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Petretto DR, Carrogu GP, Gaviano L, Berti R, Pinna M, Petretto AD, Pili R. Telemedicine, e-Health, and Digital Health Equity: A Scoping Review. Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health 2024; 20:e17450179279732. [PMID: 38660571 PMCID: PMC11041391 DOI: 10.2174/0117450179279732231211110248] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Background With the progressive digitization of people's lives and in the specific healthcare context, the issue of equity in the healthcare domain has extended to digital environments or e-environments, assuming the connotation of "Digital Health Equity" (DHE). Telemedicine and e-Health, which represent the two main e-environments in the healthcare context, have shown great potential in the promotion of health outcomes, but there can be unintended consequences related to the risk of inequalities. In this paper, we aimed to review papers that have investigated the topic of Digital Health Equity in Telemedicine and e-Health [definition(s), advantages, barriers and risk factors, interventions]. Methods We conducted a scoping review according to the methodological framework proposed in PRISMA-ScR guidelines on the relationship between Digital Health Equity and Telemedicine and e-Health via Scopus and Pubmed electronic databases. The following inclusion criteria were established: papers on the relationship between Digital Health Equity and Telemedicine and/or e-Health, written in English, and having no time limits. All study designs were eligible, including those that have utilized qualitative and quantitative methods, methodology, or guidelines reports, except for meta-reviews. Results Regarding Digital Health Equity in Telemedicine and e-Health, even if there is no unique definition, there is a general agreement on the idea that it is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon. When promoting Digital Health Equity, some people may incur some risk/s of inequities and/or they may meet some obstacles. Regarding intervention, some authors have proposed a specific field/level of intervention, while other authors have discussed multidimensional interventions based on interdependence among the different levels and the mutually reinforcing effects between all of them. Conclusion In summary, the present paper has discussed Digital Health Equity in Telemedicine and e-Health. Promoting equity of access to healthcare is a significant challenge in contemporary times and in the near future. While on the one hand, the construct "equity" applied to the health context highlights the importance of creating and sustaining the conditions to allow anyone to be able to reach (and develop) their "health potential", it also raises numerous questions on "how this can happen". An overall and integrated picture of all the variables that promote DHE is needed, taking into account the interdependence among the different levels and the mutually reinforcing effects between all of them.
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- Donatella Rita Petretto
- Department of Education, Philosophy and Psychology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari 09124, Italy
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- Department of Education, Philosophy and Psychology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari 09124, Italy
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- Department of Education, Philosophy and Psychology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari 09124, Italy
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- Department of Education, Philosophy and Psychology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari 09124, Italy
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- Department of Education, Philosophy and Psychology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari 09124, Italy
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- Department of Education, Philosophy and Psychology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari 09124, Italy
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- IERFOP Onlus, Via Platone 1/3, Cagliari 09100, Italy
- Global Community on Longevity, Italy
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Petretto DR, Lucarelli L, Farris P, Penna V, Valinotti S, Pietro CG, Gaviano L, Berti R, Pili L, Zolo B, Pili R. Children with autism spectrum disorders and severe visual impairments: Some general principles for intervention according to the perspective of clinical psychology of disability. J Public Health Res 2023; 12:22799036231166314. [PMID: 37035448 PMCID: PMC10074621 DOI: 10.1177/22799036231166314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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In the last decades, an increasing number of researchers addressed the relationship between autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and severe visual impairment (SVI) (like blindness or very low visual acuity) and nowadays autism could be considered one of the most reported coexisting developmental disorders in children with blindness or other severe visual impairment. As ASD and SVI’ signs and symptoms affect functioning and quality of life and different domains of functioning of children with this comorbidity, it is very important to support individuals and their families as soon as possible in the cycle of life and to promote specific interventions aimed to promote developmental potential of everyone with both ASD and VI, based on the unique balance between strengths, needs and abilities of everyone. Children and individuals with SVI and ASD and SVI are a very heterogeneous group, both about the areas of social interaction, communication, and behaviour, as well as about visual abilities and about all the other aspects of their neuropsychological and functional profiles that are influenced by their visual impairments itself, their ASD itself and the combination of them. In this paper, we aim to discuss some general principles useful to design and to develop specific interventions and to promote inclusion of children with ASD and SVI.
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- Donatella Rita Petretto
- Department of Education, Psychology and Philosophy – University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Psychology and Philosophy – University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Psychology and Philosophy – University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Psychology and Philosophy – University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Psychology and Philosophy – University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Psychology and Philosophy – University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- IERFOP Onlus, Cagliari, Italy
- Comunità Mondiale della Longevità, Cagliari, Italy
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Petretto DR, Gaviano L, Carrogu GP, Berti R, Pinna M, Pili R. Telemedicine: Issues in the Analysis of Its Use in Elderly People and in People with Disabilities, According to the Perspective of the Clinical Psychology of Disability. Geriatrics (Basel) 2022; 8:geriatrics8010005. [PMID: 36648910 PMCID: PMC9844277 DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics8010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The recent COVID-19 pandemic has led to a sudden increase in the speed of the digitization process, which has affected several areas of life (public administration, schools, universities, and healthcare, and extending to so-called "digital citizenship") [...].
