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Fagotti A, Gueli Alletti S, Corrado G, Cola E, Vizza E, Vieira M, Andrade CE, Tsunoda A, Favero G, Zapardiel I, Pasciuto T, Scambia G. The INTERNATIONAL MISSION study: minimally invasive surgery in ovarian neoplasms after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2020; 29:5-9. [PMID: 30640676 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2018-000012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [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: 07/21/2018] [Revised: 09/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this retrospective multicenter study was to investigate the extent, feasibility, and outcomes of minimally invasive surgery at the time of interval debulking surgery in different gynecological cancer centers. METHODS/MATERIALS In December 2016, 20 gynecological cancer centers were contacted by e-mail, to participate in the INTERNATIONAL MISSION study. Seven centers confirmed and five were included, with a total of 127 patients diagnosed with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and minimally invasive interval surgery. Only women with a minimum follow-up time of 6 months from interval surgery or any cancer-related event before 6 months were included in the survival analysis. Baseline characteristics, chemotherapy, and operative data were evaluated. Survival analysis was evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS : All patients had optimal cytoreduction at the time of interval surgery: among them, 122 (96.1%) patients had no residual tumor. Median operative time was 225 min (range 60 - 600) and median estimated blood loss was 100 mL (range 70 - 1320). Median time to discharge was 2 days (1-33) and estimated median time to start chemotherapy was 20 days (range 15 - 60). Six (4.7%) patients experienced intraoperative complications, with one patient experiencing two serious complications (bowel and bladder injury at the same time). There were six (4.7%) patients with postoperative short-term complications: among them, three patients had severe complications. The conversion rate to laparotomy was 3.9 %. Median follow-up time was 37 months (range 7 - 86): 74 of 127 patients recurred (58.3%) and 31 (24.4%) patients died from disease. Median progression-free survival was 23 months and survival at 5 years was 52 % (95% CI: 35 to 67). CONCLUSIONS Minimally invasive surgery may be considered for the management of patients with advanced ovarian cancer who have undergone neoadjuvant chemotherapy, when surgery is limited to low-complexity standard cytoreductive procedures.
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- A Fagotti
- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli - IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli - IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Hospital de Cancer de Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Hospital de Cancer de Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Hospital de Cancer de Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Gynecology, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo-ICESP, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Gynecologic Oncology Unit, La Paz University Hospital - IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain
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- Statistics Technology Archiving Research (STAR) Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli - IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli - IRCCS, Rome, Italy.,Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Zanuzzo FS, Sabioni RE, Montoya LNF, Favero G, Urbinati EC. Aloe vera enhances the innate immune response of pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) after transport stress and combined heat killed Aeromonas hydrophila infection. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2017; 65:198-205. [PMID: 28433715 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 03/16/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this study, pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) were fed with diets containing Aloe vera for 10 days prior to transport stress and infection with heat killed Aeromonas hydrophila. A. vera is popular around the world due to its medicinal properties, including immunostimulatory effects which was observed in this study. The results show that transport causes immunosuppression, an effect that was prevented by A. vera. Specifically, A. vera prevented reductions of both leukocyte respiratory burst and hemolytic activity of complement system caused by transport. Further, fish fed with A. vera also showed significantly higher leukocyte respiratory burst, serum lysozyme concentrations and activity of complement system 24 h after bacterial infection. Additionally, we observed that A. vera may modulate the innate response through activation of complement system during bacterial immune stimulation. In summary, A. vera extract enhanced innate immune parameters and consequently the ability of fish to cope with pathogens following transport stress. These findings show that A. vera has promise for use in aquaculture and add further evidence that medicinal herbs added to fish feed assist to prevent disease outbreaks.
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- Fábio S Zanuzzo
- São Paulo State University (Unesp), Aquaculture Center of Unesp, Jaboticabal, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castelane, 14.884-900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil; São Paulo State University (Unesp), School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, Jaboticabal, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castelane, 14.884-900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (Unesp), School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, Jaboticabal, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castelane, 14.884-900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (Unesp), School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, Jaboticabal, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castelane, 14.884-900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (Unesp), School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, Jaboticabal, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castelane, 14.884-900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (Unesp), Aquaculture Center of Unesp, Jaboticabal, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castelane, 14.884-900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil; São Paulo State University (Unesp), School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, Jaboticabal, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castelane, 14.884-900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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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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Scatigno C, Moricca C, Tortolini C, Favero G. The influence of environmental parameters in the biocolonization of the Mithraeum in the roman masonry of casa di Diana (Ostia Antica, Italy). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:13403-13412. [PMID: 27026542 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6548-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The microclimatic parameters (Ta, RH, E, and CO2) reflect the indoor quality of the environment. Their relationship, connected with the design of the building, can facilitate the growth of photo/heterotrophic organisms and therefore facilitate the increase of the relative CO2 production. Taking this into account, the impact of biological proliferation in a historical building is discussed for the Mithraeum of "Casa di Diana" in the archaeological site of Ostia Antica, which is subjected to guided tours. In this work, for the first time, we propose a study on biological monitoring to evaluate the contribution of bioactivity to air quality, with the objective to increase the comfort of visitors and to open the site for more than one day per week, suggesting possible tools providing a good compromise between building conservation and human comfort. In the sense, it has been possible to distinguish the contribution of the plants from the one deriving from humans: high values of carbon dioxide have been recorded during the night and its scarce removal during the day (air flow). The window present is not sufficient to eliminate the CO2, involving concentrations of CO2 relatively high in comparison to the proposed limits and guidelines defined by law. The obtained results strongly encouraged the elimination of flora in order to increase the comfort of visitors and to open the house for more than one day per week. Although, this process involves an important economic effort, the present study allows making an objective decision which has an important value in a cultural heritage management. Graphical Abstract CO2 contribute by bioactivity as damage to human health.
