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Mottola A, Piredda R, Lorusso L, Armani A, Di Pinto A. Preliminary study on species authentication in poultry meat products by next-generation sequencing. Food Control 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2022.109459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Fabbri MC, Crovetti A, Tinacci L, Bertelloni F, Armani A, Mazzei M, Fratini F, Bozzi R, Cecchi F. Identification of candidate genes associated with bacterial and viral infections in wild boars hunted in Tuscany (Italy). Sci Rep 2022; 12:8145. [PMID: 35581286 PMCID: PMC9114367 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12353-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) is one of the large mammals most spread worldwide, highly adaptable, and its population rapidly increased in many areas in Europe, including Italy, where Tuscany is considered particularly suitable for wild boar. Wild boars are potential hosts for different etiological agents, such as Brucella spp., Leptospira spp. and Pseudorabies virus and they can contribute to maintain and/or to disseminate some bacterial or viral pathogens to humans and domestic animals, above all-in free-range farms. In order to identify hypothetical genomic regions associated with these infection diseases, 96 samples of wild boars hunted in Tuscany during the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 hunting seasons were considered. Diagnosis was achieved by serological tests and 42 Pseudorabies, 31 Leptospira and 15 Brucella positive animals were identified. All animals were genotyped with Geneseek Genomic Profiler Porcine HD (70 k) and a genome-wide scan was then performed. Significant markers were highlighted for Pseudorabies (two SNPs), Brucella (seven SNPs), and Leptospira (four SNPs) and they were located within, or nearby, 29 annotated genes on chromosome 6, 9, 12, 13, 14 and 18. Eight genes are implicated in viral (SEC14L1, JMJD6, SRSF2, TMPRSS2, MX1, MX2) or bacterial (COL8A1, SPIRE1) infections, seven genes (MFSD11, METTL23, CTTNBP2, BACE2, IMPA2, MPPE1 and GNAL) are involved in mental disorders and one gene (MGAT5B) is related to the Golgi complex. Results presented here provide interesting starting points for future research, validation studies and fine mapping of candidate genes involved in bacterial and viral infections in wild boar.
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- M C Fabbri
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali, Università di Firenze, Firenze, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali, Università di Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali, Università di Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Guardone L, Tinacci L, Armani A, Trevisani M. Residues of veterinary drugs in fish and fish products: An analysis of RASFF data over the last 20 years. Food Control 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.108780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Marzolla V, Feraco A, Limana F, Kolkhof P, Armani A, Caprio M. Class-specific responses of brown adipose tissue to steroidal and nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists. J Endocrinol Invest 2022; 45:215-220. [PMID: 34272678 PMCID: PMC8285041 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-021-01635-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
Abstract
Aldosterone exerts deleterious effects on the cardiovascular system and promotes adipose tissue expansion via mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) activation. We previously demonstrated that administration of steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA) in mice fed a moderate high-fat diet is able to reduce white adipose tissue (WAT) expansion, stimulate browning of WAT and activate interscapular brown adipose tissue (iBAT). Here, we aimed to compare the metabolic and adipose tissue-specific effects of the novel non-steroidal MRA finerenone (Fine) and spironolactone (Spiro) in a mouse model of very high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity. C57BL/6 J male mice were fed a 60% HFD containing or not Spiro or Fine for 12 weeks. WAT and iBAT morphology and adipose tissue gene expression analysis were assessed. After 12 weeks, both groups of mice showed similar weight gain compared to the HFD group. Histological and molecular analyses of WAT did not show significant differences among all experimental groups; differently, iBAT histological analysis revealed that Fine was able to increase recruitment of brown adipocytes in this depot, whereas mice treated with Spiro failed to elicit any iBAT response, as indicated by no changes in lipid droplets size and iBAT density, compared to HFD. Increased iBAT recruitment could explain, at least in part, the improved insulin resistance observed in mice treated with Fine, as shown by a significant reduction in homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA) index. These findings were confirmed by gene expression analysis of ucp-1, pgc1-α, and beta-3 adrenoreceptor (Adrb3) in iBAT, revealing significantly higher expression of these thermogenic genes in HFD + Fine group compared to HFD, whereas Spiro did not modify their expression. In summary, we demonstrated that, differently from Fine, Spiro did not induce iBAT recruitment. Our current study suggests that Fine, through its direct effects on iBAT, represents a promising pharmacologic tool to treat human metabolic diseases associated with adipose tissue dysfunctions.
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- V Marzolla
- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, San Raffaele Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Via di Val Cannuta, 247, 00166, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, San Raffaele Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Via di Val Cannuta, 247, 00166, Rome, Italy
- Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, Rome, Italy
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Bayer AG, R&D Preclinical Research Cardiovascular, Wuppertal, Germany
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, San Raffaele Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Via di Val Cannuta, 247, 00166, Rome, Italy
- Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, San Raffaele Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Via di Val Cannuta, 247, 00166, Rome, Italy.
- Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, Rome, Italy.
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Greco EA, Feraco A, Marzolla V, Mirabelli M, Cimino L, Armani A, Brunetti A, Caprio M. Nonsteroidal mineralcorticoid receptor antagonists: Novel therapeutic implication in the management of patients with type 2 diabetes. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2021; 60:216-225. [PMID: 34474209 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2021.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Growing evidencehas described a correlation between aldosterone, obesity, and insulin resistance, suggesting that adipocyte-related factors and mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) overactivation may alter aldosterone secretion, potentially leading to obesity and glucose intolerance. Preclinical studies showed that pharmacological antagonism of MR prevents white adipose tissue dysfunction(s) and expansion, activates brown adipose tissue, and improves glucose tolerance. The clinical use of nonsteroidal MR antagonists has been shown to reduce the risk of diabetic kidney disease progression and cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes. This review aims to summarize the effects of pharmacological MR blockade on obesity and its associated metabolic comorbidities, with a particular focus on the therapeutic implications of nonsteroidal MR antagonists in the management of patients with diabetes.
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- E A Greco
- Department of Health Science, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy; Departemtent of Movement, Human and Health Science, Unit of Endocrinology, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Rome, Italy; Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Health Science, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Roma, Rome, Italy; Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, Rome, Italy
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Filippi L, Sartori M, Facci M, Trentin M, Armani A, Guadagnin ML, Prandoni P. Pulmonary embolism in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia: When we have to search for it? Thromb Res 2021; 206:29-32. [PMID: 34392021 PMCID: PMC8349433 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2021.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Background COVID-19 is still a global challenge in regard for management and therapy. Pulmonary embolism (PE) seems to have a higher prevalence in COVID-19 instead of non-COVID patients. Clinical and laboratory parameters related with PE are still unknown. Methods We conducted a retrospective unicentre study in Alto Vicentino Hospital between March 1st, 2020, and January 31st, 2021 in patients admitted for COVID-19 tested with a RT-PCR nasal swab. Data about patients studied with computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) because of PE suspicion were collected, as their clinical and laboratory parameters too. Results 2621 patients were admitted for COVID-19 in Alto Vicentino Hospital between March 1st, 2020, and January 31st, 2021 and in 267 of them a CTPA was performed finding 50 PE (18.7%). Only non-Caucasian race (OR = 5.44; 95% CI 1.22–24.35; p = 0.027) and previous VTE (OR = 5.3; 95% CI 1.09–26.17; p = 0.039) were found to be independently associated with PE. Conclusion PE is a frequent complication of COVID-19 and clinician need high degree of suspicion because clinical and laboratoristic parameters cannot drive diagnosis.
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- Alto Vicentino Hospital; Università degli studi di Padova.
