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Inchingolo AM, Inchingolo AD, Mancini A, Gargiulo Isacco C, Balzanelli MG, Khachatur Aityan S, Reascu M, Ionescu TP, Florescu A, Comaneanu RM, Manole M, Baciu S, Lucaciu O, Bordea IR, Scarano A, Di Carmine MS, Lorusso F, Xhajanka E, Barbu HM, Corriero A, Favia G, Dipalma G, Inchingolo F. The experience of the rigid lockdown in the dental emergency room and urgency care during COVID-19 pandemic: a transnational multicenter observational study. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2024; 28:1708-1732. [PMID: 38497854 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202403_35585] [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: 03/19/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on our lives all over the world. Changes have occurred in daily life as well as in all medical services. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the emergency accesses in four universities' emergency services during the lockdown period from March to June 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out on 44,787 patients to evaluate the emergency services of university centers. The medical data of Medical Emergency Service Data (MESD) were assessed by five independent operators considering the epidemiological findings for statistics methods. RESULTS A lower level of emergency access was reported in March-July compared to the pre-COVID period. The epidemiological data confirmed that female pathologies were more frequent compared to male patients. A fluctuation for almost all urgent healthcare centers was detected, showing one/two peaks per year during the years 2017-2019. The COVID-19 pandemic period did not influence the variety of pathology detected. CONCLUSIONS After the lockdown period, the emergency services slowly increased in cases. The pre-COVID period showed an overlapping of the most frequent pathologies compared to the post-COVID period: periodontitis (Bari and Tirana), dental fractures (Bari and Bucharest), odontogenic abscess (Bari, Cluj and Tirana).
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- A M Inchingolo
- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, Section of Dental Medicine, SET-118, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
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Saliani AM, Perdighe C, Zaccari V, Luppino OI, Mancini A, Tenore K, Mancini F. Treating Guilt-Inducing Self-Talk in Ocd with Dramatized Socratic Dialogue: A Step by Step Intervention. Clin Neuropsychiatry 2024; 21:63-78. [PMID: 38559430 PMCID: PMC10979789 DOI: 10.36131/cnfioritieditore2023060104] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Objective Fear of moral guilt and conseque:nt increased attention to personal actions and intentions are the main ingredients of the self-criticism in patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This pathogenic attitude takes shape in a typical guilt-inducing self-talk.The purpose of this work is to describe in detail a novel cognitive therapeutic procedure for OCD called "Dramatized Socratic Dialogue" (DSD). Method DSD is a theory-oriented intervention that combine elements of Socratic dialogue, chairwork, and cognitive acceptance strategies derived from Mancini's model, which posits that obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms stem from a fear of deontological guilt. Results DSD appears to have many strengths, being a theory-oriented treatment and focusing, as a therapeutic target, on the cognitive structures that determine pathogenic processes and OC symptoms. Furthermore, it is a short, flexible and tailor-made intervention. Conclusions Detailed description of the intervention could foster future research perspectives and thus be used in evidence-based effectiveness studies to establish whether DSD reduces OC symptoms and to investigate its mechanism of action.
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- School of Cognitive Psychotherapy (APC-SPC), Rome, Italy
- Department of Human Sciences, Guglielmo Marconi University, Rome, Italy
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- School of Cognitive Psychotherapy (APC-SPC), Rome, Italy
- Italian Academy of Schema Therapy (IAST), Rome, Italy
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- School of Cognitive Psychotherapy (APC-SPC), Rome, Italy
- Italian Academy of Schema Therapy (IAST), Rome, Italy
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- School of Cognitive Psychotherapy (APC-SPC), Rome, Italy
- Italian Academy of Schema Therapy (IAST), Rome, Italy
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- School of Cognitive Psychotherapy (APC-SPC), Rome, Italy
- Department of Human Sciences, Guglielmo Marconi University, Rome, Italy
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Giannaccare G, Borselli M, Rossi C, Carnovale Scalzo G, Pellegrini M, Vaccaro S, Scalia G, Lionetti G, Mancini A, Bianchi P, Scorcia V. Noninvasive screening of ocular surface disease in otherwise healthy patients scheduled for cataract surgery. Eur J Ophthalmol 2024:11206721241228621. [PMID: 38291650 DOI: 10.1177/11206721241228621] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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PURPOSE To evaluate prevalence and characteristics of pathological ocular surface findings in healthy patients undergoing cataract surgery using a noninvasive ocular surface workup and a validated questionnaire. DESIGN Prospective single-centre study (sub-analysis clinical trial no. NCT05754437). METHODS Healthy patients undergoing senile cataract surgery were screened preoperatively by Oculus Keratograph (K5 M; Oculus GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany) for the evaluation of tear meniscus height (TMH), non-invasive keratograph break-up time (NIKBUT), and meibomian gland dropout. Ocular discomfort symptoms were scored by ocular surface disease index (OSDI) questionnaire. RESULTS 120 eyes of 120 patients (62 females, 58 males; mean age 73.85 years, range 47-91 years) were included. All patients had at least 1 abnormal finding, while 19 (15.8%; 95% CI [0.09-0.22]) had alterations of all parameters. In detail, 39 patients (32.5%; 95% CI [0.24-0.41]) had pathological TMH (mean 0,15 mm [0.03 SD]), 102 (85%; 95% CI [0.79-0.91]) had pathological NIKBUT (mean 3.64 s [2.63 SD]), 117 (97.5%; 95% CI [0.95-1]) had some degree of gland dropout (mean 1.62 [0.70 SD]), 78 patients (65%; 95% CI [0.56-0.74]) had pathological OSDI scores (mean 28.63 [15.08 SD]). Using TFOS DEWS II criteria, 66 patients (55%; 95% CI [0.42-0.60]) resulted affected by dry eye. CONCLUSIONS This quick noninvasive screening documented the high prevalence of pathological ocular surface parameters in patients without risk factors or previous diagnosis of dry eye who are scheduled for cataract surgery.
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- Giuseppe Giannaccare
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
- Eye Clinic, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
- Department of Ophthalmology, Ospedali Privati Forlì "Villa Igea", Forlì, Italy
- Istituto Internazionale per la Ricerca e Formazione in Oftalmologia (I.R.F.O.), Forlì, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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Cavalcoli F, Magarotto A, Kelly ME, Cantù P, Mancini A, Rausa E, Masci E. Outcomes of endoscopic full thickness resection in the colon rectum at an Italian tertiary center. Tech Coloproctol 2023; 27:1289-1296. [PMID: 37204474 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-023-02823-0] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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PURPOSE Endoscopic full-thickness resection (EFTR) is an innovative technique for the treatment of colonic lesions not feasible by conventional endoscopic resection. Here, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a Full-Thickness Resection Device (FTRD) for colonic lesions in a high-volume tertiary referral center. METHODS A review of a prospectively collected database on patients that underwent EFTR with FTRD for colonic lesions from June 2016 to January 2021 at our institution was performed. Data regarding the clinical history, previous endoscopic treatments, pathological examination, technical and histological success, and follow-up were evaluated. RESULTS Thirty-five patients (26 males, median age 69 years) underwent FTRD for colonic lesion. Eighteen lesions were in the left colon, three in the transverse, and 12 in the right colon. The median size of the lesions was 13 (range 10-40) mm. Resection was technically successful in 94% of patients. The mean hospital stay was 3.2 (SD ± 1.2) days. Adverse events were reported in four cases (11.4%). Histological complete resection (R0) was achieved in 93.9% of cases. Endoscopic follow-up was available in 96.8% of patients, at a median duration of 14.6 months (3-46 months). Recurrence was observed in 19.4% of cases at a median time of 3 months (3-7 months). Five patients had multiple FTRD performed, with R0 resection in three cases. In this subset, adverse events were observed in 40% of cases. CONCLUSIONS FTRD is safe and feasible for standard indication. The non-negligible rate of recurrence observed suggests the need for close endoscopic follow-up in these patients. Multiple EFTR could help achieve complete resection in selected cases; however, in this setting, a higher risk of adverse events was observed.
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- F Cavalcoli
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133, Milan, Italy.
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- St James Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20133, Milan, Italy
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Gentili V, Strazzabosco G, Salgari N, Mancini A, Rizzo S, Beltrami S, Schiuma G, Casciano F, Alogna A, Passarella D, Davinelli S, Scapagnini G, Medoro A, Rizzo R. Ozonated Oil in Liposome Eyedrops Reduces the Formation of Biofilm, Selection of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, and Adhesion of Bacteria to Human Corneal Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14078. [PMID: 37762377 PMCID: PMC10531138 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241814078] [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: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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The recent attention to the risk of potential permanent eye damage triggered by ocular infections has been leading to a deeper investigation of the current antimicrobials. An antimicrobial agent used in ophthalmology should possess the following characteristics: a broad antimicrobial spectrum, prompt action even in the presence of organic matter, and nontoxicity. The objective of this study is to compare the antimicrobial efficacy of widely used ophthalmic antiseptics containing povidone-iodine, chlorhexidine, and liposomes containing ozonated sunflower oil. We determined the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) on various microbial strains: Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 6538), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 33591), Staphylococcus epidermidis (ATCC 12228), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 9027), and Escherichia coli (ATCC 873). Furthermore, we assessed its efficacy in controlling antibiotic resistance, biofilm formation, and bacterial adhesion. All three antiseptic ophthalmic preparations showed significant anti-microbicidal and anti-biofilm activity, with the liposomes containing ozonated sunflower oil with the highest ability to control antibiotic resistance and bacteria adhesion to human corneal cells.
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- Valentina Gentili
- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Science, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (V.G.); (G.S.); (S.R.); (S.B.); (G.S.); (A.A.); (R.R.)
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Science, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (V.G.); (G.S.); (S.R.); (S.B.); (G.S.); (A.A.); (R.R.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (N.S.); (F.C.)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of “Magna Graecia”, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy;
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Science, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (V.G.); (G.S.); (S.R.); (S.B.); (G.S.); (A.A.); (R.R.)
