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Geppetti P, De Cesaris F, Benemei S, Cortelli P, Cevoli S, Pierangeli G, Favoni V, Lisotto C, Usai S, Frediani F, Di Fiore P, D'Arrigo G, Tassorelli C, Sances G, Cainazzo MM, Baraldi C, Sarchielli P, Corbelli I, De Vanna G, Tedeschi G, Russo A. Self-administered subcutaneous diclofenac sodium in acute migraine attack: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled dose-finding pilot study. Cephalalgia 2022; 42:1058-1070. [PMID: 35469478 DOI: 10.1177/03331024221093712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND A novel formulation of diclofenac, complexed with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPβCD) as a solubility enhancer, in a prefilled syringe for self-administered subcutaneous injection may overcome the limitations of acute migraine treatments administered by oral, rectal, intramuscular, or intravenous routes. METHODS This multicentre, phase 2, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-finding pilot study evaluated the efficacy, safety and tolerability of three different doses (25/50/75 mg/1 mL) of subcutaneous diclofenac sodium in the treatment of an acute migraine attack in 122 subjects. The primary efficacy endpoint was the percentage of patients pain-free at 2 hours after the study drug injection. RESULTS A significantly higher percentage of patients in the 50 mg diclofenac group 14 (46.7%) were pain-free at 2 hours when compared with placebo: 9 (29.0%) (p = 0.01). The 50 mg dose proved superior to placebo also in the majority of the secondary endpoints. The overall global impression favoured diclofenac vs placebo. There were no adverse events leading to study withdrawal. The majority of treatment-emergent adverse events were mild. CONCLUSIONS The 50 mg dose of this novel formulation of diclofenac represents a valuable self-administered option for the acute treatment of migraine attacks.Trial registration: EudraCT Registration No. 2017-004828-29.
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- Pierangelo Geppetti
- Università degli studi di Firenze, Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Florence, Italy.,SOD Centro Cefalee e Farmacologia Clinica, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- SOD Centro Cefalee e Farmacologia Clinica, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- SOD Centro Cefalee e Farmacologia Clinica, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,DIBINEM - Università di Bologna Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy
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- DIBINEM - Università di Bologna Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy
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- DIBINEM - Università di Bologna Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy.,Azienda per l'Assistenza Sanitaria n. 5 Friuli Occidentale-Centro Cefalee, Presidio Ospedaliero di San Vito al Tagliamento, San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy
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- DIBINEM - Università di Bologna Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna, Italy
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- Azienda per l'Assistenza Sanitaria n. 5 Friuli Occidentale-Centro Cefalee, Presidio Ospedaliero di San Vito al Tagliamento, San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy
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- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, UO Neurologia 3, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cefalee, UOC Neurologia e Stroke Unit, Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cefalee, UOC Neurologia e Stroke Unit, Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Centro Cefalee, UOC Neurologia e Stroke Unit, Ospedale San Carlo Borromeo, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Headache Science & Neurorehabilitation Center, IRCCS C. Mondino Foundation Pavia, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Headache Science & Neurorehabilitation Center, IRCCS C. Mondino Foundation Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- AOU Policlinico di Modena, Struttura Semplice Dipartimentale -Centro Cefalee e Abuso di Farmaci e Tossicologia Medica, Modena, Italy
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- Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Struttura Semplice Dipartimentale Centro Cefalee ed abuso di Farmaci-Tossicologia Medica, Modena, Italy
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- Headache Center, Neurological Clinic, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Headache, Center, Neurological Clinic, Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria della Misericordia, Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Science, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Science, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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Malara G, Trifirò C, Bartolotta A, Giofré C, D'Arrigo G, Testa A, De Lorenzo A, Tripepi G. Real-world effectiveness and safety of Guselkumab for the treatment of psoriasis: a 6-month prospective study in a series of psoriatic patients. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 25:406-412. [PMID: 33506930 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202101_24408] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Guselkumab is a fully human monoclonal IgG1 antibody which, by selectively binding to the p19 subunit of IL-23, prevents it from binding to the IL-23 receptor on the cell surfaces. To date, no prospective data are available on the efficacy and safety of this drug in everyday clinical practice in patients with psoriasis (PSO). MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a longitudinal, single arm, real-world, prospective study to investigate the effect of Guselkumab on PSO and quality of life (DLQI) in 44 PSO patients. Outcomes were PASI, BSA, DLQI at 3 and 6 months. RESULTS The longitudinal analysis showed that PASI improved from a median value of 24.1 at baseline to 2.0 at 6-months and this was also true for BSA (from 23.0 to 2.0) and DLQI (from 24.0 to 2.5) (all p<0.001). At 6-months, PASI75, PASI90 and PASI100 were 95.5%, 59.1% and 16%, respectively. The PSO improvement related with the increase of DLQI (∆PASI vs. ∆DLQI, r=0.77, p<0.001). No clinically relevant adverse events were observed. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates the effectiveness and safety of Guselkumab on PSO in real world and shows that the reduction of PSO severity due to the drug is directly related with the improvement of quality of life in this patient population.
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- G Malara
- Dermatology Unit, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli" of Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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Galli A, Di Fiore P, D'Arrigo G, Uggetti C, Squarza S, Leone M, D'Amico D, Frediani F. Migraine with aura and white matter lesions: new evidences. Neurol Sci 2018; 39:91-92. [PMID: 29904841 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-018-3358-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Alberto Galli
- Neurological and Stroke Unit Department, Headache Center, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Via Pio II n 3, 20153, Milan, Italy. .,Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy.
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- Neurological and Stroke Unit Department, Headache Center, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Via Pio II n 3, 20153, Milan, Italy
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- Neurological and Stroke Unit Department, Headache Center, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Via Pio II n 3, 20153, Milan, Italy
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- Neuroradiological Unit, Department of Radiology, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Neuroradiological Unit, Department of Radiology, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Headache Center, Carlo Besta Neurological Institute and Foundation, Milan, Italy
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- Headache Center, Carlo Besta Neurological Institute and Foundation, Milan, Italy
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- Neurological and Stroke Unit Department, Headache Center, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Via Pio II n 3, 20153, Milan, Italy.,Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Giacomo D'Arrigo
- Headache Center, Neurological and Stroke Unit Department, S. Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Via Pio II, 3, 20153, Milan, Italy.
