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Zacharopoulou P, Marchi E, Ogbe A, Robinson N, Brown H, Jones M, Parolini L, Pace M, Grayson N, Kaleebu P, Rees H, Fidler S, Goulder P, Klenerman P, Frater J. Expression of type I interferon-associated genes at antiretroviral therapy interruption predicts HIV virological rebound. Sci Rep 2022; 12:462. [PMID: 35013427 PMCID: PMC8748440 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-04212-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Although certain individuals with HIV infection can stop antiretroviral therapy (ART) without viral load rebound, the mechanisms under-pinning 'post-treatment control' remain unclear. Using RNA-Seq we explored CD4 T cell gene expression to identify evidence of a mechanism that might underpin virological rebound and lead to discovery of associated biomarkers. Fourteen female participants who received 12 months of ART starting from primary HIV infection were sampled at the time of stopping therapy. Two analysis methods (Differential Gene Expression with Gene Set Enrichment Analysis, and Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis) were employed to interrogate CD4+ T cell gene expression data and study pathways enriched in post-treatment controllers versus early rebounders. Using independent analysis tools, expression of genes associated with type I interferon responses were associated with a delayed time to viral rebound following treatment interruption (TI). Expression of four genes identified by Cox-Lasso (ISG15, XAF1, TRIM25 and USP18) was converted to a Risk Score, which associated with rebound (p < 0.01). These data link transcriptomic signatures associated with innate immunity with control following stopping ART. The results from this small sample need to be confirmed in larger trials, but could help define strategies for new therapies and identify new biomarkers for remission.
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- P Zacharopoulou
- Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda
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- Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Division of Medicine, Wright Fleming Institute, Imperial College, London, UK
- Imperial College NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- National Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, UK
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- Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- National Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, UK.
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Ma H, Marchi E, Cheng B, O'Connor O. SURVIVAL BENEFIT WITH NOVEL AGENTS IN PATIENTS WITH RELAPSED OR REFRACTORY PERIPHERAL T-CELL LYMPHOMAS (PTCL): THE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE. Hematol Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.151_2631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- H. Ma
- Hematology/Oncology; New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Center for Lymphoid Malignancies; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Biostatistics; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Center for Lymphoid Malignancies; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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Falchi L, Lue J, Montanari F, Marchi E, Amengual J, Sawas A, Deng C, Khan K, Kim H, Rada A, Malanga M, Francescone M, Soderquist C, Park D, Bhagat G, Sokol L, Shustov A, O'Connor O. TARGETING THE PERIPHERAL T-CELL LYMPHOMA (PTCL) EPIGENOME WITH ORAL 5-AZACYTIDINE AND ROMIDEPSIN: RESULTS AND CLINICAL-MOLECULAR CORRELATIONS FROM A PHASE 2 STUDY. Hematol Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.135_2629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- L. Falchi
- Medicine; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Medicine; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Medicine; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Medicine; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Medicine; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Medicine; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Medicine; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Medicine; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Medicine; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Medicine; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Medicine; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Medicine; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Medicine; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Medicine; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Medicine; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Malignant Hematology; Moffitt Cancer Center/University of South Florida; Tampa United States
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- Medicine; University of Washington School of Medicine; Seattle United States
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- Medicine; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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Marchi E, Tobinai K, Maruyama D, Nagai H, O'Connor O. ANALYSIS OF PUBLISHED TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR RELAPSED OR REFRACTORY (R/R) PERIPHERAL T-CELL LYMPHOMA (PTCL): AN EVIDENCE BASED DECISION MAKING APPROACH. Hematol Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.153_2631] [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: 11/08/2022]
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- E. Marchi
- Center for Lymphoid Malignancies; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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- Department of Hematology; National Cancer Center Hospital; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Hematology; National Cancer Center Hospital; Tokyo Japan
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- Hematology/Oncology Research; National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center; Nagoya Japan
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- Center for Lymphoid Malignancies; Columbia University Medical Center; New York United States
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Barbanti M, Calanni F, Milani MR, Marchi E, Semeraro N, Colucci M. Therapeutic Effect of a Low Molecular Weight Dermatan Sulphate (Desmin 370) in Rat Venous Thrombosis - Evidence for an Anticoagulant-Independent Mechanism. Thromb Haemost 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1651571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
Abstract
SummaryWe evaluated the capacity of a low molecular weight dermatan sulphate (D370) to prevent thrombus formation and to induce a reduction of a stabilized thrombus in a rat venous thrombosis model. Injection of D370, 10 min before induction of venous stasis (prevention model), prevented thrombus formation in a dose-dependent way (ED50: 2.3 mg/kg). When given to rats 6 h after induction of venous stasis (therapeutic model), D370 caused a time- and dose-dependent reduction in thrombus size (60% to 70% reduction 2 h after injection of 10 mg/kg). At comparable antithrombotic dosages (i.e. minimum dose giving complete inhibition of thrombus formation), heparin (0.5 mg/kg) only caused 40% reduction of a preformed thrombus while hirudin (1 mg/kg) was virtually ineffective (less than 10% reduction in weight). All three compounds inhibited 125I-fibrin(ogen) deposition on 6-h aged thrombi by more than 85%, suggesting that D370 and, to a lesser extent, heparin reduce thrombus size via mechanisms other than inhibition of thrombus accretion. The involvement of a fibrinolysis-mediated mechanism in the D370-induced effect is suggested by the following. EACA (1 g/kg), when given to thrombus-bearing control animals, did not influence thrombus weight. However, when administered before D370 treatment, it prevented the expected reduction in thrombus weight by more than 80%, without influencing the effect of D370 on 125I-fibrin(ogen) accumulation onto preexisting thrombi. D370 injection caused neither an enhancement of fibrinolytic activity nor a reduction of PAI in plasma. In vitro, D370 (200 μg/ml) was unable to potentiate the spontaneous or PA-induced lysis of 125I-fibrinogen labelled blood, plasma, or purified fibrin clots. It is suggested that prevention of thrombus formation by D370 is related mainly to inhibition of blood coagulation, whereas reduction of the weight of aged thrombi is primarily due to an anticoagulant-independent mechanism, most probably involving local enhancement of the fibrinolytic process. D370 may represent an alternative pharmacologic agent both in the prevention and in the therapy of venous thrombosis.
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- M Barbanti
- Alfa Wassermann, Bologna, University of Bari, Italy
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- Alfa Wassermann, Bologna, University of Bari, Italy
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- Alfa Wassermann, Bologna, University of Bari, Italy
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- Alfa Wassermann, Bologna, University of Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of General Pathology, University of Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of General Pathology, University of Bari, Italy
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O'Connor O, Marchi E, Kim W. CASE MATCH CONTROL ANALYSIS OF PROPEL REVEALS A SURVIVAL ADVANTAGE FOR PATIENTS WITH RELAPSED PTCL RECEIVING PRALATREXATE: A NOVEL APPROACH TO BENCHMARK DRUGS IN RARE DISEASES. Hematol Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.2438_113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- O.A. O'Connor
- Center for Lymphoid Malignancies; Columbia University Medical Center; New York USA
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- Center for Lymphoid Malignancies; Columbia University Medical Center; New York USA
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- Department of Medicine; Samsung Medical Center; Seoul Korea, Republic of
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Jenkins EC, Ye L, Marchi E, Krinsky-McHale SJ, Zigman WB, Schupf N, Silverman WP. An improved method for detecting telomere size differences in T-lymphocyte interphases from older people with Down syndrome with and without mild cognitive impairment. Biol Methods Protoc 2017; 2:bpx005. [PMID: 32161788 PMCID: PMC6994080 DOI: 10.1093/biomethods/bpx005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Revised: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Telomere size (quantified by fluorescence intensity and physical lengths) in short-term T-lymphocyte cultures from adults with Down syndrome (DS) with and without mild cognitive impairment (MCI-DS) or dementia was compared. For these studies, dementia status was determined based on longitudinal assessments employing a battery of cognitive and functional assessments developed to distinguish adult-onset impairment from preexisting developmental disability. In the course of our studies using a MetaSystems Image Analyzer in combination with ISIS software and a Zeiss Axioskop 2, we found that Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) telomere fluorescence referenced to chromosome 2-identified FITC probe fluorescence as a nontelomere standard (telomere/cen2 ratio) showed great promise as a biomarker of early decline associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in this high-risk population. We have now obtained a cen (2) CY3 probe that can clearly be distinguished from the blue-green FITC interphase telomere probe, providing a clear distinction between telomere and centromere fluorescence in both interphase and metaphase. We used FITC/CY3 light intensity ratios to compare telomere length in interphases in adults with DS with and without MCI-DS or dementia. Five age-matched female and five age-matched male pairs (n = 10) all showed clear evidence of telomere shortening associated with clinical progression of AD (P < 0.002 - P < 0.000001), with distributions of mean values for cases and controls showing no overlap. We also examined the time needed for microscopy using interphase versus metaphase fluorescence preparations. With interphase preparations, examination time was reduced by an order of magnitude compared with metaphase preparations, indicating that the methods employed herein have considerable practical promise for translation into broad diagnostic practice.
