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Cabral VP, Moraes CLD, Bastos FI, Abreu AMM, Domingues RMSM. Prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy, Brazil, 2011-2012. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2023; 39:e00232422. [PMID: 37556615 PMCID: PMC10494674 DOI: 10.1590/0102-311xpt232422] [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: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
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This is a national cross-sectional, hospital-based study, which interviewed 23,894 postpartum women in 2011-2012 aiming to estimate the prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy and identifying more vulnerable groups. Alcohol use during pregnancy was identified using the TWEAK scale, and women with a score of ≥ 2 were classified as having a "presumable diagnosis of inadequate alcohol use". The national prevalence of alcohol use and the prevalence in subgroups were calculated according to maternal characteristics, with respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). Coexistence of smoking, inadequate prenatal consultations, and alcohol use during pregnancy were graphically identified. The prevalence of alcohol use was 14% (95%CI: 13.3-14.7), with 10% (95%CI: 9.3-10.6) of women presenting presumable diagnosis of inadequate alcohol us during pregnancy. Higher prevalence of alcohol use and presumable diagnosis of inadequate alcohol us was observed in black women, aged 12-19 years, with lower educational level, from a lower economic class, without a partner, without paid work, with more than three previous births, who did not want to get pregnant, with inadequate prenatal care, with previous delivery in public services, and who reported smoking during pregnancy. Among the interviewees, 1.2% presented all three risk factors for negative perinatal outcomes at the same time: smoking, alcohol use, and inadequate prenatal care. The results showed a high prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy and presumable diagnosis of inadequate alcohol us, especially among women with worse social conditions. These data are relevant for the formulation of public policies to prevent alcohol use and provide support services to help this population stop alcohol use during pregnancy.
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- Vanderlea Poeys Cabral
- Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Instituto de Medicina Social, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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Jolma M, Koivu-Jolma M, Niemelä O, Autti-Rämö I, Kahila H. Rapid urine screening for ethyl glucuronide from pregnant women as a tool for detecting prenatal alcohol exposure. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2023; 23:464. [PMID: 37349673 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-023-05789-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND An increasing prevalence of alcohol consumption is a major public health problem, which has also led to an increasing number of children who have been prenatally exposed to the toxic effects of ethanol. However, obtaining reliable information on prenatal alcohol exposure through maternal self-reports has proved difficult. AIMS Our aim was to evaluate the potential for rapid screening test for measuring ethyl glucuronide (EtG), a specific alcohol metabolite, from urine samples of pregnant women. METHODS Five hundred five urine samples of pregnant women were collected anonymously from five prenatal units in two Finnish cities: a tertiary specialist antenatal clinic for pregnant women with problematic substance use (HAL), a regular hospital antenatal clinic (LCH = Lahti Central Hospital), a prenatal screening unit and two community maternity clinics (USR = user self-recruiting units). All samples were screened using rapid EtG test strips, and all positive, uncertain, and randomly selected negative samples were confirmed by quantitative analyses. The samples were also screened for cotinine and use of cannabis. RESULTS In this material an EtG cut-off of 300 ng/mL suggesting heavy alcohol drinking was exceeded by 7.4% (5/68) of the samples in the HAL clinic, 1.9% (4/202) in LCH, and 0.9% (2/225) in USR. A cut-off of 100 ng/mL was exceeded by 17.6% (12/68) of samples from HAL, 7.5% (16/212) from LCH, and 6.7% (15/225) from USR. Based on confirmatory quantitative analyses, there were no false negatives nor false positives in rapid EtG screening. However, 57 (11.3%) of test results were classified as uncertain. In these cases, confirmation by quantitative analyses resulted in 56.1% rate of positive values. 73% of the samples with EtG > 300 ng/mL showed positive cotinine results suggesting smoking co-occurring with alcohol intake. CONCLUSIONS Rapid EtG tests may be an easy and inexpensive method, which may improve the possibilities for screening alcohol use among pregnant women during routine prenatal visits. Quantitative EtG analyses are recommended to confirm screening positive and uncertain cases. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT04571463 Date of Registration 11/05/2020.
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- Mirjami Jolma
- Division of Child Neurology, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Keskussairaalankatu 7, 15850, Lahti, Finland.
- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, P.O. Box 63, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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- Faculty of Science, The University of Helsinki, Gustaf Hällströminkatu 2, P.O. Box 64, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Medical Research Unit, Seinäjoki Central Hospital and University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, P.O. Box 63, 00014, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Haartmaninkatu 2, PO Box 22, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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Fiore M, Minni A, Cavalcanti L, Raponi G, Puggioni G, Mattia A, Gariglio S, Colizza A, Meliante PG, Zoccali F, Tarani L, Barbato C, Lucarelli M, Ceci FM, Francati S, Ferraguti G, Ceccanti M, Petrella C. The Impact of Alcohol Consumption and Oral Microbiota on Upper Aerodigestive Tract Carcinomas: A Pilot Study. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1233. [PMID: 37371963 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12061233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Alcohol consumption is associated with oxidative stress and an increased risk of carcinoma of the upper aero-digestive tract (UADT). Recently, it has been found that some microorganisms in the human oral cavity may locally metabolize ethanol, forming acetaldehyde, a carcinogenic metabolite of alcohol. In a cohort of patients first visited for UADT cancers, we estimated their alcohol consumption by measuring Ethyl Glucuronide/EtG (a long-lasting metabolite of ethanol) in the hair and carbohydrate-deficient transferrin/CDT (short-term index of alcohol intake) in the serum. Moreover, we analyzed, by culture-based methods, the presence of Neisseria subflava, Streptococcus mitis, Candida albicans, and glabrata (microorganisms generating acetaldehyde) in the oral cavity. According to the EtG values, we correlated drinking alcohol with endogenous oxidative stress and the investigated microorganism's presence. We found that 55% of heavy drinkers presented microorganisms generating acetaldehyde locally. Moreover, we found that the presence of oral acetaldehyde-producing bacteria correlates with increased oxidative stress compared to patients without such bacteria. As for the study of alcohol dehydrogenase gene polymorphisms (the enzyme that transforms alcohol to acetaldehyde), we found that only the "CGTCGTCCC" haplotype was more frequent in the general population than in carcinoma patients. This pilot study suggests the importance of estimating alcohol consumption (EtG), the presence of bacteria producing acetaldehyde, and oxidative stress as risk factors for the onset of oral carcinomas.
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- Marco Fiore
- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (IBBC-CNR), Sapienza University Hospital Policlinico Umberto I, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Roma, Italy
- Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, San Camillo de Lellis Hospital, ASL Rieti-Sapienza University, Viale Kennedy, 02100 Rieti, Italy
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- Department of Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- Laboratory for Clinical Microbiology, Sapienza University Hospital Policlinico Umberto I, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- Laboratory for Clinical Microbiology, Sapienza University Hospital Policlinico Umberto I, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento della Pubblica Sicurezza, Direzione Centrale di Sanità, Centro di Ricerche e Laboratorio di Tossicologia Forense, Ministero dell'Interno, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- DIFAR-Department of Pharmacy, Università di Genova, Viale Cembrano 4, 16148 Genova, Italy
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- Department of Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (IBBC-CNR), Sapienza University Hospital Policlinico Umberto I, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Roma, Italy
- Pasteur Institute Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Roma, Italy
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- ASL Roma1, SITAC, Società Italiana per il Trattamento dell'Alcolismo e le sue Complicanze, 00100 Roma, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (IBBC-CNR), Sapienza University Hospital Policlinico Umberto I, 00161 Roma, Italy
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Derme M, Piccioni MG, Brunelli R, Crognale A, Denotti M, Ciolli P, Scomparin D, Tarani L, Paparella R, Terrin G, Di Chiara M, Mattia A, Nicotera S, Salomone A, Ceccanti M, Messina MP, Maida NL, Ferraguti G, Petrella C, Fiore M. Oxidative Stress in a Mother Consuming Alcohol during Pregnancy and in Her Newborn: A Case Report. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1216. [PMID: 37371946 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12061216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2023] [Revised: 06/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is a set of conditions resulting from prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE). FASD is estimated to affect between 2% and 5% of people in the United States and Western Europe. The exact teratogenic mechanism of alcohol on fetal development is still unclear. Ethanol (EtOH) contributes to the malfunctioning of the neurological system in children exposed in utero by decreasing glutathione peroxidase action, with an increase in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which causes oxidative stress. We report a case of a mother with declared alcohol abuse and cigarette smoking during pregnancy. By analyzing the ethyl glucuronide (EtG, a metabolite of alcohol) and the nicotine/cotinine in the mother's hair and meconium, we confirmed the alcohol and smoking abuse magnitude. We also found that the mother during pregnancy was a cocaine abuser. As a result, her newborn was diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). At the time of the delivery, the mother, but not the newborn, had an elevation in oxidative stress. However, the infant, a few days later, displayed marked potentiation in oxidative stress. The clinical complexity of the events involving the infant was presented and discussed, underlining also the importance that for cases of FASD, it is crucial to have more intensive hospital monitoring and controls during the initial days.
