S, Magana S, Van Houwelingen A, Halpern E, Jhaveri S, Lewis S, Lim A, Leelapattana P, Fleming J, Siddiqqi F, Bailey S, Gurr K, Moon ES, Satkunendrarajah K, Fehlings M, Noonan V, Dvorak M, Bryan S, Aronyk K, Fox R, Nataraj A, Pugh J, Elliott R, McKeon M, Abraham E, Fleming J, Gurr K, Bailey S, Siddiqi F, Bailey C, Davis G, Rogers M, Staples M, Quan G, Batke J, Boyd M, Dvorak M, Fisher C, Kwon B, Paquette S, Street J, Shamji M, Hurlbert R, Jacobs W, Duplessis S, Casha S, Jha N, Hewson S, Massicotte E, Kopjar B, Mortaz S, Coyte P, Rampersaud Y, Rampersaud Y, Goldstein S, Andrew B, Modi H, Magana S, Lewis S, Roffey D, Miles I, Wai E, Manson N, Eastwood D, Elliot R, McKeon M, Bains I, Yong E, Sutherland G, Hurlbert R, Rampersaud Y, Chan V, Persaud O, Koshkin A, Brull R, Hassan N, Petis S, Kowalczuk M, Petrisor B, Drew B, Bhandari M, DiPaola C, Boyd M, Dvorak M, Fisher C, Kwon B, Paquette S, Street J, McLachlin S, Bailey S, Gurr K, Bailey C, Dunning C, Fehlings M, Vaccaro A, Wing P, Itshayek E, Biering-Sorensen F, Dvorak M, McLachlin S, Bailey S, Gurr K, Dunning C, Bailey C, Bradi A, Pokrupa R, Batke J, Boyd M, Dvorak M, Fisher C, Kwon B, Paquette S, Street J, Kelly A, Wen T, Kingwell S, Chak J, Singh V, Cripton P, Fisher C, Dvorak M, Oxland T, Wali Z, Yen D, Alfllouse A, Alzahrani A, Jiang H, Mahood J, Kortbeek F, Fox R, Nataraj A, Street J, Boyd M, Paquette S, Kwon B, Batke J, Dvorak M, Fisher C, Reddy R, Rampersaud R, Hurlbert J, Yong W, Casha S, Zygun D, McGowan D, Bains I, Yong V, Hurlbert R, Mendis B, Chakraborty S, Nguyen T, Tsai E, Chen A, Atkins D, Noonan V, Drew B, Tsui D, Townson A, Dvorak M, Chen A, Atkins D, Noonan V, Drew B, Dvorak M, Craven C, Ford M, Ahn H, Drew B, Fehlings M, Kiss A, Vaccaro A, Harrop J, Grossman R, Frankowski R, Guest J, Dvorak M, Aarabi B, Fehlings M, Noonan V, Cheung A, Sun B, Dvorak M, Vaccaro A, Harrop J, Massicotte E, Dvorak M, Fisher C, Rampersaud R, Lewis S, Fehlings M, Marais L, Noonan V, Queyranne M, Fehlings M, Dvorak M, Atkins D, Hurlbert R, Fox R, Fourney D, Johnson M, Fehlings M, Ahn H, Ford M, Yee A, Finkelstein J, Tsai E, Bailey C, Drew B, Paquet J, Parent S, Christie S, Dvorak M, Noonan V, Cheung A, Sun B, Dvorak M, Sturm P, Cahill P, Samdani A, Vitale M, Gabos P, Bodin N, d’Amato C, Harris C, Smith J, Lange J, DiPaola C, Lapinsky A, Connolly P, Eck J, Rabin D, Zeller R, Lewis S, Lee R, Boyd M, Dvorak M, Fisher C, Kwon B, Paquette S, DiPaola C, Street J, Bodrogi A, Goldstein S, Sofia M, Lewis S, Shin J, Tung K, Ahn H, Lee R, Batke J, Ghag R, Noonan V, Dvorak M, Goyal T, Littlewood J, Bains I, Cho R, Thomas K, Swamy G. Canadian Spine Society abstracts1.1.01 Supraspinal modulation of gait abnormalities associated with noncompressive radiculopathy may be mediated by altered neurotransmitter sensitivity1.1.02 Neuroprotective effects of the sodium-glutamate blocker riluzole in the setting of experimental chronic spondylotic myelopathy1.1.03 The effect of timing to decompression in cauda equina syndrome using a rat model1.2.04 Intraoperative waste in spine surgery: incidence, cost and effectiveness of an educational program1.2.05 Looking beyond the clinical box: the health services impact of surgical adverse events1.2.06 Brace versus no brace for the treatment of thoracolumbar burst fractures without neurologic injury: a multicentre prospective randomized controlled trial1.2.07 Adverse event rates in surgically treated spine injuries without neurologic deficit1.2.08 Functional and quality of life outcomes in geriatric patients with type II odontoid fracture: 1-year results from the AOSpine North America Multi-Center Prospective GOF Study1.3.09 National US practices in pediatric spinal fusion: in-hospital complications, length of stay, mortality, costs and BMP utilization1.3.10 Current trends in the surgical treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in Canada1.3.11 Sagittal spinopelvic parameters help predict the risk of proximal junctional kyphosis for children treated with posterior distraction-based implants1.4.12 Correlations between changes in surface topography and changes in radiograph measurements from before to 6 months after surgery in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis1.4.13 High upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) sagittal angle is associated with UIV fracture in adult