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Marcarini JAC, Grippa WR, Neto LCBS, Podestá OPG, Bolsoni-Lopes A, Nunes KZ, Lopes-Júnior LC. Nutritional status of women with non-metastatic breast cancer receiving outpatient chemotherapy. Nutrition 2024; 123:112411. [PMID: 38518541 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2024.112411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the nutritional status of women with stage I to III breast cancer in the first and third cycles of outpatient chemotherapy and to identify factors associated with it. METHODS The prospective longitudinal study was conducted at a Reference Hospital for Cancer Care in Brazil and included women aged ≥18 y diagnosed with stage I to III breast cancer receiving outpatient chemotherapy. Assessments were performed during the 1st and 3rd cycles of chemotherapy, including anthropometric measurements, sociodemographic data, clinical information, and quality of life. Nutritional risk was assessed using the NRS-2002. RESULTS Overweight was predominant in both chemotherapy cycles. Approximately 6.67% and 10% of patients were at nutritional risk in the 1st and 3rd chemotherapy cycles, respectively. Anxiety/depression was prevalent in the 1st chemotherapy cycle and was significantly associated with nutritional risk (P = 0.002). The variables age in cycle 3 and pain/discomfort in cycle 1 (P = 0.049 and P = 0.043, respectively) showed a significant association with nutritional risk. CONCLUSIONS This study highlights the complex interaction between nutritional status, neuropsychological symptoms, and sociodemographic characteristics in breast cancer patients during chemotherapy, and underscores the need for personalized interventions to improve oncological care.
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- Graduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitoria, ES, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Nutrition and Health, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitoria, ES, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Nutrition and Health, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitoria, ES, Brazil; Graduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitoria, ES, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Nutrition and Health, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitoria, ES, Brazil; Graduate Program in Public Health, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitoria, ES, Brazil.
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Donato G, Mignogna C, Santise G, Presta I, Ferrazzo T, Garo V, Maselli D, Curcio A, De Rosa S, Spaccarotella C, Mollace V, Gentile F, Indolfi C, Malara N. Distinctive phenogroup to differentiate diagnosis of cardiac myxoma vs cardiovascular disease examining blood-based circulating cell biomarkers. Sci Rep 2023; 13:20357. [PMID: 37990043 PMCID: PMC10663517 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47639-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023] Open
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Cardiac myxoma (CM) is a potentially life-threatening disease because frequently asymptomatic or debuts with aspecific manifestations. Definitive diagnosis is established by histopathological assessment including tumor and endothelial cell markers. To derive a specific panel of circulating cells antigenically detectable, pre-surgery peripheral blood samples of CM patients were analyzed. Pre-surgery peripheral blood samples from patients with CM were simultaneously analyzed for Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and circulating endothelial cells (CECs) that were matched with tumor tissue profiles and with patient-derived xenografts (PDXs) distinguishing tumor regions. Moreover, CECs values in CM patients were further matched with CEC's levels in cardiovascular disease and control subjects. The blood-derived cytological specimens detected at least 1-3 CTCs/ml in 10 tested CM samples (p = 0.0001) showing specific CM features preserved in the central zones of the tumor. The central zone of the primary tumor, supported by a vessel density rate (55 ± 7%), with a proliferative profile of 32 ± 3% and a percentage of Calretininpos cells (p = 0.03), is the principal site of CTCs (r = 00) dissemination. The subsets of endothelial cells recognized in the blood were indifferent to their topological distribution within the tumor and corresponding PDXs. With further refinement and validation in large cohorts, multiparametric liquid biopsies can optimally integrate clinically informative datasets and maximize their utility in pre-surgery evaluation of CM patients. Blood-derived culture's protocol provides a versatile method capable of viable analysis of CTCs of non-hematological rare tumors which conventional antibody-mediated analytical platform is unable to perform. Distinctive blood- based cell phenotype contributes to differentiate CM from other differentials assuring its prompt surgical resection by combining blood-based cell biomarkers integrated with clinically informative datasets.
