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Ahmad S, d'Avanzo N, Mancuso A, Barone A, Cristiano MC, Carresi C, Mollace V, Celia C, Fresta M, Paolino D. Skin Tolerability of Oleic Acid Based Nanovesicles Designed for the Improvement of Icariin and Naproxen Percutaneous Permeation. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2024. [PMID: 38608313 DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.4c00067] [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: 04/14/2024]
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Deformable nanovesicles have a crucial role in topical drug delivery through the skin, due to their capability to pass intact the stratum corneum and epidermis (SCE) and significantly increase the efficacy and accumulation of payloads in the deeper layers of the skin. Namely, lipid-based ultradeformable nanovesicles are versatile and load bioactive molecules with different physicochemical properties. For this reason, this study aims to make oleic acid based nanovesicles (oleosomes) for the codelivery of icariin and sodium naproxen and increase their permeation through the skin. Oleosomes have suitable physicochemical properties and long-term stability for a potential dermal or transdermal application. The inclusion of oleic acid in the lipid bilayer increases 3-fold the deformable properties of oleosomes compared to conventional liposomes and significantly improves the percutaneous permeation of icariin and sodium naproxen through the human SCE membranes compared to hydroalcoholic solutions of both drugs. The tolerability studies on human volunteers demonstrate that oleosomes are safer and speed up the recovery of transepidermal water loss (TEWL) baselines compared to saline solution. These results highlight promising properties of icariin/sodium naproxen coloaded oleosomes for the treatment of skin disorders and suggest the potential future applications of these nanovesicles for further in vivo experiments.
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- Shabir Ahmad
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Viale "S. Venuta", 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Viale "S. Venuta", 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
- Research Center "ProHealth Translational Hub", Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Campus Universitario "S. Venuta", Building of BioSciences, Viale S. Venuta, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Viale "S. Venuta", 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
- Research Center "ProHealth Translational Hub", Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Campus Universitario "S. Venuta", Building of BioSciences, Viale S. Venuta, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Viale "S. Venuta", 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Viale "S. Venuta", 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health IRC-FSH, Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Institute of Research for Food Safety and Health IRC-FSH, Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
- Renato Dulbecco Institute, Lamezia Terme, 88046 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti-Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
- Laboratory of Drug Targets Histopathology, Institute of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickeviciaus g. 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
- UdA-TechLab, Research Center, University of Chieti-Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Viale "S. Venuta", 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Viale "S. Venuta", 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
- Research Center "ProHealth Translational Hub", Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Campus Universitario "S. Venuta", Building of BioSciences, Viale S. Venuta, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
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Barone A, Zimbo AM, d'Avanzo N, Tolomeo AM, Ruga S, Cardamone A, Celia C, Scalise M, Torella D, La Deda M, Iaccino E, Paolino D. Thermoresponsive M1 macrophage-derived hybrid nanovesicles for improved in vivo tumor targeting. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2023; 13:3154-3168. [PMID: 37365403 PMCID: PMC10624726 DOI: 10.1007/s13346-023-01378-9] [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] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
Abstract
Despite the efforts and advances done in the last few decades, cancer still remains one of the main leading causes of death worldwide. Nanomedicine and in particular extracellular vesicles are one of the most potent tools to improve the effectiveness of anticancer therapies. In these attempts, the aim of this work is to realize a hybrid nanosystem through the fusion between the M1 macrophages-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs-M1) and thermoresponsive liposomes, in order to obtain a drug delivery system able to exploit the intrinsic tumor targeting capability of immune cells reflected on EVs and thermoresponsiveness of synthetic nanovesicles. The obtained nanocarrier has been physicochemically characterized, and the hybridization process has been validated by cytofluorimetric analysis, while the thermoresponsiveness was in vitro confirmed through the use of a fluorescent probe. Tumor targeting features of hybrid nanovesicles were in vivo investigated on melanoma-induced mice model monitoring the accumulation in tumor site through live imaging and confirmed by cytofluorimetric analysis, showing higher targeting properties of hybrid nanosystem compared to both liposomes and native EVs. These promising results confirmed the ability of this nanosystem to combine the advantages of both nanotechnologies, also highlighting their potential use as effective and safe personalized anticancer nanomedicine.
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- Antonella Barone
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Science and Public Health, University of Padova, 35128, Padua, Italy
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- Pharmacology Laboratory, Institute of Research for Food, Safety and Health IRC-FSH, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Pharmacology Laboratory, Institute of Research for Food, Safety and Health IRC-FSH, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", 66100, Chieti, Italy
- Laboratory of Drug Targets Histopathology, Institute of Cardiology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, A. Mickeviciaus G. 9, 44307, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, 87036, Rende, Italy
- CNR-NANOTEC, Institute of Nanotechnology U.O.S, 87036, Cosenza, Rende, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100, Catanzaro, Italy.
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Vitale L, Francesca S, Arena C, D'Agostino N, Principio L, Vitale E, Cirillo V, de Pinto MC, Barone A, Rigano MM. Multitraits evaluation of a Solanum pennellii introgression tomato line challenged by combined abiotic stress. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2023; 25:518-528. [PMID: 36942418 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Rising daily temperatures and water shortage are two of the major concerns in agriculture. In this work, we analysed the tolerance traits in a tomato line carrying a small region of the Solanum pennellii wild genome (IL12-4-SL) when grown under prolonged conditions of single and combined high temperature and water stress. When exposed to stress, IL12-4-SL showed higher heat tolerance than the cultivated line M82 at morphological, physiological, and biochemical levels. Moreover, under stress IL12-4-SL produced more flowers than M82, also characterized by higher pollen viability. In both lines, water stress negatively affected photosynthesis more than heat alone, whereas the combined stress did not further exacerbate the negative impacts of drought on this trait. Despite an observed decrease in carbon fixation, the quantum yield of PSII linear electron transport in IL12-4-SL was not affected by stress, thereby indicating that photochemical processes other than CO2 fixation acted to maintain the electron chain in oxidized state and prevent photodamage. The ability of IL12-4-SL to tolerate abiotic stress was also related to the intrinsic ability of this line to accumulate ascorbic acid. The data collected in this study clearly indicate improved tolerance to single and combined abiotic stress for IL12-4-SL, making this line a promising one for cultivation in a climate scenario characterized by frequent and long-lasting heatwaves and low rainfall.
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- L Vitale
- National Research Council (CNR), Department of Biology, Agriculture and Food Sciences (DiSBA), Institute for Agricultural and Forestry Systems in the Mediterranean (ISAFoM), Portici, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Portici, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
- NBFC - National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Portici, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Portici, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Portici, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Portici, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Portici, Naples, Italy
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Zheng W, Schürz M, Wiklander RJ, Gustafsson O, Gupta D, Slovak R, Traista A, Coluzzi A, Roudi S, Barone A, Farcas D, Kyriakopoulou E, Galli V, Sharma H, Meisner-Kober N, Honcharenko M, Andaloussi SEL. Surface display of functional moieties on extracellular vesicles using lipid anchors. J Control Release 2023; 357:630-640. [PMID: 37084890 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2023.04.033] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023]
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are efficient natural vehicles for intercellular communication and are under extensive investigation for the delivery of diverse therapeutics including small molecule drugs, nucleic acids, and proteins. To understand the mechanisms behind the biological activities of EVs and develop EV therapeutics, it's fundamental to track EVs and engineer EVs in a customized manner. In this study, we identified, using single-vesicle flow cytometry and microscopy, the lipid DOPE (dioleoyl phosphatidyl ethanolamine) as an efficient anchor for isolated EVs. Notably, DOPE associated with EVs quickly, and the products remained stable under several challenging conditions. Moreover, conjugating fluorophores, receptor-targeting peptides or albumin-binding molecule with DOPE enabled tracking the cellular uptake, enhanceing cellular uptake of engineered EVs or extending the circulation time in mice, respectively. Taken together, this study reports an efficient lipid anchor for exogenous engineering of EVs and further showcases its versatility for the functionalization of EVs.
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- Wenyi Zheng
- Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Biomolecular and Cellular Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Centre for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden.
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- Department of Biosciences and Medical Biology, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Biomolecular and Cellular Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Centre for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Biomolecular and Cellular Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Centre for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Biomolecular and Cellular Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Centre for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
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- EVOX Therapeutics Limited, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Biomolecular and Cellular Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Centre for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, The Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- EVOX Therapeutics Limited, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- EVOX Therapeutics Limited, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biosciences and Medical Biology, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Biomolecular and Cellular Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Centre for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden; EVOX Therapeutics Limited, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Biomolecular Medicine, Division of Biomolecular and Cellular Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; Centre for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden; EVOX Therapeutics Limited, Oxford, United Kingdom
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De Simone L, Ortu E, Barone A, Giannoni M, Pietropaoli D, Monaco A. AMASI epidemiological study on children living in L'Aquila. Eur J Paediatr Dent 2023; 24:49-55. [PMID: 36853213 DOI: 10.23804/ejpd.2023.24.01.09] [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: 03/01/2023]
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AIM The aim of the study is to observe the statistical relationship between children's habits, oral heath, pregnancy history and breastfeeding. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out on the pupils of the first and second grades of the primary schools of the "Silvestro" and "Amiternum" school districts of L'Aquila (Italy). The study population consisted of 496 (244 females and 252 males) students. The data were collected through anamnesis carried out by qualified health personnel before dental examination. According to the WHO criteria clinical teething examination standard, the presence of caries was determined by the dmft index (decayed-filled-missing deciduous teeth). Shapiro-Wilk test, Chi-square test and t test used. P values below 0.05 were considered statistically significant. CONCLUSION There is not enough evidence to advise against breastfeeding lasting more than one year due to the risk of tooth decay. Supportive practices need to be implemented to counteract risk factors. A larger sample is needed to study the role of human milk.
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- L De Simone
- MeSVA Department, Division of Dentistry, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- MeSVA Department, Division of Dentistry, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- MeSVA Department, Division of Dentistry, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- MeSVA Department, Division of Dentistry, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- MeSVA Department, Division of Dentistry, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- MeSVA Department, Division of Dentistry, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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Bruno MC, Gagliardi A, Mancuso A, Barone A, Tarsitano M, Cosco D, Cristiano MC, Fresta M, Paolino D. Oleic acid-based vesicular nanocarriers for topical delivery of the natural drug thymoquinone: Improvement of anti-inflammatory activity. J Control Release 2022; 352:74-86. [PMID: 36228953 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.10.011] [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: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
The topical administration of a drug compound remains the first choice for the treatment of many local skin ailments. Many skin diseases can be treated by applying the active formulation directly to the skin, but unfortunately some drugs are unable to overcome the stratum corneum and exert their pharmacological action. An example is thymoquinone, a naturally derived drug obtained from Nigella sativa L. and potentially effective in the treatment of inflammatory and oxidative skin conditions. Since its physico-chemical properties are not suitable for overcoming the stratum corneum, we wanted to circumvent the problem by proposing new lipid-based nanovesicles called "oleoethosomes", made up of naturally derived ingredients, for its delivery. Among several formulations of oleoethosomes, the sample made up of 2% (w/w) oleic acid:PL90G 1:1 (molar ratio), and ethanol 15% showed the best physico-chemical characteristics and above all it showed the capacity to contain a suitable amount of thymoquinone (2 mg/ml). The formulation was tested in vitro on stratum corneum and viable epidermis membranes confirming its ability to induce the passage of thymoquinone through the human stratum corneum and to act as a permeation enhancer. In fact, it showed thymoquinone permeation values of 22.63 ± 1.49% regarding the applied drug amount. Oleoethosomes were compared with oleosomes, another kind of naturally derived nanosystems but free of ethanol. The experimental data confirmed that ethanol was an important component that enhanced the activity of the oleoethosomes when tested on the skin of healthy volunteers. The thymoquinone-loaded oleoethosome treatment demonstrated a significantly greater extent of anti-inflammatory activity than the treatment with thymoquinone-loaded oleosomes or the conventional dosage form of the drug. These in vivo results confirmed the synergic effect between oleic acid and ethanol on the lipid and protein compartments of the outermost skin layer, thus promoting a greater penetration capacity.