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- Headache Center, Neurological and Stroke Unit Department, S. Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Via Pio II, 3, 20153, Milan, Italy
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- Headache Center, Neurological and Stroke Unit Department, S. Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Via Pio II, 3, 20153, Milan, Italy
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- Headache Center, Neurological and Stroke Unit Department, S. Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Via Pio II, 3, 20153, Milan, Italy
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Correale P, Giannicola R, Botta C, Tagliaferri P, Pastina P, Monoriti M, Saladino R, Falzea A, Barbieri V, D'Arrigo G, Tripepi G, Tassone P, Pirtoli L. HLA-DrbB1 heterozygosis and early auto-antibody rise predict prolonged survival in metastatic NSCLC patients undergoing PD-1 blockade. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy292.034] [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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Lovati C, Damavandi P, Vernieri F, Claudia A, Autunno M, Finocchi C, D'Arrigo G, Di Fiore P, Frediani F. The possible influence of foramen ovale and obstructive sleep apnoeas on trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias: preliminary results of a ANIRCEF-PROGRAN study. Neurol Sci 2018; 39:81-82. [PMID: 29904868 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-018-3350-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Carlo Lovati
- Headache Center, Neurology Unit, L. Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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- Headache Center, Neurology Unit, L. Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Unità di Neurologia, UOS Cefalee e Neurosonologia, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Unità di Neurologia, UOS Cefalee e Neurosonologia, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Rome, Italy
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- Headache Center, Department of Neurosciences, University of Messina AOU Policlinico "G. Martino", Messina, Italy
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- Clinica Neurologica IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Headache Center, Neurological and Stroke Unit Department, S. Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Headache Center, Neurological and Stroke Unit Department, S. Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Headache Center, Neurological and Stroke Unit Department, S. Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Galli A, Di Fiore P, D'Arrigo G, Uggetti C, Squarza S, Leone M, D'Amico D, Frediani F. Migraine with aura white matter lesions: preliminary data on clinical aspects. Neurol Sci 2018; 38:7-10. [PMID: 28527065 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-017-2917-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A few clinic-based magnetic resonance imaging studies report an increased risk of signal abnormalities in migraineurs brain's white matter, especially in migraine with aura subjects. A vascular genesis has been hypnotized and migraine with aura was considered an independent risk factor for stroke. Available data of magnetic resonance imaging alterations are often nonspecific and sometimes controversial. The aim of our study is to investigate migraine with aura patients with standardized brain magnetic resonance imaging to detect and to quantify the presence of white matter lesions and to analyze their relation with clinical data. We report preliminary data about first 90 subjects. We did not recognize any clinical aspect in close relationship with these alterations. The only clinical feature that seems to play a role in the presence of alterations is the age, and only in migraineurs women.
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- Alberto Galli
- Neurological and Stroke Unit Department, Headache Center, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Via Pio II, 3, 20153, Milan, Italy.
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- Neurological and Stroke Unit Department, Headache Center, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Via Pio II, 3, 20153, Milan, Italy
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- Neurological and Stroke Unit Department, Headache Center, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Via Pio II, 3, 20153, Milan, Italy
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- Neuroradiological Unit, Department of Radiology, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, S. Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Post-graduation School in Radiodiagnostics, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Headache Center, Carlo Besta Neurological Institute and Foundation, Milan, Italy
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- Headache Center, Carlo Besta Neurological Institute and Foundation, Milan, Italy
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- Neurological and Stroke Unit Department, Headache Center, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Via Pio II, 3, 20153, Milan, Italy
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Labate A, Mumoli L, Curcio A, Tripepi G, D'Arrigo G, Ferlazzo E, Aguglia U, Indolfi C, Quattrone A, Gambardella A. Value of clinical features to differentiate refractory epilepsy from mimics: a prospective longitudinal cohort study. Eur J Neurol 2018; 25:711-717. [PMID: 29359374 DOI: 10.1111/ene.13579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Misdiagnosis of refractory epilepsy (rE) is common and such patients experience a long diagnostic delay. Our aim was to identify key clinical/laboratory factors in order to obtain an alternative diagnosis in patients referred for rE. METHODS Between January 2010 and December 2015, 125 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of rE were prospectively enrolled. All patients underwent a comprehensive neurological, neuropsychiatric and cardiological evaluation, and had an observation time of at least 1 year after the study entry. RESULTS Diagnosis of rE was confirmed in 104/125 (83.2%) patients (55 women, mean age 38.8 ± 14.3 years). Thirteen/125 patients (10.4%, seven women, mean age 50.8 ± 20.9) were diagnosed with syncope, which was cardiac/cardio inhibitory in 9/13 (69%). The remaining 8/125 patients (6.4%, six women, mean age 41.2 ± 14.6 years) were diagnosed with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Age at onset had a high accuracy in differentiating patients with syncope from others, with the best cut-off age at 35 years and above. Abnormal brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) had a significant yield of about 70% in rE. A diagnostic model including age at onset and brain MRI was highly accurate in differentiating patients with syncope from others. In patients with cardiac/cardio inhibitory syncope, the point score of historical features was ≥1 and falsely favoured the diagnosis of epileptic seizures. CONCLUSIONS This prospective cohort study identifies rE mimics who are at high risk of morbidity and mortality. rE starting in adulthood should raise a high suspicion of cardiac syncope. Brain MRI is accurate in differentiating rE from other conditions.