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Guardone L, Ricci E, Susini F, Polsinelli E, Guglielmone G, Armani A. First detection of Eustrongylides excisus (Nematoda: Dioctophymatidae) in big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri) from the lake Massaciuccoli (Northwest Tuscany, Italy): implications for public health and seafood quality. Food Control 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Guardone L, Bilska-Zając E, Giusti A, Malandra R, Cencek T, Armani A. Larval ascaridoid nematodes in horned and musky octopus (Eledone cirrhosa and E. moschata) and longfin inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii): Safety and quality implications for cephalopod products sold as fresh on the Italian market. Int J Food Microbiol 2020; 333:108812. [PMID: 32805575 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2020.108812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the occurrence, infection level and distribution of ascaridoid larvae in cephalopod products sold in Italy. Data on the species most commonly commercialized as whole and fresh on the Italian market were collected. After comparing commercial and literature data, Eledone spp., comprising E. cirrhosa and E. moschata (horned octopus and musky octopus, respectively) and Doryteuthis pealeii (longfin inshore squid) were selected, as they had been rarely investigated. Overall, 75 Eledone spp. caught in the Mediterranean Sea (FAO area 37) and 70 D. pealeii from the Northwest Atlantic Ocean (FAO area 21) were examined by visual inspection and artificial digestion (viscera and mantle separately). Parasites were submitted to morphological and molecular analysis. Prevalence (P), mean intensity (MI) and mean abundance (MA) were calculated. In D. pealeii, 2 nematode larvae molecularly identified as Anisakis simplex s.s. were found in the viscera and in the mantle of two specimens (P: 2.9% 95% CI: 0-6.8%; MI: 1; MA: 0.028). In Eledone spp. 9 nematode larvae molecularly attributed to Hysterothylacium spp. were found in the mantle of 5 specimens (P: 6.7% 95% CI: 1-12.3%; MI: 1.8; MA: 0.12). This is the first report of A. simplex s.s. in D. pealeii. Considering the zoonotic and allergenic potential of these larvae and their localization also in the edible part (mantle), a potential public health issue exists.
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- L Guardone
- FishLab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- National Veterinary Research Institute, Partyzantów 57 Avenue, 24-100 Puławy, Poland
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- FishLab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Wholesale fish market of Milan, ASL of Milan, Viale Molise, 20, 20137 Milan, Italy
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- National Veterinary Research Institute, Partyzantów 57 Avenue, 24-100 Puławy, Poland
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- FishLab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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Ashuri T, Armani A, Jalilzadeh Hamidi R, Reasnor T, Ahmadi S, Iqbal K. Biomedical soft robots: current status and perspective. Biomed Eng Lett 2020; 10:369-385. [PMID: 32864173 PMCID: PMC7438463 DOI: 10.1007/s13534-020-00157-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
This paper reviews the current status of soft robots in biomedical field. Soft robots are made of materials that have comparable modulus of elasticity to that of biological systems. Several advantages of soft robots over rigid robots are safe human interaction, ease of adaptation with wearable electronics and simpler gripping. We review design factors of soft robots including modeling, controls, actuation, fabrication and application, as well as their limitations and future work. For modeling, we survey kinematic, multibody and numerical finite element methods. Finite element methods are better suited for the analysis of soft robots, since they can accurately model nonlinearities in geometry and materials. However, their real-time integration with controls is challenging. We categorize the controls of soft robots as model-based and model-free. Model-free controllers do not rely on an explicit analytical or numerical model of the soft robot to perform actuation. Actuation is the ability to exert a force using actuators such as shape memory alloys, fluid gels, elastomers and piezoelectrics. Nonlinear geometry and materials of soft robots restrict using conventional rigid body controls. The fabrication techniques used for soft robots differ significantly from that of rigid robots. We survey a wide range of techniques used for fabrication of soft robots from simple molding to more advanced additive manufacturing methods such as 3D printing. We discuss the applications and limitations of biomedical soft robots covering aspects such as functionality, ease of use and cost. The paper concludes with the future discoveries in the emerging field of soft robots.
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- T. Ashuri
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Arkansas Tech University, 1811 N Boulder Ave, Russellville, AR 72801 USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, San Jose State University, 1 Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95112 USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Arkansas Tech University, 1811 N Boulder Ave, Russellville, AR 72801 USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Arkansas Tech University, 1811 N Boulder Ave, Russellville, AR 72801 USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 10815 Colonel Glenn Rd, Little Rock, AR 72204 USA
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- Department of Systems Engineering, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204 USA
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Tinacci L, Armani A, Scardino G, Guidi A, Nucera D, Miragliotta V, Abramo F. Selection of Histological Parameters for the Development of an Analytical Method for Discriminating Fresh and Frozen/Thawed Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris) and Preventing Frauds along the Seafood Chain. FOOD ANAL METHOD 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-020-01825-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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AbstractThis study aimed at selecting effective histological indicators of the freezing process, for the discrimination of fresh and frozen common octopus Octopus vulgaris. Histological indices of freezing process were selected in mantle and arm muscle and axial nerve tissues. Seven histological parameters were chosen: overall muscle tissue structural organization (a); gaping among muscle bundles (b); presence of optically empty spaces between and within muscle bundles (c); white spaces percentage between and within muscle bundles (d); overall nerve structural organization (e); presence of linear fissures and/or empty spaces within neuropil and axonal tract (f); presence of empty spaces within connective tissue matrix surrounding the nerve (g); empty space percentage within arm axial nerve region (h). The parameters were assessed on 150 mantle muscle sections (a, b, c, d), 150 arm muscle (b, c) and nervous (e, f, g, h) tissue sections belonging to 20 fresh exemplars further subdued to conventional freezing procedure at − 20 °C, 25 fresh curled exemplars, 25 exemplars industrially frozen at − 80 °C, and 20 thawed, curled, and individually quick frozen exemplars. Overall structural organization (a, e), gaping (b), and presence of optically empty spaces (c, f) confirmed significant morphological freezing indices in mantle and arm sections. In mantle, two d values (d < 25% and 25% < d < 33%) were proposed as complementary thresholds to be applied in association with b and c indices for freezing discrimination. These parameters appear eligible to set a method for discriminating fresh/thawed octopus products to be applied both in official control and self-check activities.
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Tinacci L, Guardone L, Castro-Palomino Rubio J, Riina M, Stratev D, Guidi A, Armani A. Labelling compliance and species identification of herring products sold at large scale retail level within the Italian market. Food Control 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Caprio M, Infante M, Moriconi E, Armani A, Fabbri A, Mantovani G, Mariani S, Lubrano C, Poggiogalle E, Migliaccio S, Donini LM, Basciani S, Cignarelli A, Conte E, Ceccarini G, Bogazzi F, Cimino L, Condorelli RA, La Vignera S, Calogero AE, Gambineri A, Vignozzi L, Prodam F, Aimaretti G, Linsalata G, Buralli S, Monzani F, Aversa A, Vettor R, Santini F, Vitti P, Gnessi L, Pagotto U, Giorgino F, Colao A, Lenzi A. Very-low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) in the management of metabolic diseases: systematic review and consensus statement from the Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE). J Endocrinol Invest 2019; 42:1365-1386. [PMID: 31111407 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-019-01061-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Weight loss is a milestone in the prevention of chronic diseases associated with high morbility and mortality in industrialized countries. Very-low calorie ketogenic diets (VLCKDs) are increasingly used in clinical practice for weight loss and management of obesity-related comorbidities. Despite evidence on the clinical benefits of VLCKDs is rapidly emerging, some concern still exists about their potential risks and their use in the long-term, due to paucity of clinical studies. Notably, there is an important lack of guidelines on this topic, and the use and implementation of VLCKDs occurs vastly in the absence of clear evidence-based indications. PURPOSE We describe here the biochemistry, benefits and risks of VLCKDs, and provide recommendations on the correct use of this therapeutic approach for weight loss and management of metabolic diseases at different stages of life.
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- M Caprio
- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Via di Val Cannuta 247, 00166, Rome, Italy.
- Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, Rome, Italy.
