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Denduluri MS, Gold JA, Serrano WC, Spelber D, Bentzley J, Forte C, De Golia SG. Group Training for Psychiatric Residents: Support Group Facilitation and Supervision with Didactics. Acad Psychiatry 2021; 45:339-344. [PMID: 33106952 DOI: 10.1007/s40596-020-01338-2] [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] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Group psychotherapy merits dedicated training during psychiatry residency yet is challenging to implement given competing educational requirements. The authors implemented a voluntary support group training intervention for psychiatry residents consisting of a 6-h didactic series followed by at least 6 months of in vivo group facilitation and supervision. We hypothesized participation would improve residents' self-reported skill and knowledge in group facilitation. METHODS Psychiatry residents (PGY I-IV) voluntarily participated in this novel intervention that included a didactic series followed by experiential group facilitation and supervision. To assess confidence and self-reported skill level in group facilitation, residents completed two brief self-report surveys: before the didactic series (pre-intervention) and after group facilitation for at least 6 months (post-intervention). Surveys included Likert scales and open-ended questions. Quantitative data were analyzed with descriptive statistics and open-ended qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. RESULTS Twenty-three residents attended 4 to 6 h of didactics between 2016 and 2018. Of these 23 residents, 12 facilitated groups and attended supervision for at least 6 months. Twenty residents responded to pre-intervention surveys and 14 responded to post-intervention surveys. After the intervention, respondents reported a significant increase in knowledge and skills in group facilitation of 88% (15/17) on Likert scale questions. CONCLUSIONS This study implemented a novel educational intervention to train psychiatric residents in group dynamics and group facilitation. Participation increased residents' self-reported knowledge and skills in group facilitation. Future directions include incorporating feedback about group curriculum, evaluating resident knowledge and skills using assessment measures, recruiting more group participants, and focusing on peer-to-peer mentoring.
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Gold JA, Bentzley JP, Franciscus AM, Forte C, De Golia SG. An Intervention in Social Connection: Medical Student Reflection Groups. Acad Psychiatry 2019; 43:375-380. [PMID: 30963416 DOI: 10.1007/s40596-019-01058-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Rates of medical student depression and suicide are higher than aged-matched peers. Although medical schools have implemented wellness interventions, no program has reported on interventions targeting social support. As one potential intervention, reflection groups for medical students led by psychiatry residents were designed and implemented. It was hypothesized that groups would encourage connectedness among peers, teach coping and emotional self-awareness skills, increase empathy, and decrease loneliness. METHODS Voluntary, biweekly support groups were implemented between 2017 and 2018 at Stanford University School of Medicine for first- and second-year medical students. Participants were surveyed at baseline and 6 months. Surveys included qualitative assessments of groups and validated surveys to assess empathy, wellness, and loneliness. Separate surveys assessed attrition. Analyses included statistical analyses (descriptive statistics) and thematic analysis. RESULTS In both cohorts, a total number of 30 students participated in groups, and 18 completed post-surveys. Students reported groups improved well-being (55.6% strongly agreed, 27.8% agreed), enhanced self-awareness (44.4% strongly agreed, 38.9% agreed) and ability to empathize (50.0% strongly agreed, 27.8% agreed), and promoted connection (61.1% strongly agreed, 33.3% agreed). Initial attrition was high, with 84% of students not continuing due to feeling too overwhelmed by classes. CONCLUSIONS Thematic analysis demonstrated groups may benefit students in improving impostor syndrome and connection with others (decreased loneliness), allowing exposure and tolerance to diverse perspectives, increasing insight into the importance of self-care and emotional self-awareness, allowing practice for collaborative skills, and increasing thoughtful approaches to patient care. There is preliminary evidence reflection groups may be a feasible, effective intervention to improve loneliness and social belonging in medical school.