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- Martina Derme
- Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento Della Pubblica Sicurezza, Direzione Centrale di Sanità, Centro di Ricerche e Laboratorio di Tossicologia Forense, Ministero dell'Interno, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento Della Pubblica Sicurezza, Direzione Centrale di Sanità, Centro di Ricerche e Laboratorio di Tossicologia Forense, Ministero dell'Interno, 00185 Roma, Italy
- Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, 10125 Turin, Italy
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- SITAC, Società Italiana per il Trattamento Dell'alcolismo e le sue Complicanze, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- National Centre on Addiction and Doping, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (IBBC-CNR), Department of Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (IBBC-CNR), Department of Sensory Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Roma, Italy
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Trius-Soler M, Praticò G, Gürdeniz G, Garcia-Aloy M, Canali R, Fausta N, Brouwer-Brolsma EM, Andrés-Lacueva C, Dragsted LO. Biomarkers of moderate alcohol intake and alcoholic beverages: a systematic literature review. GENES & NUTRITION 2023; 18:7. [PMID: 37076809 PMCID: PMC10114415 DOI: 10.1186/s12263-023-00726-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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The predominant source of alcohol in the diet is alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, spirits and liquors, sweet wine, and ciders. Self-reported alcohol intakes are likely to be influenced by measurement error, thus affecting the accuracy and precision of currently established epidemiological associations between alcohol itself, alcoholic beverage consumption, and health or disease. Therefore, a more objective assessment of alcohol intake would be very valuable, which may be established through biomarkers of food intake (BFIs). Several direct and indirect alcohol intake biomarkers have been proposed in forensic and clinical contexts to assess recent or longer-term intakes. Protocols for performing systematic reviews in this field, as well as for assessing the validity of candidate BFIs, have been developed within the Food Biomarker Alliance (FoodBAll) project. The aim of this systematic review is to list and validate biomarkers of ethanol intake per se excluding markers of abuse, but including biomarkers related to common categories of alcoholic beverages. Validation of the proposed candidate biomarker(s) for alcohol itself and for each alcoholic beverage was done according to the published guideline for biomarker reviews. In conclusion, common biomarkers of alcohol intake, e.g., as ethyl glucuronide, ethyl sulfate, fatty acid ethyl esters, and phosphatidyl ethanol, show considerable inter-individual response, especially at low to moderate intakes, and need further development and improved validation, while BFIs for beer and wine are highly promising and may help in more accurate intake assessments for these specific beverages.
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- Marta Trius-Soler
- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Polyphenol Research Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, XIA School of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- INSA-UB, Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute, University of Barcelona, 08921, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de La Obesidad Y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Biomarker & Nutrimetabolomics Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Metabolomics Unit, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, San Michele All'Adige, Italy
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- Consiglio Per La Ricerca in Agricoltura E L'analisi Dell'economia Agraria (CREA) Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Rome, Italy
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- Consiglio Per La Ricerca in Agricoltura E L'analisi Dell'economia Agraria (CREA) Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Department Agrotechnology and Food Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- INSA-UB, Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute, University of Barcelona, 08921, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Spain
- Biomarker & Nutrimetabolomics Laboratory, Department of Nutrition, Food Sciences and Gastronomy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fragilidad Y Envejecimiento Saludable (CIBERFES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
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Terracina S, Pallaria A, Lucarelli M, Angeloni A, De Angelis A, Ceci FM, Caronti B, Francati S, Blaconà G, Fiore M, Ferraguti G. Urine Dipstick Analysis on Automated Platforms: Is a Reliable Screening Tool for Proteinuria? An Experience from Umberto I Hospital in Rome. Biomedicines 2023; 11:biomedicines11041174. [PMID: 37189791 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11041174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Urinalysis is commonly used as a screening tool for kidney disease. In many cases, the dipstick urine assay includes the assessment of albumin/protein and creatinine; consequently, the value of their ratio is available on the urine section report. Identification of albuminuria/proteinuria at early stages is an important issue to prevent or at least delay the onset of chronic kidney disease (CKD), kidney failure, and the progression of cardiovascular damage linked to the kidney's loss of function. Sensitive and specific diagnostic methods are required for the assessment of such an important biomarker: urine albumin, creatinine, and their ratio (ACR) measured with quantitative assays are considered the gold standard. Routine dipstick methods (more rapid and at a lower cost) are intended for wide population screening. The aim of our study was to verify the reliability of an automated urinalysis dipstick method by comparing the results with the quantitative test of creatinine and albumin performed on a clinical chemistry platform. The first-morning voids of 249 patients who arrived from different departments were analyzed in the Central Laboratory of the University Hospital Policlinico Umberto I in Rome. We found a good correlation between the two assays, even though we observed that the dipstick assessment tends to overestimate the ACR's value, disclosing a higher number of false positives if compared to the reference method. As an important novelty in this study, we analyzed our data considering age (starting from pediatric to geriatric patients) and sex as variables for a sub-stratification of the participants. Our results show that positive values need to be confirmed with quantitative methods, especially in women and younger people, and that from samples that resulted as diluted at the dipstick assay, the ACR's values can be obtained if they are reanalyzed with quantitative assays. Moreover, patients with microalbuminuria (ACR 30-300 mg/g) or severe albumin urinary excretion (ACR > 300 mg/g) should be reanalyzed using quantitative methods to obtain a more reliable calculation of the ACR.