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- A Labate
- Institute of Neurology, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy.,Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology, National Research Council, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Institute of Cardiology, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy.,Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council, Catanzaro, Italy
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- Institute of Neurology, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy.,Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council, Catanzaro, Italy
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Coppo R, D'Arrigo G, Tripepi G, Russo ML, Roberts I, Bellur S, Cattran D, Cook TH, Feehally J, Tesar V, Maixnerova D, Lundberg S, Di Palma AM, Emma F, Rollino C, Praga M, Biancone L, Pani A, Barratt J, Del Vecchio L, Locatelli F, Pierucci A, Caliskan Y, Perkowska-Ptasinska A, Ballarin J. SP104IS THERE LONG-TERM VALUE OF PATHOLOGY SCORING IN IGA NEPHROPATHY? A VALIGA UPDATE. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfx141.sp104] [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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Dounousi E, Torino C, Pizzini P, Cutrupi S, Panuccio V, D'Arrigo G, Abd ElHafeez S, Tripepi G, Mallamaci F, Zoccali C. Effect of inflammation by acute sepsis on intact fibroblast growth factor 23 (iFGF23) and asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA) in CKD patients. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2016; 26:80-83. [PMID: 26712271 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Revised: 10/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- E Dounousi
- Department of Nephrology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- CNR-IFC, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- CNR-IFC, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- CNR-IFC, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Renal Unit, Reggio Calabria, Italy; CNR-IFC, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- CNR-IFC, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Epidemiology Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- CNR-IFC, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Renal Unit, Reggio Calabria, Italy; CNR-IFC, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- CNR-IFC, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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Milazzo RG, Mio AM, D'Arrigo G, Grimaldi MG, Spinella C, Rimini E. Coalescence of silver clusters by immersion in diluted HF solution. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:024306. [PMID: 26178104 DOI: 10.1063/1.4926530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The galvanic displacement deposition of silver on H-terminated Si (100) in the time scale of seconds is instantaneous and characterized by a cluster density of 10(11)-10(12) cm(-2). The amount of deposited Ag follows a t(1/2) dependence in agreement with a Cottrell diffusion limited mechanism. At the same time, during the deposition, the cluster density reduces by a factor 5. This behavior is in contrast with the assumption of immobile clusters. We show in the present work that coalescence and aggregation occur also in the samples immersed in the diluted hydrofluoric acid (HF) solution without the presence of Ag(+). Clusters agglomerate according to a process of dynamic coalescence, typical of colloids, followed by atomic redistribution at the contact regions with the generation of multiple internal twins and stacking-faults. The normalized size distributions in terms of r/rmean follow also the prediction of the Smoluchowski ripening mechanism. No variation of the cluster density occurs for samples immersed in pure H2O solution. The different behavior might be associated to the strong attraction of clusters to oxide-terminated Si surface in presence of water. The silver clusters are instead weakly bound to hydrophobic H-terminated Si in presence of HF. HF causes then the detachment of clusters and a random movement on the silicon surface with mobility of about 10(-13) cm(2)/s. Attractive interaction (probably van der Waals) among particles promotes coarsening.
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- R G Milazzo
- CNR-IMM Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, I-95121 Catania, Italy
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- CNR-IMM Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, I-95121 Catania, Italy
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- CNR-IMM Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, I-95121 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Università di Catania, I-95123 Catania, Italy
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- CNR-IMM Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, I-95121 Catania, Italy
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- CNR-IMM Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, I-95121 Catania, Italy
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Spoto B, Di Betta E, Mattace-Raso F, Sijbrands E, Vilardi A, Parlongo RM, Pizzini P, Pisano A, Vermi W, Testa A, Cutrupi S, D'Arrigo G, Lonardi S, Tripepi G, Cancarini G, Zoccali C. Pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine gene expression in subcutaneous and visceral fat in severe obesity. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2014; 24:1137-1143. [PMID: 24984824 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2014.