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Hickert LR, Cattani A, Manfroi L, Wagner R, Furlan JM, Sant'Anna V. Strategies on aroma formation in Chardonnay sparkling base wine: Different Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains, co-inoculation with Torulaspora delbrueckii and utilization of bentonite. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2024; 71:96-109. [PMID: 37846152 DOI: 10.1002/bab.2524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
Abstract
The worldwide production of sparkling wines has been growing annually, driven by a market demand for high quality and more complex products. The present study aimed to evaluate the fermentation of Chardonnay must using two different Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeasts, either alone (from commercial brands A and B) or in combination with Torulaspora delbrueckii (ScA + Td and ScB + Td, respectively), as well as the addition of bentonite to the fermentation with ScA (ScA + Ben), to investigate their impact on aroma formation in sparkling base wine. Enological parameters, volatile composition, and sensory profile were evaluated. The results showed notable differences in total sulfur dioxide and volatile acidity among the S. cerevisiae strains. Moreover, the esters ethyl acetate, isoamyl acetate, hexyl acetate, and phenethyl acetate showed significant differences among treatments. Esters are recognized for their contribution to fruity and floral aromas, making them an essential part of the aromatic profile of wines. The descriptive analysis revealed that ScB + Td had the highest intensity of floral and tropical fruit notes, as well as aromatic clarity. The use of bentonite did not affect the aromatic composition or sensory profile of the wine. Therefore, the co-inoculation of S. cerevisiae with T. delbrueckii can lead to a base wine with a higher intensity of important volatile compounds and sensory attributes, providing an important alternative to produce winery products with a more complex aroma profile.
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- Lilian Raquel Hickert
- Life and Environmental Area, State University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Life and Environmental Area, State University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Sul, Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Food Technology and Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Life and Environmental Area, State University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Cattani A, Galluzzi A, Fecchio M, Pigorini A, Mattia M, Massimini M. Adaptation shapes local cortical reactivity: from bifurcation diagram and simulations to human physiological and pathological responses. eNeuro 2023:ENEURO.0435-22.2023. [PMID: 37451868 PMCID: PMC10368205 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0435-22.2023] [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] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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Human studies employing intracerebral and transcranial perturbations suggest that the input-output properties of cortical circuits are dramatically affected during sleep in healthy subjects as well as in awake patients with multifocal and focal brain injury. In all these conditions, cortical circuits react to direct stimulation with an initial activation followed by suppression of activity (Off-period) that disrupts the build-up of sustained causal interactions typically observed in healthy wakefulness. The transition to this stereotypical response has important clinical implications, being associated with loss of consciousness or loss of function. Here, we provide a mechanistic explanation of these findings by means of simulations of a cortical-like module endowed with activity-dependent adaptation and mean-field theory. First, we show that fundamental aspects of the local responses elicited in humans by direct cortical stimulation can be replicated by systematically varying the relationships between adaptation strength and excitation level in the network. Then, we reveal a region in the adaptation-excitation parameter space of crucial relevance for both physiological and pathological conditions, where spontaneous activity and responses to perturbation diverge in their ability to reveal Off-periods. Finally, we substantiate through simulations of connected cortical-like modules the role of adaptation mechanisms in preventing cortical neurons from engaging in reciprocal causal interactions, as suggested by empirical studies. These modeling results provide a general theoretical framework and a mechanistic interpretation for a body of neurophysiological measurements that bears critical relevance for physiological states as well as for the assessment and rehabilitation of brain-injured patients.Significance StatementSuppression of cortical activity following an initial activation is a defining feature of deep sleep in healthy subjects and wakefulness in patients affected by focal and multifocal brain injuries. Experimental findings suggest that these bimodal responses disrupt the emergence of complex interactions among cortical regions, leading to loss of consciousness or functional impairments. Given their practical implications, studying the mechanisms involved within a general theoretical framework is essential. Using a neuronal network model, we provide evidence for the key role of activity-dependent adaptation mechanisms in shaping the responses to perturbation and affecting the build-up of complex cortical interactions. Overall, this work provides a mechanistic interpretation relevant to the stratification, follow-up, and rehabilitation of brain-injured patients.