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- Sergio Terracina
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University Hospital of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, IBBC-CNR, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Ferraguti G, Terracina S, Micangeli G, Lucarelli M, Tarani L, Ceccanti M, Spaziani M, D'Orazi V, Petrella C, Fiore M. NGF and BDNF in pediatrics syndromes. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2023; 145:105015. [PMID: 36563920 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.105015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Neurotrophins (NTs) as nerve growth factor (NGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) play multiple roles in different settings including neuronal development, function and survival in both the peripheral and the central nervous systems from early stages. This report aims to provide a summary and subsequent review of evidences on the role of NTs in rare and non-common pediatric human diseases associated with changes in neurodevelopment. A variety of diseases has been analyzed and many have been linked to NTs neurobiological effects, including chronic granulomatous disease, hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Bardet-Biedl syndrome, Angelman syndrome, fragile X syndrome, trisomy 16, Williams-Beuren syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, WAGR syndrome, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, Down syndrome and Klinefelter Syndrome. NTs alterations have been associated with numerous pathologic manifestations including cognitive defects, behavioral abnormalities, epilepsy, obesity, tumorigenesis as well as muscle-skeletal, immunity, bowel, pain sensibility and cilia diseases. In this report, we discuss that further studies are needed to clear a possible therapeutic role of NTs in these still often uncurable diseases.
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- Giampiero Ferraguti
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- SITAC, Società Italiana per il Trattamento dell'Alcolismo e le sue Complicanze, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, IBBC-CNR, Rome, Italy.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, IBBC-CNR, Rome, Italy.
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Terracina S, Ferraguti G, Tarani L, Messina MP, Lucarelli M, Vitali M, De Persis S, Greco A, Minni A, Polimeni A, Ceccanti M, Petrella C, Fiore M. Transgenerational Abnormalities Induced by Paternal Preconceptual Alcohol Drinking: Findings from Humans and Animal Models. Curr Neuropharmacol 2022; 20:1158-1173. [PMID: 34720083 PMCID: PMC9886817 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x19666211101111430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Alcohol consumption during pregnancy and lactation is a widespread preventable cause of neurodevelopmental impairment in newborns. While the harmful effects of gestational alcohol use have been well documented, only recently, the role of paternal preconceptual alcohol consumption (PPAC) prior to copulating has drawn specific epigenetic considerations. Data from human and animal models have demonstrated that PPAC may affect sperm function, eliciting oxidative stress. In newborns, PPAC may induce changes in behavior, cognitive functions, and emotional responses. Furthermore, PPAC may elicit neurobiological disruptions, visuospatial impairments, hyperactivity disorders, motor skill disruptions, hearing loss, endocrine, and immune alterations, reduced physical growth, placental disruptions, and metabolic alterations. Neurobiological studies on PPAC have also disclosed changes in brain function and structure by disrupting the growth factors pathways. In particular, as shown in animal model studies, PPAC alters brain nerve growth factor (NGF) and brainderived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) synthesis and release. This review shows that the crucial topic of lifelong disabilities induced by PPAC and/or gestational alcohol drinking is quite challenging at the individual, societal, and familial levels. Since a nontoxic drinking behavior before pregnancy (for both men and women), during pregnancy, and lactation cannot be established, the only suggestion for couples planning pregnancies is to completely avoid the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
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- Sergio Terracina
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Medical Faculty, Sapienza University of Rome, RomeItaly
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Medical Faculty, Sapienza University of Rome, RomeItaly
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Medical Faculty, Sapienza University of Rome, RomeItaly
