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Xue E, Minniti A, Alexander T, Del Papa N, Greco R. Cellular-Based Therapies in Systemic Sclerosis: From Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant to Innovative Approaches. Cells 2022; 11:3346. [PMID: 36359742 PMCID: PMC9658618 DOI: 10.3390/cells11213346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 08/28/2023] Open
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic disease characterized by autoimmune responses, vasculopathy and tissue fibrosis. The pathogenic mechanisms involve a wide range of cells and soluble factors. The complexity of interactions leads to heterogeneous clinical features in terms of the extent, severity, and rate of progression of skin fibrosis and internal organ involvement. Available disease-modifying drugs have only modest effects on halting disease progression and may be associated with significant side effects. Therefore, cellular therapies have been developed aiming at the restoration of immunologic self-tolerance in order to provide durable remissions or to foster tissue regeneration. Currently, SSc is recommended as the 'standard indication' for autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. This review provides an overview on cellular therapies in SSc, from pre-clinical models to clinical applications, opening towards more advanced cellular therapies, such as mesenchymal stem cells, regulatory T cells and potentially CAR-T-cell therapies.
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- Elisabetta Xue
- Hematopoietic and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, San Raffaele Hospital, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, ASST G. Pini-CTO, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum (DRFZ), an Institute of the Leibniz Association, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Hematopoietic and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, San Raffaele Hospital, 20132 Milan, Italy
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Del Papa N, Vitali C, Minniti A, Caporali R. Is adipose-tissue or its fraction grafting really effective in the treatment of scleroderma hand? Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021; 61:1756-1757. [PMID: 34559208 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Nicoletta Del Papa
- Department of Rheumatology, ASST G. Pini-CTO; Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi, di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Mater Domini Humanitas Hospital, Rheumatology Outpatient Clinics, Castellanza, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, ASST G. Pini-CTO; Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi, di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, ASST G. Pini-CTO; Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi, di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Vitali C, Minniti A, Pignataro F, Maglione W, Del Papa N. Management of Sjögren's Syndrome: Present Issues and Future Perspectives. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:676885. [PMID: 34164418 PMCID: PMC8215198 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.676885] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In view of the new possibilities for the treatment of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) given by the availability of new biotechnological agents targeting the various molecular and cellular actors of the pathological process of the disease, classification criteria aimed at selecting patients to be enrolled in therapeutic trials, and validated outcome measures to be used as response criteria to these new therapies, have been developed and validated in the last decades. Unfortunately, the therapeutic trials so far completed with these new treatments have yielded unsatisfactory or only partially positive results. The main issues that have been evoked to justify the poor results of the new therapeutic attempts are: (i) the extreme variability of the disease phenotypes of the patients enrolled in the trials, which are dependent on different underlying patterns of biological mechanisms, (ii) the fact that the disease has a long indolent course, and that most of the enrolled patients might already have irreversible clinical features. The advances in the research of new disease biomarkers that can better distinguish the different clinical phenotypes of patients and diagnose the disease in an earlier phase are also discussed.
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- Claudio Vitali
- Rheumatology Outpatient Clinics, "Mater Domini" Humanitas Hospital, Castellanza, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, ASST G. Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy
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Pignataro F, Zorzino L, Maglione W, Minniti A, Clericuzio G, Picozzi M, Simonelli C, Picardo F, Caporali R, Del Papa N. POS0424 DETERMINING CIRCULATING ENDOTHELIAL CELLS USING CELLSEARCH SYSTEM IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS PATIENTS. Ann Rheum Dis 2021. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.2150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Endothelial damage and fibroproliferative vasculopathy of small vessels are pathological hallmarks of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). Detection and analysis of circulating endothelial cells (CECs) detached from affected blood vessels may be an informative tool to study vascular dysfunction and could be considered a novel biomarker of scleroderma vasculopathy. Our group first showed the presence of CECs in SSc by fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), demonstrating that a raised counts of active CECs may represent direct evidence of active vascular disease in SSc. Despite these interesting data, issues related to difficulties in CEC counting through FACS analysis, due their very low concentration in peripheral blood, prevented further investigations in this field. Recently, a specific kit for the detection of CECs has been developed through the CellSearch System (CS), a semi-automated device for the standardized analysis of rare cells, such as CECs, in peripheral blood.Objectives:To assess the counts of CECs determined by the CS in SSc patients and to evaluate their clinical implication and potential as vascular biomarker in SSc.Methods:10mL of blood samples were collected from 29 subjects (19 SSc patients and 10 healthy donors - HDs) and stored in tubes containing a specific preservative, to allow the analysis of 4mL of blood within 72 hours, according to manufacturer instructions. Out of 19 SSc patients, 18 were female, 10 had the limited form and 9 the diffuse cutaneous variant of SSc. CS uses a proprietary kit containing a ferrofluid-based reagent, that target CD146 to magnetically capture CECs, and the immunofluorescent reagents to stain the CECs, defined as CD146+, CD105-PE+, DAPI+ and CD45-APC-. Clinical, laboratoristic and demographic data were also collected.Results:The mean number of CECs in patients with SSc was significantly higher in comparison to HDs (554/4mL vs. 53.5/4 mL, p=0.0042). When analyzed according to disease subset, both lcSSc and dcSSc showed significantly increased levels of CECs in comparison with HDs (p=0.003 and p=0.005, respectively). No statistical difference was observed in the mean number of CECs in patients with lcSSc compared to those with dcSSc. Regarding vascular involvement, the CECs counts strictly correlated with the presence of digital ulcers (DUs) (p=0.0001) showing a median of 863cells/4mL for the SSc patients with DUs versus a median of 276.2/4mL for the SSc patients without DUs. No statistical correlation was found between CECs and serological autoantibody pattern, skin parameters, or joint and muscle involvement. Patients with active disease, according to the EUSTAR Activity Index, showed a higher CECs value than those with inactive disease (p=0.0012).Conclusion:The amount of CECs detectable in peripheral blood has been recently proposed as a marker of endothelial damage in different vascular diseases, including SSc. However, currently no standardized method is available to determine CEC counts, which makes reported data on CECs reliable and suitable. The CS system is a commercially available semi-automated system that enables standardized determination of CECs. Thus, we examined clinical utility of CECs count by this system in SSc patients. Our results confirm that baseline CEC counts, evaluated by a new standardized method, may represent direct evidence of endothelial damage in SSc and could be a promising tool for monitoring active disease and evaluating therapeutic responses to vascular and immunosuppressive treatments.References:[1]Del Papa N, Pignataro F. Front Immunol. 2018 Jun 18;9:1383[2]De Simone C et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2014 May;28(5):590-6[3]Del Papa N et al. Arthritis Rheum. 2004 Apr;50(4):1296-304Disclosure of Interests:Francesca Pignataro: None declared, Laura Zorzino: None declared, Wanda Maglione: None declared, Antonina Minniti: None declared, Giulia Clericuzio: None declared, Marco Picozzi: None declared, Cecilia Simonelli Employee of: Menarini Silicon Biosystems, Francesco Picardo Employee of: Menarini Silicon Biosystems, Roberto Caporali: None declared, Nicoletta Del Papa: None declared
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Del Papa N, Minniti A, Lorini M, Carbonelli V, Maglione W, Pignataro F, Montano N, Caporali R, Vitali C. The Role of Interferons in the Pathogenesis of Sjögren's Syndrome and Future Therapeutic Perspectives. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11020251. [PMID: 33572487 PMCID: PMC7916411 DOI: 10.3390/biom11020251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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There is a great deal of evidence pointing to interferons (IFNs) as being key cytokines in the pathogenesis of different systemic autoimmune diseases, including primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). In this disease, a large number of studies have shown that an overexpression of type I IFN, the ‘so-called’ type I IFN signature, is present in peripheral blood mononuclear cells, and that this finding is associated with the development of systemic extra-glandular manifestations, and a substantial production of autoantibodies and inflammatory cytokines. In contrast, the absence or a milder expression of type I IFN signature and low level of inflammatory cytokines characterizes patients with a different clinical phenotype, where the disease is limited to glandular involvement and often marked by the presence of widespread pain and depression. The role of type II (IFNγ) in this subset of pSS patients, together with the potentially related activation of completely different immunological and metabolic pathways, are emerging issues. Expression of both types of IFNs has also been shown in target tissues, namely in minor salivary glands where a predominance of type II IFN signature appeared to have a certain association with the development of lymphoma. In view of the role played by IFN overexpression in the development and progression of pSS, inhibition or modulation of IFN signaling has been regarded as a potential target for the therapeutic approach. A number of therapeutic compounds with variable mechanisms of action have been tested or are under consideration for the treatment of patients with pSS.
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- Nicoletta Del Papa
- Department of Rheumatology, ASST G. Pini-CTO, 20122 Milano, Italy; (A.M.); (W.M.); (F.P.); (R.C.)
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- Department of Rheumatology, ASST G. Pini-CTO, 20122 Milano, Italy; (A.M.); (W.M.); (F.P.); (R.C.)
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Ca’ Granda IRCCS Foundation, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milano, Italy; (M.L.); (V.C.); (N.M.)
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Ca’ Granda IRCCS Foundation, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milano, Italy; (M.L.); (V.C.); (N.M.)
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- Department of Rheumatology, ASST G. Pini-CTO, 20122 Milano, Italy; (A.M.); (W.M.); (F.P.); (R.C.)
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- Department of Rheumatology, ASST G. Pini-CTO, 20122 Milano, Italy; (A.M.); (W.M.); (F.P.); (R.C.)
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Ca’ Granda IRCCS Foundation, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milano, Italy; (M.L.); (V.C.); (N.M.)
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- Department of Rheumatology, ASST G. Pini-CTO, 20122 Milano, Italy; (A.M.); (W.M.); (F.P.); (R.C.)
- Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milano, Italy
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- Mater Domini Humanitas Hospital, Rheumatology Outpatient Clinics, 21053 Castellanza, Italy;
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Colafrancesco S, Vomero M, Iannizzotto V, Minniti A, Barbati C, Arienzo F, Mastromanno L, Colasanti T, Izzo R, Nayar S, Pipi E, Cerbelli B, Giordano C, Ciccia F, Conti F, Valesini G, Barone F, Priori R, Alessandri C. Autophagy occurs in lymphocytes infiltrating Sjögren's syndrome minor salivary glands and correlates with histological severity of salivary gland lesions. Arthritis Res Ther 2020; 22:238. [PMID: 33050949 PMCID: PMC7557086 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-020-02317-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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Backgrounds The organization of minor salivary glands (MSG) infiltrates, in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome (SS), associates with disease severity and progression. Aberrant regulation of lymphocyte autophagy is involved in autoimmunity, and in previous work, we provided the first evidence of upregulated autophagy in CD4+ T cells infiltrating SS MSG. The aim of this study was to further explore autophagy in SS infiltrating and circulating lymphocytes and to investigate its role in disease histopathological progression. Methods After collection of 20 SS MSG, the presence of lymphocyte aggregates (foci) and the formation of germinal center (GC)-like structures were observed by H&E and confirmed by immunohistochemistry. The expression of autophagy-related genes, Atg5 and MAP1LC3A, was detected by RT-PCR on microdissected salivary gland tissue and control tonsils. In MSG and tonsils, autophagic lymphocytes were identified by the detection of the autophagosome protein LC3B visualized as LC3 puncta staining by immunofluorescence. Peripheral blood autophagy was assessed by flow cytometry in SS and healthy controls (HC). Results Real-time PCR demonstrated higher expression in the autophagy genes Atg5 and MAP1LC3A in MSG GCs as compared to both small foci (p = 0.0075, p = 0.0002) and GCs from tonsils (p = 0.0001, p = 0.0037). In MSG, LC3 puncta staining was detectable on both CD3+ and CD20+ lymphocytes; in tonsils, LC3 puncta was almost undetectable on all lymphocytes. Compared to HC (n = 20), flow cytometry did not reveal any increase of autophagy in SS circulating lymphocytes (n = 30). Conclusions In SS MSG, lymphocytes’ autophagy is a feature of infiltrating T and B cells and is associated with histological severity. Interestingly, in MSG aberrant regulation of autophagy is detectable in GC-like structures possibly indicating its involvement in the development and persistence of the autoimmune process within the lesions.
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- Serena Colafrancesco
- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Internistiche, Anestesiologiche e Cardiovascolari, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Internistiche, Anestesiologiche e Cardiovascolari, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Internistiche, Anestesiologiche e Cardiovascolari, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Internistiche, Anestesiologiche e Cardiovascolari, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Internistiche, Anestesiologiche e Cardiovascolari, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Internistiche, Anestesiologiche e Cardiovascolari, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Internistiche, Anestesiologiche e Cardiovascolari, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Internistiche, Anestesiologiche e Cardiovascolari, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Dipartimento di Radiologia, Oncologia e Scienze Patologiche, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Radiologia, Oncologia e Scienze Patologiche, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina di Precisione, Rheumatology Unit, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Internistiche, Anestesiologiche e Cardiovascolari, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Internistiche, Anestesiologiche e Cardiovascolari, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK and Sandwell and West Birmingham Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Internistiche, Anestesiologiche e Cardiovascolari, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Internistiche, Anestesiologiche e Cardiovascolari, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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Del Papa N, Pignataro F, Maglione W, Minniti A, Sambataro D, Sambataro G, Valentini G, Caporali R, Vitali C. High NEMO score values in nailfold videocapillaroscopy are associated with the subsequent development of ischaemic digital ulcers in patients with systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Res Ther 2020; 22:237. [PMID: 33050944 PMCID: PMC7556978 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-020-02342-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 06/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) is a feasible method that allows the observation of the microvascular changes that mark the course of systemic sclerosis (SSc). In previous studies, we demonstrated that the NEMO score, i.e. the cumulative number of microhaemorrhages and microthromboses, is a good indicator of the steady-state level and overtime changes of disease activity (DA) in SSc. OBJECTIVES To verify whether high NEMO scores, which mirror a very active microvascular derangement in the fingers, may be associated with the subsequent development of ischaemic digital ulcers (IDUs). METHODS The NEMO score was assessed at baseline (T0) in 98 patients with SSc, all classified according to the ACR-EULAR criteria. Of them, 90 were females, 48 had the limited and 50 had the diffuse cutaneous variant of SSc. Afterwards, the patients were closely followed up for 2 years, and the appearance of new IDUs recorded at any time of the follow-up. The T0-NEMO score values of patients who developed IDUs were compared to those of patients who did not. A receiver operating curve (ROC) was constructed, and the area under the curve (AUC) calculated by plotting the sensitivity and 1-specificity of the different NEMO score values in predicting the subsequent development of IDUs. RESULTS During the follow-up, 38 out of 98 patients developed one or more IDUs. The NEMO score at T0 was significantly higher in those who developed IDUs with respect to those who did not [median 14.5 (95% CI 11.0-21.5) and 4.5 (95% CI 4.0-6.0), respectively, p < 0.0001]. The ROC curve derived from different T0-NEMO score values had an AUC of 0.79 (95% CI 0.69-0.86, p < 0.0001). A NEMO score of ≥ 12 had a sensitivity of 83.3% (95% CI 71.5-91.7) and a specificity of 63.2% (95% CI 46.0-78.2), with positive (P) and negative (N) predictive (PV) values of 58.9% (95% CI 44.7-72.2) and 85.6% (71.8-94.4), respectively. A NEMO score of ≥ 16 had a sensitivity of 95.0% (95% CI 86.1-99.0) and a NPV of 93.4% (77.5-99.2). CONCLUSIONS Being a valid tool to measure DA levels in SSc, the NEMO score also appears to be closely related to the subsequent development of IDUs in this disease.
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- Nicoletta Del Papa
- Department of Rheumatology, UOC Day Hospital of Rheumatology, ASST G.Pini-CTO, 20122, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Rheumatology, UOC Day Hospital of Rheumatology, ASST G.Pini-CTO, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, UOC Day Hospital of Rheumatology, ASST G.Pini-CTO, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, UOC Day Hospital of Rheumatology, ASST G.Pini-CTO, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Internal Medicine Unit, Section of Rheumatology, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Regional Referral Center for Rare Lung Disease, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, 2nd University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Rheumatology Outpatient Clinics, 'Mater Domini' Humanitas Hospital, Castellanza, Italy
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Del Papa N, Sambataro G, Minniti A, Maglione W, Pignataro F, Caminati A, Harari S, Sambataro D, Vitali C, Caporali RF. Impact of COVID-19 outbreak in an Italian cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis 2020; 12:1759720X20953356. [PMID: 33029203 PMCID: PMC7522815 DOI: 10.1177/1759720x20953356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Mortality rate in patients infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) can be related to the presence of comorbidities like diabetes, cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. On the contrary, few data exist on the impact of CoronaVirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on patients with rheumatic disorders, namely in those having pulmonary involvement and treated with immunosuppressive agents. The present survey is aimed at knowing the impact of COVID-19 in a cohort of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods Telephone interviews were carried out during the COVID-19 outbreak in patients with SSc followed in a Rheumatic Disease Unit in Italy. Patients were asked for confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, symptoms suggestive of COVID-19, and modification of their therapy. Results A total number of 526 patients with SSc were contacted and interviewed. Of them, 270 and 256 had limited cutaneous and diffuse cutaneous SSc, respectively. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) was present in 45% of patients and most of them (68.2%) were treated with immunosuppressive therapy. Only two patients were hospitalized for COVID-19-related pneumonia, and one of them died despite invasive ventilator support. An additional 11 patients reported flu-like symptoms compatible with a mild form of COVID-19. Nobody modified the therapy during the COVID-19 outbreak. Conclusion Despite the large prevalence of ILD and immunosuppressive therapies, which can be considered risk factors for the occurrence and severity of incidental viral infections, the impact of COVID-19, in terms of mortality rate and morbidity, does not appear particularly severe in this large cohort of patients with SSc. Possible mechanisms influencing this figure are discussed.
