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Barbera L, Pasta A, Calabrese F, Zentilin P, Fragale M, Barbieri M, Peretti G, Savarino EV, Giannini EG, Marabotto E. Evaluation of the pathophysiological association between the GERD and OSAS: Esophageal pH-monitoring results beyond Lyon criteria. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 39:772. [PMID: 38221800 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.16488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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- L Barbera
- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Unit of Otolaryngology, ASL 4 Liguria, Hospital of Lavagna, Genoa, Italy
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- Unit of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Unit of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics (DISC), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
- Gastroenterology Unit, Azienda Ospedale Università of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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Watts MJ, Argyraki A, Barbieri M, Brown A, Button M, Finkelman R, Gibson G, Humphrey O, Huo X, Hursthouse AS, Kaninga B, Marinho Reis P, Middleton DRS, Morton-Bermea O, Nazarpour A, Olatunji AS, Osano O, Potgieter-Vermaak S, Prater C, Torrance K, Wong MH, Zhang C, Zia M. Editorial: The society for environmental geochemistry and health (SEGH): 50 years and beyond. Environ Geochem Health 2023; 45:1165-1171. [PMID: 35044549 PMCID: PMC8768439 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-021-01192-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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When the SEGH international board released a short editorial paper back in 2019, we described an aim to increase the membership offering, whilst improving the diversity of input regionally, by scientific discipline and to ensure greater and more regular contact across the regions from 2020 onwards. Wider aspirations described in 2019 (Watts et al. 2019) are discussed within this short communication at the end of 2021 to evaluate progress made. In particular, how the SEGH community adapted to the unprecedented circumstances that have challenged each and every one of us throughout the COVID-19 pandemic since early 2020 and are likely to influence our activities for the foreseeable future.
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- M. J. Watts
- Inorganic Geochemistry, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- SEGH, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK
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- University British Columbia, Kalowna, Canada
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- Gibson Consulting and Training, Tarporley, UK
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- Inorganic Geochemistry, British Geological Survey, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Zambia Agriculture Research Institute, Mount Makulu Central Research Station, P/B 7, Chilanga, Zambia
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- Departamento de Ciências da Terra, Escola de Ciências, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtarl, Braga, Portugal
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- Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Instituto ed Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Geology, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Geology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Environmental Biology and Health, School of Environmental Studies, University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya
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- Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA
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- The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Fauji Fertiliser Company Ltd, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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Ambrosini F, Dell’Oglio P, Palagonia E, Buratto C, Martiriggiano M, Barbieri M, Secco S, Olivero A, Terrone C, Bocciardi A, Galfano A. Z-shaped running suture for outer layer renorrhaphy during robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: Step-by-step technique and preliminary results of a large single-surgeon series. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)01399-4] [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: 02/12/2023]
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Langeneck J, Fourreau CJL, Rousou M, Barbieri M, Maltagliati F, Musco L, Castelli A. Environmental features drive lineage diversification in the Aricidea assimilis species complex (Annelida, Paraonidae) in the Mediterranean Sea. The European Zoological Journal 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2022.2138588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- J. Langeneck
- Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Science del Mare (CoNISMa), U.L.R. di Lecce, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology (MISE) Lab, Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan
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- Department of Fisheries and Marine Research (DFMR), Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy
- Department of Integrative Marine Ecology (EMI), Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Riley AC, Murphy K, Carico R, Spencer SA, Barbieri M. Global pen pal education intervention among student pharmacists: A pilot project. Curr Pharm Teach Learn 2022; 14:1373-1380. [PMID: 36153244 DOI: 10.1016/j.cptl.2022.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Global health, a practice that prioritizes improving health and achieving health equity for all people worldwide, is a priority for pharmacists, schools, and pharmacy colleges. Several initiatives aim to enhance faculty and student exchanges while promoting projects and initiatives among thriving universities and under-resourced countries and institutions. While many organizations recognize the benefit of global collaboration, as demonstrated by the adoption of the 2012 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Strategic Plan, which calls for increased global experiences for faculty and students, the COVID-19 pandemic created a demand for international engagement within pharmacy practice. The objective of this study was to evaluate students' perceptions and attitudes toward incorporating a global pharmacy pen pal (PPP) exchange within the pharmacy curricula at two schools/colleges of pharmacy. METHODS This mixed-method study included assigned engagement within a required or elective didactic course, followed by a post-experience survey. Each student was pre-assigned a pen pal from a cohort of pharmacy students residing in 11 countries for the assignment. RESULTS In total, 184 students completed the learning experience, and across both sites, 63 students completed the post-experience survey. The students' impressions of the PPP varied by site, yet most participants reported an improved awareness of pharmacy practice in other countries.
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- Angela C Riley
- American Academy of HIV Medicine, 1600 K St NW Suite 350, Washington, DC 20006, United States.
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- Pharmacy Practice Department, University of Charleston School of Pharmacy, 2300 MacCorkle Ave., SE, Charleston, WV 25304, United States.
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- Marshall Health, 1115 20(th) Street Ste 205, Huntington, WV 25703, United States.
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton University, 96 Corliss Ave, Johnson City, NY 13790, United States.
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- Binghamton University, PO Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902, United States.
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Dall'Asta A, Stampalija T, Mecacci F, Ramirez Zegarra R, Sorrentino S, Minopoli M, Ottaviani C, Fantasia I, Barbieri M, Lisi F, Simeone S, Castellani R, Fichera A, Rizzo G, Prefumo F, Frusca T, Ghi T. Incidence, clinical features and perinatal outcome in anomalous fetuses with late-onset growth restriction: cohort study. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2022; 60:632-639. [PMID: 35638182 PMCID: PMC9827976 DOI: 10.1002/uog.24961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the incidence, clinical features and perinatal outcome of late-onset fetal growth restriction (FGR) associated with genetic syndrome or aneuploidy, structural malformation or congenital infection. METHODS This was a retrospective multicenter cohort study of patients who attended one of four tertiary maternity hospitals in Italy. We included consecutive singleton pregnancies between 32 + 0 and 36 + 6 weeks' gestation with either fetal abdominal circumference (AC) or estimated fetal weight < 10th percentile for gestational age or a reduction in AC of > 50 percentiles from the measurement at an ultrasound scan performed between 18 and 32 weeks. The study group consisted of pregnancies with late-onset FGR and a genetic syndrome or aneuploidy, structural malformation or congenital infection (anomalous late-onset FGR). The presence of congenital anomalies was ascertained postnatally in neonates with abnormal findings on antenatal investigation or detected after birth. The control group consisted of pregnancies with structurally and genetically normal fetuses with late-onset FGR. Composite adverse perinatal outcome was defined as the presence of at least one of stillbirth, 5-min Apgar score < 7, admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), need for respiratory support at birth, neonatal jaundice and neonatal hypoglycemia. The primary aims of the study were to assess the incidence and clinical features of anomalous late-onset FGR, and to compare the perinatal outcome of such cases with that of fetuses with non-anomalous late-onset FGR. RESULTS Overall, 1246 pregnancies complicated by late-onset FGR were included in the study, of which 120 (9.6%) were allocated to the anomalous late-onset FGR group. Of these, 11 (9.2%) had a genetic syndrome or aneuploidy, 105 (87.5%) had an isolated structural malformation, and four (3.3%) had a congenital infection. The most frequent structural defects associated with late-onset anomalous FGR were genitourinary malformations (28/105 (26.7%)) and limb malformation (21/105 (20.0%)). Compared with the non-anomalous late-onset FGR group, fetuses with anomalous late-onset FGR had an increased incidence of composite adverse perinatal outcome (35.9% vs 58.3%; P < 0.01). Newborns with anomalous, compared to those with non-anomalous, late-onset FGR showed a higher frequency of need for respiratory support at birth (25.8% vs 9.0%; P < 0.01), intubation (10.0% vs 1.1%; P < 0.01), NICU admission (43.3% vs 22.6%; P < 0.01) and longer hospital stay (median, 24 days (range, 4-250 days) vs 11 days (range, 2-59 days); P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Most pregnancies complicated by anomalous late-onset FGR have structural malformations rather than genetic abnormality or infection. Fetuses with anomalous late-onset FGR have an increased incidence of complications at birth and NICU admission and a longer hospital stay compared with fetuses with isolated late-onset FGR. © 2022 The Authors. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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- A. Dall'Asta