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Science, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (V.G.); (G.S.); (S.R.); (S.B.); (G.S.); (A.A.); (R.R.)
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Science, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (V.G.); (G.S.); (S.R.); (S.B.); (G.S.); (A.A.); (R.R.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (N.S.); (F.C.)
- Laboratory for Advanced Therapeutic Technologies (LTTA), University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Science, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (V.G.); (G.S.); (S.R.); (S.B.); (G.S.); (A.A.); (R.R.)
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences “V. Tiberio”, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy; (D.P.); (S.D.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences “V. Tiberio”, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy; (D.P.); (S.D.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences “V. Tiberio”, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy; (D.P.); (S.D.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences “V. Tiberio”, University of Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy; (D.P.); (S.D.); (G.S.)
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Science, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (V.G.); (G.S.); (S.R.); (S.B.); (G.S.); (A.A.); (R.R.)
- Laboratory for Advanced Therapeutic Technologies (LTTA), University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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Magnotto JC, Mancini A, Bird K, Montenegro L, Tütüncüler F, Pereira SA, Simas V, Garcia L, Roberts SA, Macedo D, Magnuson M, Gagliardi P, Mauras N, Witchel SF, Carroll RS, Latronico AC, Kaiser UB, Abreu AP. Novel MKRN3 Missense Mutations Associated With Central Precocious Puberty Reveal Distinct Effects on Ubiquitination. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023; 108:1646-1656. [PMID: 36916482 PMCID: PMC10653150 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
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CONTEXT Loss-of-function mutations in the maternally imprinted genes, MKRN3 and DLK1, are associated with central precocious puberty (CPP). Mutations in MKRN3 are the most common known genetic etiology of CPP. OBJECTIVE This work aimed to screen patients with CPP for MKRN3 and DLK1 mutations and analyze the effects of identified mutations on protein function in vitro. METHODS Participants included 84 unrelated children with CPP (79 girls, 5 boys) and, when available, their first-degree relatives. Five academic medical institutions participated. Sanger sequencing of MKRN3 and DLK1 5' upstream flanking and coding regions was performed on DNA extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes. Western blot analysis was performed to assess protein ubiquitination profiles. RESULTS Eight heterozygous MKRN3 mutations were identified in 9 unrelated girls with CPP. Five are novel missense mutations, 2 were previously identified in patients with CPP, and 1 is a frameshift variant not previously associated with CPP. No pathogenic variants were identified in DLK1. Girls with MKRN3 mutations had an earlier age of initial pubertal signs and higher basal serum luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone compared to girls with CPP without MRKN3 mutations. Western blot analysis revealed that compared to wild-type MKRN3, mutations within the RING finger domain reduced ubiquitination whereas the mutations outside this domain increased ubiquitination. CONCLUSION MKRN3 mutations were present in 10.7% of our CPP cohort, consistent with previous studies. The novel identified mutations in different domains of MKRN3 revealed different patterns of ubiquitination, suggesting distinct molecular mechanisms by which the loss of MRKN3 results in early pubertal onset.
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- John C Magnotto
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville, FL 32207, USA
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- Unidade de Endocrinologia do Desenvolvimento, Laboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular/LIM42, Hospital das Clínicas, Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne 22030, Turkey
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Division of Endocrinology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville, FL 32207, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville, FL 32207, USA
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Unidade de Endocrinologia do Desenvolvimento, Laboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular/LIM42, Hospital das Clínicas, Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Minetti E, Palermo A, Inchingolo AD, Patano A, Viapiano F, Ciocia AM, de Ruvo E, Mancini A, Inchingolo F, Sauro S, Malcangi G, Dipalma G, Inchingolo AM. Autologous tooth for bone regeneration: dimensional examination of Tooth Transformer® granules. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2023; 27:5421-5430. [PMID: 37401277 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202306_32777] [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: 07/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Since 1967, when the osteoinduction properties of autogenous demineralized dentin matrix were discovered, autologous tooth grafts have been advocated as a viable option to autologous or heterologous bone graft. Tooth graft materials may be extracted from the patient's whole tooth using a granulating device. The aim of this study was to examine the size of granules obtained by the Tooth Transformer (TT)® device, using a laser instrument with high precision. MATERIALS AND METHODS The TT® device can obtain bone graft material in a short period from an extracted tooth. The resulting material can act as an osteoconductive scaffold, providing a mineral substrate during resorption, including platelet growth factors and morphogenetic proteins. Different studies have investigated the dimension and behavior of various graft material particles, since the size of the grafted particles may play a role in osteogenesis and bone regeneration. RESULTS Different dimensions of granules are available: small (< 400 µm), medium (400 µm-1,000 µm) and large (1,000 µm-2,000 µm). From 4.03 µm to 100 µm the percentage of granules was 14.52 ± 1.93%. A larger part of the granules was up to 100 µm, while 85.47 ± 1.93% of the granules were from 100 µm to 1,000 µm. CONCLUSIONS 85% of the granules produced were in accordance with the dimensions suggested in the literature.
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- E Minetti
- Department of Biomedical, Surgical, Dental Science, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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Naulé L, Mancini A, Pereira SA, Gassaway BM, Lydeard JR, Magnotto JC, Kim HK, Liang J, Matos C, Gygi SP, Merkle FT, Carroll RS, Abreu AP, Kaiser UB. MKRN3 inhibits puberty onset via interaction with IGF2BP1 and regulation of hypothalamic plasticity. JCI Insight 2023; 8:e164178. [PMID: 37092553 PMCID: PMC10243807 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.164178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
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Makorin ring finger protein 3 (MKRN3) was identified as an inhibitor of puberty initiation with the report of loss-of-function mutations in association with central precocious puberty. Consistent with this inhibitory role, a prepubertal decrease in Mkrn3 expression was observed in the mouse hypothalamus. Here, we investigated the mechanisms of action of MKRN3 in the central regulation of puberty onset. We showed that MKRN3 deletion in hypothalamic neurons derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells was associated with significant changes in expression of genes controlling hypothalamic development and plasticity. Mkrn3 deletion in a mouse model led to early puberty onset in female mice. We found that Mkrn3 deletion increased the number of dendritic spines in the arcuate nucleus but did not alter the morphology of GnRH neurons during postnatal development. In addition, we identified neurokinin B (NKB) as an Mkrn3 target. Using proteomics, we identified insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding protein 1 (IGF2BP1) as another target of MKRN3. Interactome analysis revealed that IGF2BP1 interacted with MKRN3, along with several members of the polyadenylate-binding protein family. Our data show that one of the mechanisms by which MKRN3 inhibits pubertal initiation is through regulation of prepubertal hypothalamic development and plasticity, as well as through effects on NKB and IGF2BP1.
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- Lydie Naulé
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Metabolic Research Laboratories and Medical Research Council Metabolic Diseases Unit, Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Institute of Metabolic Science and
- Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Huynh TD, Nguyen HK, Inchingolo AM, Bao Tran HL, Dipalma G, Mancini A, Cao Diem Nguyen K, Balzanelli MG, Distratis P, Lazzaro R, Nguyen Ho TA, Serlenga EM, Hung Pham V, Romanos G, Nguyen BT, Rapone B, Inchingolo F, Isacco Gargiulo C, Cong Tran T. Soft tissue regeneration in animal models using grafts from adipose mesenchymal stem cells and peripheral blood fibrin gel. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2023; 27:3670-3680. [PMID: 37140317 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202304_32161] [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: 05/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Our study aimed to evaluate the effect of soft tissue regeneration in nude mice using grafts made from the combination of adipocytes from fat tissue mesenchymal stem cells and fibrin gel from peripheral blood. MATERIALS AND METHODS Mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from adipose tissue and identified according to ISCT criteria. The scaffold used was fibrin obtained from peripheral blood. The grafts in this study were generated by transferring mesenchymal stem cells onto a fibrin scaffold. Two types of grafts, the research sample (fibrin scaffold containing adipocytes differentiated from mesenchymal stem cells) and the control sample (fibrin scaffold only), were grafted under the dorsal skin of the same mouse. After each research period, samples were collected and evaluated by histological methods to observe the existence and growth of cells inside the grafts. RESULTS The results showed that the study group's graft integrated better within the tissue when compared with the control group. In addition, the grafts in the study group showed the presence of cells with characteristic morphology of adipocytes one week after transplantation. In contrast, control samples showed dimorphous shapes and features mainly composed of non-homogenous fragments. CONCLUSIONS These initial conclusions might be considered a first step in generating safe bio-compatible engineered grafts specifically usable in post-traumatic tissue regeneration procedures.
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- T D Huynh
- Department of Histology, Embryology, and Genetics, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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Luppino OI, Tenore K, Mancini F, Mancini A. The Role of Childhood Experiences in the Development of Disgust Sensitivity: A Preliminary Study on Early Moral Memories. Clin Neuropsychiatry 2023; 20:109-121. [PMID: 37234358 PMCID: PMC10206632 DOI: 10.36131/cnfioritieditore20230203] [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] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Objective Disgust is a basic emotion evolved to safeguard our omnivorous species from contagion. Although the factors eliciting disgust typically involve concerns related to physical contamination, physical disgust responses are also prompted by moral transgressions, (i.e. cannibalism, pedophilia, betrayal). The link between the general propensity to experience disgust (i.e. "Disgust Sensitivity") and morality, in particular in the deontological domain, is supported by an increasing amount of data on clinical and non-clinical sample. Evolutionistic explanations of this link posit that disgust evolved to indicate the presence of a threat to the integrity of the individual not only in the physical domain but also in the social and moral domain.In addition to the evolutionary point of view, this link could also be better investigated in terms of individual development. To the best of our knowledge, literature is scarce regarding which early experiences are associated to high DS. Therefore, this study aims to explore the content of early memories associated with disgust. Based on the strict link between disgust and morality, we hypothesized an association between DS and early memories of moral criticism. Method 60 non-clinical participants filled in measures of DS. They were then presented with an auditory disgust induction, after which they recalled early memories through the technique of the "affect bridge". 10 independent raters assessed the emotional content of the memories on visual-analogical scales. Results Results showed a positive association between disgust sensitivity and the propensity to experience deontological guilt. There was also a significant positive association between disgust sensitivity and moral memories, in particular relating to early experiences of being the object of contempt, moral criticism, anger, and of being held responsible. Conclusions These data directly support the centrality of early morally-loaded interpersonal experiences in the development of DS, confirming the link between disgust and morality also at the level of individual historical development.
