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Bianchi M, Paravani EV, Acosta MG, Odetti LM, Simoniello MF, Poletta GL. Pesticide-induced alterations in zebrafish (Danio rerio) behavior, histology, DNA damage and mRNA expression: An integrated approach. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2024; 280:109895. [PMID: 38479676 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2024.109895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
Abstract
To assess the impact of glyphosate and 2,4-D herbicides, as well as the insecticide imidacloprid, both individually and in combination, the gills of adult zebrafish were used due to their intimate interaction with chemicals diluted in water. Bioassays were performed exposing the animals to the different pesticides and their mixture for 96 h. The behavior of the fish was analyzed, a histological examination of the gills was carried out, and the genotoxic effects were also analyzed by means of the comet assay (CA) and the change in the expression profiles of genes involved in the pathways of the oxidative stress and cellular apoptosis. The length traveled and the average speed of the control fish, compared to those exposed to the pesticides and mainly those exposed to the mixture, were significantly greater. All the groups exposed individually exhibited a decrease in thigmotaxis time, indicating a reduction in the behavior of protecting themselves from predators. Histological analysis revealed significant differences in the structures of the gill tissues. The quantification of the histological lesions showed mild lesions in the fish exposed to imidacloprid, moderate to severe lesions for glyphosate, and severe lesions in the case of 2,4-D and the mixture of pesticides. The CA revealed the sensitivity of gill cells to DNA damage following exposure to glyphosate, 2,4-D, imidacloprid and the mixture. Finally, both genes involved in the oxidative stress pathway and those related to the cell apoptosis pathway were overexpressed, while the ogg1 gene, involved in DNA repair, was downregulated.
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- M Bianchi
- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Oro Verde, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Oro Verde, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Oro Verde, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Toxicología, Farmacología y Bioquímica Legal, FBCB-UNL, Ciudad Universitaria, Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), CABA, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Toxicología, Farmacología y Bioquímica Legal, FBCB-UNL, Ciudad Universitaria, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Toxicología, Farmacología y Bioquímica Legal, FBCB-UNL, Ciudad Universitaria, Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), CABA, Argentina
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Paravani EV, Bianchi M, Querubín Pereyra PL, Acosta MG, Odetti L, Simoniello MF, Poletta G. DNA damage, alterations in the expression of antioxidant enzyme genes and in the histoarchitecture of gill cells of zebrafish exposed to 17-α-ethinylestradiol. Drug Chem Toxicol 2024; 47:60-66. [PMID: 36912201 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2023.2188441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Endocrine disruptors, such as estrogen, are chemical substances with the potential to alter the hormonal balance of organisms. Their origin can be natural or artificial, and they can act at very low doses. The estrogen 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) is used worldwide as an oral contraceptive and is a potential contaminant in aquatic ecosystems. It is well documented that these environmental pollutants can act directly or indirectly on the reproductive system, impairing development and fertility. However, little is known about the alteration of the cell oxidative status induced by EE2. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect on the gill cells of adult zebrafish exposed in vivo to EE2, analyzing cell histology, DNA damage and the expression levels of genes encoding the main enzymes involved in oxidative stress pathways. The histological study showed that EE2 produces moderate to high damage to the gill tissue, an increase in gill cell DNA damage and the mRNA levels of the genes corresponding to the manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-sod) and catalase (cat) after exposure to 5 ng/L EE2. The results indicate that EE2 causes tissue alterations, DNA damage and oxidative stress. EE2 produced important alterations in the gills, a fundamental organ for the survival of fish. There is a clear need for further research on the ecological consequences of EDCs on non-target organisms.
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- E V Paravani
- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Cátedra de Química General e Inorgánica, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Oro Verde, Argentina
- Cátedra de Biología Celular y Molecular, Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos, Oro Verde, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Cátedra de Química General e Inorgánica, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Oro Verde, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Cátedra de Química General e Inorgánica, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Oro Verde, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Cátedra de Química General e Inorgánica, Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos, Oro Verde, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Toxicología, Farmacología y Bioquímica Legal, FBCB-UNL, Ciudad Universitaria, Santa Fe, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), CABA, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Toxicología, Farmacología y Bioquímica Legal, FBCB-UNL, Ciudad Universitaria, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Toxicología, Farmacología y Bioquímica Legal, FBCB-UNL, Ciudad Universitaria, Santa Fe, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), CABA, Argentina
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Bianchi M, Manco M. Circulating levels of PIN1 and glucose metabolism in young people with obesity. J Endocrinol Invest 2022; 45:1741-1748. [PMID: 35585295 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01812-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Impaired activity of the peptidylprolyl cis/trans isomerase NIMA-interacting 1 (PIN1) isomerase might contribute to link disturbed glucose metabolism and risk of glucose related neurotoxicity, neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. The isomerase modulates also pathways of peripheral insulin sensitivity and secretion. We aimed at investigating the levels of circulating PIN1 in adolescents with obesity and any association with their glucose metabolism. METHODS We enrolled 145 adolescents (age 12-17.8 years); 67 lean controls (46.2%) and 78 (53.8%) with overweight or obesity (males n = 62, 46%). We estimated glucose and insulin in fasting condition and after a standard oral glucose tolerance test; fasting serum levels of PIN1, amyloid β-protein 42 (Aβ42), presenilin 1 (PSEN1), glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1) and Non Esterified Fatty Acids (NEFA). We calculated the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), the β cell function (HOMA-β) and the Adipo-IR. RESULTS There was no difference in PIN1 serum levels between normal weight individuals and patients with obesity. However, there was an inverse correlation between serum fasting PIN1 and glucose (r - 0.183 and p = 0.027). We confirmed levels of Aβ42 and PSEN1 were higher in teens with obesity than in lean controls and their correlation with the body mass index (Aβ42: r = 0.302, p = 0.0001, PSEN1 r = 0.231, p = 0.005) and the HOMA-IR (Aβ42: r = 0.219, p = 0.009, r = 0.170, p < 0.042). CONCLUSIONS There was no significant rise of circulating PIN1 levels in young individuals with obesity. Increased levels reported in the literature in adult patients are likely to occur late in the natural history of the disease with the onset of an overt impairment of glucose homeostasis.
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- M Bianchi
- Research Area for Multi-Factorial Diseases, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, viale di San Paolo 15, 00146, Rome, Italy
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- Research Area for Multi-Factorial Diseases, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, viale di San Paolo 15, 00146, Rome, Italy.
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Votta C, Boldrini L, Chiloiro G, Romano A, Bonelli E, Autorino R, Bianchi M, Campitelli M, Galofaro E, Nardangeli A, Nardini M, Placidi L, Gambacorta M, Valentini V. MO-0650 Partial irradiation in cervical cancer MRgRT: a dosimetric evaluation. Radiother Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(22)02408-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mileto D, Fenizia C, Cutrera M, Gagliardi G, Gigantiello A, De Silvestri A, Rizzo A, Mancon A, Bianchi M, De Poli F, Cuomo M, Burgo I, Longo M, Rimoldi SG, Pagani C, Grosso S, Micheli V, Rizzardini G, Grande R, Biasin M, Gismondo MR, Lombardi A. SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine BNT162b2 triggers a consistent cross-variant humoral and cellular response. Emerg Microbes Infect 2021; 10:2235-2243. [PMID: 34749573 PMCID: PMC8648019 DOI: 10.1080/22221751.2021.2004866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic continues to rage worldwide, the emergence of numerous variants of concern (VOC) represents a challenge for the vaccinal protective efficacy and the reliability of commercially available high-throughput immunoassays. Our study demonstrates the administration of two doses of the BNT162b2 vaccine that elicited a robust SARS-CoV-2-specific immune response which was assessed up to 3 months after full vaccination in a cohort of 37 health care workers (HCWs). SARS-CoV-2-specific antibody response, evaluated by four commercially available chemiluminescence immunoassays (CLIA), was qualitatively consistent with the results provided by the gold-standard in vitro neutralization assay (NTA). However, we could not observe a correlation between the quantity of the antibody detected by CLIA assays and their neutralizing activity tested by NTA. Almost all subjects developed a SARS-CoV-2-specific T-cell response. Moreover, vaccinated HCWs developed a similar protective neutralizing antibodies response against the EU (B.1), Alpha (B.1.1.7), Gamma (P.1), and Eta (B.1.525) SARS-CoV-2 variants, while Beta (B.1.351) and Delta (B.1.617.2) strains displayed a consistent partial immune evasion. These results underline the importance of a solid vaccine-elicited immune response and a robust antibody titre. We believe that these relevant results should be taken into consideration in the definition of future vaccinal strategies.
