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Antonini S, Pedersini R, Birtolo MF, Baruch NL, Carrone F, Jaafar S, Ciafardini A, Cosentini D, Laganà M, Torrisi R, Farina D, Leonardi L, Balzarini L, Vena W, Bossi AC, Zambelli A, Lania AG, Berruti A, Mazziotti G. Correction: Denosumab improves trabecular bone score in relationship with decrease in fracture risk of women exposed to aromatase inhibitors. J Endocrinol Invest 2024; 47:759. [PMID: 37814065 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-023-02208-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- S Antonini
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Cancer Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Radiology Unit 2, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Humanitas Gavazzeni-Castelli, Bergamo, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Humanitas Gavazzeni-Castelli, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
- Cancer Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy.
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy.
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy.
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy.
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Antonini S, Pedersini R, Birtolo MF, Baruch NL, Carrone F, Jaafar S, Ciafardini A, Cosentini D, Laganà M, Torrisi R, Farina D, Leonardi L, Balzarini L, Vena W, Bossi AC, Zambelli A, Lania AG, Berruti A, Mazziotti G. Denosumab improves trabecular bone score in relationship with decrease in fracture risk of women exposed to aromatase inhibitors. J Endocrinol Invest 2024; 47:433-442. [PMID: 37592052 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-023-02174-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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PURPOSE Trabecular bone score (TBS) is a gray-level textural metric that has shown to correlate with risk of fractures in several forms of osteoporosis. The value of TBS in predicting fractures and the effects of bone-active drugs on TBS in aromatase inhibitors (AIs)-induced osteoporosis are still largely unknown. The primary objective of this retrospective study was to assess the effects of denosumab and bisphosphonates (BPs) on TBS and vertebral fractures (VFs) in women exposed to AIs. METHODS 241 consecutive women (median age 58 years) with early breast cancer undergoing treatment with AIs were evaluated for TBS, bone mineral density (BMD) and morphometric VFs at baseline and after 18-24 months of follow-up. During the study period, 139 women (57.7%) received denosumab 60 mg every 6 months, 53 (22.0%) BPs, whereas 49 women (20.3%) were not treated with bone-active drugs. RESULTS Denosumab significantly increased TBS values (from 1.270 to 1.323; P < 0.001) accompanied by a significant decrease in risk of VFs (odds ratio 0.282; P = 0.021). During treatment with BPs, TBS did not significantly change (P = 0.849) and incidence of VFs was not significantly different from women untreated with bone-active drugs (P = 0.427). In the whole population, women with incident VFs showed higher decrease in TBS vs. non-fractured women (P = 0.003), without significant differences in changes of BMD at any skeletal site. CONCLUSIONS TBS variation predicts fracture risk in AIs treated women. Denosumab is effective to induce early increase of TBS and reduction in risk of VFs.
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- S Antonini
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Cancer Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Radiology Unit 2, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Humanitas Gavazzeni-Castelli, Bergamo, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Humanitas Gavazzeni-Castelli, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
- Cancer Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy.
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy.
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Via Rita Levi Montalcini 4, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy.
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy.
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Lopci E, Lazzeri M, Disconzi L, Maffei D, Fasulo V, Avolio P, Paciotti M, Pasini L, Benetti A, Hurle R, Saita A, Colombo P, Marzo K, Leonardi L, Balzarini L, Chiti A, Guazzoni G, Casale P, Buffi N, Lughezzani G. Prospective comparison of PSMA PET/CT vs. mpMRI in patients with a high suspicion of prostate cancer and previously negative biopsy: Preliminary data from PROSPET-BX trial. Eur Urol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)01013-8] [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: 02/12/2023]
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Vena W, Carrone F, Delbarba A, Akpojiyovbi O, Pezzaioli LC, Facondo P, Cappelli C, Leonardi L, Balzarini L, Farina D, Pizzocaro A, Lania AG, Mazziotti G, Ferlin A. Body composition, trabecular bone score and vertebral fractures in subjects with Klinefelter syndrome. J Endocrinol Invest 2023; 46:297-304. [PMID: 36030302 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01901-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Klinefelter syndrome (KS) frequently causes skeletal fragility characterized by profound alterations in bone microstructure with increased risk of fractures. Increased body fat mass associated with decreased body lean mass are frequent features of KS with possible detrimental effects on skeletal health. In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated the associations between body composition parameters, vertebral fractures (VFs) and trabecular bone score (TBS) in adult subjects with KS. METHODS Seventy-one adult males (median age 41 years, range 18-64) with 47, XXY KS were consecutively enrolled by two Endocrinology and Andrology Units (IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital in Milan and ASST Spedali Civili in Brescia). Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was performed to assess bone mineral density (BMD) at lumbar spine, femoral neck and total hip, TBS and body composition. Prevalence of VFs was assessed by quantitative morphometry on lateral spine X-rays. RESULTS VFs were detected in 14 patients (19.7%), without significant association with low BMD (p = 0.912). In univariate logistic regression analysis, VFs were significantly associated with truncal/leg fat ratio (OR 2.32 per tertile; 95% CI 1.05-5.15; p = 0.038), whereas impaired TBS (detected in 23.4% of subjects) was associated with older age at study entry (p = 0.001) and at diagnosis of disease (p = 0.015), body mass index (BMI; p = 0.001), waist circumference (p = 0.007), fat mass index (FMI; p < 0.001), FMI/lean mass index (LMI) ratio (p = 0.001). Prevalence of VFs was not significantly different between subjects with impaired TBS as compared to those with normal TBS (26.7 vs. 18.4%; p = 0.485). Skeletal end-points were not significantly associated with duration of testosterone replacement therapy and serum testosterone and 25hydroxyvitamin D values. CONCLUSION Body composition might influence bone quality and risk of VFs in subjects with KS.
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- W Vena
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, Metabolic Bone Diseases and Osteoporosis Section, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy
- Diabetes Center, Humanitas Gavazzeni Institute, via M. Gavazzeni 21, 24100, Bergamo, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, Metabolic Bone Diseases and Osteoporosis Section, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Unit of Endocrinology and Metabolism, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, Metabolic Bone Diseases and Osteoporosis Section, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Unit of Endocrinology and Metabolism, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
- Department of Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili, 1, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, Metabolic Bone Diseases and Osteoporosis Section, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, Metabolic Bone Diseases and Osteoporosis Section, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20090, Pieve Emanuele, MI, Italy
- Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Unit, Metabolic Bone Diseases and Osteoporosis Section, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, 20089, Rozzano, MI, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, 25123, Brescia, Italy
- Unit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, 35128, Padua, Italy
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Anselmi C, Portarena S, Baldacchini C, Proietti S, Leonardi L, Brugnoli E. One drop only. Easy and rapid Raman evaluation of β-carotene in olive oil and its relevance as an index of olive fly attack. Food Chem 2022; 393:133340. [PMID: 35653993 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133340] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
This paper presents, for the first time, a method for the rapid quantification of β-carotene in olive oil by Raman spectroscopy. Using a 532 nm Raman laser source, our procedure requires only one drop (100 µL) of oil, for β-carotene content to be determined. Results show that β-carotene content is associated with the lutein/β-carotene ratio, a parameter whose value describes how healthy the olives were before processing, specifically whether an olive fly attack occurred. Since olive fly attacks are not always visible to the oil producers, this method gives them the means to control the validity of the prevention strategies they adopted.