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- Donatella Rita Petretto
- Department of Education, Philosophy and Psychology, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Philosophy and Psychology, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Philosophy and Psychology, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Philosophy and Psychology, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Philosophy and Psychology, University of Cagliari, 09124 Cagliari, Italy
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- IERFOP Onlus, Via Platone 1/3, 09100 Cagliari, Italy
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Velpini B, Stancanelli E, Stacchini L, Bruschi M, Lastrucci V, Puggelli F, Berti R, Lorini C, Bonaccorsi G. Health Literacy, Covid-19 and risk perception: a cross-sectional survey in Prato in the 2nd wave. Eur J Public Health 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac131.362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, individual and collective public health measures were undertaken to control the spread of the virus. Their effectiveness relies on people’s abilities to understand and adopt the correct behaviors. This study aims to evaluate the role of Health Literacy (HL) in influencing the adherence to Covid-19 preventive measures and risk perception of a sample of workers employed in various activities involving close contact with the population in the province of Prato (Tuscany, Italy) in the second pandemic wave (November-December 2020). A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a sample of public workers (e.g., teachers, educators, assistants/aides, other health personnel). Data on knowledge, attitudes and practices towards (KAP) Covid-19 preventive measures and risk perception were collected. HL was measured with the HLS-EU-Q6 tool. Spearman correlation analysis was used to assess the correlation between HL and KAP and Covid-19 risk perception. Multivariate linear regression analyses were performed to evaluate the role of HL in predicting KAP and Covid-19 risk perception, adjusted for sex, age, comorbidity, educational level, country of birth. A total of 402 people participated in this study; 47.8% had a problematic HL level. The HL level was correlated with KAP and practices towards Covid-19 prevention measures; no significant associations were found with Covid-19 risk perception. In multivariate models, HL significantly and positively predicted a higher level of knowledge of Covid-19 preventive measures (B = 0.413 for problematic HL; B = 0.542 for sufficient HL). Confirming a previous study conducted in Prato in the first pandemic wave, HL did not predict adherence to Covid-19 infection control measures, probably due to fear of the disease and attention towards prevention behaviors being still higher in the second pandemic wave.
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• HL skills are linked to understanding of public health measures.
• HL skills should be improved to favor the adherence to correct behaviors.
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- B Velpini
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence , Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence , Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence , Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence , Florence, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, Meyer Children’s University Hospital , Florence, Italy
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence , Florence, Italy
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- Management Department, Meyer Children’s University Hospital , Florence, Italy
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- Department of Prevention, Azienda Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro , Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence , Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence , Florence, Italy
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Bruschi M, Stacchini L, Stancanelli E, Velpini B, Lastrucci V, Puggelli F, Berti R, Lorini C, Bonaccorsi G. Vaccine Literacy, Covid-19 and influenza: a cross-sectional survey in Prato in the 2nd pandemic wave. Eur J Public Health 2022. [PMCID: PMC9594760 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac131.090] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Covid-19 is a pandemic and an infodemic, with contrasting information regarding risk and preventive measures, including vaccination. This study aims to assess Vaccine Literacy (VL) of a sample of workers in the province of Prato (Tuscany, Italy) in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic (November-December 2020) and to analyze the relationship between VL and attitudes about Covid-19 and flu vaccination. A cross-sectional design was adopted. Sociodemographic characteristics, health information, vaccination behaviour for past and current flu season and intention to get vaccinated against Covid-19 were collected. A multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify predictors of getting a Covid-19/flu vaccination. The Italian Health Literacy tool on Vaccination (HLVa-IT) tool was used to measure VL. A total of 117 questionnaires were analyzed. Among them, 64.9% intended to get Covid-19 vaccine. The mean VL was 3.18 ± 0.43 (functional 2.87 ± 0.72; interactive-critical 3.36 ± 0.45) out of 4. Having more than one comorbidity was a negative predictor of intention to get Covid-19 vaccine (OR: 0.21 95%CI: 0.04 - 0.91). Regarding the flu vaccine, being vaccinated in the previous season was the only positive predictor of being vaccinated in the current season (OR = 24.25 95%CI 7.96 - 87.73). The study was conducted before the authorization of Covid-19 vaccines: little information about them may have contributed to VL not being related to the intention to get vaccination. The negative role of comorbidities could be due to fear of adverse effects on fragile health status. For flu vaccination, VL may have exerted a lower impact because of the positive experience with the flu vaccine in terms of safety and effectiveness in the previous seasons. Key messages • The introduction of new vaccines should be supported by effective communication. • Better knowledge of current vaccines and not just routine administration is desirable for greater personal empowerment.
