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Darabos K, Renna M. Ambiguity in cancer-related recommendations among young adults: Relationships with health behaviors and psychological distress. Patient Educ Couns 2023; 116:107943. [PMID: 37598584 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Young adulthood represents a sensitive period in which cancer-related lifestyle behaviors (e.g., substance use, poor physical activity) are developed and sustained into adulthood, having consequences for cancer morbidity and mortality. However, cancer prevention and control (CPC) recommendations are often ambiguous and multifaceted which may increase health-compromising behaviors and psychological distress among this vulnerable young adult (YA) population. OBJECTIVE We examined relationships between ambiguity in CPC recommendations and health behaviors and psychological distress. METHODS YAs (n = 811, aged 18-39) without cancer were drawn from the Health Information National Trends Survey 2019 data. RESULTS Regression analyses indicated that higher perceived CPC ambiguity was associated with higher health behavior recommendations not being met and higher psychological distress. CONCLUSION Focusing on elucidating CPC recommendations may reduce engagement in negative health behaviors and promote well-being. Future research may benefit from developing effective communication strategies aimed at elucidating health behavior recommendations to help educate this YA population. PRACTICAL VALUE Health care providers should be more aware of, and ready to address the potential ambiguity surrounding CPC recommendations and what that means for engagement in health-promoting and health-compromising behaviors and for psychological well-being.
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- Katie Darabos
- Rutgers University School of Public Health, 683 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
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- University of Southern Mississippi, School of Psychology, 118 College Drive #5025 39406, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA
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Castellaneta A, Losito I, Leoni B, Renna M, Mininni C, Santamaria P, Calvano CD, Cataldi TRI, Liebisch G, Matysik S. A targeted GC-MS/MS approach for the determination of eight sterols in microgreen and mature plant material. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2023; 232:106361. [PMID: 37419395 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2023.106361] [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: 02/18/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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Over the past decades, a remarkable number of scientific studies supported the correlation between an adequate dietary intake of phytosterols (PS) and the reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases. PS are known to inhibit the intestinal absorption of cholesterol, thus promoting the reduction of the low-density lipoproteins (LDL) amount in the bloodstream. Despite the fact that a non-negligible atherogenicity was recognized to PS, thus requiring a careful risk-benefits assessment for plant sterol supplementation, the potential role of PS as cholesterol-lowering agents has been contributing to the spreading awareness of the health benefits associated with the consumption of plant-based foods. In recent years, this has been fueling the market of innovative vegetable products, such as microgreens. Surprisingly, the recent literature concerning microgreens exhibited the lack of studies focusing on the characterization of PS. To fill this gap, a validated analytical method based on the hyphenation of gas chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry is proposed here for the quantitative analysis of eight phytosterols, namely β-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, brassicasterol, isofucosterol, and cholesterol, lathosterol and lanosterol. The method was exploited for the characterization of the PS content in 10 microgreen crops, i.e., chia, flax, soybean, sunflower, rapeseed, garden cress, catalogna chicory, endive, kale and broccoli raab. Finally, these results were compared to the PS content of mature forms of kale and broccoli raab. A remarkable amount of PS was detected in chia, flax, rapeseed, garden cress, kale, and broccoli raab microgreens. 100 g (wet weight) of these microgreen crops were found to contain from 20 to 30 mg of the investigated PS. Interestingly, in the case of kale and broccoli raab microgreens, the overall PS content was higher than the one measured in the edible parts of the corresponding mature forms. Additionally, a symmetric change of the PS inner profile was observed between the two growth stages of the latter two crops. Here, the overall decrease of the PS sterol content in the mature forms was associated with the increase of the relative amount of β-sitosterol and campesterol at the expense of minor PS species, such as brassicasterol.
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- A Castellaneta
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy; Centro Interdipartimentale SMART, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Ortogourmet Società Agricola S.r.l., S.C. 14 Madonna delle Grazie, 74014 Laterza, Italy
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- Centro Interdipartimentale SMART, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy; Centro Interdipartimentale SMART, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy; Centro Interdipartimentale SMART, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Institut für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institut für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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Madison AA, Renna M, Andridge R, Peng J, Shrout MR, Sheridan J, Lustberg M, Ramaswamy B, Wesolowski R, Williams NO, Noonan AM, Reinbolt RE, Stover DG, Cherian MA, Malarkey WB, Kiecolt-Glaser JK. Conflicts hurt: social stress predicts elevated pain and sadness after mild inflammatory increases. Pain 2023; 164:1985-1994. [PMID: 36943254 PMCID: PMC10440304 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/23/2023]
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ABSTRACT Individuals respond differently to inflammation. Pain, sadness, and fatigue are common correlates of inflammation among breast cancer survivors. Stress may predict response intensity. This study tested whether breast cancer survivors with greater exposure to acute or chronic social or nonsocial stress had larger increases in pain, sadness, and fatigue during an acute inflammatory response. In total, 156 postmenopausal breast cancer survivors (ages 36-78 years, stage I-IIIA, 1-9 years posttreatment) were randomized to either a typhoid vaccine/saline placebo or the placebo/vaccine sequence, which they received at 2 separate visits at least 1 month apart. Survivors had their blood drawn every 90 minutes for the next 8 hours postinjection to assess levels of interleukin-6 and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra). Shortly after each blood draw, they rated their current levels of pain, sadness, and fatigue. Women also completed the Test of Negative Social Exchange to assess chronic social stress and the Trier Inventory of Chronic Stressors screen to index chronic general stress. At each visit, a trained experimenter administered the Daily Inventory of Stressful Events to assess social and nonsocial stress exposure within the past 24 hours. After statistical adjustment for relevant demographic and behavioral covariates, the most consistent results were that survivors who reported more chronic social stress reported more pain and sadness in response to IL-1Ra increases. Frequent and ongoing social stress may sensitize the nervous system to the effects of inflammation, with potential implications for chronic pain and depression risk among breast cancer survivors.