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- Stanford University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Stanford University, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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Ottaviani D, Chierichetti S, Angelico G, Forte C, Rocchegiani E, Manuali E, Leoni F. Halobacteriovorax isolated from marine water of the Adriatic sea, Italy, as an effective predator of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, non-O1/O139 V. cholerae, V. vulnificus. J Appl Microbiol 2018; 125:1199-1207. [PMID: 29931749 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIM To detect marine Bdellovibrio and like organisms (BALOs) which are able to infect Vibrio parahaemolyticus from seawater of the Adriatic, Italy. To test, prey specificity and predation efficiency of our Halobacteriovorax isolate, named HBXCO1, towards 17 Vibrio and 7 non-Vibrio strains linked to the Adriatic sea, Italy. METHODS AND RESULTS Double layer agar plating technique was used to enumerate BALOs and to evaluate their prey specificity and predation efficiency. Transmission electron microscopy and 16S rRNA analysis were used to identify them. Means of BALOs counts ranged from 5·0 PFU per ml (March 2017) to 98·6 PFU per ml (August 2016). HBXCO1 had the ability to attack all tested prey strains of V. parahaemolyticus, Vibrio cholerae non-O1/O139 and Vibrio vulnificus, but it did not prey on non-Vibrio strains and V. alginolyticus under the tested conditions. CONCLUSIONS Bdellovibrio and like organisms capable of infecting pathogenic vibrios are naturally present in seawater of the Adriatic, Italy. Isolate HBXCO1 shows prey specificity preferentially for the Vibrio genus and high predatory efficiency towards a wide range of pathogenic strains. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The public impact of V. parahaemolyticus, non-O1/O139 V. cholerae and V. vulnificus in bivalves is relevant and current decontamination processes are not always effective. We believe that the predator HBXCO1 represents a potential candidate for the development of strategies of biocontrol of pathogenic vibrios in bivalves from harvesting to trade.
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- D Ottaviani
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Laboratorio Nazionale di Riferimento per il controllo delle Contaminazioni Batteriche dei Molluschi Bivalvi Vivi, Ancona, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Laboratorio Nazionale di Riferimento per il controllo delle Contaminazioni Batteriche dei Molluschi Bivalvi Vivi, Ancona, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Laboratorio Nazionale di Riferimento per il controllo delle Contaminazioni Batteriche dei Molluschi Bivalvi Vivi, Ancona, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Laboratorio Nazionale di Riferimento per il controllo delle Contaminazioni Batteriche dei Molluschi Bivalvi Vivi, Ancona, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Laboratorio Nazionale di Riferimento per il controllo delle Contaminazioni Batteriche dei Molluschi Bivalvi Vivi, Ancona, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Laboratorio Nazionale di Riferimento per il controllo delle Contaminazioni Batteriche dei Molluschi Bivalvi Vivi, Ancona, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Laboratorio Nazionale di Riferimento per il controllo delle Contaminazioni Batteriche dei Molluschi Bivalvi Vivi, Ancona, Italy
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Forte C, Manuali E, Abbate Y, Papa P, Vieceli L, Tentellini M, Trabalza-Marinucci M, Moscati L. Dietary Lactobacillus acidophilus positively influences growth performance, gut morphology, and gut microbiology in rurally reared chickens. Poult Sci 2018; 97:930-936. [PMID: 29294082 PMCID: PMC5850662 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In a market undergoing constant evolution, the production of chicken meat that consumers would perceive as “natural” and “animal friendly” is crucial. The use of probiotics in rurally reared chickens could represent a major opportunity to achieve mutual benefit for both the industry and consumers. A total of 264 male Kabir chicks were randomly distributed to one of 2 dietary treatments: the L group received a commercial feed supplemented with 2.0 g/100 kg of Lactobacillus acidophilus D2/CSL, while the C group received the same basal diet without the additive. To assess the effects of probiotic supplementation in the chickens’ diet, productive performance was evaluated at d 21 and 42, whereas microbiological analyses of the intestinal content and intestinal histology and morphometry were performed at the end of the trial (d 42). At d 21 and 42, L birds showed better (P < 0.001) performance in terms of body weight, average daily gain, and feed conversion ratio. Enterococci, staphylococci, and Escherichia coli populations were not influenced by dietary treatment. On the contrary, Lactobacillus population increased (P = 0.032) in the L group. Furthermore, a tendency (P = 0.069) was observed for the coliforms to be influenced by diet, with lower values in the L group in comparison to the C group. Histological techniques revealed that the number of goblet cell containing neutral mucins was lower in the C group. Morphometric evaluations demonstrated that the probiotic supplementation increased the height of the mucosal layer by improving (P = 0.040) villus height, while crypt depth was unaffected. In conclusion, the results obtained in this study demonstrate that it is possible to use Lactobacillus acidophilus D2/CSL (CECT 4529) in rurally reared chicken breeds with positive effects on performance and gut health.