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- A Cattani
- Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Natl. Center for Radiation Protection and Computational Physics, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 02114 Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Natl. Center for Radiation Protection and Computational Physics, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", Università degli Studi di Milano, 20157 Milan, Italy
- Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, 20122 Milan, Italy
- Azrieli Program in Brain, Mind and Consciousness, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), Toronto, ONM5G 1M1, Canada
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Parmigiani S, Mikulan EP, Russo S, Sarasso S, Zauli FM, Rubino A, Cattani A, Fecchio M, Giampiccolo D, Lanzone J, D'Orio P, Del Vecchio M, Avanzini P, Nobili L, Sartori I, Massimini M, Pigorini A. Simultaneous stereo-EEG and high-density scalp EEG recordings to study the effects of intracerebral stimulation parameters. Brain Stimul 2022; 15:664-675. [PMID: 35421585 DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2022.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cortico-cortical evoked potentials (CCEPs) recorded by stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG) are a valuable tool to investigate brain reactivity and effective connectivity. However, invasive recordings are spatially sparse since they depend on clinical needs. This sparsity hampers systematic comparisons across-subjects, the detection of the whole-brain effects of intracortical stimulation, as well as their relationships to the EEG responses evoked by non-invasive stimuli. OBJECTIVE To demonstrate that CCEPs recorded by high-density electroencephalography (hd-EEG) provide additional information with respect SEEG alone and to provide an open, curated dataset to allow for further exploration of their potential. METHODS The dataset encompasses SEEG and hd-EEG recordings simultaneously acquired during Single Pulse Electrical Stimulation (SPES) in drug-resistant epileptic patients (N = 36) in whom stimulations were delivered with different physical, geometrical, and topological parameters. Differences in CCEPs were assessed by amplitude, latency, and spectral measures. RESULTS While invasively and non-invasively recorded CCEPs were generally correlated, differences in pulse duration, angle and stimulated cortical area were better captured by hd-EEG. Further, intracranial stimulation evoked site-specific hd-EEG responses that reproduced the spectral features of EEG responses to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Notably, SPES, albeit unperceived by subjects, elicited scalp responses that were up to one order of magnitude larger than the responses typically evoked by sensory stimulation in awake humans. CONCLUSIONS CCEPs can be simultaneously recorded with SEEG and hd-EEG and the latter provides a reliable descriptor of the effects of SPES as well as a common reference to compare the whole-brain effects of intracortical stimulation to those of non-invasive transcranial or sensory stimulations in humans.
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- S Parmigiani
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco" Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco" Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco" Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Philosophy "Piero Martinetti", Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco" Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco" Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Philosophy "Piero Martinetti", Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- "C. Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Department of Neuroscience, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy; Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, UK; Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK; Institute of Neurosciences, Cleveland Clinic London, London, UK
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- Department of Systems Medicine, Neuroscience, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy; Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri, IRCCS, Neurorehabilitation Department of Milano Institute, Milan, Italy
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- "C. Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Department of Neuroscience, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Neuroscienze, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Parma, Italy
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- Istituto di Neuroscienze, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Parma, Italy
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- Istituto di Neuroscienze, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Parma, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry, IRCCS Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy
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- "C. Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Department of Neuroscience, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco" Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Milan, Italy; Azrieli Program in Brain, Mind and Consciousness, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco" Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy; Department of Biomedical, V, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
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Russo S, Pigorini A, Mikulan E, Sarasso S, Rubino A, Zauli FM, Parmigiani S, d'Orio P, Cattani A, Francione S, Tassi L, Bassetti CLA, Lo Russo G, Nobili L, Sartori I, Massimini M. Focal lesions induce large-scale percolation of sleep-like intracerebral activity in awake humans. Neuroimage 2021; 234:117964. [PMID: 33771696 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.117964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Focal cortical lesions are known to result in large-scale functional alterations involving distant areas; however, little is known about the electrophysiological mechanisms underlying these network effects. Here, we addressed this issue by analysing the short and long distance intracranial effects of controlled structural lesions in humans. The changes in Stereo-Electroencephalographic (SEEG) activity after Radiofrequency-Thermocoagulation (RFTC) recorded in 21 epileptic subjects were assessed with respect to baseline resting wakefulness and sleep activity. In addition, Cortico-Cortical Evoked Potentials (CCEPs) recorded before the lesion were employed to interpret these changes with respect to individual long-range connectivity patterns. We found that small structural ablations lead to the generation and large-scale propagation of sleep-like slow waves within the awake brain. These slow waves match those recorded in the same subjects during sleep, are prevalent in perilesional areas, but can percolate up to distances of 60 mm through specific long-range connections, as predicted by CCEPs. Given the known impact of slow waves on information processing and cortical plasticity, demonstrating their intrusion and percolation within the awake brain add key elements to our understanding of network dysfunction after cortical injuries.