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- Annelise A Madison
- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- School of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, United States
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- Division of Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Division of Biostatistics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- College of Health and Human Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
- Division of Biosciences, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, United States
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Bonavita R, Scerra G, Di Martino R, Nuzzo S, Polishchuk E, Di Gennaro M, Williams SV, Caporaso MG, Caiazza C, Polishchuk R, D’Agostino M, Fleming A, Renna M. The HSPB1-p62/SQSTM1 functional complex regulates the unconventional secretion and transcellular spreading of the HD-associated mutant huntingtin protein. Hum Mol Genet 2023; 32:2269-2291. [PMID: 36971475 PMCID: PMC10321397 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddad047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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Conformational diseases, such as Alzheimer, Parkinson and Huntington diseases, are part of a common class of neurological disorders characterized by the aggregation and progressive accumulation of proteins bearing aberrant conformations. Huntington disease (HD) has autosomal dominant inheritance and is caused by mutations leading to an abnormal expansion in the polyglutamine (polyQ) tract of the huntingtin (HTT) protein, leading to the formation of HTT inclusion bodies in neurons of affected patients. Interestingly, recent experimental evidence is challenging the conventional view by which the disease pathogenesis is solely a consequence of the intracellular accumulation of mutant protein aggregates. These studies reveal that transcellular transfer of mutated huntingtin protein is able to seed oligomers involving even the wild-type (WT) forms of the protein. To date, there is still no successful strategy to treat HD. Here, we describe a novel functional role for the HSPB1-p62/SQSTM1 complex, which acts as a cargo loading platform, allowing the unconventional secretion of mutant HTT by extracellular vesicles. HSPB1 interacts preferentially with polyQ-expanded HTT compared with the WT protein and affects its aggregation. Furthermore, HSPB1 levels correlate with the rate of mutant HTT secretion, which is controlled by the activity of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling pathway. Finally, we show that these HTT-containing vesicular structures are biologically active and able to be internalized by recipient cells, therefore providing an additional mechanism to explain the prion-like spreading properties of mutant HTT. These findings might also have implications for the turn-over of other disease-associated, aggregation-prone proteins.
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- Institute for Endocrinology and Experimental Oncology “G. Salvatore,” National Research Council, 80131 Naples, Italy
- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Research Council, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS SYNLAB SDN, 80143 Naples, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, CB2 3DY Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, CB2 3DY Cambridge, UK
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed at: Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, School of Medicine, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via S. Pansini, 5, Building 19, Corpi Bassi Sud (I floor), 80131 Naples, Italy. Tel: +39 081/7463623, Fax: +39 081-7463205;
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Rosie Shrout M, Wilson S, Renna M, Madison A, Kiecolt-Glaser JK. "We've Got This": Middle-Aged and Older Couples' Satisfying Relationships and We-Talk Promote Better Physiological, Relational, and Emotional Responses to Conflict. Psychosom Med 2023; 85:154-164. [PMID: 36527719 PMCID: PMC9923879 DOI: 10.1097/psy.0000000000001162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Conflict poses multiple relational and health risks. Dyadic stress theories suggest satisfaction and communication alter cardiovascular and autonomic function, key pathways from troubled relationships to poor health. However, "we-talk," a positive communication pattern, can strengthen relationships and promote health. We examined how each spouse's satisfaction and we-talk were related to conflict's physiological, relational, and emotional toll. METHODS Married couples ( n = 107 couples, 214 individuals, ages 40-87 years) who were mostly White, highly educated, and higher-income Americans in different-gender relationships engaged in 20-minute conflict discussions while wearing monitors to assess heart rate variability (HRV). Spouses rated their closeness immediately after conflict and their conflict rumination 2 hours later. Conflict transcriptions measured we-talk, or the proportion of first-person plural pronouns (we, us, our). RESULTS Satisfied spouses or those in mutually satisfying relationships had higher HRV during conflict ( b = 0.0001, p = .049), felt closer immediately after conflict ( b = 0.07, p < .001), and ruminated less about the conflict 2 hours later ( b = -0.26, p = .026). Spouses' HRV was highest ( b = 0.0002, p = .002) and rumination was lowest ( b = -0.49, p = .019) when they or their partners were satisfied and used we-talk more often. Women's HRV ( b = 0.0001, p = .035) and rumination ( b = -0.01, p = .02) benefited when both spouses were satisfied, as did closeness when women were satisfied ( b = 0.10, p < .001). Men's closeness benefited when they ( b = 0.04, p = .003) or their wives ( b = 0.04, p = .002) were satisfied. CONCLUSIONS The combination of mutually satisfying relationships and we-talk was associated with better relational and health outcomes after conflict. These findings are important for middle-aged and older couples whose relationships are central to their health.