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- C Forte
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Via G. Salvemini 1, 06126, Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Via G. Salvemini 1, 06126, Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Via G. Salvemini 1, 06126, Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Via G. Salvemini 1, 06126, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Via S. Costanzo 4, 06126, Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Via G. Salvemini 1, 06126, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Via S. Costanzo 4, 06126, Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Via G. Salvemini 1, 06126, Perugia, Italy
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Forte C, Branciari R, Pacetti D, Miraglia D, Ranucci D, Acuti G, Balzano M, Frega N, Trabalza-Marinucci M. Dietary oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) aqueous extract improves oxidative stability and consumer acceptance of meat enriched with CLA and n-3 PUFA in broilers. Poult Sci 2018; 97:1774-1785. [DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Rivetti L, Sitta N, Allocca G, Coro' L, Forte C, Centa M, Mantovan R. P468High resolution micro-bipolar mapping for concealed accessory pathway ablation. Europace 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euy015.277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- L Rivetti
- Conegliano General Hospital, Cardiologia, Conegliano, Italy
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- Conegliano General Hospital, Cardiologia, Conegliano, Italy
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- Conegliano General Hospital, Cardiologia, Conegliano, Italy
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- Conegliano General Hospital, Cardiologia, Conegliano, Italy
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- Conegliano General Hospital, Cardiologia, Conegliano, Italy
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- Conegliano General Hospital, Cardiologia, Conegliano, Italy
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- Conegliano General Hospital, Cardiologia, Conegliano, Italy
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Forte C, Ranucci D, Beghelli D, Branciari R, Acuti G, Todini L, Cavallucci C, Trabalza-Marinucci M. Dietary integration with oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) essential oil improves growth rate and oxidative status in outdoor-reared, but not indoor-reared, pigs. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2017; 101:e352-e361. [PMID: 28067421 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The effects of a diet supplemented with oregano essential oil on performance, oxidative status, pork quality traits and sensorial properties were evaluated. In two studies, 72 pigs in indoor or outdoor conditions were assigned to either a control diet or an identical diet supplemented with 0.2% oregano essential oil. Pigs reared outdoor showed lower live weight, average daily gain and average gain:feed ratio compared to indoor pigs. The oregano supplementation improved the growth performance of the outdoor- but not the indoor-reared animals. The serum oxidative status was influenced by the diet. A higher oxidative stability was observed in the oregano-supplemented groups. As for the rearing conditions, the data suggest that after an initial adapting period, the free-range farming systems could be better tolerated by pigs. Meat derived from pigs reared outdoor showed higher pH and a* values. Lightness was influenced by both the diet and the rearing conditions. The control group reared indoor showed shear force values higher than both supplemented groups, while no differences were detected with the control group reared outdoor. In the consumer test performed under blind conditions, the oregano groups achieved higher consistency scores compared with the control. Under informed conditions, the meat derived from the oregano-supplemented pigs reared outdoor received the highest scores for consistency and overall liking regardless of the rearing system. The same result for the overall liking score was obtained in the expectation test. The data obtained showed that dietary oregano essential oil can be effective in reducing performance losses due to the outdoor-rearing system, increasing the oxidative status of the animal and oxidative stability of the meat, without modifying the meat quality traits and improving consumer perceptions of the meat quality.
