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Fusco G, Scandola M, Lin H, Inzlicht M, Aglioti SM. Modulating preferences during intertemporal choices through exogenous midfrontal transcranial alternating current stimulation: A registered report. Cortex 2024; 171:435-464. [PMID: 38113613 DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2023.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Decision conflicts may arise when the costs and benefits of choices are evaluated as a function of outcomes predicted along a temporal dimension. Electrophysiology studies suggest that during performance monitoring a typical oscillatory activity in the theta rhythm, named midfrontal theta, may index conflict processing and resolution. In the present within-subject, sham controlled, cross-over preregistered study, we delivered online midfrontal transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) to modulate electrocortical activity during intertemporal decisions. Participants were invited to select choice preference between economic offers at three different intermixed levels of conflict (i.e., low, medium, high) while receiving either theta -, gamma-, or sham tACS in separate blocks and sessions. At the end of each stimulation block, a Letter-Flanker task was also administered to measure behavioural aftereffects. We hypothesized that theta-tACS would have acted on the performance monitoring system inducing behavioural changes (i.e., faster decisions and more impulsive choices) in high conflicting trials, rather than gamma- and sham-tACS. Results very partially confirmed our predictions. Unexpectedly, both theta- and gamma-driven neuromodulation speeded-up decisions compared to sham. However, exploratory analyses revealed that such an effect was stronger in the high-conflict decisions during theta-tACS. These findings were independent from the influence of the sensations induced by the electrical stimulation. Moreover, further analyses highlighted a significant association during theta-tACS between the selection of immediate offers in high-conflict trials and attentional impulsiveness, suggesting that individual factors may account for the tACS effects during intertemporal decisions. Finally, we did not capture long-lasting behavioural changes following tACS in the Flanker task. Our findings may inform scholars to improve experimental designs and boost the knowledge toward a more effective application of tACS.
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- Gabriele Fusco
- Sapienza University of Rome and CLNS@SAPIENZA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy; IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy.
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- NPSY Lab-Vr, Department of Human Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Sapienza University of Rome and CLNS@SAPIENZA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy; IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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Cotoia A, Paradiso R, Ferrara G, Borriello G, Santoro F, Spina I, Mirabella L, Mariano K, Fusco G, Cinnella G, Singer P. Modifications of lung microbiota structure in traumatic brain injury ventilated patients according to time and enteral feeding formulas: a prospective randomized study. Crit Care 2023; 27:244. [PMID: 37344845 PMCID: PMC10283314 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04531-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Specialized diets enriched with immune nutrients could be an important supplement in patients (pts) with acute traumatic brain injury (TBI). Omega-3 and arginine may interact with immune response and microbiota. No data are available about the role of the specialized diets in modulating the lung microbiota, and little is known about the influence of lung microbiota structure in development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in TBI pts. The aims of this study are to evaluate the impact of specific nutrients on the lung microbiota and the variation of lung microbiota in TBI pts developing VAP. METHODS A cohort of 31 TBI pts requiring mechanical ventilation in ICU was randomized for treatment with specialized (16pts) or standard nutrition (15pts). Alpha and beta diversity of lung microbiota were analyzed from bronco Alveolar Lavage (BAL) samples collected at admission and 7 days post-ICU admission in both groups. A further analysis was carried out on the same samples retrospectively grouped in VAP or no VAP pts. RESULTS None developed VAP in the first week. Thereafter, ten out of thirty-one pts developed VAP. The BAL microbiota on VAP group showed significant differences in beta diversity and Staphylococcus and Acinetobacter Genera were high. The specialized nutrition had influence on beta diversity that reached statistical significance only in Bray-Curtis distance. CONCLUSION Our data suggest that TBI patients who developed VAP during ICU stay have different structures of BAL microbiota either at admission and at 7 days post-ICU admission, while no correlation has been observed between different enteral formulas and microbiota composition in terms of richness and evenness. These findings suggest that targeting the lung microbiota may be a promising approach for preventing infections in critically ill patients.
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- A. Cotoia
- Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Animal Health, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Animal Health, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Animal Health, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Intensive Care Unit Herzlia Médical Center, Herzliya, Israel
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Fusco G, Ciccarone S, Petrucci M, Cozzani B, Vercelli G, Cotugno A, Bufalari I. Altered processing of conflicting body representations in women with restrictive anorexia nervosa. Psychol Res 2023:10.1007/s00426-022-01788-3. [PMID: 36592180 DOI: 10.1007/s00426-022-01788-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Cognitive and affective impairments in processing body image have been observed in patients with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and may induce the hypercontrolled and regulative behaviors observed in this disorder. Here, we aimed to probe the link between activation of body representations and cognitive control by investigating the ability to resolve body-related representational conflicts in women with restrictive AN and matched healthy controls (HC). Participants performed a modified version of the Flanker task in which underweight and overweight body images were presented as targets and distractors; a classic version of the task, with letters, was also administered as a control. The findings indicated that performance was better among the HC group in the task with bodies compared to the task with letters; however, no such facilitation was observed in AN patients, whose overall performance was poorer than that of the HC group in both tasks. In the task with body stimuli, performance among patients with AN was the worst on trials presenting underweight targets with overweight bodies as flankers. These results may reflect a dysfunctional association between the processing of body-related representations and cognitive control mechanisms that may aid clinicians in the development of optimal individualized treatments.
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- Gabriele Fusco
- Department of Psychology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, "Sapienza" University of Rome and CLN2S@SAPIENZA, Rome, Italy.
- IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Psychology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, "Sapienza" University of Rome and CLN2S@SAPIENZA, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Scuola di Psicoterapia Cognitiva S.r.l., Rome, Italy
- Department of Human Sciences, Guglielmo Marconi University, Rome, Italy
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- Eating Disorders Unit, Department of Psychiatry, ASL Roma1, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Eating Disorders Unit, Department of Psychiatry, ASL Roma1, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Fusco G, Cristiano A, Perazzini A, Aglioti SM. Neuromodulating the performance monitoring network during conflict and error processing in healthy populations: Insights from transcranial electric stimulation studies. Front Integr Neurosci 2022; 16:953928. [PMID: 35965598 PMCID: PMC9368590 DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2022.953928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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The performance monitoring system is fundamentally important for adapting one’s own behavior in conflicting and error-prone, highly demanding circumstances. Flexible behavior requires that neuronal populations optimize information processing through efficient multi-scale communication. Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) studies using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) fields to alter the cortical activity promise to illuminate the neurophysiological mechanisms that underpin neuro-cognitive and behavioral processing and their causal relationship. Here, we focus on the transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) that have been increasingly used in cognitive neuroscience for modulating superficial neural networks in a polarity (tDCS) and frequency/phase (tACS) fashion. Specifically, we discuss recent evidence showing how tDCS and tACS modulate the performance monitoring network in neurotypical samples. Emphasis is given to studies using behavioral tasks tapping conflict and error processing such as the Stroop, the Flanker, and the Simon tasks. The crucial role of mid-frontal brain regions (such as the medial frontal cortex, MFC; and the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, dACC) and of theta synchronization in monitoring conflict and error is highlighted. We also discuss current technological limitations (e.g., spatial resolution) and the specific methodological strategies needed to properly modulate the cortical and subcortical regions.
