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Sposato B, Ricci A, Camiciottoli G, Carpagnano GE, Pelaia C, Santus P, Pelaia G, Palmiero G, Di Tomassi M, Ronchi MC, Cameli P, Bargagli E, Ciambellotti L, Rizzello S, Sglavo R, Coppola A, Lacerenza LG, Gabriele M, Radovanovic D, Perrella A, Rogliani P, Scalese M. Influence of allergic status and nasal polyposis on long-term Benralizumab response in eosinophilic severe asthma. Clin Ter 2023; 174:67-74. [PMID: 36655647 DOI: 10.7417/ct.2023.2499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Objective It is unclear whether Benralizumab effectiveness in severe eosinophilic asthma can be influenced by nasal polyposis (NP) or allergic status associations. We evaluated whether Benralizumab long-term efficacy in asthma outcomes could be different in subjects with atopy (SAEA) compared to the effectiveness in those without allergies (SNAEA) and in individuals with NP compared to those without NP. Methods This observational retrospective study considered 95 consecutive patients divided into allergic (SAEA; n:65[68.4%]; skin prick tests positive [SPT] and/or IgE values ≥100 UI/mL), and non-allergic (SNAEA; n:30[31.6%], SPT negative and normal IgE levels<100 UI/mL). Overall population was also divided into two groups according to NP presence (NP+:39[41%] and NP-:56[59%]). Benralizumab treatment mean was19.7±7.2 months (range 12-35). Results No differences in Benralizumab effectiveness were found in asthma outcomes in patients with/without NP. SNOT-22 improvement was higher in NP+ (-22±24) compared to NP- groups (6.33±15.5;p=0.055). FEV1 (16.33±19.22%), ACT(7.45±3.95) increases and frequency of SABA use (3.37±4.99) reduction were higher in SAEA compared to what obtained in non-allergic subjects (FEV1:8.15±15.6%,p=0.043; ACT:4.89±3.57,p=0.005; SABA use:-1.16±1.84;p=0.015). 93.8% of SAEA patients whereas only 72.2% of SNAEA individuals reduced OC doses at least half after Benralizumab (p=0.035). These results were partially confirmed by linear regression models showing associations between allergic status and FEV1, ACT and SABA use changes (β=8.37;p=0.048, β=2.056;p=0.033 and β=-2.184;p=0.042 respectively). Conclusion Benralizumab effectiveness in asthma appears to be independent of NP presence. The allergic eosinophilic disease, compared to just eosinophilic asthma, may be a more severe phenotype. Benralizumab may have greater efficacy in SAEA on some outcomes.
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- B Sposato
- Pneumology Department, Azienda USL Toscana Sud-Est, "Misericordia" Hospital, Grosseto, Italy
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- Division of Pneumology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, AOU Sant'Andrea, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Respiratory Diseases, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (DIBIC), Università Degli Studi di Milano, Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Ospedale L. Sacco, ASST Fatebenfratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Respiratory Diseases, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Pneumology Department, Azienda USL Toscana Nord Ovest, "Versilia" Hospital, Lido di Camaiore (LU), Italy
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- Pneumology Department, Azienda USL Toscana Sud-Est, "S. Andrea" Hospital, Massa Marittima (GR), Italy
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- Pneumology Department, Azienda USL Toscana Sud-Est, "S. Andrea" Hospital, Massa Marittima (GR), Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Respiratory Diseases and Lung Transplant Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Respiratory Diseases and Lung Transplant Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Section of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Section of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Pneumology, De-partment of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, AOU Sant'Andrea, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Respiratory Disease, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Medicine, Azienda USL Toscana Sud-Est, "Misericordia" Hospital, Grosseto, Italy
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- Respiratory Unit, department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata" Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (DIBIC), Università Degli Studi di Milano, Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Ospedale L. Sacco, ASST Fatebenfratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Pneumology Department, Azienda USL Toscana Sud-Est, "Misericordia" Hospital, Grosseto, Italy
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- Respiratory Unit, department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata" Rome, Italy
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- Clinic Physiology Institute, National Research Centre, Pisa, Italy
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Sposato B, Scalese M, Camiciottoli G, Carpagnano GE, Pelaia C, Santus P, Pelaia G, Palmiero G, Di Tomassi M, Ronchi MC, Cameli P, Bargagli E, Ciambellotti L, Rizzello S, Sglavo R, Coppola A, Lacerenza LG, Gabriele M, Radovanovic D, Perrella A, Ricci A, Rogliani P. Severe asthma and long-term Benralizumab effectiveness in real-life. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2022; 26:7461-7473. [PMID: 36314316 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202210_30016] [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: 03/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Long-term efficacy of Benralizumab in real life is not clearly known. We assessed the long-term effectiveness persistence to anti-IL-5R treatment in a group of severe eosinophilic asthmatics. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 95 individuals affected by severe asthma (36 males ̶ 37.9%; mean age 58.1 ± 12.2) treated with Benralizumab (mean time 19.7 ± 7.2 months, range 12-35). Outcomes were evaluated at the beginning and at the end of patients' treatment periods. RESULTS Mean baseline blood eosinophils were 897.5 ± 720.1 cells/μL (11 ± 5.6%) decreasing to 7.4 ± 20.6 cells/μL (0.97 ± 0.26%; p < 0.0001) after Benralizumab. FENO likewise decreased from 63.9 ± 68.4 to 28.4 ± 23.6 ppb, while FEV1% significantly improved (p < 0.0001). Mean FEF25-75 also increased from 45.8 ± 24.6% to 60.7 ± 24.6%, whereas RAW dropped from 202.15 ± 109.6% to 135.2 ± 54.75% (p < 0.0001). Also, lung volumes greatly decreased. ACT/ACQ significantly improved, while exacerbations number fell from 4.1 ± 2.4, before anti-IL-5R, to 0.33 ± 0.77, after treatment (p < 0.0001). Rhinitis severity levels and SNOT-22 also changed favorably. Patients that took long-term OCs were 71.6% before treatment, decreasing to 23.2% after Benralizumab (p < 0.0001), with an OCs dose reduction from 14.8 ± 8.9 to 1.45 ± 2.8 mg/day (p < 0.0001). 51.6% of subjects used SABA as needed before Benralizumab, falling to 4.2% after treatment. Several patients showed a reduction of ICS doses, SABA use and maintenance therapy step-down. Clinical/biological response with anti-IL-5R remained constant or even improved in terms of exacerbations or maintenance therapy reductions over time. On the contrary, FEF25-75% improvement slowed down in the long-term. No relationship was found between baseline blood eosinophil number and therapeutic response. CONCLUSIONS Long-term Benralizumab effectiveness persistence in all outcomes in real life was confirmed.
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- B Sposato
- Pneumology Department, Azienda USL Toscana Sud-Est, "Misericordia" Hospital, Grosseto, Italy.