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Revised: 04/15/2014] [Accepted: 04/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Pro-inflammatory molecules produced by adipose tissue have been implicated in the risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease in obesity. We investigated the expression profile of 19 pro-inflammatory and seven anti-inflammatory genes in subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and in visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in 44 severely obese individuals who underwent bariatric surgery. METHODS AND RESULTS SAT and VAT expressed an identical series of pro-inflammatory genes. Among these genes, 12 were significantly more expressed in SAT than in VAT while just one (IL18) was more expressed in VAT. The remaining genes were equally expressed. Among pro-inflammatory cytokines, both IL6 and IL8 were about 20 times more intensively expressed in SAT than in VAT. The expression of nine genes was highly associated in SAT and VAT. Only for three pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL8, IL18, SAA1) in SAT the gene expression in adipose tissue associated with the circulating levels of the corresponding gene products while no such an association was found as for VAT. CONCLUSIONS The expression of critical pro-inflammatory genes is substantially higher in SAT than in VAT in individuals with morbid obesity. The variability in circulating levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines is, in small part and just for three pro-inflammatory cytokines, explained by underlying gene expression in SAT but not in VAT. These results point to a compartment-specific adipose tissue contribution to inflammation in obesity and indicate that abdominal SAT contributes more than VAT to the pro-inflammatory milieu associated with severe obesity.
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- B Spoto
- CNR-IFC, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Division of General Surgery 1, A.O. Spedali Civili di Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of General Surgery 1, A.O. Spedali Civili di Brescia, Italy
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- CNR-IFC, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- CNR-IFC, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- CNR-IFC, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, University of Brescia, Italy
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- CNR-IFC, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- CNR-IFC, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- CNR-IFC, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, University of Brescia, Italy
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- CNR-IFC, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Unit of Nephrology, A.O. Spedali Civili and University, Brescia, Italy
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- CNR-IFC, Institute of Clinical Physiology, Clinical Epidemiology and Physiopathology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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De Santis G, Lattuada P, D'Arrigo G, Frediani F. An unusual case of paradoxical embolism in a young patient affected by stroke. Neurol Sci 2014; 36:335-7. [PMID: 25034187 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-014-1892-4] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Giuseppe De Santis
- Neurology and Stroke Unit Care, Department of Medical Sciences, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Via Pio II 3, 20153, Milan, Italy,
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Benavides V, Trujillo G, D'Arrigo G, Paredes U, Pino J. EVALUACIÓN TOXICOLÓGICA PRELIMINAR DE RUTA GRAVEOLENS, ORIGANUM VULGARE Y PERSEA AMERICANA SOBRE EMBRIONES PREIMPLANTACIONALES DE RATÓN. Rev peru biol 2014. [DOI: 10.15381/rpb.v7i1.6734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 12/01/2022] Open
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Athanasiou Y, Zavros M, Arsali M, Papazachariou L, Demosthenous P, Savva I, Voskarides K, Deltas C, Pierides A, Feriozzi S, Perrin A, West M, Nicholls K, Sunder-Plassmann G, Torras J, Neumann P, Cybulla M, Cofiell R, Kukreja A, Bedard K, Yan Y, Mickle A, Ogawa M, Bedrosian C, Faas S, Meszaros K, Pruess L, Gondan M, Ritz E, Schaefer F, Testa A, Spoto B, Leonardis D, Sanguedolce MC, Pisano A, Parlongo MR, Tripepi G, Mallamaci F, Zoccali C, Trujillano D, Bullich G, Ballarin J, Torra R, Estivill X, Ars E, Kleber ME, Delgado G, Grammer TB, Silbernagel G, Kraemer BK, Maerz W, Riccio E, Pisani A, Abdalla AA, Malone AF, Winn MP, Goodship T, Cronin C, Conlon PJ, Casserly LF, Nishio S, Sakuhara Y, Matsuoka N, Yamamoto J, Nakazawa D, Nakagakaki T, Abo D, Shibazaki S, Atsumi T, Mazzinghi B, Giglio S, Provenzano A, Becherucci F, Sansavini G, Ravaglia F, Roperto RM, Murer L, Lasagni L, Materassi M, Romagnani P, Schmidts M, Christou S, Cortes C, McInerney-Leo A, Kayserili H, Zankl A, Peter S, Duncan E, Wicking C, Beales PL, Mitchison H, Magestro M, Vekeman F, Nichols T, Karner P, Duh MS, Srivastava B, Van Doorn-Khosrovani SBVW, Zonnenberg BA, Musetti C, Quaglia M, Ghiggeri GM, Fogazzi GB, Settanni F, Boldorini RL, Lazzarich E, Airoldi A, Izzo C, Giordano M, Stratta P, Garrido P, Fernandes JC, Ribeiro S, Belo L, Costa EC, Reis F, Santos-Silva A, Youssef DM, Alshal AS, Salah K, Rashed AE, Kingswood JC, Jozwiak S, Belousova E, Frost M, Kuperman R, Bebin EM, Korf B, Flamini JR, Kohrman MH, Sparagana S, Wu JY, Berkowitz N, Miao S, Segal S, Ridolfi A, Bissler JJ, Franz DN, Oud MM, Van Bon BW, Bongers EM, Hoischen A, Marcelis CL, De Leeuw N, Mol SJ, Mortier G, Knoers NV, Brunner HG, Roepman R, Arts HH, Van Eerde AM, Van Der Zwaag B, Lilien MR, Renkema KY, De Borst MH, Van Haaften G, Giles RH, Navis GJ, Knoers NVAM, Lu KC, Su SL, Gigante M, Santangelo L, Diella S, Argentiero L, Cianciotta F, Martino M, Ranieri E, Grandaliano G, Giordano M, Gesualdo L, Fernandes J, Ribeiro S, Garrido P, Sereno J, Costa E, Reis F, Santos-Silva A, Chub O, Aires I, Polidori D, Santos AR, Brito Costa A, Simoes C, Rueff J, Nolasco F, Calado J, Van Der Tol L, Biegstraaten M, Florquin S, Vogt L, Van Den Bergh Weerman MA, Hollak CE, Hughes DA, Lachmann RH, Oliveira JP, Ortiz A, Svarstad E, Terryn W, Tondel C, Waldek S, Wanner C, West ML, Linthorst GE, Kaesler N, Brandenburg V, Theuwissen E, Vermeer C, Floege J, Schlieper G, Kruger T, Xydakis D, Goulielmos G, Antonaki E, Stylianoy K, Sfakianaki M, Papadogiannakis A, Dafnis E, Mdimegh S, Ben Hadj Mbarek - Fredj I, Moussa A, Omezzine A, Zellama D, Mabrouk S, Zouari N, Hassayoun S, Chemli J, Achour A, Bouslama A, Abroug S, Spoto B, Leonardis D, Politi C, Pisano A, Cutrupi S, Testa A, Parlongo RM, D'Arrigo G, Tripepi G, Mallamaci F, Zoccali C, Mdimegh S, Ben Hadj Mbarek - Fredj I, Moussa A, Omezzine A, Mabrouk S, Zouari N, Hassayoun S, Chemli J, Zellama D, Achour A, Bouslama A, Abroug S, Hohenstein-Scheibenecker K, Schmidt A, Stylianou KG, Kyriazis J, Androvitsanea A, Tzanakakis M, Maragkaki E, Petrakis J, Stratakis S, Poulidaki R, Vardaki E, Petra C, Statigis S, Perakis K, Daphnis E, Cybulla M, West M, Nicholls K, Torras J, Neumann P, Sunder-Plassmann G, Feriozzi S, Metzinger-Le Meuth V, Taibi F, M'Baya-Moutoula E, Louvet L, Massy Z, Metzinger L, Mani LY, Sidler D, Vogt B, Nikolskaya N, Cox JA, Kingswood JC, Smirnov A, Zarayski M, Kayukov I, Karunnaya H, Sipovski V, Kukoleva L, Dobronravov V. GENETIC DISEASES AND MOLECULAR GENETICS. