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Ruggiero L, Iovino P, Gargano D, Caloro A, De Leo L, D’Antonio A, Caputo A, Santonicola A. Upper Esophageal Sphincter Metrics across Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Functional Dysphagia: A Pilot Study. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5548. [PMID: 37685614 PMCID: PMC10488079 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12175548] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Recent studies have evaluated the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) with high-resolution manometry (HRM) in some esophageal diseases, but not eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). The aim of our study was to evaluate the function of the UES across EoE, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), functional dysphagia (FD), and the relationship with esophageal symptoms, esophageal body contraction, and esophagogastric junction (EGJ) metrics. METHODS HRM was performed on 30 EoE, 18 GERD, and 29 FD patients according to the Chicago Classification 3.0. The study data were exported to the online analysis platform Swallow Gateway. The UES was assessed in terms of UES Resting Pressure (UES-RP), UES Basal Pressure (UES-BP), UES Integrated Relaxation Pressure (UES-IRP), UES Relaxation Time (UES-RT), Basal UES Contractile Integral (Basal UES-CI), Post-Deglutitive UES Contractile Integral (Post-Deglutitive UES-CI), and Proximal Contractile Integral (PCI). RESULTS ANOVA analysis showed significantly higher values of Post-Deglutitive UES-CI in EoE patients compared with FD patients (p = 0.001). Basal UES-CI and UES-RP showed significantly higher values in EoE (p = 0.002, p = 0.038) and GERD (p < 0.001, p = 0.001) patients compared with FD patients. Correlations between LES-CI and Post-Deglutitive UES-CI, Basal UES-CI, and UES-RP (p ≤ 0.001, p = 0.027, p = 0.017, respectively), and between LES-BP and Post-Deglutitive UES-CI (p = 0.019), independent of diagnosis, were shown. No correlations have been demonstrated between the UES, EGJ metrics, and esophageal symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Some differences in UES metrics in the three different diseases were found. Further studies are needed to confirm the results of our pilot study and possible applications in clinical practice.
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Affiliation(s)
- Luigi Ruggiero
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84084 Baronissi, Italy; (L.R.); (P.I.); (A.C.); (L.D.L.)
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84084 Baronissi, Italy; (L.R.); (P.I.); (A.C.); (L.D.L.)
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Unit, San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, 83100 Avellino, Italy;
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84084 Baronissi, Italy; (L.R.); (P.I.); (A.C.); (L.D.L.)
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84084 Baronissi, Italy; (L.R.); (P.I.); (A.C.); (L.D.L.)
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- Pathologic Anatomy Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84084 Baronissi, Italy; (A.D.); (A.C.)
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- Pathologic Anatomy Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84084 Baronissi, Italy; (A.D.); (A.C.)
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, University of Salerno, 84084 Baronissi, Italy; (L.R.); (P.I.); (A.C.); (L.D.L.)
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Gambaccini D, Ruggiero L, Lippolis PV, Marciano E. Combined endoscopic EUS-guided cystogastrostomy and laparoscopic cholecystectomy: two birds with one stone. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis 2023; 32:265-266. [PMID: 37345606 DOI: 10.15403/jgld-4633] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/23/2023]
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- Dario Gambaccini
- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. .
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy. .
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Ruggiero L, Santonicola A, Iovino P. Diagnosis of Ineffective Esophageal Motility According to Chicago Classification Version 4.0: More Stringent Criteria, but Also New Difficulties. J Neurogastroenterol Motil 2023; 29:264. [PMID: 37019871 PMCID: PMC10083105 DOI: 10.5056/jnm23041] [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: 04/07/2023] Open
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- Luigi Ruggiero
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana," University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana," University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana," University of Salerno, Baronissi, SA, Italy
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Tapete G, Ruggiero L, Gambaccini D, Marciano E. A Rare Case of Esophageal Tubular Duplication. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis 2023; 32:11. [PMID: 37004218 DOI: 10.15403/jgld-4616] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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- Gherardo Tapete
- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. .
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi (SA), Italy. .
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
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Ruggiero L, Sciarra A, Mazzini A, Florindo F, Wilson G, Tartarello MC, Mazzoli C, Anderson JTH, Romano V, Worthington R, Bigi S, Sassi R, Ciotoli G. Antarctic permafrost degassing in Taylor Valley by extensive soil gas investigation. Sci Total Environ 2023; 866:161345. [PMID: 36603636 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161345] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Ongoing studies conducted in northern polar regions reveal that permafrost stability plays a key role in the modern carbon cycle as it potentially stores considerable quantities of greenhouse gases. Rapid and recent warming of the Arctic permafrost is resulting in significant greenhouse gas emissions, both from physical and microbial processes. The potential impact of greenhouse gas release from the Antarctic region has not, to date, been investigated. In Antarctica, the McMurdo Dry Valleys comprise 10 % of the ice-free soil surface areas in Antarctica and like the northern polar regions are also warming albeit at a slower rate. The work presented herein examines a comprehensive sample suite of soil gas (e.g., CO2, CH4 and He) concentrations and CO2 flux measurements conducted in Taylor Valley during austral summer 2019/2020. Analytical results reveal the presence of significant concentrations of CO2, CH4 and He (up to 3.44 vol%, 18,447 ppmv and 6.49 ppmv, respectively) at the base of the active layer. When compared with the few previously obtained measurements, we observe increased CO2 flux rates (estimated CO2 emissions in the study area of 21.6 km2 ≈ 15 tons day-1). We suggest that the gas source is connected with the deep brines migrating from inland (potentially from beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet) towards the coast beneath the permafrost layer. These data provide a baseline for future investigations aimed at monitoring the changing rate of greenhouse gas emissions from Antarctic permafrost, and the potential origin of gases, as the southern polar region warms.
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- L Ruggiero
- Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Roma, Via Vigna Murata 605, 00143 Roma, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Roma, Via Vigna Murata 605, 00143 Roma, Italy.
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- Center of Earth Evolution and Dynamics, University of Oslo, Sem Sælandsvei 2A, 0371 Oslo, Norway; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Roma, Via Vigna Murata 605, 00143 Roma, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Roma, Via Vigna Murata 605, 00143 Roma, Italy
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- GNS Science, 30-368, Lower Hutt 5040, New Zealand; Department of Marine Science, University of Otago, 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Earth Science Department, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Geosciences, University of Padua, Via Gradenigo 6, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Marine Science, University of Otago, 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Earth Science Department, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Marine Science, University of Otago, 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Earth Science Department, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Geosciences, University of Padua, Via Gradenigo 6, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- National Research Council, Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering, CNR-IGAG, Area della Ricerca di Roma 1- Strada Provinciale, 5d, 9 - 00010, Montelibretti, Rome, Italy; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Roma, Via Vigna Murata 605, 00143 Roma, Italy
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Scaglione G, Oliviero G, Labianca O, Bianco MA, Granata R, Ruggiero L, Iovino P. One-Day versus Three-Day Low-Residue Diet and Bowel Preparation Quality before Colonoscopy: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial. Dig Dis 2023; 41:708-718. [PMID: 36649696 DOI: 10.1159/000529087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND One-day low-residue diet (LRD) is recommended before colonoscopy, but only three single-center trials compared the 1-day versus 3-day LRD. The aim of this multicenter study was to compare the impact of a 3-day versus 1-day LRD on its ability to adequately and successfully prepare the bowel of outpatients that require a colonoscopy. The outpatients' tolerance and adherence to the LRD were also considered. METHODS Consecutive outpatients were randomized to 1-day versus 3-day LRD at three open-access endoscopy units. The primary endpoint consisted of the proportion of patients with a satisfactory degree of bowel cleanliness (Score 2-3 on the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale [BBPS] in each segment). Secondary endpoints were patients' tolerance and adherence to the prescribed diet evaluated by a standardized questionnaire. RESULTS 289 patients were included in the study (1-day LRD arm = 143, 3-day LRD arm = 146). BBPS ≥2 was not significantly different in the two dietary regimens in any of the three colonic segments (71% vs. 72%, p = 0.9). The percentage of patients with incomplete preparation was similar in the two arms (9% vs. 9%; p = 1.0). No significant differences were found among colonoscopy findings in terms of abnormalities (81% vs. 84%, p = 0.8). Both groups scored similarly in overall tolerance to LRD (48% vs. 49%, p = 1.0) and also in whether they would have adopted a different dietary regimen (p = 0.3). CONCLUSION Our multicenter randomized study confirmed that optimal bowel cleansing is reached through a 1-day LRD.