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- Maria Chiara Bruno
- Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta"- Building of BioSciences, Viale Europa, Catanzaro I-88100, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta"- Building of BioSciences, Viale Europa, Catanzaro I-88100, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta"- Building of BioSciences, Viale Europa, Catanzaro I-88100, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta"- Building of BioSciences, Viale Europa, Catanzaro I-88100, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta"- Building of BioSciences, Viale Europa, Catanzaro I-88100, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta"- Building of BioSciences, Viale Europa, Catanzaro I-88100, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta"- Building of BioSciences, Viale Europa, Catanzaro I-88100, Italy.
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- Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta"- Building of BioSciences, Viale Europa, Catanzaro I-88100, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Campus Universitario "S. Venuta"- Building of BioSciences, Viale Europa, Catanzaro I-88100, Italy.
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Carli E, Marchio V, Derchi G, Garbocci A, Barone A, Lardani L. Restauri diretti e indiretti nei settori posteriori: confronto letteratura-social media. Dental Cadmos 2022. [DOI: 10.19256/d.cadmos.2021.55] [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: 11/20/2022]
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Barone A, d’Avanzo N, Cristiano MC, Paolino D, Fresta M. Macrophage-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: A Promising Tool for Personalized Cancer Therapy. Biomedicines 2022; 10:1252. [PMID: 35740274 PMCID: PMC9220135 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10061252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 05/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The incidence of cancer is increasing dramatically, affecting all ages of the population and reaching an ever higher worldwide mortality rate. The lack of therapies' efficacy is due to several factors such as a delay in diagnosis, tumor regrowth after surgical resection and the occurrence of multidrug resistance (MDR). Tumor-associated immune cells and the tumor microenvironment (TME) deeply affect the tumor's progression, leading to several physicochemical changes compared to physiological conditions. In this scenario, macrophages play a crucial role, participating both in tumor suppression or progression based on the polarization of onco-suppressive M1 or pro-oncogenic M2 phenotypes. Moreover, much evidence supports the pivotal role of macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) as mediators in TME, because of their ability to shuttle the cell-cell and organ-cell communications, by delivering nucleic acids and proteins. EVs are lipid-based nanosystems with a broad size range distribution, which reflect a similar composition of native parent cells, thus providing a natural selectivity towards target sites. In this review, we discuss the impact of macrophage-derived EVs in the cancer's fate as well as their potential implications for the development of personalized anticancer nanomedicine.
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- Antonella Barone
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (A.B.); (M.C.C.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini n.31, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (A.B.); (M.C.C.)
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (A.B.); (M.C.C.)
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- Department of Health Science, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy;
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Cristiano MC, d’Avanzo N, Mancuso A, Tarsitano M, Barone A, Torella D, Paolino D, Fresta M. Ammonium Glycyrrhizinate and Bergamot Essential Oil Co-Loaded Ultradeformable Nanocarriers: An Effective Natural Nanomedicine for In Vivo Anti-Inflammatory Topical Therapies. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10051039. [PMID: 35625775 PMCID: PMC9138283 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10051039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Bergamot essential oil (BEO) and Ammonium glycyrrhizinate (AG), naturally derived compounds, have remarkable anti-inflammatory properties, thus making them suitable candidates for the treatment of skin disorders. Despite this, their inadequate physicochemical properties strongly compromise their topical application. Ultradeformable nanocarriers containing both BEO and AG were used to allow their passage through the skin, thus maximizing their therapeutic activity. Physicochemical characterization studies were performed using Zetasizer Nano ZS and Turbiscan Lab®. The dialysis method was used to investigate the release profile of the active compounds. In vivo studies were performed on human healthy volunteers through the X-Rite spectrophotometer. The nanosystems showed suitable features for topical cutaneous administration in terms of mean size, surface charge, size distribution, and long-term stability/storability. The co-delivery of BEO and AG in the deformable systems improved both the release profile kinetic of ammonium glycyrrhizinate and deformability properties of the resulting nanosystems. The topical cutaneous administration on human volunteers confirmed the efficacy of the nanosystems. In detail, BEO and AG-co-loaded ultradeformable vesicles showed a superior activity compared to that recorded from the ones containing AG as a single agent. These results are promising and strongly encourage a potential topical application of AG/BEO co-loaded nanocarriers for anti-inflammatory therapies.
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- Maria Chiara Cristiano
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (M.C.C.); (A.M.); (A.B.); (D.T.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini n.31, 66100 Chieti, Italy;
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (M.C.C.); (A.M.); (A.B.); (D.T.)
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- Department of Health Science, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (M.T.); (M.F.)
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (M.C.C.); (A.M.); (A.B.); (D.T.)
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (M.C.C.); (A.M.); (A.B.); (D.T.)
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (M.C.C.); (A.M.); (A.B.); (D.T.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0961-3694-211
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- Department of Health Science, University “Magna Græcia” of Catanzaro Campus Universitario-Germaneto, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (M.T.); (M.F.)
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Francesca S, Vitale L, Arena C, Raimondi G, Olivieri F, Cirillo V, Paradiso A, de Pinto MC, Maggio A, Barone A, Rigano MM. The efficient physiological strategy of a novel tomato genotype to adapt to chronic combined water and heat stress. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2022; 24:62-74. [PMID: 34605594 PMCID: PMC9293464 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Climate change is increasing the frequency of high temperature shocks and water shortages, pointing to the need to develop novel tolerant varieties and to understand the mechanisms employed to withstand combined abiotic stresses. Two tomato genotypes, a heat-tolerant Solanum lycopersicum accession (LA3120) and a novel genotype (E42), previously selected as a stable yielding genotype under high temperatures, were exposed to single and combined water and heat stress. Plant functional traits, pollen viability and physiological (leaf gas exchange and chlorophyll a fluorescence emission measurements) and biochemical (antioxidant content and antioxidant enzyme activity) measurements were carried out. A Reduced Representation Sequencing approach allowed exploration of the genetic variability of both genotypes to identify candidate genes that could regulate stress responses. Both abiotic stresses had a severe impact on plant growth parameters and on the reproductive phase of development. Growth parameters and leaf gas exchange measurements revealed that the two genotypes used different physiological strategies to overcome individual and combined stresses, with E42 having a more efficient capacity to utilize the limiting water resources. Activation of antioxidant defence mechanisms seemed to be critical for both genotypes to counteract combined abiotic stresses. Candidate genes were identified that could explain the different physiological responses to stress observed in E42 compared with LA3120. Results here obtained have shown how new tomato genetic resources can be a valuable source of traits for adaptation to combined abiotic stresses and should be used in breeding programmes to improve stress tolerance in commercial varieties.
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- S. Francesca
- Department of Agricultural SciencesUniversity of Naples “Federico II”PorticiItaly
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- Department of Biology, Agriculture and Food SciencesNational Research CouncilInstitute for Agricultural and Forestry Systems in the MediterraneanPorticiItaly
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of Naples “Federico II”NaplesItaly
- BATCenter ‐ Interuniversity Center for Studies on Bioinspired Agro‐Environmental TechnologyPorticiItaly
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- Department of Agricultural SciencesUniversity of Naples “Federico II”PorticiItaly
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- Department of Agricultural SciencesUniversity of Naples “Federico II”PorticiItaly
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- Department of Agricultural SciencesUniversity of Naples “Federico II”PorticiItaly
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of Bari “Aldo Moro”BariItaly
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of Bari “Aldo Moro”BariItaly
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- Department of Agricultural SciencesUniversity of Naples “Federico II”PorticiItaly
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- Department of Agricultural SciencesUniversity of Naples “Federico II”PorticiItaly
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- Department of Agricultural SciencesUniversity of Naples “Federico II”PorticiItaly
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Veronese N, Smith L, Zigoura E, Barbagallo M, Dominguez LJ, Barone A, Cella A, Cooper C, Rizzoli R, Reginster JY, Maggi S, Pilotto A. Multidimensional prognostic index and the risk of fractures: an 8-year longitudinal cohort study in the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Arch Osteoporos 2021; 17:5. [PMID: 34905117 PMCID: PMC8669664 DOI: 10.1007/s11657-021-01015-3] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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In this longitudinal study, with a follow-up of 8 years, multidimensional prognostic index (MPI), a product of the comprehensive geriatric assessment, significantly predicted the onset of fractures in older people affected by knee osteoarthritis. PURPOSE Frailty may be associated with higher fracture risk, but limited research has been carried out using a multidimensional approach to frailty assessment and diagnosis. The present research aimed to investigate whether the MPI, based on comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), is associated with the risk of fractures in the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) study. METHODS Community-dwellers affected by knee OA or at high risk for this condition were followed-up for 8 years. A standardized CGA including information on functional, nutritional, mood, comorbidity, medication, quality of life, and co-habitation status was used to calculate the MPI. Fractures were diagnosed using self-reported information. Cox's regression analysis was carried out and results are reported as hazard ratios (HRs), with their 95% confidence intervals (CIs), adjusted for potential confounders. RESULTS The sample consisted of 4024 individuals (mean age 61.0 years, females = 59.0%). People with incident fractures had a significant higher MPI baseline value than those without (0.42 ± 0.18 vs. 0.40 ± 0.17). After adjusting for several potential confounders, people with an MPI over 0.66 (HR = 1.49; 95%CI: 1.11-2.00) experienced a higher risk of fractures. An increase in 0.10 point in MPI score corresponded to an increase in fracture risk of 4% (HR = 1.04; 95%CI: 1.008-1.07). Higher MPI values were also associated with a higher risk of non-vertebral clinical fractures. CONCLUSION Higher MPI values at baseline were associated with an increased risk of fractures, reinforcing the importance of CGA in predicting fractures in older people affected by knee OA.
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- Nicola Veronese
- Geriatric Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 141 90127, Palermo, Italy.
- Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- The Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
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- Department Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, Frailty Area, E.O. Galliera Hospital, Genova, Italy
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- Geriatric Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 141 90127, Palermo, Italy
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- Geriatric Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo, Via del Vespro, 141 90127, Palermo, Italy
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- Department Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, Frailty Area, E.O. Galliera Hospital, Genova, Italy
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- Department Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, Frailty Area, E.O. Galliera Hospital, Genova, Italy
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, Southampton General Hospital, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Bone Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, Liège, Belgium
- Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, University of Liège, CHU Sart Tilman B23, 4000, Liège, Belgium
- Biochemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Aging Branch, Neuroscience Institute, National Research Council, Padua, Italy
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- Department Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, Frailty Area, E.O. Galliera Hospital, Genova, Italy
- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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Biagioli V, Barone A, Rosti V, Giannini S, Muscolino S, Biagioli S, Loscocco G. CN51 Self-care in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms: Scale development and initial validation. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.681] [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: 10/20/2022] Open
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Giusti A, Bianchi G, Barone A, Black DM. A novel effervescent formulation of oral weekly alendronate (70 mg) improves persistence compared to alendronate tablets in post-menopausal women with osteoporosis. Aging Clin Exp Res 2021; 33:2529-2537. [PMID: 33449337 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-020-01777-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND A novel effervescent buffered solution of 70 mg alendronate (ALN-EX) was developed to improve upper gastrointestinal (GI) tolerability over alendronate tablets (ALN-T). Whether a better GI tolerability can improve persistence remains to be determined. AIM This study evaluated persistence and reasons for discontinuation in patients treated with ALN-EX compared to a historical cohort on ALN-T. METHODS Post-menopausal women (PMW) from a standardized clinical database with BMD T-score < -2.5, or between -2 and -2.5 and at least one vertebral fracture, starting ALN-EX between July 2015 and June 2016 were included. A historical cohort comprised of randomly selected and age-matched PMW on ALN-T was used as a control. Persistence at 6 and 12 months and reasons for discontinuation (e.g. adverse events; AE) were compared between the two groups. RESULTS A total of 144 PMW on ALN-EX and 216 PMW on ALN-T were analysed. Persistence at 6 and 12 months was 91% and 81% in the ALN-EX group vs. 75% and 69% in the ALN-T group, this difference attaining statistical significance at both 6- (p < 0.001) and 12 months (p = 0.009). A significantly higher proportion of patients receiving ALN-T discontinued treatment due to GI AEs (4% ALN-EX vs. 11% ALN-T; p = 0.027), or patient's decision to discontinue (6% ALN-EX vs. 13% ALN-T; p = 0.016). The adjusted odds ratio of persisting on ALN-EX treatment at 12 months was 2.02 (95% CI: 1.21-3.41, p = 0.008). CONCLUSION Our findings demonstrate that ALN-EX can provide greater persistence and improved tolerability compared to ALN-T, allowing it to be a viable alternative option in the management of osteoporosis.
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Del Castillo G, Castrofino A, Grosso F, Barone A, Crottogini L, Toso C, Pellegrinelli L, Pariani E, Castaldi S, Cereda D. COVID-19 serological testing for Healthcare Workers in Lombardy, Italy. Eur J Public Health 2020. [PMCID: PMC7543569 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Issue COVID-19 pandemic began in Italy on February 20th, 2020. Since the beginning of the emergency Healthcare Workers' (HCWs) involvement was prominent, mainly due to direct assistance to COVID-19 patients. Therefore, we implemented a prevention policy for HCW screening through serological and RT-PCR testing. Description of the problem HCW screening for SARS-CoV-2 infection is essential for prevention and control of the pandemic. Lombardy's Healthcare authorities settled a screening process for HCWs divided into three steps: 1) body temperature assessment at the beginning and the end of work shift, if fever > 37.5 °C was present the HCW was sent back home and a nasopharyngeal swab was performed; 2) progressive recruitment for serological testing; 3) on those positive to IgG a nasopharyngeal swab was performed and tested for viral RNA by RT-PCR. Results Among 79185 HCW tested, 9589 (12%) were positive on serological IgG testing. Of the 9589 positive a nasopharyngeal swab was performed on 6884. Of these 358 (5%) tested positive and the remaining 6526 (95%) negative to RT-PCR. We calculated a Positive Predictive Value of 5.2%. The rate of positive serological tests for each Healthcare facility varied between 0% and 78%. Five percent of all facilities, belonging to Brescia, Bergamo and Cremona area, reported a positivity rate higher than 40% in HCWs. A second cluster (18% of all facilities), involving the same geographical area, reported a rate between 20% and 40%, whereas the remaining facilities (76%) of the region a rate <20%. Lessons Serological IgG testing can be, if followed by immediate nasopharyngeal swab testing, a valid screening intervention on asymptomatic HCWs especially in a high infection prevalence setting. Key messages Serological IgG testing can be, if followed by immediate nasopharyngeal swab testing, a valid screening intervention on asymptomatic HCWs. Infection prevention in HCW may benefit from a screening campaign especially in high prevalence settings.
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- G Del Castillo
- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Welfare Division, ARIA spa, Milan, Italy
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- DG Welfare, Regione Lombardia, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- DG Welfare, Regione Lombardia, Milan, Italy
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Castrofino A, Del Castillo G, Grosso F, Barone A, Gramegna M, Galli C, Tirani M, Castaldi S, Pariani E, Cereda D. Influenza surveillance system and Covid-19. Eur J Public Health 2020. [PMCID: PMC7543513 DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa165.354] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The clinical presentation of symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 not only includes viral pneumonia, but also milder illness overlapping with influenza-like illness (ILI), allowing a potential tracking of the infection in the framework of the national influenza surveillance system (SS). By comparing the data recorded by the influenza SS in 2019-20 season to those collected for the previous years, we want to evaluate whether the implementation of ILI SS could succeed in early detection and monitoring of Covid-19 diffusion. We analyzed the data recorded by the influenza SS and we compared the distribution of ILI incidence rate by week for 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 season in order to understand whether the SS detected any abnormality coinciding with Covid-19 outbreak. The distribution of ILI cases in the three seasons presented a similar pattern up to the 9th week; after then, a reduction in the ILI incidence rate was observed in the 2017-18 and the 2018-19 season while an increase was detected for 2019-20. During 2019-20 season, three major characteristics stand out: i) at the beginning of Covid-19 epidemic (7th-9th week) 9,17/1000 cases were reported; ii) during the recognition of the COVID-19 outbreak (9th-10th week) 6,36/1000 cases; iii) during the spread of Covid-19 (10th-11th week) an unexpected increase to 7,72/1000 cases. Additionally, their geographical distribution was concentrated in the areas known to be most affected by the epidemic. The influenza SS enabled us to detect the introduction and distribution of COVID-19. Implementation of the system should be prioritized in order to early identify new waves of Covid-19 but also any future novel respiratory pathogen. In order to empower the SS, it would be advisable to increase the population coverage about 2% which is the actual standard.
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- A Castrofino
- Department od Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department od Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department od Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Welfare Division, ARIA SPA, Milan, Italy
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- DG Welfare, Regione Lombardia, Milan, Italy
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- Department od Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- DG Welfare, Regione Lombardia, Milan, Italy
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- Department od Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department od Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milano, Milan, Italy
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- DG Welfare, Regione Lombardia, Milan, Italy
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Mancuso T, Barone A, Salatino A, Molinaro C, Marino F, Scalise M, Torella M, De Angelis A, Urbanek K, Torella D, Cianflone E. Unravelling the Biology of Adult Cardiac Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes to Foster Endogenous Cardiac Regeneration and Repair. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E3725. [PMID: 32466282 PMCID: PMC7279257 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21103725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 05/15/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cardiac remuscularization has been the stated goal of the field of regenerative cardiology since its inception. Along with the refreshment of lost and dysfunctional cardiac muscle cells, the field of cell therapy has expanded in scope encompassing also the potential of the injected cells as cardioprotective and cardio-reparative agents for cardiovascular diseases. The latter has been the result of the findings that cell therapies so far tested in clinical trials exert their beneficial effects through paracrine mechanisms acting on the endogenous myocardial reparative/regenerative potential. The endogenous regenerative potential of the adult heart is still highly debated. While it has been widely accepted that adult cardiomyocytes (CMs) are renewed throughout life either in response to wear and tear and after injury, the rate and origin of this phenomenon are yet to be clarified. The adult heart harbors resident cardiac/stem progenitor cells (CSCs/CPCs), whose discovery and characterization were initially sufficient to explain CM renewal in response to physiological and pathological stresses, when also considering that adult CMs are terminally differentiated cells. The role of CSCs in CM formation in the adult heart has been however questioned by some recent genetic fate map studies, which have been proved to have serious limitations. Nevertheless, uncontested evidence shows that clonal CSCs are effective transplantable regenerative agents either for their direct myogenic differentiation and for their paracrine effects in the allogeneic setting. In particular, the paracrine potential of CSCs has been the focus of the recent investigation, whereby CSC-derived exosomes appear to harbor relevant regenerative and reparative signals underlying the beneficial effects of CSC transplantation. This review focuses on recent advances in our knowledge about the biological role of exosomes in heart tissue homeostasis and repair with the idea to use them as tools for new therapeutic biotechnologies for "cell-less" effective cardiac regeneration approaches.
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- Teresa Mancuso
- Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (T.M.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (F.M.); (M.S.); (K.U.)
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- Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (T.M.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (F.M.); (M.S.); (K.U.)
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- Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (T.M.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (F.M.); (M.S.); (K.U.)
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- Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (T.M.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (F.M.); (M.S.); (K.U.)
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- Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (T.M.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (F.M.); (M.S.); (K.U.)
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- Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (T.M.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (F.M.); (M.S.); (K.U.)
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- Department of Translational Medical Sciences, AORN dei Colli/Monaldi Hospital, University of Campania “L. Vanvitelli”, Via Leonardo Bianchi, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology, University of Campania “L.Vanvitelli”, 80121 Naples, Italy;
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- Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (T.M.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (F.M.); (M.S.); (K.U.)
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- Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy; (T.M.); (A.B.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (F.M.); (M.S.); (K.U.)
