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Janssen LM, Janse MHA, Penning de Vries BBL, van der Velden BHM, Wolters-van der Ben EJM, van den Bosch SM, Sartori A, Jovelet C, Agterof MJ, Ten Bokkel Huinink D, Bouman-Wammes EW, van Diest PJ, van der Wall E, Elias SG, Gilhuijs KGA. Predicting response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy with liquid biopsies and multiparametric MRI in patients with breast cancer. NPJ Breast Cancer 2024; 10:10. [PMID: 38245552 PMCID: PMC10799888 DOI: 10.1038/s41523-024-00611-z] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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Accurate prediction of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) can help tailor treatment to individual patients' needs. Little is known about the combination of liquid biopsies and computer extracted features from multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the prediction of NAC response in breast cancer. Here, we report on a prospective study with the aim to explore the predictive potential of this combination in adjunct to standard clinical and pathological information before, during and after NAC. The study was performed in four Dutch hospitals. Patients without metastases treated with NAC underwent 3 T multiparametric MRI scans before, during and after NAC. Liquid biopsies were obtained before every chemotherapy cycle and before surgery. Prediction models were developed using penalized linear regression to forecast residual cancer burden after NAC and evaluated for pathologic complete response (pCR) using leave-one-out-cross-validation (LOOCV). Sixty-one patients were included. Twenty-three patients (38%) achieved pCR. Most prediction models yielded the highest estimated LOOCV area under the curve (AUC) at the post-treatment timepoint. A clinical-only model including tumor grade, nodal status and receptor subtype yielded an estimated LOOCV AUC for pCR of 0.76, which increased to 0.82 by incorporating post-treatment radiological MRI assessment (i.e., the "clinical-radiological" model). The estimated LOOCV AUC was 0.84 after incorporation of computer-extracted MRI features, and 0.85 when liquid biopsy information was added instead of the radiological MRI assessment. Adding liquid biopsy information to the clinical-radiological resulted in an estimated LOOCV AUC of 0.86. In conclusion, inclusion of liquid biopsy-derived markers in clinical-radiological prediction models may have potential to improve prediction of pCR after NAC in breast cancer.
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- L M Janssen
- Image Sciences Institute, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Image Sciences Institute, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Image Sciences Institute, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Agena Bioscience GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
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- Stilla Technologies, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Alexander Monro Hospital, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Image Sciences Institute, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Ortenzi M, Botteri E, Balla A, Podda M, Montori G, Sartori A. Nationwide analysis of open groin hernia repairs in Italy from 2015 to 2020. Hernia 2023; 27:1429-1437. [PMID: 37847334 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-023-02902-z] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most commonly performed operations in general surgery. A total of 130.000 inguinal hernia repairs are performed yearly in Italy, and approximately 20 million inguinal hernias are treated worldwide annually. This report represents the trend analysis in inguinal hernia repair in Italy from a nationwide dataset for the 6-year period from 2015 to 2020. MATERIALS AND METHODS Based on regional hospital discharge records, all the inguinal hernia repairs performed in public and private hospitals in Italy between 2015 and 2020 were reviewed based on diagnosis and procedure codes. For the aim of this study, data from the AgeNas (The National Agency for Regional Health Services) data source were analyzed. RESULTS Elective inguinal hernia repairs outnumbered urgent operations over the 6-year study period, ranging from 122,737 operations in 2015 to 65,780 in 2020 as absolute numbers, and from 87.96 to 83.3% of total procedures in 2019 and 2020 respectively, with an annual change ranging from - 66.58%, between 2020 and 2019, to - 2.49%, between 2019 and 2018 (mean = - 18.74%; CI =- 46.7%-9.22%; p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS This large-scale review of groin hernia data from a nationwide Italian dataset provides a unique opportunity to obtain a snapshot of open groin hernia repair activity. More specifically, there is a trend to perform more elective than urgent procedures and there is a steady decrease in the amount of open hernia repairs in favor to laparoscopy.
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- M Ortenzi
- Department of General Surgery, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Piazza Roma 22, 60121, Ancona, Italy.
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- ASST Spedali Civili Di Brescia PO Montichiari, Via Boccalera 325018, Montichiari, Brescia, Italy
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- Coloproctology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgery Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Ospedale Di Vittorio Veneto-ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Via Forlanini, 71, 31029, Vittorio Veneto, Treviso, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Ospedale Di Montebelluna, Via Palmiro Togliatti, 16, 31044, Montebelluna, Treviso, Italy
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Sartori A, Balla A, Botteri E, Scolari F, Podda M, Lepiane P, Guerrieri M, Morales-Conde S, Szold A, Ortenzi M. Laparoscopic approach in emergency for the treatment of acute incarcerated groin hernia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hernia 2022; 27:485-501. [PMID: 35618958 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-022-02631-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Minimally invasive approach for acute incarcerated groin hernia repair is still debated. To clarify this debate, a literature review was performed. METHODS Search was performed in PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases, founding 28,183 articles. RESULTS Fifteen articles, and 433 patients were included (16 bilateral hernia, range 3-8). Three hundred and eighty-eight (75.3%) and 103 patients (22.9%) underwent transabdominal preperitoneal and totally extraperitoneal repair, respectively, and in 5 patients, the defect was buttressed with broad ligament (1.1%) (not specified in 3 patients). Herniated structures were resected in 48 cases (range 1-9). Intraoperative complications and conversion occurred in 4 (range 0-1) and 10 (range 0-3) patients, respectively. Mean operative time and hospital stay ranged between 50 and 147 min, and 2 and 7 days, respectively. Postoperative complications ranged between 1 and 19. Five studies compared laparoscopic and open approaches (163 and 235 patients). Herniated structures were resected in 19 (11.7%) and 42 cases (17.9%) for laparoscopic and open approach, respectively (p = 0.1191). Intraoperative complications and conversion occurred in one (0.6%) and 5 (2.1%) patients (p = 0.4077), and in two (1.2%) and 19 (8.1%) patients (p = 0.0023), in case of laparoscopic or open approach, respectively. Mean operative time and hospital stay were 94.4 ± 40.2 and 102.8 ± 43.7 min, and 4.8 ± 2.2 and 11 ± 3.1 days, in laparoscopic or open approach, respectively. Sixteen (9.8%) and 57 (24.3%) postoperative complications occurred. CONCLUSION Laparoscopy seems to be a safe and feasible approach for the treatment of acute incarcerated groin hernia. Further studies are required for definitive conclusions.
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- A Sartori
- Department of General Surgery, Ospedale Di Montebelluna, Via Palmiro Togliatti, 16, 31044, Montebelluna, Treviso, Italy
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- UOC of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hospital "San Paolo", Largo Donatori del Sangue 1, 00053, Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy.
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- General Surgery, ASST Spedali Civili Di Brescia PO Montichiari, Via Boccalera 325018, Montichiari, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Ospedale Di Montebelluna, Via Palmiro Togliatti, 16, 31044, Montebelluna, Treviso, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- UOC of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hospital "San Paolo", Largo Donatori del Sangue 1, 00053, Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Piazza Roma 22, 60121, Ancona, Italy
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- Unit of Innovation in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of General and Digestive Surgery, University Hospital "Virgen del Rocio", University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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- Assia Medical, Assuta Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of General Surgery, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Piazza Roma 22, 60121, Ancona, Italy
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Bianchi TF, Jeske S, Sartori A, Grala AP, Villela MM. Validation of a documentary on Chagas disease by a population living in an endemic area. BRAZ J BIOL 2021; 81:665-673. [DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.228876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Abstract Educational interventions may trigger actions that contribute to prevent parasitic diseases, such as Chagas disease (CD). This study aimed at investigating the impact of an instructional video named “Documentary on Chagas Disease” on knowledge about CD and its vectors displayed by a population that lives in an endemic area in Brazil, so as to validate it as an educational tool. The video was shown to 226 subjects, divided into two groups. Group 1 was composed of users of Basic Health Units (BHU) in Pelotas and Pinheiro Machado, cities located in Rio Grande do Sul (RS) state, Brazil, where CD is endemic. Group 2 consisted of students who attend three public schools located in the rural area in Pinheiro Machado, RS. Two questionnaires with questions about their knowledge about triatomines and CD were applied, before and after the documentary was shown. After the video was shown, there was significant increase in individuals’ knowledge (in both groups) about “kissing bugs”, their notification, the disease and its prevention. Besides, watchers considered that the quality of the material was satisfactory. Since the “Documentary on CD” can be easily accessed on the internet and was effective in teaching the population that lives in endemic areas, its use should be encouraged in places and meetings connected to health that aim at fighting against triatominae and at exposing an updated view of CD.
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- Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brasil
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Yurchenko A, Sartori A, Padioleau I, Rajabi F, Parmentier L, Salomon D, Dermitzakis E, Ongen H, Nikolaev S. Analyses intégratives de 100 génomes de carcinome baso-cellulaire dans le contexte des profils de transcription et de méthylation. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annder.2020.08.016] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Sartori A, Botteri E, Agresta F, Gerardi C, Vettoretto N, Arezzo A, Pisanu A, Di Saverio S, Campanelli G, Podda M. Should enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways be preferred over standard practice for patients undergoing abdominal wall reconstruction? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Hernia 2020; 25:501-521. [PMID: 32683579 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-020-02262-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Although many studies assessing enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways in abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR) have recently demonstrated lower rates of postoperative morbidity and a decrease in postoperative length of stay compared to standard practice, the utility of ERAS in AWR remains largely unknown. METHODS A systematic literature search for randomized and non-randomized studies comparing ERAS (ERAS +) pathways and standard protocols (Control) as an adopted practice for patients undergoing AWR was performed using MEDLINE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Scopus, Web of Science, and EMBASE databases. A predefined search strategy was implemented. The included studies were reviewed for primary outcomes: overall postoperative morbidity, abdominal wall morbidity, surgical site infection (SSI), and length of hospital stay; and for secondary outcome: operative time, estimated blood loss, time to discontinuation of narcotics, time to urinary catheter removal, time to return to bowel function, time to return to regular diet, and readmission rate. Standardized mean difference (SMD) was calculated for continuous variables and Odds Ratio for dichotomous variables. RESULTS Five non-randomized studies were included for qualitative and quantitative synthesis. 840 patients were allocated to either ERAS + (382) or Control (458). ERAS + and Control groups showed equivalent results with regard to the incidence of postoperative morbidity (OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.32-1.63; I2= 76%), SSI (OR 1.17, 95% CI 0.43-3.22; I2= 54%), time to return to bowel function (SMD - 2.57, 95% CI - 5.32 to 0.17; I2= 99%), time to discontinuation of narcotics (SMD - 0.61, 95% CI - 1.81 to 0.59; I2= 97%), time to urinary catheter removal (SMD - 2.77, 95% CI - 6.05 to 0.51; I2= 99%), time to return to regular diet (SMD - 0.77, 95% CI - 2.29 to 0.74; I2= 98%), and readmission rate (OR 0.82, 95% CI 0.52-1.27; I2= 49%). Length of hospital stay was significantly shorter in the ERAS + compared to the Control group (SMD - 0.93, 95% CI - 1.84 to - 0.02; I2= 97%). CONCLUSIONS The introduction of an ERAS pathway into the clinical practice for patients undergoing AWR may cause a decreased length of hospitalization. These results should be interpreted with caution, due to the low level of evidence and the high heterogeneity.
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- A Sartori
- Department of General Surgery, Montebelluna Civil Hospital, ULSS 2 Marca Trevigiana, Montebelluna, Italy.
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- Department of General Surgery, Montichiari Hospital, Montichiari, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Adria and Trecenta Civil Hospitals, ULSS 19, Adria, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri" IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Montichiari Hospital, Montichiari, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Università di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, General and Emergency Surgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Cagliari University Hospital "Duilio Casula" University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Istituto Clinico Sant'Ambrogio, University of Insubria, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, General and Emergency Surgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Cagliari University Hospital "Duilio Casula" University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Sartori A, De Luca M, Clemente N, De Luca A, Scaffidi G, Piatto G, Noaro G, Campagnaro C. Small bowel occlusion after trans-abdominal preperitoneal hernia approach caused by barbed suture: case report and review of literature. G Chir 2019; 40:322-324. [PMID: 32011985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Groin hernioplasty is the most performed intervention in the adults worldwide. Small bowel occlusion after hernioplasty with anterior approach is an unusual complication because the peritoneum is not opened during this procedure. However during TAPP the closure of the peritoneal flap is mandatory. In literature some cases of small bowel occlusion related to the barbed suture for the closure the peritoneum are reported. METHODS Here we describe a case of a 64-year old male with small bowel obstruction after TAPP caused by the barbed suture used for peritoneal closure. RESULTS Intrabdominal use of self-anchoring suture is controversial. Some studies reported good results by using this device, while others from gynecologists describe bowel occlusion and volvulus caused by barbed suture. CONCLUSIONS Self-anchoring device is innovative and reduces operation time. It is most important to know the correct use of this device to reduce some possible troubles.