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- C Anselmi
- CNR-Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems, via G. Marconi 2, 05010 Porano, TR, Italy.
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- CNR-Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems, via G. Marconi 2, 05010 Porano, TR, Italy
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- CNR-Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems, via G. Marconi 2, 05010 Porano, TR, Italy; Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Largo dell'Università snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy
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- CNR-Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems, via G. Marconi 2, 05010 Porano, TR, Italy
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- CNR-Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems, via G. Marconi 2, 05010 Porano, TR, Italy
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- CNR-Research Institute on Terrestrial Ecosystems, via G. Marconi 2, 05010 Porano, TR, Italy
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Neri I, Conti F, Virdi A, Guglielmo A, Leonardi L, Corsini I, Ghizzi C, Gabrielli L, Lazzarotto T, Lanari M, Patrizi A, Misciali C. Chilblains in a child with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection: a red flag for late-onset skin manifestation in previously infected individuals. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2021; 35:e357-e359. [PMID: 33651419 PMCID: PMC8013844 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.17194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Revised: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- I Neri
- Dermatology Division - IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Pediatric Unit, Department of Woman, Child and Urologic Diseases, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital Scientific Institute for Research and Healthcare (IRCCS), Bologna, Italy
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- Dermatology Division - IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Dermatology Division - IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Maternal, Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Pediatric Emergency Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- UOC Pediatria, Maggiore Hospital, AUSL di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Operative Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Specialized, Experimental, and Diagnostic Medicine, Polyclinic of St Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Operative Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Specialized, Experimental, and Diagnostic Medicine, Polyclinic of St Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Pediatric Emergency Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), St. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Dermatology Division - IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Dermatology Division - IRCCS Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, Dermatology, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy
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Liberatore G, Manganelli F, Doneddu PE, Cocito D, Fazio R, Briani C, Filosto M, Benedetti L, Mazzeo A, Antonini G, Cosentino G, Jann S, Cortese A, Marfia GA, Clerici AM, Siciliano G, Carpo M, Luigetti M, Lauria G, Rosso T, Cavaletti G, Santoro L, Peci E, Tronci S, Ruiz M, Cotti Piccinelli S, Schenone A, Leonardi L, Toscano A, Mataluni G, Spina E, Gentile L, Nobile-Orazio E. Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: can a diagnosis be made in patients not fulfilling electrodiagnostic criteria? Eur J Neurol 2020; 28:620-629. [PMID: 32959475 DOI: 10.1111/ene.14545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The aim was to identify the clinical and diagnostic investigations that may help to support a diagnosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) in patients not fulfilling the European Federation of Neurological Societies and Peripheral Nerve Society (EFNS/PNS) electrodiagnostic criteria. METHODS The data from patients with a clinical diagnosis of CIDP included in a national database were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS In all, 535 patients with a diagnosis of CIDP were included. This diagnosis fulfilled the EFNS/PNS criteria in 468 patients (87.2%) (definite in 430, probable in 33, possible in three, while two had chronic immune sensory polyradiculopathy). Sixty-seven patients had a medical history and clinical signs compatible with CIDP but electrodiagnostic studies did not fulfill the EFNS/PNS criteria for CIDP. These patients had similar clinical features and frequency of abnormal supportive criteria for the diagnosis of CIDP compared to patients fulfilling EFNS/PNS criteria. Two or more abnormal supportive criteria were present in 40 (61.2%) patients rising to 54 (80.6%) if a history of a relapsing course as a possible supportive criterion was also included. Increased cerebrospinal fluid proteins and response to immune therapy most frequently helped in supporting the diagnosis of CIDP. Response to therapy was similarly frequent in patients fulfilling or not EFNS/PNS criteria (87.3% vs. 85.9%). CONCLUSIONS Patients with a clinical diagnosis of CIDP had similar clinical findings, frequency of abnormal supportive criteria and response to therapy compared to patients fulfilling EFNS/PNS criteria. The presence of abnormal supportive criteria may help in supporting the diagnosis of CIDP in patients with a medical history and clinical signs compatible with this diagnosis but non-diagnostic nerve conduction studies.
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- G Liberatore
- Neuromuscular and Neuroimmunology Service, IRCCS Humanitas Clinical and Research Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples 'Federico II', Naples, Italy
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- Neuromuscular and Neuroimmunology Service, IRCCS Humanitas Clinical and Research Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Presidio Sanitario Major, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, Institute of Experimental Neurology (INSPE), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Center for Neuromuscular Diseases and Neuropathies, Unit of Neurology, ASST 'Spedali Civili', University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa and IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy.,Neurology Unit, Sant'Andrea Hospital, La Spezia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Neurology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Unit of Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Neurology Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, 'Sapienza' University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental BioMedicine and Clinical Neurosciences (BioNeC), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.,IRCCS Foundation C. Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Foundation C. Mondino National Neurological Institute, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Molecular Neurosciences, University College London, London, UK
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- Dysimmune Neuropathies Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Circolo and Macchi Foundation Hospital, Insubria University, DBSV, Varese, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, ASST Bergamo Ovest-Ospedale Treviglio, Treviglio, Italy
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- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, UOC Neurologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Neuroalgology, IRCCS Foundation 'Carlo Besta' Neurological Institute, Milan, Italy.,Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 'Luigi Sacco', University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, UOC Neurologia-Castelfranco Veneto, Treviso, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery and Experimental Neurology Unit, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples 'Federico II', Naples, Italy
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- Presidio Sanitario Major, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, Institute of Experimental Neurology (INSPE), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Center for Neuromuscular Diseases and Neuropathies, Unit of Neurology, ASST 'Spedali Civili', University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa and IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy
