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Mocellin D, Ioppi A, Gaglio G, Pennacchi A, Bertolini M, Tirrito A, Guastini L, Bagnasco D, Passalacqua G, Peretti G, Canevari FRM. Severe chronic rhinosinusitis treated with dupilumab, a real-life analysis of early effectiveness. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2023; 27:7324-7336. [PMID: 37606141 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202308_33304] [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: 08/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The present study evaluated the safety and efficacy of dupilumab in severe uncontrolled type 2 chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted on a cohort of adult patients affected by severe CRSwNP treated with dupilumab. Maxillofacial computed tomography, evaluation of blood eosinophils and serum IgE levels, measurement of nasal polyp score (NPS), smell identification test (SSIT-16), sinonasal outcome test-22 (SNOT-22) and asthma control test (ACT) were performed. Follow-up was conducted at 2 weeks, and at 1, 3, and 6 months. Adverse events and the efficacy of treatment were monitored. RESULTS 23 patients were enrolled. After 15 days, scores of the SNOT-22, NPS and SSIT-16 significantly improved. These outcomes were also maintained after 1, 3, and 6 months (p < 0.001). At this latter follow-up time, SNOT-22 showed a change of -33.10 (p < 0.001), NPS -3.36 (p < 0.001) and SSIT-16 +5.60 (p < 0.001). In all, 26.1% of patients experienced early minor complications. CONCLUSIONS In the present study, dupilumab was effective in the treatment of severe uncontrolled CRSwNP, demonstrating a quick significant improvement in both questionnaires and endoscopic evaluation. Only minor complications were observed.
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- D Mocellin
- Unit of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
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Gaglio G, Battaglia P, Costa A, Cavallaro M, Cammilleri G, Graci S, Buscemi MD, Ferrantelli V, Andaloro F, Marino F. Anisakis spp. larvae in three mesopelagic and bathypelagic fish species of the central Mediterranean Sea. Parasitol Int 2017; 67:23-28. [PMID: 28965943 DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2017.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2017] [Revised: 06/01/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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In this work 437 fish samples of species belonging to the families Myctophidae (Electrona risso and Diaphus metopoclampus) and Phosichthyidae (Vinciguerria attenuata) were examined for the presence of Anisakidae larvae. The study was performed with fishes in the central Mediterranean Sea, particularly in the Strait of Sicily and in the Strait of Messina. The visual inspection and chloro-peptic analysis revealed the presence of nematode parasites with prevalence values between 2.9% in Electrona risso samples and 5.4% in Vinciguerria attenuata samples. A positive correlation was found between standard length (SL) and prevalence of infestation in D. metopoclampus samples (p<0.05). The larvae examined were morphologically ascribed, at genus level, to Anisakis morphotypes I and II and molecularly identified as Anisakis pegreffii, Anisakis ziphidarum and Anisakis physeteris, in 67%, 9% and 24% of the fish samples examined. Overall, A. pegreffii and A. ziphidarum larvae were isolated in 14 and 2 specimens of D. metopoclampus respectively, A. physeteris larvae were found in 3 E. risso and 2 V. attenuata. A positive correlation was found between standard length and prevalence of infestation in D. metopoclampus samples (p<0.05). First information is provided on the presence of Anisakis spp. larvae of the myctophid fish species E. risso, D. metopoclampus and V. attenuata from the Central Mediterranean. It is also confirmed the role of lanternfishes (Myctophidae) as paratenic hosts for Anisakis spp.
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- G Gaglio
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Centro di Ittiopatologia Sperimentale della Sicilia, Università degli studi di Messina, Polo Universitario Annunziata, Messina 98168, Italy
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- ISPRA - Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Laboratory of Ichthyology and Marine Ecology, via dei Mille 46, Milazzo, Messina 98057, Italy
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- National Reference Centre for Anisakiasis, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri", via G. Marinuzzi, Palermo 90129, Italy.