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Sposato B, Scalese M, Camiciottoli G, Carpagnano GE, Pelaia C, Santus P, Maniscalco M, Corsico A, Grosso A, Baglioni S, Murgia N, Folletti I, Pelaia G, Masieri S, Cavaliere C, Musarra A, Bargagli E, Ricci A, Latorre M, Rogliani P, Paggiaro P. Real-life Mepolizumab effectiveness in severe eosinophilic asthmatics with nasal polyposis. Respir Med Res 2020; 78:100791. [PMID: 33039948 DOI: 10.1016/j.resmer.2020.100791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- B Sposato
- Azienda USL Toscana Sud-Est Pneumology Department, "Misericordia" Hospital, Grosseto, Italy; Experimental Medicine and Systems, "PhD program" Department of Systems Medicine University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
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- Clinic Physiology Institute, National Research Centre, Pisa, Italy
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- Section of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, University of Florence, Largo A Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Respiratory Diseases, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (DIBIC), Università Degli Studi di Milano, Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Ospedale L. Sacco, ASST Fatebenfratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Institute Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Respiratory Rehabilitation of the Istitute of Telese, 82037 Telese Terme (BN), Italy
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- Division of Respiratory Diseases, IRCCS "San Matteo" Hospital Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Respiratory Diseases, IRCCS "San Matteo" Hospital Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Pneumology Department, Perugia Hospital, Perugia, Italy
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- Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Occupational Medicine, Terni Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Section of Respiratory Diseases, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Otorhinolaryngology Clinic, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Otorhinolaryngology Clinic, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
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- Allergology Department, Casa della Salute di Scilla, Scilla, RC, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Respiratory Diseases and Lung Transplant Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Division of Pneumology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, AOU Sant'Andrea, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Molecular Biology and Critical Care, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Experimental Medicine and Systems, "PhD program" Department of Systems Medicine University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy; Respiratory Unit, department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata" Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Molecular Biology and Critical Care, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Pelaia C, Busceti M, Vatrella A, Rago G, Crimi C, Pelaia G. REAL-LIFE TREATMENT OF SEVERE EOSINOPHILIC ASTHMA WITH BENRALIZUMAB. Chest 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.05.007] [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: 11/29/2022] Open
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Lavorini F, Bianco A, Blasi F, Braido F, Corsico AG, Di Marco F, Gentile A, Paggiaro PL, Pegoraro V, Pelaia G, Rogliani P, Santus P, Scichilone N, Soldi A, Canonica GW. What drives inhaler prescription for asthma patients? Results from a real-life retrospective analysis. Respir Med 2020; 166:105937. [PMID: 32250870 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.105937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The choice of inhaler device for asthma patients depends upon multiple attributes. We investigated factors that may drive general practitioners (GPs) and respiratory specialists in the prescription of inhaler devices for asthma patients who initiated inhalation therapy. METHODS We retrospectively analysed prescriptions by GPs and respiratory specialists to asthma patients commencing inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting β2-agonist combination therapy available as both pressurised metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs) and dry powder inhalers (DPIs). Patient characteristics were compared by device and multivariate analysis was used to model the likelihood of receiving a pMDI as opposed to a DPI in order to identify drivers for prescription. A sample of the respiratory specialists completed an ad-hoc survey of their perceived success in achieving asthma control in their patients and barriers to attaining full control. RESULTS Prescription of a particular inhaler device was unrelated to the characteristics of the patients. Multivariate analysis revealed that the main driver for the choice of inhaler device was the medication (Odds Ratio and 95% Confidence Interval, respectively for GPs and specialists: 0.19 [0.16-0.23]; 0.17 [0.08-0.37]). Specialists perceived asthma as being inadequately controlled in 41% of their patients, and considered patients' difficulties in using DPIs and pMDIs as instrumental in this, citing a need for a novel, more effective inhaler technology. CONCLUSION Physicians choose inhaler devices according to the prescribed drugs and not to the characteristics of the individual patient. This may reflect a lack of confidence in existing inhaler devices and underlines the need for technologies, which are more reliable and easier to use by patients.
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- F Lavorini
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Campania "L. Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico Internal Medicine Department, Respiratory Unit and Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Allergy Clinic, University of Genova, Azienda Policlinico IRCCs San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Respiratory Diseases, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo Foundation - Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Italy - Respiratory Unit, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
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- Mundipharma Pharmaceuticals, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medicine, Molecular Biology and Critical Care, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Respiratory Medicine Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata" - Respiratory Unit, Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (DIBIC) - University of Milan. Division of Respiratory Diseases - "L. Sacco" University Hospital - ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco - Milan, Italy
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- PROMISE Department, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Mundipharma Pharmaceuticals, Milan, Italy
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- Personalized Medicine, Asthma and Allergy Clinic, Humanitas Research Hospital - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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Renda T, Corrado A, Iskandar G, Pelaia G, Abdalla K, Navalesi P. High-flow nasal oxygen therapy in intensive care and anaesthesia. Br J Anaesth 2018; 120:18-27. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2017.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Pelaia G, Vatrella A, Gallelli L, Busceti M, Terracciano R, Maselli R. Lebrikizumab. DRUG FUTURE 2014. [DOI: 10.1358/dof.2014.039.02.2109221] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Falcone D, Gallelli L, Di Virgilio A, Tucci L, Scaramuzzino M, Terracciano R, Pelaia G, Savino R. Effects of simvastatin and rosuvastatin on RAS protein, matrix metalloproteinases and NF-κB in lung cancer and in normal pulmonary tissues. Cell Prolif 2013; 46:172-82. [PMID: 23510472 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.12018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2012] [Accepted: 11/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES In this study, we have evaluated effects of 24-hour treatments with simvastatin or rosuvastatin on RAS protein, NF-κB and MMP expression in LC tissues obtained from 12 patients undergoing thoracic surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS Normal and lung tumour tissues obtained from each sample were exposed to simvastatin (2.5-30 μm) or rosuvastatin (1.25-30 μm) and western blot analysis was then performed. RESULTS We documented increased expression of proteins, MMP-2, MMP-9 and NF-κB-p65 in LC tissues, with respect to normal tissues (P < 0.01). In the malignant tissues, simvastatin and rosuvastatin significantly (P < 0.01) and dose-dependently reduced RAS protein, MMP-2/9 and NF-κB-p65 expression. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, our results suggest that simvastatin and rosuvastatin could play a role in LC treatment by modulation of RAS protein, MMP-2/9 and NF-κB-p65.