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology UnitUniversity of ParmaParmaItaly
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- Unit of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal DiagnosisInstitute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo GarofoloTriesteItaly
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health SciencesUniversity of TriesteTriesteItaly
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of FlorenceFlorenceItaly
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology UnitUniversity of ParmaParmaItaly
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Rechts der IsarTechnical University of MunichMunichGermany
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology UnitUniversity of ParmaParmaItaly
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology UnitUniversity of ParmaParmaItaly
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- Unit of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal DiagnosisInstitute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo GarofoloTriesteItaly
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- Unit of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal DiagnosisInstitute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo GarofoloTriesteItaly
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- Unit of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal DiagnosisInstitute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo GarofoloTriesteItaly
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of FlorenceFlorenceItaly
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of FlorenceFlorenceItaly
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Section of Maternal and Child HealthUniversity of BresciaBresciaItaly
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Section of Maternal and Child HealthUniversity of BresciaBresciaItaly
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- Division of Maternal and Fetal MedicineUniversity of Rome Tor VergataRomeItaly
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Section of Maternal and Child HealthUniversity of BresciaBresciaItaly
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology UnitUniversity of ParmaParmaItaly
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology UnitUniversity of ParmaParmaItaly
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Dall'Asta A, Stampalija T, Mecacci F, Minopoli M, Schera GBL, Cagninelli G, Ottaviani C, Fantasia I, Barbieri M, Lisi F, Simeone S, Ghi T, Frusca T. Ultrasound prediction of adverse perinatal outcome at diagnosis of late-onset fetal growth restriction. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2022; 59:342-349. [PMID: 34159652 PMCID: PMC9313890 DOI: 10.1002/uog.23714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between Doppler and biometric ultrasound parameters measured at diagnosis and perinatal adverse outcome in a cohort of late-onset growth-restricted (FGR) fetuses. METHODS This was a multicenter retrospective study of data obtained between 2014 and 2019 including non-anomalous singleton pregnancies complicated by late-onset FGR (≥ 32 weeks), which was defined either as abdominal circumference (AC) or estimated fetal weight (EFW) < 10th percentile for gestational age or as reduction of the longitudinal growth of AC by over 50 percentiles compared to ultrasound scan performed between 18 and 32 weeks of gestation. We evaluated the association between sonographic findings at diagnosis of FGR and composite adverse perinatal outcome (CAPO), defined as stillbirth or at least two of the following: obstetric intervention due to intrapartum fetal distress, neonatal acidemia, birth weight < 3rd percentile and transfer to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). RESULTS Overall, 468 cases with complete biometric and umbilical, fetal middle cerebral and uterine artery (UtA) Doppler data were included, of which 53 (11.3%) had CAPO. On logistic regression analysis, only EFW percentile was associated independently with CAPO (P = 0.01) and NICU admission (P < 0.01), while the mean UtA pulsatility index (PI) multiples of the median (MoM) > 95th percentile at diagnosis was associated independently with obstetric intervention due to intrapartum fetal distress (P = 0.01). The model including baseline pregnancy characteristics and the EFW percentile was associated with an area under the receiver-operating-characteristics curve of 0.889 (95% CI, 0.813-0.966) for CAPO (P < 0.001). A cut-off value for EFW corresponding to the 3.95th percentile was found to discriminate between cases with and those without CAPO, yielding a sensitivity of 58.5% (95% CI, 44.1-71.9%), specificity of 69.6% (95% CI, 65.0-74.0%), positive predictive value of 19.8% (95% CI, 13.8-26.8%) and negative predictive value of 92.9% (95% CI, 89.5-95.5%). CONCLUSIONS Retrospective data from a large cohort of late-onset FGR fetuses showed that EFW at diagnosis is the only sonographic parameter associated independently with the occurrence of CAPO, while mean UtA-PI MoM > 95th percentile at diagnosis is associated independently with intrapartum distress leading to obstetric intervention. © 2021 The Authors. Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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- A. Dall'Asta
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Surgical Sciences, Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of ParmaParmaItaly
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- Unit of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal DiagnosisInstitute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo GarofoloTriesteItaly
- Department of MedicineSurgery and Health Sciences, University of TriesteTriesteItaly
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of FlorenceFlorenceItaly
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Surgical Sciences, Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of ParmaParmaItaly
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Surgical Sciences, Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of ParmaParmaItaly
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Surgical Sciences, Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of ParmaParmaItaly
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- Unit of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal DiagnosisInstitute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo GarofoloTriesteItaly
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- Unit of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal DiagnosisInstitute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo GarofoloTriesteItaly
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- Unit of Fetal Medicine and Prenatal DiagnosisInstitute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo GarofoloTriesteItaly
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of FlorenceFlorenceItaly
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- Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, Division of Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of FlorenceFlorenceItaly
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Surgical Sciences, Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of ParmaParmaItaly
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Surgical Sciences, Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of ParmaParmaItaly
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Dell'Oglio P, Tappero S, Longoni M, Buratto C, Scilipoti P, Secco S, Olivero A, Barbieri M, Palagonia E, Napoli G, Strada E, Petralia G, Di Trapani D, Vanzulli A, Bocciardi A, Galfano A. Retzius-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in high-risk prostate cancer patients. Eur Urol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(22)01314-8] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Roy R, Soldin SJ, Stolze B, Barbieri M, Tawalbeh SM, Rouhana N, Fronczek AE, Nagaraju K, van den Anker J, Dang UJ, Hoffman EP. Acute serum protein and cytokine response of single dose of prednisone in adult volunteers. Steroids 2022; 178:108953. [PMID: 35026285 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2021.108953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Pharmacological glucocorticoids are the most prescribed anti-inflammatory medications, and are chemical variants of cortisol, the circadian and stress hormone. Both endogenous and pharmacological glucocorticoids bind the glucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1) with high affinity, and both then bind downstream gene promoter elements (GRE) to drive positive gene transcription of many proteins. Glucocorticoid/GR complexes also bind distinct negative gene promoter elements (nGRE) to inhibit expression of genes involved in NF-κB innate immunity signaling. We sought to define the acute response of a single dose of prednisone (0.2 mg/kg) in young adult volunteers, with blood samples taken at baseline, 2, 3, 4 and 6 h post-oral dose. To control for circadian morning cortisol hitting the same molecular pathways, a day of blood draws was done without oral prednisone (same time of day), one day prior to drug day. Serum samples were processed for steroid hormone profiles (mass spectrometry; 9 steroidal hormones), proteomics (SOMAscan aptamer panels, 1,305 proteins), and inflammatory markers (Meso Scale Discovery; 10 pro-inflammatory cytokines). The pharmacological effect of the prednisone dose was shown by significant declines of adrenal steroids by 3 h after dosing. IL-10 showed drug-related increase to 4 hrs, then decrease to 6 hrs. IL-8 showed drug-related decrease in serum by 4 h, consistent with direct negative action of GR/ligand on IL-8 gene promoter. Proteomics data showed beta-2 microglobulin, TNFSF15, TSH, CST3, NBL1 to show time-related decreases with prednisone, while CXCL13 showed increases, although these require validation. In summary, a single low dose of prednisone leads to broad suppression of the adrenal axis within 3 h, and down-regulation of inflammatory serum proteins by 6 h.
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- Runia Roy
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Watson School of Engineering, Binghamton University - SUNY, Binghamton, NY, United States
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, NIH Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, NIH Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton University - SUNY, Binghamton, NY, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Watson School of Engineering, Binghamton University - SUNY, Binghamton, NY, United States
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- Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Binghamton University - SUNY, Binghamton NY, United States
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- Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Binghamton University - SUNY, Binghamton NY, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton University - SUNY, Binghamton, NY, United States
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton University - SUNY, Binghamton, NY, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Watson School of Engineering, Binghamton University - SUNY, Binghamton, NY, United States; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton University - SUNY, Binghamton, NY, United States.