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- Gabriele Fusco
- “Sapienza” University of Rome and CLN2S@SAPIENZA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
- *Correspondence: Gabriele Fusco,
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- “Sapienza” University of Rome and CLN2S@SAPIENZA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- “Sapienza” University of Rome and CLN2S@SAPIENZA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- “Sapienza” University of Rome and CLN2S@SAPIENZA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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Altomare D, Fusco G, Bertolino E, Ranieri R, Sconza C, Lipina M, Kon E, Marcacci M, Bianchini L, Di Matteo B. Evidence-based treatment choices for acute lateral ankle sprain: a comprehensive systematic review. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2022; 26:1876-1884. [PMID: 35363336 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202203_28333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Lateral ankle sprains are very common injuries that can be treated with different strategies. The aim of the present systematic review was to provide a comprehensive analysis on the treatment of acute lateral ankle sprains to clarify the possible differences in outcome between surgical and conservative management, different external supports, and different rehabilitation protocols. MATERIALS AND METHODS A literature search on three different topics was carried out on PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases on June 25th, 2021. The main objective of the literature search was to identify the randomized trials comparing: (1) surgery to conservative management, (2) different external supports, and (3) different rehabilitation protocols for the treatment of acute lateral ankle sprains. Two investigators extracted independently relevant data from each paper and assessed the quality of the trials using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment. RESULTS A total of 12 studies for the first topic, 8 for the second one and 4 for the last one were included in this review. 8 out of 12 RCTs demonstrated a superior outcome and better socio-economic impact of conservative treatment compared to surgical management. In the other two comparisons, due to the wide variety of braces used and the different rehabilitation protocols, inconclusive results were obtained. CONCLUSIONS Conservative treatment should be the first choice for severe acute lateral ankle sprains, as it provides satisfactory functional outcomes without the risks and costs of surgery. It was not possible to identify the best external support, but a preference toward flexible braces emerged since they allow an earlier return to daily activities. The paucity of studies comparing different rehabilitation protocols precluded the possibility of defining the ideal one.
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- D Altomare
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy.
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Prisco F, De Biase D, Baldassarre V, Piegari G, Monné Rodríguez J, Cardillo L, Fusco G, Santoro P, Kipar A, Paciello O. Inflammatory Myopathy and Myocarditis Associated with Natural Feline Immunodeficiency Virus-Infection in Cats. J Comp Pathol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2021.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cioffi B, Ianiro G, Iaccarino D, D'Apice F, Ferraro A, Race M, Spasiano D, Esposito E, Monini M, Serra F, Cozza D, Di Nocera F, De Maio L, Amoroso MG, De Carlo E, Fusco G. A potential risk assessment tool to monitor pathogens circulation in coastal waters. Environ Res 2021; 200:111748. [PMID: 34303676 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The present study reports data on a 20 months campaign monitoring enteric viruses (hepatitis A, norovirus, rotavirus, astrovirus, sapovirus, and aichivirus) and bacteria (Salmonella spp.) in seawater. The aim of this work was to assess the potential correlation among the presence of viruses/bacteria and different environmental factors like seasonality, water discharge sources (treated and untreated wastewater, mixed waters and raw water) as well as influence of the Italian lockdown measure against COVID-19 pandemic. Results showed different prevalence of the investigated viruses with values equal to 16 % for norovirus GI, 15.1 % for norovirus GII, followed by 13.8 % for astrovirus, and 13.3 % for sapovirus. Rotavirus was detected in the 8.4 % of samples and aichivirus was detected with the lowest prevalence of 3.5 %. Hepatitis A virus was never identified in the monitoring campaign. Salmonella spp. was detected with a prevalence of 36.6 %. Statistical analysis displayed a high correlation for the two noroviruses simultaneous detection (NGI and NGII) while a lower correlation was found for co-presence of noroviruses with astrovirus, sapovirus or Salmonella spp. A significant decrease of enteric pathogens in seawater was observed during the restrictions period. Results on seasonality highlighted a higher viral prevalence correlated to the wet season for all the pathogens but rotavirus and aichivirus, which instead showed an opposite trend and a higher incidence in the dry season. With respect to discharge typology, some viruses displayed a higher prevalence in treated waters (astrovirus, rotavirus, sapovirus and aichivirus) while the other investigated pathogens (noroviruses and Salmonella spp.) showed a higher prevalence in mixed waters. The main observations of this work were used to define a potential monitoring strategy that could be useful for sanitary Authorities to implement surveillance plans aimed at preventing possible sanitary outbreaks and/or environmental quality deterioration.
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- B Cioffi
- Department of Animal Health, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, Portici, NA, Italy
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- Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health Department, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Animal Health, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, Portici, NA, Italy
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- Sea Unit, ARPA Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry, Polytechnic University of Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, Bari, 70125, Italy.
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- Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Via di Biasio 43, Cassino, 03043, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry, Polytechnic University of Bari, Via E. Orabona 4, Bari, 70125, Italy
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- Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production Department, Università Degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health Department, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Animal Health, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, Portici, NA, Italy
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- Department of Food Microbiology, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, Portici, NA, Italy
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- Department of Animal Health, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, Portici, NA, Italy
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- Sea Unit, ARPA Campania, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Animal Health, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, Portici, NA, Italy.
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, Portici, NA, Italy
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- Department of Animal Health, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Del Mezzogiorno, Portici, NA, Italy
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Hsu R, Brunet L, Fusco J, Beyer A, Prajapati G, Wyatt C, Wohlfeiler M, Fusco G. Risk of chronic kidney disease in people living with HIV by tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) use and baseline D:A:D chronic kidney disease risk score. HIV Med 2021; 22:325-333. [PMID: 33247876 PMCID: PMC8246783 DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) associated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) use by baseline D:A:D CKD risk score. METHODS Adult antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naïve people living with HIV (PLWH) initiating treatment, with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 , were identified in the OPERA cohort. CKD was defined as two or more consecutive eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 , > 90 days apart. Associations between TDF use, baseline D:A:D CKD risk and incident CKD were assessed with incidence rates (IRs; Poisson regression) and adjusted pooled logistic regression. The impact of pharmacoenhancers on the observed association between TDF and CKD was also evaluated. RESULTS Of 9802 PLWH included, 6222 initiated TDF and 3580 did not (76% and 79% low D:A:D CKD risk, respectively). Overall, 125 CKD events occurred over 24 382 person-years of follow-up. Within strata of D:A:D CKD risk score, IRs were similar across TDF exposure, with high baseline CKD risk associated with highest incidence. Compared with the low-risk group without TDF, there was no statistical difference in odds of incident CKD in the low-risk group with TDF (adjusted odds ratio = 0.55, 95% confidence interval: 0.19-1.54). Odds of incident CKD did not differ statistically significantly by pharmacoenhancer exposure, with or without TDF. CONCLUSIONS In this large cohort of ART-naïve PLWH, incident CKD following ART initiation was infrequent and strongly associated with baseline CKD risk. TDF-containing regimens did not increase the odds of CKD in those with a low baseline D:A:D CKD risk, the largest group of ART-naïve PLWH, and may remain a viable treatment option in appropriate settings.