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- Giuseppe Scaglione
- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, G. Rummo, Benevento, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana," Gastrointestinal Unit, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Gaetano Fucito Hospital, Mercato San Severino, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Maresca Hospital, Torre del Greco, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, G. Rummo, Benevento, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana," Gastrointestinal Unit, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana," Gastrointestinal Unit, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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Gambaccini D, Ruggiero L, Marciano E. Cholangioscopy in Recurrent Cholangitis after Liver Transplantation: Selective Guidewire Cannulation of Non-anastomotic Biliary Stricture. J Gastrointestin Liver Dis 2022; 31:381. [PMID: 36535051 DOI: 10.15403/jgld-4552] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Dario Gambaccini
- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. .
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi (SA), Italy.
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Santonicola A, Ruggiero L, Palma R, Angrisani L, Iovino P. Gerd symptoms after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: an emerging scenario. Int J Obes (Lond) 2022; 46:1076-1078. [PMID: 35066564 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-022-01072-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is the second most performed bariatric procedure and it is considered the procedure of choice to treat patients with severe obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, some authors described the new onset or the recurrence of GERD symptoms after RYGB, and data at follow-up were scanty. In our center, we evaluated trend in weight, GERD symptoms and obesity-related comorbidities in 45 patients undergone RYGB at least 60 months before (mean follow-up 99.9 ± 22.9 months). At RYGB 51.1% patients referred preoperative GERD symptoms; among them, 47.8% showed an intraoperative hiatal hernia (HH). At medium-term follow-up mean BMI was significantly lower compared to baseline (p < 0.001). Among patients with preoperative GERD, 69.6% had GERD resolution and 30.4% reported postoperative GERD symptoms. Furthermore, 18.2% without preoperative GERD referred postoperative GERD new onset. We confirmed that RYGB as primary intervention provides satisfactory weight loss and a high percentage of GERD symptoms resolution. However, about 24.4% of patients complained of GERD symptoms at medium-term follow-up. The pathophysiology of GERD after RYGB, de novo or persistence, is not completely understood and several hypotheses could be drawn; however, further studies focusing the pathophysiology of these symptoms are needed.
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- Antonella Santonicola
- University of Salerno, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- University of Salerno, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi, SA, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, "Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- University of Salerno, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", Baronissi, SA, Italy.
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Palma R, Ruggiero L, Santonicola A, Iovino P, Angrisani L. A Conservative Management of Gastric Bezoar in a Novel Bariatric Procedure: Nissen-Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obes Surg 2022; 32:944-947. [PMID: 35079950 PMCID: PMC8789371 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-021-05830-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Rossella Palma
- Department of Surgical Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana, " University of Salerno, Baronissi, (SA), Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana, " University of Salerno, Baronissi, (SA), Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana, " University of Salerno, Baronissi, (SA), Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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Ruggiero L, Iovino P, Ameno C, Palma R, Santonicola A. Perception of the COVID-19 pandemic in patients with Achalasia and its impact on gastrointestinal symptoms: a proof-of-concept study. Ann Gastroenterol 2022; 35:489-495. [PMID: 36061159 PMCID: PMC9399568 DOI: 10.20524/aog.2022.0740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Currently, no data are available on COVID-19 pandemic perception in patients with achalasia. We evaluated how the COVID-19 lockdown was perceived by these patients and its impact on their upper gastrointestinal symptoms. Methods COVID-19 perception was assessed in 64 patients with achalasia using a previously published survey. Upper gastrointestinal symptoms were assessed using a standardized questionnaire and the results were compared to those obtained before the COVID-19 pandemic. All questionnaires were administered by telephone/video calls during the second Italian lockdown. Results Fifty-one patients (79.7%) responded to the survey. For the question “On a 0-100 scale, how worried are you about the COVID-19 pandemic?” the mean score was 72.8±27.1, and 64.7% of patients with achalasia gave a score >60 on a visual analog scale of 0-100. In addition, those who considered themselves more vulnerable or anxious about contracting the infection than the general population, showed a significantly higher score for COVID-19 fear compared to those who felt less vulnerable or anxious (79.7±27.6 vs. 62.5±23.6, P=0.027; 80.9±19.6 vs. 57.1±33.1, P=0.002, respectively). The selected patients (n=29), who had not undergone any change in medical/surgical treatment for at least one year before the COVID-19 pandemic, had a significant worsening of the intensity-frequency score of regurgitation, heartburn, odynophagia, water brash, and epigastric burning during the lockdown (P<0.05). Finally, 75% of the patients were very interested in using Telemedicine. Conclusions The COVID-19 lockdown had a significant impact on the psychological aspects and upper gastrointestinal symptoms of patients with achalasia. Telemedicine might represent a follow-up strategy.
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- Luigi Ruggiero
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi (Luigi Ruggiero, Paola Iovino, Chiara Ameno, Antonella Santonicola)
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi (Luigi Ruggiero, Paola Iovino, Chiara Ameno, Antonella Santonicola)
- Correspondence to: Paola Iovino, University of Salerno, Baronissi Campus, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana” Via Salvador Allende, 43, 84081 Baronissi (SA), Italy;
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi (Luigi Ruggiero, Paola Iovino, Chiara Ameno, Antonella Santonicola)
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome (Rossella Palma), Italy
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi (Luigi Ruggiero, Paola Iovino, Chiara Ameno, Antonella Santonicola)
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Oliviero G, Ruggiero L, D’Antonio E, Gagliardi M, Nunziata R, Di Sarno A, Abbatiello C, Di Feo E, De Vivo S, Santonicola A, Iovino P. Replay to Response to Oliviero et al.'s Publication: "Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on symptoms in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders: Relationship with anxiety and perceived stress". Neurogastroenterol Motil 2021; 33:e14263. [PMID: 34499387 PMCID: PMC8646708 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Giovanni Oliviero
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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Benucci S, Franchini M, Ruiz A, Bachmann C, Ruggiero L, Santoro L, Zorzato F, Treves S. CONGENITAL MYOPATHIES. Neuromuscul Disord 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2021.07.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ruggiero L, Fontanella MC, Amalfitano C, Beone GM, Adamo P. Provenance discrimination of Sorrento lemon with Protected Geographical indication (PGI) by multi-elemental fingerprinting. Food Chem 2021; 362:130168. [PMID: 34090045 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.130168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Multielement analysis and chemometric methods were proposed to discriminate the Sorrento lemon (PGI) juices according to geographical origin. In 2018 and 2019, 169 fruits from three farms in PGI area and two in not-PGI area were collected and analysed for essential and not-essential elements by ICP-MS. The PCA of multielement fingerprinting grouped lemon juices from PGI farms revealing a strong differentiation at small geographical scale. The S-LDA discriminated lemon juices for Mo, Ba, Rb, Mg, Co, Ca, Fe, Sr on the two production years, giving 97.7% correct classification, 98.5% accuracy and 93.8% external validation. The good correlation lemon juice vs cultivation soil and the soil discrimination by not-essential elements suggested the use of these elements as reliable indicators of lemon juice provenances. Despite lowering the number of variables, constituted by not-essential elements Ba, Rb, Ti, Co, the use of S-QDA discriminated the lemons juices with 87.5% accuracy and 83.9% validation.
