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Finkel R, McDonald C, Sweeney H, Mancini M, MacDougall J, Donovan J. DMD CLINICAL THERAPIES I. Neuromuscul Disord 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2018.06.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Mancini M, Bulo SR, Caputo B, Ricci E. Robust Place Categorization With Deep Domain Generalization. IEEE Robot Autom Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1109/lra.2018.2809700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Peterson DS, Lohse KR, Mancini M. Anticipatory postural responses prior to protective steps are not different in people with PD who do and do not freeze. Gait Posture 2018; 64:126-129. [PMID: 29902715 PMCID: PMC8447840 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2018] [Revised: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Protective stepping after a loss of balance is related to falls. Anticipatory postural responses (APAs) prior to protective stepping can impact step performance, may be larger in people with PD, and have been suggested to be related to freezing of gait (FOG). However, whether people with PD and FOG (PD + FOG) exhibit larger APAs than people with PD and no FOG (PD-FOG) is unknown. RESEARCH QUESTION Determine the impact of freezing status on APAs prior to protective steps, thus providing a better understanding of the link between FOG and APAs. METHODS Twenty-eight people with PD (13 PD + FOG) were exposed to 50 support surface translations (25 forward, 25 backward, random order) resulting in protective steps. The size of medio-lateral weight shifts prior to the protective step (i.e. APAs), and the percentage of trials with an APA were calculated via force-plates. FOG status was assessed at the time of testing as well as 3.25(+/-0.43) years later. Participants without FOG at testing, but with FOG at follow-up were identified as "converters". RESULTS AND SIGNIFICANCE For both forward and backward protective stepping, size and percentage trials with an APA were not statistically different between PD + FOG and PD-FOG, even after excluding converters from the PD-FOG group (p > 0.27 for all). No group by direction interactions were observed. These data suggest that, in mild to moderate PD, an inability to couple APAs with stepping, rather than an inappropriately sized APA, may be most related to freezing of gait.
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Masi V, Mancini M, Caselgrandi A, Malagoli A, Mussini C, Prado C, Lake J, Guaraldi G, Falutz J. Prevalence and predictors of sarcopenia in an HIV cohort characterized by nutrition and physical activity parameters. Nutrition 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2018.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Monti S, Palma G, Borrelli P, Tedeschi E, Cocozza S, Salvatore M, Mancini M. A multiparametric and multiscale approach to automated segmentation of brain veins. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2018; 2015:3041-4. [PMID: 26736933 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2015.7319033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cerebral vein analysis provides a fundamental tool to study brain diseases such as neurodegenerative disorders or traumatic brain injuries. In order to assess the vascular anatomy, manual segmentation approaches can be used but are observer-dependent and time-consuming. In the present work, a fully automated cerebral vein segmentation method is proposed, based on a multiscale and multiparametric approach. The combined investigation of the R2(*)- and a Vesselness probability-map was used to obtain a fast and highly reliable classification of venous voxels. A semiquantitative analysis showed that our approach outperformed the previous state-of-the-art algorithm both in sensitivity and specificity. Inclusion of this tool within a parametric brain framework may therefore pave the way for a quantitative study of the intracranial venous system.