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- Olga Ines Luppino
- School of Cognitive Psychotherapy (APC-SPC), viale Castro pretorio, 116, Rome, Italy
- Department of Human Sciences, Telematic University of Rome “Guglielmo Marconi”, via Plinio, 44, Rome, Italy
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- School of Cognitive Psychotherapy (APC-SPC), viale Castro pretorio, 116, Rome, Italy
- Department of Human Sciences, Telematic University of Rome “Guglielmo Marconi”, via Plinio, 44, Rome, Italy
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- School of Cognitive Psychotherapy (APC-SPC), viale Castro pretorio, 116, Rome, Italy
- Department of Human Sciences, Telematic University of Rome “Guglielmo Marconi”, via Plinio, 44, Rome, Italy
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- School of Cognitive Psychotherapy (APC-SPC), viale Castro pretorio, 116, Rome, Italy
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Mancini A, Capobianco E, Bruno C, Vergani E, Nicolazzi M, Favuzzi AMR, Panocchia N, Meucci E, Mordente A, Silvestrini A. Non-thyroidal illness syndrome in chronic diseases: role of irisin as modulator of antioxidants. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2023; 27:1582-1591. [PMID: 36876705 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202302_31401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Non-thyroidal-illness syndrome (NTIS) refers to condition found in chronic diseases that is an adaptive mechanism. However, oxidative stress is related to NTIS in a vicious circle, due to deiodinases alteration and negative effects of low T3 on antioxidant levels or activity. Muscle is one of the main targets of thyroid hormones and it can secrete a myokine named irisin, which is able to induce the browning of white adipose tissue, energy expenditure and protect against insulin resistance. Inconclusive data have been reported about irisin role in chronic diseases. Moreover, no correlation with antioxidants has been investigated. Therefore, we performed a case-control study with the primary endpoint to evaluate irisin levels in two models of NTIS, such as chronic heart failure (CHF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) during haemodialytic treatment. The secondary endpoint was the correlation with total antioxidant capacity (TAC) to establish a possible role of irisin in the modulation of antioxidant systems. PATIENTS AND METHODS Three groups of subjects were enrolled. Group A included CHF patients (n=18; aged 70.22 ± 2.78 ys; BMI ± 27.75 ± 1.28 kg/m2); Group B included CKD patients (n=29; aged 67.03 ± 2.64; BMI 24.53 ± 1.01); finally, 11 normal subjects (Group C) have been enrolled as controls. Irisin has been evaluated by ELISA method and Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC) by spectrophotometric method. RESULTS Irisin was significantly higher in Group B vs. A and C groups (Mean ± SEM: 20.18 ± 0.61 ng/ml vs. 2.77 ± 0.77 and 13.06 ± 0.56, respectively; p<0.05); a significant correlation between irisin and TAC was observed in group B. CONCLUSIONS These preliminary data suggest a possible role of irisin in the modulation of antioxidants in two chronic syndromes with low T3 (i.e., CHF and CKD) with differential pattern in these two models studied. Further insights are needed to confirm this pilot study, which could be the basis for a longitudinal investigation, to assess a prognostic role of irisin with possible therapeutic implications.
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- A Mancini
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
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Piperno L, Vannozzi A, Augieri A, Masi A, Mancini A, Rufoloni A, Celentano G, Braccini V, Cialone M, Iebole M, Manca N, Martinelli A, Meinero M, Putti M, Meledin A. High-performance Fe(Se,Te) films on chemical CeO 2-based buffer layers. Sci Rep 2023; 13:569. [PMID: 36631475 PMCID: PMC9834258 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24044-5] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The fabrication of a Fe-based coated conductor (CC) becomes possible when Fe(Se,Te) is grown as an epitaxial film on a metallic oriented substrate. Thanks to the material's low structural anisotropy, less strict requirements on the template microstructure allow for the design of a simplified CC architecture with respect to the REBCO multi-layered layout. This design, though, still requires a buffer layer to promote the oriented growth of the superconducting film and avoid diffusion from the metallic template. In this work, Fe(Se,Te) films are grown on chemically-deposited, CeO2-based buffer layers via pulsed laser deposition, and excellent properties are obtained when a Fe(Se,Te) seed layer is used. Among all the employed characterization techniques, transmission electron microscopy proved essential to determine the actual effect of the seed layer on the final film properties. Also, systematic investigation of the full current transport properties J(θ, H, T) is carried out: Fe(Se,Te) samples are obtained with sharp superconducting transitions around 16 K and critical current densities exceeding 1 MA cm-2 at 4.2 K in self-field. The in-field and angular behavior of the sample are in line with data from the literature. These results are the demonstration of the feasibility of a Fe-based CC, with all the relative advantages concerning process simplification and cost reduction.
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- L. Piperno
- grid.5196.b0000 0000 9864 2490ENEA, Frascati Research Centre, Via E. Fermi, 45, 00044 Frascati, Italy
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- grid.5196.b0000 0000 9864 2490ENEA, Frascati Research Centre, Via E. Fermi, 45, 00044 Frascati, Italy
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- grid.5196.b0000 0000 9864 2490ENEA, Frascati Research Centre, Via E. Fermi, 45, 00044 Frascati, Italy
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- grid.5196.b0000 0000 9864 2490ENEA, Frascati Research Centre, Via E. Fermi, 45, 00044 Frascati, Italy
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- grid.5196.b0000 0000 9864 2490ENEA, Frascati Research Centre, Via E. Fermi, 45, 00044 Frascati, Italy
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- grid.5196.b0000 0000 9864 2490ENEA, Frascati Research Centre, Via E. Fermi, 45, 00044 Frascati, Italy
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- grid.5196.b0000 0000 9864 2490ENEA, Frascati Research Centre, Via E. Fermi, 45, 00044 Frascati, Italy
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- grid.482259.00000 0004 1774 9464CNR-SPIN, Corso Perrone 24, 18162 Genoa, Italy
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- grid.482259.00000 0004 1774 9464CNR-SPIN, Corso Perrone 24, 18162 Genoa, Italy
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- grid.482259.00000 0004 1774 9464CNR-SPIN, Corso Perrone 24, 18162 Genoa, Italy ,grid.5606.50000 0001 2151 3065Physics Department, University of Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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- grid.482259.00000 0004 1774 9464CNR-SPIN, Corso Perrone 24, 18162 Genoa, Italy
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- grid.482259.00000 0004 1774 9464CNR-SPIN, Corso Perrone 24, 18162 Genoa, Italy
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- grid.482259.00000 0004 1774 9464CNR-SPIN, Corso Perrone 24, 18162 Genoa, Italy ,grid.5606.50000 0001 2151 3065Physics Department, University of Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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- grid.5606.50000 0001 2151 3065Physics Department, University of Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146 Genoa, Italy
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- grid.1957.a0000 0001 0728 696XCentral Facility for Electron Microscopy, RWTH Aachen University, Ahornstraße 55, 52074, Aachen, Germany ,grid.433187.aPresent Address: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Achtseweg Noord 5, 5651 GG Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Vergani E, Bruno C, Gavotti C, Oliva A, Currò D, Mancini A. Increased levels of plasma neudesin in adult growth hormone deficiency and their relationship with plasma liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide-2 levels: a cross-sectional study. J Endocrinol Invest 2022; 46:1187-1195. [PMID: 36495439 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01974-5] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE Adult growth hormone deficiency (aGHD) is characterized by an altered metabolic profile and increased cardiovascular risk. Neudesin is a newly discovered protein mainly secreted from adipose tissue and brain, under evaluation for its possible activity as a negative regulator of energy expenditure. Liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide (LEAP)-2 is a competitive antagonist of ghrelin on its receptor. An observational cross-sectional study was performed to test the hypothesis that plasma neudesin levels may be modified in aGHD. Given the role played in the energy balance, any possible relationships between neudesin, LEAP-2 and metabolic and anthropometric parameters were evaluated. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty-eight patients were included: 18 aGHD patients (7 females and 11 males, aged 59.7 ± 2.6 years, BMI 30.2 ± 2.2 kg/m2); 20 healthy controls (12 females and 8 males, aged 47.1 ± 2.5 years, BMI 24.1 ± 0.9 kg/m2). All patients were evaluated for glucose, insulin, HOMA and QUICKI index, total/LDL/HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, uric acid, and IGF-1. Plasma neudesin, LEAP-2, and ghrelin were measured by ELISA. Fat mass was evaluated by DEXA. RESULTS Neudesin levels were significantly higher in aGHD versus controls. We confirmed the finding of significantly lower ghrelin levels and significantly higher LEAP-2/ghrelin ratio in aGHD patients and found a significant direct correlation between neudesin and LEAP-2 levels. A significant direct correlation between neudesin and fat mass percentage was found in the whole population. CONCLUSION These results suggest the onset of adaptive responses to an altered metabolic picture in aGHD. The changes in two distinct pathways that modulate food intake and the still limited knowledge about neudesin suggest future developments in this field.