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- Giuseppe Donato
- Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Graecia", 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Interdipartimentale Service Center, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Sant'Anna Hospital, Via Pio X, 111, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Graecia", 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Graecia", 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Graecia", 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Sant'Anna Hospital, Via Pio X, 111, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Graecia", 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Graecia", 88100, Catanzaro, Italy.
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Ferrazzo F, Leto S, Malara N. The 1926 novel, "One, no one, one hundred thousand", metaphorizes the potential danger when the immune system is exposed to a repetitive antigen stimulation. Front Immunol 2023; 14:1254853. [PMID: 37771583 PMCID: PMC10524273 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1254853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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In the worldwide scenario of infection prevention and control, the vaccine strategies are destined to increase rapidly. The availability of numerous vaccination options allows you to plan individually on how to boost your immune system. The immune system is a highly plastic cognitive dynamic network and performs its function by recognition of the uniqueness of the organism defined as self. The identification and attack of non-self antigens contribute to improving the strategies of self/non-self discrimination. However, repetitive antigen stimulation of the immune system may lead to several outcomes reassumed in three principal risks: (i) loss of the unique self codification (one), (ii) loss of own identifying (no one), and (iii) the increase of idiotype/anti-idiotype entities (one hundred thousand). Controlled production of idiotype/anti-idiotype antibodies protects against autoimmune diseases and immunodeficiency. The title of the famous novel by Nobel Prize for Literature winner Luigi Pirandello, "One, no one, one hundred thousand", recaps the three risks and the protagonist's journey exploring the complexities of personal identity, and warns to preserve the uniqueness of the organism. Taking inspiration from this metaphor, the authors propose to monitor antibody idiotype response for personalizing vaccine plans with the aim of preserving the uniqueness of the immune system and assuring safe protection.
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- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
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Malara N, Kovacs G, Bussu F, Ferrazzo T, Garo V, Raso C, Cornacchione P, Iezzi R, Tagliaferri L. Liquid Biopsy-Guided Interventional Oncology: A Proof of Concept with a Special Focus on Radiotherapy and Radiology. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:4676. [PMID: 36230601 PMCID: PMC9562702 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14194676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Although the role of liquid biopsy (LB) to measure minimal residual disease (MRD) in the treatment of epithelial cancer is well known, the biology of the change in the availability of circulating biomarkers arising throughout treatments such as radiotherapy and interventional radio-oncology is less explained. Deep knowledge of how therapeutic effects can influence the biology of the release mechanism at the base of the biomarkers available in the bloodstream is needed for selecting the appropriate treatment-induced tumor circulating biomarker. Combining existing progress in the LB and interventional oncology (IO) fields, a proof of concept is provided, discussing the advantages of the traditional risk assessment of relapsing lesions, limitations, and the timing of detection of the circulating biomarker. The current review aims to help both interventional radiologists and interventional radiation oncologists evaluate the possibility of drawing a tailor-made board of blood-based surveillance markers to reveal subclinical diseases and avoid overtreatment.
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- Natalia Malara
- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Grecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
- Nanotechnology Research Center, University Magna Grecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Gemelli-INTERACTS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 88168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical Surgical and Experimental Sciences, Sassari University, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Grecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Grecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Grecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- UOC Radioterapia Oncologica, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 88168 Rome, Italy
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- UOC di Radiologia, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 88168 Rome, Italy
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- UOC Radioterapia Oncologica, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, 88168 Rome, Italy
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Mildly elevated diastolic blood pressure increases subsequent risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women in the Health Examinees-Gem study. Sci Rep 2022; 12:15995. [PMID: 36163474 PMCID: PMC9512811 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-19705-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Epidemiological evidence suggests that hypertension is associated with breast cancer risk. However, previous studies disregard blood pressure components in the healthy population. We aimed to examine the relationship between systolic and diastolic blood pressure and breast cancer risk in a Korean population-based prospective cohort. A total of 73,031 women from the Health Examinees Gem Study were followed from baseline (2004 to 2013) through 2018. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure were measured by trainee physicians at baseline recruitment and then categorized based on the international guidelines for clinical hypertension. Associations between systolic and diastolic blood pressure with overall breast cancer and stratified by premenopausal and postmenopausal status were evaluated using adjusted multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression. A total of 858 breast cancer cases were recorded for a median follow-up period of 9 years. Compared with the normal DBP category (< 85 mmHg), the normal-high category was positively associated with breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women (85–89 mmHg, HR 1.73 95% CI 1.28–2.33), but not in premenopausal women (85–89 mmHg, HR 0.87 95% CI 0.56–1.35). Similar results were found when all cases of self-reported hypertension were excluded. Results for SBP did not show a significant association with breast cancer risk. The association between DBP and breast cancer suggests DBP could be an important factor in cancer prevention, especially for women after menopause. Our study provides a first detailed approach to understanding the importance of diastolic blood pressure for breast cancer prevention and warrants further investigation.
