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Marazuela EG, Prado N, Moro E, Fernández-García H, Villalba M, Rodríguez R, Batanero E. Intranasal vaccination with poly(lactide-co-glycolide) microparticles containing a peptide T of Ole e 1 prevents mice against sensitization. Clin Exp Allergy 2008; 38:520-8. [PMID: 18205856 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2007.02922.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Biodegradable microparticles, in particular poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA), have been shown as potential delivery vehicles for intranasal (i.n.) vaccines in animal models. OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether i.n. administration of PLGA microparticles containing a peptide with the major T cell epitope of Ole e 1, the main allergen of olive pollen, prevented mice from allergic sensitization to the whole protein. METHODS Peptide-PLGA microparticles were prepared by a solvent evaporation double emulsion method. Microparticles in a size range of 0.8 mum were evaluated for peptide loading and in vitro antigen release. Stability and immunogenicity of the entrapped peptide were retained, as determined by dot blot and ELISA inhibition. BALB/c mice were intranasally treated with peptide-PLGA microparticles for 3 consecutive days, 1 week before sensitization/challenge to Ole e 1. Blood, lungs and spleen were collected and analysed for immune response. Biodistribution of microparticles was investigated using confocal microscopy. RESULTS I.n. pretreatment of BALB/c mice with peptide-PLGA microparticles before sensitization to Ole e 1 led to a significant inhibition of serum allergen-specific IgE and IgG1 antibody levels, but a marked increase of specific IgG2a antibodies as compared with sham-pretreated mice. Moreover, IL-5 and IL-10 levels in spleen cell cultures were suppressed in peptide-PLGA pretreated mice. The airway histopathologic parameters associated with inflammation were significantly suppressed by the pretreatment. CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that i.n. immunization with peptide T-PLGA microparticles is effective in preventing subsequent allergic sensitization to Ole e 1. Our data indicate that peptide-PLGA microparticles may be promising candidates for the design of nasal vaccines against allergic diseases in humans.
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Kronenbuerger M, Sharpe J, Lozano A, Moro E, Noth J, Hutchison W. Beteiligung des ventrolateralen Thalamus bei Blicksakkaden. KLIN NEUROPHYSIOL 2007. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-976422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Hung SW, Hamani C, Lozano AM, Poon YYW, Piboolnurak P, Miyasaki JM, Lang AE, Dostrovsky JO, Hutchison WD, Moro E. Long-term outcome of bilateral pallidal deep brain stimulation for primary cervical dystonia. Neurology 2007; 68:457-9. [PMID: 17283323 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000252932.71306.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Ten patients with severe cervical dystonia (CD) unresponsive to medical treatment underwent bilateral globus pallidus internus (GPi) deep brain stimulation (DBS) and were followed for 31.9 +/- 20.9 months. At last follow-up, the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) severity score improved by 54.8%, the TWSTRS disability score improved by 59.1%, and the TWSTRS pain score improved by 50.4%. Bilateral GPi DBS is an effective long-term therapy in patients with CD.
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Sailer A, Cunic DI, Paradiso GO, Gunraj CA, Wagle-Shukla A, Moro E, Lozano AM, Lang AE, Chen R. Subthalamic nucleus stimulation modulates afferent inhibition in Parkinson disease. Neurology 2007; 68:356-63. [PMID: 17261682 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000252812.95774.aa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Peripheral sensory stimulation at the wrist inhibits the motor cortex as measured by transcranial magnetic stimulation at interstimulus intervals of approximately 20 ms (short latency afferent inhibition [SAI]) and 200 ms (long latency afferent inhibition [LAI]). Previous studies suggested that reduced SAI in Parkinson disease (PD) reflects adverse effect of dopaminergic medications and reduced LAI may be related to nondopaminergic manifestations of PD. We hypothesize that subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) may correct these deficiencies. METHODS We studied the effects of STN DBS on SAI and LAI in seven PD patients and age-matched controls. PD patients were studied in an off medication followed by an on medication session, with the stimulator switched on or off in random order in each session. RESULTS In the on medication session, SAI was reduced in the stimulator off condition and was restored by STN DBS. LAI was partially normalized by STN DBS in the medication on condition. CONCLUSIONS Subthalamic nucleus (STN) stimulation improves short latency afferent inhibition, suggesting that it could normalize pathways that are adversely affected by dopaminergic medications. The effect of STN stimulation on long latency afferent inhibition suggests that it may influence nondopaminergic pathways involved in sensorimotor integration.