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- Nicoletta Del Papa
- Department of Rheumatology, G. Pini Hospital, Via Pini, Milano 9 - 20122, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Regional Referral Centre for Rare Lung Disease, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, G. Pini Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, San Giuseppe Hospital MultiMedica IRCCS, and Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, San Giuseppe Hospital MultiMedica IRCCS, and Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Regional Referral Centre for Rare Lung Disease, Catania, Italy
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- 'Mater Domini' Humanitas Hospital, Rheumatology Outpatient Clinics, Castellanza, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, G. Pini Hospital, Milan, Italy Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health and Research Center for Pediatric and Adult Rheumatic Diseases (RECAP.RD), University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Del Papa N, Pignataro F, Maglione W, Minniti A, Sambataro D, Sambataro G, Valentini G, Vitali C, Caporali R. FRI0234 A HIGH NEMO SCORE IN VIDEOCAPILLAROSCOPY IS PREDICTIVE OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL ULCERS IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.2844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Background:Nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) is a feasible method that allows the observation and follow-up of the microvascular changes that mark the course of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc). In previous studies, we demonstrated that the NEMO score, namely the cumulative Number of microhaEMOrrhages and microthromboses, is a good indicator of the steady state level and over time changes of disease activity (DA) in SSc (1-3).Objectives:To verify whether a high NEMO score, and then a high level of active microvascular derangement in the fingers may be predictive of the subsequent development of ischemic digital ulcers (IDUs).Methods:The NEMO score was assessed at baseline (T0) in 98 patients affected by SSc, according to the ACR-EULAR criteria. Out of them, 90 were females, 48 had the limited form and 50 the diffuse cutaneous variant of SSc. ACA and anti-Scl-70 antibodies were positive in 42 and 50 patients, respectively. The NVC pattern was early, active and late in 16, 42 and 40 patients, respectively.Afterwards, patients were closely followed up for 3 years, and the appearance of new IDUs was recorded in any time of the follow up.The T0-NEMO score values of patients who developed IDUs were compared to those of patients who did not. A receiver operating curve (ROC) was constructed, and the area under the curve (AUC) calculated, by plotting the sensitivity and 1-specificity of the different NEMO score values in predicting the development of IDUs.Results:During the follow up, 38 out of 98 patients developed one or more DUs. The NEMO score at T0 was significantly higher in those who developed IDUs with respect to those who did not [median 14.5 (CI 11.0-21.5), and 4.5 (CI 4.0-6.0), respectively, p<.0001]. The AUC was 0.79 (CI 0.69-0.86, p<0.0001). A NEMO score of 12 or more had a sensitivity of 83.3 (CI 71.5-91.7), and a specificity of 63.2 (CI 46.0-78.2), with positive (P) and negative (N) predictive values (PV) of 59.1 (CI 44.9-72.3), and 85.6 (CI 71.7-94.3), respectively. A NEMO score of 16 or more had a sensitivity of 95.0 (CI 86.1-99.0), and a NPV of 93.3 (CI 77.4-99.2).Conclusion:NEMO score is not only a valid tool to assess the level of DA in the course of SSc, but this NVC parameter could also be used as a good predictor of the future development of IDUs in patients with this disease.References:[1]Sambataro et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2014;16:462-69[2]Andracco et al. Arthritis Res Ther 2017;19:133-41[3]Pignataro et al. Arthritis Res Ther. 2019;21(1):258Disclosure of Interests:Nicoletta Del Papa: None declared, Francesca Pignataro: None declared, Wanda Maglione: None declared, Antonina Minniti: None declared, Domenico Sambataro: None declared, Gianluca Sambataro: None declared, Gabriele Valentini Grant/research support from: BMS, MSD, NOVARTIS, LILLY, PFIZER, ABBVIE, CELGENE, Claudio Vitali: None declared, Roberto Caporali Consultant of: AbbVie; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Lilly; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Celgene; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Pfizer; UCB, Speakers bureau: Abbvie; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Celgene; Lilly; Gilead Sciences, Inc; MSD; Pfizer; Roche; UCB
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Del Papa N, Lorini M, Carbonelli V, Minniti A, Pignataro F, Maglione W, Di Luca G, Montano N, Caporali R. AB0153 ADIPOSE-DERIVED STROMAL/STEM CELLS FROM SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS PATIENTS SUCCESSFULLY EXERT A PARACRINE ANTI-FIBROTIC ACTIVITY AND INDUCE A PRO-ANGIOGENIC PHENOTYPE OF SCLERODERMA FIBROBLASTS IN VITRO. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.3248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Background:Adipose-derived stromal/stem cells (ADSCs) are multipotential non-hematopoietic progenitor cells with anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory and regenerative effects. They have the advantage of accessibility and potent pro-angiogenic effects when compared with other stem cells, such as bone-marrow derived stem cells. Recent studies have shown that autologous fat grafting may be effective in the treatment of fibrotic and vascular complications in systemic sclerosis (SSc), despite a pro-fibrotic signature.Objectives:Aim of the study was to better characterize the proliferative and secretive profile of ADSCs in normoxic and hypoxic conditions, and to evaluate the mechanisms by which ADSCs exert these observed clinical effects.Methods:Adipose tissue samples were obtained by liposuction from 12 SSc patients and 10 healthy donors (HD). ADSCs were purified according to their adherence to the plastic and characterized to express specific MSC surface antigens by flow cytometry analysis. Proliferation of ADSCs from SSc patients and normal controls was evaluated in normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Fibroblasts and ADSCs derived from SSc patients were co-cultured in direct and indirect culture systems and compared to HD. Fibroblasts proliferation, mRNA expression and protein secretion of VEGF and known fibrotic mediators including TGF β-1, TGFR, CTGF, Collagen type I (Col I) were analyzed in the same conditions.Results:Normoxic and hypoxic culture conditions did not modify the proliferation rate of both normal and SSc ADSCs. Hypoxia significantly increased mRNA expression of VEGF by HD and SSc ADSCs but had no effect on the mRNA expression of pro-fibrotic mediators, ie TGFβ and TGFR. Normal and SSc fibroblast proliferation was significantly reduced in both co-culture systems (p < 0.001) and by treatment with normoxic and hypoxic conditioned medium (CM) (p=0.001 and p=0.002). In the same conditions, mRNA expression and protein secretion of TGF-β1, CTGF and Col I were significantly reduced (p = 0.003, p =0.02, p=0.04). These results were confirmed when normal and SSc fibroblasts were cultured in the presence of ADSCs normoxic and hypoxic CM (p=0.02 and p=0.01). Furthermore, a significant increase in mRNA expression and production of VEGF was observed in SSc fibroblasts cultured in the presence of normoxic and hypoxic CM (p = 0.002 and p< 0.0001, respectively).Conclusion:We found that treatment with the medium from normoxic and hypoxic preconditioned ADSCs has an anti-fibrotic effect through both the inhibition of fibroblast proliferation and key mediators of fibrosis. The increased expression of VEGF by SSc fibroblasts in the presence of normoxic and, even more, hypoxic ADSCs CM, suggests that ADSCs can induce a paracrine pro-angiogenic phenotype, even in fibroblasts with a pro-fibrotic signature. Altogether these data show that ADSCs may exert their anti-fibrotic and pro-angiogenetic effects on SSc fibroblasts by the secretion of paracrine factors, partly explaining the mechanisms underlining beneficial clinical results of fat graft in SSc patients.Disclosure of Interests:Nicoletta Del Papa: None declared, Maurizio Lorini: None declared, Vincenzo Carbonelli: None declared, Antonina Minniti: None declared, Francesca Pignataro: None declared, Wanda Maglione: None declared, Gabriele Di Luca: None declared, Nicola Montano: None declared, Roberto Caporali Consultant of: AbbVie; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Lilly; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Celgene; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Pfizer; UCB, Speakers bureau: Abbvie; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Celgene; Lilly; Gilead Sciences, Inc; MSD; Pfizer; Roche; UCB
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Del Papa N, Vitali C, Lorini M, Carbonelli V, Maglione W, Pignataro F, Minniti A, Montano N, Caporali R. AB0125 EXPRESSION OF INTERFERON TYPE I- AND TYPE II-INDUCED GENES IN PATIENTS WITH SJÖGREN’S SYNDROME WITH AND WITHOUT EXTRAGLANDULAR INVOLVEMENT. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.2845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Background:It is well known that Sjögren’s syndrome (SjS) is characterized by an upregulation of interferon (IFN)-induced genes. Namely, IFN type I signature has been reported in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and in salivary glands of patients with this disease. However, few data are available on possible variability of IFN-induced gene upregulation in different clinical phenotypes of SjS.Objectives:To verify whether upregulation of IFN-induced genes is comparable in patients with SjS characterized by different clinical phenotypes, i.e., patients with systemic extraglandular manifestations (EGMs) versus patients with a disease limited to glandular features (GFs) and with widespread pain (WP).Methods:The study population was composed by 11 patients with SjS and EGMs (1 male, age range 18-78 years), and 10 patients with only GFs and WP (all females, age range 46-81 years), all classified according to ACR-EULAR criteria. The prevalence of anti-SSA(Ro) antibodies was 11/11 and 8/10, respectively. Lip biopsy was positive in all cases. Six healthy normal subjects were also included in the study as control population.Four IFN type I- and 5 IFN type II-induced genes were chosen for the study on the basis of previous literature data. Total RNA from each patient and control was isolated from purified PBMCs, followed by cDNA preparation and real time quantitative-PCR (RQ-PCR) analysis, using specific primer/probe sets. For calculation of relative expression, all samples were normalised against expression of a household gene (beta actin). A further normalization was performed against the mean value of relative expression obtained in the normal controls. Final fold change values were determined from the double-normalised values using the 2−ΔΔCT method (Applied Biosystems).Results:Fold change values of gene expression of both IFN type I- and type II-induced genes in PBMCs were different in the two clinical phenotypes of SjS. Fold change values of IFN type I-induced genes appeared strongly higher in patients with EGM, and some of them only moderately increased in those with only GF and WP. The expression of some of IFN type II-induced genes were slightly increased in patients belonging to both clinical phenotypes. Results are detailed in the table.Table.Fold change values of gene expression in patients with SjS plus EGMs, in patients with disease limited to GF and WP, and in controls.GeneMX1IFIT1IFT3IFI44IDO1GRP1MIGIP-10P2RY14SjS-EGMs85.938.524.440.425.18.34.51.55.5SJS-GF-WP4.21.72.04.84.11.20.60.31.3Controls2.11.61.11.51.41.31.51.31.4Legend. IFN type I-induced genes: MIX, IFN-induced GTP binding protein 1; IFIT1, IFN-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 1; IFIT3, IFN-induced protein with tetratricopeptide repeats 3; IFI44, IFN-induced protein 44.IFN type II-induced genes: IDO1, indolamine-deoxygenase 1; GBP1, guanylate binding protein 1; MIG, C-X-C chemokine 9 (CXCL9); IP-10, C-X-C chemokine 10 (CXCL10); P2RY14, purinergic receptor 14.Conclusion:The present data indicate that IFN type I- and, to a lesser degree, type II-induced genes are upregulated in patients with SjS, but this phenomenon is consistently stronger in patients with systemic EGMs. In patients with only GFs IFN-induced gene upregulation is milder in PBMCs, and then probably more restricted to the exocrine target tissues.Disclosure of Interests:Nicoletta Del Papa: None declared, Claudio Vitali: None declared, Maurizio Lorini: None declared, Vincenzo Carbonelli: None declared, Wanda Maglione: None declared, Francesca Pignataro: None declared, Antonina Minniti: None declared, Nicola Montano: None declared, Roberto Caporali Consultant of: AbbVie; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; Lilly; Merck Sharp & Dohme; Celgene; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Pfizer; UCB, Speakers bureau: Abbvie; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Celgene; Lilly; Gilead Sciences, Inc; MSD; Pfizer; Roche; UCB
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Vitali C, Minniti A, Caporali R, Del Papa N. Occurrence of pulmonary embolism in a patient with mild clinical expression of COVID-19. Thromb Res 2020; 192:21-22. [PMID: 32416365 PMCID: PMC7199727 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2020.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Claudio Vitali
- 'Mater Domini' Humanitas Hospital, Via Gerenzano 2, 21053 Castellanza, Italy.
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- Dept Rheumatology, ASST Pini-CTO, Piazza Cardinal Ferrari 1, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Dept Rheumatology, ASST Pini-CTO, Piazza Cardinal Ferrari 1, 20122 Milan, Italy; University of Milan, Dept. of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Milan, Italy
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- Dept Rheumatology, ASST Pini-CTO, Piazza Cardinal Ferrari 1, 20122 Milan, Italy.