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- M. Rosie Shrout
- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Center on Aging and the Life Course, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA
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- School of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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Renna M, Lyon S, Sindhar J, Ebied H. P-027 REDUCING SURGICAL WAIT TIMES FOR ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA OPERATIONS POST COVID-19 BY USING DEDICATED CLINICS. Br J Surg 2022. [PMCID: PMC9619652 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znac308.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Background Specialization influences the way that surgeons deliver care and has a direct impact on doctors, healthcare systems and patients. Hernias impact around 2% of the population and repairs are among the most common procedures performed globally. The European Hernia Society recognizes a growing need for specialist surgeons as abdominal wall surgery becomes more complex with newer techniques and more challenging cases being encountered. At this trust, a new specialized hernia clinic was implemented in response to COVID backlogs and the growing need and proven benefits of specialization. The project's aim was to review the impact on procedure wait times and outcomes for hernia repairs. Methods A retrospective review of patients undergoing hernia repairs between June 2019 to June 2021 was compared to similar patients who attended the hernia clinic between February 2021 to March 2022. Included operations were inguinal, femoral, and umbilical hernia repairs. Data collected included diagnoses, percentage of day case and wait times. Results 59 patients underwent surgery pre-intervention with average wait times of 191 days. 72 post-intervention patients had an average wait of 59 days. 59 patients were still awaiting surgery post-clinic. Open surgery incidence increased from 66% to 79%. 86% of patients post-intervention were day cases, compared to 78% of pre-intervention patients. Conclusions The new hernia clinic has reduced wait times for surgery and improved day-case rates despite more cases being performed as open procedures. Following these results, the clinic system shows great promise and hernia surgery has the potential to evolve as a sub-specialty.
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- M Renna
- General Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust , London , United Kingdom
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- General Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust , London , United Kingdom
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- General Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust , London , United Kingdom
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- General Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust , London , United Kingdom
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Kiecolt-Glaser JK, Renna M, Peng J, Sheridan J, Lustberg M, Ramaswamy B, Wesolowski R, VanDeusen JB, Williams NO, Sardesai SD, Noonan AM, Reinbolt RE, Stover DG, Cherian MA, Malarkey WB, Andridge R. Breast cancer survivors' typhoid vaccine responses: Chemotherapy, obesity, and fitness make a difference. Brain Behav Immun 2022; 103:1-9. [PMID: 35378230 PMCID: PMC9149127 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2022.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate breast cancer survivors' inflammatory responses to typhoid vaccine as a window into their innate immune response to novel pathogens. METHODS This double-blind crossover trial randomized 158 breast cancer survivors to either the vaccine/saline placebo or the placebo/vaccine sequence. The relative contributions of age, cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2peak), type of cancer treatment, central obesity, and depression to interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), and WBC vaccine responses were assessed pre-injection and 1.5, 3, 4.5, 6, and 7.5 h post-injection. RESULTS The vaccine produced larger IL-6, IL-1Ra, and WBC responses than placebo, ps < 0.0001. Prior chemotherapy, higher central obesity, and lower VO2peak were associated with smaller vaccine responses after controlling for baseline inflammation. Vaccine response was summarized by the percent increase in area under the curve (IL-6, WBC) or average post-injection mean (IL-1Ra) for vaccine relative to placebo. Women who received chemotherapy had smaller vaccine responses than women who did not for both IL-6 (44% vs 78%, p <.001) and WBC (26% vs 40%, p <.001); IL-1ra response was not significantly moderated by chemotherapy. Women whose central adiposity was one standard deviation above the mean had smaller vaccine responses than women with average adiposity for IL-6 (33% vs 54%, p <.001), WBC (20% vs 30%, p <.001), and IL-1Ra (2.0% vs 3.2%, p <.001). Women with an average level of VO2peak had smaller vaccine responses than women whose VO2peak was one standard deviation above the mean for IL-6 (54% vs 73%, p <.001), WBC (30% vs 40%, p <.001), and IL-1Ra (3.2% vs. 4.1%, p = 0.01). Age and depression did not significantly moderate vaccine responses. CONCLUSIONS This study provided novel data on chemotherapy's longer-term adverse immune consequences. The data also have an important public health message: even relatively low levels of fitness can benefit the innate immune response to a vaccine.