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- Unit of Neuromuscular Diseases, Department of Neurology Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, 'Sapienza' University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Neurology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Dysimmune Neuropathies Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples 'Federico II', Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Unit of Neurology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Neuromuscular and Neuroimmunology Service, IRCCS Humanitas Clinical and Research Institute, Milan, Italy.,Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, Milan University, Milan, Italy
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Garibaldi M, Fionda L, Vanoli F, Leonardi L, Bucci E, Morino S, Merlonghi G, Lucchini M, Mirabella M, Andreetta F, Pennisi E, Petrucci A, Antonini G. P.20Expanding the myasthenia-myositis association spectrum: clinical, morphological and immunological data form a large case series. Neuromuscul Disord 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2019.06.049] [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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Garibaldi M, Fattori F, Bucci E, Merlonghi G, Fionda L, Vanoli F, Leonardi L, Morino S, Micaloni A, Raffa S, Bertini E, Pennisi E, Antonini G. EP.131Novel ACTA1 mutation causes late-onset nemaline myopathy with fuzzy-dark cores. Neuromuscul Disord 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2019.06.588] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Doneddu PE, Bianchi E, Cocito D, Manganelli F, Fazio R, Filosto M, Mazzeo A, Cosentino G, Cortese A, Jann S, Clerici AM, Antonini G, Siciliano G, Luigetti M, Marfia GA, Briani C, Lauria G, Rosso T, Cavaletti G, Carpo M, Benedetti L, Beghi E, Liberatore G, Santoro L, Peci E, Tronci S, Cotti Piccinelli S, Toscano A, Piccolo L, Verrengia EP, Leonardi L, Schirinzi E, Mataluni G, Ruiz M, Dacci P, Nobile‐Orazio E. Risk factors for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP): antecedent events, lifestyle and dietary habits. Data from the Italian CIDP Database. Eur J Neurol 2019; 27:136-143. [DOI: 10.1111/ene.14044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- P. E. Doneddu
- Humanitas Clinical and Research Institute MilanItaly
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- San Raffaele Scientific Institute MilanItaly
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- ASST ‘Spedali Civili’ University of Brescia BresciaItaly
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- IRCCS Foundation C. Mondino National Neurological Institute PaviaItaly
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- Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital MilanItaly
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- Circolo and Macchi Foundation Hospital Insubria UniversityDBSV VareseItaly
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- ‘Sapienza’ University of RomeSant'Andrea Hospital RomeItaly
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- Catholic University of Sacred Heart RomeItaly
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- IRCCS Foundation ‘Carlo Besta’ Neurological Institute University of Milan MilanItaly
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- UOC Neurologia‐Castelfranco Veneto TrevisoItaly
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- ASST Bergamo Ovest‐Ospedale Treviglio TreviglioItaly
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- Istituto Mario Negri IRCCS MilanItaly
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Institute MilanItaly
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- University of Naples ‘Federico II’ NaplesItaly
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- University of Turin TurinItaly
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- San Raffaele Scientific Institute MilanItaly
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- IRCCS Foundation C. Mondino National Neurological Institute PaviaItaly
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- ‘Sapienza’ University of RomeSant'Andrea Hospital RomeItaly
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- University of Padua PaduaItaly
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- IRCCS Foundation ‘Carlo Besta’ Neurological Institute University of Milan MilanItaly
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Institute MilanItaly
- Milan University Milan Italy
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Zicari AM, Capata G, Nebbioso M, De Castro G, Midulla F, Leonardi L, Loffredo L, Spalice A, Perri L, Duse M. Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis: an update focused on clinical grading system. Ital J Pediatr 2019; 45:64. [PMID: 31113464 PMCID: PMC6528205 DOI: 10.1186/s13052-019-0656-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 05/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Introduction Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a severe disease with a prevalence of < 1 case out of 10,000 in Europe, which occurs mainly in pediatric age and is characterized by a severe and often bilateral chronic inflammation of the ocular surface. The diagnosis is generally confirmed by the finding at the ocular examination of conjunctival hyperemia, papillary hypertrophy in the tarsal conjunctiva, giant papillae, papillae in the limbus region. Objective Aim of this review is to provide an updated overview on the disease focused on clinical grading system, searching papers published in the last decade on VKC in scientific databases. Results Currently there are no standardized criteria for diagnosis of VKC and there is no uniformity to define disease severity, which makes difficult to diagnose and treat the disease. Conclusions Given the wide overlap of the symptoms of VKC with the allergic conjunctivitis, criteria of probable, possible or improbable diagnosis are needed, providing pediatricians with parameters useful for deciding whether to drive the patient to the ophthalmologist for diagnostic confirmation.
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- A M Zicari
- Department of Pediatrics, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Sense Organs, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialities, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialities, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, Rome, Italy
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Porcellato I, Cappelli K, Capomaccio S, Leonardi L, Mechelli L, Brachelente C. A closer look at the immune microenvironment of canine melanocytic tumours: FoxP3, IDO AND CTLA-4 expression as markers of immunosuppression. J Comp Pathol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2018.10.029] [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: 11/26/2022]
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De Cicco C, Cremonesi M, Chinol M, Bartolomei M, Pizzamiglio M, Leonardi L, Fiorenza M, Paganelli G. Optimization of Axillary Lymphoscintigraphy to Detect the Sentinel Node in Breast Cancer. Tumori 2018; 83:539-41. [PMID: 9226014 DOI: 10.1177/030089169708300210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- C De Cicco
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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Lispi L, Leonardi L, Petrucci A. Longitudinal neurophysiological assessment of intramuscular type-A botulin toxin in healthy humans. Neurol Sci 2017; 39:329-332. [PMID: 29128986 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-017-3191-3] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The aim of this study is to assess the neurophysiological abnormalities of type A botulin toxin-infiltrated human muscle, and their evolution over time. Seried cMAP measurements, 3 and 20 Hz repetitive nerve stimulation, EMG, SFEMG over 3 months from toxin injection. Our findings consist in lack of decrement with 3 Hz repetitive nerve stimulation and facilitation with 20 Hz repetitive nerve stimulation; progressive increasing of jitter; early appearance of fibrillations; small and short motor unit action potential in the first 3 weeks, followed by increasing of MUAP amplitude and duration, with polyphasic morphology. Although claimed as highly specific and sensible, neuromuscular junction facilitation is an inconstant finding in human botulism. Therefore, lack of neuromuscular junction facilitation cannot exclude a diagnosis of botulism. Our findings are compatible with a process of acute denervation followed by distal reinnervation, favored by terminal nerve sprouting.