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Fennell K, Keller MA, Villa MA, Paccapelo C, Kucerakova M, Rosochova J, Clemente DosSantos C, Brackney L, Lee CJ, Metcalf R, Crovetti G, Barbieri M, Travali S, Barrotta G, Giuca G, Guerra LE, Ochoa-Garay G. New ABO intron 1 variant alleles. Immunohematology 2021; 37:178-184. [PMID: 34964317 DOI: 10.21307/immunohematology-2021-029] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Unusual and discrepant ABO phenotypes are often due to genetic variants that lead to altered levels or activity of ABO transferases and consequently to altered expression of ABO antigens. This report describes eight genetic alterations found in 15 cases with reduced or undetectable expression of ABO antigens. Forward and reverse ABO grouping was performed by standard gel or tube methods. Adsorption-heat elution and saliva testing for H and A substances followed the AABB technical manual procedures. Genomic DNA extracted from whole blood was PCR-amplified to cover the entire ABO coding sequence, splice junctions, proximal promoter, and intron 1 enhancer. Amplification products were sequenced by next-generation or Sanger dideoxy methods, either directly or after cloning into a bacterial plasmid vector. Eight unreported alleles were found in the 15 cases analyzed. Alleles ABO*A(28+1C) and ABO*A(29-5G) harbor variants that alter the consensus sequence at the intron 1 donor and acceptor splice sites, respectively. The other alleles harbor variants that alter the consensus sequence at transcription factor-binding sites in the intron 1 enhancer: specifically, ABO*A(28+5792T), ABO*A(28+5859A), and ABO*A(28+5860G) at GATA-1 sites; ABO*B(28+5877T) and ABO*B(28+5878G) at a RUNX1 site; and ABO*A(28+5843A) at or near a C/EBP site. Molecular and serologic characterization of ABO alleles can help in their future identification and in the resolution of discrepancies. Unusual and discrepant ABO phenotypes are often due to genetic variants that lead to altered levels or activity of ABO transferases and consequently to altered expression of ABO antigens. This report describes eight genetic alterations found in 15 cases with reduced or undetectable expression of ABO antigens. Forward and reverse ABO grouping was performed by standard gel or tube methods. Adsorption-heat elution and saliva testing for H and A substances followed the AABB technical manual procedures. Genomic DNA extracted from whole blood was PCR-amplified to cover the entire ABO coding sequence, splice junctions, proximal promoter, and intron 1 enhancer. Amplification products were sequenced by next-generation or Sanger dideoxy methods, either directly or after cloning into a bacterial plasmid vector. Eight unreported alleles were found in the 15 cases analyzed. Alleles ABO*A(28+1C) and ABO*A(29–5G) harbor variants that alter the consensus sequence at the intron 1 donor and acceptor splice sites, respectively. The other alleles harbor variants that alter the consensus sequence at transcription factor–binding sites in the intron 1 enhancer: specifically, ABO*A(28+5792T), ABO*A(28+5859A), and ABO*A(28+5860G) at GATA-1 sites; ABO*B(28+5877T) and ABO*B(28+5878G) at a RUNX1 site; and ABO*A(28+5843A) at or near a C/EBP site. Molecular and serologic characterization of ABO alleles can help in their future identification and in the resolution of discrepancies.
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- K Fennell
- Laboratory Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific , Austin, TX
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- Executive at American Red Cross Biomedical Services , Philadelphia, PA
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- Retired from Fondazione IRCCS Ca'Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milan , Italy
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- Cinzia Paccapelo, SDc Biology, Senior Assistant in Immunohematology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca'Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milan , Italy
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- Head, Department of Hematology and Blood Bank Narodna Transfuzna Sluzba SR , Bratislava , Slovakia
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- Specialist in Transfusion Medicine, Narodna Transfuzna Sluzba SR , Bratislava , Slovakia
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- Medical Director of Blood Bank, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital , Elmhurst, IL
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- Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Utah Health , Salt Lake City , UT
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- Medical Director of Transfusion Service, University of Utah Health , Salt Lake City, UT
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- Medical Director, Immunoematologia e Centro Trasfusionale , ASST Valle Olona , Italy
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- Lab Technician, Immunoematologia e Centro Trasfusionale , ASST Valle Olona , Italy
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- Biologist, Laboratory Director, Servizio di Immunoematologia e Medicina Trasfusionale , Ragusa , Italy
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- Biologist, Executive Biologist, Servizio di Immunoematologia e Medicina Trasfusionale , Ragusa , Italy
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- Biologist, Executive Biologist, Servizio di Immunoematologia e Medicina Trasfusionale , Ragusa , Italy
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- Immunohematologist, Independent Consultant , Wimberly , TX
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- New York Blood Center , 45-01 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City , NY 11101
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Tappero S, Dell’Oglio P, Longoni M, Scilipoti P, Buratto C, Secco S, Olivero A, Barbieri M, Di Trapani D, Napoli G, Bocciardi A, Galfano A. Multiparametric prostate mri reduces the risk of positive surgical margins in high-risk prostate cancer patients treated with retzius-sparing robot assisted radical prostatectomy. EUR UROL SUPPL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(21)00976-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Dell’Oglio P, Tappero S, Longoni M, Buratto C, Secco S, Olivero A, Napoli G, Di Trapani D, Barbieri M, Scilipoti P, Bocciardi A, Galfano A. Retzius-Sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in challenging scenarios. EUR UROL SUPPL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(21)00693-5] [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: 11/28/2022] Open
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Barthel BL, Cox D, Barbieri M, Ziemba M, Straub V, Hoffman EP, Russell AJ. Elevation of fast but not slow troponin I in the circulation of patients with Becker and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Muscle Nerve 2021; 64:43-49. [PMID: 33683712 PMCID: PMC8362156 DOI: 10.1002/mus.27222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Introduction One of the hallmarks of injured skeletal muscle is the appearance of elevated skeletal muscle proteins in circulation. Human skeletal muscle generally consists of a mosaic of slow (type I) and fast (type IIa, IIx/d) fibers, defined by their myosin isoform expression. Recently, measurement of circulating fiber‐type specific isoforms of troponin I has been used as a biomarker to suggest that muscle injury in healthy volunteers (HV) results in the appearance of muscle proteins from fast but not slow fibers. We sought to understand if this is also the case in severe myopathy patients with Becker and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (BMD, DMD). Methods An enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that selectively measures fast and slow skeletal troponin I (TNNI2 and TNNI1) was used to measure a cross‐section of patient plasma samples from HV (N = 50), BMD (N = 49), and DMD (N = 132) patients. Creatine kinase (CK) activity was also measured from the same samples for comparison. Results TNNI2 was elevated in BMD and DMD and correlated with the injury biomarker, CK. In contrast, TNNI1 levels were indistinguishable from levels in HV. There was an inverse relationship between CK and TNNI2 levels and age, but no relationship for TNNI1. Discussion We define a surprising discrepancy between TNNI1 and TNNI2 in patient plasma that may have implications for the interpretation of elevated muscle protein levels in dystrophinopathies. See Editorial on pages 4–5 in this issue.
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- Benjamin L Barthel
- Edgewise Therapeutics, BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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- The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton University - State University of New York, Binghamton, New York, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton University - State University of New York, Binghamton, New York, USA
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- The John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton University - State University of New York, Binghamton, New York, USA
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- Edgewise Therapeutics, BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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Abenavoli A, Badi F, Barbieri M, Bianchi M, Biglione G, Dealessi C, Grandini M, Lavazza C, Mapelli L, Milano V, Monti L, Seppia S, Tresoldi M, Maggiani A. Cranial osteopathic treatment and stress-related effects on autonomic nervous system measured by salivary markers: A pilot study. J Bodyw Mov Ther 2020; 24:215-221. [PMID: 33218514 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Variations in the concentration of salivary alpha amylase (sAA) may indicate a change in the autonomic nervous system functionality. In osteopathic medicine it has long been stated that the osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) can modulate the autonomic nervous system. Studies carried out on the compression of the fourth ventricle (CV4) have shown a positive effect in reducing the sympathetic tone. The goal of this pilot study is measuring the physiological response of the sAA levels after CV4 technique. METHODS 90 subjects were randomly assigned to a sham, a control or a CV4 group. Randomization accounted for sex and score in the STAI-2 (form Y) questionnaire. Each subject completed the STAI-1 (form Y) questionnaire to evaluate the anxiety of the moment. sAA activity and saliva flow rate were measured. Saliva was collected before, immediately after and 30 min after treatment. RESULTS Within group analysis revealed that sAA activity increased significantly immediately after the technique application only in the CV4 group (p = 0,05). Between groups analysis show a significant difference of the sAA activity in the CV4 group respect the control group (p < 0,05), but no significant difference between CV4 and sham group (p > 0,05). The effect in the CV4 group after the intervention is highly variable and appeared to be related to the level of stress measured with the STAI-Y1 questionnaire (p = 0,002). CONCLUSIONS This study shows a positive effect of the CV4 procedure on sAA activity even if not significantly different from the sham procedure, probably due to the confounding effect of stress variability between groups.
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- A Abenavoli
- AIMO Accademia Italiana di Medicina Osteopatica, Piazzale del Santuario 7, 21047, Saronno, (VA), Italy.