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Proietti I, Bernardini N, Balduzzi V, Marchesiello A, Zuber S, Mancini M, Petrozza V, Potenza C. Cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita: a diagnostic challenge. GIORN ITAL DERMAT V 2018. [PMID: 29512977 DOI: 10.23736/s0392-0488.18.05837-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Proietti I, Bernardini N, Mambrin A, Tolino E, Mancini M, Petrozza V, Potenza C. Dermoscopic features of milia-like calcinosis cutis. GIORN ITAL DERMAT V 2018. [PMID: 29512978 DOI: 10.23736/s0392-0488.18.05840-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Cofrancesco E, Boschetti C, Cortellaro F, Mancini M, Mariani M, Paoletti R, Cortellaro M. Effects of Fluvastatin and Bezafibrate Combination on Plasma Fibrinogen, t-plasminogen Activator Inhibitor and C Reactive Protein Levels in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Mixed Hyperlipidaemia (FACT Study). Thromb Haemost 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1613861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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SummaryWe studied the effects of fluvastatin and bezafibrate in monotherapy and in combination on plasma fibrinogen, t-plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI-1) and C reactive protein (CRP) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and mixed hyperlipidaemiaIn this randomised, double blind, multicentre trial 333 patients with stable angina pectoris or previous myocardial infarction or coronary revascularisation and mixed hyperlipidaemia (LDL-cholesterol 135-250 mg/dl and triglycerides (TG) 180-400 mg/dl) were randomised to fluvastatin 40 mg, bezafibrate 400 mg, fluvastatin 20 mg + bezafibrate 400 mg or fluvastatin 40 mg + bezafibrate 400 mg treatments for 24 weeks.Plasma fibrinogen significantly decreased after treatment with the combinations fluvastatin+bezafibrate (−14 and −16%) and with bezafibrate monotherapy (−9%). No significant reduction was observed after fluvastatin monotherapy (−4%). No significant changes were observed in PAI-1 and CRP plasma levels. Combination therapy significantly decreased both LDL-C and TG, and significantly increased HDL-C.The combined effects on fibrinogen and plasma lipids achieved by fluvastatin and bezafibrate combination treatment might be more useful than the simple reduction of cholesterol in preventing ischaemic cardiovascular disease.
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Chiappetta C, Mancini M, Lessi F, Aretini P, De Gregorio V, Puggioni C, Carletti R, Petrozza V, Civita P, Franceschi S, Naccarato AG, Rocca CD, Mazzanti CM, Di Cristofano C. Whole-exome analysis in osteosarcoma to identify a personalized therapy. Oncotarget 2017; 8:80416-80428. [PMID: 29113313 PMCID: PMC5655208 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Osteosarcoma is the most common pediatric primary non-hematopoietic bone tumor. Survival of these young patients is related to the response to chemotherapy and development of metastases. Despite many advances in cancer research, chemotherapy regimens for osteosarcoma are still based on non-selective cytotoxic drugs. It is essential to investigate new specific molecular therapies for osteosarcoma to increase the survival rate of these patients. We performed exomic sequence analyses of 8 diagnostic biopsies of patients with conventional high grade osteosarcoma to advance our understanding of their genetic underpinnings and to correlate the genetic alteration with the clinical and pathological features of each patient to identify a personalized therapy. We identified 18,275 somatic variations in 8,247 genes and we found three mutated genes in 7/8 (87%) samples (KIF1B, NEB and KMT2C). KMT2C showed the highest number of variations; it is an important component of a histone H3 lysine 4 methyltransferase complex and it is one of the histone modifiers previously implicated in carcinogenesis, never studied in osteosarcoma. Moreover, we found a group of 15 genes that showed variations only in patients that did not respond to therapy and developed metastasis and some of these genes are involved in carcinogenesis and tumor progression in other tumors. These data could offer the opportunity to get a key molecular target to identify possible new strategies for early diagnosis and new therapeutic approaches for osteosarcoma and to provide a tailored treatment for each patient based on their genetic profile.
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Michele P, Ratta R, Iacovelli R, Mancini M, Fornarini G, Facchini G, Cartenì G, Napolitano M, Del Bene G, Santini D, Mariella Sorarù M, Vitale M, Ricotta R, Tucci M, Luzi Fedeli S, Boe M, Mecozzi A, Ortega C, Stemberg C, Procopio G. Safety and efficacy of cabozantinib for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): real world data from an Italian Expanded Access Program (EAP). Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx423.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Caponnetto S, Gelibter A, Mosillo C, Magri V, Scagnoli S, Pomati G, Piesco G, Verkhovskaya S, Pisegna S, Sirgiovanni G, Napoli V, Buscicchio D, Iannantuono G, Marinelli D, Mammone G, Pannunzio S, Nicolo' E, Stefani A, Astorino V, Mancini M, Cortesi E. Comparative effects of Folfirinox and Gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel as first and second line chemotherapy for metastatic pancreatic cancer: single choice or sequence. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx425.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Cowen L, Mancini M, Lucas A, Martin A, Lavigne J, Donovan J. Utilization of corticosteroids in DuchenneConnect registry participants. Neuromuscul Disord 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2017.06.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Conte G, Panetta M, Mancini M, Fabianelli A, Brotzu A, Sorge R, Cianconi L. Curing effectiveness of single-peak and multi-peak led light curing units on tpo-containing resin composites with different chromatic characteristics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 10:140-150. [PMID: 29876039 DOI: 10.11138/orl/2017.10.2.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study evaluated the surface microhardness of Lucirin-TPO (TPO) containing resin based composite (RBC) cured with three light-emitting diode (LED) light curing units (LCUs) (two single-peak LED and one multi-peak LED), and two different energy density (ED) (8 J/cm2 and 16 J/cm2). Ninety specimens (8 mm wide and 2 mm thick) (n=5), were prepared with three different shades: translucent (T), A2 dentin (A2d), and A4 dentin (A4d). Specimens were subjected to micro-hardness Vickers measurements (Vickers Hardness Number, VHN) on both top and bottom surfaces. Hardness ratio (rHV) was also calculated. Data were analyzed using multifactorial ANOVA and Bonferroni tests (<=0.05). Results indicated that higher ED performed better than lower ED. Multi-peak LED achieved higher VHNs and rHV than single-peak LED when curing a TPO-containing RBC. A4d invariably achieved lower rHV and VHN than T and A2d. Single-peak LED achieved comparable VHNs and rHVs with multi-peak LED only curing A2d and T shades with 16J/cm2.