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- D. Mileto
- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences “L. Sacco”, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Biometeric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences “L. Sacco”, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Virology and Bioemergencies, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Bianchi M, Parisi E, Cavuto M, Paoli I, Ceccanti G, Tonelli P. Un caso di edentulia intercalare superiore eseguito in implantologia computer guidata: a case report. Dental Cadmos 2021. [DOI: 10.19256/d.cadmos.2021.01] [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: 11/20/2022]
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Votta C, Boldrini L, Merola B, Chiloiro G, Romano A, Cusumano D, Turco G, Bianchi M, Cornacchione P, Indovina L, Gambacorta M, Valentini V. PO-1969 The contribution of on-board hybrid MRI for planning optimization: movement analysis of the uterus. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)08420-6] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Garrone B, Durando L, Prenderville J, Sokolowska E, Milanese C, Di Giorgio FP, Callaghan C, Bianchi M. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) rescues cognitive decline, neuroinflammation and cytoskeletal alterations in a model of post-operative cognitive decline (POCD) in middle-aged rats. Sci Rep 2021; 11:10139. [PMID: 33980934 PMCID: PMC8115335 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89629-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a debilitating clinical phenomenon in elderly patients. Management of pain in elderly is complicated because analgesic opiates elicit major side effects. In contrast, paracetamol (acetaminophen) has shown analgesic efficacy, no impact on cognition, and its side effects are well tolerated. We investigated the efficacy of paracetamol, compared to the opioid analgesic buprenorphine, in a model of POCD by investigating cognitive decline, allodynia, peripheral and hippocampal cytokines levels, and hippocampal microtubule dynamics as a key modulator of synaptic plasticity. A POCD model was developed in middle-aged (MA) rats by inducing a tibia fracture via orthopaedic surgery. Control MA rats did not undergo any surgery and only received isoflurane anaesthesia. We demonstrated that cognitive decline and increased allodynia following surgery was prevented in paracetamol-treated animals, but not in animals which were exposed to anesthesia alone or underwent the surgery and received buprenorphine. Behavioral alterations were associated with different peripheral cytokine changes between buprenorphine and paracetamol treated animals. Buprenorphine showed no central effects, while paracetamol showed modulatory effects on hippocampal cytokines and markers of microtubule dynamics which were suggestive of neuroprotection. Our data provide the first experimental evidence corroborating the use of paracetamol as first-choice analgesic in POCD.
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- B Garrone
- Angelini Pharma S.p.A., Viale Amelia, 70, 00181, Rome, Italy
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- Angelini Pharma S.p.A., Viale Amelia, 70, 00181, Rome, Italy
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- Transpharmation Ireland Ltd., Trinity College Dublin-Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN), Lloyd Institute, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Transpharmation Ireland Ltd., Trinity College Dublin-Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN), Lloyd Institute, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Angelini Pharma S.p.A., Viale Amelia, 70, 00181, Rome, Italy
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- Angelini Pharma S.p.A., Viale Amelia, 70, 00181, Rome, Italy
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- Ulysses Neuroscience Ltd, Room 3.57B, Trinity College Dublin-Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN), Lloyd Institute, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Ulysses Neuroscience Ltd, Room 3.57B, Trinity College Dublin-Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN), Lloyd Institute, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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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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Tutolo M, Gandaglia G, Fossati N, Cannoletta D, Menean M, Stabile A, Bianchi M, Barletta F, Pellegrino F, Zaffuto E, Cucchiara V, Van Der AA F, Van Cleynenbreuguel B, Bruyneel L, Tasso G, De Ridder D, Joniau S, Everaerts W, Salonia A, De Cobelli F, Esposito A, Mirone V, Montorsi F, Briganti A. Anatomical prostate mpMRI features and continence recovery after robot assisted radical prostatectomy: is there something beyond membranous urethral length? results from a large, multi-institutional cohort. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)35583-x] [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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Piro D, Boldrini L, Cornacchione P, Votta C, Bianchi M, Balducci M, Gambacorta MA, Valentini V, Pasini D. Radiation therapy technologists' involvement and opinion in research: A national survey in Italy. Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol 2020; 15:11-14. [PMID: 32613093 PMCID: PMC7322338 DOI: 10.1016/j.tipsro.2020.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Introduction This survey describes Italian RTTs' involvement and opinions in research activities related to radiation oncology. Primary aim was to assess the degree of involvement of the national RTTs community in research and to describe how RTTs can integrate their skills collaborating with other professionals. Materials and methods A ten-items multiple-choice questionnaire, with 2-8 possible responses, was developed by a steering committee and generated on a survey platform. Links were sent via email to Italian RTTs.The questions were divided in 3 domains: demographic data; scientific research and activity; opinions about RTTs role in scientific research. The survey started on October 1, 2018 and ended on January 31, 2019. Results One hundred thirty-five out of 509 (26.5%) RTTs responded to the questionnaire at its expiring date; 97.73% think to be valid contributors in radiation oncology research, expressing clear interest in "data collection" tasks (52.71%); 38.64% feel unsupported by other professionals in the research team and 59.85% of the respondents are not members in any scientific society. Conclusions The role of Italian RTTs in research is heterogeneous. Mainly RTTs in the age range from 30 to 40 years responded to the survey showing their interest in scientific research. This might be related to different informatics and educational skills as well as to personal attitudes. RTTs particular skills, like data management and technical hypothesis generation abilities, are of benefit to realize research projects. Therefore, engaging RTTs in research activities is strongly suggested.
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- D Piro
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy.,Istituto di Radiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy.,Istituto di Radiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy.,Istituto di Radiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy.,Istituto di Radiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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Necchi A, Raggi D, Briganti A, Farè E, Giannatempo P, Marandino L, Gallina A, Colecchia M, Lucianò R, Bianchi M, Colombo R, Salonia A, Gandaglia G, Fossati N, Capitanio U, Montorsi F, Boormans J, Liu Y, De Jong J, Dittamore R, Davicioni E, Black P, Gibb E. Impact of molecular subtyping and immune infiltration on response and outcome following neoadjuvant pembrolizumab (pembro), versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC), in muscle-invasive bladder cancer. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)32675-6] [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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Cucchiara V, Lazarevic D, Cittaro D, Zoccolillo M, Bianchi M, Longo N, Scuderi S, Barletta F, Gandaglia G, Fossati N, Mirone V, Montorsi F, Tonon G, Briganti A. Association between BRCA 1/2 polymorphisms and disease aggressiveness in a prospective cohort of prostate cancer patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)33006-8] [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: 11/28/2022] Open
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Pakpour-Tabrizi AC, Schenk AK, Holt AJU, Mahatha SK, Arnold F, Bianchi M, Jackman RB, Butler JE, Vikharev A, Miwa JA, Hofmann P, Cooil SP, Wells JW, Mazzola F. The occupied electronic structure of ultrathin boron doped diamond. Nanoscale Adv 2020; 2:1358-1364. [PMID: 36133056 PMCID: PMC9417656 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00593e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Using angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy, we compare the electronic band structure of an ultrathin (1.8 nm) δ-layer of boron-doped diamond with a bulk-like boron doped diamond film (3 μm). Surprisingly, the measurements indicate that except for a small change in the effective mass, there is no significant difference between the electronic structure of these samples, irrespective of their physical dimensionality, except for a small modification of the effective mass. While this suggests that, at the current time, it is not possible to fabricate boron-doped diamond structures with quantum properties, it also means that nanoscale boron doped diamond structures can be fabricated which retain the classical electronic properties of bulk-doped diamond, without a need to consider the influence of quantum confinement.