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- C Scatigno
- Department of Earth Science, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy.
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- HERCULES Laboratory, University of Evora, Palacio do Vimioso, Largo Marques de Marialva 8, 7000-809, Evora, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry and Drug Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Drug Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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Moretti R, Zanin A, Pansiot J, Spiri D, Manganozzi L, Kratzer I, Favero G, Vasiljevic A, Rinaldi V, Pic I, Massano D, D’agostino I, Baburamani A, La Rocca M, Rodella L, Rezzani R, Ek J, Strazielle N, Ghersi-Egea JF, Gressens P, Titomanlio L. Corrigendum to “Melatonin reduces excitotoxic blood–brain barrier breakdown in neonatal rats” [Neuroscience 311 (2015) 382–397]. Neuroscience 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Moretti R, Zanin A, Pansiot J, Spiri D, Manganozzi L, Kratzer I, Favero G, Vasiljevic A, Rinaldi VE, Pic I, Massano D, D'Agostino I, Baburamani A, La Rocca MA, Rodella LF, Rezzani R, Ek J, Strazielle N, Ghersi-Egea JF, Gressens P, Titomanlio L. Melatonin reduces excitotoxic blood-brain barrier breakdown in neonatal rats. Neuroscience 2015; 311:382-97. [PMID: 26542996 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Revised: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a complex structure that protects the central nervous system from peripheral insults. Understanding the molecular basis of BBB function and dysfunction holds significant potential for future strategies to prevent and treat neurological damage. The aim of our study was (1) to investigate BBB alterations following excitotoxicity and (2) to test the protective properties of melatonin. Ibotenate, a glutamate analog, was injected intracerebrally in postnatal day 5 (P5) rat pups to mimic excitotoxic injury. Animals were than randomly divided into two groups, one receiving intraperitoneal (i.p.) melatonin injections (5mg/kg), and the other phosphate buffer saline (PBS) injections. Pups were sacrificed 2, 4 and 18 h after ibotenate injection. We determined lesion size at 5 days by histology, the location and organization of tight junction (TJ) proteins by immunohistochemical studies, and BBB leakage by dextran extravasation. Expression levels of BBB genes (TJs, efflux transporters and detoxification enzymes) were determined in the cortex and choroid plexus by quantitative PCR. Dextran extravasation was seen 2h after the insult, suggesting a rapid BBB breakdown that was resolved by 4h. Extravasation was significantly reduced in melatonin-treated pups. Gene expression and immunohistochemical assays showed dynamic BBB modifications during the first 4h, partially prevented by melatonin. Lesion-size measurements confirmed white matter neuroprotection by melatonin. Our study is the first to evaluate BBB structure and function at a very early time point following excitotoxicity in neonates. Melatonin neuroprotects by preventing TJ modifications and BBB disruption at this early phase, before its previously demonstrated anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and axonal regrowth-promoting effects.
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- R Moretti
- Pediatric Emergency Department, APHP, Robert Debré Hospital, Paris, France; Inserm, U1141, Paris, France; Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141, Paris, France; PremUP, Paris, France; Università degli studi di Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Inserm, U1141, Paris, France; Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141, Paris, France; PremUP, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U1141, Paris, France; Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141, Paris, France; PremUP, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U1141, Paris, France; Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141, Paris, France; PremUP, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U1141, Paris, France; Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141, Paris, France; PremUP, Paris, France
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- Lyon Neurosciences Research Center, Inserm U1028, CNRS UMR5292 - Lyon University, Lyon, France
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- Section of Anatomy and Physiopathology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Lyon Neurosciences Research Center, Inserm U1028, CNRS UMR5292 - Lyon University, Lyon, France
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- Inserm, U1141, Paris, France; Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141, Paris, France; PremUP, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U1141, Paris, France; Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141, Paris, France; PremUP, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U1141, Paris, France; Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141, Paris, France; PremUP, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U1141, Paris, France; Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141, Paris, France; PremUP, Paris, France
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- Perinatal Center, Dept Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Inserm, U1141, Paris, France; Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141, Paris, France; PremUP, Paris, France
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- Section of Anatomy and Physiopathology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Section of Anatomy and Physiopathology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Perinatal Center, Dept Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Lyon Neurosciences Research Center, Inserm U1028, CNRS UMR5292 - Lyon University, Lyon, France; Brain-i, Lyon, France
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- Lyon Neurosciences Research Center, Inserm U1028, CNRS UMR5292 - Lyon University, Lyon, France
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- Inserm, U1141, Paris, France; Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141, Paris, France; PremUP, Paris, France; Centre for the Developing Brain, Department of Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Pediatric Emergency Department, APHP, Robert Debré Hospital, Paris, France; Inserm, U1141, Paris, France; Univ Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, UMRS 1141, Paris, France; PremUP, Paris, France.