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- E. C. Jenkins
- New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, 10314 NY, USA
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- New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, 10314 NY, USA
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- New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, 10314 NY, USA
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- New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, 10314 NY, USA
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- New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, 10314 NY, USA
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- New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, 10314 NY, USA
- Taub Institute for Alzheimer’s Disease and Aging Research, Columbia University, New York, 10032 NY, USA
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- Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, 21205 MD, USA
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Neri F, Foderi C, Laschi A, Fabiano F, Cambi M, Sciarra G, Aprea MC, Cenni A, Marchi E. Determining exhaust fumes exposure in chainsaw operations. Environ Pollut 2016; 218:1162-1169. [PMID: 27614911 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.08.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The objective of this study was to investigate the inhalation exposure of forest operators to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and total xylenes) contained in the exhaust fumes released from chainsaws and to suggest possible countermeasures. The study was carried out in four silvicultural treatments (coppice clearcut, conifer thinning, conifer pruning, and sanitary cut), using three types of chainsaw fuel (normal two-stroke petrol mix and two alkylate fuels). Eighty personal air samples were collected; IOM samplers combined with Amberlite XAD-2 sorbent tubes were used for collecting PAHs and Radiello® samplers were used for BTEX. Results indicate that none of the four silvicultural treatments significantly affected the PAHs and BTEX inhalation exposure of forest workers. On the other hand, statistically significant differences were recorded in the inhalation exposure to PAHs and BTEX when using different fuel types. In particular, the inhalation exposure to PAHs and BTEX was generally one order of magnitude lower when using modern alkylate fuels as compared to the traditional oil and lead-free petrol mixture. The small, non-statistically significant differences in inhalation exposure recorded between the two alkylate fuels suggests that the two fuels might be equivalent in terms of quality. Our study indicates that while forest workers are exposed to PAHs and BTEX, the maximum values are generally well below accepted occupational exposure limits.
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- F Neri
- GESAAF - University of Florence, Via S. Bonaventura, 13, 50145 Florence, Italy.
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- GESAAF - University of Florence, Via S. Bonaventura, 13, 50145 Florence, Italy.
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- GESAAF - University of Florence, Via S. Bonaventura, 13, 50145 Florence, Italy.
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- GESAAF - University of Florence, Via S. Bonaventura, 13, 50145 Florence, Italy.
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- GESAAF - University of Florence, Via S. Bonaventura, 13, 50145 Florence, Italy.
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- Public Health Laboratory, National Health Service, Strada del Ruffolo, 4, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Public Health Laboratory, National Health Service, Strada del Ruffolo, 4, 53100 Siena, Italy.
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- Public Health Laboratory, National Health Service, Strada del Ruffolo, 4, 53100 Siena, Italy.
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- GESAAF - University of Florence, Via S. Bonaventura, 13, 50145 Florence, Italy.
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Van Gool I, Eggink F, Freeman-Mills L, Stelloo E, Marchi E, Palles C, De Bruyn M, Nout R, De Kroon C, Osse M, Klenerman P, Creutzberg C, Tomlinson I, Smit V, Nijman H, Bosse T, Church D. 207 POLE proofreading mutations elicit an anti-tumor immune response in endometrial cancer. Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)30095-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Chamas Z, Marchi E, Presson B, Aubert E, Fort Y, Ceroni P, Mamane V. Synthesis and solid-state fluorescence properties of pentacyclic 7-substituted-indeno[1′,2′:4,5]pyrido[2,1-a]isoindol-5-ones. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra12155d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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New pentacyclic indeno[1′,2′:4,5]pyrido[2,1-a]isoindol-5-ones were designed which possess quantum yields in the solid state up to 32%. The importance of the substituent in 7-position was highlighted through crystal packing analysis.
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- Z. Chamas
- Laboratoire SRSMC
- UMR CNRS 7565
- Université de Lorraine
- 54506 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy
- France
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”
- University of Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Laboratoire SRSMC
- UMR CNRS 7565
- Université de Lorraine
- 54506 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy
- France
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- Laboratoire CRM2
- UMR CNRS 7036
- Université de Lorraine
- 54506 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy
- France
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- Laboratoire SRSMC
- UMR CNRS 7565
- Université de Lorraine
- 54506 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy
- France
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- Department of Chemistry “G. Ciamician”
- University of Bologna
- 40126 Bologna
- Italy
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- Laboratoire SRSMC
- UMR CNRS 7565
- Université de Lorraine
- 54506 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy
- France
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Santopolo L, Marchi E, Frediani L, Decorosi F, Viti C, Giovannetti L. A novel approach combining the Calgary Biofilm Device and Phenotype MicroArray for the characterization of the chemical sensitivity of bacterial biofilms. Biofouling 2012; 28:1023-1032. [PMID: 23004019 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2012.726352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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A rapid method for screening the metabolic susceptibility of biofilms to toxic compounds was developed by combining the Calgary Biofilm Device (MBEC device) and Phenotype MicroArray (PM) technology. The method was developed using Pseudomonas alcaliphila 34, a Cr(VI)-hyper-resistant bacterium, as the test organism. P. alcaliphila produced a robust biofilm after incubation for 16 h, reaching the maximum value after incubation for 24 h (9.4 × 10(6) ± 3.3 × 10(6) CFU peg(-1)). In order to detect the metabolic activity of cells in the biofilm, dye E (5×) and menadione sodium bisulphate (100 μM) were selected for redox detection chemistry, because they produced a high colorimetric yield in response to bacterial metabolism (340.4 ± 6.9 Omnilog Arbitrary Units). This combined approach, which avoids the limitations of traditional plate counts, was validated by testing the susceptibility of P. alcaliphila biofilm to 22 toxic compounds. For each compound the concentration level that significantly lowered the metabolic activity of the biofilm was identified. Chemical sensitivity analysis of the planktonic culture was also performed, allowing comparison of the metabolic susceptibility patterns of biofilm and planktonic cultures.
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- L Santopolo
- Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Agrarie - sezione di Microbiologia and Laboratorio Genexpress, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
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Romei M, D'Angelo MG, LoMauro A, Gandossini S, Bonato S, Brighina E, Marchi E, Comi GP, Turconi AC, Pedotti A, Bresolin N, Aliverti A. Low abdominal contribution to breathing as daytime predictor of nocturnal desaturation in adolescents and young adults with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Respir Med 2011; 106:276-83. [PMID: 22083092 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2011.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2011] [Revised: 10/18/2011] [Accepted: 10/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In the respiratory management of DMD patients it is still under debate what parameter should indicate the correct timing for institution of nocturnal non-invasive ventilation (NIV), in addition to forced vital capacity, which is generally considered as a prognostic marker of disease progression. The aim of this study was to determine if volume variations of rib cage and abdominal compartments measured by Opto-Electronic Plethysmography can be helpful to distinguish between those patients who are in the early stages of nocturnal oxygen desaturation development and those who do not yet. Pulmonary function, abdominal contribution to tidal volume and to inspiratory capacity (%Abd IC) and a set of breathing pattern indexes were assessed in 40 DMD patients older than 14 years and not yet under nocturnal NIV. ROC analysis revealed that among all the considered parameters, %Abd IC in supine position was the best discriminator between DeSat (at least 10% of the night time with SpO(2) < 95%) and NonDeSat patients, providing an area under the curve with 95%CI equal to 0.752. In conclusion, in adolescents and adults DMD patients who present either no sign or only mild nocturnal oxygen desaturation, a reduced abdominal contribution to inspiratory capacity is a marker of the onset of diaphragm weakness and should be considered to identify the correct timing for the institution of nocturnal NIV.