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- Luigi Ruggiero
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via Università 100, 80055 Portici, NA, Italy.
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Piacenza, 29212 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via Università 100, 80055 Portici, NA, Italy.
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- Department for Sustainable Food Process, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Piacenza, 29212 Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, via Università 100, 80055 Portici, NA, Italy
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Oliviero G, Ruggiero L, D’Antonio E, Gagliardi M, Nunziata R, Di Sarno A, Abbatiello C, Di Feo E, De Vivo S, Santonicola A, Iovino P. Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on symptoms in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders: Relationship with anxiety and perceived stress. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2021; 33:e14092. [PMID: 33550640 PMCID: PMC7995091 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Psychological stress and anxiety, such those generated by forced quarantine, affect gastrointestinal symptoms course in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders. Thus, our aim was to assess, in a cohort of patients regularly followed up in a devoted outpatient clinic of Southern Italy, the association between their gastrointestinal symptoms changes, stress, and anxiety reported during the Italian lockdown. METHODS We recruited patients from the outpatient clinic of the University of Salerno, devoted to functional gastrointestinal disorders, selecting only patients for whom an evaluation was available in the last 6 months before the lockdown. Gastrointestinal symptoms were evaluated at each visit through standardized questionnaire and pooled in a database. On 45th days from the beginning of the lockdown, patients were re-assessed by phone with the same questionnaire. Anxiety and stress levels were assessed through a self-administered online questionnaire based on Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 test and Perceived Stress Scale 10 test. KEY RESULTS The intensity-frequency scores of several upper gastrointestinal symptoms improved (Wilcoxon test <0.05). Higher anxiety levels had a higher risk of worsening chest pain (OR 1.3 [1.1-1.7]), waterbrash (OR 1.3 [1.0-1.7]), epigastric burning (OR 1.3 [1.0-1.6]), and abdominal pain (OR 1.6 [1.0-2.3]). When compared to the interval preceding the outbreak, half of the patients declared their symptoms remained unchanged, 13.6% worsened, and 36.4% improved. CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES During the COVID-19 quarantine, there was an improvement of the majority of upper gastrointestinal symptoms in our patients, and anxiety seems an important risk of worsening few of them.
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- Giovanni Oliviero
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”University of SalernoBaronissiItaly
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Oliviero G, Ruggiero L, D'Antonio E, Gagliardi M, Nunziata R, Di Sarno A, Abbatiello C, Di Feo E, De Vivo S, Santonicola A, Iovino P. Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on symptoms in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders: Relationship with anxiety and perceived stress. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2021. [PMID: 33550640 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.14092.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Psychological stress and anxiety, such those generated by forced quarantine, affect gastrointestinal symptoms course in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders. Thus, our aim was to assess, in a cohort of patients regularly followed up in a devoted outpatient clinic of Southern Italy, the association between their gastrointestinal symptoms changes, stress, and anxiety reported during the Italian lockdown. METHODS We recruited patients from the outpatient clinic of the University of Salerno, devoted to functional gastrointestinal disorders, selecting only patients for whom an evaluation was available in the last 6 months before the lockdown. Gastrointestinal symptoms were evaluated at each visit through standardized questionnaire and pooled in a database. On 45th days from the beginning of the lockdown, patients were re-assessed by phone with the same questionnaire. Anxiety and stress levels were assessed through a self-administered online questionnaire based on Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 test and Perceived Stress Scale 10 test. KEY RESULTS The intensity-frequency scores of several upper gastrointestinal symptoms improved (Wilcoxon test <0.05). Higher anxiety levels had a higher risk of worsening chest pain (OR 1.3 [1.1-1.7]), waterbrash (OR 1.3 [1.0-1.7]), epigastric burning (OR 1.3 [1.0-1.6]), and abdominal pain (OR 1.6 [1.0-2.3]). When compared to the interval preceding the outbreak, half of the patients declared their symptoms remained unchanged, 13.6% worsened, and 36.4% improved. CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES During the COVID-19 quarantine, there was an improvement of the majority of upper gastrointestinal symptoms in our patients, and anxiety seems an important risk of worsening few of them.
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- Giovanni Oliviero
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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Talone A, Ruggiero L, Slimani S, Imperatori P, Barucca G, Ricci MA, Sodo A, Peddis D. Magnetic mesoporous silica nanostructures: investigation of magnetic properties. Nanotechnology 2020; 31:465707. [PMID: 32877370 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/abac7c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Magnetic mesoporous silica (MS) nanocomposites provide the possibility of generating multi-functional objects for application in different technological areas. This paper focuses on the magnetic properties of nanocomposites constituted by spinel iron oxide nanoparticles (magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs), < D > ≈ 8-9 nm) embedded in an MS matrix. The mesoporous structure of the silica matrix and the presence of the nanoparticles inside clearly emerge from transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements. Low temperature (5 K) field-dependent magnetization measurements reveal saturation magnetization (MS ) close to bulk value (M S bulk ∼ 90 emu g-1) for both MNPs and MNP/MS nanocomposites, indicating that the presence of silica does not affect the magnetic features of the single MNPs. Moreover, the dependence of the remanent magnetization on field (i.e. δM plots) at low temperature has shown a small but evident decrease of interaction in an MNP/MS sample with respect to MNP samples A m2 Kg-1. Finally, a partial orientation of the easy axis is observed when the MNPs are embedded in the silica matrix.
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- A Talone
- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Monterotondo Scalo (RM), Italy. Dipartimento di Scienze, Università degli Studi 'Roma Tre', Roma, Italy
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Ruggiero L, Sodo A, Cestelli-Guidi M, Romani M, Sarra A, Postorino P, Ricci M. Raman and ATR FT-IR investigations of innovative silica nanocontainers loaded with a biocide for stone conservation treatments. Microchem J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2020.104766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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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Germinario G, Ciccola A, Serafini I, Ruggiero L, Sbroscia M, Vincenti F, Fasolato C, Curini R, Ioele M, Postorino P, Sodo A. Gel substrates and ammonia-EDTA extraction solution: a new non-destructive combined approach for the identification of anthraquinone dyes from wool textiles. Microchem J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2020.104780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Ji X, Wang Y, Saylor J, Patterson F, Ruggiero L. 0400 Habitual Sleep, Circadian Misalignment, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Late Adolescents. Sleep 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Introduction
Emerging evidence suggests the potential role of sleep in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Sleep variability and circadian misalignment may represent understudied sleep dimensions, particularly among late adolescents. This study investigated the associations of habitual sleep, circadian misalignment, night-to-night sleep variability with CVD risk factors among late adolescents.