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- M Bruschi
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence , Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence , Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence , Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence , Florence, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, Meyer Children’s University Hospital , Florence, Italy
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence , Florence, Italy
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- Management Department, Meyer Children’s University Hospital , Florence, Italy
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- Department of Prevention, Azienda Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro , Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence , Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence , Florence, Italy
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Pili R, Zolo B, Farris P, Penna V, Valinotti S, Carrogu GP, Gaviano L, Berti R, Pili L, Petretto DR. Autism and Visual impairment: A First Approach to a Complex Relationship. Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health 2021; 17:212-216. [PMID: 35173790 PMCID: PMC8728560 DOI: 10.2174/1745017902117010212] [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: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Since the first half of the 20th century there has been an interest in the study of the relationship between autism and autistic-like clinical features and with visual impairments. Autism Spectrum disorders are one of the more worldwide-studied neurodevelopmental disorder with an increasing prevalence in the last ten years. Visual impairment is a condition which derives from several causes (genetic, constitutional, injuries, nutritional and environmental ones). Again, it is a kind of spectrum and an overarching category, because visual impairments range from refractive errors (myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism), to amblyopia, strabismus, and to partial and total blindness. Since the first study of Keeler (1956) which described autistic-like patterns in five preschool children who were totally blind due to retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a growing number of researchers addressed the relationship between autism and visual impairment. In this paper we focused on it, aiming to discuss on some lessons learned in this field and to discuss some open questions since the first research in this field.
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- Roberto Pili
- IERFOP Onlus, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- IERFOP Onlus, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Psychology and Philosophy, University of Cagliari, Via Is Mirrionis 1, 09127 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Psychology and Philosophy, University of Cagliari, Via Is Mirrionis 1, 09127 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Psychology and Philosophy, University of Cagliari, Via Is Mirrionis 1, 09127 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Psychology and Philosophy, University of Cagliari, Via Is Mirrionis 1, 09127 Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Education, Psychology and Philosophy, University of Cagliari, Via Is Mirrionis 1, 09127 Cagliari, Italy
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Nicotra EF, Pili R, Gaviano L, Carrogu GP, Berti R, Grassi P, Petretto DR. COVID-19 and the excess of mortality in Italy from January to April 2020: what are the risks for oldest old? J Public Health Res 2021; 11. [PMID: 34544221 PMCID: PMC8874849 DOI: 10.4081/jphr.2021.2399] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In February 2020, Italy has been the first country in Europe fighting against COVID-19. In March 2020, Italian government declared national lockdown. Until May 4th, people stayed in home confinement and only the so-called essential works and activities were continued. Like in other countries, both for the disease severity and for the risk of death, the higher the age of people the higher the risk. In the first months of 2020, Italy saw a very high number of deaths related to COVID-19, with a huge age effect. There is an agreement on the view that there had been also an excess of mortality and on the role of mortality as a correct way to reflect the dynamics of the virus’s spread. In this paper we briefly discuss the trends of mortality during the first 4 months of 2020 according to the data by the Italian National Institute of Statistics. Significance for public health Data on mortality and on excess of mortality during pandemic are critical to be investigated as there is an agreement on their role in the understanding of the dynamic of pandemic. The paper shows differences in Italy: while some regions showed an excess of mortality, other regions did not show differences. The paper discusses possible reasons for the excess of mortality (high pressure on Italian public health system during the acute phase of pandemic could have had the indirect effect of increase other causes of death, like the ones related to other disorders or diseases for which individuals had difficulty to access to care during the more critical phases of pandemic. From an intervention perspective, it proposes some practical suggestions for planning and implementing specific interventions during current and future steps of the COVID-19 Pandemic, aiming to prevent excess of deaths.
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- Department of Education, Psychology and Philosophy, University of Cagliari; Global Community on Longevity, Cagliari.
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- Department of Education, Psychology and Philosophy, University of Cagliari; Global Community on Longevity, Cagliari.
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- Department of Education, Psychology and Philosophy, University of Cagliari; Global Community on Longevity, Cagliari.
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- Department of Education, Psychology and Philosophy, University of Cagliari.
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Astafyeva K, Somaglino L, Desgranges S, Berti R, Patinote C, Langevin D, Lazeyras F, Salomir R, Polidori A, Contino-Pépin C, Urbach W, Taulier N. Perfluorocarbon nanodroplets stabilized by fluorinated surfactants: characterization and potentiality as theranostic agents. J Mater Chem B 2015; 3:2892-2907. [DOI: 10.1039/c4tb01578a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We aim to produce emulsions that can act as contrast agents and drug carriers for cancer imaging and therapy.