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfu162] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kurnatowska I, Grzelak P, Masajtis-Zagajewska A, Kaczmarska M, Stefa czyk L, Vermeer C, Maresz K, Nowicki M, Patel L, Bernard LM, Elder GJ, Leonardis D, Mallamaci F, Tripepi G, D'Arrigo G, Postorino M, Enia G, Caridi G, Marino F, Parlongo G, Zoccali C, Genovese F, Boor P, Papasotiriou M, Leeming DJ, Karsdal MA, Floege J, Delmas-Frenette C, Troyanov S, Awadalla P, Devuyst O, Madore F, Jensen JM, Mose FH, Kulik AEO, Bech JN, Fenton RA, Pedersen EB, Lucisano S, Villari A, Benedetto F, Pettinato G, Cernaro V, Lupica R, Trimboli D, Costantino G, Santoro D, Buemi M, Carmone C, Robben JH, Hadchouel J, Rongen G, Deinum J, Navis GJ, Wetzels JF, Deen PM, Block G, Fishbane S, Shemesh S, Sharma A, Wolf M, Chertow G, Gracia M, Arroyo D, Betriu A, Valdivielso JM, Fernandez E, Cantaluppi V, Medica D, Quercia AD, Dellepiane S, Gai M, Leonardi G, Guarena C, Migliori M, Panichi V, Biancone L, Camussi G, Covic A, Ketteler M, Rastogi A, Spinowitz B, Sprague SM, Botha J, Rakov V, Floege J, Floege J, Ketteler M, Rastogi A, Spinowitz B, Sprague SM, Botha J, Braunhofer P, Covic A, Kaku Y, Ookawara S, Miyazawa H, Ito K, Ueda Y, Hirai K, Hoshino T, Mori H, Nabata A, Yoshida I, Tabei K, El-Shahawy M, Cotton J, Kaupke J, Wooldridge TD, Weiswasser M, Smith WT, Covic A, Ketteler M, Rastogi A, Spinowitz B, Sprague SM, Botha J, Braunhofer P, Floege J, Hanowski T, Jager K, Rong S, Lesch T, Knofel F, Kielstein H, McQuarrie EP, Mark PB, Freel EM, Taylor A, Jardine AG, Wang CL, Du Y, Nan L, :Hess K, Savvaidis A, Lysaja K, Dimkovic N, Floege J, Marx N, Schlieper G, Skrunes R, Larsen KK, Svarstad E, Tondel C, Singh B, Ash SR, Lavin PT, Yang A, Rasmussen HS, Block GA, Egbuna O, Zeig S, Pergola PE, Singh B, Braun A, Yu Y, Sohn W, Padhi D, Block G, Chertow G, Fishbane S, Rodriguez M, Chen M, Shemesh S, Sharma A, Wolf M, Delgado G, Kleber ME, Grammer TB, Kraemer BK, Maerz W, Scharnagl H, Ichii M, Ishimura E, Shima H, Ohno Y, Tsuda A, Nakatani S, Ochi A, Mori K, Inaba M, Filiopoulos V, Manolios N, Hadjiyannakos D, Arvanitis D, Karatzas I, Vlassopoulos D, Floege J, Botha J, Chong E, Sprague SM, Cosmai L, Porta C, Foramitti M, Masini C, Sabbatini R, Malberti F, Elewa U, Nastou D, Fernandez B, Egido J, Ortiz A, Hara S, Tanaka K, Kushiyama A, Sakai K, Sawa N, Hoshino J, Ubara Y, Takaichi K, Bouquegneau A, Vidal-Petiot E, Vrtovsnik F, Cavalier E, Krzesinski JM, Flamant M, Delanaye P, Kilis-Pstrusinska K, Prus-Wojtowicz E, Szepietowski JC, Raj DS, Amdur R, Yamamoto J, Mori M, Sugiyama N, Inaguma D, Youssef DM, Alshal AA, Elbehidy RM, Bolignano D, Palmer S, Navaneethan S, Strippoli G, Kim YN, Park K, Gwoo S, Shin HS, Jung YS, Rim H, Rhew HY, Tekce H, Kin Tekce B, Aktas G, Schiepe F, Draz Y, Rakov V, Yilmaz MI, Siriopol D, Saglam M, Kurt YG, Unal H, Eyileten T, Gok M, Cetinkaya H, Oguz Y, Sari S, Vural A, Mititiuc I, Covic A, Kanbay M, Filiopoulos V, Manolios N, Hadjiyannakos D, Arvanitis D, Karatzas I, Vlassopoulos D, Okarska-Napierala M, Ziolkowska H, Pietrzak R, Skrzypczyk P, Jankowska K, Werner B, Roszkowska-Blaim M, Cernaro V, Trifiro G, Lorenzano G, Lucisano S, Buemi M, Santoro D, Krause R, Fuhrmann I, Degenhardt S, Daul AE, Sallee M, Dou L, Cerini C, Poitevin S, Gondouin B, Jourde-Chiche N, Brunet P, Dignat-George F, Burtey S, Massimetti C, Achilli P, Madonna MPP, Muratore MTT, Fabbri GDD, Brescia F, Feriozzi S, Unal HU, Kurt YG, Gok M, Cetinkaya H, Karaman M, Eyileten T, Vural A, Oguz Y, Y lmaz MI, Sugahara M, Sugimoto I, Aoe M, Chikamori M, Honda T, Miura R, Tsuchiya A, Hamada K, Ishizawa K, Saito K, Sakurai Y, Mise N, Gama-Axelsson T, Quiroga B, Axelsson J, Lindholm B, Qureshi AR, Carrero JJ, Pechter U, Raag M, Ots-Rosenberg M, Vande Walle J, Greenbaum LA, Bedrosian CL, Ogawa M, Kincaid JF, Loirat C, Liborio A, Leite TT, Neves FMDO, Torres De Melo CB, Leitao RDA, Cunha L, Filho R, Sheerin N, Loirat C, Greenbaum L, Furman R, Cohen D, Delmas Y, Bedrosian CL, Legendre C, Koibuchi K, Aoki T, Miyagi M, Sakai K, Aikawa A, Pozna Ski P, Sojka M, Kusztal M, Klinger M, Fakhouri F, Bedrosian CL, Ogawa M, Kincaid JF, Loirat C, Heleniak Z, Aleksandrowicz E, Wierblewska E, Kunicka K, Bieniaszewski L, Zdrojewski Z, Rutkowski B. CKD PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND CLINICAL STUDIES. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfu148] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Griva K, Mooppil N, Pala Krishnan DS, McBain H, Newman SP, Tripepi G, Pannier B, Mallamaci F, London G, Zoccali C, Sood M, Manns B, Kappel J, Naimark D, Dart A, Komenda P, Rigatto C, Hiebert B, Tangri N, Perl J, Karaboyas A, Tentori F, Morgenstern H, Sen A, Rayner H, Vanholder R, Combe C, Hasegawa T, Mapes D, Robinson B, Pisoni R, Tentori F, Zepel L, Karaboyas A, Mendelssohn D, Ikizler T, Pisoni R, Fukuhara S, Gillespie B, Bieber B, Robinson B, Wilkie M, Karaboyas A, Rayner H, Fluck R, Morgenstern H, Li Y, Kerr P, Mendelssohn D, Wikstrom B, Tentori F, Pisoni R, Robinson B, Vanita Jassal S, Comment L, Karaboyas A, Bieber B, Morgenstern H, Sen A, De Sequera P, Marshall M, Fukuhara S, Robinson B, Pisoni R, Jin HM, Pan Y, Raimann JG, Etter M, Kooman J, Levin N, Marcelli D, Marelli C, van der Sande F, Thijssen S, Usvyat L, Kotanko P, Lu KC, Yang HY, Su SL, Palmer S, Saglimbene V, Ruospo M, Craig J, Celia