Methods
Using a cross-sectional design, we enrolled 58 healthy, college students (19.22±1.06 years old). Participants completed a 7-day sleep diary, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Circadian misalignment was assessed using the weekend-weekday differences in sleep duration and midsleep time. Sleep variability was calculated as intra-individual standard deviation of sleep durations. The number of CVD risk factors (BMI, waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting glucose and lipid profile) above subclinical/clinical thresholds was used as a proxy of overall risk. Logistic and generalized linear regression tested the relationships.
Results
Forty-two participants (73%) had at least one elevated CVD risk factors and 19 (34%) were short sleepers (<7 h). On average, the midsleep shifted 54 minutes later on weekends and the intraindividual sleep variability was 1.31 hours. After controlling for age, gender and race, there was a trend towards higher overall CVD risk (β=0.45±0.22, p=0.05) with a greater weekend-weekday discrepancy in sleep duration. For each CVD risk factor, a greater discrepancy in weekend-weekday midsleep times (OR=2.29±0.82, p=0.02) was estimated to increase the odds of high blood pressure. Participants with greater discrepancy in weekday-weekend sleep durations (OR=1.58±0.41, p=0.03) or excessive daytime sleepiness (OR=4.68±3.38, p=0.03) were more likely to have high BMI. Worse sleep quality (higher PSQI scores) was associated with high BMI (OR=1.36±0.19, p=0.03) and waist circumference (OR=1.40±0.24, p=0.04).
Conclusion
This study suggests that circadian misalignment, compared with other sleep characteristics, better predicts cardiovascular risk among late adolescents. Future research is needed to examine the interaction among circadian misalignment, sleep variability and sleep duration on CVD risk.
Support
American Nurse Foundation 18A01422
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- X Ji
- University of Delaware School of Nursing, Newark, DE
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- University of Delaware School of Nursing, Newark, DE
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- University of Delaware School of Nursing, Newark, DE
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- University of Delaware Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition, Newark, DE
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- University of Delaware Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition, Newark, DE
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Maggi L, Verardo M, Rubegni A, Bruno C, Lupica A, Berardinelli A, Ripolone M, Vattemi G, Ruggiero L, D'Amico A, Rodolico C, Sciacco M, Nigro V, Santorelli F, Tonin P, Fiorillo C, Mora M. P.110Clinical, morphological and genetic data in Italian patients with fiber-type-disproportion. Neuromuscul Disord 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2019.06.166] [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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Tozza S, Dubbioso R, Iodice R, Topa A, Esposito M, Ruggiero L, Spina E, Iovino A, Santoro L, Manganelli F. Neuropsychological and electrophysiological long-term follow-up in the adult form of Niemann-Pick disease type C. Clin Neurophysiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.09.083] [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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Zhu B, Bronas UG, Quinn L, Kapella MC, Park CG, Collins EG, Ruggiero L, Fritschi C. 0886 Relationships Between Sleep and Self-Care in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes. Sleep 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsy061.885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- B Zhu
- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- University of Delaware, Newark, DE
- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Tozza S, Bruzzese D, Pisciotta C, Iodice R, Esposito M, Dubbioso R, Ruggiero L, Topa A, Spina E, Santoro L, Manganelli F. Motor performance deterioration accelerates after 50 years of age in Charcot‐Marie‐Tooth type 1A patients. Eur J Neurol 2017; 25:301-306. [DOI: 10.1111/ene.13494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- S. Tozza
- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology University of Naples ‘Federico II’ Naples Italy
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- Department of Public Health University of Naples ‘Federico II’ Naples 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 Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology University of Naples ‘Federico II’ Naples 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 Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology University of Naples ‘Federico II’ Naples 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 Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology University of Naples ‘Federico II’ Naples 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 Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology University of Naples ‘Federico II’ Naples Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology University of Naples ‘Federico II’ Naples Italy
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De Michele G, Sorrentino P, Ruggiero L, De Michele G, Peluso S, Antenora A, Nesti C, Santorelli F, Filla A. Reversible valproate-induced subacute encephalopathy caused by a mitochondrial DNA variant. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.1961] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Fiorillo C, Astrea G, Savarese M, Cassandrini D, Brisca G, Trucco F, Pedemonte M, Trovato R, Ruggiero L, Vercelli L, D'Amico A, Tasca G, Pane M, Fanin M, Bello L, Broda P, Musumeci O, Rodolico C, Messina S, Vita GL, Sframeli M, Gibertini S, Morandi L, Mora M, Maggi L, Petrucci A, Massa R, Grandis M, Toscano A, Pegoraro E, Mercuri E, Bertini E, Mongini T, Santoro L, Nigro V, Minetti C, Santorelli FM, Bruno C. MYH7-related myopathies: clinical, histopathological and imaging findings in a cohort of Italian patients. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2016; 11:91. [PMID: 27387980 PMCID: PMC4936326 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-016-0476-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Myosin heavy chain 7 (MYH7)-related myopathies are emerging as an important group of muscle diseases of childhood and adulthood, with variable clinical and histopathological expression depending on the type and location of the mutation. Mutations in the head and neck domains are a well-established cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy whereas mutation in the distal regions have been associated with a range of skeletal myopathies with or without cardiac involvement, including Laing distal myopathy and Myosin storage myopathy. Recently the spectrum of clinical phenotypes associated with mutations in MYH7 has increased, blurring this scheme and adding further phenotypes to the list. A broader disease spectrum could lead to misdiagnosis of different congenital myopathies, neurogenic atrophy and other neuromuscular conditions. RESULTS As a result of a multicenter Italian study we collected clinical, histopathological and imaging data from a population of 21 cases from 15 families, carrying reported or novel mutations in MYH7. Patients displayed a variable phenotype including atypical pictures, as dropped head and bent spine, which cannot be classified in previously described groups. Half of the patients showed congenital or early infantile weakness with predominant distal weakness. Conversely, patients with later onset present prevalent proximal weakness. Seven patients were also affected by cardiomyopathy mostly in the form of non-compacted left ventricle. Muscle biopsy was consistent with minicores myopathy in numerous cases. Muscle MRI was meaningful in delineating a shared pattern of selective involvement of tibialis anterior muscles, with relative sparing of quadriceps. CONCLUSION This work adds to the genotype-phenotype correlation of MYH7-relatedmyopathies confirming the complexity of the disorder.