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- C Forte
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Matelica, Macerata, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Matelica, Macerata, Italy
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- Nuovo Molino di Assisi, Bastia Umbra, Perugia, Italy
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Scocco P, Forte C, Franciosini MP, Mercati F, Casagrande-Proietti P, Dall'Aglio C, Acuti G, Tardella FM, Trabalza-Marinucci M. Gut complex carbohydrates and intestinal microflora in broiler chickens fed with oregano (Origanum vulgareL.) aqueous extract and vitamin E. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2016; 101:676-684. [DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- P. Scocco
- Scuola di Bioscienze e Medicina Veterinaria; Università degli Studi di Camerino; Macerata Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria; Università degli Studi di Perugia; Perugia Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria; Università degli Studi di Perugia; Perugia Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria; Università degli Studi di Perugia; Perugia Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria; Università degli Studi di Perugia; Perugia Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria; Università degli Studi di Perugia; Perugia Italy
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- Scuola di Bioscienze e Medicina Veterinaria; Università degli Studi di Camerino; Macerata Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria; Università degli Studi di Perugia; Perugia Italy
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Neuroimaging evidence suggests deficits in affective regulation in conversion disorder (CD). Dialectical-behavior therapy skills training (DBT-ST) was developed to target emotion dysregulation. This study was aimed to test the feasibility of stand-alone DBT-ST for CD using Linehan's manual for borderline personality disorder. In a prospective naturalistic design, 19 adult outpatients diagnosed with video EEG-confirmed seizure type CD were recruited and received weekly group DBT. Seventeen out of 19 subjects finished an average of 20.5 weeks of treatment. The mean seizure rate decreased by 66%. Cessation of seizures occurred in 35% of the sample. Completion rates reached 90%.
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- Kim D Bullock
- From the Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (KDB, NM, CF, MT)
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- From the Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (KDB, NM, CF, MT)
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- From the Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (KDB, NM, CF, MT)
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- From the Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (KDB, NM, CF, MT)
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Forte C, Acuti G, Manuali E, Casagrande Proietti P, Pavone S, Trabalza-Marinucci M, Moscati L, Onofri A, Lorenzetti C, Franciosini MP. Effects of two different probiotics on microflora, morphology, and morphometry of gut in organic laying hens. Poult Sci 2016; 95:2528-2535. [PMID: 27143778 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pew164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The current study investigated the effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bacillus subtilis, used as probiotics, on the microflora, morphology, and morphometry of the gut in organic laying hens. The birds (180 Hy-Line laying hens) were divided into 3 homogenous groups and received a pre-deposition diet from 16 to 20 wk of age and a deposition diet for the remaining 7 months of the experiment. The control group ( CTR: ) was fed a corn-soybean cake-based diet, the second group ( L: ) received the same diet supplemented with 0.1% of L. acidophilus while in the third group ( B: ) the basal diet was supplemented with 0.05% of B. subtilis At 18 wk of age ( T1: ) and at 5 ( T2: ) and 7 months ( T3: ) from the beginning of deposition, 9 subjects per group were humanely killed for microbiological, morphological and morphometric analyses of the intestinal tract. The 2 probiotic-supplemented diets increased Lactobacillus spp. and Bifidobacterium spp. counts compared with the CTR diet. The lowest viable counts of E. coli, coliforms and staphylococci were observed in the L group (P < 0.001). Clostridium spp. decreased (P < 0.001) in both L and B subjects. The probiotic supplementation appeared to affect the intestinal microbial population, promoting the presence of beneficial bacteria such as Lactobacillus spp. and Bifidobacterium spp. and reducing potential harmful bacteria such as E. coli, clostridia and staphylococci. Morphological and morphometric analyses did not reveal substantial differences among groups. At T3, the plasma cell infiltrate in the villi of the CTR hens was more severe than that observed in the L and B groups (P = 0.009).