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- S Russo
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- "C. Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Department of Neuroscience, Niguarda Hospital, Milan 20162, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- "C. Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Department of Neuroscience, Niguarda Hospital, Milan 20162, Italy; Institute of Neuroscience, CNR, via Volturno 39E, 43125 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy; Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53719, USA
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- "C. Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Department of Neuroscience, Niguarda Hospital, Milan 20162, Italy
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- "C. Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Department of Neuroscience, Niguarda Hospital, Milan 20162, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- "C. Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Department of Neuroscience, Niguarda Hospital, Milan 20162, Italy
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- Child Neuropsychiatry, IRCCS Istituto G. Gaslini, Genova 16147, Italy; Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- "C. Munari" Epilepsy Surgery Centre, Department of Neuroscience, Niguarda Hospital, Milan 20162, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences "L. Sacco", University of Milan, Milan, Italy; IRCCS, Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Milan 20148, Italy; Azrieli Program in Brain, Mind and Consciousness, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Toronto, Canada.
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Tartari R, Cattani A, Eickert I, Fin L, Lima J, Silva F. Glim criteria in critically ill patients: Preliminary results of its accuracy and predictive validity. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2020.09.314] [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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Bunn L, Brady D, Cattani A, Marsden J, Cowie D. Wee-Wii-validation: investigating the validity and reliability of the Nintendo Wii Balance Board for assessment of standing balance in young children. Physiotherapy 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2017.11.172] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Bonifazi P, Goldin M, Picardo MA, Jorquera I, Cattani A, Bianconi G, Represa A, Ben-Ari Y, Cossart R. GABAergic Hub Neurons Orchestrate Synchrony in Developing Hippocampal Networks. Science 2009; 326:1419-24. [PMID: 19965761 DOI: 10.1126/science.1175509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 439] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- P Bonifazi
- Institut de Neurobiologie de la Méditerranée INSERM U901, Universitéde la Méditerranée, Parc Scientifique de Luminy, Boîte Postale 13, 13273 Marseille Cedex 9, France
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Martinez-Aguayo A, Rocha A, Rojas N, García C, Parra R, Lagos M, Valdivia L, Poggi H, Cattani A. Testicular adrenal rest tumors and Leydig and Sertoli cell function in boys with classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007; 92:4583-9. [PMID: 17895312 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-0383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
CONTEXT Infertility observed in adult males with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) has been associated with testicular adrenal rest tumors (TART) that may originate during childhood. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to describe the prevalence of TART and Sertoli and Leydig cell function in a group of boys aged 2-10 yr with CAH and to compare prevalence with that of a control group. DESIGN From August 2005 to January 2007, 19 patients with classical CAH (CAH group) were referred from seven endocrinology centers. METHODS We studied 19 subjects in the CAH group and, as a control group, 13 boys from the community that did not have testicular diseases. A complete physical exam was performed. High-resolution ultrasound was used to determine TART prevalence. Inhibin B and anti-Müllerian hormone were used as Sertoli cell markers. The ratio between basal testosterone levels and testosterone levels 72 h after beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (5000 U/m2) treatment [(T72- T0)/T0] was used to evaluate Leydig cell response. RESULTS CAH and control groups were comparable in chronological age (5.9 vs. 5.6 yr; P = 0.67) and bone age/chronological age ratio (1.09 vs. 1.03; P = 0.09). TART prevalence was four of 19 (21%) in the CAH group. Lower values for inhibin B (49.2. vs. 65.2 pg/ml; P = 0.018), anti-Müllerian hormone (70.1 vs. 94.2 ng/ml; P = 0.002), and (T72- T0)/T0 (5.6 vs. 13.6; P < 0.01) were observed in the CAH group. CONCLUSION TART in prepubertal males with classic CAH could be found during childhood. We also report differences in markers of gonadal function in a subgroup of patients, especially in those with inadequate control.
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- A Martinez-Aguayo
- Endocrinology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 833-0074, Santiago, Chile.
