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Castellaneta A, Losito I, Leoni B, Renna M, Mininni C, Santamaria P, Calvano CD, Cataldi TRI, Liebisch G, Matysik S. A targeted GC-MS/MS approach for the determination of eight sterols in microgreen and mature plant material. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2023; 232:106361. [PMID: 37419395 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2023.106361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
Abstract
Over the past decades, a remarkable number of scientific studies supported the correlation between an adequate dietary intake of phytosterols (PS) and the reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases. PS are known to inhibit the intestinal absorption of cholesterol, thus promoting the reduction of the low-density lipoproteins (LDL) amount in the bloodstream. Despite the fact that a non-negligible atherogenicity was recognized to PS, thus requiring a careful risk-benefits assessment for plant sterol supplementation, the potential role of PS as cholesterol-lowering agents has been contributing to the spreading awareness of the health benefits associated with the consumption of plant-based foods. In recent years, this has been fueling the market of innovative vegetable products, such as microgreens. Surprisingly, the recent literature concerning microgreens exhibited the lack of studies focusing on the characterization of PS. To fill this gap, a validated analytical method based on the hyphenation of gas chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry is proposed here for the quantitative analysis of eight phytosterols, namely β-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol, brassicasterol, isofucosterol, and cholesterol, lathosterol and lanosterol. The method was exploited for the characterization of the PS content in 10 microgreen crops, i.e., chia, flax, soybean, sunflower, rapeseed, garden cress, catalogna chicory, endive, kale and broccoli raab. Finally, these results were compared to the PS content of mature forms of kale and broccoli raab. A remarkable amount of PS was detected in chia, flax, rapeseed, garden cress, kale, and broccoli raab microgreens. 100 g (wet weight) of these microgreen crops were found to contain from 20 to 30 mg of the investigated PS. Interestingly, in the case of kale and broccoli raab microgreens, the overall PS content was higher than the one measured in the edible parts of the corresponding mature forms. Additionally, a symmetric change of the PS inner profile was observed between the two growth stages of the latter two crops. Here, the overall decrease of the PS sterol content in the mature forms was associated with the increase of the relative amount of β-sitosterol and campesterol at the expense of minor PS species, such as brassicasterol.
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- A Castellaneta
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy; Centro Interdipartimentale SMART, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Ortogourmet Società Agricola S.r.l., S.C. 14 Madonna delle Grazie, 74014 Laterza, Italy
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- Centro Interdipartimentale SMART, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy; Dipartimento di Scienze del Suolo, della Pianta e degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy; Centro Interdipartimentale SMART, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy; Centro Interdipartimentale SMART, Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Institut für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institut für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
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Bonavita R, Scerra G, Di Martino R, Nuzzo S, Polishchuk E, Di Gennaro M, Williams SV, Caporaso MG, Caiazza C, Polishchuk R, D’Agostino M, Fleming A, Renna M. The HSPB1-p62/SQSTM1 functional complex regulates the unconventional secretion and transcellular spreading of the HD-associated mutant huntingtin protein. Hum Mol Genet 2023; 32:2269-2291. [PMID: 36971475 PMCID: PMC10321397 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddad047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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Conformational diseases, such as Alzheimer, Parkinson and Huntington diseases, are part of a common class of neurological disorders characterized by the aggregation and progressive accumulation of proteins bearing aberrant conformations. Huntington disease (HD) has autosomal dominant inheritance and is caused by mutations leading to an abnormal expansion in the polyglutamine (polyQ) tract of the huntingtin (HTT) protein, leading to the formation of HTT inclusion bodies in neurons of affected patients. Interestingly, recent experimental evidence is challenging the conventional view by which the disease pathogenesis is solely a consequence of the intracellular accumulation of mutant protein aggregates. These studies reveal that transcellular transfer of mutated huntingtin protein is able to seed oligomers involving even the wild-type (WT) forms of the protein. To date, there is still no successful strategy to treat HD. Here, we describe a novel functional role for the HSPB1-p62/SQSTM1 complex, which acts as a cargo loading platform, allowing the unconventional secretion of mutant HTT by extracellular vesicles. HSPB1 interacts preferentially with polyQ-expanded HTT compared with the WT protein and affects its aggregation. Furthermore, HSPB1 levels correlate with the rate of mutant HTT secretion, which is controlled by the activity of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling pathway. Finally, we show that these HTT-containing vesicular structures are biologically active and able to be internalized by recipient cells, therefore providing an additional mechanism to explain the prion-like spreading properties of mutant HTT. These findings might also have implications for the turn-over of other disease-associated, aggregation-prone proteins.