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- L Lispi
- Unit of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, S. Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, S. Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
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- Unit of Neurology and Neurophysiopathology, S. Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Eckstein J, Burkardt T, Winterhalder C, Leonardi L, Thommen E, Weber S, Birkemeyer R, Seeck A, Koenig N, Doerr M. P441Use of a smartphone camera to estimate systolic blood pressure compared to standard oscillometric blood pressure measurement - a prospective trial. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx501.p441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Di Guardo G, Giacominelli-Stuffler R, Baffoni M, Pietroluongo G, Di Francesco C, Dufrusine B, Dainese E, Cocumelli C, Eleni C, Lucà R, Roperto F, Roperto S, Casalone C, Di Francesco G, Leonardi L, Centelleghe C, Mazzariol S. Localization of Viral Antigens and Brain Ultrastructural Findings in Striped Dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) with ‘Brain-Only’ Dolphin morbillivirus Infection. J Comp Pathol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2016.11.182] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Bellezza E, Bianchini E, Pettinelli S, Angeli G, Leonardi L. Intestinal plasmacytoma causing colocolic double intussusception in an adult dog. J Small Anim Pract 2016; 57:718. [DOI: 10.1111/jsap.12599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Revised: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 09/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- E. Bellezza
- Department of Veterinary Medicine; University of Perugia; Perugia 06123 Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine; University of Perugia; Perugia 06123 Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine; University of Perugia; Perugia 06123 Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine; University of Perugia; Perugia 06123 Italy
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Giacometti M, Tondi C, Sala S, Leonardi L, Neri S, Colucci G. The impact of laparoscopic surgery and enhanced recovery programs on short-term outcomes after colorectal resections for cancer. Eur J Surg Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2016.04.015] [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: 10/21/2022] Open
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Lopci E, Zucali P, Ceresoli G, Testori A, Voulaz E, Marzo K, Leonardi L, Rodari M, Olivari L, Ferraroli G, Bottoni E, Perrino M, Crepaldi A, Galeassi A, Gurrieri L, Veronesi G, Alloisio M, Santoro A, Chiti A. Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) characterized with 11C-Methionine PET/CT before and after talc pleurodesis: interim evaluation of a prospective clinical trial. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw391.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Lopci E, Zucali P, Ceresoli G, Testori A, Voulaz E, Marzo K, Leonardi L, Rodari M, Olivari L, Perrino M, Ferraroli G, Bottoni E, Crepaldi A, Galeassi A, Gurrieri L, Veronesi G, Alloisio M, Santoro A, Chiti A. Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) characterized with 11C-Methionine PET/CT before and after talc pleurodesis: interim evaluation of a prospective clinical trial. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw332.18] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Traina G, Menchetti L, Rappa F, Casagrande-Proietti P, Barbato O, Leonardi L, Carini F, Piro F, Brecchia G. Probiotic mixture supplementation in the preventive management of trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid-induced inflammation in a murine model. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2016; 30:895-901. [PMID: 27655518] [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: 06/06/2023]
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are characterized by inflammatory conditions of the intestine. Probiotic bacteria (PB) can have beneficial effects in several gastrointestinal disorders. The objectives of this study were: (i) to provide an acute experimental IBD model induced by 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS) in CD-1 mice, and (ii) to assess the preventive effects of Citogenex (Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterum lactis) supplementation on intestinal tissues and microbiota. Mice were inoculated intrarectally with saline, ethanol or different TNBS solutions. 1%TNBS induced clinical signs of colitis (P less than 0.01) and histological damage (P less than 0.01). Based on these results, mice were pre-treated with Citogenex or saline for 1, 2 or 3 weeks before 1%TNBS treatment. Probiotic pre-treatment determined a reduction of clinical signs (P less than 0.05), histological alterations of colitis (P less than 0.05) and increased beneficial bacteria (P less than 0.05). This study confirms that TNBS-induced colitis in CD-1 mice is useful for studying the mechanisms involved in IBD pathogenesis, and pre-treatment with Citogenex prevents the intestinal damage induced by TNBS.
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- G Traina
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Legal Sciences of the Society and Sports, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Maranesi M, Parillo F, Leonardi L, Rebollar PG, Alonso B, Petrucci L, Gobbetti A, Boiti C, Arruda-Alencar J, Moura A, Zerani M. Expression of nerve growth factor and its receptors in the uterus of rabbits: functional involvement in prostaglandin synthesis. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2016; 56:20-8. [PMID: 26986844 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2016.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2015] [Revised: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate: (1) the presence of nerve growth factor (NGF), neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor 1 (NTRK1), and nerve growth factor receptor (NGFR) in the rabbit uterus; and (2) the in vitro effects of NGF on PGF2α and PGE2 synthesis and on the PGE2-9-ketoreductase (PGE2-9-K) activity by the rabbit uterus. Nerve growth factor, NTRK1, and NGFR were immunolocalized in the luminal and glandular epithelium and stroma cells of the endometrium. reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction indicated the presence of messenger RNA for NGF, NTRK1, and NGFR in the uterus. Nerve growth factor increased (P < 0.01) in vitro secretions of PGF2α and PGE2 but coincubation with either NTRK1 or oxide nitric synthase (NOS) inhibitors reduced (P < 0.01) PGF2α production and blocked (P < 0.01) PGE2 secretion. Prostaglandins releases were lower (P < 0.01) than control when uterine samples were treated with NGF plus cyclooxygenase inhibitor. However, addition of NGFR inhibitor reduced (P < 0.01) PGF2α secretion less efficiently than NTRK1 or NOS inhibitors but had no effect on PGE2 yield. Nerve growth factor increased (P < 0.01) the activity of PGE2-9-K, whereas coincubation with NTRK1 or NOS inhibitors abolished (P < 0.01) this increase in PGE2-9-K activity. However, cotreatment with either cyclooxygenase or NGFR inhibitors had no effect on PGE2-9-K activity. This is the first study to document the distribution of NGF/NTRK1 and NGFR systems and their effects on prostaglandin synthesis in the rabbit uterus. NGF/NTRK1 increases PGF2α and PGE2 productions by upregulating NOS and PGE2-9-K activities, whereas NGF/NGFR augments only PGF2α secretion, through an intracellular mechanism that is still unknown.
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- M Maranesi
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, 06216, Italy.
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- Scuola di Bioscienze e Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Camerino, Matelica (MC), 62024, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, 06216, Italy
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- Departamento Producción Animal, ETSI Agrónomos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Departamento Producción Animal, ETSI Agrónomos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Scuola di Bioscienze e Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Camerino, Matelica (MC), 62024, Italy
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- Scuola di Bioscienze e Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Camerino, Matelica (MC), 62024, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Perugia, 06216, Italy
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, 60020-181, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, 60020-181, Brazil
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- Scuola di Bioscienze e Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Camerino, Matelica (MC), 62024, Italy
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Lopci E, Lazzeri M, Lughezzani G, Pasini L, Hurle R, Leonardi L, Casale P, Buffi N, Peschechera R, Rodari M, Zandegiacomo S, Benetti A, Fiorini G, Chiti A, Guazzoni G. 505 Targeted PET/TRUS software fusion-guided biopsy in men with persistently elevated PSA and negative mpMRI after previous negative biopsy: A feasibility study and preliminary results. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-9056(16)60507-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Scarcella C, Gregori A, Leonardi L, Orizio G, Speziani F, Tenchini G. Food safety: enviromental contaminants transfer evaluation in highly polluted areas in Brescia IT. Eur J Public Health 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv172.065] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Maranesi M, Zerani M, Leonardi L, Pistilli A, Arruda-Alencar J, Stabile AM, Rende M, Castellini C, Petrucci L, Parillo F, Moura A, Boiti C. Gene Expression and Localization of NGF and Its Cognate Receptors NTRK1 and NGFR in the Sex Organs of Male Rabbits. Reprod Domest Anim 2015; 50:918-25. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.12609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- M Maranesi