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Del Papa N, Sambataro G, Minniti A, Pignataro F, Caporali R. Novel COronaVirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic: What are the risks for systemic sclerosis patients? Autoimmun Rev 2020; 19:102558. [PMID: 32380317 PMCID: PMC7198424 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2020.102558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Regional Referral Center for Rare Lung Diseases, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, Gaetano Pini Hospital, Milan, Italy; University of Milan, Dept. of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Milan, Italy
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Del Papa N, Vitali C, Bilia S, Giannini D, Pignataro F, Minniti A, Maglione W, Tavoni A. Selexipag may be effective in inducing digital ulcers healing in patients with systemic sclerosis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2020; 38 Suppl 125:181-182. [PMID: 32452347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- Reumatologia, 'Mater Domini' Ospedale Humanitas, Castellanza, Italy
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- UOC Immuno-Allergologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Pisa, Italy
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- UOC Immuno-Allergologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Reumatologia, ASST Pini-CTO, Milano, Italy
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- UOC Immuno-Allergologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Università di Pisa, Italy
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Colafrancesco S, Priori R, Smith CG, Minniti A, Iannizzotto V, Pipi E, Lucchesi D, Pontarini E, Nayar S, Campos J, Arienzo F, Fusconi M, Cerbelli B, Giordano C, Valesini G, Bombardieri M, Fisher BA, Barone F. CXCL13 as biomarker for histological involvement in Sjögren's syndrome. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020; 59:165-170. [PMID: 31274159 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [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: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 05/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES SS is an autoimmune condition characterized by systemic B-cell activation, autoantibody production and ectopic germinal centres' formation within the salivary gland (SG). The extent of SG infiltrate has been proposed as a biomarker of disease severity. Plasma levels of CXCL13 correlate with germinal centres' activity in animal models and disease severity in SS, suggesting its potential use as a surrogate serum marker to monitor local B-cell activation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential role of CXCL13 as a biomarker of SG pathology in two independent SS cohorts. METHODS 109 patients with SS were recruited at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy) (n = 60), or at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and Barts Health NHS Trust in London (n = 49). Both sera and matched minor SG biopsy were available. Sicca (n = 57) and healthy subjects' (n = 19) sera were used as control. RESULTS CXCL13 serum level was higher in SS patients compared with controls. Correlations between its serum levels and a series of histomorphological parameters, including size of the aggregates and the presence germinal centres', were observed. CONCLUSION Our data foster the use of CXCL13 to monitor the extent of local pathology in SS and its validation in longitudinal clinical studies.
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- Serena Colafrancesco
- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart's and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart's and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart's and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Rheumatology Research Group, Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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Brito-Zerón P, Acar-Denizli N, Ng WF, Horváth IF, Rasmussen A, Seror R, Li X, Baldini C, Gottenberg JE, Danda D, Quartuccio L, Priori R, Hernandez-Molina G, Armagan B, Kruize AA, Kwok SK, Kvarnstrom M, Praprotnik S, Sene D, Gerli R, Solans R, Rischmueller M, Mandl T, Suzuki Y, Isenberg D, Valim V, Wiland P, Nordmark G, Fraile G, Bootsma H, Nakamura H, Giacomelli R, Devauchelle-Pensec V, Hofauer B, Bombardieri M, Trevisani VFM, Hammenfors D, Pasoto SG, Retamozo S, Gheita TA, Atzeni F, Morel J, Vollenweider C, Zeher M, Sivils K, Xu B, Bombardieri S, Sandhya P, De Vita S, Minniti A, Sánchez-Guerrero J, Kilic L, van der Heijden E, Park SH, Wahren-Herlenius M, Mariette X, Ramos-Casals M. Epidemiological profile and north–south gradient driving baseline systemic involvement of primary Sjögren’s syndrome. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2019; 59:2350-2359. [DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 10/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Objective
To characterize the systemic phenotype of primary Sjögren’s syndrome at diagnosis by analysing the EULAR-SS disease activity index (ESSDAI) scores.
Methods
The Sjögren Big Data Consortium is an international, multicentre registry based on worldwide data-sharing cooperative merging of pre-existing databases from leading centres in clinical research in Sjögren’s syndrome from the five continents.
Results
The cohort included 10 007 patients (9352 female, mean 53 years) with recorded ESSDAI scores available. At diagnosis, the mean total ESSDAI score was 6.1; 81.8% of patients had systemic activity (ESSDAI score ≥1). Males had a higher mean ESSDAI (8.1 vs 6.0, P < 0.001) compared with females, as did patients diagnosed at <35 years (6.7 vs 5.6 in patients diagnosed at >65 years, P < 0.001). The highest global ESSDAI score was reported in Black/African Americans, followed by White, Asian and Hispanic patients (6.7, 6.5, 5.4 and 4.8, respectively; P < 0.001). The frequency of involvement of each systemic organ also differed between ethnic groups, with Black/African American patients showing the highest frequencies in the lymphadenopathy, articular, peripheral nervous system, CNS and biological domains, White patients in the glandular, cutaneous and muscular domains, Asian patients in the pulmonary, renal and haematological domains and Hispanic patients in the constitutional domain. Systemic activity measured by the ESSDAI, clinical ESSDAI (clinESSDAI) and disease activity states was higher in patients from southern countries (P < 0.001).
Conclusion
The systemic phenotype of primary Sjögren’s syndrome is strongly influenced by personal determinants such as age, gender, ethnicity and place of residence, which are key geoepidemiological players in driving the expression of systemic disease at diagnosis.
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- Pilar Brito-Zerón
- Department of Medicine, Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Hospital CIMA – Sanitas, Barcelona, Spain
- Sjögren Syndrome Research Group (AGAUR), Laboratory of Autoimmune Diseases Josep Font, IDIBAPS-CELLEX, Department of Autoimmune Diseases, ICMiD, University of Barcelona, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Division of Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Center for Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Université Paris Sud, INSERM, Paris, France
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India
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- Clinic of Rheumatology, Department of Medical Area, University Hospital ‘Santa Maria della Misericordia’, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Rheumatology Clinic, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Immunology and Rheumatology Department, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México City, Mexico
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Département de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Lariboisière, Université Paris VII, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Rheumatology, Skane University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Division of Rheumatology, Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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- Centre for Rheumatology, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Vitória, Brazil
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- Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Wroclaw Medical Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Rheumatology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Clinical Unit of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Otorhinolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Section for Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HCFMUSP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto De Investigaciones En Ciencias De La Salud (INICSA), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC), Cordoba, Argentina
- Department of Rheumatology, Instituto Modelo de Cariología Privado S.R.L, Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Biomídicas de Córdoba, Cordoba, Argentina
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- Rheumatology Department, Kasr Al Ainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute, Milan, Italy
- Rheumatology Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, CHU Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Division of Clinical Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India
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- Clinic of Rheumatology, Department of Medical Area, University Hospital ‘Santa Maria della Misericordia’, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Rheumatology Clinic, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Immunology and Rheumatology Department, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México City, Mexico
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul St Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Université Paris Sud, INSERM, Paris, France
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- Sjögren Syndrome Research Group (AGAUR), Laboratory of Autoimmune Diseases Josep Font, IDIBAPS-CELLEX, Department of Autoimmune Diseases, ICMiD, University of Barcelona, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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Vitali C, Dolcino M, Del Papa N, Minniti A, Pignataro F, Maglione W, Lunardi C, Puccetti A. Gene Expression Profiles in Primary Sjögren's Syndrome With and Without Systemic Manifestations. ACR Open Rheumatol 2019; 1:603-613. [PMID: 31872181 PMCID: PMC6917337 DOI: 10.1002/acr2.11082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate the gene expression profile in patients with Sjögren's syndrome that is characterized by different clinical phenotypes. Methods RNA from peripheral blood mononuclear cells was purified in 8 patients with glandular features (GFs) and widespread pain (WP) and 11 with extraglandular manifestations (EGMs) and then was analyzed by hybridization on a human gene chip exploring more than 40,000 human genes. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the two subgroups (ie, those with false discovery rate–corrected P values ≤ 0.01) with respect to 20 healthy controls have been submitted to functional classification using a Gene Ontology database and were mapped to define the networks of protein to protein interactions (PPIs). Results The enriched pathway analyses of DEGs and of the highly interconnected modules identified in the PPI networks showed that the pathological processes characterizing the two subgroups were substantially different. The predominant pathways in patients with EGMs are related to T‐ and B‐cell activation, Toll‐like receptor, interferon signaling, and apoptosis. Conversely, pathological processes related to pain transmission and modulation are preferentially operative in patients with GFs and WP. These data suggest that a neuroinflammatory pathway driven by cytokines and chemokines may play a central role in triggering WP features in this phenotype of patients. Conclusion The present study supports the hypothesis that different biological pathways are operative in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome with different clinical phenotypes. A better knowledge of these specific processes might help in tailoring more effective target therapies.
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Fredi M, Andreoli L, Bacco B, Bertero T, Bortoluzzi A, Breda S, Cappa V, Ceccarelli F, Cimaz R, De Vita S, Di Poi E, Elefante E, Franceschini F, Gerosa M, Govoni M, Hoxha A, Lojacono A, Marozio L, Mathieu A, Meroni PL, Minniti A, Mosca M, Muscarà M, Padovan M, Piga M, Priori R, Ramoni V, Ruffatti A, Tani C, Tonello M, Trespidi L, Zatti S, Calza S, Tincani A, Brucato A. First Report of the Italian Registry on Immune-Mediated Congenital Heart Block (Lu.Ne Registry). Front Cardiovasc Med 2019; 6:11. [PMID: 30873413 PMCID: PMC6404544 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2019.00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [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: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Objective: Neonatal Lupus (NL) is a rare syndrome caused by placental transfer of maternal anti-SSA/Ro and anti-La/SSB autoantibodies to the fetus. The rarity of this condition requires the establishment of multidisciplinary registries in order to improve our knowledge. Method: Inclusion criteria in this retrospective study were the maternal confirmed positivity for anti-SSA/Ro and/or anti-SSB/La antibodies, and the presence of II or III degree congenital heart block (CHB) in utero or neonatal period (up to 27 days after birth). Result: Eighty-nine cases of CHB were observed in 85 women with 88 pregnancies that occurred between 1969 and 2017. CHB was mostly detected in utero (84 cases, 94.2%), while five cases were observed in the neonatal period. A permanent pacemaker was implanted in 51 of 73 children born alive (69.8), whereas global mortality rate was 25.8% (23 cases): 16 in utero, five perinatal, and two during childhood. By univariate analysis, factors associated with fetal death were pleural effusion (p = 0.005, OR > 100; CI 95% 2.88->100 and hydrops (p = 0.003, OR = 14.09; CI 95% 2.01–122). Fluorinated steroids (FS) were administered in 71.4% pregnancies, and its use was not associated with better survival. Some centers treated all cases with fluorinated steroids and some centers did not treat any case. CHB was initially incomplete in 24 fetuses, and of them five cases of II degree block reverted to a lower degree block after treatments. Recurrence rate in subsequent pregnancies was 17.6% (3 out of 17). A prophylactic treatment was introduced in 10 of these 16 subsequent (58.8%) pregnancies, mostly with FS or high dose intravenous immunoglobulins. Conclusion: This is the first report from the Italian Registry of neonatal lupus/CHB. The live birth rate was nearly 80%, with nearly two thirds of the children requiring the implantation of a pacemaker. The management of fetuses diagnosed with CHB was heterogeneous across Italian Centers. The registry at present is mainly rheumatological, but involvement of pediatric cardiologists and gynecologists is planned.