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- E Vergani
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica, Sezione di Farmacologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
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Giannaccare G, Borselli M, Rossi C, Mancini A, Vaccaro S, Scalzo GC, Scorcia V. Comparing the efficacy of idroflog vs conventional artificial tears in patients with dry eye disease after cataract surgery. Acta Ophthalmol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2022.0352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Giuseppe Giannaccare
- Department of Ophthalmology University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro Catanzaro Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro Catanzaro Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro Catanzaro Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro Catanzaro Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro Catanzaro Italy
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Vaccaro S, Scalzo GC, Rossi C, Borselli M, Mancini A, Lionetti G, Fratto B, Bianchi P, Scalia G, Scorcia V, Giannaccare G. Preoperative noninvasive screening of dry eye in patients scheduled for cataract surgery. Acta Ophthalmol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2022.0625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Sabrina Vaccaro
- Department of Ophthalmology University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro Catanzaro Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro Catanzaro Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro Catanzaro Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro Catanzaro Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro Catanzaro Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro Catanzaro Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro Catanzaro Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro Catanzaro Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro Catanzaro Italy
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Abreu AP, Carroll RS, Haase J, Kaiser UB, Landa I, Magnotto JC, Naulé L, Zoghdan M, Mancini A. OR17-1 MKRN3 Inhibits the Reproductive Axis by Interacting With Key Hypothalamic Substrates and Targeting Neurokinin B to Degradation Pathways. J Endocr Soc 2022. [DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvac150.1277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Background and Objectives
Human fertility is attained following puberty due to finely orchestrated events driven by hypothalamic release of the excitatory neuropeptide neurokinin B (NKB), which in turn stimulates the release of kisspeptin and then GnRH to activate the downstream pituitary-gonadal axis. Our group has identified that loss-of-function mutations in Makorin Ring Finger Protein 3 (MKRN3) cause central precocious puberty (CPP). Mkrn3 is highly expressed in the hypothalamus of both male and female mice in early postnatal life, then declines prior to the onset of puberty. Mutations in MKRN3 E3 ubiquitin ligase domain, identified in patients with CPP, result in reduced auto-ubiquitination. However, the mechanisms of action of MKRN3 and its targets remain largely unknown. We hypothesized that MKRN3 inhibits the reproductive axis through interactions with hypothalamic substrates, targeting them to degradation pathways.
Methods and Results
Using interactome analysis and candidate approaches in vitro, we identified poly(A) binding protein cytoplasmic 1 and 4 (PABPC1 and 4) and insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA binding protein 1 (IGF2BP1) as MKRN3 interactors, consistent with reports from other research groups. Additionally, our proteomic analysis revealed that Igf2bp1 levels are increased in the hypothalamus of Mkrn3 knockout (KO) mice versus wild type animals. Remarkably, we found that MKRN3-IGF2BP1 interaction is mediated by RNA, as their interaction was abrogated by RNase treatment. However, an MKRN3 missense mutation associated with CPP, p.C364F, within the E3 ubiquitin ligase domain, did not affect the RNA mediated interaction. Preliminary data from RNA co-IP, aiming to identify putative RNA targets, suggested that MKRN3 and IGF2BP1 bind to TAC3 mRNA. We further identified an increase in Nkb protein levels in the hypothalamus of Mkrn3 KO mice. We also showed that NKB is a substrate of MKRN3 E3 ubiquitin ligase activity in vitro by demonstrating increased ubiquitination of NKB in cells co-transfected with expression vectors encoding MKRN3 and NKB and treated with proteasome inhibitor. Additionally, MKRN3 overexpression resulted in degradation of NKB protein by western blot analysis, and alteration of NKB intracellular localization by immunofluorescence. These effects were impaired by MKRN3 missense mutations (p.C340G and p.C364F) in the E3 ubiquitin ligase motif, suggesting a pathophysiological mechanism of MKRN3 mutations in CPP.
Conclusions
We identified that MKRN3 interacts with PABPC1, PABPC4 and IGF2BP1 and targets NKB to degradation. We showed that NKB degradation was mediated by the MKRN3 E3 ubiquitin ligase domain, as mutations within this motif abrogated NKB degradation. However, this mutation did not affect MKRN3 RNA-mediated binding to IGF2BP1, highlighting that multiple domains of MKRN3 may contribute to its actions. Here, we propose a mechanism by which MKRN3, interacting with PABPCs and IGF2BP1 and targeting NKB for degradation, may act to inhibit the reproductive axis.
Presentation: Sunday, June 12, 2022 11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
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Mancini F, Mancini A, Castelfranchi C. Unhealthy mind in a healthy body: A criticism to eliminativism in psychopathology. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:889698. [PMID: 36245873 PMCID: PMC9563240 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.889698] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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In this article we criticize the thesis "The diseases we treat are diseases of the brain". A first criticism is against the eliminativist perspective and in favor of a perspective that is still reductionist but emergentist and functionalist. In a second part, we try to answer the question "under which conditions can we consider this statement legitimate?". We argue that only those mental disorders whose neural substrate has clearly neuropathological characteristics, i.e., anomalies with respect to the laws of good neural functioning, can be considered "brain diseases." We propose that it is not sufficient to observe a simple difference between the brains of people with psychopathology, that is, with anomalies with respect to the laws of good psychological functioning, and that of people without psychopathology. Indeed, we believe it is a categorical error to postulate a neuropathology starting from a psychopathology. Finally, we summarize some research that shows how purely psychological interventions can reduce or eliminate the differences between the brains of people with or psychopathology and those of people without.
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- Francesco Mancini
- Schools of Cognitive Psychotherapy (APC-SPC), Rome, Italy
- Department of Psychology, Telematic University of Rome “Guglielmo Marconi”, Rome, Italy
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Siegel D, Partan E, Davies O, Chamlin S, Drolet B, Mancini A, Sundaram L, Tutaj M, Frieden I, Metry D, Blei F, Lin C, Wang K, Karakikes I, Urban A, Oro A, Sobreira N. 480 The spectrum of oligogenic variants in the RAS pathway in a PHACE cohort. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Al Ameri HM, Al Harthi S, Al Kiyumi A, Al Sariri TS, Al-Zaidan ASY, Antonopoulou M, Broderick AC, Chatting M, Das HS, Hesni MA, Mancini A, Miller JD, Mobaraki A, Rezaie-Atagholipour M, Pilcher NJ, Rees AF, Rodríguez-Zárate CJ, Smyth DM, Tanabe LK, Yaghmour F, Yusuf AA, Godley BJ. CORRIGENDUM: Biology and conservation of marine turtles in the northwestern Indian Ocean: a review. ENDANGER SPECIES RES 2022. [DOI: 10.3354/esr01183_c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- HM Al Ameri
- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Penryn Campus, University of Exeter, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK
- Marine Assessment and Conservation Section, Terrestrial and Marine Biodiversity Sector, Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi, PO Box 45553, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Environment Society of Oman, PO Box 3955, Ruwi PC112, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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- PO Box 106 PC134, Jawharat Al Shatie, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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- Environment Authority, PO Box 323, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Kuwait University, Safat 13060, Kuwait
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- Emirates Nature-WWF, PO Box 73323, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Penryn Campus, University of Exeter, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK
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- Environmental Science Centre, Qatar University, PO Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Marine Assessment and Conservation Section, Terrestrial and Marine Biodiversity Sector, Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi, PO Box 45553, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Zoological Museum of Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Grupo Tortuguero de las Californias AC, Calle Seis 141, 23098 La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico
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- Biological Research and Education Consultants, Missoula, Montana 59801, USA
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hesarak Boulevard, Tehran, Iran
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- Qeshm Environmental Conservation Institute (QECI), Qeshm Island, Hormozgan Province, Iran
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- Marine Research Foundation, 88450 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Penryn Campus, University of Exeter, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK
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- Sharjah Desert Park, Scientific Research Department, Environment and Protected Areas Authority, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- School of Ocean Science, Marine Centre Wales, Bangor University, Bangor LL59 5AB, UK
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- Red Sea Research Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- Scientific Research Department, Hefaiyah Mountain Conservation Centre, Environment and Protected Areas Authority, Kalba, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Wardhiigley, Mogadishu, Somalia
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Penryn Campus, University of Exeter, Cornwall TR10 9FE, UK
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Giannaccare G, Lucisano A, Pellegrini M, Scuteri G, Mancini A, Malaventura C, Busin M, Scorcia V. Maternal serum eye drops to treat bilateral neurotrophic keratopathy in congenital corneal anesthesia: Case report and literature review. Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep 2022; 26:101446. [PMID: 35243177 PMCID: PMC8866839 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101446] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Purpose To report the feasibility and the successful outcomes of a pediatric neurotrophic keratopathy (NK) owing to congenital corneal anesthesia (CCA) treated with allogeneic serum eye drops obtained from the mother as the only therapy. Observations A 18-month-old girl with generalized pain insensitivity presented with a large epithelial defect in the right eye (RE) and superficial punctate keratopathy (SPK) in the left eye (LE). Corneal sensitivity was completely absent in both eyes (BE). Peripheral serum eye drops obtained from the mother was prescribed and administered every 2 hours in BE. Two weeks after the beginning of treatment, compete healing of the epithelial defect in the RE was obtained, while the severity of the SPK in the LE markedly improved; in parallel, conjunctival hyperemia disappeared in BE. The treatment was continued over the course of 3 months with good tolerability and neither signs of recurrence of the epithelial defect nor other complications were noted. Conclusions and Importance Allogeneic serum eye drops obtained from the mother are effective in treating pediatric NK owing to CCA. This treatment may represent a readily available and inexpensive option when topical nerve growth factor is unavailable or corneal neurotization is not feasible.