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- Unit of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Systems Medicine, CTO A. Alesini Hospital, ASL Roma 2, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Via di Val Cannuta 247, 00166, Rome, Italy
- Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Via di Val Cannuta 247, 00166, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Systems Medicine, CTO A. Alesini Hospital, ASL Roma 2, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Endocrinology and Diabetology Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Health Sciences, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, "Foro Italico" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit, Obesity and Lipodystrophy Center, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit and Center for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Andrology, Women's Endocrinology and Gender Incongruence Unit, Department of Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Florence, AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Department of Translational Medicine and Department of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Endocrinology, Department of Translational Medicine and Department of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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- Geriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Geriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Geriatrics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine 3, University Hospital of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit, Obesity and Lipodystrophy Center, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Endocrinology Unit and Center for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Section of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Andrology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy
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- Section of Medical Pathophysiology, Food Science and Endocrinology, Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Guardone L, Nucera D, Rosellini N, Tinacci L, Acutis P, Guidi A, Armani A. Occurrence, distribution and viability of Anisakis spp. larvae in various kind of marketed herring products in Italy. Food Control 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Giusti A, Bianchi E, Barontini F, Cripezzi M, Tasselli G, Armani A. Data analysis of official checks on intra-EU seafood trade: A survey on the Italian veterinary office for compliance with EU requirement (UVAC) of Tuscany in three-year period 2014–2016. Food Control 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2018.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Feraco A, Armani A, Urbanet R, Nguyen Dinh Cat A, Marzolla V, Jaisser F, Caprio M. Minor role of mature adipocyte mineralocorticoid receptor in high-fat diet-induced obesity. J Endocrinol 2018; 239:229-240. [PMID: 30121579 DOI: 10.1530/joe-18-0314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
Abstract
Obesity is a major risk factor that contributes to the development of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) expression is increased in the adipose tissue of obese patients and several studies provide evidence that MR pharmacological antagonism improves glucose metabolism in genetic and diet-induced mouse models of obesity. In order to investigate whether the lack of adipocyte MR is sufficient to explain these beneficial metabolic effects, we generated a mouse model with inducible adipocyte-specific deletion of Nr3c2 gene encoding MR (adipo-MRKO). We observed a significant, yet not complete, reduction of Nr3c2 transcript and MR protein expression in subcutaneous and visceral adipose depots of adipo-MRKO mice. Notably, only mature adipocyte fraction lacks MR, whereas the stromal vascular fraction maintains normal MR expression in our mouse model. Adipo-MRKO mice fed a 45% high-fat diet for 14 weeks did not show any significant difference in body weight and fat mass compared to control littermates. Glucose and insulin tolerance tests revealed that mature adipocyte MR deficiency did not improve insulin sensitivity in response to a metabolic homeostatic challenge. Accordingly, no significant changes were observed in gene expression profile of adipogenic and inflammatory markers in adipose tissue of adipo-MRKO mice. Moreover, pharmacological MR antagonism in mature primary murine adipocytes, which differentiated ex vivo from WT mice, did not display any effect on adipokine expression. Taken together, these data demonstrate that the depletion of MR in mature adipocytes displays a minor role in diet-induced obesity and metabolic dysfunctions.
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- A Feraco
- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
- INSERM, UMR_S 1138, Teams 1, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
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- INSERM, UMR_S 1138, Teams 1, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- INSERM, UMR_S 1138, Teams 1, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
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- INSERM, UMR_S 1138, Teams 1, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, UPMC Univ Paris 06, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
- Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, Rome, Italy
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Giusti A, Ricci E, Guarducci M, Gasperetti L, Davidovich N, Guidi A, Armani A. Emerging risks in the European seafood chain: Molecular identification of toxic Lagocephalus spp. in fresh and processed products. Food Control 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2018.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wen J, Tinacci L, Acutis P, Riina M, Xu Y, Zeng L, Ying X, Chen Z, Guardone L, Chen D, Sun Y, Zhao J, Guidi A, Armani A. An insight into the Chinese traditional seafood market: Species characterization of cephalopod products by DNA barcoding and phylogenetic analysis using COI and 16SrRNA genes. Food Control 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Armani A, Tinacci L, Lorenzetti R, Benvenuti A, Susini F, Gasperetti L, Ricci E, Guarducci M, Guidi A. Is raw better? A multiple DNA barcoding approach (full and mini) based on mitochondrial and nuclear markers reveals low rates of misdescription in sushi products sold on the Italian market. Food Control 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2017.03.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Guardone L, Nucera D, Pergola V, Costanzo F, Costa E, Tinacci L, Guidi A, Armani A. Visceral larvae as a predictive index of the overall level of fish batch infection in European anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus): A rapid procedure for Food Business Operators to assess marketability. Int J Food Microbiol 2017; 250:12-18. [PMID: 28359911 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2017.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
The European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus), one of the most important pelagic fish resources in the Mediterranean Sea, is frequently infected by anisakid larvae. Food Business Operators (FBOs) should use appropriate sampling plans and analytical methods to avoid commercialization of massively infected batches and reduce the risk of transmission of viable zoonotic larvae. In this study, performed at FishLab (Department of Veterinary Sciences of the University of Pisa) during 2016, an official sampling plan was associated with a digestion protocol for the inspection of anchovies. Considering that anisakid larvae are usually located in the fish visceral cavity and in the adjacent muscles (VM), this part was analyzed. In particular, we assessed the reliability of the digestion of a subsample of 150g (±30g) of VM, randomly collected from 29 specimens, in estimating the marketability of the anchovies' batch. Fifty-seven samples of 29 anchovies were collected. Each anchovy was sectioned to separate VM. All the subsamples were digested, and visible larvae counted. A high correlation between the number of larvae in VM regions and in the total batch was observed, indicating a very significant contribution of the VM region on total number of parasites. The Mean Abundance (MA) was used to assess the batch marketability according to a threshold calculated on the basis of the maximum number of nematodes tolerated per sample. Considering that the MA can be calculated only when the number of examined specimens is known, the number of visible Larvae per gram of tissue (LpG) was calculated on 150g (±30g) of VM subsamples. A LpG marketability threshold was calculated dividing the maximum number of tolerated nematodes by the average weight of a sample of 29 anchovies calculated considering data available in literature. To evaluate the diagnostic performance of the LpG threshold, the marketability of 57 batches assessed on the basis of the MA threshold was assumed as the gold standard. The proposed LpG showed very high Specificity and Sensitivity. These findings suggest that the analysis of VM is representative of the overall infestation of the batch, both when considering the absolute number of parasites and the LpG, and may represent a valid alternative to the whole anchovy digestion. In particular, the use of an automated digestive method, coupled with the aforesaid sampling plan, could allow the procedure to be used by FBOs in operational conditions.