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- A C Pakpour-Tabrizi
- London Centre for Nanotechnology, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London 17-19 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AH UK
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- Center for Quantum Spintronics, Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NO-7491 Trondheim Norway
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University 8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University 8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University 8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University 8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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- London Centre for Nanotechnology, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London 17-19 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AH UK
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- Cubic Carbon Ceramics 855 Carson Road Huntingtown MD 20639 USA
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences 46 Ul'yanov Street Nizhny Novgorod 603950 Russia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University 8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center, Aarhus University 8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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- Center for Quantum Spintronics, Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NO-7491 Trondheim Norway
- Department of Physics, Aberystwyth University Aberystwyth SY23 3BZ UK
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- Center for Quantum Spintronics, Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NO-7491 Trondheim Norway
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- Center for Quantum Spintronics, Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NO-7491 Trondheim Norway
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Barbiero I, Peroni D, Siniscalchi P, Rusconi L, Tramarin M, De Rosa R, Motta P, Bianchi M, Kilstrup-Nielsen C. Pregnenolone and pregnenolone-methyl-ether rescue neuronal defects caused by dysfunctional CLIP170 in a neuronal model of CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder. Neuropharmacology 2020; 164:107897. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2019.107897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Saccanijotti G, Fontanesi M, Bombardieri E, Gabrielli M, Veronesi P, Bianchi M, Becchi G, Bogni A, Tardini A. Preliminary study on oncogene product immunohistochemistry (c-erbB-2, c-myc, ras p21, EGFR) in breast pathology. Int J Biol Markers 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/172460089200700105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The expression of oncogene products related to cell growth (c-erbB-2, c-myc, ras p21, EGFR) was investigated in benign (15 cases) and malignant breast lesions (20 cases) by means of immunohistochemistry using the avidin-biotin-peroxidase technique with polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the staining positivity and various morphological and biological features, such as tumour type, grading, hormone receptor status and cell kinetic parameters. In benign breast lesions, as expected, the kinetic parameters were low, both for Ki-67 and LI. All the specimens showed a diploid condition (the DI being equal to 1) and we found a limited degree of immunoreactivity for all the growth factors and oncogene products. In breast cancer we studied the distribution of immunohistochemical positivity for EGFR, c-erbB-2, c-myc, ras p21 and Ki-67, which was related to age, nodal status, ER and PgR receptor status, LI, DI and histopathological grading. A significant positive correlation was found both between ras p21 espression and nodal status and ERICA positivity. We observed a strong correlation between LI and Ki-67 and an inverse relation between Ki-67 and ER expression. These findings suggest the importance of studying the relationship between prognostic factors which may provide preoperative prediction in the biological behaviour of breast cancer, not only on biopsy specimens, but also on fine needle aspirates.
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- G. Saccanijotti
- Institute of Pathology, University of Parma, School of Medicine, Parma - Italy
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Parma, School of Medicine, Parma - Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Division, National Cancer Institute, Milano - Italy
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Parma, School of Medicine, Parma - Italy
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- II Surgical Division, S. Raffaele Hospital, Milano - Italy
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- Surgical Division, U. S. L. n. 5, Fidenza - Italy
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Parma, School of Medicine, Parma - Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Division, National Cancer Institute, Milano - Italy
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Parma, School of Medicine, Parma - Italy
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Kutnyakhov D, Xian RP, Dendzik M, Heber M, Pressacco F, Agustsson SY, Wenthaus L, Meyer H, Gieschen S, Mercurio G, Benz A, Bühlman K, Däster S, Gort R, Curcio D, Volckaert K, Bianchi M, Sanders C, Miwa JA, Ulstrup S, Oelsner A, Tusche C, Chen YJ, Vasilyev D, Medjanik K, Brenner G, Dziarzhytski S, Redlin H, Manschwetus B, Dong S, Hauer J, Rettig L, Diekmann F, Rossnagel K, Demsar J, Elmers HJ, Hofmann P, Ernstorfer R, Schönhense G, Acremann Y, Wurth W. Time- and momentum-resolved photoemission studies using time-of-flight momentum microscopy at a free-electron laser. Rev Sci Instrum 2020; 91:013109. [PMID: 32012554 DOI: 10.1063/1.5118777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Time-resolved photoemission with ultrafast pump and probe pulses is an emerging technique with wide application potential. Real-time recording of nonequilibrium electronic processes, transient states in chemical reactions, or the interplay of electronic and structural dynamics offers fascinating opportunities for future research. Combining valence-band and core-level spectroscopy with photoelectron diffraction for electronic, chemical, and structural analyses requires few 10 fs soft X-ray pulses with some 10 meV spectral resolution, which are currently available at high repetition rate free-electron lasers. We have constructed and optimized a versatile setup commissioned at FLASH/PG2 that combines free-electron laser capabilities together with a multidimensional recording scheme for photoemission studies. We use a full-field imaging momentum microscope with time-of-flight energy recording as the detector for mapping of 3D band structures in (kx, ky, E) parameter space with unprecedented efficiency. Our instrument can image full surface Brillouin zones with up to 7 Å-1 diameter in a binding-energy range of several eV, resolving about 2.5 × 105 data voxels simultaneously. Using the ultrafast excited state dynamics in the van der Waals semiconductor WSe2 measured at photon energies of 36.5 eV and 109.5 eV, we demonstrate an experimental energy resolution of 130 meV, a momentum resolution of 0.06 Å-1, and a system response function of 150 fs.
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- D Kutnyakhov
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Physics Department and Centre for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL), University of Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Physics Department and Centre for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL), University of Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Physics Department and Centre for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL), University of Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Physics Department and Centre for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL), University of Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Physics Department and Centre for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL), University of Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Central Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Surface Concept GmbH, 55124 Mainz, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-6), 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-6), 52428 Jülich, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, 24098 Kiel, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, ETH Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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Bucci MG, Previtali M, Araujo Dos Anjos MC, Binda G, Mazzola A, Airoldi F, Tavano D, Michev I, Bianchi M, Vicinelli D, Ambrosio G, De Servi S. 1635 Catch me if you can: a rare case of two-staged MitraClip detachment. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez319.1025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Case report
A 74-year-old man presented with acute heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation. His medical history revealed: anterior myocardial infarction in 2005, treated with primary PCI of left anterior descending coronary artery followed by triple coronary artery bypass, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and obesity. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) showed severe functional ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) with multiple jets, the main one involving the A2-P2 scallops due to asymmetric tethering of the posterior leaflet. The vena contracta diameter (VC) was 8 mm, the effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA) 0.53 cm². Global left ventricular (LV) function was preserved with inferior-posterior wall akinesis.
After "Heart Team" discussion, due to high surgical risk, the patient was referred for percutaneous mitral valve repair (PMVR) using MitraClip (MC) system (Abbott Vascular, Illinois). One clip (MC-XTR) was placed at the A3-P3 segments; subsequently, prior to releasing a second clip (MC-XTR), the first one partially detached from the posterior leaflet (Fig A). A third clip (MC-NTR) was implanted medially. The grasp was challenging but at the end of the procedure, the first clip appeared stable and marked reduction of MR was achieved (Fig B).
7 days later, the patient became symptomatic for resting dyspnea and worsened his clinical status. A control 2D-3D TEE revealed a complete detachment of the first implanted clip, visible distally into the LV, trapped in the mitral valve subchordal apparatus (Fig C). This resulted in massive MR (VC: 12 mm, EROA: 0.91 cm²) with an eccentric posteriorly directed regurgitant jet (Fig D). The patient underwent emergency surgical retrieval of the migrated clip, and removal of the torn mitral valve anterior leaflet. The other two clips were also removed (Fig E), and a bioprosthetic mitral valve was implanted. The procedure was completed uneventfully and the patient is in stable conditions at 2-months follow-up.
Discussion
The constant stretching and whip effect of the mitral leaflets captured between the clips arms, used in PMVR, can lead to complications. Partial clip detachment is a rare adverse event described in ∼0.7-4.9% of patients within 30 days after MC intervention*. We experienced a two-staged MC detachment that is an even rarer complication and requires emergency surgery. In addition, we highlights the usefulness of 3D TEE for early diagnosis and better imaging characterization in patients who develop complications after MC procedure.
No conflict of interest. *Puls M, Lubos E, Boekstegers P, von Bardeleben RS, Ouarrak T, Butter C, Zuern CS, Bekeredjian R, Sievert H, Nickenig G, Eggebrecht H, Senges J, Schillinger W. One-year outcomes and predictors of mortality after MitraClip therapy in contemporary clinical practice: results from German transcatheter mitral valve interventions registry. Eur Heart J 2016;37:703-12.