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- Giuseppe Giannaccare
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
- Corresponding author. University of Magna Græcia, Viale Europa, 88100, Germaneto, Catanzaro, Italy.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ospedali Privati Forlì“Villa Igea”, Forlì, Italy
- Istituto Internazionale per la Ricerca e Formazione in Oftalmologia (IRFO), Forlì, Italy
- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Pediatric Section, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Ospedali Privati Forlì“Villa Igea”, Forlì, Italy
- Istituto Internazionale per la Ricerca e Formazione in Oftalmologia (IRFO), Forlì, Italy
- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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Mahieu C, Mancini A, beckett C, Tward A. Gene Editing/Gene Therapies: HIGHLY EFFICIENT GENOME ENGINEERING OF PRIMARY ADULT KERATINOCYTES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL CELL THERAPIES. Cytotherapy 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1465-3249(22)00371-1] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Mahieu C, Mancini A, Beckett C, Tward A. Gene Editing/Gene Therapies: SCALABLE GENOME ENGINEERING OF ADULT KERATINOCYTES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL CELL THERAPEUTICS. Cytotherapy 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1465-3249(22)00372-3] [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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Mancini A, Granziol U, Migliorati D, Gragnani A, Femia G, Cosentino T, Saliani AM, Tenore K, Luppino OI, Perdighe C, Mancini F. Moral Orientation Guilt Scale (MOGS): Development and validation of a novel guilt measurement. Personality and Individual Differences 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.111495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Puberty marks the end of childhood and is a period when individuals undergo physiological and psychological changes to achieve sexual maturation and fertility. The onset of puberty is first detected as an increase in pulsatile secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). Pubertal onset is regulated by genetic, nutritional, environmental, and socio-economic factors. Disturbances affecting pubertal timing result in adverse health conditions later in life. Human genetic studies show that around 50-80% of the variation in pubertal onset is genetically determined. The genetic control of pubertal timing has been a field of active investigation in attempt to better understand the neuroendocrine control of this relevant period of life. Large populational studies and patient cohort-based studies have provided insights into the genetic regulation of pubertal onset. In this review, we discuss these discoveries and discuss potential mechanisms for how implicated genes may affect pubertal timing.
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- Alessandra Mancini
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Division of Endocrinology Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Division of Endocrinology Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Division of Endocrinology Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, USA.
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Al Ameri HM, Al Harthi S, Al Kiyumi A, Al Sariri TS, Al-Zaidan ASY, Antonopoulou M, Broderick AC, Chatting M, Das HS, Hesni MA, Mancini A, Miller JD, Mobaraki A, Rezaie-Atagholipour M, Pilcher NJ, Rees AF, Rodriguez-Zarate CJ, Smyth DM, Tanabe LK, Yaghmour F, Yusuf AA, Godley BJ. Biology and conservation of marine turtles in the North-Western Indian Ocean: a review. ENDANGER SPECIES RES 2022. [DOI: 10.3354/esr01183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Tenore K, Mancini A, Luppino OI, Mancini F. Group Imagery Rescripting on Childhood Memories Delivered via Telehealth: A Preliminary Study. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:862289. [PMID: 35815039 PMCID: PMC9263974 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.862289] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Imagery Rescripting (ImR) has proved to be effective in the treatment of different mental disorders as an integral part of broader clinical protocols or as a standalone technique. ImR has also been successfully incorporated as part of group Schema Therapy treatment; however, to the best of our knowledge, it has never been assessed as a standalone technique in a group setting. AIM In this study, we focused on ImR delivered via telehealth in groups and we aimed to assess whether group ImR is effective in responding to basic emotional needs, in changing participants' affective state, and in reducing dysfunctional beliefs. We also wanted to assess whether memory realism is associated with a greater effectiveness of the technique. METHODS A total of 52 participants were presented with 3 ImR sessions on childhood memories related to the current dysfunctional belief that elicited more suffering. RESULTS The technique was effective in facilitating the retrieval of a memory in almost the entire sample (in the range of 92.3-100%). Overall, memory realism values (level of vividness, ability to immerse, and participants' distance from the images) were high in all three sessions. Almost all participants were reported having their needs met during ImR (89.7%). Importantly, need satisfaction was associated with the ability to immerse in the image. In addition, the intensity of the dysfunctional belief decreased significantly from pre-test to Session 3. The technique also changed the affective state, reducing arousal. Importantly, we also observed a general reduction in shame levels from the first to the third session. CONCLUSION A telehealth delivered ImR group intervention on childhood memories provides cognitive and emotional improvement. Along with the ability to satisfy the patient's basic emotional needs, the technique seems to be effective in modifying maladaptive beliefs encapsulated in memory.
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- Katia Tenore
- Associazione Scuola di Psicoterapia Cognitiva (APC-SPC), Rome, Italy.,Department of Human Sciences, Marconi University, Rome, Italy
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- Associazione Scuola di Psicoterapia Cognitiva (APC-SPC), Rome, Italy.,Department of Human Sciences, Marconi University, Rome, Italy
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- Associazione Scuola di Psicoterapia Cognitiva (APC-SPC), Rome, Italy.,Department of Human Sciences, Marconi University, Rome, Italy
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Saengkaew T, Ruiz-Babot G, David A, Mancini A, Mariniello K, Cabrera CP, Barnes MR, Dunkel L, Guasti L, Howard SR. Whole exome sequencing identifies deleterious rare variants in CCDC141 in familial self-limited delayed puberty. NPJ Genom Med 2021; 6:107. [PMID: 34930920 PMCID: PMC8688425 DOI: 10.1038/s41525-021-00274-w] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Developmental abnormalities of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronal network result in a range of conditions from idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism to self-limited delayed puberty. We aimed to discover important underlying regulators of self-limited delayed puberty through interrogation of GnRH pathways. Whole exome sequencing (WES) data consisting of 193 individuals, from 100 families with self-limited delayed puberty, was analysed using a virtual panel of genes related to GnRH development and function (n = 12). Five rare predicted deleterious variants in Coiled-Coil Domain Containing 141 (CCDC141) were identified in 21 individuals from 6 families (6% of the tested cohort). Homology modeling predicted all five variants to be deleterious. CCDC141 mutant proteins showed atypical subcellular localization associated with abnormal distribution of acetylated tubulin, and expression of mutants resulted in a significantly delayed cell migration, demonstrated in transfected HEK293 cells. These data identify mutations in CCDC141 as a frequent finding in patients with self-limited delayed puberty. The mis-localization of acetylated tubulin and reduced cell migration seen with mutant CCDC141 suggests a role of the CCDC141-microtubule axis in GnRH neuronal migration, with heterozygous defects potentially impacting the timing of puberty.
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- Tansit Saengkaew
- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,Endocrinology Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Life Sciences, Centre for Integrative Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Translational Bioinformatics, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,NIHR Barts Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Centre, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Translational Bioinformatics, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.,NIHR Barts Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Centre, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
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Mancini A, Wieland E, Geng G, Lothenbach B, Wehrli B, Dähn R. Corrigendum to 'Fe(II) interaction with cement phases: Method development, wet chemical studies and X-ray absorption spectroscopy'. [J. Colloid Interface Sci. 588 (2021) 692-704]. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 611:773. [PMID: 34895728 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.11.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- A Mancini
- Paul Scherrer Institut, Laboratory for Waste Management, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland; ETH Zurich, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, Laboratory for Waste Management, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, Laboratory for Waste Management, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland; National University of Singapore, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 117576, Singapore
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- Empa, Laboratory for Concrete & Construction Chemistry, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; NTNU, Department of Structural Engineering, Trondheim, Norway
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- ETH Zurich, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, Laboratory for Waste Management, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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Mancini A, Ayllon-Guerola J, Doyle S, Agredano-Torres M, Lopez-Aires D, Toledo-Garrido J, Viezzer E, Garcia-Muñoz M, Buxton P, Chung K, Garcia-Dominguez J, Garcia-Lopez J, Gryaznevich M, Hidalgo-Salaverri J, Hwang Y, Segado-Fernández J. Mechanical and electromagnetic design of the vacuum vessel of the SMART tokamak. Fusion Engineering and Design 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Doyle S, Lopez-Aires D, Mancini A, Agredano-Torres M, Garcia-Sanchez J, Segado-Fernandez J, Ayllon-Guerola J, Garcia-Muñoz M, Viezzer E, Soria-Hoyo C, Garcia-Lopez J, Cunningham G, Buxton P, Gryaznevich M, Hwang Y, Chung K. Magnetic equilibrium design for the SMART tokamak. Fusion Engineering and Design 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Deontological Guilt (DG), and Altruistic Guilt (AG) emerge from the appraisal of violating an internalized rule or an altruistic principle, respectively. DG is strictly connected with Disgust Sensitivity and plays a key role in the development and maintenance of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Previous studies investigated how DG affects responses to hypothetical moral dilemmas, however how DG and Disgust Sensitivity interact modulating moral behavior is still unknown. METHODS STUDY 1. 46 healthy participants performed an ecological paradigm in which people can spontaneously decide to lie to obtain a reward (egoistic lie) or give it away (altruistic lie) after three emotional inductions: DG, AG or neutral. Furthermore, OCD traits, Morality, Guilt Propensity and Disgust Sensitivity were assessed by means of questionnaires. STUDY 2. 27 participants from the original sample were retested during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy to ascertain whether the pandemic modified traits related to morality, disgust, guilt or OCD symptoms and whether these changes modulated moral behavior (measured by a task in which cheating was associated to higher pay-offs). RESULTS STUDY 1. Compared to the neutral, after the DG induction participants produced less altruistic and more egoistic lies. This effect was stronger in participants with high Disgust Sensitivity. STUDY 2. During the COVID-19 lockdown participants became more sensitive to the Authority pillar of the Moral Foundations and more sensitive to Disgust: this increment in deontological morality affected (im) moral behavior depending on changes in Disgust Sensitivity. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that people with high Disgust Sensitivity are more affected by deontological inductions which translate to higher immorality, supposedly by lowering their moral self-image. These results might have important clinical implications as they suggest that addressing Disgust Sensitivity in therapy, might also decrease the effect of guilt on patients' behavior.