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- M Romei
- IRCCS E. Medea, Bosisio Parini (Lc), Italy
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Pralatrexate (PDX, 10-propargyl 10-deazaaminopterin) is an exciting new chemotherapeutic agent with promising activity in T-cell lymphomas and non-small cell lung cancer. It has been granted approval by the Food and Drug administration (FDA) for use in the treatment of relapsed and refractory peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL). Pralatrexate belongs to a class of antineoplastic agents known as antifolates that also include methotrexate, pemetrexed and ralitrexed. Pralatrexate was rationally designed to have high affinity for the one carbon-reduced folate carrier (RFC-1) which leads to better cellular internalization of the drug and a greater antitumor effect than methotrexate. The following monograph is a story of the development of this drug in a systematic fashion from the bench to the bedside.
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- Jasmine M Zain
- New York University Cancer Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Lo Mauro A, D'Angelo MG, Romei M, Motta F, Colombo D, Comi GP, Pedotti A, Marchi E, Turconi AC, Bresolin N, Aliverti A. Abdominal volume contribution to tidal volume as an early indicator of respiratory impairment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Eur Respir J 2009; 35:1118-25. [PMID: 19840972 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00037209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterised by progressive loss of muscular strength that leads to an increasingly restrictive pulmonary syndrome. However, it is still not clear whether this determines alterations in the breathing pattern. We studied: 66 DMD patients at different stages of the disease (mean+/- sem age 12.6+/-0.6 yrs, range 5-22 yrs of age), subdivided into four groups according to age; and 21 age-matched healthy male controls. Spirometry, lung volumes and nocturnal oxygen saturation were measured in all DMD patients. Ventilatory pattern and chest wall volume variations were assessed by optoelectronic plethysmography during spontaneous breathing both in seated and supine positions. Whilst in a seated position, no significant differences were found between patients and controls or between different age groups. In the supine position, the average contribution of abdominal volume change (DeltaV(AB)) to tidal volume progressively decreased with age (p<0.001). The patients who showed nocturnal hypoxaemia showed significantly lower Delta V(AB). In conclusion, chest wall motion during spontaneous breathing in awake conditions and in supine position is an important indicator of the degree of respiratory muscle impairment in DMD. DeltaV(AB) is not only an important marker of the progression of the disease but is also an early indicator of nocturnal hypoxaemia.
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- A Lo Mauro
- TBM Lab, Dipartimento di Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Rossi VF, Vargas FS, Marchi E, Acencio MMP, Genofre EH, Capelozzi VL, Antonangelo L. Acute inflammatory response secondary to intrapleural administration of two types of talc. Eur Respir J 2009; 35:396-401. [PMID: 19679605 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00039209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Intrapleural instillation of talc has been used in the treatment of recurrent pleural effusions but can, in rare instances, result in respiratory failure. Side-effects seem to be related to composition, size and inflammatory power of talc particles. The aim of this study was to evaluate the inflammatory response to intrapleural injection of talc containing small particles (ST) or talc containing particles of mixed size (MT). 100 rabbits received intrapleural talc, 50 with ST (median 6.41 mum) and 50 with MT (median 21.15 mum); the control group was composed of 35 rabbits. Cells, lactate dehydrogenase, C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin (IL)-8 and vascular endothelial growth factor were evaluated in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage at 6, 24, 48, 72 and 96 h. Lung histology and the presence of talc were also analysed. Statistics were performed using ANOVA and an unpaired t-test. Most of the parameters showed greater levels in the animals injected with talc than in the controls, suggesting a systemic and pulmonary response. Higher serum levels of CRP and IL-8 were observed in the animals injected with ST. Talc particles were observed in both lungs with no differences between groups. Lung cell infiltrate was more evident in the ST group. In conclusion, talc with larger particles should be the preferred choice in clinical practice in order to induce safer pleurodesis.
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- V F Rossi
- R Itapeva 500, cjto 4C, Bela Vista, São Paulo, 01332-000, Brazil
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Marchi E, Cavalieri D. Yeast as a model to investigate the mitochondrial role in adaptation to dietary fat and calorie surplus. Genes Nutr 2008; 3:159-66. [PMID: 19037676 PMCID: PMC2593007 DOI: 10.1007/s12263-008-0101-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2008] [Accepted: 11/12/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Several research strategies are focused towards understanding the genetic basis and molecular mechanisms that regulate uptake, synthesis, deposition, and mobilization of lipids, in the context of energy homeostasis. Because of the complexity of the problem, major input comes from the use of model systems. The aim of this work was to test the feasibility of using yeast as a model organism for studies related to dietary challenges due to high fat diet and investigate the correlation between FA metabolism and oxidative metabolism. In particular, we ask to what extent the utilization of oleic acid is dependent on mitochondrial function. We studied growth on oleic acid as a sole carbon source, and oleate stress (growth in 2 and 5% oleate) in both laboratory (BY4741 wild-type and Δsco1, Δsco2, Δtgl3, Δtgl4 mutants) and natural strains, comparing the growth phenotypes with the respiratory behaviour for each strain. We confirmed that respiratory competence is fundamental for growth on oleic acid, since the respiratory deficient mutant Δsco1 was unable to grow on oleic acid. In order to understand if the ability to use oleate as carbon source and adapt to high oleate concentrations is a general trait for the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genus, we also studied some natural strains, both diploid and haploid, identifying two meiotic derivatives of SGU90 as unable to grow in oleic acid as a sole carbon source. We investigate some aspects of mitochondrial metabolism in order to gain insights on this new finding.
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- E Marchi
- Department of Preclinical and Clinical Pharmacology, UNIFI, Viale Pieraccini, 6, 50139, Florence, Italy
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Romei M, D’Angelo M, Lo Mauro A, Bonato S, Gandossini S, Turconi A, Comi G, Marchi E, Pedotti A, Bresolin N, Aliverti A. T.P.1.12 Breathing pattern in neuromuscular disorders. Neuromuscul Disord 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2008.06.064] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Zinzani PL, Tani M, Fanti S, Stefoni V, Musuraca G, Castellucci P, Marchi E, Farsad M, Fina M, Pellegrini C, Alinari L, Derenzini E, de Vivo A, Bacci F, Pileri S, Baccarani M. A phase II trial of CHOP chemotherapy followed by yttrium 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan (Zevalin) for previously untreated elderly diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients. Ann Oncol 2008; 19:769-73. [PMID: 18303033 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdm560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A prospective, single-arm, open-label, nonrandomized phase II combination chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) plus radioimmunotherapy trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety in untreated elderly diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS From February 2005 to April 2006, in our institute we treated 20 eligible elderly (age > or =60 years) patients with previously untreated DLBCL using a novel regimen consisting of six cycles of CHOP chemotherapy followed 6-10 weeks later by (90)Y ibritumomab tiuxetan. RESULTS The overall response rate to the entire treatment regimen was 100%, including 95% complete remission (CR) and 5% partial remission. Four (80%) of the five patients who achieved less than a CR with CHOP improved their remission status after radioimmunotherapy. With a median follow-up of 15 months, the 2-year progression-free survival was estimated to be 75%, with a 2-year overall survival of 95%. The (90)Y ibritumomab tiuxetan toxicity included grade > or =3 hematologic toxicity in 12 of 20 patients; the most common grade > or =3 toxic effects were neutropenia (12 patients) and thrombocytopenia (7 patients). Transfusions of red blood cells and/or platelets were given to one patient. CONCLUSION This study has established the feasibility, tolerability, and efficacy of this regimen for elderly patients with DLBCL.