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University Hospital of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University Hospital of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Odontostomatological and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- SITAC, Società Italiana per il Trattamento dell’Alcolismo e le sue Complicanze, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (IBBC-CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (IBBC-CNR), Rome, Italy,Address correspondence to this author at the Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (IBBC-CNR), Rome, Italy; E-mail:
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Alcohol and Head and Neck Cancer: Updates on the Role of Oxidative Stress, Genetic, Epigenetics, Oral Microbiota, Antioxidants, and Alkylating Agents. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11010145. [PMID: 35052649 PMCID: PMC8773066 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11010145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Head and neck cancer (HNC) concerns more than 890,000 patients worldwide annually and is associated with the advanced stage at presentation and heavy outcomes. Alcohol drinking, together with tobacco smoking, and human papillomavirus infection are the main recognized risk factors. The tumorigenesis of HNC represents an intricate sequential process that implicates a gradual acquisition of genetic and epigenetics alterations targeting crucial pathways regulating cell growth, motility, and stromal interactions. Tumor microenvironment and growth factors also play a major role in HNC. Alcohol toxicity is caused both directly by ethanol and indirectly by its metabolic products, with the involvement of the oral microbiota and oxidative stress; alcohol might enhance the exposure of epithelial cells to carcinogens, causing epigenetic modifications, DNA damage, and inaccurate DNA repair with the formation of DNA adducts. Long-term markers of alcohol consumption, especially those detected in the hair, may provide crucial information on the real alcohol drinking of HNC patients. Strategies for prevention could include food supplements as polyphenols, and alkylating drugs as therapy that play a key role in HNC management. Indeed, polyphenols throughout their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions may counteract or limit the toxic effect of alcohol whereas alkylating agents inhibiting cancer cells’ growth could reduce the carcinogenic damage induced by alcohol. Despite the established association between alcohol and HNC, a concerning pattern of alcohol consumption in survivors of HNC has been shown. It is of primary importance to increase the awareness of cancer risks associated with alcohol consumption, both in oncologic patients and the general population, to provide advice for reducing HNC prevalence and complications.
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Fiore M, Petrella C, Coriale G, Rosso P, Fico E, Ralli M, Greco A, De Vincentiis M, Minni A, Polimeni A, Vitali M, Messina MP, Ferraguti G, Tarani F, de Persis S, Ceccanti M, Tarani L. Markers of Neuroinflammation in the Serum of Prepubertal Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. CNS & NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS DRUG TARGETS 2022; 21:854-868. [PMID: 34852752 DOI: 10.2174/1871527320666211201154839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) are the manifestation of the damage caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS), the extreme FASD manifestation, show both facial dysmorphology and mental retardation. Alcohol consumed during gestational age prejudices brain development by reducing, among others, the synthesis and release of neurotrophic factors and neuroinflammatory markers. Alcohol drinking also induces oxidative stress. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to investigate the potential association between neurotrophins, neuroinflammation, and oxidative stress in 12 prepubertal male and female FASD children diagnosed as FAS or partial FAS (pFAS). METHODS Accordingly, we analyzed, in the serum, the level of BDNF and NGF and the oxidative stress, as Free Oxygen Radicals Test (FORT) and Free Oxygen Radicals Defense (FORD). Moreover, serum levels of inflammatory mediators (IL-1α, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, IL-12, MCP-1, TGF-β, and TNF-α) involved in neuroinflammatory and oxidative processes have been investigated. RESULTS We demonstrated low serum levels of NGF and BDNF in pre-pubertal FASD children with respect to healthy controls. These changes were associated with higher serum presence of TNF- α and IL-1α. Quite interestingly, an elevation in the FORD was also found despite normal FORT levels. Moreover, we found a potentiation of IL-1α, IL-2, IL-10, and IL-1α1 in the analyzed female compared to male children. CONCLUSION The present investigation shows an imbalance in the peripheral neuroimmune pathways that could be used in children as early biomarkers of the deficits observed in FASD.