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Toomey S, Sartori A, Irwin D, Hummel S, Carr A, Lee C, Armstrong P, Farrelly A, El-Masry S, McNamara D, Morris P, Grogan L, Breathnach O, O’Sullivan L, Bradshaw S, Rashed A, Smyth R, Workman J, O’Neill B, Hennessy B. Non-invasive genotyping and monitoring of tumor evolution in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) patients using circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy281.097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Sartori A, De Luca M, Clemente N, De Luca A, Scaffidi G, Vendramin E, Campagnaro C. Is human fibrin sealant a possible choice for the fixation of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair? A single center experience and the analysis of the results after 326 TAPP in two years. G Chir 2018; 34:309-314. [PMID: 30444480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Groin hernioplasty is most intervention performed in the worldwide. The present study aimed to evaluate a combination between ultralight mesh and fibrin human sealant in the laparoscopic treatment of inguinal hernia. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective study included consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal hernioplasty (TAPP) from 1st of January 2015 to 31st of December 2016. Demographics, surgical data and postoperative outcomes were entered in an anonymized prospective database. Prospective longterm follow-up carried out in all patients. RESULTS One hundred eighty-four patients with a median age 57.5 (range 19-84) and median BMI (Body Mass Index) of 28.5 (range 18.5-31.5) were included. A median follow-up of 25 months (median 13-35) was carried out. Five recurrences (1.5%) and two cases of missed lipoma were observed and operated. Chronic pain (CP) was observed in eleven (9%) patients but in 9 patients it decreased spontaneously. CONCLUSIONS Combination of ultralight mesh and Evicel® in TAPP operation is a safe solution for the treatment of groin hernia. Recurrences and chronic pain are similar to other combination of fibrin sealant and meshes. Moreover action of Evicel® may provide to improve the hemostasis and consequently hematoma of the cord.
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Frau J, Sormani MP, Signori A, Realmuto S, Baroncini D, Annovazzi P, Signoriello E, Maniscalco GT, La Gioia S, Cordioli C, Frigeni B, Rasia S, Fenu G, Grasso R, Sartori A, Lanzillo R, Stromillo ML, Rossi S, Forci B, Cocco E. Clinical activity after fingolimod cessation: disease reactivation or rebound? Eur J Neurol 2018; 25:1270-1275. [DOI: 10.1111/ene.13694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- J. Frau
- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health University of Cagliari CagliariItaly
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- Department of Health Sciences Section of Biostatistics University of Genova GenovaItaly
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- Department of Health Sciences Section of Biostatistics University of Genova GenovaItaly
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences University of Palermo PalermoItaly
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- Multiple Sclerosis Study Centre AO s. Antonio Abate GallarateItaly
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- Multiple Sclerosis Study Centre AO s. Antonio Abate GallarateItaly
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- Department of Medical, Surgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Aging Sciences Second University of Naples NaplesItaly
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- Neurological Clinic and Multiple Sclerosis Centre of ‘AORN A.Cardarelli’ NaplesItaly
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- USC Neurologia ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII BergamoItaly
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center Spedali Civili of Brescia Presidio di Montichiari BresciaItaly
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- USC Neurologia ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII BergamoItaly
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center Spedali Civili of Brescia Presidio di Montichiari BresciaItaly
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health University of Cagliari CagliariItaly
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- Neurologia Universitaria OORR FoggiaItaly
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- Clinica Neurologica Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti di Trieste TriesteItaly
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- Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology Multiple Sclerosis Centre Federico II University NaplesItaly
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience University of Siena SienaItaly
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- Neuroimmunology and Neuromuscular Diseases Unit IRCCS Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta MilanoItaly
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze Azienda Ospedaliero‐Universitaria Careggi Area del farmaco e Salute del bambino (NEUROFARBA) Florence Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health University of Cagliari CagliariItaly
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Lima D, ZÁrate-Bladés C, Souza P, Trombone A, Santos-Junior R, Brandão L, Masson A, Bonato V, Coelho-Castelo A, Sartori A, Vendramini M, Soares E, Benvenutti L, Silva C, Coelho V. No Evidence of Pathological Autoimmunity following Mycobacterium Leprae Heat-Shock Protein 65-Dna Vaccination in Mice. EUR J INFLAMM 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/1721727x0900700204] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Heat-shock proteins (HSPs) are currently one of the most promising targets for the development of immunotherapy against tumours and autoimmune disorders. This protein family has the capacity to activate or modulate the function of different immune system cells. They induce the activation of monocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells, and contribute to cross-priming, an important mechanism of presentation of exogenous antigen in the context of MHC class I molecules. These various immunological properties of HSP have encouraged their use in several clinical trials. Nevertheless, an important issue regarding these proteins is whether the high homology among HSPs across different species may trigger the breakdown of immune tolerance and induce autoimmune diseases. We have developed a DNA vaccine codifying the Mycobacterium leprae Hsp65 (DNAhsp65), which showed to be highly immunogenic and protective against experimental tuberculosis. Here, we address the question of whether DNAhsp65 immunization could induce pathological autoimmunity in mice. Our results show that DNAhsp65 vaccination induced antibodies that can recognize the human Hsp60 but did not induce harmful effects in 16 different organs analysed by histopathology up to 210 days after vaccination. We also showed that anti-DNA antibodies were not elicited after DNA vaccination. The results are important for the development of both HSP and DNA-based immunomodulatory agents.
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- D.S. Lima
- The Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Medicine School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
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- The Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Medicine School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
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- The Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Medicine School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
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- The Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Medicine School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
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- Department of Clinical Analyses, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo State University, Araraquara, São Paulo
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- The Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Medicine School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
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- The Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Medicine School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
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- The Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Medicine School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
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- The Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Medicine School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Biosciences Institute, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo
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- Department of Pathology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo
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- Department of Pathology, University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo
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- The Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Medicine School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo
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- Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo
- Institute for Investigation in Immunology, National Institute of Science and Technology -INCT, São Paulo, Brazil
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Margolis S, Sartori A. A-62Serial Neuropsychological Assessment of an Adult with Moyamoya Disease and Borderline Personality Disorder. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acx076.62] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Chiuso-Minicucci F, Zorzella-Pezavento SFG, Marra NM, Peres RS, França TDG, Ishikawa LLW, da Rosa LC, Mimura LAN, Turato WM, do Amarante AFT, Sartori A. Acute Strongyloides venezuelensis infection did not prevent EAE development: implications for hygiene hypothesis. Trop Biomed 2016; 33:526-534. [PMID: 33579126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Prevalence of allergic and autoimmune pathologies is clearly increasing in developed countries. This has been attributed to a decreased exposure to certain microorganisms and been referred as hygiene hypothesis. In this study we evaluated if a previous infection with Strongyloides venezuelensis would alter the progression of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in Lewis rats. Animals were initially infected with 4000 L3 infective larvae of S. venezuelensis by subcutaneous route. Encephalomyelitis was then induced during the acute phase of the infection by immunization with myelin basic protein emulsified with Complete Freund's Adjuvant plus Mycobacterium butyricum. Previous infection downmodulated cytokine production but did not change clinical and histopathological EAE manifestations. Cytometric analysis with antibodies specific for CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells indicated that infection also did not alter the frequency of these cells in spleen and regional lymph nodes. This finding could partly explain the failure of this worm to avoid EAE progression. Altogether these results demonstrated that infection with S. venezuelensis was not able to modify EAE progression in Lewis rats. In the context of the hygiene hypothesis, these results reinforce the necessity of a comparative study among different helminth species to identify the ones with immunoregulatory competence.
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- F Chiuso-Minicucci
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, Univ. Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Distrito de Rubião Junior, Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-000, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, Univ. Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Distrito de Rubião Junior, Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-000, Brazil
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- Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, Univ. Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Distrito de Rubião Junior, Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-000, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, Univ. Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Distrito de Rubião Junior, Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-000, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, Univ. Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Distrito de Rubião Junior, Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-000, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, Univ. Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Distrito de Rubião Junior, Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-000, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, Univ. Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Distrito de Rubião Junior, Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-000, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, Univ. Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Distrito de Rubião Junior, Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-000, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, USP - University of São Paulo, Avenida Prof. Pedreira de Freitas, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14031-410, Brazil
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- Department of Parasitology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, Univ. Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Distrito de Rubião Junior, Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-000, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biosciences of Botucatu, Univ. Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Distrito de Rubião Junior, Botucatu, São Paulo, 18618-000, Brazil
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Stagnitti A, Barchetti F, Barchetti G, Pasqualitto E, Sartori A, Glorioso M, Gigli S, Buonocore V, Monti ML, Marini A, Mele C, Stagnitti F, Laghi A. Preoperative staging of colorectal cancer using virtual colonoscopy: correlation with surgical results. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2015; 19:1645-1651. [PMID: 26004605] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of computed tomography colonography (CTC) in the preoperative staging in patients with abdominal pain for occlusive colorectal cancer (CRC) and to compare the results of CTC with the surgical ones. PATIENTS AND METHODS 127 patients with abdominal pain, iron deficiency anemia and occlusive CRC underwent a CTC examination in prone position without intravenous contrast agent and in prone position after administration of intravenous contrast medium. All the patients underwent surgery after CTC. Two radiologists with different experience analyzed the images first independently and then by consensus. They evaluated the location of the lesion, the depth of the invasion of the colon-rectal wall (T stage), lymph node involvement (N stage) and the presence or absence of distant metastasis (M stage). CTC findings were correlated with surgical outcomes. RESULTS The overall accuracy values for tumour localization according to consensus reading of CTC examinations in comparison to surgical results were 100% (K = 1, p = 0.0001). The overall accuracy values of agreement for T staging of reader 1, reader 2 and consensus reading of CTC examinations in comparison to surgical results were respectively 95.5% (K = 0.876, p = 0.0035), 93.3% (K = 0.858, p = 0.0037) and 97.7% (K = 0.926, p = 0.0014) for ≤ T2; 91.3% (K = 0.839, p = 0.0027), 88.3% (K = 0.817, p = 0.0031), and 92.9% (K = 0.894, p = 0.0025) for T3; 89.6% (K = 0.825, p = 0.0037), 86.2% (K = 0.837, p = 0.0032) and 89.6% (K = 0.821, p = 0.0023) for T4. The overall accuracy values for N staging for reader 1, reader 2 and consensus reading was 90.2% (K = 0.865, p = 0.0029). The overall accuracy values for M staging of reader 1, reader 2 and consensus reading was 92% (K = 0.875, p = 0.0019). CONCLUSIONS CTC with is a very useful tool for accurate pre-treatment staging and localization of occlusive CRC.
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- A Stagnitti
- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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Barchetti F, Stagnitti A, Glorioso M, Al Ansari N, Barchetti G, Pranno N, Montechiarello S, Pasqualitto E, Sartori A, Marini A, Gigli S, Mazza D, Buonocore V, Marini M. Static and dynamic MR imaging in the evaluation of temporomandibular disorders. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2014; 18:2983-2987. [PMID: 25392092] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to prove if dynamic HASTE (half-Fourier acquisition single-shot turbo spin-echo) sequences can be used in the diagnosis of internal derangement disorders of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) as an alternative to static proton density (PD) weighted/turbo spin echo (TSE) T2-weighted sequences which are considered up to now as the gold standard in the evaluation of TMJ disorders (TMDs). PATIENTS AND METHODS 194 patients for a total of 388 TMJs were examined with a 1.5 Tesla field strength superconducting magnet. Sagittal static PD-weighted/TSE T2-weighted and dynamic HASTE sequences have been used. Three experts in the field of oral radiology (specialist A, B and C) independently and blinded to clinical symptoms and any treatment, assessed the articular disc position in each TMJ (rated as normal or disc displacement with reduction or disc displacement without reduction). The agreement between static and dynamic images and between the three different specialists in the assessment of the articular disc position was evaluated using kappa statistic. RESULTS The agreement between static and dynamic images is: for specialist A, K = 0.862; for specialist B, K = 0.870 and for specialist C, K = 0.862. CONCLUSIONS Since there is no complete agreement between these two MR techniques, dynamic sequences can not be used as a reliable alternative to static sequences in the evaluation of internal derangement disorders of TMJ.
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- F Barchetti
- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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Alloni D, Borio di Tigliole A, Cammi A, Chiesa D, Clemenza M, Magrotti G, Pattavina L, Pozzi S, Prata M, Previtali E, Salvini A, Sartori A, Sisti M. Final characterization of the first critical configuration for the TRIGA Mark II reactor of the University of Pavia using the Monte Carlo code MCNP. Progress in Nuclear Energy 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2014.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ishikawa LLW, Shoenfeld Y, Sartori A. Immunomodulation in human and experimental arthritis: including vitamin D, helminths and heat-shock proteins. Lupus 2014; 23:577-87. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203314527369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that is mainly directed to the joints, affecting the synovial membrane, the cartilage and also the bone. This disease affects 1% to 2% of the world population and is associated with significant morbidity and increased mortality. RA experimental models have allowed a great deal of information to be translated to the corresponding human disease. This review summarizes some of the most relevant findings targeting immunomodulation in arthritis. Some general guidelines to choose an adequate experimental model and also our experience with arthritis are supplied.