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- AIMO Accademia Italiana di Medicina Osteopatica, Piazzale del Santuario 7, 21047, Saronno, (VA), Italy
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- AIMO Accademia Italiana di Medicina Osteopatica, Piazzale del Santuario 7, 21047, Saronno, (VA), Italy
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- AIMO Accademia Italiana di Medicina Osteopatica, Piazzale del Santuario 7, 21047, Saronno, (VA), Italy
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- AIMO Accademia Italiana di Medicina Osteopatica, Piazzale del Santuario 7, 21047, Saronno, (VA), Italy
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- AIMO Accademia Italiana di Medicina Osteopatica, Piazzale del Santuario 7, 21047, Saronno, (VA), Italy
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- AIMO Accademia Italiana di Medicina Osteopatica, Piazzale del Santuario 7, 21047, Saronno, (VA), Italy
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- AIMO Accademia Italiana di Medicina Osteopatica, Piazzale del Santuario 7, 21047, Saronno, (VA), Italy
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- AIMO Accademia Italiana di Medicina Osteopatica, Piazzale del Santuario 7, 21047, Saronno, (VA), Italy
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- AIMO Accademia Italiana di Medicina Osteopatica, Piazzale del Santuario 7, 21047, Saronno, (VA), Italy
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- AIMO Accademia Italiana di Medicina Osteopatica, Piazzale del Santuario 7, 21047, Saronno, (VA), Italy
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- AIMO Accademia Italiana di Medicina Osteopatica, Piazzale del Santuario 7, 21047, Saronno, (VA), Italy
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- AIMO Accademia Italiana di Medicina Osteopatica, Piazzale del Santuario 7, 21047, Saronno, (VA), Italy
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- AIMO Accademia Italiana di Medicina Osteopatica, Piazzale del Santuario 7, 21047, Saronno, (VA), Italy
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Secco S, Barbosa F, Brambillasca P, Dell’oglio P, Barbieri M, Caviglia A, Buratto C, Migliorisi C, Napoli G, Di Trapani D, Vercelli R, Solcia M, Strada E, Petralia G, Bocciardi A, Rampoldi A, Galfano A. Current urological indications for Prostatic Artery Embolization (PAE) in a referral hospital. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)34071-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Marfella R, Paolisso P, Sardu C, Bergamaschi L, D'Angelo EC, Barbieri M, Rizzo MR, Messina V, Maggi P, Coppola N, Pizzi C, Biffi M, Viale P, Galié N, Paolisso G. Negative impact of hyperglycaemia on tocilizumab therapy in Covid-19 patients. Diabetes Metab 2020; 46:403-405. [PMID: 32447102 PMCID: PMC7241396 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabet.2020.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Tocilizumab (TCZ) is used for treating moderate-to-severe Covid-19 pneumonia by targeting interleukin-6 receptors (IL-6Rs) and reducing cytokine release. Yet, in spite of this therapy, patients with vs. patients without diabetes have an adverse disease course. In fact, glucose homoeostasis has influenced the outcomes of diabetes patients with infectious diseases. Of the 475 Covid-19-positive patients admitted to infectious disease departments (University of Bologna, University Vanvitelli of Napoli, San Sebastiano Caserta Hospital) in Italy since 1 March 2020, 31 (39.7%) hyperglycaemic and 47 (60.3%) normoglycaemic patients (blood glucose levels ≥ 140 mg/dL) were retrospectively evaluated at admission and during their hospital stay. Of note, 20 (64%) hyperglycaemic and 11 (23.4%) normoglycaemic patients had diabetes (P < 0.01). At admission, hyperglycaemic vs. normoglycaemic patients had fivefold higher IL-6 levels, which persisted even after TCZ administration (P < 0.05). Intriguingly, in a risk-adjusted Cox regression analysis, TCZ in hyperglycaemic patients failed to attenuate risk of severe outcomes as it did in normoglycaemic patients (P < 0.009). Also, in hyperglycaemic patients, higher IL-6 plasma levels reduced the effects of TCZ, while adding IL-6 levels to the Cox regression model led to loss of significance (P < 0.07) of its effects. Moreover, there was evidence that optimal Covid-19 infection management with TCZ is not achieved during hyperglycaemia in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients. These data may be of interest to currently ongoing clinical trials of TCZ effects in Covid-19 patients and of optimal control of glycaemia in this patient subset.
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- R Marfella
- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences (DAMSS), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences (DAMSS), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', 80138 Naples, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, International University of Health and Medical Sciences 'Saint Camillus', Rome, Italy.
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- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences (DAMSS), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences (DAMSS), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Sant'Anna Hospital, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, S. Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Cardiology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences (DAMSS), University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', 80138 Naples, Italy
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Reda G, Cassin R, Gentile M, Mauro FR, Giannarelli D, Fattizzo B, Barbieri M, Silvestris I, Fabris S, Morabito F, Neri A, Barcellini W, Cortelezzi A. IgA hypogammaglobulinemia predicts outcome in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leukemia 2019; 33:1519-1522. [PMID: 30635629 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-018-0344-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- G Reda
- Hematology Unit, IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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- Hematology Unit, IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, Department of Onco-hematology, A.O. Cosenza, Cosenza, Italy
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- Hematology, Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, 'Sapienza' University, Rome, Italy
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- Biostatistic Unit, Regina Elena National Institute for Cancer Treatment and Research, Rome, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hemato-oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Hemato-oncology Department, Augusta Victoria Hospital, Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, Israel.,Biotechnology Research Unit, Aprigliano, Cosenza, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.,Department of Oncology and Hemato-oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology Unit, IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.,Department of Oncology and Hemato-oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Barbieri M, Maffoni M, Negro S, Maddalena D, Bosone D, Tronconi L. Volunteering in hospitals to improve the quality of long stays in rehabilitation units. Funct Neurol 2018; 22:171-172. [PMID: 29306354 DOI: 10.11138/fneur/2017.32.4.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Barbieri M, Richardson G, Paisley S. The cost-effectiveness of follow-up strategies after cancer treatment: a systematic literature review. Br Med Bull 2018; 126:85-100. [PMID: 29659715 DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldy011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The cost of treatment and follow-up of cancer patients in the UK is substantial. In a budget-constrained system such as the NHS, it is necessary to consider the cost-effectiveness of the range of management strategies at different points on cancer patients' care pathways to ensure that they provide adequate value for money. SOURCES OF DATA We conducted a systematic literature review to explore the cost-effectiveness of follow-up strategies of patients previously treated for cancer with the aim of informing UK policy. All papers that were considered to be economic evaluations in the subject areas described above were extracted. AREAS OF AGREEMENT The existing literature suggests that intensive follow-up of patients with colorectal disease is likely to be cost-effective, but the opposite holds for breast cancer. AREAS OF CONTROVERSY Interventions and strategies for follow-up in cancer patients were variable across type of cancer and setting. Drawing general conclusions about the cost-effectiveness of these interventions/strategies is difficult. GROWING POINTS The search identified 2036 references but applying inclusion/exclusion criteria a total of 44 articles were included in the analysis. Breast cancer was the most common (n = 11) cancer type followed by colorectal (n = 10) cancer. In general, there were relatively few studies of cost-effectiveness of follow-up that could influence UK guidance. Where there was evidence, in the most part, NICE guidance broadly reflected this evidence. AREAS TIMELY TO DEVELOP RESEARCH In terms of future research around the timing, frequency and composition of follow-ups, this is dependent on the type of cancer being considered. Nevertheless, across most cancers, the possibility of remote follow-up (or testing) by health professionals other than hospital consultants in other settings appears to warrant further work.
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- M Barbieri
- Centre for Health Economics, University of York, Heslington, York, UK
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- Centre for Health Economics, University of York, Heslington, York, UK
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- School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 30 Regent Street, Sheffield, UK
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Roustan V, Barbieri M, Incandela F, Missale F, Camera H, Braido F, Mora R, Peretti G. Transoral glossoepiglottopexy in the treatment of adult obstructive sleep apnoea: a surgical approach. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2018; 38:38-44. [PMID: 29756614 DOI: 10.14639/0392-100x-1857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 09/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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SUMMARY The treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is still a matter of debate; among the different therapeutic alternatives, both surgical and conservative, treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is considered the "gold standard". The recent scientific literature reports that even if CPAP represents an effective solution for sleep apnoeas, 12% of patients do not benefit from its use. In most cases, primary collapse of the epiglottis is responsible for failure. We developed a surgical technique that provides a stable support to the epiglottis without influencing its function during swallowing while preserving laryngeal anatomy and physiology. The procedure we propose is based on that conceived by Monnier for children affected by laryngomalacia. We analysed a group of 20 patients who underwent glossoepiglottopexy between January 2015 and September 2016 and compared data (AHI, ODI, t90, ESS, EAT10, etc.) collected before and 6 months after surgery to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of our glossoepiglottopexy (GEP). The results allow us to consider GEP as a valid choice to treat adults who suffer from sleep apnoeas.
