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Mainardi VL, Rubert M, Sabato C, de Leeuw A, Arrigoni C, Dubini G, Candrian C, Müller R, Moretti M. Culture of 3D Bioprinted Bone Constructs Requires an Increased Fluid Dynamic Stimulation. Acta Biomater 2022; 153:374-385. [PMID: 36108964 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2022.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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In vitro flow-induced mechanical stimulation of developing bone tissue constructs has been shown to favor mineral deposition in scaffolds seeded with cells directly exposed to the fluid flow. However, the effect of fluid dynamic parameters, such as shear stress (SS), within 3D bioprinted constructs is still unclear. Thus, this study aimed at correlating the SS levels and the mineral deposition in 3D bioprinted constructs, evaluating the possible dampening effect of the hydrogel. Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) were embedded in 3D bioprinted porous structures made of alginate and gelatin. 3D bioprinted constructs were cultured in an osteogenic medium assessing the influence of different flow rates (0, 0.7 and 7 ml/min) on calcium and collagen deposition through histology, and bone volume (BV) through micro-computed tomography. Uniform distribution of calcium and collagen was observed in all groups. Nevertheless, BV significantly increased in perfused groups as compared to static control, ranging from 0.35±0.28 mm3, 11.90±8.74 mm3 and 25.81±5.02 mm3 at week 3 to 2.28±0.78 mm3, 22.55±2.45 mm3 and 46.05±5.95 mm3 at week 6 in static, 0.7 and 7 ml/min groups, respectively. SS values on construct fibers in the range 10-100 mPa in 7 ml/min samples were twice as high as those in 0.7 ml/min samples showing the same trend of BV. The obtained results suggest that it is necessary to enhance the flow-induced mechanical stimulation of cell-embedding hydrogels to increase the amount of mineral deposited by hMSCs, compared to what is generally reported for the development of in vitro bone constructs. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: : Culture of 3D Bioprinted Bone Constructs Requires an Increased Fluid Dynamic Stimulation, In this study, we evaluated for the first time how the hydrogel structure dampens the effect of flow-induced mechanical stimulation during the culture of 3D bioprinted bone tissue constructs. By combining computational and experimental techniques we demonstrated that those shear stress thresholds generally considered for culturing cells seeded on scaffold surface, are no longer applicable when cells are embedded in 3D bioprinted constructs. Significantly, more bone volume was formed in constructs exposed to shear stress values generally considered as detrimental than in constructs exposed shear stress values generally considered as beneficial after 3 weeks and 6 weeks of dynamic culture using a perfusion bioreactor.
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- V L Mainardi
- Regenerative Medicine Technologies Lab, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Bellinzona 6500, Switzerland; Laboratory of Biological Structures Mechanics (LaBS), Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Milan 20133, Italy; Laboratory for Bone Biomechanics, Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Bone Biomechanics, Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biological Structures Mechanics (LaBS), Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Milan 20133, Italy; Laboratory for Bone Biomechanics, Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Bone Biomechanics, Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland
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- Regenerative Medicine Technologies Lab, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Bellinzona 6500, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biological Structures Mechanics (LaBS), Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Milan 20133, Italy
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- Servizio di Traumatologia e Ortopedia, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Lugano 6900, Switzerland; Euler Institute, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano 6900, Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Bone Biomechanics, Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093, Switzerland.
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- Regenerative Medicine Technologies Lab, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Bellinzona 6500, Switzerland; Euler Institute, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano 6900, Switzerland; Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan 20161, Italy.
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Piscitelli A, Agodi A, Agozzino E, Arrigoni C, Barchitta M, Brusaferro S, Castaldi S, Castiglia P, Cozzi L, D'Errico MM, De Caro F, De Giglio O, Iannazzo S, Laganà P, Laurenti P, Mascipinto S, Montagna MT, Mura I, Pasquarella C, Veronesi L, Rossi F, Ripabelli G, Rossini A, Scippa F, Sodano L, Squeri R, Staniscia T, Torregrossa V, Auxilia F. The Clean Care Contest: promoting hand hygiene among healthcare and medical students. Ann Ig 2021; 32:462-471. [PMID: 32744581 DOI: 10.7416/ai.2020.2370] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Despite continuing efforts, compliance rates and knowledge of best practices in hand hygiene remain disappointing. Recognizing that conventional educational tools seem out of touch with young people and that the med and messages contents need refreshing, the Italian Study Group of Hospital Hygiene of the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health devised a novel approach to promote the creation of innovative educational tools for improving knowledge of, and compliance with, hand hygiene rules among healthcare and medical students. METHODS A contest in creating educational material on hand hygiene practices involved university students of nursing and medicine, and of other healthcare degrees. Students from the universities of the GISIO network were invited to create educational material (e.g., videos, posters, presentations, leaflets, and screensavers) to be presented by May 5th 2019 during the World Hand Hygiene Day / Save Lives: Clean Your Hands Global Annual Initiative of the World Health Organization). A local and a national winners were awarded. RESULTS Three different local and national contests were performed during 2016, 2017 and 2018. During the three-year period, more than 270 educational tools have been developed: 130 (48%) were judged useful for hand hygiene promotion campaigns. The most frequent projects participating in the contests were videos (39%), posters (29%), leaflets (14%), and others (18%) submitted by more than 1,500 students of nursing (40%), medicine (31%), dentistry (7%), and of other healthcare courses in 14 universities. Products were evaluated by a local committee and, subsequently, local winners represented their University in a national contest. CONCLUSIONS The contest provided a framework for the creation of innovative and potentially effective educational tools via an engaging approach that leveraged student creativity. Given the need to improve compliance rates, this study suggests that new ways can be advantageously explored to teach hand hygiene procedures and increase awareness of the importance of their consistent use among healthcare and medical students.
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- A Piscitelli
- Hospital Health Management, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Unit of Hygiene, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, IRCCS Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Italy
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- School of Specialization in Pediatrics, University of Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Marche Polytechnic University, Torrette di Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, Odontoiatrics University of Salerno, Fisciano (SA), Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Prevention, ASL Roma 3, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery University of Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery University of Parma, Italy
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- European Institute of Design, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, Italy
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- IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation Rome, Italy
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- Our Lady of Good Counsel, Catholic University, Elbasan, Albania
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- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara "G. D'Annunzio", Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties University of Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, ASST Fatebenefratelli - Sacco, Milan, Italy
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Rancati T, Possenti L, Mecchi L, Cicchetti A, Arrigoni C, Petta D, Bersini S, El Bezawy R, Doldi V, Giandini T, Stucchi C, Costantino M, Moretti M. PO-1918 Studying radioinduced damage to microvasculature through 3D in-vitro models. Radiother Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)08369-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Trenta AM, Belloni S, Ausili D, Caruso R, Arrigoni C, Vellone E, Moro M, Dellafiore F. The lived experience of patients with a left ventricular assist device during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study. Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurjcn/zvab060.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Background
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare delivery systems have undergone significant alterations to prioritize access to care for patients affected by the novel coronavirus, while treatments and check-ups for chronic patients have often been postponed. Among chronic patients, people with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) have been particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic since they require frequent medical check-ups to detect any initial complications. So far, no studies investigating the lived experiences of LVAD patients during the COVID-19 pandemic have been conducted.