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- R Hsu
- NYU Langone Health CenterNew YorkNYUSA
- AIDS Healthcare FoundationNew YorkNYUSA
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- Merck & Co., Inc.KenilworthNJUSA
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Monnolo A, Clausi MT, Mercogliano R, Fusco G, Fiorentino ML, Buono F, Lama A, Ferrante MC. Levels of polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in donkey milk: Correlation with the infection level by intestinal strongyles. Chemosphere 2020; 258:127287. [PMID: 32535446 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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AIM The study aimed at evaluating the concentration levels of organochlorine pollutants in donkey milk and their modulation on the intestinal strongyle infection. Risk evaluation for consumer health was also investigated. METHODS We analyzed milk of grazing donkeys living in areas of Southern of Italy affected by organochlorine compounds environmental pollution and parasite infection. The presence of pollutants was assessed through summary statistics; regression analysis of intestinal strongyle on pollutant concentration was performed to investigate the relationship between the two variables. RESULTS PCB concentrations (mainly non-dioxin-like (ndl)-PCBs) were higher than OCP ones. Mean values of ndl-PCBs across areas ranged from 93.13 to 263.64 ng g-1. In all sample units we detected the six indicator PCBs with the prevalence of the PCB 153, followed by the PCB 28 and the PCB 101. Among the dioxin-like (dl)-PCBs, non-ortho PCB 169, 77 and 126 were assessed in some milk samples; in all areas we detected the mono-ortho PCB 118 and PCB 105. Positive correlation between infection level and six indicator PCBs as well as between the former and HCB, on WW and LW, were observed (at least statistically significant at 5 percent). In some cases, Dl-PCB concentrations emerged as dangerous given the EU maximum residue limit for PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs. CONCLUSION Evidence supports the hypothesis of an immunosuppressive role of organochlorine pollutants; risk evaluation reveals the potential health impact of dl-PCB intake, particularly for major donkey milk consumers such as infants, children with cow milk and multiple food intolerance, and elders.
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- A Monnolo
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Portici, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Portici, Naples, Italy
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- Environmental Research Center, Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
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Fusco G, Fusaro M, Aglioti SM. Midfrontal-occipital Ɵ-tACS modulates cognitive conflicts related to bodily stimuli. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 2020; 17:91-100. [PMID: 33448297 PMCID: PMC8824600 DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsaa125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Neurophysiological studies show that during tasks tapping cognitive control (like the flanker task), midfrontal theta (MFθ) oscillations are associated with conflict and error processing and neural top-down modulation of perceptual processing. What remains unknown is whether perceptual encoding of category-specific stimuli (e.g. body vs letters) used in flanker-like tasks is modulated by theta oscillations. To explore this issue, we delivered transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) in the theta frequency band (6 Hz) over the medial frontal cortex (MFC) and the extra-striate body area (EBA), whereas healthy participants performed two variants of the classical flanker task, one with stimuli representing human hands (i.e. hand-flanker) and the other with stimuli representing coloured letters (i.e. letter-flanker). More specifically, we aimed at investigating whether θ-tACS involving a body-related area may modulate the long-range communication between neuronal populations underlying conflict monitoring and visuo-perceptual encoding of hand stimuli without affecting the conflict driven by letter stimuli. Results showed faster correct response times during θ-tACS in the hand-flanker compared with γ-tACS (40 Hz) and sham. Importantly, such an effect did not emerge in the letter-flanker. Our findings show that theta oscillations over midfrontal-occipital areas modulate bodily specific, stimulus content-driven aspects of cognitive control.
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- Gabriele Fusco
- Correspondence should be addressed to Dr Gabriele Fusco, Department of Psychology, via dei Marsi 78, 00185, Roma, Italy. E-mail:
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- Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome and CLNS@SAPIENZA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
- Social Neuroscience Laboratory, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome and CLNS@SAPIENZA, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rome, Italy
- Social Neuroscience Laboratory, IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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Fusco G, Scandola M, Feurra M, Pavone EF, Rossi S, Aglioti SM. Midfrontal theta transcranial alternating current stimulation modulates behavioural adjustment after error execution. Eur J Neurosci 2018; 48:3159-3170. [DOI: 10.1111/ejn.14174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2018] [Revised: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Gabriele Fusco
- Department of PsychologyUniversity of Rome “Sapienza” Rome Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Santa LuciaIRCCS Rome Italy
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- NPSY.Lab‐VrDepartment of Human SciencesUniversity of Verona Verona Italy
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- School of PsychologyCentre for Cognition and Decision MakingNational Research University Higher School of Economics Moscow Russia
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- Department of PsychologyUniversity of Rome “Sapienza” Rome Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Santa LuciaIRCCS Rome Italy
- Braintrends ltd, Applied Neuroscience Rome Italy
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- Unit of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Brain Investigation & Neuromodulation LabDepartment of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, and Human Physiology SectionSiena University Siena Italy
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Cannillo B, Ostan A, Dionisi C, Fusco G, Carriero A, Brambilla M. Variability of the discrepancy between manufacturer and measured CTDI 100 values by scanner type, acquisition parameters and phantom size. Phys Med 2018; 49:34-39. [PMID: 29866340 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.04.390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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According to the EU directive 2013/59, the computed tomography (CT) equipments shall be able to inform the practitioner of parameters for assessing the patient dose. The aim of this study was to measure the accuracy of the CTDI100 with respect to the values stipulated in the manufacturer manual for different manufacturers/models of CT and to assess the impact of acquisition parameters on CTDI100 accuracy. Ten CT from 4 different manufacturers were included in the study. The discrepancy with the manufacturer value CTDI100 was checked with a dosimeter with traceable calibration. Manufacturer values for the CTDI100 were derived from the equipment's manual. The impact of the kVp, CT model, primary collimation and phantom size on the discrepancy of the CTDI100, was assessed by a four-way ANOVA. All the factors had a statistically significant impact on CTDI100 discrepancy (P < 0.05). In a head to head comparison, the greater discrepancies were found on average for 80 kV (15.4 ± 10.7%), sixteen channels CT (10.3 ± 5.1%) and for thick collimations (13.2 ± 6.8%), whilst no significant differences were found between head and body phantoms. For sixteen channels CT and acquisition protocols involving the use of low kV or thick primary collimation, the discrepancies with the manufacturer value CTDI100 can be higher than 20%, which is the suspension level indicated in the EC RP N.162 Publication. This suggests the need of individual calibration of CT X-ray tubes by the manufacturers and the necessity of including this check in the quality control programs for CT.
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- B Cannillo
- Medical Physics Department, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
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- Medical Physics Department, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
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- Medical Physics Department, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
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- Medical Physics Department, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
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- Radiology Department, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy
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- Medical Physics Department, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy.