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Mancilla EE, Poggi H, Repetto G, Rumié H, García H, Ugarte F, Hidalgo S, Jara A, Muzzo S, Panteón E, Torrealba I, Foradori A, Cattani A. Y chromosome sequences in Turner's syndrome: association with virilization and gonadoblastoma. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2003; 16:1157-63. [PMID: 14594176 DOI: 10.1515/jpem.2003.16.8.1157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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UNLABELLED The presence of Y chromosome fragments in patients with Turner's syndrome is known to increase the risk of gonadoblastoma and virilization. Y chromosome material is detected in up to 6% of patients with Turner's syndrome by karyotype. By DNA analysis, Y chromosome sequences have been reported in 0-60% of patients. The putative gonadoblastoma gene has been mapped to the pericentromeric region of the Y chromosome increasing the interest in studying these sequences. AIMS 1. To determine the frequency of occult Y chromosome sequences in patients with Turner's syndrome. 2. To analyze the clinical implications of Y sequences detected by karyotype and occult Y sequences. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study of 58 patients with Turner's syndrome (30 45,X; two with structural anomalies; 26 mosaic [two of whom were 45,X/46,XY]). SRY, TSPY and DYZ3 sequences were amplified by PCR using genomic DNA from peripheral blood. RESULTS All three Y chromosome sequences were found in one out of 56 patients whose karyotype was not suggestive of having Y chromosome material and in one patient with 45,X/46,Xr(X) karyotype. The patients with the ring chromosome and 45,X/46,XY karyotype underwent surgery and were found to have a gonadoblastoma and dysgerminoma. The four patients with Y chromosome material had non-virilized female genitalia. CONCLUSIONS Analysis by PCR was more sensitive in detecting Y chromosome sequences than conventional karyotype. The presence of Y material was not associated with virilization. We confirmed the association of Y fragments and gonadoblastoma at an early age.
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- E E Mancilla
- Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Laboratory Service, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Román R, Johnson MC, Codner E, Cattani A, García H, Mericq V, Boric A, Muñoz M, Schneider R, Cassorla F. [Clinical and molecular study of Chilean patients with McCune-Albright syndrome]. Rev Med Chil 2001; 129:1365-72. [PMID: 12080873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND McCune-Albright Syndrome (MAS) is characterized by precocious puberty, "cafe au lait" skin lesions and polyostotic fibrous dysplasia. It is caused by 4 post-zygotic mutations of G alpha s protein with a mosaic distribution. AIM To describe the clinical presentation and to investigate the presence of the Arg by his substitution (R201H) in 14 girls with MAS. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed a clinical analysis of the patients and specific allele PCR in DNA obtained from leukocytes. RESULTS Twelve of 14 patients presented with precocious puberty, one with cyclical vaginal bleeding and one with pathological bone fractures. Eight girls had polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, one had hyperthyroidism, four had pathological fractures, ten had ovarian cysts, six had breast hyperpigmentation and ten had "cafe au lait" skin lesions. We detected the R2O1H mutation in 10 of 14 patients. We found no difference in the severity of symptoms or in the age of presentation between the patients with and without the mutation. CONCLUSIONS The R201H mutation can be detected in white blood cells, in approximately 70% of cases. Patients exhibit wide clinical variability with the same molecular defect. This suggests that tissues have different proportions of mutant cells.
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- R Román
- Instituto de Investigaciones Materno-Infantil, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Hospital San Borja-Arriarán, Luis Calvo Mackenna, Hospital Clínico P Universidad Católica, Santiago, Chile
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Ultrasonography (US) is of value in the evaluation and characterization of breast masses in children. Most masses represent either normal breast tissue, cysts, or fibroadenomas. Premature thelarche may be unilateral, and normal breast tissue is found at US. Cysts are commonly retroareolar; when they become infected, they appear sonographically as a complex mass. Fibroadenoma is the most frequent breast tumor in adolescent girls, and it is usually solitary, homogeneous, and hypoechoic. Malignant breast lesions are very rare in children; most are due to metastatic disease secondary to rhabdomyosarcoma, leukemia, lymphoma, and neuroblastoma, and their US appearance is nonspecific. Gynecomastia in boys can be mimicked by general obesity and pectoral hypertrophy; US is helpful in the diagnosis, especially when gynecomastia is asymmetric. Most breast lesions in children and adolescents are benign, and surgery should be avoided to prevent later deformity. US is the ideal imaging modality to evaluate breast lesions and may be used to guide a fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Color Doppler US evaluation is helpful; cysts are avascular, fibroadenomas may be avascular or hypovascular, and abscesses show peripheral increased flow. Bloody nipple discharge is more common in prepubertal patients, may occur in infants, and may be secondary to mammary ductal ectasia. Discharge commonly resolves spontaneously, and findings at US are frequently normal.
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- C J García
- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Marcoleta 367, Santiago, Chile.