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- V Roustan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Genoa, IRCCS AUO San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Genoa, IRCCS AUO San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Genoa, IRCCS AUO San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Genoa, IRCCS AUO San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Genoa, IRCCS AUO San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
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- Allergy and Respiratory Diseased Clinic DIMI, University of Genoa, IRCCS AUO San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Genoa, IRCCS AUO San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Genoa, IRCCS AUO San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
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Corvò R, Sanguineti G, Scala M, Garaventa G, Santelli A, Barbieri M, Vitale V. Primary Site as Predictive Factor of Local Control in Advanced Head and Neck Tumors Treated by Concomitant Boost Accelerated Radiotherapy. Tumori 2018; 80:135-8. [PMID: 8016905 DOI: 10.1177/030089169408000210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Aims and background The purpose of this phase II study was to assess the efficacy and toxicity of an accelerated radiotheraphy schedule with the concomitant boost technique in the management of patients with advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HN-SCC) of various primary sites. Methods From May 1989 to December 1992 45 patients were scheduled to receive a total dose of 75 Gy in 40 fractions over 40 days. The boost encompassing the macroscopic disease was given as a second daily dose during the last 2 weeks of the basic treatment. Results Severe mucositis was recorded in 27 (60%) patients. Late side effect occurred in 2. As regards local control the primary tumor site was the most significant prognostic factor: at a median follow-up of 24 months (range 12-52 months) the actuarial local control rate was 79%, 48% and 15% for oronasopharyngeal, laryngohypopharyngeal and oral cavity primary sites, respectively (p=0.004). Conclusions This high dose concomitant boost regimen appears feasible in advanced HN-SCC. However, our results indicate the primary tumor site as a major prognostic factor even with an accelerated treatment schedule.
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- R Corvò
- Servizio di Oncologia Radioterapica, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
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Corvò R, Margarino G, Sanguineti G, Geido E, Scala M, Mereu P, Cavallari M, Bonanno S, Garaventa G, Barbieri M, Giaretti W. Cell Kinetics Analysis in Patients Affected by Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Treated with Primary Surgery and Adjuvant Radiotherapy. Tumori 2018; 86:53-8. [PMID: 10778767 DOI: 10.1177/030089160008600110] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The increasing complexity of management strategies for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HN-SCC) calls for the investigation of new objective prognostic parameters to subdivide patients according to the tumor's biological aggressiveness. METHODS We evaluated in 35 HN-SCC patients the pretreatment cell kinetics parameters and DNA ploidy after in vivo infusion of bromodeoxyuridine and flow cytometric analysis. Patients were treated with radical surgery followed by conventional radiation therapy. Locoregional control data are available for follow-up times above five years. RESULTS We found that the likelihood of locoregional control for patients with rapidly proliferating HN-SCC characterized by a short potential doubling time (Tpot <5 days) was significantly smaller than for HN-SCC patients with slow tumor proliferation (Tpot >5 days). Moreover, when patients were stratified according to DNA ploidy and Tpot value, we found that the locoregional failure rate for rapidly proliferating tumors was significantly higher for diploid HN-SCCs than for aneuploid HN-SCCs. CONCLUSION The present data suggest that patients with resectable HN-SCC characterized by fast growth might have a worse prognosis after surgery and adjuvant conventional radiotherapy and might benefit from more aggressive radiotherapeutic modalities.
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- R Corvò
- Reparto di Oncologia Radioterapica, Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy.
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Ansari V, Roccia E, Santandrea M, Doostdar M, Eigner C, Padberg L, Gianani I, Sbroscia M, Donohue JM, Mancino L, Barbieri M, Silberhorn C. Heralded generation of high-purity ultrashort single photons in programmable temporal shapes. Opt Express 2018; 26:2764-2774. [PMID: 29401812 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.002764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We experimentally demonstrate a source of nearly pure single photons in arbitrary temporal shapes heralded from a parametric down-conversion (PDC) source at telecom wavelengths. The technology is enabled by the tailored dispersion of in-house fabricated waveguides with shaped pump pulses to directly generate the PDC photons in on-demand temporal shapes. We generate PDC photons in Hermite-Gauss and frequency-binned modes and confirm a minimum purity of 0.81, even for complex temporal shapes.
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de Waure C, Bonanni P, Panatto D, Barbieri M, Poscia A, Boccalini S, Capri S, Di Pietro ML, Specchia ML, Gasparini R. Using HTA to lead decision on the use of adjuvanted trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in Italy. Eur J Public Health 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx187.291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- C de Waure
- Institute of Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York, UK
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- Institute of Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- School of Economics and Management Cattaneo, LIUC University, Castellanza, Italy
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- Institute of Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Barbieri M, Mencio F, Papi P, Rosella D, Di Carlo S, Valente T, Pompa G. Corrosion behavior of dental implants immersed into human saliva: preliminary results of an in vitro study. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2017; 21:3543-3548. [PMID: 28925491] [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: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Over the years, different implant surfaces have been used to try to maximize bone to implant contact. The aim of this study was to compare levels of metallic ions and particles dissolution collected from two different dental implants surfaces immersed into human saliva. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 60 dental implants were tested. Group A: sanded with aluminium oxide medium grade particles and acid-etched; Group B: micro-sanded with calcium phosphate powders and acid-etched. Forty implants were immersed in 20 ml of human saliva, twenty, as a control, in sterile saline solution. ICP-MS was performed to detect any metallic ions released from dental implants at T0, on day 1 (T1), on day 3 (T2), after one week (T3), on day 14 (T4), after 3 months (T5) and after 6 months (T6). RESULTS Dissolution of metallic particles of titanium and nickel, absent in human saliva (T0), were found after one week (T3) for Group B and after 3 months (T5) for Group A. Vanadium was already detected in small concentrations in either group after 1 day, with an exponential growth for Group B. CONCLUSIONS Preliminary results reported significant values of Ti, Ni and V released by Group B, showing for the first time statistically significant values of vanadium.
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- M Barbieri
- Department of Earth Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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Setiyono TD, Holecz F, Khan NI, Barbieri M, Quicho E, Collivignarelli F, Maunahan A, Gatti L, Romuga GC. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)-based paddy rice monitoring system: Development and application in key rice producing areas in Tropical Asia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/54/1/012015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Massarotti M, Fabbriciani G, Barbieri M, De Santis M, Bukhari M. Osteoanabolic therapy: a valid option to reduce refracture risk after vertebral augmentation procedures? Osteoporos Int 2016; 27:3387-3388. [PMID: 27302303 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-016-3659-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- M Massarotti
- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Ashton Road, LA1 4RP, Lancaster, UK.
- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano (Milan), Italy.
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano (Milan), Italy
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- Interventional Pain Unit, Galeazzi Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano (Milan), Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Ashton Road, LA1 4RP, Lancaster, UK
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Objectives. To compare the analytic judgments, data, and assumptions of different models used in the economic evaluation of infliximab, one of a new class of drugs for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. A detailed assessment was made of 4 models, 1 submitted (in a reimbursement dossier) by the manufacturer, 1 produced by an independent academic group, and 2 recently published in the literature. Factors considered included the key data inputs, assumptions about the sequencing of treatments for RA, the methods used to calculate health utilities, and the estimation of cost offsets. Results. Two of the 4 models, although embodying different methodological approaches, gave fairly similar results (approximately £25,000–£35,000 cost per additional quality-adjusted life year [QALY] gained). The other 2 models, both by an independent academic group, gave much higher estimates, ranging from £50,000 to £60,000 to more than £100,000 per additional QALY. The differences appeared to depend mainly on differences in model structure, the assumptions about the positioning of infliximab in the treatment sequence, and the relationship between Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) states and QALYs. Conclusions. Economic models of treatments for RA incorporate different key data inputs and analytic judgments. However, convergence was observed in some of the estimates produced by the models, particularly when adjustments were made for some of the differences in input parameters. Nevertheless, differences in the choice of model structure and in key assumptions also had a major impact on results. Therefore, more discussion is needed to reach a consensus on some of these methodological issues.
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- M F Drummond
- Centre for Health Economics, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom.