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- P L Zinzani
- Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology 'L. & A. Seràgnoli', University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
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LoMauro A, D’Angelo M, Pedotti A, Marchi E, Colombo D, Turconi A, Bresolin N, Aliverti A. G.P.9.03 Respiratory kinematics in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscul Disord 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.06.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zinzani PL, Tani M, Fanti S, Alinari L, Musuraca G, Marchi E, Stefoni V, Castellucci P, Fina M, Farshad M, Pileri S, Baccarani M. Early positron emission tomography (PET) restaging: a predictive final response in Hodgkin's disease patients. Ann Oncol 2006; 17:1296-300. [PMID: 16766583 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdl122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND It is important to distinguish between responders to standard treatment and non-responders Hodgkin's disease (HD) patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between June 2003-September 2004, in our institute, 40 newly-diagnosed patients with advanced stage HD were consecutively treated with ABVD chemotherapy for six cycles. All these patients underwent staging/restaging: computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) at time 0, PET after two cycles, CT and PET after four and six cycles. RESULTS After two cycles (PET-2), the PET was negative in 28/40 (70%), positive in 8/40 (20%), and minimal residual uptake (MRU) was present in the remaining four (10%) patients. After treatment, among eight patients who were PET-2+, seven showed refractory disease and one had relapse after 3 months. All four patients with MRU at the PET-2 became PET- during the further four cycles and, after treatment, three were in complete response (CR) and one relapsed after 5 months. All 28 PET negative patients at the PET-2 remained PET negative and all of them were in CR after treatment. CONCLUSIONS The PET use for early (after two cycles) response assessment in HD patients is a significant step forward and has the potential to help physicians make crucial decisions about further treatment.
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- P L Zinzani
- Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology L. e A. Seràgnoli, University of Bologna, and Nuclear Medicine, S'Orsola Hospital, Italy.
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Breccia A, Gattavecchia E, Fini A, Marchi E, Tamagnone GF. [14C] acetylation of a glycosaminoglycan sulphate: Sulodexide. J Labelled Comp Radiopharm 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.2580280510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Marchi E, Vargas FS, Acencio MM, Antonangelo L, Genofre EH, Teixeira LR. Evidence that mesothelial cells regulate the acute inflammatory response in talc pleurodesis. Eur Respir J 2006; 28:929-32. [PMID: 16870666 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.06.00037906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 11/05/2022]
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Intrapleural instillation of talc is used to produce pleurodesis in cases of recurrent malignant pleural effusions. The mechanisms by which pleurodesis is produced remain unknown but may involve either injury or activation of the mesothelium. The aim of the current study was to assess the inflammatory response of pleural mesothelial cells to talc in an experimental model in rabbits. A group of 10 rabbits were injected intrapleurally with talc (200 mg.kg(-1)) and undiluted pleural fluid was collected after 6, 24 or 48 h for measurement of interleukin (IL)-8, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1. Samples of pleura were studied to assess the inflammatory infiltrate and mesothelial cell viability. The pleural fluid IL-8 concentration peaked at 6 h, whereas VEGF and TGF-beta1 concentrations increased steadily over 48 h. Immunohistochemistry for cytokeratin showed a preserved layer of mesothelial cells despite the intense inflammatory pleural reaction. In conclusion, it is proposed that the mesothelial cell, although injured by the talc, may actively mediate the primary inflammatory pleural response in talc-induced pleurodesis.
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- Pleura Laboratory - Pulmonary Division, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Magnavita N, De Lorenzo G, Fileni A, Magnavita G, Mammi F, Marchi E, Mazzullo D, Monami F, Monami S, Puro V, Ricciardi G, Sacco A, Squarcione S. [Identification and control of workers that pose a risk to others in the health field]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2006; 28:174-5. [PMID: 16805452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Working in health care increases the probability that an impaired worker be hazardous for third persons. METHODS A literature review concerning identification, intervention, and treatment of hazardous health care workers is here reported. RESULTS Published reports of health care worker-to-patient transmission of bloodborne infections, and papers concerning the so-called "impaired physician", have been reviewed. DISCUSSION According to European directives on workers' health and safety, the occupational health physician charged of medical surveillance of hospital workers is often mandated to manage impaired professionals. CONCLUSIONS Strategies for early identification, treatment and rehabilitation of impaired physicians are reviewed and suggestions for preventive action are given.
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- N Magnavita
- Istituto di Medicina del Lavoro, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.
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Zinzani PL, Fanti S, Battista G, Tani M, Castellucci P, Stefoni V, Alinari L, Farsad M, Musuraca G, Gabriele A, Marchi E, Nanni C, Canini R, Monetti N, Baccarani M. Predictive role of positron emission tomography (PET) in the outcome of lymphoma patients. Br J Cancer 2004; 91:850-4. [PMID: 15266320 PMCID: PMC2409876 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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An extensive analysis of the reliability of positron emission tomography (PET) after induction treatment in patients with Hodgkin's disease (HD) or aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). In all, 75 untreated patients with HD (n=41) or aggressive NHL (n=34) were studied with both PET and CT scans following standard chemotherapy induction therapy (ABVD or MACOP-B) with/without radiotherapy. Histopathological analysis was performed when considered necessary. After treatment, four out of five (80%) patients who were PET+/CT− relapsed, as compared with zero out of 29 patients in the PET−/CT− subset. Among the 41 CT+ patients, 10 out of 11 (91%) who were PET+ relapsed, as compared with 0 out of 30 who were PET−. The actuarial relapse-free survival (RFS) rates were 9 and 100% in the PET+ and PET− subsets, respectively (P=0.00001). All five patients who were PET+/CT− underwent a lymph node biopsy: in four (80%) cases, persistent lymphoma and was confirmed at histopathological examination. Two HD patients who were PET−/CT+ (with large residual masses in the mediastinum or lung) were submitted to biopsy, which in both cases revealed only fibrosis. In HD and aggressive NHL patients, PET positivity after induction treatment is highly predictive for the presence of residual disease, with significant differences being observable in terms of RFS. PET negativity at restaging strongly suggests the absence of active disease; histopathological verification is important in patients who show PET positivity.
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- P L Zinzani
- Institute of Hematology and Medical Oncology 'Seràgnoli', University of Bologna, Italy.
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Ferri N, Marchi E, Di Mattia T. Electronic identification of cattle: interference in the reading of ceramic bolus transponders in the presence of ruminal magnets. Vet Ital 2004; 40:44-49. [PMID: 20437387] [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: 05/29/2023]
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The authors assess the reading performances of electronic transponders encased in ceramic boluses, utilised as identification (ID) instruments for production ruminants, and the possible influence of the magnet, which is located in the fore-stomach of ruminants. Research has been conducted in free-range Friesian dairy herds in the Teramo Province. The use of the electronic bolus to identify cattle appears to provide better guarantees than the traditional methods used and meets the requirements of identifying individual animals at the farm level. Results demonstrate how the presence of both the magnet and the ceramic bolus, equipped with a transponder, makes it difficult, and sometimes impossible, to read the code. However, the electronic ID system is the best instrument currently available. The authors confirm the validity of this method and highlight some problems that still need to be solved.