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- M G Bucci
- IRCCS Multimedica of Milan, Cardiovascular Department, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Multimedica of Milan, Cardiovascular Department, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Multimedica of Milan, Cardiovascular Department, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Multimedica of Milan, Cardiovascular Department, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Multimedica of Milan, Cardiovascular Department, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Multimedica of Milan, Cardiovascular Department, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Multimedica of Milan, Cardiovascular Department, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Multimedica of Milan, Cardiovascular Department, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Multimedica of Milan, Cardiovascular Department, Milan, Italy
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- University of Perugia, Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, Perugia, Italy
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- IRCCS Multimedica of Milan, Cardiovascular Department, Milan, Italy
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Palchik V, Bianchi M, Colautti M, Salamano M, Pires N, Catena JM, Dolza ML, Tassone V, Lillini G, Paciaroni J, Traverso ML. [Pharmaceutical care for older adults. Application of STOPP-START criteria]. J Healthc Qual Res 2019; 35:35-41. [PMID: 31870864 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhqr.2019.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Drug-related problems can be caused by potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP), one of the most used tools for its identification are the STOPP (Older Persons' potentially inappropriate Prescriptions) - START (Screening Tool to Alert doctors to Right Treatment) criteria. The objective of this study is to determine PIP in older adults who receive pharmaceutical care in the Pharmacotherapy Optimization Unit (POU)-Rosario. MATERIALS AND METHODS Pharmacoepidemiological observational study, which evaluates the quality of medication use. Workplace: POU-Rosario. Population under study: adults over 60 years of age, who received pharmacotherapy follow-up during the period March 2017 to February 2018. PIPs were identified using the STOPP-START criteria, 2014 version; selecting the most appropriate criteria to assess outpatient pharmacotherapy. Prevalence of PIP and amount of PIP per active principle were estimated. RESULTS 50 patients older than 60 years received pharmacotherapy follow-up in the POU; 47 patients (94.0%) had at least one PIP corresponding to a STOPP criterion; 17 STOPP criteria were found among the 41 initially selected, leading to 145 PIPs identified. And 7 START criteria among the 11 initially selected, leading to 50 PIPs identified. Medications with a higher amount of PIPs: benzodiazepines and proton pump inhibitors. CONCLUSIONS This study allowed the identification of a high prevalence of PIP. The data obtained show the usefulness of these criteria. The STOPP-START criteria have been included to support decision making during pharmacotherapy follow-up to propose pharmaceutical interventions, in order to enhance pharmacotherapy. These activities contribute to patient safety, a dimension of health quality.
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- V Palchik
- Área de Farmacia Asistencial, Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Área de Farmacia Asistencial, Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Área de Farmacia Asistencial, Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Área de Farmacia Asistencial, Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Área de Farmacia Asistencial, Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Área de Farmacia Asistencial, Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Área de Farmacia Asistencial, Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
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- Colegio de Farmacéuticos de la Provincia de Santa Fe, 2.(a) Circunscripción, Rosario, Argentina
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- Colegio de Farmacéuticos de la Provincia de Santa Fe, 2.(a) Circunscripción, Rosario, Argentina
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- Colegio de Farmacéuticos de la Provincia de Santa Fe, 2.(a) Circunscripción, Rosario, Argentina
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- Área de Farmacia Asistencial, Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina.
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Marandino L, Bandini M, Madison R, Raggi D, Gallina A, Colecchia M, Lucianò R, Giannatempo P, Farè E, Pederzoli F, Bianchi M, Colombo R, Capitanio U, Ali S, Chung J, Ross J, Salonia A, Briganti A, Montorsi F, Necchi A. Development of a biomarker-based calculator to predict the probability to achieve a pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant pembrolizumab in muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz447.029] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Ortenzi V, Controzzi M, Cini F, Leitner J, Bianchi M, Roa MA, Corke P. Robotic manipulation and the role of the task in the metric of success. NAT MACH INTELL 2019. [DOI: 10.1038/s42256-019-0078-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Tkáč V, Výborný K, Komanický V, Warmuth J, Michiardi M, Ngankeu AS, Vondráček M, Tarasenko R, Vališka M, Stetsovych V, Carva K, Garate I, Bianchi M, Wiebe J, Holý V, Hofmann P, Springholz G, Sechovský V, Honolka J. Influence of an Anomalous Temperature Dependence of the Phase Coherence Length on the Conductivity of Magnetic Topological Insulators. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 123:036406. [PMID: 31386447 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.036406] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Magnetotransport constitutes a useful probe to understand the interplay between electronic band topology and magnetism in spintronic devices. A recent theory of Lu and Shen [Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 146601 (2014)PRLTAO0031-900710.1103/PhysRevLett.112.146601] on magnetically doped topological insulators predicts that quantum corrections Δκ to the temperature dependence of conductivity can change sign across the Curie transition. This phenomenon has been attributed to a suppression of the Berry phase of the topological surface states at the Fermi level, caused by a magnetic energy gap. Here, we demonstrate experimentally that Δκ can reverse its sign even when the Berry phase at the Fermi level remains unchanged. The contradictory behavior to theory predictions is resolved by extending the model by Lu and Shen to a nonmonotonic temperature scaling of the inelastic scattering length showing a turning point at the Curie transition.
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- V Tkáč
- Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 5, CZ-12116 Prague 2, Czech Republic
- Institute of Physics, P. J. Šafárik University, Park Angelinum 9, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Cukrovarnická 10, CZ-16253 Praha 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics, P. J. Šafárik University, Park Angelinum 9, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Physics, University of Hamburg, D-20355 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), University of Aarhus, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), University of Aarhus, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Na Slovance 2, CZ-18221 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 5, CZ-12116 Prague 2, Czech Republic
- Institute of Physics, P. J. Šafárik University, Park Angelinum 9, 040 01 Košice, Slovak Republic
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 5, CZ-12116 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Na Slovance 2, CZ-18221 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 5, CZ-12116 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Département de physique and Institut quantique, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke (Québec), Canada J1K 2R1
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), University of Aarhus, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, University of Hamburg, D-20355 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 5, CZ-12116 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), University of Aarhus, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Institute of Semiconductor and Solid State Physics, Johannes Kepler University, Altenbergerstrasse 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria
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- Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 5, CZ-12116 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Na Slovance 2, CZ-18221 Prague 8, Czech Republic
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Moscatelli A, Bianchi M, Ciotti S, Bettelani GC, Parise CV, Lacquaniti F, Bicchi A. Touch as an auxiliary proprioceptive cue for movement control. Sci Adv 2019; 5:eaaw3121. [PMID: 31183406 PMCID: PMC6551167 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw3121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2019] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Recent studies extended the classical view that touch is mainly devoted to the perception of the external world. Perceptual tasks where the hand was stationary demonstrated that cutaneous stimuli from contact with objects provide the illusion of hand displacement. Here, we tested the hypothesis that touch provides auxiliary proprioceptive feedback for guiding actions. We used a well-established perceptual phenomenon to dissociate the estimates of reaching direction from touch and musculoskeletal proprioception. Participants slid their fingertip on a ridged plate to move toward a target without any visual feedback on hand location. Tactile motion estimates were biased by ridge orientation, inducing a systematic deviation in hand trajectories in accordance with our hypothesis. Results are in agreement with an ideal observer model, where motion estimates from different somatosensory cues are optimally integrated for the control of movement. These outcomes shed new light on the interplay between proprioception and touch in active tasks.
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- A. Moscatelli
- Department of Systems Medicine and Centre of Space Bio-medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
- Laboratory of Neuromotor Physiology, Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Corresponding author. (A.M.); (M.B.)
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- Centro di Ricerca “E. Piaggio” and Dipartimento Ingegneria dell’Informazione, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Corresponding author. (A.M.); (M.B.)