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- Institute for Endocrinology and Experimental Oncology “G. Salvatore,” National Research Council, 80131 Naples, Italy
- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Research Council, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- IRCCS SYNLAB SDN, 80143 Naples, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, CB2 3DY Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, CB2 3DY Cambridge, UK
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed at: Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, School of Medicine, University of Naples “Federico II”, Via S. Pansini, 5, Building 19, Corpi Bassi Sud (I floor), 80131 Naples, Italy. Tel: +39 081/7463623, Fax: +39 081-7463205;
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Campagnoli M, Cerasuolo M, Renna M, Dell'Era V, Valletti PA, Garzaro M. ENT Referral From Emergency Department During COVID-19: A Single-Center Experience. Ear Nose Throat J 2023; 102:NP95-NP98. [PMID: 33570430 DOI: 10.1177/0145561320984560] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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PURPOSE COVID-19 pandemic transformed the health system response worldwide. The aim of this study is to report changes about numbers and reason for ENT consultations in emergency department (ED) during COVID-19 pandemic comparing with those occurred the previous year (2019). METHODS Data about patients admitted to adult and pediatric ED were collected from March 1 to May 31, 2019 and 2020. Patients referred for urgency from general practitioners were excluded from the study. RESULTS Global ED admission (except for dyspnea or COVID-19-related symptoms) dramatically decreased during pandemic (-50.9% among adults and -71.4% among pediatrics). At the same time, ENT consultancy significantly reduced too, by 71.5% (P < .01) among adults and 45.1% (P < .01) for pediatrics. Among adults, it was reported a statistically significant decrease in consultation for ear problems (-88.5%, P = .0146). Reduction in ENT referral for bone fracture (-40%, P = .059), vertigo (-77.8%, P = .637), and tonsillitis (-87.5%, P = .688) was consistent, but not significant. Among pediatric patients, it was observed an increase by 25% about foreign bodies (12 vs 15, P < .01). A reduction in numbers of consults for ear problem (-90.8%; P = .045), epistaxis (-80%; P = .196), and nasal fracture (-70%; P = .36) was also observed. CONCLUSION Fear of infection and the forced lock down caused a significant decrease in the number of ED accesses and in ENT consultancy. These data may suggest that some ED referral usually could be deferred, but on the other hand, pandemic will cause a great diagnostic delay.
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- ENT Division, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy
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Renna M, Lyon S, Sindhar J, Ebied H. P-027 REDUCING SURGICAL WAIT TIMES FOR ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA OPERATIONS POST COVID-19 BY USING DEDICATED CLINICS. Br J Surg 2022. [PMCID: PMC9619652 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znac308.127] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Background Specialization influences the way that surgeons deliver care and has a direct impact on doctors, healthcare systems and patients. Hernias impact around 2% of the population and repairs are among the most common procedures performed globally. The European Hernia Society recognizes a growing need for specialist surgeons as abdominal wall surgery becomes more complex with newer techniques and more challenging cases being encountered. At this trust, a new specialized hernia clinic was implemented in response to COVID backlogs and the growing need and proven benefits of specialization. The project's aim was to review the impact on procedure wait times and outcomes for hernia repairs. Methods A retrospective review of patients undergoing hernia repairs between June 2019 to June 2021 was compared to similar patients who attended the hernia clinic between February 2021 to March 2022. Included operations were inguinal, femoral, and umbilical hernia repairs. Data collected included diagnoses, percentage of day case and wait times. Results 59 patients underwent surgery pre-intervention with average wait times of 191 days. 72 post-intervention patients had an average wait of 59 days. 59 patients were still awaiting surgery post-clinic. Open surgery incidence increased from 66% to 79%. 86% of patients post-intervention were day cases, compared to 78% of pre-intervention patients. Conclusions The new hernia clinic has reduced wait times for surgery and improved day-case rates despite more cases being performed as open procedures. Following these results, the clinic system shows great promise and hernia surgery has the potential to evolve as a sub-specialty.