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- C Forte
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy
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Forte C, Moscati L, Acuti G, Mugnai C, Franciosini MP, Costarelli S, Cobellis G, Trabalza-Marinucci M. Effects of dietary Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bacillus subtilis on laying performance, egg quality, blood biochemistry and immune response of organic laying hens. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2015; 100:977-87. [PMID: 26614687 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [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: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of two different probiotic micro-organisms on the performance, egg quality and blood parameters of organically reared hens. A total of 900 16-week-old Hy-Line layer hybrids were randomly assigned to three groups of 300 birds each. The control (CTR) group was fed a corn-soya bean cake-based diet; the L group was fed the same diet supplemented with 0.1% Lactobacillus acidophilus, while the B group was fed the same diet supplemented with 0.05% Bacillus subtilis. Data were recorded at the beginning (weeks 5 and 6: T1) and at the end (weeks 19 and 20: T2) of the experiment, and no differences in hen performance were recorded between dietary groups or sampling times. All of the investigated clinical chemistry parameters, except GGT, were affected by diet (p < 0.05), with the best results recorded for the probiotic-treated groups. The immune-response values showed higher blood bactericidal activity in the B and L groups at T2 (p < 0.05) and a lower lysozime concentration in the B group at T1. Higher antibody production against Newcastle disease virus was observed in the L group compared to the CTR (p = 0.013). No differences in oxidative status were recorded, and no effects of diet on egg quality were observed. Among the physical egg characteristics, only the Roche scale colour was affected by diet (p < 0.05): the egg yolk was paler in the L group. The age of the hen was the most relevant factor affecting physical egg characteristics. The chemical parameters of the egg were almost unaffected by supplementation with probiotics except for the lipid content, which decreased with the L diet (p < 0.05). Both probiotic inclusions had beneficial effects on hen metabolism and welfare, and L. acidophilus induced the best immune response.
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- C Forte
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Agro-Food and Environmental Technologies, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Cobellis G, Acuti G, Forte C, Menghini L, De Vincenzi S, Orrù M, Valiani A, Pacetti D, Trabalza-Marinucci M. Use of Rosmarinus officinalis in sheep diet formulations: Effects on ruminal fermentation, microbial numbers and in situ degradability. Small Rumin Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2015.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Ranucci D, Beghelli D, Trabalza-Marinucci M, Branciari R, Forte C, Olivieri O, Badillo Pazmay G, Cavallucci C, Acuti G. Dietary effects of a mix derived from oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) essential oil and sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) wood extract on pig performance, oxidative status and pork quality traits. Meat Sci 2015; 100:319-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2014.09.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2014] [Revised: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Nierzwicki L, Wieczor M, Censi V, Baginski M, Calucci L, Samaritani S, Czub J, Forte C. Interaction of cisplatin and two potential antitumoral platinum(ii) complexes with a model lipid membrane: a combined NMR and MD study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:1458-68. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp04360j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Multinuclear NMR and MD calculations highlighted the different interactions of cisplatin and two potential antitumoral Pt(ii) complexes with a model membrane.
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- L. Nierzwicki
- Department of Physical Chemistry
- Gdansk University of Technology
- 80-233 Gdansk
- Poland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry
- Gdansk University of Technology
- 80-233 Gdansk
- Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry
- University of Pisa
- 56126 Pisa
- Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry
- Gdansk University of Technology
- 80-233 Gdansk
- Poland
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- Institute of the Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds
- CNR
- 56124 Pisa
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry
- University of Pisa
- 56126 Pisa
- Italy
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- Department of Physical Chemistry
- Gdansk University of Technology
- 80-233 Gdansk
- Poland
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- Institute of the Chemistry of Organometallic Compounds
- CNR
- 56124 Pisa
- Italy
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Catalano D, Forte C, Veracini CA, Zannoni C. The Orientational Ordering of Some Non-cylindrically Symmetric Solutes in Nematic Solvents. Isr J Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.198300041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Khan J, Barrett S, Forte C, Stallard S, Weiler-Mithoff E, Doughty JC, Romics L. Oncoplastic breast conservation does not lead to a delay in the commencement of adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients. Eur J Surg Oncol 2013; 39:887-91. [PMID: 23746877 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2013.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2012] [Revised: 04/11/2013] [Accepted: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION There is hardly any evidence that oncoplastic breast conservation surgery (OBCS) does not lead to a delay in the commencement of adjuvant chemotherapy. Although this is an integral part of overall oncological safety, no controlled studies have been published so far. Therefore, our aim was to determine whether OBCS led to a delay when compared to simple wide local excision (WLE), mastectomy (Ms) or mastectomy with immediate reconstruction (MsIR). METHODS Breast cancer patients who required adjuvant chemotherapy after OBCS, WLE, Ms and MsIR were identified from prospectively maintained institutional databases. Time between multidisciplinary team decision to offer chemotherapy and delivery of first cycle of chemotherapy was measured and compared among the four groups of patients. RESULTS time to chemotherapy of breast cancer patients (n = 169) treated with OBCS (n = 31) were 29 [16-58] days, while it was 29.5 [15-105] days after WLE (n = 66), 29 [15-57] days after Ms (n = 56) and 31 [15-58] days after MsIR (n = 16). A combined analysis involving all four groups demonstrated no statistically significant difference (p = 0.524). Similarly, inter-group analysis revealed no significant differences in between patients treated with OBCS compared to any of the three control groups (OBCS to WLE: p = 0.433; OBCS to Ms: p = 0.800; OBCS to MsIR: p = 0.405). CONCLUSION OBCS seems as safe as WLE, Ms or MsIR in terms of delivery of adjuvant chemotherapy, and, therefore, should not adversely affect breast cancer outcome in this respect.