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- Irene Parisi
- Center for Life Nano- & Neuro-Science, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome & Sapienza University of Rome
- Social Neuroscience Laboratory, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Via Ardeatina, 306 - 00179
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- Scuola di Specializzazione in Psicoterapia Cognitiva APC-SPC, Rome, Italy
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- Scuola di Specializzazione in Psicoterapia Cognitiva APC-SPC, Rome, Italy
- Guglielmo Marconi University, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Life Nano- & Neuro-Science, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome & Sapienza University of Rome
- Social Neuroscience Laboratory, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Via Ardeatina, 306 - 00179
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- Social Neuroscience Laboratory, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Via Ardeatina, 306 - 00179
- Department of Psychology, “Sapienza University of Rome”, Via dei Marsi, 78 - 00185 Rome, Italy
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Agredano-Torres M, Garcia-Sanchez J, Mancini A, Doyle S, Garcia-Munoz M, Ayllon-Guerola J, Barragan-Villarejo M, Viezzer E, Segado-Fernandez J, Lopez-Aires D, Toledo-Garrido J, Buxton P, Chung K, Garcia-Dominguez J, Garcia-Franquelo L, Gryaznevich M, Hidalgo-Salaverri J, Hwang Y, Leon-Galvan J, Maza-Ortega J. Coils and power supplies design for the SMART tokamak. Fusion Engineering and Design 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mancini A, Currò D, Cipolla C, Barini A, Bruno C, Vergani E, Di Segni C, Guidi F, Nicolotti N, Silvestrini A, Meucci E, Valentini P, Rossodivita AN. Evaluation of Kisspeptin levels in prepubertal obese and overweight children: sexual dimorphism and modulation of antioxidant levels. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 25:941-949. [PMID: 33577049 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202101_24663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Kisspeptin, neuropeptide involved in puberty beginning and regulation of pituitary-gonadal axis, has been shown to stimulate antioxidant defenses in murine models. Its levels are greater in females than males and also in obese prepubertal girls. Therefore, our aim was to evaluate sex-related differences in prepubertal obese patients and the relationships of Kisspeptin with metabolic/hormonal parameters. PATIENTS AND METHODS We studied Kisspeptin concentrations in 54 children (22 males and 32 females, Tanner stage 1), 5-12 ys, classified according to Cole's criteria into 17 overweight and 37 obese; 25 normal-weight children, aged 6-12 years, were studied as controls. We evaluated metabolic (glucose and insulin levels after oral glucose load, total- LDL- HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, uric acid) and hormonal (fT3, fT4, TSH, IGF-1, leptin) parameters. Moreover, total antioxidant capacity (TAC) was evaluated by spectrophotometric method, using the system H202-metmyoglobin-ABTS. Kisspeptin levels were measured by RIA. RESULTS We did not find significant differences between obese and normal-weight children, but obese males presented significantly lower levels than females. Kisspeptin did not correlate with BMI, HOMA-IR, Insulin peak levels and TAC; a significant correlation was found between Kisspeptin and fT3 (r2=0.25; p=0.003) in the obese group; leptin levels, significantly greater in obese vs. overweight and control children, significantly correlated with TAC (r2=0.39; p=0.03). CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that both hormones could modulate antioxidants, Kisspeptin indirectly via influence on thyroid hormones, and Leptin by a direct effect. This mechanism seems to be sex-related, not attributable to peripheral steroid levels. Further studies can clarify the complex interrelationship between central and peripheral Kisspeptin secretion and oxidative stress in children obesity.
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- A Mancini
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
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Ayllon-Guerola J, Cobacho-Rodriguez C, Segado-Fernandez J, Hidalgo-Salaverri J, Mancini A, Nunez-Portillo J, Garcia-Vallejo D, Garcia-Munoz M, Davis S, Tomarchio V, Hajnal N, Piccinni C, Verrecchia M, Phillips G, Vallar M, Perelli Cippo E, Nocente M, Putignano O, Sozzi C, Wanner M. Thermo-mechanical assessment of the JT-60SA fast-ion loss detector. Fusion Engineering and Design 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Macedo DB, Abreu AP, Magnuson M, Kim HK, Mancini A, Latronico AC, Carroll RS, Kaiser UB. Pubertal Onset Occurs in Female Mice Lacking Paternally Expressed Dlk1 Despite Lower Leptin and Kisspeptin Levels. J Endocr Soc 2021. [DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvab048.1401] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The timing of puberty in females is highly sensitive to metabolic cues and energy reserves. Epidemiologic studies indicate a relationship between increased body mass index and earlier puberty in girls. In contrast, a significant delay in puberty and menarche is seen in girls who have diminished body fat. Multiple peripheral hormones are responsible for transmitting metabolic information to hypothalamic kisspeptin and GnRH neurons. Sufficient levels of leptin, an adipose tissue hormone with a permissive/stimulatory effect on the metabolic control of reproduction, are required for puberty onset, reproductive function and fertility. Loss-of-function mutations in the Delta-like homolog 1 (DLK1) gene have been described in girls with central precocious puberty (CPP) and increased body fat, suggesting a link between metabolism and reproduction. DLK1 is a paternally expressed gene located on human chromosome 14q32.2 in a locus associated with Temple syndrome (TS). Dlk1 knockout mice display pre- and postnatal growth retardation, a phenotype that overlaps with TS. We have shown that Dlk1 deficient female mice achieved puberty at the same age as wild type mice, despite a considerably lower body weight (BW) (“relative precocious puberty”). To date, the mechanisms of action of Dlk1 in determining pubertal onset remain unknown. In this study, we used a Dlk1 deficient mouse model to explore the influence of Dlk1 in the regulation of reproductive axis, particularly its effects on leptin and/or kisspeptin, a major excitatory factor of the reproductive axis. By RT-qPCR and Western blot, we confirmed that both Dlk1 mRNA and protein were undetectable in the mediobasal hypothalamus (MBH) of Dlk+/p- (which inherited the mutant allele from their father), but it was present in Dlk+/+ mice. White adipose tissue (WAT) and blood were collected from Dlk+/p- and Dlk+/+ female mice at postnatal day (PND) 26, and MBH tissue was obtained from both groups at PND 15, 26 and 60. Quantification of total WAT showed no significant difference between Dlk1+/p-and Dlk1+/+ mice (p=0.8) at PND26, even after correction for total BW (p=0.29). Hypothalamic mRNA levels of Kiss1 and Socs3, a downstream mediator of leptin signaling, were measured by RT-qPCR. Kiss1 mRNA levels were significantly reduced in the MBH of Dlk1+/p- mice at PND15 and PND60, but no significant difference was found at PND 26. Socs3 expression was significantly lower in Dlk1+/p- mice (p=0.04) as a result of the reduced circulating levels of leptin (ELISA) observed in these mice at PDN26 (p=0.01). Our findings suggest that the absence of Dlk1 may attenuate the metabolic effects of low body weight and low leptin levels on puberty onset and that, as seen in humans, DLK1 is an important link between body weight and pubertal development. Finally, Dlk1 deficiency leads to activation of the reproductive axis despite lower levels of kisspeptin.
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- Delanie B Macedo
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Brookline, MA, USA
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- Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Brookline, MA, USA
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- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Saengkaew T, Mancini A, Ruiz-Babot G, Cabrera CP, Barnes MR, Dunkel L, Guasti L, Howard S. Defects in the GnRH Neuronal Migration factor, CCDC141, Lead to Self-Limited Delayed Puberty. J Endocr Soc 2021. [PMCID: PMC8090672 DOI: 10.1210/jendso/bvab048.1358] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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GnRH neuronal biology has been identified as a critical element in the pathogenesis of self-limited DP, previously implicated exclusively in the pathophysiology of idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH). We hypothesise that this condition may be inherited via genetic variants discoverable through whole-exome sequencing (WES), by focusing on genes involved in GnRH neuron development and function, and genes reported in IHH. We analysed WES data from large Finnish cohort with familial self-limited DP, focusing on genes recently reported in IHH. WES data of 100 DP families have been analysed with a total of 193 individuals: 100 probands, 158 affected and 35 unaffected family members. Potentially pathogenic rare variants segregating within cohort families were identified using a virtual panel of recently reported IHH genes (n=13). This analysis identified 6 rare potentially pathogenic variants in CCDC141 in 25 individuals of 8 families which account for almost 10% of self-limited DP cases in this cohort, without variants identified in cohort control cases. Previous studies reported that homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations of CCDC141 cause Kallmann syndrome and IHH, due to impaired GnRH neuronal migration. In this study, all 6 CCDC141 variants were heterozygous missense variants predicted to be deleterious by in silico prediction tools. Most probands were male (n=7) with typical features of self-limited DP, with absence of secondary sexual characteristics, delayed bone age, and low gonadotropins and sex steroids at first presentation and spontaneous entry into puberty later than age of 14 years without treatment. The majority of pedigrees displayed good segregation of variants with the DP trait, following an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern. However, in two families, there was a complex inheritance pattern with compound heterozygosity (p.Ser55Cys and p.Asp767Asn) and possible incomplete penetrance. In vitro study showed that the overexpression of four key CCDC141 variants in HEK293 cells delayed cell migration, 72% in p.Ser55Cys (p=0.04), 66% in p.Gln507His (p=0.04), 65% in p.Asp767Asn (p=0.02), and 83% in p.Ala1073Thr (p=0.01), when compared to WT (100%). Moreover, WT-overexpressed cells increased the rate of cell migration when compared to non-transfected cells (100% vs 65%, p=0.005), reaffirming that CCDC141 has a role in cell migration. In conclusion, heterozygous deficiency of CCDC141, previously reported to cause IHH, can cause self-limited DP due to abnormal GnRH migration during foetal development.