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Sperling J, Bartley TJ, Donati G, Barbieri M, Jin XM, Datta A, Vogel W, Walmsley IA. Quantum Correlations from the Conditional Statistics of Incomplete Data. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 117:083601. [PMID: 27588857 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.117.083601] [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] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We study, in theory and experiment, the quantum properties of correlated light fields measured with click-counting detectors providing incomplete information on the photon statistics. We establish a correlation parameter for the conditional statistics, and we derive the corresponding nonclassicality criteria for detecting conditional quantum correlations. Classical bounds for Pearson's correlation parameter are formulated that allow us, once they are violated, to determine nonclassical correlations via the joint statistics. On the one hand, we demonstrate nonclassical correlations in terms of the joint click statistics of light produced by a parametric down-conversion source. On the other hand, we verify quantum correlations of a heralded, split single-photon state via the conditional click statistics together with a generalization to higher-order moments. We discuss the performance of the presented nonclassicality criteria to successfully discern joint and conditional quantum correlations. Remarkably, our results are obtained without making any assumptions on the response function, quantum efficiency, and dark-count rate of photodetectors.
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- J Sperling
- Arbeitsgruppe Theoretische Quantenoptik, Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
- Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
- Universität Paderborn, Warburger Strasse 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany
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- Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
- Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Rome, Italy
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- Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Institute of Natural Sciences & Department of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Arbeitsgruppe Theoretische Quantenoptik, Institut für Physik, Universität Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
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- Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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Sardu C, Santamaria M, Rizzo MR, Barbieri M, di Marino M, Paolisso G, Santulli G, Marfella R. Telemonitoring in heart failure patients treated by cardiac resynchronisation therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D): the TELECART Study. Int J Clin Pract 2016; 70:569-76. [PMID: 27291327 PMCID: PMC5813682 DOI: 10.1111/ijcp.12823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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AIM Telemonitoring (TM) is a safe and efficient monitoring system for internal cardioverter defibrillator device (ICD) recipients. TM has been used to track info on the clinical status of heart failure patients treated by ICD and/or cardiac resynchronisation therapy defibrillator (CRT-D). The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of TM on clinical outcomes in a population of CRT-D patients with heart failure. METHODS In a multicentre, randomised study, patients with chronic heart failure, New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II or III, left bundle branch block, severe left ventricle ejection fraction reduction (LVEF < 35%) have been identified and screened. RESULTS One hundred and ninety-one patients have been randomised to receive either a CRT-D with TM or a CRT-D with traditional ambulatory monitoring (control group) and completed the 12-month study follow-up. Primary endpoints were all cause death, cardiac death and hospital admission for heart failure. Secondary endpoints were atrial fibrillation, sustained episodes, non-sustained and self terminated ventricular tachyarrhythmia, sustained ventricular tachycardia, and ventricular fibrillation, ICD shocks and percentage of CRT-D responder patients. Univariate analysis identified the following factors predicting hospitalisation: TM, age, chronic kidney disease, hypercholesterolaemia, LVEF and NYHA class. At multivariate analysis, TM was the only factor predicting heart failure hospitalisation (hazard ratio 0.6, 0.42-0.79, 95% CI, p = 0.002), without affecting overall mortality and cardiac deaths events. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, our data indicate the importance of TM in predicting heart failure hospitalisation in patients treated with CRT-D.
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- C Sardu
- Department of Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology, 'John Paul II' Research and Care Foundation, Campobasso, Italy
- Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology, 'John Paul II' Research and Care Foundation, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology, 'John Paul II' Research and Care Foundation, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Sciences, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Yoo TJ, Shea J, Ge X, Kwon SS, Yazawa Y, Sener O, Mora F, Mora R, Mora M, Barbieri M, Du X. Presence of Autoantibodies in the Sera of Meniere's Disease. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2016; 110:425-9. [PMID: 11372925 DOI: 10.1177/000348940111000506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We examined the sera of patients with Meniere's disease for the presence of antibodies against 8 inner ear antigens by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). One hundred eight patients with Meniere's disease and 28 control subjects were studied. The antibodies against chicken type II collagen, bovine type II collagen, the cyanogen bromide cleaved peptide 11 (CB11) of each, type IX and XI collagens, C-Raf, and tubulin were measured by ELISA. The sensitivity of each antigen was between 37% and 60% individually, and was 91% when all 8 inner ear antigens were combined. These results showed that 91% of Meniere's disease sera have antibody activities to 1 or more of these inner ear antigens. The results suggest that performing ELISA for these 8 inner ear antigens was useful as a diagnostic tool for Meniere's disease. Further study is required for elucidating the role of these antigens in the pathogenesis of Meniere's disease, which might eventually result in better therapy.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163, USA
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Barbieri M, Ossato A, Canazza I, Trapella C, Borelli AC, Beggiato S, Rimondo C, Serpelloni G, Ferraro L, Marti M. Synthetic cannabinoid JWH-018 and its halogenated derivatives JWH-018-Cl and JWH-018-Br impair Novel Object Recognition in mice: Behavioral, electrophysiological and neurochemical evidence. Neuropharmacology 2016; 109:254-269. [PMID: 27346209 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2016.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [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: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 06/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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It is well known that an impairment of learning and memory function is one of the major physiological effects caused by natural or synthetic cannabinoid consumption in rodents, nonhuman primates and in humans. JWH-018 and its halogenated derivatives (JWH-018-Cl and JWH-018-Br) are synthetic CB1/CB2 cannabinoid agonists, illegally marketed as "Spice" and "herbal blend" for their Cannabis-like psychoactive effects. In the present study the effects of acute exposure to JWH-018, JWH-018-Cl, JWH-018-Br (JWH-018-R compounds) and Δ(9)-THC (for comparison) on Novel Object Recognition test (NOR) has been investigated in mice. Moreover, to better characterize the effects of JWH-018-R compounds on memory function, in vitro electrophysiological and neurochemical studies in hippocampal preparations have been performed. JWH-018, JWH-018-Cl and JWH-018-Br dose-dependently impaired both short- and long-memory retention in mice (respectively 2 and 24 h after training session). Their effects resulted more potent respect to that evoked by Δ(9)-THC. Moreover, in vitro studies showed as JWH-018-R compounds negatively affected electrically evoked synaptic transmission, LTP and aminoacid (glutamate and GABA) release in hippocampal slices. Behavioral, electrophysiological and neurochemical effects were fully prevented by CB1 receptor antagonist AM251 pretreatment, suggesting a CB1 receptor involvement. These data support the hypothesis that synthetic JWH-018-R compounds, as Δ(9)-THC, impair cognitive function in mice by interfering with hippocampal synaptic transmission and memory mechanisms. This data outline the danger that the use and/or abuse of these synthetic cannabinoids may represent for the cognitive process in human consumer.
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- M Barbieri
- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology (SVeB), University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology (SVeB), University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology (SVeB), University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Verona, Italy
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- U.R.I.To.N., Forensic Toxicology Unit, Department of Health Science, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology (SVeB), University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology (SVeB), University of Ferrara, Italy; Center for Neuroscience and Istituto Nazionale di Neuroscienze, Italy.
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Barbieri M, Deidun A, Maltagliati F, Castelli A. A contribution to the phylogeography ofPinctada imbricata radiata(Leach, 1814) (Bivalvia: Pteriidae) from the Eastern Mediterranean Sea by means of the mitochondrialCOImarker. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2015.1106012] [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: 10/22/2022]
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Defienne H, Barbieri M, Chalopin B, Chatel B, Walmsley IA, Smith BJ, Gigan S. Nonclassical light manipulation in a multiple-scattering medium. Opt Lett 2014; 39:6090-6093. [PMID: 25361286 DOI: 10.1364/ol.39.006090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We investigate the possibility of using a scattering medium as a highly multimode platform for implementing quantum walks. We demonstrate the manipulation of a single photon propagating through a strongly scattering medium using wavefront-shaping technique. Measurement of the scattering matrix allows the wavefront of the photon to be shaped to compensate the distortions induced by multiple scattering events. The photon can thus be directed coherently to a specific output mode. Using this approach, we show how entanglement of a single photon across different modes can be manipulated despite the enormous wavefront disturbance caused by the scattering medium.