deformity corrections1.4.14 Correction of adult idiopathic scoliosis using intraoperative skeletal traction1.5.01 Cauda equina: using management protocols to reduce delays in diagnosis1.5.02 Predicting the need for tracheostomy in patients with acute traumatic spinal cord injury1.5.03 A novel animal model of cervical spondylotic myelopathy: an opportunity to identify new therapeutic targets1.5.04 A review of preference-based measures of health-related quality of life in spinal cord injury research1.5.05 Predicting postoperative neuropathic pain following surgery involving nerve root manipulation based on intraoperative electromyographic activity1.5.06 Detecting positional injuries in prone spinal surgery1.5.07 Percutaneous thoracolumbar stabilization for trauma: surgical morbidity, clinical outcomes and revision surgery1.5.08 Systemic inflammatory response syndrome in spinal cord injury patients: Does its presence at admission affect patient outcomes?2.1.15 One hundred years of spine surgery — a review of the evolution of our craft and practice in the spine surgical century [presentation]2.1.16 Prevalence of preoperative MRI findings of adjacent segment disc degeneration in patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion2.1.17 Adverse event rates of surgically treated cervical spondylopathic myelopathy2.1.18 Morphometricand dynamic changes in the cervical spine following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and cervical disc arthroplasty2.1.19 Is surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy cost-effective? A cost–utility analysis based on data from the AO Spine North American Prospective Multicentre CSM Study2.2.20 Cost–utility of lumbar decompression with or without fusion for patients with symptomatic degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis (DLS)2.2.21 Minimally invasive surgery lumbar fusion for low-grade isthmic and degenerative spondylolisthesis: 2- to 5-year follow-up2.2.22 Results and complications of posterior-only reduction and fusion for high-grade spondylolisthesis2.3.23 Fusion versus no fusion in patients with central lumbar spinal stenosis and foraminal stenosis undergoing decompression surgery: comparison of outcomes at baseline and follow-up2.3.24 Two-year results of interspinous spacers (DIAM) as an alternative to arthrodesis for lumbar degenerative disorders2.3.25 Treatment of herniated lumbar disc by sequestrectomy or conventional discectomy2.4.26 No sustained benefit of continuous epidural analgesia for minimally invasive lumbar fusion: a randomized double-blinded placebo controlled study2.4.27 Evidence and current practice in the radiologic assessment of lumbar spine fusion2.4.28 Wiltse versus midline approach for decompression and fusion of the lumbar spine2.5.09 The effect of soft tissue restraints following type II odontoid fractures in the elderly — a biomechanical study2.5.10 Development of an international spinal cord injury (SCI) spinal column injury basic data set2.5.11 Evaluation of instrumentation techniques for a unilateral facet perch and fracture using a validated soft tissue injury model2.5.12 Decreasing neurologic consequences in patients with spinal infection: the testing of a novel diagnostic guideline2.5.13 Prospective analysis of adverse events in surgical treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis2.5.14 Load transfer characteristics between posterior fusion devices and the lumbar spine under anterior shear loading: an in vitro investigation2.5.15 Preoperative predictive clinical and radiographic factors influencing functional outcome after lumbar discectomy2.5.16 A Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity Score (TLICS) of 4: What should we really do?3.1.29 Adverse events in emergent oncologic spine surgery: a prospective analysis3.1.30 En-bloc resection of primary spinal and paraspinal tumours with critical vascular involvement3.1.31 The treatment impact of minocycline on quantitative MRI in acute spinal cord injury3.1.32 Benefit of minocycline in spinal cord injury — results of a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study3.2.33 Improvement of magnetic resonance imaging correlation with unilateral motor or sensory deficits using diffusion tensor imaging3.2.34 Comparing care delivery for acute traumatic spinal cord injury in 2 