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- Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy;
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Barone A, Cristiano MC, Cilurzo F, Locatelli M, Iannotta D, Di Marzio L, Celia C, Paolino D. Ammonium glycyrrhizate skin delivery from ultradeformable liposomes: A novel use as an anti-inflammatory agent in topical drug delivery. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2020; 193:111152. [PMID: 32535351 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [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: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Glycyrrhiza glabra L. is a native plant of Central and South-Western Asia that is also diffused in the Mediterranean area and contains several bioactive compounds such as: flavonoids, sterols, triterpene and saponins. Glycyrrhizin, containing glycyrrhizic and glycyrrhizinic acids has anti-inflammatory and antiallergic effects that are similar to corticosteroids. Ammonium glycyrrhizinate is a derivative salt of glycyrrhizic acid with similar anti-inflammatory activity that cannot pass through the skin due to its physicochemical properties and molecular weight. Although several nanoformulations, such as ethosomes, are designed to provide a systemic effect through a topical application, there are different limitations to the distribution inside the blood stream. For this reason, ultradeformable liposomes, or transfersomes, are selected to improve the topical delivery of drugs and allow the distribution of payloads in the blood stream because they pass intact through the stratum corneum epidermis barrier, due to the presence of sodium cholate, aqueous cutaneous gradient, and the rapid penetration of transfersomes by cutaneous tight junctions, thus allowing the systemic delivery of different therapeutic cargo in non-occlusive conditions. The aim of this work was the synthesis and physicochemical characterization of the ammonium glycyrrhizinate-loaded ultradeformable liposomes, the evaluation of drug release and permeation through stratum corneum and epidermis barrier. The in vivo anti-inflammatory effect of ammonium glycyrrhizinate-loaded ultradeformable liposomes was tested on human healthy volunteers. The results demonstrated that the ammonium glycyrrhizinate-loaded ultradeformable liposomes decreased the skin inflammation on the human volunteers and the resulting nanoformulations can be used as a potential topical drug delivery system for anti-inflammatory therapy. ☆Parts of these results were presented as a poster communication at the Recent Developments in Pharmaceutical Analysis 2019 (RDPA 2019), Chieti, Italy.
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- Antonella Barone
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Viale "S. Venuta" s.n.c., I-88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Viale "S. Venuta" s.n.c., I-88100, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, I-66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, I-66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, I-66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, I-66100, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Chieti - Pescara "G. d'Annunzio", Via dei Vestini 31, I-66100, Chieti, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catanzaro "Magna Graecia", Viale "S. Venuta" s.n.c., I-88100, Catanzaro, Italy.
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Morandi A, Zambon A, Di Santo SG, Mazzone A, Cherubini A, Mossello E, Bo M, Marengoni A, Bellelli G, Rispoli V, Malara A, Spadea F, Di Cello S, Ceravolo F, Fabiano F, Chiaradia G, Gabriele A, Lenino P, Andrea T, Settembrini V, Capomolla D, Citrino A, Scriva A, Bruno I, Secchi R, De Martino E, Muccinelli R, Lupi G, Paonessa P, Fabbri A, Passuti MT, Castellari S, Po A, Gaggioli G, Varesi M, Moneti P, Capurso S, Latini V, Ghidotti S, Riccardelli F, Macchi M, Rigo R, Claudio P, Angelo B, Flavio C, Benedetta B, Boffelli S, Cassinadri A, Franzoni S, Spazzini E, Andretto D, Tonini G, Andreani L, Coralli M, Balotta A, Cancelliere R, Ballardini G, Simoncelli M, Mancini A, Strazzacapa M, Fabio S, De Filippi F, Giudice C, Dentizzi C, Azzini M, Cazzadori M, Mastroeni V, Bertassello P, Claudia Benati HS, Nesta E, Tobaldini C, Guerini F, Elena T, Mombelloni P, Fontanini F, Gabriella L, Pizzorni C, Oliverio M, Del Grosso LL, Giavedoni C, Bidoli G, Mazzei B, Corsonello A, Fusco S, Vena S, De Vuono T, 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Monia M, Pilotto A, Prete C, Senesi B, Meta AC, Pendenza E, Monzani F, Pasqualetti G, Polini A, Tognini S, Ballino E, Cherubini A, Dell'Aquila G, Gasparrini PM, Marotti E, Migale M, Scrimieri A, Falsetti L, Salvi A, Toigo G, Ceschia G, Rosso A, Tongiorgi C, Scarpa C, Maurizio P, De Dominicis L, Pucci E, Renzi S, Cartechini E, Tomassini PF, Del Gobbo M, Ugenti F, Romeo P, Nardelli A, Lauretani F, Visioli S, Montanari I, Ermini F, Giordano A, Pigato G, Simeone E, Barbujani M, Giampieri M, Amoruso R, Piccinini M, Ferrari C, Gambetti C, Sfrappini M, Semeraro L, Striuli R, Mariani C, Pelliccioni G, Marinelli D, Fabi K, Rossi T, Pesallaccia M, Sabbatini D, Gobbi B, Cerqua R, Tagliani G, Schlauser E, Caser L, Caramello E, Sandigliano F, Rosso G, Ferrari A, Bendini C, Luisa DM, Casella M, Prampolini R, Scevola M, Vitale E, Roberto B, Carlo F, Sergio F, Alberto S, Daniela Z, Giulia B, Serena G, Michele B, Maugeri D, Sorace R, Anzaldi M, De Gesu R, Morrone G, Davolio F, Fabbo A, Palmieri M, Barbagallo G, Zoli M, Forti P, Pirazzoli L, Fabbri E, Terenzi L, Bergolari F, Wenter C, Ruffini I, Insam M, Abraham E, Kirchlechner C, Cucinotta D, Antonino L, Basile G, Grazia AM, Parise P, Boccali A, Amici S, Gambacorta M, Ferrari A, Lasagni A, Lovati R, Giovinazzo F, Kimak E, Zappa P, Medici F, Lo Castro M, Mauro F, De Luca A, Sancesario G, Martorana A, Scaricamazza B, Toniolo S, Di Lorenzo F, Liguori C, Lasco A, Basile G, Vita N, Giomi M, Dimori S, Forte F, Padovani A, Rozzini L, Ceraso A, Salvatore C, Padovani A, Cottino M, Vitali S, Marelli E, Tripi G, Miceli S, Urso G, Grioni G, Vezzadini G, Misaggi G, Forlani C, Avanzi S, Serena S, Claudia C, Marilena V, Alberto L, Diego G, Alessandro G, Iemolo F, Giordano A, Sanzaro E, D'Asta G, Proietto M, Carnemolla A, Razza G, Spadaro D, Bertolotti M, Mussi C, Neviani F, Roberto C, Valentina G, Linda M, Francesca V, Tarozzi A, Balestri F, Monica T, Mannarino G, Tesi F, Bigolari M, Natale A, Grassi S, Bottaro C, Stefanelli S, Bovone U, Tortorolo U, Quadri R, Leone G, Ponzetto M, Frasson P, Annoni G, Bellelli G, Bruni A, Confalonieri R, Corsi M, Moretti D, Teruzzi F, Umidi S, Mazzola P, Perego S, Persico I, Olivieri G, Bonfanti A, Hajnalka S, Galeazzi M, Massariello F, Anzuini A, Caffarra P, Barocco F, Spallazzi M, Paolo CG, Simonetta M, Andrea A, Chioatto P, Bortolamei S, Soattin L, Ruotolo G, Beneamino B, Pietro G, Giuseppe B, Carmen R, Castagna A, Bertazzoli M, Rota E, Adobati A, Scarpa A, Granziera S, Zuccher P, Fabbro AD, Zara D, Lo Nigro A, Franchetti L, Toniolo M, Marcuzzo C, Piano S, Rollone M, Guerriero F, Sgarlata C, Massè A, Berardino M, Cavallo S, Anna S, Zatti G, Piatti M, Graci J, Benati G, Boschi F, Biondi M, Fiumi N, Erika T, Locatelli SM, Mauri S, Beretta M, Margheritis L, Desideri G, Liberatore E, Carucci AC, Bonino P, Caput M, Antonietti MP, Polistena G, De la Pierre F, Mari M, Massignani P, Tombesi F, Selvaggio F, Verbo B, Bodoni P, Marchionni N, Mossello E, Cavallini MC, Sabatini T, Mussio E, Magni E, Bianchetti A, Crucitti A, Titoldini G, Cossu B, Fascendini S, Licini C, Tomasoni A, Calderazzo M, Daniela T, Valentina L, Ferrari A, Prampolini R, Melotti RM, Lilli A, Buda S, Adversi M, Noro G, Turco R, Ubezio MC, Mantovani AR, Viola MC, Serrati C, Pretta S, Infante M, Gentile S, Morandi A, D'Ambrosio V, Mazzanti P, Brambilla C, Sportelli S, Platto C, Faraci B, Quattrocchi D, Pernigotti LM, Pisu C, Sicuro F, Oliverio M, Del Grosso LL, Zagnoni P, Ghiglia S, Mosca M, Corazzin I, Deola M, Biagini CA, Bencini F, Cantini C, Tonon E, Pierinelli S, Onofrj M, Thomas A, Filomena B, Bonanni L, Gabriella C, Comi G, Magnani G, Santangelo R, Mazzeo S, Giuseppe M, Francesca C, Giordano C, Roberto S, Barbieri C, Giroldi L, Davolio F, Bandini F, Masina M, Malservisi S, Cicognani A, Ricca L, Ricca L, Piccininni M, Ferrari C, Gambetti C, Tassinari T, Brogi D, Sugo A, Alessandra F, Sonia M, Valerio V, Andrea UC, Enrico C, Vera RF, Assunta S, Gianmaria Z, Mauro P, Pietro B, Roberto M, Salvatore C, Barone A, Razzano M, Giuseppe I, Angela B, Francesco S, Valeria D, Federico G, Lucia P, Antonella V, Elisabetta DC, Cristina R, Nadia C, Maria S, Luciano A, Chiara C, Bini P, Pignata M, Enrico B, Maria V, Giovanni C, Giorgio C, Andrea T, Marco M, Anna C, Piera R, Alberto Z, Ceccon A, Magrin L, Marin S, Barbara S, Marco M, Laura G, Matteo M, Marco P, Caterina PM, Carla R, Federica G, Clara T, Melania C, Giampaolo B, Stefano G, Valeria G, Lucia M, Giovambattista D, Ester L, Cecilia CA, Maurizio T, Alessandra F, Vera RF, Nadia B, Grillo A, Arenare F, Tonino M, David K, Giorgio VP, Ubaldo B, Vincenzo S, Stefano M, Marino F, Busonera Flavio MT, Paolo A, Monica M, Francesco B. Understanding Factors Associated With Psychomotor Subtypes of Delirium in Older Inpatients With Dementia. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2020; 21:486-492.e7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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d'Avanzo N, Celia C, Barone A, Carafa M, Di Marzio L, Santos HA, Fresta M. Immunogenicity of Polyethylene Glycol Based Nanomedicines: Mechanisms, Clinical Implications and Systematic Approach. Adv Therap 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.201900170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Nicola d'Avanzo
- Department of Health SciencesUniversity of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia” Campus Universitario “S. Venuta”, Viale Europa I‐88100 Catanzaro Italy
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- Department of PharmacyUniversity of Chieti‐Pescara “G. d'Annunzio” Via dei Vestini 31 I‐66100 Chieti Italy
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- Department of Health SciencesUniversity of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia” Campus Universitario “S. Venuta”, Viale Europa I‐88100 Catanzaro Italy
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- Department of Drug Chemistry and TechnologyUniversity of Rome “Sapienza” 00185 Rome Italy
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- Department of PharmacyUniversity of Chieti‐Pescara “G. d'Annunzio” Via dei Vestini 31 I‐66100 Chieti Italy
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- Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy; and Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE)University of Helsinki FI‐00014 Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Health SciencesUniversity of Catanzaro “Magna Græcia” Campus Universitario “S. Venuta”, Viale Europa I‐88100 Catanzaro Italy
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Ferrara MC, Andreano A, Tassistro E, Rapazzini P, Zurlo A, Volpato S, Mussi C, Corsi M, Lunardelli ML, Martini E, Castoldi G, De Filippi F, Pizzonia M, Monacelli F, Barone A, Pilotto A, March A, Ungar A, Capelli R, Galmarini V, Franzoni S, Terragnoli F, Bianchetti A, Cazzulani I, Gandossi C, Valsecchi MG, Bellelli G. Three-year National report from the Gruppo Italiano di Ortogeriatria (GIOG) in the management of hip-fractured patients. Aging Clin Exp Res 2020; 32:1245-1253. [PMID: 32026420 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-020-01488-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hip fractures (HF) are a major issue worldwide. We aimed at evaluating the practices in delivering care to patients with HF among several Italian Orthogeriatric centers. METHODS The study took place from February 2016 to July 2018. Seven performance indicators (pre-surgical cognitive assessment, surgery performed ≤ 48 h from fracture, removal of urinary catheter/absence of delirium/start of physiotherapy on the first post-operative day, prescription of bone protection at discharge, and discharge toward rehabilitation) were collected. RESULTS The 14 participating hospitals totally recruited 3.017 patients. Patients were old (median age 86 years; Inter Quartile Range [IQR] 80-90), mostly females (77%). Nearly 55% of them were already impaired in mobility and about 10% were nursing home residents. Median time-to-surgery was 41 h (IQR 23-62). Models of care greatly varied among centers, only 49.3% of patients being co-managed by geriatricians and orthopedics. There was high variability across centers in four indicators ("pre-surgical cognitive assessment", "bone protection prescription", "use of urinary catheter" and "start of physiotherapy"), moderate in two indicators ("surgery performed ≤ 48 h from fracture" and "discharge toward rehabilitation" and low in one ("absence of delirium on day following surgery"). Comparison with international studies suggests very different ways of providing care to HF Italian patients. CONCLUSIONS The study results suggest high inter-center variability in the key-performance indicators, and different approaches in providing care to our HF patients in comparison to other countries. A National debate on the topic is required in Italy to harmonize practices of orthogeriatric care.