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- M Renna
- General Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust , London , United Kingdom
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- General Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust , London , United Kingdom
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- General Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust , London , United Kingdom
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- General Surgery, Guy's & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust , London , United Kingdom
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D'Agostino M, Scerra G, Cannata Serio M, Caporaso MG, Bonatti S, Renna M. Unconventional secretion of α-Crystallin B requires the Autophagic pathway and is controlled by phosphorylation of its serine 59 residue. Sci Rep 2019; 9:16892. [PMID: 31729431 PMCID: PMC6858465 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-53226-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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α-Crystallin B (CRYAB or HspB5) is a chaperone member of the small heat-shock protein family that prevents aggregation of many cytosolic client proteins by means of its ATP-independent holdase activity. Surprisingly, several reports show that CRYAB exerts a protective role also extracellularly, and it has been recently demonstrated that CRYAB is secreted from human retinal pigment epithelial cells by an unconventional secretion pathway that involves multi-vesicular bodies. Here we show that autophagy is crucial for this unconventional secretion pathway and that phosphorylation at serine 59 residue regulates CRYAB secretion by inhibiting its recruitment to the autophagosomes. In addition, we found that autophagosomes containing CRYAB are not able to fuse with lysosomes. Therefore, CRYAB is capable to highjack and divert autophagosomes toward the exocytic pathway, inhibiting their canonical route leading to the lysosomal compartment. Potential implications of these findings in the context of disease-associated mutant proteins turn-over are discussed.
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- M D'Agostino
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory of Epithelial Biology and Disease, Imagine Institute, Paris, France.,Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Imagine Institute, Paris, France
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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Sergio L, Gonnella M, Renna M, Linsalata V, Gatto M, Boari F, Di Venere D. Biochemical traits of asparagus cultivars and quality changes in two differently coloured genotypes during cold storage. Lebensm Wiss Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lwt.2018.11.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Greco R, Hill E, Jin X, Renna M, Djordjevic J, Petrou M. RF15 DOES RE-DO AORTIC VALVE SURGERY STILL HAVE A ROLE IN THE ERA OF TRANS-CATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION? J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2018. [DOI: 10.2459/01.jcm.0000549974.13529.1a] [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: 11/05/2022]
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Biasato I, Gasco L, De Marco M, Renna M, Rotolo L, Dabbou S, Capucchio M, Biasibetti E, Tarantola M, Sterpone L, Cavallarin L, Gai F, Pozzo L, Bergagna S, Dezzutto D, Zoccarato I, Schiavone A. Yellow mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor) inclusion in diets for male broiler chickens: effects on growth performance, gut morphology, and histological findings. Poult Sci 2018; 97:540-548. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Gerardi C, Albano C, Calabriso N, Carluccio MA, Durante M, Mita G, Renna M, Serio F, Blando F. Techno-functional properties of tomato puree fortified with anthocyanin pigments. Food Chem 2017; 240:1184-1192. [PMID: 28946241 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.08.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 08/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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This study investigates the effects of tomato puree fortification with several anthocyanin-rich food colorants on bioactive compound content (phenolics, isoprenoids), antioxidant capacity, in vitro biological activities and consumer acceptance. Tomato puree (tp) was added with different anthocyanin extracts from black carrot (Anthocarrot), grape fruit skins (Enocolor), elderberry fruits (Elderberry) or mahaleb cherry fruits (Mahaleb), thus obtaining a 'functional tomato puree' (ftp). The consumer acceptance (colour, flavor, taste, visual appearance) was at high level, except for Mahaleb-added ftp. Compared to the control (tp), the addition of colouring extracts increased significantly the total phenolic content, before pasteurization, in addition to the expected anthocyanin content. However, after pasteurization, mostly Anthocarrot-ftp preserved an increased phenolic (+53%) content, as well as a higher antioxidant capacity (50%), more than the other added-extracts. Consistently, against tp, Anthocarrot-ftp exhibited an increased anti-inflammatory capacity as showed by the reduced expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM)-1 in human cultured endothelial cells, under inflammatory conditions.