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Prescott I, Dostrovsky J, Moro E, Hodaie M, Lozano A, Hutchison W. Synaptische Plastizität in Pallidum bei Dystoniepatienten. AKTUELLE NEUROLOGIE 2007. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-987675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Hutchison W, Gonzales E, Steinbach M, Noth J, Moro E, Sharpe J, Lozano A, Kronenbuerger M. Einfluss der Tiefen Hirnstimulation des Thalamus auf Blicksakkaden. AKTUELLE NEUROLOGIE 2007. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-987672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Herzog J, Allert N, Moro E, Santens P, Phan TM, Stoevelaar H. 3.206 First experiences with a decision tool to support appropriate referral for Deep Brain Stimulation in patients with Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s1353-8020(08)70844-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hiller A, Rogaeva E, Winkler S, Djarmati A, Hedrich K, Lang A, Moro E, Deuschl G, Volkmann J. Mutationsrate und Behandlungserfolg bei Patienten mit früh beginnendem M. Parkinson und tiefer Hirnstimulation. AKTUELLE NEUROLOGIE 2006. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-953237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ruiz-Lorenzo JJ, Moro E, Cuerno R. Single tensionless transition in the Laplacian roughening model. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2006; 73:015103. [PMID: 16486203 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.73.015103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2005] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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We report large scale Monte Carlo simulations of the equilibrium discrete Laplacian roughening (dLr) model, originally introduced as the simplest one accommodating the hexatic phase in two-dimensional melting. The dLr model is also relevant to surface roughening in molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Our data suggest a single phase transition, possibly of the Kosterlitz-Thouless type, between a flat low-temperature phase and a rough, tensionless, high-temperature phase. Thus, earlier conclusions on the order of the phase transition and on the existence of a hexatic phase are seen as due to finite size effects, the phase diagram of the dLr model being similar to that of a continuum analog previously formulated in the context of surface growth by MBE.
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Davidovitch B, Moro E, Stone HA. Spreading of viscous fluid drops on a solid substrate assisted by thermal fluctuations. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2005; 95:244505. [PMID: 16384387 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.95.244505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2005] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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We study the spreading of viscous drops on a solid substrate, taking into account the effects of thermal fluctuations in the fluid momentum. A nonlinear stochastic lubrication equation is derived and studied using numerical simulations and scaling analysis. We show that asymptotically spreading drops admit self-similar shapes, whose average radii can increase at rates much faster than these predicted by Tanner's law. We discuss the physical realizability of our results for thin molecular and complex fluid films, and predict that such phenomenon can in principal be observed in various flow geometries.
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Molnar GF, Sailer A, Gunraj CA, Cunic DI, Lang AE, Lozano AM, Moro E, Chen R. Changes in cortical excitability with thalamic deep brain stimulation. Neurology 2005; 64:1913-9. [PMID: 15955943 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000163985.89444.dd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for several movement disorders. However, its mechanism of action is largely unknown. Both lesioning and DBS of the ventralis intermedius (VIM) nucleus of thalamus improve essential tremor. Although DBS was initially thought to inhibit the target neurons, recent studies suggest that DBS activates neurons. OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that thalamic DBS activates the target area in patients with essential tremor. METHODS Cortical excitability was assessed in seven unmedicated patients with essential tremor using unilateral stimulators implanted in the VIM of the dominant hemisphere and in 11 healthy controls using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Patients were studied during optimal DBS (ON condition), half the optimal frequency (HALF), and with DBS off (OFF) in random order. Tremor was assessed after a change in DBS setting. Electromyography was recorded from the dominant hand, and TMS was applied over the contralateral motor cortex using single and paired pulses to elicit motor evoked potentials (MEPs). MEP recruitment was determined using stimulus intensities from 100% to 150% of motor threshold. RESULTS Tremor scores were significantly improved with DBS ON. Analysis of variance showed a significant interaction between condition (ON, HALF, OFF, Normal) and stimulus intensity on MEP amplitude. During DBS ON MEP amplitudes were significantly higher compared with controls at high but not at low TMS intensities. CONCLUSION Because the ventralis intermedius (VIM) projects directly to the motor cortex, the high motor evoked potential amplitude with deep brain stimulation ON suggests that VIM DBS activates rather than inhibits the target area.