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- Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser
- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- School of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
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- Center for Biostatistics, Department of Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH,Division of Biosciences, The Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH,Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH,Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH,Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH,Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH,Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH,Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH,Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH,Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH,Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH,Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Division of Biostatistics, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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Gershkovich M, Middleton R, Hezel DM, Grimaldi S, Renna M, Basaraba C, Patel S, Simpson HB. Integrating Exposure and Response Prevention With a Mobile App to Treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effects. Behav Ther 2021; 52:394-405. [PMID: 33622508 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2020.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2019] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Many individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) do not receive evidence-based care (specifically exposure and ritual prevention; EX/RP) due to barriers such as a lack of EX/RP-trained clinicians, geographic obstacles, and the cost and time associated with the treatment. Offering an integrated treatment model consisting of brief in-person therapy coupled with a mobile application (app) might be one way to increase access to and reduce the time burden (to clinicians and patients) of EX/RP. This pilot trial evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and clinical effects of such a treatment program for adults with OCD. Thirty-three participants enrolled in the 8-week open trial. The integrated treatment program consisted of 3 to 5 in-person sessions followed by weekly phone calls supported by a mobile app (nOCD). Participants were evaluated by trained raters and completed self-report measures at baseline, midtreatment, posttreatment and 2-month follow-up; the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) was the primary outcome. This integrated treatment program was feasible and acceptable to participants. Of the 33 study entrants, 14 (42%) responded to treatment (Y-BOCS decrease ≥35% with CGI- of 1 or 2), and 8 (24%) achieved minimal symptoms (i.e., Y-BOCS ≤12). At 2-month follow-up (n=20), 7/20 (35%) met criteria for treatment response, and 3/20 (15.0%) met criteria for treatment remission. Although preliminary, this model warrants further study as an efficacious and resource-efficient way to deliver EX/RP for some patients with OCD.
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- Marina Gershkovich
- New York State Psychiatric Institute; Columbia University Medical Center.
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute; Columbia University Medical Center
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute; Columbia University Medical Center
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute; Columbia University Medical Center
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- New York State Psychiatric Institute; Columbia University Medical Center
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Arnold T, Rogers B, Norris A, Schierberl-Scherr A, Haubrick K, Renna M, Sun S, Danforth M, Chu C, Silva E, Whiteley LB, Pinkston M. A Brief Transdiagnostic Pandemic Mental Health Maintenance Intervention. Couns Psychol Q 2020; 34:331-351. [PMID: 34898858 PMCID: PMC8664004 DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2020.1769026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The COVID-19 pandemic qualifies as a major national and global disaster. Behavioral health providers are poised to provide psychological crisis interventions to reduce the psychosocial effects. This paper presents a brief transdiagnostic mental health maintenance intervention tailored to treat adults and families with distress symptoms as a consequence of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The intervention components include evidence-based techniques which have been strategically selected to address mental health distress related to the pandemic and to prevent the escalation of distress as the pandemic continues. The intervention aims to be flexibly incorporated into care based on the provider and needs of the presenting individuals. The intervention incorporates components of evidence-based treatments such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and associated "third wave" therapies (e.g. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy). The intervention can be delivered via telehealth and includes the following modules: 1) Agenda Setting & Avoidance Identification; 2) Responding to Difficult News/Normalizing Reactions; 3) Perspective Taking; 4) Situational Control/Acceptance; 5) Maintaining a Healthy Routine; 6) Coping with Stress; 7) Insomnia Preventions; and 8) Building Resiliency & Hope. A list of pleasurable activities that can be completed at home and technology modalities to maintain social interactions is included. The intervention also includes the Pandemic Mental Health Maintenance Intervention handout to provide to patients. Research is needed to test this intervention in a randomized controlled trial and assess efficacious intervention implementation strategies.
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- Trisha Arnold
- Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
- Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital
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- Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
- Department of Medicine, Miriam Hospital
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- Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
- Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital
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- Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
- Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
- Department of Psychiatry, Miriam Hospital
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- Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research & Comprehensive Cancer Center
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- Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
- Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital
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- Department of Psychiatry, Duke University Medical Center
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- Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
- Department of Psychiatry, Rhode Island Hospital
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- Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
- Department of Medicine, Miriam Hospital
- Department of Psychiatry, Miriam Hospital
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D'Agostino M, Scerra G, Cannata Serio M, Caporaso MG, Bonatti S, Renna M. Unconventional secretion of α-Crystallin B requires the Autophagic pathway and is controlled by phosphorylation of its serine 59 residue. Sci Rep 2019; 9:16892. [PMID: 31729431 PMCID: PMC6858465 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-53226-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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α-Crystallin B (CRYAB or HspB5) is a chaperone member of the small heat-shock protein family that prevents aggregation of many cytosolic client proteins by means of its ATP-independent holdase activity. Surprisingly, several reports show that CRYAB exerts a protective role also extracellularly, and it has been recently demonstrated that CRYAB is secreted from human retinal pigment epithelial cells by an unconventional secretion pathway that involves multi-vesicular bodies. Here we show that autophagy is crucial for this unconventional secretion pathway and that phosphorylation at serine 59 residue regulates CRYAB secretion by inhibiting its recruitment to the autophagosomes. In addition, we found that autophagosomes containing CRYAB are not able to fuse with lysosomes. Therefore, CRYAB is capable to highjack and divert autophagosomes toward the exocytic pathway, inhibiting their canonical route leading to the lysosomal compartment. Potential implications of these findings in the context of disease-associated mutant proteins turn-over are discussed.