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria; Università degli Studi di Perugia; Perugia Italy
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- Scuola di Bioscienze e Medicina Veterinaria; Università degli Studi di Camerino; Matelica Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria; Università degli Studi di Perugia; Perugia Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Biomediche; Sezione di Anatomia Umana; Clinica e Forense; Università degli Studi di Perugia; Perugia Italy
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- Department of Animal Science; Federal University of Ceará; Fortaleza CE Brazil
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Biomediche; Sezione di Anatomia Umana; Clinica e Forense; Università degli Studi di Perugia; Perugia Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Biomediche; Sezione di Anatomia Umana; Clinica e Forense; Università degli Studi di Perugia; Perugia Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie; Alimentari e Ambientali; Università degli Studi di Perugia; Perugia Italy
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- Scuola di Bioscienze e Medicina Veterinaria; Università degli Studi di Camerino; Matelica Italy
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- Scuola di Bioscienze e Medicina Veterinaria; Università degli Studi di Camerino; Matelica Italy
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- Department of Animal Science; Federal University of Ceará; Fortaleza CE Brazil
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria; Università degli Studi di Perugia; Perugia Italy
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Roperto S, Russo V, Leonardi L, Martano M, Corrado F, Riccardi MG, Roperto F. Bovine Papillomavirus Type 13 Expression in the Urothelial Bladder Tumours of Cattle. Transbound Emerg Dis 2015; 63:628-634. [PMID: 25597262 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [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: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Bovine papillomavirus type 13 (BPV-13), a novel Deltapapillomavirus, has been found associated with urothelial tumours of the urinary bladder of cattle grazing on lands infested with bracken fern. BPV-13 was detected in 28 of 39 urothelial tumours. Diagnosis was based on sequencing of L1 and E5 amplicons from tumour samples. The nucleotide sequences generated from these amplicons showed a 100% homology with the sequences of BPV-13 L1 and E5 DNA found in Brazil from a fibropapilloma of the ear in a cow and from equine sarcoids in two horses. GenBank accession number of our representative BPV-13 sequences is JQ798171.1. Furthermore, mRNA encoding BPV-13 E5 oncoprotein was also documented, and its expression was also shown by immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence in the basal and suprabasal urothelial tumour cells. In twenty-three tumours, BPV-13 was simultaneously found with BPV-2, a Deltapapillomavirus genus, species 4. The latter virus was detected by amplifying and sequencing a 154-bp-sized DNA fragment of BPV-2 E5. In addition, BPV-13 by itself was seen to be expressed in five BPV-2-negative urothelial tumours. This study shows that BPV-13 is present in urothelial tumour cells thus sharing biological properties with BPV-1 and BPV-2. Although further studies are needed, BPV-13 appears to be another worldwide infectious agent responsible for a distressing disease causing severe economic losses in cattle industry.
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- S Roperto
- Settore Malattie Infettive, Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Produzioni Animali, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
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- Settore Patologia Generale, Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Produzioni Animali, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Settore Patologia Generale, Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Produzioni Animali, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Portici (NA), Italy
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- Settore Patologia Generale, Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria e Produzioni Animali, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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Di Guardo G, Falconi A, Di Francesco A, Mazzariol S, Centelleghe C, Casalone C, Pautasso A, Cocumelli C, Eleni C, Petrella A, Di Francesco CE, Sabatucci A, Leonardi L, Serroni A, Marsili L, Storelli MM, Giacominelli-Stuffler R. Western blot expression of 5-lipoxygenase in the brain from striped dolphins (stenella coeruleoalba) and bottlenose dolphins (tursiops truncatus) with or without encephalitis/meningo-encephalitis of infectious nature. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2015; 29:245-250. [PMID: 25864766] [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: 06/04/2023]
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Dolphin Morbillivirus (DMV), Toxoplasma gondii and Brucella ceti are pathogens of major concern for wild cetaceans. Although a more or less severe encephalitis/meningo-encephalitis may occur in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) and bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) infected by the aforementioned agents, almost no information is available on the neuropathogenesis of brain lesions, including the neuronal and non-neuronal cells targeted during infection, along with the mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration. We analyzed 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) expression in the brain of 11 striped dolphins and 5 bottlenose dolphins, affected or not by encephalitic lesions of various degrees associated with DMV, T. gondii and B. ceti. All the 8 striped dolphins with encephalitis showed a more consistent 5-LOX expression than that observed in the 3 striped dolphins showing no morphologic evidence of brain lesions, with the most prominent band intensity being detected in a B. ceti-infected animal. Similar results were not obtained in T. gondii-infected vs T. gondii-uninfected bottlenose dolphins. Overall, the higher 5-LOX expression found in the brain of the 8 striped dolphins with infectious neuroinflammation is of interest, given that 5-LOX is a putative marker for neurodegeneration in human patients and in experimental animal models. Therefore, further investigation on this challenging issue is also needed in stranded cetaceans affected by central neuropathies.
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- G Di Guardo
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, AGRIPOLIS, Legnaro, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, AGRIPOLIS, Legnaro, Padua, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale (IZS) del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle dAosta, Turin, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale (IZS) del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle dAosta, Turin, Italy
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- IZS del Lazio e della Toscana M. Aleandri, Rome, Italy
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- IZS del Lazio e della Toscana M. Aleandri, Rome, Italy
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- IZS della Puglia e della Basilicata, Foggia, Italy
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Mosciano S. Angelo, Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Biopathological Sciences and Hygiene of Animal and Alimentary Productions, University of Perugia, Italy
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- IZS dellUmbria e delle Marche, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Earth and Environment,University of Siena, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaco-Biology, University of Bari, Italy
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Piro F, Leonardi L. Expression of Bcl-2 in canine osteosarcoma. Open Vet J 2015; 5:27-9. [PMID: 26623359 PMCID: PMC4629559] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 02/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Osteosarcoma (OS) is the most common primary malignancy of bone. It is responsible for 80-85% of the primary bone tumors affecting dogs and it is characterized by aggressive and invasive behavior, with a high metastatic potential. Several studies on cancer and related tumorigenesis, show an involvement of the mechanisms of programmed cell death and cell survival. Many signals seem to be involved in the related mechanism of autophagy and in particular, our interest is focused on the expression of a family of Bcl-2 that seems to be involved either in the control of biomolecular mechanisms like autophagy and apoptosis. In this study we investigated the expression of Bcl-2 in different cases of spontaneous canine osteosarcoma and the related preliminary results are described. We found Bcl-2 activity was increased in OS tissue compared to normal bone tissue. These results suggested that Bcl-2 activity may play an important role in the formation of OS and as a diagnostic for neoplastic activity. However, further research is needed to confirm the role of Bcl-2 activity in OS in canines.
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- F. Piro
- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria – Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via San Costanzo, 4 – 06124 Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria – Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via San Costanzo, 4 – 06124 Perugia, Italy,Corresponding Author: Leonardo Leonardi. Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria – Università degli Studi di Perugia, Via San Costanzo, 4 – 06124 Perugia, Italy. Tel.: +39.075.5857663.