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Dias AR, Silva E Silva A, Carvalho JP, Baracat EC, Favero G. Correction of iatrogenic injury of the obturator nerve during pelvic laparoscopic lymphadenectomy by the use of sural nerve grafts. Gynecol Oncol Rep 2014; 10:16-8. [PMID: 26075994 PMCID: PMC4434150 DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2014.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2014] [Accepted: 08/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Intraoperative injury of the obturator nerve is not an infrequent complication of gynecological surgeries. This injury can occur in association with pelvic lymphadenectomy for uterine or cervical cancer. This manuscript demonstrates an alternative technique for the obturator nerve repair, when primary end to end anastomosis is not possible.
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- A R Dias
- Gynecology, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo - ICESP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Gynecology, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo - ICESP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Gynecology, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo - ICESP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Gynecology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Gynecology, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo - ICESP, São Paulo, Brazil
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Rezzani R, Rodella LF, Favero G, Damiani G, Paganelli C, Reiter RJ. Attenuation of ultraviolet A-induced alterations in NIH3T3 dermal fibroblasts by melatonin. Br J Dermatol 2014; 170:382-91. [PMID: 24024734 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/31/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sun exposure is responsible for long-term clinical skin changes such as photoageing, photodamage and photocancers. Ultraviolet (UV)A wavelengths stimulate the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that may contribute to photoageing. To protect against oxidative stress, skin cells have developed several defence systems, including ROS and metal ion scavengers and a battery of detoxifying, haem-degrading and repair enzymes. Melatonin's antioxidant activity is the result of three different but complementary actions: (i) a direct action due to its ability to act as a free radical scavenger; (ii) an indirect action that is a consequence of melatonin's ability to reduce free radical generation (radical avoidance); and (iii) its ability to upregulate antioxidant enzymes. OBJECTIVES In this study, we focused our attention on the prevention of photodamage, choosing melatonin as an antioxidant agent. METHODS In the present study we analysed the effects of pretreatment of murine fibroblasts cells (NIH3T3) with melatonin (1 mmol L(-1) ) followed by UVA irradiation (15 J cm(-2) ). Thereafter, changes in components of the extracellular matrix and in some antioxidant enzymes (inducible and constitutive haem oxygenase) were evaluated. RESULTS We observed that UVA radiation caused altered expression of extracellular matrix proteins and induced the expression of inducible haem oxygenase. This increase was not sufficient to protect the cells from damage. Instead, melatonin pretreatment led to increased expression of haem-degrading enzymes and suppression of UVA-induced photodamage. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that melatonin, as a modifier of the dermatoendocrine system, may have utility in reducing the effects of skin ageing.
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- R Rezzani
- Section of Anatomy and Physiopathology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Viale Europa 11, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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Lanzellotto C, Favero G, Antonelli M, Tortolini C, Cannistraro S, Coppari E, Mazzei F. Nanostructured enzymatic biosensor based on fullerene and gold nanoparticles: Preparation, characterization and analytical applications. Biosens Bioelectron 2014; 55:430-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2013.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2013] [Revised: 10/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Agabiti Rosei C, De Ciuceis C, Rossini C, Porteri E, Rezzani R, Rodella LF, Withers SB, Heagerty AM, Favero G, Rizzoni D. Long-term treatment with melatonin may increase anticontractile activity of perivascular fat in obese mice. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht310.p5686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Sodhi K, Puri N, Kim DH, Hinds TD, Stechschulte LA, Favero G, Rodella L, Shapiro JI, Jude D, Abraham NG. PPARδ binding to heme oxygenase 1 promoter prevents angiotensin II-induced adipocyte dysfunction in Goldblatt hypertensive rats. Int J Obes (Lond) 2013; 38:456-65. [PMID: 23779049 PMCID: PMC3950586 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2013.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Revised: 02/20/2013] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Objective: Renin–angiotensin system (RAS) regulates adipogenic response with adipocyte hypertrophy by increasing oxidative stress. Recent studies have shown the role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-δ (PPARδ) agonist in attenuation of angiotensin II-induced oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to explore a potential mechanistic link between PPARδ and the cytoprotective enzyme heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and to elucidate the contribution of HO-1 to the adipocyte regulatory effects of PPARδ agonism in an animal model of enhanced RAS, the Goldblatt 2 kidney 1 clip (2K1C) model. Method: We first established a direct stimulatory effect of the PPARδ agonist (GW 501516) on the HO-1 gene by demonstrating increased luciferase activity in COS-7 cells transfected with a luciferase-HO-1 promoter construct. Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups: sham-operated animals, 2K1C rats and 2K1C rats treated with GW 501516, in the absence or presence of the HO activity inhibitor, stannous mesoporphyrin (SnMP). Results: 2K1C animals had increased visceral adiposity, adipocyte hypertrophy, increased inflammatory cytokines, increased circulatory and adipose tisssue levels of renin and Ang II along with increased adipose tissue gp91 phox expression (P<0.05) when compared with sham-operated animals. Treatment with GW 501516 increased adipose tissue HO-1 and adiponectin levels (P<0.01) along with enhancement of Wnt10b and β-catenin expression. HO-1 induction was accompanied by the decreased expression of Wnt5b, mesoderm specific transcript (mest) and C/EBPα levels and an increased number of small adipocytes (P<0.05). These effects of GW501516 were reversed in 2K1C animals exposed to SnMP (P<0.05). Conclusion: Taken together, our study demonstrates, for the first time, that increased levels of Ang II contribute towards adipose tissue dysregulation, which is abated by PPARδ-mediated upregulation of the heme-HO system. These findings highlight the pivotal role and symbiotic relationship of HO-1, adiponectin and PPARδ in the regulation of metabolic homeostasis in adipose tissues.