Purpose
This study explored the lived experiences of people with an LVAD during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods
A qualitative analysis was conducted based on the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) methodology. Eight men with an LVAD (median age 72.5, range 65-82 years) participated in audio-recorded, semi-structured, in-depth interviews exploring changes in their daily lives during the pandemic and how they responded to them. Journaling and triangulation were used to enhance the rigour of the study.
Results
Two main themes were extracted from the data: psychological distress and moving forward. Initially, LVAD patients experienced distress because they feared being infected and were worried that they could not receive adequate treatment in case of emergency due to changes in the healthcare delivery system. However, they employed different coping strategies (i.e. taking control of their health, keeping a positive attitude, seeking support) that allowed them to deal with this difficult situation and to move forward.
Conclusions
This study provides the first insights into the experiences of LVAD patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings could help clinicians identify LVAD patients’ needs and develop targeted interventions.
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- AM Trenta
- Cardiology Center Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Educational and Research Unit, Milan, Italy
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- University of Milan-Bicocca, Department of Medicine and Surgery, Monza, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Health Professions Research and Development Unit, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- University of Pavia, Department of Publich Health, Pavia, Italy
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- University of Rome Tor Vergata, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Rome, Italy
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- Cardiology Center Monzino IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Health Professions Research and Development Unit, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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Falcone G, Arrigoni C, Dellafiore F, Gallucci F, Milani V, Boveri S, Ausili D, Caruso R. A systematic review and Meta-analysis on the association between Hand-Foot Syndrome (HFS) and Cancer Chemotherapy Efficacy. Clin Ter 2019; 170:e388-e395. [PMID: 31612198 DOI: 10.7417/ct.2019.2165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Hand-foot syndrome (HFS) is a common skin toxicity of traditional chemotherapies. Some studies showed that HFS has an association with progression-free survival (PFS) and the overall survival (OS). So far, there is not available any systematic literature reviews or meta-analysis aimed to assess the associations between HFS, PFS and OS. For this reason, this study aims to quantitatively summarize, critically review, and interpret the recent literature related to the associations between HFS and efficacy of chemotherapy in terms of PFS and OS. Queries shaped by PICOM framework, a systematic search of three electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, and Science Direct) was carried out for the period between January 2010 and December 2017. Quantitative data pooling was based on the calculation of Hazard Ratio (HR) with 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI) for the OS and PFS associated to the presence of HFS, through the data of original publications. Five papers were included in this systematic review for the quantitative data pooling. Patients with HFS showed improved PFS (HR = 0.532 [0.431-0.656]; p = 0.000) and improved OS (HR = 0.522 [0.427-0.638]; p = 0.000). HFS causes a reduction of compliance with oncology treatments. Healthcare providers should use this result as a trigger to foster patients' coping and the one of their family caregivers, enhancing their adherence to cancer treatments.
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- G Falcone
- AOU Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi Bologna
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Section of Hygiene, University of Pavia
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- Health Professions Research and Development Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese (Mi)
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- Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Giovanni Pascale, Napoli
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- Scientific Directorate, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese (Mi)
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- Scientific Directorate, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese (Mi)
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Health Professions Research and Development Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese (Mi)
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Veronesi L, Giudice L, Agodi A, Arrigoni C, Baldovin T, Barchitta M, Benedetti T, Caggiano G, Cannizzaro SG, De Giglio O, D'Errico M, Destri S, Fiorentini R, Gentile L, Mannone A, Mascipinto S, Mercuri M, Montagna MT, Novati R, Oriani R, Ortolani S, Pennino F, Ripabelli G, Rossini A, Sammarco ML, Sodano L, Squeri R, Tamarri F, Tamburro M, Torre I, Troiani S, Pasquarella C. A multicentre study on epidemiology and prevention of needle stick injuries among students of nursing schools. Ann Ig 2019; 30:99-110. [PMID: 30374515 DOI: 10.7416/ai.2018.2254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Among the health professions with a long period of training, the students of the Nursing Bachelor's Degree are the most exposed to biological risk resulting from accidents, in particular with needles and cutting edges. The aim of the study was to estimate the frequency and the circumstances for the occurrence of needle stick injuries, as a knowledge base for targeted prevention interventions. METHODS The study was carried out between May and July 2017 in 11 Universities in Italy and 1 in Albania (associated with the "Tor Vergata" University of Rome). An anonymous semi-structured questionnaire was proposed to 1st (second semester), 2nd and 3rd year students of Nursing Bachelor's Degree. RESULTS A total of 2742 questionnaires were collected. The average age of participants was 22.9 years (median 22, range 19-60 years), 73% of whom were females. A total of 381 injuries were reported. Three hundred and sixteen students (11.8%) underwent at least 1 injury (12.7% among females, 9.7% among males); 41 students declared two or more injuries; four students did not report the number of injuries occurred. The first injury occurred, as an average, 17 days after the start of the internship (median 15 days) and, in 25% of the cases, during the first 9 days. The highest percentage of accidents occurred during the first internship (25.3% of the total) and decreased with the progress of the training path. The injuries occurred in 38% of cases during drug preparation, 24% when disposing of sharp devices, 15% while re-capping needles, 13% during blood sampling and 10% in other circumstances. In 51.2% of cases, the needle was not sterile. Among the nursing students who suffered a needle stick injury, 58.1% declared that they had performed the post-exposure prophylaxis. 96% of students stated to be vaccinated against Hepatitis B virus. Amongst the students who had their serological status checked (74%), 18% stated the antibody titre was not protective. 49.8% of students answered to have been trained in advance on the correct procedures to avoid needle stick and cutting edges injuries in each clinical ward attended, 41.2% referred that this occurred only in some wards and 10% in no ward at all. CONCLUSION The results of this study show a high percentage of needle stick injuries in students of the Nursing Bachelor's Degree. Therefore, there is a need for careful reflection on the most effective methods of targeted training acquisition of knowledge, skills and behavioural models useful for the exercise of the profession.