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- LLW Ishikawa
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Biosciences Institute, Univ. Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- The Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Biosciences Institute, Univ. Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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Glorioso M, Miozzi F, Sartori A, Di Brino M, Giovagnorio F. Morphometric evaluation of sesamoid bones of the first metacarpophalangeal joint with ultrasound. Clin Ter 2014; 164:e449-52. [PMID: 24424221 DOI: 10.7417/ct.2013.1635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study is to demonstrate the role of ultrasound as a first-line technique in the evaluation of sesamoid bones of the first metacarpophalangeal joint. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a 2 years period, we enrolled 117 healthy people, 60 men and 57 women, age range 24-35 years, mean 29 ± 4. We analysed both their ulnar and radial sesamoid bones within the metacarpophalangeal joint of the 1st finger of the dominant hand. RESULTS For each sesamoid we measured the short and long axes diameter (mm); additionally, the relation between these parameters was used to calculate the Sesamoid Index, a classic radiographic index generally used to obtain volumetric information on the sesamoids. Additionally, we introduced and measured another index (the "Subsesamoid Index"), which we believe might be useful to measure the subsesamoid joint space. CONCLUSIONS Ultrasound is able to provide all the anatomic information needed during the evaluation of sesamoid bones, thus replacing conventional radiography as the first-line diagnostic approach.
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- M Glorioso
- Department of Radiological Sciences, University ''Sapienza'', Rome, Italy
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Ackermann M, Ajello M, Asano K, Atwood WB, Axelsson M, Baldini L, Ballet J, Barbiellini G, Baring MG, Bastieri D, Bechtol K, Bellazzini R, Bissaldi E, Bonamente E, Bregeon J, Brigida M, Bruel P, Buehler R, Burgess JM, Buson S, Caliandro GA, Cameron RA, Caraveo PA, Cecchi C, Chaplin V, Charles E, Chekhtman A, Cheung CC, Chiang J, Chiaro G, Ciprini S, Claus R, Cleveland W, Cohen-Tanugi J, Collazzi A, Cominsky LR, Connaughton V, Conrad J, Cutini S, D’Ammando F, de Angelis A, DeKlotz M, de Palma F, Dermer CD, Desiante R, Diekmann A, Di Venere L, Drell PS, Drlica-Wagner A, Favuzzi C, Fegan SJ, Ferrara EC, Finke J, Fitzpatrick G, Focke WB, Franckowiak A, Fukazawa Y, Funk S, Fusco P, Gargano F, Gehrels N, Germani S, Gibby M, Giglietto N, Giles M, Giordano F, Giroletti M, Godfrey G, Granot J, Grenier IA, Grove JE, Gruber D, Guiriec S, Hadasch D, Hanabata Y, Harding AK, Hayashida M, Hays E, Horan D, Hughes RE, Inoue Y, Jogler T, Jóhannesson G, Johnson WN, Kawano T, Knödlseder J, Kocevski D, Kuss M, Lande J, Larsson S, Latronico L, Longo F, Loparco F, Lovellette MN, Lubrano P, Mayer M, Mazziotta MN, McEnery JE, Michelson PF, Mizuno T, Moiseev AA, Monzani ME, Moretti E, Morselli A, Moskalenko IV, Murgia S, Nemmen R, Nuss E, Ohno M, Ohsugi T, Okumura A, Omodei N, Orienti M, Paneque D, Pelassa V, Perkins JS, Pesce-Rollins M, Petrosian V, Piron F, Pivato G, Porter TA, Racusin JL, Rainò S, Rando R, Razzano M, Razzaque S, Reimer A, Reimer O, Ritz S, Roth M, Ryde F, Sartori A, Parkinson PMS, Scargle JD, Schulz A, Sgrò C, Siskind EJ, Sonbas E, Spandre G, Spinelli P, Tajima H, Takahashi H, Thayer JG, Thayer JB, Thompson DJ, Tibaldo L, Tinivella M, Torres DF, Tosti G, Troja E, Usher TL, Vandenbroucke J, Vasileiou V, Vianello G, Vitale V, Winer BL, Wood KS, Yamazaki R, Younes G, Yu HF, Zhu SJ, Bhat PN, Briggs MS, Byrne D, Foley S, Goldstein A, Jenke P, Kippen RM, Kouveliotou C, McBreen S, Meegan C, Paciesas WS, Preece R, Rau A, Tierney D, van der Horst AJ, von Kienlin A, Wilson-Hodge C, Xiong S, Cusumano G, La Parola V, Cummings JR. Fermi-LAT Observations of the Gamma-Ray Burst GRB 130427A. Science 2014; 343:42-7. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1242353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 176] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- M. Ackermann
- Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Space Sciences Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwa-no-Ha, Kashiwa City, Chiba 277-8582, Japan
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- Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, Department of Physics, and Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
- Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics, AlbaNova, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Physics, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), AlbaNova, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Università di Pisa and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Laboratoire AIM, CEA-IRFU/CNRS/Université Paris Diderot, Service d’Astrophysique, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX 77251, USA
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia “G. Galilei,” Università di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste, and Università di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica “M. Merlin” dell’Università e del Politecnico di Bari, I-70126 Bari, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, École Polytechnique, CNRS/IN2P3, Palaiseau, France
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- Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia “G. Galilei,” Università di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Institut de Ciències de l’Espai (IEEE-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- INAF–Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Center for Earth Observing and Space Research, College of Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA; resident at Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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- Space Science Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia “G. Galilei,” Università di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Agenzia Spaziale Italiana Science Data Center, I-00044 Frascati (Roma), Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica–Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, I-00040 Monte Porzio Catone (Roma), Italy
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Universities Space Research Association, Columbia, MD 21044, USA
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- Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier, Université Montpellier 2, CNRS/IN2P3, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928, USA
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- Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics, AlbaNova, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Physics, Stockholm University, AlbaNova, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Research Fellow, funded by a grant from the K. A. Wallenberg Foundation
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Box 50005, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Agenzia Spaziale Italiana Science Data Center, I-00044 Frascati (Roma), Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica–Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, I-00040 Monte Porzio Catone (Roma), Italy
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- INAF Istituto di Radioastronomia, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Udine, and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste, Gruppo Collegato di Udine, I-33100 Udine, Italy
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- Stellar Solutions Inc., 250 Cambridge Avenue, Suite 204, Palo Alto, CA 94306, USA
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- Dipartimento di Fisica “M. Merlin” dell’Università e del Politecnico di Bari, I-70126 Bari, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Space Science Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Jacobs Technology, Huntsville, AL 35806, USA
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Dipartimento di Fisica “M. Merlin” dell’Università e del Politecnico di Bari, I-70126 Bari, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, École Polytechnique, CNRS/IN2P3, Palaiseau, France
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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- Space Science Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Dipartimento di Fisica “M. Merlin” dell’Università e del Politecnico di Bari, I-70126 Bari, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Jacobs Technology, Huntsville, AL 35806, USA
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- Dipartimento di Fisica “M. Merlin” dell’Università e del Politecnico di Bari, I-70126 Bari, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Jacobs Technology, Huntsville, AL 35806, USA
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- Dipartimento di Fisica “M. Merlin” dell’Università e del Politecnico di Bari, I-70126 Bari, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- INAF Istituto di Radioastronomia, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Open University of Israel, Ra’anana 43537, Israel
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- Laboratoire AIM, CEA-IRFU/CNRS/Université Paris Diderot, Service d’Astrophysique, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Space Science Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow, USA
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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- Institut de Ciències de l’Espai (IEEE-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Department of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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- Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet, École Polytechnique, CNRS/IN2P3, Palaiseau, France
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- Department of Physics, Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Science Institute, University of Iceland, IS-107 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Space Science Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- CNRS, IRAP, F-31028 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
- GAHEC, Université de Toulouse, UPS-OMP, IRAP, Toulouse, France
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
- Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics, AlbaNova, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Physics, Stockholm University, AlbaNova, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino, I-10125 Torino, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica “M. Merlin” dell’Università e del Politecnico di Bari, I-70126 Bari, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Space Science Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
- Department of Physics and Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Hiroshima Astrophysical Science Center, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
- Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology (CRESST) and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics, AlbaNova, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Physics, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), AlbaNova, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma “Tor Vergata,” I-00133 Roma, Italy
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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- Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier, Université Montpellier 2, CNRS/IN2P3, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Hiroshima Astrophysical Science Center, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- INAF Istituto di Radioastronomia, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Max-Planck-Institut für Physik, D-80805 München, Germany
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- Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
- Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology (CRESST) and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
- Department of Physics and Center for Space Sciences and Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier, Université Montpellier 2, CNRS/IN2P3, Montpellier, France
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia “G. Galilei,” Università di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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- Dipartimento di Fisica “M. Merlin” dell’Università e del Politecnico di Bari, I-70126 Bari, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia “G. Galilei,” Università di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, Department of Physics, and Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park 2006, South Africa
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Institut für Astro- und Teilchenphysik and Institut für Theoretische Physik, Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Institut für Astro- und Teilchenphysik and Institut für Theoretische Physik, Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, Department of Physics, and Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics, AlbaNova, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Physics, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), AlbaNova, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- INAF–Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, I-20133 Milano, Italy
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- Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, Department of Physics, and Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
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- Space Sciences Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- NYCB Real-Time Computing Inc., Lattingtown, NY 11560, USA
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- Universities Space Research Association, Columbia, MD 21044, USA
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
- Adyaman University, 02040 Adyaman, Turkey
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica “M. Merlin” dell’Università e del Politecnico di Bari, I-70126 Bari, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
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- Institut de Ciències de l’Espai (IEEE-CSIC), Campus UAB, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Perugia, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
- Department of Physics and Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Laboratoire Univers et Particules de Montpellier, Université Montpellier 2, CNRS/IN2P3, Montpellier, France
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- W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Department of Physics and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Consorzio Interuniversitario per la Fisica Spaziale (CIFS), I-10133 Torino, Italy
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- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma “Tor Vergata,” I-00133 Roma, Italy
- Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata,” I-00133 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Physics, Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Space Science Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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- Department of Physics and Mathematics, Aoyama Gakuin University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5258, Japan
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- Universities Space Research Association, Columbia, MD 21044, USA
- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, USA
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
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- Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
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- University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
- Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
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- Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA
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- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, USA
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- University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
- Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
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- Universities Space Research Association, Columbia, MD 21044, USA
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- Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Astronomical Institute Änton Pannekoek, University of Amsterdam, 1090 GE Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Extraterrestrische Physik, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, USA
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- Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
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- INAF–Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Via U. La Malfa 153, I-90146 Palermo, Italy
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- INAF–Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica, Via U. La Malfa 153, I-90146 Palermo, Italy
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- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
- Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science & Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
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Preece R, Burgess JM, von Kienlin A, Bhat PN, Briggs MS, Byrne D, Chaplin V, Cleveland W, Collazzi AC, Connaughton V, Diekmann A, Fitzpatrick G, Foley S, Gibby M, Giles M, Goldstein A, Greiner J, Gruber D, Jenke P, Kippen RM, Kouveliotou C, McBreen S, Meegan C, Paciesas WS, Pelassa V, Tierney D, van der Horst AJ, Wilson-Hodge C, Xiong S, Younes G, Yu HF, Ackermann M, Ajello M, Axelsson M, Baldini L, Barbiellini G, Baring MG, Bastieri D, Bellazzini R, Bissaldi E, Bonamente E, Bregeon J, Brigida M, Bruel P, Buehler R, Buson S, Caliandro GA, Cameron RA, Caraveo PA, Cecchi C, Charles E, Chekhtman A, Chiang J, Chiaro G, Ciprini S, Claus R, Cohen-Tanugi J, Cominsky LR, Conrad J, D'Ammando F, de Angelis A, de Palma F, Dermer CD, Desiante R, Digel SW, Di Venere L, Drell PS, Drlica-Wagner A, Favuzzi C, Franckowiak A, Fukazawa Y, Fusco P, Gargano F, Gehrels N, Germani S, Giglietto N, Giordano F, Giroletti M, Godfrey G, Granot J, Grenier IA, Guiriec S, Hadasch D, Hanabata Y, Harding AK, Hayashida M, Iyyani S, Jogler T, Jóhannesson G, Kawano T, Knödlseder J, Kocevski D, Kuss M, Lande J, Larsson J, Larsson S, Latronico L, Longo F, Loparco F, Lovellette MN, Lubrano P, Mayer M, Mazziotta MN, Michelson PF, Mizuno T, Monzani ME, Moretti E, Morselli A, Murgia S, Nemmen R, Nuss E, Nymark T, Ohno M, Ohsugi T, Okumura A, Omodei N, Orienti M, Paneque D, Perkins JS, Pesce-Rollins M, Piron F, Pivato G, Porter TA, Racusin JL, Rainò S, Rando R, Razzano M, Razzaque S, Reimer A, Reimer O, Ritz S, Roth M, Ryde F, Sartori A, Scargle JD, Schulz A, Sgrò C, Siskind EJ, Spandre G, Spinelli P, Suson DJ, Tajima H, Takahashi H, Thayer JG, Thayer JB, Tibaldo L, Tinivella M, Torres DF, Tosti G, Troja E, Usher TL, Vandenbroucke J, Vasileiou V, Vianello G, Vitale V, Werner M, Winer BL, Wood KS, Zhu S. The First Pulse of the Extremely Bright GRB 130427A: A Test Lab for Synchrotron Shocks. Science 2014; 343:51-4. [DOI: 10.1126/science.1242302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- R Preece
- Department of Space Science, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA
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Barchetti F, De Marco V, Barchetti G, Pasqualitto E, Sartori A, Glorioso M, Gigli S, Megna V, Montechiarello S, Boncore V, Stagnitti A. Incidental discovery of testicular microlithiasis: what is the importance of ultrasound surveillance? Two case reports. Case Rep Oncol 2013; 6:520-5. [PMID: 24348387 PMCID: PMC3843917 DOI: 10.1159/000356097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Many studies have demonstrated an association between diffuse bilateral testicular microlithiasis (TM) and gonadal and extragonadal germ cell tumors. Nevertheless, it is still uncertain whether ultrasound surveillance is really necessary in patients with TM in the absence of other risk factors such as previous testicular cancer, a history of cryptorchidism or testicular atrophy. We report the cases of a 33- and a 39-year-old man presenting with a retroperitoneal extragonadal tumor. The first patient underwent an MRI examination in order to rule out a lumbosacral hernia: MRI images showed no slipped disks but a voluminous retroperitoneal solid mass. The histological analysis revealed an immature teratoma. The second patient came to the emergency department complaining of abdominal pain, vomiting, weight loss and mild jaundice: ultrasound examination showed a large, ill-defined heterogeneous abdominal mass, confirmed by CT and MRI examination. The histology diagnosed a yolk sac tumor. In both patients, the testicular sonography was performed to rule out a focal lesion, but it displayed bilateral TM without a focal testicular mass. Based on our direct experience, we highlight the importance of annual ultrasonographic surveillance of the testis and the retroperitoneal space in patients with occasionally detected TM.