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Innaro N, Gervasi R, Ferrazzo T, Garo NC, Curto LS, Lavecchia A, Aquila I, Donato G, Malara N. Minimal residual disease assessment of papillary thyroid carcinoma through circulating tumor cell-based cytology. Cancer Med 2022; 11:4830-4837. [PMID: 35586892 PMCID: PMC9761073 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The overall estimated risk of recurrence after an apparently complete thyroid cancer resection ranges from <1% to 55%, and the high-quality pathology report is crucial for proper risk stratification. The neck ultrasound (US) and serum thyroglobulin (Tg) and anti-Tg antibody (TgAb) assays are the mainstays for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC) follow-up. However, the neck US includes a high frequency of nonspecific findings and despite the serum, Tg unmasks the presence of thyrocytes, it is not discriminating between normal and malignant cells. In this study, to improve post-surgery follow-up of minimal residual disease in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients, blood-derived cytology specimens were evaluated for the presence of circulating tumor cells (CTCs). The presence of CTCs of thyroid origin was confirmed by cytomorphological and tissue-specific antigens analysis (Thyroid Transcription Factor-1/TTF-1 and Tg) and proliferative profile (percentage of cells in S-phase). Our data revealed an unfavorable' prognostic risk in patients with >5% CTCs (p = 0.09) and with >30% S-phase cells at baseline (p = 0.0015), predicting ≤1 year relapsing lesion event. These results suggest a new intriguing frontier of precision oncology forefront cytology-based liquid biopsy.
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- Nadia Innaro
- Unit of Endocrinological surgeryMater Domini Hospital of CatanzaroCatanzaroItaly
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- Unit of Endocrinological surgeryMater Domini Hospital of CatanzaroCatanzaroItaly
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- Department of Medical and Surgical ScienceUniversity “Magna Græcia” CatanzaroCatanzaroItaly
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- Department of Health SciencesUniversity “Magna Græcia” CatanzaroCatanzaroItaly
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- Unit of Endocrinological surgeryMater Domini Hospital of CatanzaroCatanzaroItaly
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- Department of Health SciencesUniversity “Magna Græcia” CatanzaroCatanzaroItaly
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- Department of Health SciencesUniversity “Magna Græcia” CatanzaroCatanzaroItaly
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- BioNEM Laboratory and Nanotechnology Research Center, Department of Experimental and Clinical MedicineUniversity "Magna Graecia" of CatanzaroCatanzaroItaly
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Volpentesta G, Donato G, Ferraro E, Mignogna C, Radaelli R, Sabatini U, La Torre D, Malara N. Pilocytic Astrocytoma-Derived Cells in Peripheral Blood: A Case Report. Front Oncol 2021; 11:737730. [PMID: 34778052 PMCID: PMC8579051 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.737730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Imaging limitations, invasive tissue biopsies and poor information over the course of treatment to evaluate ‘real-time’ tumor dynamics justify the emerging use of liquid biopsies in the field of brain tumors. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from high-grade astrocytomas might reach the circulation by crossing the blood–brain barrier. Here, for the first time, CTCs cytology in a case of pylocitic astrocytoma is described. An obstructive hydrocephalous due to a lateral mesencephalic tectum mass occluding the Silvio Aqueduct was diagnosed in a young, 18 years old, male. Considering the location of the tumor and the rapid deterioration of the neurological status, it has been decided to urgency treat the patient with ventriculoperitoneal shunting. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a nodular shaped lesion localized within the left lateral mesencephalic tectum. Stereotactic biopsy was not approachable due significant risk of neurological consequences. The diagnosis was performed by blood sampling, a non-invasive procedure for the patient, in order to provide tumor information. Cytopathological features on detected circulating atypical GFAP positive cells led to pilocytic diagnosis confirmed by the patient’s 68 months outcome.