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- A. Ercolini
- a Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e Genetica , dell'Università di Firenze
- b Centro di Studio per la Faunistica ed Ecologia Tropicali del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Firenze
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- a Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e Genetica , dell'Università di Firenze
- b Centro di Studio per la Faunistica ed Ecologia Tropicali del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Firenze
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- a Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e Genetica , dell'Università di Firenze
- b Centro di Studio per la Faunistica ed Ecologia Tropicali del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Firenze
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- a Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e Genetica , dell'Università di Firenze
- b Centro di Studio per la Faunistica ed Ecologia Tropicali del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Firenze
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- A. Ercolini
- a Istituto di Zoologia dell'Università di Firenze
- b Centro di Studio per la Faunistica ed Ecologia Tropicali del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Firenze
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- a Istituto di Zoologia dell'Università di Firenze
- b Centro di Studio per la Faunistica ed Ecologia Tropicali del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Firenze
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- a Istituto di Zoologia dell'Università di Firenze
- b Centro di Studio per la Faunistica ed Ecologia Tropicali del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Firenze
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- a Istituto di Zoologia dell'Università di Firenze
- b Centro di Studio per la Faunistica ed Ecologia Tropicali del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Firenze
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- A. Ercolini
- a Istituto di Zoologia dell'Università di Firenze
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- a Istituto di Zoologia dell'Università di Firenze
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Ercolini A, Berti R, Cianfanelli A. AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR INUEGITGLANIS ZAMMARANOIGIANFERRARI (CLARIIDAE SILURIFORMES), ANOPHTHALMIC PHREATIC FISH FROM SOMALIA. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/03749444.1981.10736613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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]
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- A. Ercolini
- a Istituto di Zoologia dell'Università di Firenze
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- a Istituto di Zoologia dell'Università di Firenze
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Ceccolini F, Paglianti A, Streitenberger C, Berti R. Erratum: Can chemical cues act as landmarks in the orientation of the cave fish Phreatichthys andruzzii? CAN J ZOOL 2010. [DOI: 10.1139/z10-099] [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: 11/22/2022]
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- F. Ceccolini
- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Via Romana 17, I-50125 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Via Romana 17, I-50125 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Via Romana 17, I-50125 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Via Romana 17, I-50125 Florence, Italy
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Sguanci S, Ceccolini F, Berti R. Non visual discrimination of shapes in the blind cave cyprinidPhreatichthys andruzziiVinciguerra 1924. ETHOL ECOL EVOL 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2010.510038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ceccolini F, Paglianti A, Streitenberger C, Berti R. Can chemical cues act as landmarks in the orientation of the cave fish Phreatichthys andruzzii? CAN J ZOOL 2010. [DOI: 10.1139/z10-058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In the constant darkness of cave environments fish locomotion has to be directed by nonvisual spatial information. Four series of tests were done to determine the ability of the hypogean cyprinid Phreatichthys andruzzii Vinciguerra, 1924 to memorize a synthetic chemical cue (morpholine, C4H9NO), to associate it with an area, to utilize such information for direct locomotory activity, and to determine how long that association is retained in fish memory. Although morpholine acts as neutral stimulus for P. andruzzii, after acclimation in morpholine-scented areas devoid of food resources specimens showed a clear tendency to avoid waters characterized by the odour of that chemical. We hypothesize that an association between odours and trophic characteristics of an area allows the fish to optimize their exploratory activity, as it allows them to recognize areas already experienced to be devoid of trophic resources and to avoid these as unprofitable places. The above association seems to be memorized for a short time; the behavioural response vanishing between 6 and 18 h after the end of the acclimation period. After a certain time has elapsed, it could be profitable to visit the same areas again to verify the incidental availability of new food sources.
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- F. Ceccolini
- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Via Romana 17, I-50125 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Via Romana 17, I-50125 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Via Romana 17, I-50125 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Via Romana 17, I-50125 Florence, Italy
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Paglianti A, Ceccolini F, Berti R. Fright reaction in light and dark: how visual information availability modulates the response to chemical alarm cues. ETHOL ECOL EVOL 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/03949370903516016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Sbordoni MC, Matthaeis E, Mattoccia M, Berti R, Sbordoni V. Genetic variability and differentiation of hypogean Cyprinid fishes from Somalia. J ZOOL SYST EVOL RES 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.1996.tb00812.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Berti R, Cannicci S, Fabbroni S, Innocenti G. Notes on the structure and the use ofNeosarmatium meinertiandCardisoma carnifexburrows in a Kenyan mangrove swamp (Decapoda Brachyura). ETHOL ECOL EVOL 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2008.9522531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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: 10/19/2022]
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Williams AJ, Ling G, Berti R, Moffett JR, Yao C, Lu XM, Dave JR, Tortella FC. Treatment with the snail peptide CGX-1007 reduces DNA damage and alters gene expression of c-fos and bcl-2 following focal ischemic brain injury in rats. Exp Brain Res 2003; 153:16-26. [PMID: 12955387 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-003-1566-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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] [Received: 02/07/2003] [Accepted: 06/18/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Delayed cell death following ischemic brain injury has been linked to alterations in gene expression. In this study we have evaluated the upregulation of several genes associated with delayed cell death (c-fos, bax, and bcl-2) during the initial 24 h of transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo) in the rat and the effects of postinjury treatment with the NR2B subunit specific NMDA receptor antagonist CGX-1007 (Conantokin-G, Con-G). C-fos mRNA levels peaked at 1 h postinjury in both cortical and subcortical ischemic brain regions (30-fold increase), remained elevated at 4 h and returned to within normal, preinjury levels 24 h postinjury. The increase in mRNA levels correlated to increased protein expression in the entire ipsilateral hemisphere at 1 h. Regions of necrosis at 4 h were void of C-Fos immunoreactivity with continued upregulation in surrounding regions. At 24 h, loss of C-Fos staining was observed in the injured hemisphere except for sustained increases along the border of the infarct and in the cingulate cortex of vehicle treated rats. CGX-1007 treatment reduced c-fos expression throughout the infarct region by up to 50%. No significant differences were measured in either bcl-2 or bax mRNA expression between treatment groups. However, at 24 h postinjury CGX-1007 treatment was associated with an increase in Bcl-2 immunoreactivity that correlated to a reduction in DNA fragmentation. In conclusion, CGX-1007 effectively attenuated gene expression associated with delayed cell death as related to a neuroprotective relief of cerebral ischemia.