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Centro di Ittiopatologia Sperimentale della Sicilia, Università degli studi di Messina, Polo Universitario Annunziata, Messina 98168, Italy
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- National Reference Centre for Anisakiasis, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri", via G. Marinuzzi, Palermo 90129, Italy
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- National Reference Centre for Anisakiasis, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri", via G. Marinuzzi, Palermo 90129, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Centro di Ittiopatologia Sperimentale della Sicilia, Università degli studi di Messina, Polo Universitario Annunziata, Messina 98168, Italy; National Reference Centre for Anisakiasis, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri", via G. Marinuzzi, Palermo 90129, Italy
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- National Reference Centre for Anisakiasis, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia "A. Mirri", via G. Marinuzzi, Palermo 90129, Italy
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- ISPRA - Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Laboratory of Ichthyology and Marine Ecology, via dei Mille 46, Milazzo, Messina 98057, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Centro di Ittiopatologia Sperimentale della Sicilia, Università degli studi di Messina, Polo Universitario Annunziata, Messina 98168, Italy
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Gaglio G, Brianti E, Ferrara M, Falsone L, Napoli E, Giannetto S. Seasonality of goat warble fly infection by Przhevalskiana silenus (Diptera, Oestridae) in Italy. Small Rumin Res 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2015.12.021] [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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Falsone L, Brianti E, Gaglio G, Napoli E, Anile S, Mallia E, Giannelli A, Poglayen G, Giannetto S, Otranto D. The European wildcats (Felis silvestris silvestris) as reservoir hosts of Troglostrongylus brevior (Strongylida: Crenosomatidae) lungworms. Vet Parasitol 2014; 205:193-8. [PMID: 25027610 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2014] [Revised: 05/31/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The increasing reports of Troglostrongylus brevior lungworm in domestic cats from Italy and Spain raised questions on its factual distribution and on the role wildcats play as reservoirs of these parasites. Carcasses of 21 wildcats were collected in natural parks of southern Italy (i.e., Catania, Sicily n=5 and Matera, Basilicata n=16) and biometrically and genetically identified as Felis silvestris silvestris, but two as hybrids. Troglostrongylus brevior and Eucoleus aerophilus lungworms were found in 15 (71.4%) and 7 (33.3%) individuals, respectively, being five (23.8%) co-infected by the two species. Both lungworms showed an aggregated distribution in the host population, assessed by k-index (i.e., 0.69 for T. brevior and 0.42 for E. aerophilus). Although no statistical significant difference was recorded among age, gender and geographical location of wildcats, a larger rate of infection by T. brevior was assessed in yearlings (85.7%) than adults (64.3%). This is the first epidemiological study reporting T. brevior infection in the European wildcat and discusses the potential threat this may represent for the conservation of this endangered species of felids. In addition, given the large frequency of lungworm infection herein recorded, the role of wildcats as reservoir hosts of these parasites to domestic cats is discussed.
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- L Falsone
- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Animale "Marcello La Greca", Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Parco Regionale Gallipoli Cognato e Piccole Dolomiti Lucane, Basilicata, MT, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Veterinarie, Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy
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Napoli E, Gaglio G, Falsone L, Giannetto S, Dantas-Torres F, Otranto D, Brianti E. New insights into the biology and ecology of Acanthocheilonema reconditum (spirurida: onchocercidae). Parasit Vectors 2014. [PMCID: PMC4092300 DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-s1-o29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Brianti E, Otranto D, Dantas-Torres F, Weigl S, Latrofa M, Gaglio G, Napoli E, Brucato G, Cauquil L, Giannetto S, Bain O. Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Ixodida, Ixodidae) as intermediate host of a canine neglected filarial species with dermal microfilariae. Vet Parasitol 2012; 183:330-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2011] [Revised: 07/09/2011] [Accepted: 07/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Brianti E, Dantas-Torres F, Giannetto S, Risitano A, Brucato G, Gaglio G, Otranto D. Risk for the introduction of exotic ticks and pathogens into Italy through the illegal importation of tortoises, Testudo graeca. Med Vet Entomol 2010; 24:336-339. [PMID: 20497316 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2010.00874.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In April 2008, 585 tortoises illegally imported into Italy from North Africa were examined for the presence of ticks. Of these, 221 tortoises (37.8%) were infested with a mean intensity of 3.9 +/- 3.1 ticks (range 1-17 ticks). A total of 798 ticks (672 males, 125 females and one nymph) were collected and identified as Hyalomma aegyptium (L.) (Acari: Ixodidae). The overall male : female ratio observed was 5 : 1. The prevalence and mean intensity [+/-standard deviation (SD)] of ticks were higher among male (67.4%, 4.0 +/- 3.2) than female (55.6%, 3.8 +/- 3.1) tortoises, although this difference was not significant. By contrast, the prevalence and mean intensity of ticks were significantly higher on tortoises weighing >100 g (61.5%, 4.0 +/- 3.2) compared with tortoises weighing <100 g (12.1%, 2.1 +/- 1.1). Of the infested tortoises, 89.8% had ticks on their hind limbs, 21.0% on forelimbs, 18.6% on the tail and pre-anal area, and 4.8% on the head; thus the hind limbs were evidently the preferred attachment site. The present report highlights the need to develop surveillance systems to prevent the introduction and spreading of exotic ticks and tick-borne pathogens in Italy and other European countries.