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Veronese N, Siri G, Cella A, Maggi S, Zigoura E, Puntoni M, Smith L, Musacchio C, Barone A, Sabbà C, Vallone F, Pilotto A. The Multidimensional Prognostic Index Predicts Falls in Older People: An 8-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study of the Osteoarthritis Initiative. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2019; 21:669-674. [PMID: 31780413 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2019] [Revised: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Falls are associated with several negative outcomes. Early identification of those who are at risk of falling is of importance in geriatrics, and comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) seems to be promising in this regard. Therefore, the present study investigated whether the multidimensional prognostic index (MPI), based on a standard CGA, is associated with falls in the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI). DESIGN Longitudinal, 8 years of follow-up. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Community-dwelling older people (≥65 years of age) with knee osteoarthritis or at high risk for this condition. METHODS A standardized CGA including information on functional, nutritional, mood, comorbidities, medications, quality of life, and cohabitation status was used to calculate a modified version of the MPI, categorized as MPI-1 (low), MPI-2 (moderate), and MPI-3 (high risk). Falls were self-reported and recurrent fallers were defined as ≥2 in the previous year. Logistic regression was carried out and results are reported as odds ratio (ORs) with their 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS The final sample consisted of 885 older adults (mean age 71.3 years, female = 54.6%). Recurrent fallers showed a significant higher MPI than their counterparts (0.46 ± 0.17 vs 0.38 ± 0.16; P < .001). Compared with those in MPI-1 category, participants in MPI-2 (OR 2.13; 95% CI 1.53‒2.94; P < .001) and in MPI-3 (OR 5.98; 95% CI 3.29-10.86; P < .001) reported a significant higher risk of recurrent falls over the 8-years of follow-up. Similar results were evident when using an increase in 0.1 points in the MPI or risk of falls after 1 year. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Higher MPI values at baseline were associated with an increased risk of recurrent falls, suggesting the importance of CGA in predicting falls in older people.
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- Nicola Veronese
- Department of Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, E.O. Galliera Hospital, National Relevance & High Specialization Hospital, Genoa, Italy; Azienda ULSS 3 Serenissima, Primary Care Department, District 3, Venice, Italy
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- Department of Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, E.O. Galliera Hospital, National Relevance & High Specialization Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, E.O. Galliera Hospital, National Relevance & High Specialization Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Azienda ULSS 3 Serenissima, Primary Care Department, District 3, Venice, Italy
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- Department of Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, E.O. Galliera Hospital, National Relevance & High Specialization Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, E.O. Galliera Hospital, National Relevance & High Specialization Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- The Cambridge Centre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, E.O. Galliera Hospital, National Relevance & High Specialization Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, E.O. Galliera Hospital, National Relevance & High Specialization Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, E.O. Galliera Hospital, National Relevance & High Specialization Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Geriatric Care, Orthogeriatrics and Rehabilitation, E.O. Galliera Hospital, National Relevance & High Specialization Hospital, Genoa, Italy; Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
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Barone A, Mendes M, Cabral C, Mare R, Paolino D, Vitorino C. Hybrid Nanostructured Films for Topical Administration of Simvastatin as Coadjuvant Treatment of Melanoma. J Pharm Sci 2019; 108:3396-3407. [PMID: 31201905 DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2019.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This work aims at (1) assessing the potential of repurposing simvastatin (SV) to support the most common therapies against melanoma and (2) developing an innovative topical adhesive film, composed by chitosan-coated nanostructured lipid carriers (Ch-NLC) used as drug vehicle. A factorial design approach was employed as the basis for the formulation development. Optimized Ch-NLC displayed a particle size of 108 ± 1 nm, a polydispersity index of 0.226, a zeta potential of 17.0 ± 0.6 mV, as well as an entrapment efficiency of 99.86 ± 0.08%, and SV loading of 14.99 ± 0.01%. The performance of SV-Ch-NLC films was assessed in terms of release, permeation, and adhesion, as critical quality attributes. Cutaneous tolerability and in vitro cytotoxicity studies were performed to warrant film safety and drug effectiveness, respectively. The topical films provided a sustained release kinetic profile of SV and were classified as nonirritant systems. The encapsulation of SV increased cytotoxicity in melanoma cells. The key role of squalene as nanostructuring agent of the lipid nanoparticle matrix and as permeation enhancer was highlighted, suggesting its key action for potentiating skin permeation and uptake into melanoma cells. Topical SV-Ch-NLC films are thus able to provide an in situ extended drug delivery and useful as coadjuvant treatment of melanoma skin lesions.
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- Antonella Barone
- Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Coimbra, Portugal; Centre for Neurosciences and Cell Biology (CNC), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Faculty of Medicine, CNC.IBILI Consortium & CIBB Consortium, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University "Magna Græcia" of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Pólo das Ciências da Saúde, Coimbra, Portugal; Department of Chemistry, Coimbra Chemistry Centre, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
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Pepe A, Pistoia L, Giunta N, Fotzi I, Benni M, Barone A, Macchi S, Pasin F, Peritore G, Fina P, Positano V, Meloni A. P1608Chronic hepatitis C virus infection in thalassemia major: a new cardiovascular risk factor? Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p1608] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- A Pepe
- Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, Pisa, Italy
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- Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, Pisa, Italy
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- Ospedale “Meyer”, Firenze, Italy
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- Policlinico S. Orsola “L. e A. Seragnoli”, Bologna, Italy
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- University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy
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- Ospedale S. Pertini, Roma, Italy
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- Ospedale S. Pertini, Roma, Italy
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- Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, Pisa, Italy
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- Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, Pisa, Italy
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Barone A, Giannoni M, Ortu E, Monaco A, Pietropaoli D. Short-term and Long-lasting Effects of Hypo-Cariogenic Dietary Advice and Oral Care on Oral Flora: a Randomised Clinical Trial. Oral Health Prev Dent 2018; 16:315-325. [PMID: 30027160 DOI: 10.3290/j.ohpd.a40779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the short- and long-term effects of different combinations of dietary instructions on cariogenic food intake and salivary cariogenic bacteria (Streptococcus mutans [SM] and Lactobacillus [LB]). MATERIALS AND METHODS In this randomised 2-arm parallel study, 75 6-year-old subjects were assigned to repeated (group A; 19M/19F) or isolated (group B; 17M/20F) verbal and/or written dietary advice (VWDA), with foods classified by cariogenic potential. Both groups underwent a baseline salivary test for SM/LB, kept a monthly food diary, and attended 4 weekly visits (T1-T4). At T1-T2; group A only received VDA. At T3, both groups received VWDA. At T4, participants handed in their food diaries and underwent another salivary test. After 1 year (T5), subjects were recalled for weekly food diary monitoring and salivary testing. Relative risk (RR) of high-to-low SM/LB density was calculated at T4 and T5. RESULTS Comparing groups A and B, VDA determined an increase in the intake of weakly cariogenic food (p < 0.05) and a decrease in that of intermediately cariogenic food (p < 0.05). After VWDA, a statistically significant increase in intake of weakly cariogenic food and a statistically significant decrease in the RR of high-density SM/LB colonies occurred in both groups. At T5, group A showed less intake of highly cariogenic food than did group B (p = 0.05) and persistent, although non-significant, reduction in the RR of high-density SM/LB colonies. CONCLUSIONS Reinforcement measures on behavioural changes towards a noncariogenic diet not only help maintain long-lasting, healthier eating habits, but also decrease the cariogenic bacterial load in the short term, which tends to persist over time.
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Meloni A, Pistoia L, Renne S, Restaino G, Vallone A, Olivi A, Barone A, Allo' M, Maddaloni D, De Bari C, Positano V, Pepe A. 4094MRI prospective survey on heart and liver iron and cardiac function in thalassemia major patients treated with Deferasirox versus Deferiprone and Desferrioxamine in monotherapy. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx504.4094] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Burgun A, Bernal-Delgado E, Kuchinke W, van Staa T, Cunningham J, Lettieri E, Mazzali C, Oksen D, Estupiñan F, Barone A, Chène G. Health Data for Public Health: Towards New Ways of Combining Data Sources to Support Research Efforts in Europe. Yearb Med Inform 2017; 26:235-240. [PMID: 29063571 PMCID: PMC6239221 DOI: 10.15265/iy-2017-034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Objectives: To present the European landscape regarding the re-use of health administrative data for research. Methods: We present some collaborative projects and solutions that have been developed by Nordic countries, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, and the UK, to facilitate access to their health data for research purposes. Results: Research in public health is transitioning from siloed systems to more accessible and re-usable data resources. Following the example of the Nordic countries, several European countries aim at facilitating the re-use of their health administrative databases for research purposes. However, the ecosystem is still a complex patchwork, with different rules, policies, and processes for data provision. Conclusion: The challenges are such that with the abundance of health administrative data, only a European, overarching public health research infrastructure, is able to efficiently facilitate access to this data and accelerate research based on these highly valuable resources.