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- C Fiorillo
- IRCCS Stella Maris, Molecular Medicine and Neuromuscular Disorders, Via dei Giacinti 2, 56128, Calambrone, Pisa, Italy. .,Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternad and Child Health, University of Genova, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
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- IRCCS Stella Maris, Molecular Medicine and Neuromuscular Disorders, Via dei Giacinti 2, 56128, Calambrone, Pisa, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS Stella Maris, Molecular Medicine and Neuromuscular Disorders, Via dei Giacinti 2, 56128, Calambrone, Pisa, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Disorders, Istituto G.Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.,Department of Neuroscience, Center of Myology and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Disorders, Istituto G.Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Disorders, Istituto G.Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- IRCCS Stella Maris, Molecular Medicine and Neuromuscular Disorders, Via dei Giacinti 2, 56128, Calambrone, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences and Reproductive and Odontostomatologic Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Unit of Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Neurosciences, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Disorders, Istituto G.Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Nemo Sud Clinical Centre, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Nemo Sud Clinical Centre, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Nemo Sud Clinical Centre, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Nemo Sud Clinical Centre, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Nemo Sud Clinical Centre, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Neuromuscular Diseases and Neuroimmunology Unit, IRCCS Foundation C Besta Neurological Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Neuromuscular Diseases and Neuroimmunology Unit, IRCCS Foundation C Besta Neurological Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Neuromuscular Diseases and Neuroimmunology Unit, IRCCS Foundation C Besta Neurological Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Neuromuscular Diseases and Neuroimmunology Unit, IRCCS Foundation C Besta Neurological Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Center for Neuromuscular and Neurological Rare Diseases, S. Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Systems Medicine (Neurology), University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternad and Child Health, University of Genova, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Nemo Sud Clinical Centre, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Paediatric Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Neurosciences, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences and Reproductive and Odontostomatologic Sciences, University Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Disorders, Istituto G.Gaslini, Genoa, Italy.,Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternad and Child Health, University of Genova, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- IRCCS Stella Maris, Molecular Medicine and Neuromuscular Disorders, Via dei Giacinti 2, 56128, Calambrone, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Center of Myology and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
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Grandone A, Cozzolino D, Marzuillo P, Cirillo G, Di Sessa A, Ruggiero L, Di Palma MR, Perrone L, Miraglia Del Giudice E. TM6SF2 Glu167Lys polymorphism is associated with low levels of LDL-cholesterol and increased liver injury in obese children. Pediatr Obes 2016; 11:115-9. [PMID: 25893821 DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Glu167Lys (E167K) transmembrane 6 superfamily member 2 (TM6SF2) variant has been associated with liver steatosis, high alanine transaminase (ALT) levels and reduced plasma levels of liver-derived triglyceride-rich lipoproteins. OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to investigate in a group of obese children the association among the 167K allele of TM6SF2 gene and ALT, cholesterol and triglycerides levels, and hepatic steatosis, and to evaluate the potential interaction between this variant and the I148M patatin like phospholipase 3 gene (PNPLA3) polymorphism on liver enzymes. METHODS We genotyped 1010 obese children for TM6SF2 E167K and PNPLA3 I148M polymorphisms. Anthropometrical and biochemical data were collected. Ultrasound imaging of the liver was performed. RESULTS The 167K allele showed an association with steatosis (P < 0.0001), higher ALT levels (P < 0.001) and lower total cholesterol (P < 0.00001), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (P < 0.0001), triglycerides (P = 0.02) and non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels (P < 0.000001). The subjects homozygous for the PNPLA3 148M allele carrying the rare variant of TM6SF2 showed an odds ratio of 12.2 (confidence interval 3.8-39.6, P = 0.000001) to present hypertransaminasaemia compared with the remaining patients. CONCLUSION Although the TMS6SF2 E167K variant predisposes the obese children to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, there is an association between this variant and lower levels of cardiovascular risk factors. Overall, the data suggest differential effects of TMS6SF2 E167K variant on liver and heart health.
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- A Grandone
- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, Seconda Univesità degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Seconda Università di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, Seconda Univesità degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, Seconda Univesità degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, Seconda Univesità degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, Seconda Univesità degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, Seconda Univesità degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, Seconda Univesità degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, Seconda Univesità degli Studi di Napoli, Napoli, Italy
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Fiorillo C, Savarese M, Astrea G, Cassandrini D, Ruggiero L, Fanin M, Vercelli L, D'Amico A, Pane M, Tasca G, Morandi M, Pegoraro E, Santoro L, Mercuri E, Mora M, Bertini E, Minetti C, Santorelli F, Nigro V, Bruno C. MYH7-related myopathies: Clinical, histopathological and imaging findings in a cohort of Italian patients. Neuromuscul Disord 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2015.06.344] [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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Iodice R, Manganelli F, Ruggiero L, Dubbioso R, Santoro L. 87. Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation of motor cortex does not ameliorates spasticity in multiple sclerosis. Clin Neurophysiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2014.10.106] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Jones D, Beaubien S, Barlow T, Barkwith A, Hannis S, Lister T, Strutt M, Bellomo T, Annunziatellis A, Graziani S, Lombardi S, Ruggiero L, Braibant G, Gal F, Joublin F, Michel K. Baseline variability in onshore near surface gases and implications for monitoring at CO2 storage sites. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.11.447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Restivo L, Zampino R, Guerrera B, Ruggiero L, Adinolfi LE. Steatosis is the predictor of relapse in HCV genotype 3- but not 2-infected patients treated with 12 weeks of pegylated interferon-α-2a plus ribavirin and RVR. J Viral Hepat 2012; 19:346-52. [PMID: 22497814 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2011.01555.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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HCV genotypes 2- or 3-infected patients with a rapid virological response (RVR) to therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirins who have a low viral load, noncirrhotic and nonobese may be considered for a shorter course of treatment. However, no studies have assessed host-viral factors associated with relapse in genotype 2 and 3 separately. Accordingly, we assessed whether 12 weeks of pegylated interferon and ribavirin was an optimized regimen for treatment of HCV genotype 2 and 3 with positive predictors of response. Power and sample size were a priori calculated and 96 consecutive chronic hepatitis C patients (53, genotype 2 and 43, genotype 3) without cirrhosis who were not obese and who achieved a RVR to therapy with peg-IFN-α-2a and ribavirin were enrolled. Fibrosis, steatosis, homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance and HCV RNA were predefined variables to be evaluated in relapse. An intention-to-treat analysis was performed. SVR rates were 98% and 84% for genotype 2 and 3, respectively. Analysis of genotype 3 patients who had relapse showed a negative correlation with steatosis (P < 0.0001) and HCV RNA (P < 0.015). Multivariate analysis showed that steatosis was the independent predictor of relapse (OR, 0.988; 95% CI, 0.981-0.993; P < 0.001). Genotype 3 patients with steatosis had a relapse rate of 36.4% and 15.8% in those with high and low viral load, respectively, whereas there was no relapse in those without steatosis. In conclusion, a 12-week course of therapy is sufficient for patients without cirrhosis, not obese and infected with HCV genotype 2 achieve a RVR. This is not the case for genotype 3. Steatosis is the independent predictor of relapse. New therapeutic strategies are necessary for this subgroup of HCV genotype 3.