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- Marco Fiore
- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, IBBC-CNR, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, IBBC-CNR, Rome, Italy
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- Centro Riferimento Alcologico Regione Lazio, ASL Roma 1, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, IBBC-CNR, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, IBBC-CNR, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Odontostomatological and Maxillofacial Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University Hospital of Rome, Italy
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- SITAC, Societa' Italiana per il Trattamento dell'Alcolismo, Roma Italy SIFASD, Società Italiana Sindrome Feto-Alcolica, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University Hospital of Rome, Italy
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Tarani L, Rasio D, Tarani F, Parlapiano G, Valentini D, Dylag KA, Spalice A, Paparella R, Fiore M. Pediatrics for Disability: A Comprehensive Approach to Children with Syndromic Psychomotor Delay. Curr Pediatr Rev 2022; 18:110-120. [PMID: 34844545 DOI: 10.2174/1573396317666211129093426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Intellectual disability is the impairment of cognitive, linguistic, motor and social skills that occurs in the pediatric age and is also described by the term "mental retardation". Intellectual disability occurs in 3-28 % of the general population due to a genetic cause, including chromosome aberrations. Among people with intellectual disabilities, the cause of the disability was identified as a single gene disorder in up to 12 %, multifactorial disorders in up to 4 %, and genetic disorders in up to 8.5 %. Children affected by a malformation syndrome associated with mental retardation or intellectual disability represent a care challenge for the pediatrician. A multidisciplinary team is essential to manage the patient, thereby controlling the complications of the syndrome and promoting the correct psychophysical development. This requires continuous follow-up of these children by the pediatrician, which is essential for both the clinical management of the syndrome and facilitating the social integration of these children.
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- Luigi Tarani
- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatry, Sarn Raffaele Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.,St. Louis Children Hospital, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, IBBC-CNR, Rome, Italy
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Shili I, Hamdi Y, Marouani A, Ben Lasfar Z, Ghrairi T, Lefranc B, Leprince J, Vaudry D, Olfa MK. Long-term protective effect of PACAP in a fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) model. Peptides 2021; 146:170630. [PMID: 34481915 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2021.170630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Prenatal ethanol exposure provokes teratogenic effects, due to oxidative stress and massive neuronal apoptosis in the developing brain that result in lifelong behavioral abnormalities. PACAP exerts anti-oxidative and neuroprotective activities on neuronal cells, and prevents ethanol neurotoxicity. The present study focused on the ability of PACAP to protect the brain of 30-day-old mice (P30) from prenatal alcohol exposure induced oxidative damage and toxicity. Pregnant mice were divided randomly into 4 groups, i.e. control group, ethanol group (1.5 g/kg ip daily injection), PACAP group (5 μg intrauterine daily injection) and an ethanol plus PACAP group. Offspring prenatally exposed to ethanol had decreased body weight and reduced cell survival. Moreover, production of ROS was sharply enhanced in the brain of prenatal ethanol-exposed animals, associated with an elevation in the activity of the antioxidant enzymes, and an increase of oxidative damages as shown by the accumulation of the lipid oxidation marker malondialdehyde and of protein carbonyl compounds. Intrauterine administration of PACAP during the gestational period restored the endogenous antioxidant system, prevented ROS overproduction and promoted the survival of dissociated cells from animals prenatally exposed to ethanol. Behavioral tests revealed that P30 animals exposed to ethanol during the prenatal period exhibited reduced motor activity, altered exploratory interest and increased anxiety. However, PACAP treatment significantly attenuated these behavioral impairments. This study demonstrates that PACAP exerts a potent neuroprotective effect against alcohol toxicity during brain development, and indicates that PACAP and/or PACAP analogs might be a useful tool for treatment of alcohol intoxication during pregnancy.
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- Ilhem Shili
- University Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, LR18ES03, Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Cellular Physiopathology and Biomelcules Valorisation, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia; Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Inserm, Laboratory of Neuronal and Neuroendocrine Communication and Differentiation, Neuropeptides, Neuronal Death and Cell Plasticity Team, 76000 Rouen, France
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- University Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, LR18ES03, Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Cellular Physiopathology and Biomelcules Valorisation, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Institut Pasteur Tunisia, Laboratory of Venins and Toxines, B.P. 74, 1002 Tunis-Belvédère, Tunisia
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- Institut Pasteur Tunisia, Laboratory of Venins and Toxines, B.P. 74, 1002 Tunis-Belvédère, Tunisia
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- University Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, LR18ES03, Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Cellular Physiopathology and Biomelcules Valorisation, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Inserm, Laboratory of Neuronal and Neuroendocrine Communication and Differentiation, Neuropeptides, Neuronal Death and Cell Plasticity Team, 76000 Rouen, France; Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Regional Cell Imaging Platform of Normandy (PRIMACEN), 76000 Rouen, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Inserm, Laboratory of Neuronal and Neuroendocrine Communication and Differentiation, Neuropeptides, Neuronal Death and Cell Plasticity Team, 76000 Rouen, France; Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Regional Cell Imaging Platform of Normandy (PRIMACEN), 76000 Rouen, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Inserm, Laboratory of Neuronal and Neuroendocrine Communication and Differentiation, Neuropeptides, Neuronal Death and Cell Plasticity Team, 76000 Rouen, France; Normandie Univ, UNIROUEN, Regional Cell Imaging Platform of Normandy (PRIMACEN), 76000 Rouen, France.