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Procopio G, Prisciandaro M, Iacovelli R, Mancini M, Fornarini G, Facchini G, Cartenì G, Napolitano M, Sternberg C, Caserta C, Bregni M, Massari F, Buti S, Biasco E, De Giorgi U, Zustovich F, Ratta R, Ortega C, Tortora G, Verzoni E. Safety and efficacy of Cabozantinib for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): real world data from an Italian Expanded Access Program (EAP). Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx371.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Gelardi M, De Candia N, Quaranta N, Russo C, Pecoraro P, Mancini M, Luperto P, Lombardo G, Macchi A, Bocciolini C, Ciofalo A, De Corso E, Ciprandi G. The relevance of counseling in patients with nasal polyps. ACTA OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGICA ITALICA 2017; 36:326-327. [PMID: 27734987 PMCID: PMC5066470 DOI: 10.14639/0392-100x-1315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mancini M, Bulo SR, Ricci E, Caputo B. Learning Deep NBNN Representations for Robust Place Categorization. IEEE Robot Autom Lett 2017. [DOI: 10.1109/lra.2017.2705282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Martinelli G, Mancini M, De Benedittis C, Rondoni M, Papayannidis C, Manfrini M, Meggendorfer M, Calogero R, Guadagnuolo V, Fontana MC, Bavaro L, Padella A, Zago E, Pagano L, Zanotti R, Scaffidi L, Specchia G, Albano F, Merante S, Elena C, Savini P, Gangemi D, Tosi P, Ciceri F, Poletti G, Riccioni L, Morigi F, Delledonne M, Haferlach T, Cavo M, Valent P, Soverini S. SETD2 and histone H3 lysine 36 methylation deficiency in advanced systemic mastocytosis. Leukemia 2017; 32:139-148. [PMID: 28663576 PMCID: PMC5770597 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2017.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Revised: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The molecular basis of advanced systemic mastocytosis (SM) is not fully understood and despite novel therapies the prognosis remains dismal. Exome sequencing of an index-patient with mast cell leukemia (MCL) uncovered biallelic loss-of-function mutations in the SETD2 histone methyltransferase gene. Copy-neutral loss-of-heterozygosity at 3p21.3 (where SETD2 maps) was subsequently found in SM patients and prompted us to undertake an in-depth analysis of SETD2 copy number, mutation status, transcript expression and methylation levels, as well as functional studies in the HMC-1 cell line and in a validation cohort of 57 additional cases with SM, including MCL, aggressive SM and indolent SM. Reduced or no SETD2 protein expression—and consequently, H3K36 trimethylation—was found in all cases and inversely correlated with disease aggressiveness. Proteasome inhibition rescued SETD2 expression and H3K36 trimethylation and resulted in marked accumulation of ubiquitinated SETD2 in SETD2-deficient patients but not in patients with near-normal SETD2 expression. Bortezomib and, to a lesser extent, AZD1775 alone or in combination with midostaurin induced apoptosis and reduced clonogenic growth of HMC-1 cells and of neoplastic mast cells from advanced SM patients. Our findings may have implications for prognostication of SM patients and for the development of improved treatment approaches in advanced SM.