E, Gelfman R, Stroumza P, Bednarek A, Dulawa J, Frazao J, Del Castillo D, Ecder T, Hegbrant J, Strippoli GFM, Hecking M, Bieber B, Ethier J, Kautzky-Willer A, Jadoul M, Saito A, Sunder-Plassmann G, Saemann M, Gillespie B, Horl W, Mariani L, Ramirez S, Pisoni R, Robinson B, Port F, Mallamaci F, Tripepi G, Leonardis D, Zoccali C, Fukuma S, Akizawa T, Akiba T, Saito A, Kurokawa K, Fukuhara S, Pannier B, Tripepi G, Mallamaci F, Zoccali C, London G, Stack AG, Casserly LF, Abdalla AA, Murthy BVR, Hegarty A, Cronin CJ, Hannigan A, Shaw C, Pitcher D, Sandford R, Spoto B, Pizzini P, Cutrupi S, D'Arrigo G, Tripepi G, Zoccali C, Mallamaci F, Ghalia K, Gubensek J, Arnol M, Ponikvar R, Buturovic-Ponikvar J, Palmer S, de Berardis G, Craig JC, Pellegrini F, Ruospo M, Tong A, Tonelli M, Hegbrant J, Strippoli GFM, Pizzini P, Torino C, Cutrupi S, Spoto B, D'Arrigo G, Tripepi R, Tripepi G, Zoccali C, Mallamaci F, von Gersdorff G, Usvyat L, Schaller M, Wong M, Thijssen S, Marcelli D, Barth C, Kotanko P, Torino C, D'Arrigo G, Postorino M, Tripepi G, Mallamaci F, Zoccali C, Chanouzas D, Ng KP, Baharani J, Endo M, Nakamura Y, Hara M, Murakami T, Tsukahara H, Watanabe Y, Matsuoka Y, Fujita K, Inoue M, Simizu T, Gotoh H, Goto Y, Delanaye P, Cavalier E, Moranne O, Krzesinski JM, Warling X, Smelten N, Pottel H, Schneider S, Malecki AK, Haller HG, Boenisch O, Kielstein JT, Movilli E, Camerini C, Gaggia P, Zubani R, Feller P, Poiatti P, Pola A, Carli O, Valzorio B, Possenti S, Bregoli L, Foini P, Cancarini G, Palmer S, Ruospo M, Natale P, Gargano L, Saglimbene V, Pellegrini F, Johnson DW, Craig JC, Hegbrant J, Strippoli GFM, Brunelli S, Krishnan M, Van Wyck D, Provenzano R, Goykhman I, Patel C, Nissenson A, De Mauri A, Conte MM, Chiarinotti D, David P, Capurro F, De Leo M, Postorino M, Marino C, Vilasi A, Tripepi G, Zoccali C, Dialysis C, Helps A, Edwards G, Mactier R, Coia J, Abe Y, Ito K, Ogahara S, Sasatomi Y, Saito T, Nakashima H, Jean-Charles C, Morgane V, Leila P, Carole S, Pierre-Louis C, Philippe Z, Jean-Francois T, Couchoud C, Dantony E, Guerrin MH, Villar E, Ecochard R, Nishi S, Goto S, Nakai K, Kono K, Yonekura Y, Ito J, Fujii H, Korkmaz S, Ersoy A, Gulten S, Ercan I, Koca N, Serdengecti K, Suleymanlar G, Altiparmak M, Seyahi N, Jager K, Trabulus S, Erek E, Cobo Jaramillo G, Gallar P, Di Gioia C, Rodriguez I, Ortega O, Herrero JC, Oliet A, Vigil A, Pechter U, Luman M, Ilmoja M, Sinimae E, Auerbach A, Lilienthal K, Kallaste M, Sepp K, Piel L, Seppet E, Muliin M, Telling K, Seppet E, Kolvald K, Veermae K, Ots-Rosenberg M, Ambrus C, Kerkovits L, Szegedi J, Benke A, Toth E, Nagy L, Borbas B, Rozinka A, Nemeth J, Varga G, Kulcsar I, Gergely L, Szakony S, Kiss I, Koo JR, Choi MJ, Yoon MH, Park JY, No EY, Seo JW, Lee YK, Noh JW. Epidemiology - CKD 5D II. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft151] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Spoto B, Testa A, Parlongo RM, Tripepi G, D'Arrigo G, Mallamaci F, Zoccali C. Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP-1), genetic markers of insulin resistance and cardiomyopathy in patients with kidney failure. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2011; 27:2440-5. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfr710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Veroux P, D'Arrigo G, Veroux M, Giaquinta A, Lomeo A. Sexual dysfunction after elective endovascular or hand-assisted laparoscopic abdominal aneurysm repair. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2010; 40:71-5. [PMID: 20403714 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2009] [Accepted: 03/04/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the incidence of sexual dysfunction and retrograde ejaculation after elective endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). METHODS A total of 100 patients eligible for elective repair of infrarenal AAAs were randomised in two groups: EVAR and HALS. The quality of sexual function was evaluated using the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), a 15-item questionnaire. Patients completed the IIEF preoperatively and at 12 months. The incidence of retrograde ejaculation was also evaluated. RESULTS One- and 12-month mortality rates were zero. Three patients in the EVAR group (6%) and two patients in the HALS group (4%) reported an erectile dysfunction (p = NS). The quality of sexual function at 1 year was similar in both groups: total score of 66 in the EVAR group versus 68 in the HALS group (p = 0.66). Retrograde ejaculation was detected in three cases in the HALS group versus no case in the EVAR group. CONCLUSIONS The HALS technique could be a minimally invasive alternative for sexually active males unsuitable for EVAR repair.
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- Department of Surgery, Transplantation and Advanced Technologies, Vascular Surgery and Organ Transplant Unit, University Hospital of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 86, 96123 Catania, Italy.
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D'Arrigo G, Giordano R, Teixeira J. Temperature and concentration dependence of SANS spectra of aqueous solutions of short-chain amphiphiles. Eur Phys J E Soft Matter 2009; 29:37-43. [PMID: 19347679 DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2008-10447-7] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2008] [Revised: 02/23/2009] [Accepted: 02/25/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) of some aqueous solutions of short-chain amphiphiles (glycols, diglycols, diols) has been measured as a function of concentration and temperature. The analysis of the spectra in terms of the Teubner-Strey phenomenological formula indicates that, on increasing the concentration of the amphiphile, the structure of all these systems evolves in a similar way, i.e. a transition from disordered structures toward correlated aggregates (microstructures). The transition is depressed by increasing the temperature.
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- G D'Arrigo
- INFM, Dipartimento di Energetica, dell'Università di Roma La Sapienza, Via Scarpa 16, 00161, Roma, Italy.