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Espay AJ, Hung SW, Sanger TD, Moro E, Fox SH, Lang AE. A writing device improves writing in primary writing tremor. Neurology 2005; 64:1648-50. [PMID: 15883338 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000160390.25028.c3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Primary writing tremor (PWT) is task-specific and interferes with handwriting. Several reports have shown a beneficial response of this disorder to stereotactic functional neurosurgery. Significant improvement with a writing device was demonstrated with blind rating of handwriting and spiral drawing samples collected before and during its use in nine patients with PWT, suggesting that this therapeutic modality should be tried before considering chronic pharmacotherapy or functional neurosurgery.
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Moro E, Caprioglio F, Berton G, Degan P, Marcon C, Delise P. The relationship between sudden cardiac death and right ventricular function in patients with idiopatic dilated cardiomyopathy: A long term study. Heart Rhythm 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2005.02.465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Andrade DM, del Campo JM, Moro E, Minassian BA, Wennberg RA. Nonepileptic visual hallucinations in Lafora disease. Neurology 2005; 64:1311-2. [PMID: 15824378 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000156907.49247.05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Ruiz-Lorenzo JJ, Cuerno R, Moro E, Sánchez A. Phase transition in tensionless surfaces. Biophys Chem 2005; 115:187-93. [PMID: 15752603 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpc.2004.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2004] [Revised: 11/05/2004] [Accepted: 12/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We study the critical behavior of the Laplacian roughening model, which describes the growth of tensionless surfaces. This type of growth phenomena is very important, for instance, in biological membranes and in molecular beam epitaxy. We summarize previous analytical and numerical results and point out their contradictions and differences, thus making clear the context of our work. Our contribution, achieved through large-scale numerical simulations, is the confirmation that the model exhibits a single continuous phase transition: the transition takes place between a continuum massless (i.e., with infinite correlation length) bilaplacian behavior and a massive propagator (finite correlation length).
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Lucas PD, Seral B, Beano Á, Almodóvar JA, Domínguez I, Rodríguez J, Moro E. Fractures of the Proximal Femur. The Gamma Nail versus Plate. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-836371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Fraix V, Pollak P, Moro E, Chabardes S, Xie J, Ardouin C, Benabid AL. Subthalamic nucleus stimulation in tremor dominant parkinsonian patients with previous thalamic surgery. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2005; 76:246-8. [PMID: 15654041 PMCID: PMC1739504 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.022707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Before the introduction of high frequency stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN), many disabled tremor dominant parkinsonian patients underwent lesioning or chronic electrical stimulation of the thalamus. We studied the effects of STN stimulation in patients with previous ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) surgery whose motor state worsened. Fifteen parkinsonian patients were included in this study: nine with unilateral and two with bilateral VIM stimulation, three with unilateral thalamotomy, and one with both unilateral thalamotomy and contralateral VIM stimulation. The clinical evaluation consisted of a formal motor assessment using the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) and neuropsychological tests encompassing a 50 point frontal scale, the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale, and the Beck Depression Inventory. The first surgical procedure was performed a mean (SD) of 8 (5) years after the onset of disease. STN implantation was carried out 10 (4) years later, and duration of follow up after beginning STN stimulation was 24 (20) months. The UPDRS motor score, tremor score, difficulties in performance of activities of daily living, and levodopa equivalent daily dose significantly decreased after STN stimulation. Neither axial symptoms nor neuropsychological status significantly worsened after the implantation of the STN electrodes. The parkinsonian motor state is greatly improved by bilateral STN stimulation even in patients with previous thalamic surgery, and STN stimulation is more effective than VIM stimulation in tremor dominant parkinsonian patients.
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Kedia S, Moro E, Tagliati M, Lang AE, Kumar R. Emergence of restless legs syndrome during subthalamic stimulation for Parkinson disease. Neurology 2004; 63:2410-2. [PMID: 15623715 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000147288.26029.b8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The authors systematically studied the emergence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) after subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson disease (PD). Postoperatively, 11 of 195 patients with STN DBS reported new problematic symptoms of RLS. The mean reduction in antiparkinsonian medication was 74%. The mean RLS score at diagnosis was 15 (+/-5.9) of a possible 24 points and after symptomatic drug therapy 4.3 (+/-3.1) points. Reduction of antiparkinsonian medication during STN DBS may unmask symptoms of RLS and complicate therapy of both RLS and PD.