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- L Guardone
- FishLab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Forest and Food Science, University of Turin, Largo Braccini 2, 10095, Grugliasco, Torino, Italy
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- FishLab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- FishLab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Veterinary Local Health Service 5 Spezzino, Via Fiume 137, 19122 La Spezia, Italy
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- FishLab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- FishLab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- FishLab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Viale delle Piagge 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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Garcia-Martinez V, Lopez Sanchez C, Hamed W, Hamed W, Hsu JH, Ferrer-Lorente R, Alshamrani M, Pizzicannella J, Vindis C, Badi I, Korte L, Voellenkle C, Niculescu LS, Massaro M, Babaeva AR, Da Silva F, Woudstra L, Berezin A, Bae MK, Del Giudice C, Bageghni SA, Krobert K, Levay M, Vignier N, Ranieri A, Magenta A, Orlandi A, Porro B, Jeon ES, Omori Y, Herold J, Barnett GA, Grochot-Przeczek A, Korpisalo P, Deffge C, Margariti A, Rong W, Maring JA, Gambardella J, Mitrofan CG, Karpinska O, Morbidelli L, Wilkinson FL, Berezin A, Kostina AS, De Mey JGR, Kumar A, Lupieri A, Pellet-Many C, Stamatiou R, Gromotowicz A, Dickhout A, Murina M, Roka-Moiia YM, Malinova L, Diaz-Canestro C, Vigliarolo T, Cuzzocrea S, Szantai A, Medic B, Cassambai S, Korda A, Revnic CR, Borile G, Diokmetzidou A, Murfitt L, Budko A, Fiordelisi A, De Wijs-Meijler DPM, Gevaert AB, Noriega De La Colina A, Benes J, Guillermo Solache Berrocal GSB, Gafarov V, Zhebel VM, Prakaschandra R, Stepien EL, Smith LE, Carluccio MA, Timasheva Y, Paci M, Dorofeyeva NA, Chimed CH, Petelina TI, Sorop O, Genis A, Parepa IR, Tscharre M, Krestjyaninov MV, Maia-Rocha C, Borges L, Sasonko ML, Kapel SS, Stam K, Sommariva E, Stojkovic S, O'reilly J, Chiva-Blanch G, Malinova L, Evtushenko A, Skopal J, Sunderland N, Gegenava T, Charnaia MA, Di Lascio N, Tarvainen SJ, Malandraki-Miller S, Uitterdijk A, Benzoni P, Ruivo E, Humphrey EJ, Arokiaraj MC, Franco D, Garcia-Lopez V, Aranega A, Lopez-Sanchez C, Franco D, Garcia-Lopez V, Aranega A, Garcia-Martinez V, Tayel S, Khader H, El-Helbawy N, Tayel S, Alrefai A, El-Barbary H, Wu JR, Dai ZK, Yeh JL, Sanjurjo-Rodriguez C, Richaud-Patin Y, Blanco FJ, Badimon L, Raya A, Cahill PA, Diomede F, Merciaro I, Trubiani O, Nahapetyan H, Swiader A, Faccini J, Boya P, Elbaz M, Zeni F, Burba I, Bertolotti M, Capogrossi MC, Pompilio G, Raucci A, Widmer-Teske R, Dutzmann J, Bauersachs J, Donde K, Daniel JM, Sedding DG, Simionescu N, Sanda GM, Carnuta MG, Stancu CS, Popescu AC, Popescu MR, Vlad A, Dimulescu DR, Sima AV, Scoditti E, Pellegrino M, Calabriso N, Carluccio MA, Storelli C, De Caterina R, Solodenkova KS, Kalinina EV, Usachiova MN, Lappalainen J, Lee-Rueckert MDEC, Kovanen PT, Biesbroek PS, Emmens RWE, Van Rossum AC, Juffermans LJM, Niessen JWM, Krijnen PAJ, Kremzer A, Samura T, Berezina T, Gronenko E, Kim MK, Park HJ, Bae SK, Sorriento D, Ciccarelli M, Vernieri E, Campiglia P, Trimarco B, Iaccarino G, Hemmings KE, Porter KE, Ainscough JF, Drinkhill MJ, Turner NA, Hiis HG, Cosson MV, Levy FO, Wieland T, Macquart C, Chatzifrangkeskou M, Evans A, Bonne G, Muchir A, Kemp E, Avkiran M, Carlomosti F, D'agostino M, Beji S, Zaccagnini G, Maimone B, Di Stefano V, De Santa F, Cordisco S, Antonini A, Ciarapica R, Dellambra E, Martelli F, Avitabile D, Capogrossi MC, Scioli MG, Bielli A, Agostinelli S, Tarquini C, Tarallo V, De Falco S, Zaninoni A, Fiorelli S, Bianchi P, Teruzzi G, Squellerio I, Turnu L, Lualdi A, Tremoli E, Cavalca V, Lee YJ, Ju ES, Choi JO, Lee GY, Lim BK, Manickam MANOJ, Jung SH, Omiya S, Otsu K, Deffge C, Nowak S, Wagner M, Braun-Dullaeus RC, Kostin S, Daniel JM, Francke A, Subramaniam S, Kanse SM, Al-Lamee K, Schofield CJ, Egginton S, Gershlick AH, Kloska D, Kopacz A, Augustyniak A, Dulak J, Jozkowicz A, Hytonen J, Halonen P, Taavitsainen J, Tarvainen S, Hiltunen T, Liimatainen T, Kalliokoski K, Knuuti J, Yla-Herttuala S, Wagner M, Weinert S, Isermann B, Lee J, Braun-Dullaeus RC, Herold J, Cochrane A, Kelaini S, Bojdo J, Vila Gonzalez M, Hu Y, Grieve D, Stitt AW, Zeng L, Xu Q, Margariti A, Reglin B, Xiang W, Nitzsche B, Maibier M, Pries AR, Vrijsen KR, Chamuleau SAJ, Verhage V, Metz CHG, Lodder K, Van Eeuwijk ECM, Van Dommelen SM, Doevendans PA, Smits AM, Goumans MJ, Sluijter JPG, Sorriento D, Bova M, Loffredo S, Trimarco B, Iaccarino G, Ciccarelli M, Appleby S, Morrell N, Baranowska-Kuczko M, Kloza M, Ambrozewicz E, Kozlowski M, Malinowska B, Kozlowska H, Monti M, Terzuoli E, Ziche M, Mahmoud AM, Jones AM, Wilkinson JA, Romero M, Duarte J, Alexander MY, Kremzer A, Berezina T, Gronenko E, Faggian G, Kostareva AA, Malashicheva AB, Leurgans TM, Nguyen TN, Irmukhamedov A, Riber LP, Mcgeogh R, Comer S, Blanco Fernandez A, Ghigo A, Blaise R, Smirnova NF, Malet N, Vincent P, Limon I, Gayral S, Hirsch E, Laffargue M, Mehta V, Zachary I, Aidonidis I, Kramkowski K, Miltyk W, Kolodziejczyk P, Gradzka A, Szemraj J, Chabielska E, Dijkgraaf I, Bitsch N, Van Hoof S, Verhaegen F, Koenen R, Hackeng TM, Roshchupkin DI, Buravleva KV, Sergienko VI, Zhernossekov DD, Rybachuk VM, Grinenko TV, Furman N, Dolotovskaya P, Shamyunov M, Denisova T, Reiner M, Akhmedov A, Keller S, Miranda M, Briand S, Barile L, Kullak-Ublick G, Luscher T, Camici G, Guida L, Magnone M, Ameri P, Lazzarini E, Fresia C, Bruzzone S, Zocchi E, Di Paola R, Cordaro M, Crupi R, Siracusa R, Campolo M, Bruschetta G, Fusco R, Pugliatti P, Esposito E, Paloczi J, Ruivo E, Gaspar R, Dinnyes A, Kobolak J, Ferdinandy P, Gorbe A, Todorovic Z, Krstic D, Savic Vujovic K, Jovicic D, Basta Jovanovic G, Radojevic Skodric S, Prostran M, Dean S, Mee CJ, Harvey KL, Hussain A, Pena C, Paltineanu B, Voinea S, Revnic F, Ginghina C, Zaglia T, Ceriotti P, Campo A, Carullo P, Armani A, Coppini R, Vida V, Olivotto I, Stellin G, Rizzuto R, De Stefani D, Sandri M, Catalucci D, Mongillo M, Soumaka E, Kloukina I, Tsikitis M, Makridakis M, Varela A, Davos C, Vlachou A, Capetanaki Y, Iqbal MM, Bennett H, Davenport B, Pinali C, Cooper G, Cartwright E, Kitmitto A, Strutynska NA, Mys LA, Sagach VF, Franco A, Sorriento D, Trimarco B, Iaccarino G, Ciccarelli M, Verzijl A, Stam K, Van Duin R, Reiss IKM, Duncker DJ, Merkus D, Shakeri H, Orije M, Leloup AJ, Van Hove CE, Van Craenenbroeck EM, De Meyer GRY, Vrints CJ, Lemmens K, Desjardins-Creapeau L, Wu R, Lamarre-Cliche M, Larochelle P, Bherer L, Girouard H, Melenovsky M, Kvasilova A, Benes J, Ruskova K, Sedmera D, Ana Barral ABV, Martin Fernandez M, Pablo Roman Garcia PRG, Juan Carlos Llosa JCLL, Manuel Naves Diaz MND, Cesar Moris CM, Jorge B Cannata-Andia JBCA, Isabel Rodriguez IR, Voevoda M, Gromova E, Maximov V, Panov D, Gagulin I, Gafarova A, Palahniuk H, Pashkova IP, Zhebel NV, Starzhynska OL, Naidoo DP, Rawojc K, Enguita FJ, Grudzien G, Cordwell SJ, White MY, Massaro M, Scoditti E, Calabriso N, Pellegrino M, Martinelli R, Gatta V, De Caterina R, Nasibullin TR, Erdman VV, Tuktarova IA, Mustafina OE, Hyttinen J, Severi S, Vorobyov GG, Sagach VF, Batmyagmar KH, Lkhagvasuren Z, Gapon LI, Musikhina NA, Avdeeva KS, Dyachkov SM, Heinonen I, Van Kranenburg M, De Beer VJ, Octavia Y, Van Geuns RJ, Van Den Meiracker AH, Van Der Velden J, Merkus D, Duncker DJ, Everson FP, Ogundipe T, Grandjean T, De Boever P, Goswami N, Strijdom H, Suceveanu AI, Suceveanu AP, Mazilu L, Tofoleanu DE, Catrinoiu D, Rohla M, Hauser C, Huber K, Wojta H, Weiss TW, Melnikova MA, Olezov NV, Gimaev RH, Khalaf H, Ruzov VI, Adao R, Mendes-Ferreira P, Santos-Ribeiro D, Rademaker M, Leite-Moreira AF, Bras-Silva C, Alvarenga LAA, Falcao RSP, Dias RR, Lacchini S, Gutierrez PS, Michel JB, Gurfinkel YUI, Atkov OYU, Teichert M, Korn C, Mogler C, Hertel S, Arnold C, Korff T, Augustin HG, Van Duin RWB, De Wijs-Meijler DPM, Verzijl A, Duncker DJ, Merkus D, D'alessandra Y, Farina FM, Casella M, Catto V, Carbucicchio C, Dello Russso A, Stadiotti I, Brambilla S, Chiesa M, Giacca M, Colombo GI, Pompilio G, Tondo C, Ahlin F, Andric T, Tihanyi D, Wojta J, Huber K, O'connell E, Butt A, Murphy L, Pennington S, Ledwidge M, Mcdonald K, Baugh J, Watson C, Suades R, Crespo J, Estruch R, Badimon L, Dyachenko A, Ryabukho V, Evtushenko V, Saushkina YU, Lishmanov YU, Smyshlyaev