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- M D'Agostino
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory of Epithelial Biology and Disease, Imagine Institute, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Imagine Institute, Paris, France
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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Sergio L, Gonnella M, Renna M, Linsalata V, Gatto M, Boari F, Di Venere D. Biochemical traits of asparagus cultivars and quality changes in two differently coloured genotypes during cold storage. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2018.11.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Greco R, Hill E, Jin X, Renna M, Djordjevic J, Petrou M. RF15 DOES RE-DO AORTIC VALVE SURGERY STILL HAVE A ROLE IN THE ERA OF TRANS-CATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION? J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2018. [DOI: 10.2459/01.jcm.0000549974.13529.1a] [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: 11/05/2022]
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Biasato I, Gasco L, De Marco M, Renna M, Rotolo L, Dabbou S, Capucchio M, Biasibetti E, Tarantola M, Sterpone L, Cavallarin L, Gai F, Pozzo L, Bergagna S, Dezzutto D, Zoccarato I, Schiavone A. Yellow mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor) inclusion in diets for male broiler chickens: effects on growth performance, gut morphology, and histological findings. Poult Sci 2018; 97:540-548. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Gerardi C, Albano C, Calabriso N, Carluccio MA, Durante M, Mita G, Renna M, Serio F, Blando F. Techno-functional properties of tomato puree fortified with anthocyanin pigments. Food Chem 2017; 240:1184-1192. [PMID: 28946241 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.08.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This study investigates the effects of tomato puree fortification with several anthocyanin-rich food colorants on bioactive compound content (phenolics, isoprenoids), antioxidant capacity, in vitro biological activities and consumer acceptance. Tomato puree (tp) was added with different anthocyanin extracts from black carrot (Anthocarrot), grape fruit skins (Enocolor), elderberry fruits (Elderberry) or mahaleb cherry fruits (Mahaleb), thus obtaining a 'functional tomato puree' (ftp). The consumer acceptance (colour, flavor, taste, visual appearance) was at high level, except for Mahaleb-added ftp. Compared to the control (tp), the addition of colouring extracts increased significantly the total phenolic content, before pasteurization, in addition to the expected anthocyanin content. However, after pasteurization, mostly Anthocarrot-ftp preserved an increased phenolic (+53%) content, as well as a higher antioxidant capacity (50%), more than the other added-extracts. Consistently, against tp, Anthocarrot-ftp exhibited an increased anti-inflammatory capacity as showed by the reduced expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1 in human cultured endothelial cells, under inflammatory conditions.
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- C Gerardi
- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Lecce Unit, Lecce, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Milan Unit, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Lecce Unit, Lecce, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Lecce Unit, Lecce, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Lecce Unit, Lecce, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Lecce Unit, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy; Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Lecce Unit, Lecce, Italy.
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Renna M, Schiavone A, Gai F, Dabbou S, Lussiana C, Malfatto V, Prearo M, Capucchio MT, Biasato I, Biasibetti E, De Marco M, Brugiapaglia A, Zoccarato I, Gasco L. Evaluation of the suitability of a partially defatted black soldier fly ( Hermetia illucens L.) larvae meal as ingredient for rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum) diets. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2017; 8:57. [PMID: 28680591 PMCID: PMC5494141 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-017-0191-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Two trials were performed to evaluate a partially defatted Hermetia illucens (HI) larvae meal as potential feed ingredient in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum) diets. In the first trial, 360 trout (178.9 ± 9.8 g of mean initial body weight) were randomly divided into three experimental groups (4 tanks/treatment, 30 fish/tank). The fish were fed for 78 days with isonitrogenous, isolipidic and isoenergetic diets containing increasing levels of HI, on as fed basis: 0% (HI0, control diet), 25% (HI25) and 50% (HI50) of fish meal substitution, corresponding to dietary inclusion levels of 0, 20% and 40%. In the second trial, 36 trout (4 tanks/treatment, 3 fish/tank) were used to evaluate the in vivo apparent digestibility coefficients (ADC) of the same diets used in the first trial. RESULTS Survival, growth performance, condition factor, somatic indexes, and dorsal fillet physical quality parameters were not affected by diet. The highest dietary inclusion of HI larvae meal increased dry matter and ether extract contents of trout dorsal fillet. The use of HI larvae meal induced a decrease of valuable polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) even if differences were only reported at the highest level of HI inclusion. The insect meal worsened the lipids health indexes of the same muscle. Dietary inclusion of insect meal did not alter the villus height of the fish. No differences were found among treatments in relation to ADC of ether extract and gross energy, while ADC of dry matter and crude protein were higher in HI25 if compared to HI50. CONCLUSIONS The obtained results showed that a partially defatted HI larvae meal can be used as feed ingredient in trout diets up to 40% of inclusion level without impacting survival, growth performance, condition factor, somatic indexes, dorsal fillet physical quality parameters, and intestinal morphology of the fish. However, further investigations on specific feeding strategies and diet formulations are needed to limit the observed negative effects of the insect meal on the FA composition of dorsal muscle.