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Barbieri M, Weatherly HLA, Ara R, Basarir H, Sculpher M, Adams R, Ahmed H, Coles C, Guerrero-Urbano T, Nutting C, Powell M. What is the quality of economic evaluations of non-drug therapies? A systematic review and critical appraisal of economic evaluations of radiotherapy for cancer. Appl Health Econ Health Policy 2014; 12:497-510. [PMID: 25060829 PMCID: PMC4175431 DOI: 10.1007/s40258-014-0115-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Breast, cervical and colorectal cancers are the three most frequent cancers in women, while lung, prostate and colorectal cancers are the most frequent in men. Much attention has been given to the economic evaluation of pharmaceuticals for treatment of cancer by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK and similar authorities internationally, while economic analysis developed for other types of anti-cancer interventions, including radiotherapy and surgery, are less common. OBJECTIVES Our objective was to review methods used in published cost-effectiveness studies evaluating radiotherapy for breast, cervical, colorectal, head and neck and prostate cancer, and to compare the economic evaluation methods applied with those defined in the guidelines used by the NICE technology appraisal programme. METHODS A systematic search of seven databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CDSR, NHSEED, HTA, DARE, EconLit) as well as research registers, the NICE website and conference proceedings was conducted in July 2012. Only economic evaluations of radiotherapy interventions in individuals diagnosed with cancer that included quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) or life-years (LYs) were included. Included studies were appraised on the basis of satisfying essential, preferred and UK-specific methods requirements, building on the NICE Reference Case for economic evaluations and on other methods guidelines. RESULTS A total of 29 studies satisfied the inclusion criteria (breast 14, colorectal 2, prostate 10, cervical 0, head and neck 3). Only two studies were conducted in the UK (13 in the USA). Among essential methods criteria, the main issue was that only three (10%) of the studies used clinical-effectiveness estimates identified through systematic review of the literature. Similarly, only eight (28%) studies sourced health-related quality-of-life data directly from patients with the condition of interest. Other essential criteria (e.g. clear description of comparators, patient group indication and appropriate time horizon) were generally fulfilled, while most of the UK-specific requirements were not met. CONCLUSION Based on this review there is a dearth of up-to-date, robust evidence on the cost effectiveness of radiotherapy in cancer suitable to support decision making in the UK. Studies selected did not fully satisfy essential method standards currently recommended by NICE.
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- Centre for Health Economics (CHE), University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK,
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Rizzo MR, Barbieri M, Boccardi V, Angellotti E, Marfella R, Paolisso G. Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors Have Protective Effect on Cognitive Impairment in Aged Diabetic Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2014; 69:1122-31. [DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Vitale F, Barbieri M, Dirodi B, Vitali Rosati G, Franco E. [A full economic evaluation of extensive vaccination against rotavirus with RIX4414 vaccine at National and Regional level in Italy]. Ann Ig 2013; 25:43-56. [PMID: 23435779 DOI: 10.7416/ai.2013.1905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Vaccination of all healthy children against rotavirus (RV) has been recommended, since the availability of vaccines, both in Europe (PIDJ) and Italy (pediatricians). The aims of universal vaccination against RV include the protection of children against moderate/severe gastroenteritis forms by RV (GARV), prevent hospitalizations, reduce the severity and duration of the disease, and reduce morbidity and socioeconomic costs. Payers need to informed regarding the efficacy and the healthcare utilization related to RV vaccination in order to decide in favour of its extensive implementation. The aim of this paper is to assess the clinical and financial impact of the extensive vaccination aganist RV both at National and Regional level. Particular attention, compared to the previous analysis (Standaert et al, 2008) has been given to the influence of herd immunity (HI) on cost-utility results of vaccination against-RV. Methods. The analysis was conducted with the Markovian model previously used by Standaert B et al and updated for comparing costs and benefits associated with a situation of vaccination anti-RV that includes efficacy data due to HI, with a situation without vaccination. For the base case is assumed an annual coverage of 90%, where the effect of HI is present in the population at risk (0-5 years) and extended to children who have not been vaccinated, adding as conservative assumption, a further 10% to the efficacy of the vaccine, compared to 15% determined by several published studies. Two analysis have been made based on this model: a cost-utility analysis that compared vaccination with two doses of RIX441410 administered at 2 and 3 months after birth compared with no vaccination from National Health Service and Society perspective; a budget impact analysis at National and Regional level. The evaluation has as its main element the reduction of cases of infection through universal vaccination and consequent reduction of Garv events and nosocomial infections. Results. From the NHS perspective, in a cohort of 555,791 born in Italy in 2011, the annual number of hospitalizations due to RV infections in the absence of vaccination is estimated to be 14,550 units. Assuming that 90% of newborns receive two doses of the vaccine, and including an additional effect of HI to the efficacy of the vaccine, vaccination would lead to a reduction of 71% of cases of Garv (176,804 cases in less) and a 86% of hospitalizations due to Garv (12,913 fewer cases), with an impact on quality of life and mortality as a consequence of vaccination. The introduction of the vaccine would lead to a gain of 0.0014 QALYs and 0.0022 life-years gained per child compared to a situation without vaccination (assuming a discount rate of 3% on future benefits). The reduction of GARV also would lead to a strong economic impact. The introduction of the vaccine would lead to a saving of € 25.41 per child or a saving of more than € 14 million for the whole population included in the analysis. Cost reduction increase significantly from the perspective of society and introducing the indirect costs due to lost productivity. In this case, the savings due to the introduction of vaccination would increase to € 67,747,654 in the total cohort, or € 121.89 per child. In an alternative scenario, where HI is excluded, RIX4414 remains dominant (0.0013 QALYs gained and € 22.14 per child saved). The budget impact analysis shows that, as early as the second year, the additional cost of the vaccine is more than offset by a reduction in costs of the disease, which leads to savings for the NHS, which increases from year 3. In a time horizon of 5 years (without the discount rate), the savings for the NHS amount to € 34,440,314. These savings would amount to a cost reduction of € 4.64 per child over 5 years (€ 0.93 per year). The savings due to the introduction of the vaccine were mainly due to a reduction in costs associated with hospitalizations. The budget impact analysis at regional level, has taken a vaccine cost of € 30.00 per dose. Cases of diarrhoea before after vaccination are reduced in each region, based on the number of births, ranging from a minimum of 399 cases avoided for Valle d'Aosta to a maximum of 31,116 cases avoided in Lombardy. In a similar way, the number of hospitalizations due to GARV are reduced considerably, from a minimum of 36 cases in Valle d'Aosta to a maximum of 3,096 in Lombardy. Obviously, these reductions are greater in regions with 30,000 or more births per year. Conclusions. This study suggests that a universal vaccination anti-RV with 2 doses of RIX4414 brings significant clinical and economic benefits both at National and Regional level. The indirect effects of the vaccine (HI) could generate protection even in unvaccinated children with health gain and a number of cases by GARV much less than those that would vaccinating small groups of children and with a cost of illness, for NHS, which would be reduced significantly, despite the additional costs of the vaccine as early as the second year of vaccination. Productivity losses due to absence from work of a parent, as well as all other costs included in the model, show that is precisely the society to pay the consequences, from economic and social point of view. Considering the citizen in the role of private payer, we must stress as for him, the savings generated by vaccination, whether universal or with demand for cost-sharing by the health service, prove significant with a major health gain for the population under study.
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Affiliation(s)
- F Vitale
- Dipartimento di Scienze per la promozione della Salute G. D'Alessandro, Università di Palermo, Italy
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Pampaloni B, Bartolini E, Barbieri M, Piscitelli P, Di Tanna GL, Giolli L, Brandi ML. Validation of a food-frequency questionnaire for the assessment of calcium intake in schoolchildren aged 9-10 years. Calcif Tissue Int 2013; 93:23-38. [PMID: 23543130 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-013-9721-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2012] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Bone mass increases steadily until age 20-30 years, when peak bone mass (PBM) is acquired. Nutrition plays a critical role in achievement of the optimal genetically programmed PBM, with reduction in the risk of osteoporosis later in life. Intake of nutrients can be estimated through the use of various tools; typically, food-frequency questionnaires (FFQs) are used in epidemiologic studies. The aim of this study was to validate a 21-item, semiquantitative FFQ to assess important nutrient intakes for bone health in Italian schoolchildren 9-10 years of age. Relative validation was accomplished through comparison of the 7-days weighed food record (7D records) with an FFQ developed ad hoc, completed by a group of 75 Italian schoolchildren (36 females, 39 males). Agreement between the two methods was evaluated by Spearman's correlation test and Bland-Altman analysis applied on the data on intake of energy, macronutrients, and micronutrients. Particular attention was devoted to nutrients relevant for bone health. Good correlations between the two methods (FFQ and 7D records) were observed for all nutrients. In particular, mean dietary calcium intakes were 725.6 mg/day (95 % CI 683.2-768.1) from 7D records and 892.4 mg/day (95 % CI 844.6-940.2) from the FFQ. These results indicate that our FFQ for schoolchildren aged 9-10 years is highly acceptable as it is an accurate method that can be used in large-scale or epidemiological studies for the evaluation of nutrient intakes important for the prevention of osteoporosis in a similar population.