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- F Barchetti
- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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da Rosa LC, Chiuso-Minicucci F, Zorzella-Pezavento SFG, França TGD, Ishikawa LLW, Colavite PM, Balbino B, Tavares LCB, Silva CL, Marques C, Ikoma MRV, Sartori A. Bacille Calmette-Guérin/DNAhsp65 prime-boost is protective against diabetes in non-obese diabetic mice but not in the streptozotocin model of type 1 diabetes. Clin Exp Immunol 2013; 173:430-7. [PMID: 23692306 DOI: 10.1111/cei.12140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Type I diabetes is a disease caused by autoimmune destruction of the beta cells in the pancreas that leads to a deficiency in insulin production. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prophylactic potential of a prime-boost strategy involving bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and the pVAXhsp65 vaccine (BCG/DNAhsp65) in diabetes induced by streptozotocin (STZ) in C57BL/6 mice and also in spontaneous type 1 diabetes in non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice. BCG/DNAhsp65 vaccination in NOD mice determined weight gain, protection against hyperglycaemia, decreased islet inflammation, higher levels of cytokine production by the spleen and a reduced number of regulatory T cells in the spleen compared with non-immunized NOD mice. In the STZ model, however, there was no significant difference in the clinical parameters. Although this vaccination strategy did not protect mice in the STZ model, it was very effective in NOD mice. This is the first report demonstrating that a prime-boost strategy could be explored as an immunomodulatory procedure in autoimmune diseases.
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- L C da Rosa
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Biosciences Institute, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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Milisits G, Donkó T, Dalle Zotte A, Sartori A, Szentirmai E, Emri M, Opposits G, Orbán A, Pőcze O, Repa I, Sütő Z. Application of computed tomography to assess the effect of egg yolk ratio on body composition in chickens of different genotype and gender at hatch and during the rearing period. Br Poult Sci 2013; 54:611-9. [PMID: 24067064 DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2013.811714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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1. Computed tomography was used for the in vivo determination of yolk ratio in 7000 domestic hen eggs, originated from two markedly different genotypes, in order to examine the effect of egg yolk ratio, gender and genotype on the development of hatched chicks. 2. Eggs with extremely low, average and extremely high yolk ratio were chosen for further investigation (n = 350 in each group in both genotypes). After incubating the selected eggs, hatched birds were reared and slaughtered at 11 weeks of age. 3. The yolk ratio of eggs significantly affected the body composition of the chickens at hatching and during rearing to 8-9 weeks of age. 4. Chickens of a genotype selected partly for weight gain had significantly higher live weight from hatching to the end of the rearing period and had better slaughter characteristics than those of the dual purpose TETRA-H genotype. 5. At hatching, only the dry matter content of the body was affected by the gender of the birds. The effect of gender on the live weight and body composition of chickens was evident from the 5th week of age to the time of slaughter. 6. It was concluded that eggs with a low yolk ratio were most beneficial for broiler production, because chickens hatched from these eggs had the highest slaughter weight and muscle index and the lowest fat index for their body mass.
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- G Milisits
- a Department of Poultry and Small Animal Breeding, Faculty of Animal Science , Kaposvár University , Guba Sándor u. 40 ., 7400 Kaposvár, Hungary
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Hochhegger B, Irion K, Reis D, Sartori A, Marchiori E. Extramedullary haematopoiesis simulating osseous neoplasia. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2013; 57:462-3. [PMID: 23870344 DOI: 10.1111/1754-9485.12064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Rossi V, Sartori A, Bordin G, Parolini F, Morandi A, Arnoldi R, Brisighelli G, Leva E, Torricelli EM. Cryptorchidism: medium- and long-term follow-up. Minerva Pediatr 2013; 65:261-269. [PMID: 23685377] [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: 06/02/2023]
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AIM Cryptorchidism represents the most frequent male genital anomaly in paediatric population and may potentially interfere with fertility and determine neoplastic testicular diseases. We wanted to evaluate the correlation between age at orchiopexy and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone levels in adulthood, determining the long-term complications of surgical treatment. METHODS Fifty-seven patients (mean age 19 years, range 18-27) surgically treated for cryptorchidism in pediatric age were included in a medium and long-term follow-up (10-19 years). We divided this population into four groups: A) monolateral cryptorchidism operated on before 36 months of age (15); B) monolateral cryptorchidism operated on over 36 months (32); C) bilateral cryptorchidism operated on before 36 months (5); and D) bilateral cryptorchidism operated on over 36 months (5). All patients underwent andrological examination, testosterone, FSH and LH dosage, measurement of testicular volume and spermiogram. RESULTS Significant different FSH levels were found between group A and C and between A and D (P<0.01), while groups A and D presented also different mean testicular volume (P<0.01). In addition group D showed an abnormal morphology of spermiogram. The main complications found in follow-up were hydrocele (17,5%), varicocele (8,7%) and epididymal cysts (3.6%). CONCLUSION Monolateral cryptorchidism is associated with normal fertility when treated early (group A). Subjects in Group D, on the contrary, have a rise of FSH, a reduction of testicular volume and semen abnormalities. The long-term follow-up of these patients can also detect associated.
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- Dipartimento Salute della Donna, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italia.
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Dalle Zotte A, Sartori A, Bohatir P, Rémignon H, Ricci R. Effect of dietary supplementation of Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) and Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) on growth performance, apparent digestibility and health status of companion dwarf rabbits. Livest Sci 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2012.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Grosse N, Lomax A, Coray A, Sartori A, Hug E. PO-0939 DEFICIENCY IN HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION RENDERS MAMMALIAN CELLS MORE SENSITIVE TO PROTON VERSUS PHOTON IRRADIATION. Radiother Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(12)71272-0] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Ruffo G, Barugola G, Scopelliti F, Sartori A, Crippa S, Partelli S, Falconi M. SILS cholecystectomy, early experience of a single institution: pilot study of 21 cases. Updates Surg 2012; 64:145-8. [DOI: 10.1007/s13304-012-0151-6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2011] [Accepted: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Cavallin T, El Habra N, Casarin M, Bordin F, Sartori A, Favaro M, Gerbasi R, Rossetto G. Superhydrophilic and tribological improvements of polymeric surfaces via plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition ceramic coatings. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2011; 11:8079-8082. [PMID: 22097533 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.5084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The main object of this study is the treatment of polymeric (PVC, PC) surfaces with the aim of inducing enhanced superhydrophilic characteristics together with nanohardness features; this would allow polymeric surfaces to have longer durability and prevent the accumulation of dirt on the surface which could disable the proper use of these polymeric surfaces. Indeed plastic surfaces are difficult substrates to be covered effectively and functionalized, mainly due to their high sensitivity to heat treatments and irradiation in the UV-Vis range together with their inert behavior. Their functionalization is achieved through the deposition of ceramic coatings such as titania (TiO2), on the polymeric surfaces via PECVD (Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition) at low temperatures. Characterizations are carried out by contact angle analysis for the superhydrophilic characteristics, and by nanoindentation analysis for the tribological features. A cold PECVD discontinuous method allowed us to improve nanohardness, reaching a value of 1.39 GPa which is nearly ten times higher than that of the uncoated polymeric substrate, and seems a promising solution for improving uniformity of the coatings. Superhydrophilic behavior of the activated TiO2 surfaces showed contact angle values lower than 10 degrees.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry and Surfaces, National Council of Research Corso Stati Uniti 4, 1-35127 Padova, Italy
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Fallows R, McCoy K, Hertza J, Klosson E, Estes B, Stroescu I, Salinas C, Stringer A, Aronson S, MacAllister W, Spurgin A, Morriss M, Glasier P, Stavinoha P, Houshyarnejad A, Jacobus J, Norman M, Peery S, Mattingly M, Pennuto T, Anderson-Hanley C, Miele A, Dunnam M, Edwards M, O'Bryant S, Johnson L, Barber R, Inscore A, Kegel J, Kozlovsky A, Tarantino B, Goldberg A, Herrera-Pino J, Jubiz-Bassi N, Rashid K, Noniyeva Y, Vo K, Stephens V, Gomez R, Sanders C, Kovacs M, Walton B, Schmitter-Edgecombe M, Schmitter-Edgecombe M, Parsey C, Cook D, Woods S, Weinborn M, Velnoweth A, Rooney A, Bucks R, Adalio C, White S, Blair J, Barber B, Marcy S, Barber B, Marcy S, Boseck J, McCormick C, Davis A, Berry K, Koehn E, Tiberi N, Gelder B, Brooks B, Sherman E, Garcia M, Robillard R, Gunner J, Miele A, Lynch J, McCaffrey R, Hamilton J, Froming K, Nemeth D, Steger A, Lebby P, Harrison J, Mounoutoua A, Preiss J, Brimager A, Gates E, Chang J, Cisneros H, Long J, Petrauskas V, Casey J, Picard E, Long J, Petrauskas V, Casey J, Picard E, Miele A, Gunner J, Lynch J, McCaffrey R, Rodriguez M, Fonseca F, Golden C, Davis J, Wall J, DeRight J, Jorgensen R, Lewandowski L, Ortigue S, Etherton J, Axelrod B, Green C, Snead H, Semrud-Clikeman M, Kirk J, Connery A, Kirkwood M, Hanson ML, Fazio R, Denney R, Myers W, McGuire A, Tree H, Waldron-Perrine B, Goldenring Fine J, Spencer R, Pangilinan P, Bieliauskas L, Na S, Waldron-Perrine B, Tree H, Spencer R, Pangilinan P, Bieliauskas L, Peck C, Bledsoe J, Schroeder R, Boatwright B, Heinrichs R, Baade L, Rohling M, Hill B, Ploetz D, Womble M, Shenesey J, Schroeder R, Semrud-Clikeman M, Baade L, VonDran E, Webster B, Brockman C, Burgess A, Heinrichs R, Schroeder R, Baade L, VonDran E, Webster B, Goldenring Fine J, Brockman C, Heinrichs R, Schroeder R, Baade L, VonDran E, Webster B, Brockman C, Heinrichs R, Schroeder R, Baade L, Bledsoe J, VonDran E, Webster B, Brockman C, Heinrichs R, Schroeder R, Baade L, VonDran E, Webster B, Brockman C, Heinrichs R, Thaler N, Strauss G, White T, Gold J, Tree H, Waldron-Perrine B, Spencer R, McGuire A, Na S, Pangilinan P, Bieliauskas L, Allen D, Vincent A, Roebuck-Spencer T, Cooper D, Bowles A, Gilliland