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- A. Burgun
- Inserm, UMR 1138, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, AP-HP, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Institute for Health Sciences in Aragon (IACS), BridgeHealth Consortium, Zaragoza, Spain
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- University of Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany
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- Health eResearch Centre, Farr Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Health eResearch Centre, Farr Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Public Health Institute, Inserm, AVIESAN, Paris, France
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- Institute for Health Sciences in Aragon (IACS), BridgeHealth Consortium, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Lombardia Informatica, Milano, Italy
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- Inserm, UMR 1219, CIC1401-EC, Univ. Bordeaux, ISPED, CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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Nocini PF, Menchini Fabris GB, Gelpi F, Lotti J, Favero V, Zanotti G, Jurlaro A, Rosskopf I, Lotti T, Barone A, Castegnaro G, De Santis D. Treatment of skin defects with growth factors and biodegradable collagen carrier: histological evaluation in animal model. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2017; 31:1-13. [PMID: 28702959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effects on skin regeneration of a new collagen matrix (CM-10826) when used in different combination with or without growth factors, using skin regeneration without membrane as control. An area of 10x15 cm on rabbit back was shaved and three circular wounds on test side were covered with a differently soaked membrane. The first wound was soaked with Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF, 26mg/130mL) (Test EGF), the second with Platelet-Derived Growth Factor (PDGF, 6mg/120mL) (Test PDGF) and the third with EGF (13mg/65mL) and PDGF (3mg/60mL) (Test EGF+PDGF). On the control side, there was a dry membrane. After 7 days, the experiment was concluded. Healing process was evaluated at day 2 and 6 postoperatively. Analysis was made clinically and with light microscopy (LM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Analyses with LM of Test EGF showed evidence of neoangiogenesis and good epithelium growth. Test PDGF resulted in moderate angiogenesis, less evident epithelial growth and more evident mesenchymal growth than Test EGF. Test EGF+PDGF showed rich angiogenesis, massive growth of epithelium and mesenchymal tissue. Control side showed weak angiogenesis, regenerating wound margin with normal epithelium and less dense mesenchymal layer. Analysis at TEM and SEM confirmed what was noticed at LM. In vivo studies on rabbits have shown that membrane CM10826 is well tolerated, it gives neither inflammation nor foreign body reactions and does not disturb healing process. CM10826 is safe, modulates angiogenesis and induces migration and proliferation of keratinocytes.
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- P F Nocini
- Department of Surgical Sciences, Dental and Maxillofacial Department, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Study center for Multidisciplinary Regenerative Research, University of Rome “G. Marconi”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Dental and Maxillofacial Department, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Nuclear, Subnuclear and Radiation Physics, University of Rome “G. Marconi”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Dental and Maxillofacial Department, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Dental and Maxillofacial Department, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Dental and Maxillofacial Department, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Dental and Maxillofacial Department, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Dermatology, University of Rome “G. Marconi”, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Dental and Maxillofacial Department, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Dental and Maxillofacial Department, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Menchini Fabris GB, Marconcini S, Barone A, Velasco Ortega E, Bressan E, Balleri P. Buccal bone dimensions and aesthetic outcome at maxillary incisors replaced by conventional dental implants. A case series with a 5-year follow-up. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2017; 31:15-22. [PMID: 28702960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In the aesthetic field, successful replacement of a tooth with a dental implant requires blend and harmony within the existing dentition. The influence of the dimension of buccal bone at implant sites on aesthetic outcomes and the relation between buccal bone horizontal and vertical dimensions are unclear. The aim of the present study is to investigate the correlation between buccal bone thickness, buccal bone level and aesthetic outcome in conventionally placed implants – placed five or more years previously – supporting single maxillary incisors. Eight subjects with 8 implants and with periapical and parallel profile X-rays were clinically examined to assess the “Pink Aesthetic Score” (PES). Buccal bone level and thickness, together with the interproximal bone level, were measured. Implant survival was 100%. The mean time of implants function was 89.3 months (standard deviation 43, range 61-145). The mean PES value was 9.4. The mean interproximal bone level was located 1.3 mm apically to the implant abutment junction, while the corresponding buccal value was 1.6 mm. Buccal bone was mostly absent at the implant abutment junction; 2 and 4 mm apically respect to the junction the thickness was on average 0.44 and 0.89 mm, respectively. The dimension of buccal bone level was correlated to the buccal bone thickness at 2mm-level, to the interproximal bone level and to the soft tissue contour score. Conventional implant placement in pristine bone might lead to satisfactory long-term aesthetic results. The level of the facial mucosa and appearance of the alveolar process might emerge as critical aspects.
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- G B Menchini Fabris
- Study Centre for Multidisciplinary Regenerative Research, University of Rome “G. Marconi”, Rome, Italy
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- Dept. of Surgical, Medical, Molecular and of the Critical Area, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Facultad de Odontología de Sevilla, University of Seville, Spain
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- Department of Periodontology, University of Verona, Italy
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- Dept. of Surgical and Medical Science, School of Dental Medicine, University of Siena, Italy
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Vano M, Derchi G, Barone A, Pinna R, Usai P, Covani U. Reducing dentine hypersensitivity with nano-hydroxyapatite toothpaste: a double-blind randomized controlled trial. Clin Oral Investig 2017; 22:313-320. [DOI: 10.1007/s00784-017-2113-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Derchi G, Borgia V, Manca M, Barone A, Covani U. Trattamento delle erosioni dentali con tecniche adesive: provvisorizzazione immediata estetico-funzionale. Caso clinico. Dental Cadmos 2017. [DOI: 10.19256/d.cadmos.02.2017.07] [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: 11/20/2022]
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Barone A, Otero-Losada M, Grangeat AM, Cao G, Azzato F, Rodríguez A, Milei J. Ozonetherapy protects from in-stent coronary neointimal proliferation. Role of redoxins. Int J Cardiol 2016; 223:258-261. [PMID: 27541668 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.07.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND In-stent restenosis and poor re-endothelization usually follow percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, even using drug-eluting stents, due to inflammation and oxidative stress. Medical ozone has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and has not been evaluated in this context. OBJECTIVES To evaluate whether ozonotherapy might reduce restenosis following bare metal stents implantation in relation to the redoxin system in pigs. METHODS Twelve male Landrace pigs (51±9kg) underwent percutaneous transluminal circumflex coronary arteries bare metal stent implantation under heparine infusion and fluoroscopical guidance, using standard techniques. Pigs were randomized to ozonetherapy (n=6) or placebo (n=6) treatment. Before stenting (24h) and twice a week for 30days post-stenting, venous blood was collected, ozonized and reinfused. Same procedure was performed in placebo group except for ozonation. Both groups received antiplatelet treatment. Histopathology and immunohistochemistry studies were performed. RESULTS Severe inflammatory reaction and restenosis with increase in the immunohistochemical expression of thioredoxin-1 were observed in placebo group 30days after surgery. Oppositely, ozonetherapy drastically reduced inflammatory reaction and restenosis, and showed no increase in the Trx-1 immunohistochemical expression 30days after surgery. Immunolabeling for Prx-2 was negative in both groups. Ozonated autohemotherapy strikingly reduced restenosis 30days following PTCA with BMS implantation in pigs. CONCLUSIONS Stimulation of the redoxin system by ozone pretreatment might neutralize oxidative damage from the start and increase antioxidative buffering capacity post-injury, reducing further damage and so the demand for antioxidant enzymes. Our interpretation agrees with the ozone oxidative preconditioning mechanism, extensively investigated.
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- A Barone
- Institute of Cardiological Research, University of Buenos Aires, National Research Council Argentina, ININCA-UBA-CONICET, Argentina
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- Institute of Cardiological Research, University of Buenos Aires, National Research Council Argentina, ININCA-UBA-CONICET, Argentina..
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- Institute of Cardiological Research, University of Buenos Aires, National Research Council Argentina, ININCA-UBA-CONICET, Argentina
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- Institute of Cardiological Research, University of Buenos Aires, National Research Council Argentina, ININCA-UBA-CONICET, Argentina
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- Institute of Cardiological Research, University of Buenos Aires, National Research Council Argentina, ININCA-UBA-CONICET, Argentina
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- Otamendi Hospital, Post Graduate School of Medicine, Cardiac Unit, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Institute of Cardiological Research, University of Buenos Aires, National Research Council Argentina, ININCA-UBA-CONICET, Argentina
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Ginori A, Scaramuzzino F, Munezero Butorano MAG, Barone A, Disanto A. Diagnostic role of detecting HPV in a FNAC of metastatic laterocervical lymph node in a case of occult HPV-related head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Pathologica 2016; 108:87-88. [PMID: 28195253] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
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Human papillomavirus (HPV)-related head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) are radiosensitive tumors and have a better prognosis than the conventional keratinizing HNSCC. Despite extensive radiographic and clinical evaluation in approximately 3% to 5% of patients who present with cervical lymph node metastases, the primary tumor remains occult. The lack of a clinically identifiable primary tumor usually leads to more aggressive therapy, which can result in higher morbidity. Herein, we report a case of a patient with an occult HPV-related HNSCC, diagnosed detecting HPV in a fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of metastatic laterocervical lymph nodes.
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- A Ginori
- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Anatomical Pathology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Anatomical Pathology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Anatomical Pathology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Anatomical Pathology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Cytopathology Unit, "Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese", Siena, Italy
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Mastrogiulio MG, Barone A, Disanto MG, Ginori A, Ambrosio MR, Carbone SF, Spina D. Type II congenital pulmonary airway malformation associated with intralobar pulmonary sequestration: report of a case and review of classification criteria. Pathologica 2016; 108:38-41. [PMID: 28195247] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
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Pulmonary congenital abnormalities are rare disorders including congenital pulmonary airway malformations (CPAM) and pulmonary sequestration (PS). CPAM is a lesion characterized by the presence of anomalous bronchiolar or acinar structures, variable in size, either cystic or not cystic. PS is generally defined as nonfunctioning lung tissue that is not in normal continuity with the tracheobronchial tree and that derives its blood supply from systemic vessels. We describe a case of a baby girl with a very rare association between CPAM type 2 and intralobar pulmonary sequestration (IPS) focusing on the cystic lesions typical of CPAM and on the lymphatic and blood vessels. The cells lining the cysts often were positive for D2-40 (oncofetal protein M2A). Lymphatic endothelial cells, positive for D2-40, were widely present in the lung parenchyma and dilated lymphatic vessels were present also in the inter-alveolar septa. Moreover, we discuss the pathogenesis of CPAM and its classification criteria.