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- C Gerardi
- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Lecce Unit, Lecce, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Milan Unit, Milan, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Lecce Unit, Lecce, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, CNR, Lecce Unit, Lecce, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Lecce Unit, Lecce, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Lecce Unit, Lecce, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy; Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Bari, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences of Food Production, CNR, Lecce Unit, Lecce, Italy.
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Renna M, Schiavone A, Gai F, Dabbou S, Lussiana C, Malfatto V, Prearo M, Capucchio MT, Biasato I, Biasibetti E, De Marco M, Brugiapaglia A, Zoccarato I, Gasco L. Evaluation of the suitability of a partially defatted black soldier fly ( Hermetia illucens L.) larvae meal as ingredient for rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum) diets. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2017; 8:57. [PMID: 28680591 PMCID: PMC5494141 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-017-0191-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [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: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Two trials were performed to evaluate a partially defatted Hermetia illucens (HI) larvae meal as potential feed ingredient in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum) diets. In the first trial, 360 trout (178.9 ± 9.8 g of mean initial body weight) were randomly divided into three experimental groups (4 tanks/treatment, 30 fish/tank). The fish were fed for 78 days with isonitrogenous, isolipidic and isoenergetic diets containing increasing levels of HI, on as fed basis: 0% (HI0, control diet), 25% (HI25) and 50% (HI50) of fish meal substitution, corresponding to dietary inclusion levels of 0, 20% and 40%. In the second trial, 36 trout (4 tanks/treatment, 3 fish/tank) were used to evaluate the in vivo apparent digestibility coefficients (ADC) of the same diets used in the first trial. RESULTS Survival, growth performance, condition factor, somatic indexes, and dorsal fillet physical quality parameters were not affected by diet. The highest dietary inclusion of HI larvae meal increased dry matter and ether extract contents of trout dorsal fillet. The use of HI larvae meal induced a decrease of valuable polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) even if differences were only reported at the highest level of HI inclusion. The insect meal worsened the lipids health indexes of the same muscle. Dietary inclusion of insect meal did not alter the villus height of the fish. No differences were found among treatments in relation to ADC of ether extract and gross energy, while ADC of dry matter and crude protein were higher in HI25 if compared to HI50. CONCLUSIONS The obtained results showed that a partially defatted HI larvae meal can be used as feed ingredient in trout diets up to 40% of inclusion level without impacting survival, growth performance, condition factor, somatic indexes, dorsal fillet physical quality parameters, and intestinal morphology of the fish. However, further investigations on specific feeding strategies and diet formulations are needed to limit the observed negative effects of the insect meal on the FA composition of dorsal muscle.