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- D Falcone
- Department of Health Science, School of Medicine, University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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Pelaia G, Gallelli L, Renda T, Fratto D, Falcone D, Caraglia M, Busceti MT, Terracciano R, Vatrella A, Maselli R, Savino R. Effects of statins and farnesyl transferase inhibitors on ERK phosphorylation, apoptosis and cell viability in non-small lung cancer cells. Cell Prolif 2012; 45:557-65. [PMID: 23045963 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2012.00846.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2012] [Accepted: 07/19/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (statins) can affect post-translational processes, thus being responsible for decreased farnesylation and geranylgeranylation of intracellular small G proteins such as Ras, Rho and Rac, essential for cell survival and proliferation. In this regard, recent in vitro and in vivo studies suggest a possible role for both statins and farnesyl transferase inhibitors in the treatment of malignancies. Within such a context, the aim of our study was to investigate effects of either simvastatin (at concentrations of 1, 15, and 30 μm) or the farnesyl transferase inhibitor R115777 (at concentrations of 0.1, 1, and 10 μm), on two cultures of human non-small lung cancer cells, adenocarcinoma (GLC-82) and squamous (CALU-1) cell lines. In particular, we evaluated actions of these two drugs on phosphorylation of the ERK1/2 group of mitogen-activated protein kinases and on apoptosis, plus on cell numbers and morphology. MATERIALS AND METHODS Western blotting was used to detect ERK phosphorylation, and to assess apoptosis by evaluating caspase-3 activation; apoptosis was also further assessed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl-mediated dUTP nick end labelling (TUNEL) assay. Cell counting was performed after trypan blue staining. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION In both GLC-82 and CALU-1 cell lines, simvastatin and R115777 significantly reduced ERK phosphorylation; this effect, which reached the greatest intensity after 36 h treatment, was paralleled by a concomitant induction of apoptosis, documented by significant increase in both caspase-3 activation and TUNEL-positive cells, associated with a reduction in cell numbers. Our results thus suggest that simvastatin and R115777 may exert, in susceptible lung cancer cell phenotypes, a pro-apoptotic and anti-proliferative activity, which appears to be mediated by inhibition of the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signalling cascade.
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- G Pelaia
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
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Gallelli L, Gioffrè V, Vero G, Gallelli A, Roccia F, Naty S, Pelaia G, Capano A, Loiacono A, De Sarro G, Maselli R. Clarithromycin in the Treatment of Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia Associated with Multiorgan Failure in a Previously Healthy Patient. Clin Drug Investig 2012; 25:485-90. [PMID: 17532691 DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200525070-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- L Gallelli
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Chair of Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacovigilance Unit, University ‘Magna Graecia’ of Catanzaro, Regional Pharmacovigilance Center, ‘Mater Domini’ University Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy
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Vatrella A, Perna F, Pelaia G, Parrella R, Maselli R, Marsico SA, Calabrese C. T cell activation state in the induced sputum of asthmatics treated with budesonide. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2010; 23:745-53. [PMID: 20943044 DOI: 10.1177/039463201002300308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bronchial hyperresponsiveness and airway infiltration with eosinophils and T lymphocytes are key features of asthma. In particular, CD4+ T cells are currently believed to play a pivotal role as initiators and coordinators of the asthmatic inflammatory response and, therefore, they represent a crucial target of corticosteroid treatment. The aim of the present investigation is thus to evaluate, in patients with mild asthma, the effects of inhaled corticosteroid therapy on the following parameters: (i) functional state of CD4+ T cells; (ii) airway eosinophilia; (iii) bronchial hyperresponsiveness to methacholine. The study was completed by twenty asthmatic, atopic subjects, subdivided into two groups of ten and treated for 12 weeks with either inhaled budesonide (200 microg twice daily) or terbutaline alone (500 microg twice daily), respectively. Expression of CD4+ T cell activation markers was measured in induced sputum at baseline and after 1, 4, 8 and 12 weeks of treatment by flow cytometry, which showed a down-regulation of HLA-DR and CD25 surface proteins in the budesonide group, compared with the control group; these differences resulted as being statistically significant through weeks 4-12. Budesonide also induced a quick, sharp reduction in the percentage of eosinophils detectable in induced sputum, as well as a more gradual progressive improvement in airway hyperresponsiveness to methacholine. Therefore, in addition to assessing various indices of bronchial inflammation, flow cytometry can be reliably applied to induced sputum in order to monitor, even in mildly symptomatic patients, the effects of anti-asthma treatments on T cell activation.
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- A Vatrella
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Respiratory Disease, University Federico II of Naples, Italy.
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Vatrella A, Montagnani S, Calabrese C, Parrella R, Pelaia G, Biscione GL, Corcione N, Marsico SA, Guerra G. Neuropeptide expression in the airways of COPD patients and smokers with normal lung function. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2010; 24:425-432. [PMID: 21122281] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Neurogenic mechanisms seem to play a role in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as suggested by a number of in vitro data. However, few studies have investigated the presence of neuropeptides in the airways of patients with COPD, and they have yielded conflicting results. The aim of this study is to compare the expression of the neuropeptide substance P (SP), vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), and neuropeptide Y (NPY) in the airways of smokers with and without COPD. Surgical lung samples were obtained from 15 smokers with COPD and 16 smokers with normal lung function, who underwent lobectomy for a solitary lung carcinoma. Airway expression and distribution of SP, VIP, and NPY were identified by immunohistochemistry and analyzed by a computerized image analysis system. Compared to smokers with normal lung function, COPD patients exhibited an increased immunoreactivity for SP and VIP, paralleled by a decreased NPY expression in the epithelium and glands, and a decreased expression of all these three neuropeptides in the smooth muscle layer. Therefore, in the present study we have documented a different expression and distribution of the neuropeptides SP, VIP, and NPY in the airways of smokers with and without COPD. These findings suggest a possible involvement of such neuropeptides in the pathogenesis of some changes occurring in COPD.
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- A Vatrella
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Respiratory Disease, University Federico II of Naples, and Department of Infectious Diseases, Cotugno Hospital, Naples, Italy.