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- M G Mastrogiulio
- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Pathology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Pathology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Pathology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Pathology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnologies, Pathology Unit, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, "Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese", Siena, Italy
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Giusti A, Barone A, Razzano M, Raiteri R, Del Rio A, Bassoli V, Palummeri E, Oliveri M, Pilotto A. Optimal setting and care organization in the management of older adults with hip fracture: a narrative review. Geriatr Care 2015. [DOI: 10.4081/gc.2015.5602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Hip fracture (HF) is a common event in older adults and is associated with significant morbidity, mortality, reduction of quality of life and costs for the healthcare systems. The expected rise in the total number of HF worldwide, due to improvements in life expectancy, and the growing awareness of HF detrimental consequences have led to the development and implementation of models of care alternative to the traditional ones for the acute and post-acute management of HF older adults. These services were set to streamline hospital care, minimize inhospital complications, provide early discharge, improve short- and long-term functional and clinical outcomes, and reduce healthcare costs associated with hip and other fragility fractures. The main feature that distinguishes these models is the different healthcare professional that retains the responsibility and leadership during the acute and post-acute phases. This narrative review has been conceived to provide a brief description of the models implemented in the last twenty years, to describe their potential beneficial effects on the shortand long-term outcomes, and to define the strengths and limitations of these models. On the basis of available studies, it seems that the more complex and sophisticated services, characterized by a multidisciplinary approach with a co-leadership (geriatrician and orthopedic surgeon) or a geriatrician leadership demonstrated to produce better outcomes compared to the traditional or simplest models.
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Carfagno T, Semeraro L, Nardone V, Vischi G, Ferrara P, Ambrosio M, Barone A, Martino E, Pastina P, Pirtoli L, Correale P. Inflammatory status and lymphocyte of infiltration of primary tumor predict survival of prostate cancer patients undergone prostate radical radiotherapy. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv341.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Giusti A, Prete C, Senesi B, Palummeri E, Barone A, Pilotto A. P-066: Vitamin D deficiency reduces the clinical response to memantine in older adults presenting with moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease. Eur Geriatr Med 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s1878-7649(15)30169-8] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Genovesi A, Barone A, Toti P, Covani U. The efficacy of 0.12% chlorhexidine versus 0.12% chlorhexidine plus hyaluronic acid mouthwash on healing of submerged single implant insertion areas: a short-term randomized controlled clinical trial. Int J Dent Hyg 2015; 15:65-72. [PMID: 26084554 DOI: 10.1111/idh.12158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The study was performed to evaluate the incidence of post-surgical adverse events at submerged implant sites as well as the antiplaque, antigingivitis and antistaining effects in the entire dentition of patients treated with two mouthwashes. METHODS The present randomized controlled clinical study considered 40 patients subjected to dental implant treatment. Two 0.12% chlorhexidine mouthwashes were compared for 15 days: one with 0.1% hyaluronic acid (CHX⊗HYL group) and one without it (CHX group). Surgical outcome variables, and plaque, gingival, and staining indexes were recorded. RESULTS Significant differences were found between the two rinses regarding the presence of oedema within 2 days after surgery (20% for the CHX⊗HYL group and 78% for the CHX group). No other significant differences were recorded between the two mouthwashes. No intergroup differences in plaque, staining and gingivitis indexes were registered. The intragroup analysis revealed that for the plaque and gingival indexes, the differences between the baseline values (before surgery) and those at 15 days were all found to be significant just for CHX⊗HYL rinse, with final values ranging from 0.18 to 0.23 for the plaque index and from 0.06 to 0.07 for the gingival index. The staining index increased for both mouthwash types with significant results (with final value of 0.19 and 0.31 for CHX⊗HYL and CHX groups, respectively). CONCLUSIONS In the sites of patients subjected to dental implant placement, an additional anti-oedematigenous effect in early healing seemed to be disclosed for 0.12% CHX⊗HYL mouthwash. Regarding antiplaque and antigingivitis activities, HYL seemed to be ineffective.
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- A Genovesi
- Department of Surgery, Medical Molecular and Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Tuscan Stomatologic Institute, Versilia General Hospital, Lido di Camaiore, Lucca, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medical Molecular and Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Tuscan Stomatologic Institute, Versilia General Hospital, Lido di Camaiore, Lucca, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medical Molecular and Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Tuscan Stomatologic Institute, Versilia General Hospital, Lido di Camaiore, Lucca, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Medical Molecular and Critical Area Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Tuscan Stomatologic Institute, Versilia General Hospital, Lido di Camaiore, Lucca, Italy
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Vano M, Derchi G, Barone A, Genovesi A, Covani U. Tooth bleaching with hydrogen peroxide and nano-hydroxyapatite: a 9-month follow-up randomized clinical trial. Int J Dent Hyg 2015; 13:301-7. [PMID: 25600272 DOI: 10.1111/idh.12123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare the amount of tooth colour change, rebound rate and tooth sensitivity in patients submitted to a bleaching technique with 6% hydrogen peroxide (HP) with or without 2% nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HA). METHODS Sixty subjects were included in this examiner-blinded, randomized clinical trial using a 6% HP gel with or without 2% n-HA. Tooth colour and tooth sensitivity were analysed before and after treatment. All data were analysed statistically. RESULTS After bleaching, both treatments demonstrated significant improvements in tooth shade (P < 0.05 for both groups). At the 9-month recall, tooth shade remained significantly lighter than at baseline (P < 0.05 for both groups). However, a relapse of the tooth shade was observed compared with the immediate post-bleaching result (P < 0.05). 6% HP with 2% n-HA produced significantly lower sensitivity (P < 0.05) than the bleaching product without n-HA. Colour change evaluation resulted in no difference between the two groups. CONCLUSION Both treatments demonstrated significant improvements in tooth shade. The bleaching effectiveness of the tested products was comparable. The use of 6% HP with 2% n-HA reduced the incidence of sensitivity during the bleaching treatment compared to a bleaching agent that did not contain n-HA.
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, Medicine, Molecular and Critical Area, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, Medicine, Molecular and Critical Area, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Tuscan Stomatologic Institute, Viareggio, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, Medicine, Molecular and Critical Area, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Tuscan Stomatologic Institute, Viareggio, Italy
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- Tuscan Stomatologic Institute, Viareggio, Italy.,Department of Dental Hygiene, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, Medicine, Molecular and Critical Area, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Tuscan Stomatologic Institute, Viareggio, Italy
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Rocca BJ, Barone A, Ginori A, Ambrosio MR, Disanto A. Unusual presentation of metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma: a challenge in aspiration cytology of the thyroid. Pathologica 2014; 106:342-344. [PMID: 25845052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignant neoplasm most commonly originating in the salivary glands. Its occurrence elsewhere is rare and its metastasis to the thyroid gland has been described only once. CASE REPORT We describe the case of a 66-year-old man who presented for a swelling in the midline neck of six months duration. A solitary palpable nodule was identified in the isthmic region of the thyroid. Fine needle aspiration of the nodule revealed high cellularity, a partial microfollicle-like pattern and the presence of small hyaline globules. The neoplastic population was composed of monomorphic cells with basaloid appearance. Thyroid primitivity was excluded on the basis of the negativity for TTF1 and thyroglobulin. As the patient referred an ulcerative lesion of the inferior lip, fine needle aspiration cytology of the lesion was performed, yielding a diagnosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma. CONCLUSION The present case highlights the need to be aware of possible metastatic thyroid localisation of adenoid cystic carcinoma also originating in minor salivary glands of the oral cavity. This is a very rare event, but it should be taken into consideration and clinical and cytological findings must be carefully examined.
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Pioli G, Barone A, Mussi C, Tafaro L, Bellelli G, Falaschi P, Trabucchi M, Paolisso G. The management of hip fracture in the older population. Joint position statement by Gruppo Italiano Ortogeriatria (GIOG). Aging Clin Exp Res 2014; 26:547-53. [PMID: 24566982 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-014-0198-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This document is a Joint Position Statement by Gruppo Italiano di OrtoGeriatria (GIOG) supported by Società Italiana di Gerontologia e Geriatria (SIGG), and Associazione Italiana Psicogeriatria (AIP) on management of hip fracture older patients. Orthogeriatric care is at present the best model of care to improve results in older patients after hip fracture. The implementation of orthogeriatric model of care, based on the collaboration between orthopaedic surgeons and geriatricians, must take into account the local availability of resources and facilities and should be integrated into the local context. At the same time the programme must be based on the best available evidences and planned following accepted quality standards that ensure the efficacy of the intervention. The position paper focused on eight quality standards for the management of hip fracture older patients in orthogeriatric model of care. The GIOG promotes the development of a clinic database with the aim of obtaining a qualitative improvement in the management of hip fracture.
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Ortu E, Sgolastra F, Barone A, Gatto R, Marzo G, Monaco A. Salivary Streptococcus Mutans and Lactobacillus spp. levels in patients during rapid palatal expansion. Eur J Paediatr Dent 2014; 15:271-274. [PMID: 25306143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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AIM To assess the microbial level of Streptococcus Mutans and Lactobacillus spp. during rapid palatal expansion, and compare the data with untreated control patients. STUDY DESIGN Thirty patients aged between 6-9 years were enrolled in this study (15 males and 15 females). The patients were divided into three groups: 10 patients were treated with rapid palatal expander (RPE) (Test Group 1), 10 patients were treated with Mc Namara expander, and 10 patients were enrolled in the control untreated group. Whole stimulated saliva was collected from each patient at three time points: before initiation of expansion therapy (baseline at T0), after 3 months (T1), after initiation of treatment, and after 6 months from T0 (T2). The protocol of rapid palatal expansion for the two groups was as follows: at placement of the expander 4 activations were performed by the orthodontist (1 mm expansion), followed by 4 activations per day by the parents (two in the morning and two in the evening, 1 mm per day total) to be repeated for 7 days. RESULTS Statistics: In this study a different trend in the microbial colonisation for the two treated groups was observed. In the Test Group 1, in which patients were treated with the RPE, there was a significant difference between Strp T0 T1 and between Strp T0 and T2 (p< 0.05). There was also a significant difference between LAC T1 T0 and LAC T2 and T0 (p<0.05). In the Test Group 2, treated with McNamara expanders, it was found was a significant difference between LAC T2 T0 and LAC T1 T0. In the same group it was also found a significant difference between Strp T2 T0; T1 T0; T1 T2 (p<0.05). CONCLUSION The level of the various species of bacteria changes during rapid palatal expansion, and this seems to depend on the type of orthodontic expander. During rapid palatal expansion treatment it is also advisable a periodical microbial monitoring using in-office bacteria tests.
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Dental Clinic, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Dental Clinic, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Dental Clinic, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Dental Clinic, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Dental Clinic, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, Dental Clinic, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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Marconcini S, Genovesi AM, Marchisio O, Gelpi F, Barone A, Corega C, Bertossi D, Pardo A, Nocini PF, Rigoni G, De Santis D, Covani U. In vivo study of titanium healing screws surface modifications after different debridment procedure. Minerva Stomatol 2014:R18Y9999N00A140030. [PMID: 24423736] [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: 06/03/2023]
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Introduction: Over the years, several different implant systems have been introduced, and the indications for implant rehabilitation have gradually been extended 2. Although an high success rates have consistently been reported for many implant systems, complications leading to loss of osseointegration still occurs 3. Thus, oral hygiene and maintenance are imperative, because implants, as well as teeth, are susceptible to accumulation of bacterial plaque and calculus formation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate and compare the in vivo cleaning efficacy of the three systems (air powder, curette, laser) comparing at the same time the alterations of the titanium abutment surface in terms of roughness. Methods: Forthy-two patients (25 males and 17 females) were included in the study. The 42 healing abutments were treated by the same clinician (UC). Results and conclusions: The rate of debris removal by the air powder was higher than that for the laser and than that for the curettes. The SEM analysis showed that the air powder system did not induce significant differences of the abutment if compared to the curettes as well as to the laser.