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- Micaela Fredi
- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Science, ASST Spedali Civili, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Science, ASST Spedali Civili, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- S.S.d.D.U. Immunologia, Allergologia, A.O. Ordine Maurziano di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- S.S.d.D.U. Immunologia, Allergologia, A.O. Ordine Maurziano di Torino, Torino, Italy
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- UO e Sezione di Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Universita' degli Studi di Ferrara, Cona, Italy
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- Struttura Complessa Medicina Interna, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Biomathematics, and Bioinformatics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- UO Complessa Reumatologia, Policlinico Umberto I- University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Anna Meyer Children's Hospital, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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- Clinica di Reumatologia, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Clinica di Reumatologia, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine, Udine, Italy
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- UO Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Universita' di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Science, ASST Spedali Civili, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- UO e Sezione di Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Universita' degli Studi di Ferrara, Cona, Italy
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- Unità di Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ASST Spedali Civili and University, Brescia, Italy
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- Ginecologia e Ostetricia 1, Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Università di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Cattedra e Struttura Complessa di Reumatologia, Universita' degli Studi e AOU di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Immunorheumatology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy
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- UO Complessa Reumatologia, Policlinico Umberto I- University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- UO Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Universita' di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- UO e Sezione di Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Universita' degli Studi di Ferrara, Cona, Italy
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- Cattedra e Struttura Complessa di Reumatologia, Universita' degli Studi e AOU di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- UO Complessa Reumatologia, Policlinico Umberto I- University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, University of Pavia, Padova, Italy
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- Unità di Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- UO Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale, Universita' di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Unità di Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina, Università di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento per la Salute della Donna, Bambino e Neonato, Fondazione Ospedale Maggiore, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ASST Spedali Civili and University, Brescia, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Biomathematics, and Bioinformatics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Science, ASST Spedali Civili, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Struttura Complessa Medicina Interna, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy.,Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche "Sacco", Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Del Papa N, Di Luca G, Andracco R, Zaccara E, Maglione W, Pignataro F, Minniti A, Vitali C. Regional grafting of autologous adipose tissue is effective in inducing prompt healing of indolent digital ulcers in patients with systemic sclerosis: results of a monocentric randomized controlled study. Arthritis Res Ther 2019; 21:7. [PMID: 30616671 PMCID: PMC6322261 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-018-1792-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [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: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was performed to confirm preliminary uncontrolled data indicating that regional adipose tissue (AT) grafting (G) is effective in inducing ischemic digital ulcer (IDU) healing in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Patients and methods SSc patients with IDUs were randomized to be blindly treated with AT-G or a sham procedure (SP). AT-G consisted of injection, at the base of the finger with the IDU, of 0.5–1 ml AT after centrifugation of fat aspirate. The SP consisted of false liposuction and local injection of saline solution. The primary endpoint was to compare the cumulative prevalence of healed IDUs in the two groups within the following 8 weeks. Results AT-G and the SP were carried out in 25 and 13 patients, respectively. The two groups were comparable for age, gender, disease duration, and SSc subtypes. IDU healing was observed in 23/25 and 1/13 patients treated with AT-G and the SP, respectively (p < 0.0001). The 12 patients who received the unsuccessful SP underwent a rescue AT-G. In all of them, IDU healing was observed after 8 weeks of observation. It was noticeable that in the AT-G-treated patients a significant reduction of pain intensity (measured by visual analogue scale) was recorded after 4 and 8 weeks (p < 0.0001 in all cases). Similarly, a significant increase of capillary numbers in the affected finger was recorded by nailfold videocapillaroscopy after 4 and 8 weeks (p < 0.0001 in both cases). Conclusion This RCT strongly confirms that AT-G is effective in inducing IDU healing in SSc patients. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03406988. Registered retrospectively on 25 January 2018.
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- U.O.C. Day Hospital Reumatologia, ASST G. Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy
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- U.O.C. Day Hospital Reumatologia, ASST G. Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy
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- U.O.C. Day Hospital Reumatologia, ASST G. Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy
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- U.O.C. Day Hospital Reumatologia, ASST G. Pini-CTO, Milan, Italy
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- Sections of Rheumatology, Villa S. Giuseppe, Como and Casa di Cura di Lecco, Lecco, Italy
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Del Papa N, Pignataro F, Zaccara E, Maglione W, Minniti A. Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Treatment of Systemic Sclerosis. Front Immunol 2018; 9:2390. [PMID: 30386340 PMCID: PMC6198074 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune disease, characterized by high mortality and morbidity. The heterogeneity in terms of extent, severity, and rate of progression of skin and internal organ involvement gives rise to many difficulties in finding the optimal therapeutic interventions for SSc and, to date, no disease-modifying agents are available. In this scenario, it is not surprising that SSc was one of the first autoimmune diseases challenged with high-dose immunosuppressive treatment followed by autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT). In the last decades, AHSCT has emerged as a treatment option for refractory SSc through a reduction of the aberrant immune cells, followed by re-constitution of a new, self-tolerant immune system. After several case series and pilot studies, more recently three randomized controlled trials have shown a benefit in skin involvement, organ functions and quality of life measures in AHSCT compared to monthly cyclophosphamide. In addition, although AHSCT presents a certain risk of mortality, it has been shown that the overall survival is better, compared to the cyclophosphamide group. Current evidence suggests that SSc patients who are most likely to benefit from AHSCT are early, active, with rapidly progressing diffuse skin disease, and mild involvement of internal organs. As the studies have progressed, it has become evident the need for a more rigorous patient selection, the optimization of transplant and post-transplant procedures, and the intervention of multidisciplinary teams of specialists to increase the safety and efficacy of AHSCT in SSc.
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- Nicoletta Del Papa
- Dipartimento di Fisiatria e Reumatologia, Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisiatria e Reumatologia, Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisiatria e Reumatologia, Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisiatria e Reumatologia, Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisiatria e Reumatologia, Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini, Milan, Italy
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Alessandri C, Ciccia F, Priori R, Astorri E, Guggino G, Alessandro R, Rizzo A, Conti F, Minniti A, Barbati C, Vomero M, Pendolino M, Finucci A, Ortona E, Colasanti T, Pierdominici M, Malorni W, Triolo G, Valesini G. CD4 T lymphocyte autophagy is upregulated in the salivary glands of primary Sjögren's syndrome patients and correlates with focus score and disease activity. Arthritis Res Ther 2017; 19:178. [PMID: 28743286 PMCID: PMC5526255 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-017-1385-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a common chronic autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands and peripheral lymphocyte perturbation. In the current study, we aimed to investigate the possible pathogenic implication of autophagy in T lymphocytes in patients with pSS. METHODS Thirty consecutive pSS patients were recruited together with 20 patients affected by sicca syndrome and/or chronic sialoadenitis and 30 healthy controls. Disease activity and damage were evaluated according to SS disease activity index, EULAR SS disease activity index, and SS disease damage index. T lymphocytes were analyzed for the expression of autophagy-specific markers by biochemical, molecular, and histological assays in peripheral blood and labial gland biopsies. Serum interleukin (IL)-23 and IL-21 levels were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS Our study provides evidence for the first time that autophagy is upregulated in CD4+ T lymphocyte salivary glands from pSS patients. Furthermore, a statistically significant correlation was detected between lymphocyte autophagy levels, disease activity, and damage indexes. We also found a positive correlation between autophagy enhancement and the increased salivary gland expression of IL-21 and IL-23, providing a further link between innate and adaptive immune responses in pSS. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that CD4+ T lymphocyte autophagy could play a key role in pSS pathogenesis. Additionally, our data highlight the potential exploitation of T cell autophagy as a biomarker of disease activity and provide new ground to verify the therapeutic implications of autophagy as an innovative drug target in pSS.
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- Cristiano Alessandri
- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Biotecnologie Mediche e Forensi, Università di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia-Cervello, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Centro per la Medicina di Genere, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Centro per la Medicina di Genere, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento Biomedico di Medicina Interna e Specialistica, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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Priori R, Minniti A, Antonazzo B, Fusconi M, Valesini G, Curcio G. Sleep quality in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2016; 34:373-379. [PMID: 27087620] [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] [Received: 03/21/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the sleep quality in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) patients and evaluate its relationship with the disease, quality of life and mood disorders. METHODS The sleep quality of 29 pSS women and 29 matched controls was assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Seven domains are grouped according to three factors: F1 perceived sleep quality (subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, use of sleeping medication), F2 sleep efficiency (sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency) and F3 daily disturbances (sleep disturbances, daytime dysfunction). These domains are scored as a single factor of global sleep quality. The Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) fatigue scale and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were also administered. Disease activity and damage were evaluated with the EULAR Sjögren's syndrome disease activity index (ESSDAI), the Sjögren's Syndrome Disease Activity and Damage Indexes (SSDAI, SSDDI). RESULTS The mean PSQI global score had higher pathological values (8.6±4.6) compared with controls (5.6±2.2) (p=0.002). F1 and F3 were significantly worse in cases (p=0.01, p=0.009). A negative correlation was found between SF-36 subscales and the global PSQI, F2 and F3. The anxiety HADS correlated with F2 and F3, while depression only with F3. No correlation with FACIT and disease indexes emerged. CONCLUSIONS Using PSQI, an impaired sleep quality was demonstrated in pSS patients, especially with perceived quality and the daily disturbances. It is associated with a reduced quality of life but not with disease-related variables.