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- Department of Medicine, Joan C Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Joan C Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Division of Anatomy, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Division of Anatomy, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Joan C Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Joan C Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Joan C Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USA
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Agabiti Rosei C, De Ciuceis C, Rossiini C, Porteri E, Rezzani R, Rodella L, Withers S, Heagerty A, Favero G, Rizzoni D, Agabiti Rosei E. 5.6 LONG-TERM TREATMENT WITH MELATONIN MAI IMPROVE ANTICONTRACTILE ACTIVITY OF PERIVASCULAR FAT IN OBESE MICE. Artery Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.artres.2013.10.029] [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: 10/26/2022] Open
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Silva e Silva A, Anton C, Freitas D, Favero G, Paula Carvalho J. Route Padronization in Paraortic Lymph Node Dissection. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2012.08.324] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Favero G. Additional imunohistochemical evaluation and detection of micrometastasis in the sentinel lymph nodes of patients with endometrial cancer. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e15564] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Favero G. Laparoscopic intraoperative sentinel lymph node detection by technetium-99 hysteroscopically injected in endometrial cancer patients. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.5104] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Favero G, Köhler C, Marnitz S. Therapiemanagement einer Zwillingsgravidität bei Zervixkarzinom. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2010. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1269968] [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] Open
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Manani G, Facco E, Favero G, Favero L, Mazzoleni S, Stellini E, Berengo A, Mazzuchin M, Zanette G. Patients appreciation for information on anesthesia and anxiolysis in dentistry. Minerva Stomatol 2010; 59:489-506. [PMID: 20940688] [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: 05/30/2023]
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AIM The research regards information on anesthesia to patients undergoing oral surgery. Every patient evaluated the information received at the end of the preoperative visit and in the postoperative period. METHODS One hundred-fifty dental patients were asked about the most appreciated information received in the preoperative visit on the anxiolytic technique, local anesthesia and treatment of the perioperative pain. Afterwards the patients had to report on their reaction to the content of the preoperative visit and information quality. On a phone interview they had to evaluate their appreciation of the anxiolytic technique, their perception during loco-regional anesthesia and incidence of pain and edema. RESULTS The most appreciated details were those on the intervention, pharmacologic treatment, postoperative complicances, postoperative pain and operative competence; less appreciated were those on loco-regional anesthesia, duration of the intervention, anxiolytic techniques, hospital reception and permanence in the hospital. Ninety-eight percent of the patients considered to have been adequately informed on a context judged to be extraordinary (99.3%), 96.6% indicated the information as necessary, 98.6% appreciated the treatment of the intraoperative and postoperative (99.3%) pain and 99.3% the anxiolytic treatment. On the telephone interview, 100% of patients expressed satisfaction for the experienced intraoperative tranquillity, 91.3% complained for not having received in the past a similar preoperative visit, 99.3% wished a diffused application of the information. The loco-regional anesthesia was associated to psychological detachment in 84% of the cases and the incidence of postoperative pain was of 36%. CONCLUSION The information on the anxiolytic techniques, loco-regional anesthesia, treatment of perioperative pain and postoperative distress was enthusiastically accepted and albeit initially induced feelings of astonishment resulted to be appreciated and preferred in the whole of the patients.
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- Unit of Dental Anesthesia, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
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Rodella LF, Labanca M, Boninsegna R, Favero G, Tschabitscher M, Rezzani R. Intraosseous anastomosis in the maxillary sinus. Minerva Stomatol 2010; 59:349-354. [PMID: 20588222] [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: 05/29/2023]
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AIM During sinus-lift surgery, certain intra-osseous vessels may be accidentally cut and this cause bleeding complications in approximately 20% of osteotomies. Therefore, understanding vascular details of the maxilla is very important for the surgeon. Here, we have given an anatomical overview of maxillary sinus vascularization through anatomical dissection. We have analyzed the distribution, localization and distance from the alveolar ridge of intraosseous branches of the maxillary artery found during sinus lift surgery. METHODS Fifty-six maxillary bone doors were made bilaterally in twenty-eight unfixed cadavers; the doors were made between the first molar and the second molar (24 doors) or between the first and the second premolar (32 doors). RESULTS Intraosseous arteries were found in 37 maxillary bones (66%). The average height of the artery from the alveolar crest was 13+/-3.2 mm in the distal doors and 18 +/- 6.1 mm in the mesial doors. Generally, the intraosseous maxillary branches ran caudo-rostrally; but in five maxillae, we found two parallel arteries, while in three cases the maxillary artery ran vertically. No differences were found between the left and right side. CONCLUSION The risk of vascular damage in sinus floor elevation surgery is a real problem for the oral surgeon. Detailed anatomical knowledge about sinus vascularization is very important to reduce the risk of vascular damage and bleeding. In addition the visualization of sinus anastomosis by radiology and less invasive surgery, such as piezo-surgery, could be helpful.