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- L Restivo
- Internal Medicine & Hepatology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Fiorillo C, Dubbioso R, Ruggiero L, Bruttini M, Manganelli F, Santoro L. P-7
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dystrophy (OPMD). ACTA MYOLOGICA 2011. [PMCID: PMC3235823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/29/2022]
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- Neurologic Clinic, "Federico II" University, Naples, Italy
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- Neurologic Clinic, "Federico II" University, Naples, Italy
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- Medical Genetics Institute, University of Siena, Italy
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- Neurologic Clinic, "Federico II" University, Naples, Italy
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- Neurologic Clinic, "Federico II" University, Naples, Italy
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Manganelli F, Pisciotta C, Dubbioso R, Iodice R, Esposito M, Ruggiero L, Santoro L. P14.20 Theta burst stimulation of cerebellum interferes with somatosensory temporal discrimination. Clin Neurophysiol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1388-2457(11)60448-3] [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: 10/17/2022]
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Akpunonu P, Ruggiero L, Pearce A, Snow J, Brickman K. 120: How Many Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococeus Aureus Infections Are Missed Upon Admission to the Emergency Department? Ann Emerg Med 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.06.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Gertow K, Marenzi G, Colombo G, Brambilla M, Ruggiero L, de Metrio M, Tremoli E, Camera M. Abstract: P316 PLATELET TRANSCRIPTOME PROFILING IN STABLE ANGINA AND NON-ST ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(09)70611-7] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Honda RY, Mota RP, Batocki RGS, Santos DCR, Nicoleti T, Kostov KG, Kayama ME, Algatti MA, Cruz NC, Ruggiero L. Plasma-polymerized hexamethyldisilazane treated by nitrogen plasma immersion ion implantation technique. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/167/1/012055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Coppola A, Coppola L, Luongo C, Arciello A, Cacciapuoti F, Lama D, Luongo M, Ruggiero L, Pastore A, Gombos G. Ozonized autohemotransfusion does not affect arterial vasodilation in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Int J Angiol 2007; 16:7-11. [PMID: 22477241 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1278236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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Ozonized autohemotransfusion has been used as a complementary therapy in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). To determine whether ozone therapy could acutely modify artery vasodilatory capacity, a flow-mediated dilation test was performed at the brachial artery level before and after an ozonized autohemotransfusion in 16 patients with PAD, mean (± SD) age 55±1.8 years, and 14 healthy volunteers matched for age, sex and body mass index. Before ozonized autohemotransfusion, the mean baseline diameter of the brachial artery was higher in PAD patients than in healthy subjects (4.6±0.54 mm versus 3.6±0.54 mm, P<0.001) while mean flow-mediated brachial artery dilation and percentage of increase in flow were significantly lower in PAD patients than in controls (6.3±6.1% versus 11.8±2.4%, P<0.02; 433±61% versus 580±46%, P<0.02, respectively). No significant changes were observed after ozonized autohemotransfusion, indicating that ozonized autohemotransfusion does not modify endothelium-dependent ischemia-induced vascular reactivity.
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Coppola L, Guastafierro S, Sagristani M, Coppola A, Nasuti A, Ruggiero L, De Biase M, Tirelli A, Gombos G. Decreased Hemoglobin Levels Are Associated with Higher Plasma Level of Fibrinogen, Irrespective of Age. Am J Med Sci 2007; 333:154-60. [PMID: 17496733 DOI: 10.1097/maj.0b013e3180312547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Increased plasma levels of fibrinogen are been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular accident. We aimed at verifying whether the changes of fibrinogen levels are associated with red blood cell (and/or hemoglobin) concentration. METHODS A group of 381 carefully selected healthy volunteers (219 male and 162 female), aged from 18 to 101 years, were enrolled in this study. Fasting blood samples were taken and all measurements (fibrinogen plasma level, whole blood viscosity, hemoglobin concentration, hematocrit value, red blood cell and white blood cell count, platelet count, glucose, total cholesterol and triglycerides plasma concentration, and C-reactive protein level) were obtained with standardized methodology using appropriate equipment, procedures, and controls. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS In the male but not in the female group, plasma fibrinogen concentration inversely correlated with hemoglobin (P < 0.0001) and hematocrit value (P < 0.01). In a post hoc analysis, plasma fibrinogen level inversely correlated with hemoglobin in the subgroup of the 93 premenopausal women and directly correlated with age and inversely correlated with platelet count in the subgroup of the 69 postmenopausal women. Results of multiple regression analysis revealed that in all the subjects, except in the postmenopausal women, hemoglobin level is an independent predictor of fibrinogen plasma level. Considering the physiopathologic role of increased plasma fibrinogen concentration and the scarcity of pharmacologic approaches to decrease its level, these findings could be important in designing a preventive therapy of cardiovascular disease.
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- Ludovico Coppola
- Department of Geriatrics and Metabolic Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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Marfella R, Cacciapuoti F, Siniscalchi M, Sasso FC, Marchese F, Cinone F, Musacchio E, Marfella MA, Ruggiero L, Chiorazzo G, Liberti D, Chiorazzo G, Nicoletti GF, Sardu C, D'Andrea F, Ammendola C, Verza M, Coppola L. Effect of moderate red wine intake on cardiac prognosis after recent acute myocardial infarction of subjects with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabet Med 2006; 23:974-81. [PMID: 16922703 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2006.01886.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Oxidative stress and increased inflammation have been reported to be increased in subjects with diabetes and to be involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular complications after myocardial infarction (MI). It is well recognized that red wine has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. We examined the effects of moderate red wine intake on echocardiographic parameters of functional cardiac outcome in addition to inflammatory cytokines and nitrotyrosine (oxidative stress marker), in subjects with diabetes after a first uncomplicated MI. METHODS One hundred and fifteen subjects with diabetes who had sustained a first non-fatal MI were randomized to receive a moderate daily amount of red wine (intervention group) or not (control group). Echocardiographic parameters of ventricular dys-synchrony, circulating levels of nitrotyrosine, tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-18 (IL-18) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were investigated at baseline and 12 months after randomization. RESULTS After 1 year of diet intervention, concentrations of nitrotyrosine (P < 0.01), CRP (P < 0.01), TNF-alpha (P < 0.01), IL-6 (P < 0.01) and IL-18 (P < 0.01) were increased in the control group compared with the intervention group. In addition, myocardial performance index (P < 0.02) was higher, and transmitral Doppler flow (P < 0.05), pulmonary venous flow analysis (P < 0.02) and ejection fraction (P < 0.05) were lower in the control group, indicating ventricular dys-synchrony. The concentrations of nitrotyrosine, CRP, TNF-alpha and IL-6 were related to echocardiographic parameters of ventricular dys-synchrony. CONCLUSIONS In subjects with diabetes, red wine consumption, taken with meals, significantly reduces oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory cytokines as well as improving cardiac function after MI. Moderate red wine intake with meals may have a beneficial effect in the prevention of cardiovascular complications after MI in subjects with diabetes.
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- R Marfella
- Department of Geriatrics and Metabolic Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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Acanfora F, Baima C, Genesi D, Ruggiero L. Salvage Radical Prostatectomy. Urologia 2004. [DOI: 10.1177/039156030407100221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The aim of this film is to demonstrate that salvage radical prostatectomy can be performed preserving urinary continence and with a morbility rate comparable to that of radical prostatectomy performed de novo in patients with a previously untreated tumor. Three consecutive rises in PSA level, above the nadir PSA, and the presence of biopsy-proven prostate cancer, show a recurrent or persistent disease in a patient with prostate cancer, treated with full-dose radiation therapy. Thus, when patients present a life expectancy of at least 10 years and organ-confined disease, salvage radical prostatectomy is the only option of therapy most likely to achieve lasting local control.