K, Bykov A, Popov S, Pavlyukova E, Anfinogenova Y, Szigetfu E, Kapornai B, Forizs E, Jenei ZS, Nagy Z, Merkely B, Zima E, Cai A, Dworakowski R, Gibbs T, Piper S, Jegard N, Mcdonagh T, Gegenava M, Dementieva II, Morozov YUA, Barsanti C, Stea F, Lenzarini F, Kusmic C, Faita F, Halonen PJ, Puhakka PH, Hytonen JP, Taavitsainen JM, Yla-Herttuala S, Supit EA, Carr CA, Groenendijk BCW, Gorsse-Bakker C, Panasewicz A, Sneep S, Tempel D, Van Der Giessen WJ, Duncker DJ, Rys J, Daraio C, Dell'era P, Paloczi J, Pigler J, Eder A, Ferdinandy P, Eschenhagen T, Gorbe A, Mazo MM, Amdursky N, Peters NS, Stevens MM, Terracciano CM. Poster session 2Morphogenetic mechanisms290MiR-133 regulates retinoic acid pathway during early cardiac chamber specification291Bmp2 regulates atrial differentiation through miR-130 during early heart looping formationDevelopmental genetics294Association of deletion allele of insertion/deletion polymorphism in alpha 2B adrenoceptor gene and hypertension with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus295Association of G1359A polymorphism of the endocannabinoid type 1 receptor (CNR1) with coronary artery disease (CAD) with type 2 diabetes mellitusCell growth, differentiation and stem cells - Vascular298Gamma-secretase inhibitor prevents proliferation and migration of ductus arteriosus smooth muscle cells: a role of Notch signaling in postnatal closure of ductus arteriosus299Mesenchymal stromal-like cells (MLCs) derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells: a promising therapeutic option to promote neovascularization300Sonic Hedgehog promotes mesenchymal stem cell differentiation to vascular smooth muscle cells in cardiovacsular disease301Proinflammatory cytokine secretion and epigenetic modification in endothelial cells treated LPS-GinfivalisCell death and apoptosis - Vascular304Mitophagy acts as a safeguard mechanism against human vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis induced by atherogenic lipidsTranscriptional control and RNA species - Vascular307MicroRNA-34a role in vascular calcification308Local delivery of a miR-146a inhibitor utilizing a clinically applicable approach attenuates neointima formation after vascular injury309Long noncoding RNA landscape of hypoxic endothelial cells310Specific circulating microRNAs levels associate with hypertension, hyperglycemia and dysfunctional HDL in acute coronary syndrome patientsCytokines and cellular inflammation - Vascular313Phosphodiesterase5A up-regulation in vascular endothelium under pro-inflammatory conditions: a newly disclosed anti-inflammatory activity for the omega-3polyunsaturated aatty acid docosahexaenoic acid314Cardiovascular risk modifying with extra-low dose anticytokine drugs in rhematoid arthritis315Conversion of human M-CSF macrophages into foam cells reduces their proinflammatory responses to classical M1-polarizing activation316Lymphocytic myocarditis coincides with increased plaque inflammation and plaque hemorrhage in coronary arteries, facilitating myocardial infarction317Serum osteoprotegerin level predictsdeclined numerous of circulating endothelial- derived and mononuclear-derived progenitor cells in patients with metabolic syndromeGrowth factors and neurohormones - Vascular320Effect of gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) on vascular inflammationSignal transduction - Heart323A new synthetic peptide regulates hypertrophy in vitro through means of the inhibition of nfkb324Inducible fibroblast-specific knockout of p38 alpha map kinase is cardioprotective in a mouse model of isoproterenol-induced cardiac hypertrophy325Regulation of beta-adrenoceptor-evoked inotropic responses by inhibitory G protein, adenylyl cyclase isoforms 5 and 6 and phosphodiesterases326Binding to RGS3 and stimulation of M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors modulates the substrate specificity of p190RhoGAP in cardiac myocytes327Cardiac regulation of post-translational modifications, parylation and deacetylation in LMNA dilated cardiomyopathy mouse model328Beta-adrenergic regulation of the b56delta/pp2a holoenzyme in cardiac myocytes through b56delta phosphorylation at serine 573Nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species - Vascular331Oxidative stress-induced miR-200c disrupts the regulatory loop among SIRT1, FOXO1 and eNOS332Antioxidant therapy prevents oxidative stress-induced endothelial dysfunction and Enhances Wound Healing333Morphological and biochemical characterization of red blood cell in coronary artery diseaseCytoskeleton and mechanotransduction - Heart336Novel myosin activator, JSH compounds, increased myocardial contractility without chronotropic effect in ratsExtracellular matrix and fibrosis - Vascular339Ablation of Toll-like receptor 9 causes cardiac rupture after myocardial infarction by attenuating proliferation and differentiation of cardiac fibroblasts340Altered vascular remodeling in the mouse hind limb ischemia model in Factor VII activating protease (FSAP) deficiencyVasculogenesis, angiogenesis and arteriogenesis343Pro-angiogenic effects of proly-hydroxylase inhibitors and their potential for use in a novel strategy of therapeutic angiogenesis for coronary total occlusion344Nrf2 drives angiogenesis in transcription-independent manner: new function of the master regulator of oxidative stress response345Angiogenic gene therapy, despite efficient vascular growth, is not able to improve muscle function in normoxic or chronically ischemic rabbit hindlimbs -role of capillary arterialization and shunting346Effect of PAR-1 inhibition on collateral vessel growth in the murine hind limb model347Quaking is a key regulator of endothelial cell differentiation, neovascularization and angiogenesis348"Emerging angiogenesis" in the chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM). An in vivo study349Exosomes from cardiomyocyte progenitor cells and mesenchymal stem cells stimulate angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo via EMMPRINEndothelium352Reciprocal regulation of GRK2 and bradykinin receptor stimulation modulate Ca2+ intracellular level in endothelial cells353The roles of bone morphogenetic proteins 9 and 10 in endothelial inflammation and atherosclerosis354The contribution of GPR55 to the L-alpha-lysophosphatidylinositol-induced vasorelaxation in isolated human pulmonary arteries355The endothelial protective ACE inhibitor Zofenoprilat exerts anti-inflammatory activities through H2S production356A new class of glycomimetic drugs to prevent free fatty acid-induced endothelial dysfunction357Endothelial progenitor cells to apoptotic endothelial cell-derived microparticles ration differentiatesas preserved from reduced ejection fractionheart failure358Proosteogenic genes are activated in endothelial cells of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm359Endothelin ETB receptors mediate relaxing responses to insulin in pericardial resistance arteries from patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD)Smooth muscle and pericytes362CX3CR1 positive myeloid cells regulate vascular smooth muscle tone by inducing calcium oscillations via activation of IP3 receptors363A novel function of PI3Kg on cAMP regulation, role in arterial wall hyperplasia through modulation of smooth muscle cells proliferation364NRP1 and NRP2 play important roles in the development of neointimal hyperplasia in vivo365Azithromycin induces autophagy in aortic smooth muscle cellsCoagulation, thrombosis and platelets368The real time in vivo evaluation of platelet-dependent aldosterone prothrombotic action in mice369Development of a method for in vivo detection of active thrombi in mice370The antiplatelet effects of structural analogs of the taurine chloramine371The influence of heparin anticoagulant drugs on functional state of human platelets372Regulation of platelet aggregation and adenosine diphosphate release by d dimer in acute coronary syndrome (in vitro study)Oxygen sensing, ischaemia and reperfusion375Sirtuin 5 mediates brain injury in a mouse model of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion376Abscisic acid: a new player in cardiomyocyte protection from ischaemia?377Protective effects of ultramicronized palmitoylethanolamide (PEA-um) in myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion injury in vivo378Identification of stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes using cardiac specific markers and additional testing of these cells in simulated ischemia/reperfusion system379Single-dose intravenous metformin treatment could afford significant protection of the injured rat kidney in an experimental model of ischemia-reperfusion380Cardiotoxicity of long acting muscarinic receptor antagonists used for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease381Dependence antioxidant potential on the concentration of amino acids382The impact of ischemia-reperfusion on physiological parameters,apoptosis and ultrastructure of rabbit myocardium