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- M. Renna
- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
- Institute of Science of Food Production, National Research Council, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Institute of Science of Food Production, National Research Council, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piedmont, Liguria and Aosta Valley, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
- Institute of Science of Food Production, National Research Council, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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Biasato I, De Marco M, Rotolo L, Renna M, Lussiana C, Dabbou S, Capucchio MT, Biasibetti E, Costa P, Gai F, Pozzo L, Dezzutto D, Bergagna S, Martínez S, Tarantola M, Gasco L, Schiavone A. Effects of dietaryTenebrio molitormeal inclusion in free-range chickens. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2016; 100:1104-1112. [DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 01/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- I. Biasato
- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie; Forestali e Alimentari; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie; Forestali e Alimentari; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie; Forestali e Alimentari; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie; Forestali e Alimentari; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari (ISPA); CNR; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari (ISPA); CNR; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte; Liguria e Valle d'Aosta; Torino Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte; Liguria e Valle d'Aosta; Torino Italy
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- Departamento de Producción Animal; Universidad de Murcia; Murcia Spain
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
- Istituto di Ricerche Interdisciplinari sulla Sostenibilità; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie; Forestali e Alimentari; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
- Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari (ISPA); CNR; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
- Istituto di Ricerche Interdisciplinari sulla Sostenibilità; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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Iussig G, Renna M, Gorlier A, Lonati M, Lussiana C, Battaglini L, Lombardi G. Browsing ratio, species intake, and milk fatty acid composition of goats foraging on alpine open grassland and grazable forestland. Small Rumin Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2015.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Cornale P, Renna M, Lussiana C, Bigi D, Chessa S, Mimosi A. The Grey Goat of Lanzo Valleys (Fiurinà): Breed characteristics, genetic diversity, and quantitative-qualitative milk traits. Small Rumin Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2013.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Stein MB, Slavin-Mulford J, Siefert CJ, Sinclair SJ, Renna M, Malone J, Bello I, Blais MA. SCORS–G Stimulus Characteristics of Select Thematic Apperception Test Cards. J Pers Assess 2013; 96:339-49. [DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2013.823440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Sinclair SJ, Bello I, Nyer M, Slavin-Mulford J, Stein MB, Renna M, Antonius D, Blais MA. The Suicide (SPI) and Violence Potential Indices (VPI) from the Personality Assessment Inventory: A Preliminary Exploration of Validity in an Outpatient Psychiatric Sample. J Psychopathol Behav Assess 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s10862-012-9277-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Feldman G, Greeson J, Renna M, Robbins-Monteith K. Mindfulness predicts less texting while driving among young adults: Examining attention- and emotion-regulation motives as potential mediators. Pers Individ Dif 2011; 51:856-861. [PMID: 22031789 DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.07.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Many young adult drivers read and send text messages while driving despite clear safety risks. Understanding predictors of texting-while-driving may help to indentify relevant targets for interventions to reduce this dangerous behavior. The present study examined whether individual differences in mindfulness is associated with texting-while-driving in a sample of young-adult drivers. Using path analysis, we tested whether this relationship would be mediated by the degree to which individuals use text-messaging as a means of reducing unpleasant emotions (emotion-regulation motives) and the degree to which individuals limit texting in order to focus on present-moment experiences (attention-regulation motives). Individuals lower in mindfulness reported more frequent texting-while-driving and this relationship appeared to be mediated primarily by emotion-regulation motives. Results may help inform the development of mindfulness-based interventions to prevent texting-while-driving.