K, Watts A, Ahmed F, Miller L, Yon A, Gordon B, Bello D, Bennett T, Yon A, Gordon B, Bennett T, Wood N, Etcoff L, Thede L, Oraker J, Gibson F, Stanford L, Gray S, Vroman L, Semrud-Clikeman M, Taylor T, Seydel K, Bure-Reyes A, Stewart J, Tourgeman I, Demsky Y, Golden C, Burns W, Gray S, Burns K, Calderon C, Tourgeman I, Golden C, Neblina C, San Miguel Montes L, Allen D, Strutt A, Scott B, Strutt A, Scott B, Armstrong P, Booth C, Blackstone K, Moore D, Gouaux B, Ellis R, Atkinson J, Grant I, Brennan L, Schultheis M, Hurtig H, Weintraub D, Duda J, Moberg P, Chute D, Siderowf A, Brescian N, Gass C, Brewster R, King T, Morris R, Krawiecki N, Dinishak D, Richardson G, Estes B, Knight M, Hertza J, Fallows R, McCoy K, Garcia S, Strain G, Devlin M, Cohen R, Paul R, Crosby R, Mitchell J, Gunstad J, Hancock L, Bruce J, Roberg B, Lynch S, Hertza J, Klosson E, Varnadore E, Schiff W, Estes B, Hertza J, Varnadore E, Estes B, Kaufman R, Rinehardt E, Schoenberg M, Mattingly M, Rosado Y, Velamuri S, LeBlanc M, Pimental P, Lynch-Chee S, Broshek D, Lyons P, McKeever J, Morse C, Ang J, Leist T, Tracy J, Schultheis M, Morgan E, Woods S, Rooney A, Perry W, Grant I, Letendre S, Morse C, McKeever J, Schultheis M, Musso M, Jones G, Hill B, Proto D, Barker A, Gouvier W, Nersesova K, Drexler M, Cherkasova E, Sakamoto M, Marcotte T, Hilsabeck R, Perry W, Carlson M, Barakat F, Hassanein T, Shevchik K, McCaw W, Schrock B, Smith M, Moser D, Mills J, Epping E, Paulsen J, Somogie M, Bruce J, Bryan F, Buscher L, Tyrer J, Stabler A, Thelen J, Lovelace C, Spurgin A, Graves D, Greenberg B, Harder L, Szczebak M, Glisky M, Thelen J, Lynch S, Hancock L, Bruce J, Ukueberuwa D, Arnett P, Vahter L, Ennok M, Pall K, Gross-Paju K, Vargas G, Medaglia J, Chiaravalloti N, Zakrzewski C, Hillary F, Andrews A, Golden C, Belloni K, Nicewander J, Miller D, Johnson S, David Z, Weideman E, Lawson D, Currier E, Morton J, Robinson J, Musso M, Hill B, Barker A, Pella R, Jones G, Proto D, Gouvier W, Vertinski M, Allen D, Thaler N, Heisler D, Park B, Barney S, Kucukboyaci N, Girard H, Kemmotsu N, Cheng C, Kuperman J, McDonald C, Carroll C, Odland A, Miller L, Mittenberg W, Coalson D, Wahlstrom D, Raiford S, Holdnack J, Ennok M, Vahter L, Gardner E, Dasher N, Fowler B, Vik P, Grajewski M, Lamar M, Penney D, Davis R, Korthauer L, Libon D, Kumar A, Holdnack J, Iverson G, Chelune G, Hunter C, Zimmerman E, Klein R, Prathiba N, Hopewell A, Cooper D, Kennedy J, Long M, Moses J, Lutz J, Tiberi N, Dean R, Miller J, Axelrod B, Van Dyke S, Rapport L, Schutte C, Hanks R, Pella R, Fallows R, McCoy K, O'Rourke J, Hilsabeck R, Petrauskas V, Bowden S, Romero R, Hulkonen R, Boivin M, Bangirana P, John C, Shapiro E, Slonaker A, Pass L, Smigielski J, Biernacka J, Geske J, Hall-Flavin D, Loukianova L, Schneekloth T, Abulseoud O, Mrazek D, Karpyak V, Terranova J, Safko E, Heisler D, Thaler N, Allen D, Van Dyke S, Axelrod B, Zink D, Puente A, Ames H, LePage J, Carroll C, Knee K, Mittenberg W, Cummings T, Webbe F, Shepherd E, Marcinak J, Diaz-Santos M, Seichepine D, Sullivan K, Neargarder S, Cronin-Golomb A, Franchow E, Suchy Y, Kraybill M, Holland A, Newton S, Hinson D, Smith A, Coe M, Carmona J, Harrison D, Hyer L, Atkinson M, Dalibwala J, Yeager C, Hyer L, Scott C, Atkinson M, Yeager C, Jacobson K, Olson K, Pella R, Fallows R, McCoy K, O'Rourke J, Hilsabeck R, Rosado Y, Kaufman R, Velamuri S, Rinehardt E, Mattingly M, Sartori A, Clay O, Ovalle F, Rothman R, Crowe M, Schmid A, Horne L, Horn G, Johnson-Markve B, Gorman P, Stewart J, Bure-Reyes A, Golden C, Tam J, McAlister C, Schmitter-Edgecombe M, Wagner M, Brenner L, Walker A, Armstrong L, Inman E, Grimmett J, Gray S, Cornelius A, Hertza J, Klosson E, Varnadore E, Schiff W, Estes B, Johnson L, Willingham M, Restrepo L, Bolanos J, Patel F, Golden C, Rice J, Dougherty M, Golden C, Sharma V, Martin P, Golden C, Bradley E, Dinishak D, Lockwood C, Poole J, Brickell T, Lange R, French L, Chao L, Klein S, Dunnam M, Miele A, Warner G, Donnelly K, Donnelly J, Kittleson J, Bradshaw C, Alt M, England D, Denney R, Meyers J, Evans J, Lynch-Chee S, Kennedy C, Moore J, Fedor A, Spitznagel M, Gunstad J, Ferland M, Guerrero NK, Davidson P, Collins B, Marshall S, Herrera-Pino J, Samper G, Ibarra S, Parrott D, Steffen F, Backhaus S, Karver C, Wade S, Taylor H, Brown T, Kirkwood M, Stancin T, Krishnan K, Culver C, Arenivas A, Bosworth C, Shokri-Kojori E, Diaz-Arrastia R, Marquez de la PC, Lange R, Ivins B, Marshall K, Schwab K, Parkinson G, Iverson G, Bhagwat A, French L, Lichtenstein J, Adams-Deutsch Z, Fleischer J, Goldberg K, Lichtenstein J, Adams-Deutsch Z, Fleischer J, Goldberg K, Lichtenstein J, Fleischer J, Goldberg K, Lockwood C, Ehrler M, Hull A, Bradley E, Sullivan C, Poole J, Lockwood C, Sullivan C, Hull A, Bradley E, Ehrler M, Poole J, Marcinak J, Schuster D, Al-Khalil K, Webbe F, Myers A, Ireland S, Simco E, Carroll C, Mittenberg W, Palmer E, Poole J, Bradley E, Dinishak D, Piecora K, Marcinak J, Al-Khalil K, Mroczek N, Schuster D, Snyder A, Rabinowitz A, Arnett P, Schatz P, Cameron N, Stolberg P, Hart J, Jones W, Mayfield J, Allen D, Sullivan K, Edmed S, Vanderploeg R, Silva M, Vaughan C, McGuire E, Gerst E, Fricke S, VanMeter J, Newman J, Gioia G, Vaughan C, VanMeter J, McGuire E, Gioia G, Newman J, Gerst E, Fricke S, Wahlberg A, Zelonis S, Chatterjee A, Smith S, Whipple E, Mace L, Manning K, Ang J, Schultheis M, Wilk J, Herrell R, Hoge C, Zakzanis K, Yu S, Jeffay E, Zimmer A, Webbe F, Piecora K, Schuster D, Zimmer A, Piecora K, Schuster D, Webbe F, Adler M, Holster J, Golden C, Andrews A, Schleicher-Dilks S, Golden C, Arffa S, Thornton J, Arffa S, Thornton J, Arffa S, Thornton J, Arffa S, Thornton J, Canas A, Sevadjian C, Fournier A, Miller D, Maricle D, Donders J, Larsen T, Gidley Larson J, Sheehan J, Suchy Y, Higgins K, Rolin S, Dunham K, Akeson S, Horton A, Reynolds C, Horton A, Reynolds C, Jordan L, Gonzalez S, Heaton S, McAlister C, Tam J, Schmitter-Edgecombe M, Olivier T, West S, Golden C, Prinzi L, Martin P, Robbins J, Bruzinski B, Golden C, Riccio C, Blakely A, Yoon M, Reynolds C, Robbins J, Prinzi L, Martin P, Golden C, Schleicher-Dilks S, Andrews A, Adler M, Pearlson J, Golden C, Sevadjian C, Canas A, Fournier A, Miller D, Maricle D, Sheehan J, Gidley LJ, Suchy Y, Sherman E, Carlson H, Gaxiola-Valdez I, Wei X, Beaulieu C, Hader W, Brooks B, Kirton A, Barlow K, Hrabok M, Mohamed I, Wiebe S, Smith K, Ailion A, Ivanisevic M, King T, Smith K, King T, Thorgusen S, Bowman D, Suchy Y, Walsh K, Mitchell F, Jill G, Iris P, Ross K, Madan-Swain A, Gioia G, Isquith P, Webber D, DeFilippis N, Collins M, Hill F, Weber R, Johnson A, Wiley C, Zimmerman E, Burns T, DeFilippis N, Ritchie D, Odland A, Stevens A, Mittenberg W, Hartlage L, Williams B, Weidemann E, Demakis G, Avila J, Razani J, Burkhart S, Adams W, Edwards M, O'Bryant S, Hall J, Johnson L, Grammas P, Gong G, Hargrave K, Mattevada S, Barber R, Hall J, Vo H, Johnson L, Barber R, O'Bryant S, Hill B, Davis J, O'Connor K, Musso M, Rehm-Hamilton T, Ploetz D, Rohling M, Rodriguez M, Potter E, Loewenstein D, Duara R, Golden C, Velamuri S, Rinehardt E, Schoenberg M, Mattingly M, Kaufman R, Rosado Y, Boseck J, Tiberi N, McCormick C, Davis A, Hernandez Finch M, Gelder B, Cannon M, McGregor S, Reitman D, Rey J, Scarisbrick D, Holdnack J, Iverson G, Thaler N, Bello D, Whoolery H, Etcoff L, Vekaria P, Whittington L, Nemeth D, Gremillion A, Olivier T, Amirthavasagam S, Jeffay E, Zakzanis K, Barney S, Umuhoza D, Strauss G, Knatz-Bello D, Allen D, Bolanos J, Bell J, Restrepo L, Frisch D, Golden C, Hartlage L, Williams B, Iverson G, McIntosh D, Kjernisted K, Young A, Kiely T, Tai C, Gomez R, Schatzberg A, Keller J, Rhodes E, Ajilore O, Zhang A, Kumar A, Lamar M, Ringdahl E, Sutton G, Turner A, Snyder J, Allen D, Verbiest R, Thaler N, Strauss G, Allen D, Walkenhorst E, Crowe S, August-Fedio A, Sexton J, Cummings S, Brown K, Fedio P, Grigorovich A, Fish J, Gomez M, Leach L, Lloyd H, Nichols M, Goldberg M, Novakovic-Agopian T, Chen A, Abrams G, Rossi A, Binder D, Muir J, Carlin G, Murphy M, McKim R, Fitsimmons R, D'Esposito M, Shevchik K, McCaw W, Schrock B, Vernon A, Frank R, Ona PZ, Freitag E, Weber E, Woods S, Kellogg E, Grant I, Basso M, Dyer B, Daniel M, Michael P, Fontanetta R, Martin P, Golden C, Gass C, Stripling A, Odland A, Holster J, Corsun-Ascher C, Olivier T, Golden C, Legaretta M, Vik P, Van Ness E, Fowler B, Noll K, Denney D, Wiechman A, Stephanie T, Greenberg B, Lacritz L, Padua M, Sandhu K, Moses J, Sordahl J, Anderson J, Wheaton V, Anderson J, Berggren K, Cheung D, Luber H, Loftis J, Huckans M, Bennett T, Dawson C, Soper H, Bennett T, Soper H, Carter K, Hester A, Ringe W, Spence J, Posamentier M, Hart J, Haley R, Fallows R, Pella R, McCoy K, O'Rourke J, Hilsabeck R, Fallows R, Pella R, McCoy K, O'Rourke J, Hilsabeck R, Gass C, Curiel R, Gass C, Stripling A, Odland A, Goldberg M, Lloyd H, Gremillion A, Nemeth D, Whittington L, Hu E, Vik P, Dasher N, Fowler B, Jeffay E, Zakzanis K, Jordan S, DeFilippis N, Collins M, Goetsch V, Small S, Mansoor Y, Homer-Smith E, Lockwood C, Moses J, Martin P, Odland A, Fontanetta R, Sharma V, Golden C, Odland A, Martin P, Perle J, Gass C, Simco E, Mittenberg W, Patt V, Minassian A, Perry W, Polott S, Webbe F, Mulligan K, Shaneyfelt K, Wall J, Thompson J, Tai C, Kiely T, Compono V, Trettin L, Gomez R, Schatzberg A, Keller J, Tsou J, Pearlson J, Sharma V, Tourgeman I, Golden C, Waldron-Perrine B, Tree H, Spencer R, McGuire A, Na S, Pangilinan P, Bieliauskas L, You S, Moses J, An K, Jeffay E, Zakzanis K, Biddle C, Fazio R, Willett K, Rolin S, O'Grady M, Denney R, Bresnan K, Erlanger D, Seegmiller R, Kaushik T, Brooks B, Krol A, Carlson H, Sherman E, Davis J, McHugh T, Axelrod B, Hanks R. Grand Rounds. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acr056] [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] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Chiuso-Minicucci F, VAN DB, Zorzella-Pezavento SFG, Peres RS, Ishikawa LLW, Rosa LC, França TGD, Turato WM, Amarante AFT, Sartori A. Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis evolution was not modified by multiple infections with Strongyloides venezuelensis. Parasite Immunol 2011; 33:303-8. [PMID: 21477142 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2011.01279.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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According to the hygiene hypothesis, the increased incidence of allergic and autoimmune diseases in developed countries is mainly explained by the decreased contact between the human population and certain environmental agents as lactobacillus, mycobacteria and helminths. In this study, we evaluated the effect of multiple infections with Strongyloides venezuelensis on the development of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in Lewis rats. Multiple infections before EAE induction were not able to change the evolution of the disease. No alterations were observed in weight loss, clinical score and inflammation intensity at the central nervous system. The presence of significant levels of parasite-specific IgG1 but not IgG2b suggested a Th2 polarization. However, the percentage and absolute number of CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ T cells were not changed, being their levels in the spleen and lymph nodes of infected rats comparable to the ones found in normal animals. These results suggest that a Th2-polarized response without concomitant expansion of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells was not able to modify EAE progression. Even though these results do not threaten the hygiene hypothesis, they suggest that this paradigm might be an oversimplification. They also emphasize the need of a study to compare the immunoregulatory ability associated with different helminth spp.