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- L Veronesi
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies 'GF Ingrassia', University of Catania, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Hygiene and Public Health Unit, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies 'GF Ingrassia', University of Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Marche Polithecnical University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Marche Polithecnical University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Marche Polithecnical University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, Hygiene and Public Health Unit, University of Padua, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Marche Polithecnical University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Marche Polithecnical University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Marche Polithecnical University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University "Federico II" of Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Hospital Santa Lucia, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Catholic University "Our Lady of Good Counsel", Tirana-Elbasan, Albania
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- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphological Imaging, University of Messina, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University "Federico II" of Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Marche Polithecnical University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy
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Agodi A, Barchitta M, Auxilia F, Brusaferro S, D'Errico MM, Montagna MT, Pasquarella C, Tardivo S, Arrigoni C, Fabiani L, Laurenti P, Mattaliano AR, Orsi GB, Squeri R, Torregrossa MV, Mura I. Epidemiology of intensive care unit-acquired sepsis in Italy: results of the SPIN-UTI network. Ann Ig 2019; 30:470-481. [PMID: 30374508 DOI: 10.7416/ai.2018.2247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sepsis is the major cause of mortality from any infectious disease worldwide. Sepsis may be the result of a healthcare associated infection (HAI): the most frequent adverse events during care delivery especially in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). The main aim of the present study was to describe the epidemiology of ICU-acquired sepsis and related outcomes among patients enrolled in the framework of the Italian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance in ICUs - SPIN-UTI project. STUDY DESIGN Prospective multicenter study. METHODS The SPIN-UTI network adopted the European protocols for patient-based HAI surveillance. RESULTS During the five editions of the SPIN-UTI project, from 2008 to 2017, 47.0% of HAIs has led to sepsis in 832 patients. Overall, 57.0% episodes were classified as sepsis, 20.5% as severe sepsis and 22.5% as septic shock. The most common isolated microorganisms from sepsis episodes were Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The case fatality rate increased with the severity of sepsis and the mean length of ICU-stay was significantly higher in patients with ICU-acquired sepsis than in patients without. CONCLUSION Our study provides evidence that ICU-acquired sepsis occurs frequently in Italian ICU patients and is associated with a high case fatality rate and increased length of stay. However, in order to explain these findings further analyses are needed in this population of ICU patients.
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- A Agodi
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Unit of Hygiene, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italia; Institute of Public Health, Hygiene Section, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother-Child Care "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Biagioli V, Caruso R, Dellafiore F, Belloni S, Arrigoni C, Piredda A. A bottom-up approach for prioritising the scientific activities of the Italian Association of Cancer Nurses (AIIAO): Rationale and topic identification. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz277.016] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Tardivo S, Moretti F, Nobile M, Agodi A, Appignanesi R, Arrigoni C, Baldovin T, Brusaferro S, Canino R, Carli A, Chiesa R, D'Alessandro D, D'Errico MM, Giuliani G, Montagna MT, Moro M, Mura II, Novati R, Orsi GB, Pasquarella C, Privitera G, Ripabelli G, Rossini A, Saia M, Sodano L, Torregrossa MV, Torri E, Zarrilli R, Auxilia F, SItI G. Definition of criteria and indicators for the prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) in hospitals for the purposes of Italian institutional accreditation and performance monitoring. Ann Ig 2018; 29:529-547. [PMID: 29048451 DOI: 10.7416/ai.2017.2183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are an important issue in terms of quality of care. HAIs impact patient safety by contributing to higher rates of preventable mortality and prolonged hospitalizations. In Italy, analysis of the currently available accreditation systems shows a substantial heterogeneity of approaches for the prevention and surveillance of HAIs in hospitals. The aim of the present study is to develop and propose the use of a synthetic assessment tool that could be implemented homogenously throughout the nation. METHODS An analysis of nine international and of the 21 Italian regional accreditation systems was conducted in order to identify requirements and indicators implemented for HAI prevention and control. Two relevant reviews on this topic were further analyzed to identify additional evidence-based criteria. The project team evaluated all the requirements and indicators with consensus meeting methodology, then those applicable to the Italian context were grouped into a set of "focus areas". RESULTS The analysis of international systems and Italian regional accreditation manuals led to the identification respectively of 19 and 14 main requirements, with relevant heterogeneity in their application. Additional evidence-based criteria were included from the reviews analysis. From the consensus among the project team members all the standards were compared and 20 different thematic areas were identified, with a total of 96 requirements and indicators for preventing and monitoring HAIs. CONCLUSIONS The study reveals a great heterogeneity in the definition of accreditation criteria between the Italian regions. The introduction of a uniform, synthetic assessment instrument, based on the review of national and international standards, may serve as a self-assessment tool to evaluate the achievement of a minimum standards set for HAIs prevention and control in healthcare facilities. This may be used as an assessment tool by the Italian institutional accreditation system, also useful to reduce regional disparities.
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- S Tardivo
- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Management Department, G. Pini Orthopedic Institute, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies 'GF Ingrassia', University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Management Department, Asur Zt 12, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Section of Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Medical Direction Department, Oglio-Po Hospital, Vicomoscano - Casalmaggiore, Cremona, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Programming Acquisition and Control Department, Asl Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Civil Building and Environmental Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Public Health, Polytechnic University of Marche, Torrette di Ancona, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Medical Direction, Infections Control Committee, G. Salvini Hospital, Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Direction, Infections Control Committee, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Hygiene Unit, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Medical Direction, Aosta Regional Hospital, Aosta, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research, N.T.M.S., University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Medical Direction, IRCCS Santa Lucia Scientific Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Veneto Region Health Directorate, Palazzo Molin San Polo Venice, Italy
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- Department of Medical Direction, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sciences for Health Promotion "G. D'Alessandro" - Hygiene Section, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Health and Social Policy, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Italian Study Group of Hospital Hygiene - Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Italy
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Bersini S, Gilardi M, Mora M, Krol S, Arrigoni C, Candrian C, Zanotti S, Moretti M. Tackling muscle fibrosis: From molecular mechanisms to next generation engineered models to predict drug delivery. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2018. [PMID: 29518415 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2018.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Muscle fibrosis represents the end stage consequence of different diseases, among which muscular dystrophies, leading to severe impairment of muscle functions. Muscle fibrosis involves the production of several growth factors, cytokines and proteolytic enzymes and is strictly associated to inflammatory processes. Moreover, fibrosis causes profound changes in tissue properties, including increased stiffness and density, lower pH and oxygenation. Up to now, there is no therapeutic approach able to counteract the fibrotic process and treatments directed against muscle pathologies are severely impaired by the harsh conditions of the fibrotic environment. The design of new therapeutics thus need innovative tools mimicking the obstacles posed by the fibrotic environment to their delivery. This review will critically discuss the role of in vivo and 3D in vitro models in this context and the characteristics that an ideal model should possess to help the translation from bench to bedside of new candidate anti-fibrotic agents.
