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Mangieri E, Croce CT, Ferraironi A, Salvati A, Sardella GM, Greco C, Avella A, Berni A, Nigri A, Reale A. [Relations between ACE inhibition with captopril and atrial natriuretic factor during an acute hemodynamic study]. CARDIOLOGIA (ROME, ITALY) 1991; 36:295-8. [PMID: 1834331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Aim of this study was to evaluate if captopril treatment may directly alter the trial natriuretic factor (ANF) concentration. Six patients (2 male and 4 female) aged 53 +/- 11 years, with mitral stenosis, and atrial fibrillation, underwent cardiac catheterization in our Institution. The following parameters were evaluated: heart rate, right atrial and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, aortic and pulmonary pressure, cardiac index, pulmonary and systemic resistances and ANF concentration in coronary sinus, pulmonary, artery, aorta, peripheral vein. All these parameters were measured before and 30 and 60 min after captopril administration (50 mg orally). No hemodynamic changes occurred after captopril administration. No changes in ANF concentration occurred in comparison with baseline levels, after 30 and 60 min in coronary sinus (199.8 +/- 151.5 vs 181.9 +/- 102.5 fmol/ml; 178.4 +/- 95.2 vs 181.9 +/- 102.5 fmol/ml), in pulmonary artery (58.3 +/- 36.6 vs 51.4 +/- 48.8 fmol/ml; 35.5 +/- 16.9 vs 51.4 +/- 48.8 fmol/ml), in aorta (29.7 +/- 22.7 vs 37.5 +/- 26.3 fmol/ml; 25.2 +/- 9.8 vs 37.5 +/- 26.3 fmol/ml); and in peripheral vein (14.6 +/- 7.9 vs 17.3 +/- 9.7 fmol/ml; 16.2 +/- 12.2 vs 17.3 +/- 9.7 fmol/ml). In conclusion our data show that, providing no hemodynamic changes occur, captopril administration does not alter ANF concentration.
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Tosti-Croce C, Lucarelli C, Betto P, Floridi A, Rinaldi R, Salvati A, Taggi F, Sciarra F. Plasma catecholamine responses during a personalized physical stress as a dynamic characterization of essential hypertension. Physiol Behav 1991; 49:685-90. [PMID: 1881970 DOI: 10.1016/0031-9384(91)90302-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with electrochemical detection proves to be a reliable method for determination of plasma catecholamines (CA) to assess the possible role of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) in essential hypertension (EH). The present investigation in a group of 15 normotensive (N) and 13 stable EH patients, homogeneous for age and duration of hypertension, was carried out without treatment in the supine position, up-right position and during a personalized bicycle exercise. Mean blood pressure, mean heart rate, plasma renin activity and plasma aldosterone were also evaluated at the various exertion phases. Norepinephrine (NE) and epinephrine (E) showed a progressive increase in N and in EH patients, reaching the highest values at maximum effort. However, EH patients showed higher E plasma levels than N before maximum effort. Dopamine (DA) reached the highest values in N at maximum effort and in EH patients at recovery time. These findings allow us to foresee the possibility of a better characterization of the SNS role in EH.
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Kemali D, Maj M, Galderisi S, Milici N, Salvati A. Ventricle-to-brain ratio in schizophrenia: a controlled follow-up study. Biol Psychiatry 1989; 26:756-9. [PMID: 2804198 DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(89)90115-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Kemali D, Maj M, Galderisi S, Salvati A, Starace F, Valente A, Pirozzi R. Clinical, biological, and neuropsychological features associated with lateral ventricular enlargement in DSM-III schizophrenic disorder. Psychiatry Res 1987; 21:137-49. [PMID: 3615689 DOI: 10.1016/0165-1781(87)90071-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Clinical, historical, neuropsychological, and biological correlates of lateral ventricular enlargement on computed tomography (CT scan) were explored in a sample of DSM-III schizophrenics. Patients with enlarged ventricles, as compared with those whose ventricles were normal, presented a longer duration of illness and mean duration of hospitalization, and higher scores on the subscales alogia, affective flattening, and attentional impairment of the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (SANS), on the scales self-care, participation in household activities, work performance, and behavior in crises and emergencies of the Disability Assessment Schedule, on the scales rhythm, writing, reading, arithmetic, and left hemisphere of the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery, and on the subtests digit span, digit symbol and block design of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. Furthermore, on the computerized electroencephalogram, beta relative activity was significantly higher in patients with normal ventricles on the right frontal, left frontal, and right central leads. On stepwise discriminant function analysis, the patient groups with enlarged and normal ventricles could be separated statistically, and duration of illness and summary score on the SANS were found to be the best discriminators.