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- Roberta Priori
- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Rheumatology Clinic, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Rheumatology Clinic, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Rheumatology Clinic, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Rheumatology Clinic, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy
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Dalle Grave R, Calugi S, Compare A, El Ghoch M, Petroni ML, Colombari S, Minniti A, Marchesini G. Personality, attrition and weight loss in treatment seeking women with obesity. Clin Obes 2015; 5:266-72. [PMID: 26256916 DOI: 10.1111/cob.12112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 04/18/2015] [Revised: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Studies on small samples or in single units applying specific treatment programmes found an association between some personality traits and attrition and weight loss in individuals treated for obesity. We aimed to investigate whether pre-treatment personality traits were associated with weight loss outcomes in the general population of women with obesity. Attrition and weight loss outcomes after 12 months were measured in 634 women with obesity (mean age, 48; body mass index (BMI), 37.8 kg m(-2)) seeking treatment at eight Italian medical centres, applying different medical/cognitive behavioural programmes. Personality traits were assessed with the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI), eating disorder features with the Binge Eating Scale (BES) and Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ). Within the 12-month observation period, 32.3% of cases were lost to follow-up. After adjustment for demographic confounders and the severity of eating disorders, no TCI personality traits were significantly associated with attrition, while low scores of the novelty seeking temperament scale remained significantly associated with weight loss ≥ 10% (odds ratio, 0.983; 95% confidence interval, 0.975-0.992). Additional adjustment for education and job did not change the results. We conclude that personality does not systematically influence attrition in women with obesity enrolled into weight loss programmes in the community, whereas an association is maintained between novelty seeking and weight loss outcome. Studies adapting obesity interventions on the basis of individual novelty seeking scores might be warranted to maximize the results on body weight.
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- R Dalle Grave
- Department of Eating and Weight Disorders, Villa Garda Hospital, Garda (VR), Italy
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- Department of Eating and Weight Disorders, Villa Garda Hospital, Garda (VR), Italy
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- Human and Social Science, University of Bergamo and Human Factors and Technology in Healthcare Research Centre, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Eating and Weight Disorders, Villa Garda Hospital, Garda (VR), Italy
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- Obesity & Clinical Nutrition Centre, Villa Igea Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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- Unità Operativa Complessa di Diabetologia, Dietologia e Nutrizione Clinica dell'Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Metabolic Diseases, 'Alma Mater Studiorum' University, Bologna, Italy
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Priori R, Minniti A, Derme M, Antonazzo B, Brancatisano F, Ghirini S, Valesini G, Framarino-dei-Malatesta M. Quality of Sexual Life in Women with Primary Sjögren Syndrome. J Rheumatol 2015; 42:1427-31. [DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.141475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Objective.To assess the quality of sexual life of women with primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS) and to identify its correlations with disease activity and damage, quality of life, and mood disorders.Methods.The quality of sexual life of 24 women with pSS was assessed with the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Twenty-four healthy women, matched by age and hormonal status, were enrolled as controls. Mood disorders and quality of life were investigated using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36. Patients underwent a gynecological visit with vaginal pH measurement, cervicovaginal swabs, and Pap smears. Disease activity and damage were assessed by the European League Against Rheumatism Sjögren syndrome disease activity and damage indexes.Results.Patients with pSS showed a pathological mean FSFI score (19.1 ± 7.33) significantly different from controls (p = 0.004), both in menstruating women (p = 0.006) and in menopausal women (p = 0.03). Major differences between the 2 groups were detected in dyspareunia (p < 0.005), lubrication (p = 0.006), desire (p = 0.004), and arousal (p = 0.018). The FSFI score was inversely correlated with age (p = 0.008) and anxiety HADS (p = 0.031). No early anatomical changes, swabs, and Pap smear alterations were revealed in patients with pSS; however, vaginal pH was higher than normal in premenopausal patients (6.0 ± 0.77).Conclusion.Both premenopausal and postmenopausal women with pSS have a worse sexual quality of life. We reported a greater prevalence of dyspareunia that is statistically significant when compared with controls. The FSFI could be a useful tool to assess this topic, but has been neglected in the care of patients with pSS heretofore.
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Colafrancesco S, Priori R, Gattamelata A, Picarelli G, Minniti A, Brancatisano F, D'Amati G, Giordano C, Cerbelli B, Maset M, Quartuccio L, Bartoloni E, Carubbi F, Cipriani P, Baldini C, Luciano N, De Vita S, Gerli R, Giacomelli R, Bombardieri S, Valesini G. Myositis in primary Sjögren's syndrome: data from a multicentre cohort. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2015; 33:457-464. [PMID: 26088683] [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] [Received: 05/31/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES In primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS), muscle pain and/or muscular weakness is relatively frequent while myositis has been reported in 3% of patients. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of myositis in a multicentre Italian pSS cohort and to address the clinical manifestations, histological findings and therapeutic strategies. METHODS Clinical, serological and therapeutic data from a pSS cohort of patients were retrospectively collected. According to Bohan and Peter's criteria, inflammatory myopathy (IM) was suspected in case of muscular weakness associated with increased creatine-phosphokinase (CPK) or abnormal electromyography (EMG). When performed, muscle biopsies were analysed. RESULTS In a cohort of 1320 patients, 17 (1.28%) presented muscular weakness [in some cases myalgias (7/17, 41.1%)], accompanied by increased CPK [13/17, (76.4%)] and/or abnormal EMG [13/14, (92.8%)]. Ten out of 17 (58.8%) fulfilled at least three diagnostic criteria for IM. Muscular biopsy was performed in 13/17 (76.4%) cases with histologically confirmed myositis in 6/13 (46.1%) (1"IBM-like"-5"PM-like"). In two "PM-like" cases, several fibres showed a decreased histochemical cytochrome C oxidase (COX) stain. Two biopsies tested "negative", four showed "non-specific" findings. All patients were treated with corticosteroids followed by different DMARDs. CONCLUSIONS Our retrospective analysis shows a prevalence of myositis in pSS lower than previously reported, mainly appearing as an overlapping syndrome. Histological findings confirm the possible presence of an IBM or of a myopathy more similar to PM with a decreased COX activity. Classical immunosuppressants are effective although in most difficult cases IVIg or RTX may be used with benefit.
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- Serena Colafrancesco
- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology ed Anatomo-Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology ed Anatomo-Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology ed Anatomo-Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology Clinic, DSMB, University of Udine, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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Colafrancesco S, Minniti A, Picarelli G, Gattamelata A, Bonfiglio D, Brancatisano F, Priori R, Valesini G. FRI0426 Sjögren Syndrome & Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Performance of the New Slicc Criteria in the Detection of True Overlap. Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.4443] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Alessandri C, Ciccia F, Priori R, Astorri E, Guggino G, Alessandro R, Rizzo A, Conti F, Minniti A, Barbati C, Vomero M, Pendolino M, Ortona E, Colasanti T, Pierdominici M, Malorni W, Triolo G, Valesini G. SAT0378 Autophagy is Up-Regulated in the Salivary Glands of Primary Sjogren's Syndrome Patients and Correlates with the Focus Score and Disease Activity. Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.3882] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Quartuccio L, Isola M, Baldini C, Priori R, Bartoloni E, Carubbi F, Gregoraci G, Gandolfo S, Salvin S, Luciano N, Minniti A, Alunno A, Giacomelli R, Gerli R, Valesini G, Bombardieri S, De Vita S. Clinical and biological differences between cryoglobulinaemic and hypergammaglobulinaemic purpura in primary Sjögren's syndrome: results of a large multicentre study. Scand J Rheumatol 2014; 44:36-41. [DOI: 10.3109/03009742.2014.923931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Priori R, Colafrancesco S, Alessandri C, Minniti A, Perricone C, Iaiani G, Palazzo D, Valesini G. Interleukin 18: a biomarker for differential diagnosis between adult-onset Still's disease and sepsis. J Rheumatol 2014; 41:1118-23. [PMID: 24786926 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.130575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The differential diagnosis between rheumatic diseases and infectious conditions is a great challenge in clinical practice. Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a rare systemic inflammatory syndrome that shares several clinical and laboratory variables with sepsis. Interleukin (IL)-18 is overexpressed in AOSD, suggesting a possible role as a disease biomarker. The aim of our study was to detect IL-18 serum levels in a cohort of patients with AOSD and sepsis and to address its possible role as a biomarker for differential diagnosis. METHODS A group of unselected patients with AOSD diagnosed according to the Yamaguchi criteria and consecutive patients with sepsis diagnosed according to the American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine Consensus Conference criteria were enrolled. The clinical and laboratory data were collected. In the AOSD group, disease activity was assessed by Pouchot's and Rau's criteria. IL-18 serum levels were detected by ELISA. RESULTS Thirty-nine patients with AOSD and 18 patients with sepsis were enrolled. Two out of 18 patients with sepsis (11.1%) also fulfilled the Yamaguchi criteria. A significant difference was found in IL-18 serum levels between patients with active and inactive disease (p < 0.001), and it positively correlated with disease activity (p = 0.0003), ferritin serum level (p = 0.016), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (p = 0.041). IL-18 was significantly increased in patients with AOSD when compared with sepsis (p = 0.014). For a cutoff of 148.9 pg/ml, this test had a specificity of 78.3% and a sensitivity of 88.6%. CONCLUSION We have demonstrated that IL-18 can be a biomarker for differential diagnosis between AOSD and sepsis.