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- A J Williams
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.
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Williams AJ, Berti R, Yao C, Price RA, Velarde LC, Koplovitz I, Schultz SM, Tortella FC, Dave JR. Central neuro-inflammatory gene response following soman exposure in the rat. Neurosci Lett 2003; 349:147-50. [PMID: 12951190 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(03)00818-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Effective treatments to improve survivability following exposure to the nerve agent soman have been established and are currently available. Unfortunately, electrographic brain seizures, neuroinflammation and brain cell death are still a potential problem even with treatment. In the present study we have characterized the time course of the central neuro-inflammatory gene response using quantitative real time-PCR (TaqMan). Male Sprague-Dawley rats were pre-treated with HI-6 (1-2-hydroxy-iminomethyl-1-pyridino-3-(4-carbamoyl-1-pyridino-2-oxapropane dichloride); 125 mg/kg, i.p.) and exposed 30 min later to 1.6 x LD(50) of soman (pinacolyl methyl-phosphonofluoridate, 180 microg/kg, s.c.) followed at 1 min by atropine methyl nitrate (4 mg/kg, i.m.). Initially, a significant and dramatic upregulation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 mRNA levels was measured 2 h post-exposure followed at 6 h by upregulation of interleukin-1beta, interleukin-6, E-selectin, and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 with eventual resolution by 24-48 h. In conclusion, an acute and transient upregulation of the inflammatory gene response is activated following soman exposure that may be involved in the soman-induced brain injury process.
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- A J Williams
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Division of Neurosciences, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA.
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Yao C, Williams AJ, Lu XCM, Price RA, Cunningham BS, Berti R, Tortella FC, Dave JR. The sodium channel blocker RS100642 reverses down-regulation of the sodium channel alpha-subunit Na(v) 1.1 expression caused by transient ischemic brain injury in rats. Neurotox Res 2003; 5:245-53. [PMID: 12835116 DOI: 10.1007/bf03033382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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In this study we evaluated the expression of five sodium channel (NaCh) Alpha-subunit genes after transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo) in the rat and the effects of treatment with the NaCh blocker and experimental neuroprotective agent RS100642 as compared to the prototype NaCh blocker mexiletine. The expression of Na(v) 1.1, Na(v) 1.2, Na(v) 1.3, Na(v) 1.7, Na(v) 1.8 and the housekeeping gene beta-actin were studied in vehicle or drug-treated rats at 6, 24 and 48 h post-MCAo using real-time quantitative RT-PCR. RS100642 (1 mg/kg), mexiletine (10 mg/kg), or vehicle (1 ml/kg) was injected (i.v.) at 30 min, 2, 4, and 6 h post-injury. Following MCAo only the Na(v) 1.1 and Na(v) 1.2 genes were significantly down-regulated in the ipsilateral hemisphere of the injured brains. RS100642 treatment significantly reversed the down-regulation of Na(v) 1.1 (but not Na(v) 1.2) at 24-48 h post-injury. Mexiletine treatment, on the other hand, had no significant effect on the down-regulation of either gene. These findings demonstrate that treatment with a neuroprotective dose of RS100642 significantly reverses the down-regulation of Na(v) 1.1 caused by ischemic brain injury and suggests that RS100642 selectively targets the Na(v) 1.1 Alpha-subunit of the NaCh. Furthermore, our findings strengthen the hypothesis that ischemic injury may produce selective depletion of voltage-gated NaChs, and suggest that the Na(v) 1.1 NaCh Alpha-subunit may play a key role in the neuronal injury/recovery process.