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- Laboratory of Neuromotor Physiology, Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Centro di Ricerca “E. Piaggio” and Dipartimento Ingegneria dell’Informazione, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy
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- Centro di Ricerca “E. Piaggio” and Dipartimento Ingegneria dell’Informazione, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine and Centre of Space Bio-medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
- Laboratory of Neuromotor Physiology, Fondazione Santa Lucia IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Centro di Ricerca “E. Piaggio” and Dipartimento Ingegneria dell’Informazione, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy
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Catalano M, Bianchi M, Grioli G, Bicchi A. Prosthetic Hands for the real World: Soft Robotics Technologies to Enable Robustness and Interaction. Int J Psychophysiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2018.07.141] [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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Pati AR, Battisti C, Taglia I, Galluzzi P, Bianchi M, Federico A. A new case of autosomal dominant small vessel disease carrying a novel heterozygous mutation in HTRA1 gene: 2-year follow-up. Neurol Sci 2018; 39:1479-1481. [PMID: 29546604 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-018-3294-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- A R Pati
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Ghosh R, Marom G, Bianchi M, Kashirin V, Sridhar P, D'Souza K, Zietak W, Bluestein D. P6317Simulation of transcatheter aortic valve performance in a beating heart. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p6317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- R Ghosh
- Stony Book University, Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, NY, United States of America
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- Tel Aviv University, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Stony Book University, Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, NY, United States of America
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- Dassault Systèmes Simulia Corp., Aachen, Germany
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- Dassault Systèmes Simulia Corp., Johnston, RI, United States of America
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- Stony Book University, Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, NY, United States of America
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Götte M, Bianchi M, Iacoi A, Enzensberger C, Axt-Fliedner R. Analyse der No Call Results bei NIPTS (Panorama). Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1660614] [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: 10/28/2022] Open
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- M Götte
- Zentrum für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg, Abteilung für Pränatalmedizin, Gießen
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- Zentrum für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg, Abteilung für Pränatalmedizin, Gießen
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- Zentrum für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg, Abteilung für Pränatalmedizin, Gießen
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- Zentrum für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg, Abteilung für Pränatalmedizin, Gießen
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- Zentrum für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg, Abteilung für Pränatalmedizin, Gießen
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Since 1976 the Lombardy Cancer Registry (RTL) has recorded all malignant tumors and the benign tumors of the nervous system, bladder and liver occurring in the Varese province. The aims of this report are: to describe age-specific incidence rates of the different oncotypes of primary nervous system tumors (PNSTs) and to analyze the duration of survival of the patients according to the histotype of the neoplasm. From 1976 to 1981, the RTL recorded 498 PNST: 213 tumors of glial origin, 132 tumors of mesodermal tissues, 15 tumors of multipotential cell origin, 37 tumors of nerve roots, 8 of vascular origin, and 54 PNST in which the histotype was not specified. For tumors of glial origin, the 60–69 year age class showed the highest incidence rate: 16 per 100,000/year. The incidence rate of tumors of mesodermal tissues reached the maximum value of 7.9 per 100,000/year in the age group of 75 years and over. Tumors of multipotential cell origin had a maximum incidence of 2.2 in the 60–69 year age class. The probability of survival at 5 years after diagnosis was computed by the method of Kaplan and Meier (15), and the log rank procedure was used to test statistical differences among survivors. Tumors of glial origin, excluding ependymomas and papillomas of choroid plexus, had a 5-year survival probability of 14%. Age (categorized in ≤50 and > 50 years) and histologic grade (grades I+II and grades III+IV) were analyzed as prognostic factors for tumors of glial origin: a younger age was the most predictive prognostic factor in grade I+II tumors (probability of survival = 53% in the group ≤50 years vs 0 in the group > 50 years; p < 0.005). In the less differentiated tumors there were no differences between the two age groups. Patients with tumors of mesodermal tissues had a 5-year probability of survival of 83%. Subjects younger than 50 years had a probability of survival of 95%, whereas older patients had a probability of 79%. For the other oncotypes, the 5-year survival probability was: 50% for tumors of multipotential cell origin, 63% for ependymomas and papillomas of the choroid plexus, 64% for tumors of vascular derivation, and 21% for PNST with not specified histotype.
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- M Sant
- Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Servizio di Epidemiologia, Milano, Italia
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Pastore G, Mosso ML, Magnani C, Luzzatto L, Bianchi M, Terracini B. Physical Impairment and Social Life, Goals among Adult Long-term Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Population-based Study from the Childhood Cancer Registry of Piedmont, Italy. Tumori 2018; 87:372-8. [PMID: 11989588 DOI: 10.1177/030089160108700603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Aims and Background The study describes the health status and the attainment of life goals in the adult survivors of childhood cancer recorded at the Childhood Cancer Registry of Piedmont. Methods and Study Design A postal questionnaire was sent to the general practitioner of the 690 cases born before 1976 and alive in 1991 after at least 5 years from diagnosis. The answer was received for 485 (72.9%) included in the analyses. Items in the questionnaire were: sequelae related to cancer and its treatment, health-related quality of life (according to Bloom's criteria), educational level attained, and employment status. Results Vital and marital status were obtained for all 690 cases at the offices of the town of residence. No medical condition was reported for 309 cases (63.7%). The overall proportion with a high school or university education was compared to corresponding figures for Piedmont in 1991, adjusted by age, and was as high as in the general population. Similar results are observed for occupation. Patients of both genders were married less than expected. Patients with leukemia (112 cases), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (34) or Hodgkin's lymphoma (52) were reported to have the highest quality of life. In contrast, patients with tumors of the central nervous system (151) had the highest frequency of sequelae and the lowest score for health-related quality of life. They also presented the lowest educational achievement, the lowest proportion of employment and, among males, the lowest frequency of marriage. Conclusions Our study shows a good social adjustment of adult survivors from childhood cancer, with the exception of central nervous system tumors. From the methodologic point of view, the present study shows the feasibility of surveillance surveys on health-related quality of life with the contribution of general practitioners.
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- G Pastore
- Childhood Cancer Registry of Piedmont, Cancer Epidemiology Unit of the Centre for Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, CPO Piedmont, San Giovanni Hospital, Turin, Italy
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Bianchi M, Branchini L, De Pascale A, Orlandini V, Ottaviano S, Pinelli M, Spina P, Suman A. Experimental Performance of a Micro-ORC Energy System for Low Grade Heat Recovery. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.09.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bianchi M, Branchini L, De Pascale A, Orlandini V, Ottaviano S, Peretto A, Melino F, Pinelli M, Spina P, Suman A. Experimental Investigation with Steady-State Detection in a Micro-ORC Test Bench. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.08.222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ribeiro RB, Jerdy H, Medina RM, Bianchi M, Werneck MR, Carvalho ECQ. Tissue Lesions Due to Spirorchiid Eggs in a Loggerhead Turtle ( Caretta caretta Linnaeus 1758) from Brazil: First Report Outside of the United States. J Parasitol 2017; 103:801-803. [PMID: 28737483 DOI: 10.1645/16-108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Spirorchiids (family Spirorchiidae Stunkard 1921) are a group of flukes that inhabit the circulatory system of turtles. Infection by members of the family Spirorchiidae involves egg deposition in the host bloodstream and accumulation in tissues, which cause inflammatory reactions and embolisms, leading or contributing to the death of the host. Reports of spirorchiid egg lesions in loggerhead turtles ( Caretta caretta Linnaeus, 1758) have only been reported from U.S. hosts. In the present report a female loggerhead sea turtle was found dead on the beach in the north part of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. During gross necropsy, no parasite egg nodule was found. But the microscopic analysis revealed a mild granulomatous inflammatory process due to eggs from the family Spirorchiidae and both Langhans giant cells and foreign-body giant cells in the heart, kidneys, intestines, lungs, and spleen. The present note is the first record of tissue lesions due to spirorchiid eggs in a loggerhead sea turtle outside the United States.
