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Abstract
Pathological gambling has been reported as a direct complication of Parkinson’s disease and its pharmacological treatment based on dopamine agonists. Moreover, further medications (not dopamine agonists) were associated to the occurrence of gambling disorder. We aim to analyze the spontaneous reports of gambling disorder on the whole Italian territory with a focus on Campania Region (Southern Italy) from January 1st 2002 to July 31st 2018. We analyzed gambling disorder’s reports across the 2002–2018 period in the Italian spontaneous reporting database (Rete Nazionale di Farmacovigilanza—RNF), with a focus on Campania region. 94 suspected cases of gambling disorder associated to apomorphine, aripiprazole, cabergoline, levodopa, levodopa and derivatives in association with entacapone/benserazide and carbidopa, pergolide, pramipexole, ropinirole, and rotigotine were reported into the RNF. Of these cases, two related to pramipexole and one to aripiprazole were sent to Campania Pharmacovigilance Regional Centre. Although it is widely recognized that dopamine agonists may induce behavioral disorders, Parkinson’s disease is itself associated to pathological gambling, compulsive shopping and eating. Since our results could not clarify the correlation between Parkinson’s disease, its pharmacological treatment and pathological gambling, in order to better define this correlation there is a need to conduct further ad hoc observational studies.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cristina Scavone
- Department of Experimental Medicine Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Campania Regional Centre for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental Medicine Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Campania Regional Centre for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Campania Regional Centre for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Campania Regional Centre for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Campania Regional Centre for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli", University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Campania Regional Centre for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Naples, Italy
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Scavone C, Rafaniello C, Brusco S, Bertini M, Menditto E, Orlando V, Trama U, Sportiello L, Rossi F, Capuano A. Did the New Italian Law on Mandatory Vaccines Affect Adverse Event Following Immunization's Reporting? A Pharmacovigilance Study in Southern Italy. Front Pharmacol 2018; 9:1003. [PMID: 30233378 PMCID: PMC6131571 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Despite the well-recognized role of vaccines, coverage is far from optimal especially in children, representing a growing concern also in Italy. In order to reverse this emergency, the Italian Ministry approved in July 2017 the Law 119/2017, which renders mandatory and free of charge 10 vaccinations for patients aged 0–16. We aim to investigate the effects of the new Law 119/2017 on the reporting of adverse events following immunization related to mandatory vaccines into the Italian Pharmacovigilance database (Rete Nazionale di Farmacovigilanza – RNF). Therefore, we analyzed the spontaneous reports of suspected adverse events following immunization recorded in Campania Region (South of Italy) from December 1, 2016, to March 31, 2018. During the study period, 69 reports, covering 179 AEFIs, related to mandatory vaccines were sent to Campania Pharmacovigilance Regional Center. A substantial increase in AEFIs reporting was observed after the adoption of Law 119/2017. Out of 69 reports, 62% reported AEFIs that were considered as not serious and 78% had a favorable outcome. Out of 179 AEFIs, more than half referred to the following SOC: “general disorders and administration site conditions,” “nervous system disorders,” and “psychiatric disorders.” The highest number of reports came from patient/citizen. After the adoption of the Law 119/2017, there was an increase in the number of reports (18 before the adoption of the Law vs. 51 after). According to reported AEFIs during the entire period, no worrying safety data have emerged. In our opinion, the increase in the number of AEFIs’ reports should be related to the increase in vaccination coverage as well as to the intense debate that has followed the new Law. In this context, the continuous monitoring of vaccine safety and the fully implementation of vaccine–vigilance programs play a key role in achieving higher confidence in immunization programs and optimal vaccination coverage rate.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cristina Scavone
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli," Campania Regional Center for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli," Campania Regional Center for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli," Campania Regional Center for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli," Campania Regional Center for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- CIRFF, Center of Pharmacoeconomics, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- CIRFF, Center of Pharmacoeconomics, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Regional Pharmaceutical Unit, Campania Region, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli," Campania Regional Center for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli," Campania Regional Center for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology "L. Donatelli," Campania Regional Center for Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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Guerra DD, Pratelli R, Kraft E, Callis J, Pilot G. Functional conservation between mammalian MGRN1 and plant LOG2 ubiquitin ligases. FEBS Lett 2013; 587:3400-5. [PMID: 24036454 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2013.08.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2013] [Revised: 08/23/2013] [Accepted: 08/27/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Plant LOSS OF GDU 2 (LOG2) and Mammalian Mahogunin Ring Finger 1 (MGRN1) proteins are RING-type E3 ligases sharing similarity N-terminal to the RING domain. Deletion of this region disrupts the interaction of LOG2 with the plant membrane protein GLUTAMINE DUMPER1 (GDU1). Phylogenetic analysis identified two clades of LOG2/MGRN1-like proteins in vertebrates and plants. The ability of MGRN1 to functionally replace LOG2 was tested. MGRN1 ubiquitylates GDU1 in vitro and can partially substitute for LOG2 in the plant, partially restoring amino acid resistance to a GDU1-myc over-expression, log2-2 background. Altogether, these results suggest a conserved function for the N-terminal domain in evolution.
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- Damian D Guerra
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, UC Davis, Davis, CA 95616, United States; UC Davis Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology Graduate Group, United States
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