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- M. Renna
- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
- Institute of Science of Food Production, National Research Council, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Institute of Science of Food Production, National Research Council, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Veterinary Medical Research Institute for Piedmont, Liguria and Aosta Valley, Via Bologna 148, 10154 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Torino, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
- Institute of Science of Food Production, National Research Council, Largo P. Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO Italy
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Biasato I, De Marco M, Rotolo L, Renna M, Lussiana C, Dabbou S, Capucchio MT, Biasibetti E, Costa P, Gai F, Pozzo L, Dezzutto D, Bergagna S, Martínez S, Tarantola M, Gasco L, Schiavone A. Effects of dietaryTenebrio molitormeal inclusion in free-range chickens. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2016; 100:1104-1112. [DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2015] [Accepted: 01/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- I. Biasato
- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie; Forestali e Alimentari; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie; Forestali e Alimentari; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie; Forestali e Alimentari; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie; Forestali e Alimentari; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari (ISPA); CNR; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari (ISPA); CNR; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte; Liguria e Valle d'Aosta; Torino Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte; Liguria e Valle d'Aosta; Torino Italy
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- Departamento de Producción Animal; Universidad de Murcia; Murcia Spain
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
- Istituto di Ricerche Interdisciplinari sulla Sostenibilità; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie; Forestali e Alimentari; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
- Istituto di Scienze delle Produzioni Alimentari (ISPA); CNR; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
- Istituto di Ricerche Interdisciplinari sulla Sostenibilità; Università degli Studi di Torino; Grugliasco Torino Italy
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Iussig G, Renna M, Gorlier A, Lonati M, Lussiana C, Battaglini L, Lombardi G. Browsing ratio, species intake, and milk fatty acid composition of goats foraging on alpine open grassland and grazable forestland. Small Rumin Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2015.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [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: 01/06/2023]
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Cornale P, Renna M, Lussiana C, Bigi D, Chessa S, Mimosi A. The Grey Goat of Lanzo Valleys (Fiurinà): Breed characteristics, genetic diversity, and quantitative-qualitative milk traits. Small Rumin Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2013.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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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Zeppegno P, Airoldi P, Manzetti E, Panella M, Renna M, Torre E. Involuntary psychiatric admissions: A retrospective study of 460 cases. Eur J Psychiat 2005. [DOI: 10.4321/s0213-61632005000300001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Forty-eight gynaecological patients were randomly allocated to three groups (target end-tidal sevoflurane concentration 1.2, 1.5 or 2%), and into subgroups for positive or neutral suggestion. Anaesthesia was induced by inhalation of sevoflurane in oxygen. When the target concentration was achieved, the bispectral index, computed from a bi-frontal electroencephalogram, was noted. One of two eight-word lists was then played to prime implicit memory, followed by a positive or neutral suggestion. After surgery, each patient tried to identify 24 words obscured by background noise. Priming increased the likelihood of identifying words in the 1.2% group only, i.e. there was evidence of implicit memory in this group. There was no evidence of a therapeutic effect of positive suggestion (p = 0.3), but the power of this part of the study was low. The bispectral index did not achieve statistical significance as an indicator of susceptibility to priming.
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- M Renna
- Department of Anaesthesia, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, Southall, UK
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Miller LJ, Kurtzman SH, Anderson K, Wang Y, Stankus M, Renna M, Lindquist R, Barrows G, Kreutzer DL. Interleukin-1 family expression in human breast cancer: interleukin-1 receptor antagonist. Cancer Invest 2000; 18:293-302. [PMID: 10808364 DOI: 10.3109/07357900009012171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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]
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We hypothesize that interleukin-1 alpha, beta, and receptor antagonist (IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-1 ra, respectively) are present and tumor cell associated in human breast cancer (HBC). We believe the levels of these cytokines in breast tumor homogenates relate to other known prognosticators of patient survival (i.e., estrogen receptor [ER] status). Our results demonstrated that, immunohistochemically, tumor cells express IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-1 ra in most specimens tested. In breast tissue homogenates, IL-1 alpha levels correlated inversely with ER levels (p < 0.06), whereas IL-1 ra levels correlated directly with both ER levels (p < 0.009) and IL-1 beta levels (p < 0.06). When analyzing cytokine levels for the ER (-) versus ER (+) patient groups, we found that in many instances these groups showed a different cytokine profile. These studies suggest that the IL-1 family of cytokines may be important in regulating protumorigenic activities within the HBC tumor microenvironment.