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- F Chiuso-Minicucci
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Biosciences Institute, Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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Martins DR, Pelizon AC, Zorzella-Pezavento SFG, Seger J, Santos Junior RR, Fonseca DM, Justulin LA, Silva CL, Sartori A. Exposure to Mycobacterium avium decreases the protective effect of the DNA vaccine pVAXhsp65 against Mycobacterium tuberculosis-induced inflammation of the pulmonary parenchyma. Scand J Immunol 2011; 73:293-300. [PMID: 21214611 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2011.02510.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This work investigated the effect of previous Mycobacterium avium exposure on the protective ability of the DNA vaccine pVAXhsp65 against inflammation in the pulmonary parenchyma. BALB/c mice were presensitized with heat-killed M. avium and then immunized with three doses of pVAXhsp65 prior to challenge with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. M. avium sensitization induced high levels of spontaneous IL-5 production that were concomitant with a positive delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction; antigen-specific IFN-γ production was also observed upon splenocyte stimulation. Prior exposure to M. avium resulted in altered cytokine and antibody production induced by immunization with pVAXhsp65; instead of a Th1 response, vaccinated mice previously exposed to M. avium developed a strong Th2 response. This switch to a Th2 response coincided with the loss of the anti-inflammatory effect of pVAXhsp65 vaccination previously observed in the pulmonary parenchyma of mice infected with M. tuberculosis. These results suggest that exposure to environmental mycobacteria can modulate immune responses induced by mycobacterial vaccines other than bacillus Calmette-Guérin.
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- D R Martins
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Biosciences Institute, Univ Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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Sartori A, Visentin F, El Habra N, De Zorzi C, Natali M, Garoli D, Gerbasi R, Casarin M, Rossetto G. Preparation of tetrapod-like ZnO/TiO2 core-shell nanostructures as photocatalytic powder. Cryst Res Technol 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.201000594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Ricci R, Sartori A, Palagiano C, Dalle Zotte A. Study on the nutrient adequacy of feeds for pet rabbits available in the Italian market. World Rabbit Sci 2010. [DOI: 10.4995/wrs.2010.7532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Pelizon AC, Martins DR, Zorzella-Pezavento SFG, Seger J, Justulin LA, da Fonseca DM, Santos RR, Masson AP, Silva CL, Sartori A. Neonatal BCG immunization followed by DNAhsp65 boosters: highly immunogenic but not protective against tuberculosis - a paradoxical effect of the vector? Scand J Immunol 2010; 71:63-9. [PMID: 20384857 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2009.02352.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A new tuberculosis vaccine is urgently needed. Prime-boost strategies are considered very promising and the inclusion of BCG is highly desirable. In this investigation, we tested the protective efficacy of BCG delivered in the neonatal period followed by boosters in the adult phase with a DNA vaccine containing the hsp65 gene from Mycobacterium leprae (pVAXhsp65). Immune responses were characterized by serum anti-hsp65 antibody levels and IFN-gamma and IL-5 production by the spleen. Amounts of these cytokines were also determined in lung homogenates. Protective efficacy was established by the number of colony-forming units (CFU) and histopathological analysis of the lungs after challenge with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Immunization with BCG alone triggered a significant reduction of CFU in the lungs and also clearly preserved the pulmonary parenchyma. BCG priming also increased the immunogenicity of pVAXhsp65. However, boosters with pVAXhsp65 or the empty vector abolished the protective efficacy of BCG. Also, higher IL-5 levels were produced by spleen and lungs after DNA boosters. These results demonstrated that neonatal BCG immunization followed by DNAhsp65 boosters is highly immunogenic but is not protective against tuberculosis.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Biosciences Institute, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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Chiuso-Minicucci F, Marra NM, Zorzella-Pezavento SFG, França TGD, Ishikawa LLW, Amarante MRV, Amarante AFT, Sartori A. Recovery from Strongyloides venezuelensis infection in Lewis rats is associated with a strong Th2 response. Parasite Immunol 2010; 32:74-8. [PMID: 20042010 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2009.01160.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In this study, we investigated the characteristics of the infection and subsequent immunity induced by Strongyloides venezuelensis in Lewis rats. Animals were infected with 4000 L3 of S. venezuelensis and number of eggs per gram of faeces indicated an acute phase around day 8 and a recovery phase around day 32 after infection. A strong Th2 polarization during recovery phase was ascertained by a significant increase in IgG1 and IgE compared with that in the acute period. A shift in the cytokine profile confirmed these findings. A predominant production of IFN-gamma during the acute phase was followed by IL-10 production during recovery. Together these findings show that experimental infection of Lewis rats with S. venezuelensis presents a kinetics of parasite establishment and immunity similar to that described in other models of helminthic infection.
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- F Chiuso-Minicucci
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Biosciences Institute, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo 18618-000, Brazil
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Phillips M, Haines M, Peck E, Lee H, Phillips B, Wein B, Bekenstein J, O'Grady J, Schoenberg M, Ogrocki P, Maddux B, Whitney C, Gould D, Riley D, Maciunas R, Espe-Pfeifer P, Arguello J, Taber S, Duff K, Fields A, Newby R, Weissgerber K, Epping A, Panepinto J, Scott P, Reesman J, Zabel A, Wodka E, Ferenc L, Comi A, Cohen N, Bigelow S, McCrea Jones L, Sandoval R, Vilar-Lopez R, Puente N, Hidalgo-Ruzante N, Bure A, Ojeda C, Puente A, Zolten A, Mallory L, Heyanka D, Golden C, McCue R, Heyanka D, Mackelprang J, Reuther B, Golden C, Odland A, Scarisbrick D, Heyanka D, Martin P, Golden C, Mazur-Mosiewicz A, Holcomb M, Dean R, Schneider J, Morgan D, Scott J, Leber W, Adams R, Marceaux J, Triebel K, Griffith H, Gifford K, Potter E, Webbe F, Barker W, Loewenstein D, Duara R, Gifford K, Mahaney T, Srinivasan V, Cummings T, Frankl M, Bayan R, Webbe F, Mulligan K, Duncan N, Greenaway M, Sakamoto M, Spiers M, Libon D, Pimontel M, Gavett B, Jefferson A, Nair A, Green R, Stern R, Mahaney T, Frankl M, Cummings T, Mulligan K, Webbe F, Lou K, Gavett B, Jefferson A, Nair A, Green R, Morere D, Gifford K, Ferro J, Ezrine G, Kiefel J, Hinton V, Greco S, Corradino G, Pantone J, MacLeod R, Stern R, Hart J, Lavach J, Pick L, Szymanski C, Ilardi D, Marcus D, Burns T, Mahle W, Jenkins P, Davis A, McDermott A, Pierson E, Freeman Floyd E, McIntosh D, Dixon F, Davis A, Boseck J, Berry K, Whited A, Gelder B, Davis A, Dodd J, Berry K, Boseck J, Koehn E, Gelder B, Riccio C, Kahn D, Perez E, Reynolds C, Scott M, Nguyen-Driver M, Ruchinskas R, Lennen D, Steiner R, Sikora D, Freeman K, Carboni J, Fong G, Fong G, Carboni J, Whigham K, O'Toole K, Schneider B, Burns T, Olivier T, Nemeth D, Whittington L, Moreau A, Webb N, Weimer M, Gontier J, Labrana J, Rioseco F, Lichtenberg P, Puente A, Puente A, Bure A, Buddin H, Teichner G, Golden C, Pacheco E, Chong J, Gold S, Mittenberg W, Miller A, Bruce J, Hancock L, Peterson S, Jacobson J, Guse E, Tyrer J, Lasater J, Fritz J, Lynch S, Yarger L, Bryant K, Zychowski L, Nippoldt-Baca L, Lehman C, Arffa S, Marceaux J, Dilks L, Arthur A, Myers B, Levy J, Blancett S, Martincin K, Thrasher A, Koushik N, McArthur S, Baird A, Foster P, Drago V, Yung R, Crucian G, Heilman K, Castellon S, Livers E, Oppenheim A, Carter C, Ganz P, San Miguel-Montes L, Escabi-Quiles Y, Allen D, Gavett B, Stern R, Nowinski C, Cantu R, Martukovich R, McKee A, Davis A, Roberds E, Lutz J, Williams R, Gupta A, Schoenberg M, Werz M, Maciunas R, Koubeissi M, Poreh A, Luders H, Barwick F, Arnett P, Morse C, Gonzalez-Heydrich J, Luna L, Rao S, McClendon J, Rotelle P, Waber D, Holland A, Boyer K, Faraone S, Whitney J, Guild D, Biederman J, Baerwald J, Ryan G, Baerwald J, Ryan G, Guerrero J, Carmona J, Parsons T, Rizzo A, Lance B, Courtney C, Baerwald J, Ryan G, Perna R, Jackson A, Luton L, O'Toole K, Harrison D, Alosco M, Emerson K, Hill B, Bauer L, Tremont G, Zychowski L, Yarger L, Kegel N, Arffa S, Crockett D, Hunt S, Parks R, Vernon-Wilkinsion R, Hietpas-Wilson T, Zartman A, Gordon S, Krueger K, VanBuren K, Yates A, Hilsabeck R, Campbell J, Riner B, Crowe S, Noggle C, Thompson J, Barisa M, Maulucci A, Noggle C, Thompson J, Barisa M, Maulucci A, Noggle C, Latham K, Thompson J, Barisa M, Maulucci A, Sumowski J, Chiaravalloti N, Lengenfelder J, DeLuca J, Iturriaga L, Henry G, Heilbronner R, Carmona J, Mittenberg W, Enders C, Stevens A, Dux M, Henry G, Heilbronner R, Mittenberg W, Enders C, Myers A, Arffa S, Holland A, Nippoldt-Baca L, Yarger L, Acocella-Stollerman J, Lee E, Peck E, Lee H, Khawaja S, Phillips B, Crockett A, Greve K, Comer C, Ord J, Etherton J, Bianchini K, Curtis K, Harrison A, Edwards M, Harrison A, Edwards M, Cottingham M, Goldberg H, Harrison D, Victor T, Perry L, Pazienza S, Boone K, Bowers T, Triebel K, Denney R, Halfaker D, Tussey C, Barber A, Martin P, Denney R, Deal W, Bailey C, Denney R, Marcopulos B, Schaefer L, Rabin L, Kakkanatt T, Popalzai A, Chantasi K, Heyanka D, Magyar Y, Cruz R, Weiss L, Schatz P, Gibney B, Lietner D, Koushik N, Brooks B, Iverson G, Horton A, Odland A, Reynolds C, Horton A, Reynolds C, Davis A, Finch W, Skierkiewicz A, Rothlisberg B, McIntosh D, Davis A, Finch W, Golden C, Chang M, McIntosh D, Rothlisberg B, Paulson S, Davis A, Starling J, Whited A, Chang M, Roberds E, Dodd J, Martin P, Goldstein G, DeFilippis N, Carlozzi N, Tulsky D, Kurkowski R, Browne K, Wortman K, Gershon