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- University Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, LR18ES03, Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Cellular Physiopathology and Biomelcules Valorisation, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia.
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Messina MP, Battagliese G, D’Angelo A, Ciccarelli R, Pisciotta F, Tramonte L, Fiore M, Ferraguti G, Vitali M, Ceccanti M. Knowledge and Practice towards Alcohol Consumption in a Sample of University Students. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18189528. [PMID: 34574453 PMCID: PMC8467782 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18189528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Objective: Alcohol affects many human systems and is involved in the pathogenesis of other diseases. Particular attention must be paid to alcohol consumption among young people. It has been shown that 25% of young people's deaths are attributable to alcohol, and around 35 million people aged over 11 had consumed at least one alcoholic beverage in 2015. Study Design: Young people aged 18-24 were the most vulnerable to binge drinking in Italy, and 50.6% of teenagers drunk alcohol. Only a few studies in the literature have investigated those habits in university students. This study aims to examine alcohol use habits in a population of university students in Italy. Methods: Between 2018 and 2019, an anonymous online questionnaire was randomly sent to university students from 17 different universities in a network of research centres to study alcohol use disorders. The survey included socio-demographic information, questions about alcohol use, knowledge about alcohol consumption, and related risks. Used questionnaires were the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) and the Drinking Motive Questionnaire-Revised (DMQ-R). Results: the AUDIT-C revealed that 53.3% of students were high-risk drinkers. Regarding binge drinking habits, 13.1% of students admitted to binge drinking behavior at least once a month. In our sample, male students are more likely to be low-risk drinkers than female peers (p < 0.008). Students from northern Italy are more likely to be high-risk drinkers (p = 0.003). Beer (65.9%) and wine (60.9%) were the most consumed alcoholic beverages. The most common places to drink alcohol were pubs (85.5%). The most likely motivations to drink alcohol were enhancement (40.43%), social (38.39%), coping (15.63%), and social pressure or conformity (5.55%). Only 43.8% of participants reported having attended an educational course on alcohol. Conclusions: University students were not fully aware of the implications of alcohol misuse and will be part of the adult society as critical figures and future leaders. It is imperative to inform students about alcohol consumption risks and investigate the motivations to drink. Stress, anxiety, and social pressure are only a few issues young people are exposed to. Special attention must be paid to young people and their coping strategies that involve substance abuse by using educative, preventive, and motivational approaches.
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- Marisa Patrizia Messina
- Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Urology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.P.M.); (A.D.)
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- Centro di Riferimento Alcologico della Regione Lazio, Mental Health Department, ASL Roma 1, 00185 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Urology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (M.P.M.); (A.D.)
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- Centro di Riferimento Alcologico della Regione Lazio, Mental Health Department, ASL Roma 1, 00185 Rome, Italy;
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- Società Italiana per il Trattamento dell’Alcolismo e le sue Complicanze (SITAC), ASL Roma1, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy; (R.C.); (F.P.)
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- Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy;
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (IBCN-CNR), 00185 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy;
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- Centro di Riferimento Alcologico della Regione Lazio, Mental Health Department, ASL Roma 1, 00185 Rome, Italy;
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Ceci FM, Ferraguti G, Petrella C, Greco A, Tirassa P, Iannitelli A, Ralli M, Vitali M, Ceccanti M, Chaldakov GN, Versacci P, Fiore M. Nerve Growth Factor, Stress and Diseases. Curr Med Chem 2021; 28:2943-2959. [PMID: 32811396 DOI: 10.2174/0929867327999200818111654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Stress is a constant threat for homeostasis and is represented by different extrinsic and intrinsic stimuli (stressors, Hans Selye's "noxious agents"), such as aggressive behavior, fear, diseases, physical activity, drugs, surgical injury, and environmental and physiological changes. Our organisms respond to stress by activating the adaptive stress system to activate compensatory responses for restoring homeostasis. Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) was discovered as a signaling molecule involved in survival, protection, differentiation, and proliferation of sympathetic and peripheral sensory neurons. NGF mediates stress with an important role in translating environmental stimuli into physiological and pathological feedbacks since NGF levels undergo important variations after exposure to stressful events. Psychological stress, lifestyle stress, and oxidative stress are well known to increase the risk of mental disorders such as schizophrenia, major depressive disorders, bipolar disorder, alcohol use disorders and metabolic disorders such as metabolic syndrome. This review reports recent works describing the activity of NGF in mental and metabolic disorders related to stress.