Canadian centres: How do the processes of care differ?3.2.35 Improving access to early surgery: a comparison of 2 centres3.3.36 The effects of early surgical decompression on motor recovery after traumatic spinal cord injury: results of a Canadian multicentre study3.3.37 A clinical prediction model for long-term functional outcome after traumatic spinal cord injury based on acute clinical and imaging factors3.3.38 Effect of motor score on adverse events and quality of life in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury3.4.39 The impact of facet dislocation on neurologic recovery after cervical spinal cord injury: an analysis of data on 325 patients from the Surgical Trial in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Study (STASCIS)3.4.40 Toward a more precise understanding of the epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in Canada3.4.41 Access to care (ACT) for traumatic SCI: a survey of acute Canadian spine centres3.4.42 Use of the Spine Adverse Events Severity (SAVES) instrument for traumatic spinal cord injury3.5.17 Does the type of distraction-based growing system for early onset scoliosis affect postoperative sagittal alignment?3.5.18 Comparison of radiation exposure during thoracolumbar fusion using fluoroscopic guidance versus anatomic placement of pedicle screws3.5.19 Skeletal traction for intraoperative reduction in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis3.5.20 Utility of intraoperative cone-beam computed tomography (O-ARM) and stereotactic navigation in acute spinal trauma surgery3.5.21 Use of a central compression rod to reduce thoracic level spinal osteotomies3.5.22 ICD-10 coding accuracy for spinal cord injured patients3.5.23 Feasibility of patient recruitment in acute SCI trials3.5.24 Treatment of adult degenerative scoliosis with DLIF approaches. Can J Surg 2012. [DOI: 10.1503/cjs.012212] [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: 11/01/2022] Open
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Koopmann A, von der Goltz C, Grosshans M, Dinter C, Vitale M, Wiedemann K, Kiefer F. P-48 - The association of the appetitive peptide acetylated ghrelin with alcohol craving in early abstinent alcohol dependent individuals. Eur Psychiatry 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(12)74215-3] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Cozzolino I, Vigliar E, Sosa Fernandez LV, Selleri C, Pepe S, Vitale M, Triggiani M, Zeppa P. Non lymphomatous clonal B-Cell populations in enlarged lymph nodes in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Infez Med 2012; 20 Suppl 2:35-42. [PMID: 23042004] [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: 06/01/2023]
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Clonal B-cell populations in non-lymphomatous processes have been sporadically reported in enlarged reactive lymph nodes and mucosa-associated lymphoid cell populations. These generally small clones are considered non-malignant proliferations of B-lymphocytes determined by an abnormal response to bacterial or viral antigen stimulation. In cases reported in literature, clonality was detected by light chain assessment and or by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) gene in histologically and clinically proven non lymphomatous processes. In this study the clinical, cytological, phenotypical and pathological features of three HIV patients in which non-lymphomatous clonal B-cell populations detected in enlarged lymph nodes are reported. All the patients complained for later cervical lymph nodes enlargement, positive at the FDG-positron emission tomography scan. Fine needle cytology, coupled with flow cytometry showed atypical lymphoid cell proliferations and kappa (2 cases) or lambda (1 case) light chain restriction. Reactive, non lymphomatous nature of these processes were then proven by histological control in two cases and by clinical follow-up in the last one; corresponding clinical and pathological aspects are discussed. Clonal B-cell populations in non-lymphomatous processes can sporadically occur in enlarged reactive lymph nodes in immunodeficiency as well as in autoimmune processes. Awareness of the phenomenon and attention should be paid in the evaluation of corresponding pathological features and in the clinical management of corresponding patients.