with experimental aterosclerosisMitochondria and energetics385MicroRNA-1 dependent regulation of mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) in normal and hypertrophied hearts386Mitochondrial homeostasis and cardioprotection: common targets for desmin and aB-crystallin387Overexpression of mitofusin-2 (Mfn2) and associated mitochondrial dysfunction in the diabetic heart388NO-dependent prevention of permeability transition pore (MPTP) opening by H2S and its regulation of Ca2+ accumulation in rat heart mitochondria389G protein coupled receptor kinase 2 (GRK2) is fundamental in recovering mitochondrial morphology and function after exposure to ionizing radiation (IR)Gender issues392Sex differences in pulmonary vascular control; focus on the nitric oxide pathwayAging395Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction develops when feeding western diet to senescence-accelerated mice396Cardiovascular markers as predictors of cognitive decline in elderly hypertensive patients397Changes in connexin43 in old rats with volume overload chronic heart failureGenetics and epigenetics400Calcium content in the aortic valve is associated with 1G>2G matrix metalloproteinase 1 polymorphism401Neuropeptide receptor gene s (NPSR1) polymorphism and sleep disturbances402Endothelin-1 gene Lys198Asn polymorphism in men with essential hypertension complicated and uncomplicated with chronic heart failure403Association of common polymorphisms of the lipoprotein lipase and pon1 genes with the metabolic syndrome in a sample of community participantsGenomics, proteomics, metabolomics, lipidomics and glycomics405Gene expression quantification using multiplexed color-coded probe pairs to determine RNA content in sporadic cardiac myxoma406Large-scale phosphorylation study of the type 2 diabetic heart subjected to ischemia / reperfusion injury407Transcriptome-based identification of new anti-inflammatory properties of the olive oil hydroxytyrosol in vascular endothelial cell under basal and proinflammatory conditions408Gene polymorphisms combinations and risk of myocardial infarctionComputer modelling, bioinformatics and big data411Comparison of the repolarization reserve in three state-of-the-art models of the human ventricular action potentialMetabolism, diabetes mellitus and obesity414Endothelial monocyte-activating polypeptide-II improves heart function in type -I Diabetes mellitus415Admission glucose level is independent predictor of impaired left ventricular function in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a two dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography study416Association between biochemical markers of lipid profile and inflammatory reaction and stiffness of the vascular wall in hypertensive patients with abdominal obesity417Multiple common co-morbidities produce left ventricular diastolic dysfunction associated with coronary microvascular dysfunction, oxidative stress and myocardial stiffening418Investigating the cardiovascular effects of antiretroviral drugs in a lean and high fat/sucrose diet rat model of obesity419Statins in the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Our experience from a 2-year prospective study in Constanta County, Romania420Epicardial adipose tissue as a predictor of cardiovascular outcome in patients with ACS undergoing PCI?Arterial and pulmonary hypertension423Dependence between heart rhythm disorers and ID polymorphism of ACE gene in hypertensive patients424Molecular mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of Urocortin 2 in pulmonary arterial hypertension425Inhibition of TGf-b axis and action of renin-angiotensin system in human ascending aorta aneurysms426Early signs of microcirculation and macrocirculation abnormalities in prehypertension427Vascular smooth muscle cell-expressed Tie-2 controls vascular tone428Cardiac and vascular remodelling in the development of chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension in a novel swine modelBiomarkers431Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: a new, non invasive biomarker432Can circulating microRNAs distinguish type 1 and type 2 myocardial infarction?433Design of a high-throughput multiplex proteomics assay to identify left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in diabetes434Monocyte-derived and P-selectin-carrying microparticles are differently modified by a low fat diet in patients with cardiovascular risk factors who will and who will not develop a cardiovascular event435Red blood cell distribution width assessment by polychromatic interference microscopy of thin films in chronic heart failure436Invasive and noninvasive evaluation of quality of radiofrequency-induced cardiac denervation in patients with atrial fibrillation437The effect of therapeutic hypothermia on the level of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in sera following cardiopulmonary resustitation438Novel biomarkers to predict outcome in patients with heart failure and severe aortic stenosis439Biological factors linking depression and anxiety to cardiovascular disease440Troponins and myoglobin dynamic at coronary arteries graftingInvasive, non-invasive and molecular imaging443Diet composition effects on the genetic typing of the mouse ob mutation: a micro-ultrasound characterization of cardiac function, macro and micro circulation and liver steatosis444Characterization of pig coronary and rabbit aortic lesions using IV-OCT quantitative analysis: correlations with histologyGene therapy and cell therapy447Enhancing the survival and angiogenic potential of mouse atrial mesenchymal cells448VCAM-1 expression in experimental myocardial infarction and its relation to bone marrow-derived mononuclear cell retentionTissue engineering451Advanced multi layered scaffold that increases the maturity of stem cell-derived human cardiomyocytes452Response of engineered heart tissue to simulated ischemia/reperfusion in the presence of acute hyperglycemic conditions453Serum albumin hydrogels prevent de-differentiation of neonatal cardiomyocytes454A novel paintbrush technique for transfer of low viscosity ultraviolet light curable cyan methacrylate on saline immersed in-vitro sheep heart. Cardiovasc Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvw149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mammi C, Marzolla V, Armani A, Feraco A, Antelmi A, Maslak E, Chlopicki S, Cinti F, Hunt H, Fabbri A, Caprio M. A novel combined glucocorticoid-mineralocorticoid receptor selective modulator markedly prevents weight gain and fat mass expansion in mice fed a high-fat diet. Int J Obes (Lond) 2016; 40:964-72. [PMID: 26830012 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2016.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Revised: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND We have previously shown that antagonism of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) results in a potent antiadipogenic activity, in vitro and in vivo. Excessive glucocorticoid exposure is associated with obesity and related disorders in humans and mice. METHODS In this study, responses to a novel combined glucocorticoid receptor (GR)/MR antagonist were investigated in a model of diet-induced obesity. Female 10-week-old C57BL/6J mice were fed with normal chow or a high-fat diet (HFD) for 9 weeks. Mice fed a HFD were concomitantly treated for 9 weeks with the GR antagonist mifepristone (80 mg kg(-1) per day) or the novel combined GR/MR antagonist CORT118335 (80 mg kg(-1) per day). Male, juvenile 6-week-old C57BL/6J mice fed HFD were treated with CORT118335 for 4 weeks. RESULTS Mice fed a HFD showed a significant increase in total body weight and white fat mass, with impaired glucose tolerance and increased fat infiltration in livers. Interestingly, only CORT118335 completely prevented the HFD-induced weight gain and white fat deposition, whereas mifepristone showed no effect on body weight and modestly increased subcutaneous fat mass. Importantly, food intake was not affected by either treatment, and CORT118335 dramatically increased PGC-1α protein expression in adipose tissue, without any effect on UCP1. Both CORT118335 and mifepristone produced metabolic benefit, improving glucose tolerance, increasing adiponectin plasma levels, decreasing leptin and reducing mean adipocyte size. When tested in vitro, CORT118335 markedly reduced 3T3-L1 differentiation and reversed MR-mediated pro-adipogenic effects of aldosterone; differently, GR-mediated effects of dexamethasone were not antagonized by CORT118335, suggesting that it mostly acts as an antagonist of MR in cultured preadipocytes. CONCLUSIONS Combined GR/MR pharmacological antagonism markedly reduced HFD-driven weight gain and fat mass expansion in mice through the increase in adipose PGC-1α, suggesting that both receptors represent strategic therapeutic targets to fight obesity. The effects of CORT118335 in adipocytes seem predominantly mediated by MR antagonism.