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Pierri H, Nussbacher A, Décourt LV, Medeiros C, Cattani A, Serro-Azul JB, Gebara O, Barreto AC, Pinto LB, Wajngarten M, Ramires JA. Clinical predictors of prognosis in severe aortic stenosis in unoperated patients > or = 75 years of age. Am J Cardiol 2000; 86:801-4, A10. [PMID: 11018208 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01088-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis, clinical evaluation can dictate decision making. Asymptomatic patients in normal sinus rhythm, without left atrial enlargement and without bundle branch block, can be safely followed clinically, regardless of echocardiographic findings.
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- H Pierri
- Heart Institute (InCor), University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
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Cattani A, Reyes ML, Azócar M, Soto J, Romeo E, Valdivia L, Poggi H, Foradori A. [Measurement of 17 OH progesterone in blood in Chilean newborns: antecedents for implementing a grogram for the neonatal detection of congenital adrenal hyperplasia]. Rev Med Chil 2000; 128:1113-8. [PMID: 11349510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND The early diagnosis and therapy of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency can prevent adrenal crises and erroneous gender assignment in affected newborns. To achieve this goal neonatal mass-screening programs have been developed, measuring blood 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP). In Chile there is no experience with this type of screening. AIM To develop a method for measuring 17OHP in filter paper blood specimens. To obtain reference ranges and determine neonatal 17OHP threshold levels according to gestational age and birth weight. To analyze factors affecting the cost-efficiency ratio and suggest recommendations for the organization of a neonatal screening program for CAH in Chile. MATERIAL AND METHODS Nine hundred twenty two newborns were studied. 17OHP was measured using double antibody radioimmunoassay in filter paper blood samples obtained 48 h after birth. Reference ranges were determined according to gestational age and birth weight and a cutoff point of 25 ng/ml was established. RESULTS Seventeen newborns had 17OHP over the cutoff value. They were assessed by a pediatric endocrinologist and in none of them, CAH was confirmed. Therefore the false positive rate of the determination was 1.8%. Among these newborns with elevated 17OHP, 66% had a birth weight below 1.5 kg and 5.8%, a birth weight between 1.5 and 2.5 kg. The cost per reported result was US $ 1. Timing of the recall was between the 3 and 10 days of life. No newborn missed the follow-up. DISCUSSION To increase the cost-efficiency ratio of an eventual neonatal screening program, newborns with birth weights below 1.5 kg should be excluded and cutoff points should be defined according to birth weight (Rev Méd Chile 2000; 128: 1113-18).
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- A Cattani
- Departamento de Pediatría, Unidad de Endocrinología y Servicio de Laboratorios Clínicos, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica.
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Fardella CE, Poggi H, Soto J, Torrealba I, Cattani A, Ugarte F, Cortinez A, Foradori A. Mutations in the CYP21 B gene in a Chilean population with simple virilizing congenital adrenal hyperplasia. J Endocrinol Invest 2000; 23:412-6. [PMID: 10908170 DOI: 10.1007/bf03343746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21OHD) compromises about 95% of all cases of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. We have characterized the disease-causing mutations in the steroid 21-hydroxylase genes of 19 Chilean patients (12 females and 7 males) with the simple virilizing (SV) form of 21OHD and compared them with other SV-populations. Using allele-specific polymerase chain reaction, we identified lesions in 28 chromosomes out of 38 tested (73.7%). The most frequent finding was the mutation I173N=12/38 (31.6%) similar as described in Caucasian, Asian and other Hispanic populations, where this mutation represents around 20-40% of the genetic defects in the CYP21B gene. The mutation V282L=4/38 (10.5%) and deletion (Del) or large gene conversion (LGC)=3/38 (7.9%) were also frequently detected. Only 2 alleles carried the mutation I2 splice (5.3%), this frequency is lower than that reported in Caucasian or in Mexican populations. We did not find alleles with the mutations R357W, Cluster E6, P31L and P454S in these patients. The complete genotype was determined in 11/19 patients (58%) and one allele in 6/19 patients (31.6%). In summary, about 30% of the Chilean population with SV 21OHD presented the missense mutation I173N as described in other populations. The frequency of the other lesions showed differences even between populations with similar genetic background.