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Sinclair SJ, Siefert CJ, Slavin-Mulford JM, Stein MB, Renna M, Blais MA. Psychometric Evaluation and Normative Data for the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) in a Nonclinical Sample of U.S. Adults. Eval Health Prof 2011; 35:259-79. [DOI: 10.1177/0163278711424282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 258] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Zeppegno P, Airoldi P, Manzetti E, Panella M, Renna M, Torre E. Involuntary psychiatric admissions: A retrospective study of 460 cases. Eur J Psychiat 2005. [DOI: 10.4321/s0213-61632005000300001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Forty-eight gynaecological patients were randomly allocated to three groups (target end-tidal sevoflurane concentration 1.2, 1.5 or 2%), and into subgroups for positive or neutral suggestion. Anaesthesia was induced by inhalation of sevoflurane in oxygen. When the target concentration was achieved, the bispectral index, computed from a bi-frontal electroencephalogram, was noted. One of two eight-word lists was then played to prime implicit memory, followed by a positive or neutral suggestion. After surgery, each patient tried to identify 24 words obscured by background noise. Priming increased the likelihood of identifying words in the 1.2% group only, i.e. there was evidence of implicit memory in this group. There was no evidence of a therapeutic effect of positive suggestion (p = 0.3), but the power of this part of the study was low. The bispectral index did not achieve statistical significance as an indicator of susceptibility to priming.
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- M Renna
- Department of Anaesthesia, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, Southall, UK
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Miller LJ, Kurtzman SH, Anderson K, Wang Y, Stankus M, Renna M, Lindquist R, Barrows G, Kreutzer DL. Interleukin-1 family expression in human breast cancer: interleukin-1 receptor antagonist. Cancer Invest 2000; 18:293-302. [PMID: 10808364 DOI: 10.3109/07357900009012171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 11/13/2022]
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We hypothesize that interleukin-1 alpha, beta, and receptor antagonist (IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-1 ra, respectively) are present and tumor cell associated in human breast cancer (HBC). We believe the levels of these cytokines in breast tumor homogenates relate to other known prognosticators of patient survival (i.e., estrogen receptor [ER] status). Our results demonstrated that, immunohistochemically, tumor cells express IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-1 ra in most specimens tested. In breast tissue homogenates, IL-1 alpha levels correlated inversely with ER levels (p < 0.06), whereas IL-1 ra levels correlated directly with both ER levels (p < 0.009) and IL-1 beta levels (p < 0.06). When analyzing cytokine levels for the ER (-) versus ER (+) patient groups, we found that in many instances these groups showed a different cytokine profile. These studies suggest that the IL-1 family of cytokines may be important in regulating protumorigenic activities within the HBC tumor microenvironment.
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- L J Miller
- Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA
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Renna M, Venturi R. Bispectral index and anaesthesia in the elderly. Minerva Anestesiol 2000; 66:398-402. [PMID: 10965724] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Due to pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic reasons, the elderly are at particular risk of incurring unwanted side effects of drugs commonly used in anaesthesia. The bispectral index (BIS) is an EEG-derived value that measures the sedative component of the anaesthetic state. The BIS could be useful in guiding titration of anaesthetic drugs in the elderly. METHODS A review of the published data was performed by the authors in order to assess the suitability of BIS technology application to the geriatric population. RESULTS Age-related EEG differences exist in the normal population but they do not affect the BIS. The BIS correlates with depth of sedation independently of age. Senile dementia may be associated with significantly lower BIS values. CONCLUSIONS The BIS is a useful guidance for titration of anaesthetic drugs in the elderly. The presence of senile dementia may be a confounding factor in the interpretation of the BIS values during anaesthesia.
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- M Renna
- Department of Anaesthesia, Ealing Hospital, London, UK
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Siciliano G, Manca ML, Renna M, Prontera C, Mercuri A, Murri L. Effects of aerobic training on lactate and catecholaminergic exercise responses in mitochondrial myopathies. Neuromuscul Disord 2000; 10:40-5. [PMID: 10677862 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8966(99)00068-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an aerobic training program on the metabolic and sympathetic responses to exercise in 12 patients with mitochondrial myopathies. A 10-week course of aerobic training, consisting of supervised exercise every other day on an electrically braked pedal-rate bicycle ergometer was prescribed to each patient and four healthy controls. Venous lactate, epinephrine (EP) and norepinephrine (NEP) levels were assessed at baseline and after the aerobic training by means of constant-workload exercise performed at near lactate threshold (LT). In patients, a decrease in exercise peak values, significant for lactate (-38.6%, P < 0.01) but not for catecholamines (EP: -26.0%, NEP: -22.1%) was observed after training, findings confirmed by the lactate/EP and lactate/NEP area ratios. The results show that lactate accumulation during exercise is decreased after aerobic training in mitochondrial myopathies and that the effect is partially dissociated from the catecholaminergic response. This in turn suggests that the lactate decrease can be explained, at least in part, by the improved muscle oxidative metabolism consequent to the proposed training program.
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- G Siciliano
- Department of Neurosciences, University of Pisa, Italy.