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Gallelli L, Pelaia G, Fratto D, Muto V, Falcone D, Vatrella A, Curto LS, Renda T, Busceti MT, Liberto MC, Savino R, Cazzola M, Marsico SA, Maselli R. Effects of budesonide on P38 MAPK activation, apoptosis and IL-8 secretion, induced by TNF-alpha and Haemophilus influenzae in human bronchial epithelial cells. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2010; 23:471-9. [PMID: 20646342 DOI: 10.1177/039463201002300209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) is one of the most frequently involved pathogens in bacterial exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In the airways, the main tissue target of NTHi is bronchial epithelium, where this pathogen can further amplify the inflammatory and structural changes induced by proinflammatory cytokines such as tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate, in primary cultures of human bronchial epithelial cells, the effects of NTHi on signal transduction pathways, apoptotic events and chemokine production activated by TNF-alpha. Moreover, we also evaluated the effects exerted on such cellular and molecular phenomena by a corticosteroid drug. p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphorylation was analyzed by Western blotting, using an anti-phospho-p38 MAPK monoclonal antibody. Apoptosis was assayed by active caspase-3 expression. Interleukin-8 (IL-8/CXCL8) was detected in cell-free culture supernatants by ELISA. TNF-alpha induced a significant increase in p38 MAPK phosphorylation. NTHi was able to potentiate the stimulatory actions of TNF-alpha on caspase-3 expression and, to a lesser extent, on IL-8 secretion. These effects were significantly (P less than 0.01) inhibited by a pharmacological pre-treatment with budesonide. These results suggest that TNF-alpha is able to stimulate, via activation of p38 MAPK signalling pathway, IL-8 release and airway epithelial cell apoptosis; the latter effect can be markedly potentiated by NTHi. Furthermore, budesonide can be very effective in preventing, through inhibition of p38 MAPK phosphorylation, both structural and proinflammatory changes elicited in bronchial epithelium by TNF-alpha and NTHi.
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- L Gallelli
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University Magna Grecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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Cazzola M, Camiciottoli G, Bonavia M, Gulotta C, Ravazzi A, Alessandrini A, Caiaffa MF, Berra A, Schino P, Di Napoli PL, Maselli R, Pelaia G, Bucchioni E, Paggiaro PL, Macchia L. Italian real-life experience of omalizumab. Respir Med 2010; 104:1410-6. [PMID: 20483574 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2010.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2009] [Revised: 03/26/2010] [Accepted: 04/15/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Omalizumab is a humanized murine monoclonal antibody directed toward a portion of the IgE indicated in Europe for the treatment of severe persistent allergic asthma, inadequately controlled despite high-dose of ICS (mean BDP equivalent dose of inhaled corticosteroid 2224.68microg/die) in association with long-acting beta(2) agonists. Our aim was to describe the experience, efficacy and safety in a cohort of Italian patients treated with omalizumab in a real-life clinical setting. One hundred and forty two patients from 13 Italian Centers were observed and analysed. The dosage of omalizumab was established according to the labelling indication, with a median dose of IgE of 297.38IU/ml or kU/l. During the previous year, all patients experienced frequent exacerbations (mean=4.87), emergency visits (mean=4.45) and hospitalisation (mean=1.53). Following treatment with omalizumab, the annual rate of exacerbations, emergency visits and hospitalisation decreased by 79%, 88% and 95%, respectively. The proportion of patients without exacerbation, not needing emergency visits and hospitalization increased by 610%, 154% and 28%, respectively. The response to omalizumab measured with the GETE (global evaluation of treatment effectiveness) scale rated as good to excellent in 77% of patients. Overall, 9.6% (n=9) of the patients experienced one single adverse effect. Only one patient reported a serious adverse event (local reaction at the site of injection) leading to interruption of treatment. The observed reduction of asthma-related events in particularly poorly controlled patients in this Italian real-life setting is consistent with the results of other observational studies.
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- M Cazzola
- Unità di Farmacologia Clinica Respiratoria, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy.
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Gallelli L, Falcone D, Pelaia G, Renda T, Terracciano R, Malara N, Vatrella A, Sanduzzi A, D'Agostino B, Rossi F, Vancheri C, Maselli R, Marsico SA, Savino R. Interleukin-6 receptor superantagonist Sant7 inhibits TGF-beta-induced proliferation of human lung fibroblasts. Cell Prolif 2008; 41:393-407. [PMID: 18435790 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2008.00538.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Both interleukin-6 (IL-6) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) are crucially involved in fibrotic events that characterize interstitial lung diseases (ILD). Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate in primary cultures of normal and fibrotic human lung fibroblasts (HLF), exposed to either IL-6 or TGF-beta1, the effects on phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) and cell growth of IL-6 signalling inhibition, performed by the IL-6 receptor superantagonist Sant7. MATERIALS AND METHODS MAPK phosphorylation was detected by Western blotting, HLF viability and proliferation were evaluated using the trypan blue staining and the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay, respectively. RESULTS Sant7, at a concentration of 1 microg/mL, was capable of significantly inhibiting HLF proliferation and MAPK phosphorylation induced by cell exposure to IL-6 (100 ng/mL) or TGF-beta1 (10 ng/mL), whose actions were more evident in fibrotic cells. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that, in HLFs derived from patients with ILDs, the proliferative mechanisms activated by TGF-beta1 are at least in part mediated by an increased release of IL-6, leading to phosphorylation-dependent MAPK activation. Such preliminary findings may thus open new therapeutic perspectives for fibrogenic ILDs, based on inhibition of signal transduction pathways stimulated by the IL-6 receptor.
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- L Gallelli
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy
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Renda T, Baraldo S, Pelaia G, Bazzan E, Turato G, Papi A, Maestrelli P, Maselli R, Vatrella A, Fabbri LM, Zuin R, Marsico SA, Saetta M. Increased activation of p38 MAPK in COPD. Eur Respir J 2007; 31:62-9. [PMID: 17959643 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00036707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Inflammation, oxidative stress and apoptosis, which are involved in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) pathogenesis, may activate the p38 subgroup of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs). Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the expression of the phosphorylated, active form of p38 MAPK (phospho-p38) in the lungs of COPD patients. Surgical specimens were obtained from 18 smokers with COPD at different stages of disease severity, plus nine smoking and eight nonsmoking subjects with normal lung function. Phospho-p38+ cells were quantified by immunohistochemistry in both alveolar spaces and alveolar walls. Moreover, a Western blot analysis of phospho-p38 and total p38alpha isoform expressed by alveolar macrophages was performed. Phospho-p38+ alveolar macrophages and phospho-p38+ cells in alveolar walls were increased in patients with severe and mild/moderate COPD, compared with smoking and nonsmoking controls. Moreover, they were inversely correlated to values of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV(1)) and FEV(1)/forced vital capacity. Western blot analysis showed that phosphorylated p38, but not the total p38alpha isoform, was specifically increased in alveolar macrophages from COPD patients. Activation of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway appears to be involved in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The present findings suggest that this protein may be a suitable pharmacological target for therapeutic intervention.
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- T Renda
- Dept of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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In the human respiratory tract, the main production sites of exhaled nitric oxide (NO) are the nose and paranasal sinuses. In the upper airways, NO has been suggested to be involved at different levels with regulatory, protective, defensive or deleterious effects. Therefore, we review some aspects of the origin, metabolism, and functions of NO in the upper airways, together with the role of NO in some upper airways inflammatory diseases. Furthermore, we discuss the recent improvements in nasal NO measurements, which may be useful to better characterize the involvement of the NO produced by nose and paranasal sinuses in upper airways inflammatory diseases such as allergic rhinitis, nasal polyposis, sinusitis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, and cystic fibrosis.