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Ferrante MC, Fusco G, Monnolo A, Saggiomo F, Guccione J, Mercogliano R, Clausi MT. Food contamination by PCBs and waste disposal crisis: Evidence from goat milk in Campania (Italy). Chemosphere 2017; 186:396-404. [PMID: 28802131 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.07.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2017] [Revised: 07/23/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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AIM The study aims at investigating whether, and if so, to what extent the strong presence of urban and industrial waste in a territory may cause PCB contamination in goat milk produced therein. METHODS We compared PCB concentrations in goat milk from three different locations in the Campania region (Italy). One of the three locations, together with its surrounding area, has long suffered from illegal waste disposal and burning mainly by the so-called Ecomafia. The other locations, not involved in these illegal activities, allowed us to create a control group of goats with characteristics very similar to those of main interest. RESULTS In milk from the waste contaminated area we identified high PCB concentrations (six indicator PCBs amounted to 170 ng g-1 on lipid weight, on average), whereas there was an almost total absence of such pollutants in milk from the control group. Concentrations of the six indicator PCBs were above the current European maximum residue limit fixed by the EU. At the same time, we found a lower average value of lipid content and a negative relationship between lipid content and PCB concentrations. CONCLUSION Evidence indicates the potential health risk for consumers living in areas involved in illegal dumping of waste.
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- M C Ferrante
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Italy.
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- Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Portici (Naples), Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
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Cianniello D, Prudente A, Caputo R, Piezzo M, Riemma M, Savastano B, Cocco S, Licenziato M, De Stefano B, Di Gioia G, Fusco G, Buonfanti G, Gravina A, Landi G, Di Rella F, Pacilio C, Nuzzo F, Iodice G, De Laurentiis M, Del Prete S. PerTe: efficacy and safety of pertuzumab in “real life setting” for the neoadjuvant treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer patients. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx424.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Sinagra E, Raimondo D, Pompei G, Fusco G, Rossi F, Tomasello G, Leone A, Cappello F, Morreale GC, Midiri F, Midiri M, Rizzo AG. Focal active colitis as a predictor of inflammatory bowel disease: results from a single-center experience. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2017; 31:1119-1125. [PMID: 29254324] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The term focal active colitis (FAC) is conventionally used to describe the presence of isolated cryptitis, characterized by an inflammatory infiltrate consisting of intraepithelial neutrophils and/or neutrophils invading the lumen of the criptae, with no other microscopic alteration of the colonic mucosa and, in particular, without the presence of signs of chronic inflammation. To date, only four studies, including one conducted in a pediatric population, have been performed to evaluate the clinical significance of this disease. The aim of this retrospective study on prospectively-collected data is to evaluate the clinical implications of the focal active colitis, since there still remains a marked uncertainty regarding this topic and about how often such a diagnosis will presage a diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Clinical, endoscopic, and pathological data were retrospectively reviewed from 30 patients with focal active colitis, who had no other diagnostic findings on colorectal biopsy and no history of chronic inflammatory bowel disease. The histological findings were correlated with clinical diagnoses. Thirty patients (11 males, 19 females; age 24-80 years, median 56 years) (0.5%) out of 5,600 undergoing colonoscopy between January 2012 and December 2016 presented a definitive diagnosis of FAC. Follow-up ranged from 6 to 60 months (median 24 months). At endoscopy, 19 patients (63%) had mild and non-specific changes, such as mild mucosal erythema, while 11 (37%) had normal findings. Eight patients were documented as having irritable bowel syndrome, while nine cases could be attributed to the effects of drugs, five presented FAC as incidental finding, one a diagnosis of infectious colitis, and seven a diagnosis of IBD (4 with Crohns disease). FAC was confirmed to be a more significant predictor of IBD than the previous literature would indicate, even if larger prospective studies, targeted to study this relationship, are needed to understand more clearly its clinical significance.
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- E Sinagra
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Istituto San Raffaele Giglio, Cefalù, Italy
- Section of Nutrition, Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (IEMEST), Palermo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Istituto San Raffaele Giglio, Cefalù, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Fondazione Istituto San Raffaele Giglio, Cefalù, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia – Vincenzo Cervello, Palermo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione Istituto San Raffaele Giglio, Cefalù, Italy
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- Section of Nutrition, Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (IEMEST), Palermo, Italy
- Section of Human Anatomy, BIONEC, University of Palermo, Italy
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- Section of Histology, BIONEC, University of Palermo, Italy
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- Section of Nutrition, Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (IEMEST), Palermo, Italy
- Section of Human Anatomy, BIONEC, University of Palermo, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia – Vincenzo Cervello, Palermo, Italy
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- Section of Radiology, DIBIMED, University of Palermo, Italy
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- Section of Radiology, DIBIMED, University of Palermo, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Fondazione Istituto San Raffaele Giglio, Cefalù, Italy
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Tidoni E, Abu-Alqumsan M, Leonardis D, Kapeller C, Fusco G, Guger C, Hintermuller C, Peer A, Frisoli A, Tecchia F, Bergamasco M, Aglioti SM. Local and Remote Cooperation With Virtual and Robotic Agents: A P300 BCI Study in Healthy and People Living With Spinal Cord Injury. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2017; 25:1622-1632. [DOI: 10.1109/tnsre.2016.2626391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Aprea G, Amoroso MG, Di Bartolo I, D'Alessio N, Di Sabatino D, Boni A, Cioffi B, D'Angelantonio D, Scattolini S, De Sabato L, Cotturone G, Pomilio F, Migliorati G, Galiero G, Fusco G. Molecular detection and phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis E virus strains circulating in wild boars in south-central Italy. Transbound Emerg Dis 2017; 65:e25-e31. [DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- G. Aprea
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno; Portici Italy
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”; Teramo Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno; Portici Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno; Portici Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”; Teramo Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”; Teramo Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno; Portici Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”; Teramo Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”; Teramo Italy
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- Ente Parco Naturale Regionale Sirente Velino; Rocca di Mezzo, AQ Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”; Teramo Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise “G. Caporale”; Teramo Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno; Portici Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno; Portici Italy
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Bollella P, Mazzei F, Favero G, Fusco G, Ludwig R, Gorton L, Antiochia R. Improved DET communication between cellobiose dehydrogenase and a gold electrode modified with a rigid self-assembled monolayer and green metal nanoparticles: The role of an ordered nanostructuration. Biosens Bioelectron 2017; 88:196-203. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2016.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Revised: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Fusco G, Tidoni E, Barone N, Pilati C, Aglioti SM. Illusion of arm movement evoked by tendon vibration in patients with spinal cord injury. Restor Neurol Neurosci 2016; 34:815-26. [DOI: 10.3233/rnn-160660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Gabriele Fusco
- Department of Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Hospital A.Alesini C.T.O., Unipolar Unit, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy
- IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Tidoni E, Gergondet P, Fusco G, Kheddar A, Aglioti SM. The Role of Audio-Visual Feedback in a Thought-Based Control of a Humanoid Robot: A BCI Study in Healthy and Spinal Cord Injured People. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2016; 25:772-781. [PMID: 28113631 DOI: 10.1109/tnsre.2016.2597863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The efficient control of our body and successful interaction with the environment are possible through the integration of multisensory information. Brain-computer interface (BCI) may allow people with sensorimotor disorders to actively interact in the world. In this study, visual information was paired with auditory feedback to improve the BCI control of a humanoid surrogate. Healthy and spinal cord injured (SCI) people were asked to embody a humanoid robot and complete a pick-and-place task by means of a visual evoked potentials BCI system. Participants observed the remote environment from the robot's perspective through a head mounted display. Human-footsteps and computer-beep sounds were used as synchronous/asynchronous auditory feedback. Healthy participants achieved better placing accuracy when listening to human footstep sounds relative to a computer-generated sound. SCI people demonstrated more difficulty in steering the robot during asynchronous auditory feedback conditions. Importantly, subjective reports highlighted that the BCI mask overlaying the display did not limit the observation of the scenario and the feeling of being in control of the robot. Overall, the data seem to suggest that sensorimotor-related information may improve the control of external devices. Further studies are required to understand how the contribution of residual sensory channels could improve the reliability of BCI systems.