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise 'G. Caporale', Teramo, Italy
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Teixeira LR, Vargas FS, Antonangelo L, Mattos VC, Vaz MAC, Acencio MMP, Marchi E. Low Concentration Silver Nitrate Pleurodesis in Rabbits: Optimal Concentration for Rapid and Complete Sclerosing Effect. Lung 2003; 181:353-9. [PMID: 14749940 DOI: 10.1007/s00408-003-1038-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/07/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Pleurodesis is a useful therapeutic tool when local treatment of a recurrent malignant pleural effusion or pneumothorax is needed. We have previously demonstrated that the intrapleural injection of 0.5% silver nitrate (SN) produces a significant pleurodesis, while 0.25% SN has no sclerosing effect in a rabbit model. The objective of this study was to determine the minimum concentration of SN needed to induce pleurodesis in our experimental model. One hundred twenty male New Zealand white rabbits received 0.3, 0.4, or 0.5% SN (40 animals per group) in a total volume of 2 mL instilled intrapleurally. These animals were sacrificed 3, 7, 14 or 28 days after the intrapleural injection (n = 10 animals per group), and the pleural spaces were then assessed grossly for evidence of pleurodesis and microscopically for evidence of fibrosis and inflammation. By 28 days, all concentrations of SN had produced a pleurodesis. There was evidence of a gross pleurodesis 7 days post-injection in animals that received 0.5% SN (score of 2.8 +/- 0.2 on a scale of 0-4). After 14 days, significant pleural adhesions were evident in the groups that received 0.4 or 0.5% SN. We conclude that SN concentrations as low as 0.3% can effectively produce a pleurodesis within 28 days of intrapleural injection. However, the precocious pleurodesis development observed 7 days after the intrapleural injection of 0.5% SN suggests that this concentration may be optimal when a fast result is necessary.
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- Laboratory of Pleura--Pulmonary Division, Heart Institute (InCor), University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
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The Light criteria represent the most acceptable method to separate transudates and exudates. However, approximately 10% of patients with transudates, especially those with congestive heart disease, are misdiagnosed with these criteria. To improve diagnostic accuracy, many biochemical markers have been proposed as alternatives to differentiate transudates and exudates. Cholesterol has raised particular interest because only pleural fluid is needed, which makes blood samples unnecessary and simplifies the procedure. In most clinical studies, cholesterol has been shown to be as sensitive as the Light criteria, although it is less specific. Other randomized studies are necessary to determine the real potential value of pleural-fluid cholesterol measurements. Studies of pleural-fluid cholesterol are aimed at better understanding the mechanisms by which cholesterol enters the pleural cavity and its role in diseases. The ideal cutoff point of cholesterol to differentiate transudates and exudates is still unknown. Recently, aspects of the cholesterol turnover in diseases have raised great interest. Cholesterol generated great interest after it was related to coronary artery diseases. The involvement of cholesterol in the atherosclerotic process is well known, although its importance in body cavities is still unclear.
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- Division of Respiratory Diseases, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Viglio S, Marchi E, Wisniewski K, Casado B, Cetta G, Iadarola P. Diagnosis of late-infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis: a new sensitive method to assay lysosomal pepstatin-insensitive proteinase activity in human and animal specimens by capillary electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 2001; 22:2343-50. [PMID: 11504071 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2683(20017)22:11<2343::aid-elps2343>3.0.co;2-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Batten disease, or human late-infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (LINCL) is a familiar progressive degenerative disease affecting children, caused by a deficiency of a lysosomal proteinase (tripeptidyl peptidase I, TPP-I) and characterized by the accumulation of autofluorescent storage bodies in the brain and other tissues of the body. Current methodology used to diagnose this disease needs to be improved in order to have less invasive techniques with higher resolution and shorter assay time. In this report, we discuss the potential merits of micellar electrokinetic chromatography as an excellent tool that requires minute samples but offers high resolution and a short running time for monitoring TPP-I activity in human and animal specimens.
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- Dipartimento di Biochimica A. Castellani, Università di Pavia, Italy
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To compare the pleurodesis results from the intrapleural injection of silver nitrate and talc slurry over an observation period of 12 months in rabbits. DESIGN Rabbits were randomized to receive 2 mL of 0.5% silver nitrate or 400 mg/kg of talc slurry in 2 mL intrapleurally. Ten rabbits in each group were killed at 1 month, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 8 months, 10 months, and 12 months after intrapleural injection. The degree of gross pleurodesis and the amount of microscopic pleural fibrosis and inflammation were graded on a scale of 0 to 4. RESULTS The mean +/- SEM gross pleurodesis score in the 70 rabbits that received silver nitrate was 3.34 +/- 0.08, which was significantly higher than the score of 2.32 +/- 0.09 in the 70 rabbits that received talc. The mean gross pleurodesis score was significantly higher at each of the observation times (p < 0.05), except at 2 months, in the rabbits that received silver nitrate. The pleurodesis was distributed throughout the thorax in the rabbits that received silver nitrate, while it was only in the ventral thorax in the rabbits that received talc slurry. The gross pleurodesis scores showed no tendency to decrease during the 12-month observation period in either treatment group. The persistence of talc in the pleural space did not lead to chronic inflammatory changes because the inflammation scores were similar in both groups at all observation times. The microscopic pleural fibrosis score tended to decrease with time in the silver nitrate group but not in the talc slurry group. CONCLUSIONS The intrapleural injection of 2 mL of 0.5% silver nitrate produces a better pleurodesis than does the intrapleural injection of 400 mg/kg of talc slurry in rabbits. The pleurodesis induced by silver nitrate persists for at least 1 year. The efficacy of silver nitrate as a sclerosing agent in humans should be evaluated.
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- F S Vargas
- Laboratory of Pleura, Division of Respiratory Diseases, Heart Institute, InCor, University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil
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Vargas FS, Teixeira LR, Vaz MA, Carmo AO, Marchi E, Cury PM, Light RW. Silver nitrate is superior to talc slurry in producing pleurodesis in rabbits. Chest 2000; 118:808-13. [PMID: 10988206 DOI: 10.1378/chest.118.3.808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVE The ideal agent for producing pleurodesis has not been identified. Although talc is the agent most commonly used at the present time, there are concerns about its safety. Silver nitrate is a possible alternative agent. The purpose of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of intrapleural silver nitrate and talc slurry in producing pleurodesis in rabbits. Additionally, the total amount of pleural collagen and the distribution of thick and thin collagen fibers were studied. DESIGN Two groups of 10 rabbits received either 0.50% silver nitrate or 400 mg/kg talc in a total volume of 2 mL intrapleurally. The animals were killed 28 days after injection, and the pleural spaces were assessed grossly for evidence of pleurodesis and microscopically for evidence of inflammation and fibrosis. Collagen was assessed with the van Gieson's and picrosirius stains. RESULTS The macroscopic pleurodesis (scale, 0 to 4; mean +/- SEM) resulting from the intrapleural injection of silver nitrate (3.4+/-0.2) was significantly better (p<0.001) than that resulting from talc (1.6+/- 0.1). The mean degree of microscopic pleural fibrosis induced by silver nitrate (3.3+/-0.3) was significantly higher (p = 0.003) than that induced by talc (1.8+/-0.1). The mean amount of microscopic pleural collagen (van Gieson's) was significantly greater (p<0.001) in the rabbits that received silver nitrate (3.0+/-0.2) than in those that received talc (1.6+/-0.2). The distribution of thick and thin collagen fibers did not differ between the groups. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that, in our rabbit model, intrapleural silver nitrate was more effective than talc in producing a pleurodesis.