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Talò G, Turrisi C, Arrigoni C, Recordati C, Gerges I, Tamplenizza M, Cappelluti A, Riboldi S, Moretti M. Cover Image, Volume 49, Issue 2. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/term.2649] [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: 11/08/2022]
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Arrigoni C, Puci M, Grugnetti AM, Collivasone L, Fenizia E, Borrelli P, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Piredda M, De Marinis MG. Italian version of Nursing Students' Perception of Instructor Caring (I-NSPIC): assessment of reliability and validity. BMC Med Educ 2017; 17:218. [PMID: 29149842 PMCID: PMC5693487 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-017-1032-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Clinical experience is an essential component of nursing education since it provides students with the opportunity to construct and develop clinical competencies. Instructor caring is a pivotal facilitator at the forefront of clinical education, playing a key and complex educating role in clinical sectors. For these reasons the aims of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of the Italian version of NSPIC (I-NSPIC). METHODS A validation multicentre study was conducted in three different Italian universities. A total of 333 nursing students were enrolled in the 2014/2015 academic year. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) with oblique rotation was performed to test the construct validity of I-NSPIC. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient and test retest via Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) analyses were done to assess the internal consistency and stability of the scale. A Spearman's correlation with another scale (CLES-T) was used to examine the concurrent validities. RESULTS Four factors (control versus flexibility, supportive learning climate, confidence through caring, appreciation of life meaning and respectful sharing) were identified in EFA. The Cronbach's alpha value showed that I-NSPIC was a reliable instrument (α = 0.94) and the ICC coefficient was satisfactory. CONCLUSION The I-NSPIC is a valid instrument for assessing the perception of instructor caring in Italian nursing students. It may also prove helpful in promoting the caring ability of nursing students and in increasing the caring interactions in the relationship between instructor and nursing students. The knowledge emerged from this study provide important insight in developing effective training strategies in the clinical training of undergraduate nursing students.
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- C. Arrigoni
- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Unit of Hygiene, University of Pavia, Via Forlanini, 2-27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pavia, Via Forlanini, 2-27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Unit of Hygiene, University of Pavia, Via Forlanini, 2-27100 Pavia, Italy
- IRCCS Policlinic San Matteo Foundation Pavia, Via Forlanini, 2-27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliera di Pavia, Corso Milano, 19, Vigevano, Pavia, Italy
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- Tor Vergata University, Faculty of Medicine, Via Montpellier, 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pavia, Via Forlanini, 2-27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Tor Vergata University, Faculty of Medicine, Via Montpellier, 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Tor Vergata University, Faculty of Medicine, Via Montpellier, 1, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Research Unit Nursing Science, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21-00128 Rome, Italy
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- Research Unit Nursing Science, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Via Alvaro del Portillo, 21-00128 Rome, Italy
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Vanzetta M, Dal Molin A, Vellone E, Alvaro R, Arrigoni C. Social media and nurse education: an integrative review of the literature. Ann Ig 2017; 28:187-201. [PMID: 27297195 DOI: 10.7416/ai.2016.2097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The exponential advance of social media has touched all areas of society, no exception for the professional and personal lives of healthcare people. The issue to be considered is not whether or not social media are being used, but how they are used. The line between proper and improper use, and even abuse, of social media is a subtle one. Thus, the key issue is to be aware of the tool that is being used and this should be supported with suitable training for healthcare professionals and, at an even earlier stage, for students at healthcare training institutions during their studies. OBJECTIVE To describe, through an integrative review of the literature, the use of social media by teachers and students during teaching activity and practical training courses. MATERIALS AND METHODS An integrative review of the literature was conducted in October 2014. The literature search was performed by consulting the main biomedical databases: PubMed, CINAHL and Embase. RESULTS The literature search brought up a total of 854 citations. 804 abstracts were excluded as they were not relevant. Of the remaining 50, 31 were excluded for not meeting the general criteria and, hence, only 19 articles were included. Two aspects emerged from the works selected: the use and potential of social media in nursing education and the ethical and professional implications of their use. CONCLUSIONS The analysis of the literature reveals two areas for further investigation: evaluating the level of moral awareness in nursing education with regards to the use of Web 2.0 communication tools and implementing teaching methods to promote the construction and development of moral reasoning in professionals.
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- M Vanzetta
- PhD, RN, Teacher Post graduate Degree Nursing Science, University of Pavia, Italy
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- PhD, MSN, RN, Coordinator of Nursing School, Biella Hospital, Piemonte Orientale University, Biella, Italy
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- PhD, RN Research Fellow in Nursing Science Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy
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- Associate Professor Nursing Science Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy
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- Research in Nursing Science, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Hygiene Section, University of Pavia, Italy
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Talò G, Turrisi C, Arrigoni C, Recordati C, Gerges I, Tamplenizza M, Cappelluti A, Riboldi S, Moretti M. Industrialization of a perfusion bioreactor: Prime example of a non‐straightforward process. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 2017; 12:405-415. [DOI: 10.1002/term.2480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2016] [Revised: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- G. Talò
- Cell and Tissue Engineering LaboratoryIRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi Milan Italy
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- Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e BioingegneriaPolitecnico di Milano Milan Italy
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- Cell and Tissue Engineering LaboratoryIRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi Milan Italy
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- Fondazione Filarete Milan Italy
- SEMM European School of Molecular Medicine Milano Italy
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- Cell and Tissue Engineering LaboratoryIRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi Milan Italy
- Regenerative Medicine Technologies LaboratoryEnte Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC) Lugano Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Regenerative Medicine (SIRM) Torricella‐Taverne Switzerland
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Arrigoni C, Grugnetti AM, Caruso R, Gallotti ML, Borrelli P, Puci M. Nursing students' clinical competencies: a survey on clinical education objectives. Ann Ig 2017; 29:179-188. [PMID: 28383609 DOI: 10.7416/ai.2017.2145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Developing clearly defined competencies and identifying strategies for their measurement remain unfortunately a critical aspect of nursing training. In the current international context, which continues to be characterised by deep economic crisis, universities have a fundamental role to play in redefining the educational goals to respond to the expectations of certain geographical areas of interest, as underscored in the Bologna Process (Joint Declaration of the European Ministers of Education Convened in Bologna 19 June 1999). DESIGN AND AIM OF STUDY The aim of this observational study was to examine the clinical learning context of nursing students using a tool developed by a team of teachers for the analysis of clinical learning. METHODS Redefinition of the clinical learning objectives with reference to the competencies set out in the questionnaire validated by Venturini et al. (2012) and the subsequent use of the tool created by the team of teachers for students in the first, second and third-year courses of the 2013/14 academic year, covering all the internships called for in those years. RESULTS All nursing students enrolled in the first, second and third year of the nursing undergraduate degree program at the University of Pavia (no. 471) participated in this survey. A total of 1,758 clinical internships were carried out: 461 for the first year, 471 for the second year and 826 for the third year. Setting objectives, beginning with the educational offerings in the several clinical contexts, represents a strong point for this process. The results highlight a level of heterogeneity and complexity intrinsic to the University of Pavia educational system, characterized by clinical settings with different clinical levels (Research hospital and other traditional hospitals) that offering different levels of training. CONCLUSIONS The use of the self-evaluation form for clinical learning made it possible to perform real-time observations of the training activities of the entire student body. An educational model structured in this way allows the student to develop their capacity for critical thinking. For educational activities, such a self-evaluation form represents an ideal instrument for identifying areas in need of improvement. This explorative study, carried out by means of a self-evaluation form, is the first-step toward the development of an educational programme that is more uniform and easily traceable within the academic system.