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- C Mammi
- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Jagiellonian Centre for Experimental Therapeutics, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland.,Chair of Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy.,Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Center for Obesity, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Corcept Therapeutics, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Department of Systems Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, S. Eugenio & CTO A. Alesini Hospitals, University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Endocrinology, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy.,Department of Human Sciences and Promotion of the Quality of Life, San Raffaele Roma Open University, Rome, Italy
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Guardone L, Malandra R, Costanzo F, Castigliego L, Tinacci L, Gianfaldoni D, Guidi A, Armani A. Assessment of a Sampling Plan Based on Visual Inspection for the Detection of Anisakid Larvae in Fresh Anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus). A First Step Towards Official Validation? FOOD ANAL METHOD 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-015-0316-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Armani A, Guardone L, La Castellana R, Gianfaldoni D, Guidi A, Castigliego L. DNA barcoding reveals commercial and health issues in ethnic seafood sold on the Italian market. Food Control 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2015.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Armani A, Giusti A, Guardone L, Castigliego L, Gianfaldoni D, Guidi A. Universal Primers Used for Species Identification of Foodstuff of Animal Origin: Effects of Oligonucleotide Tails on PCR Amplification and Sequencing Performance. FOOD ANAL METHOD 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-015-0301-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Armani A, Tinacci L, Xiong X, Castigliego L, Gianfaldoni D, Guidi A. Fish species identification in canned pet food by BLAST and Forensically Informative Nucleotide Sequencing (FINS) analysis of short fragments of the mitochondrial 16s ribosomal RNA gene (16S rRNA). Food Control 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Imbimbo P, Castigliego L, Armani A, Di Zinno A, Niro A, Guidi A, Gianfaldoni D. A SURVEY ON THE FRAUDULENT USE OF ANABOLIC SUBSTANCES IN BOVINES SLAUGHTERED IN MOLISE. Ital J Food Saf 2012. [DOI: 10.4081/ijfs.2012.4.61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The rising demand for seafood and trade globalization has brought about a rapid increase in the number of fish species traded. Consequently, the occurrence of mislabelling is growing as well, reaching levels of concerns in USA, Canada and Europe. In this light, the evolving consciousness of consumers and the new exigencies of commerce call for greater safety and quality requirements. These factors have made urgent the need for efficient traceability systems, aimed to ensure transparency on the identity and origin of the traded products and the compliance with the regulations concerning illegal fisheries and labelling. Moreover, greater efforts are necessary to create a list of market names that can be recognized both locally and internationally, in order to overcome the confusion regarding fish denominations. In this context, molecular analysis represents the most promising challenge to verify and support traceability in the seafood chain. Nowadays, the three mitochondrial genes cytb, COI and 16srRNA are the most targeted for this purpose and, among the available procedures, the DNA bar coding is the most commonly applied to verify the labelling compliances, also at the official level. In this review, the most important issues relating to these topics have been reported and discussed.
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Fletcher E, Marzolla, Armani A, Caprio M, Young M. A Novel Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Protect Against Diet Induced Glucose Intolerance Cardiac Inflammation. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Guidi A, Armani A, Castigliego L, Li XN, Fanzone F, Fusco S, Facibeni E, Gianfaldoni D. Labeling of ethnic food in the Prato Chinese community. Vet Res Commun 2011; 34 Suppl 1:S163-6. [PMID: 20437095 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-010-9389-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ethnic food consumption is a quickly growing reality within Chinese communities, which have a well-organized "internal" food market for both Asian and ethnic foods produced in the European Union. The main problems associated with these markets are related to hygienic conditions, certifications of accomplishment, and personnel management. Moreover, controls and identification of the products are difficult because of cultural and linguistic barriers. In this study, five markets managed by the Chinese were visited, and the conformity of the reported label information found on different kinds of food (prepackaged or loose) was assessed by a collaboration between the Local Authorities of Control of the Prato territory, which hosts the largest Chinese community in Italy, and of native speakers of Chinese. All visited markets presented products (n = 75) with non-conformities: lack of translation (6%) and incomplete/mistaken translation of the commercial name (72%) and place of production (12%). In addition to the legal implications of the observed non-compliances, certain sanitary issues were taken into consideration. In fact, a number of the products that belong to risk categories could be misclassified in a non-risk category. Lastly, missing ingredients or complete alteration of their commercial names may represent health threats in cases of allergen ingestion by allergic or intolerant consumers.
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- Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Profilassi ed Igiene degli Alimenti, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
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Guidi A, Castigliego L, Armani A, Tinacci L, Gianfaldoni D. WHAT HAPPENED IN CHINA AFTER THE MELAMIN CRISIS? Ital J Food Saf 2011. [DOI: 10.4081/ijfs.2011.1s.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Armani A, Castigliego L, Guidi A, Tinacci L, Gianfaldoni D. MOLECULAR CHARACTERIAZATION OF CHINESE IMPORTED FISH (ICEFISH). Ital J Food Saf 2011. [DOI: 10.4081/ijfs.2011.1s.191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Castigliego L, Armani A, Grifoni G, Rosati R, Mazzi M, Gianfaldoni D, Guidi A. Effects of growth hormone treatment on the expression of somatotropic axis genes in the skeletal muscle of lactating Holstein cows. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2010; 39:40-53. [PMID: 20399067 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2010.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2009] [Revised: 02/01/2010] [Accepted: 02/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study focused on the expression of somatotropic axis genes in the skeletal muscle of dairy cattle. A slow-release recombinant bovine growth hormone (GH) (rbGH) formulation was administered to 5 cows, and saline solution (control) was administered to another 5 cows every 2 wk for a total of 10 wk, starting from the peak of lactation. Tissue and blood samples were collected on days 2 and 14 after each rbGH injection. As target genes insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1, IGF-2, IGFBPs (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), acute labile subunit (ALS), IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R), GH receptor (GHR), and the known GHR 5'-UTR variants were selected as target genes, and their relative expression was measured using real-time polymerase chain reaction. In GH-treated cows, an increase in expression was observed for GHR 5'-UTR variant 1I on day 14 (P < 0.05), whereas a significant down-regulation of GHR (P < 0.05) was found after comparing values of treated cows between day 2 and day 14. However, only IGF binding proteins (BP)-5 was found to be appreciably up-regulated in GH-treated cows (P < 0.001), which may indicate the importance of this gene in the overall molecular response to GH administration. Our study indicated that GH treatment did not affect the expression of most somatotropic axis genes, despite the marked increase in GH and IGF-1 in blood (P < 0.001). Nor did it have a large impact on the proportion of GHR 5'-UTR variants in the skeletal muscle of lactating cows. Finally, although we observed a significant variation in the expression of some genes, it would appear that the differences between GH-treated cows and controls were not great enough to be considered as reliable indirect indicators of GH treatment in dairy cattle.
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- Department of Animal Pathology, Prophylaxis and Food Hygiene, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Armani A, Castigliego L, Guidi A, Gandini G, Manzoni P, Susini F, Gianfaldoni D. DEVELOPMENT OF A PCR-RFLP METOD FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF SIX SPECIES BELONGING TO THE GENUS LOPHIUS. Ital J Food Saf 2009. [DOI: 10.4081/ijfs.2009.6.63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Castigliego L, Vallone L, Armani A, Marzano M, Li X, Fanzone F, Fusco S, Facibeni E, Dragoni I, Gianfaldoni D, Guidi A. MICROBIOLOGICAL SURVEY ON JELLYFISH FOOD PRODUCTS: PRELIMINARY RESULTS. Ital J Food Saf 2009. [DOI: 10.4081/ijfs.2009.5.75] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Guidi A, Armani A, Castigliego L, Pancrazi M, Grifoni G, Rosati R, Mazzi M, Borghese A, Gianfaldoni D. Alteration of gene expression in muscle tissue and mammary gland from recombinant somatotropin treated animals: searching for biomarkers. Vet Res Commun 2009; 33 Suppl 1:233-5. [PMID: 19597953 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-009-9294-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- A Guidi
- Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Profilassi ed Igiene degli Alimenti, Università degli Studi di Pisa, viale delle Piagge 2, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
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Castigliego L, Armani A, Grifoni G, Rosati R, Mazzi M, Guidi A, Gianfaldoni D, Brizioli NR. ALTERATION OF GENE EXPRESSION IN LEUKOCYTES FROM RECOMBINANT SOMATOTROPIN TREATED ANIMALS: SEARCHING FOR INSPECTION INDICATORS. Ital J Food Saf 2008. [DOI: 10.4081/ijfs.2008.2.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Castigliego L, Grifoni G, Rosati R, Iannone G, Armani A, Gianfaldoni D, Guidi A. On the alterations in serum concentration of somatotropin and insuline-like growth factor 1 in lactating cows after the treatment with a little studied recombinant bovine somatotropin. Res Vet Sci 2008; 87:29-35. [PMID: 19062055 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2008.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2007] [Revised: 10/09/2008] [Accepted: 10/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A study was performed to delineate bST and IGF-1 variation, over a whole lactation, in cows treated with a nowadays widely commercialised but little studied sustained release formulation of recombinant bST. Total bST levels were found to be exceptionally high in the first days after administration, but decreased rapidly in the second week after injection. The increase in the IGF-1 serum concentration was significant for almost the entire biweekly cycle. Based on this study, the peaks of ST (often above 100 ng/ml) are considered particularly unlikely to be found in non-treated bovines, even under pathological conditions, especially when detected in a number of animals within a herd. Notwithstanding the great heterogeneity of results on this topic, these data suggest that tests against fraud involving the use of rbST in dairy products may be regarded as a feasible possibility.