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Indinnimeo L, Chiarotti F, De Vittori V, Baldini L, De Castro G, Zicari AM, Tancredi G, Leonardi L, Duse M. Risk factors affecting quality of life in a group of Italian children with asthma. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2014; 27:235-44. [PMID: 25004835 DOI: 10.1177/039463201402700210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 01/02/2023] Open
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The measure of Quality of Life (QoL) has become one of the most important criteria used to assess the impact of chronic illness, such as asthma, on the patients daily life, in adults and children alike. The objective of our open observational study was to measure the QoL and analyze several factors that potentially affect QoL, such as symptoms and functional respiratory parameters, in a cohort of children with asthma. One hundred and twenty-seven children with asthma, 6 to 14 years of age, living in the city of Rome, were enrolled as outpatients. They were subjected to Skin Prick Tests (SPT), underwent spirometry and filled out the Pediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PAQLQ). One hundred and eleven children were diagnosed with intermittent asthma, 12 (10%) with mild asthma, and four with moderate persistent asthma. Ninety-six children had a positive SPT. The mean total score of QoL, obtained from the questionnaire, was 5.4 (∓1.2 SD). Two QoL groups were created. Children with total QoL score <5.5 were included in the Lower QoL score group while children with total QoL score ≥ 5.5 were included in the Higher QoL score group. Children in the Higher group and their mothers had a higher mean age, suffered from fewer asthma exacerbations during the year preceding the study, and showed a higher mean value of forced expiratory volume (FEV1) compared to the children in the Lower category. Using Logistic regression we identified the main factors that may affect QoL as FEV1, symptoms in the previous year and mothers age. QoL is correlated with the frequency of asthma exacerbations and FEV1 values. Furthermore, our research shows that a significant impairment of QoL may also occur in patients with normal lung function, pointing out the importance of evaluating QoL in all children with asthma.
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- L Indinnimeo
- Center of Pediatric Immunology and Allergology, Umberto 1 Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Neuroscience, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Center of Pediatric Immunology and Allergology, Umberto 1 Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Deparment of Psychology of the Processes of Development and Socialization, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Center of Pediatric Immunology and Allergology, Umberto 1 Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Center of Pediatric Immunology and Allergology, Umberto 1 Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Center of Pediatric Immunology and Allergology, Umberto 1 Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Center of Pediatric Immunology and Allergology, Umberto 1 Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Center of Pediatric Immunology and Allergology, Umberto 1 Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Di Fabio R, Tessa A, Marcotulli C, Leonardi L, Pierelli F, Santorelli F, Casali C. ‘When atlastin meets spastin’. Clin Genet 2014; 86:504-5. [DOI: 10.1111/cge.12331] [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] [Received: 10/17/2013] [Revised: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 12/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- R. Di Fabio
- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies; “Sapienza” University of Rome; Latina Italy
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- Molecular Medicine; IRCCS Stella Maris; Pisa Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies; “Sapienza” University of Rome; Latina Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies; “Sapienza” University of Rome; Latina Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies; “Sapienza” University of Rome; Latina Italy
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Leonardi L, Lepri E, Nannarone S, Mechelli O. Fibroblastic osteosarcoma in a lion (Panthera leo). Open Vet J 2014. [DOI: 10.5455/ovj.2014.v4.i1.p1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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This report describes a case of spontaneous fibroblastic osteosarcoma in the humerus of a lion from a private park in Perugia, Italy. The tumor had an irregular, smooth, brown surface and a generally firm, rubbery consistence with gritty to hard areas interspersed. The mass was poorly vascularized with areas of necrosis at the periphery. The cut surface showed a multilobulated mass that had breached the humeral cortex, with periosteal production of reactive bone. The mass invaded the epiphysis, the synovial membrane, the joint capsule and ligaments. A mild hemorrhagic effusion appeared in the joint space. Clinical signs, gross and histopathologic findings are described in this rare case of a malignant bone tumor.
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Leonardi L, Carrano A, Stoppini L, Floris M. Multilobular tumor of the zygomatic bone in a dog. Open Vet J 2014; 4:9-11. [PMID: 26623332 PMCID: PMC4629595] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Multilobular tumor of bone (MTB) (also known as Multilobular Osteochondrosarcoma) is an uncommon bone tumor frequently located on the skull of dogs, rarely on the ribs or pelvis. These neoplasms are slow growing, locally invasive, and have the potential to compress and invade the brain. A 10-year-old mixed breed dog was presented with a history of approximately 4 months of progressive growth of a left zygomatic mass. Radiographic investigation revealed a finely granular or stippled non homogeneous radiopaque mass involving the zygomatic arch. After surgery, grossly the neoplasm consisted of multiple, variably sized, grayish-white to yellow nodules separated by collagenous septa of different thickness. Histologically, the tumor was characterized by the presence of multiple lobules containing osteoid and cartilage, separated by a net of fibrous septae. This neoplastic pattern was consistent with a typical multilobular tumor of bone and based on clinical, radiographical, gross and light microscopic findings the definitive diagnosis was made. While reviewing veterinary literature only few cases of MTB were found in dogs.
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- L. Leonardi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biopatologiche e Igiene delle Produzioni Animali e Alimentari, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
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- Clinica Euroveterinaria, Via del Colle 12, 06084 Bettona, Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biopatologiche e Igiene delle Produzioni Animali e Alimentari, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
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- Clinica Euroveterinaria, Via del Colle 12, 06084 Bettona, Perugia, Italy
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Duse M, Zicari A, Berlutti F, Ernesti I, Occasi F, Leonardi L, Polimeni A. The Growth of Streptococcus Mutansin Different Milks for Infant Feeding. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2014; 27:137-41. [DOI: 10.1177/039463201402700119] [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: 11/16/2022] Open
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- M. Duse
- Department of Pediatrics, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences and Infectious Diseases, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Dental Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy
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Leonardi L, Lepri E, Nannarone S, Olivieri O, Mechelli L. Fibroblastic osteosarcoma in a lion (Panthera leo). Open Vet J 2014; 4:1-3. [PMID: 26623330 PMCID: PMC4629594] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 12/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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This report describes a case of spontaneous fibroblastic osteosarcoma in the humerus of a lion from a private park in Perugia, Italy. The tumor had an irregular, smooth, brown surface and a generally firm, rubbery consistence with gritty to hard areas interspersed. The mass was poorly vascularized with areas of necrosis at the periphery. The cut surface showed a multilobulated mass that had breached the humeral cortex, with periosteal production of reactive bone. The mass invaded the epiphysis, the synovial membrane, the joint capsule and ligaments. A mild hemorrhagic effusion appeared in the joint space. Clinical signs, gross and histopathologic findings are described in this rare case of a malignant bone tumor.