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- I Cozzolino
- Department of Biomorfological and Functional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico I Naples, Italy
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La Manna MP, Agnone A, Villari S, Puleio R, Vitale M, Nicholas R, Sireci G, Dieli F, Loria GR. Expansion of intracellular IFN-γ positive lymphocytes during Mycoplasma agalactiae infection in sheep. Res Vet Sci 2011; 91:e64-7. [PMID: 21354587 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2011.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2010] [Revised: 01/18/2011] [Accepted: 01/25/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A method to assess the expansion of antigen-specific intracellular IFN-γ positive T cell subsets during the infection will be helpful for a better understanding of mycoplasmal infections physiopathology in the sheep. We analysed the percentage of antigen-specific lymphocytes positive for intracellular IFN-γ during the infection of sheep with Mycoplasma agalactiae by culturing peripheral blood mononuclear cells of infected or uninfected animals with irradiated M. agalactiae. The expansion of antigen-specific IFN-γ positive lymphocytes in infected sheep was initially sustained by CD4(+) T cells at day 15 after infection, when antigen specific IgG start to be detectable, followed by CD8/IFN-γ double positive cells. γδ T-cells were not expanded at any time point analysed. IFNγ(+) T cells disappear 60 days after infection, suggesting that antigen specific IFNγ(+) T cells, mainly detected in the early phase of the disease, could be useful to understand the role of cell-mediated immunity during M. agalactiae infection.
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- M P La Manna
- Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Biotecnologie Mediche e Forensi, Università di Palermo, Corso Tukory 211, 90131 Palermo, Italy
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Pietra G, Manzini C, Vitale M, Balsamo M, Ognio E, Boitano M, Queirolo P, Moretta L, Mingari MC. Natural killer cells kill human melanoma cells with characteristics of cancer stem cells. Int Immunol 2009; 21:793-801. [DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxp047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Renò F, Papa S, Vitale M, Zamai L. Assays of natural killer (NK) cell ligation to target cells. Curr Protoc Cytom 2008; Chapter 9:Unit 9.10. [PMID: 18770748 DOI: 10.1002/0471142956.cy0910s04] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Assays for natural killer cells have long been established in the flow repertoire, but successful application of a flow-based protocol requires attention to many details. This unit provides these details in a comprehensive manner. In particular, the assay is designed for simple bench-top cytometers, rather than for more complex research instruments. Following this protocol, even a novice user should be able to achieve successful completion of an NK assay.
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- F Renò
- University of Urbino, Urbino, Italy
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Rocco M, Carbone I, Morelli A, Bertoletti L, Rossi S, Vitale M, Montini L, Passariello R, Pietropaoli P. Diagnostic accuracy of bedside ultrasonography in the ICU: feasibility of detecting pulmonary effusion and lung contusion in patients on respiratory support after severe blunt thoracic trauma. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2008; 52:776-84. [PMID: 18477080 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01647.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Blunt thoracic trauma is a major concern in critically ill patients. Repeated lung diagnostic evaluations are needed in order to follow up the clinical situation and the results of the therapeutic strategies. The aim of this prospective clinical study was to evaluate the possible role of lung ultrasound (LU) compared with bedside radiography (CXR) and computed tomography (CT) used as the gold standard in the evaluation of trauma patients admitted to the intensive care unit with acute respiratory failure. METHOD A total of 15 thoracic trauma patients were studied at intensive care unit (ICU) arrival (T1) and 48 h later (T2) with CT, CXR and LU. We evaluated the presence of pleural effusion (PE) and lung contusion (LC). For this purpose the lung parenchyma was divided into 12 regions so that we could compare 180 lung regions at T1 and T2, respectively. RESULTS Sensitivity of ultrasound was 0.94 for PE and 0.86 for LC while specificity 0.99 and 0.97, respectively. The likelihood ratio was 94 (rho(+)) and 0.06 (rho(-)) for PE and 28.6 (rho(+)) and 0.14 (rho(-)) for LC. CONCLUSIONS Ultrasound provides a reliable noninvasive, bedside method for the assessment of chest trauma patients with acute respiratory failure in the ICU.