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- L F Rodella
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Division of Human Anatomy, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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Favero G, Chiantera V, Oleszczuk A, Galotta V, Hertel H, Herrmann J, Köhler C, Schneider A. New aspects in the treatment of cervical cancer complicated by pregnancy: Laparoscopic nodal evaluation before oncologic treatment delay. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.5062] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Marnitz S, Schmittel AH, Hasenbein K, Favero G, Schneider A, Kóhler C. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in second trimester pregnant patients with cervical cancer: First study on in vivo concentrations of cisplatinum in fetal and maternal compartments. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.5104] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Rodella LF, Favero G, Boninsegna R, Borgonovo A, Rezzani R, Santoro F. TGF-beta1 and VEGF after fresh frozen bone allograft insertion in oral-maxillo-facial surgery. Histol Histopathol 2010; 25:463-71. [PMID: 20183799 DOI: 10.14670/hh-25.463] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bone regeneration technique using allografts is widely used in oral surgery to repair alveolar defects and to increase alveolar volume for endosseous implant insertions. Bone allografts promote the reabsorption and neo-synthesis of bone tissue, which are regulated by numerous cytokines, proteins and growth factors. In this study, six patients with insufficient alveolar volume for endosseous implant insertions, were treated with bone regeneration technique using Fresh Frozen Bone (FFB) allografts collected from the femoral head or the hip. Samples of bone graft collected during graft insertion surgery and biopsies collected six months later during implantology were fixed, decalcified and analyzed histomorphologically and morphometrically by haematoxylin-eosin staining. In addition, TGF-beta1 and VEGF were analyzed by immunohistochemistry. The histological analysis of FFBs showed wide areas of calcified bone organized in osteons intermingled with areas of non-calcified matrix containing osteoblasts. However, the regenerated alveolar bone, collected six months after the graft insertion surgery, showed wide areas of non-calcified matrix. TGF-beta1 and VEGF were less expressed in FFB than in regenerated alveolar bone.
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- L F Rodella
- Department of Biomedical Science Biotechnology Section of Human Anatomy, University of Brescia, 25124 Brescia, Italy.
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De Ciuceis C, Rodella L, Rizzoni D, Porteri E, Rezzani R, Boari G, Borsani E, Favero G, Platto C, Tiberio G, Giulini S, Rosei EA. P11.06 FIBRONECTIN, BUT NOT LAMININ CONTENT IS INCREASED IN THE TUNICA MEDIA OF SUBCUTANEOUS SMALL RESISTANCE ARTERIES OF PATIENTS WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION. Artery Res 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.artres.2010.10.119] [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] Open
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Rodella LF, Ricci F, Borsani E, Stacchiotti A, Foglio E, Favero G, Rezzani R, Mariani C, Bianchi R. Aluminium exposure induces Alzheimer's disease-like histopathological alterations in mouse brain. Histol Histopathol 2008; 23:433-9. [PMID: 18228200 DOI: 10.14670/hh-23.433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aluminium (Al) is a neurotoxic metal and Al exposure may be a factor in the aetiology of various neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). The major pathohistological findings in the AD brain are the presence of neuritic plaques containing beta-amyloid (Abeta) which may interfere with neuronal communication. Moreover, it has been observed that GRP78, a stress-response protein induced by conditions that adversely affect endoplasmic reticulum (ER) function, is reduced in the brain of AD patients. In this study, we investigated the correlation between the expression of Abeta and GRP78 in the brain cortex of mice chronically treated with aluminium sulphate. Chronic exposure over 12 months to aluminium sulphate in drinking water resulted in deposition of Abeta similar to that seen in congophilic amyloid angiopathy (CAA) in humans and a reduction in neuronal expression of GRP78 similar to what has previously been observed in Alzheimer's disease. So, we hypothesise that chronic Al administration is responsible for oxidative cell damage that interferes with ER functions inducing Abeta accumulation and neurodegenerative damage.