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- Giorgio Volpentesta
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Græcia", Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Græcia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Græcia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Græcia", Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Græcia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Græcia", Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University Magna Græcia, Catanzaro, Italy
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Enhancing Antibodies' Binding Capacity through Oriented Functionalization of Plasmonic Surfaces. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11102620. [PMID: 34685056 PMCID: PMC8538552 DOI: 10.3390/nano11102620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Protein A has long been used in different research fields due to its ability to specifically recognize immunoglobulins (Ig). The protein derived from Staphylococcus aureus binds Ig through the Fc region of the antibody, showing its strongest binding in immunoglobulin G (IgG), making it the most used protein in its purification and detection. The research presented here integrates, for the first time, protein A to a silicon surface patterned with gold nanoparticles for the oriented binding of IgG. The signal detection is conveyed through a metal enhanced fluorescence (MEF) system. Orienting immunoglobulins allows the exposition of the fragment antigen-binding (Fab) region for the binding to its antigen, substantially increasing the binding capacity per antibody immobilized. Antibodies orientation is of crucial importance in many diagnostics devices, particularly when either component is in limited quantities.
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Mollace A, Coluccio ML, Donato G, Mollace V, Malara N. Cross-talks in colon cancer between RAGE/AGEs axis and inflammation/immunotherapy. Oncotarget 2021; 12:1281-1295. [PMID: 34194625 PMCID: PMC8238251 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.27990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The tumour microenvironment is the result of the activity of many types of cells in various metabolic states, whose metabolites are shared between cells. This cellular complexity results in an availability profile of nutrients and reactive metabolites such as advanced glycation end products (AGE). The tumour microenvironment is not favourable to immune cells due to hypoxia and for the existence of significant competition between various types of cells for a limited nutrient pool. However, it is now known that cancer cells can influence the host's immune reaction through the expression and secretion of numerous molecules. The microenvironment can therefore present itself in different patterns that contribute to shaping immune surveillance. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most important causes of death in cancer patients. Recently, immunotherapy has begun to give encouraging results in some groups of patients suffering from this neoplasm. The analysis of literature data shows that the RAGE (Receptor for advanced glycation end products) and its numerous ligands contribute to connect the energy metabolic pathway, which appears prevalently disconnected by mitochondrial running, with the immune reaction, conditioned by local microbiota and influencing tumour growth. Understanding how metabolism in cancer and immune cells shapes response and resistance to therapy, will provide novel potential strategies to increase both the number of tumour types treated by immunotherapy and the rate of immunotherapy response. The analysis of literature data shows that an immunotherapy approach based on the knowledge of RAGE and its ligands is not only possible, but also desirable in the treatment of CRC.