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- C Arrigoni
- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Unit of Hygiene, University of Pavia, Italy
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- IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Health Professions Research and Development Unit IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milano Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Unit of Hygiene, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Unit, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Unit, University of Pavia, Italy
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Bernardi C, Giannotti E, Magistrelli M, Pennella G, Arrigoni C. Lymphocytes subpopulations and cytokines as useful preclinical biomarkers following treatment with monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Toxicol Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2016.06.1398] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Gerges I, Tamplenizza M, Lopa S, Recordati C, Martello F, Tocchio A, Ricotti L, Arrigoni C, Milani P, Moretti M, Lenardi C. Creep-resistant dextran-based polyurethane foam as a candidate scaffold for bone tissue engineering: Synthesis, chemico-physical characterization, and in vitro and in vivo biocompatibility. INT J POLYM MATER PO 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2016.1163565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- I. Gerges
- Fondazione Filarete per le Bioscienze e l’innovazione, Milan, Italy
- Tensive s.r.l., Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione Filarete per le Bioscienze e l’innovazione, Milan, Italy
- Tensive s.r.l., Milan, Italy
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- Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione Filarete per le Bioscienze e l’innovazione, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione Filarete per le Bioscienze e l’innovazione, Milan, Italy
- Tensive s.r.l., Milan, Italy
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- SEMM, European School of Molecular Medicine, Campus IFOM-IEO, Milano, Italy
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- The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pontedera, Italy
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- Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Fondazione Filarete per le Bioscienze e l’innovazione, Milan, Italy
- CIMAINA, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopaedic Institute, Milan, Italy
- Regenerative Medicine Technologies Lab, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Lugano, Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Regenerative Medicine (SIRM), Taverne, Switzerland
- Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Fondazione Filarete per le Bioscienze e l’innovazione, Milan, Italy
- CIMAINA, Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Arrigoni C, Micheletti P, Grugnetti AM, Ferrari P, Borrelli P, Montomoli C, Pelissero G. The students' reasons to choose a nursing degree program: an Italian exploratory study. Ann Ig 2015; 26:570-7. [PMID: 25524082 DOI: 10.7416/ai.2014.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND From the international literature very interesting cues emerge about students' motivations to choose a Nursing Degree Program. Unfortunately, this phenomenon is largely unexplored in Italy. An observational study was conducted at the University of Pavia, with the aim to investigate the reasons underpinning the students' choice to enter a Nursing Degree Program. METHODS A semi-structured, self-administrated questionnaire was used for this single-center cross-sectional study. The questionnaire was aimed to investigate the reasons underpinning the students' choice to enter a Nursing Degree Program, using both open-ended and close-ended multiple choice questions. Descriptive statistics have been used to describe collected data. Open-ended response analysis was conducted through an exploratory and qualitative analysis of language. RESULTS Response rate was 71% (196/275). Our study results highlighted a variety of reasons that encourage students to begin a Nursing Degree Program: the feeling of usefulness (80%), the desire to help and to care people (78%), the interest in the sciences (71%), the compassion to the suffering people (66%). We also identified 4 categories that describe which characteristics a nurse should have according to the students' point of view: expertise; personal characteristics; to experience the professional life as a social function and to have interest in the health field. CONCLUSIONS Students' answers indicate that often the choice to enter a Nursing Degree Program is not supported by clear ideas and strong motivations. We consider it crucial to provide a realistic image of the nursing role and opportunities for career development, so that students can have the right elements to make a conscious choice. There is a need for more qualitative research to explore the reasons why students choose the Nursing Degree Program; moreover, to identify, from the beginning of the course, those students who are in crisis of motivation, in order to adopt support strategies that could enable them to successfully achieve academic career.
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- C Arrigoni
- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Polyclinic University Career Center, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, Italy
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Blonna D, Bellato E, Marini E, Barbasetti N, Mattei L, Fissore F, Arrigoni C, Castoldi F. Is fibromyalgia a cause of failure in the treatment of a painful shoulder? Musculoskelet Surg 2013; 97 Suppl 1:15-22. [PMID: 23588827 DOI: 10.1007/s12306-013-0255-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2012] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aims to review the incidence of fibromyalgia in a cohort of patients who were treated for shoulder pain and address whether a concomitant fibromyalgia could have had detrimental effect on outcomes. METHODS The treatment of 286 consecutive patients for shoulder pain was reviewed. RESULTS Eighteen patients (6.3 %) were diagnosed as having fibromyalgia, but in 13 of them (72 %), the diagnosis was initially missed. Five patients received a total of 11 surgeries for treatment of the shoulder. At an average follow-up of 15 months (range 12-27), the average new Oxford shoulder score (OS score) was 49 % (range 6-87 %). The average physical component of the Short-Form-12 Healthy Survey (SF-12) was 36 (range 21-55), and the mental component 30 (range 15-46). The Summary Outcome Determination score (SOD score) was 1.3 (range-3 to 6). CONCLUSIONS Fibromyalgia occurs relatively frequently in patients who complain of shoulder pain and it can be a cause of failure in the treatment of concomitant painful shoulder conditions.
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- D Blonna
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Mauriziano Umberto I Hospital, University of Turin Medical School, Largo Turati 62, Turin, Italy
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Arrigoni C, Miazza D, Gerra MT, Pelissero G. Prevention in the workplace and training of personnel: new methodological approaches. J Prev Med Hyg 2012; 53:14-19. [PMID: 22803314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In Italy since 15 years huge investments in term of human, material and economical resources have been allocated to prevention. However epidemiological data show unsatisfactory results. It's necessary and urgent to modify the general learning of prevention in order to increase all the actors involved in social and productive system. The aim of our project is to improve competencies and knowledge concerning hygiene in the workplace and prevention of nursing personnel, using cooperative-learning model, concerning the ways of transmission of infectious diseases, so that they will be able to develop their activities and being motivated in the adoption of safety proceedings. The results indicate, in all the participants groups, an improvement of their skills and knowledge about the correct behavioural procedures to limit biological hazards for themselves and for their patients. We observed increased motivation and awareness, a greater ability to take action when they see the adoption of inadequate or incorrect procedures by colleagues.
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- C Arrigoni
- Department of Public Health, Neuroscience, Experimental and Legal Medicine, Hygiene Section, University of Pavia, Italy.