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- L J Miller
- Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA
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Renna M, Venturi R. Bispectral index and anaesthesia in the elderly. Minerva Anestesiol 2000; 66:398-402. [PMID: 10965724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Due to pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic reasons, the elderly are at particular risk of incurring unwanted side effects of drugs commonly used in anaesthesia. The bispectral index (BIS) is an EEG-derived value that measures the sedative component of the anaesthetic state. The BIS could be useful in guiding titration of anaesthetic drugs in the elderly. METHODS A review of the published data was performed by the authors in order to assess the suitability of BIS technology application to the geriatric population. RESULTS Age-related EEG differences exist in the normal population but they do not affect the BIS. The BIS correlates with depth of sedation independently of age. Senile dementia may be associated with significantly lower BIS values. CONCLUSIONS The BIS is a useful guidance for titration of anaesthetic drugs in the elderly. The presence of senile dementia may be a confounding factor in the interpretation of the BIS values during anaesthesia.
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- M Renna
- Department of Anaesthesia, Ealing Hospital, London, UK
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Siciliano G, Manca ML, Renna M, Prontera C, Mercuri A, Murri L. Effects of aerobic training on lactate and catecholaminergic exercise responses in mitochondrial myopathies. Neuromuscul Disord 2000; 10:40-5. [PMID: 10677862 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8966(99)00068-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of an aerobic training program on the metabolic and sympathetic responses to exercise in 12 patients with mitochondrial myopathies. A 10-week course of aerobic training, consisting of supervised exercise every other day on an electrically braked pedal-rate bicycle ergometer was prescribed to each patient and four healthy controls. Venous lactate, epinephrine (EP) and norepinephrine (NEP) levels were assessed at baseline and after the aerobic training by means of constant-workload exercise performed at near lactate threshold (LT). In patients, a decrease in exercise peak values, significant for lactate (-38.6%, P < 0.01) but not for catecholamines (EP: -26.0%, NEP: -22.1%) was observed after training, findings confirmed by the lactate/EP and lactate/NEP area ratios. The results show that lactate accumulation during exercise is decreased after aerobic training in mitochondrial myopathies and that the effect is partially dissociated from the catecholaminergic response. This in turn suggests that the lactate decrease can be explained, at least in part, by the improved muscle oxidative metabolism consequent to the proposed training program.
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- G Siciliano
- Department of Neurosciences, University of Pisa, Italy.
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Siciliano G, Renna M, Manca ML, Prontera C, Zucchelli G, Ferrannini E, Murri L. The relationship of plasma catecholamine and lactate during anaerobic threshold exercise in mitochondrial myopathies. Neuromuscul Disord 1999; 9:411-6. [PMID: 10545046 DOI: 10.1016/s0960-8966(99)00047-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sympathetic system activation is considered one of the main factors influencing lactate production during exercise in normal individuals. In order to assess the role of such activation in mitochondrial myopathies, we compared blood catecholamine levels to those of lactate during an intermittent exercise performed at workloads near anaerobic lactate threshold. Following an initial increment, the patients (n = 10) exhibited a steady-state blood lactate shifted right relative to controls (n = 7), the peaks being respectively 665 +/- 29% and 322 +/- 11% of baseline. Plasma catecholamine increase in mitochondrial myopathies was 272 +/- 21% for norepinephrine and 261 +/- 18% for epinephrine, not statistically different from controls. Lactate/norepinephrine and lactate/epinephrine area ratios were significantly higher in the subjects than in controls (2.36 versus 1.48 and 2.40 versus 1.57, respectively). The study shows that the abnormal lactate production in mitochondrial myopathies is independent of the catecholaminergic response at the transition from aerobic to anaerobic exercise.