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- E Brianti
- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
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Ferrantelli V, Riili S, Vicari D, Percipalle M, Chetta M, Monteverde V, Gaglio G, Giardina G, Usai F, Poglayen G. Spirocerca lupi isolated from gastric lesions in foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Sicily (Italy). Pol J Vet Sci 2010; 13:465-471. [PMID: 21033560] [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: 05/30/2023]
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Spirocerca lupi (Rudolphi 1809) is a cosmopolitan nematode of dogs and wild carnivores. In the past it has been reported in Italy, mainly in southern regions and in Sicily, where the parasite was observed in foxes in 2005. The parasite typically produces nodular masses in the oesophagus and thoracic aorta. During the 2003-2004 hunting season, the authors investigated a total of 55 foxes (Vulpes vulpes) hunted or killed by car accidents in the provinces of Palermo and Agrigento. All the foxes were subjected to necropsy and 6 (9.16%) had S. lupi nodules located exclusively in the gastric wall. The nature of the nodules was determined by opening them and detecting the nematodes inside, which were identified as S. lupi. Some of the nodules were characterized anatomopathologically and histopathologically. The formation of the parasitic nodule in the stomach only suggests a deviation from the route commonly followed by the nematode to reach the oesophagus, the elective anatomical site for completion of its lifecycle. This survey gives a contribution to the epidemiology of this parasite which is severely outdated in Italy and highlights some distinctive features of the life cycle and parasite migration.
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- V Ferrantelli
- Veterinary State Institute of Sicily A. Mirri-Palermo, Italy
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Moravec F, Gaglio G, Panebianco A, Giannetto S. Two species of Philometra (Nematoda: Philometridae) from sparid fishes (porgies) off Sicily, Italy, including Philometra obladae sp. n. from the body cavity of Oblada melanura (Sparidae). Parasitol Res 2008; 104:55-61. [DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1158-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2008] [Accepted: 08/12/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Gaglio G, Cringoli G, Rinaldi L, Brianti E, Giannetto S. Use of the FLOTAC technique for the diagnosis of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in the cat. Parasitol Res 2008; 103:1055-7. [PMID: 18618146 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1091-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2008] [Accepted: 06/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Aelurostrongylus abstrusus is a lungworm of the domestic cats distributed worldwide. Its presence, however, is often underestimated due to limitation of common coprological diagnostic techniques. The present study reports, for the first time, the use of the FLOTAC technique for A. abstrusus diagnosis in feline faecal samples with results compared to the following three standard copromicroscopic techniques: the Baermann technique, the McMaster technique and the Wisconsin technique. The comparison study showed that the FLOTAC technique produced mean larvae per gram of faeces significantly (P<0.05) greater than that produced by the other more widely used diagnostic tools. Thus, the FLOTAC technique can be utilised for quantifying lungworm larva burdens in feline faecal samples because of its high sensitivity, as already shown for various parasites of veterinary and human importance.
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- G Gaglio
- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy.
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- S Giannetto
- Department of Veterinary Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Messina, Polo Universitario della Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy
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Giannetto S, Poglayen G, Brianti E, Sorgi C, Gaglio G, Canu S, Virga A. An epidemiological updating on cystic echinococcosis in cattle and sheep in Sicily, Italy. Parassitologia 2004; 46:423-4. [PMID: 16044707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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- S Giannetto
- Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, University of Messina, Italy.
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Giannetto S, Poglayen G, Gaglio G, Brianti E, Ferlazzo M, Giudice E. Dipetalonema dracunculoides (Nematoda: Onchocercidae): first report in dog in Italy. Parasite 2003; 10:188. [PMID: 12847930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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