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Liška F, Landa V, Zídek V, Mlejnek P, Šilhavý J, Šimáková M, Strnad H, Trnovská J, Škop V, Kazdová L, Starker CG, Voytas DF, Izsvák Z, Mancini M, Šeda O, Křen V, Pravenec M. Downregulation of
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Gene Ameliorates Metabolic and Cardiac Traits in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat. Hypertension 2017; 69:1084-1091. [DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.116.08798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Revised: 12/06/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR), one of the most widely used model of essential hypertension, is predisposed to left ventricular hypertrophy, myocardial fibrosis, and metabolic disturbances. Recently, quantitative trait loci influencing blood pressure, left ventricular mass, and heart interstitial fibrosis were genetically isolated within a minimal congenic subline that contains only 7 genes, including mutant
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Di Carlo P, Pergola G, Cariello M, Bonvino A, Mancini M, Taurisano P, Caforio G, Bertolino A, Blasi G. Grey Matter Volume Patterns in Thalamic Nuclei are Associated with Schizotypy in Healthy Subjects. Eur Psychiatry 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.01.323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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IntroductionSchizotypy refers to a set of temporally stable traits that are observed in the general population and that resemble, in attenuated form, the symptoms of schizophrenia. In a previous work, we identified volumetric patterns in thalamic subregions which were associated with disease status, and trained a random forests classifier, accounting for such thalamic volumetric patterns, that discriminated healthy controls (HC) from patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) (81% accuracy) [1].Objectivesi) to assess performance of random forests classifier developed by Pergola and coworkers [1], in an independent sample of healthy subjects; ii) to test whether false positives (FP), i.e. HC classified as SCZ based on such classifier would be associated with greater schizotypy compared with true negatives (TN), i.e. HC classified as such.MethodsA total of 167 HC participated in the MRI study and filled the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire (SPQ). We pre-processed MRI data with SPM8 and DARTEL. Then, we used thalamic grey matter volumes (GMV) as features in the random forests prediction of disease status at the single subject level. Finally, we tested SPQ scores differences between FP and TN with Mann-Whitney test.ResultsThe classification accuracy was 71%. FP had greater SPQ scores compared to TN (P = 0.007).ConclusionsClassification accuracy of our classifier in an independent sample suggests that thalamic GMV patterns are reproducible markers of disease status. Furthermore, the present results also suggest that variability of thalamic GMV patterns in HC may have relevance for subclinical phenotypes related to schizophrenia spectrum.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.
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Mancini M, Scavone A, Sartorio CL, Baccaro R, Kleinert C, Pernazza A, Buia V, Leopizzi M, d'Amati G, Camici PG. Effect of different drug classes on reverse remodeling of intramural coronary arterioles in the spontaneously hypertensive rat. Microcirculation 2017; 24. [DOI: 10.1111/micc.12298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Arcuri L, De Vico G, Ottria L, Condò R, Cerroni L, Mancini M, Barlattani A. Smart fusion vs. double scan: a comparison between two data-matching protocols for a computer guided implant planning. LA CLINICA TERAPEUTICA 2017; 167:55-62. [PMID: 27424503 DOI: 10.7417/ct.2016.1926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIM To make a comparison between two different approaches of data matching during the preparation of a computer guided implant planning. MATERIAL AND METHODS Electronic and manual literature searches were performed to collect information about the double-scan protocol and the smart fusion protocol. The two systems were then tested to identify or confirm their advantages and disadvantages. RESULTS The double scan protocol is a reliable and well-known process to obtain a fusion between the anatomical data (CBCT) and the prosthetic data (radiographic template). It is possible to use this protocol both in dentate and edentulous patients. The newly developed smart fusion technique offers the possibility to superimpose the anatomical data (CBCT) onto the prosthetic data (cast + wax-up scan) without the production of a radiographic template. This system is still being tested by the clinicians even though dental manufacturers already consider it as the best solution for the dentate patients selected for a static computer guided implant surgery. CONCLUSIONS Smart fusion protocol offers a reasonable time and cost reduction even though its application is limited to dentate patients. A noticeable drawback of the workflow is the matching step: often a manual intervention is necessary to obtain a correct alignment of the CBCT data with the lab scan of the cast. This issue is partially due to the use of non-volume stable materials during the preparation of the cast. Future improvements could be made by combining CBCT data with direct optical scans of patient dental arches in order to create the so-called 'virtual patient'.