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Khan J, Barrett S, Stallard S, Forte C, Weiler-Mithoff E, Reid I, Winter A, Doughty J, Romics L. Abstract P4-14-13: Therapeutic mammaplasty does not cause a delay in the delivery of chemotherapy in high risk breast cancer patients. Cancer Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs12-p4-14-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction: oncosurgical safety of therapeutic mammaplasty (TM) is widely investigated. The interval between surgery and delivery of adjuvant chemotherapy is an integral part of overall oncological safety. Therefore, we examined the time between TM and AC, and compared it to wide local excision (WLE) and mastectomy (Mx) with or without immediate breast reconstruction (IBR), respectively.
Methods: data of 174 patients who underwent TM, WLE and Mx±IBR was analyzed retrospectively. All patients were operated within three breast units of Glasgow during a period of 48 months. Time between decision to offer adjuvant chemotherpay and delivery of the first cycle of chemotherapy was analyzed. Significance was calculated with Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests (two and four groups compared, respectively).
Results: median time to adjuvant chemotherapy after TM (n = 36) was 29 [16–58] days, WLE (n = 66) was 29.5 [15–105], Mx only (n = 56) was 29 [15–57], and Mx and IBR (n = 16) was 31 [15–58] days. No significant difference was found in terms of time to adjuvant chemotherpay in patients treated with TM compared to WLE (p = 0.384), Mx only (p = 0.828) or Mx and IBR (p = 0.366). Further, there was no significant difference when a cumulative comparison of the four groups was carried out (p = 0.507).
Conclusions: our data indicate that oncosurgical safety of TM in terms of time to chemotherapy is similar to other high risk breast cancer patients treated WLE and Mx with or without IBR. This also suggests that there is no significant difference in postoperative complication rates after these four ways of surgical treatment of breast cancer, which would possibly be the primary cause for a delay in delivering adjuvant chemotherapy.
Citation Information: Cancer Res 2012;72(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P4-14-13.
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- J Khan
- Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Western Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Western Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Western Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Western Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Western Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Western Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Western Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Western Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Western Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom; Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Menichetti L, De Marchi D, Calucci L, Ciofani G, Menciassi A, Forte C. Boron nitride nanotubes for boron neutron capture therapy as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging at 3 T. Appl Radiat Isot 2011; 69:1725-7. [PMID: 21398132 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2010] [Revised: 02/17/2011] [Accepted: 02/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The applicability of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) containing Fe paramagnetic impurities as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was investigated. The measurement of longitudinal and transverse relaxation times of water protons in homogeneous aqueous dispersions of BNNTs wrapped with poly(L-lysine) at different concentrations allowed longitudinal (r(1)) and transverse (r(2)) relaxivities to be determined at 3T. The r(2) value was comparable to those of commercial superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles, indicating that Fe-containing BNNTs have the potential to be used as T(2) contrast-enhancement agents in MRI at 3T.
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- L Menichetti
- CNR-National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy.