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- R B Ribeiro
- Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro-UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro-UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro-UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro-UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro-UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, 28013-602, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro-UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, 28013-602, Brazil
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Cox M, Musuraca G, Arcari A, Fabbri A, Gini G, Tani M, Tucci A, Marcheselli L, Storti S, Di Landro F, Battistini R, Anticoli Borza P, Casaroli I, Zoli V, Fabbri F, Aroldi A, Naso V, Bianchi M, Borgo E, Ferranti A, Dondi A, Levis A, Tafuri A, Merli F. DEVEC: A PHASE II STUDY OF METRONOMIC CHEMOTHERAPY IN ELDERLY NON-FIT PATIENTS WITH AGGRESSIVE B-CELL LYMPHOMAS (PROMOTED BY FIL). Hematol Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2440_8] [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]
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- M.C. Cox
- Hematology Unit; AOU Sant'Andrea; Rome Italy
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- Hematology; Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori; Meldola Italy
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- Onco-Hematology; Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital; Piacenza Italy
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- Hematology Unit; University Hospital; Siena Italy
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- Hematology Unit; Ospedali Riuniti; Ancona Italy
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- Hematology Unit; Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital; Ravenna Italy
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- Division of Hematology; Spedali Civili di Brescia; Brescia Italy
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- Diagnostic Medicine, Clinic and Pubblic Health; Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Onco-Hematology; Università Cattolica Giovanni Paolo II; Campobasso Italy
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- Hematology Unit; Ospedale San Gerardo; Monza Italy
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- Hematology Unit; Ospedale San Camillo; Rome Italy
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- Hematology; Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori; Meldola Italy
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- Hematology Unit; Ospedale San Gerardo; Monza Italy
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- Hematology Unit; AOU Sant'Andrea; Rome Italy
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- Hematology Unit; AOU Sant'Andrea; Rome Italy
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- Ufficio Studi FIL; FILINF; Alessandria Italy
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- Ufficio Studi FIL; FILINF; Alessandria Italy
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- Diagnostic Medicine, Clinic and Pubblic Health; Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia; Modena Italy
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- Ufficio Studi FIL; FILINF; Alessandria Italy
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- Hematology Unit; AOU Sant'Andrea; Rome Italy
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- Hematology Unit; Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova; Reggio Emilia Italy
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Berni M, Marchiori G, Gambardella A, Boi M, Bianchi M, Russo A, Visani A, Marcacci M, Pavan PG, Lopomo NF. Effects of working gas pressure on zirconium dioxide thin film prepared by pulsed plasma deposition: roughness, wettability, friction and wear characteristics. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2017; 72:200-208. [PMID: 28500999 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 04/29/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In joint arthroplasty one of the main issues related to the failure of prosthetic implants is due to the wear of the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) component. Surface treatments and coatings have been recognized as enhancing methods, able to improve the tribological properties of the implants. Therefore, the main objective of this work was to investigate the possibility to fabricate yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) coatings on a metal (AISI 316-L) substrate by means of Pulsed Electron Deposition, in order to improve the tribological behavior of the polymer-metal coupling, by reducing the initial wear of the UHMWPE component. In order to optimize the coating characteristics, the effects of working gas pressure on both its morphological and tribological properties were analyzed. Morphological characterization of the films was evaluated by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Coating wettability was also estimated by contact angle (CA) measurement. Tribological performance (coupling friction and wear of UHMWPE) was evaluated by using a ball-on-disc tribometer during highly-stressing tests in dry and lubricated (i.e. NaCl and serum) conditions; friction and wear were specifically evaluated at the initial sliding distances - to highlight the main effect of coating morphology - and after 100m - where the influence of the intrinsic materials properties prevails. AFM analysis highlighted that the working pressure heavily affected the morphological characteristics of the realized films. The wettability of the coating at the highest and lowest deposition pressures (CA ~ 60°, closed to substrate value) decreased for intermediate pressures, reaching a maximum CA of ~ 90°. Regarding tribological tests, a strong correlation was found in the initial steps between friction coefficient and wettability, which decreased as the distance increased. Concerning UHMWPE wear associated to coated counterpart, at 100m a reduction rate of about 7% in dry, 12% in NaCl and 5% in presence of serum was obtained compared to the uncoated counterpart. Differently from what highlighted for friction, no correlation was found between wear rate and morphological parameters. These findings, in agreement with literature, underlined the effect of the deposition pressure on the morphological properties, but suggested that physical characteristics are influenced too. Further research on the deposition process will be required in order to improve the tribological performance of the coating at long distances, addressing - above all - orthopedic applications.
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- M Berni
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di Biomeccanica ed Innovazione Tecnologica, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy; Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Laboratorio di Biomeccanica ed Innovazione Tecnologica, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca di Meccanica dei Materiali Biologici - CMMB, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 9, Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Università degli Studi di Brescia, via Branze 38, Brescia, Italy
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Mattiucci G, De Filippo L, Dinapoli N, Boldrini L, Chiesa S, Bianchi M, Canna R, Cellini F, Chiloiro G, Deodato F, Macchia G, Indellicati C, Pasini D, Morganti A, Valentini V. EP-1254: DVH analysis of radiotherapy of upper gastrointestinal tumours: a model to predict toxicity. Radiother Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(17)31689-4] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Bianchi M, Russo K, Gadbois G. 1188 INSURANCE RESTRICTIONS ON POLYSOMNOGRAPHY: COMPARISON WITH AASM GUIDELINES AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.1187] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Schwarz Y, Bianchi M, Bezdjian A, Daniel SJ. Strategies for removing a worn-out Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid abutment screw. Clin Otolaryngol 2017; 43:782-783. [PMID: 28444857 DOI: 10.1111/coa.12892] [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] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Y Schwarz
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Festa V, Spila Alegiani S, Chiesara F, Moretti A, Bianchi M, Dezi A, Traversa G, Koch M. Retrospective comparison of long-term ten-day/month rifaximin or mesalazine in prevention of relapse in acute diverticulitis. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2017; 21:1397-1404. [PMID: 28387885] [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 Diverticular disease (DD) of the colon has an increasing burden on health services. The effectiveness of rifaximin for the treatment of DD, is not yet established. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of long-term treatment with rifaximin or mesalazine in a 10-day schedule for the prevention of recurrent diverticulitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is a retrospective study. We identified all consecutive patients with DD and previous acute diverticulitis (AD) in our outpatients' database; 124 patients, were included. The recommended therapy consisted of a ten-day/month treatment with either rifaximin (400 mg bid), or mesalazine (2.4 g/daily). Primary end point was AD recurrence. RESULTS Between 2010 and 2014, 72 patients were treated with rifaximin and 52 with mesalazine. During a median follow-up of 15 months (range 1-50), we observed 21 episodes of AD among users of either rifaximin (n=7; 0.54 per 100 person-months), or mesalazine group (n=14; 1.46 per 100 person-months). Kaplan-Meier survival estimates of recurrent AD significantly differed between rifaximin and mesalazine groups (p=0.015). The multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that AD recurrence was significantly associated with therapy (rifaximin vs. mesalazine, adjusted HR 0.27; 95% CI: 0.10 to 0.72), age and gender. CONCLUSIONS Long-term treatment with rifaximin in a 10-day schedule appears more effective than mesalazine in preventing recurrent AD.
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- V Festa
- Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, S. Filippo Neri General Hospital, Rome, Italy.