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- Tansit Saengkaew
- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Translational Bioinformatics, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Mahieu C, Mancini A, beckett C, Tward A. Scalable genome engineering of adult keratinocytes for the development of novel cell therapeutics. Cytotherapy 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1465324921005314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Marie L, Robert M, Montana L, De Dominicis F, Ezzedine W, Caiazzo R, Fournel L, Mancini A, Kassir R, Boullu S, Barthet M, D'Journo XB, Bège T. A French National Study on Gastropleural and Gastrobronchial Fistulas After Bariatric Surgery: the Impact of Therapeutic Strategy on Healing. Obes Surg 2021; 30:3111-3118. [PMID: 32382962 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-020-04655-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE Gastropleural and gastrobronchial fistulas (GPF/GBFs) are serious but rare complications after bariatric surgery whose management is not consensual. The aim was to establish a cohort and evaluate different clinical presentations and therapeutic options. MATERIALS AND METHODS A multicenter and retrospective study analyzing GPF/GBFs after bariatric surgery in France between 2007 and 2018, via a questionnaire sent to digestive and thoracic surgery departments. RESULTS The study included 24 patients from 9 surgical departments after initial bariatric surgery (21 sleeve gastrectomies; 3 gastric bypass) for morbid obesity (mean BMI = 42 ± 8 kg/m2). The GPF/GBFs occurred, on average, 124 days after bariatric surgery, complicating an initial post-operative gastric fistula (POGF) in 66% of cases. Endoscopic digestive treatment was performed in 79% of cases (n = 19) associated in 25% of cases (n = 6) with thoracic endoscopy. Surgical treatment was performed in 83% of cases (n = 20): thoracic surgery (n = 5), digestive surgery (n = 8), and combined surgery (n = 7). No patient died. Overall morbidity was 42%. The overall success rate of the initial and secondary strategies was 58.5% and 90%, respectively. The average healing time was approximately 7 months. Patients who had undergone thoracic surgery (n = 12) had more initial management failures (n = 9/12) than patients who had not (n = 3/12), p = 0.001. CONCLUSION Complex and life-threatening fistulas that are revealed late require a multidisciplinary strategy. Thoracic surgery should be reserved once the abdominal leak heals; otherwise, it is associated with a higher risk of failure.
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- L Marie
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille University, Chemin des Bourrely, 13915, Marseille Cedex 20, France
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- Department of Digestive and Bariatric Surgery, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Department of Digestive and Metabolic Surgery, Avicenne University Hospital, Université Paris XIII, Route de Stalingrad, Bobigny, France
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- General and Endocrine Surgery Department, Huriez Hospital, Lille University, Lille, France
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- General and Endocrine Surgery Department, Huriez Hospital, Lille University, Lille, France
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Paris-Center University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Department of thoracic and endocrine surgery, University Hospital of Grenoble, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, CHU Félix Guyon, Saint Denis, La réunion, France
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- Department of Endocrinology, Aix Marseille Univ-APHM-Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France
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- Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Gastroenterology Department, Hopital Nord, APHM, Marseille, France
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- Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, CNRS, INSERM, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille (CRCM), Assistance-Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Hôpital Nord, Aix-Marseille University, Chemin des Bourrely, 13915, Marseille Cedex 20, France.
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Favuzzi AMR, Venuti A, Bruno C, Nicolazzi MA, Fuorlo M, Dajko M, De Waure C, Landolfi R, Mancini A. Hormonal deficiencies in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: prevalence and impact on diastolic dysfunction: a pilot study. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 24:352-361. [PMID: 31957849 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202001_19933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, catabolic mechanisms have a strong negative impact on mortality and morbidity. The relationship between anabolic hormonal deficiency, thyroid function, and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) has still been poorly investigated. Therefore, we aimed to define the multi-hormonal deficiency prevalence in HFpEF patients and the relationships between hormonal deficiency and echocardiographic indexes. PATIENTS AND METHODS Plasma levels of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, fasting glucose, thyroid-stimulating hormone, free triiodothyronine (T3), free thyroxine, insulin-like growth factor-1, dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate (DHEA-S), total testosterone (only in male subjects) in 40 patients with HFpEF were evaluated. An echocardiographic evaluation was performed. RESULTS One (2.5%) patient (2.5%) had no hormonal deficiencies; 8 (20%) patients had deficits of one hormone, 18 patients (45%) of two axes, 12 patients (30%) of three axes, and one patient (2.5%) of all four axes. Among them, 97.5% had DHEA-S deficiency, 67.5% IGF-1 deficiency, 37% testosterone deficiency, 22.5% a "Low T3 syndrome", and 20% subclinical hypothyroidism. Patients with IGF-1 deficit showed higher left atrial volume values, systolic pulmonary artery pressure (SPAP), tricuspid peak velocity (TPV), and lower tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) and TAPSE/SPAP ratio values. Patients with testosterone deficiency had higher SPAP and TPV. Patients with low T3 syndrome had higher value of right ventricular mid cavity diameter. Hormonal dysfunction was independent from the presence of comorbidities and no difference between male and female subjects was noted. CONCLUSIONS Multi-hormonal deficiencies are associated with right ventricular dysfunction and diastolic dysfunction in patients with HFpEF.
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- A M R Favuzzi
- Division of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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Mancini A, Wieland E, Geng G, Lothenbach B, Wehrli B, Dähn R. Fe(II) interaction with cement phases: Method development, wet chemical studies and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 588:692-704. [PMID: 33309242 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.11.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Fe(II) interaction with cement phases was studied by means of co-precipitation and sorption experiments in combination with X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy. Oxidation of Fe(II) was fast in alkaline conditions and therefore, a methodology was developed which allowed Fe(II) to be stabilised in the sorption experiments and to prepare samples for spectroscopy. X-ray diffraction (XRD) of the co-precipitation samples showed uptake of a small portion of Fe(II) by calcium-silicate-hydrates (C-S-H) in the interlayer indicated by an increase in the interlayer spacing. Fe(II) incorporation by AFm phases was not indicated. Wet chemical experiments using 55Fe radiotracer revealed linear sorption of Fe(II) irrespective of the Ca/Si ratio of C-S-H and equilibrium pH. The Kd values for Fe(II) sorption on C-S-H are more than three orders of magnitude lower as compared to Fe(III), while they are comparable to those of other bivalent metal cations. XAFS spectroscopy showed Fe(II) binding by C-S-H in an octahedral coordination environment. The large number of neighbouring atoms rules out the formation of a single surface-bound Fe(II) species. Instead the data suggest presence of Fe(II) in a structurally bound entity. The data from XRD and XAFS spectroscopy suggests the presence of both surface- and interlayer-bound Fe(II) species.
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- A Mancini
- Paul Scherrer Institut, Laboratory for Waste Management, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland; ETH Zurich, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, Laboratory for Waste Management, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, Laboratory for Waste Management, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland; National University of Singapore, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 117576, Singapore
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- Empa, Laboratory for Concrete & Construction Chemistry, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; NTNU, Department of Structural Engineering, Trondheim, Norway
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- ETH Zurich, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, Laboratory for Waste Management, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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Asso R, Mancini A, Junior WFPN, Ramos B, Palhares D, Gadia R, Hanna S. Radiosurgery for Multiple Brain Metastases using Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy: Clinical Outcomes and Toxicity from a Single-Institutional Series. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.2041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Marta G, Miranda F, Silva A, Hanna S, Neves Jr W, De Arruda F, Mancini A, Gadia R, Moraes F. PO-1253: Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for spinal metastases: Experience at a Brazilian Institution. Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)01271-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Giannaccare G, Vaccaro S, Mancini A, Scorcia V. Dry eye in the COVID-19 era: how the measures for controlling pandemic might harm ocular surface. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2020; 258:2567-2568. [PMID: 32561978 PMCID: PMC7304378 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-020-04808-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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- Giuseppe Giannaccare
- Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Germaneto, Italy.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Germaneto, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Germaneto, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Germaneto, Italy
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Mancini A, Howard SR, Marelli F, Cabrera CP, Barnes MR, Sternberg MJ, Leprovots M, Hadjidemetriou I, Monti E, David A, Wehkalampi K, Oleari R, Lettieri A, Vezzoli V, Vassart G, Cariboni A, Bonomi M, Garcia MI, Guasti L, Dunkel L. LGR4 deficiency results in delayed puberty through impaired Wnt/β-catenin signaling. JCI Insight 2020; 5:133434. [PMID: 32493844 PMCID: PMC7308048 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.133434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [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] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The initiation of puberty is driven by an upsurge in hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion. In turn, GnRH secretion upsurge depends on the development of a complex GnRH neuroendocrine network during embryonic life. Although delayed puberty (DP) affects up to 2% of the population, is highly heritable, and is associated with adverse health outcomes, the genes underlying DP remain largely unknown. We aimed to discover regulators by whole-exome sequencing of 160 individuals of 67 multigenerational families in our large, accurately phenotyped DP cohort. LGR4 was the only gene remaining after analysis that was significantly enriched for potentially pathogenic, rare variants in 6 probands. Expression analysis identified specific Lgr4 expression at the site of GnRH neuron development. LGR4 mutant proteins showed impaired Wnt/β-catenin signaling, owing to defective protein expression, trafficking, and degradation. Mice deficient in Lgr4 had significantly delayed onset of puberty and fewer GnRH neurons compared with WT, whereas lgr4 knockdown in zebrafish embryos prevented formation and migration of GnRH neurons. Further, genetic lineage tracing showed strong Lgr4-mediated Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway activation during GnRH neuron development. In conclusion, our results show that LGR4 deficiency impairs Wnt/β-catenin signaling with observed defects in GnRH neuron development, resulting in a DP phenotype. Defects of LGR4/Wnt-β-catenin activity compromise the development of the GnRH neuroendocrine network, resulting in delayed onset of puberty in humans and mice.