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- F S Vargas
- Pulmonary Division-Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil
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Teixeira LR, Vargas FS, Carmo AO, Silva LM, Marchi E, Light RW. Effectiveness of ethanolamine oleate as a pleural sclerosing agent in rabbits. Respiration 2000; 65:304-8. [PMID: 9730798 DOI: 10.1159/000029281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The ideal pleural sclerosing agent should be easily administered, without significant side effects, inexpensive, and widely available. None of the agents presently used meets all of these criteria. Ethanolamine oleate (ETH) is a sclerosing agent used in the sclerotherapy treatment of varicose veins of the legs and esophagus. The objective of the present study was to assess the efficacy of ETH as a pleural sclerosant in rabbits. An additional objective was to assess if better results were obtained when dextrose 50% (D50) as opposed to saline was used as the diluent. Each group of 10 rabbits received a total volume of 2 ml intrapleurally. The eight treatments were as follows: (1) 2 ml saline; (2) 2 ml D50; (3) 25 mg ETH plus 1.5 ml saline; (4) 25 mg ETH plus 1.5 ml D50; (5) 50 mg ETH plus 1.0 ml saline; (6) 50 mg ETH plus 1 ml D50; (7) 75 mg ETH plus 0.5 ml D50, and (8) 100 mg ETH. The rabbits were sacrificed 28 days after the injection. The intrapleural instillation of ETH resulted in evident pleurodesis, which was dose-dependent; 100 mg ETH induced significantly (p<0.05) more adhesions than did any other treatment. The selection of the diluent had no effect on the pleurodesis. The microscopic examination of the right visceral pleura showed that the mean degree of fibrosis after 100 mg ETH was significantly (p<0.05) greater than that after the other solutions. The mean degree of pleural inflammation, lung inflammation and lung fibrosis was minimal in all the groups. From this study we conclude that undiluted ETH produces pleurodesis in our experimental model. At the doses used, the pleurodesis was less than that produced after talc, tetracycline derivatives or silver nitrate in the same model.
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- L R Teixeira
- Instituto do Coracao, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil; Department of Medicine, University of Săo Paulo, Brazil
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Marchi E, Liu W, Broaddus VC. Mesothelial cell apoptosis is confirmed in vivo by morphological change in cytokeratin distribution. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2000; 278:L528-35. [PMID: 10710525 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.2000.278.3.l528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Apoptosis of mesothelial cells has been demonstrated in vitro but not in vivo. To identify apoptotic pleural cells as mesothelial, we used cytokeratin as a marker and found a striking spheroid, aggregated appearance of cytokeratin in apparently apoptotic mesothelial cells. In in vitro studies, we found that the aggregated cytokeratin pattern correlated with apoptosis in primary mesothelial cells from mice, rabbits, and humans and was not seen with necrosis. In in vivo studies in mice, we then used this cytokeratin pattern to identify and quantitate apoptotic mesothelial cells. Apoptotic mesothelial cells were best harvested by pleural lavage, indicating that they were loosely adherent or nonadherent. Instillation of RPMI 1640 medium or wollastonite for 24 h induced apoptosis in 0.1 +/- 0. 1 (SE) and 1.0 +/- 0.7%, respectively, of all mesothelial cells recovered, whereas instillation of known apoptotic stimuli, crocidolite asbestos (25 microg) for 24 h or actinomycin D plus murine tumor necrosis factor-alpha for 12 h, induced apoptosis in 5. 1 +/- 0.5 and 22.4 +/- 4.5%, respectively (significantly greater than in control experiments, P < 0.05). By analysis of cytokeratin staining, mesothelial cell apoptosis has been confirmed in vivo.
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- E Marchi
- Lung Biology Center, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California 94143-0854, USA
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Vargas FS, Carmo AO, Marchi E, Vaz MA, Ramos KP, Mattos VC, Teixeira LR. Effectiveness of silver nitrate compared to talc slurry as pleural sclerosing agent in rabbits. Influence of concomitant intrapleural lidocaine. Rev Hosp Clin Fac Med Sao Paulo 1999; 54:199-208. [PMID: 10881068 DOI: 10.1590/s0041-87811999000600006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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UNLABELLED The ideal agent for producing pleurodesis has not been identified. Talc, the most commonly used, poses several problems. Another possibility is silver nitrate, which was widely used in the past. PURPOSE To determine the influence of the intrapleural instillation of lidocaine in producing a pleurodesis with silver nitrate, to define the effect of lidocaine in the maturation of the collagen fibers, and to confirm that the pleurodesis after silver nitrate is stronger than after talc. METHODS We studied three groups of 8 rabbits. Two groups received 0.5% silver nitrate; in one we had previously injected 0.5 ml of 2% lidocaine. The third group received 400 mg/kg talc (2 ml). The animals were sacrificed 28 days after the injection, and the pleural spaces were assessed grossly for evidence of pleurodesis and microscopically for evidence of inflammation and fibrosis. The total amount of pleural collagen and the distribution of thick and thin collagen fibers were quantified. Collagen was identified using picrosirius red stain. RESULTS In the two groups that received silver nitrate (without lidocaine: 3.5 + 03 and with lidocaine: 3.2 + 0.3), the macroscopic pleurodesis (scale 0 - 4) was significantly (p = 0.001) better than that resulting from talc (1.6 + 0.2). The mean degree of pleural fibrosis induced by silver nitrate (3.5 + 0.2) was significantly (p = 0.004) higher than that induced by talc (1.9 + 0.1). The previous instillation of lidocaine resulted in a tendency for decreased amounts of fibrosis (3.1 + 0.4). The mean amount (10(3)mm2) of pleural collagen was significantly (p = 0.009) greater in the rabbits that received silver nitrate (116.9 + 22.7) than in those that received talc (10.7 + 3.4). The injection of lidocaine slightly reduced the collagen (80.1 + 30.3). The distribution of collagen fibers did not differ among the groups. CONCLUSION This rabbit model clearly confirms that intrapleural silver nitrate is more effective than talc for producing pleurodesis. The previous intrapleural instillation of lidocaine results in a decreasing trend in the amount of collagen, but does not change the effectiveness of the pleural fusion or modify the process of collagen maturation.
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- Division of Respiratory Diseases, INCOR, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo
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Luporini G, Barni S, Marchi E, Daffonchio L. Efficacy and safety of levodropropizine and dihydrocodeine on nonproductive cough in primary and metastatic lung cancer. Eur Respir J 1998; 12:97-101. [PMID: 9701421 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.98.12010097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 11/05/2022]
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Nonproductive cough is a frequent and distressing symptom in patients with lung cancer, and it is not even relieved by palliative chemotherapy. A double-blind, randomized clinical trial regarding the treatment of nonproductive cough was performed in 140 adults with primary lung cancer or metastatic cancer of the lungs. The therapeutic efficacy and the tolerability of a 7-day treatment with levodropropizine drops (75 mg t.i.d.) were evaluated in comparison with dihydrocodeine drops (10 mg t.i.d.; 7 days). Efficacy was assessed on the basis of cough severity scores, number of night awakenings due to cough, and overall estimate of antitussive efficacy. Tolerability was evaluated by laboratory results, vital signs and any adverse event occurring during the clinical trial, including presence or absence of somnolence. Subjective cough severity was significantly reduced during treatment with either levodropropizine and dihydrocodeine, the antitussive effect and its time-profile being similar for both drugs. Also, according to the investigator's evaluation, both levodropropizine and dihydrocodeine produced a significant decrease in cough severity. Concurrently with the relief of cough, the number of night awakenings was decreased significantly by both drugs, with no difference between the two treatments. No change in laboratory test values was considered clinically relevant, and vital signs were not clinically affected. The number of patients reporting adverse events was similar in the levodropropizine (n=6) and dihydrocodeine (n=4) group. However, the percentage of patients experiencing somnolence in the group receiving levodropropizine (8%) was significantly lower as compared with that of the dihydrocodeine group (22%). These results confirm the antitussive effectiveness of levodropropizine and suggest a more favourable benefit/risk profile when compared to dihydrocodeine.