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- Annachiara Mollace
- Department of Health Sciences, Research Centre IRC-FSH, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Bionem Laboratory, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Campus S. Venuta, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Research Centre IRC-FSH, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.,These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Bionem Laboratory, Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.,These authors contributed equally to this work
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Extracellular Matrix in Calcific Aortic Valve Disease: Architecture, Dynamic and Perspectives. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22020913. [PMID: 33477599 PMCID: PMC7831300 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Calcific Aortic Valve Disease (CAVD) is the most common valvular heart disease in developed countries and in the ageing population. It is strongly correlated to median age, affecting up to 13% of the population over the age of 65. Pathophysiological analysis indicates CAVD as a result of an active and degenerative disease, starting with sclerosis and chronic inflammation and then leaflet calcification, which ultimately can account for aortic stenosis. Although CAVD has been firstly recognized as a passive event mostly resulting from a degenerative aging process, much evidences suggests that calcification arises from different active processes, involving both aortic valve-resident cells (valve endothelial cells, valve interstitial cells, mesenchymal stem cells, innate immunity cells) and circulating cells (circulating mesenchymal cells, immunity cells). Moreover, a role for the cell-derived "matrix vesicles" and extracellular matrix (ECM) components has also been recognized. The aim of this work is to review the cellular and molecular alterations occurring in aortic valve during CAVD pathogenesis, focusing on the role of ECM in the natural course of the disease.
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Ettari R, Pallio G, Pizzino G, Irrera N, Zappalà M, Maiorana S, Di Chio C, Altavilla D, Squadrito F, Bitto A. Non-covalent immunoproteasome inhibitors induce cell cycle arrest in multiple myeloma MM.1R cells. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2019; 34:1307-1313. [PMID: 31307247 PMCID: PMC6691773 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2019.1594802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Proteasome inhibition is a promising strategy for the treatment of multiple myeloma; unfortunately, this disease is often associated with an increasing chemoresistance. One novel approach may be to target the immunoproteasome, a proteasomal isoform mainly present in cells of hematopoietic origin. We investigated the activity of a panel of amides against immunoproteasome core particles as potential agents for the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM). Amide 6 showed an ideal profile since it was able to inhibit both the chymotrypsin-like activities of the immunoproteasome with Ki values of 4.90 µM and 4.39 µM for β1i and β5i, respectively, coupled with an EC50 =17.8 µM against MM.1R cells. Compound 6 inhibited also ubiquitinated protein degradation and was able to act on different phases of MM cell cycle reducing the levels of cyclin A/CDK1, cyclin B/CDK1 and cyclin D/CDK4/6 complexes, which turns in cell cycle arrest.
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- Roberta Ettari
- a Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences , University of Messina , Messina , Italy
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- b Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine , University of Messina , Messina , Italy
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- b Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine , University of Messina , Messina , Italy
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- b Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine , University of Messina , Messina , Italy
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- a Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences , University of Messina , Messina , Italy
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- a Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences , University of Messina , Messina , Italy
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- a Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences , University of Messina , Messina , Italy
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- c Department of Biomedical Sciences, Dentistry, and Morphofunctional Sciences , University of Messina , Messina , Italy
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- b Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine , University of Messina , Messina , Italy
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- b Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine , University of Messina , Messina , Italy
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Menopause, the permanent cessation of the menstrual cycle, marks the end of a woman's reproductive lifespan. In addition to changes in sex hormone levels associated with menopause, its timing is another predictor of future health outcomes such as duration of the presence of vasomotor symptoms (VMS) and the risk of hormone-related cancers. With ageing of the population, it is estimated that worldwide 1·2 billion women will be menopausal by the year 2030. Previously the effects of reproductive factors (e.g. parity, age at menarche, pregnancy) and socio-demographic factors on intermediate and long-term health outcomes of menopause have been widely documented. However, little is known about whether diet could have an impact on these. Therefore, we review current evidence on the associations of diet with menopause, presence of VMS and the risk of hormone-related cancers such as ovarian, endometrial and breast cancer. Dietary factors could influence the lifespan of the ovaries and sex-hormones levels, hence the timing of natural menopause. Few studies reported an association between diet, in particular soya consumption, and a reduced risk of VMS. Sustained oestrogen exposure has been associated with a higher risk of hormone-related cancers and thus high-fat and meat diets have been linked with an increased risk of these cancers. However, to better understand the mechanistic pathways involved and to make stronger conclusions for these relationships, further studies investigating the associations of dietary intakes and dietary patterns with menopause, presence of VMS and the risk of hormone-related cancers are required.