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- L F Rodella
- Unit of Human Anatomy, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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Ferro R, Besostri A, Meneghetti B, Olivieri A, Benacchio L, Tabaccanti S, Mazzoleni S, Favero G, Stellini E. Oral health inequalities in preschool children in North-Eastern Italy as reflected by caries prevalence. Eur J Paediatr Dent 2007; 8:13-8. [PMID: 17359209] [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: 05/14/2023]
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AIM To investigate dental caries experience among preschool children aged 3-5 years living in 2 Health Districts in North- Eastern Italy and to compare caries experience between indigenous and immigrant children. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional observational survey. METHODS AND STATISTICS: In this study 4,198, 3-5-year-old children, drawn from a total population of 9,829 were asked to participate. The examinations were performed at school between October 2004 and June 2005 and only lesions that penetrate the dentine were recorded (according to the BASCD criteria, 1997), by 2 calibrated examiners using artificial light, mouth mirrors and dental probes. The participants were categorised into 2 subgroups according to the country of origin of their mothers: indigenous mothers, almost all born in Italy, plus a very small number of mothers born in other highly developed western countries--"western origin"--(Nordic countries, Western Europe, North America, New Zealand and Australia), and immigrant mothers from Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, Turkey, South and Central America, "non-western origin". Comparisons between groups were made using Pearson chi-squared test. Caries risk estimation was established by logistic regression analysis to assess the influence of gender, age and ethnicity on caries experience. Risk was summarised as odds ratio plus 95% CI. RESULTS A total of 3,401 pre-school children were examined. The overall prevalence of dentinal caries was: 15.4% in 3-year-olds, 24.2% in 4-year-olds and 31.1% in 5-year-olds. At the same ages, children of immigrant mothers ("non-western origin") showed a significantly higher prevalence of caries compared with their counterparts of "western origin". As expected, older children had more caries. "Non-western origin" had a negative effect on caries experience. CONCLUSIONS Inequalities associated with mothers with an immigrant background were observed in the distribution of caries experience among the children. These children represent the first generation settling in and growing up in Italy, and their dental status-related data are comparable to those observed at the same ages in first generation "non-western" children living in other industrialised countries.
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- Health District no. 15, Veneto Region, Italy
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Using a cellulosic material dating method recently proposed by three of the authors of the present article further applications to real samples are discussed. In the first instance, to wood samples, that is, to a type of sample for which the method was specifically developed but with the samples differing widely in age, and then to textile or paper samples. Of course in the latter two cases the results obtained are still quite preliminary, above all because of the difficulty of procuring certainly dated samples of this type.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", Piazzale A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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Manani G, Alberton L, Bazzato MF, Berengo M, Da Corte Zandatina S, Di Pisa A, Favero G, Favero G, Floreani S, Guarda-Nardini L, Mazzuchin M, Parolin P, Sivolella S, Stellini E, Tonello S, Zanette G. Analysis of an anxiolytic technique applied in 1179 patients undergoing oral surgery. Minerva Stomatol 2005; 54:551-68. [PMID: 16224375] [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: 05/04/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of sedation with benzodiazepines in a large population of patients undergoing oral surgery and age-related implications. METHODS A group of 1 179 consecutive patients undergoing oral surgery in the Dental Clinic of the University of Padua between 2001 and 2003 was evaluated by analysing their anaesthesiological records. The patients were divided into 5 age groups. All were pre-sedated with chlordemethyldiazepam per os, while induction of maximum subjective tranquillity was obtained with fractionated doses of intravenous diazepam. Arterial pressure (AP), heart rate (HR), anxiety level, pathologies, drugs taken, types of intervention, techniques of loco-regional anaesthesia, immediately preoperative AP and HR and tranquillity, intraoperative AP and HR, data regarding postoperative psychomotor recovery, complications and drugs used for the treatment of perioperative pain, were evaluated in each group. RESULTS Most of the patients (679) were in the 45-64 year-old group. Cardiovascular, respiratory and digestive pathologies proved to be age-dependent. Control AP and HR respectively increased and decreased with age. The doses of chlordemethyldiazepam used induced age-dependent preoperative tranquillity levels. The doses of i.v. diazepam necessary to obtain maximal preoperative subjective tranquillity fell as a function of age. The AP and HR values respectively increased during intervention and decreased in the first hour of intervention. Normal psychomotor recovery was less evident in older patients. The most significant corrective intraoperative interventions consisted of the administration of sublingual hypotensive drugs and in the immediate treatment of some cases of orthostatic hypotension and vaso-vagal syncope. CONCLUSIONS The sedation technique and the antistress procedures employed proved safe and the intra- or postoperative complications almost non-existent. The variations observed in the parameters considered are compatible with the greater age of the treated subjects.
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- Course on Sedation Urgency and Emergency in Odontostomatology, Section of Clinical Dentistry, Department of Medico-Surgical Specialties, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
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Campanella L, Bonanni A, Bellantoni D, Favero G, Tomassetti M. Comparison of fluorimetric, voltammetric and biosensor methods for the determination of total antioxidant capacity of drug products containing acetylsalicylic acid. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2004; 36:91-9. [PMID: 15351052 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2004.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 05/04/2004] [Accepted: 06/03/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Antioxidant capacity of several drug specialities containing as mean component acetylsalicylic acid were experimentally evaluated using an enzymatic electrode, recently developed by the present authors, based on superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme. The precision of this method of analysis was found to be good (for drug samples RSD < or = 5%). The results were also compared with those ones by a traditional spectrofluorimetric method and by two other methods, respectively, based on cyclic and pulsed voltammetry, recently trialled by the present authors.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rome La Sapienza, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 00185 Rome, Italy
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Campanella L, Favero G, Giancola D, Tomassetti M. Determination of hydrogen peroxide in disinfectant solutions using a biosensor with two antagonist enzymes. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2003; 32:737-51. [PMID: 12899964 DOI: 10.1016/s0731-7085(03)00181-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The development and characterisation of a new biosensor for hydroperoxides is described, which is obtained by combining an oxygen gas diffusion amperometric electrode and two immobilized enzymes (peroxidase and tyrosinase) working in parallel and competing for the same substrate (catechol). The response of the biosensor to several hydroperoxides was investigated (LOD=0.5.10(-4) M for hydrogen peroxide). It was experimentally found that the biosensor is able to respond also to aqueous solutions of ionic peroxides (LOD=0.2.10(-4) M for potassium peroxidisulphate). The biosensor was applied to the determination of the hydrogen peroxide content of pharmaceutical products, i.e. aqueous disinfectant solutions (RSD% < or =0.5; recoveries by standard addition method between 96.0 and 98.5%).