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- G. Mollica
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, via Risorgimento 35, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica dei Composti MetalloOrganici, CNR, Area della Ricerca, via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, via Risorgimento 35, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, via Risorgimento 35, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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Ferrini V, Forte C, Geppi M, Pizzanelli S, Veracini CA. Correlation between 1H FID and T1rho components in heterogeneous polymer systems: an application to SBS. Solid State Nucl Magn Reson 2005; 27:215-222. [PMID: 15799878 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2004.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Wideline 1H FID and relaxation measurements of a relatively simple motionally heterogeneous system, the triblock copolymer styrene-butadiene-styrene, have been performed in a temperature range between the polystyrene and polybutadiene glass transition temperatures. The two FID and the two spin lattice relaxation time in the rotating frame (T1rho) components found at each temperature have been correlated by means of a two-dimensional approach. It is shown that this approach allows dynamic information, not accessible simply by interpreting proton T1 and T1rho data, to be revealed. In the case examined, the correlation found could be confirmed by high-resolution 1H T1rho-selective 13C Cross Polarization experiments.
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- V Ferrini
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università di Pisa, Via Risorgimento 35, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
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Pignatello R, Ferro M, De Guidi G, Salemi G, Vandelli MA, Guccione S, Geppi M, Forte C, Puglisi G. Preparation, characterisation and photosensitivity studies of solid dispersions of diflunisal and Eudragit RS100 and RL100. Int J Pharm 2001; 218:27-42. [PMID: 11337147 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5173(01)00597-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Solid dispersions of diflunisal (DIF) with Eudragit RS100 (RS) and RL100 (RL) with different drug-to-polymer ratios were prepared by a solvent method (coevaporates) and were characterised in the solid state in comparison with the corresponding physical mixtures. The work was aimed at characterising the interactions occurring between DIF and RS or RL polymers, along with their influence on the in-vitro drug-dissolution pattern. The findings suggest that the drug did not change its crystalline form within the polymer network. Drug dispersion in the polymer matrix strongly influences its dissolution rate, which appears slower and more gradual while increasing the polymer ratios. Moreover, DIF is known to be a photosensitive compound, and its photoproduct has been found to be a toxic agent. This can be evidenced by testing red blood cell membranes for their resistance to the osmotic shock induced by UVA irradiation in the presence of DIF. The presence of some DIF/RS coevaporates was shown to reduce significantly the drug photosensitization process towards cell membranes. This suggests the possibility of combining the design of a drug delivery system with a photoprotective strategy.
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- R Pignatello
- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università di Catania, Viale A. Doria, 6-I-95125, Catania, Italy
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A software package which allows the correct determination of individual relaxation times for all the nonequivalent nuclei in poorly resolved NMR spectra is described. The procedure used, based on the fitting of each spectrum in the series recorded in the relaxation experiment, should improve the analysis of relaxation data in terms of quantitative dynamic information, especially in anisotropic phases. Tests on simulated data and experimental examples concerning 1H and 13C T1rho measurement in a solid copolymer and 2H T1Z and T1Q measurement in a liquid crystal are shown and discussed.
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- M Geppi
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università degli Studi di Pisa
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Geppi M, Ciardelli F, Veracini C, Forte C, Cecchin G, Ferrari P. Dynamics and morphology of polyolefinic elastomers by means of 13C and1H solid-state n.m.r. POLYMER 1997. [DOI: 10.1016/s0032-3861(97)00134-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bartolotta A, Forte C, Geppi M, Minniti D, Visalli G. Solid state NMR study of sodium thiocyanate/poly(ethylene oxide) electrolytes. Solid State Nucl Magn Reson 1997; 8:231-239. [PMID: 9373903 DOI: 10.1016/s0926-2040(97)00007-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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1H-, 13C-, 23Na-solid state NMR measurements have been used to characterise the morphology and the dynamics of several NaSCN-PEO mixtures. Selective 13C-MAS experiments allowed to determine the composition of the (PEO)nNaSCN samples in terms of the different phases present, as well as the real stoichiometry of the crystalline complex. 1H- and 13C-spin-lattice relaxation times provided estimates of the dimensions of the different domains and gave information on the dynamics of the polymer chains. 23Na-MAS spectra and 2D nutation experiments allowed to individuate the presence of different environments for the sodium cations on the basis of their quadrupolar interactions.