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- C Yao
- Division of Neurosciences, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, 503 Robert Grant Ave. Rm. 2W14, Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500, USA
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Berti R, Williams AJ, Velarde LC, Moffett JR, Elliott PJ, Adams J, Yao C, Dave JR, Tortella FC. Effect of the proteasome inhibitor MLN519 on the expression of inflammatory molecules following middle cerebral artery occlusion and reperfusion in the rat. Neurotox Res 2003; 5:505-14. [PMID: 14715434 DOI: 10.1007/bf03033160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Anti-inflammatory treatment with the proteasome inhibitor MLN519 has been previously reported to be neuroprotective against ischemic brain injury in rats. These effects have been related to inhibition of the transcription factor NF-kappaB, which is activated through ubiquitin-proteasomal degradation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of MLN519 to alter the expression of several inflammatory genes under the control of NF-kappaB. Male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo) followed by vehicle or MLN519 (1.0 g/kg, i.v.) treatment immediately after reperfusion of blood to the brain at 2h. Gene expression was evaluated 3-72 h post-MCAo. The most striking effects of intravenous treatment with MLN519 were associated with reductions in ICAM-1 expression at 3 h followed by reductions in E-selectin (12-72 h). Less dramatic reductions were observed in IL-1Beta (3-24 h) and TNF-Alpha (24 h) with no apparent effects on IL-6 and VCAM-1 mRNA levels. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed that the genes most dramatically affected by MLN519 had highest expression in endothelial cells and leukocytes (E-selectin, ICAM-1),indicating that these cell types may be the primary targets of intravenously delivered MLN519 treatment.
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- R Berti
- Division of Neurosciences, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA
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Yao C, Williams AJ, Cui P, Berti R, Hunter JC, Tortella FC, Dave JR. Differential pattern of expression of voltage-gated sodium channel genes following ischemic brain injury in rats. Neurotox Res 2002; 4:67-75. [PMID: 12826495 DOI: 10.1080/10298420290007646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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This study investigated the effects of brain ischemia on sodium channel gene (NaCh) expression in rats. Using quantitative RT-PCR, our findings demonstrated the expression ratio of NaCh genes in normal rat brain to be Na(v)1.1 > Na(v)1.8 > Na(v)1.3 > Na(v)1.7 (rBI > PN3 > rBIII > PN1). In contrast, brain injury caused by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo) for 2 h followed by reperfusion significantly down-regulated Na(v)1.3 and Na(v)1.7 genes in both injured and contralateral hemispheres; whereas the Na(v)1.8 gene was down regulated in only the injured hemisphere (though only acutely at 2 or 2-6 h post-MCAo). However, the time-course of NaCh gene expression revealed a significant down-regulation of Na(v)1.1 only in the ischemic hemisphere beginning 6 h post-MCAo and measured out to 48 h post-MCAo. In a separate preliminary study Na(v)1.2 (rBII) gene was found to be expressed at levels greater than that of Na(v)1.1 in normal rats and was significantly down regulated at 24 h post-MCAo). Our findings document, for the first time, quantitative and relative changes in the expression of various NaCh genes following ischemic brain injury and suggest that the Na(v)1.1 sodium channel gene may play a key role in ischemic injury/recovery.
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- C Yao
- Division of Neurosciences, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500, USA.
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Akhyani N, Berti R, Brennan MB, Soldan SS, Eaton JM, McFarland HF, Jacobson S. Tissue distribution and variant characterization of human herpesvirus (HHV)-6: increased prevalence of HHV-6A in patients with multiple sclerosis. J Infect Dis 2000; 182:1321-5. [PMID: 11023456 DOI: 10.1086/315893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2000] [Revised: 07/27/2000] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Human herpesvirus (HHV)-6 has been associated with the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) on the basis of serologic, molecular, and histopathologic studies. This study sought to determine the distribution of HHV-6 in different MS body fluids, including serum, saliva, urine, and peripheral blood lymphocytes. The study results extend the observation of an increased frequency of HHV-6 DNA in serum of patients with MS to the unique detection of viral sequences in urine of a subset of patients with MS. Moreover, the HHV-6 identified in these cell-free compartments was predominantly the HHV-6A variant, which has been reported to be neurotropic. These results support the hypothesis that HHV-6 may contribute to the MS disease process.
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- N Akhyani
- Viral Immunology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Berti R, Soldan SS, Akhyani N, McFarland HF, Jacobson S. Extended observations on the association of HHV-6 and multiple sclerosis. J Neurovirol 2000; 6 Suppl 2:S85-7. [PMID: 10871792] [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: 02/16/2023]
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Throughout the years, a long list of viruses has been associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), however no virus to date has been definitively identified as the etiologic agent of this disease. Recently, human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), a newly described herpesvirus, has been suggested to play a role in MS based on: immunohistochemical demonstration of HHV-6 in MS plaques, increased antibodies response to HHV-6 in sera and CSF of MS patients, and the demonstration of HHV-6 DNA in the serum of MS patients but not in normal individuals. To extend these observations we have focused our research in multiple directions. We have increased the number of MS patients tested for HHV-6 serum DNA providing confirmation of our previous study. Additionally we have investigated a possible correlation between HHV-6 viremia and clinical activity. Finally to provide insight into the pathogenesis of this disease, we have begun to characterize the cellular immune response of MS patients to HHV-6. Collectively these studies will help to define the role that HHV-6 may play in the pathogenesis of MS.