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rome La Sapienza, P. le Aldo Moro, 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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Campanella L, Bonanni A, Favero G, Tomassetti M. Determination of antioxidant properties of aromatic herbs, olives and fresh fruit using an enzymatic sensor. Anal Bioanal Chem 2003; 375:1011-6. [PMID: 12733012 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-003-1825-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 09/17/2002] [Revised: 01/23/2003] [Accepted: 01/27/2003] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The aim was to experimentally evaluate the antioxidant capacity of different fresh aromatic herbs (field balm, marjoram, parsley, rosemary, sage, sweet basil), several varieties of olives from Central Italy ('Carboncello', 'Rosciolo', 'Olivastro', 'Coratello', 'Leccino', 'Frantoio') and several types of fresh fruit (apple, apricot, banana, cherry, fig, grape, medlar, melon, peach, pear, pineapple, plum, water melon, yellow plum) using a superoxide dismutase (SOD) biosensor developed by the present authors. Measurements were carried out by comparing the biosensor response to the concentration of superoxide radical produced in solution using a xanthine/xanthine oxidase system in the presence and absence of the antioxidant sample considered. Tests carried out on different samples of fruit and aromatic herbs showed that the homogenised samples had better antioxidant properties than the centrifuged ones (obtained by centrifuging the homogenate), which sometimes gave extremely low antioxidant capacity values. The reliability of the proposed method was checked by comparing the trend of some experimental results found using the SOD biosensor with those reported in the literature obtained using the classic (ORAC) method. The precision of this method of analysis was found to be good for samples of aromatic herbs (RSD% <or=8%), acceptable for homogenised fruit samples (RSD% <or=13%) and less good for homogenised and centrifuged samples (RSD% <or=20%).
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- L Campanella
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rome La Sapienza, P.le Aldo Moro, 5-00185, Rome, Italy. luigi.campanella @uniroma1.it
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Favero G, Campanella L, D'Annibale A, Santucci R, Ferri T. Mixed hybrid bilayer lipid membrane incorporating valinomycin: improvements in preparation and functioning. Microchem J 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0026-265x(02)00179-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Campanella L, De Santis G, Favero G, Sammartino MP, Tomassetti M. Two OPEEs (organic phase enzyme electrodes) used to check the percentage water content in hydrophobic foods and drugs. Analyst 2001; 126:1923-8. [PMID: 11763068 DOI: 10.1039/b104749n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The development and optimization of an analytical method using enzymatic biosensors able to operate in organic solvents [organic phase enzyme electrodes (OPEEs)] for the determination of the water content in food fats (butter, margarine) or pharmaceutical or cosmetic ointments is described. The method is based on the increase in enzymatic activity which is related to the increase in the percentage water content in the organic phase into which the biosensor is dipped. The enzymes used to assemble the biosensors were tyrosinase or catalase, the substrates were phenol or p-cresol and tert-butyl hydroperoxide, respectively, and the organic solvents were acetonitrile or dioxane. A gas diffusion amperometric electrode for oxygen measurement was used as electrochemical transducer. The results were compared with those obtained applying the Karl Fischer method to the same food or drug matrices. The correlations among the two methods proved satisfactory, as the difference in the computed values of water content was never higher than 7%. Also, the precision of measurements was acceptable (RSD < 6%) in all the analyses of real matrices.
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- L Campanella
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
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Berti Bock G, Favero G. [Not Available]. Acta Med Hist Patav 2001; 24:9-30. [PMID: 11627886] [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: 02/21/2023]
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Enzymatic electrodes based on superoxide dismutase enzyme were developed. Using the superoxide dismutase enzyme sensor assembled according to the classical model, poor results were obtained. Results were improved by adopting a new way of assembling the biosensor using a cellulose triacetate layer in which the SOD enzyme is entrapped and sandwiched between two gas-permeable membranes, or using a kappa-carrageenan gel layer entrapping the enzyme, sandwiched between an external gas permeable membrane and an internal cellulose acetate membrane, coupled in each case to the oxygen amperometric transducer. Results obtained by applying the newly developed biosensor to assaying hydrophobic compounds showing radical scavenging properties, operating in dimethylsulfoxide, were also satisfactory.
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- Chemistry Department, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
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Campanella L, Favero G, Persi L, Tomassetti M. Evaluation of radical scavenging properties of several plants, fresh or from a herbalist's, using a superoxide dismutase biosensor. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2001; 24:1055-64. [PMID: 11248501 DOI: 10.1016/s0731-7085(00)00540-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The experimental evaluation of properties of defence against free radicals represents an extremely interesting heuristic and applicational objective. Research was carried out to experimentally evaluate the scavenging properties of several fruits and plants, fresh or from a herbalist's using an amperometric superoxide dismutase (SOD) biosensor recently developed by the present authors. The superoxide radical was produced in solution using the xanthine/xanthine oxidase system; measurements were carried out by comparing biosensor response to superoxide radical both in the presence and absence of the sample considered.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rome La Sapienza, Piazzale le Aldo Moro, 5-00185 Rome, Italy.