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- Roberta Priori
- From the Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, and the Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.R. Priori, MD, PhD; S. Colafrancesco, MD; C. Alessandri, MD; A. Minniti, MD; C. Perricone, MD, Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche; G. Iaiani, MD; D. Palazzo, MD, Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali; G. Valesini, MD, Professor, Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma
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- From the Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, and the Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.R. Priori, MD, PhD; S. Colafrancesco, MD; C. Alessandri, MD; A. Minniti, MD; C. Perricone, MD, Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche; G. Iaiani, MD; D. Palazzo, MD, Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali; G. Valesini, MD, Professor, Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma
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- From the Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, and the Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.R. Priori, MD, PhD; S. Colafrancesco, MD; C. Alessandri, MD; A. Minniti, MD; C. Perricone, MD, Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche; G. Iaiani, MD; D. Palazzo, MD, Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali; G. Valesini, MD, Professor, Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma
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- From the Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, and the Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.R. Priori, MD, PhD; S. Colafrancesco, MD; C. Alessandri, MD; A. Minniti, MD; C. Perricone, MD, Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche; G. Iaiani, MD; D. Palazzo, MD, Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali; G. Valesini, MD, Professor, Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma
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- From the Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, and the Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.R. Priori, MD, PhD; S. Colafrancesco, MD; C. Alessandri, MD; A. Minniti, MD; C. Perricone, MD, Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche; G. Iaiani, MD; D. Palazzo, MD, Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali; G. Valesini, MD, Professor, Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma
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- From the Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, and the Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.R. Priori, MD, PhD; S. Colafrancesco, MD; C. Alessandri, MD; A. Minniti, MD; C. Perricone, MD, Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche; G. Iaiani, MD; D. Palazzo, MD, Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali; G. Valesini, MD, Professor, Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma
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- From the Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, and the Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.R. Priori, MD, PhD; S. Colafrancesco, MD; C. Alessandri, MD; A. Minniti, MD; C. Perricone, MD, Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche; G. Iaiani, MD; D. Palazzo, MD, Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali; G. Valesini, MD, Professor, Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma
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- From the Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, and the Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.R. Priori, MD, PhD; S. Colafrancesco, MD; C. Alessandri, MD; A. Minniti, MD; C. Perricone, MD, Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche; G. Iaiani, MD; D. Palazzo, MD, Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali; G. Valesini, MD, Professor, Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Sapienza Università di Roma.
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Scrivo R, Priori R, Coppola M, Minniti A, Brandt J, Picarelli G, Cruciani V, Luzi P, Valesini G. Use of a contact center telephone helpline in rheumatology outpatient management: A five-year experience analysis and patients’ perception. Mod Rheumatol 2013; 24:585-9. [DOI: 10.3109/14397595.2013.844396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Rossana Scrivo
- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Reumatologia, Sapienza Università di Roma,
Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Reumatologia, Sapienza Università di Roma,
Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Reumatologia, Sapienza Università di Roma,
Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Reumatologia, Sapienza Università di Roma,
Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,
Baltimore, U.S.A
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Reumatologia, Sapienza Università di Roma,
Rome, Italy
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- Contact Center Close to Care© TOPS,
Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Reumatologia, Sapienza Università di Roma,
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Priori R, Colafrancesco S, Minniti A, Alessandri C, Perricone C, Iaiani G, Valesini G. 1 IL-18: a serological biomarker to discriminate AOSD from sepsis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.101] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Colafrancesco S, Gattamelata A, Modesti M, Minniti A, D’Amati G, Giordano C, Maset M, Quartuccio L, Bartoloni E, Carrubi F, Cipriani P, Baldini C, Luciano N, De Vita S, Gerli R, Giacomelli R, Bombardieri S, Valesini G, Priori R. THU0192 Myositis in primary sjægren’s syndrome: Data from a multicenter cohort. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.2157] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Quartuccio L, Isola M, Baldini C, Priori R, Bartoloni E, Carubbi F, Maset M, Della Mea V, Salvin S, Luciano N, Minniti A, Alunno A, Gregoraci G, Giacomelli R, Gerli R, Valesini G, Bombardieri S, De Vita S. FRI0282 Serological biomarkers of b-cell lymphoproliferative disorders in patients with primary sjögren’s syndrome: retrospective study in a large italian cohort. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.1409] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Quartuccio L, Maset M, Baldini C, Priori R, Bartoloni Bocci E, Carubbi F, Isola M, Salvin S, Luciano N, Minniti A, Alunno A, Gregoraci G, Giacomelli R, Gerli R, Valesini G, Bombardieri S, De Vita S. SAT0233 Characteristics of primary sjögren’s syndrome (PSS) patients with cryoglobulinemia in a large cohort of patients, and differences between hypergammaglobulinemic and cryoglobulinemic vasculitis in PSS. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.3180] [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: 11/04/2022]
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Priori R, Gattamelata A, Modesti M, Colafrancesco S, Frisenda S, Minniti A, Framarino-dei-Malatesta M, Maset M, Quartuccio L, De Vita S, Bartoloni E, Alunno A, Gerli R, Strigini F, Baldini C, Tani C, Mosca M, Bombardieri S, Valesini G. Outcome of Pregnancy in Italian Patients with Primary Sjögren Syndrome. J Rheumatol 2013; 40:1143-7. [DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.121518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Objective.To investigate pregnancy and fetal outcomes in patients with primary Sjögren syndrome (pSS).Methods.An obstetric history of 36 women with established diagnosis of pSS at pregnancy was obtained from a multicenter cohort of 1075 patients. In a subgroup case-control analysis, 12 deliveries in patients with pSS were compared with 96 control deliveries.Results.Thirty-six women (31 with anti-SSA/Ro and/or anti-SSB/La antibodies) with an established diagnosis of pSS had 45 pregnancies with the delivery of 40 newborns. Two miscarriages, 2 fetal deaths, and 1 induced abortion were recorded. Mean age at the first pregnancy was 33.9 years; mean number of pregnancies was 1.25; 18/40 (45%) cesarean births were delivered; mean pregnancy length was 38.5 weeks (range 32–43), with 6 preterm deliveries. The mean Apgar score at 5 min was 8.9, mean birthweight was 2920 g (range 826–4060 g). Congenital heart block (CHB) occurred in 2/40 (5%) newborns. The reported rate of breastfeeding for at least 1 month was 60.5%. In 4/40 pregnancies (10%) a flare of disease activity was observed within a year from delivery. In the case-control subgroup analysis, 12 deliveries were compared with 96 controls and no significant differences were found.Conclusion.Patients with pSS can have successful pregnancies, which might be followed by a mild relapse. CHB was the only cause of death for offspring of mothers with pSS.
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Iannuccelli C, Spinelli FR, Guzzo MP, Priori R, Conti F, Ceccarelli F, Pietropaolo M, Olivieri M, Minniti A, Alessandri C, Gattamelata A, Valesini G, Di Franco M. Fatigue and widespread pain in systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren's syndrome: symptoms of the inflammatory disease or associated fibromyalgia? Clin Exp Rheumatol 2012; 30:117-121. [PMID: 23261010] [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] [Received: 11/01/2012] [Accepted: 11/20/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Fatigue and generalised pain are debilitating symptoms that negatively impact the quality of life in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). Chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue are the clinical hallmarks of fibromyalgia (FM), a clinical entity which can be associated to connective tissue disease. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of FM syndrome, fatigue and widespread pain in SLE and pSS patients and to evaluate the contribution of inflammatory disease and FM on those constitutional symptoms. Fifty SLE and 50 pSS patients were enrolled in the study. Patients rated fatigue, pain, and disease activity using a 100-mm visual analogue scale and completed the Health Assessment Questionnaire and the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire. Zung depression and anxiety scales were used to quantify mood disorders. Tender points were evaluated using an algometer. Disease activity score as evaluated for each SLE and pSS patient. Fibromyalgia has been diagnosed in a significantly higher percentage of SLE patients than pSS patients (32% vs. 18%, p=0.022) even if the percentage of patients reporting fatigue and pain was higher among pSS patients. No correlation with disease activity was observed in either group of patients. FM seems to contribute to constitutional symptoms more in SLE than in pSS, suggesting a different underlying cause of fatigue and widespread pain in these two different connective tissue diseases.
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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Minniti A, Bissoli L, Di Francesco V, Olivieri M, Mandragona R, Mazzali G, Fontana G, Corzato F, Costa A, Bosello O, Zamboni M. Comparison of physical and psychological status in younger and older overweight-obese women. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2011; 21:909-914. [PMID: 20674307 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2010.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2009] [Revised: 01/25/2010] [Accepted: 02/17/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Obesity prevalence is noticeably growing, even in the elderly. Most of the studies concerning the impact of obesity in the elderly evaluated physical co-morbidities, whilst very few data are available on psychological co-morbidities in people ≥ 60 years of age. The present study aimed to compare anthropometrical measures, physical co-morbidities and psychosocial factors correlated with overweight and obesity in younger and elderly people. METHODS AND RESULTS In 456 women in the age range of 18-59 years and 128 women in the age range of 60-80 years with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25/kg m², body weight, height and waist and hip circumferences were measured. The presence of co-morbidities such as osteoarthritis, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and hypercholesterolaemia was assessed. The Obesity Related Well Being 97 Questionnaire (ORWELL 97), Body Uneasiness Test (BUT), Symptom Check List 90 (SCL 90) and Binge Eating Scale (BES) tests were used to evaluate psychometric variables. BMI was not significantly different between younger overweight-obese subjects and older overweight-obese subjects, whereas waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were significantly higher in the elderly. Osteoarthritis, hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia were significantly more frequent in the elderly. Older overweight-obese subjects had better scores in most of the psychometric questionnaires. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that older overweight-obese subjects have generally more physical co-morbidities but a better psychological status than younger adults, despite similar BMI. These data may contribute to a better understanding of obesity consequences in the elderly and may help clinicians to differentiate obesity treatments in relation to patients' age.
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- A Minniti
- Department of Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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Cornelis F, Zuazo I, Bonnefoy O, Abric B, Borocco A, Strainchamps P, Tauzin C, Faure D, Minniti A, Ledoyer G, Bersani D, Lippa A. Diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome. Value of angiography in the sitting position (in French). Clin Imaging 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2008.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cornelis F, Zuazo I, Bonnefoy O, Abric B, Borocco A, Strainchamps P, Tauzin C, Faure D, Minniti A, Ledoyer G, Bersani D, Lippa A. Diagnostic des syndromes du défilécervico-thoraco-brachial : apport de l’artériographieréalisée en position assise. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 89:47-52. [DOI: 10.1016/s0221-0363(08)70369-x] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Di Francesco V, Sacco T, Zamboni M, Bissoli L, Zoico E, Mazzali G, Minniti A, Salanitri T, Cancelli F, Bosello O. Weight Loss and Quality of Life Improvement in Obese Subjects Treated with Sibutramine: A Double-Blind Randomized Multicenter Study. Ann Nutr Metab 2007; 51:75-81. [PMID: 17356258 DOI: 10.1159/000100824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2006] [Accepted: 08/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Obesity affects cardiovascular risk and also quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was to test weight loss and impact on QoL after sibutramine treatment in obese subjects. METHODS Double-blind randomized trial on 309 outpatients (51 males, 258 females; age 41.8 +/- 10.9 years, BMI 35.0 +/- 3.1 kg/m(2)) randomized to sibutramine (n = 154) or to placebo (n = 155) treatment. A combination of sibutramine 10 mg or matching placebo and a balanced hypocaloric diet was given for 6 months with monthly evaluations. The main outcome measures were weight loss, the impact of weight on QoL, BMI, and waist circumference. RESULTS The mean weight reduction was 8.2 kg in the sibutramine group and 3.9 in the placebo group at 6 months (p < 0.01). 40% of the sibutramine subjects and 14% of the control subjects lost > or =10% of their body weight (p < 0.01). The improvement in the impact of weight on QoL was statistically significant only in the sibutramine group at 6 months (mean -12.5 vs. -4.5 points; p < 0.01). In the sibutramine group the reduction in BMI (-3.1 vs. -1.4 kg/m(2)) and waist circumference (7.7 vs. 3.5 cm) was significantly greater (p < 0.001). The incidence of adverse events was low and similar to the placebo. CONCLUSIONS This study confirmed that sibutramine significantly enhances the effect of diet on weight loss, BMI and waist circumference reduction, and showed a significant improvement of QoL.