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Moro E. Numerical schemes for continuum models of reaction-diffusion systems subject to internal noise. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2004; 70:045102. [PMID: 15600447 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.70.045102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We present numerical schemes to integrate stochastic partial differential equations which describe the spatio-temporal dynamics of reaction-diffusion problems under the effect of internal fluctuations. The schemes conserve the non-negativity of the solutions and incorporate the Poissonian nature of internal fluctuations at small densities, their performance being limited by the level of approximation of density fluctuations at small scales. We apply the schemes to two different aspects of the Reggeon model, namely, the study of its nonequilibrium phase transition and the dynamics of fluctuating pulled fronts. In the latter case, our approach allows us to reproduce microscopic properties quantitatively within the continuum model.
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Moro E. Hybrid method for simulating front propagation in reaction-diffusion systems. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2004; 69:060101. [PMID: 15244531 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.69.060101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We study the propagation of pulled fronts in the A<--> A+A microscopic reaction-diffusion process using Monte Carlo simulations. In the mean field approximation the process is described by the deterministic Fisher-Kolmogorov-Petrovsky-Piscounov equation. In particular, we concentrate on the corrections to the deterministic behavior due to the number of particles per correlated volume Omega. By means of a hybrid simulation scheme, we manage to reach large macroscopic values of Omega, which allows us to show the importance in the dynamics of microscopic pulled fronts of the interplay of microscopic fluctuations and their macroscopic relaxation.
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García Crespo R, Moro E, Domínguez I, Marco F, López-Durán L. Retrograde nailing of femur: surgical technique with tibial traction. J Orthop Trauma 2004; 18:310-1. [PMID: 15105754 DOI: 10.1097/00005131-200405000-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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A modified surgical technique for femoral retrograde nailing is described. A tibial skeletal traction in the proximal metaphysis is placed to obtain fracture reduction during surgery. This technique enables fracture control during the procedure, avoiding the need of an assistant.
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Moro E, Crema F, De Ponti F, Frigo G. Triptans and gastric accommodation: pharmacological and therapeutic aspects. Dig Liver Dis 2004; 36:85-92. [PMID: 14971822 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2003.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In the past decade, several studies have reported a significant delay of gastric emptying induced by the anti-migraine agent sumatriptan (a 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)1B/D receptor agonist) in healthy human beings. In patients with functional dyspepsia, sumatriptan improves gastric accommodation after food consumption and reduce perception of gastric distension, hence relieving epigastric symptoms. Recent studies have established that impaired accommodation after food consumption is a major patho-physiological mechanism in functional dyspepsia and restoration of accommodation is considered to be a potential therapeutic target. The precise site of action of sumatriptan in humans is at present unknown, although recent studies carried out using a canine model indicate that sumatriptan exerts its action on gastric accommodation through 5-HT1B receptors, since both GR127935 and SB216641 (respectively, non selective 5-HT1B/D and selective 5-HT1B receptor antagonists) fully antagonised the effects of sumatriptan. Gastric relaxation and enhanced accommodation to a distending stimulus seem to be a class effect of triptans, since it occurs not only with sumatriptan, but also with second-generation triptans (rizatriptan and naratriptan), at least in a canine model. In dyspeptic patients, administration of triptans would be able to restore gastric accommodation after a meal and to improve symptoms of early satiety, confirming the therapeutic potential of 5-HT1B/D receptor agonists in functional dyspepsia.
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Moro E, Caprioglio F, Berton G, Delise P, Riva U, Corbucci G. P-388 A prospective intrapatient analysis of DDD, VVI and VVIR pacing modes: Relationship between quality of life and echocardiographic indexes. Europace 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/eupace/4.supplement_2.b157-c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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Moro E. Emergence of pulled fronts in fermionic microscopic particle models. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2003; 68:025102. [PMID: 14525034 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.68.025102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We study the emergence and dynamics of pulled fronts described by the Fisher-Kolmogorov-Petrovsky-Piscounov (FKPP) equation in the microscopic reaction-diffusion process A+A<-->A on the lattice when only a particle is allowed per site. To this end we identify the parameter that controls the strength of internal fluctuations in this model, namely, the number of particles per correlated volume. When internal fluctuations are suppressed, we explictly see the matching between the deterministic FKPP description and the microscopic particle model.
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