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Civitillo UF, Cice G, Basile P, Paudice G, Salvati A, Iacono A. [Non Q infarct: diagnostic and prognostic risks]. ARCHIVIO MONALDI PER LE MALATTIE DEL TORACE 1987; 42:101-16. [PMID: 3334000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Kemali D, Maj M, Galderisi S, Ariano MG, Cesarelli M, Milici N, Salvati A, Valente A, Volpe M. Clinical and neuropsychological correlates of cerebral ventricular enlargement in schizophrenia. J Psychiatr Res 1985; 19:587-96. [PMID: 4078761 DOI: 10.1016/0022-3956(85)90078-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A comprehensive assessment of computed tomography (CT) with respect to clinical, historical and neuropsychological variables has been carried out in a sample of DSM III schizophrenics fairly heterogeneous with respect to duration and severity of illness and in a normal control group matched for sex, age and educational level. The mean value of ventricular brain ratio (VBR) was significantly higher in schizophrenics than controls. Seven patients (21.2%) who had VBRs exceeding 2 SD of the control mean showed a significantly longer duration of illness than the other schizophrenics with significantly higher scores on the subscales alogia, effective flattening and attentional impairment of SANS, on the scales self-care and behaviour in crises and emergencies of DAS, on the scales rhythm, tactile, visual, reading, arithmetic, memory and left hemisphere of LNNB, and on the subtests arithmetic, digit span, digit symbol and block design of WAIS. These results confirm earlier reports of an enlargement of lateral cerebral ventricles in a subset of schizophrenics, and its association with a higher degree of cognitive and neuropsychological impairment, social maladjustment and defectual symptomatology. Moreover, they suggest that the neuropathological process likely to underlie the increase of cerebral ventricular size progresses during the course of the illness rather than predating its onset.
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Kemali D, Maj M, Iorio G, Marciano F, Nolfe G, Galderisi S, Salvati A. Relationship between CSF noradrenaline levels, C-EEG indicators of activation and psychosis ratings in drug-free schizophrenic patients. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1985; 71:19-24. [PMID: 3969838 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1985.tb05046.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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A significant increase of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) noradrenaline (NA) levels, probably reflecting a rise of central noradrenergic activity, has been observed in a sample of acute schizophrenic patients as compared with a population of subjects without personal or family history of major psychoses. CSF NA levels have been found to be significantly correlated with computerized EEG (C-EEG) indicators of arousal (negative correlation with alpha relative activity and positive correlation with alpha barycentric frequency and beta relative activity in frontal and central leads). No significant relationship has emerged between CSF NA concentration and psychosis ratings on CPRS as well as platelet MAO activity. These findings seems to confirm the link between central noradrenergic hyperactivity and the condition of enhanced arousal of the schizophrenic patient, although the role of this condition in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia (primary phenomenon or non-specific consequence of the stress related to the illness?) remains to be elucidated.
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Kemali D, Maj M, Ariano MG, Salvati A. Platelet monoamine-oxidase activity in schizophrenia. Relation to genetic load of the illness and treatment with antipsychotic drugs. L'ENCEPHALE 1985; 11:31-4. [PMID: 2859981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A significant decrease of mean platelet monoamine-oxidase (MAO) activity was observed in a sample of haloperidol-treated schizophrenic patients as compared with normal control subjects. The enzyme activity was not significantly reduced in drug-free schizophrenics. No significant difference was found between drug-free schizophrenics with and without a family history of the illness and between healthy relatives of schizophrenics and normal subjects without a family history of schizophrenia. MAO activity was significantly reduced after 14 and 21 days of treatment with haloperidol, in comparison with baseline values. It is suggested that neuroleptic intake may at least in part explain low MAO values repeatedly reported in schizophrenics.
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Musumeci S, Salvati A, Schiliró G, Salvo G, Di Dio R, Caprari P. Homozygous NADH-methemoglobin reductase and aspartylglucosaminidase deficiencies in a moderately retarded Sicilian child. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS 1984; 19:643-50. [PMID: 6517093 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.1320190403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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We report on a 10-year-old boy with generalized deficiency of both NADH-methemoglobin reductase and aspartylglucosaminidase. Although the two enzymatic defects, both autosomal recessive traits, are associated with severe mental retardation, the patient was less retarded than his sister who had only aspartylglucosaminuria.