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Palo D, Napolano R, Potena A, Galiero G, Fusco G, Gasparrini B, Zicarelli F. >Relationship among the cheese yield, the characteristics of the curd and those of buffalo milk. Italian Journal of Animal Science 2016. [DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.s2.1096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- G Fusco
- Department of Animal Health, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Via Salute, 2, Portici NA 80055, Italy
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- Department of Animal Health, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Via Salute, 2, Portici NA 80055, Italy
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Abruzzo and Molise 'G. Caporale', via Campo Boario, Teramo 64100, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Animal Health, University of Naples 'Federico II', Via Delpino, 1, Naples 80137, Italy
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- Department of Animal Health, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Via Salute, 2, Portici NA 80055, Italy
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- Department of Animal Health, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Via Salute, 2, Portici NA 80055, Italy
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- Department of Animal Health, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Via Salute, 2, Portici NA 80055, Italy
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Fusco G, Amoroso MG, Gesualdi Montesano N, Viscardi M. Development of a pyrosequencing assay for the typing of alphaherpesviruses. MethodsX 2015; 2:47-52. [PMID: 26150971 PMCID: PMC4487326 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2015.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Identification of herpesvirus in biological material is usually carried out by real-time PCR. With the aim to classify the strain of virus identified, real-time PCR must be often supported by time-consuming capillary electrophoresis sequencing analysis. Here we provide a protocol for the rapid and reliable identification of 5 closely related herpesviruses by PyroMark Q24 sequencing system. PyroMark performs DNA sequencing analysis using pyrosequencing, a technology based on the detection of released pyrophosphate during DNA elongation [1]. PyroMark is designed to detect changes in specified variable positions of the DNA. It can efficiently detect single nucleotide differences in sequences [2]. In the present paper we describe a protocol to pyrosequence a small polymorphic segment of the US8 gene. On the basis of the differences identified in the nucleotide sequence we could readily classify the herpesvirus as Bovine herpesvirus 1.1, Bovine herpesvirus 1.2, Bovine herpesvirus 5, Bubaline herpesvirus 1 or Caprine herpesvirus. The protocol set up offers several advantages with respect to the techniques commonly used: it requires less than one working day to be carried; it gives the possibility to analyze, at reasonable costs, up to 24 samples at a time; and it allows to detect with great reliability and specificity strongly genetically correlated organisms like the herpesviruses named above. The procedure can be easily applied to other families of viruses, with opportune modifications.
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- G Fusco
- Department of Animal Health, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Via Salute, 2, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy
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- Department of Animal Health, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Via Salute, 2, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy
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- Department of Animal Health, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Via Salute, 2, 80055 Portici (NA), Italy
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Guidarelli G, Nicolosi P, Fusco G, de Francesco MC, Loy A. Morphological variation and modularity in the mandible of three Mediterranean dolphin species. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/11250003.2014.943685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Agata K, Alasaad S, Almeida-Val VMF, Alvarez-Dios JA, Barbisan F, Beadell JS, Beltrán JF, Benítez M, Bino G, Bleay C, Bloor P, Bohlmann J, Booth W, Boscari E, Caccone A, Campos T, Carvalho BM, Climaco GT, Clobert J, Congiu L, Cowger C, Dias G, Doadrio I, Farias IP, Ferrand N, Freitas PD, Fusco G, Galetti PM, Gallardo-Escárate C, Gaunt MW, Ocampo ZG, Gonçalves H, Gonzalez EG, Haye P, Honnay O, Hyseni C, Jacquemyn H, Jowers MJ, Kakezawa A, Kawaguchi E, Keeling CI, Kwan YS, La Spina M, Lee WO, Leśniewska M, Li Y, Liu H, Liu X, Lopes S, Martínez P, Meeus S, Murray BW, Nunes AG, Okedi LM, Ouma JO, Pardo BG, Parks R, Paula-Silva MN, Pedraza-Lara C, Perera OP, Pino-Querido A, Richard M, Rossini BC, Samarasekera NG, Sánchez A, Sanchez JA, Santos CHDA, Shinohara W, Soriguer RC, Sousa ACB, Sousa CFDS, Stevens VM, Tejedo M, Valenzuela-Bustamante M, Van de Vliet MS, Vandepitte K, Vera M, Wandeler P, Wang W, Won YJ, Yamashiro A, Yamashiro T, Zhu C. Permanent genetic resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 December 2010-31 January 2011. Mol Ecol Resour 2011; 11:586-9. [PMID: 21457476 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.03004.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This article documents the addition of 238 microsatellite marker loci to the Molecular Ecology Resources Database. Loci were developed for the following species: Alytes dickhilleni, Arapaima gigas, Austropotamobius italicus, Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici, Cobitis lutheri, Dendroctonus ponderosae, Glossina morsitans morsitans, Haplophilus subterraneus, Kirengeshoma palmata, Lysimachia japonica, Macrolophus pygmaeus, Microtus cabrerae, Mytilus galloprovincialis, Pallisentis (Neosentis) celatus, Pulmonaria officinalis, Salminus franciscanus, Thais chocolata and Zootoca vivipara. These loci were cross-tested on the following species: Acanthina monodon, Alytes cisternasii, Alytes maurus, Alytes muletensis, Alytes obstetricans almogavarii, Alytes obstetricans boscai, Alytes obstetricans obstetricans, Alytes obstetricans pertinax, Cambarellus montezumae, Cambarellus zempoalensis, Chorus giganteus, Cobitis tetralineata, Glossina fuscipes fuscipes, Glossina pallidipes, Lysimachia japonica var. japonica, Lysimachia japonica var. minutissima, Orconectes virilis, Pacifastacus leniusculus, Procambarus clarkii, Salminus brasiliensis and Salminus hilarii.