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Lomeo A, D'Arrigo G, Scolaro A, Mudanò M, Monea M, Mauceri G, Di Stefano F, Cacciaguerra G, Ramondetta C. A Case of Intra and Extra-vascular Lipoma of the Subclavian Vein. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.08.010] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Graceffa C, Giorgianni C, Raimondi M, Graceffa D, D'Arrigo G, Abbate C. [Carpal tunnel syndrome among cashiers in commercial businesses]. G Ital Med Lav Ergon 2006; 28:187-8. [PMID: 16805458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The Check-out assistants represent a working sector at risk of Work Related Musculo Skeletal Disorders (WMSDs). The aim of our study is to evaluate carpal tunnel syndrome's incidence in check out assistants. Our search was carried out on a sample of 695 female check-out assistants,after a specific risk's valutazion witch "chec-list application", during health surveillance. Subjects with an pand's painful symptoms or paraesthesias along territory of median were submitted to tests thath revial compression of median at wrist: Phalen and Tinel tests. Who were positive to painful symptoms or paraesthesias in both tests, were subjected to electromyographia (E.M.G.), gold standard for carpal tunnel Syndrome diagnosis. This sample was compared with a control group no-exposed to specific risk (all teachers) of equal number, age, sex and working age of our sample. Our results point out that: our study sample show more symptoms and carpal tunnel Syndrome than the control group; tere aren't statistically meaningful differences between test's positive subjects amd EMG positive subjects. We demonstrated that a careful anamnesis and objective exam can replace EMG.
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- Dip di Medicina Sociale e del Territorio Università di Messina, Sez Medicina del Lavoro, Italy
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We present an extensive set of measurements of steady shear viscosity (eta degrees(s)), longitudinal elastic modulus (M'), and ultrasonic absorption (alpha) in the one-phase isotropic liquid region of the non-ionic surfactant C12E8 aqueous solutions. Within a given temperature interval, this phase extends along the entire surfactant concentration range that could be fully covered in the experiments. In agreement with previous studies, the overall results support the presence of two separated intervals of concentration corresponding to different structural properties. In the surfactant-rich region the temperature dependence of eta degrees(s) follows an equation characteristic of glass-like systems. The ultrasonic absorption spectra show unambiguous evidence of viscoelastic behavior that can be described by a Cole-Cole relaxation formula. In this region, when both the absorption and the frequency are scaled by the static shear viscosity (eta degrees(s)), the scaled attenuation reduces to a single universal curve for all temperatures and concentrations. In the water-rich region the behavior of eta degrees(s), M', and alpha are more complex and reflect the presence of dispersed aggregates whose size increases with temperature and concentration. At these concentrations the ultrasonic spectra are characterized by a multiple decay rate. The high-frequency tail falls in the same frequency range seen at high surfactant content and exhibits similar behaviors. This contribution is ascribed to the mixture of hydrophilic terminations and water present at the micellar interfaces that resembles the condition of a concentrated polymer solution. An additional low-frequency contribution is also observed, which is ascribed to the exchange of water molecules and/or surfactant monomers between the aggregates and the bulk solvent region.
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- G D'Arrigo
- INFM, Dipartimento di Energetica, Università di Roma La Sapienza, Via A. Scarpa 16, 00161 Roma, Italy.
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Rodolico C, Toscano A, Patitucci A, Muglia M, Gaeta M, D'Arrigo G, Migliorato A, Messina S, Quattrone A, Messina C, Vita G. Clinical and muscle magnetic resonance imaging study of an Italian family with autosomal dominant inclusion body myopathy not linked to known genetic loci. Neurol Sci 2006; 26:303-9. [PMID: 16388363 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-005-0502-x] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2005] [Accepted: 08/22/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The objective was to report a clinical, pathological and muscle magnetic resonance (MR) study of an Italian family with an autosomal dominant inclusion body myopathy (AD-IBM). Eight subjects (age range 20-56 years; 5 females and 3 males) belonging to four generations were studied. Onset of disturbances (distal weakness at lower limbs) ranged from 20 to 28 years. CK levels were increased to five times. Only in an early stage oedema of involved muscles has been demonstrated by muscle MR. Quadriceps femoris was characteristically spared; in the last phases a mild involvement of the vasti became evident with persistent sparing of the rectus femori. Rimmed vacuoles and hyperphosphorylated tau filaments were evident at muscle biopsy. Linkage analysis excluded the association of the disease to chromosome loci 14q11, 17p13.1, 2p13, 19p13. The study suggests that quadriceps sparing is a characteristic feature also of AD-IBM. This finding could represent a muscle-image hallmark helpful in diagnosis of autosomal dominant muscular disorders.
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- C Rodolico
- Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatry and Anaesthesiology, University of Messina, A.O.U. G. Martino, Via C. Valeria, I-98125, Italy.
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BACKGROUND Exposure to aluminum (Al) causes the onset of respiratory disorders. This study is aimed at providing further information on how occupational exposure to Al affects the respiratory apparatus in healthy non-smokers, with particular attention to respiratory function. METHODS A group of 50 male shipyard workers who were exposed to Al underwent medical examination, standard chest X-rays and spirometry in accordance with the C.E.C.A. protocol. The data were compared with those of a homogeneous group of controls, all with blood aluminum (AlB) levels below 7.5 ng/ml. Statistical analysis was performed on the following spirometric parameters: vital capacity (VC), forced vital capacity (FVC), maximum forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), and mean forced expiratory flow during mid-half of FVC (FEF(25-75%)). Environmental Al levels were also measured at the various workstations. RESULTS Fifty male workers with an average age 31.82 +/- 5.05 years, occupational exposure of 11.81 +/- 3.71 years, presented with average AlB levels of 32.64 +/- 8.69 ng/ml. Environmental monitoring displayed Al levels higher than TLV TWA for all the workstations studied. None of the sample displayed significant pathological conditions. Statistical comparison of the spirometric parameters showed a decrease in the examined values in exposed workers. This decrease was found to be directly proportional to the AlB level. CONCLUSION The authors conclude that Al affects respiratory function and that limit values should be reassessed.
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- C Abbate
- Department of Social Medicine, Institute of Occupational Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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D'Arrigo G, Giordano R, Teixeira J. Small-angle neutron scattering studies of aqueous solutions of short-chain amphiphiles. Eur Phys J E Soft Matter 2003; 10:135-142. [PMID: 15011067 DOI: 10.1140/epje/e2003-00017-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We present small angle neutron scattering measurements on binary aqueous solutions of some short-chain amphiphiles (diols, triols, glycols and diglycols) at room temperature. The spectra were analysed in terms of the Teubner-Strey phenomenological formula which allows to obtain a measure for the amphiphilicity strength of each system (amphiphilicity factor fa). In some systems, however, other models, valid for micellar solutions, give also a good representation of the spectra. As a result, we find that, independently of the type of hydrophilic group side (oxydrilic or oxirane), these systems cover the entire accessible amphiphilicity scale ( -1 < fa < 1). Some disordered systems (fa > 1) presumably are able to form micelle-like aggregates.