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- C E Fardella
- Department of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Chile, Santiago
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Cattani A, Zubarew T, Maddaleno M, Mosso L, López JM. [Bone turnover in lactating adolescent: evaluation at the end of pregnancy, during and after the weaning period]. Rev Med Chil 2000; 128:145-53. [PMID: 10962882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is paucity of information about bone metabolism during pregnancy or breast feeding in teenagers. AIM To study bone turnover at the end of pregnancy and during breast feeding in teenagers and correlate it with environmental, hormonal or nutritional variables. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty teenagers during their breast feeding period after a first pregnancy and 30 nulliparous girls matched for age, age of menarche and body mass index were assessed three weeks after delivery (period 1), at six months of breast feeding (period 2) and one year after the lactating period (period 3). Calcium intake and plasma calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatases, parathormone, estradiol and prolactin were measured. Calcium, creatinine and hydroxyproline were also measured in a morning urine sample. RESULTS Lactating and control girls were aged 16.3 +/- 0.8 and 16.1 +/- 0.7 years old respectively. Calcium intake in lactating and control girls was 798 +/- 421 and 640 +/- 346 g/day respectively in period 1, 612 +/- 352 and 592 +/- 309 mg/day in period 2 and 495 +/- 180 and 456 +/- 157 g/day in period 3. During periods 1 and 2, lactating girls had higher alkaline phosphatases (161 +/- 37 compared to 119 +/- 28 U/l and 149 +/- 37 compared to 106 +/- 23 U/l), parathormone (4.3 +/- 2.6 compared to 2.8 +/- 0.8 ng/dl and 3.6 +/- 1.6 compared to 3.0 +/- 0.9 ng/dl) and urinary hydroxyproline (95 +/- 16 compared to 63 +/- 15 mg/g creatinine and 84 +/- 19 compared to 59 +/- 15 mg/g creatinine). No differences were observed in period 3. No correlation between bone turnover variables, body mass index or hormonal parameters, was observed. CONCLUSIONS In teenagers, there is an increase in bone turnover at the end of pregnancy, that persists during the lactating period. These changes are not related to nutritional or hormonal variables.
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- A Cattani
- Departamento de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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Fardella CE, Poggi H, Pineda P, Soto J, Torrealba I, Cattani A, Oestreicher E, Foradori A. Salt-wasting congenital adrenal hyperplasia: detection of mutations in CYP21B gene in a Chilean population. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1998; 83:3357-60. [PMID: 9745454 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.9.5071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21OHD) is the most frequent cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. We have characterized the disease-causing mutations in the 21-hydroxylase genes of 63 patients with salt-wasting congenital adrenal hyperplasia from a Chilean population of Hispanic origin, a group that has been scarcely evaluated. Using allele-specific PCR, lesions were identified in 97 chromosomes out of 126 tested (77%). The most frequent findings were the gene deletion or large gene conversion (LGC) = 22.9%, I2 splice = 19%, R357W = 12.7%, and Q319X = 10.5%. We did not find alleles with the mutation F308insT and we found three alleles with the cluster E6. The frequency of the point mutation R357W was at least two times more frequent than the one found in Caucasians populations, but similar to that communicated in Asian populations; this finding may be explained by the Asian ancestry of our South-Amerindian population. The frequency of Q319X was also high, similar only to those patients studied in Italy and in a neighboring Argentinian population. In summary, this is a genetic characterization of 21OHD made in an almost pure Hispanic population in Latin America. The high frequency of deletion of CYP21B gene, I2 splice, R357W, and Q319X mutations probably reflects the European-Caucasian-Spanish influence of the conquerors, mixed with Amerindians of Asian ancestry and modulated by other European immigrations.
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- C E Fardella
- Department of Endocrinology, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Capirci O, Cattani A, Rossini P, Volterra V. Teaching sign language to hearing children as a possible factor in cognitive enhancement. J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ 1998; 3:135-142. [PMID: 15579860 DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.deafed.a014343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We describe an educational experience designed to teach Italian Sign Language (LIS) to a group of hearing children. The hypothesis underlying this experience was that learning a visual-gestural language such as LIS may improve children's attentional abilities, visual discrimination, and spatial memory. To examine this hypothesis, we conducted two studies. The first involved an educational experience lasting two years with a group of hearing children attending a Sign Language class from first to second grade. The Raven PM 47 TEST was administered at the beginning and at the end of each school year to children attending the LIS classes and to a control group of children enrolled in the same school but not exposed to LIS. The second study involved an educational experience in first grade. The Raven PM 47 and Corsi's block tapping tests were administered at the beginning and at the end of the school year to the children attending the LIS classes, to children enrolled in the same school but at tending an English class, and to children not exposed to a second language. We found that in both studies the LIS group performed better than the other groups. These results suggest that learning a sign language may lead to a cognitive advancement in hearing children.