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- Molecular Ecology Resources Editorial Office, 6270 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
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D'Angelo AM, Della Pepa D, Della Pepa GM, Fusco G, Garofalo D, Passaro A, Stifano G, Fusco B. [Impacted and ruptured Dormia's Basket in the biliary tract during ERCP: a rare surgical emergency]. MINERVA CHIR 2011; 66:73-74. [PMID: 21389927] [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: 05/30/2023]
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Strazzullo M, Rossetti C, Fusco G, Campanile C, Vecchio D, Campanile G, Perucatti A, Di Meo GP, Filippini F, Eggen A, Ferrara L, D'Esposito M. Genomic characterization and chromosomal mapping of 5 river buffalo skeletal muscle differentiation master genes. Cytogenet Genome Res 2010; 128:221-7. [PMID: 20453476 DOI: 10.1159/000308359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/29/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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River buffalo (Bubalus bubalis, 2n = 50, BBU) is a species of economic relevance in a number of countries. This species shows a very peculiar biology and a great capacity for environmental adaptation. There has been an increasing economic interest as well as a growing demand for a more detailed knowledge of molecular features in this species. From this perspective we report a genomic, transcriptional and cytogenetic analysis of 5 master genes involved in skeletal muscle development. Of these 5 genes, MYOD1, MYF5, MYF6 and MYOG belong to the basic helix-loop helix protein family while MSTN belongs to the TNF-B protein family. In mammals, these genes are involved in the early stages of skeletal muscle differentiation, development and regeneration. These pivotal biological functions are finely regulated in a tissue- and temporal-specific manner. We used a comparative genomic approach to obtain the buffalo specific sequences of MYOD1 and MYF6. The nucleotide sequence similarity and the protein domain conservation of the newly obtained sequences are analysed with respect to bovine and other mammalian species showing sequence similarity. The presence of a polymorphism in MYOD1 coding sequence is described and its possible effect discussed. Using a quantitative PCR approach, we compared the level of the 5 transcripts in adult and fetal muscle. These genes were physically localised on river buffalo R-banded chromosomes by FISH using bovine genomic BAC-clones. Here, we present a genomic and cytogenetic analysis which could offer a background to better characterise the buffalo genes involved in muscle function and which may be responsible for buffalo-specific meat features.
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- M Strazzullo
- National Research Council (CNR), ISPAAM, Naples, Italy
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Maruzzo D, Egredzija M, Minelli A, Fusco G. Segmental pattern formation following amputation in the flagellum of the second antennae ofAsellus aquaticus(Crustacea, Isopoda). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.1080/11250000701885588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Montagnaro S, Longo M, Mallardo K, Pisanelli G, De Martino L, Fusco G, Baldi L, Pagnini U, Iovane G. Evaluation of a fluorescence polarization assay for the detection of serum antibodies to Brucella abortus in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2008; 125:135-42. [PMID: 18599128 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2008.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2007] [Revised: 04/29/2008] [Accepted: 05/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The fluorescence polarization assay (FPA) was evaluated for the serological diagnosis of brucellosis in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in southern Italy. This assay uses O-polysaccharide prepared from Brucella abortus lipopolysaccharide conjugated with fluorescein isothiocyanate as a tracer. It has many methodological advantages over older, more established tests and can be performed in a fraction of the time. Sera from 890 buffalos from the Campania Region - 526 positive sera and 364 negative sera according to the complement fixation test (CFT) - were evaluated in this study. All samples were tested with the Rose Bengal test (RBT), CFT, and FPA in parallel and in blind fashion. Sensitivities (Sn) were 84.5% and 92.6%, and specificities (Sp) were 93.1% and 91.2% for RBT and FPA, respectively, relative to CFT. Finally, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis suggested a cut-off value of 117 millipolarization (mP) units. On the whole, these results suggested that FPA might replace RBT in the diagnosis of buffalo brucellosis for its better performance relative to CFT, its adjustable cut-off useful in different epidemiological situations, its reliability, ease of performance, and for its potential application in field and high-throughput laboratories.
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- S Montagnaro
- Department of Pathology and Animal Health, University of Naples Federico II, Via Delpino no. 1, 80137 Naples, Italy.
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Napolano R, Potena A, Fusco G, Caso C, Campanile G, Di Palo R, Zicarelli F. Relationships between buffalo milk components and curd characteristics. Italian Journal of Animal Science 2007. [DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.s2.1092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Galiero G, Martucciello A, Astarita S, Iovane G, Pagnini U, Fusco G, Guarino A. Isolation of Brucella abortus
strain RB51 from two buffalo fetuses. Vet Rec 2006; 159:563-4. [PMID: 17056654 DOI: 10.1136/vr.159.17.563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- G Galiero
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Sezione Diagnostica Provinciale di Salerno, Centro di Referenza Nazionale sull'igiene e le tecnologie dell'allevamento e delle produzioni bufaline, Via delle Calabrie, 27 84132 Fuorni-Salerno, Italy
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Rinaldi L, Pacelli F, Iovane G, Pagnini U, Veneziano V, Fusco G, Cringoli G. Survey of Neospora caninum and bovine herpes virus 1 coinfection in cattle. Parasitol Res 2006; 100:359-64. [PMID: 17053931 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-006-0335-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [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] [Received: 06/07/2006] [Accepted: 09/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A seroprevalence survey of Neospora caninum and bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) was conducted in cattle pasturing in an area of the southern Italian Apennines to investigate the coinfection of these two pathogens. Blood samples were collected from 948 pastured cattle raised on 81 farms. Sera were tested for antibodies to N. caninum and to BHV-1 using an ELISA assay and a neutralization test, respectively. Out of the 81 farms sampled, 63 (77.8%) were positive for N. caninum and 80 (98.8%) for BHV-1. Coinfection was found in 62 (76.5%) farms. Out of the 948 bovine sera samples, 303 (32.0%) had antibodies to N. caninum and 735 (77.5%) to BHV-1. The copresence of antibodies to N. caninum and BHV-1 was found in 256 (27.0%) cattle. The logistic regression results indicated that seropositivity for BHV-1 was a risk factor for N. caninum seropositivity and seropositivity for N. caninum was a risk factor for BHV-1 seropositivity.
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- L Rinaldi
- Dipartimento di Patologia e Sanità Animale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Via Della Veterinaria 1, 80137, Naples, Italy
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Antonelli G, Chiaverini S, Fusco G. A calibration method for odometry of mobile robots based on the least-squares technique: theory and experimental validation. IEEE T ROBOT 2005. [DOI: 10.1109/tro.2005.851382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Rinaldi L, Fusco G, Musella V, Veneziano V, Guarino A, Taddei R, Cringoli G. Neospora caninum in pastured cattle: determination of climatic, environmental, farm management and individual animal risk factors using remote sensing and geographical information systems. Vet Parasitol 2005; 128:219-30. [PMID: 15740859 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2004] [Revised: 11/18/2004] [Accepted: 12/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A cross-sectional serological survey was conducted on cattle pasturing in an area of the southern Italian Apennines to evaluate the seroprevalence to Neospora caninum, and to investigate the climatic, environmental, farm management, and individual animal factors that influence the distribution of this protozoan. Blood samples were collected from 864 pastured cattle raised on 81 farms. Serum samples were tested for antibodies to N. caninum using an ELISA assay (HerdCheck), IDEXX). A geographical information system (GIS) for the study area was constructed using the following remote sensing (RS) and landscape feature data: autumn-winter, spring and summer normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), land cover, elevation, slope, aspect, mean rainfall and minimum, mean, and maximum temperature in spring, summer, autumn and winter. Data on each of these features were then extracted for "buffer zones" consisting of the area included in a circle of 3 km diameter centered on the 81 geo-referenced centroids of the main cattle pastures. Climatic and environmental data obtained from RS and GIS and individual animal characteristics and farm management data obtained from a questionnaire were analyzed in relation to N. caninum seropositivity and antibody titres both by linear and logistic regression models. Out of the 81 farms sampled, 63 (77.8%) had at least one tested animal positive for N. caninum. Out of the 864 bovine sera samples, 266 (30.8%) were found to have antibodies to N. caninum. The results of the logistic regression model show that significantly high seroprevalence to N. caninum was found in heifers/steers and adults, in cattle raised on farms having a large number of dogs, and in cattle raised in buffer zones having high minimum temperatures in the spring, and a narrow extension of summer NDVI. In addition, positive linear correlations were found between N. caninum antibody titres and the number of dogs on farm, and the minimum temperature in spring. All the above determined risk factors for N. caninum seroprevalence indicate that horizontal infection resulting from the ingestion of oocysts shed by dogs is the most probable route of N. caninum infection in pastured cattle of the southern Italian Apennines.