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- M Maniscalco
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Federico II of Naples, Largo delle Mimose, 1, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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Gallelli L, Gallelli A, Vero G, Roccia F, Pelaia G, De Sarro G, Maselli R. Acute Renal Failure Probably Induced by Prulifloxacin in an Elderly Woman. Clin Drug Investig 2006; 26:49-53. [PMID: 17163235 DOI: 10.2165/00044011-200626010-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- L Gallelli
- Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacovigilance Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Mater Domini University Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy.
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Gallelli L, Nardi M, Prantera T, Barbera S, Raffaele M, Arminio D, Pirritano D, Colosimo M, Maselli R, Pelaia G, De Gregorio P, De Sarro GB. Retrospective analysis of adverse drug reactions induced by gemcitabine treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Pharmacol Res 2004; 49:259-63. [PMID: 14726222 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2003.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer death in the world. Traditional chemotherapy for advanced NSCLC is often considered excessively toxic. Recent clinical trials documented that gemcitabine may represent a good therapeutical option in patients with NSCLC. Aim of our research was to retrospectively evaluate the adverse effects induced by gemcitabine in patients with NSCLC from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2002, in clinical records of Oncology Divisions of "S. Giovanni di Dio" Hospital of Crotone, "Ospedali Riuniti" Hospital of Reggio Calabria, Hospital of Paola, and in Pneumological Oncology Division of "Mariano Santo" Hospital of Cosenza, Italy. Clinical records of patients treated with gemcitabine (1000mgm(-2) on days 1 and 8) were reviewed and following data were obtained: sex and age of the patients, histologic diagnosis and disease stage, World Health Organisation (WHO) performance status and toxic effects induced by gemcitabine. We reported that 71.6% of NSCLC patients (age range 48-77 years; 135 males, 27 females; performance status 0=53, 1=109) were eligible for our study. Side effect of gemcitabine involved gastrointestinal system (nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea) and only in the last cycles (VIII-XI) emopoiethic system (leukopenia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia and anemia). Grade IV vomiting occurred in three patients, thrombocytopenia in two. Grade III leukopenia was observed in three patients. Other toxicities were mild. None of the patients died during chemotherapy. In conclusion, these data showed that gemcitabine present a very good tolerability in patients with NSCLC. Therefore, it could be considered as a new therapeutic agents to use as first line therapy for this disease.
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- L Gallelli
- Chair of Pharmacology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro, Regional Pharmacovigilance Center, University of Catanzaro, Via T. Campanella 115, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy,
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Maniscalco M, Vatrella A, Pelaia G, Ricciardolo FLM, Sofia M. Inhaled ultrasonically nebulized distilled water decreases exhaled nitric oxide in asthma. Lung 2003; 180:319-26. [PMID: 12647233 DOI: 10.1007/s00408-002-0103-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/18/2002] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) is increasingly used as a marker of disease activity in asthma. Inhaled hypertonic saline has been shown to induce bronchoconstriction and to decrease eNO in asthmatic subjects, whereas the effects of hypotonic solutions on eNO in these patients have not been studied. To evaluate the effect of ultrasonically nebulized distilled water (UNDW), an indirect hypotonic stimulus, on eNO, 17 asthmatic patients were enrolled and eNO from lower airways was measured by chemiluminescence. UNDW significantly reduced FEV(1) >or= 20% in 9 subjects (UNDW+), but had no effect in eight patients (UNDW-). Baseline eNO concentration were found to be 51.3 +/- 11.1 ppb in UNDW+ and 32.9 +/- 7.5 ppb in UNDW- patients, respectively ( p = 0.199, NS). UNDW inhalation significantly decreased eNO (from 51.3 +/- 11.1 ppb to 31.0 +/- 7.1 ppb in UNDW+ ( p < 0.020, n = 9) and from 32.9 +/- 7.5 ppb to 26.2 +/- 7.3 ppb in UNDW- subjects ( p < 0.024, n = 8), respectively). eNO percentage reduction in UNDW+ patients was significantly higher compared with UNDW- subjects (-37 +/- 4% vs -23 +/- 3%, p = 0.021). There was no correlation between FEV(1) changes and eNO percentage decreases in both UNDW+ and UNDW- subjects. In UNDW+ patients, acute bronchodilation induced by salbutamol caused a recovery in both FEV(1) and eNO, though eNO levels remained lower than baseline values. We concluded that UNDW inhalation can significantly decrease eNO in asthmatic patients, either responders or nonresponders to this indirect osmotic challenge; the reduction in eNO levels was only partly dependent on acute changes in airway caliber.
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- M Maniscalco
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, A.O. Monaldi, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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Gallelli L, Ferreri G, Colosimo M, Pirritano D, Flocco MA, Pelaia G, Maselli R, De Sarro GB. Retrospective analysis of adverse drug reactions to bronchodilators observed in two pulmonary divisions of Catanzaro, Italy. Pharmacol Res 2003; 47:493-9. [PMID: 12742002 DOI: 10.1016/s1043-6618(03)00003-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We retrospectively analysed the adverse drug reactions (ADRs) associated with bronchodilator therapy and reported over a 7-year period, from January 1995 to December 2001, in clinical notes of two Pulmonary division of "Mater Domini" University Hospital and "Pugliese-Ciaccio" Hospital, both located in Catanzaro, Italy. Bronchodilators were responsible for 45 (18.5%) out of 243 episodes of ADRs. Theophylline was the drug most involved in ADRs (53.4%), and skin was the body system most susceptible to ADRs induced by all bronchodilators (47.7%). We determined that the drug-ADR relationship was certain in 73% of the reports; withdrawal of the suspected drug led to recovery in 86% of cases. In conclusion, this retrospective evaluation demonstrated that bronchodilators are a common cause of ADRs in hospitalised patients and, therefore, drug surveillance can successfully identify adverse events related with drug administration in hospitalised patients.
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- L Gallelli
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy
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Pelaia G, Cuda G, Vatrella A, Fratto D, Tagliaferri P, Maselli R, Costanzo F, Marsico S. Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases: New Molecular Targets for Pharmacological Treatment of Inflammatory Lung Diseases. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.2174/1568014033483770] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Although corticosteroids have been used for a long time as a very effective therapy of airway inflammatory diseases such as asthma, only recently the molecular basis of their mechanism of action has begun to be elucidated. These hormones exert their biological and pharmacological actions by binding to cytoplasmic receptors that, upon activation, translocate to the nucleus where they interact with specific genomic sequences thus modulating gene expression. However, many glucocorticoid effects responsible for their anti-inflammatory and anti-asthmatic activity take place irrespectively of receptor binding to DNA. In particular, ligand-bound glucocorticoid receptors can repress several different pro-inflammatory genes by physically associating, via protein-protein interactions, with various transcription factors and with the macromolecular complexes implicated in regulation of chromatin structure and function. In this regard, an important role is played by the influences of corticosteroids on the intrinsic histone acetyltransferase and deacetylase functions of coactivators and corepressors, respectively. Furthermore, the signal transduction pathways mediated by mitogen-activated protein kinases are newly recognized, key targets of glucocorticoids. Indeed, these enzymatic cascades are crucially involved in the regulation of gene expression in that they are essential for the activity of a high number of transcription factors. Therefore, the recent advances made in such a rapidly growing research field are providing new insights into the mode of action of corticosteroids, thereby also unveiling novel promising therapeutic strategies directly targeted to the molecular events underlying the inflammatory, immune, and apoptotic processes implicated in the pathogenesis of asthma and other airway diseases.