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Russo A, Bianchi M, Sartori M, Boi M, Giavaresi G, Salter DM, Jelic M, Maltarello MC, Ortolani A, Sprio S, Fini M, Tampieri A, Marcacci M. Bone regeneration in a rabbit critical femoral defect by means of magnetic hydroxyapatite macroporous scaffolds. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater 2017; 106:546-554. [DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.33836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Revised: 11/21/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- A. Russo
- Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute; NanoBiotechnology Laboratory (NaBi); Bologna 40136 Italy
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- Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute; NanoBiotechnology Laboratory (NaBi); Bologna 40136 Italy
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- Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute; Laboratory of Biocompatibility, Technological Innovations and Advanced Therapies; Bologna 40136 Italy
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- Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute; NanoBiotechnology Laboratory (NaBi); Bologna 40136 Italy
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- Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute; Laboratory of Preclinical and Surgical Studies; Bologna 40136 Italy
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- Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine; , University of Edinburgh; EH4 2XU Edinburgh United Kingdom
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Medical School University of Zagreb; Zagreb Croatia
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- Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute; Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Cell Biology; 40136 Bologna Italy
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- Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute; NanoBiotechnology Laboratory (NaBi); Bologna 40136 Italy
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- Institute for Science and Technology for Ceramics; , National Research Council; Faenza 48018 Italy
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- Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute; Laboratory of Preclinical and Surgical Studies; Bologna 40136 Italy
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- Institute for Science and Technology for Ceramics; , National Research Council; Faenza 48018 Italy
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- Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute; NanoBiotechnology Laboratory (NaBi); Bologna 40136 Italy
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Berni M, Lopomo N, Marchiori G, Gambardella A, Boi M, Bianchi M, Visani A, Pavan P, Russo A, Marcacci M. Tribological characterization of zirconia coatings deposited on Ti6Al4V components for orthopedic applications. Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl 2016; 62:643-55. [PMID: 26952468 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Revised: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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One of the most important issues leading to the failure of total joint arthroplasty is related to the wear of the plastic components, which are generally made of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). Therefore, the reduction of joint wear represents one of the main challenges the research in orthopedics is called to address nowadays. Surface treatments and coatings have been recognized as innovative methods to improve tribological properties, also in the orthopedic field. This work investigated the possibility to realize hard ceramic coatings on the metal component of a prosthesis, by means of Pulsed Plasma Deposition, in order to reduce friction and wear in the standard coupling against UHMWPE. Ti6Al4V substrates were coated with a 2 μm thick yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) layer. The mechanical properties of the YSZ coatings were assessed by nanoindentation tests performed on flat Ti6Al4V substrates. Tribological performance was evaluated using a ball-on-disk tribometer in dry and lubricated (i.e. with fetal bovine serum) highly-stressing conditions, up to an overall distance of 10 km. Tribology was characterized in terms of coefficient of friction (CoF) and wear rate of the UHMWPE disk. After testing, specimens were analyzed through optical microscopy and SEM images, in order to check the wear degradation mechanisms. Progressive loading scratch tests were also performed in dry and wet conditions to determine the effects of the environment on the adhesion of the coating. Our results supported the beneficial effect of YSZ coating on metal components. In particular, the proposed solution significantly reduced UHMWPE wear rate and friction. At 10 km of sliding distance, a wear rate reduction of about 18% in dry configuration and of 4% in presence of serum, was obtained by the coated group compared to the uncoated group. As far as friction in dry condition is concerned, the coating allowed to maintain low CoF values until the end of the tests, with an overall difference of about 40% compared to the uncoated balls. In wet conditions, the friction values were found to be comparable between coated and uncoated materials, mainly due to a premature delamination of the coating. Scratch tests in wet showed in fact a reduction of the critical load required to a complete delamination due to a formation of blister, although no change or damage occurred at the coating during the soaking period. Although conditions of high values of contact pressure were considered, further analyses are however required to fully understand the behavior of YSZ coatings in wet environment and additional research on the deposition process will be mandatory in order to improve the coating tribological performance at long distances addressing orthopedic applications.
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- M Berni
- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy.
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- Laboratorio di Biomeccanica ed Innovazione Tecnologica, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy; Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Università degli Studi di Brescia, via Branze 38, Brescia, Italy
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- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratorio di Biomeccanica ed Innovazione Tecnologica, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca di Meccanica dei Materiali Biologici - CMMB, Università di Padova, Via F. Marzolo 9, Padova 35131, Italy
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- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratorio di NanoBiotecnologie - NaBi, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy; Laboratorio di Biomeccanica ed Innovazione Tecnologica, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, via di Barbiano 1/10, Bologna, Italy
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Jerdy H, Baldassin P, Werneck MR, Bianchi M, Ribeiro RB, Carvalho ECQ. First Report of Kidney Lesions Due toRenicolasp. (Digenea: Trematoda) in Free-Living Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicusForster, 1781) Found on the Coast of Brazil. J Parasitol 2016; 102:650-652. [DOI: 10.1645/16-29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Eriksson D, Bianchi M, Landegren N, Nordin J, Dalin F, Mathioudaki A, Eriksson GN, Hultin-Rosenberg L, Dahlqvist J, Zetterqvist H, Karlsson Å, Hallgren Å, Farias FHG, Murén E, Ahlgren KM, Lobell A, Andersson G, Tandre K, Dahlqvist SR, Söderkvist P, Rönnblom L, Hulting AL, Wahlberg J, Ekwall O, Dahlqvist P, Meadows JRS, Bensing S, Lindblad-Toh K, Kämpe O, Pielberg GR. Extended exome sequencing identifies BACH2 as a novel major risk locus for Addison's disease. J Intern Med 2016; 280:595-608. [PMID: 27807919 DOI: 10.1111/joim.12569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Autoimmune disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Addison's disease, the adrenal glands are targeted by destructive autoimmunity. Despite being the most common cause of primary adrenal failure, little is known about its aetiology. METHODS To understand the genetic background of Addison's disease, we utilized the extensively characterized patients of the Swedish Addison Registry. We developed an extended exome capture array comprising a selected set of 1853 genes and their potential regulatory elements, for the purpose of sequencing 479 patients with Addison's disease and 1394 controls. RESULTS We identified BACH2 (rs62408233-A, OR = 2.01 (1.71-2.37), P = 1.66 × 10-15 , MAF 0.46/0.29 in cases/controls) as a novel gene associated with Addison's disease development. We also confirmed the previously known associations with the HLA complex. CONCLUSION Whilst BACH2 has been previously reported to associate with organ-specific autoimmune diseases co-inherited with Addison's disease, we have identified BACH2 as a major risk locus in Addison's disease, independent of concomitant autoimmune diseases. Our results may enable future research towards preventive disease treatment.
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- D Eriksson
- Department of Medicine (Solna), Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine (Solna), Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine (Solna), Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine (Solna), Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Endocrinology, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Solna), Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.,Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Ancona M, Bianchi M, Branchini L, De Pascale A, Melino F, Orlandini V, Ottaviano S, Peretto A, Pinelli M, Spina P, Suman A. A Micro-ORC Energy System: Preliminary Performance and Test Bench Development. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2016.11.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Di Nottia M, Masciullo M, Verrigni D, Petrillo S, Modoni A, Rizzo V, Di Giuda D, Rizza T, Niceta M, Torraco A, Bianchi M, Santoro M, Bentivoglio AR, Bertini E, Piemonte F, Carrozzo R, Silvestri G. DJ-1 modulates mitochondrial response to oxidative stress: clues from a novel diagnosis of PARK7. Clin Genet 2016; 92:18-25. [PMID: 27460976 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2016] [Revised: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 07/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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DJ-1 mutations are associated to early-onset Parkinson's disease and accounts for about 1-2% of the genetic forms. The protein is involved in many biological processes and its role in mitochondrial regulation is gaining great interest, even if its function in mitochondria is still unclear. We describe a 47-year-old woman affected by a multisystem disorder characterized by progressive, early-onset parkinsonism plus distal spinal amyotrophy, cataracts and sensory-neural deafness associated with a novel homozygous c.461C>A [p.T154K] mutation in DJ-1. Patient's cultured fibroblasts showed low ATP synthesis, high ROS levels and reduced amount of some subunits of mitochondrial complex I; biomarkers of oxidative stress also resulted abnormal in patient's blood. The clinical pattern of multisystem involvement and the biochemical findings in our patient highlight the role for DJ-1 in modulating mitochondrial response against oxidative stress.
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- M Di Nottia
- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- SPInal REhabilitation Lab, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico A.Gemelli Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Fondazione Policlinico A.Gemelli Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Genetic Disorders and Rare Diseases, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Baranello G, Arnoldi M, Bussolino C, Broggi F, Vai S, Bianchi M. Bone status in children with types II and III spinal muscular atrophy: A prospective longitudinal study. Neuromuscul Disord 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2016.06.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Villa P, Meazza C, Sironi M, Bianchi M, Ulrich P, Botchkina G, Tracey K, Ghezzi P. Protection against lethal polymicrobial sepsis by CNI-1493, an inhibitor of pro-inflammatory cytokine synthesis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/096805199700400305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Polymicrobial sepsis caused by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) in mice produces the inflammatory and pathological sequelae of lung neutrophil infiltration, adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and death. These sequelae are dependent upon the synergistic interaction between several inflammatory mediators, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin 1 (IL-1 ), and nitric oxide (NO). The overlapping spectrum of multiple mediator toxicity has hampered efforts to develop therapies for sepsis based on selective inhibition of a single mediator. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that inhibition of multiple pro-inflammatory mediators would abrogate lethality. Our results show that administration of a tetravalent guanylhydrazone compound (CNI-1493) protected mice against 10 day mortality in CLP. Evidence of suppression of the cytokine cascade was given by decreased serum levels of TNF and IL-6 in CNI-1493 treated animals (TNF reduced 60% as compared to controls; IL-6 reduced 90% compared to controls; P < 0.05), and decreased levels of the acute-phase protein serum amyloid A response measured 24 h after CLP. Serum nitrites/nitrates, which give an index of NO production, were also significantly reduced (50%). Protection against CLP induced lung damage was observed as attenuation of edema and alveolar neutrophil infiltration, suppression of pulmonary TNF levels, and reduction of TUNEL-positive staining in lung. We conclude that CNI-1493 effectively inhibits the synthesis of multiple pro-inflammatory mediators and protects against death during polymicrobial sepsis.