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- School of Dental Medicine, Department of Prosthodontics , University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy -
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Corega C, Vaida L, Festila DG, Rigoni G, Albanese M, D'Agostino A, Chiarini G, Barone A, Covani U, Nocini PF, Bertossi D. Salivary levels of IgA in healthy subjects undergoing active orthodontic treatment. Minerva Stomatol 2014:R18Y9999N00A140026. [PMID: 24423732] [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: 06/03/2023]
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It has been reported that the immune system undergoes changes due to various factors, inflammation, surgery, medication, age and gender. The aim of this study was to investigate therapy-dependent changes of salivary IgA among healthy subjects undergoing active orthodontic treatment. The levels of IgA were determined at the beginning, and after 1,4, 8,16 weeks and 32 weaks of active orthodontic treatment. A total of 100 healthy individuals (aged 15-42 years) were enrolled in the study. Two milliliters of saliva were collected from all participants, and salivary IgA levels were measured by the ELISA technique. Mean salivary IgA levels were significantly higher in subjects after 1 week as compared to subjects at the beginning of orthodontic treatment (P < 0.01).. The mean levels of salivary IgA were significantly higher after 4 and 8 weeks of therapy than those observed in the control group (P < 0.00001 and P < 0.05, respectively) and reached the highest level at 16 weeks and then remained stable during treatment. Gender had no effect on the salivary levels of IgA as any significant differences were observed between men and women. The results highlight the importance of the salivary defense mechanism, translated through the increase in the levels of IgA, once orthodontic treatment is started.
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- Department of Orthodontics, University Paris V Renee Descartes, Paris, France -
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Corega C, Vaida L, Festila DG, Rigoni G, Albanese M, D'Agostino A, Chiarini G, Barone A, Covani U, Nocini PF, Bertossi D. Salivary calcium levels during orthodontic treatment. Minerva Stomatol 2014:R18Y9999N00A140027. [PMID: 24423733] [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: 06/03/2023]
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Saliva contains many defense factors and plays a key role in oral metabolism. Salivary calcium, due to its affinity to be readily taken up by plaque, is an important factor not only with regard to the onset of periodontitis but also significantly with regard to dental health. The aim of this study was to estimate the salivary concentration of calcium, in a group of adults undergoing active orthodontic treatment. The levels of salivary calcium were determined at the beginning, and after 16 weeks of active orthodontic treatment. A total of 40 healthy individuals with a mean age of 23.9 years were enrolled in the study group, while 40 subjects served as controls. Two milliliters of saliva were collected from all participants, and salivary calcium levels were measured by biochemical assay. Mean salivary calcium levels were significantly higher in subjects after 16 weeks as compared to subjects at the beginning of orthodontic treatment and to the control group (p= 0.001). A significant association between higher salivary calcium levels and orthodontic treatment has been established, therefore, monitoring salivary calcium levels might be a useful tool to establish periodontal health status during active orthodontic treatment along with other inflammatory parameters.
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- Department of Orthodontics, University Paris V Renee Descartes, Paris, France -
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Marconcini S, Barone A, Perrini N, Gelpi F, Ricci M, De Santis DA, Corega C, Bertossi D, Pardo A, Nocini PF, Rigoni G, Covani U. Conservative treatment of unicystic odontogenic keratocyst by piezosurgery approach. A case report. Minerva Stomatol 2014:R18Y9999N00A140037. [PMID: 24423743] [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: 06/03/2023]
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The present case report describes the case of a 15-year-old female who was referred with a radiolucent lesion between her mandibular right molars. The original radiographic image suggested the presence of an odontogenic cyst. The surgical enucleation and the following osteotomy of the residual cavity was performed by using the piezoelectric technology. The histological analysis confirmed that the lesion was an odontogenic keratocyst with no evidence of epithelial invasion in the connective tissue wall. The patient refused any further surgical treatment. In consideration of the pathological result - no presence of invasive epithelial cells in the connective tissue wall of the cyst- the patient was suggested a "follow-up and wait-and-see policy", with more extensive surgical treatment to be given only in case of a recurrence. The patient was followed up clinically and radiographically at 6 months intervals for 5 years.
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- Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular Pathology and of Critical Area, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy -
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Ricci M, Marchisio O, Genovesi AM, Gelpi F, Marconcini S, Barone A, Corega C, Bertossi D, Pardo A, Nocini PF, Rigoni G, De Santis D, Covani U. Comparison between oscillating-twisting rotating of brush head vs a characteristic sweeping bristles motion on reducing oral inflammation. Minerva Stomatol 2014:R18Y9999N00A140029. [PMID: 24423735] [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: 06/03/2023]
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Background: The aim of present study was to clinically assess and compare a sonic toothbrush versus a rotating oscillating power toothbrush on plaque removal and gingival health in reducing plaque and bleeding on probing. Methods: Patients were selected according to specific inclusion and exclusion criteria and they were enrolled in test group or control group using Random Allocation Software. Visual score plaque index (PI) was recorded by the same blind operator using a plaque revelator and bleeding on probing (BoP) index was recorded using a periodontal probe at baseline, 15th day and 30th day. Results: The group of patients who used sonic toothbrush showed a greater reduction of PI and BoP comparing with patients who used rotating-oscillating power toothbrush. Conclusions: Although this pilot study has several limitations, it seems to indicate that sonic toothbrushes are capable of removing plaque and reducing bleeding on probing better than electric toothbrushes.
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- Istituto Stomatologico Tirreno, Versilia General Hospital, Lido di Camaiore, Lucca, Italy -
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Genovesi AM, Lorenzi C, Lyle DM, Marconcini S, Barone A, Pardo A, Rigoni G, Gelpi F, Covani U. Periodontal maintenance following scaling and root planing. A randomized single-center study comparing minocycline treatment and daily oral irrigation with water. Minerva Stomatol 2014:R18Y9999N00A140025. [PMID: 24423731] [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: 06/03/2023]
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Objective: Trying to limit the use of antimicrobial drugs in periodontitis is a general trend. Thus, the aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy of daily water irrigation in comparison with subgingival minocycline in periodontal maintenance, in subjects with moderate to severe periodontitis. This was done by evaluating probing pocket depth (the primary outcome), other clinical parameters such as clinical attachment level, plaque index and bleeding on probing, and bacterial flora changes inside periodontal pockets. Materials and Methods: In this single-center, parallel, single blind, randomized clinical study, thirty subjects (12 men, mean age 56 ± 2.2 years) with moderate to severe periodontitis were randomized 1:1 into a minocycline-treated group (M-group, n=15) and a water-treated group (W-group, n=15). Clinical and microbiological parameters were measured at baseline. Scaling and root planing were carried out on all subjects, then to M-group patients minocycline was administered inside the pockets. W-group subjects had instead to daily apply oral irrigation with water. Clinical and microbiological measurements were repeated after 30 days. Results: Both water irrigation and minocycline treatment led to a significant reduction of all the clinical parameters tested at t=30 days with respect to baseline. Moreover, both procedures appeared to be able to maintain a low bacterial load inside periodontal pockets, for most of the microorganisms tested. No statistically significant differences were observed between M-group and W-group at t=30 days, concerning both clinical and microbiological parameters. However, further studies are needed to assess the long-term effect. Conclusion: Daily oral irrigation with water showed comparable efficacy to a single administration of minocycline in periodontal maintenance subjects.
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- Assistant Prof. School of Dental Hygiene, University of Genoa, Italy -
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Barone A, Ambrosio MR, Rocca BJ, Mastrogiulio MG, Ambrosio A, Santopietro R. Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata: an additional case. EUR J GYNAECOL ONCOL 2014; 35:188-191. [PMID: 24772927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata (PPD) is a rare smooth muscle tumour of women in the reproductive age. It is characterized by multiple small nodules on the peritoneal surface, mimicking a metastatic process. To date, about 100 cases have been reported in literature. The authors herein present an additional case consisting of multiple nodules located on the surface of the omentum, parietal peritoneum, as well as colon and rectum wall in a patient without signs of excess of estrogen, progesterone, or steroid hormones nor treated with hormones for any reason. The patient has been submitted to laparoscopic myomectomy few years ago. Microscopically, these nodules consisted of bundles of spindle-shaped smooth muscle cells (positive for smooth muscle actin, desmin, estrogen, and progesterone receptor). A brief review of the literature on the pathogenesis of the disease is also added.
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Barone A, Ambrosio MR, Rocca BJ, Mastrogiulio MG, Ambrosio A, Santopietro R. Myxoid leiomyosarcoma of the uterus: a case report. EUR J GYNAECOL ONCOL 2014; 35:322-324. [PMID: 24984552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Only 30 cases of myxoid leiomyosarcomas (MLMS) have been reported to date. The authors describe a further case in a 66-year-old woman. The main differential diagnoses include: myxoid inflammatory myofibroblastic tumours, mixoid leiomyoma, and endometrial stromal tumours. Surgery remains the appropriate treatment. However, in spite of an aggressive surgical approach and local and systemic control, recurrences and metastasis are frequent.
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Avitabile C, Capparelli R, Rigano MM, Fulgione A, Barone A, Pedone C, Romanelli A. Antimicrobial peptides from plants: stabilization of theγcore of a tomato defensin by intramolecular disulfide bond. J Pept Sci 2013; 19:240-5. [DOI: 10.1002/psc.2479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2012] [Revised: 12/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- C. Avitabile
- University of Naples ‘Federico II’, School of Biotechnological Sciences; Department of Biological Sciences; Via Mezzocannone 16; 80134; Naples; Italy
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- University of Naples ‘Federico II’, School of Biotechnological Sciences; Department of Soil, Plant, Environmental and Animal Production Sciences; Via Università 100; 80055; Portici; Italy
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- University of Naples ‘Federico II’, School of Biotechnological Sciences; Department of Soil, Plant, Environmental and Animal Production Sciences; Via Università 100; 80055; Portici; Italy
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- University of Naples ‘Federico II’, School of Biotechnological Sciences; Department of Soil, Plant, Environmental and Animal Production Sciences; Via Università 100; 80055; Portici; Italy
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- University of Naples ‘Federico II’, School of Biotechnological Sciences; Department of Soil, Plant, Environmental and Animal Production Sciences; Via Università 100; 80055; Portici; Italy
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- University of Naples ‘Federico II’, School of Biotechnological Sciences; Department of Biological Sciences; Via Mezzocannone 16; 80134; Naples; Italy
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- University of Naples ‘Federico II’, School of Biotechnological Sciences; Department of Biological Sciences; Via Mezzocannone 16; 80134; Naples; Italy
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