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- G Pelaia
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
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Gallelli L, Ferreri G, Colosimo M, Pirritano D, Guadagnino L, Pelaia G, Maselli R, De Sarro GB. Adverse drug reactions to antibiotics observed in two pulmonology divisions of catanzaro, Italy: a six-year retrospective study. Pharmacol Res 2002; 46:395-400. [PMID: 12419643 DOI: 10.1016/s1043661802002104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We retrospectively analysed adverse drug reactions (ADRs) associated with antibiotic therapy and reported over a 6-year period, from January 1995 to December 2000, in clinical notes of two Pulmonology Units of "Mater Domini" University Hospital and "Pugliese-Ciaccio" Hospital, both located in Catanzaro, Italy. Antibiotics were responsible for 92 (44.9%) out of 205 episodes of ADRs. In particular, 22 episodes (23.9%) were observed after penicillin G administration, 19 episodes (20.7%) following ceftazidime and cefotaxime administration, 16 episodes (17.4%) after therapy with ampicillin, and 35 reactions (38%) were further reported during treatments with other antibiotics. We determined that the drug-ADR relationship was certain in 63% of the reports; withdrawal of the suspected drug led to recovery in 95% of cases. In conclusion, this retrospective evaluation demonstrated that antibiotics are a common cause of ADRs in hospitalised patients and, therefore, drug surveillance can successfully identify targeted adverse events.
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- L Gallelli
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Regional Pharmacovigilance Center, Mater Domini University Hospital, Via T. Campanella, Italy
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Maselli R, Grembiale RD, Pelaia G, Cuda G. Oxidative stress and lung diseases. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2002; 57:180-1. [PMID: 12619379] [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: 03/01/2023] Open
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Several different lung diseases are characterized by an oxidant/antioxidant imbalance, which is a major cause of cell damage. Oxidative stress activates a complex network of intracellular signal transduction pathways involved in the regulation of transcription factors such as nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B) and activator protein-1 (AP-1). Within this context, a key role is played by mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK), which are highly expressed by pulmonary endothelial and airway epithelial cells. By exposing these cell lines to oxidant agents, our group has shown that oxidative stress leads to a significant MAPK activation, which can be effectively inhibited by corticosteroids. We believe that studies such as ours may contribute to further elucidate the molecular events underlying the therapeutic action of these drugs in many respiratory disorders caused by oxidative/proinflammatory pathogenic mechanisms. In addition, our findings may help to unveil new anti-oxidant treatments based on MAPK modulation.
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- R Maselli
- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica G. Salvatore, Università degli Studi Magna Graecia di Catanzaro, Policlinico Mater Domini, Via Tommaso Campanella, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
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Pelaia G, Gallelli L, Vatrella A, Grembiale RD, Maselli R, De Sarro GB, Marsico SA. Potential role of potassium channel openers in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Life Sci 2002; 70:977-90. [PMID: 11862989 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(01)01487-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Airway smooth muscle (ASM) cells express various types of potassium (K+) channels which play a key role in determining the resting membrane potential, a relative electrical stability and the responsiveness to both contractile and relaxant agents. In addition, K+ channels are also involved in modulation of neurotransmitter release from airway nerves. The most important K+ channels identified in airways include large and small Ca2+-activated, delayed-rectifier, and ATP-sensitive channels. These K+ channels are structurally and functionally different, thus playing distinct roles in airway electrophysiology and pharmacology. Many in vitro and in vivo studies, performed in both animals and humans, have shown that K+ channel openers are able to induce hyperpolarization of ASM cells, bronchodilation, suppression of airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), and inhibition of neural reflexes. Therefore, airway K+ channels represent a suitable pharmacological target for the development of new effective therapeutic options in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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- G Pelaia
- Department of Pharmacobiological Sciences, University of Catanzaro Magna Graecia, Italy.
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Pelaia G, Cuda G, Vatrella A, Grembiale RD, De Sarro G, Maselli R, Costanzo FS, Avvedimento VE, Rotiroti D, Marsico SA. Effects of glucocorticoids on activation of c-jun N-terminal, extracellular signal-regulated, and p38 MAP kinases in human pulmonary endothelial cells. Biochem Pharmacol 2001; 62:1719-24. [PMID: 11755126 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(01)00791-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [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: 12/20/2022]
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Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) play a central role in signal transduction by regulating many nuclear transcription factors involved in inflammatory, immune, and proliferative responses. The aim of this study was to investigate, in human pulmonary endothelial cells, the effects of synthetic glucocorticosteroids on activation of c-jun N-terminal kinases, extracellular signal-regulated kinases, and p38 subgroups of the MAPK family. Human microvascular endothelial cells from lung were stimulated for 2 h with either H(2)O(2) (2 mM), IL-1beta (10 ng/mL), or tumour necrosis factor-alpha (10 ng/mL). Under these conditions, a remarkable increase in the phosphorylation pattern of c-jun N-terminal kinases, extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2, and p38 was detected. Pretreatment for 12 h with dexamethasone (100 nM) was able to prevent phosphorylation-dependent MAPK activation in stimulated cells, without substantially affecting the expression levels of these enzymes. Our results suggest that inhibition of MAPK signaling pathways in human pulmonary endothelial cells may significantly contribute, by interfering with activation of several different transcription factors, to the antiinflammatory and immunosuppressive effects of glucocorticosteroids.
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- G Pelaia
- Department of Pharmacobiological Sciences, "Magna Graecia" University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
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Tranfa CM, Vatrella A, Parrella R, Pelaia G, Bariffi F, Marsico SA. Effect of inhaled heparin on water-induced bronchoconstriction in allergic asthmatics. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2001; 57:5-9. [PMID: 11372591 DOI: 10.1007/s002280100262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of inhaled heparin on bronchoconstriction induced by ultrasonically nebulised distilled water (UNDW) in allergic asthmatics. METHODS Eight atopic asthmatics, hyperresponsive to UNDW, were selected for this randomised, placebo-controlled, crossover double-blind study. On two consecutive days, these subjects underwent a UNDW challenge 45 min after inhaling aerosolised heparin (1000 U/kg) or placebo. RESULTS Neither heparin nor placebo had a significant effect on base-line forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), but heparin significantly attenuated UNDW-induced bronchoconstriction, as shown by its efficacy in preventing the decreases in FEV1 produced by all doses of water (in comparison with placebo: P < 0.05 after 2 ml water; P < 0.01 after 4, 8 and 16 ml water). CONCLUSION Inhaled heparin is able to exert a protective effect against the bronchoconstrictive response to UNDW in allergic asthmatics, and this action is likely due to inhibition of mast cell degranulation.