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Zager JS, Gastman BR, Leachman S, Gonzalez RC, Fleming MD, Ferris LK, Ho J, Miller AR, Cook RW, Covington KR, Meldi-Plasseraud K, Middlebrook B, Kaminester LH, Greisinger A, Estrada SI, Pariser DM, Cranmer LD, Messina JL, Vetto JT, Wayne JD, Delman KA, Lawson DH, Gerami P. Performance of a prognostic 31-gene expression profile in an independent cohort of 523 cutaneous melanoma patients. BMC Cancer 2018; 18:130. [PMID: 29402264 PMCID: PMC5800282 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4016-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2017] [Accepted: 01/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The heterogeneous behavior of patients with melanoma makes prognostication challenging. To address this, a gene expression profile (GEP) test to predict metastatic risk was previously developed. This study evaluates the GEP's prognostic accuracy in an independent cohort of cutaneous melanoma patients. METHODS This multi-center study analyzed primary melanoma tumors from 523 patients, using the GEP to classify patients as Class 1 (low risk) and Class 2 (high risk). Molecular classification was correlated to clinical outcome and assessed along with AJCC v7 staging criteria. Primary endpoints were recurrence-free (RFS) and distant metastasis-free (DMFS) survival. RESULTS The 5-year RFS rates for Class 1 and Class 2 were 88% and 52%, respectively, and DMFS rates were 93% versus 60%, respectively (P < 0.001). The GEP was a significant predictor of RFS and DMFS in univariate analysis (hazard ratio [HR] = 5.4 and 6.6, respectively, P < 0.001 for each), along with Breslow thickness, ulceration, mitotic rate, and sentinel lymph node (SLN) status (P < 0.001 for each). GEP, tumor thickness and SLN status were significant predictors of RFS and DMFS in a multivariate model that also included ulceration and mitotic rate (RFS HR = 2.1, 1.2, and 2.5, respectively, P < 0.001 for each; and DMFS HR = 2.7, 1.3 and 3.0, respectively, P < 0.01 for each). CONCLUSIONS The GEP test is an objective predictor of metastatic risk and provides additional independent prognostic information to traditional staging to help estimate an individual's risk for recurrence. The assay identified 70% of stage I and II patients who ultimately developed distant metastasis. Its role in consideration of patients for adjuvant therapy should be examined prospectively.
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- Jonathan S Zager
- Department of Cutaneous Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, 10920 N. McKinley Drive room 4123, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, 3303 S.W. Bond Avenue, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 12801 E. 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 910 Madison, Suite 303, Memphis, TN, 38163, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3601 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 3708 Fifth Avenue, Suite 500.94, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- START Center for Cancer Care, 4383 Medical Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA
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- Castle Biosciences, Inc., 820 S. Friendswood Drive, Suite 201, Friendswood, TX, 77546, USA
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- Castle Biosciences, Inc., 820 S. Friendswood Drive, Suite 201, Friendswood, TX, 77546, USA
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- Castle Biosciences, Inc., 820 S. Friendswood Drive, Suite 201, Friendswood, TX, 77546, USA
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- Dermatology North Palm Beach, 840 U.S. Highway Number One, North Palm Beach, FL, 33408, USA
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- Research & Development, Kelsey Research Foundation, 5615 Kirby Drive, Suite 660, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Affiliated Dermatology, 20401 North 73rd Street, Suite 230, Scottsdale, AZ, 85255, USA
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- Pariser Dermatology Specialists, Virginia Clinical Research, Inc., 6160 Kempsville Circle, Suite 200A, Norfolk, VA, 23502, USA.,Eastern Virginia Medical School, P.O. Box 1980, Norfolk, VA, 23501-1980, USA
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- Department of Sarcoma Medical Oncology, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Avenue E, Seattle, WA, 98109, USA
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Moffitt Cancer Center, 10920 N. McKinley Drive, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, 3303 S.W. Bond Avenue, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 251 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.,Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St. Clair Street, Suite 1600, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.,Skin Cancer Institute, Northwestern University, Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, 420 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Emory University Winship Cancer Institute, 1364 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University Winship Cancer Institute, 550 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA, 30308, USA