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- L Rinaldi
- Dipartimento di Patologia e Sanità Animale, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, CREMOPAR Regione Campania, Via della Veterinaria 1, 80137 Napoli, Italy
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Guarino A, Fusco G, Di Matteo A, Urbani G, Condoleo R, Serpe L, Tittarelli M, Di Ventura M, Gallo P. Indirect ELISA for the diagnosis of brucellosis in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in Italy. Vet Rec 2001; 149:88-90. [PMID: 11497402 DOI: 10.1136/vr.149.3.88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- A Guarino
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Portici, NA, Italy
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In addressing phenotypic evolution, this article reconsiders natural selection, random drift, developmental constraints, and internal selection in the new extended context of evolutionary developmental biology. The change of perspective from the "evolution of phenotypes" toward an "evolution of ontogenies" (evo-devo perspective) affects the reciprocal relationships among these different processes. Random drift and natural selection are sibling processes: two forms of post-productional sorting among alternative developmental trajectories, the former random, the latter nonrandom. Developmental constraint is a compound concept; it contains even some forms of natural ("external" and "internal") selection. A narrower definition ("reproductive constraints") is proposed. Internal selection is not a selection caused by an internal agent. It is a form of environment-independent selection depending on the level of the organism's internal developmental or functional coordination. Selection and constraints are the main deterministic processes in phenotypic evolution but they are not opposing forces. Indeed, they are continuously interacting processes of evolutionary change, but with different roles that should not be confused.
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- G Fusco
- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Italy.
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Manzella GMR, Cardin V, Cruzado A, Fusco G, Gacic M, Galli C, Gasparini GP, Gervais T, Kovacevic V, Millot C, Petit DeLa Villeon L, Spaggiari G, Tonani M, Tziavos C, Velasquez Z, Walne A, Zervakis V, Zodiatis G. EU-sponsored effort improves monitoring of circulation variability in the Mediterranean. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1029/01eo00295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Arcuri E, Mercadante S, Laurenzi L, Natoli S, Centulio F, Fusco G, Ginobbi P, Tirelli W. Opioid nonresponsiveness in cancer pain can be reversible. A serendipitous conclusion of a refrospective analysis. J Pain Symptom Manage 2000; 20:393-4. [PMID: 11131254 DOI: 10.1016/s0885-3924(00)00226-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- A Guarino
- Instituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Portici, NA, Italy
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Iorio R, Terracciano LM, Vecchione R, Sepe A, Fusco G, Innelli P, Vegnente A. An adolescent with multinodular liver at ultrasound scanning. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2000; 31:566-9. [PMID: 11144445 DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200011000-00021] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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- R Iorio
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Naples Federico II, Italy.
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A study was carried on 1377 water buffalo serum samples from 50 farms in southern Italy to test the presence of Neospora caninum antibodies by indirect fluorescence antibody test (IFAT). Rabbit anti-buffalo immunoglobulins conjugated to fluorescein were used in the test. Fluorescence in sera dilutions above 1:200 was considered as indicative of the presence of N. caninum antibodies. The overall prevalence of infection in the animals was 34.6%. The prevalence increased in relation to the age of subjects and most of the herds examined (82%) were found infected. In two farms abortions and neurological signs were reported. No suppurative inflammatory lesions were seen, but few protozoan-like cysts were observed on foetal tissues by histology.
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- A Guarino
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Sezione di Caserta via Mondo, 11-81100, Caserta, Italy
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Burza M, Ginobbi P, Fusco G, Laurenzi L, Tirelli W, Arcuri E. [Transdermal route as an alternative to oral administration of opioids in cancer pain]. Clin Ter 1998; 149:277-80. [PMID: 9866889] [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: 02/09/2023]
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Fentanyl TTS, the only transdermal opioid, represents a real tool for a better quality of life in patients with cancer pain. In this paper we report a short description of the pharmacologic properties and administration procedures of this drug that is a useful alternative when other opioids recommended on the third step of the WHO analgesic ladder, are ineffective or present unbearable side effects (nausea and/or vomiting-severe mucosites and dysphagia). In particular we indicated some changes and adjustments switching from morphine per os to fentanyl TTS. In addition we report the results of a study carried out in our Pain Therapy Center on 49 patients with severe oncologic pain, previously treated with opioids and other drugs associations. Our results indicated a good control of continuous nociceptive cancer pain, with a better quality of life and lesser side effects to respect the previous regime of orally opioids.
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- M Burza
- Istituto Regina Elena, Servizio di Terapia del Dolore e Rianimazione, Roma, Italia
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Arena G, Urso E, Fusco G, Ramondetta C, Monaco O, Tomaselli V, Abbate M. [Reintervention in mitral valve prostheses. Analysis of risk factors]. Cardiologia 1997; 42:489-94. [PMID: 9289366] [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: 02/05/2023]
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From 1980 to 1996, 111 patients (83 females, 28 males, mean age 51.47 +/- 15.73 years, range 1-76) underwent mitral valve replacement. Seventy-five patients underwent replacement of a biological valve and 36 of a mechanical valve. Three patients underwent a third operation. Seventy prostheses were replaced because of a structural dysfunction. Other causes of valve failure were: 24 thrombosis (23 mechanical and 1 biological), 10 endocarditis (7 mechanical, 3 biological) and 4 leakages (3 mechanical and 1 biological). One patient who had recurrent anticoagulant-related haemorrhage underwent reoperation to replace his mechanical valve with a biological prosthesis. Two patients had their valve replaced because of mismatch between size of the valve and body surface area. Thirteen operations were performed on emergency and 29 on urgency. There were 22 in-hospital deaths with a hospital mortality of 19.82%. Fourteen deaths (63.63%) occurred in patients operated on emergency or urgency. All deceased patients were in NYHA functional class III or IV. Our data suggest that risk of reoperation on mitral prosthesis is highly influenced by the preoperative functional class. In spite of the fact that replacement of biological valves should be more elective than that of mechanical valves, we did not find any difference between the two groups of patients.