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Mian EU, Gianfaldoni R, Salvati A, Pangallo G, Spisni R. [Therapeutic indications in 2 cases of complicated Curling's ulcer in burn patients with symptom remission]. MINERVA DIETOLOGICA E GASTROENTEROLOGICA 1984; 30:301-7. [PMID: 6334248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Maj M, Ariano MG, Pirozzi R, Salvati A, Kemali D. Platelet monoamine oxidase activity in schizophrenia: relationship to family history of the illness and neuroleptic treatment. J Psychiatr Res 1984; 18:131-7. [PMID: 6747911 DOI: 10.1016/0022-3956(84)90004-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Platelet monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity was determined in a large population of drug-free and haloperidol-treated schizophrenic patients and healthy controls and, in a second study, in a sample of schizophrenics after a wash-out period and at different times during treatment with haloperidol. Enzyme activity was significantly decreased in both acute and chronic haloperidol-treated schizophrenics, but not in drug-free schizophrenics, compared with normal controls. No significant difference was observed between drug-free schizophrenics with a family history of the illness and those without such history, and between healthy relatives of schizophrenic patients and normal controls without a family history of schizophrenia. MAO activity was significantly reduced after 14 and 21 days of haloperidol treatment, and such reduction did not correlate with response to treatment. These data strongly support the idea that neuroleptic intake may, at least in part, explain low MAO values repeatedly reported in schizophrenics.
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Maj M, Resse M, Minucci P, Guida L, Pirozzi R, Salvati A. HLA antigens in patients with major affective disorders. ACTA NEUROLOGICA 1983; 5:198-204. [PMID: 6412517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Grande F, Petrella G, Piccolboni D, Salvati A, Tartaglia A, Vetrani A. [Our experience in cytodiagnosis and therapy in diseases of the salivary glands]. DENTAL CADMOS 1979; 47:33-5. [PMID: 294379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Nocerino P, Ruggiero A, Salvati A, Gregorio P, Zamparelli B, Converti F. [Organization of the environment and of work in relation to superinfections in pediatric resuscitation centers and intensive therapy]. NUOVI ANNALI D'IGIENE E MICROBIOLOGIA 1979; 30:143-51. [PMID: 542389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Salvati A. [Modern problems of the nutrition of pregnant women. Opinion of Professor L. Carenza]. MINERVA GINECOLOGICA 1976; 28:676-9. [PMID: 1018856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Salvati A. [Bread: its vicissitudes over the ages]. Minerva Pediatr 1974; 26:1975-8. [PMID: 4444711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Salvati A. [Bread even for the aged. Opinion of Prof. V. Lumia]. Minerva Med 1974; 65:5-7. [PMID: 4449626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Salvati A. [Prevention of gynecologic tumors]. MINERVA GINECOLOGICA 1974; 24:271-3. [PMID: 4849466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Salvati A. [Control of fertility: yesterday, today, tomorrow (opinion of Prof. Giuseppe Pescetto)]. MINERVA GINECOLOGICA 1974; 24:276-8. [PMID: 4848385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Salvati A, Casciulli M. [Problems of oral contraception]. MINERVA GINECOLOGICA 1974; 24:273-5. [PMID: 4849490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Salvati A. [Drugs which influence plasma fatty acids and lipoproteins. Opinion of Prof. Rodolfo Paoletti]. Minerva Med 1973; 64:3256-9. [PMID: 4359661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Salvati A. [Therapeutic possibilities of isotope lymphography in gynecologic neoplasms. Opinion of Prof. Antonio Onnis]. Minerva Med 1973; 64:2116-8. [PMID: 4719014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Salvati A. [Drugs which may be used for prevention and therapy. Opinion of Prof. Adriano Marino]. Minerva Med 1973; 64:1949-51. [PMID: 4719822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Salvati A. [Physiologic menstruation cycle. Opinion of Prof. Mainaldo Maneschi]. Minerva Med 1973; 64:529-31. [PMID: 4575091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Salvati A. [Therapy of acute leukemia. Opinion of Prof. Franco Mandelli]. Minerva Med 1973; 64:170-2. [PMID: 4510268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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