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- Skin Cancer Institute, Northwestern University, Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, 420 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. .,Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St. Clair Street, Arkes 1600, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
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Gervasi T, Pellizzeri V, Benameur Q, Gervasi C, Santini A, Cicero N, Dugo G. Valorization of raw materials from agricultural industry for astaxanthin and β-carotene production by Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous. Nat Prod Res 2017; 32:1554-1561. [DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2017.1385024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Teresa Gervasi
- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Polo Universitario Annunziata, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Polo Universitario Annunziata, Messina, Italy
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life, Nursing Department, University of Mostaganem, Mostaganem, Algeria
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- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Polo Universitario Annunziata, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Polo Universitario Annunziata, Messina, Italy
- Science4Life, Spin Off Company, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Polo Universitario Annunziata, Messina, Italy
- Science4Life, Spin Off Company, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Akram M, Iqbal M, Daniyal M, Khan AU. Awareness and current knowledge of breast cancer. Biol Res 2017; 50:33. [PMID: 28969709 PMCID: PMC5625777 DOI: 10.1186/s40659-017-0140-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 603] [Impact Index Per Article: 86.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Breast cancer remains a worldwide public health dilemma and is currently the most common tumour in the globe. Awareness of breast cancer, public attentiveness, and advancement in breast imaging has made a positive impact on recognition and screening of breast cancer. Breast cancer is life-threatening disease in females and the leading cause of mortality among women population. For the previous two decades, studies related to the breast cancer has guided to astonishing advancement in our understanding of the breast cancer, resulting in further proficient treatments. Amongst all the malignant diseases, breast cancer is considered as one of the leading cause of death in post menopausal women accounting for 23% of all cancer deaths. It is a global issue now, but still it is diagnosed in their advanced stages due to the negligence of women regarding the self inspection and clinical examination of the breast. This review addresses anatomy of the breast, risk factors, epidemiology of breast cancer, pathogenesis of breast cancer, stages of breast cancer, diagnostic investigations and treatment including chemotherapy, surgery, targeted therapies, hormone replacement therapy, radiation therapy, complementary therapies, gene therapy and stem-cell therapy etc for breast cancer.
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- Muhammad Akram
- Department of Eastern Medicine and Surgery, Directorate of Medical Sciences, GC University Faisalabad, Old Campus, Allam Iqbal Road, Faisalabad, 38000 Pakistan
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- Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University Karachi, Main Campus, Sharea Madinat al-Hikmah, Mohammad Bin Qasim Avenue, Karachi, 74600 Sindh Pakistan
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- Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University Karachi, Main Campus, Sharea Madinat al-Hikmah, Mohammad Bin Qasim Avenue, Karachi, 74600 Sindh Pakistan
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- Laboratory of Neuroanatomy & Neuropsychobiology, Department of Pharmacology, RibeirãoPreto Medical School of the University of São Paulo, AV. Bandeirantes, 3900, RibeirãoPreto, 14049-900 São Paulo, Brazil
- Department of Eastern Medicine and Surgery, School of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Poonch Rawalakot, Hajira Road, Shamsabad, Rawalakot, 12350 Azad Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan
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Amygdalar and hippocampal connections with brainstem and spinal cord: A diffusion MRI study in human brain. Neuroscience 2017; 343:346-354. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Revised: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ingle SB, Murdeshwar HG, Siddiqui S. Papillary carcinoma of breast: Minireview. World J Clin Cases 2016; 4:20-24. [PMID: 26798627 PMCID: PMC4714291 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v4.i1.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2015] [Revised: 08/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The term “intracystic papillary ductal carcinoma in situ” constitutes only 0.5% to 1% of all breast cancers. It is usually seen in postmenopausal age group. Herein, we are presenting a minireview about this unusual breast malignancy usually difficult to diagnose on clinical grounds and highlighting modalities of diagnosis and management.