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- C M Tranfa
- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, Università di Catanzaro Magna Graecia, Italy
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We report the case of a 67-year-old woman who suffered from a severe asthma exacerbation as a consequence of an antithyroid drug treatment prescribed for her multinodular, hyperfunctioning goiter. Asthma symptoms were associated with a very significant increase in the number of eosinophils, detected in both blood and induced sputum.
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- R D Grembiale
- Respiratory Pathophysiology, University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
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Vatrella A, Parrella R, Pelaia G, Biscione GL, Tranfa CM, De Sarro GB, Bariffi F, Marsico SA. Effects of non-bronchoconstrictive doses of inhaled propranolol on airway responsiveness to methacholine. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2001; 57:99-104. [PMID: 11417454 DOI: 10.1007/s002280100281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of non-bronchoconstrictive doses of propranolol on airway hyperresponsiveness to methacholine. METHODS Double increasing concentrations (from 0.03 to 64 micrograms/ml) of inhaled propranolol were administered to a study population which included ten patients with mild asthma, ten rhinitics, and ten healthy control subjects. After the baseline bronchial responses to propranolol and methacholine, expressed as the cumulative provocative dose producing a 20% fall in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (PD20FEV1), were assessed, methacholine challenge was repeated after pretreatment with non-bronchoconstrictive doses of propranolol. RESULTS The pharmacologically induced beta-blockade did not cause any effect in normal individuals, but it worsened airway responsiveness to methacholine in all asthmatics (geometric mean PD20 FEV1: 257 and 87 micrograms, respectively) and some rhinitics (geometric mean PD20 FEV1: 724 and 446 micrograms, respectively). CONCLUSION Asthmatic patients were extremely sensitive to beta-blockers, whereas we observed a variable response to propranolol within the group of rhinitic subjects. This variability in the latter group is possibly because these individuals had different degrees of airway inflammation, increased parasympathetic activity, and beta-adrenoceptor dysfunction.
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- A Vatrella
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
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The recent advances in the knowledge of the basic mechanisms underlying asthmatic inflammation have significantly contributed to the delineation of new therapeutic perspectives for asthma. There are currently three main approaches to the development of novel antiasthma treatments: 1) improvement in existing classes of drugs 2) identification of new compounds able to interfere with the complex network of proinflammatory mediators, cytokines, chemokines, and adhesion molecules involved in the pathogenesis of asthma 3) utilization of new forms of immunotherapy aimed at blocking the unbalanced Th2 response which characterizes the pathophysiology of asthma. Such a remarkable expansion in available therapeutic options will probably allow us, over the next decade, to treat asthma by more selectively targeting the pathogenetic events responsible for this widespread airway disease.
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- G Pelaia
- Department of Pharmacobiological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Catanzaro, Italy
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Gallelli A, Pelaia G, Calderazzo M, Roccia F, Vero G, Gallelli G, Triggiani E, Tranfa CM. Transudative right pleural effusion due to compression of the brachiocephalic vein caused by an intrathoracic goitre. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2000; 55:210-1. [PMID: 10948668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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The case presented in this report is of a female patient who suffered recurrent transudative right pleural effusions, due to a giant benign intrathoracic goitre. The latter caused compression of the brachiocephalic vein, which is a very rare cause of pleural fluid accumulation. Magnetic resonance imaging played a crucial diagnostic role.
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- A Gallelli
- Dept of Respiratory Medicine, University of Catanzaro, Italy
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The occurrence of cardiovascular side effects is sometimes associated with the utilization of beta-adrenoceptor agonists. The most important causes of these undesirable pharmacologic actions are as follows: (1) direct stimulation of cardiac beta-adrenoceptors; (2) reflex activation of adrenergic mechanisms due to peripheral vasodilation; (3) hypokalemia; and (4) hypoxemia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential short-term, cardiovascular side effects of salmeterol, a long-acting and highly selective beta2-adrenoceptor agonist. Eight volunteer healthy subjects and eight patients with reversible airway obstruction and without cardiovascular alterations were treated with 50 microg of salmeterol twice a day for 3 days and then with 100 microg of salmeterol twice a day for a further 3-day period. The 24-h ECG (Holter) monitoring and measurement of arterial BP, performed on the admission day and on the third and the sixth day of pharmacologic treatment, showed that salmeterol did not produce any significant change in mean heart rate, number of supraventricular and ventricular premature complexes, and BP. Furthermore, no ECG abnormality related to myocardial ischemia was recorded during 24-h Holter monitoring. These data suggest that salmeterol, administered in regular and high doses for a short period, does not cause significant cardiovascular effects in both normal subjects and patients with reversible airway obstruction.
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- C M Tranfa
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Catanzaro, Italy
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Marsico SA, Pelaia G. Airways smooth muscle response to biological stimuli. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1998; 53:97-9. [PMID: 9632917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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- S A Marsico
- Institute of Respiratory Diseases, 2nd University of Naples, Italy
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Calderazzo M, Gallelli A, Barbieri V, Roccia F, Pelaia G, Tranfa CM, Cavaliere S, Zorzi F. Inflammatory pseudotumour of the lung presenting as an airway obstructive syndrome. Respir Med 1997; 91:381-4. [PMID: 9282243 DOI: 10.1016/s0954-6111(97)90067-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The inflammatory pseudotumour of the lung is a rare and non-malignant neoplasm, which can be asymptomatic or characterized by variable clinical expressions. This report refers to a case occurring in a young woman and presenting as a persistent airway obstructive syndrome. With regard to histopathologic characterization, the present case can be classified as a fibrous histiocytic subtype.
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- M Calderazzo
- Department of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospital Mater Domini, Catanzaro, Italy
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Tranfa CM, Calderazzo M, Pelaia G, Gallelli A, Santangelo E, Amantea B, Vescio G, Triggiani E. Tracheal rupture secondary to orotracheal intubation. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1997; 52:232-3. [PMID: 9270248] [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] Open
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A case of tracheal rupture due to orotracheal intubation performed for anaesthesiological procedures is described. It is very likely that this rare complication was favoured by some anatomical factors, which were responsible for a difficult intubation. Tracheal rupture was diagnosed by endoscopy and treated by a decompressive tracheostomy.