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- O Capirci
- Institute of Psychology, Italian National Research Council, Rome, Italy
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Pineda P, Fardella C, Poggi H, Torrealba I, Cattani A, Soto J, Foradori A. [Molecular diagnosis of salt wasting congenital adrenal hyperplasia, caused by deficit of 21-hydroxylase, in the Chilean population]. Rev Med Chil 1997; 125:987-92. [PMID: 9595788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The most frequent cause of congenital adrenal hyperplasia, manifested as virilization and salt wasting, is the deficit of 21-hydroxylase. This disease is originated by mutations of the gene CYP21 that codifies this enzyme, mostly recombination between this gene and its inactive pseudogene called CYP21P. AIM To study the molecular origin of this enzyme deficiency in Chilean patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty five patients with salt wasting congenital adrenal hyperplasia, that had 17-hydroxyprogesterone levels above 30 ng/ml, were studied. In all patients, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with selective primers was done with extracted genomic DNA, to amplify the active gene and specific primers for normal or mutated alleles (Allele-specific PCR). RESULTS The affected allele was identified in 39 (78%) of the 50 chromosomes of the 25 patients. The higher frequency affected the ASIn2 in 26% of cases, followed by mutations Arg357Trp in 22% of cases and Gln319Stop in 12% and deletion in 12%. The identification of two affected alleles in a same patient was achieved in 17 cases (68%). The most frequent genotypes were homozygosity for ASIn2 (16%), homozygosity for Arg357Trp (12%) and the homozygote deletion of the gene in 12%. CONCLUSION The most frequent mechanisms of genetic damage in this population of patients with salt wasting congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to deficiency of 21-hydroxylase were the mutations ASIn2 and Arg357Trp. This type of studies allows prenatal diagnosis and genetic counseling.
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- P Pineda
- Departamento de Endocrinología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago
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Giuliano G, Damiani S, Cattani A, Brenci G. The "Tor Vergata" epidemiological blood pressure study. Hereditary and environmental factors. Ann Ital Med Int 1996; 11:95-106. [PMID: 8974445] [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: 02/03/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of hereditary and/or environmental factors on blood pressure patterns. The study group consisted of 1002 individuals. Comparison of blood pressure values among groups was performed by the Bravais-Pearson r correlation coefficient. Results among the different groups were: p < 0.001 in the parents-offspring group (n = 413) for both systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP); p < 0.001 in the father-offspring group (n = 382) for SBP only; p < 0.001 in the mother-offspring group (n = 389) for both SBP and DBP; NS in the father-son group (n = 199) for any blood pressure value; p < 0.01 in the father-daughter group (n = 183) for SBP only; p < 0.001 in the mother-son and daughter groups (n = 201 and n = 188 respectively) for both SBP and DBP. Family aggregation analysis disclosed p < 0.01 and p < 0.05 for SBP and DBP respectively in the mother-her sibling group. No significant values were found in the father-his sibling group or between offspring and either their paternal or maternal uncles/aunts. Conversely, a significant correlation (p < 0.001) was found between spouses (fathers and mothers) for both SBP and DBP. These results support the hypothesis that both hereditary and environmental factors exert their influence on blood pressure patterns. We performed both univariate and bivariate statistical analyses. The latter included a) variable separation, b) independent variables, and c) variable correlation. Bivariate analysis of variable correlation proved to be the most suitable.
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- G Giuliano
- Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Università degli Studi Tor Vergata di Roma, Italy
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Sapunar J, Rodriguez JA, Arteaga E, López JM, Cattani A, González G, Campino C, Rojas A, Alvarez S. [3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase defect: frequency of presentation in a sample of Chilean hirsute women]. Rev Med Chil 1993; 121:11-5. [PMID: 8235158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The defect of 3 beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3 beta HSD) is frequent among hirsute women and clearly dependent on the ethnic composition of the studied population. Our aim was to study the frequency of 3 beta HSD deficit in a group of Chilean hirsute women. Basal and post ACTH concentrations of cortisol, 17 hydroxyprogesterone and 17 hydroxypregnenolone were measured by RIA in 40 hirsute post puberal women and in 15 normal age matched female volunteers. Criteria for considering a 3 beta HDS deficit were 17 hydroxypregnenolone values and 17 hydroxypregnenolone/17 hydroxyprogesterone and 17 hydroxypregnenolone/cortisol ratios after ACTH stimulation over the 95% confidence intervals of normal women. Basal dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate and testosterone levels were also measured in hirsute women. All samples were obtained during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle. ACTH stimulated hormone values and ratios were diagnostic for 3 beta HDS deficit in 7.5% of hirsute women. Basal testosterone was over 80 ng/dl in 47.5% and dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate over 3.9 micrograms/ml in 52.5% of these women. There was no correlation between dehydroepiandrosterone or testosterone values and ACTH stimulated hormone values. It is concluded that 3 beta HSD is frequent in hirsute women and that its diagnosis requires the determination of ACTH stimulated 17 hydroxypregnenolone values and 17 hydroxypregnenolone/17 hydroxyprogesterone ratio.