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This is a literature review on the aetiology and pathogenesis of breast cancer, which is the most common cancer worldwide, and the second leading cause of cancer death, especially in Western countries. Several aetiological factors have been implicated in its pathogenesis, and include age, genetics, family history, diet, alcohol, obesity, lifestyle, physical inactivity, as well as endocrine factors. These factors act separately or together in the causation of breast cancer. More recently, triple negative breast cancer has been described in certain categories of patients and is associated with poorer prognosis and earlier recurrence compared with the conventional breast cancer. Therefore, adequate knowledge of these factors is important in identifying high risk groups and individuals, which will help in screening, early detection and follow-up. This will help to decrease the morbidity and mortality from this life-threatening disease.
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Ivković-Kapicl T, Knezević-Usaj S, Panjković M, Nincić D, Mastilović K. [The influence of aging on pathologic and immunobiologic parameters of invasive ductal breast carcinoma]. VOJNOSANIT PREGL 2007; 63:921-7. [PMID: 17144425 DOI: 10.2298/vsp0611921i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIM Most human cancers, including breast one, increase in frequency with aging. The aim of this study was to explore the hypothesis that aging also alters breast cancer biology. METHODS The study included 120 women with primary invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast. We correlated the patients age and diagnosis with the commonly used clinical, pathological factors and newer tumor biomarkers. Immunohistochemical staining was conducted for p53, c-erbB-2, Ki-67, estrogen (ER), progesterone (PR) receptors, and angiogenesis. RESULTS In our study, the patients with axillary lymph node metastases and negative steroid hormone receptors (ER and PR) were significantly younger than the patients with nodal involvement and positive hormone receptors. There was also a significant association between the patients age, diagnosis and angiogenesis. No association was found between the patients age and tumour size, histological grade, p53, c-erbB-2, and Ki-67. CONCLUSION The results of our study supported only partially the hypothesis that the breast cancer biology is significantly affected by a patient's age.
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Cascio S, Bartella V, Garofalo C, Russo A, Giordano A, Surmacz E. Insulin-like growth factor 1 differentially regulates estrogen receptor-dependent transcription at estrogen response element and AP-1 sites in breast cancer cells. J Biol Chem 2006; 282:3498-506. [PMID: 17166846 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m606244200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cross-talk between insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and estrogen receptor alpha (ER) regulates gene expression in breast cancer cells, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we studied how 17-beta-estradiol (E2) and IGF-1 affect ER transcriptional machinery in MCF-7 cells. E2 treatment stimulated ER loading on the estrogen response element (ERE) in the pS2 promoter and on the AP-1 motif in the cyclin D1 promoter. On ERE, similar amounts of liganded ER were found at 1-24-h time points, whereas on AP-1, ER binding fluctuated over time. At 1 h, liganded ER was recruited to ERE together with histone acetyltransferases SRC-1 and p300, ubiquitin ligase E6-AP, histone methyltransferase Carm1 (Carm), and polymerase (pol) II. This coincided with increased histone H3 acetylation and up-regulation of pS2 mRNA levels. At the same time, E2 moderately increased cyclin D1 expression, which was associated with the recruitment of liganded ER, SRC-1, p300, ubiquitin ligase E6-AP (E6L), Mdm2, and pol II, but not other regulatory proteins, to AP-1. In contrast, at 1 h, IGF-1 increased the recruitment of the ER.SRC-1.p300.E6L.Mdm2.Carm.pol II complex on AP-1, but not on ERE, and induced cyclin D1, but not pS2, mRNA expression. Notably, ER knockdown reduced the association of ER, E6L, Mdm2, Carm, and pol II with AP-1 and resulted in down-regulation of cyclin D1 expression. IGF-1 potentiated the effects of E2 on ERE but not to AP-1 and increased E2-dependent pS2, but not cyclin D1, mRNA expression. In conclusion, E2 and IGF-1 differentially regulate ER transcription at ERE and AP-1 sites.
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- Sandra Cascio
- Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19122, USA
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