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- L. Leonardi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biopatologiche e Igiene delle Produzioni Animali e Alimentari, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biopatologiche e Igiene delle Produzioni Animali e Alimentari, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Patologia, Diagnostica e Clinica Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Patologia, Diagnostica e Clinica Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biopatologiche e Igiene delle Produzioni Animali e Alimentari, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
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Leonardi L, Carrano A, Floris L. Multilobular tumor of the zygomatic bone in a dog. Open Vet J 2014. [DOI: 10.5455/ovj.2014.v4.i1.p9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Multilobular tumor of bone (MTB) (also known as Multilobular Osteochondrosarcoma) is an uncommon bone tumor frequently located on the skull of dogs, rarely on the ribs or pelvis. These neoplasms are slow growing, locally invasive, and have the potential to compress and invade the brain. A 10-year-old mixed breed dog was presented with a history of approximately 4 months of progressive growth of a left zygomatic mass. Radiographic investigation revealed a finely granular or stippled non homogeneous radiopaque mass involving the zygomatic arch. After surgery, grossly the neoplasm consisted of multiple, variably sized, grayish-white to yellow nodules separated by collagenous septa of different thickness. Histologically, the tumor was characterized by the presence of multiple lobules containing osteoid and cartilage, separated by a net of fibrous septae. This neoplastic pattern was consistent with a typical multilobular tumor of bone and based on clinical, radiographical, gross and light microscopic findings the definitive diagnosis was made. While reviewing veterinary literature only few cases of MTB were found in dogs.
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Dimonaco M, Brignardello E, Leonardi L, Gatto V, Gallo M, Pizzini A, Boccuzzi G. The antiandrogen flutamide inhibits growth of mcf-7 human breast-cancer cell-line. Int J Oncol 2012; 2:653-6. [PMID: 21573607 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2.4.653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The antiandrogen flutamide (FLU) has been reported to exert antiproliferative action on both male and postmenopausal breast cancer and to inhibit growth of chemically induced rat breast cancer. We studied the effects of various concentrations of FLU on the growth of the ER+, AR+ and PR+ MCF-7 and the ER-, AR- and PR- MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cell lines. The growth of MCF-7 cells in both steroid free and estradiol supplemented media was inhibited by FLU. MDA-MB-231 cell growth was not affected by FLU. Our data show a direct inhibitory action of FLU on human breast cancer cells and suggest a different susceptibility to the antiproliferative action of FLU, which seems to be related to the steroid receptor status.
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- M Dimonaco
- UNIV TURIN, DIPARTIMENTO FISIOPATOL CLIN, VIA GENOVA 3, I-10126 TURIN, ITALY
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Roperto S, Borzacchiello G, Brun R, Leonardi L, Maiolino P, Martano M, Paciello O, Papparella S, Restucci B, Russo V, Salvatore G, Urraro C, Roperto F. A Review of Bovine Urothelial Tumours and Tumour-Like Lesions of the Urinary Bladder. J Comp Pathol 2010; 142:95-108. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2009.08.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2009] [Revised: 06/29/2009] [Accepted: 08/25/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Duse M, Leonardi L, Zicari AM, De Castro G, Indinnimeo L. Risk factors for upper airway diseases. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2010; 23:13-15. [PMID: 20152072] [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: 05/28/2023] Open
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Upper respiratory infection is the most common reason for seeking medical care for children. Recurrent viral respiratory infections and subsequent complications are a burden for children, their families and society. It has been estimated that at least 6 percent of children younger than 6 yr of age presents recurrent respiratory infections, as consequence of an increased exposure to infectious agents during the first years of life, when immune functions are still immature. Pediatricians must identify risk factors predisposing to upper respiratory tract infections and plan specific preventive strategies, ie avoidance of precocious day-care attendance and secondary smoke. Vaccination against influenza and pneumococcal diseases should always be recommended.
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- M Duse
- Department of Paediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
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Duse M, Iacobini M, Leonardi L, Smacchia P, Antonetti L, Giancane G. Transient Hypogammaglobulinemia of Infancy: Intravenous Immunoglobulin as First Line Therapy. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2010; 23:349-53. [DOI: 10.1177/039463201002300134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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IVIG (Intravenous immunoglobulin) have significantly improved the prognosis and the quality of life of immunodeficient patients and are routinely used as substitutive therapy. Transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy (THI) is a primary humoral immunodeficiency characterized by a transient IgG defect, but is not considered as a disease that justifies substitutive treatment and thus the use of IVIG as an alternative to antibiotic prophylaxis remains controversial also in symptomatic children. We treated 13 THI children severely symptomatic with IVIG (400mg/kg/every 3 weeks) for a limited period (2 or 3 months) and followed them for 1 to 3 years. During the follow-up, the frequency of overall infections decreased approximately tenfold (from 0.39 to 0.047 infection/month per child) and no severe infections were reported. Although this study lacks untreated controls, the results suggest that the observed clinical improvement is correlated to IVIG therapy. Furthermore, our study suggests that the infused IVIG have no long-term effect on endogenous IgG production and do not lengthen the immunodeficiency condition since all children produced a normal amount of specific IgG in response to vaccination carried out 5 months after the end of infusions. In conclusion, our results suggest that IVIG may stop the vicious circle of infection-immunodeficiency and should be considered as a first line therapy in highly symptomatic THI children.
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- M. Duse
- Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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Roperto S, Borzacchiello G, Brun R, Costanzo F, Faniello M, Raso C, Rosati A, Russo V, Leonardi L, Saracino D, Turco M, Urraro C, Roperto F. Ferritin Heavy Chain (FHC) is Up-regulated in Papillomavirus-Associated Urothelial Tumours of the Urinary Bladder in Cattle. J Comp Pathol 2010; 142:9-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2009.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2008] [Revised: 05/12/2009] [Accepted: 05/29/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Bellezza E, Angeli G, Leonardi L, Rastrelli P, Di Mari W, Palazzoli G. A case of a mandibular dentigerous cyst in a german shepherd dog. Vet Res Commun 2009; 32 Suppl 1:S235-7. [PMID: 18685969 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-008-9150-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- E Bellezza
- Department of Pathology, Diagnostic and Veterinary Clinics, Perugia, Italy.
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Cross K, Leonardi L, Fish J, Sowa M, Payette J, Gomez M, Schattka B, Hastings M. 109
Near Infrared Spectroscopy of Partial Thickness Burns. Wound Repair Regen 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1067-1927.2005.130216m.x] [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]
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Cross KM, Leonardi L, Payette JR, Gomez M, Levasseur MA, Schattka BJ, Sowa MG, Fish JS. Clinical utilization of near-infrared spectroscopy devices for burn depth assessment. Wound Repair Regen 2007; 15:332-40. [PMID: 17537120 DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-475x.2007.00235.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The diagnosis of burn depth is based on a visual assessment and can be subjective. Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopic devices were used preclinically with positive results. The purpose of this study was to test the devices in a clinical setting using easily identifiable burn wounds. Adult patients with acute superficial and full-thickness burns were enrolled. NIR point spectroscopy and imaging devices were used to collect hemodynamic data from the burn site and an adjacent unburned control site. Oxy-hemoglobin and deoxy-hemoglobin concentrations were extracted from spectroscopic data and reported as oxygen saturation and total hemoglobin. Sixteen patients (n=16) were included in the study with equal numbers in both burn wound groups. Point spectroscopy data showed an increase in oxygen saturation (p<0.0095) and total hemoglobin (<0.0001) in comparison with the respective control areas for superficial burn wounds. The opposite was true for full-thickness burns, which showed a decrease in oxygenation (p<0.0001) and total hemoglobin (p<0.0147) in comparison with control areas. NIR imaging technology provides an estimate of hemodynamic parameters and could easily distinguish superficial and full-thickness burn wounds. These results confirm that NIR devices can successfully distinguish superficial and full-thickness burn injuries.