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- F. Acanfora
- UOA di Urologia, ASL 6, Ospedali Riuniti di Ciriè (Torino)
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- UOA di Urologia, ASL 6, Ospedali Riuniti di Ciriè (Torino)
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- UOA di Urologia, ASL 6, Ospedali Riuniti di Ciriè (Torino)
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- UOA di Urologia, ASL 6, Ospedali Riuniti di Ciriè (Torino)
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Giffin NJ, Ruggiero L, Lipton RB, Silberstein SD, Tvedskov JF, Olesen J, Altman J, Goadsby PJ, Macrae A. Premonitory symptoms in migraine: an electronic diary study. Neurology 2003; 60:935-40. [PMID: 12654956 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000052998.58526.a9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 449] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Migraine is frequently associated with nonheadache symptoms before, during, and after the headache. Premonitory symptoms occurring before the attack have not been rigorously studied. Should these symptoms accurately predict headache, there are considerable implications for the pathophysiology and management of migraine. METHODS Electronic diaries were used in a 3-month multicenter study to record nonheadache symptoms before, during, and after migraine. The authors recruited subjects who reported nonheadache symptoms in at least two of three attacks that they believed predicted headache. Symptoms were entered in the diaries by patient initiation and through prompted entries at random times daily. Entries could not be altered retrospectively. Data recorded included nonheadache symptoms occurring during all three phases of the migraine, prediction of the attack from premonitory symptoms, general state of health, and action taken to prevent the headache. RESULTS One hundred twenty patients were recruited: 97 provided usable data. Patients correctly predicted migraine headaches from 72% of diary entries with premonitory symptoms. A range of cognitive and physical symptoms was reported at a similar rate through all three phases of the migraine. The most common premonitory symptoms were feeling tired and weary (72% of attacks with warning features), having difficulty concentrating (51%), and a stiff neck (50%). Subjects who functioned poorly in the premonitory phase were the most likely to correctly predict headache. CONCLUSIONS Using an electronic diary system, the authors show that migraineurs who report premonitory symptoms can accurately predict the full-blown headache.
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- N J Giffin
- Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
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Rivers DB, Ruggiero L, Hayes M. The ectoparasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) differentially affects cells mediating the immune response of its flesh fly host, Sarcophaga bullata Parker (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). J Insect Physiol 2002; 48:1053-1064. [PMID: 12770028 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1910(02)00193-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In this study, we examined cellular immune responses in the flesh fly, Sarcophaga bullata, when parasitized by the ectoparasitoid Nasonia vitripennis. In unparasitized, young pharate adults and third instar, wandering larvae of S. bullata, four main hemocyte types were identified by light microscopy: plasmatocytes, granular cells, oenocytoids, and pro-hemocytes. Parasitism of young pharate adults had a differential effect on host hemocytes; oenocytoids and pro-hemocytes appeared to be unaltered by parasitism, whereas adhesion and spreading behavior were completely inhibited in plasmatocytes and granular cells by 60 min after oviposition. The suppression of spreading behavior in granular cells lasted the duration of parasitism. Plasmatocytes were found to decline significantly during the first hour after parasitism and this drop was attributed to cell death. Melanization and clotting of host hemolymph did not occur in parasitized flies, or the onset of both events was retarded by several hours in comparison to unparasitized pharate adults. Hemocytes from envenomated flies were altered in nearly identical fashion to that observed for natural parasitism; the total number of circulating hemocytes declined sharply by 60 min post-envenomation, the number of plasmatocytes declined but not granular cells, and the ability of plasmatocytes and granular cells to spread when cultured in vitro was abolished within 1 h. As with parasitized hosts, the decrease in plasmatocytes was due to cell death, and inhibition of spreading lasted until the host died. Isolated crude venom also blocked adhesion and spreading of these hemocyte types in vitro. Thus, it appears that maternally derived venom disrupts host immune responses almost immediately following oviposition and the inhibition is permanent. The possibility that this ectoparasite disables host defenses to afford protection to feeding larvae and adult females is discussed.
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- D B. Rivers
- Department of Biology, Loyola College in Maryland, 4501 North Charles Street, 21210, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Tucker P, Zaninelli R, Yehuda R, Ruggiero L, Dillingham K, Pitts CD. Paroxetine in the treatment of chronic posttraumatic stress disorder: results of a placebo-controlled, flexible-dosage trial. J Clin Psychiatry 2001; 62:860-8. [PMID: 11775045 DOI: 10.4088/jcp.v62n1105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 221] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The objective of this double-blind, placebo-controlled study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of paroxetine in outpatients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). METHOD Male and female outpatients 18 years and older who met DSM-IV criteria for PTSD and had baseline scores of 50 or greater on the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-2) were randomly assigned to treatment with paroxetine (20-50 mg/day) or placebo for 12 weeks. The primary efficacy variables were the change from baseline to the 12-week endpoint in the CAPS-2 total score and the proportion of responders on the Clinical Global Impressions-Global Improvement scale (CGI-1). Additional key outcome measures were the change from baseline in the reexperiencing, avoidance/ numbing, and hyperarousal scores of the CAPS-2 and in the total scores of the Treatment Outcome PTSD Scale and the patient-rated Davidson Trauma Scale and Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS). Depressive symptoms were assessed with the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale. The proportion of patients achieving response and remission was also determined. RESULTS 307 patients constituted the intent-to-treat population. At week 12, compared with the placebo group (N = 156), the paroxetine group (N = 151) showed significantly greater reduction of PTSD symptoms on both of the primary and all of the secondary outcome measures. Significantly greater improvement on the CAPS-2 total score was observed for paroxetine compared with placebo from week 4 (p < .05), and significantly greater proportions of paroxetine-treated patients achieved response (p < .001) and remission (p = .008) by week 12. The improvement in PTSD symptoms was similar in male and female patients. Functional improvement at the study endpoint was significantly greater (p < .05) in the paroxetine group in all 3 domains of the SDS (work, social life, family life). Treatment with paroxetine was well tolerated, with the frequency and type of adverse events recorded for the paroxetine group corresponding to the known safety profile of this medication. CONCLUSION Paroxetine in doses of 20 to 50 mg once daily is effective as a treatment for chronic PTSD. Improvement is obtained for all 3 symptom clusters (reexperiencing, avoidance/numbing, hyperarousal) and is associated with significant reduction in disability after 12 weeks of treatment.
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- P Tucker
- University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, USA
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Ingletto D, Ruggiero L, De Sanctis V. [HAIR-AN syndrome (HyperAndrogenism, Insulin Resistance, Acanthosis Nigricans) in an adolescent with Cohen's syndrome]. Minerva Pediatr 2001; 53:493-4. [PMID: 11668286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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- D Ingletto
- Divisione di Pediatria, Ospedale Card. G. Panico, Tricase (Lecce), Italy
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Licciardo P, Ruggiero L, Lania L, Majello B. Transcription activation by targeted recruitment of the RNA polymerase II CTD phosphatase FCP1. Nucleic Acids Res 2001; 29:3539-45. [PMID: 11522823 PMCID: PMC55871 DOI: 10.1093/nar/29.17.3539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Human FCP1 in association with RNAP II reconstitutes a highly specific CTD phosphatase activity and is required for recycling RNA polymerase II (RNAP II) in vitro. Here we demonstrate that targeted recruitment of FCP1 to promoter templates, through fusion to a DNA-binding domain, stimulates transcription. We demonstrate that a short region at the C-terminus of the FCP1 protein is required and sufficient for activation, indicating that neither the N-terminal phosphatase domain nor the BRCT domains are required for transcription activity of DNA-bound FCP1. In addition, we demonstrate that the C-terminus region of FCP1 suffices for efficient binding in vivo to the RAP74 subunit of TFIIF and is also required for the exclusive nuclear localization of the protein. These findings suggest a role for FCP1 as a positive regulator of RNAP II transcription.