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Greco G, Russu A, Arrigoni C, Magni P, De Nicolao G, Rocchetti M. Heart rate correction of the QT interval: A nonparametric individualized approach. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2008.05.061] [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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Since the publication, in 1997, of the CPMP (Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products) Points to Consider document on "The assessment of potential for QT prolongation by non-cardiovascular medicinal products," both regulatory bodies and the pharmaceutical industry have paid increasing attention to the conduct of careful preclinical studies on the subject. Regulatory attention has focused on the drafting of Safety Pharmacology guidelines through the ICH (International Conference on Harmonization) process, which resulted in approval by the ICH and acceptance by the three main regions (USA, Europe, and Japan) of the ICH S7A guideline. The guideline does not deal only with cardiovascular studies and does not provide guidance on QT investigations. This part has been deferred to a second guideline (ICH S7B). Nevertheless, pharmaceutical companies have implemented screening strategies aimed at selecting compounds that do not present QT liabilities. These strategies can differ according to the pharmaceutical class, while experimental models differ according to the stage of development of the compound. Several in vitro models are employed in discovery (radioligand binding, high-throughput patch clamp, efflux, and fluorescence assays). These models, coupled with in silico methods, allow companies to screen a high number of compounds. Other in vitro models, applied later in the R&D process (action potential duration, APD, in Purkinje fibers or papillary muscle and the isolated heart) are useful in better describing the activity of compounds on cardiac ion channels. The most robust and accepted in vivo test is represented by telemetry studies in conscious non-rodents.
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- C Arrigoni
- Nerviano Medical Sciences, Preclinical Development/Experimental ADMET/Safety Pharmacology, Nerviano, Italy.
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Lissoni P, Mandalà M, Curigliano G, Ferretti G, Moro C, Ardizzoia A, Malugani F, Tancini G, Tisi E, Arrigoni C, Barni S. Progress report on the palliative therapy of 100 patients with neoplastic effusions by intracavitary low-dose interleukin-2. Oncology 2001; 60:308-12. [PMID: 11408797 DOI: 10.1159/000058525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Several cytokines, particularly IL-2 and interferons, are thought to be effective in the palliative therapy of neoplastic effusions. We report on the activity and toxicity of intracavitary administration of low-dose IL-2 in a case series of 100 cancer patients with neoplastic effusions. METHODS One hundred patients with advanced solid tumors and neoplastic effusions underwent IL-2 intracavitary injection as first-line treatment. The most common sites of fluid accumulation were pleura (n = 68), peritoneum (n = 21) and pericardium (n = 11). Breast cancer, lung cancer and mesothelioma were the most frequent neoplasms in our series. One cycle consisted of intracavitary IL-2 at 6,000,000 IU on days 1 and 7. RESULTS According to Paladine's criteria, an objective clinical response was achieved in 72% (complete response in 27% and partial response in 45%), with a median duration of 5 months (range: 1-11 months). The peritoneum was the least responsive site for neoplastic effusion reduction. IL-2 intracavitary injection was well tolerated in all patients; the only toxicity observed was fever >38 degrees C in 6% of the patients. CONCLUSION This study shows that intracavitary injection of IL-2 represents a feasible, well-tolerated and effective therapy of neoplastic fluid accumulation. Further studies are needed in order to compare the effectiveness of intracavitary IL-2 with other standard treatments.
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- P Lissoni
- Division of Radiation Oncology, S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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Della Torre P, Podestà A, Imondi AR, Moneta D, Sammartini U, Arrigoni C, Terron A, Brughera M. PNU-159548, a novel cytotoxic antitumor agent with a low cardiotoxic potential. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2001; 47:355-60. [PMID: 11345653 DOI: 10.1007/s002800000240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE PNU-159548 (4-demethoxy-3'-deamino-3'aziridinyl-4'-methylsulphonyl-daunorubicin), a derivative of the anticancer idarubicin, has a broad spectrum of antitumoral activity in vitro and in vivo attributable to its DNA intercalating and alkylating properties. The present study was conducted to determine the cardiotoxic activity of PNU-159548 relative to doxorubicin in a chronic rat model sensitive to anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy. METHODS Young adult male rats were allocated to the following treatment groups: group 1, PNU-159548 vehicle control (colloidal dispersion); group 2, doxorubicin control (saline); groups 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, PNU-159548 at 0.12, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, and 1.0 mg/kg, respectively; and group 8, 1.0 mg/kg doxorubicin. Treatments were administered intravenously once weekly for 4 weeks (first sacrifice time) or for 7 weeks (rats killed at weeks 8, 12, 22, 27, or 35). Body weights, organ weights, serum chemistry, hematology, serum troponin-T, and cardiac histopathology were followed throughout the study. RESULTS Doxorubicin caused irreversible cardiomyopathy evident at week 4 in some rats and progressing in severity in all rats by week 8. There were also marked myelotoxicity, increased liver and kidney weights, testicular atrophy, and about 20% mortality by week 27 in doxorubicin-treated rats. The deaths were attributed to cardiomyopathy and/or nephropathy. PNU-159548 caused a dose-dependent myelotoxicity, with the dose of 0.5 mg/kg per week being equimyelotoxic to 1.0 mg/kg per week doxorubicin. PNU-159548 also caused an increase in liver weight that was reversible and a non-reversible testicular atrophy but, unlike doxorubicin, had no effect on kidney weight. At equimyelotoxic doses, the cardiotoxicity caused by PNU-159548, expressed as the mean total score, was less than one-twentieth of that induced by doxorubicin, and much less than that predicted on the basis of its content of idarubicin, which is in turn markedly less cardiotoxic than doxorubicin. CONCLUSIONS The novel cytotoxic antitumor derivative, PNU-159548, is significantly less cardiotoxic than doxorubicin at equimyelosuppressive doses. The combination of intercalating and alkylating activities within the same molecule without the cardiotoxic side effects of anthracyclines makes PNU-159548 an excellent candidate for clinical development in oncology.