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- C M Tranfa
- Dept of Respiratory Medicine, University of Reggio Calabria, Italy
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Pelaia G, Di Paola ED, De Sarro G, Marsico SA. Is the mitochondrial benzodiazepine receptor involved in the control of airway smooth muscle tone? Gen Pharmacol 1997; 28:495-8. [PMID: 9147014 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-3623(96)00270-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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1. In addition to binding to GABAA receptors in the central nervous system, benzodiazepines have also been reported to recognize high affinity binding sites in several different peripheral tissues. 2. These peripheral benzodiazepine receptors likely consist of distinct integral membrane proteins, which are predominantly localized in the outer mitochondrial membrane and may be associated to form a heteropolymeric receptor complex. One such protein, identified for its ability to bind a class of benzodiazepines and isoquinolines, has been purified and the corresponding complementary DNA (cDNA) has been cloned and characterized. Furthermore, the structure of the rat gene encoding this protein has been clarified, thus potentially opening new insights into the molecular mechanisms responsible for receptor regulation. 3. Although the exact physiologic and/or pharmacologic role of peripheral benzodiazepine receptors is still unknown, their wide tissue distribution suggests an involvement in many cellular phenomena. 4. In particular, several lines of investigation indicate that these receptors, densely expressed on airway smooth muscle of various species, may contribute to the modulation of bronchomotor tone and perhaps to the pathogenesis of asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness.
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- G Pelaia
- Chair of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Reggio Calabria, Italy
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Gallelli A, Donato G, Borelli DA, Tripepi S, Brunelli E, Pelaia G, Signorelli CD, Marsico SA. Kartagener's syndrome in a woman with a normal ciliary structure and an intracranial meningioma. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1996; 51:27-9. [PMID: 8901317] [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: 02/02/2023] Open
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Kartagener's syndrome is usually associated with ciliary abnormalities. We describe a case of Kartagener's syndrome observed in a woman with an intracranial meningioma and a normal axonemal structure. This finding confirms that ultrastructural defects of bronchial cilia are not always present in Kartagener's syndrome.
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- A Gallelli
- Dept of Respiratory Medicine, University of Reggio Calabria-Catanzaro, Italy
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Pelaia G, Marsico SA. [Molecular bases of anti-asthma action of corticosteroids]. Recenti Prog Med 1995; 86:248-56. [PMID: 7624587] [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: 01/26/2023]
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Since it is now recognized that asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways, the powerful antiasthmatic effects of corticosteroids are believed to be largely dependent on their broad anti-inflammatory activity. These drugs are the most effective asthma treatment currently available but, although they have been used for a long time, only recently the molecular mechanisms underlying their pharmacological actions are becoming clear. Corticosteroids bind to intracellular receptors which, upon ligand-dependent activation, interact with specific genomic DNA sequences thus leading to an increase or a decrease in the transcription rate of several target genes. Modulation of gene transcription by glucocorticoids underlies complex interactions involving their receptors, genomic DNA, nuclear chromatin, and other transcription factors. Furthermore, steroid hormones can also modulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. The anti-inflammatory and antiasthmatic effects of corticosteroids are mediated by down- or up-regulation of specific target genes. Down-regulation of gene expression leads to a reduced synthesis of several cytokines and adhesion molecules. Up-regulation results in increased production of lipocortins and beta 2-adrenergic receptors. A small minority of asthmatic patients do not respond to corticosteroids, and the mechanism underlying this steroid resistance is still under investigation.
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- G Pelaia
- Istituto di Tisiologia e Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, II Università, Ospedale V. Monaldi, Napoli
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Gallelli A, Calderazzo M, Pelaia G, Marsico SA, Puccio R, Berlinghieri MC, Focá A. A rare case of infection of the lower respiratory tract caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1994; 49:268. [PMID: 8087129] [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: 01/28/2023] Open
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Pelaia G, Marsico SA. Regulation of beta 2-adrenergic receptors and the implications for bronchial asthma: an update. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1994; 49:125-30. [PMID: 8049696] [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: 01/28/2023] Open
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Cloning and characterization of the gene encoding the beta 2-adrenergic receptor (beta 2-AR) have opened new insights into the structure, function and regulation of beta 2-AR. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing and site-directed mutagenesis have made it possible to localize the receptor regions, which are essential for beta 2-AR phosphorylation, sequestration, and downregulation. Furthermore, identification of specific regulatory sites within the nucleotide sequence of the beta 2-AR gene is contributing to a better understanding of the control of beta 2-AR gene transcription. All these mechanisms are involved in homologous and heterologous regulation of beta 2-AR, which accounts for the modulation of beta 2-AR synthesis and responsiveness mediated by catecholamines, steroid hormones, inflammatory mediators and other agents. Homologous and heterologous regulation of beta 2-AR, along with modulation of expression and turnover of the G proteins coupled to adenylyl cyclase, may play an important role in the pathogenesis, evolution, and management of bronchial asthma.
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- G Pelaia
- Cattedra di Malattie dell'Apparato Respiratorio, Università degli Studi di Napoli, II Ateneo, Italy
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The gene encoding the rat mitochondrial benzodiazepine receptor (MBR) was cloned and characterized. Hybridization of a previously cloned cDNA for MBR to genomic Southern blots indicated that the gene was probably present at one copy per haploid genome. Rapid amplification of cDNA ends with rat adrenal RNA was used to obtain 47 nt of additional sequence upstream from our previously cloned MBR cDNA proving to be a crucial step in cloning the first exon of this gene. The MBR gene is comprised of four exons spanning approx. 10 kb. The first intron, contained within a 8-kb stretch of this gene, is located within the 5'-untranslated sequence, whereas the remaining two introns are much shorter (641 and 854 bp) and interrupt the coding sequence. The third intron contains sequences homologous to rodent B1 repetitive elements and a novel sequence closely resembling part of a repetitive element belonging to the Alu family in humans. The transcription start point was mapped by S1 nuclease protection assays suggesting that the first exon is just 56 bp in length. The sequence upstream from this region contains three GC boxes but lacks other known consensus recognition sites for sequence-specific transcription factors.
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- S O Casalotti
- Fidia-Georgetown Institute for the Neurosciences, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20007
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Marsico SA, Grembiale RD, Pelaia G, Bova G. [Effect of procaterol in dosed aerosol and the procaterol-theophylline combination]. Arch Monaldi Mal Torace 1989; 44:825. [PMID: 2577802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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De Francesca F, Grembiale RD, Bova G, Pelaia G, Tranfa CM, Marsico SA. [Comparative evaluation of the protective effect of broxaterol and salbutamol in bronchial spasm induced with an ultrasonic aerosol of distilled water]. Arch Monaldi 1985; 40:111-22. [PMID: 3842058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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