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- Alessandra Mancini
- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases and Lab of Endocrine and Metabolic Research, Milan, Italy
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- Centre for Translational Bioinformatics, William Harvey Research Institute, and.,NIHR Barts Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Centre, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Translational Bioinformatics, William Harvey Research Institute, and.,NIHR Barts Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Centre, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Integrative Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- St George's NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Integrative Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases and Lab of Endocrine and Metabolic Research, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.,IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases and Lab of Endocrine and Metabolic Research, Milan, Italy
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Brugat T, Rugeri B, Hommet G, Dumont A, Baron L, Halter C, Sémache M, Mancini A, Amalric C, Giambelluco M, Lenne N, Sidhoum M, Franchet C, Mayer S, Leroy X, Schann S. OP0236 RELEVANCE OF BIASED PAR2 INHIBITORS IN REDUCING INFLAMMATION AND CARTILAGE DEGRADATION IN IN VITRO AND IN VIVO MODELS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.5353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Background:Protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR2) is a member of a family of G-protein-coupled receptors involved in multiple physiological mechanisms. Compelling evidences have unravelled the key roles of PAR2 in the pathology of both rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA)1. Indeed, in vitro, in vivo and ex vivo experiments showed that this receptor promotes inflammation, cartilage erosion (and subsequent bone degradation), and pain. However, the signalling pathways involved in these functions are not well understood2. This is of importance as some pathways can promote the pathogenesis3while others prevent it4. We developed a new series of small molecules as novel biased PAR2 inhibitors to treat rheumatic diseases.Objectives:To evaluate the efficacy and mechanism of action of new biased PAR2 inhibitors on cartilage erosion and inflammation.Methods:The potency of compounds to inhibit human PAR2 signalling was evaluated in vitro by FLIPR calcium assay in HEK293 cells. The same assay was used to determine their selectivity over human PAR1 and PAR4 as well as murine versions of PAR2. The effect of several PAR2 inhibitors on 9 signalling pathways (Gi2, GoB, Gz, Gq, G13, G14, G15, B arrestin 2, EPAC) was evaluated by the BRET-based bioSens-All™ technology. In vitro anti-hypertrophic effect was determined by measuring the mRNA level of type II collagen, aggrecan and MMP13 in rat chondrocytes after IL1β stimulation. In vitro anti-inflammatory effect was determined by measuring the secretion of IL6, IL8, IL1β, TNFα and IFNγ by human monocytes. In vivo, the pharmacodynamic of our small molecules was assessed after intravenous and oral administration. Therapeutic efficacy of a compound was then evaluated in a collagen-induced arthritis model in DBA1/J mice. In this model, measures of the arthritis index score, body weight, plasma level of TNFα, IL6, IL8 and IL1β and histological evaluation of cartilage erosion were performed.Results:Our new series of small molecules are potent PAR2 inhibitors (IC50<1nM in calcium assay) with some selectivity over PAR1 and PAR4. Our compounds significantly inhibited PAR2 mediated recruitment of Gz, Gq, G13, G14 and G15. However, surprisingly, these small molecules had no effect on B arrestin 2, EPAC, Gi2 and GoB demonstrating that they are biased inhibitors. The effect of our compounds on PAR2 signalling was clearly different from 3 already existing PAR2 inhibitors described in the literature (I-117, AZ3451 and P2pal-18s). We compared the in vitro anti-hypertrophic effect on chondrocyte and anti-inflammatory effect on monocytes of these compounds to determine the importance of PAR2 signalling pathways in these cellular functions. In vivo, our small molecules had good bioavailability after oral administration of 10mg/kg in mice (clearance = 0.038L/h/kg; T½ = 9.9h; AUC= 162564 ng.h/mL; Cmax = 9005 ng/mL). The in vivo therapeutic efficacy of a biased PAR2 inhibitor in a model of collagen-induced arthritis will be presented.Conclusion:Our results show the potency of biased PAR2 inhibitors to reduce both the inflammation and cartilage erosion in rheumatoid arthritis. They confirm the huge potential of PAR2 as a therapeutic target and unravel the relevance of biased antagonism of this receptor to treat rheumatic diseases.References:[1]McCulloch et al., Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2018;2Hollenberg et al., British Journal of Pharmacology, 2014;3Sharma et al., Genes and Immunity, 2015;4Rayees et al., Cell Reports, 2019Disclosure of Interests:Thibaut Brugat Employee of: Domain Therapeutics, Baptiste Rugeri Employee of: Domain Therapeutics, Gaël Hommet Employee of: Domain Therapeutics, Alexia Dumont Employee of: Domain Therapeutics, Luc Baron Employee of: Domain Therapeutics, Célia Halter Employee of: Domain Therapeutics, Meriem Sémache Employee of: Domain Therapeutics, Arturo Mancini Employee of: Domain Therapeutics, Camille Amalric Employee of: Domain Therapeutics, Marie Giambelluco Employee of: Domain Therapeutics, Nathalie Lenne Employee of: Domain Therapeutics, Marjorie Sidhoum Employee of: Domain Therapeutics, Christel Franchet Employee of: Domain Therapeutics, Stanislas Mayer Employee of: Domain Therapeutics, Xavier Leroy Employee of: Domain Therapeutics, Stephan Schann Employee of: Domain Therapeutics
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Vergani E, Bruno C, Raimondo S, Macis G, Vecchio FM, Riccardi L, Ponziani FR, Pompili M, Mancini A. Recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma and non-classic adreno-genital syndrome. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2020; 24:4172-4179. [PMID: 32373953 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202004_20997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common fatal cancer in the world and androgens are among the possible etiological factors. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of inherited diseases caused by enzyme failure in the steroid biosynthesis of the adrenal cortex, resulting in an augmented 17-hydroxyprogesterone, androstenedione and testosterone production. While the occurrence of testicular adrenal rest tumors and adrenocortical tumors in congenital adrenal hyperplasia is well described in the literature, no data on HCC occurrence are available. CASE PRESENTATION A 35-years-old Italian man of Caucasian origin, affected by non-classic CAH due to partial 21-hydroxylase deficiency came to observation for revaluation of his adrenal picture. Besides common hormonal and biochemical analysis, an abdomen Magnetic Resonance Imaging was performed, resulting in an 18 mm large nodular lesion between liver segments VII and VIII. Radiological reports matched with an increased serum α-fetoprotein level. A surgical removal of the lesion was performed. After that, several recurrences of the lesion, which was consequently treated by radiofrequency ablation, occurred. Every recurrence was accompanied by an increase in testosterone and steroid hormone binding globulin serum levels. CONCLUSIONS Our report suggests the need for screening of liver lesions in males affected by this syndrome.
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- E Vergani
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
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Mancini A, Mougin N, Venchiarutti V, Shen Z, Risse O, Abba J, Arvieux C. Goni Moreno progressive preoperative pneumoperitoneum for giant hernias: a monocentric retrospective study of 162 patients. Hernia 2020; 24:545-550. [DOI: 10.1007/s10029-019-02113-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Albi E, Borrelli A, Cataldi S, Ceccarini M, Nakashidze I, Codini M, Conte C, Fioretti B, Ferri I, Laurenti M, Patria F, Beccari T, Mancini A, Impiombato FA, Curcio F. Protective effect of rMnSOD in mice exposed to cosmonaut simulation radiation: involvement of vitamin D receptor. J Biotechnol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2019.05.226] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Mancini A, Vergani E, Bruno C, Olivieri G, Di Segni C, Silvestrini A, Venuti A, Favuzzi A, Meucci E. Oxidative stress as a possible mechanism underlying multi-hormonal deficiency in chronic heart failure. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2019; 22:3936-3961. [PMID: 29949170 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_201806_15279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) is associated with multi-hormonal derangement depicting a prevalence of catabolic vs. anabolic axes. Moreover, thyroid adaption is characterized by the reduced conversion of thyroxine to the active hormone triiodothyronine. On the other hand, hormones modulate synthesis and utilization of antioxidant systems. Therefore, hormonal failure can cause unbalance between reactive radical species and the defenses, resulting in oxidative stress (OS). OS is well described in CHF, but the relationship with the hormonal picture is not entirely known. In the present review, we firstly analyze the mechanisms of ROS production in the heart, discussing animal and human studies, and focusing on new discovered protective mechanisms such as sirtuins and fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21). The second section is dedicated to the role of main anabolic axes influencing antioxidant systems. Finally, we present some data supporting the hypothesis that OS could be the link between hormonal derangement and clinical outcome of CHF.
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- A Mancini
- Operative Unit of Endocrinology, A. Gemelli Foundation, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, School of Medicine, Rome, Italy.
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Hadjidemetriou I, Mariniello K, Ruiz-Babot G, Pittaway J, Mancini A, Mariannis D, Gomez-Sanchez CE, Parvanta L, Drake WM, Chung TT, Abdel-Aziz TE, DiMarco A, Palazzo FF, Wierman ME, Kiseljak-Vassiliades K, King PJ, Guasti L. DLK1/PREF1 marks a novel cell population in the human adrenal cortex. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 193:105422. [PMID: 31265901 PMCID: PMC6736711 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2019.105422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The adrenal cortex governs fundamental metabolic processes though synthesis of glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoids and androgens. Studies in rodents have demonstrated that the cortex undergoes a self-renewal process and that capsular/subcapsular stem/progenitor cell pools differentiate towards functional steroidogenic cells supporting the dynamic centripetal streaming of adrenocortical cells throughout life. We previously demonstrated that the Notch atypical ligand Delta-like homologue 1 (DLK1)/preadipocyte factor 1 (PREF1) is expressed in subcapsular Sf1 and Shh-positive, CYP11B1-negative and CYP11B2-partially positive cortical progenitor cells in rat adrenals, and that secreted DLK1 can modulate GLI1 expression in H295R cells. Here we show that the human adrenal cortex remodels with age to generate clusters of relatively undifferentiated cells expressing DLK1. These clusters (named DLK1-expressing cell clusters or DCCs) increased with age in size and were found to be different entities to aldosterone-producing cell clusters, another well-characterized and age-dependent cluster structure. DLK1 was markedly overexpressed in adrenocortical carcinomas but not in aldosterone-producing adenomas. Thus, this data identifies a novel cell population in the human adrenal cortex and might suggest a yet-to be identified role of DLK1 in the pathogenesis of adrenocortical carcinoma in humans.
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- Irene Hadjidemetriou
- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart's and the London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart's and the London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart's and the London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart's and the London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart's and the London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart's and the London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center and Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Centre, Jackson MS, USA
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- Department of Surgery, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE, UK
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart's and the London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology, University College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, NW1 2PG, London, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology, University College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, NW1 2PG, London, UK
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- Department of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgery, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgery, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA; Research Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA; Research Service, Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart's and the London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart's and the London, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
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