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Campanella L, Favero G, Persi L, Sammartino M, Tomassetti M, Visco G. Organic phase enzyme electrodes: applications and theoretical studies. Anal Chim Acta 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0003-2670(00)01020-5] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Campanella L, Favero G, Persi L, Tomassetti M. New biosensor for superoxide radical used to evidence molecules of biomedical and pharmaceutical interest having radical scavenging properties. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2000; 23:69-76. [PMID: 10898156 DOI: 10.1016/s0731-7085(00)00276-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A superoxide dismutase biosensor was used to determine the antioxidant properties of scavenger molecules and the antiradical activity of healthy and diseased human kidney tissues; this biosensor is based on the use of the enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD), which is physically entrapped in a kappa-carrageenan gel membrane, and of a transducer consisting of an amperometric hydrogen peroxide electrode. Several compounds with scavenging properties were tested, including some commercial drugs.
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- Department of Chemistry, La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
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Campanella L, Favero G, Sammartino M, Tomassetti M. Enzymatic immobilisation in kappa-carrageenan gel suitable for organic phase enzyme electrode (OPEE) assembly. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s1381-1177(99)00035-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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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Campanella L, Favero G, Sammartino M, Tomassetti M. Erratum to “Further development of catalase, tyrosine and glucose oxidase based organic phase enzyme electrode response as a function of organic solvent properties”. Talanta 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0039-9140(99)00173-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Campanella L, Favero G, Sammartino M, Tomassetti M. Analysis of several real matrices using new mono-, bi-enzymatic, or inhibition organic phase enzyme electrodes. Anal Chim Acta 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0003-2670(99)00284-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Campanella L, Favero G, Pastorino M, Tomassetti M. Monitoring the rancidification process in olive oils using a biosensor operating in organic solvents1This paper was presented at the Fifth World Congress on Biosensors, Berlin, Germany, 3–5 June 1998.1. Biosens Bioelectron 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0956-5663(98)00117-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Campanella L, Favero G, Occhionero F, Tomassetti M. Selective Membrane Sensors for Free Radical Analysis Based on Potentiometric and CHEMFET Devices. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1998. [DOI: 10.1051/analusis:1998139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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: 11/14/2022]
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Fontana G, Minto F, Gleria M, Facchin G, Bertani R, Favero G. Functionalization of poly(organophosphazenes)—V. Modification of the physico-chemical properties of poly[bis(4-methylphenoxy)phosphazene] through functionalization with anhydride groups. Eur Polym J 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0014-3057(96)00085-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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There is considerable published evidence of the use of cells of various species to evaluate the toxicity of numerous compounds, many of pharmaceutical interest. The coupling of cell colonies with a suitable transduction device has led to the development in recent years of toxicity biosensors based on the alteration of a process or a cell metabolic function by the toxic substance under examination. A biosensor based on immobilised yeast cells (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) has been developed recently in this department for the purpose of performing a rapid toxicity test in aqueous environmental matrices. This biosensor has now been used in the toxicity screening of a number of sodium salts of conjugated and free cholanic acids. The "toxicity degree" scale, which was found by placing in decreasing order the values of the slopes of the straight lines obtained by quantifying changes in the behaviour of the respirometric curve, plotted before and after incubation, using known concentrations of cholanic acid sodium salts, was: deoxycholic acid > chenodeoxycholic acid > ursodeoxycholic acid > cholic acid, for free cholanic acids; and glycodeoxycholic acid > glycochenodeoxycholic acid > glycocholic acid, for glycocholanic acids. These values are in good agreement with published toxicity data obtained in vitro. This sensor can thus be considered to provide a valid instrument for the preliminary evaluation of the toxicity of organic compounds or drugs.
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- L Campanella
- Dept. of Chemistry, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
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An immobilised yeast cell biosensor has been developed for the total toxicity testing of a sample that may contain a number of different pollutant species; the biosensor uses an amperometric gas diffusion oxygen as indicator electrode. The method is based on the perturbation of the respiratory activity of a yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, immobilised on an agar gel containing the culture medium (i.e., 'agarised medium'), by the toxic test substance. Glucose is used as substrate while the toxic substances tested consist of several metallic ions, phenol and cationic or anionic surfactants.
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- L Campanella
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Campanella L, Favero G, Sammartino M, Tomassetti M. The effect of organic solvent properties on the response of a tyrosinase enzyme sensor. Talanta 1994; 41:1015-23. [DOI: 10.1016/0039-9140(94)e0077-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/1994] [Revised: 02/02/1994] [Accepted: 02/22/1994] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Favero G, Moro M, Spinelli P, Trivellato F, Vianello F. [The souls of demography. Sources for estimating population trends in Venetia in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries]. Boll Demogr Stor 1991:23-110. [PMID: 12285839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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