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- A Bartolotta
- Istituto Tecniche Spettroscopiche del CNR, Messina, Italy
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Crimi P, Mazzuca A, Forte C, Ivaldi R. [The prevalence of surgical wound infections in the Ligurian Regional Hospital]. Ann Ig 1993; 5:409-13. [PMID: 7521179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- P Crimi
- Ist. di Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Università di Genova
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Kolatkar PR, Oliveira MA, Rossmann MG, Robbins AH, Katti SK, Hoover-Litty H, Forte C, Greve JM, McClelland A, Olson NH. Preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of intercellular adhesion molecule-1. J Mol Biol 1992; 225:1127-30. [PMID: 1351949 PMCID: PMC7127300 DOI: 10.1016/0022-2836(92)90110-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Crystals of the two amino-terminal domains of intercellular adhesion molecule-1, the receptor for the major group of human rhinovirus serotypes, diffract to 3.0 A resolution. The crystals are trigonal in space group P3(1)21 or P3(2)21 with cell dimensions of a = b = 55.7 A, c = 166.3 A, with probably six molecules per unit cell.
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- P R Kolatkar
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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Boccuzzi G, Brignardello E, di Monaco M, Forte C, Leonardi L, Pizzini A. Influence of dehydroepiandrosterone and 5-en-androstene-3 beta, 17 beta-diol on the growth of MCF-7 human breast cancer cells induced by 17 beta-estradiol. Anticancer Res 1992; 12:799-803. [PMID: 1535770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The effects of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and 5-en-androstene-3 beta, 17 beta-diol (ADIOL) on the proliferation of MCF-7 cells were studied both in steroid - free and estradiol (E2) supplemented media. Growth was evaluated by counting the cells after six days of culture. The results show that DHEA 500 nM and ADIOL 2 nM stimulate MCF-7 cell growth in steroid-free medium, while in medium supplemented with E2 1 nM they partly antagonize the stimulatory effect of the estrogen. The latter action is also shown by lower DHEA concentrations (20 nM, 100 nM), which have no effect when added to the steroid-free medium. Incubations carried out in the presence of labeled DHEA show its conversion to ADIOL. Moreover, tamoxifen counteracts in a dose-depended manner the stimulatory effect of DHEA and ADIOL, suggesting that it is mediated by an interaction with estrogen receptors.
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- G Boccuzzi
- Dipartimento di Fisiopatologia Clinica, Universitá di Torino, Italy
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alpha-Chymotrypsin (CT), spin-labeled at the active site by using an acylating label which constitutes a substrate for this protein, has been investigated in reverse micelles formed by AOT in isooctane. The electron spin resonance spectra provided information on conformation, dynamics and deacylation activity. The dynamics of the label bound to CT appears to be more hindered in reverse micelles than in aqueous solution, probably owing to the effect of the micellar environment on protein conformation. The deacylation rate in reverse micelles does not show the characteristic bell-shaped dependence on water content which is generally found for CT enzymatic activity.
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- P Marzola
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Pisa, Italy
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Di Bari L, Forte C, Veracini C, Zannoni C. An internal order approach to the investigation of intramolecular rotations in liquid crystals by NMR: 3-Phenyl-thiophene in PCH and phase IV. Chem Phys Lett 1988. [DOI: 10.1016/0009-2614(88)87378-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Krywawych S, Jackson MJ, Forte C, Garrod PJ, Walker DK, Brenton DP. The effect of phytol upon skeletal muscle damage in vitamin E-deficient animals. J Inherit Metab Dis 1985; 8 Suppl 2:111-2. [PMID: 3930853 DOI: 10.1007/bf01811483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Brignardello E, Bonino L, Massobrio M, Kretmaier U, Forte C, Magliona G, Boccuzzi G. 61 Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate concentrations in breast duct fluid. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1985. [DOI: 10.1016/0022-4731(85)90384-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Krywawych S, Brenton DP, Jackson MJ, Forte C, Walker DK, Lawson AM. 3-Methyladipate excretion in animals fed a phytol supplement with reference to Refsum's disease. J Inherit Metab Dis 1985; 8 Suppl 2:147-8. [PMID: 2413274 DOI: 10.1007/bf01811502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Bertelletti D, Forte C, Leonardi MC. [Pevaryl milk in the treatment of mycoses in children. Multicenter clinical research]. Minerva Pediatr 1984; 36:663-6. [PMID: 6513901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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