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- Flavio Maria Ceci
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, IBBC-CNR, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, IBBC-CNR, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Centro Riferimento Alcologico Regione Lazio, ASL Roma 1, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University, and Institute for Advanced Study, Varna, Bulgaria
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sapienza University Hospital of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, IBBC-CNR, Rome, Italy
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Messina MP, Piccioni MG, Petrella C, Vitali M, Greco A, Ralli M, Ceccanti M, Ferraguti G, Neri I, Ricchi A, Fiore M, D'Angelo A. Advanced midwifery practice: intrapartum ultrasonography to assess fetal head station and comparison with vaginal digital examination. Minerva Obstet Gynecol 2021; 73:253-260. [PMID: 33851805 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-606x.21.04687-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vaginal digital examination is considered the gold standard to evaluate patients during labor and delivery. However, transperineal ultrasound has been suggested as an effective tool in determining fetal head station during labor. Angle of progression (AOP), head-perineal distance (HPD) and head-symphysis distance (HSD) are reliable parameters to assess fetal head station during labor. The study aims were to evaluate how midwives can use AOP, HSD, HPD to assess the accuracy of digital vaginal exploration limited to the fetal head station. METHODS Trained midwives for ultrasound analyses performed transperineal ultrasounds during the first stage of labor with 2D-convex probe in 62 pregnant women at term with a single fetus in cephalic presentation. Immediately before the intrapartum ultrasound, the birth attendant performed a digital examination to assess cervical dilatation and head station. The ultrasound scans were compared to the digital vaginal examination through the Tutschek's formula. RESULTS AOP was wider in women who delivered vaginally without any complication if compared to "complicated delivery" group. HPD and HSD were greater in women who underwent an operative vaginal delivery or caesarean section. The vaginal exploration accuracy was 34%, but when ±1 cm was considered as tolerated, the overall accuracy was 74.19%. CONCLUSIONS Midwives may include ultrasounds in their clinical practice after adequate training or under the supervision of an ultrasound professional as an adjunct tool during labor to evaluate its progress and prevent any deviation from physiology.
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- Marisa P Messina
- Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Urology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Urology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (IBBC-CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- SIFASD - Italian Society for the Study of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Rome, Italy
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- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (IBBC-CNR), Rome, Italy - marcofiore.roma @gmail.com.,Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Urology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Ceci FM, Ferraguti G, Petrella C, Greco A, Ralli M, Iannitelli A, Carito V, Tirassa P, Chaldakov GN, Messina MP, Ceccanti M, Fiore M. Nerve Growth Factor in Alcohol Use Disorders. Curr Neuropharmacol 2020; 19:45-60. [PMID: 32348226 PMCID: PMC7903493 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x18666200429003239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The nerve growth factor (NGF) belongs to the family of neurotrophic factors. Initially discovered as a signaling molecule involved in the survival, protection, differentiation, and proliferation of sympathetic and peripheral sensory neurons, it also participates in the regulation of the immune system and endocrine system. NGF biological activity is due to the binding of two classes of receptors: the tropomyosin-related kinase A (TrkA) and the low-affinity NGF pan-neurotrophin receptor p75. Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD) are one of the most frequent mental disorders in developed countries, characterized by heavy drinking, despite the negative effects of alcohol on brain development and cognitive functions that cause individual’s work, medical, legal, educational, and social life problems. In addition, alcohol consumption during pregnancy disrupts the development of the fetal brain causing a wide range of neurobehavioral outcomes collectively known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). The rationale of this review is to describe crucial findings on the role of NGF in humans and animals, when exposed to prenatal, chronic alcohol consumption, and on binge drinking.
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- Flavio Maria Ceci
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University Hospital of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University Hospital of Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Section of Neurobiology, National Research Council (IBBC-CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University Hospital of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University Hospital of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Section of Neurobiology, National Research Council (IBBC-CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Section of Neurobiology, National Research Council (IBBC-CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University, Varna, Bulgaria
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- Centro Riferimento Alcologico Regione Lazio, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Section of Neurobiology, National Research Council (IBBC-CNR), Rome, Italy
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