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- P Della Torre
- Worldwide Toxicology, Pharmacia and Upjohn, 20014 Nerviano, Milan, Italy
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Geroni C, Ripamonti M, Arrigoni C, Fiorentini F, Capolongo L, Moneta D, Marchini S, Della Torre P, Albanese C, Lamparelli MG, Ciomei M, Rossi R, Caruso M. Pharmacological and toxicological aspects of 4-demethoxy-3'-deamino-3'-aziridinyl-4'-methylsulphonyl-daunorubicin (PNU-159548): a novel antineoplastic agent. Cancer Res 2001; 61:1983-90. [PMID: 11280756] [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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4-demethoxy-3'-deamino-3'-aziridinyl-4'-methylsulphonyl-daunorubicin (PNU-159548) belongs to a novel class of antitumor compounds (termed alkycyclines) and is currently undergoing Phase II clinical trial. In the present study, we investigated the in vitro and in vivo antitumor activity, the pharmacokinetics, and the toxicological profile of this compound. PNU-159548 showed good cytotoxic activity in murine and human cancer cells growing in vitro, with an average concentration for 50% growth inhibition of 15.8 ng/ml. The drug showed strong antitumor efficacy in vivo after i.v. and p.o. administration against rapidly proliferating murine leukemias and slowly growing transplantable human xenografts. At non-toxic doses, PNU-159548 produced complete regression and cures in ovarian, breast, and human small cell lung carcinomas. Fourteen of 16 models studied, including colon, pancreatic, gastric, and renal carcinomas, astrocytoma and melanoma, were found to be sensitive to PNU-159548. In addition, PNU-159548 was effective against intracranially implanted tumors. Toxicological studies revealed myelosuppression as the main toxicity in both mice and dogs. The maximum tolerated doses, after a single administration, were 2.5 mg/kg of body weight in mice, 1.6 mg/kg in rats, and 0.3 mg/kg in dogs. In the cyclic studies, the maximum tolerated doses were 0.18 mg/kg/day (cumulative dose/cycle: 0.54 mg/kg) in rats and 0.05 mg/kg/day (cumulative dose/cycle: 0.15 mg/kg) in dogs. PNU-159548 showed minimal cardiotoxicity, when compared with doxorubicin in the chronic rat model at a dose level inducing similar myelotoxicity. Animal pharmacokinetics, carried out in mice, rats, and dogs, was characterized by high volumes of distribution, plasma clearance of the same order of the hepatic blood flow, and short terminal half-life. These findings support the conclusion that PNU-159548 is an excellent candidate for clinical trials in the treatment of cancer.
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- C Geroni
- Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacia Corporation, Milan, Italy.
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Heidempergher F, Pillan A, Pinciroli V, Vaghi F, Arrigoni C, Bolis G, Caccia C, Dho L, McArthur R, Varasi M. Phenylimidazolidin-2-one derivatives as selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonists and refinement of the pharmacophore model for 5-HT3 receptor binding. J Med Chem 1997; 40:3369-80. [PMID: 9341912 DOI: 10.1021/jm970060o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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A possible bioisosterism between the benzamido and the phenylimidazolidin-2-one moieties has been suggested on the basis of the similarity between the molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) of metoclopramide, a D2 receptor antagonist with weak 5-HT3 receptor antagonist properties, and zetidoline, a D2 receptor antagonist. Starting from this premise, a series of phenylimidazolidin-2-one derivatives bearing a basic azabicycloalkyl or an imidazolylalkyl moiety were synthesized and evaluated for 5-HT3 receptor radioligand binding affinity ([3H]-GR 43,694). In vitro 5-HT3 receptor antagonist activity was tested in the guinea pig ileum assay (GPI). A number of high-affinity ligands were shown to be potent 5-HT3 receptor antagonists in vivo as determined by inhibition of the Bezold--Jarisch reflex in the anesthetized rat. In general, the imidazolylalkyl derivatives were found to be more active than azabicycloalkyls. 1-(3,5-Dichlorophenyl)-3-[(5-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methyl]imidazoli din-2-one (58), in particular, displayed very high affinity for the 5-HT3 receptor (Ki of 0.038 nM) with a Kb of 5.62 nM in the GPI assay, being more potent than the reference compounds (ondansetron, tropisetron, granisetron, and BRL 46,470) tested. 58 showed an ID50 comparable to that of ondansetron (2.2 micrograms/kg i.v.) in the Bezold--Jarisch reflex. A molecular modeling study based on this structurally novel series of compounds allowed the refinement of previously reported 5-HT3 receptor antagonist pharmacophore models.
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- F Heidempergher
- CNS Research, Structure Based Drug Design-CAMD Unit, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Nerviano, Milano, Italy
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Sganzerla EP, Tisi E, Lucarini C, Ceretti L, Arrigoni C, Gaini SM. Acute pneumocephalus: an unusual complication of thoracotomy. J Neurosurg Sci 1997; 41:309-12. [PMID: 9444586] [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: 02/05/2023]
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The authors describe a iatrogenic cerebrospinal fluid fistula into the pleural cavity, a rare and unusual complication of thoracic surgery. The importance of considering this diagnosis in patients who suffer from headache and altered mental status after thoracotomy and the early surgical repair of this potentially fatal complication are stressed.
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Arrigoni C, Buonamici M, Kozak A, Varasi M. Effects of ADR-932, a long-lasting 5-HT3 antagonist, on bezold-jarisch reflex in rats and cisplatin emesis in dogs. Pharmacol Res 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/1043-6618(92)91347-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tisi E, Lissoni P, Angeli M, Arrigoni C, Corno E, Cassina E, Ballabio D, Benenti C, Barni S, Tancini G. Postoperative increase in soluble interleukin-2 receptor serum levels as predictor for early recurrence in non-small cell lung carcinoma. Cancer 1992; 69:2458-62. [PMID: 1314691 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19920515)69:10<2458::aid-cncr2820691013>3.0.co;2-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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It is known that interleukin-2 (IL-2) plays an important role in the activation of host antitumor immune response. In addition to IL-2 cell surface receptor, a soluble form of IL-2 receptor (SIL-2R) may be released in the blood and potentially be involved in the regulation of IL-2 availability. High SIL-2R levels have been found in patients with lung cancer. The current study evaluated the influence of changes in SIL-2R serum levels during the perioperative period on early relapse rate in patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer. The study included 60 patients (epidermoid carcinoma, 33; adenocarcinoma, 27). Serum levels of SIL-2R were measured with an enzyme immunoassay before surgery and 7 and 30 days after surgery. A surgery-induced increase in SIL-2R levels was seen 7 days after surgery in 38 of 60 patients. On the 30th day after surgery, SIL-2R values were lower than the preoperative values in 32 patients (Group A) or still greater in the other 28 patients (Group B). After a median follow-up of 10 months, relapse occurred in 19 of 60 patients. The relapse rate was significantly higher in Group B than in Group A patients (16 of 28 versus 3 of 32, respectively; P less than 0.001). This difference also was significant in relation to histotype and node status. This study shows that the persistence of increased SIL-2R levels in the postoperative period is associated with a higher early relapse rate in patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer. The impact of SIL-2R levels on relapse suggests that host immune defenses may influence the clinical course of patients with lung cancer. Therefore, the evaluation of SIL-2R in the perioperative period may represent a new prognostic biologic factor in operable non-small cell lung cancer.
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- E Tisi
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, San Gerardo Hospital, Milan, Italy
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The effects on some hematochemical stress indices of previously administered metyrapone (750 mg given orally six times every 4 hours) were evaluated in calves submitted to simulated transport for 30 min. The plasma cortisol increases were significantly lower than those observed in untreated calves of the same age, sex and breed. Plasma adrenaline and NEFA increased similarly in both groups of calves during simulated transport and were unaffected by metyrapone administration. The results indicate that in cattle, as in other animals, metyrapone inhibits cortisol biosynthesis. Under our experimental conditions, the rise of NEFA, a well known stress index, seems mainly to be related to adrenaline release.