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- M Rocco
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
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De Filippo M, Bertellini A, Sverzellati N, Pogliacomi F, Costantino C, Vitale M, Zappia M, Corradi D, Garlaschi G, Zompatori M. Multidetector computed tomography arthrography of the shoulder: diagnostic accuracy and indications. Acta Radiol 2008; 49:540-9. [PMID: 18568541 DOI: 10.1080/02841850801935559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The presence of subcutaneous implants, such as permanent defibrillators, is an absolute contraindication to the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Moreover, MRI is unadvisable in subjects with metallic hardware near the area of study, as artifacts generated by such materials distort image quality. PURPOSE To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and indications of arthrography with multidetector computed tomography arthrography (arthro-MDCT) of the shoulder in patients with absolute or relative contraindications to MRI and in patients with periarticular metal implants using diagnostic arthroscopy as the gold standard. MATERIAL AND METHODS After intraarticular injection of iodixanol and volumetric acquisition, 70 shoulders in 70 patients (30 females, 40 males, age range 32-60 years) were examined with a 16-detector-row CT scanner. The patients had arthralgia but no radiologically detected fractures. They could not be studied by MRI because of absolute contraindications (subcutaneous electronic implants), surgical metal implants, or claustrophobia. In 28 of the 70 patients who had had previous shoulder surgery, the arthro-CT examination was preceded by an MRI on the same day. All examinations were interpreted by two experienced musculoskeletal radiologists. The findings were compared with arthroscopic findings carried out within 28 days of the CT study. RESULTS In the 42 non-operated patients, the comparison between arthro-MDCT and arthroscopy showed sensitivity and specificity ranging between 87% and 100%. In the 28 operated shoulders, arthro-MDCT had an accuracy of 94% compared with 25% with MRI. Interobserver agreement was almost perfect (kappa=0.95) in the evaluation of all types of lesions, both on MDCT and MRI. When arthro-MDCT was compared with MRI in the postoperative patients by a McNemar test, a significant difference (P<0.05) was found between these two techniques. CONCLUSION Arthro-MDCT of the shoulder is a safe technique that provides accurate diagnosis in identifying chondral, fibrocartilaginous, and intraarticular ligamentous lesions in patients who cannot be evaluated by MRI, and in patients after surgery.
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- M. De Filippo
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Radiological Sciences; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Parma, Parma Hospital, Parma, Italy; Department of Human Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Forensic Medicine; Department of Radiology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology Section, University of Parma, Palma, Italy; Department of Radiology, University of Genoa, Genoa Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Radiological Sciences; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Parma, Parma Hospital, Parma, Italy; Department of Human Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Forensic Medicine; Department of Radiology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology Section, University of Parma, Palma, Italy; Department of Radiology, University of Genoa, Genoa Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Radiological Sciences; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Parma, Parma Hospital, Parma, Italy; Department of Human Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Forensic Medicine; Department of Radiology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology Section, University of Parma, Palma, Italy; Department of Radiology, University of Genoa, Genoa Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Radiological Sciences; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Parma, Parma Hospital, Parma, Italy; Department of Human Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Forensic Medicine; Department of Radiology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology Section, University of Parma, Palma, Italy; Department of Radiology, University of Genoa, Genoa Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Radiological Sciences; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Parma, Parma Hospital, Parma, Italy; Department of Human Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Forensic Medicine; Department of Radiology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology Section, University of Parma, Palma, Italy; Department of Radiology, University of Genoa, Genoa Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Radiological Sciences; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Parma, Parma Hospital, Parma, Italy; Department of Human Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Forensic Medicine; Department of Radiology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology Section, University of Parma, Palma, Italy; Department of Radiology, University of Genoa, Genoa Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Radiological Sciences; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Parma, Parma Hospital, Parma, Italy; Department of Human Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Forensic Medicine; Department of Radiology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology Section, University of Parma, Palma, Italy; Department of Radiology, University of Genoa, Genoa Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Radiological Sciences; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Parma, Parma Hospital, Parma, Italy; Department of Human Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Forensic Medicine; Department of Radiology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology Section, University of Parma, Palma, Italy; Department of Radiology, University of Genoa, Genoa Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Radiological Sciences; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Parma, Parma Hospital, Parma, Italy; Department of Human Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Forensic Medicine; Department of Radiology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology Section, University of Parma, Palma, Italy; Department of Radiology, University of Genoa, Genoa Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Section of Radiological Sciences; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Parma, Parma Hospital, Parma, Italy; Department of Human Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Forensic Medicine; Department of Radiology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Pathology Section, University of Parma, Palma, Italy; Department of Radiology, University of Genoa, Genoa Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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