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- G Luporini
- Divisione di Oncologia Medica, Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo, Milan, Italy
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Cominacini L, Garbin U, Fratta Pasini A, Paulon T, Davoli A, Campagnola M, Marchi E, Pastorino AM, Gaviraghi G, Lo Cascio V. Lacidipine inhibits the activation of the transcription factor NF-kappaB and the expression of adhesion molecules induced by pro-oxidant signals on endothelial cells. J Hypertens 1997; 15:1633-40. [PMID: 9488215 DOI: 10.1097/00004872-199715120-00065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The adhesion of monocytes to endothelium, an early event in atherosclerosis is mediated by cell adhesion molecules. Signal-transduction pathways for these binding molecules include the translocation of the transcription factor NF-kappaB; moreover, intracellularly generated oxygen-derived free radicals play a major role in this process. In this study we evaluated the extent to which lacidipine, a calcium antagonist with antioxidant properties, affects the expression of intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and E-selectin on human umbilical vein endothelial cells, induced by different pro-oxidant signals such as oxidized low density lipoprotein (LDL) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). METHODS We incubated 5 micromol/l Cu2+-oxidized LDL and TNF-alpha (2 ng/ml) with human umbilical vein endothelial cells for 48 and 6 h, respectively. ICAM-1, VCAM-1 and E-selectin were measured by flow cytometry. NF-kappaB was evaluated by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. RESULTS The incubation of 5 micromol/l Cu2+-oxidized LDL not only caused a dose-dependent increase in ICAM-1, VCAM-1 and E-selectin (P < 0.001), but also synergically increased their TNF-alpha-induced expression (P < 0.001). The addition of lacidipine to human umbilical vein endothelial cells significantly reduced the expression of ICAM-1, VCAM-1 and E-selectin induced by TNF-alpha alone or with oxidized LDL (P < 0.001). The reduction in adhesion molecule expression caused by lacidipine was paralleled by a significant fall in NF-kappaB translocation. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that lacidipine may have prevented NF-kappaB-mediated adhesion molecule expression by exerting its effects on oxygen-derived free radicals. The results support previous observations that lacidipine may have therapeutic effects in atherosclerosis.
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- L Cominacini
- Istituto di Semeiotica e Nefrologia Medica, Università di Verona, Italy
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Marchi E, Pasacreta RJ. Capillary electrophoresis in court: the landmark decision of the People of Tennessee versus Ware. J Capillary Electrophor 1997; 4:145-56. [PMID: 9627830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Capillary electrophoresis is a versatile and emerging technique. In the fields of law and science, history has been made with the admissibility of CE as a method to evaluate evidence. The extremely low sample requirements, high separation efficiencies, and excellent resolution allow for quantitative techniques from extracted and amplified mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), which was presented as evidence from hair shafts in the case of The People of Tennessee versus Paul Ware (Tennessee v. Ware). This paper discusses the history of the admissibility of scientific evidence. In 1993, the United States Supreme Court Justices rewrote the rules for admission of scientific evidence under the Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Daubert) (509 U.S. 597). After rejecting the longstanding requirements under Frye v. United States (Frye), 293 F.1013 (1923), which focused on the conclusions obtained rather than the methodologies employed, Daubert went further in establishing a liberal policy in the FRE favoring the District Court judges to act as gatekeepers, thus admitting well-grounded scientific evidence. Later this year, the Supreme Court will once again review the issue of how the decisions reached in trial courts should be treated by reviewing courts. CE has demonstrated its ability to meet the requisite scientific standards in the court system. The CE evidence presented in Ware led to a felony conviction.
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- E Marchi
- New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, Staten Island, NY 10314, USA
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Inflammatory processes are a major cause of pleural effusion. Besides being important clinically for diagnosis and treatment of patients with pleural effusions, studies of inflammatory pleural effusions shed light on the mechanisms of pleural liquid formation and also on general mechanisms of inflammation. In this current review, we have chosen papers within the past year that highlight aspects of clinical and research interest concerning inflammation and inflammatory pleural effusions. In some studies, investigators have investigated basic mechanisms of the roles of cytokines and adhesion molecules in inflammatory cell recruitment and leakage of liquid. In other studies, clinicians have attempted to measure inflammatory markers as a means of diagnosis. In light of these studies, we discuss the current understanding of inflammatory pleural effusions and suggest future avenues for exploration.
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- E Marchi
- Faculdade de Medicina de Jundaí, S.P., Brazil
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Marchi E, Vargas FS, Teixeira LR, Fagundes DJ, Silva LM, Carmo AO, Light RW. Comparison of nitrogen mustard, cytarabine and dacarbazine as pleural sclerosing agents in rabbits. Eur Respir J 1997. [DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10030598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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We have previously shown that the intrapleural injection of mitozantrone but not bleomycin resulted in pleural fibrosis. Mechlorethamine hydrochloride (nitrogen mustard) was used extensively in the past to control malignant effusions, with relatively good success. The objective of this study was to determine if the intrapleural injection of nitrogen mustard would produce pleural sclerosis in our experimental model in rabbits. We therefore evaluated sclerosing capabilities of nitrogen mustard as well as those of cytarabine and dacarbazine. Nitrogen mustard (0.4 and 0.8 mg x kg(-1)), cytarabine (3, 6 and 20 mg x kg(-1)) and dacarbazine (4, 8 and 20 mg x kg(-1)) were instilled intrapleurally into anaesthetized rabbits. Twenty eight days after the instillation, the animals were killed, and the pleural spaces were assessed grossly for evidence of pleurodesis and microscopically for evidence of fibrosis and inflammation. The intrapleural injection of 0.8 mg x kg(-1) nitrogen mustard was effective in creating pleural fibrosis, either grossly or microscopically. The mean degree (scale 0-4) of gross pleurodesis in the rabbits that received 0.8 mg x kg(-1) nitrogen mustard was 3.2+/-1.0 and the mean degree of microscopic pleural fibrosis was 3.5+/-0.8. The intrapleural injection of 0.4 mg x kg(-1) nitrogen mustard and the different doses of cytarabine (3, 6 and 20 mg x kg(-1)) and dacarbazine (4, 8 and 20 mg x kg(-1)) were ineffective in producing pleurodesis. From this study, we conclude that the intrapleural injection of 0.8 mg x kg(-1) of nitrogen mustard produces clinically significant pleurodesis in rabbits. Consideration should be given to future clinical studies utilizing 0.6-0.8 mg x kg(-1) nitrogen mustard intrapleurally for the treatment of malignant pleural effusion.
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Marchi E, Vargas FS, Teixeira LR, Fagundes DJ, Silva LM, Carmo AO, Light RW. Comparison of nitrogen mustard, cytarabine and dacarbazine as pleural sclerosing agents in rabbits. Eur Respir J 1997; 10:598-602. [PMID: 9072991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We have previously shown that the intrapleural injection of mitozantrone but not bleomycin resulted in pleural fibrosis. Mechlorethamine hydrochloride (nitrogen mustard) was used extensively in the past to control malignant effusions, with relatively good success. The objective of this study was to determine if the intrapleural injection of nitrogen mustard would produce pleural sclerosis in our experimental model in rabbits. We therefore evaluated sclerosing capabilities of nitrogen mustard as well as those of cytarabine and dacarbazine. Nitrogen mustard (0.4 and 0.8 mg x kg(-1)), cytarabine (3, 6 and 20 mg x kg(-1)) and dacarbazine (4, 8 and 20 mg x kg(-1)) were instilled intrapleurally into anaesthetized rabbits. Twenty eight days after the instillation, the animals were killed, and the pleural spaces were assessed grossly for evidence of pleurodesis and microscopically for evidence of fibrosis and inflammation. The intrapleural injection of 0.8 mg x kg(-1) nitrogen mustard was effective in creating pleural fibrosis, either grossly or microscopically. The mean degree (scale 0-4) of gross pleurodesis in the rabbits that received 0.8 mg x kg(-1) nitrogen mustard was 3.2+/-1.0 and the mean degree of microscopic pleural fibrosis was 3.5+/-0.8. The intrapleural injection of 0.4 mg x kg(-1) nitrogen mustard and the different doses of cytarabine (3, 6 and 20 mg x kg(-1)) and dacarbazine (4, 8 and 20 mg x kg(-1)) were ineffective in producing pleurodesis. From this study, we conclude that the intrapleural injection of 0.8 mg x kg(-1) of nitrogen mustard produces clinically significant pleurodesis in rabbits. Consideration should be given to future clinical studies utilizing 0.6-0.8 mg x kg(-1) nitrogen mustard intrapleurally for the treatment of malignant pleural effusion.