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- P Licciardo
- Department of Genetics, General and Molecular Biology, University of Naples 'Federico II' and IIGB, CNR, Naples, Italy
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Caruso-Nicoletti M, De Sanctis V, Cavallo L, Raiola G, Ruggiero L, Skordis N, Wonke B. Management of puberty for optimal auxological results in beta-thalassaemia major. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2001; 14 Suppl 2:939-44. [PMID: 11529399 DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2001-s205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Short stature is present in a significant percentage of patients affected by beta-thalassaemia major. Growth failure of patients with thalassaemia is multifactorial. The most important contribution is attributed to the toxic effect of desferrioxamine and to endocrine disorders, due to iron overload. The commonest endocrine complication is hypogonadism. The growth pattern of patients with thalassaemia is characterized by normal growth during childhood, a deceleration of growth velocity around age 9-10 years, and a reduced pubertal growth spurt. In addition, reduced growth of the trunk is often present. Short stature and short trunk are more evident at pubertal age. Hypogonadism is usually considered responsible for the pubertal growth failure, as well as the aggravation of body disproportion at pubertal age. However, data suggest that pubertal height gain and final height are reduced in both patients with spontaneous puberty and patients with induced puberty. It is concluded that several aspects of peripubertal growth in patients with thalassaemia remain to be clarified.
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Prochaska JO, Velicer WF, Fava JL, Ruggiero L, Laforge RG, Rossi JS, Johnson SS, Lee PA. Counselor and stimulus control enhancements of a stage-matched expert system intervention for smokers in a managed care setting. Prev Med 2001; 32:23-32. [PMID: 11162323 DOI: 10.1006/pmed.2000.0767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous research has demonstrated the efficacy of an interactive expert system intervention for smoking cessation for a general population. The intervention provides individualized feedback that guides participants through the stages of change for cessation. Enhancing the expert system by adding proactive telephone counseling or a stimulus control computer designed to produce nicotine fading could produce preventive programs with greater population impacts. METHODS Four interventions were compared: (a) the interactive expert system intervention; (b) the expert system intervention plus counselor calls; (c) the expert system intervention plus the stimulus control computer; and (d) an assessment only condition. A 4 (intervention) x 4 (occasions) (0,6,12, and 18 months) design was used. Smokers were contacted at home via telephone or mail. The initial subject pool was the 24,178 members of a managed care company. Screening was completed for 19,236 members (79.6%), of whom 4,653 were smokers; 85.3% of the smokers were enrolled. RESULTS Thirty-eight percent were in the precontemplation stage, 45% in the contemplation stage, and only 17% in the preparation stage. At 18 months, the expert system resulted in 23.2% point prevalence abstinence, which was 33% greater than that of assessment only. The counselor enhancement produced increased cessation at 12 months but not at 18 months. The stimulus control computer produced no improvement, resulting in 20% worse cessation rates than the assessment only condition. CONCLUSIONS The enhanced conditions failed to outperform the expert system alone. The study also demonstrated the ability of the interactive expert system to produce significantly greater cessation in a population of smokers than assessment alone.
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- J O Prochaska
- Cancer Prevention Research Center, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881-0808, USA.
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Pregnant smokers represent a special population of women smokers. Since smoking affects both the mother and the unborn child, it might be hypothesized that pregnant women should be highly motivated to quit smoking during pregnancy. Results from both naturalistic studies and intervention studies have generally shown only modest changes in smoking during pregnancy. To help design more effective interventions tailored for this special population of smokers, more information is needed on how they differ from other smokers. The current study was designed to examine patterns and differences on constructs of the Transtheoretical Model between low-income culturally diverse pregnant and nonpregnant female smokers. Groups were compared on the distribution of the stages of change. In addition, stage and group comparisons were conducted for the pros and cons of smoking, situational temptations to smoke, and the processes of change. The sample included 103 economically disadvantaged, culturally diverse pregnant women and a matched group of 103 nonpregnant women smokers. Pregnant smokers as a group were similar to their nonpregnant peers on their readiness for quitting. In general, the patterns observed across the stages of change were consistent with those seen in other populations of smokers. The primary difference found between the groups were on the cons of smoking, habit-related temptations to smoke, and experiential processes of change. Specifically, pregnant women perceived a less negative attitude toward their smoking, were more tempted in habit-related situations, and made less use of important experiential processes of change. The implications of these findings for designing interventions tailored for this special group of smokers are discussed.
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- L Ruggiero
- Cancer Prevention Research Consortium, University of Rhode Island, Kingston 02811-0808, USA
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The Transtheoretical Model suggests that perception of pros and cons of smoking (decisional balance) is related to quitting. This study examined the underlying structure of decisional balance items to aid in development of a pregnancy-tailored measure. A sample of 281 low-income, pregnant women attending public maternity clinics who smoked or had recently quit smoking completed a decisional balance measure. The measure included items from the general decisional balance scale plus pregnancy-related decisional balance items. Confirmatory factor analysis examining the general-plus-pregnancy-related items suggested a four-factor solution, with factors representing general pros, pregnancy-related pros, cons related to disapproval from others, and health-related cons. Perceptions of pregnancy-related pros and disapproval-related cons differed significantly across stages of change. Findings suggest that inclusion of pregnancy-related items could provide additional information about concerns that are salient during pregnancy.
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- Cancer Prevention Research Center, University of Rhode Island, Kingston 92881, USA
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Ruggiero L, Rossi JS, Prochaska JO, Glasgow RE, de Groot M, Dryfoos JM, Reed GR, Orleans CT, Prokhorov AV, Kelly K. Smoking and diabetes: readiness for change and provider advice. Addict Behav 1999; 24:573-8. [PMID: 10466853 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4603(98)00086-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Smoking is a serious health risk, particularly for people with diabetes. This study was designed to examine important aspects of smoking in a large group of individuals with diabetes. A survey was mailed to 2,056 individuals with diabetes. The variables examined were the stages of change for smoking, prevalence of quitting advice given by health care providers, and the patterns of readiness for change. The majority (57.8%) of current smokers were in the precontemplation stage. Comparisons on the stage of change indicated that more individuals with Type 2 diabetes have quit while there are more current smokers among those with Type 1 diabetes. Comparisons on current smokers indicated no differences on stage of change across the Type 1 and Type 2 groups, across three subgroups of individuals with Type 2 diabetes, or across duration of diabetes. Those who reported that they were given cessation advice were further along in the stages of change. These results suggest that the majority of individuals with diabetes who smoke are in the precontemplation stage of change and provider advice is important in moving smokers toward change. The current findings underscore the importance of assessing stage of change and providing stage-matched interventions when working with smokers with diabetes.
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- L Ruggiero
- University of Rhode Island, Cancer Prevention Research Center, Kingston 02881, USA
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A new measure, the Rhode Island Stress and Coping Inventory (RISCI), was developed to examine perceived stress and coping independent of specific stress situations. An adult sample (N = 466) was randomly divided into equal halves for developmental and confirmatory instrument development. Initial instrument development used principal components analysis, item analysis, and a measure of internal consistency (Coefficient alpha). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was employed on the confirmatory sample to examine the structure of the refined item set. Several CFA fit indices indicated excellent fit for a model that represents perceived stress and coping as two moderately correlated dimensions. Validity analyses found strong relationships in the expected directions for both RISCI subscales with the 5-item Mental Health Inventory. Further validity analyses supported the utility of the RISCI in applied research with smokers and confirmed past research findings that successful quitters experience less perceived stress and cope better than relapsers.
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- J L Fava
- University of Rhode Island, Kingston 02881, USA
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