R, Heyanka D, Odland A, Golden C, Rodriguez M, Myers A, West S, Golden C, Holster J, Bolanos J, Corsun-Ascher C, Golden C, Robbins J, Restrepo L, Prinzi L, Garcia J, Golden C, Holster J, Bolanos J, Garcia J, Golden C, Osgood J, Trice A, Ernst W, Mahaney T, Gifford K, Oelschlager J, Gurrea J, Tourgeman I, Odland A, Golden C, Tourgeman I, Gurrea J, Stack M, Boddy R, Demsky Y, Golden C, Judd T, Jurecska D, Holmes J, Aguerrevere L, Greve K, Capps D, Izquierdo R, Feldman C, Boddy R, Scarisbrick D, Rice J, Tourgeman I, Golden C, Scarisbrick D, Boddy R, Corsun-Ascher C, Heyanka D, Golden C, Woon F, Hedges D, Odland A, Heyanka D, Martin P, Golden C, Yamout K, Heinrichs R, Baade L, Soetaert D, Perle J, Odland A, Martin P, Golden C, Armstrong C, Bello D, Randall C, Allen D, McLaren T, Konopacki K, Peery S, Miranda F, Saleh M, Moise F, Mendoza J, Mak E, Gomez R, Mihaila E, Parrella M, White L, Harvey P, Marshall D, Gomez R, Keller J, Rogers E, Misa J, Che A, Tennakoon L, Schatzberg A, Sutton G, Allen D, Strauss G, Bello D, Armstrong C, Randall C, Duke L, Ross S, Randall C, Bello D, Armstrong C, Sutton G, Ringdahl E, Thaler N, McMurray J, Sanders L, Isaac H, Allen D, Rumble S, Klonoff P, Wilken J, Sullivan C, Fratto T, Sullivan A, McKenzie T, Ensley M, Saunders C, Quig M, Kane R, Simsarian J, Restrepo L, Rodriguez M, Robbins J, Morrow J, Golden C, Yung R, Sullivan W, Stringer K, Ferguson B, Drago V, Foster P, Lanting S, Brooks B, Iverson G, Horton A, Reynolds C, Scarisbrick D, Odland A, Perle J, Golden C, West S, Collins K, Frisch D, Golden C, Guerrero J, Baerwald J, Yung R, Sullivan W, Stringer K, Ferguson B, Drago V, Foster P, Mackelprang J, Heyanka D, Lennertz L, Morin I, Marker C, Collins M, Dodd J, Goldstein G, DeFilippis N, Holcomb M, Kimball T, Luther E, Belsher B, Botelho V, Reed R, Hernandez B, Noda A, Yesavage J, Kinoshita L, Kakos L, Gunstad J, Hughes J, Spitznagel M, Potter V, Stanek K, Szabo A, Waechter D, Josephson R, Rosneck J, Schofield H, Getz G, Magnuson S, Bryant K, Miller A, Martincin K, Pastel D, Poreh A, Davis J, Ramos C, Sherer C, Bertram D, Wall J, Bryant K, Poreh A, Magnuson S, Miller A, Martincin K, Pastel D, Gow C, Francis J, Olson L, Sautter S, Ord J, Capps D, Greve K, Bianchini K, Stettler T, Daniel M, Kleman V, Etchells M, Rabinowitz A, Barwick F, Arnett P, Proto D, Barker A, Gouvier W, Jones K, Williams J, Lockwood C, Mansoor Y, Homer-Smith E, Moses J, Stolberg P, Jones W, Krach S, Loe S, Mortimer J, Avirett E, Maricle D, Miller D, Avirett E, Mortimer J, Maricle D, Miller D, Avirett E, Mortimer J, Miller D, Maricle D, McGill C, Moneta L, Gioia G, Isquith P, Lazarus G, Puente A, Ahern D, Faust D, Bridges A, Ahern D, Faust D, Bridges A, Hobson V, Hall J, Harvey M, Spering C, Cullum M, Lacritz L, Massman P, Waring S, O'Bryant S, Frisch D, Morrow J, West S, Golden C, West S, Dougherty M, Rice J, Golden C, Morrow J, Frisch D, Pearlson J, Golden C, Thorgusen S, Watson J, Miller A, Kesner R, Levy J, Lambert A, Fazeli P, Marceaux J, Vance D, Marceaux J, Fazeli P, Vance D, Frankl M, Cummings T, Mahaney T, Webbe F, Spering C, Cooper J, Hobson V, O'Bryant S, Bolanos J, Holster J, Metoyer K, Garcia J, Golden C, Brown C, O'Toole K, Brown C, O'Toole K, Granader Y, Keller S, Bender H, Rathi S, Nass R, MacAllister W, Maehr A, Kiefel J, Bigras C, Slick D, Dewey L, Tao R, Motes M, Emslie G, Rypma B, Kahn D, Riccio C, Reynolds C, Eberle N, Mucci G, Chase A, Boyle M, Gallaway M, Bowyer S, Lajiness-O'Neill R, Gifford K, Mahaney T, Cohen R, Gorman P, Levin Allen S, O'Hara E, LeGoff D, Chute D, Barakat L, Laboy G, San Miguel-Montes L, Rios-Motta M, Pita-Garcia I, Van Horn H, Cuevas M, Ross P, Kinjo C, Basanez T, Patel S, Dinishak D, Zhou W, Ortega M, Zareie R, Lane B, Rosen A, Myers A, Domboski K, Ireland S, Mittenberg W, Mazur-Mosiewicz A, Holcomb M, Dean R, Myerson C, Katzen H, Mittel A, McClendon M, Guevara A, Nahab F, Gallo B, Levin B, Fay T, Brooks B, Sherman E, Szabo A, Gunstad J, Spitznagel M, McCaffery J, McGeary J, Paul R, Sweet L, Cohen R, Hancock L, Bruce J, Peterson S, Jacobson J, Tyrer J, Guse E, Lasater J, Fritz J, Lynch S, O'Rourke J, Queller S, Whitlock K, Beglinger L, Stout J, Duff K, Paulsen J, Kim M, Jang J, Chung J, Zukerman J, Miller S, Waterman G, Sadek J, Singer E, Heaton R, van Gorp W, Castellon S, Hinkin C, Yamout K, Baade L, Panos S, Becker B, Kim M, Foley J, Jang J, Chung J, Castellon S, Hinkin C, Kim M, Jang J, Foley J, Chung J, Miller S, Castellon S, Marcotte T, Hinkin C, Merrick E, Kazakov D, Duke L, Field R, Allen D, Mayfield J, Barney S, Thaler N, Allen D, Donohue B, Mayfield J, Mauro C, Shope C, Riber L, Dhami S, Citrome L, Tremeau F, Heyanka D, Corsun-Ascher C, Englebert N, Golden C, Block C, Sautter S, Stolberg P, Terranova J, Jones W, Allen D, Mayfield J, Ramanathan D, Medaglia J, Chiou K, Wardecker B, Slocomb J, Vesek J, Wang J, Hills E, Good D, Hillary F, Kimpton T, Kirshenbaum A, Madathil R, Trontel H, Hall S, Chiou K, Slocomb J, Ramanathan D, Medaglia J, Wardecker B, Vesek J, Wang J, Hills E, Good D, Hillary F, Salinas C, Tiedemann S, Webbe F, Williams C, Wood R, Ringdahl E, Thaler N, Hodges T, Mayfield J, Allen D, Kazakov D, Haderlie M, Terranova J, Martinez A, Allen D, Mayfield J, Medaglia J, Ramanathan D, Chiou K, Wardecker B, Franklin R, Genova H, Deluca J, Hillary F, Pastrana F, Wurst L, Zeiner H, Garcia A, Bender H, Rice J, West S, Dougherty M, Boddy R, Golden C, Tyrer J, Bruce J, Hancock L, Guse E, Jacobson J, Lynch S, Yung R, Sullivan W, Stringer K, Ferguson B, Drago V, Foster P, Scarisbrick D, Heyanka D, Frisch D, Golden C, Prinzi L, Morrow J, Robbins J, Golden C, Fallows R, Amin K, Virden T, Borgaro S, Hubel K, Miles G, Gomez R, Nazarian S, Mucci G, Moreno-Torres M, San Miguel-Montes L, Otero-Zeno T, Rios M, Douglas K, McGhee R, Sakamoto M, Spiers M, Vanderslice-Barr J, Elbin R, Covassin T, Kontos A, Larson E, Stiller-Ostrowski J, McLain M, Serina N, John S, Rautiola M, Waldstein S, Che A, Gomez R, Keller J, Tennakoon L, Marshall D, Rogers E, Misa J, Schatzberg A, Stiles M, Ericson R, Earleywine M, Ericson R, Earleywine M, Tourgeman I, Boddy R, Gurrea J, Buddin H, Golden C, Holcomb M, Mazur-Mosiewicz A, Dean R, Miele A, Lynch J, McCaffrey R, Miele A, Vanderslice-Barr J, Lynch J, McCaffrey R, Wershba R, Stevenson M, Thomas M, Sturgeon J, Youngjohn J, Morgan D, Bello D, Hollimon M, Schneider J, Edgington C, Scott J, Adams R, Morgan D, Bello D, Hollimon M, Schneider J, Edgington C, Scott J, Adams R, Heinrichs R, Baade L, Soetaert D, Barisa M, Noggle C, Thompson J, Barisa M, Noggle C, Thompson J, Barisa M, Noggle C, Thompson J, Pimental P, Riedl K, Kimsey M, Sartori A, Griffith H, Okonkwo O, Marson D, Bertisch H, Schaefer L, McKenzie S, Mittelman M, Hibbard M, Sherr R, Diller L, McTaggart A, Williams R, Troster A, Clark J, Owens T, O'Jile J, Schmitt A, Livingston R, Smernoff E, Galusha J, Piazza J, Gutierrez M, Yeager C, Hyer L, Vaughn E, LaPorte D, Schoenberg M, Werz M, Pedigo T, Lavach J, Hart J, Vyas S, Dorta N, Granader Y, Roberts E, Hill B, Musso M, Pella R, Barker A, Proto D, Gouvier W, Gibson K, Bowers T, Bowers T, Gibson K, Hinkle S, Barisa M, Noggle C, Thompson J, Thompson J, Noggle C, Barisa M, Maulucci A, Thompson J, Noggle C, Barisa M, Maulucci A, Thompson J, Noggle C, Barisa M, Maulucci A, Benitez A, Gunstad J, Spitznagel M, Szabo A, Rogers E, Gomez R, Keller J, Marshall D, Tennakoon L, Che A, Misa J, Schatzber A, Strauss G, Ringdahl E, Barney S, Jetha S, Duke L, Ross S, Watrous B, Allen D, Maucieri L, Noggle C, Barisa M, Thompson J, Maulucci A, Noggle C, Barisa M, Thompson J, Maulucci A, Noggle C, Barisa M, Thompson J, Maulucci A, Noggle C, Thompson J, Barisa M, Maulucci A, Noggle C, Thompson J, Barisa M, Maulucci A, Getz G, Dandridge A, Klein R, La Point S, Holcomb M, Mazur-Mosiewicz A, Dean R, Bailey C, Samples H, Broshek D, Barth J, Freeman J, Schatz P, Neidzwski K, Moser R, Reesman J, Suli-Moci E, Wells C, Moneta L, Dean P, Gioia G, Belsher B, Hutson L, Greenberg L, Sullivan C, Hull A, Poole J, Schatz P, Pardini J, Lovell M, Strauser E, Parish R, Carr W, Paggi M, Anderson-Barnes V, Kelly M, Hutson L, Loughlin J, Sullivan C, Kelley E, Poole J, Hutson L, Loughlin J, Sullivan C, Belsher B, Hull A, Greenberg L, Poole J, Carr W, Parish R, Paggi M, Anderson-Barnes V, Ahlers S, Roebuck Spencer T, O'Neill D, Carter J, Bleiberg J, Lange R, Brubacher J, Iverson G, Madler B, Heran M, MacKay A, Andolfatto G, Krol A, Mrazik M, Lebby P, Johnson W, Sweatt J, Turitz M, Greenawald K, Lesser S, Ormonde A, Lavach J, Hart J, Demakis G, Rimland C, Lengenfelder J, Sumowski J, Smith A, Chiaravalloti N, DeLuca J, Pierson E, Koehn E, Lajiness-O'Neill R, Hyer L, Yeager C, Manatan K, Sherman S, Atkinson M, Massey-Connolly S, Gugnani M, Stack R, Carson A, Mirza N, Johnson E, Lovell M, Perna R, Jackson A, Roy S, Zebeigly A, Larochette A, Bowie C, Harrison A, Nippoldt-Baca L, Bleil J, Arffa S, Thompson J, Noggle C, Mark B, Maulucci A, Umaki T, Denney R, Greenberg L, Hull A, Belsher B, Lee H, Sullivan C, Poole J, Abrigo E, Hurewitz F, Kounios J, Noggle C, Barisa M, Thompson J, Maulucci A, Greve K, Aguerrevere L, Bianchini K, Etherton J, Heinly M, Kontos A, Covassin T, Elbin R, Larson E, Stearne D, Johnson D, Gilliland K, Vincent A, Chafetz M, Herkov M, Morais H, Schwait A, Mangiameli L, Greenhill T. 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Vatteroni M, Covi D, Cavallotti C, Valdastri P, Menciassi A, Dario P, Sartori A. Smart optical CMOS sensor for endoluminal applications. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.proche.2009.07.317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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França TGD, Ishikawa LLW, Zorzella-Pezavento SFG, Chiuso-Minicucci F, da Cunha MLRS, Sartori A. Impact of malnutrition on immunity and infection. J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis 2009. [DOI: 10.1590/s1678-91992009000300003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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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The biomedical environment is one of the most recent and interesting application fields for CMOS image sensors. Low power consumption, high sensitivity and a simple interface are the main required features; nevertheless high dynamic range can be considered one of the more interesting and less investigated aspects. High Dynamic range is one of the main research fields NeuriCam has been involved in since its incipit. This work is an excursus of NeuriCam's approaches to this topic.