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- P. Villa
- Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy, CNR Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Center, Milan, Italy
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- Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy
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- Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy
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- The Picower Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, New York, USA
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- The Picower Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, New York, USA
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- The Picower Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, New York, USA
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- The Picower Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, New York, USA, , Department of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York, USA
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- Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy
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Ventimiglia E, Capogrosso P, Colicchia M, Boeri L, Serino A, Castagna G, Clementi MC, La Croce G, Regina C, Bianchi M, Mirone V, Damiano R, Montorsi F, Salonia A. Metabolic syndrome in white European men presenting for primary couple's infertility: investigation of the clinical and reproductive burden. Andrology 2016; 4:944-51. [PMID: 27368157 DOI: 10.1111/andr.12232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Revised: 04/24/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Despite complex interactions between obesity, dyslipidemia, hyperinsulinaemia, and the reproductive axis, the impact of metabolic syndrome on human male reproductive function has not been analysed comprehensively. Complete demographic, clinical, and laboratory data from 1337 consecutive primary infertile men were analysed. Health-significant comorbidities were scored with the Charlson Comorbidity Index (categorised 0 vs. 1 vs. 2 or higher). NCEP-ATPIII criteria were used to define metabolic syndrome. Semen analysis values were assessed based on the 2010 World Health Organisation (WHO) reference criteria. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression models tested the association between semen parameters and clinical characteristics and metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome was found in 128 (9.6%) of 1337 men. Patients with metabolic syndrome were older (p < 0.001) and had a greater Charlson Comorbidity Index of 1 or higher (chi-square: 15.6; p < 0.001) compared with those without metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome patients had lower levels of total testosterone (p < 0.001), sex hormone-binding globulin (p = 0.004), inhibin B (p = 0.03), and anti-Müllerian hormone (p = 0.009), and they were hypogonadal at a higher rate (chi-square: 32.0; p < 0.001) than patients without metabolic syndrome. Conversely, the two groups did not differ significantly in further hormonal levels, semen parameters, and rate of either obstructive or non-obstructive azoospermia. At multivariate logistic regression analysis, testicular volume (OR: 0.90; p = 0.002) achieved independent predictor status for WHO pathological semen concentration; conversely, age, Charlson Comorbidity Index scores, metabolic syndrome, and inhibin B values did not. No parameters predicted normal sperm morphology and total progressive motility. Metabolic syndrome accounts for roughly 9% of men presenting for primary couple's infertility. Although metabolic syndrome patients have a lower general male health status, semen analysis values seem independent of the presence of metabolic syndrome.
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- E Ventimiglia
- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.,Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.,Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.,Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.,Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Research Doctorate Program in Urology, Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.,Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.,Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Bianchi M, Ferrario P, Balzarini P, Broggini M. Plasma and Synovial Fluid Concentrations of Nimesulide and its Main Metabolite after a Single or Repeated Oral Administration in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis. J Int Med Res 2016; 34:348-54. [PMID: 16989489 DOI: 10.1177/147323000603400402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to evaluate plasma and synovial fluid concentrations of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug nimesulide and its major metabolite (hydroxynimesulide, M1), after a single 100 mg dose of nimesulide and a repeated (14 day) administration, 100 mg twice a day, in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee and joint effusion. Nimesulide was rapidly absorbed in plasma and distributed in synovial fluid. On day 1, effective concentrations were present 30 min after the first dose and on day 14, the synovial fluid concentration of nimesulide was significantly higher than that measured on day 1; no accumulation was observed in plasma. After 14 days of treatment, both the plasma and synovial fluid concentrations of M1 were significantly higher than those measured on day 1. These data may help to explain the rapid onset of the analgesic effect of nimesulide demonstrated in several clinical conditions, including painful osteoarthritis.
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- M Bianchi
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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Premi E, Pilotto A, Garibotto V, Bigni B, Turrone R, Alberici A, Cottini E, Poli L, Bianchi M, Formenti A, Cosseddu M, Gazzina S, Magoni M, Bertoli M, Paghera B, Borroni B, Padovani A. Impulse control disorder in PD: A lateralized monoaminergic frontostriatal disconnection syndrome? Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2016; 30:62-6. [PMID: 27264342 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Impulse Control Disorder symptoms (ICD) in Parkinson's disease (PD) has been recently associated by magnetic Resonance imaging with impaired cortico-striatal connectivity, especially between left putamen and frontal associative areas. METHODS 84 patients entered the study (21 PD-ICD+ and 64 PD-ICD-) and underwent DATSCAN imaging. The striatal tracer uptake was evaluated using BRASS software (Hermes, Sweden). The whole-brain analysis was performed with Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM). RESULTS PD-ICD+ showed a significant reduction of left putaminal and left inferior frontal gyrus tracer uptake compared to PD-ICD-. Functional covariance analysis using left putamen as the seed point showed that, in contrast to ICD-patients, ICD+ patients had no functional covariance with contralateral basal ganglia and ipsilateral cingulate cortex, as index of an impaired inter- and intra-hemispheric dopamine binding in PD-ICD+. DISCUSSION the results support and expand the concept of a functional disconnection syndrome linked to ICD symptoms in PD patients through an asymmetric molecular frontostriatal network breakdown with left basal ganglia as central hub.
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- E Premi
- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy; Stroke Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera "Spedali Civili", Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy.
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy; Department of Neurodegeneration and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy
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- Stroke Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera "Spedali Civili", Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Unit, Azienda Azienda Ospedaliera "Spedali Civili", Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Unit, Azienda Azienda Ospedaliera "Spedali Civili", Spedali Civili Hospital, Brescia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy
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Torraco A, Bianchi M, Verrigni D, Gelmetti V, Riley L, Niceta M, Martinelli D, Montanari A, Guo Y, Rizza T, Diodato D, Di Nottia M, Lucarelli B, Sorrentino F, Piemonte F, Francisci S, Tartaglia M, Valente E, Dionisi‐Vici C, Christodoulou J, Bertini E, Carrozzo R. A novel mutation in
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unveils a new clinical phenotype associated with lactic acidosis and sideroblastic anemia. Clin Genet 2016; 91:441-447. [DOI: 10.1111/cge.12790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Revised: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- A. Torraco
- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular MedicineBambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular MedicineBambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular MedicineBambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy
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- Neurogenetics Unit, CSS‐Mendel LaboratoryIRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza San Giovanni Rotondo Italy
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- Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research UnitChildren's Hospital at Westmead Sydney Australia
- Discipline of Paediatrics & Child HealthUniversity of Sydney Sydney Australia
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- Division of Genetic Disorders and Rare DiseasesBambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy
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- Division of MetabolismBambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy
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- Pasteur Institute – Cenci Bolognetti FoundationSapienza University of Rome Rome Italy
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- Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research UnitChildren's Hospital at Westmead Sydney Australia
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular MedicineBambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular MedicineBambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular MedicineBambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy
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- Stem Cell Transplant Unit, Department of Hematology and OncologyBambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy
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- UO Talassemici ‐Anemie Rare del Globulo Rosso, Ospedale S Eugenio Rome Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular MedicineBambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies “C. Darwin”Sapienza University of Rome Rome Italy
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- Division of Genetic Disorders and Rare DiseasesBambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy
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- Section of Neurosciences, Department of Medicine and SurgeryUniversity of Salerno Salerno Italy
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- Division of MetabolismBambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy
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- Genetic Metabolic Disorders Research UnitChildren's Hospital at Westmead Sydney Australia
- Discipline of Paediatrics & Child HealthUniversity of Sydney Sydney Australia
- Discipline of Genetic MedicineUniversity of Sydney Sydney Australia
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular MedicineBambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy
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- Unit of Muscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular MedicineBambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy
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