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- G Arena
- Divisione di Cardiochirurgia, Azienda Ospedali Vittorio Emanuele, Ferrarotto, S Bambino
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Trevisan M, O'Leary E, Farinaro E, Jossa F, Galasso R, Celentano E, Scottoni A, Fusco G, Panico S. Short- and long-term association between uric acid and a natural disaster. Psychosom Med 1997; 59:109-13. [PMID: 9088046 DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199703000-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This paper analyzes the longitudinal relationship between serum uric acid level and a natural disaster. METHODS The sample consists of factory workers who were participating in a longitudinal epidemiological study of coronary heart disease risk factors. Participants were seen in 1975 (baseline), 1980 (5 year follow-up), and 1987 (12 year follow-up). The 5 year (1980) follow-up examination was interrupted by a major earthquake and resumed 2 weeks after the quake. At this examination, participants seen after the quake had, on the average, significantly lower serum uric acid than those seen before the earthquake. In 1987 (7 years after the quake), participants were questioned whether or not (in their own perception) they were still suffering from damages due to the 1980 earthquake. RESULTS At the examination in 1987, participants who reported suffering from damage due to the 1980 quake showed on the average significantly increased serum uric acid compared with participants who reported not suffering from damages due to the 1980 quake. The analyses of the data of 578 individuals who participated in all three examinations confirmed these findings and showed that they were independent from levels of uric acid measured prior to the disaster. CONCLUSIONS The reason for this apparent different association with uric acid and acute and long-term exposure to the quake remains to be clarified but these findings are consistent with the existence of diverse patterns of physiologic response to different stressors.
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- M Trevisan
- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo 14214, USA
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Faglieri N, Fusco G, Laurenzi L, Natoli S, Milasi G, Rispoli GG, Calamaro A, Fimiani C, Arcuri E. [Thrombocytopenia and thrombophilic state in heparin therapy]. Minerva Anestesiol 1995; 61:431-5. [PMID: 9019675] [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: 02/03/2023]
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The authors report two clinical cases of thrombocytopenia and thrombosis which occurred during profilaxys and therapy with heparin. The mechanisms involved are reviewed and the possible therapeutic role of heparin-like drugs is discussed according to data presented in the international literature.
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- N Faglieri
- Servizio di Rianimazione e Terapia del Dolore Istituto Nazionale Tumori Regina Elena, Roma
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Cottone M, Turri M, Caltagirone M, Parisi P, Orlando A, Fiorentino G, Virdone R, Fusco G, Grasso R, Simonetti RG. Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with Child's A cirrhosis: an 8-year prospective study by ultrasound and alphafetoprotein. J Hepatol 1994; 21:1029-34. [PMID: 7535323 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-8278(05)80613-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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One hundred and forty-seven patients with Child's A cirrhosis and no evidence of hepatocellular carcinoma were followed up in an 8-year prospective surveillance program with testing by ultrasound and alphafetoprotein every 6 months. Eighteen of 147 patients were HBsAg positive. Anti-hepatitis C virus antibodies were found in 103 out of 133 cases tested. Sixteen patients had a history of heavy drinking. Thirty hepatocellular carcinomas were detected during follow up. At the time of diagnosis, ultrasound detected focal lesions in all the patients whereas alphafetoprotein was below diagnostic levels. The hepatocellular carcinoma was single in 26 patients and multiple in four. The overall 8-year cumulative tumor-free rate was 69% (95% confidence interval = 58-73). The yearly hepatocellular carcinoma incidence from 1985 to 1992 was respectively 2%, 1.5%, 2%, 3%, 5%, 4.8%, 7% and 10%. The initial value of AFP > 50 ng/ml and < 400 ng/ml was significantly related to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. This series shows that the cumulative incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis in Italy is higher than previously reported, but lower than that observed in Asiatic areas. A 6-month interval for ultrasound is reasonable to detect treatable tumors. Alphafetoprotein has no value for early diagnosis, although its intermediate values (> 50 and < 400 ng/ml) may indicate the presence of undetectable cancer which will appear during the follow up, and suggests that ultrasound should be employed more frequently in patients with these values.
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- M Cottone
- Clinica Medica R, Ospedale Vincenzo Cervello, Palermo, Italy
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Trevisan M, Farinaro E, Krogh V, Jossa F, Giumetti D, Fusco G, Panico S, Mellone C, Frascatore S, Scottoni A. Baldness and coronary heart disease risk factors. J Clin Epidemiol 1993; 46:1213-8. [PMID: 8410106 DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(93)90121-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 01/30/2023]
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The present report focuses on the association between baldness pattern and coronary heart disease risk factors in 872 male factory workers from southern Italy participating in an epidemiological study. Participants were divided according to presence or absence of baldness and baldness pattern. Participants with fronto-occipital baldness (male-type baldness) (n = 280) characterized by hair loss centered over the vertex with an m-shaped frontal-temporal recession had, on the average, higher serum cholesterol and blood pressure compared to participants with no baldness (n = 321) and/or participants with just frontal baldness (n = 273). For serum cholesterol, a significant interaction was detected between age and fronto-occipital baldness (i.e. the association between fronto-occipital baldness and elevated levels of serum cholesterol became weaker with age). No interaction was detectable between age and fronto-occipital baldness for blood pressure. The results of this cross-sectional study indicate that male-type pattern of baldness is associated with elevated CHD risk profile, and that this relation between age and serum cholesterol differs in younger compared to older men.
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- M Trevisan
- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine 14214
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Lo Presti C, Vitalone V, Fusco G, Assisi P. [Intravenous anesthesia with perfused propofol combined with loco-regional spinal anesthesia]. Minerva Anestesiol 1993; 59:179-85. [PMID: 8327170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The authors review the advantages and disadvantages of general and regional anesthesia in bad clinical conditions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Blended Anesthesia (association of general anesthesia with a regional technique) in 25 patients belonging to ASA classes II-III-IV, undergoing surgery for various disease. General anesthesia was provided by perfusion of propofol, after a peridural or subarachnoid continuous anesthesia was started. Patients were either in spontaneous or controlled ventilation. There were no cases of hypotension or other important side effects and the majority of patients judged good the anesthetic technique in regard to lack of pain, exhaustion and recall of operation.
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- C Lo Presti
- Servizio di Anestesia, Ospedale S. Filippo Neri, Roma
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Vitalone V, Fusco G, Lo Presti C, Assisi PF. [Nutritional support in patients with relapsing chronic respiratory failure]. Minerva Anestesiol 1993; 59:87-91. [PMID: 8515857] [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: 01/31/2023]
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The authors review the scientific data on nutritional problems in patients with acute decompensation of COPD and present their own experience in the nutritional management of such condition. Artificial nutrition (enteral and parenteral) allowed a reduction in the duration of hospitalization, a lower incidence of infections, and a shorter weaning time from mechanical ventilation in comparison to a homogeneous group of patients treated in the same unit in an earlier period, when less attention was paid to nutritional problems. The importance of artificial nutrition in patients with acute decompensation of COPD is highlighted.
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- V Vitalone
- Centro di Rianimazione e Terapia Intensiva, Ospedale San Filippo Neri, Roma
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