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Siciliano G, Renna M, Manca ML, Prontera C, Zucchelli G, Ferrannini E, Murri L. The relationship of plasma catecholamine and lactate during anaerobic threshold exercise in mitochondrial myopathies. Neuromuscul Disord 1999; 9:411-6. [PMID: 10545046 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8966(99)00047-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sympathetic system activation is considered one of the main factors influencing lactate production during exercise in normal individuals. In order to assess the role of such activation in mitochondrial myopathies, we compared blood catecholamine levels to those of lactate during an intermittent exercise performed at workloads near anaerobic lactate threshold. Following an initial increment, the patients (n = 10) exhibited a steady-state blood lactate shifted right relative to controls (n = 7), the peaks being respectively 665 +/- 29% and 322 +/- 11% of baseline. Plasma catecholamine increase in mitochondrial myopathies was 272 +/- 21% for norepinephrine and 261 +/- 18% for epinephrine, not statistically different from controls. Lactate/norepinephrine and lactate/epinephrine area ratios were significantly higher in the subjects than in controls (2.36 versus 1.48 and 2.40 versus 1.57, respectively). The study shows that the abnormal lactate production in mitochondrial myopathies is independent of the catecholaminergic response at the transition from aerobic to anaerobic exercise.
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- G Siciliano
- Department of Neurosciences, Neurological Clinics, University of Pisa, Italy.
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Parenti G, Orlandi G, Bianchi M, Renna M, Martini A, Murri L. Vertebral and carotid artery dissection following chiropractic cervical manipulation. Neurosurg Rev 1999; 22:127-9. [PMID: 10547013 DOI: 10.1007/s101430050046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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A 50-year-old woman presented a sudden left occipital headache and a posterior circulation stroke after cervical manipulation for neck pain. Magnetic resonance imaging documented a left intracranial vertebral artery occlusive dissection associated with an ipsilateral internal carotid artery dissection with vessel stenosis in its prepetrous tract. This is the first reported case showing an associate vertebral and carotid artery dissection following cervical manipulation. Carotid dissection was asymptomatic and, therefore, its incidence may be underestimated. We emphasize that cervical manipulation should be performed only in patients without predisposing factors for artery dissection and after an appropriate diagnosis of neck pain.
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A molecular genetics-based epidemiological investigation was carried out in 1997 in the territory of North-West Tuscany, central Italy, to calculate incidence and prevalence rates of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). Results were compared with a previous epidemiological study conducted in the same area in 1981, in the pre-dystrophin era. Routine adoption of methods of molecular diagnosis determined an increase in prevalence of BMD from 1.06 x 10(-5) to 2.42 x 10(-5) inhabitants, while cumulative incidence of DMD was markedly decreased from 23.12 x 10(-5) during the period 1965-1976 to 10.71 x 10(-5) male live births during the period 1977 1994. The combined reduction of DMD/BMD diagnostic error rate and familial recurrence could explain these results, providing the bases for a consistent redefinition of dystrophinopathy carrier frequency in the area considered.
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- G Siciliano
- Department of Neurosciences, Neurological Clinics, University of Pisa, Italy.
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Kurtzman SH, Anderson KH, Wang Y, Miller LJ, Renna M, Stankus M, Lindquist RR, Barrows G, Kreutzer DL. Cytokines in human breast cancer: IL-1alpha and IL-1beta expression. Oncol Rep 1999; 6:65-70. [PMID: 9864403 DOI: 10.3892/or.6.1.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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We hypothesize that interleukin 1alpha (IL-1alpha) and interleukin 1beta (IL-1beta) are present and tumor cell associated in human breast cancer (HBC) specimens. To test our hypothesis: a) immunologic analysis was performed on HBC histologic sections for IL-1alpha (n=49) and IL-1beta (n=42) distribution; and b) homogenates of HBC tumors were analyzed for levels of IL-1alpha (n=82), IL-1beta (n=101) and interleukin 8 (IL-8) (n=103) expression. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated the presence of IL-1alpha and IL-1beta in tumor cells in patients with invasive cancer and ductal carcinoma in situ. Quantitative analysis confirmed the presence and positive correlation of IL-1alpha and IL-1beta to IL-8, a known angiogenic factor, in cancer specimens. These studies demonstrate that tumor-associated IL-1alpha+, IL-1beta are present in the tumor microenvironment and may play a pivotal role in regulating breast tumor growth and metastasis.
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- S H Kurtzman
- Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030-3105, USA
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Zenhausern R, Renna M. Field dependency and perceptual cues in perception of two trapezoid illusions. Percept Mot Skills 1976; 43:1043-9. [PMID: 1012885 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1976.43.3f.1043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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40 males and 40 females rated as field-independent or field-dependent on the Group Embedded-figures Test were tested on two dynamic trapezoid illusions and made position judgments of static trapezoidal targets. Field-independent subjects reported more illusory experiences on the perception of rotation of an oscillating target than the perception of oscillation of a rotating target. The opposite was true for field-dependent subjects. Position judgments were related to the latter illusion but not the former. There was strong evidence of a differential use of perceptual cues for the two dependent groups.
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