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Fonseca DM, Bonato VLD, Silva CL, Sartori A. Th1 polarized response induced by intramuscular DNA-HSP65 immunization is preserved in experimental atherosclerosis. Braz J Med Biol Res 2007; 40:1495-504. [PMID: 17934646 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2007001100010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2007] [Accepted: 08/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We previously reported that a DNA vaccine constructed with the heat shock protein (HSP65) gene from Mycobacterium leprae (DNA-HSP65) was protective and also therapeutic in experimental tuberculosis. By the intramuscular route, this vaccine elicited a predominant Th1 response that was consistent with its protective efficacy against tuberculosis. It has been suggested that the immune response to Hsp60/65 may be the link between exposure to microorganisms and increased cardiovascular risk. Additionally, the high cholesterol levels found in atherosclerosis could modulate host immunity. In this context, we evaluated if an atherogenic diet could modulate the immune response induced by the DNA-HSP65 vaccine. C57BL/6 mice (4-6 animals per group) were initially submitted to a protocol of atherosclerosis induction and then immunized by the intramuscular or intradermal route with 4 doses of 100 microg DNA-HSP65. On day 150 (15 days after the last immunization), the animals were sacrificed and antibodies and cytokines were determined. Vaccination by the intramuscular route induced high levels of anti-Hsp65 IgG2a antibodies, but not anti-Hsp65 IgG1 antibodies and a significant production of IL-6, IFN-g and IL-10, but not IL-5, indicating a Th1 profile. Immunization by the intradermal route triggered a mixed pattern (Th1/Th2) characterized by synthesis of anti-Hsp65 IgG2a and IgG1 antibodies and production of high levels of IL-5, IL-6, IL-10, and IFN-g. These results indicate that experimentally induced atherosclerosis did not affect the ability of DNA-HSP65 to induce a predominant Th1 response that is potentially protective against tuberculosis.
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- D M Fonseca
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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Rimondini A, Belgrano M, Favretto G, Spivach A, Sartori A, Zanconati F, Cova MA. Contribution of CT to treatment planning in patients with GIST. Radiol Med 2007; 112:691-702. [PMID: 17657419 DOI: 10.1007/s11547-007-0173-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2006] [Accepted: 12/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to illustrate the morphological and structural computed tomography (CT) patterns of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) and to discuss the technique's role in identifying lesions at a higher risk for malignant potential, in treatment planning and in the follow-up of patients with GIST. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the CT scans of 26 patients who underwent surgery for histologically confirmed GIST of the stomach (20 cases), the duodenum (1), the caecum (1), the small bowel (2), the descending colon (1) and the rectum (1). CT exams were performed with a single-slice scanner and a 5-mm collimation before and after the intravenous administration of contrast material. RESULTS CT allowed us to correctly define the site, size and structure of lesions in all cases and to identify signs of invasion of neighbouring structures in some cases. The lesions exhibited solid density on the unenhanced scan and poor enhancement after contrast-medium administration; lesion structure was homogeneous in ten cases and inhomogeneous in 16; in one case, histology revealed microcalcification that had not been detected by CT. CONCLUSIONS CT, with its panoramic capabilities and high contrast resolution, provides essential information for treatment planning and for the follow-up of GIST patients treated with surgery or chemotherapy.
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- A Rimondini
- Unità Clinico Operativa di Radiologia, Università degli Studi di Trieste, Ospedale di Cattinara, Strada di Fiume 447, I-34149 Trieste, Italy.
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Santos Júnior RRD, Sartori A, Bonato VLD, Coelho Castelo AAM, Vilella CA, Zollner RL, Silva CL. Immune modulation induced by tuberculosis DNA vaccine protects non-obese diabetic mice from diabetes progression. Clin Exp Immunol 2007; 149:570-8. [PMID: 17590177 PMCID: PMC2219319 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2007.03433.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 01/16/2023] Open
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We have described previously the prophylactic and therapeutic effect of a DNA vaccine encoding the Mycobacterium leprae 65 kDa heat shock protein (DNA-HSP65) in experimental murine tuberculosis. However, the high homology of this protein to the corresponding mammalian 60 kDa heat shock protein (Hsp60), together with the CpG motifs in the plasmid vector, could trigger or exacerbate the development of autoimmune diseases. The non-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse develops insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) spontaneously as a consequence of an autoimmune process that leads to destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. IDDM is characterized by increased T helper 1 (Th1) cell responses toward several autoantigens, including Hsp60, glutamic acid decarboxylase and insulin. In the present study, we evaluated the potential of DNA-HSP65 injection to modulate diabetes in NOD mice. Our results show that DNA-HSP65 or DNA empty vector had no diabetogenic effect and actually protected NOD mice against the development of severe diabetes. However, this effect was more pronounced in DNA-HSP65-injected mice. The protective effect of DNA-HSP65 injection was associated with a clear shift in the cellular infiltration pattern in the pancreas. This change included reduction of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells infiltration, appearance of CD25(+) cells influx and an increased staining for interleukin (IL)-10 in the islets. These results show that DNA-HSP65 can protect NOD mice against diabetes and can therefore be considered in the development of new immunotherapeutic strategies.
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Coelho-Castelo AAM, Trombone AP, Rosada RS, Santos RR, Bonato VLD, Sartori A, Silva CL. Tissue distribution of a plasmid DNA encoding Hsp65 gene is dependent on the dose administered through intramuscular delivery. Genet Vaccines Ther 2006; 4:1. [PMID: 16445866 PMCID: PMC1403771 DOI: 10.1186/1479-0556-4-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2005] [Accepted: 01/30/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In order to assess a new strategy of DNA vaccine for a more complete understanding of its action in immune response, it is important to determine the in vivo biodistribution fate and antigen expression. In previous studies, our group focused on the prophylactic and therapeutic use of a plasmid DNA encoding the Mycobacterium leprae 65-kDa heat shock protein (Hsp65) and achieved an efficient immune response induction as well as protection against virulent M. tuberculosis challenge. In the present study, we examined in vivo tissue distribution of naked DNA-Hsp65 vaccine, the Hsp65 message, genome integration and methylation status of plasmid DNA. The DNA-Hsp65 was detectable in several tissue types, indicating that DNA-Hsp65 disseminates widely throughout the body. The biodistribution was dose-dependent. In contrast, RT-PCR detected the Hsp65 message for at least 15 days in muscle or liver tissue from immunized mice. We also analyzed the methylation status and integration of the injected plasmid DNA into the host cellular genome. The bacterial methylation pattern persisted for at least 6 months, indicating that the plasmid DNA-Hsp65 does not replicate in mammalian tissue, and Southern blot analysis showed that plasmid DNA was not integrated. These results have important implications for the use of DNA-Hsp65 vaccine in a clinical setting and open new perspectives for DNA vaccines and new considerations about the inoculation site and delivery system.
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- AAM Coelho-Castelo
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
- REDE-TB: Rede Brasileira de combate à tuberculose, USP, Riberiao Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
- REDE-TB: Rede Brasileira de combate à tuberculose, USP, Riberiao Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
- REDE-TB: Rede Brasileira de combate à tuberculose, USP, Riberiao Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
- REDE-TB: Rede Brasileira de combate à tuberculose, USP, Riberiao Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
- REDE-TB: Rede Brasileira de combate à tuberculose, USP, Riberiao Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
- REDE-TB: Rede Brasileira de combate à tuberculose, USP, Riberiao Preto, São Paulo, Brasil
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Albas A, Fontolan OL, Pardo PE, Bremer Neto H, Sartori A. Interval between first dose and booster affected antibody production in cattle vaccinated against rabies. J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis 2006. [DOI: 10.1590/s1678-91992006000300010] [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] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Peres CM, Bastos MF, Ferreira J, Sartori A. Detection and neutralization of venom by ovine antiserum in experimental envenoming by Bothrops jararaca. J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis 2006. [DOI: 10.1590/s1678-91992006000100010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Ferreira J, Bastos MF, Pelizon AC, Peres CM, Cavalcante DP, Sartori A. Assessment of the neutralizing potency of ovine antivenom in a swiss mice model of Bothrops jararaca envenoming. J Venom Anim Toxins Incl Trop Dis 2005. [DOI: 10.1590/s1678-91992005000300010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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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Albas A, Pardo P, Bremer Neto H, Gallina N, Mourão Fuches R, Sartori A. VACINAÇÃO ANTI-RÁBICA EM BOVINOS: COMPARAÇÃO DE CINCO ESQUEMAS VACINAIS. Arq Inst Biol 2005. [DOI: 10.1590/1808-1657v72p1552005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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RESUMO A profilaxia antirrábica em bovinos no Brasil é baseada no uso de preparações vacinais de vírus inativado. O Programa Brasileiro de Controle da Raiva Bovina indica o uso de uma dose destas vacinas (1 mL) seguida de um reforço. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar e comparar os níveis de anticorpos induzidos por 5 esquemas alternativos de vacinação antirrábica em bovinos. Para isto, foram instituídos cinco grupos experimentais, denominados A, B, C, D e E, contendo 9 animais cada grupo. Os bovinos receberam, inicialmente, uma dose da vacina (dia 0). As doses de reforço foram aplicadas de acordo com o seguinte protocolo: grupo B (uma dose no dia 30); grupo C (uma dose no dia 180); os grupos D e E receberam duas doses de reforço, nos dias 30 e 60 e 30 e 180, respectivamente; o grupo A não recebeu dose de reforço. Amostras de sangue para obtenção de soro foram colhidas de todos os animais nos dias 0 (controle), 30, 60, 90, 180, 210 e 360 após o início da vacinação. Para aferir os níveis de anticorpos antirrábicos foi utilizado o Teste Rápido de Inibição de Focos Fluorescentes (RFFIT) e foram consideradas positivas as amostras com títulos ? 0,5 UI/mL (Unidades Internacionais/mL). O esquema de vacinação adotado no grupo E foi o mais eficiente, determinando níveis mais elevados de anticorpos e persistência dos mesmos por tempo mais prolongado e os resultados obtidos ilustram a necessidade de duas doses de reforço para melhor proteção de bovinos. Em função dos resultados observados, os autores sugerem que a vacinação contra a raiva nestes animais seja realizada com 3 doses, sendo os reforços administrados nos dias 30 e 180 após a primeira dose.
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- A. Albas
- Pólo Regional de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico dos Agronegócios da Alta Sorocabana, Brasil
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Pelizon AC, Kaneno R, Soares AMVC, Meira DA, Sartori A. Immunomodulatory activities associated with β-glucan derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Physiol Res 2005. [DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.930686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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In this study we investigated the effect of beta-glucan derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae on fungicidal activity, cytokine production and natural killer activity. Spleen and peritoneal cells from female C57BL/6 mice, previously injected (24 or 48 h) with 20 or 100 microg of glucan by i.p. route, were assayed. In vivo beta-glucan administration primed spleen cells for a higher production of IL-12 and TNF-alpha when S. aureus was used as a stimulus. In addition, beta-glucan increased NK spleen cells activity against YAC target cells. Some immunomodulatory activities not yet described for beta-glucan were observed in this work.
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