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- F Agnes
- Institute of Veterinary General Pathology, University of Milan, Italy
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Bottinelli G, Arrigoni C, Mainardi G, Penengo G, Rivetti M. [Comparison of the antibiotics most commonly used in dental practice]. Ann Osp Maria Vittoria Torino 1986; 29:297-304. [PMID: 3329478] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- G Bottinelli
- Ospedale Maria Vittoria di Torino, Divisione di Odontoiatria e Stomatologia
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Arrigoni C. [Correction of crowding by recovery of the shape of the arches: a clinical case]. Ann Osp Maria Vittoria Torino 1986; 29:104-26. [PMID: 3434930] [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: 01/05/2023]
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Initial and final documentation of a malocclusion case, treated in thirteen months with active therapy by Edgewise technique, is reported.
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- C Arrigoni
- Ospedale Maria Vittoria di Torino, Divisione di Odontoiatria e Stomatologia
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Bottinelli G, Arrigoni C, Viale P. [Evolution of the omnivorous dentition]. Ann Osp Maria Vittoria Torino 1986; 29:27-30. [PMID: 3324891] [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: 01/05/2023]
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Authors deal with the evolution of the omnivorous dentition, specially concerning the "changes" determined in men by different functions.
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- G Bottinelli
- Ospedale Maria Vittoria di Torino, Divisione di Odontoiatria e Stomatologia
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Bottinelli G, Arrigoni C, Flecchia G, Viale P. [Physiological aspects of deglutition]. Ann Osp Maria Vittoria Torino 1986; 29:54-8. [PMID: 3324892] [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: 01/05/2023]
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Mechanisms of deglutition physiology and fundamental characteristics that allow swallowing to accomplish its absolutely necessary vital function are shortly analysed.
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- G Bottinelli
- Ospedale Maria Vittoria di Torino, Divisione di Odontoiatria e Stomatologia
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Bottinelli G, Arrigoni C, Fontana L. [Odontogenic radicular cyst: description of a case]. Ann Osp Maria Vittoria Torino 1986; 29:3-13. [PMID: 3434935] [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: 01/05/2023]
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The authors describe the clinical, radiographic and histopathological aspects of a maxillary cyst in a 34 year-old woman.
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- G Bottinelli
- Ospedale Maria Vittoria di Torino, Divisione di Odontoiatria e Stomatologia
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Arrigoni C. [Importance of space analysis and anchorage management in the correction of borderline dento-alveolar discrepancies: a clinical case]. Ann Osp Maria Vittoria Torino 1986; 29:59-83. [PMID: 3434939] [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: 01/05/2023]
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Orthodontic treatment of a malocclusion, finished in thirteen months by Edgewise technique, is described, and aetiological and clinical aspects are examined. Documentation of a case, before and after treatment, is reported.
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- C Arrigoni
- Ospedale Maria Vittoria di Torino, Divisione di Odontoiatria e Stomatologia
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Bottinelli G, Arrigoni C, Flecchia G, Solio RM. [Chronology of dental calcification and eruption in humans]. Ann Osp Maria Vittoria Torino 1986; 29:22-6. [PMID: 3324888] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- G Bottinelli
- Ospedale Maria Vittoria di Torino, Divisione di Odontoiatria e Stomatologia
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Bottinelli G, Arrigoni C, Solio RM. [Anomalies in tooth eruption: secondary inclusion (reinclusion) of a deciduous molar. Description of a clinical case]. Ann Osp Maria Vittoria Torino 1986; 29:31-42. [PMID: 3434936] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- G Bottinelli
- Ospedale Maria Vittoria di Torino, Divisione di Odontoiatria e Stomatologia
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Arrigoni C, Solio RM. [Orthodontic treatment of deep bite by selective intrusion with sectional arches]. Ann Osp Maria Vittoria Torino 1986; 29:84-103. [PMID: 3434940] [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: 01/05/2023]
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Authors deal with a deep-bite case treated by sectional arches selective intrusion (Burstone technique). Results obtained after eighteen months of active therapy are reported.
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- C Arrigoni
- Ospedale Maria Vittoria di Torino, Divisione di Odontoiatria e Stomatologia
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Arrigoni C, Mizzotti B, Toti D, Faustini F, Ceserani R. Cytoprotective and antisecretory effects of 11-deoxy-13,14-didehydro-16(s)-methyl PGE2 methylester (FCE 20700). Prostaglandins Leukot Med 1984; 15:79-89. [PMID: 6591214 DOI: 10.1016/0262-1746(84)90058-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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A new, chemically stable analogue of PGE2, 11-deoxy-13,14-didehydro-16(S)-methyl PGE2 methylester (FCE 20700) was studied for the prevention of different gastrointestinal ulcers and for the inhibition of basal gastric acid secretion in the rat. The diarrhoea-inducing activity was also investigated. FCE 20700 was more potent than PGE2 in the prevention of stress-induced gastric ulcers (ED50 = 262 and 787 mcg/kg) and indomethacin-induced intestinal ulcers (ED50 = 557 and 4569 mcg/kg), and showed the same potency as PGE2 in the prevention of ethanol (ED50 = 9.2 and 14.8 mcg/kg) and indomethacin-induced gastric ulcers (ED50 = 37.8 and 22.3 mcg/kg). FCE 20700 weakly affects gastric acid secretion with an ED50 of 2385 mcg/kg, showing clear separation of antisecretory activity and gastric antiulcer potency. FCE 20700 does not induce diarrhoea in rats at doses up to 6.25 mg/kg, 10 to 600 times the effective antiulcer doses.
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Arrigoni C. [Tragedy of Mayerling, sacrifice of Oberdan and a plot of Triesten irridentists]. Minerva Med 1974; 65:1765-89. [PMID: 4600157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Arrigoni C. [Duchess Eugenia Litta founded in Milan (1895) the "Pavilions" of the future Ospedale-Policlinico]. Minerva Med 1973; 64:4072-8. [PMID: 4587966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Arrigoni C. [Edorardo Bassini, one of the "seventy" of Villa Glori, master in surgery, benefactor of humanity]. Minerva Med 1972; 63:3764-78. [PMID: 4564904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Arrigoni C. [The great love of Giosúe Carducci and an imagined paternity for him and by him]. Minerva Med 1972; 63:597-616. [PMID: 4551679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Arrigoni C. [On the letters of the actor and patriot, Gustavo Modena, to his friend, Agostino Bertani, a physician and surgeon]. Minerva Med 1970; 61:4793-810. [PMID: 4920575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Arrigoni C. [Doctor Giulio Robecchi who left "Young Italy" and lived exiled in Paris, friend of Gioberti, of Tommaseo and of Giovanni Ruffini]. Minerva Med 1967; 58:105-13. [PMID: 5334986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Arrigoni C. [Giuseppe Garibaldi as a corsair in America in 1837 and his first war wound]. Minerva Med 1966; 57:varia 1151+. [PMID: 5332214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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