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- G Siciliano
- Department of Neurosciences, Neurological Clinics, University of Pisa, Italy.
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Parenti G, Orlandi G, Bianchi M, Renna M, Martini A, Murri L. Vertebral and carotid artery dissection following chiropractic cervical manipulation. Neurosurg Rev 1999; 22:127-9. [PMID: 10547013 DOI: 10.1007/s101430050046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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A 50-year-old woman presented a sudden left occipital headache and a posterior circulation stroke after cervical manipulation for neck pain. Magnetic resonance imaging documented a left intracranial vertebral artery occlusive dissection associated with an ipsilateral internal carotid artery dissection with vessel stenosis in its prepetrous tract. This is the first reported case showing an associate vertebral and carotid artery dissection following cervical manipulation. Carotid dissection was asymptomatic and, therefore, its incidence may be underestimated. We emphasize that cervical manipulation should be performed only in patients without predisposing factors for artery dissection and after an appropriate diagnosis of neck pain.
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A molecular genetics-based epidemiological investigation was carried out in 1997 in the territory of North-West Tuscany, central Italy, to calculate incidence and prevalence rates of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). Results were compared with a previous epidemiological study conducted in the same area in 1981, in the pre-dystrophin era. Routine adoption of methods of molecular diagnosis determined an increase in prevalence of BMD from 1.06 x 10(-5) to 2.42 x 10(-5) inhabitants, while cumulative incidence of DMD was markedly decreased from 23.12 x 10(-5) during the period 1965-1976 to 10.71 x 10(-5) male live births during the period 1977 1994. The combined reduction of DMD/BMD diagnostic error rate and familial recurrence could explain these results, providing the bases for a consistent redefinition of dystrophinopathy carrier frequency in the area considered.
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- G Siciliano
- Department of Neurosciences, Neurological Clinics, University of Pisa, Italy.
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Kurtzman SH, Anderson KH, Wang Y, Miller LJ, Renna M, Stankus M, Lindquist RR, Barrows G, Kreutzer DL. Cytokines in human breast cancer: IL-1alpha and IL-1beta expression. Oncol Rep 1999; 6:65-70. [PMID: 9864403 DOI: 10.3892/or.6.1.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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We hypothesize that interleukin 1alpha (IL-1alpha) and interleukin 1beta (IL-1beta) are present and tumor cell associated in human breast cancer (HBC) specimens. To test our hypothesis: a) immunologic analysis was performed on HBC histologic sections for IL-1alpha (n=49) and IL-1beta (n=42) distribution; and b) homogenates of HBC tumors were analyzed for levels of IL-1alpha (n=82), IL-1beta (n=101) and interleukin 8 (IL-8) (n=103) expression. Immunohistochemical analysis demonstrated the presence of IL-1alpha and IL-1beta in tumor cells in patients with invasive cancer and ductal carcinoma in situ. Quantitative analysis confirmed the presence and positive correlation of IL-1alpha and IL-1beta to IL-8, a known angiogenic factor, in cancer specimens. These studies demonstrate that tumor-associated IL-1alpha+, IL-1beta are present in the tumor microenvironment and may play a pivotal role in regulating breast tumor growth and metastasis.
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- S H Kurtzman
- Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030-3105, USA
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Zenhausern R, Renna M. Field dependency and perceptual cues in perception of two trapezoid illusions. Percept Mot Skills 1976; 43:1043-9. [PMID: 1012885 DOI: 10.2466/pms.1976.43.3f.1043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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40 males and 40 females rated as field-independent or field-dependent on the Group Embedded-figures Test were tested on two dynamic trapezoid illusions and made position judgments of static trapezoidal targets. Field-independent subjects reported more illusory experiences on the perception of rotation of an oscillating target than the perception of oscillation of a rotating target. The opposite was true for field-dependent subjects. Position judgments were related to the latter illusion but not the former. There was strong evidence of a differential use of perceptual cues for the two dependent groups.
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