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- R Berti
- Viral Immunology Section, Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, MD 20892, USA
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Valdrè G, Zacchini D, Berti R, Costa A, Alessandrini A, Zucchetti P, Valdrè U. Nitrogen sorption tests, SEM-windowless EDS and XRD analysis of mechanically alloyed nanocrystalline getter materials. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0965-9773(99)00372-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Soldan SS, Berti R, Salem N, Secchiero P, Flamand L, Calabresi PA, Brennan MB, Maloni HW, McFarland HF, Lin HC, Patnaik M, Jacobson S. Association of human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) with multiple sclerosis: increased IgM response to HHV-6 early antigen and detection of serum HHV-6 DNA. Nat Med 1997; 3:1394-7. [PMID: 9396611 DOI: 10.1038/nm1297-1394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 291] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [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: 02/05/2023]
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Viruses have long been suggested to be involved in the etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS). This suggestion is based on (1) epidemiological evidence of childhood exposure to infectious agents and increase in disease exacerbations with viral infection; (2) geographic association of disease susceptibility with evidence of MS clustering; (3) evidence that migration to and from high-risk areas influences the likelihood of developing MS; (4) abnormal immune responses to a variety of viruses; and (5) analogy with animal models and other human diseases in which viruses can cause diseases with long incubation periods, a relapsing-remitting course, and demyelination. Many of these studies involve the demonstration of increased antibody titers to a particular virus, whereas some describe isolation of virus from MS material. However, no virus to date has been definitively associated with this disease. Recently, human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), a newly described beta-herpes virus that shares homology with cytomegalovirus (CMV), has been reported to be present in active MS plaques. In order to extend these observations, we have demonstrated increased IgM serum antibody responses to HHV-6 early antigen (p41/38) in patients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), compared with patients with chronic progressive MS (CPMS), patients with other neurologic disease (OND), patients with other autoimmune disease (OID), and normal controls. Given the ubiquitous nature of this virus and the challenging precedent of correlating antiviral antibodies with disease association, these antibody studies have been supported by the detection of HHV-6 DNA from samples of MS serum as a marker of active viral infection.
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- S S Soldan
- Viral Immunology Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Bertoldero G, Scribano G, Podda L, Berti R, Amadori G. Occurrence of second neoplasms in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Experience at Padua Hospital between 1979 and 1991. Ann Hematol 1994; 69:195-8. [PMID: 7948306 DOI: 10.1007/bf02215953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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We report a retrospective study about the incidence of second neoplasms (SN) in patients affected by chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) admitted to Padua Hospital between 1989 and 1991, comparing data with those of a similar population. We examined the records of 212 patients, finding in 19 of them 22 second neoplasms; the most common kind was lung cancer. There was an increased incidence of SN, without statistic significance if compared with all sites of cancers in the general population, especially during the first 2 years from the diagnosis of CLL. In accordance with the majority of authors, there is an unknown connection between the two diseases, but certainly independent of chemotherapy with alkylating agents.