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- E Marchi
- The Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sao Paulo, the Escola Paulista de Medicina (Brazil)
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Scapol L, Marchi E, Viscomi GC. Capillary electrophoresis of heparin and dermatan sulfate unsaturated disaccharides with triethylamine and acetonitrile as electrolyte additives. J Chromatogr A 1996; 735:367-74. [PMID: 8767748 DOI: 10.1016/0021-9673(95)00813-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 02/02/2023]
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Capillary electrophoresis at constant voltage with the addition of triethylamine as electrolyte to a running buffer containing borate using fused-silica capillaries permits the complete resolution in less than 30 min of 11 standard heparin and 8 standard dermatan sulfate disaccharides, which represent degradation products of heparin and dermatan sulfate by specific lyases. Triethylamine influences the migration time of disaccharides by reducing both their electrophoretic mobility towards the anode and the electroosmotic flow towards the cathode. A modulated combination of these effects together with borate-disaccharide complex formation is responsible for separation, especially in the case of isomers which differ in the position of the sulfate groups. The addition of acetonitrile did not introduce any favourable effect in the separation of disaccharide mixtures. Under these conditions different dermatan sulfates were analysed to assess the source of the preparations.
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- L Scapol
- Alfa Wassermann S.p.A., Bologna, Italy
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Barbanti M, Calanni F, Marchi E, Semeraro N, Colucci M. Desmin 370, a low molecular weight dermatan sulfate, reduces the weight of preformed thrombi in rats made afibrinogenemic by ancrod. Thromb Haemost 1995; 73:287-90. [PMID: 7792745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Desmin 370 (D370), a low molecular weight dermatan sulfate, has been shown to induce a marked reduction of the weight of preformed venous thrombi in rats and rabbits by mechanisms that appeared largely independent of inhibition of thrombus accretion. In order to provide further support for such a mechanism, we exploited the defibrinating capacity of ancrod to obtain a thrombosis model characterized by the lack of thrombus growth and thus sensitive only to agents promoting thrombus lysis. Thrombus formation in anesthetized rats was induced by vena cava ligature. Injection of ancrod (5 U/kg) 5 h after induction of venous stasis caused a more than 95% reduction in plasma fibrinogen and prevented thrombus accretion as indicated by the lack of thrombus weight increase during the 3 h experimental period (12.2 +/- 0.6 vs 14.5 +/- 1 as compared to 12.6 +/- 0.6 vs 19.6 +/- 0.8, p < 0.01, in control rats) and by the almost complete (> 90%) inhibition of 125I-fibrin(ogen) binding to thrombi. Moreover, when ancrod was given 1 h before vena cava ligature, no thrombi were formed within 2 h whereas at the same time interval visible thrombi were present in all control rats. Administration of D370 (10 mg/kg) to thrombus bearing rats, 1 h after induction of afibrinogenemia, resulted in a significant reduction in thrombus weight (43% after 2 h, p < 0.01) which was only slightly lower than that recorded in normofibrinogenemic rats (54%). Enhancement of plasma fibrinolytic activity by ancrod had no influence on thrombus lysis and was not all affected by administration of D370.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- M Barbanti
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Italy
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Barbanti M, Calanni F, Marchi E, Semeraro N, Colucci M. Evidence that leukocytes mediate the therapeutic effect of desmin 370 (D370) and heparin in rat venous thrombosis. Pharmacol Res 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/1043-6618(95)87581-6] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Gambaro G, Venturini AP, Noonan DM, Fries W, Re G, Garbisa S, Milanesi C, Pesarini A, Borsatti A, Marchi E. Treatment with a glycosaminoglycan formulation ameliorates experimental diabetic nephropathy. Kidney Int 1994; 46:797-806. [PMID: 7527876 DOI: 10.1038/ki.1994.335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Previous studies have indicated that administration of glycosaminoglycans can prevent some of the morphological and physiological alterations which occur in experimental diabetic nephropathy. The aims of this study were to further elucidate the effect of these drugs on glomerular basement membrane permeability by dextran clearance studies, to test the ability of glycosaminoglycans to revert established diabetic nephropathy and to examine the effect of glycosaminoglycans on renal extracellular matrix synthesis. Five groups of Sprague-Dawley rats were studied for 12 months: two control groups (treated or untreated non-diabetic), three streptozotocin diabetic animal groups, two of which received a glycosaminoglycan formulation, one from the induction of diabetes and the other after the fifth month of diabetes. At five months the 35S-sulfate glomerular incorporation, albuminuria, glomerular basement membrane thickness and anionic charge density were determined. At 12 months albuminuria, renal collagen IV and perlecan mRNA levels, anionic and neutral dextran clearances, glomerular basement membrane morphometry, and mesangial cell proliferation were evaluated. We demonstrate that long-term administration of glycosaminoglycans prevents renal morphological and functional alterations in diabetic rats and appears to revert established diabetic renal lesions. Glycosaminoglycan administration modified renal matrix composition by the normalization of collagen gene expression and increasing glomerular 35S-sulfate incorporation.
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- G Gambaro
- Department of Biology, University of Padua, Italy
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OBJECTIVES To study the effects of short-term high-dose methotrexate therapy on liver function in patients with osteosarcoma. DESIGN Open prospective study. SETTING Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy. SUBJECTS Fourteen patients with osteosarcoma, with no evidence of previous or actual liver disease at the time of diagnosis. INTERVENTIONS All patients received a cumulative dose of 30-57 gm-2 of methotrexate within 6 months as neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (pre- and post-surgery). Each course of chemotherapy included methotrexate at a dose of 8-12 gm-2 and, in addition, adriamycin and cisplatinum. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Galactose elimination capacity and antipyrine clearance were measured at baseline, after the first course of chemotherapy, at the end of the pre-operative period and at the end of chemotherapy. In each case they were carried out after transaminase levels had returned to normal. RESULTS Galactose elimination capacity decreased from 2.45 (+/- 0.48) mM min-1 to 2.04 (+/- 0.60) mM min-1 after the five planned courses of chemotherapy (P = 0.013, Wilcoxon signed-rank test), without any change in routine liver function tests. No differences in antipyrine clearance and half-life were demonstrated (n = 8). CONCLUSIONS The data are consistent with a decreased reserve capacity of the liver after short-term, high-dose methotrexate. Long-term survivors deserve monitoring of liver function for safer methotrexate use, in the light of progressive dosage increments to improve prognosis in neoplastic diseases.
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- Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Giulio Bizzozero Laboratory of Platelet and Leukocyte Pharmacology, Instituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Bologna, Italy
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Silvestro L, Lanzarotti E, Marchi E, Gori M, Pescador R, Ferro L, Milani MR, Da Col R, Coppini A. Human pharmacokinetics of glycosaminoglycans using deuterium-labeled and unlabeled substances: evidence for oral absorption. Semin Thromb Hemost 1994; 20:281-92. [PMID: 7824963 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1001914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In the present study, the pharmacokinetics of extractive GAGs used as therapeutic agents have been studied after intravenous and oral administration on volunteers. The use of native or deuterium-labeled compounds, followed by HPLC/MS detection, allowed the quantitation of exogenous heparin and DS as major disaccharide fragments, obtained either by enzymatic or chemical depolymerization. In particular the high level of labeling reached in DS allowed its differentiation from structurally related endogenous species. The estimated plasmatic bioavailability was about 18% for DS. Notwithstanding the impossibility of evaluating the same parameters for heparin species, due to the interferences of endogenous GAGs, the results obtained provided clear evidence of oral availability of heparin and DS through detection and quantitation of structures specifically related to these GAGs. Due to the selectivity of the lyases used, the enzymatic degradation specifically allowed the detection of both DS and heparin species still retaining the original sulfation pattern. Additionally, the chemical degradation could detect the main metabolites of the drugs, consisting of partially to totally desulfated GAGs showing a more or less marked reduction in their molecular weight.
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- L Silvestro
- Res Pharma Pharmacological Research Srl, Torino, Italy
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