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- B Pampaloni
- Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 6, 50139, Florence, Italy
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Barbieri M, Rizzo M, Marfella R, Boccardi V, Esposito A, Pansini A, Paolisso G. Decreased carotid atherosclerotic process by control of daily acute glucose fluctuations in diabetic patients treated by DPP-IV inhibitors. Atherosclerosis 2013; 227:349-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2012] [Revised: 12/12/2012] [Accepted: 12/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Miglio A, Chiappini C, Morel T, Barbieri M, Chaplin W, Girardi L, Montalbán J, Noels A, Valentini M, Mosser B, Baudin F, Casagrande L, Fossati L, Aguirre VS, Baglin A. Differential population studies using asteroseismology: Solar-like oscillating giants in CoRoT fields LRc01 and LRa01. EPJ Web of Conferences 2013. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20134303004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Balestrieri ML, Servillo L, Esposito A, D'Onofrio N, Giovane A, Casale R, Barbieri M, Paolisso P, Rizzo MR, Paolisso G, Marfella R. Poor glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes patients reduces endothelial progenitor cell number by influencing SIRT1 signalling via platelet-activating factor receptor activation. Diabetologia 2013; 56:162-72. [PMID: 23070058 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-012-2749-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2012] [Accepted: 09/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Downregulation of levels of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) during in-vitro short-term exposure to high glucose concentrations relates to reduced activity of silent information regulator 1 (SIRT1) and increased synthesis of platelet-activating factor (PAF). We investigated the possible relationship between PAF and SIRT1 pathways in EPCs during altered glucose homeostasis. METHODS SIRT1 and PAF receptor (PAF-R) levels were determined by western blot, RT-PCR and confocal laser-scanning microscopy. In-vivo experiments were performed on 48 type 2 diabetic patients (25 with poor glycaemic control and 23 with good glycaemic control) and 20 control individuals. In-vitro experiments with the PAF-R antagonist CV3988 were performed on EPCs isolated from leucocyte-rich buffy coat of healthy human donors. RESULTS Decreased SIRT1 protein levels were observed in EPCs from type 2 diabetic patients compared with control individuals (p < 0.01). Notably, the SIRT1 level was consistently lower in patients with poor glycaemic control than in those with good glycaemic control (p < 0.01). Diabetic patients also showed an upregulation of PAF-Rs; this response occurred to a greater extent in individuals with poor glycaemic control than in those with good glycaemic control. In-vitro experiments confirmed that EPCs respond to PAF stimulation with decreased SIRT1 protein and SIRT1 mRNA levels. Moreover, reduction of SIRT1 levels and activity were abolished by CV3988. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION These findings unveil a link between PAF and SIRT1 pathways in EPCs that contributes to the deleterious effect of hyperglycaemia on the functional properties of EPCs, crucial in diabetes and peripheral vascular complications.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Adult Stem Cells/drug effects
- Adult Stem Cells/metabolism
- Adult Stem Cells/pathology
- Aged
- Blood Buffy Coat/pathology
- Cell Count
- Cell Separation
- Cells, Cultured
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/metabolism
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/pathology
- Diabetic Angiopathies/drug therapy
- Diabetic Angiopathies/metabolism
- Diabetic Angiopathies/pathology
- Down-Regulation/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Endothelium, Vascular/pathology
- Female
- Humans
- Hyperglycemia/etiology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phospholipid Ethers/pharmacology
- Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins/agonists
- Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics
- Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/agonists
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/genetics
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Sirtuin 1/genetics
- Sirtuin 1/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- M L Balestrieri
- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and General Pathology, Second University of Naples, Via L. de Crecchio 7, Naples 80138, Italy.
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Spring JB, Metcalf BJ, Humphreys PC, Kolthammer WS, Jin XM, Barbieri M, Datta A, Thomas-Peter N, Langford NK, Kundys D, Gates JC, Smith BJ, Smith PGR, Walmsley IA. Boson Sampling on a Photonic Chip. Science 2012; 339:798-801. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1231692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 573] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Campos ACS, Barbieri M, Torloni MR, Guazzelli CAF. Does motherhood affect the quality of life of adolescents? J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2012; 25:380-3. [PMID: 23095529 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2012.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2012] [Revised: 07/03/2012] [Accepted: 07/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE Assess the quality of life (QOL) of female adolescents with children compared to those without children. DESIGN Cross-sectional. SETTING Public university-affiliated family planning clinic, São Paulo, Brazil. PARTICIPANTS 91 female adolescents (16-19 years) of low socio-economic status with and without children. INTERVENTIONS The Portuguese version of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was used. OUTCOME MEASURES Mean scores of the 4 main domains were compared between adolescents with and without children. RESULTS Both mothers (N = 40) and nonmothers (N = 51) had low mean scores (<75%) in most of the QOL domains. Compared to adolescents without children, adolescent mothers scored significantly lower in the physical (52.1 vs 59.4, P = .0137) and social (66.9 vs 77.3, P = .0182) domains. CONCLUSION Adolescent mothers have a significantly lower quality of life in the physical and in the social relationships domains than nonmothers.
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- A C S Campos
- São Paulo Federal University School of Nursing, São Paulo, Brazil
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Barbieri M, Sampietri G, Torloni M, Guazzelli T, Araujo F, Guazzelli C. W004 QUALITY OF LIFE OF PREGNANT ADOLESCENTS. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(12)61729-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Barreiros F, Barbosa R, Barbieri M, Guazzelli T, Torloni M, Araujo F, Guazzelli C. M132 CERVICAL CYTOLOGY OF WOMEN ON EXTENDED REGIMENS OF THE VAGINAL CONTRACEPTIVE RING VERSUS COMBINED ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(12)61327-7] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Guazzelli C, Barreiros F, Barbosa R, Torloni M, Barbieri M, Assis F, Araujo F. M122 LIPID PROFILE OF WOMEN ON EXTENDED REGIMENS OF COMBINED ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES: DO DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGESTOGENS MAKE A DIFFERENCE? Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(12)61317-4] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Araujo F, Barbieri M, Guazzelli T, Torloni M, Guazzelli C. M137 CARDIOVASCULAR RISK AFTER ONE YEAR USE OF HORMONAL AND NON-HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(12)61331-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Barreiros F, Barbieri M, Barbosa R, Guazzelli T, Torloni M, Araujo F, Guazzelli C. M125 COMBINED ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES ON EXTENDED REGIMENS: EFFECTS ON INSULIN RESISTANCE ACCORDING TO TYPE OF PROGESTAGEN. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7292(12)61320-4] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Miglio A, Morel T, Barbieri M, Mosser B, Girardi L, Montalbán J, Valentini M. Solar-like pulsating stars as distance indicators: G-K giants in the CoRoT andKeplerfields. EPJ Web of Conferences 2012. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20121905012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Zhou B, Ensell M, Zhou Y, Nair U, Glickstein J, Kermany MH, Cai Q, Cai C, Liu W, Deng YP, Kakigi A, Barbieri M, Mora M, Kanangat S, Yoo TJ. Prevention and treatment of DNA vaccine encoding cockroach allergen Bla g 1 in a mouse model of allergic airway inflammation. Allergy 2012; 67:166-74. [PMID: 21958323 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2011.02727.x] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND One-fourth of the US population is sensitized to the German cockroach. Primary German cockroach allergen Bla g 1 is detected in 63% of homes and 52% of childcare facilities in the United States. No effective treatment or vaccination strategies are yet available. OBJECTIVES We evaluated the prophylactic and therapeutic efficacy of a plasmid DNA-mediated vaccination using the Bla g 1 gene in a mouse model of allergic inflammatory airway disease. METHODS A plasmid DNA vector coding for the Bla g 1 allergen controlled by cytomegalovirus promoter was constructed. To estimate the protective efficacy, BALB/c mice were given three injections of plasmid DNA-Bla g 1 prior to sensitization with two priming doses of recombinant Bla g 1 (rBla g 1) antigens, followed by nebulized rBla g 1 challenge. In the therapeutic approach, sensitization was followed by administering Bla g 1 DNA vaccine. RESULTS Bla g 1 vaccination significantly reduced allergen-induced airway inflammation, even after mice were presensitized and a Th2-dominant response was established. The Bla g 1 vaccination significantly reduced total inflammatory cell infiltrate, eosinophilia, secretion of Th2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-5 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, allergen-induced inflammatory infiltrates in the lungs, and Bla g 1-specific IgE in serum upon challenge with rBla g 1. Importantly, Bla g 1 DNA vaccination was able to induce IL-10-secreting regulatory T cells that could suppress the allergen-specific Th2 cells. CONCLUSION DNA vaccination showed protective and therapeutic efficacy against a clinically relevant allergen Bla g 1.
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- B Zhou
- Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, USA
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