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- G Bertoldero
- School of Hematology, Clinica Medica 1, University of Padua, Italy
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Ruggiero C, Giacomini M, Calegari F, Berti R, Bertone S, Casareto L. Interpretation of gascromatographic data via artificial neural networks for the classification of marine bacteria. Cytotechnology 1993; 11:S83-5. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00746063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Berti R, Chelazzi L, Colombini I, Ercolini A. Direction-finding ability in a mudskipper from the delta of the Tana river (Kenya). Tropical Zoology 1992. [DOI: 10.1080/03946975.1992.10539194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Berti R, Ercolini A. Caecogobius cryptophthalmusn. gen. n. sp. (Gobiidae Gobiinae), the first stygobic fish from Philippines. Tropical Zoology 1991. [DOI: 10.1080/03946975.1991.10539482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Berti R, Vezzosi R, Ercolini A. Locomotory response ofPhreatichthys andruzzii Vinciguerra (Pisces, Cyprinidae) to chemical signals of conspecifics and of closely related species. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1989. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01954879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Berti R, Lala A. [Evaluation of cardiorespiratory and muscular function in healthy subjects at 1650 m. above sea level]. Riv Med Aeronaut Spaz 1985; 52:227-34. [PMID: 3880035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Berti R, Castagliuolo PP, Cianfrone C, Fusetti M, Lala A, Turchetta R. [Spontaneous acoustic otic emissions. A preliminary note]. Riv Med Aeronaut Spaz 1985; 52:47-53. [PMID: 3880383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Berti R, Lala A, Ramacci CA, Bisconti C. [The current status and prospects of the use of beta blockers in aeronautical medicine]. Riv Med Aeronaut Spaz 1985; 52:55-83. [PMID: 2907822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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D'Amelio R, Fattorossi A, Berti R, Rossi P, Paganelli R, Castagliuolo PP. Serum IgG, IgA, IgM, IgE, salivary IgA levels and lung function in a healthy male population from the Italian Air Force: a preliminary study. Ann Allergy 1984; 53:432-5. [PMID: 6497070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The reliability of total IgE quantitation in predicting atopic states was evaluated in a highly homogeneous group of 315 male subjects between 19 and 22 years of age, in apparent good health. A parallel evaluation of the other major Ig classes (serum IgG, IgA, IgM and salivary IgA) and a series of lung function tests were also performed. Forty-eight subjects (15%) referred history of allergy (41 respiratory and seven cutaneous). Twenty-one percent of these had IgE greater than 440 IU/ml, a value reported as abnormally high. No significant association was found between atopy and any of the lung function tests performed. Clinical history or IgE levels were not related to other Ig classes. Conversely, serum but not salivary IgA levels were significantly reduced in tonsillectomized subjects. From the present data it appears that neither IgE determinations nor performing lung function tests can be considered reliable substitutes for an accurate history and evaluation of clinical parameters.
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Berti R, Lala A. [Study of the respiratory function in flight personnel during mountain survival training]. Riv Med Aeronaut Spaz 1984; 50:133-48. [PMID: 6571544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Germanò G, Ciavarella M, Ottalevi A, Ferrucci A, Berti R, Calcagnini G, Ramacci CA. [Normal profile of Holter's dynamic electrocardiographic monitoring. Preliminary contribution in a group of 80 healthy young subjects]. Cardiologia 1983; 28:925-35. [PMID: 6206883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Germanò G, Ciavarella M, Ottalevi A, Ferrucci A, Berti R, Calcagnini G, Ramacci CA. [Normal profile of the Holter dynamic electrocardiogram. Preliminary report on a group of 80 young healthy subjects]. Cardiologia 1983; 28:925-35. [PMID: 6687325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Meineri G, Ottalevi A, Berti R, Petrelli G. [Vital capacity and maximal expiratory volume in 1 second: current values in 1280 subjects examined for physical and psychological fitness in the selection of officers and non-commissioned officers and theoretical reference values]. Riv Med Aeronaut Spaz 1983; 48:93-103. [PMID: 6545722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Berti R, Lala A. [Lung volume measurements in the selection of aeronautical personnel and the analysis of factors influencing respiratory parameters]. Riv Med Aeronaut Spaz 1983; 48:105-18. [PMID: 6545713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Ramacci CA, Ottalevi A, Modugno G, Meineri G, Berti R. [Behavior of central critical fusion frequency of the retina and various cardiocirculatory parameters (ECG, humeral arterial pressure and heart rate) in military jet pilots before and after operational flight]. Riv Med Aeronaut Spaz 1982; 47:55-64. [PMID: 7188411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Berti R, Thines G. Influence of chemical signals on the topographic orientation of the cave fish Caecobarbus geertsi Boulenger (Pisces, Cyprinidae). Experientia 1980; 36:1384-5. [PMID: 7202643 DOI: 10.1007/bf01960110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Adult individuals of the cave cyprinid Caecobarbus geertsi Boulenger, when placed in a choice-apparatus, show a significant tendency to orient towards the zone in which water from a tank occupied by known conspecifics is introduced. The phenomenon is briefly discussed in relation to physical features of the subterranean biotopes.
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Berti R, Crandell L. Stick with real estate. Dent Econ 1971; 61:16-9. [PMID: 5281772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Rescigno B, Berti R, Marangio E. [On therapy and prevention of silico-tuberculosis]. Arch Monaldi 1970; 25:22-31. [PMID: 5511174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Mori G, Berti R. [Gas analysis study in chronic pulmonary tuberculosis and in post-tuberculous pulmonary fibrosis and considerations of hemodynamic order]. Arch Tisiol Mal Appar Respir 1969; 24:423-52. [PMID: 5315094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Berti R, Vinciguerra E, Carta F. [Clinical research on the incidence of eye diseases during prolonged treatment with ethambutol]. Ann Ottalmol Clin Ocul 1967; 93:1226-34. [PMID: 5618041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Berti R, Mori G, Iacovelli GC. [Pulmonary compliance in tubercular and post-tubercular fibrosis]. Lotta Tuberc 1967; 37:217-26. [PMID: 5252287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Berti R, Mori G. [Respiratory and cardiocirclatory functional aspects in chronic pulmonary tuberculosis]. Lotta Tuberc 1966; 36:246-75. [PMID: 5235941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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