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- V Di Francesco
- Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Clinica Geriatrica, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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Minniti A, Montaundon M, Jougon J, Hourneau M, Begueret H, Laurent F, Velly JF. Liposarcoma of the pleural cavity. An exceptional tumour. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2005; 63:170-2. [PMID: 16312209 DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2005.637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Primitive liposarcomas of the pleura are exceptional tumours. We report a new case of primitive liposarcoma of the pleura revealed by chest pains in a 50 year old man. Computed tomography showed a large fat density mass in the left pleural cavity. Surgical resection was performed, completed with adjuvant radiotherapy. Few reports are available in the literary world. We present our case, review previously reported cases and discuss treatment.
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- A Minniti
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Bordeaux, MHL Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux, France.
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- A Panebianco
- Department of Veterinary Public Health, Section of Inspection of Food of Animal Origin, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Minniti A, Bissoli L, Di Francesco V, Olivieri M, Mandragona R, Mazzali G, Residori L, Zamboni M, Bosello O. The relationship between body image and quality of life in treatment-seeking overweight women. Eat Weight Disord 2004; 9:206-10. [PMID: 15656015 DOI: 10.1007/bf03325068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To test the impact of body image on quality of life in overweight and obese people; to evaluate longitudinally the relationship between changes in body image, anthropometrical measurements and quality of life. DESIGN A cross-sectional study and a longitudinal study in a sub-sample after 6 months. SUBJECTS 308 women in the cross-sectional study and 56 in the longitudinal study, aged 21-65, with body mass index (BMI) > 25 kg/m2 and selected from people who had been sought treatment for overweight in our Institute from 1998 to 2001. MEASUREMENTS Body weight, body height, waist and hip circumferences. The ORWELL 97 questionnaire to evaluate the obesity related quality of life (ORQL) and the BUT questionnaire to assess the body image (BI) were used. RESULTS The BUT score was the variable that explained the greatest amount of variance of ORWELL 97 both in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Despite no significant differences in athropometrical variables were found between subjects who dropped out and those who did not, psychometrical scores were significantly better in patients still in treatment in follow-up. CONCLUSION BI is related to subjective ORQL independently of anthropometrical measurements both at baseline and after treatment. Better psychometrical scores in people still in treatment after 6 months suggest that BI could be considered one of the variables which influence compliance to the treatment program, this fact needs more investigations and could be of interest in obesity treatment outcome studies.
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- A Minniti
- Department of Biomedical and Surgical Sciences, Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Nutrition, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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Minniti A, Roncheau V, Plagnol P. [Our experience with Van Cleefs clips. Analysis of middle-term results]. G Chir 2004; 25:160-2. [PMID: 15382472] [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: 04/30/2023]
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of Van Cleef's intervention, performed in operating theater with a road mapping X-ray to document the procedure. Between January 1999 and April 2001, 35 patients and 38 legs were treated with our surgical technique. Mean follow-up was 42.6 months. The feasibility was excellent and the material well supported. The Authors conclude that the procedure, in selected subjects, may be an alternative to other surgical methods in the treatment of superficial venous disease.
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- A Minniti
- Università di Bordeaux, Hôpital Pasteur, Servizio di Chirurgia Generale e Vascolare, France
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Minniti A, Dubrez J, Jougon J, Vona A, Cruz J, Velly JF. [Thoracoplasty: the current role]. G Chir 2002; 23:121-4. [PMID: 12163997] [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: 02/26/2023]
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The Authors report a retrospective analysis of 29 patients who underwent thoracoplasty between 1990 and 1999. The mean follow-up period was 30 months. The median age was 55 years. The peri-operative mortality rate was 6.8%. The control of space obliteration, space infection and closure of the bronchopleural fistula was achieved in 27 patients. This article also discusses surgical history of thoracoplasty, technique adopted and its current application.
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- A Minniti
- Ospedale Haut-Lévêque, Servizio di Chirurgia Toracica, Università di Bordeaux, France
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Jougon J, Minniti A, Bégueret H, Dromer C, Delcambre F, Mac Bride T, Velly JF. [Solitary fibrous thoracic tumor: a rare tumor with unpredictable course]. Rev Pneumol Clin 2002; 58:35-38. [PMID: 11981504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A 68-year-old woman presented chest pain and exercise-induced dypnea for one year. Diagnosis was a thoracic solitary fibrous tumor. These tumors are very rare. Clinical outcome is generally good except in 13% of the cases with a malignant component. Complete surgical resection is required.
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- J Jougon
- Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital du Haut-Lévêque, CHU de Bordeaux, 33604 Pessac
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Jougon J, Delcambre F, MacBride T, Minniti A, Velly JF. [Mortality from iatrogenic esophageal perforations is high: experience of 54 treated cases]. Ann Chir 2002; 127:26-31. [PMID: 11833302 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-3944(01)00660-5] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To underline the severity of instrumental esophageal perforations and to discuss their management. PATIENTS AND METHODS Data from patients treated for instrumental esophageal perforation were collected retrospectively from 1980 to 1995 then prospectively since 1995 to 2000. RESULTS Fifty-four patients were treated for instrumental perforations. Perforation occurred after exploratory endoscopy (n = 24), endoscopic dilation (n = 13), attempted tracheal intubation (n = 5), foreign body extraction (n = 5), treatment of esophageal varices (n = 4), trans-esophageal echocardiography (n = 2), and duodenal prosthesis implantation (n = 1). Clinical manifestations were immediate in 18 cases and delayed in all others, with an interval before treatment ranging from 2 hours to 45 days (mean = 70 hours). All patients were operated after large spectrum antibiotherapy and intensive care, except 3 who were treated medically due to their poor general condition. Fourteen (26%) patients died, including the 3 non-operated ones. CONCLUSION Instrumental esophageal perforations are associated with a high mortality, probably due to the poor general condition of the patients. Diagnosis of these perforations is often delayed. A good experience of endoscopic maneuveurs and adequate post-endoscopic monitoring could allow earlier surgical treatment with lower mortality.
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- J Jougon
- Service de chirurgie thoracique, hôpital de Haut-Lévèque, CHU de Bordeaux, 33604 Pessac, France.
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OBJECTIVE To raise awareness of this complication of tracheal intubation, to emphasize the gravity due to delayed diagnosis, and to advocate a surgical treatment. METHODS Between April 1980 and January 2000, 97 patients were treated for esophageal perforation in our department. We reviewed the cases of perforation occurring after attempted tracheal intubation. Each case is presented. Discussion is focused on diagnosis and treatment. RESULTS Esophageal perforation occurred after attempted endotracheal intubation in five cases among 58 iatrogenic perforations. There were four women and one man (mean age 72 years). In all cases, it was for a planned operation. Intubation was performed by a single lumen tube in three cases and a double lumen tube in two cases. Presenting symptoms were acute in one case and insidious in four cases. Free interval before diagnosis and treatment was long in all but one case, with an average of 179 h (range 5--432). Two patients suffered from septic shock when they were transferred. All patients were operated on. Two patients died. CONCLUSION Post intubation esophageal perforation is one of the most life threatening esophageal perforation. Delayed diagnosis is the first cause of gravity. Prevention of this complication begins with recognition of a potentially difficult intubation. Good outcome follows from rapid diagnosis and early surgical treatment.
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- J Jougon
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Haut-Lévèque Hospital, 33604 Pessac, France.
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Minniti A, Jougon J, Dubrez J, Barone M, Cantini O, Velly JF. [Thymectomy in myasthenia gravis. A series of 68 patients]. G Chir 2001; 22:117-21. [PMID: 11370217] [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: 04/16/2023]
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Since January 1988 to December 1998, by the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Haut-Lévêque Hospital, University of Bordeaux, 68 consecutive patients were operated for myasthenia gravis. The aim of our study was to evaluate the results obtained in a group of patients who underwent a thymectomy for myasthenia gravis, in order to contribute for the determination of the prognostic factors which can influence the post-operative course. This series consists on 68 patients. Females were predominant, 41 patients (60.2%) versus 27 males (39.7%). The age extended between 15 and 80 years, average of 45.2 years. The follow-up concerned 52 patients (76.4%); out of there, 8 are in complete remission (15.3%), 31 (59.6%) are in a phase of clinical improvement, 11 patients did not benefit from thymectomy (21.1%), 1 patient died immediately after the surgical operation, I patient died some years after the surgical operation for another reason. In conclusion the thymectomy is a beneficial procedure for myasthenia gravis patients.
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- A Minniti
- Servizio di Chirurgia Toracica Ospedale Haut-Lévêque, Università di Bordeaux
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Minniti A, Jougon J, Barone M, Belleannee G, Velly JF. [A case of extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma of the thoracic wall]. G Chir 2000; 21:450-2. [PMID: 11227145] [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: 02/19/2023]
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The Authors report a case of extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma of thoracic wall in a 15-year-old sport-man, who complained about pain in the left upper extremity. The diagnosis was performed by radiology (ultrasound study, TC, RM) and pre-operative needle-aspiration biopsy. The patient was treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy, wide surgical resection and, then, radiotherapy. Neither local recurrence nor metastases have developed for 8 months.
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- A Minniti
- Servizio di Chirurgia Toracica, Ospedale Haut-Lévèque, Università di Bordeaux II, Francia
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