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- J Sapunar
- Departamento de Endocrinología, Metabolismo y Nutrición, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago
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Urrejola P, Cattani A, Heusser F, Talesnik E. [Di George syndrome]. Rev Chil Pediatr 1991; 62:381-5. [PMID: 1845646] [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: 12/29/2022]
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Two patients with Di George syndrome are presented. Diagnosis was done at ages 4 months and 16 days respectively. Their main clinical symptoms were hypocalcemic convulsions, unusual facies (hyperthelorism, low set prominent ears, micrognathia, short philtrum) and cardiac malformations (vascular ring with right aortic arc, aberrant left innominated artery and ligamentum arteriosus in one of them and Tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary valve atresia in the other). The first patient is now a 3.5 year old boy, his vascular ring was repaired and he has hypoparathyroidism but no clinical nor laboratory evidence of cellular immunodeficiency. The other patient had evidence of heart failure at her second week of life, she died at age sixteen days and, at necropsy, Fallot's tetralogy with pulmonary valve atresia, closed ductus arteriosus, histologically normal ectopic thymus and absent parathyroid glands were demonstrated. We postulate that these cases correspond to partial forms of Di George syndrome.
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- P Urrejola
- Departamento de Pediatría, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Católica de Chile
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Cattani A. [Dry compressors. Characteristics and utilization]. Dent Cadmos 1991; 59:12-5. [PMID: 1894079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Arteaga E, Valenzuelaa P, Cattani A, del Valle M. The paradoxical response of growth hormone (GH) to thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) in constitutionally tall children involves a cholinergic pathway. J Endocrinol Invest 1989; 12:543-8. [PMID: 2512341 DOI: 10.1007/bf03350756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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To investigate whether or not a cholinergic pathway is involved in the paradoxical response of GH to TRH in constitutionally tall children, we studied 8 healthy prepubertal children aged 4 2/12-7 10/12 yr, whose heights were over the 95th percentile of the NCHS tables. We defined as "paradoxical" a GH increment greater than 5 ng/ml in response to TRH. Five out of 8 children showed a paradoxical response of GH to TRH (mean GH peak after TRH of 10.7 +/- 1.1 ng/ml). Pretreatment with atropine (0.01 mg/kg IM 30 min prior to the TRH administration) abolished the TRH induced GH rise (peak GH after TRH of 1.5 +/- 1.0 ng/ml, p less than 0.01) but did not modify the TSH response (peak TSH after TRH: basal conditions 8.7 +/- 0.8 microU/ml, post atropine: 9.5 +/- 1.4 microU/ml, p greater than 0.05). Our results demonstrate that a cholinergic pathway is involved in the paradoxical response of GH to TRH in constitutionally tall children.
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- E Arteaga
- Departamento de Endocrinologia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago
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Cattani A. [Hygiene and high velocity aspiration]. Dent Cadmos 1989; 57:89-94. [PMID: 2699873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Michaud P, Cattani A, Téllez R, del Valle M, Mahana D. [Chronic thyroiditis in a young population with goiter]. Rev Med Chil 1988; 116:24-7. [PMID: 3205985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Delucci MA, Cattani A, Mahana D. [Rickets: forms of presentation and etiological diagnosis]. Rev Chil Pediatr 1986; 57:513-7. [PMID: 2823324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Cattani A, Mahaha D, Michaud P, Rodríguez JA, López JM, García H, Foradori A, Velásquez CG. [Virilizing congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency: early diagnosis and response to 2 treatment schedules]. Rev Chil Pediatr 1984; 55:374-9. [PMID: 6536989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Capella G, Cattani A, Zolezzi F, Nava S. [A new cardiac stimulator with physiologic regulation of the heart rate]. Minerva Cardioangiol 1984; 32:73-84. [PMID: 6728206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Capella G, Cattani A, Azzini M, Nava S. [An implantable automatic defibrillator]. Minerva Cardioangiol 1984; 32:85-100. [PMID: 6728207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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