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- K M Cross
- Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Villamil F, Levy G, Grazi GL, Mies S, Samuel D, Sanjuan F, Rossi M, Lake J, Munn S, Mühlbacher F, Leonardi L, Cillo U. Long-term outcomes in liver transplant patients with hepatic C infection receiving tacrolimus or cyclosporine. Transplant Proc 2007; 38:2964-7. [PMID: 17112875 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.08.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Choice of calcineurin inhibitor may be a contributing factor to deteriorating patient and graft survival following liver transplantation for hepatitis C virus (HCV). In our multicenter, open-label LIS2T study, de novo liver transplant patients stratified by HCV status were randomized to cyclosporine or tacrolimus. Follow-up data were obtained in an observational study of 95 patients. Mean follow-up was 34 and 37 months, respectively, for cyclosporine-treated (n = 47) and tacrolimus-treated (n = 48) patients. In patients not receiving antiviral therapy, 22 of 31 given cyclosporine (72%) and 24 of 29 given tacrolimus (83%) had biochemical recurrence of HCV. In 68 patients with at least one biopsy, histological evidence of HCV-related hepatitis was present in 27 of 31 (87%) cyclosporine-treated patients and 37 of 37 (100%) tacrolimus-treated patients (P = .02, chi-square test). Three-year actuarial risk of fibrosis stage 2 was 66% with cyclosporine and 90% with tacrolimus; for fibrosis stage 3 or 4 it was 46% and 80%, respectively. Three graft losses were attributed to HCV recurrence in cyclosporine-treated patients and six in tacrolimus-treated patients. Tacrolimus may be associated with increased risk of histological HCV disease recurrence compared to cyclosporine.
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- F Villamil
- Fundación Favoloro, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Testore GP, Natoli S, Fontana C, Buonuomini AR, Leonardi L, Leonardis F. Linezolid as rescue drug: a clinical case of soft tissue infection caused by a Staphylococcus aureus strain resistant in vivo to teicoplanin. J Chemother 2006; 18:430-2. [PMID: 17024801 DOI: 10.1179/joc.2006.18.4.430] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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The authors report and discuss a patient admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) for acute respiratory failure due to upper airway obstruction caused by face and neck soft tissue infection. An oxacillin-resistant Staphyloccoccus aureus was isolated from necrotic skin lesions and from skin biopsy. The strain was susceptible in vitro to teicoplanin, but it showed resistance in vivo, despite appropriate dosage. After 6 days of full dose therapy, since the clinical course worsened, teicoplanin was interrupted and linezolid was started. In 48 hours signs of infection regressed, and the patient was discharged from the ICU after 10 days of linezolid treatment. Linezolid resulted as a rescue drug for a life-threatening infection.
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- G P Testore
- Department of Public Heath, Infectious Diseases, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Teaching Hospital of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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Franchi M, Fini M, Martini D, Orsini E, Leonardi L, Ruggeri A, Giavaresi G, Ottani V. Biological fixation of endosseous implants. Micron 2005; 36:665-71. [PMID: 16233979 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2005.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2005] [Revised: 05/18/2005] [Accepted: 05/20/2005] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Primary implant stability is ensured by a mechanical fixation of implants. However, during implant healing a biological anchorage is necessary to achieve final osseointegration. Aim of this study was to investigate the histological aspects of biological fixation around titanium screws. Forty-eight titanium screws with different surfaces (smooth, plasma sprayed, sand blasted) were inserted in tibiae and femura of sheep and analyzed by light microscope and SEM 1 hour, 14 and 90 days after implantation. One hour after implantation the implant-bone gap was filled with a blood clot and host bone chips arising from burr surgical preparation or friction during implant insertion. Fourteen days after implantation new trabecular bone and enveloped bone chips were observed in the gap: no osteogenesis developed where implant threads were in contact with host bone. Ninety days after surgery all trabecular bone and most of the bone chips were substituted by a mature lamellar bone with few marrow spaces. Our results suggest that the trabecular bone and bone chips represent a three-dimensional network ensuring a biological implant fixation in all different implant surfaces 2 weeks after surgery. Host bone chips could favour the peri-implant osteogenesis. Inter-trabecular and implant-trabecular marrow spaces of both trabecular and lamellar bone may favour the peri-implant bone turnover.
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- M Franchi
- Dipartimento di Scienze Anatomiche Umane e Fisiopatologia dell'Apparato Locomotore, Università di Bologna, Via Irnerio 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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Cross K, Leonardi L, Fish J, Sowa M, Gomez M, Payette J, Hastings M. 039 Determination of Burn Depth using near Infrared Spectroscopy. Wound Repair Regen 2004. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1067-1927.2004.0abstractal.x] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Borzacchiello G, Ambrosio V, Leonardi L, Fruci R, Galati P, Roperto F. Rare Tumours in Domestic Animals: A Lipid Cell Variant of Urothelial Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder in a Cow and a Case of Vesical Carcinosarcoma in a Dog. Vet Res Commun 2004; 28 Suppl 1:273-4. [PMID: 15372975 DOI: 10.1023/b:verc.0000045424.34013.a4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- G Borzacchiello
- Department of Pathology and Animal Health, General Pathology and Anatomic Pathology Divisions - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Naples University "FEDERICO II" 80137 Naples Italy
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Naigeboren D, Bulacio MA, de la Casa ML, Leonardi L, Costa L. Efficacy of two techniques for endodontic instrumentation. Acta Odontol Latinoam 2003; 12:21-30. [PMID: 12905913] [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: 03/04/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to compare the quality of preparation in curved and straight root canals employing 2 techniques, i.e. the step-back technique and the technique of Goerig, Michelich and Schultz. One hundred and thirty single-rooted human teeth were employed throughout. The walls of the root canals of these teeth were painted. Following instrumentation the roots were sectioned longitudinally. The sections were observed under a stereoscopic microscope SZ40 with a grid fitted in the eyepiece. The efficacy of instrumentation was evaluated using area of paint removed as the end-point. Statistical significance of the data was tested with the chi square test employing the Epi Info 5 software. There was no statistically significant difference between techniques for straight canals. The technique of Goerig, Michelich and Schultz was more effective than the step-back technique in the apical third of curved canals.
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- D Naigeboren
- Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Tucumán, Argentina
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Lepri E, Ricci G, Leonardi L, Sforna M, Mechelli L. Diagnostic and Prognostic Features of Feline Cutaneous Mast Cell Tumours: A Retrospective Analysis of 40 Cases. Vet Res Commun 2003; 27 Suppl 1:707-9. [PMID: 14535503 DOI: 10.1023/b:verc.0000014253.07296.0c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- E Lepri
- Department of Biopathological Sciences, Section of Veterinary Pathology and Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy.
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