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Gelardi M, De Luca C, Taliente S, Fiorella ML, Quaranta N, Russo C, Ciofalo A, Macchi A, Mancini M, Rosso P, Seccia V, Guagnini F, Ciprandi G. Adjuvant treatment with a symbiotic in patients with inflammatory non-allergic rhinitis. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2017; 31:201-206. [PMID: 28337893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Inflammatory non-allergic rhinitis (INAR) is characterized by the presence of an inflammatory infiltrate and a non-IgE-mediated pathogenesis. This retrospective, controlled, multicentre study investigated whether a symbiotic, containing Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM, Bifidobacterium lactis, and fructo-oligosaccharides (Pollagen®, Allergy Therapeutics, Italy), prescribed as adjunctive therapy to a standard pharmacological treatment, was able to reduce symptom severity, endoscopic features, and nasal cytology in 93 patients (49 males and 44 females, mean age 36.3±7.1 years) with INAR. The patients were treated with nasal corticosteroid, oral antihistamine, and isotonic saline. At randomization, 52 patients were treated also with symbiotic as adjunctive therapy, whereas the remaining 41 patients served as controls. Treatment lasted for 4 weeks. Patients were visited at baseline, after treatment, and after 4-week follow-up. Adjunctive symbiotic treatment significantly reduced the percentages of patients with symptoms and endoscopic signs, and diminished inflammatory cells. In conclusion, the present study demonstrates that a symbiotic was able, as adjuvant treatment, to significantly improve symptoms, endoscopic feature, and cytology in patients with INAR, and its effect may be long lasting.
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Annuzzi G, Bozzetto L, Mancini M, Rivellese AA. Reply from the authors to "Comments on 'Insulin resistance, postprandial GLP-1 and adaptive immunity are the main predictors of NAFLD in a homogeneous population at high cardiovascular risk'". Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2017; 27:91-92. [PMID: 27914695 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2016.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 09/10/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Postiglione A, Soricelli A, Scarpato N, Lamenza F, Mancini M. Increased cerebral blood flow after plasma-exchange in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2016. [DOI: 10.3233/ch-1982-2303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cianconi L, Palopoli P, Campanella V, Mancini M. Composition and microstructure of MTA and Aureoseal Plus: XRF, EDS, XRD and FESEM evaluation. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY 2016; 17:281-285. [PMID: 28045315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study was to determine the chemical composition and the phases' microstructure of Aureoseal Plus (OGNA, Italy) and ProRoot MTA (Dentsply Tulsa Dental, USA) and to compare their characteristics. MATERIALS AND METHODS Study Design: Comparing Aureoseal Plus and ProRoot MTA microstructure by means of several analyses type. The chemical analysis of the two cements was assessed following the UNI EN ISO 196-2 norm. X-Ray fluorescence (XRF) was used to determine the element composition. The crystalline structure was analysed quantitatively using x-ray diffraction (XRD). Powders morphology was evaluated using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) with backscattering detectors, and a field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM). Elemental analysis was performed by energy dispersive x-ray analysis (EDS). RESULTS The semi-quantitative XRF analysis showed the presence of heavy metal oxides in both cements. The XRD spectra of the two cements reported the presence of dicalcium silicate, tricalcium silicate, tricalcium aluminate, tetracalcium aluminoferrite, bismuth oxide and gypsum. SEM analysis showed that ProRoot MTA powder is less coarse and more homogeneous than Aureoseal. Both powders are formed by particles of different shapes: round, prismatic and oblong. The EDS analysis showed that some ProRoot MTA particles, differently from Aureoseal, contain Ca, Si, Al and Fe. Oblong particles in ProRoot and Aureoseal are rich of bismuth. CONCLUSIONS The strong interest in developing new Portland cement-based endodontic sealers will create materials with increased handling characteristics and physicochemical properties. A thorough investigation on two cement powders was carried out by using XRF, XRD, SEM and EDS analysis. To date there was a lack of studies on Aureoseal Plus. This cement is similar in composition to ProRoot MTA. Despite that it has distinctive elements that could improve its characteristics, resulting in a good alternative to MTA.
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