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- Department of Animal Pathology, Prophylaxis and Food Hygiene, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Moumine M, Armani A, ElKbabri M, Dandane M, ElAlami Z, ElMadhi T, Rzin A, Gourinda H. Dermatofibrosarcome de Darier et Ferrand congénital : un cas pédiatrique. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 109:393-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.stomax.2008.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2007] [Accepted: 05/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Armani A, Pepe T, Castigliego L, Guidi A, Gandini G, Manzoni P, Gianfaldoni D. MITOCHONDRIAL CYTOCHROME B SEQUENCING OF LOPHIUS VOMERINUS (Valenciennes, 1837). Ital J Food Saf 2008. [DOI: 10.4081/ijfs.2008.1.46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Department of Animal Pathology, Prophylaxis and Food Hygiene, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
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Guidi A, Castigliego L, Benini O, Armani A, Iannone G, Gianfaldoni D. Biochemical Survey on Episodic Localized Darkening in Turkey Deboned Thigh Meat Packaged in Modified Atmosphere. Poult Sci 2006; 85:787-93. [PMID: 16615364 DOI: 10.1093/ps/85.4.787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The color of food, especially meat and meat products, is a parameter that strongly influences consumer choice. In Italy, repeated cases of darkening in deboned thigh meat of male turkeys packaged in modified atmosphere (MAP; 80% 02, 20% CO2) have been reported. The pH, lipid oxidation (TBARS), heme proteins, and iron content were investigated in MAP samples of turkey males, females, and in oxygen-permeable film-packaged males. Furthermore, the absorbance spectrum (400 to 700 nm) of the meat extracts was analyzed to better delineate the evolution and characteristics of the darkening process. Results showed that darkening occurred only in males with higher content of total iron, independently of the content of heme proteins, which differs only between males and females. Furthermore, pH was higher in muscles taken as controls, with respect to muscles involved in the darkening, as well as in females. Finally, TBARS values were found to be higher in darkened regions than in not darkened ones, as well as in MAP samples with respect to oxygen-permeable film-packaged samples. These findings suggest that darkening occurrence might depend on kind of muscle, sex, and individual characteristics of the animals raised under the same breeding conditions.
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- A Guidi
- Department of Animal Pathology, Prophylaxis and Food Hygiene, University of Pisa, Pisa 56100, Italy.
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Marazziti D, Dell'Osso L, Rossi A, Masala I, Baroni S, Armani A, Giannaccini G, Di Nasso E, Lucacchini A, Cassano GB. Decreased platelet [3H]paroxetine binding sites in suicide attempters. Psychiatry Res 2001; 103:125-31. [PMID: 11549401 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1781(01)00281-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Research to date would suggest the possible involvement of the serotonin (5-HT) system in the pathophysiology of suicide. With this study, we aimed to investigate the platelet 5-HT transporter, by means of the specific binding of tritiated paroxetine ([3H]Par), in a sample of 20 suicide attempters recruited at a first-aid service, as compared with healthy control subjects and psychiatric patients with no current or previous history of suicide attempt. The results, showing a decreased number of [3H]Par binding sites in suicide attempters, would suggest the involvement of the presynaptic 5-HT transporter in self-aggressive behavior.
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- D Marazziti
- Dipartimento di Psichiatria, Neurobiologia, Farmacologia e Biotecnologie, University of Pisa, via Roma, 67, 56100, Pisa, Italy.
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Palego L, Marazziti D, Biondi L, Giannaccini G, Sarno N, Armani A, Lucacchini A, Cassano GB, Dell'Osso L. Simultaneous plasma level analysis of clomipramine, N-desmethylclomipramine, and fluvoxamine by reversed-phase liquid chromatography. Ther Drug Monit 2000; 22:190-4. [PMID: 10774632 DOI: 10.1097/00007691-200004000-00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A simple reversed-phase liquid chromatographic method enabling the simultaneous analysis in plasma of the tricyclic antidepressant clomipramine, its demethylated metabolite, and the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor fluvoxamine, was developed. The drugs and dibenzepine, the internal standard, were extracted from 1 mL plasma through an automated solid-phase procedure, eluted in a total chromatographic time of approximately 14 min and detected by means of an ultraviolet spectrophotometer preset at 254 nm. An assay sensitivity of 10 microg/L was observed for all analytes. Recoveries for these drugs and their metabolites ranged between 65% and 98% and their coefficient of variation (within-day and day-to-day) between 1.9% and 2.9%. In spiked plasma, within-day and day-to-day imprecision data were less than 5%. The simultaneous determination of clomipramine, N-desmethylclomipramine, and fluvoxamine with adequate sensitivity and accuracy may be useful for the monitoring of drug treatment in depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder, where combinations of such drugs are employed.
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- L Palego
- Dipartimento di Psichiatria, Neurobiologia, Farmacologia e Biotecnologie, University of Pisa, Italy
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Visonà A, Danieli D, Dante S, Armani A, Vaglia A, Figoli F, Meli S. [Bilateral nodular pulmonary histoplasmosis: cytohistological correlation]. Pathologica 1991; 83:197-200. [PMID: 1720889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Nodular bilateral pulmonary histoplasmosis: cyto-histological correlation. A case of nodular pulmonary histoplasmosis is reported. A 29 year old man was admitted to hospital with temperature and general weakness following a short stay in a tropical country. Laboratory investigation showed an increased E.S.R. and a routine chest-roentgenogram revealed multiple bilateral nodular lesions confirmed by CT scan. Smears obtained from fine-needle-aspiration biopsy showed the presence of epithelioid cell's clusters with a few giant-cells in a background of inflammatory elements and necrotic debris. The cytological picture was consistent with an inflammatory process with necrotizing granulomatous features. The clinical evolution and the radiological picture progression caused, nevertheless, suspicion of a metastatic tumor. The histological examination of a resected peripheral nodule confirmed the inflammatory nature of the process, revealing the presence of multiple roundish encapsulated conidia 2-4 microns in diameter scattered within a granulomatous and necrotic tissue. The fungi are clearly pinpointed by using special stains like Grocott method. Serological and microbiological investigations are necessary in order to confirm the diagnosis.
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- A Visonà
- Servizio di anatomia e istologia patologica, Stabilimento Ospedaliero (ULSS 8) di Vicenza
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Venza E, Sardeo G, Galassi A, Armani A, Guerini A. [Necrotizing lymphadenitis without granulocytic infiltration or Kikuchi disease. Description of 5 cases]. Recenti Prog Med 1989; 80:584-7. [PMID: 2623322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The authors describe five cases of necrotizing lymphadenitis without granulocyte infiltration or Kikuchi's disease. Of the patients, all young, four were females and one of male sex. In one case serological positivity was found for the anti Toxoplasma antibodies. Histologically they are noted in the lymph node infiltration areas constituted by histiocytes, immunoblasts, lymphocytes and plasmacytoid cells with phenomena of variable degree necrosis. Granulocytes were absent in all. Cytochemistry and immunohistochemistry studies with specific antiserums for the k and lambda chains, the S100 protein and the MB1, MB2 and MT1 antigens, the Lisozyme and the alpha 1 antichymotrypsin, show a prevalent histiocyte population, associated with a modest polyclonal B component and with a T population of variable entity. The plasmacytoid component did not appear reactive to the same antibodies.
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Cantarini D, Macario F, Basso O, Boccia S, Pierotti S, Armani A, Gullini S. [Ethical and medicolegal problems in digestive endoscopy]. Minerva Dietol Gastroenterol 1988; 34:177-80. [PMID: 3200467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Armani A. [Histochemical findings in fat embolism]. Pathologica 1986; 78:517-23. [PMID: 3615029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Jasonni M, Bulletti C, Franceschetti F, Bonavia M, Ciotti P, Bolelli GF, Armani A, Flamigni C. Metabolic clearance rate of oestrone sulphate in post-menopausal women. Maturitas 1984; 5:251-7. [PMID: 6738371 DOI: 10.1016/0378-5122(84)90018-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The feasibility of using constant infusions of unlabelled oestrone sulphate (E1S) for the purposes of calculating its metabolic clearance rate (MCRE1S) and its conversion ratios to oestrone (E1) and oestradiol (E2) in post-menopausal women was exploited in this study. The results obtained by the infusion of unlabelled E1S were similar to those obtained by the infusion of labelled steroid. The MCRE1S values seen in our group of post-menopausal women fell within the range previously reported for fertile women. The contribution of E1S to circulating E1 averaged 18% (range 14-24%), indicating that the E1S-E1 equilibrium should be taken into account during studies on oestrogen balance in post-menopausal women.
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