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- G D'Arrigo
- INFM, Dipartimento di Energetica dell'Università di Roma La Sapienza, Via A. Scarpa, 16-00161 Rome, Italy.
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D'Arrigo G, Paparelli A, D'Aprano A, Donato ID, Goffredi M, Turco Liveri V. Ultrasonic investigation of dynamic properties of the water/AOT/n-heptane system. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/j100363a015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [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] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED A number of frequently unrecognised vascular manifestations have been described in patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), including involvement of the great vessels, cerebral, visceral and renal arteries. Rarely, changes in the coronary arteries have been reported in adults with NF1. We report on a 16-year-old boy affected by NF1 with dysmorphic features and three aneurysms in the mid-portion of the left descending coronary artery disclosed by chance during investigation for a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour. Molecular analysis detected a gross de novo deletion in the NF1 gene. The boy had had no previous cardiac symptoms but died suddenly after developing signs and symptoms suggestive of myocardial infarction. CONCLUSION To the best of our knowledge, this represents the first report of multiple lesions in the coronary arteries in a child affected by neurofibromatosis type 1 with a known deletion of the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene.
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- M Ruggieri
- Department of Paediatrics, University of Catania, Italy.
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D'Arrigo G, Spinella C. High Resolution Measurements of Two-dimensional Dopant Diffusion in Silicon. Microsc Microanal 2000; 6:237-245. [PMID: 10790493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We report detailed experimental results on the electrochemical selective etching of doped Si. By using transmission electron microscopy analyses and spreading resistance measurements we investigated the dependence of the etching selectivity on the different parameters of the electrochemical cell, i.e., bias voltage and chemical solution. In B-doped samples immersed in buffered HF, the increase of bias voltage from 0.5 to 1 V produces a slight improvement of the etching selectivity and a B concentration as low as 1 x 10(17) cm(-3) can be successfully delineated at 1 V. A further improvement is achieved by using HF:HNO(3):CH(3)COOH or HF:HCl chemical mixtures for which the delineation sensitivity approaches the value of 1 x 10(16) cm(-3). In buffered HF As-doped regions can be delineated to a concentration of 2 x 10(17) cm(-3), independently of the bias voltage, in the range 2-4 V. These results were used to measure the 2D doping diffusion profiles in silicon wafers patterned with polycrystalline Si strips and implanted with As or B, by using different tilt and twist angles. The high resolution of the electrochemical delineation allowed us to evaluate very accurately the effects of the implant angles on the lateral doping distribution.
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- G D'Arrigo
- Istituto Nazionale di Metodologie e Tecnologie per la Microelettronica, CNR-IMETEM, Stradale Primosole 50, I-95121 Catania, Italy
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Battaglia G, Monaca V, Meduri R, D'Arrigo G, Vinciguerra D, Tringale R, Di Dio S, Abbate M. [Treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm: traditional or endovascular surgery?]. Cardiologia 1999; 44 Suppl 1:959-62. [PMID: 12497857] [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: 02/28/2023]
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- G Battaglia
- Divisione Clinicizzata di Chirurgia Cardiovascolare Università degli Studi Ospedale Ferrarotto Via Citelli, 2, 95124 Catania.
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Monaca V, Battaglia G, Meduri R, D'Arrigo G, Vinciguerra D, Tringale R, Di Dio S, Abbate M. [Stenosis of iliac arteries]. Cardiologia 1999; 44 Suppl 1:967-9. [PMID: 12497859] [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: 02/28/2023]
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- V Monaca
- Divisione Clinicizzata di Chirurgia Cardiovascolare Università degli Studi Ospedale Ferrarotto Via Citelli, 2, 95124 Catania
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D'Arrigo G, Paparelli A. Ultrasonic spectroscopy in nonionic micellar solutions far from and near to Tc. Phys Rev E Stat Phys Plasmas Fluids Relat Interdiscip Topics 1994; 50:4817-4826. [PMID: 9962563 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.50.4817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Lombardo D, Mallamace F, Micali N, D'Arrigo G. Dynamic critical phenomena in water-butoxyethanol mixtures studied by viscosity and light-scattering measurements. Phys Rev E Stat Phys Plasmas Fluids Relat Interdiscip Topics 1994; 49:1430-1438. [PMID: 9961353 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.49.1430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Mallamace F, Micali N, D'Arrigo G. Dynamical effects of supramolecular aggregates in water-butoxyethanol mixtures studied by viscosity measurements. Phys Rev A 1991; 44:6652-6658. [PMID: 9905793 DOI: 10.1103/physreva.44.6652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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D'Arrigo G, Mallamace F, Micali N, Paparelli A, Vasi C. Molecular aggregations in water-2-butoxyethanol mixtures by ultrasonic and Brillouin light-scattering measurements. Phys Rev A 1991; 44:2578-2587. [PMID: 9906238 DOI: 10.1103/physreva.44.2578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Mallamace F, Micali N, Vasi C, D'Arrigo G. Viscoelastic properties of dense microemulsions: Hypersound results. Phys Rev A 1991; 43:5710-5713. [PMID: 9904889 DOI: 10.1103/physreva.43.5710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Cametti C, Codastefano P, D'Arrigo G, Tartaglia P, Rouch J, Chen SH. Viscoelastic behavior of dense microemulsions. Phys Rev A 1990; 42:3421-3426. [PMID: 9904421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Sesta B, La Mesa C, D'Arrigo G. Ultrasonic propagation in highly concentrated bile salts aqueous solutions. Inorganica Chim Acta 1980. [DOI: 10.1016/s0020-1693(00)92210-2] [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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Loria G, D'Arrigo G, Di Stefano F. [On the palm-chin reflex in parkinsonian patients treated with L-adamantyl-amine hydrochloride (amantadine)]. Riv Neurobiol 1971; 17:379-87. [PMID: 5156133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Di Stefano F, Loria G, D'Arrigo G. [On rotatory epilepsy (apropos of a clinical case)]. Riv Neurobiol 1971; 17:368-78. [PMID: 5156132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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